Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-16

Betoken influenza.
New bananas are in the market.
State Supt. Winans will lecture at
Solomon on the oath.
The sheriff has appointed A. Sew
eli one Of his deputies.
The SONS Of veterans will form an
organization at Solomon.
Over 500 children are out of school
sa account of the measles.
Seventy degrees in the shade is not
bad for blizzard Kansas"
A broom factory is in operation on
the farm of Hon. 81. Flora in Flora
township.
strawberries, 81 per box, are sold
IL Kansas City. Only editors can
afford them.
The state G.. A. r. encampment
viii meet ia Salina Jan. 2Sth. One
fare for round trip.
-Saliua seems as much afflicted
with fire rs Wichita is with resubmis-
sion. One Is about as bad as the other.
fine county commissioners find
many dissatisfied man, but they settle
matters with all satisfactorily at last.
The Butter and Cheese association
which met at Junction this week voted
10 unite with the State Dairy associa-
tiun.
With goodness people are replete,
10 trying times like these; for nearly
every man you meet is down upon his
sneeZe.
-RObt. henderson, straight repub-
ican and gallant soldier, has walked
of with the honors of the Junction
City pOstmastership.
Speaking Of the Gazette purchase
the Hops Dispatch says: The plant
SHs = good one and will make the RE-
TLEcToK plant one Of the best in the
state"
the Rocky Ford Watermelon
Gays that T. q. Henry has completed
arrangements for another ditch through
the Arkansas valley, Colorado, 100
miles long and fifty feet wide
We all have our sources of sorrow
and yet our sadness is never so deep
nor profound, nor can we e'er feel quite
such awful regret as the boy with
sled and no snow on the ground.
Council Grove Guard: A Kansas
Ran gets s25 from the east as premi-
I'm offered by seed-man for the best
sample Of corn. What Kansas man
won't take is hardly worth having,
Sing song Of rainy days, city full
Vt Slop; wonder if this drasted damp is
ever going to stop. Got the influenza,
loo, awful times are these, wading
through the slush and stopping now
And then TO sneeze.
The final action of Geo. A. Rogers
bond IS receiver of the First National
has not yet been taken. There is a
saying about "slow as cold molasSes;"
slow as Washington officials would lie
mole to the point.
Harrington Times: Miss Fltrs
HcDaniels, Of Chicago, who with her
parents has been visiting the family OF
John CONDOR. of this place, for the
week past, died of consumption yeste.-
day morning at o'clock.
We regret to learn that Squire A.
n. German, candidate for commits
sioner from the Third district last fall
and one of Dickinson's oldest residents,
is lying ill at his home northwest of
che city and is likely to live but short
time.
VIM. Ramsey, of Solomon, was al
printed one Of the executive committee
of the state stock growers association
at its session in Topeka this week, a
deserved recognition Of one of Dick
inson cOunty's most progressive far
mers.
Those papers that have been show
ing their malice toward J. r. Burton
In regard to alleged payment of money,
By the late Topeka insurance company,
for legislative influence, must feel cheap
since the facts have been made public.
They showed their malignancy too soon.
Manchester Sun.
1t is to be regretted that the Re-
FLBCToR goes to press so early, as Geo.
Livingston and Capt. Reagan are on
the street arguing on the tariff, and if
We could wait they will probably settle
the question for all time. If they come
70 Q definite conclusion we will issue
al extra edition at Top. m.
There never was, probably, so
much sickness in this city at any one
time as at present. While there are
few dangerous cases the number of i'll
persons is alarming. Scarcely a family,
but has one or more patients. Measles
among the little folks and colds or in
flueuza with those of older growth are
the prevailing complaints.
Solomon Sentinel: A contempt
rary, IN a jeering way, says that the G.
w. King lodge OF tlle farmers alliance
Is broken up. We understand from ,