The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-07-19

LITOwICH 6 WHITMAN,
Mr. U. q. Dodge, one of the five who grad
Iated with the highest honors at the Annapo7
e lis naval ACADEMY this. summer, spent Friday
and Saturday in town. lie is resident Of
| Wamego. He is now awaiting orders from
the Government. lie expects to be assigned
to the Asiatic squadron.
: Although generally supposed that the late
! rains might have damaged great deal Of the
wheat in the stack and shock, il is hoped that
everything Will turn out all right under the
warm sun which has shOne since yesterday
:, morning. We belcye-that.wlth proper care
in hanging the wheat out to dry" all will be
well; otherwise there may be q large quantity
of poor grade OF wheat.
The new mill building is entirely enclosed
and the painters are at work upon it. 1t is 4
large and substantial! building and credit to
our place We hear it stated that it is the
largest mill building in the State of Kan
sas. and that no larger one can be found in
Kansas City. The stone dressers are busy up
on the mill stones and their work is progress
ing finely The inside work OF the mill has
been commenced. 1t is claimed that it
viii be ready for business about the middle Of
September next.
We will venture the opinion that Saina is to
be such a milling town for Kansas as MInneap-
oils is for Minnesota. The mill propuetors
here are all men of means. Ii is their inten-
ton to work up flour trade in all the
surrounding States and territories. The flour
of C. Il. Underwood & Co.'S mills has already
gained magnificent reputation in the Western
States. The aim o: the proprietors Of the new
mills is to rival anu perhaps excel the famous
! Pride Of SaIna brand. Thus Salinas flour
brands will be known for their excellence all
/ over the country. Salna is in the center of
the grandest wheat producing country upon
earth. A better location for grist mills could
not be selected any where. Two first-class
mills, doing enormous aud lucrative business,
will attract other mill men here, and thus
there is no end to Salinas possibilities of be-
ing the greatest milling town west OF the Mis-
souri, river.
VIM. j. johnson, son Of the Mr. John John
son who resided in town for several months
year or so ago, but is now a resident of Fair
field, Iowa-was struck and killed by light
ning last Saturday night.A The young man
was engaged in herding sheep. at place
some six miles south OF Brookville, and had
sought nights rest behind wagon on the
prairie. lie must have been killed instantly.
dog, lying under the wagon, was also killed
When found the young man was literally
naked, his clothing having been burned from
him. An inquest was held over the body by
Coroner LGll, the following day. The young
man was buried in Gypsum Hill cemetery last
Tuesday morning. 1t was impossible to de-
lay burial, as the body was becoming greatly
decomposed. Mr. L. W. Blair, relative of
the deceased, telepraphed the news of the sad
affair to the father, who arrived Tuesday eve
nng-too late, of course, for the funeral.
The damage 10 lie and property by the light
ming of last Tuesday was considerable. Or
course at this writing it is impossible to gath
er ell the particulars regarding the effects of
the storm. Much damage must have been
done which we may not learn for several day
Charles Swanson and a hired hand naIAed
Mabry had been engaged shocking wheat
in a field some II miles sonth OF Salina. They
were both struck and Killed by lightning in
going from the field to the house. The first
named person was brother of Mr. L. Swan
son, clerk at Sargent Il Bates store. lie
leaves wife and four children. In this
city tie brick residence of Capt. j. ).
Grier. Oh North Santa Fe, was struck on the
east peak The lower sash of the upper win
dow was knocked out and entirely destoyed.
The bricks below the sash were damaged.
Mouldings on door casing were also DAM
aged. The family were at dinner at the time.
None of them were injured. Wm. Muir loses
one stack of grain at bis farm just north Of
town. One OF eight stacks upon the farm of
Mr.. Emmett, west OF town, was nearly de-
s;royCd Other damage would have been done.
had not the neighb0rs collected and made :
vigorous fight TO save the grain. We hear of
shocks III the field being struck at New CAIN
bria. The lgh thing struck and tore up the
ground in several places about here.
Last Monday, the day set for opening the I
bids for the Opera House work, the directors I
met according to the call. The bids were
opened in the afternoon. It was found that
they were all too high. and would not cone 1
within the amount set apart for the building.
Accordingly the cellar plans were changed in /
such manner a. il was supposed, would .
make it possible for the bid ders To put up a .
building for the amount fixed upon, viz: Sl2,-
900. They were requested 10 bid upon the re
duction made in the plans and report that
evening. At about 3 o'clock the bids were
again considered aud It was found that they
were yet too high. Ii WAS, in fact, discovered
that an $4,000 building would not be built
for $4,000. Consequently the directors con-
cluded 10 reject all bids and commence anew.
Mr.. Parker, we understand, was the lowest
bidder meeting OF the stockholders of the
association IS called for to night. Two prop
ositlons will come before them one for draw
Ing up such plans and specifications that
i building may be put up to cost not exceeding
Sl2, 900 the other that the capital stock be in
creased from twelve thousand dollars to fifteen
or twenty thousand dollars and that this adj
ditional stock be raised by the present stock
holders incrcasi ng thci amount Of stock. or
by obtaining new subscriptions.
The "agriculiuraI' editor down street boils
over again-iwi;ting Us Of writing trash. twad- {
lie, ''puslllanimous bosh,' etc. We willingly
refer to the public at large the question as to !
which Of the newspaper writers here can iudi;e