The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-16

Those who were burned out on Monday
evening are opening up again in business as
rapidly as possible. s. Wright who kept the
variety store just south Of ID. Freemilier's shoe
shop has established himself IN the building
occupied by James Murphy next to Bruckman
& Co.'S. r. Graf has opened his shopin the
second story Of Whitehead & Seaman's uil-
ing. Temporarily. He is fitting up the
+basgfiient story Of Litowich q Wittman's
building for permanent location. e. E.
Meade & Son are located for the present at
Jones & walton's store. Huebner Behr
have rented the room next north ot Tressin Il
Miller for their saloon. Wheeler Bros, gro
Iccrs, occupy the building next east of the
Herald Office.
The theatrical entertainments will be held
Dec. oath, 18th, 29th and Both. The fol-
lowing are the plays. .'Tood!es," Paddy
Niles Boy" The Buzzard-," and ''Aunt
Charlotre's Mad.' rhe grand masquerl de
ball is 10 be given on the evening IF the 3lst-
II csstamer from Kansas City with grand as
sortment Of costumes will be in town Oh the
18Th inst. Then you can get fixed up q Ia the
rTrhIh mcrtas that ever lived This viii be
the finest ball ever given in the west halt OF
Kansas. and We doubt not that the occasion
will br long remembered by those who partic-
ipate in it as one OF the happicst of their lives.
The ball is TO be given ia the new addition 10
the Pacific House. The supper will also be at
the Pacific House. Prot Hawkins will furnish
the music. Tickets, including supper, $500.
We need and must soon have double
| track bridge. with Il fOot-walk on each side.
across The Smoky Hill River, Oh Iron Avenue.
| TLe present bridge. though one oil the best
in1{lusaS Is too narrow tor the amount OF
| travel il has tn accommodate. which may III
any time cau>c Il serious accident. aud involve
| tlr,couuty in heavy damages.-HeroH.
+ Fye are glad to notice that our neighbor i
ready TO ION hands with us in that bridge
enterprise. For this let US work We are
reliably informed that several business men
1 s{frid ready to make large contributions to-
ward the cause. Undoubtedly the county
commissioners Will donate $1,000, the CITY
something, and the present bridge can be
sold at "A good price. y double-track bridge
lis a necessity now. We verify believe there
is enough ''cussing" of the present structure
among farmers and others 10 almost bridge the
Atlantic. Certainly there is, if bridges can be
built of "cuss words" And cuSsing IS great
relief and will sometime accomplish wonders,
except when you arc fishing. But seriously,
we must have that bridge!
Mr. Keith set up his first meal to X. L. tray-
elcrs in his new hotel last Monday. No pscfe
twenty minutes for supper" at Salina. NcitIl-
or shall the X. Z. passenger be treated to The
meloekoos and classic language ot Saiina 5
r hotel runners. No more shall Salinas youth
tread the depot platform in majestic dignity,
before the eyes of Dcnvcr-bound people, IL
convey The impression that they (the Youths
live and have their existence in the mighty
city of Sa.ina No more shall the older
youths stand BIZ that chute through which the
travellers were punched into the hotel, and
peer through the gloom to discoyerif there
NAV be lower faces or costumes than the far
maids OF Salina can boast OF. No more shall
there be a crowd on hand when ii is announc-
cd that Grant. Sherman, Sheridan, Jef, Davis
or some other nam moth gun Is to eat at
Keith's. No more shall the Salina man with
baggage in hand. after a solid breakfast and u
good cigar, walk lci,uIeiy 10 the depot for the
purpose of taking his departure. But lie shall
get up before the cock croweth in the morn
ting; have on his pantaloons "backend-io;
fix his collar upside down; put his LETT boot
on his right foot; part his hair OH line about
as straight As Virginia fence; put his arm
into his coat sleeves between the Ening;
iatptllis handsomely done up shirt into "
y thousands wrinkles rs he puts it in his carpet
h,,,. holt dawn an eco n piece Of bread and d
doubtfully delicious cup OF coffee; leave his
iiur-cut in the coat he wore yesterday and his
flask likewise rush to the depot and fine the
rear car just beyond his reach, moving out
This is wbat is in store for the mourning Sa'
linaie.
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