Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-09-11
MISSOURI PAClFIC-AT HERINGToN.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Sunlowers are in bloom generous

- SunhOwers are III bloom generously
"A man in Hope has an S1S5 saddle.
He puts it on a $40 horse.
Mrs. E. B. Brunson has been ap-
pointed postmistress of Solomon.
The cool nights have come again.
Delicate plants have shown signs of
frost touches on the last two mornings.
The handsome farm of I. D. Rice.
north of town was sold today by Henry
Harger to Elmer Hoyt. Consideration
$1,000.
Marriage licenses were granted to
w. o. Taylor and Lizzie Cushing, Her
ingtOn; Frank Geyer and Birdie Rindt,
HeriDgtOn.
Farmers attending district court
are almost unanimous in their opinion
that the peoples party ticket is an ex-
ceedingly weak one.
"VanDyke had some show in our
township until he made speech there
and that settled him." said an east
Dickinson county man today.
The case of state VS.. II. NJ. Cooley,
the Banner City shOotisU, which was
taken to the state supreme court has
been continued until next term.
Not satisfied with wearing the
mems shirts the girls have taken to
their head coverings and about every
other one you meet looks saucily from
beneath a jaunty cap.
George Sterl says that he saw G.
w. C. Rohrer in Chicago and that he
is doing good newspaper work for the
associated press in interviewing not
ables at the leading hotels.
Tile nomination of Hon. c. NJ.
Hovey, of Colby, for auditor of state
will be very gratifying to his many
friends in this city. Frank Stearns
made a good fight but was not strong
enough.
The bank of GrayS Harbor, Wash,
of which Harry A. Hayes, formerly of
Abilene, is cashier, has had its name
changed to the First National bank of
Aberdeen. Harry will feel more at
home now.
The city board of education has
engaged c. E. Rugh to fill the vacancy
in the list of teachers Mr.. Rugh has
made a deserved success as a teacher
of country schools in the county and
will prove good selection.
1t is reported that the union laborite
b. NJ. Anderson is to edit the Monitor.
He will be dandy to adYise the farm
ers of Dickinson county, man who
has made fizzle of farming and every
thing else he has undertaken.
The dissolution of the firm of
Fisher Il Croft makes change in one
the oldest business houses in the city.
For ten years the firm has been one OF
the substantial ones of Abilene, posi-
ton Mr.. Croft will now occupy.
The dwelling house of Samuel
Carver eight miles north of the city
was burned to the ground Saturday
evening, the family losing everything
and barely escaping with their lives.
a defective chimney was as usual the
supposed cause. Insurance small.
The attendance on the city schools
yesterday was 725 which is about the
same as in the two previous years. To-
days attendance is % more and 500
will be reached by next week. The
schools are starting off most smoothly.
The teachers are grasping the new
course of study well and the work will
show marked improvement.
"A boxo shrubs, roots etc. from
northern Connecticut was received this
morning by Mrs. r. J. Finley. In tax
ing out the mess in which they were
packed a real black snake about six
inches long showed itself. His snake
ship was none the worse for his long
ride. R. j. carries him in bottle and
''sees snakes" frequently.
Hope Dispatch: There is now no
one before the people seeking the re-
publican nomination for county super
intendent The Dispatch would rather
see D. F. Shirk, of the county high
school, elected than any other man in
the county and believe that if he
would allow his name to come before
the people he would be elected almost
unanimously.