The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-16

Strayed or stolen from my place on
the afternoon of the Sth inst, pony
colt 2 years old, white star in forehead
and white on one hind foot; has a cut
on right foreleg. A liberal reward will
be paid for the recovery of the colt.
". D.. ROBE.
Enterprise. services held by
Rev. T. F. Stauffer of the Reform
Church, were transferred from the Evan
gelical to the n. E. church on last Sun
day morning where the Lords Supper
was administered. Rev. Click, pastor
of the NJ E. church assisted in the
services. The series of meetings held
by Rev. Stauffer were interesting and
successful, there being three persons
added to the Congregation.
Won't we be some, though. when we
get our two story 40x60 brick school
house: Our patent roller Touring mill
built of the splendid white stone from
our Lexington quarry; Our wollen
mill, 40x40 three stories high; an opera
house 60xS0 all cut stone, and grand
Park Hotel full of health seekers and
over-worked bankers and business men.
Well, we should smile! and we will
smile on all these things ere another ten
months have rolled away.-HeringtOn
Tribune.
Wheat has reached a respectable fig
ure in the Abilene markets. No. 2 soft
is worth zoe, No. 2 hard &c, No. 3, 55c.
This advance is due to the threatening
news of war between England and Rus
80 11-hiah T1rOhahln
than ever before. Even if there should
be no war the price of wheat will not
be sold lower than the figures quoted
above The prospects of the growing
crop are bad, but the farmers, those of
Dickinson county at least, will make
more money this year than they did
last. The REFLECTOR would not be
surprised to see new wheat worth at
least 81. 90 per bushel, and half crop
at that price will be worth more than
the enormous yield of last year.
The calico ball given by Prof. Tappan
in Cases Hall last Friday even
ing was very pleasant affair. About
sixty couples were present. While the
costumes of the ladies were simple and
effective. it was yet interesting to note
the absence of calico dresses. This fact
may indicate that calico dresses are not
looked upon with favor by our young
ladies, who, perhaps, do not know that
nothing IS more attractive to man
than the sight of bright, rosy girl at
tired in clean, neat-fitting calico dress.
If our girls have calico dresses they we're
The case against the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, brought by a
number of the policy holders of the
company, was decided last Thursday
night by Judge Nicholson, who refused
to grant the injunction asked for. In
giving his decision the Judge said: 81
am happily disappointed; no indication
of fraud has been proved against the
company, and while there has been care
lessnesS and misfeaSance in the man.
agement, there is nothing to show NAL
feasance on the part of the officers. The
Injunction is refused" The REFLEC-
TOR is glad that the case is thus au-
thoritatively settled. While it is true
that the main question at issue, the
closing up of the company and the ap-
pointment of a receiver, is set for hear
ing at the May term of court, the
Judges decision given above would
seem to practically pre-determine his
decision in May. In the meantime,
it is the intention of the company
to at once incorporate under the
new law of the state, which requires
the establishment Of guarantee
fund of $4,000. Once Incorporated
under the new law, the company will
be as strong and reliable as any in the
state, and the REFLECTOR trusts that
the citizens Of Abilene and Dickinson
county will cooperate in the endeavOr
to establish a strong insurance company
here. Such an institution would be of
incalculable benefit to the city and
county.
Abilene has been singularly unfortu-
nate in the matter of destructive fires
during the past week. Friday after
noon the old creamery building, north
and little west of town, owned and
used by the Abilene Ice and Feed COM
panY, caught fire and was rapidly con-
sumed by the flames. The origin of this
fire is explained as follows: The wind
was blowing almost a gale and the
draft of the engine was of sufficient
strength to draw the flame up the smoke
stack, which became hot enough to set
fire to the roof. The building was out
of reach of the fire department. About
800 tons of ice were packed in the build
ing, but the ice loss was very small
not more than 20 tOns-and before night |
of the next day building covered the
remainder. The company estimate
their loss at $4,000, covered by
$780,, in the following companies:
German of FreepOrt, New Hampshire
of Manchester and National of Salina.
The company was doing profitable
business and will rebuild at once.
The flames not satisfied, flying parti-
cles from the creamery fell in all parts
of town a mile away, and small stable
belonging to DR.. Z. E. Hazlett, on the
east side of the creek north of Third
street, was set on fire and consumed.
The firemen got at this fire and soon
controlled it, but by this time the large
crowd had become little panicky, the
wind was blowing such gale, and one
or two false alarms disturbed the equi-
librium of the fire department and al
most precipited a panic. The Dr.'s
loss was small being not more thanS150.
On Monday morning about half-past
ten o'clock the fire alarm was again
sounded, and it did not take long to 10
cate the fire in the row of frame build
ings on Spruce street, between I'd and
Sd. The fire department as usual re-
sponded promptly to the call, and it
was NOT long before fOur heavy streams