The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-21
Ahnnt an on.rn Hon,s.

| HaTuiy Jay passes tnat some
observation Is not made with refer
ence TO the stained and discOlOred
walls Of our poor, old, crippled
opera house. II IL as familiar in
the minds eye a. were the papered
walla Of the old homestead Of J.
FennimOre Cooper, who remarked
about the severed arm Of Wolf aud
the urn containing the ashes of
DidO,l although not near AZ hand
some. We do not know that any
thing II gained by advertising Sail
mas miserable play house, although
II il alre ady well advertised; but
they say agitation" accOmplIshes
wonders, which being surprising
fact. urges us tn keep up the kick
all the time. Perhaps the eyerlast-
ing ding-dong about the opera
house may urge citizens finally to
take steps fora new one, or effect
an Improvement upon the shell we
already have. Al the late encamp-
ment of the q. 4. u. about the first
question asked-after Salina be-
came a candidate for enrampmeut
honOrs was Have you a good
opera house :" What else could the
enthusiastic Salinaite do for the
honor and glory Of his city hut an
swer "yes"-alheit il was a mon
strous aud objectionable lie! Now,
We hope by the time the eneamp-
ment arrives that the falsehoOd so
invOluntariIy told may be wiped
out by the sight Of walls OF q new or
improved opera house a. beautiful
~ those Of jasper In the New Jerus-
allen, for they must he very beauli.
ful tn eradicate the sin of the q. A.
II. boys in behalf Of their loved
home. II otherwise, those walls must
be covered with hunting aud uinsel
which shall eclipse those
decorated in behalf Of the
Travelling Men. Hotels we have
sufficient, and sufficiently credi-
table. Homes for the accOmmOda-
tiOn Of the visitors who are not
provided for at the hotels are suf-
ilciently numerous but assembly
quarters, woefully deficient.
saIIuA asd the q. 4. n. Encampment.
Those who went last week from
Saline county TO the q. A. X. en-
camPment felt greatly delighted
not only with their visit but with
the good results which were obtained
for our section of the country.
Salina was especially hOnored. BY
a vote Of 2a3 our city was chosen a.
the place for encampment next
year. her competitor 'AtchisOh) re-
ceiving about 10. The old, down
east fellows who have usually
"hogged" everything, worked hard
for Atchison. But they were COM
PEELED to submit TO the wild and
wOolly west" and finally yielded
with good grace. Messrs. Conrad,
). J. Parker, =. I. Criss q nd Arson
Miller. Of our home delegation,
made a gallant fight for SalIns.
Mr.. Criss made powerful and TAX
ing speech in our favor. Capt.
Mohler, who came late, also did
some good work and talking for
Salina. Salina vas not only hon.
Ored with the encampment, but
was also given q delegate to the
National Encampment and q mem
her Of the Council OF Administra-
ton. Bringing the encampment to
Salina will bring hundreds Of old
soldiers from Western Kansas who
have not been able to attend the
other encampments held In the east, |
and these are the men we want here. |
Salina 10 the natural trsde-eentre
for all this western country, aud
we want these people TO be impress
sed with that fact, as they surely |
will be when they visit us. Salina
will be hOnored with the presence Of |
from 8 thousand to fifteen hundred |
visitors at the encampment In the
way Of delegates. aud the occasion
will also bring hundreds Of others.
The EmPOria people entertained
their guests handsomely, but we
fully believe that Salina can do ~
we'll IL not better.