The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-09
County democratic convention next


last week numbered thirteen.
VIII Mr.. Meek vote for resubmissior
if elected? Yes, or no, Mr.. Meek.
Mrs. DR.. Garfield and daughter, Mis-.
Ida Ford, of Clay Center, are the guests
of Mrs. A. S. Davidson.
Michael Nicholson, of Chapman. wa.
welcome caller at the REFLECTOR
sanctum last Friday.
We were pleased to meet Dell Val
entlne, the able young editor of the Clay
Center Times, last Friday.
y sudden change in the weather
brought out OvercoatS and winter
wraps last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. ii. Barber left Oh Tuesday
for Franklin county, Ind, where she
Will visit her aged mother and other rel
atiyeS and friends.
Mr.. Shipe, former resident of Abb
lene, returned to the city from Florida
last week. lie expects to make this
city his home once more.
Will Mr.. Burton vote for resubmis-
sion if elected? Yes, or no, Mr.. Bur-
ton. Don't dodge behind the ballot
box. If you do, the ballots will dodge
you.
The REFLECTOR regrets very much
to learn that its old friend, Mr.. Thos.
Watkins, of Ridge township, is lying
very i'll at his home with an attack of
paralysis. We trust that he NAV soon
recover.
Prof. Tappan will be here Friday
evening for the purpose of organizing
a class in dancing. Those of our Young
people who wish to join are requested
to meet at Cases hall on the evening
mentioned.
Mrs. Margaret Corwell and daughter,
Miss Laura. of Sumner county, were
the guests of A. j. Markley's family
last week. They are visiting Jacob
Markley's family in Mitchell county
this week.
A grand county rally and county mass
convention of the Peoples party will be
held at Abilene, Monday, Oct. 18th.
Speaking afternoon and evening. Ii.
l.. Moody, ID. NJ. Tenney, John Davis
and other able speakers will be present.
Bacchus, Gambrinus and the god of
Kentucky corn whisky, whatever his
name may be, attended the republican
rally last Friday. 1t is currently be-
lieved, however, that they were cap
tured and locked up in John A. Martins
room.
DR.. 2. f. Pierce, physician of ex-
perience from Quincy, ILL.,, is in the city.
lie will probably locate in Abilene for
the practice of his profession. He is
very highly recommended, and the RE-
FLECTOR will be pleased to welcome
him to the city.
Geo. Hersh and NJ. L. Swigart start
ed yesterday for Lucas, Ohio, where
they will spend some time visiting old
friends and relatives. Mixes friends
are mourning because they'll never see
him again i'll this state; when they see
him again it will be in a state of matri-
mOny.
II. Parker, engineer Insane Asylum at
OSaWatomle, and Grand Patron Order
Eastern Star, was the guest of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Morley, last week.
Accompanied by Mrs. Parker, who had
been visiting her brother and his family
for some time, he left for home last
Monday.
The sale of high grade short-horn cat
tie, belonging to w. ID. Armstrong and
George III. Palfrey, did not take place
last Monday as advertised. The crowd
was not large and the bidding was too
low. Mr.. Palfrey stopped the sale and
has since bought his partners interest
III the herd. He will take them through
the winter and have a big sale next
spring.
An honest old farmer said to us
Tuesday: The way to vote for resub-
mission is to vote for resubmission
candidate. These smart Alexis of the
republican convention needn't think
they can hOOdwink us fellows by that
childish scheme of theirs. The cOnven-
ton must have been run by lot of
young fellows who havn't cut their eye
teeth yet"
Col. John y. Martins figure doesn't
present very dignified appearance.
His body is longer than his legs and his
breecheS don't tit him. His cOunten-
ance isn't so open and honest as Clicks.
He talks about enforcing the law but at
the present time he is running lot of
liquor advertisements in his paper, the
AtchisOn Champion. The way to pull
verize the liquor power, be CAD, is to
advertise it and make money out of
it,
Ex-Gov. Geo. 7. Anthony was the
only speaker of culture and brains that
attended the republican rally last Fri
day. And he knocked the pins from |
under John A. Martin by saying in the |
language of the declaration of independ- |
ence: 1.-The just powers of govern
ment are derived from the consent of |
the governed" Mr.. Martin said that |
he supported the constitutional prOhib- |
itOry amendment, notwithstanding the |
fact that it was adopted by great deal |
less than a majority of the voters, that |
he would enforce the law, and that he |
endorsed every word and line of the |
state republican platform, which is OBJ
nOXious to great majority of the vo-
tiers of Kansas.
\ meeting of the Board of Under
writer's of Abilene was held in w. z.
Seeds law Office last Tuesday morning.
and was attended by distinguished rep
resentatives Of the Board from other
places. j. L. Mcclure, manager of the
Missouri, Kansas and Colorado district: