The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-03-22
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), revived.
: The pay car on the L. 2. passed thro
I town today.
Several of our merchants are in tn
. eastern cities.
O A large number Of ladies' registered
> this afternoon.
? All trains are arriving on time fOl
} the last twenty-fnur hours.
Now is the time to SOW blue grass
seed if you want all elegant lawn.
! Workmen are tearing down the old
Thrasher building on Spruce street.
Never saw such good prospects for
spring crops is heard on every side
Work at the gas well is temporarily
suspended. waiting for d new Cable
rope.
Berry Bros. are building a commOdi-
Gus office in the north side Of their
wareroom.
The Northwest Kansas conference
convened today in Salina, Bishop Bow
IMAM presiding.
The new city hall when completed
will be fine building, and add mater
tally 10 the appearance of upper Broad
way.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the shooting tournament
which takes place in this city next
| month.
Probate Judge Seeds today appoint
ed Judge I. f. Dewey guardian OF the
minor children of Joseph Wilson, de-
ceased.
Friday of this week City Clerk Smith
viii lock up his office. and all who have
not registered will be locked out from
tie polls.
The people OF Abilene will be pleased
to know that Rev. zimmerman has
been returned to the NJ. E. church of
this city.
There is a scarcity of houses to rent;
numerous inquiries are being daily
made. The Ienters are plenty but the
dwellings are few.
Ye bloatpd bondholders and capital
lists erect a couple of hundred dwelling
houses in this city, there IS demand
for at least that number.
TIE Young Mems Republican club
held Il regular meeting last evening.
There was a large attendance, and
many new names were enrolled.
The Y. NJ. G. A. are constantly add
ing TO the comforts and attractions of
their rooms. The project for erecting
building is meeting with appreciation. |
Ed. Suffer will probably remain in
Colorado all summer. He is mounting |
"a large number of Rocky Mountain
birds and animals. As Il taXide!miSt |
he has but few equals.
DR.. OAkwOod has just succeeded in
performing one of the greatest featS i'll |
surgery yet heard of in the West. The |
doctor would not give particulars with
out the cOnsert of the patients.
S S. Smith, city clerk, when first
registering the lady voters would say,
Beg pardon, madam, but the law
coupelS me-of course it is all foolish
ness. but then. | really am compelled to
ask your age" and he would shake as
though he had a touch of Arkansas
ague, but when he found out that his
life was in no danger, protected as he
was by the strong arm of the law, he
gained courage, and the sterotyped
phraSe-name. occupation, age, resi-
dence-iS the only sound that breaks
the stiffness of the air from his side of
the desk.
The Kansas conference, which has
been holding its annual session during
the past week in Topeka, adjourned
yesterday. The territory occupied 10y
the conference was re districted and a
new district formed, called Junction
City district. The following appoint
ments made by the conference will be
of interests to our readers:
JUNCTION CITY DISTRICT.
J. R. Madison, p. E.
Abilene-W. II. Zimmerman.
Carlton-TO be supplied
Chalk Mound-Tu be supplied.
Chapman-W. a. Mcknight.
Clay Center, LIST church j. Collins
4" {. I'd ~ VIM. DaW=
son.
Council GrOve-J. A. Simpson.
EXeter-R. 7. Webb.
Ilerington-E NJ. Randall.
Hopes. E. Belts.
Idana-E. G.. BOaZ.
Junction City. T. Mayor.
Observation-Disclosures Brown.
Skiddy-D. w. Ross.
Springlield-S. d. Vincent.
Talmage-F. S. Altman.
Wakeield-Frank Hoys.
Wesley-Wm. Conrad.
White City-R. Wake.
Wilsey-To be supplied.
Woodbine and Enterprise R. S.
Estep.