Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-07-03


But WatsImiIlion beats the mush-
Rare and red and juicy-hush!"
Little green apples are here. Lit
tie, but oh my!
Picnic parties are being made up
for the Fourth of July.
DIR. WeIsher will deliver the Fourth
of July Grafton at Jewell City.
Three threshers were unloaded at
the Rock Island depot this morning.
Fourth of July goods are the most
prominent features in the store win
dows.
The alliances are busy nominating
candidates. The crop of the latter is
large.
"A marriage license was issued to
j. "A. Friedley and Louisa Ryf, both of
Elmo.
The last ten days of June were the
hottest on record, considering the time
of year.
They have gospel wagon" in
Harrington. Is it worse than the saliva
tiOn army?
1t is reported that Rev. F. M. Porch
has been elected as pastor of Luther
an church in Topeka.
The temperance people should not
neglect to select delegates for the mass
meeting at Topeka July Is.
"A camping party is being made up
to spend two weeks IN the mountains
commencing about July 18th.
There is general complaint that
this years flies have more glue on
their heels that those of last season.
The Enterprise Independent refers
to Hope as "a little town south of En-
terprise." There will be war now sure.
Reports of fine wheat continue to
pour in. Dickinson county will send
out the best grade of wheat in its his
tory.
Summer skies, campaign lies, sad
good-byes, persistent flies, white neck
ties, cherry pies-all these come in hot
Julys.
The WaterworkS company is in dis
pair because sufficient water cannot be
had and people win not stop watering
their lawns.
The Hope Dispatch has blossomed
out into an illustrated weekly and dur
ing the fair will Issue the only illus
trated daily in the United States.
Kansas City Times: The creamery
at Chapman has closed. The cows
didn't 90 on a strike, but they did
worse-they contracted the habit of
eating onions.
The remains of d. w. Engle have
been brought in from his late home and
carefully embalmed are being kept at
EicholtE's undertaking rooms until
they are shipped east.
The Ladies' Literary League and
invited guests will celebrate the Fourth
by holding picnic in j. II. Mahan's
grounds. In the evening they will
give pyrotechnic display.
The American National bank of
Salina, is the name of new banking
firm that will begin business in a few
days, having received authority to open
q National bank Herington Vlndi-
Gator.
The wheat harvest is in tull blast
now. Some wheat that was thrashed
last week, southwest of town, averaged
% bushels to the acre-the quality is
much better than last year.-[MancheS-
ter Sun.
Society item in the Hope Dispatch:
"Died, John Baxter's old mule, aged
about 80 years. She leaves partner
about 90 years old to mourn her loss.
The two mules were brought to this
country by Mr.. Baxter about twenty
five years ago.
There is probably four times the
wheat to be harvested this year that
there was last, and from appearances
it will be good quality and go, per
hsps, twenty bushels per acre. II
would seem good for the farmers tC
have some good wheat to market once
more such as they had way back In
rs and '76; and if appearances are moi
very deceiying they will be fixed thai
way this fall Harrington Times.