The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-12
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

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We are glad to state that Squire Bar
Der is improving.
Thermometer p degrees below zero
Tuesday morning.
Go to the REFLECTOR Office for first
class job work and low prices.
Dickinson county is doing well by
the New Orleans Exposition.
The REFLECTOR makes regular visits
every week to nearly 1900 families III
Dickinson county. Advertisers, make
note of this.
Hon. and Mrs. G. ii. LebOld are re-
jOicing over new arrival at their
home. The little stranger is girl.
Geo. Hall, of Solomon City, was ar
rested last Monday for selling liquor
contrary to law. He is charged on six
courts.
Allison, cashier of the Second Ma
tional Bank, was fined 500. and costs
in Squire Quinn's court, yesterday, for
selling liquor contrary to law.
r. b. Hart and family viii leave in a
few days for Bement, H.. where Mr..
Hart will take charge of his recently
deceased brothers business.
Squire NJ. Tilton, Of Detroit, and
Henry Warner and wife, of Enterprise,
left last Monday for a visit to the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans.
The third prize in the oratorical con-
test of the State University, held at
Lawrence last Friday evening, was
won by w. T. Little, who is well known
here.
A half-witted boy entered Squire
Davidson's carriage house last Friday
night and considerably damaged his
carriage by cutting and slashing the
top of it.
Mr.. l.. Hoffman, editor of the st.
Mary'S Express, gave us pleasant call
last Monday. He came up for short
visit to his friends and was the guest of
Mr.. Finley and J. E. Brewer.
Mrs. August Rubin, one of the Oldest
settlers of this county, died ather home
on Lyons Creek, Dec. 81, "a. She
leaves a bereaved husband and many
warm friends to mourn their loss.
Abilene and vicinity were well repre-
sented at Topeka last Tuesday. Or. w.
Hurd, Squire Davidson, Prof. Jewett,
A. Ii. Martin, w. I. Harris and y. q.
Buchanan were the visiting statesmen.
&C. Shaler has moved his drug store
into his handsomely furnished room in
the new block. He now has one of the
most attractive drug stores in the State.
Look out for what he says next week.
Mr.. Danforth, of the Chronicle Office,
used the big paper knife disastrously
one day last week. The end of his
right thumb was cut nearly off, and the
wound will relieve him from work for a
week or two.
The attention of persons going East
is called to the adj of the Old Reliable
HI. & st. 10. Railroad. Travellers will
find it one of the best equipped, manag-
ed and most accommodating of any
road in the United States.
Rev. Gilbert De LaMatyr, the noted
greenback orator, will lecture in this
city, on the evenings of the oath and
25th of this month. His first subject
will be, "Daniel, the TeOtotaler and
Incorruptibfe Statesman"
Geo. Sterl, Ed. Herbst, VIII Gleiss-
ner, Geo. Holzworth and Charlie How
ard left on Sunday moons train for
New Orleans. MeSsrs. Sterl and HerbSt
will 60 to Florida before they return,
and will be absent month or more.
The others will return in about two
weeks.
The merchants of Abilene will find
that the advertising columns of the RE-
FLECToR will yield them large returns.
Every line in this paper is read by over
1000 regular readers, and the circula-
ton OF the paper is rapidly increasing
every week.
Finley's catalogue of choice seed
potatoes, printed at the REFLECTOR
office, will be ready for distribution
pages. and contains a description of
fifteen choice varieties of potatoes. If
you want seed potatoes call on Finley.
The CITY council met in regular ses-
sion last Friday night, but transacted
very little business. The council ad-
iourned to meet in the City Hall on
Friday evening, at which time the
division of the city into wards and
other matters of interest will be con-
sidered.
a. Upperman returned to Abilene
last week from the Worlds Exposition
at New Orleans. He brought back
with him several beautiful silk souven-
irs of his visit, one of which, a handsome
silk Cleveland badge, he kindly present
ed to the REFLECTOR.
Henry Burrough, the genial and well
liked night operator in the telegraph
office in this city, left yesterday for
Lawrenceburg to take complete posses
sion of the railroad station at that
point. Henry is accommodating and
reliable and the REFLECTOR trusts that
he has found a pleasant berth.
a sneak thief lifted a $50. overcoat
which was displayed in front of Simon
Rothschild's clothing store last Satur-
day morning. And while we sympa-
thize with Simon, we are yet of the
opinion that the thief appreciated his
steal last Monday and Tuesday, if he
had the courage to wear the coat:
a number of boys broke into Wall
Bros. Store at SOlOman City one day
last week and unlawfully appropriated
jack knives and other articles dear to
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