The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-09-18
Eallna and BfOOkyille.


Sallna and Br0okyille.
Friend Atwood, Of the Ellsworth Re-
porter, gives the following about Brook
villc and Salina.
Friday morning last We took the freight
train for Brookvilie. Arriving at that
Division station we found a pretty, busy
place and the first man we saw was
Conductor Chas. +. Granger, who,
thinking he was still on the train, asked
if we had "a ticket" Mr.. Anderson re-
minded him Of his mistake and it fell
on him to get the "lemonade." Our
stay in the city being confined to less
than an hour we proceeded with Mr..
Granger to call upon the following
who were anxious to subscribe for the
paper that reports the news of Western
Kansas, and of the world. Messrs. Is.
Bohan, S. NJ. Palmer, Michael Pope,
+. NJ. Stearns, Robert Henderson,
Joseph Shelton, l.. S. Wilde and VIM.
N. Murphy handed in their names and
money. Steve MulIigan renewed bis
subscription most of the other business
men were old subscribers. Brokvilie is
a live stirring little city and is sure to
build up and increase as the years come
and 90. 1t has the round house for the
BrookvilIe division of the X. p X.
X. which furnishes employment for a
large force Of men-and 1t has good
country around it, Our stay was pleas
ant, but too short /; we feel gratified to
the people there and hope to retain their
good will. After having passed by Sa-
lima dozen times We finally entered the
town and found it, as we had understood,
to be a large, thriving town, with
churches for all believers, mills, hotels,
printing offices, saloons and others
pubic institutions such as all largo pla-
ces must have. Salina having the I'd
vantage of age, has shade trees, hand
some gardens, fine residences, costly
business blocks, twenty-five thousand
dollar school house, one OF the best
banks in the State, and it has tho laad
office, which is of great advantage to
the town.
We called al the lane Office and formed
the acquaintance of Messr-. Wagstaff and
Bond, who are worthy of their positions.
There were dozen homesteaders max
ing entries and proving up, who kept
the clerks employed. Never having
met Mr.. Phillips, our worthy
member of Congress, we visit him at
his beautiful home and found him busy
over his correspondence. Judging from
Il large pile of letters we think that a
working member of Congress from the
West has plenty to do outside the regu-
lar session. Mr.. Phillips has large,
valuable library, and our conversation
was upon books more than about men.
Mr.. Phillips is scholar and he regrets
that tho pressing duties of his office
gives hem no leisure to devote to study.
For the information of the curious we
will say that no Illusion was made to
the "Senator,al questions" But we
will say here that SO far as VIC can Judge
Kansas has no worthier man for tho
vacant Scnatorship than Hon. w. A.
Phillips.
In the Herald offices We found editor
Hanna writing the latest items for his
excellent paper. His Office is crowded
with presses, type, &c, he prints two
publications besides his own, and we
infer that he must be making money.
We were also glad to meet the Sampson
Brothers, who get up such neat, spicy
Journal. The paper, the men and the
office indicate prosperity. Success to
the boys. John Gels, Jr., banker, was
busy measuring packages of bills. The
Gels bank is known to be one of the
most reliable in the country and the
men arc most honorable. Oscar Seitz,
an old patron Of the Reporter, has the
handsomest drug store west of Junction
City. 1t is new brick building, hand
somely finished and surmonted by the
American Eagle, in bronze.
Capt Mohler, Napolen among law
ycrs, took us in hand and we made a
short canvass Of the Reporter. The fol-
lowing gentlemen added their names
to cur Salina list of readers ID. II.
Wagstaff, Register, Land office Chas.
Hamlin, merchant tailor; DR.. J. b.
GROCER; Taylor Miller, proprietor city
hotel John Ryan, Elkhorn saloon c.
r. Underwood l. Co., Wertern Star
Mills; II. G. Stanley, contractor, wh)
is building the So, 900 new school house ;
Maj Geo. e. Probert, the popular drug
gist Willis Kessler, Columbia saloon !;
Chas. L. Hussey, city marshal; e. ".
,Tressin, dealer in hardware; A. NJ.
Bcebc, farmer, and we presume Gran
ger with the rest of the Salina farmers
4. Z. Bowen, real estate and insurance
agent and city clerk DR.. S. I. Fox, and
James Mnrphy, dealer in boots and
shoes. The approach of the eastern
train cut short our work and We left the
city regretting that We had not time to
look at the mills and see more OF the
men of Salina. Capt. Mohler was very
kind in assisting US AID has cur hearth
est thanks.