Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-12
Miscellaneous.

| was selected TO fill the vacancy.
| Miscellaneous.
| RAILWAY post-office service has been es-
tablished on the line of the Missouri Pacific
railway between Wichita and Kiowa, a
distance of eighty-four miles.
THE wheat harvest is completed and in
the Kansas river valley west Of Topeka
the average yield is thirty bushels an acre
Plenty Of rain fell during June, greatly
| benetitting both corn and oats.
j. Z. MCCLURE, Of Valley, Kan. was re-
Gently killed in mine at Webb City, Mo-
In descending into the mine he was suffo-
Gated by foul air, fell to the bottom and
was killed. He leaves a wife and one
child.
THE claim jumper who tried to steal
Judge Bailey's homestead by contesting it
could not find lawyer in Garden City who
would accept a fee and take his case, which
was finally dismissed without hearing.
PENSIONS recently granted the following
Kansans: Original, invalid. George w.
Robinson, Antrim; Joseph S. Graves, In
dependence: Isaac B. Ellison, South
Haven; Daniel D. Burnett, Lane; Jehu
Nicklin, Emporia; William Smith, Ports: /:
Orlando F. Vale, Larned; Elisha Weirr,
Thomas ]. Matlock, Burton; James r
Duncan, Mortimer; Martin R. Phillippi,
independence; Edward A Clark, Sun City :;
John II. Wolever, Fredonia; Morris Wentz,
Piedmont. Increase, Dan Markham, Wal.
nut Station; James Cooper. Redfeld; Jesse
Reynolds, NIckerson; Charles S. Martin,
! Usage City. Reissue, Thomas E. Marcy.
Blue Rapids. Original, widows, etc, Mary
A Johnson, former widow of Lee Yingling,
| Wyandotte; minors of Lee Yingling, Wy
andotte and Pittsburgh; Mary E., widow
of William Pickett, Rosedale: minors of
Gilbert N. Sims, Wilmington; Harriet NJ.
| butcher, former widow Of Gilbert n. Sims,
Wilmington. Mexican survivors, reissue,
William E. Row, Baxter Springs; John
Judson, Ottawa. Mexican widow, Mary
NJ, widow of G les Wells, Farmersburgh.
The farmers of Finney County are hav-
| ing trouble with one of their ditch compa-
nies, which refuses to let the water run to
those who gave literally TO construct it.
| These farmers planted crops expecting to
get wafer, and will sue the company for
| damages.
| The Kansas Farmer recently published
reports from seventy counties Of the State,
which showed a very good condition Of
| things generally among the farmers.
Wheat is the best since 1881 and is about
all harvested and saved. Heavy yields are
reported in many cases and the average
will be fully equal TO that of the best year
twenty-five bushels to the acre. The
corn acreage is the largest ever reported
| in any one year in the States history, and
the stand and condition are reported good
in every part of the State.
LESLIE STILLwELL, twelve years of age
| was found dead on the prairie about eight
miles south of Scott City the other day.
His head was crushed and his body
mangled. He had gone out to picket somo
ponies. became entangled in the ropes and
the ponies becoming unmanageable ran
| away and killed him.
| DIR. STRINGFIELD, formerly a resident OF
Topeka, and who 1.-The boys' had lots OF
fun out of by bringing him out for Cover.
| nor some years ago, was recently arrested
at Chicago upon the complaint of young
woman that he attempted a criminal as
sault upon her when she visited his office
for professional treatment.
| A LATE circular issued by the Secretary
of the State Board of Agriculture says: OF
the acreage of wheat harvested the aver.
| age yieid per acre of the State is estimated
at 1771 bushels, being 212 bushels higher
than estimated a month ago, indicat-
ing total wheat proouct for the State OF
| Il, SOC, coo bushels. Since the weather has
become warm and rain abundant corn has
made an unusually rapid growth, and, With
| the exception of some damage by bugs en-
tering from adjacent wheat fields, the crop
is free from insect depreciation. The oats
crop in a good many counties was cut short
by chinch bugs, but generally Throughout
the State it is reported good.
The ten-year-oid son of ex-Councilman
Mcconnell, Of Kansas City, Kan, was
killed by a switch engine at Armours
packing house the other day.
PosT-oFFICEs lately established In Kan
sas: Dillwyn, Stafford County; Duna-
want Jefferson County; Kelly, Nemaha
County; Milo, Lincoln County: Wewoka,
Kiowa County; Wherry, Rice County.
ScoTT CITY has a new bank.
JUDGE SHIRAs, OF the United States cir
cult court, at Dubuque. Iowa, has denied a
new trial in the famous case of Sallie Hill
man against the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. the New York Life and the Con-
necticut Mutual Insurance Company. The
three cases were consolidated. They are
well known in legal and insurance circles
and were brought nine years ago IN Kansas
to recover the policies held by plai iutiff's $
husband. In the recent trial at Lsaven-
worth the jury found for the plaintiff in
the sum Of $4,000
The post-ofices at Ellis, Erie, Phillips
| burg. Richfield and Wallace have become
Presidential Offices.
THE post-ofices at Little Valley, McPher-
son County, and Sidney, Ness County,
have been discontinued.
ARTICLES OF consolidation were filed re-
gently with the Secretary Of State be-
tween the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Railway Company and the Chicago. Rock
Island & Colorado Railway Company, Of
Colorado, the name of the consolidated or
ganization to be the Chicago, Kansas &
Nebraska Railway Company, and the capi-
tai stock SIS, ,OO0, ,OOO
THE Railroad Commission recently de-
cided that where township issues bonds
to railroad under the promise Of station
facilities the road must maintain such sta
ton even il the receipts are insufficient to
pay the expenses Of maintaining such
station.
ALL accounts agree that crop prospects,
are good.