Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-08-01
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

bleedin' rain,
And the bloomin', bloody sparrow went UP the
bleein spout again.
@Now the campaign will open in
earnest.
~The Rock Island pay car leaves
$4,000 per month at Harrington. SO
says the Tribune.
gPlowing is going on in many
parts of the county. a large acreage
of wheat will be put in
@The Smoky Hill river is at high
water mark again, the heavy rains OF
the past week having raised it.
~Abilene's driving park and track
is attracting large number Of citizens
from all parts of the state.
s|For the convenience Of our
readers We give the Missouri Pacific
time table at Lexington; it will be
found in the proper column.
gThe week from the 18th to 2lth
of August will be a lively one in Abb
lene. The races and circus will both
occupy considerable attention.
EEEThe REFLECTOR's suggestion
that a Golden Belt exposition be held
this fall is meeting with considerable
favor among the papers of central
Kansas.
BGrA Strong City farmer, poor and
hard-working, fell heir to S25O,OOO
most of it in government bonds. He
has more friends than he knows what
to do with.
EaSome injury from sprouting to
wheat and oats in the shock is re-
ported; but the crops were so generally
in the stack before the rain that little
damage was done.
REThe Abilene Juniors will come
out in a few days in white suits with
red caps, belts and stockings, and will
be prepared to handle any club of their
size in central Kansas.
E@The school board of Hope has
engaged Mr.. J. G. Wine, of Dillon, as
principal for the coming term. Mr..
Wine is an alert and energetic teacher
and will make a success.
EgThe Solomon republican Third
district convention will be held Satur-
day, Sept. 9TH; the Abilene county
convention Monday, Sept. I'd. Read
the call in another column.
Ea~A note from prominent farmer
OF south Dickinson says: The corn
crop is assured, grumblers dead or
have changed their tactics" That
seems to be about the size Of it.
RGy-The Detroit school board has en-
gagged MI. II. N. Light as principal
and Miss Jenner, Of Ottawa, as assist
ans. Mr.. Light is first-class instruc-
tor and will do good work at Detroit.
BB~The Chapman Courier is to try
the doubtful eXp1dient of publishing a |
deSd beat list next week. johnnie, |
get your gum" you will need it by the |
time the irate subscribers pounce upon
your saDctum.
B9@An exchange, in answer to q |
card from a subscriber stating that he |
wished his paper discontinued as it
had become so dry, replied that ii |
might be dry, but there was considera-
bic dew (duel on it.
egThe trees in many parts Of the |
city grow too low over the sidewalks
and should be trimmed up higher |
Abilene's residence streets are getting
to be so forest-like that care must be |
taken to keep the trees trimmed prop
erly.
yProf. Collins who was elected |
principal of the Solomon schools has |
resigned and w. w. Reed, of Nicker-
son, has been elected to fill his place.
Miss Caddie Eveleigh, of Junction |
City, has been engaged to take charge |
of the third grade.
SJohn Engle is gradually getting |
the young people of Chapman educated |
up to the proper standard. He says that
in his town, "a society of six girls has
resolved not to kiss the lips Of, or sit |
on the lap of, or get in hammock |
with any young man who smokes,
chews or drinks"
R3~We wonder if the ''disguSted re-
publican" who contributes the column
of attempted political talk to the News
this week takes any credit to. himself |
for prophecies which he puts forth
several months after the events have |
taken place. Most of us could do a
good job at prophecy on those terms.
B4~It was currently reported in |
Hope, Monday, that Reynolds, the I
murderer of young Duggan, died in the
penitentiary last week.-[H Harrington
Times.
There is nothing known here of such
a report, and as Reynolds was all right
when the sheriff visited the peniten-
tiary short time ago the rumor is
probably unfounded.
R1rHope Herald: The barn of Jno.
F. Rumold, who lives six miles south
west of Hope, was struck by lightning
Monday evening during the storm, and
a valuable COW was killed. Two calves