The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-02
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Wheat has been freely moved to mar
ket this week.
Finley's fine display of potatoes at
the fair captured the blue ribbon.
See Heywood's company at the Ope-
IA House next Saturday evening.
The county commissioners meet in
regular quarterly session next Monday.
Mrs. POrter's exhibit of millinery
goods at the fair secured blue ribbon.
Morning and evening services will be
held in the Episcopal church next Sum
day.
Elder Love has moved into the South
worth building on Vine street, west
Abilene.
A leather fly net which was found
the other day is at this office awaiting
the owner.
DIR. and Mrs. G.. A. Crise, of Man
haitian, were in the city last Monday
visiting friends.
Recent rains have been very timely,
and wheat fields are already covered
with carpets of green.
The handsome flag to be presented to
the largest delegation on Friday is now
on exhibition at Bonebrake's.
Senator and Mrs. John Johntz re-
turned from a visit to the Senator's old
| home in Ohio last Thursday.
Mrs. E. D. Humphrey and baby re-
| turned from an extended visit from the
old home in Pennsylvanialast Thursday.
Phillip Brooks, of Abilene, and Esta
Floyd, of Enterprise, were married by
Squire j. a. TiltOn at Detroit on the
oath of September.
Dr.. c. e.. VOnSuesOnsilch of Fargo,
Dakota, has bought the dental bust
ness of Raub Il Jackson. He comes
well recommended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles entertained in
very pleasant manner, last Friday even
ing, large number of their friends at
their residence on Fourth street.
Go to the Opera House next Saturday
evening and see the magnificent scenery
of Ireland and Europe, and the spec
| tangular romance around the World
Simon Rothschild, proud of the blue
ribbon awarded to his exhibit of cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods at the
fair, has put up the handSOmest sign in
! the city.
Miss Winnie NIcNaull did not fill
her position as teacher in the public
schools last week on account of the sick
ness of her aunt. Miss Anna Huff
taught in her place.
Prof. Jewett says he has $50 pupils
who are attending school on half time
because of an insufficiency of desk
room. He thinks a four room build
ing on the south side necessity.
In addition to the best features of
minstrelsy, magnificent moving piano.
rama of Uncle Toms cabin will be
shown by HeywoOd's company at the
Opera House next Saturday evening.
Heywood's Mastodon and Uncle Tom
Cabin company will appear at Bone
brakes Opera House next Saturday
evening. Attend and enjoy season of
fun and an unrivalled scenic display.
George Smart, of Athelstane town
ship, Clay county, was in town last
Monday. He had with him six Irish
potatoes which weighed 81 pounds. He
says they are only an average of a field
which will yield nearly 300 bushels.
The political meeting at Mr.. Ault's
grove in Sherman township last Satur-
day was not largely attended on account
of rain and the threatening aspect of
the weather. Some fifty or sixty gath
cred in, however, and speeches were
made by Hon. G. B. Hoffman and Mr..
Wakefield, of Enterprise.
The REFLECTOR is largely illustrated
this week by Hodge Bros, who show
number of their excellent stoves: and
a very handsome cut of Berry Bros
mammoth new brick block ornaments
the first page. These two firms are en-
terprising and always keep well to the
front.
Everything goes down except taxa
ton. Wheat is low, corn is low, meat
is low, cotton and wooden goods, iron
and steel, and above all wages are low,
but taxation is still the same, and the
subsidies given great corporations are
as eXtravagant as ever. Down with the
war tariff. And there is no better way
to down it than in voting with the dem
| OcratS.
In this issue of the REFLECTOR S. A.
Burroughs announces himself as an in
dependent candidate for the office of
Probate Judge, and ChaS. E. Crane
comes before the people of the county
as an independent candidate for the Of
flee of District Clerk. Both gentlemen
are capable and trustworthy citizens,
and would fill the offices to which they
aspire with credit to themselves and the
| county.
Some of our readers may have for
gotten how the expression 1.-The widow
Butler" originated. In speech deliv-
cred in 1876 at Lawrence, Mass, Gen.
eral Butler declared he was not like a
coy young maiden, seeking she scarcely
knew what. He more nearly resem-
bled a widow. who knows exactly what
she wants" The appositeness of the
expression at once struck everybody,
and the appellation has stuck to him
ever since.
Leslie Perrin, school boy about 10
years of age, broke his left forearm
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