The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-10-11

whom it is pleasure ia endorse 81" the
margin"
Among The prominent business and
official men ana citizens OF Salina, i am
pleased to name A. NJ. Campbell, Esq,
the popular postmaster OF The city. He
has held this Office for fourteen years and
is the oldest postmaster IA the State.
Mr.. Campbell IL also ember Of the
prominent general merchandise house OF
Campbell, Sloan & Tnthill. He is n
Scotchman by birth, has been in Kansas
since 1855, has made "a successful and
honorable career and il not only a prime
offer but a sterling man. Mr.. Camp
bells administration of the Salina post
Office is one Of tho most creditablc facts
in the history of tho city, which his
public spirit has done much to build up.
ID. b. Powers is ga prince among
men" in Salina He has been here since
| 1870, is one of the heaviest cattle deaf.
ers and government contractors in the
country is at the head of the grain
commission house OF Powers, Lyndc *
Co., of Kansas City, has large property
interest in and about Salina and is at the
head of the firm of Powers & Potter,
owners of the heaviest stamp mill in the
Black Hills. Mr.. Powers is not only in
receipt of handsome daily income from
these mills but made good fortune tho
past year by driving $4,000 head of cattle
through to the Hills and placing them
or n splendid market. lie was one OF
the movers in and is one OF the heavy
bsckors Of the new Opera House project.
Always ready to lead in any loca! an.
dertaking for the good OF tho city, he is
OF course held in high local esteem Mr..
Powers is q full bred Western man. lie
has the bravery, dash, quick perception.
clear insight and generous open handed
self-commanding Western way 10 popu.
larize him anywhere. He is personally
strong and popular here as be is every
1 where he is known.
THE PACIFIC HOUSE,
of which cut is given, is one OF the
prime conoerns OF the city. Fortunate
in oil else Salina is happy in the posses
sion of capital hosiery. WHIST pleas.
ure it is to the average traveller and to
this nomadic Advertiser 10 get into a
cleanly, we'll ordered, wholesome and in
viting hotel, like the Pacific, after daye
ana days of penGnoe in many Of The
greasy, hs!f-kept, fried meat concerns OF
the country, called hotels. The Kansas
Pacific road is especially favored. The
Merritt House, Adams House, Henry
House, and this cool, refreshing Pacific,
where good dinners, good apartments
aud good beds, with good, social host and
guests, are something to make note %.
The Pacific is always crowded and yet
there is always room. 1t is large, com
Portable, hospitahle and home-like. Mr..
Postlewait is a goodnatured, selieom-
manding, tireless worker for the public
Mrs. Jeffrles presides over the domestic
and social departments like one born to
command. Everybody and everything
is looked after. What cool, coy, home
place Tor the travcl-worn wanderer
leffries & Postiewait began here six
years ago with little means and have
grown rich by knowing how TO serve the
public.
They OF the mystic lie arc well up IN
organization, numbers and efficient work
hero. The blue lodge, chapter and COM
mandery Of the masonic order, Knights
of Pythias, and the lodge and enoamp.
ment of the Odd Fellows are said to be
in fine working order. The faithful too,
are working out "destiny" for the
church. The Catholic, Methodist, Pres
byterian, Baptist, Episcopal, Swedish
and English Lutheran all have church
buildings Other societies gre ambitious
to build temples 70 ST. Panl's unknown
God"
The common school.house, OF which .
cut is given, is the pride of the
city. Ii is monument to the ambition,
enterprise and soul of the people. The