The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1893-01-12


Il rs.rsv osenas nsssa.
IL The old BOARD of Cs1sty Commil
sIoners ijJurpsd Saturday nigh
!. sine die, sud about 10 o'clock Nos
day morning the new board cor
| veued. Mr.. Barker moved that Johl
| Daum be eIsetsd chairman Of th
board for the ensuing year. MI
Carlson seconded the motion, AM
County Clerk Addison put the ques
tiop, which carried unanimously
After . few appropriate remarks b.
Mr.. Daum, the new board ct oncs
proceeded to business.
Mr.. Daum. the present chairman
Of tie board, has served two years ai
County Commissioner from the first,
or city district. He has made good
commissioner, and although . life
long democrat, 10 supported by many
leading republicans. He has over.
come, by wise judgment and good
common sense, the strife or Jealousy
that has some times manifested IT.
self between the city aud country
members, and the last years work
especially as been very harmonious
and satisfactory to all concerned.
Mr.. Barker, from the second dis
trict, 10 q gentleman we'll qualified
to act intelligently In all matters
pertaining to the boards work, and
he has made many friends by his
past years labor. Mr.. n. q. Carlson,
Of Ssiemsburg. is the newly elected
member from the third district, aud
was on hand promptly Monday
morning. ready for business. He
came to this county In 1874, FROM
Illinois and by an industrious and |
honest life has won . good reputa-
ton among his neighbors. He Is q
well.to-do farmer, and will undoubt-
eddy Ill the position with credit to
himself and friends.
All the other officers were 6D-elect-
ed, 30 the change in the court house
gang" Is very slight. and matters
will run along as usual, the busi-
ness Of the county being In the hands
Of men who have had experience,
You can get chrome ut your own
price now by applying at the post
Office; for two cents they will give
you q picture that will remind you
Of the last time Barnum was In ia.
lima. Vt represents Columbus and
bis followers taking possession OF
The new world. and In printed ON the
business side Of the souvenir" two
tent stamps. in the stamp picture
Chris 10 represented ~ wearing q
beard. This, we believe 10 incorrect,
Il least Barnum's Chris. shaved I
'mooth and wore q wig. A four cent ,
'tamp also lies before US. II con I
aims the fleet Of Columbus at sea, :
printed In ultra marine blue. As {
he ships were three or four months
omiDg across they were not very =
leet alter all, but the representa-.
ion ut sea 10 ell right, for Il 10 said
he crews were very much at sea In 9
mind ~ we'll rs In body, aud often G
contemplated hssving Chris over
GARD as . Jonah. We are very glad
'hris. discovered America, for 10 he
nd not Saline county would still be y
part Of the Arapshoe district. and q
irs. Lease would never have had an
Of declining 10 run for !
enntor. Neither would W II
onnson zone Of ths founders Of this I,
aper; price 81 30 per year. payabi. q
! advance, now he postmaster OF v
slins, nor would Joe Wellington be- "
10 deputy, and Ia that case these =,
amps would not have been present. n
! for consideration. Hut To return y
the stamps, they are larger by 100 y
tr cent Ia sreA than the regulation "
Ind. aud any Que contemplating the q.
70 Of may would do we'll To use q Q,
IT sponge Ia dsmpening the back. u
de, as otherwise they may produce y
re tongue. Ia ths language Of the
eat philosopher whose genius en-
rtsins and edifes the patrons Of
'e Abilene n sfector, aud a-tonishe-
u world nj the same time, at will ~
necessary to get In your best licku
tiss thsun ~ ~,