The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-12
Mrs. Raney left Tuesday for Butte

Mrs. Raney left Tuesday for Butte
City. Idaho, to join her husband.
Miss Ida Upshaw will leave on Fri
day for Mcpherson, where she Will
spend several weeks visiting friends.
DIR. S. NJ: Hunter has located at Wood
bine for the practice of medicine and
surgery. The REFLECTOR hopes that
he will like his location well enough TO
remain citizen of the county.
Miss Mable Crimson gave farewell
party to IS of her young friends, Thurs
day evening. at the residence OF Mr.
Croft, on Broadway. She will leave for
her Philadelphia home after the Sallna
picnic.
Miss Cora Strother will open private
| school in the south school building,
Monday. June 18th. Parents wishing
their children advanced in their studies
will do well to see her. Miss Cora has
had considerable experience in this line
and will use her best eXertions to please
her patrons. The school will open at 8
! o'clock. A. NJ, and close at noon each
day. The term will continue SIX weeks.
VIM. Hickman came in on Saturday
afternoons train, having been pardoned
out of Jail by Gov. Click. Hickman
was sentenced to $50 days imprison-
ment. and had served about 100 days OF
the sentence when he was pardOned.
| We are looking for a severe kick from
those consistent ~ republican-prohlbl-
tionists who are insisting on the noml-
nation of so pronounced an anti-prohibi-
ZIONIST as John A. Martin for Governor.
Samuel Pyke, living northeast of Abb
lene. sold 9S4 pounds of butter from
four cows last year, besides what milk,
cream and butter his own family used.
During the same time he sold 64S doZ-
ems of eggs. During the last two weeks,
besides what the family used, he has
sold 81 pounds of butter from three
COWS. This is good showing, and is due
mainly to the care Mr.. Pyke gives to
his cows and hens. Who can beat his
record?
Mr.. LeGrand Byington, of the Stat
Journal at Topeka, was in the city last
week in the interest of that paper. The
Journal has changed hands, and MIR.
Tomlinson, well known to the fraternl'
tv of the State as forcible writer, has
assumed editorial control. One OF the
needs of Kansas democracy is a strong
democratic paper at Topeka, and under
its new management the REFLECTOR
hopes to see the Journal get TO thu
front.
The Chronicle, with commendabl'
! ENTERPRISE. distributed an extra an
9 nouncing the nomination of Blaine al
S most before the wire which brought TIT
D news had cooled And the Gazette, no
S to be outdOne, brought up the rear Wit
:. another extra declaring that "Blaln
D could beat Sammy Tilden out OF hi
boots.' The statement is not believe
n by many people, and not by the Gazet'
= man himself. Wilson isn't Blaln
man to any great extent; nor IS he
! John A. Anderson man. What Will n
4 do without candidate?
:. A class of young ladies and class
Young gentlemen, of the Luthera
Sunday school. united last Friday ever
{, ing and proceeded to the residence
Il Judge J. c.. Roger, on Fourth stree
who. as Superintendent OF the Sunda
school, was most agreeably surprised
II the unexpected visit. n very pleasar
q evening was spent, and before leavin
II the class of young ladies presented NJ
Rover with a copy of Blaine'S booi
I'd The Judge is to be congratulated on
s. ceiying so valuable present, but mo
N particularly is he to be congratulate
re ON the source from whence it came.
- Mr.. J. J. Tucker, insurance agent +
10 the Burlington company, had mario
~ escape from death last Monday NOR
ing. In attempting to cross the swou'
~ ford of Turkey Creek near the Abilel
d mill. the horse went into water abO
u, his head and the buggy tipped owe
VII Mr.. Tucker jumped out of the bug
as into the water, but was struck on t
US head bv the struggling horse and re
he dered unconscious. When he came
his senses he was lying on the bank
IS the stream. but how he got safely o
lis of the water and escaped drowning
ng does not know. The horse was drown
'es and the buggy considerably damage
D a Mr.. fuckers valiSe foated down t
be stream until opposite Mr.. Harbottl'
ir. Mace. where it was noticed and rect
as cred nv some boys. Mr.. HarbOt
came to town and gave the alarm, a
MS a number of citizens started for
art river expecting to discover fatalI
of But Mr.. Tucker was met at the IL
an bridge alive and well, on his way
nd town. While the death of his horse
DIV the damage to his buggy were a sew
ey. loss. vet Mr.. Tucker has reason to
The thankful that he escaped with his Ii
In The ford where the accident harper
in is a very dangerous one, as many of
people can testify.