Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-14
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Quick give it mel open it,
Anticipating something fine;
oh heaven!-pardon me the word
1t is-a comic valentine.
Go to Hill s. Sons for your grass
seeds.
ETHerbie Peters is the new mes
senger boy at the Western Union tele'
graph Office.
S@Mrs. Z. L. Hess and the children
are, we are glad to learn, recovering
from their illness.
U'A fool and his money are soon
parted''-when investments are made
in comic valentines.
EgCounty Attorney Biting has a
handsome new sign in front of his office
in the Hodge block.
R~Seyeral of the CROSSINGS over the
railroads in the city are in bad condi-
ton. The carriage ways need building
up little.
RSThe latest novelty in the way of
edibles is ''pikels," advertised in glar-
ing letters in front of oneIof Abilene's
grocery stores.
BThe city council meets again Fri
day night in the city hall to consider
the new ordinance and other matters
of interest to the city.
RgL. B. Johns shipped ten fine
vehicles to Manitou Springs, Colorado,
today. They will be used in one of
the large livery stables there.
h%The children of Mr.. and Mrs.
John j. Cooper, who have been seri-
ously i'll, are convalescent and will
soon be in usual health once more.
k@L. b Johns reports trade extra
good. Orders are coming in daily
from all parts of the West. He
expects to be working full force by
April 1st at the latest.
@County Surveyor Romig was en-
gagged this afternoon in taking the vari-
alton of the compass needle for the
meridian of Abilene as he is required
to do four times a year.
s0rJ. C. Roger rejoiceth over the
addition of daughter to his family.
The only thing that annOys him is that
the Few conner is not a boy so that he
can help sell real estate.
HHay is coming in rapidly. Half
a dozen loads may be seen almost any
afternoon standing on the streets |
awaiting buyers. The prices are low,
being ftom S3..5 to $3.50 ton.
sgRaces take place at the Driving |
Park almost every day between the |
flyers being stabbed in the city and
trained on Abilene's first-class track. |
A quarter-mile running race for SO
interested the boys Saturday evening. |
HThe following marriage licenses
were issued Tuesday by the probate
Judge: Charles Arthur and Evaline
Buchanan, both of Hope; NJ. p. Shearer
and Hattie Roland, of Abilene; Eman-
uel Hoffman and Victoria Hartzell, of |
Detroit.
9Elmer Brewer, Junior partner OF |
the firm of Finley Il Brewer, is the |
happy father of a fine girl-the first in
the family. Customers of the firm say
that he is giving goods away on the
strength of his title, papa" of which
he is very proud, All doing well.
@The REFLECTOR will give next
week letter from Japan, written for
this paper by Captain William Waring,
an English sea captain who has cruised
in Oriental waters for ten years, who
is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society and is familiar with life in all
parts of the world. His description of
Japan and the japanese will be well
worth reading.
B1~The GROWERS and winners of
Abilene make us weary. When man
has nothing better to do than stand on
the street corners of his home town
and rail about her poverty, prophesy a
dismal future and complain of the
mistakes made in the past, it is time to
invite him to take up his residence
elsewhere. Abilene has nothing to
worry about. She has been prodigal
in the past and careful, economical
management is necessary at present.
Blu. she has railroads, wealth, rich
surrounding country and, indeed, more
assets than she ever had before in her
history and with her many advantages
has nothing to fear.
REDighton Republican: We see our
old-time friend, I. Little, is out for the
postoffice at Leoti. We have known
him for eighteen years, and he is true
blue Republican, who can always be
found on the right side of the fence.
He has always been active in the sup
port of Leoti and the Republican party;
he has turned as many acres of govern
ment land into taxable property as any
man in Wichita county; he has shown
his faith in his town and county by
building a substantial home; and he
deserves the Office.
Mr.. Titles many friends in Abilene