The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-09-04
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Il Is not ofIen that we spend a DAY
90 pleasaatly as We did Last Monday,
when we took . dying trip By way Of
LIndsbOFg to Marquette. AekROwl-
edging the courteous Invitation Of
Mr. JOhn A, ROdsll, q former popular
salesman In Mr.. ObeF's store In 6alina,
and afterwards In Mr.. ObeF's Linds-
borg store, bat now connected with
Eberhardt 4 sudsndorfs lumber bus
ineas at LindsbOrg-W0 left SaliBa
Monday morning for LIHdsborg. II
Is q most pleasant ride up the Smoky
Hill valley on q sunny day. We say
I'D because the currents Of the smoky
flOW nOslhWard. Itlss broad eXpanse
OF agricultural glories We see in the
great Smoky HlH valley, which Il
unFiValled In any land. At Linds-
berg we found our friend ROden In
waiting, who accompanied as about
town and pointed ont The many St
traetlans q WhloA LindsboFg is justly
proud. Thess kas1 been = marked
change n TIE tbGn slhoe our last visit.
which was in the fail Of 1850, when
the famous RspabllcaH barbeous vas
held. New there ars many pleasant
h0mes smboWersd ID trees and shrub
berg. We n0tcsd one brick block Of
two stories on . corner with = dozen
or more Of hne stores. On another
corner was q bEiSk block, with three
large store rooms, occupied by one
arm and all connected together by
arch-Ways. You cannot ind 20 many
elegant stores In another place in
Kansas Of 800 inhabitants. A two
story brick public school house is one
Of the ornaments. The educational
advantages Of Lindsborg are plainly
psrcsptibls. Not only hhs she q fine
public school, but here is located
BETHANY ACADEIY,
founded By and carried on under the
auspices Of the Swedish Lutheran
church. It is to the able, influential
and energetic pastor Of the Swedish
Lutheran church, Rev. q. A. Swenson,
that the people Of LindsbOrg sre much
Indebted for the fcundstlon Of this
academy, which has In three short
years grown to be an institution Of
considerable reputation and has q very
respectable patronage, which ls rapidly
growing. The total number Of stu
dents for last year was 81, pupils from
Nebraska, Colombo, Missouri, Con-
neCticut, Minnesota and Illinois being
sprinkled among their Kansas school
mates. The academy now has two
buildings. The dOrmitOEy Is q new
brick building, three stories high,
heated by steam and with q capacity
FOR boarding and rOoming IS students.
The old public school building is used
for recitation rooms. Plans are on
foot for the construction Of q large
third building, which will contain
recitation rooms, aR. assembly room,
library, lAbFatOry, and perhaps some
sleeping rooms for students. The
academy buildings are situated in the
midst Of a pleasant grove OF trees, and
In the northern part Of town. The
faculty Of The academy Is Is follows;
Edward Nslander, A. B., rector, and
instructor In the English language
and llterature; J. A. Udden, A. B.,
instructor IN latin and the natural
sclences; p. T. LlndhOim, B. T., In
structor In mathematies and geology;
HuIda Peterson, B. E., instructor ia
the Swedish lEnguage and church
history; Mrs &, a. RWenss9pf In
btFuetOE in music. % We met Prof.
Llndholm, and asund him 90 be q
very courteous, lntelIlgeDt gentleman.
BE Is a EIde-AVaks citizen also, aud
devoted 20 the best Interests 0f hinds-
borg. The seadeny mUseum has
alfeady quite 1 start. There Is good
collection Of Kinsas bIrlsr minerals,
etc. We were much interested In
spselmens % pottery taken from
mounds on Paint Greek. The Swedish
LutherAns have q large, finely fur
nlshed church, which is but = little
way from ths college campus. and IL
b IN this building that TIE literary
and commencement exercises are held.
Clustered aboat the campus are Fssl-
dslca % the professors, which are
commodiOla. attractive buildings.
Lindsbosg hes Rlso q HeihOdist
church and q Mislion chuFoh+-bOth
q which are god balldings.
PERSONAL.
The Plumlsy h the name q q hotsl,
Of which the Llndsborg citizen may
veil - proud. 70 b elean, q good
table ls set and the landlord 4 pleas
ant, geaial gentlenAh. m
We mss q number % business men,
new aoqunintaAes, vito seemed 30 Be
the right kIhd 0s mea 70 assist In
hullding up the town.
The LlndsboEg EeBs O1los b csm-
picts ln ils appointments. The Eei0s
b eertainly q credit 10 the town 6nd
seemingly wen patEonised.
Our old frisnd c. v. RossbsrE has q
gOod hEEaituFs stand, b Well.Iiked.
md We we're blessed % learn that be
hes q good trade.
8. P. hlHdFEon b doing Wsli O. ths
drug buslnsas, end hhs 3 ans store. g
DE-. Curtis has just soid cut hi1 drag
store, and Wili devote his entire sttan-
tor to hls pnetlos, which ls gEOwing.
Ebothardt q Baeend6fff lambsg
gard. under the po1uisF stpefintsad-
sncs Of GeofEs EbaEhardf and John
A. Roaall. he large patsouhEs.
OP. GunlsFs0a has done veil IN
the grain ttlds, and hrs q Rns busi-
nsas snd residences propsEiy 70 shOu
forit d
John A. GWaason, banker, is one o.
ths Weallhiest and most successful of
cur Old aeQualalsness. Hs hnB neat
bank bnildlnE end faEnitlRs s.z
aglfs lsfff r' ania
, slii 9 iaGsg .a 3Ai il
a j. laffEsa. asf iFaaii ?.