The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-19
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.


Squire Davidson is driving his dap
pie gray i'll a bran new buggy.
Mrs. W. Z. Davidson returned on
Monday to Kansas City.
Wheat harvest commenced this week
, in the southern part of the state.
Mr.. W. b. Chapman, of Mcpherson,
is the guest of J. y. Potter on Buckeye
Ave.
Mr.. Dennis Tucker, of Banner town.
ship. was awelcome REFLECTOR visitor
last Friday.
Mr.. Joseph NOrthcraft, agent at
BroOkville. was looking around the city
last week.
Mr.. NJ. J.. Murphy was among the
many new subscribers to the REFLEC-
TOR last Saturday.
John Humble. of Indiana, IS Ill the
city visiting his nephew, Jas. Miller,
and other relatives.
Mr.. ID. W. Keller has improved his
property on Second street by gener-
Ously wide new sidewalk.
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Mr.. Jas. PurviS, Staunch anti
mOnOpoliSt, was a caller at this Office
Saturday, and was full OF Butler talk.
DR.. Crise is in town shaking hands
with old friends. lie is located i'll Man
haitian in the practice of his profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahan entertained a
company of friends on Friday evening
at their pleasant home on Buckeye
Ave.
Mr.. \. T. Witwer, of New Basil,
took flying trip through the southern
part of the state last week, returning
home Saturday evening.
The colored people gave a social and
dance i'll McCTdy Hall last Thursday
evening. \ blooming time was had
until the wee sma' hours"
Ed. Veigiard is putting tin roof and
shouting on the fine residence of Mr.. o.
Lowry. some twelve miles north OF
town, this week. Ed. is good work
man.
Giles & Gordon are preparing to give
themselves room to expand, when the
enormous crop of new wheat comes IN
to market, by enlarging their office and
putting in new scales Oh the west end.
Mr.. Rob't Knox has decided to return
to Abilene from Washington Territory,
where he removed with his family about
a wear ago. There is no better place
than sunny Kansas in which to cast
your future.
The REFLECTOR was mistaken last
week in stating that one OF the Wah
brothers committed suicide i'll Illinois
How such rumOr got atlOat we know
not and we take pleasure i'll making the
above correction.
Gov. G.. W. Click came to the city
Yesterday to attend y. III. Martin:
great cattle sale. The Gov. hOnOreC
the REFLECTOR with short but inter,
esting call. He is looking exceedingl!
well and is perfectly satisfied with TIT
present aspect of political affairs, bOtl
State and National. He left for Tope
ka on the L o'clock, p. M, train.
Mr.. r. y. Curtis, mother and daugh
ter. Miss Annie, departed for Denver
Monday, where they will spend tn
summer visiting friends. Miss Curtl
is an estimable young lady and he
MANY friends will miss her.
c. T. Hickman, correspondent an
agent of the Kansas City Times
was in the city Saturday, and did som
: good work for that excellent paper
Every democrat ought to read the Iint
and the republicans would lose nothln
| by doing so.
The Dickinson county fair will b
:, held in Abilene, Sept. 10th, 18th, 1ot
and 10Th. The Directors are unan
nous that they will spare no pains
make this fair one of the finest and be:
county fairs ever held Ill the state
: Premiums will be liberal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Beemer ente
Il tertained about forty of their youn
:. friends at their home nine miles Sout
of town last Saturday evening. X
freshments were served and numerOI
r indoor and outdoor games were indulge
;, in to the satisfaction and enjoyment
- all those present.
s. Messrs. John Peterson and VIM. Pc
kins were thrown from wagon on m
hin inst south of the river bridge la
"wednesday evening. They sustain
nainful bruises and several t1e
AZ Scratches on the face, but nOthll
u more serious. An nmanageable tea
was the cause of the accident.
Mr.. Chas. Young presented the eC
rs tors family last Friday with a lot
av the finest. largest and most lusclo
OIL strawberries we have seen this We;
&C. and also a mess of caulihOWer. /
IL kindness and generosity were hlgl
ID appreciated. Mr.. Young has about
finest vegetable garden III these par
and he was remarkably successful II
. this year. He evide ntly knows how
IL make things grow.
- Adiutant General Moonlight
S' written letter to Geo. Rohrer ask
b. him if it is possible to organize 10
tia company, to be known as comp;
X. 3rd Regiment" Gen. Moonh
saws that they want company at a
lene for the Srd Regiment, which
in lust being organized. The State
i'm furnish the Company with the Sprl
ar field rifle. calibre 40, brOnzed, and
,ity expected that the next Legislature
on make ample provision for sustain
ion the militia. Abilene should hay
of militia company, and our young
mn should embrace this very favorable
ner portunity. Let meeting be called
a company organized.