The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-05-06

and he was unable to take his run out
on Saturday evening. Mr.. Weise had
his foot crushed while getting out the
safe. After the building had burned
nearly to the ground the h. L. House
caught from q spark from the burning
building and was discovered just in
time by some one over in town and
was soon put out. Burning papers
were blown over in town and set fire
in two or three places, but everybody
was on the lookout and consequently
no damage was done. The heat was
50 intense that cars on the track were
set on fire and but for the Use of the
hose they would have burned. Ii was
very lucky that the wind was in the
south and no stronger than il was, OF
the hotel, carr. mill and lumber yard
would have been burned. IL is the
superstition that the building caught
in the roof from q spark from the
switch engine. The telegraph Office
has been moved into the two front
rooms Of the section house and they
have built q temporary freight house.
The latest report from headquarters
Is to the effect that they will build
frame depot 3o by -, feet. We hope
they may yet change their minds and
build good substantial stone depot
Col. G.. W. Anderson came up Ia put
i'm the telegraph Office At the section
house.
The Wizard Oil troupe stopped all
night nj the Colorado House CA sun
day night and drove To Ellsworth Mon
day morning, and on reaching there,
their four horse team became frighten-
ed ut ali incoming freight tram, ram
against telegraph pole, broke one
wheel of and broke out the tongue.
The business on the road is so ex
ten>ive that all the side tracks are fill
ed To their utmost capacity, and the
locomotive power on the division u
not sufficient to move them.
We neglected to say in the proper
place that Judge Moore and Peter Dill
deserve special praise for saving the
cars from burning, aud }. NJ Coombs
for his daring in fighting back the
flames from the oil barrels under the
platform. Marshal &. makes "A good
TIRE foreman.
We are pleased To learn thai Mr. L.
II. Gardiner has been appointed STA
ton agent NJ Ellis. Mr. u. i a yery
estimabie gentleman and well fitted To
nil the position.
At the residence OF Judge Moore on
Sunday evening. the md inst, b. his
Judgship, Mr.. Frank r.. Jones and
Miss Mary Geiger.
At the residence OF the brides par
ents on Tuesday evening. the 4th inst
by the Rev. Wright, Mr.. Wm. Halnil-
ton and Miss Ellen Scsriett.
AT the residence of Rev. :. u. Wright
| on the 9th day al March Mr.. NJ. y
Towns and Miss Ella impson. Mr..
and Mrs T. have been married quite Il
while but il was not made public until
last week. We wish them ali joyous
and prosperous future.
Mr.. and MIR. Hamilton left Oh the
O'Clock train Tor IeavenwOIth Satur-
| day.
A nice little shower Tuesday night.
They are painting the L.. 4. Hotel
| roof with fire proof paint.
Mayor Stearns had an interview last
| night with ;. 4. Smith, General Su-
Perintcndent Of the road, in behalf al
Of the city, to try and influence him to
build stone depot, but We have not
learned the result oil the interview.
The change of time which TOOK ef-
| feet on the md inst, changes the time
| Of hut one passenger train. The east
ern bound train, No. 4, leaves here at
| Y. NJ. instead OF iO4J r. M as for
meriy. CAD.