The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-11-22


this mill firm. They have spent their mean
in something which will be of a vast benefit L
Salina, and we hope they will be amply re
warded by seeing steady stream of dueat
flowing into their treasury. We heartily
bid the new mill and its excellent proprietor
God-speed
Already people begin to grumble at the poo
accommodations of our court house. 1t doe
not pay for growing community in its you'll
to put up public building, for in dozen year
it viii make poor figure compared with othe
buildings surrounding it. We have already
outgrown our county buildings, and it viii
likely be 10 years before we build others. Oul
county park, however, will grow in beauty
with increasing years. That's some eonsola
ton.
| Tonight the Methodist church will be
again opened to the public During the past two weeks
the church has been undergoing thorough repair
within, and now presents more cheerful and inviting
appearance than ever. new walnut pulpit, most
beautifully yeneered and finished, has been placed
upon the rOstrum the seats and casing repanted
and grained, and the plastering renewed where it
had fallen of. We are glad to record this improve
Capt. J. c. Glidden and Harriet G.. Bailey
were advertised TO give select reading and recitation
at Athletic Club Hall, Tuesday evening, but owing
to the stormy appearance of the weather there was
very slim attendance. In consequence OF the small
attendance and the fact that Mrs Bailey so hoare
as to be unable to read the entertainment was post
poned. From notices Of their readings, published in
eastern papers. we judge they would have given an
entertainment gilmore than ordinary merit They are
visiting in this city with the family of Mr.. {. T
Hilton.
Mr.. j. w. Russell and lady returned from
Florida last Friday night. They are the last
to return OF the Florida party which left Salina
two years ago. They are exceedingly well
pleased, like all the others who have returned,
to be once more in Saina. They were not ex-
actly delighted with land of eternal summer,
like Florida and had desire to come 10 a
country where an overcoat and shawl are in
demand at least once in q while. j. w. looks
no older, and is the same j. W., for al the
world.
A frightful and possibly fatal accident hap
pened to Mrs. Alexander Chrisholm, of Gyp-
sum creek. last Friday evening. She had just
lit lamp when it exploded, and its contents
were thrown upon her clothing and person. \
young man who was in the room at the time
had sufficient presence of mind to seize a blank
ct and threw it about Mrs. Chrisholm, exiting
uishing the flames with which she was en-
veloped. But this was not done before her
clothing had been burned almost entirely
from her. and she had been cruelty burned from
her waist to her feet. The young man with the
same presence of mind succeeded in saving the
house from the flames. Mrs. Chisholm is suf-
Iering intensely, and her physician, DIR Switzer,
thinks 1t hardly possible that she will survive
Concordia boasts of 80 new houses having
been erected in that town since Jan. |, lS77. /
We can count 80 in this city since January |, |
1871, saying nothing about the Beloit City
Mills, the largest in the State, and the Man
;ard House one OF the largest hotels IN Western
Record.
One hundred and sixty-nine new houses and
additions have been erected in Salina since !
January l, 1877, saying nothing about
he Salina Mills, the largest in the State, and
he Farmers Elevator. This also does not
include number of buildings for which the I
ground is broken or the walls up above the /
count OF all these improvements and made a
'eport 10 us. Besides the improvements men, /
toned many elegant fences have been built,
md also miles OF sidewalk, street cross |
ngs, etc.
The editor Of the Belot Record who recent 4
y visited here writes as follows concerning
,alina:
Monday morning we left for Salina in COM
ANY with J. A. kingwel. The approach to 1
,alina for about ten miles Is through one vast /
wheat field aud for about five miles over per-
laps the worst road in the State. Salina is I
he great town west of Topeka. Here broom /
orn, and grain OF all kinds is shipped from
Mitchell, Jewell. Ottawa, Lincoln, Neither /
on, Dickinson, Ellsworth and Saline counties.
Brick blocks are being erected and new stocks /
# goods opened out. OF course Salina is an
I'D town, but It has grown more this season 1
han for any three previous years and Is the 4
My town we have so far visited whose i'm
,rovement anywhere compares with Beloit tor
he past season; heIe ii Is greatly surpassed.
;alina is and is going TO be great town. AZ
er adding numerous names 10 the readers Of
he Record we boarded the train Tuesday
noring for Wamego.