Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-29
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HlT Inc paTOcDlal SCHoO4 WIN OPN"
Sept. 9th at the building on Southslde.
ECorn cutting has commenced and
the shocks of yellow will soon garnlsh
the fields.
@A marriage license was issued 10
Mary A. Nash and Mr.. NJ. A. Howe
both of Chapman.
SThe next great meeting in Abb
lone will be the state convention of the
A.O.U. W. in October.
~Plowing for wheat is we'll under
way and DickinsOn's wheat ground
will soon be sown for another crop.
a-It is not often that two state
records are broken at single race
meeting. AbiIene's track cannot be
praised too highly.
~A marriage license was granted
to w. E. Lipscomb and Owe M. Nc
Dermott. both of Liberal, Seward Co..
Kas, by Judge Peck,
euFA strong wind from the south
west blew in a goodly number OF our
agricultural friends who were trading
with the merchants Of the Belle today.
sSyThe REFLECTOR office is the
Headquarters Of the city for handsome
Job work. No other Office has such ex-
cellent facilities or can turn out such
tine material.
EEThe st. Joseph's academy vii
open Sept. 9th for the school year.
The indications are for an increased at
tendance and more complete success
than ever before.
ESThe Abilene mile track seems
to be record breaker. We wish that
mile truck was in Salina. anu lots of
hnrsemen up this way feel the same.
-[Salina News.
sJThe sun1ower is the national
dover Of Kansas sure enough. Acres
and miles of them toss and nod in
syrry waste place and field and make (
them shine as the sun.
%The REFLECTOR Office is in
dohted 10 Mr. F. w Wright, of Ridge
township for "a fine lot OF his choice yell
los peaches of the Chalmers seedliug !
variety. This undoubtedly is the finest /
favored peach grown.
A ,I,;IJ - lV,u 7 ,,-!i
the hUme Of his grandfather, Mr.. Hum !
barger, in Newbern township, WAS !
kicked in the face by horse, the facial /
bones being broken. lie Is getting !
along nicely under DR.. Steelsmith'e /
care.
pB-Iu the announcement OF the !
Knights Templars triennial cOnclave al /
Washington, Oct. S, only four Kansas :
communicates are yet reported, Abb I;
lene being one of them. The Lexington |
Belle of the Smoky west always leads |
the procession.
rarThe Talmage base ball club |
played picked up nine of AbileDes
Tith McCloskey and Deutcher in the
team Saturday afternoon. AS the |
score stood 81 to 20 in favor of Talmage /
We are inclined to think that the Abb
iene boys did not do their best.
hRProf. J. H. Garfield, president of |
the National Educational association. |
wilt deliver the address at the opening |
OF the Dickinson county high school at
Chapman, September 3. State Super |
intendent Winans and Prof. John Mac
Donald, editor of the Western School !
Journal, will also be present.
H@W. z. Gulick is mourning over
the result of a wholesale rifiing of his
residence on circus day about l p. N.
The thieves took all his wife's and his
own jewelry cleaning everything find
able out of the house. The loss counts
up TO about $4,000. Too much care
cannot be taken at such times.
I~The Abilene Bridge Co. is fitting
UP the old Hallam lumber yard for its !
headquarters under the management of |
B. NJ. Wallace. This firm is putting
in an extensive plant for the manufac-
ture of bridges, iron-work of all kinds, |
etc, and will add a large force of |
workmen to Abilene's list of me-
chanics.
81 Tom Wilson, of the Rocky Ford.
lCosO.) Watermelon. sent number of
lucious melons to favored individuals
this morning. They were beauties and
tasted better than they looked. as The
REFLECTOR force knows by actual ex- /
pertinent. If the Rocky Ford district
ran raise such melons az this office
was fa2ared with, it deserves * De
made the capital of the Centennial
state at once.
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