Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-06-20
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s@SaIine county will have fair in
October.
Mason's fruit jars, pints, quarts and
one-half gallons, at Shane & Emig's.
41-4&26-1
BgMr. Wilson Dairy, well-known in
South Dickinson, died at Geneseo this
week, aged % years.
eEThe SaIina Journal says that
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Antrim, formerly
of this county, will visit Europe this
summer.
~Abilene thinks more of harvest
ing the immense crops of grain with
which Dickinson county is blessed than
of burning gunpowder.
For fly nets of all kinds and styles
go to q. f. WoIleys, next door to
postoffice, Abilene.
eta telegram received by NJ. W.
Plum this morning from Green Castle,
Pa, announced the death at that place
of his father-in-law, Mr.. Kelsey, last
evening.
The Quick Meal gasoline stove
handled by Shockey & Snider for four
years has never failed to give satisfac-
ton. 3l-tf
@-The busiest men in town are the
implement dealers. They can hardly
put harvesters together fast enough for
their customers.
A. T. Hart sells the standard Ran
dolph header, the best, cheapest and
most durable in the market.
Bag Enterprise has let the contract
for its waterwOrks plant to a home
firm, the Ehrsam Machine Co. That
is good sense as well as good policy.
R@rThe Chapman Courier criticises
contemporaries proof-reading and in
the same sentence has grammatical"
Throwing stones at ones neighbors is
good job to let out.
sS-Solomon City will have Fourth.
of July celebration with all the accom-
paniments. A fremen's tournament is
to be one of the features. Abilene's
citizens will help swell the crowd.
There is no harvesting machine that
compares with the Randolph header;
it is always to be depended upon to do
good work. A. F. Hart sells it.
1rMr. Lou Teeters left at this office
today a magnificent specimen of oats,
of the Welcome variety. The stalks
stand full six feet in height and are
heavily laden with grain. Mr.. T. is a
frst-class farmer and knows how to
raise big crops.
For light and heavy harness go to |
Worley's, next door to postoffice.
@The county commissioners have
let the contract to NJ. Sweitzer to build
stone arch bridge, 80 feet span, over
SwensOn creek for $500; also for
bridge over Deadman's hollow. near
Chapman, for $780,
Go to A. F. Harris and look at the
Randolph header; he has the latest i'm
proved make. 1913
IrG. D. Keifer, of the county clerks
Office, is deservedly proud of the record
of his last winters pupils in district %,
Buckeye township. Seven who took
examination for entrance to the county ;
high school averaged SO per cent.
Shockey & Snider have the Cassadav {
plow fer sale. They also keep a full 1
line of repairs. t
ma The South District Sunday
school convention of the Kansas con- [
ference of the United Brethren church. t
will be held at Detroit, Kansas. on /
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. t
June %, % and %. T
HRHerington Tribune: Quite a
novel race took place Tuesday between a
two ponies belonging to L. Hardmau :
and j. B. Moffitt. The distance was L
eight miles on the road east of town.
lour miles and return, winner to take {
both horses. Neither of the horses be- U
ing in training it was not expected that
they would make a very interesting 81
race, but they showed considerable y
speed and bottom, running the eight IL
niles out in 26 minutes. ID
Now is the time wnen fly nets are "
lot luxury but necessity. Remem- "
Der that G. F. Worley keeps the largest IL
md best assortment in the city. az
@rHope Dispatch: The young man
Sears, who stabbed John Bruce down !"
n Marion county lately and killed him. 'u
vas acquitted and has returned home. J"
diss Bruce, sister of the dead man. ties. "
flied that her brother said he would 81
ill Sears if he did not take back what
10 bad said, and it was believed the
ct in self-defense was justifable. 10,
sSThe county commissioners de-
erve credit for their bridge contracts. II
hey have ordered good, substantial -
tone structures and have let the CON. "
ract to home parties. The work. if al;
one well, is done for all time and the pa
honey is retained at home. Such ar. ret