Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-07-19
CITY AND COUNTY.
The Rock Island promises to erect an
elevator at WOodbine soon-

The Rock Island promises 10 erect a
elevator at Woodbine soon-
EFT. Chaffe, of Lyon township, ha
received commission as justice of tn
peace.
Eight hundred L. S. soldiers campeC
on Lyons creek near WoOdbine owe
Sunday.
Chapman will have bond election
to provide for an addition to the schoo
building.
DR.. Goblin, president of Baker Uni
versity, lectures before the teachers
Thursday evening.
Nine pupils graduated and received
diplomas from the common schools Of
Saline county this year.
DR.. CriSe. formerly of Abilene, is
favorably mentioned for mayor Of Man,
haitian, his present home.
Remember he Y. VI. e. y. meeting
at the opera house Sunday night.
Prnjpcnt speakers viii be present
csn.stg Superintendent Ford is ex-
ceedingIy bnsy attending to normal i'll
stitute matters, settling with district
officers, etc.
A Prohibition mass meeting will be
held at the Free Methodist church,
conner of Seventh and Mulberry, i'll our
city, on Tuesday, July "a.
The Rock Island will erect a large
elevator just west of the passenger
depot in this city. Grain shippers will
be much accommodated thereby.
Editor Green evidently took in the
Fourth of July dance. He announces
editOria!ly that the girl who dances
eighteen wa!tzeS travels about fourteen
miles.
Now we are getting there. Red
white and blue ties, handkerchiefs and
hat-bands have made their appearance
and are taking like hot cakes. Good
bye, bandannas.
The Sun says that some of the Man
chester citizens are discussing the feaS-
Utility of organizing an Agricultural
society for the purpose of having fair
this fall in that city.
The Topeka Capital write-up calls
the REFLECTOR "a sterling Republican
paper, land says "Mr. Richard lVaring,
the business manager, is making a de-
served success of it,"
George Rowland, who was arrested
last week on an old charge Of seduction,
gave bonds yesterday evening for ap-
pearance at the next term of court and
was released from custody.
The Salina Republican has changed
hands, having been purchased for
SIS ,O00 by Messrs. J. L. Brady and A.
G.. Welsher. The general makeup and
notifies will remain as at present.
We are reliably informed that Mr.
Herman Meyer will again ask the suf-
frage of.the people for the position of
clerk of the district court. We believe
Nr. Never to be an honorable and COM
petent gentIeman.-[Chapm Courier.
Several parties from near Abilene
were here a few days ago looking for a
horse thief. Accompanied by Marshal
Houser and Jno. May the party traced
their man to Enterprise, where they
found him, but not with the horse they
sought Hope Herald.
George Middleton, prosperous
farmer from Woodbine, came in this
morning and paid years subscription
to the REFLEeToR, Such men as
George make the heart of the poor
printer glad. Come again George.
This Thursday, July 10, the Repub-
licans of the county will meet in the
various townships to choose delegates
to the State convention at Topeka.
The county convention meets at Abb
lene July 81 and the State convention
meets at Topeka July 25.
DR.. Osborne, Of Bennington, is in
the city, the guest of DE-. C. H. Oak
wood. DR.. Osborne is accompanied by
his son who is being treated by DR..
Oakwood for a disease of the eyes.
DIR. o. is becoming quite noted for his
surgical and medicals skill. 49,
Prof. Blake, the Kansas Farmers
weather prophet, says that Kansas will
have considerable rain the first half of
August. Regarding July weather he
says: 1.-THE temperature for July and
August this year should be pretty hot,
and would be if it were to be drys but
as there is to be considerable cloudiness,
and rain this summer, we do not pre-
dict much excessive hot weather ex-
cept for the last half of July.
Mrs. Allen Returns.
N-s w Allan roturned Monday