The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
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J, E. BONEBRAKE HARDWARE CO.,
Ia ot ABILENE. Kansas
For sale by the

Mr.. Frank Bearce spent Sunday i'll
the city, with his sister, Mrs. Faulkner.
E.G. Putnam is travelling through
the Solomon valley this week on busl-
ness.
Mr.. George Palfrey left on Sunday
for Danville, Ills, his health making
the trip more necessity than choice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tinkrem, parents OF
Mrs. DIR. Hodge and Mrs. Augustine,
have removed to Abilene from Men
dOta, Ills.
Mr.. L. NJ. b. Carpenter who has been
in Abilene some months with his daugll-
ter. Mrs. Ellison, left on Tuesday for
Nebraska.
E. G. Snyder, that versatile young
lawyer of Topeka, was i'll attendance
on the adjourned session OF the District
Court, Wednesday.
The Alumni of the Abilene High
School will give an entertainment Ill
the Henry House on Friday evening,
which will consist of music, tOaSts, dec
lamations, &C., to be followed by sup
per and dancing. The entertainment
promises to be one of enjoyment to those
who are fortunate enough to be present.
Mr.. B. r. Phillips, of the firm of
Phillips Il Co., Chapman, was In to see
us Saturday, and after ordering two
copies of the REFLECTOR for one year,
entered into q pleasant conversation
during which he stated that their thr1v-
ing little town was more than tickled
over the establishing of newspaper i'll
their midst.
During the past year the great in
! crease of Abilene was at least 1000, and
this mighty influx is astonishing to
many, but when our eastern people take
| into consideration that she is the cOun-
ty seat of the best agricultural county
| in the state they can readily see why
she leads in growth and enterprise. If
this mighty increase keeps up it would
not surprise us much to see Clay Cent
er, Junction City and Salina moving up
| this way.
The paper which has an ancient
chung hole for an editor enlarges it
self for the second time since the adj
vent of the REFLECTOR. 1t thinks
that after awhile it will get large enough
to attract some attention, but as i'll the
past, the intelligent people will continue
to subscribe for the REFLECTOR. One
entire side of the struggling "bung
hole is printed at Chicago, and the
patent side is sent to the office here in
Job lots, enough to last through several
issues. For foreign, domestic and state
news, the reader will turn to the ''bung
hole in vain.
Hose Company No. } picniced on
the classic shores of Terrapin lake last
Tuesday. They were joined by some
friends from Enterprise, and the party
all told numbered 40 of the jOlliest boys
i'm the county. The good time" was
Immense" especially the political dis
cussion. wherein Messrs. \. r. Darling
and G.. W. Liggett, representing two
ideas, let loose an eXtemporaneOus
stream of eloquence which threatened
to overflow the lake. But we are glad
to say that no such catastrophe hap
pened. and the boys came home feeling
and looking happy.
The new circulating library now be.
, ing established i'll Abilene is something
long needed. The plan is to establish
! an association of % or more members
, and, by the payment of S1.o0 each, sc.
! cure for themselves and family the
| reading of $50 volumes from such au
thors as Walter Scott, Chas. Dickens
VIM. Black, Washington Irving, W. NJ
Thackeray, FenimOre Cooper, julie.
Verne, Miss Mulock, Mrs. Henry Wood
/, Geo. Eliot, The Duchess, Bertha NJ
! Clay and many others equally popular
! also the American humOriStS and stand
ard current literature. Every numbe
! number added over 10 adds two book.
Join the club. No money asked unit
3 the books are delivered to the librarian
:. of the Association.
Mr.. A. II. Martins sale of short hOrl
u cattle last week was very successful
2 affair. notwithstanding that he did no
: advertise in the ''bung-hOle" and tax
advantage of its immense circulation O
wind. The cattle sold were distribute,
about as follows: 80 to Riley county
20 to Davis county, IA to Saline county
, 81 to Dickinson county, 8 to Colorado
Y to Russell county, 10 to Marion cOun
2 ty and several to other points. TIL
q prices paid ranged from SO to $500 pc
# animal, The average price was abOu
g $3.50, and the aggregate value Of tn
d sale amounted to over $4,000. Nj
o Martin will make arrangements for
o big sale next year, probably the bigge:
! in the number and quality of cattle O.
fered, ever held in the state.