The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-10-02

| II. J. E. Robinson. Of this city. haa
been trying 70 build IN elevator At Linds-
borg, but tie railroad authorities have In.
eerSsred. Such Is the report given BY the
LindsboFg Localist.
A win be observed BY notice pub
lished In another column, the people Of
Liberty township are alive on the ques-
ton Of building bridge at Robinson's
Ford, on the Smoky Hill.
We hear that an effort Is being made to
| locate grist mill at Robinson's Ford, on
the Smoky Hill river. 1t is one of the
best mill sites in this portion Of the State.
and IL was always wonder to US that It
has not been made use Of long before this.
II Salina don't secure the college she
will have to build q new school house
soon. The attendance upon the public
school is so large that the board are
already puzzled to know, "what are you
going to do about itY'
The east side Of iSanta Fe Avenue, be-
tween Iron Avenue and Ash Street, will
present an almost solid front when Grants
stone building Is completed. A halt lot
on each side Of Mrs. Hedigan's building
and the space between Johnson's livery
stable and the old Advocate building,
being the only vacancies in the block.
Salina Is really to the east of the center
line of the State about IS miles, and this
point Is certainly as far east as the Synod
can we'll afford TO locate the college. The
western part OF the State Is filling up very
rapidly and soon the center Of population
will be at this point, and the support Of
such an institution will come ID. ELY
from the West.
The Solomon Sentinel, in speaking Of
the premium list pamphlet recently Is
sued by the JOURNAL, says:
The premium list has been published
| in pamphlet form by the Journal Print
| ing House, Salins. and is fine specimen
| OF pamphlet printing. We seldom see
better work turned out OF the largest Of
| fees.
On Monday night at about II o'clock,
David Beebe discovered smoke in the
room adjoining the Advocate office-Lib-
bey's Photograph Gallery. Calling as
sistance the door was broken open, and
| the party found large hole burned in the
floor near box containing saw dust,
which had been used as a spittoOn. The
flame was increasing rapidly when it was
extinguished. tits supposed that light
| ed cigar was thrown Into the box, and
that fire was thus caused.
Two prisoners escaped from Jail last
| Friday night at nine O'Clock, by cutting a
| hole in the stone wall. Chas. Havlin. a
horse thief, eighteen years old, dark hair,
very long, five feet eight inches tall,
smooth face. VIM. Newman. car robber,
small man, thin face, Twenty-Five years
! old. dark hair and mustache. The work
was done so quietly and quickly that the
other three prisoners knew nothing Of 1t.
No trace Of them has yet been found.
Mr.. W. z. Thacher opened his hote!
for business yesterday morning. He has
christeYed his house the metropolitan
Hotel" As a restaurateur Nr. Thacher
had few equals. His restaurant, "Del-
monico,' was as famous in this section as
the father OF restaurants, the Delmonico
of New York, is in the country at large.
That Mr.. Thacher will excel as a hotel
proprietor is absolutely certain. We wish
the Metropolitan" unbounded prosper
ity.
Next week Friday and Saturday the
Quintette Club will give the sparkling
opera, Penelope, in the Opera House.
This is beautiful gern-mOre solid and
containing sweeter music than Pinafore-
and has not the labor connected with its
rendition. The Club is putting forth every
effort to earn the applause OF our citizens
and we feel assured that success will
crown their efforts. We have a large mu-
steal element In this city and 1t is in
clined to generously patronizc the enter
tainments furnished by home talent. We
believe the Attendance upon this occa-
sion will be very large. Give the Club
rousing opening.
II the members of the Synod have any
fears OF lack Of local interest in educa-
tional affairs let them know a; once that
we have the best public schools in the
State. II they want an evidence Of this
statement, let!them enquire Of our city
Superintendent, Fitzpatrick, and he can
give them some idea Of the large number
OF applications for admittance to the
schools coming from persons living out
side Of the district. who have either
engaged board in the city or the families
are to reside ''in town" during the winter.
One thing Is certain, We won't let the In
stitu,ion 90 to sleep II We once get il.
The managers Of the Oak Dale Park
Fair Association last week concluded to
engage Gen. John A. Logan to speak
next Saturday-the last day Of the Fair.
The General lie in Topeka, one Of the COM |
mittee In the Ingalls, investigation. He
returned the following reply TO Judge /
Cunningham. Secretary OF the Fair As |
ISOLATION
TOPEKA, KANSAS. Sept 9th, 1879.
II. 5. CUNNINGHAM. ESQ:
Ny Dear Sir: Your invitation ju.t receiv-
ed. would be greatly pleased 20 be At your
Fair and address your people, but my en-.
gagements are such that can not do so.
regret that this is the case. shall be
closely engaged here or on my way home
at the time mentioned.
poar.A~ssufle-