Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-03

When summers skies are arching DER,
Wen gayly HE away once more
Unto the Smoky Hills long shore,
Where Joy our care Cffhces.
From point to point wen gayly skim
With batting suits both briet and trim.
Wen spend tile summer sin the swim"
Enjoying divers places.
April FOOLS day has become goot
deal of chestnut.
-Shut-the-dOor" signs are getting
frayed at the edges.
"A w. r. G. with large mem Der
ship has been organized at Harrington.
John B. Flack is selling out and
will leave Enterprise for pastures new.
About 4 800 sheep have been added
recently to the Solomon sheep rancho.
"A regular inspection of the fire de-
partment's apparatus would seem to be
desirable thing.
The G. A. r. Boys are busily ar
ranging for their celebration of Lees
surrender, April 9th.
The Johns carriage works are run
ming right along and an encouraging
spring trade is reported.
Two buggies had wheels torn off
by street-car tracks Saturday. More
care should be taken by drivers.
The cyclones seem to have a par
TALLY for the east this year. We hope
they will not change their opinion.
Peter Marx shipped four cars of
cattle and one of hogs last evening,
the stock being bought of John Hoover.
"A handsome traction engine was
unloaded this morning by Mr.. Cooley,
who takes it up Mud creek to his farm.
The county commissioners ad.
journed without transacting any I'M
portanu business beyond the poor farm
matter.
-Shockey & Snider have bought the
hardware store at Hope recently sold
by Peters & Co. to the Martin Hard
ware Co.
The Harrington Vindicator refers
to ''raw oars" being admitted free of
duty. They are probably foated
across the Rio Grande.
Geo. Niles lost some fine carriages
in the fire yesterday but the Star livery
is stocked new and able to turn out
the finest rigs in the city yet.
The State Sunday School union
will be twenty-five years old on May
22d, and it will celebrate its quarter
centennial at Hutchinson on that date
The home of Sam Cooper was
frightened by the arrival of hand
some daughter Sunday night. Sans |
only regret is that she is not old enough |
to vote.
The Manchester Sun sums up the |
whole situation in these words: "What |
Kansas wants is more consumers and /
not producers. She has enough of the
latter"
John B. Baxter, the tall war-horse
of Holland township, was in the city. |
1t worried John considerably to see an
election going on and he not have an
opportunity to take hand at it.
We are informed that John Davis |
lectures before the alliances in virtue
of being a lecturer of the Knights of
Labor but is not admitted to the
alliance or its meetings as he cannot be
a member of the order.
The Herington Mill and Grain
Company, of Dickinson county, fled
charter yesterday. Directors: A. ].
Campbell, 7. Z. Munsell, George G.
Calkins, D. w. Burt, George S. Hart,
Lexington. Capital stock, 81, 600.
The county commissioners found
everything at the poor farm in tip-top
order and concluded to retain Mr.. w.
L. Thayer as superintendent, which
was done. Mr.. I. has made a good
superintendent and will continue to
look after the farm well.
Solomon Sentinel: DR.. a. Lewis
was the recipient of nearly five thous-
and dollars from Uncle Sam, last week.
A rebel fred at the doctor during the
late unpleasantness, his aim was so
true that ever since the doctor has had
a wound to remind him thereof.
The sixth annual convention of
the Dickinson county Sunday School
association will be held in the NJ. E.
church in Solomon City, Wednesday
and Thursday, April 9th and 10th,
1890, commencing at 10 a. m. on the
first day. Each school is entitled to
three delegates.