Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-12
RECENT REFLECTIONS.


Ex-Governor Humphrey has ap-
pointed E. l.. Sawyer, of Manchester
notary public.
EA marriage license was issued 10
Simon Thrush and Martha Scott, both
ofNeV Chillicothe.
E@AbIlene's fire boys will walk
away with a good string of prizes at
the Ottawa tournament.
e~Work on the new creamery al
Hope, to take the place of the one
burned, is well under way.
~One and one-thiTd fare for the
round trip to the Hope fair Sept. 24-Z'
is advertised by the railroads.
@The evenings are growinglonger'
and the need of a good paper, the RE-
FLECroR, is growing stronger.
R@There is little doing in the stock
market except as cattle and hogs are
being shipped in for feeding purposes
@A fine string Of horses from To-
peka, ten in number, have come IN 10
be trained on the Abilene track through
the fall.
LSPOur best house wives have been
deeply engaged with family jars the
past fortnight; they do not deny the
impeachment.
nT Wheat is coming into market
quite freely and the loan agents COM
plain that there is.little call for money
by borrowers.
ESIt is rumored that the Union Pa
cific is soon to add a dining car service
to the Kansas division, doing away
with eating houses.
@~The meeting OF the state board
of pharmacy concluded today and the
applicants left for home, having I'M
ished the difficult examinations.
RS- Travellers on the Rock Island
claim that the engines on tue Sallna
branch do more footing to the square
mile than those of any road on the face
of the earth.
gThe painters are rapidly COM
pleting the adornments of the outside
of the Case Bishop store and the paper
hangers are doing some fine work on
the walls inside.
E@ Kansas City parties have rented
privileges Of Mr.. Hanovan and are now
in the city preparing for 1900 sheep
that will be shipped here from Dakota
to feed. Hope Dispatch.
pgg@rhe Talmage-Abilene base ball
game resulted disastrOuSly to the visi-
tors, the score standing 80 to 4 III favor
of the home team. The boys, however,
had good time and enjoyed the con-
test.
rJ-Speaking of the republican NOM
fnees the Harrington Times wisely says:
Taken together no stronger ticket
was ever placed before our people and
it will be elected by rOusing major
ity."
gThe Geo. 5. Linscott string OF
flyers WAS started to-day for Wichita to
Ire in attendance on the Horse Breeders
association meeting. They go thence
10 the state fair at Topeka, then nome
to uoltOn.
E4-ICis Grandpa Wellman now, a
bouncing boy having been born al his
home last night TO his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Ii. A. Wellman, whose homie is IL
Iiove county aud vino has been visiting
heIe Tor several weeks.
R5-Tnc reason the REFLECTOR re-
porter was smoking % cent cigars this
afternoon WAS because Sheriff NdiIi
was so much pleased over the arrival
of bouncing boy at his home. Dave
will make him deputy after NOV. 9th.
Esy@The Catholic social and fair held
last evening in the Hodge room was
SUCCESS i'll spite of the bad weather.
The ladies Melted a good sum for The
college and all present enjoyed the
eatableS and the excellent literary pro-
gram.
@-Some chump must be at the head
of the Kansas City Globe judging from
the breaks it is making nowadays.
Yesterday it asserted with much sol
emnity that Dickinson county has not
had sheriff's sale for twelve months.
The GLOBE must think We have a veri-
table Eden up here.
EOur judgment is that our republic
can friends last Saturday placed il
nomination for the respective offices to
which they aspire, a set of men who
will win. We predict republican ma
jority of about 500 to 1000 votes fer
these nominees, depending somewhat
upon the, character of the democratic
candidates. Chapman Courier.
EETwo handsome windows for the
Mt. st. Joseph's college building were
received today by Hallsm 81 Parker.
One which will be used to place above
the main entrance is particularly ele-
CANT and was donated by Hallam and
Kirby. 1t cost nearly $50. The col
laoe will omen for the school wear next