Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-23
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
b@The Sons of Veterans band Il
practicing for Memorial day.

Shockey q Snlder'S.
gThe African Methodist society
has organized a Sunday school to be
held in the church on North Broadway.
BSeveral large holes adorn West
Second street, the earth having caved
In over the waterworks connection with
the creek.
The Quick Meal gasoline stove
handled by Shockey & Snider for four
years has never failed to give satisfac-
ton. 31-tf
sgSix hundred and seven cars
loaded with agricultural produce have
been shipped from Chapman since July,
1883.
gHope Dispatch: A son of Repre-
sentative ]. w. Gibson has received an
appointment in the railway mail SER
vice.
gJohn Preston Campbell will de-
liver the Grafton at Hope on Memorial
day. Hon. j. R Burton will speak at
Clay Center.
Lebold, Fisher s. Co., have section
of pasture land in North Dickinson to
rent cheap. Good fence and plenty of
water. oO5&36-u
H-Herington has a city debt of
$35, 200 in bonds and total script
issued of $49, 900. Harrington is getting
along fast.
R9The Solomon school board has
engaged Prof. j. H. Collins, of Florence,
as principal of the Solomon schools for
the coming year.
The Eli riding plows at Shockey s.
Snider's. Farmers, look at them be-
fore purchasing. The Improved Buck
eye churn sold by Shockey & Snider is
veritable boon to butter makers. 1t
is uuexcelled for butter-making, at
Shockey & Snider's.
IgThe Enterprise Independent
mixed up the account of the Hayes
township shooting and had the wrong
man do the revolver act.
gLarge amounts of fish have been
captured in the old river beds along
the Smoky Hill during the high water.
One party caught 200 pounds Saturday.
R1The quarterly examination of
the county treasury was made this
afternoon by Probate Judge Peck,
James McNaspy and T. c. Tiff. Of
course they found everything all right.
Just received the finest assortment
of hats ever brought to the city, rang
ing in price from IS cents to $40, at
Mrs. Gels. 15-2&39-1
gAnother case of unlawful intox-
ication' was discovered Saturday
evening by Marshal Cooper and the
chief actor therein, n. Koby, spent
Sunday in Jail. This morning he was
fined 1880.
RRThe arc light in Gleissner's is a
sample of what that kind of light may
do in the way of Illuminating store,
and its brilliant glare makes the other
business houses look almost dark by
comparison.
sgCongressman John A. Anderson
left yesterday for Washington and the
Abilene patriots who have been max
ing pilgrimages to Manhattan with
alarming regularity may hereafter save
their railroad fare and put it into
postage.
Ia Abilene is making preparations
to celebrate the 4th of July. What is
the matter with Enterprisep Can't we
make the eagle scream down here just
as well as Observation-Disclosures.
You had better come to Abilene and
help swell the general chorus than
have little one.horse scream all by
yourself.
settle sef-constituted apostle of
irreproachable diction, the News, says
in double loaded brag, 1--WE this
week enlarge our addition" It's dol
lars to coat buttons that Strother does
not know what is wrong with the ex-
preston yet. He should thoroughly
master the dictionary before attempt
ing to regulate the grammar and rhet-
ORIG of the world.
H9Speaking of the State fair to be
held at Topeka this fall, the State
Journal says: "We want Dickinson
county to send up some of her old
fashioned 1S-foot stalks of corn to the
fair this year." No doubt but what
she will do it. The present prospects
are that Dickinson county's corn will
be SO large as to require a wood-chop-
per's outfit to cut down the stalks.
Shockey s. Snider's is the place to
get garden seeds. Call quick before
their stock is gone.
IFSolomon Sentinel: Our Abilene
exchanges notify US that we were mis-
informed last week about John Dun
lazy being candidate for the office of
sheriff of Dickinson county. We are
as pleased to know that Mr.. Duulavy
does not intend antagonizing the pres
emit sheriff, d. w. NALL, for second