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

No matter how 'fast" you may be
Nor how much to fun you're inclined,
Your debts are dead sure TO catch you at last.
Though each day they are farther behind.
The Salina electric light plant has
been sold to eastern parties.
MIR. R. F. Russell has received a
Canada patent for his Concord hame
clip.
The new creamery started its fires
this morning and will soon be in full
blast.
One of the poorest prizes to be
drawn in the gift enterprise of life is
the gift of CAB.
-Abilene's marshal made prOmi-
nent citizen take out building permit
in order to put up chicken coop this
morning.
Abilene has less social and literary
clubs than any city in Kansas. Her
people are too generally companionable
and social.
We Judge from the Harrington
Times that either Squire Davidson or
Prof, Jewett has been having a con-
yersation with Editor Crazy.
If the condition Of the postofice
room is any criterion, the republican is
| the cleanest administration that has
been given this country for some time.
Sam Cooper thought he had had
two young horses stolen last night, but
they were found this morning, having
only strayed. People are more honest
than Sam gave them credit for being.
"A select company of married peo-
PIE will hold social dance in ArmOry
hall on the evening of Dec. 18th. We
understand that it is likely that social
dance club for the winter will be or
ganized.
Some magnificent potatoes raised
by A. l.. Hollinger, of Liberty town
ship, were left at the REFLECTOR office
Saturday evening. If you want to see
what Kansas can do on potatoes, come
in and look at them.
The boys are little shy about say
ing much concerning the Brady Harvey
libel suit as the doughty old governor
has expressed his intention to prosecute
every mothers son who insinuates any
evil regarding him or his'n.
Two boys named Fritz and Davis
were somewhat injured at the central
school yard during the morning recess
The boys were jumping with weights
when the appliances flew out of theil
hands and struck the lads named.
= The Kansas City Globe and Jour
nal will send out special trains over The
Santa Fe Sunday. This special tran
business is becoming alarming. Al
the Kansas City papers had better
unite and send out one every morning
The daily runaway on the street
car line took place about o'clock, thu
gray horse attached to car No. 2 skip
ping out when on Buckeye near Fourth
and smashing himself up generally
The quadruped was caught on south
side.
The burning of corn, as is done by
many Dickinson county farmers, looks
wicked when it is remembered that il
some parts of the west food is almost
unobtainable, but with corn at the
present prices it is about as cheap al
coal.
The farmers alliances of the
county are considering the wholesale
cooperative purchasing of their sup
plies. The present proposition is tt
get them from Wichita, there being
agents of the alliance there who car
give them low prices.
The Salina Sun has information
that j. w. Hart and G. w. c. Rohrel
are going to resurrect the Daily Gazette
in that city and run it on economical
principles. The fact that the gentle
men were in Shlina together looks
suspicious in the Suns eyes.
The ringing resolutions of the
Southwest Sunday school association
speak with no uncertain sound regard
ing the sentiment of the christian peo-
| pie of Dickinson county on the subject
of resubmissiOn. The sentiment of our
people is one of high moral plane and
there is no encouragement given to
bringing back the reign Of sorrow.
One of the county officials in buy
ing cobs yesterday was afraid that he
would not get his moneys worth and
in ,buying the load, specified that he
should have 500 pounds. When that
weight was delivered and be found
that he had about three fourths of a
load he was somewhat disguised with
himself as bargain maker.
Harrington Times: Hon. John
Johntz was elected receiver by the
creditors of the L"bOld & Fisher bank
at their meeting Lust week. Should
times continue To get better and any
thing like reasonable values be realized