The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-11-15

At about LBS O'Clock to-day slight earth
quake shock was felt about town. Several
buildings trembled violently.
Mr.. w. r. Gels purchased car load of those
famous brood mares, at the recent sale of Capt.
/ Tough's stock, at Leavenworth. The Press
says:
! Mr.. W. Il. Gels. the well-known banker OF
Salina, bought car load Of Capt. Tough's IA
nous brood mares, at the recent sales. Mr..
/ e.. is extensively engaged in stock raising, and
is considered very successful in everything he
undertakes.
While Mr. Samuel Carlin and Mr.. Patrick
Riley were attending church last Sunday eve.
ming, their respective saddle horses, hitched in
the very center OF the town, were stolen, and
they have not been found yet They are max
ing every effort to trace them. Ii Salinas
police force is not sufficient to protect horses
hitched in public places about town it is full
time that it was increased.
The Alerts and Clippers base ball clubs
played a match game of ball On the grounds
of the latter club, near the Robinson school
house, about 10 miles southeast of Salina,
week last Saturday-making scores of Is to 20
in five innings, and resulting in favor of the
former. Last Saturday a second game was
played with the following score: Alerts. 40
! Clippers, Is.
! We should ave mentioned before this that
the Agricultural College paper, at Manhattan,
has been enlarged to l6 column paper and is
now one of the neatest and spiciest papers we
receive. We suppose the managers found it
necessary to enlarge to keep pace with the
growing institution from which it is issued.
By-the-way, Rev. John A. Anderson is making
the Agricultural College the best school in
the West for a really practical education.
The Republican Central Committee of Sa-
line county assembled at the JOURNAL Office
last Saturday afternoon, and organized by
electing NJ. ID. Sampson. chairman, and {. f.
Granger, secretary. Mr.. 5. NJ. Hamilton,
member of the committee from Ohio town.
ship, having decided 20 leave the state perma
nentIy, resigned, and Mr.. H. III. Nash, OF the
same township, was elected to fill the vacancy.
The committee adjourned to meet at the call
Of the chairman.
! On the first page of this issue will be found
an article and extract from the pen of MIR Jos.
| Henry, of this place. on the ''Plants of Kan
sas." Instead OF only ninety-seven new col
| lecti0ns, as there stated, there have been one
hundred and fifty new made by him. Mr..
Henry makes very valuable and practical
suggestion as to the study of botany, which
we hope any interested will take advantage of.
They will find Mr.. Henry very willing and
valuable assistant.
The rapidity of the growth of Salna is as
tonishng. New buildings-business and resi-
dence-are springing up in every direction.
From the south windows of our office we can
count upwards OF forty buildings which have
been built within the past year, and other
parts of the city has kept pace with the south
end. Heretofore we have endeavored to men,
ton every house being built; now they
are built so fast that we are unable to keep
track of all. or the business houses, inc!ud-
ing extensions. there are ten in course OF cree
ton, and two others about to be commenced.
! Such has been the demand for brick in Sail
ma this season that builders have been COM
PEELED TO ship it in from Abilene, Manhattan,
and other towns on the Kansas Pacific. Our
own manufacturers have not been near able TO
supply the demand. People can thus get an
idea of the many buildings being erected at
the present time. We are pleased to learn
that the builders have in every instance pro-
nounced our own beautiful cream colored brick
far superior 10 the foreign brick which has
been brought here. Our home manufacturers
are straining every nerve to increase the sup
ply and prevent money being sent to other
places for brick.
No larger congregation eyer assembled in
Salina than the one which gathered at the
Catholic church last Sabbath morning. The
services were conducted by Bishop Fink, as
sisted by the two Redemptorist Fathers now
conducting the mission here, and Father Wib-
bert. The services were impressive; the mu
sic Doth choir and organ was grand. Quite
a number Of persons were confirmed, after the
usual preliminary exercises. At vespers in the
afternoon the conservation of the new bell
took place, which ceremony was very beautiful.
Il The church is complete in all its appointments
land none of our citizens enter except to be
delighted with Its beautiful finish and furni-
ture.