The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-10
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Giles Il Gordon have put in dump
for wheat.
The county commissioners are i'll Ses
sion this week.
New wheat is coming in and is being
sold at soc per bushel.
Charley Barton came up from Leav'
enwOrth last Thursday.
Mr.. George Carpenter is driving
handsome new family carriage.
Old man Schwartz raises fine vegeta,
bles. We know for we have tried them
Road wagons are the latest agony ii
the way of vehicles for city driving IL
Abilene.
John Como has il desirable building
lot in the city which he will sell at d
bargain.
Prof. .Ainsworth and Miss Lottie
Roche, of LeavenwOrth, are the guests
of Miss Alice Como.
\ runaway horse attached to sulky
hayrake created some excitement on the
west side Tuesday.
We are in the midst of harvest and
the farmers are very busy consequently
the streets are quite deserted.
Mrs. Ida Ladd returned home Sun
day last from very pleasant sit with
relatives and friends in Pennsylvania.
Y. p. Wilson has added another 81
acres to his little farm i'll Buckeye
township, making desirable one OF
100 acres.
Lott & Henry brought the first wagon
load of new wheat into market. Giles
& Gortlen shipped the first car load Oh
Wednesday.
II. J. Finley and son returned Tues,
dav afternoon after an absence OF two
weeks among friends III eastern Kansas
and Missouri.
\ drunken row in one of the saloons
resulted in one of the parties having
two of his fingers mashed off by blow
with a billiard cue.
Mrs. Funk, who has been spending
seven weeks with her sister. Mrs. J. ID
Cramer. will start for her home Ill Pea
body, this state, Friday.
Mr.. W. II. Sunderland left Sunda!
for few weeks recreation i'll Chicago
There is a strong attraction for BILLY
in that direction just now.
Mr.. Parker. of the firm of Hobbs
Parker & Co.. is in Chicago to purchase
new steam boiler and engine and 9th
er machinery for their grain elevator.
The first car of new wheat from Kan
sas was received i'll Chicago last Satur
dav from Elk county. The first car re
ceived last year was on the 9th OF July
II. W. Pond, Department Command
er of the e.. y. r. of Kansas, witt
headquarters at Fort Scott, was visl
tor TO Abilene Post, No. 63, TueSda.
evening.
The extremely warm weather l
causing considerable sickness about til
city. Persons should be careful to kee
their yalds and alleys clean, also as t
what and how they eat.
Mrs. c. y. Kenyon returned on Sat
urday from Greeley. Colorado, wher
she had been for some weeks in attend
ance at the death bed of an aunt who's
death she now mOurns.
\ number of our people went to othe
places to celebrate the glorious Fourtl
while the greater number stayed {
home and enjoyed the cool shade
their own vine and fig tree.
The ladies of the Baptist church e2
tends an invitation to all to attend til
ice-cream festival to be given by thel
at the residence of Mr.. Edwards O
Buckeye Avenue. next Friday evening
Mr.. r.. Mckinney brought i'll a stal
of corn from J. w. Bakers farm O
Wednesday. which measured over nil
feet high. This, he says, is not an e.
ception. the whole field being equal
fine.
Tuesday was the warmest day of Il
season. the thermometer standing
1O2 and 1O4 in the shade. y hors
used by the Bonebrake Hardware c
in putting up farm machinery, fell de;
from heat.
The republican state conventi'
meets at Topeka next Wednesday. II
convention for choosing delegates al
alternates to said convention will
held in this city next Saturday at o
O'Clock, p. m.
1t is estimated that Kansas will sta
second in the list of wheat grown
states this year. the product bel
placed at 81. SOC. 900 bushels. CaliforI
. takes the lead with an estimated p
duct of 46 800 900 bushels.
r f. W. Miller. of southeast DakO
e who has just taken a tour thr0u
+ Texas. and on his way home stopped
L Abilene to visit relatives. and while
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