The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
..Wanted 4 Husband. July 4tb.

Hon. 4. H. LeDOlu mas returned from
his eastern trip.
Mr.. Isaac Shockey was in Kansas
City last week.
Hazel Kirke at Bonebrake's Opera
House, July Sd.
c. G.. Hawk and family will arrive at
home from their eastern trip this week.
y. W. Thrasher is happy over the
advent of bright girl baby at his
house.
Pulling saloon men seems to be a
diversion of the city officials nova
days.
Attend the Opera House July Sd and
4th. Will refund your money at the
door if you are not satisfied.
Mrs. J. f. BOnebrake returned home
last Saturday after pleasant visit with
friends at Great Bend, Ind.
Rev. II. d. Hen, pastor of the Con-
gregatiOnal church of Chapman, spent
last Saturday i'll our midst.
The tropical weather of this week
seems to have had a silencing effect on
most of our correspondents.
r. J. Finley left on Wednesday for
the eastern part of the state, where he
will spend several weeks visiting friends
Misses Carrie and May Sammis, of
Peoria, ILL.,, arrived on the Wednesday
afternoon train, and are guests of their
cousin, Miss Ella Hamaker.
In spite of the hot weather, seven or
eight car loads Of hogs were shipped
by Abilene's stock buyers last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Judge Nicholson arrived in the city
Tuesday afternoon to preside over an
adjourned session of the District Court,
which will probably last through this
week.
Hiram StOtt, the gentleman who
Justly carries the honor of being the
biggest farmer in Newbern township,
took an overland trip to Reno Co., this
state, last week.
The J. E. Bonebrake Hardware Com
pany are going to celebrate the 4th with
a big display of fire works from the
top of the Opera House building. This
company is patriotic as well as success
full.
The grocery department of the Bone
brake Hardware Company was never i'll
a better shape than now. y fine fresh
stock of groceries Of all kinds and a
large run of custom marks successful
business.
Mrs. ThOs. DOwney will have ice
cream tables on her home lawn on the
south side, July 18th. People who wish
to rest in cool place and enjoy most
delicious cream, will call at Mrs. Down
ey's on that day.
Messrs. Ellis s. Williams have opened
a barber shop OH the south side i'll the
building next after Giles IL Gordon S
grain market. The shop is neatly fit
ted up and the boys are good BARRIERS.
They solicit share of the public patron
age.
\ fatal accident happened to one of
\. Lesher'S fine young colts on Tuesday.
While one of his sons was moving hay
the colt, (which was following its mother,
became frightened and ran into the
mower, which cut one of its feet off,
causing death.
One of our farmers says that rye is to
be found in considerable quantities
among the wheat, and that the Kansas
City grain men are acquainted with this
fact and have decided to class wheat
containing rye in the rejected list. Our
informer says that the farmers will
readily see it to be to their advantage
to clean their wheat of all cheat.
Saml IIaineS, rOck-ribbed democrat
of Detroit, presented the REFLECTOR
office with a fine broom last Monday.
Mr.. IIaineS is manufacturer of broOmS.
and his work is as strong and as dura-
BILE as his democracy, and that is saying
great deal The broom is much
needed article in Il printing office, and
the REFLECTOR returns its thanks to
Mr.. Haines for the one presented.
An alarm of fire from Mrs. Gels
| Sunday noon, caused some excitement
but resulted in no damage. y can OF
oil exploded in the back yard and Ell
velOped the fence in big flame. which
was soon eXtinguiShed
ThOs. Keegan, of Chapman, called
last Thursday, and after paying for The
| REFLECTOR year in advance, talked
intelligently of the success of the dem
Ocratic party, and the certain reelection
| of Click for Governor,
We venture to assert that if our May
or will appoint smelling committee t.
90 up and down the alleys of our cit,
that complaints would be entered ant
steps taken to put Abilene in clear
healthy condition. This matter Ough
to be looked after.
The west bay window of G. G.. Hawk
new house caught on fire from coal
dropped by the timers in some shaw
ings. Before the flames were eXtin
guished the bay window had Sutfere
to the extent of thirty dollars. 1t wa
lucky that no greater damage resulted
Mr.. ThOs. Watkins, one of the relis
bic democrats who get their REFLEC
TORS at Newbern post office, drOppe'
into the editors sanctum last Tuesday
His REFLECTOR is now paid for unit
Aug. p, 'S5. Mr.. Watkins evidently ha
some faith in the success of the papel
Mr.. J. W. Smith, of Abilene, me-
with painful accident in Minneapoli
Kans.. last week. In assisting to pJ
up some farm machinery he was h
on the head with hammer in I'll
hands of a fellow workman. The bio
was a severe one, MASKING the sku
and narrowly escaping being fatal.
Mr.. 4. J. Markley returned frol