The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-28

Mr.. A. Bear left a sample of large
fine apples at this Office, culled from his
three year old trees. of which he feels
justly proud. Truly, Kansas is fast
getting to the front as a fruit growing
state and Dickinson county is taking
the lead.
N. J. Keys, editor of the Democrat,
published at Minneapolis, was a well
come visitor at the REFLECTOR Office
Saturday. Mr.. Keys is candidate for
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
and has the ability to fill the Office with
credit to the state.
Hurrah for Michigan. The republi-
cans are shaking in their boots. Butler
has fused in Michigan giving seven
electoral votes for Cleveland and six for
Butler. Ditto for Iowa. Although
such favOrs were not expected they are
thankfully received.
The REFLECTOR gives Cleveland s let
ter, Hendricks letter and the meat of
Buffers letter in this issue. 1t also
gives a full report of the State Demo-
cratic and ResubmissiOn Conventions
held at Topeka last week, besides lot
of other interesting news matter.
John Sheets and wife were thrown
from a wagon hitched to a runaway
team last Tuesday at Chapman. The
wagon passed over the two, diSlOcating
Mrs. Sheets ankle and dislOcating Mr..
Sheets collar bone. The team of hOr-
ses became frightened at the train.
l.. III. Faulkner & Co. have stocked
their boot and shoe department with an
excellent line of goods, and are now
ready to receive the calls of customers.
Their two large store rooms are connect
ed by an archway of ample dimensions,
and their establishment is now thor
Oughly complete apd convenient.
The fruit growers of Dickinson cOun-
ty are requested to meet at the Court
House in Abilene next Saturday after
noon at one O clock, for the purpose of
making arrangements to make display
at the State Fair and to try to form a
County horticultural Society. Our fruit
growers should be interested III this
matter enough to attend the meeting.
The following clipped from the HOl-
ton Signal, is respectfully dedicated to
Z. V. ROudiez, the speculative black
smith of Chapman, and until he pays
the S1.25 which he owes for the RE-
FLECTOR, he cannot be an honest ''Spec-
ulative' workman in the temple: An
honest man will pay for his paper be-
fore he orders it stopped"
The special train from the west,
bound for the state republican rally at
Junction City, passed through our city
last Tuesday afternoon about 1:3O
O'Clock. The train consisted of ten
coaches, all of them being crowded by
the time Junction City was reached.
More than half the number of people,
however, were women and children, and
as the train pulled out rather numerous
cheers for Click were heard to come
from bearded boys OH board. Click
will be his own successor.
The Minneapolis Current of the 18th,
says: Last Saturday Bert HutchinS
came up from Abilene and on Sunday
he and our esteemed Miss Sadie Mona
CHAN were married. Bert has taken a
step now that will he remembered as
the supreme act of his life; he has won
the hand and heart of one of our best
and lOveliest young ladies. and aS he re-
sided in the city some time we have
reason to know that he fully merits such
a Jewel. and treasure as Miss Sadie.
We extend our hearty cOngratulation.
Mrs. ThOs. Downey entertained a
of her lady friends at her pleas
ant home. last Thursday evening, in
honor of her sister, Mrs. frankie Woods,
who is now visiting her. Mrs. Woods
has been on an extended visit to friends
in the eastern states, and will leave for
Salt Lake City early next week, and
will join her husband at her new home,
he having closed his business in Den
yer and opened out i'll Salt Lake City
during her absence.
The republican resubmiSSiOn cOnven-
ton endorsing Click for Governor was
too much for the venerable editor of the
CARTE, so he hied himself away to Col
orado for a few days laStweek to breathe
the mountain air, cool off and strength
Ell his nerves that he might be better
able to stand the ordeal of defeat next
November. While he was in Colorado
he bought quarter interest in large
body of land in a new county which had
just been formed.
Any citizen who wishes to contribute
five specimens of fruit five of each va
riety) to enlarge the county display of
fruits, to be exhibited at the Kansas
State Fair, will please leave them at the
office of the REFLECTOR, Gazette or
Chronicle, not later than Saturday, Sep
TENDER 9th. 1t is to be hoped that all
fruit growers will embrace this Oppor-