Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-19
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And play tennis all day long;
But she couldn't help her mother,
Cause she wasn't very strong.
"A $500 bridge is TO be built over
LYONS creek near Lexington.
-Four car loads of fat sheep are
shipped weekly from Solomon City.
Italy has sent large consignment
of her choicest weather to bless Kansas
this month.
The preparations for Christmas
exercises are in full blast in the Sun
day schools.
The rumor is revived that the Ehr-
sam machine shops at Enterprise will
remove TO Salina.
The Salina Republican comes as
usual and denies the report that 1t VIII
suspend publication.
"A marriage license was issued TO
Jerry L. Hartzell, of Abilene, and Miss
Sadie Fiscel. of Industry.
between the ''Mikad0, 'Erminie"
and calls, New Years day seems likely
to lie exceptionally lively.
-UeringtOn's manufactory project
turns out to be an attempt to secure
bicycle factory for that town.
The city schools are arranging for
unusually elaborate exercises for the
day preceding the holiday vacation.
born, to Mr.. aud Mrs. ~. Z. BiSh-
Op, "a daughter. Happiness ami good
foduue attend The little stranger 5 ar-
rival.
junction City keeps the average
high. The Pierce and Ziegler failures
THIS week were offset by the birth OF
Iriplets.
The Car famine continues to bother
the Dickinson county grain dealers
Raising big crops seems to have some
disadvantages.
The new lodge of wOrAmen al
Manchester, organized Tuesday night
has twenty four members. j. Z. Ser
Der is master workman.
An exchange says that things art
decidedly panicky in Salina. There are
rumors of failures among her bushes:
houses soon to take place, and everyone
Is worried.
1t is announced by the governO
tia. llo more members will be received
al Lie Western Branch National Mill
tnry nome al Il -avenHUrtn until fur
Jilcr notice.
On Dec. 23d the Presby terial
church will commence revival services
Prof. and Mrs Towner, the musicians
and DIR. McClung, of Junction City
viii be the leaders.
The Republican says that the en-
ployees of the old Daily Gazette hav
gitnishecd the Salina stock to get thei
wages and that ". Il Bushlry, the fore
MN, has the claims il his hands.
Two Abilene kids were taken il
bv Sheriff Nall this morning on sus
piciun of having completely in tn
Enterprise burglary but were dis
missed, there being 10 evidence agains
them.
u. Z. Henry is doing tie whea
king act in Colorado now. The Sterl
ing Advocate says: Superintendent
liarbottle Informs us that he la
thirteen teams blowing in Hon. /. c
IIeury's 1000 acre wheat field.
The pension records show the in
suance of pension last Saturday I
Mrs. Hector Myers, whose late husban
Was Injured in the rebellion. An in
crease of pension was given to (
Suoneking on account of growing disa
bIitv. Both were well deserved.
The following executive commItte
of The married peoples club has bee
appointed: j. d. McMaster, w. L
Gulick, T. Z. Curtis. NJ. Z. Landi;
Tue next social dance of the club wi
be held on the evening of Dec. 27tf
\ measurable evening may be expected
a correspondent calls our attentio
To the fact that our informant of Satul
day WAS wrong in stating that Freddi
Hanson, of Enterprise, hurt his leg O
thc CARS. The amputatioH was mad
necessary by the rOtting of the bone o
account of an injury received som
months ago
Lexington Times: Messrs. Nicklt
s. runkin who had their safe broke
into at Hope last week and lot {
valuable papers taken away, were luck
enough 10 ind the whole bunch on til
prairie near by the place where Il
horse was found. So the scsmps on
got away with about twenty dollars
cash and few cheap store goods aft,
all.
-Abilene's business men are amor
the most substantial in the state. tt
two bank failures should really
counted as one, since the first was Il
Immediate cause of the other. 1t
for the city's interest in the end that
square back down took place as Il
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