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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Wcodbine WARNINGS.

EDITOR REFLECTOR:-Snon after
your visit to our town your correspond
ent was called away on business and
has but just returned. We supposed
We had made arrangements so that in
our absence WoOdbine would be heard
from, but the party failed to connect
but once and hence silence has reigned.
In the future, however, we hope to
keep the public posted through the
medium of your valuable paper.
II. S. Hurnield visited Abilene last
Saturday, attending the business of the
G. w. Staatz estate in the probate
court.
Joe al. d James Gillett went to Kan
sas City last week with shipment of
stock from Woodblne.
The livery stable that was recently
destroyed by fire, has been rebuilt and
Atkinson Bros. have stocked it with
seven head of horses, two covered
buggies, one large twO-seated carriage
and one spring wagon, so they are
ready for business.
VIM. Steckel has moved his black
smith shop from the old town site,
down on Broadway opposite the livery
and feed BAN.
w. p. White is talking Of changing
his business from that of merchant
to a farmer, and offers his business
here for sale or trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Lille spent last
week in Chapman and Squire Gill-tt
had to act as postmaster, hardware
dealer and druggist, as consequence
very much to his dislike.
A short time ago Sam Gugler had
the misfortune to get his shoulder
thrown out of place through the play
fulneSs of horse he was leading. DIR.
UhIs was called to replace the dis
location and Mr.. Gugler is now able to
attend to his business.
G.. II. Rnckert has a new house
nearly completed in place of the one
recently destroyed by fire.
Miss Emma Gillett returned from a
visit tc Abilene last Friday.
Jones and Sutton have purchased
the meat market and the public will
find them always supplied with meat
They have stored about ninety tons of
splendid ice which they will also deal
out to those wanting to keep cool dur
ing the heated weather.
F. b. Lille has secured the agency
of several of the best fire insurance
companies and those desiring insurance
will do we'll TO give him a call.
The NJ. E. church is nearly enclosed
and d. IL. Brown. the contractor. is
pushing the work as rapidly as possible
" en- weather permits.
J. Hiram Taylor and wife were in
town last Saturday.
F. B. Lille went to Chapman Mon
| day on business connected with the A.
w. Tyler estat-.
Senator Plumb has introduced a bill
in Congress granting right of way to
the C. X & w. r r. through the Fort
Riley reservation. which shows COLI
clusively that the Santa Fe R. r. viii
be built up the Smoky River valley in
stead of across the country from Esk-
ridge. This will prove to be a good
thing for Woodbine as there will be no
C ,mpeting town north of US between
here and the Smoky River.
VOx PoPULI.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
[Trom Tuesday S dally.l

T. F. Smith left at noon today for
Quincy, lii on legal business. He will
be away about one week.
Mrs. George N, urer and Mrs Hartman
Shocks left THIS morning for Trinidad,
Colorado, to remain permanently.
County Superintendent Ford left
this afternoon for Russell to see "A sister
who is stopping there for few days,
on her way TO Denver.
Mrs. S. NJ. Barnes, of junction City.
spent Monday in Abilene, the guest of
Mrs. NJ NJ. Bowman. She returned
home on tOday's noon train.
DR.. j. F. Hammond and his newly
made wife have returned from Council
Grove and taken up their residence at
Chapman, their former home.
Martin Pease and wife, of Hope,
were iii the city today. They left al
noon for Junction City, where Mr.. p.
will attend the session of the Grand
Lodge, Knights Templar.
Rev. Lucus, of Emporia, and Rev.
Hill, of Chapman, have been in the city
examining the Catholic schools here.
They left at noon for Chapman to in
spect the school there. after which they
will visit Junction City for the same
purpose.
Col. Splvey, of Topeka, manager OF
the Arkansas Valley Town and Land
Co., is in the city today. The Col. says
his company is ready and willing t,
take active part in the excursion boom
and will do all in its power to make a
success of the movement.
Frank Strother, who lately resigned
his position as foreman Of this office
left on the noon train today for Chatta
noOga, Tennessee, to accept position
as foreman on the Chattanooga Sun. {
daily paper edited by his brother, S. K
Strothcr. The best wishes Of the Re
FLECTok go with him.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Charles C. Perring Dead.

Mr.. Charles C. Perring died at his
residence. corner Tenth a d Cedar, last
night at 1920. If pleurisy with effusion
complicated with pneumonia apex of
the right lung. Mr. Perring was a
well-knOwn and highly-respected resi-
dent and his death will be mOurned by
all. He leaves wife and two children,
who have the sym pathy of their many
friends and neighbors.
II exact hour of the funeral has
not yet been set. as they are waiting to
hear from Mr.. Perring's bruthers.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
It Looks Rocky.

The U. P. officials were notified a
few days ago by City Marshal Kirk
wood to move their stock yards outside
of the city limits within certain time.
A couple of days ago several fiat cars
of rock were unloaded at the stock
yards, and yesterday several men were
set t. work wheeling the rock into the
yards; this move plainly says the rail
road company intend to endeavOr to fix
the yards in such a shape, that they
will resist the removal of the same,
probably claiming that by bedding the
yards with rock. that they have abated
the nuisance. What the outcome will
be is hard to surmise.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16

Father Leary left at noon today fol
Kansas City.
Ex-Governor Click came in on the
afternoon train.
Miss Fannie Ayers returned to juno
tiOu City today noon.
IT. Nicolay came down from Solo,
mon on the noon train.
Editor Colver. of the Gazette, paid a
visit to Junction City today.
Mrs. w. P. Seeds left at noon today
for Junction City to visit friends.
C. Stevens is doing business in the
southern part of the county today.
Miss Myers and Miss Martin went
down to Hope this morning via the
Santa Fee.
S. J. Wright and S. E. Stauffer
stepped off the morning Santa Fe from
Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanaghan, of Hope
returned home this morning, after a
visit to friends here.
A. w. Hargraves, our popular mer-
chant tailor, is visiting in the souther
part Of the county today.
Miss Bertha Reed, of Sutphen Mills,
has returned home after spending few
days with her friend, Miss Mamie
Vegiard.
Lee Maxey, agent for the Kansas
Farmers Mutual Life insurance Com
pany. returned at noon from visit to
Solomon.
Station Agent Bowers, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific at Salina, passed through
the city today for Junction City to at
tend the session of the Grand Lodge.
IT. Cahill, of Newton, Kan, gen.
eral agent for 2. Weyhrich & Co.,
manufacturers of farming implements,
is in the city, the guest of NJ. W. Breen.
Miss Lizzie Anderson, of Erie, Pa, a
sister to Mort Anderson, in the employ
IF A. E Bishop & Co., came in on this
afternoons train to spend week Wis
itlng her brother.
w. W. Bohemian, a popular and
we'll known druggist of Denver, is here
on a visit to DR.. Felty. He has been
visiting Philadelphia, New York and
other eastern cities.
The following gentlemen left on to-
days noon train Tor Junction City tn
attend the session of the Grand Lodge
now being held in that city: j. P.
Quinn. j. Spangler, o. L. Moore and
Dr. Brooks.
Mart Scherer came down from Solo
mon this morning. his stock of boots
and shoes has arrived from there, and
he is now ready to see his old custom
ers, in the rear of Sumner Bros.
jewelry store.
Samuel Beck, of Carol county, Md,
left for Hope this morning, after ID
visit of a few days in Abilene. Mr..
Beck has been visiting in Kansas ever
since Christmas, and in conversation
with representative of this paper ne
stated that the people of Abilene came
nearer living up to the standard OF
Christians than those of any city he
had vet visited. He has fallen COM
pletely in love with Abilene, and
he thinks our city the most prosperous
of any in the state.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Tom Wilson's Court.

George Woods was up before his
nobs, L. B. Wilson, on Monday of this
week, on the charge of obtaining a pony
from w. II. Barrere, under false pre-
lenses. After a two or three days Sit 6
at it, the court finally evolved out he
musty old opinion that the defendant
wasn't guilly.-Logan Co. (Col. Advo-
cate.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Sons of Veterans Visit Salina.

A committee consisting of W. n.
Hendricks, &. r. Mahan, G. G. Glen
Ienning, Charlie Ball and j. NJ. Eddy
of the SOILS of Veterans, of Abilene,
visited Salina last night and mustered
INTO their order twenty-five of Salinas
young men. The committee report a
splendid lime.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Monday Evening Club.

The Young Ladies' Monday Evening
Club met last evening with Miss Berry,
corner First and Spruce streets, and
spent a very pleasant time. AS Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Bowman leaves for California
tomorrow it was her last evening with
the club, and as an emblem of respect
the young ladies presented her with a
set of John Ruskin's Modern Painters
The festivities of the evening wound
up with an oyster supper at Johnny
Wellers.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Excursion Solicitor No. l.

C. 4. Bessey left last night for north
ern OHIO to work up an excursion from
that district to Kansas. Mr.. Bessey is
rnstler and we have no fears as to
what the result of his trip will be.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16

evening to large and attentive audi
ence IN the Presbyterian church. He
thoroughly Convinced his hearers that
there are many defrcts in our present
school system. and that the legislature
should make material changes In the
same.
NOTES
The citizens Of Hope entertained the
teachers right royalty.
Mr.. Eiarger and his corps of assis-
tants were busy looking after the in
terests of the teachers, and making
everybody feel at home.
Hope people may well be proud OF
their city, their school building, and
their teachers.
DR.. Bishop, of Salina, was present
and gave a very interesting talk on
The Teachers Duty to Self" He
will lecture at the Herington institute
In four weeks.
Mr.. Henderson of Salina county, Mr..
Deardorf of Morris county. and Mr..
Smith of Marion county, all teachers.
were in attendance and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the exer-
cises.
A. NJ. Crarv was there in all his
glory, and seemed to be as much inter
ested in the school work of the county
AS he was during the eight years that
he rode over the prairies looking after
her schools.
w. H. Wagner makes business-like
chairman.
"Tnirty-seven teachers present and
all good-lOoking Well that's pretty
good. Oh how wish was a young
man :" A. NJ. CRARY.
The music was good. Miss Mabel
Crazy manipulated the worries.
The gentlemanly Santa Fe agent, of
Enterprise, accompanied the Enter
prise delegation.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16

Sam Scoggins shipped out one car
Of cattle last night.
Mrs. A. Zahner entertained a num-
Der of her lady friends at an old-fash-
Toned tea party Tuesday afternoon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Mrs. Lee Dead.

Mrs. Lee died at her residence, No.
els West Seventh street, at 2 O'Clock
This morning of a complication of DIS
eases, in the Goth year of her age.
The funeral will be held from the
L sidpnce at II o'clock tomorrow, Rev.
Zimmerman officiating.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16

The scene of the gas well is becom-
ing a great place for sightseers. Not
less than fifty carriages were seen to
make their appearance on the grounds
yesterday. The drilling was begun
this morning.
F. A. Fry who has been with A. j.
Poor s. Co. in the Bank has moved and
will locate at Abilene. We are sorry
to lose Mr.. Fry. Courier.
We are glad to welcome Mr.. Fry to
Abilene. He has been spending his
Sundays here for some time, as organ
list at st. Johns Episcopal church.
"Our "devir' is taking daily exercise
with a pair of fifty-pound dumb bells
and huge sandbag, as he is laying Ior
a couple of DIghton's leading legal
lights. "-DightOn Republican. Charley
Curtis, come home. You can t get
enough sand in a sandbag to lay one
Lane county attorney out, let alone
two.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
Letter List.

The following is list Of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Abilene post
Office for the week ending February Is.
1888. Have your mail addressed to
street and number and it will be
promptly delivered.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16
ABILENE REFLECTOR
Thursday, February l6, 1888,
HENRY LIFTS, Editor.
TFrom MONDAYS Daily.1

]. H. Engle, principal of the Chap
man schools, spent Sunday i'll Abilene
Miss Susie Scherer and Mis- Marguer.
lite Baker visited Enterprise yesterday
Miss Mamie Erwin returned to heI
home in Chapman on Sundays noon
train.
Mrs. NJ. A, Schriver left on Sunday
afternoon train for Solomon to visit
friends.
Charley Hough, foreman OH the
Enterprise Independent, was IN Abilen
Sunday.
William Rugg, day clerk at the Stan
ton. returned from his Topeka trip th's
morning.
]. II. Mohan and wife left at moor
for Topeka and Kansas City, to b,
away about week.
Charley Tudor and Miss Laura vii
liams returned this morning from .
visit to friends in Vine Creek.
G. A. Kenyon went down to juno
ton on today's noon train TO atteuG
the session of the Grand Lodge.
Miss Josie Dixon. of Junction CITY
who has been visiting friends here fol
a few days, returned home Sunda!
noon.
Will Norton. engaged in the Santa
Fe auditors Office at Topeka. Wa:
visiting friends III the city yesterday
He returned home this morning.
Gilbert Bishop left this morning to
take charge of his furniture and under
taking establishment, recently pur-
chased by him of ID. S. Pease, of Hope.
Elmer E. Lewis left today noon fol
Kansas City. After few days in thai
burg he will leave for California and
Mexico, to be away until he regains
his health.
Mrs. Mott, the mother of Mrs. DIR.
HaZlett, left on t0day's noon train for
her home in GlemS Falls. New York
The Doctor accompanied her as far a.
Kansas City.
Mrs. Mary E. Culbertson expects to
start on an eastern trip next week
She will spend month in IrOnton.
Ohio, and then go to New York to visit
her daughter and granddaughter.
S. E. Booth, of Moline, Kansas.
chairman of the Industrial Reform AS
ISOLATION, is in the city today attending
the state convention of that OrgdniZa-
ton. There are two or three other
delegates here from abroad. but we did
not learn their names.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-02-16

Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-13

--Feyth, the Bridgeport safe burg
lar, says that safes should be set on
blocks and placed in a corner in such
aposition that the door will shut to-
ward the wall This makes it neces-
sary to move the safe in order to get
at the door with the wedge and jim
my, and the job is difficult and dan
gerous.
A pretty miss, not over fifteen years
Of age, set up a bootblacking stand in
Wall street, New York, one day rA
Gently, and everyone expected to see
her get large custom. but somehow
or other no man had the courage to
submit his boots to the brushes of a
maiden, and she was compelled to give
up the business.
In recently published history of
Connecticut appears description of a
grand wedding in the later colonial
days. The historian says: "On the
day after the marriage niuety-two
ladies' and gentlemen proceeded to
dance ninety-two jigs, fifty-two contra
dances. torty-tiye minuets, and seven
teen hornpipes."
We are growing old very fast,
hOratio, my son. Time is winging Us
away to our eternal home at great
rate We have scarcely recovered
rom the effects of our Fourth of July
eseoration before we have to make
preparations to contract our Christmas
headache. This is mad, mad world.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-13
READ The DEATH ROLL.

which the bills o. mortality Of any large city
may be fifty designated. ard you will find that
renal and vefical D,siadies, that 10 TO say
those that affect the kidneys or bladder, have
remarkable prominence we had almost
SAID -preponderence. Brights disease and
diabetes In the chronic stage are rarely
cured. and gravel. catarrh Of the bladder
and enuresis. Stay many. Yet at the
inactivity Of the organs involved the danger
may be nn lifted by that pleasant renal tonic
and diuretic. Hostetrer's stomach Bitfers which
organs, without oyer-excftin9 them and he
uss OF which IL convenient, and involves no
elaborate preparation. Dyspep ia, usual con-
cnnitant OF renal complaints. and debility
Dy ~ so also are constipation, ulasariaI, rheu-
maiic and nervous ailments.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-13
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

-Findlav, O., can boast of the only
mask factory in the United States This
factory shipped 10000 masks during
one month recently.
Most of the southern iron shipped
north Is carried in schooners- Cotton
manufacturers, it is said, may save
money by forwarding their products in
the same way.
Two young electricians Of Munich.
named Mestern and HeIidobler. have
invented Il sort of telephone which fixes
the spoken word on a chemically pre-
pared sheet Of paper.
Peat fiber, after being Invested of
the mud by heat aud water, is being
used for the manufacture of paper
The sweepings Of house, cebwebs and
dust ara being utilized for the same
purpose
The National Toothpick Associa-
ton. OF Milne, expects to manu- facture
enough wooden toothpicks the present
year to load i train of fifty railway
cars. The number of toothpicks to
make up that amount is placed at
5000. 900, 600 Most OF the toothpiczs
used in this country are made in Maine
An instance Of the value Of photog-
raphY in detecting the relative motion
Of stars IS given By VI. de Gutharsl.
Comparison Of 4 recent photograph
with measures recorded BY Yogel in
lS67-69 appears to show that cluster
All q. C. coatains an eleventh magRi-
tude star which has changed its posi-
ton relatively TO the other stars 10 the
extent Of IS seconds year.-BoStoa
Globe.
In MS recently published notes of Il
naturalist in South America. Mr.. John
Ball SAYS that at Toeopilla. ou the rain
less west eoass of the continent, about
latitude p degrees soath, be found
what he had often heard of. but almost
ceased to believe ina land absolutely
without any trace II vegetable life. H
could not even detect 4 liehen. although
he examined the rocks with 4 magnify
ing leus for the purpose.
1t has been asserted by physiolo-
gists Of repute that the uutritive value
of mushrooms was equal To that Of
butchers meat. This view, however, Is
not sustained BY the investigations re
Gently made in Vienna by Dr. Stromer.
who declares that fresh mushrooms dc
aos possess very valuable nutritive
properties. aud are difficult Of digestion;
that dry mushrooms are only slightly
preferable, and that both correspond
most nearly To cabbage in usefulness 81
food-N I. Ledger.
/ The production of locomotives it
Europe during the year 1886 amounted
in England to 1900; Germany, 1000
France, 1000; Belgium. 500; Austria,
400: Switzerland. 100; Italy. 20; Sweden,
so; Russia, 40, aud Holland, 20; in al
/ 400 engines. The largest works in the
world is the Baldwin Locomotive Works,
in Philadelphia. which is capable OF
turning out go per year. Borsig in
| Berlin can produce 500 in that time
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-13

FAEMrsGDALE. L. l., NY, Sept. 2, 1885.
l have been troubled for several year 8
with an affection of the nerves which no
doctor or no medicine could cure until |
tried BRASDRETHs PILLS. I would be
taken with violent gain in the middle OF
my spine, and my arms and legs would
witch violently. 1t acted something like
ST Vitus Dance, for couldn't control my
limbs. Ii would come and go once or
twice month, lasting two or three days
at time. Finally, at the beginning OF
one Of my alta ks, / took Ave BRAND
RETH's PILLS. As soon as they acted freely
l found myself almost well. So I contin-
ued taking them for month--one or two
night 1t is now year since have had
an attack, and / attribute my cure to
BRANDRETHs PILLS. FRANCES WOOD.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-01-13
A LUCKY MAN.
william Leslie wins 5000 Louisiana Lot
terry Prize.

terry fflze.
The last drawing of The Louisiana
State Lottery has rendered at least
one San Franciscan happy, and be is
william Leslie. who resides with his
family at 2,505 California street. He
Dad the good fortune to hold a one
sen'h ticket in the capital prize of
s'oVo, his share being 5000, the
money being drawn through the
Sssency of Wells, Fargo & Co., on
November I'D.
n reporter yesterday called upon
nr' Leslie, who is employed in the
SSpe-castlng department of Palmer &
Meys type foundry, at 407 Sansome
. suee'. and requested him to explain
sue circumstances that attended his
good fortune.
wen, sir" said he with smile, 81
vousnt my ticket from a fellow-labo
s ser Of mine just two days before the
a.a"ihg' paying him 81 for it. l dc
~, NV generally invest in lottery tickets,
s ssu when bought this one that won
t ,r had no idea OF the good for
June that awaited me. Imagine my
tsSb, II" rs, when, upon picking up
;n ae ohro"tcte the day after the draw
re saw that my ticket 69,36S had
noh prize. My investment was q
sOou one aud | have no reason to
complain"
What will you do with your
U .1 r asked the reporter.
10 uon't know yet, though l expect
80 INTO business for myself at an
an 4Ar' Leslie is about 35 years of age
Gtoi Industrious workman, and is well
s, re,t oy all who know him. His go, d
rl,, OF fortune has not vet c, M
vim Iely turned his head and doubtles,
'"' no. Though earning good sal
h,s az type-caster, it is likely that with
in s new'iound wealth he will engage
h. mercantile pursuits. for which lie
(CalA great liking. San Francisco
wal Chronicle. Nov. 80.