The Evening Record from Salina, Kansas • 1

The Evening CORD Vol. No. n. Salina, Kansas, Tuesday, July 6, 1897. Price Five Cents.

kE BRIEF MENTION. THE FIRE FIEND. ONE GAME EACH. the animal was put and the boy brought him to the city. The coyote is a vicious little rascal, about one-third head, and most of his head is mouth.

He snaps at everything that comes near the cage. Salina and Fort Riley Divide Conflagration Destroys Six the Honors It is reported that Hope had a seven-inch rainfall on Saturday evening. Born to Prof, and Mrs. Jones, of the Wesleyan, a son on Saturday evening. Burned fingers and clothing, andchig-ger bites are the principal reminders of yesterday's celebration, Stores.

VV. R. GEIS WORSE. IN YESTERDAY'S GAMES. He Conies Home From Colorado and It is IP AT SYLVAN GROVE.

J. C. Lloyd, register of deeds, is eon- The Fort Wins in the Morning by a Score The Fire Follows Closely Upon the Hail of 7 to 6, but Salina Beats the Sol. diers After Dinner by 8 to 3. Storm and is a Bad Blow to the Town Full Particulars Unknown.

Deemed Best to Take Him to a St. Louis Hospital. The many friends of Win. R. Geis wiil be pained to learn that his health has become worse and he has been taken to a private hospital in St Louis.

Mr. Geis' malady is of a mental nature, similar to a attack he had nineteen years ago, but is not so bad as at that time. Business and the hot weather combined brought on the trouble, and two weeks ago he went to Colorado, accompanied by his brother, J. J. Geis, and VV.

R. Salina people saw two good ball games yesterday, and are well satisfied with their team's work. The soldiers from Ft. Riley were in good trim and put up Telegrams received by different parties in the city about three o'clock this after some pretty good playing. noon, state that a disastrous had The teams lined up for the morning's just occured at Sylvan Grove.

Kaffer. He improved so rapidly in Den game as follows: SALINA KT. RILEY Full particulars are unknown, but as ver that Mr. Kaffer returned home, and near as can be learned the buildings de Smith Catcher Beeble in a few days Mr. Geis was taken to Roberts Pitcher Chase stroyed are Knapp's hardware store, the Sylvan Grove Bank, the general mer Idaho Springs.

There he began to de fined to his home with sickness, brought on by the hot weather. The latest expression of Salina girls is "You're not the whole fire department just because you wear hose." A marriage license was granted this morning to Elvan A. Strife and Miss Grace H. Weld, both of Salina. Dr.

Line delivered a sermon on patriotism at the M. E. church Sunday morning and told a good many plain truths. A Salina girl at the ball game yesterday wanted to know if the goose eggs which Ft. Riley got were caused by the fouls.

W. T. Welch has moved into his new residence, lately occupied by W. C. Haskell.

Mrs. Haskell moves into the house vacated by Mr. Welch. A number of young people went out to the Saline Sunday on their wheels and had a picnic dinner. They also laid in a generous supply of energetic chiggers.

The residents of the addition had quite a display of fireworks last evening. Dick Lockwood raised the necessary funds by popular subscription. J. A. Divilbiss has received word that Eberhardt 1st Base Brown cline again, and his brother thought it chandise store of Rafferty Nesmith Osterfund's meat market, a jewelry best to bring him home.

When they reached Salina Sunday morning several friends met them at the store, a black-smith shop and a harness Blades 2d Base Easton Holton 3d Base Tindall Miller Shortstop Brown Varner Right Field Coski Ludlum Center Field Kendig Schwartzman Field McKinney shop. depot, and it soon developed that Mr. Geis was so bad that it was determined The origin of the fire is unknown here as yet, but it is surmised that it started to take him to St. Louis as soon as pos from fire works of some kind. sible.

The general merchandise establish He became better before it was time ment of Rafferty Nesmith is a big to start and realized the whole matter. store and the loss to the town will be considerable. Berger store is Qa harmed. He was accompanied by John Geis and Ed Kaffer. It is hoped and believed by his many friends that he will soon recover under the special medical treat Last week Sylvan Grove was demol ment he will receive fnSt.

Louis. Nine ished by a hail storm, and this fire fol lowing so closely is rather hard on the teen years ago when he suffered from mental aberration of a similar nature he was cured in seven weeks. his son James, who was recently taken from Southern California to his home at Montesano, Washington, in a very weak condition, is improving in health. There is po citizen of Salina who is more public spirited or who has done town. District Court.

Judge Thompson has written District Clerk Swedenburg that district couit will convene on August 24, but will ad-joun till the 31st. It is supposed this action is taken to avoid as much of the heated term as possible. The July session of the county com more for the city than Wm; R. Geis. He has always been in the front in any missioners began yesterday at the court Both teams did fairly good work, but a few errors at critical times lost the game to Salina.

Holton's hand, which was injured in the Luray game, caused him to make a high throw to first and let in three men. The visiting team won by a score of 7 to 6. In the afternoon the crowd was much larger, and the teams lined up much the same as in the morning, but Laird, of Luray, was in the box. for the home team. The soldiers played a quick, active game and kept the Salina boys on the alert, but made a number of errors.

At the end of the third inning they made three tallies, and were one ahead of Salina, but the rest of the game they bagged nothing but goose eggs. The features of the game were Lud-lum's fielding and Smith's catching. Schwartzman knocked a fly to the extreme right field, bringing in two men and making a home run for himself. Brown, Ft. Riley's short stop, made a grand stand play by catching a hot grounder with one hand.

There was considerable interest in the game and it greatly quickened the base ball fever in the city. house, but was immediately adjourned movement that was likely to be good for the community, and when his bank unfortunately went under, which was the till this morning. Today the board is allowing claims against the county. cause of his first aberration, he worked The Y. P.

S. C. E. of the Frst Baptist until every dollar of the bank's indebted NEWS BRIEFS. ness had been paid off with interest.

His progress will be watched and his church will hold a social at the home of the pastor, 617 Park Place this evening. An interesitng programme and light refreshments free. A cordial invitation extended to all. recovery gladly learned by the people of Salina. 1 Got Too Hilarious.

man by the name of O. J. Barrett Prof. Gaines closed his work as in structor of the Osage county institute who has been working on Rittersbacher's threshing machine, came into town to In the bicycle races at Omaha yesterday Frank Eberhardt won third in the half mile open, and Illf Felix won second in the mile open. Saturday at Marysville, Frank won second in the two-mile handicap and second in the five-mile handicap.

Last evening was the time for the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education. As two members, E. W. at Burlingame Friday, and immediately returned home to be ready to begin work here yesterday morning. It was celebrate, and filled up on some of the iquid death, which is given out in some of the local refreshment dispensaries.

the second largest institute ever held in the county, and resolutions were passed The score by innings was as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 789 FtRiley-2 0100000 0 asking Prof. Gaines to return next year. Blair and John Buchi, were out of the city, and as most of the other Editor Lane, of the Abilene Monitor, Salina 2 0014700 8 was in town yesterday. He claims that members wanted to celebrate, an ad He became hilarious and the officers locked him up. Judge Tobey thought eight dollars fine and six dollars costs was about the price of his fun, but as Barrett didn't have that amount he was put back into jail.

He stayed there till he was needed on the threshing machine, when his employers come in and bailed him out. journment was taken till next Monday CAPTURES A COYOTE. evening. David Mclntyre, an old gentleman whose home was at Portsmouth, Ohio, died at the home of Mrs. Kennett, on Abilene can beat Salina at any game we want to suggest from mumblety-peg up.

The only thing in which Salina is ahead, he says, is in pretty girls, and he said that in the presence of a certain Salina girl. Now if the Abilene papers will just copy this Lane will be in all sorts of trouble. Personals from the Abilene Chronicle; Miss Anna Swartz, of Salina, is the guest of Miss Clara Gordon. Miss Carrie Martin, of Salina, is the guest of Miss Alice Sterl C. S.

Martin was here from Salina, the guest of II. J. Hodge. Miss Josie Bondi, of Salina, is the guest of Miss Maude Fink. Misses Emma Mayor and Katie Smith, of Salina, are visiting Mrs.

Thos. Dill, on North Vine street. Charley Leisz Catches a Cub Coyote, and Has Him in Captivity. A boy named Charley Leisz, who lives on North Eighth Street, was hunting yesterday morning with some other boys on Lew Rittersbacher's farm, five miles south west.of the city. The boys had some hounds along, and they started up three or four yourfg coyotes.

A hound ran one of them down, and held him with his paw till Charley reached the spot. The boy got the wolf by the tail, and managed to hold him that way till a large bird cage was secured, in which This Doesn't Go. See here, Abilene: A Salina girl who is now married and lives in a fashionable eastern city, rides in a smart equipage and is accompanied by a liveried footman whenever she goes out calling. She always dines at .1 o'clock, too. Now take that and smoke it in your pipe.

Salika Record. Umph! That's nothing. A formerly Abilene girl was only recently presented to Queen Victoria and on the occasion wore diamonds valued at nearly 5,000. Come again, Salina. You can't lie on Abilene's class.

Abilene Chronicle. West Walnut street yesterday. He was brought here for his health a short time ago by his two grand-daughters. The remains were taken back to Portsmouth this morning. The marriage of Miss Myra Roebuck to Mr.

R. L. Ruby occurred at the bride's home at Arkansas City June 1G. The bride is a well-known formerly-of-Salina girl with a host of friends in this city. Mr.

and Mrs. Ruby will be at home after July 0th at 409 South Street, Arkansas City..