The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-21
Chapman Items.

Mr.. J. Sparks is not yet through with
the large job of painting at Taylor s
new residence at Hiawatha. Mr.. Tay-
Tor has an extensive wheat farm at the
place named and is putting up some OF
the finest buildings in the county.
Several Of the Dunkards, or River
Brethren as they are usually called,
were visiting about here recently, for
the purposeOf purchasing farms. They
can find no section of the state that is
handsOmer OF more fertile than Dickin-
son county. There are many of this
sect already located here and they are
wealthy. .. 81:
Pedlars sold cigars on the street corn
ers last week, but whether the auction
eer tired everybody out with his long
talk, or whether the crowd thought the
cigars of bad quality, no one seemed to
know. At any rate the sales were not
numerous. Possibly they didn't believe
quite all of that auctioneer's harangue.
One corner of the city will soon be
called "dog town. if they don't EXTERN
mate a score or two of the whelps that
just make day and night hideOus with
their bowling and yelping whenever
any one happens to be in that neighbor-
hood. Some of these dogs out to be
kept more quiet.
There was a large acreage of corn
planted last week in this vicinity. The
planters were kept busy as possible and
all the good weather was improved.
There will be larger acreage of corn
In this section the present year than in
any former one. There were some fields
of fall wheat that were ploWed in and
planted with the first mentioned cereal.
The merchants are getting in new
goods on every hand and in manner that
indicates their prosperity and increasing
trade. AS long as our farmers succeed
the merchants look for good times.
Corn and wheat are low, and but lit
tie has come to the elevators for three
or four weeks. Nall Bros. shipped a
car of hogs on Thursday night of last
week and j. C. Scott another car load
the first of this week.
There is a new patent chuTn out, and
it is said to be the best one yet invent
ed. If we were going to be ''churned
up" there isn't another chuTn in eXis-
tense that seems to be more favorable
for for the purpose.
Your correspondents bestpipe Invent
off" on him one day last week. II
didn't put out an eye nor burn'the nose,
but it began to fiZZ-and then pop went
the lid off, and the tobacco out of the
pipe bowl. Knowing that there are nc
dynamiters around who have designs
on anybody's life he feels as if he must
abandon that brand of the weed OF
get somebody else to try pipe or two
before getting in the vicinity of any
more of the article.
L. n. B. Carpenter, Esq, delivered
lecture last Thursday evening at the
NJ. E. Church. There was a crowded
house, and the subject, Woman and
the Beautiful, was handled in a man.
ner that gave good satisfaction to the
audience,
II. G. Boles seems to be rushing the
land and insurance business. His office
is in the Chapman Star office in Sparks
block at present.
The scholars of our public schools
gave fine entertainment at the Opera
Hall last Friday evening. 1t has been
creditably spoken of by the persons who
attended, and the only misfortune was
a rainy evening. Those who were pres
ent were well pleased and agreeably en-
tertained.
Chapman has four insurance agents
and they seem to flourish generally.
Rev. J.: NJ. Wilson is having good
success here with the people. A goodly
number of folks always turn out to
hear him, and he is well liked, both
here and at Hiawatha. This is his sec
ond year here and there are many who
would like him to stay yet another-if
the niles of the ehnrnh 60 rnr1nit