Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-12-05
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Now Heres pretty hoW-dye-do."
The new creamery will be put in
operation next Monday, if nothing pre-
vents.
-Rumors of important changes In
business ownerships are current on the
street.
-Gentlemen will not and others
must not disfgure the walls OF the post
Office lobby.
"A marriage license was issued 10
John Armstrong and Miss Ida Hart
man of Newbern.
Professional safe blowers operated
at Mcpherson night before last. They
only got $50 and some postage stamps.
Mrs. Whitney pleasantly enter
tanned her Sunday school class at her
home on East Fifth street Saturday
night.
"A strong effort will be made to
save many young men during the re-
viyal services which have just been
begun.
The local weather indications are
for Kansas: Fair, except III eastern
portion; light rain; lower temperature;
northerly winds.
The Masonic lodge is preparing for
a grand public installation and supper
for the members of the order and their
wives, Dec. Goth.
Over $1,000, 900 will have been
spent in improving Ft. Riley by 1897.
Junction City may well be proud of her
proximity to the Fort.
w. A. Best, conductor of one OF
Shipe's vestibuled trains, hurt his foot
Yesterday afternoon and his train was
laid off until he RECEIVERS.
F. V. Close shipped fine Poland
China pig to Morganville yesterday.
Dickinson county has reputation for
fine-bred pigs as well as horses.
Marriage licenses were granted to
J. Ii. Lenhart, Navarro, and Emma K.
Fiss, Hope; also to Samuel Bennison
and Ella Aker, both of Abilene.
The flag on the central building at
tracts much attention from passengers
on the Union Pacific, who think Abb
lene must be the capital Of something
or other.
1t was A. l.. Russell, and not J.
A, who had family dinner party on
Thanksgiving day; the latter enter
tanned his relatives at birthday din
her yesterday.
"A marriage license was granted to
Chas. D. Lee, of Madrid, Neb., and
Eliza Baker, of Chapman, a daughter
of Silas Baker a prominent farmer OF
Hayes township.
Rev j. A. Bright, the Woodworking
secretary of the state Sunday school
association, has been in the city since
Thursday spending few days i'll rest
ing from his aTduous labors.
Revival services are being held in !
the Evangelical church on East Fifth |
street, conducted by Rev. NJ. q. PlatZ. |
A good attendance is reported and |
much interest is being awakened.
"A lady on Fourth street yesterday |
found live clam about two inches long
and one and one-half inches wide in
the gizzard Of duck which she was
dressing for Thanksgiving dinner.
The new gas we'll in East Abilene
Is down over 100 feet and will be rap
idly put lower. A twelve-inch hole is
being bored, fact which will allow of
putting it down to 1900 feet if neces-
sary.
The creamery will soon be i'll CON-
plete running order. 1t will bring a
large number of farmers to the city
daily and pay out considerable cold
cash for milk, both of which operations
will help the city greatly.
One of Abilene's young married
men who did his first turkey carving
act yesterday is said to have offered his
most devout thanks that there were
only a limited number of guests pres
ent to witness the obsequies.
An effort will be made next month
to secure pardon for Dennis Jones,
the bigamist convicted here last Feb
ruary and now serving q term in the
pen. The probabilities are that his
name will continue to be Dennis.
j. C. Union: 1t comes with as
surances of being fact that $40, 900 OF
che S75, 900 which J. r. Burton is re-
ported to have made this year, were
brought home in that special train that
recently carried the gentleman from
Denver to Abilene.
The REFLECTOR gives thanks for
a year Of unexampled prosperity. With
each successive issue our friends and
supporters have increased in numbers
and several hundred more names adorn
our lists than did one year ago. We
appreciate the favors extended to us
and give thanks heartily.