The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-05-15
Chapman Chips.

AS We pIOulStu 10 give yOu1 ICduClo
a short sketch of the business of Chap
man, we win now try to I'LL the contract.
When incorporated about seven months
ago Chapman contained a little more
than 800 people: now it has over 500,
and at the present rate Of progress will
count up close TO 1000 in six months
more. The town possesses two OF the
most important requisites to make a
GOOD town: first. it has the best cOun
try around it that the sun ever shOne
on and the right class Of farmers to
make money out of it {; and second, it
has a gO-ahead, push-a-tivenesS class of
business men in it. At the head of this
class We place
d. W. NALL & Co.,
Grain and stock dealers, because, with
their advent into the town it began to
wake up and hold up its head. The
BOYS are both wide-awake, Square-tOed
bus mess men, always paying the high
est possible prices for everything in
their line. From May lst, SO, to May
LIST, 81, they shipped about $40 cars of
grain and So of stock. Besides this,
take into account the grain and flour
shipped from this station by G. V.
Huhn, Newell & JOhnk and y. j. Poor,
and we do not believe another station
on this road can make as good a show
ing for the size of the town as Chapman
can. Amongst the dealers i'll general
merchandise we notice
F. c.. YERKEs & Co.,
A new firm. who came here from juno
ton City last fall and have established
a splendid trade by square dealing and
handling a first-claSs stock of goods.
RUSSELL & FANCIER,
another wide-awake firm, with clean
goods and smiling faces, that does not
complain of hard times when they come.
Everybody who knows Chapman also
knows
GEO. SNYDER,
the first merchant, if we mistake not,
on Chapman creek. Mr.. Snyder now
has fine room, reliable goods and
genial clerks.
SEAMAN Bros.
Also come to the front i'll the same
line of goods, with good trade, and as
a result are happy.
f. b. LILLE & Co.
Do the agreeable i'll the Drug and Book
business.
y. TYLER
Runs the only Harness Shop i'll town
But as he pleases everybody, why should
we ask for more.
Pr WHITEIIAIR & Co.
Are kept busy selling Hardware and
Machinery and do rafting business.
W. II. IRON & Co.,
With Jolly VIII WOOdsOn for manager,
supply first class furniture to old and
young, rich and poor, etc.
THE LIVERY BUSINESS
Is represented by S. r. HOag and Me
Boles. both good boys and keep tirst
class rigs.
MILLINERY MATTERS
Are represented by Mrs. GarwOOd anC
Mrs. Sparks, but as your correspondent
is no Judge of wOmen'S hats, ETC., VIZ
will keep quiet.
KNIGHT 81 STEARNs.
Two of Chapman's jovial, wide-awak'
bows, run the cleanest, cOsiest mea
market in the State. Amongst the new
firms, preparing to open here we note
JIG. SCOTT & Co.,
Hardware and implement dealers, VIII
will take possession in few days o
the new iron front erected by that gOO'
old democrat, Pat Sheeran.
PHILLIPS & Co.
Are opening out in the grocery line il
the new room put up by ID. 5. Jackman
In the same room, we understand MI
Humphreys will dispense drugs.
WILL BANNING
Has moved the old city hotel back iron
the street, and will at once comMenc
work on a large hotel building to Occu
DIV the site of the old house. We ais
have two blacksmith shops, two Wagon
shops. hotels and boarding houses III
Vulnerable.
SCHOOLS.
Two select schools are now i'll progress
taught bv Prof. NJ. III. Curtis and Mis-
Ida Fancher. The winter school laugh
by Prof. Conner and wife wound up o
Saturday last with picnic at til
school house.
CHURCHES.
Our Catholic friends have here one
the finest church edifices in the Stat'
Under charge of Father Hurley til
congregation is prospering finely an
comprises a very large membership
The Methodist brethren have also
good church building. Rev. J. n. Wi
son. who has been here but fe
months, is becoming very popular. an
we predict for him a successful worl
, Rev. Herr, of Abilene, breaches to Il
Congregational friends in the scho
house. is well thought of and draw
good congregations. These are part
the things we have ; one thing wo ha'
5 not, neither do we want it, and that
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