Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-12-04
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
said the turkey in the oven,
AS the heat began to burn,
es, I've severed my connection
With the head of my concern"

AS lue neat began 10 Durny
| Yes, I've severed my connection
With the head of my concern
The Hope Dispatch has a bad fit
of the ''yellows" this week. 1t comes
out printed on bright yellow paper.
The bloOdthirsty youth who wants
Indian gore may now seize the oppor-
tunity to shoulder his grandfather's
rusty musket and go take a shy at the
redskins.
-RumOr has it that stock is being
subscribed for big alliance bank in
Clay Center. 1t is proposed by them
to control the trade in various lines OF
all the alliance farmers.
Mrs. Lease will lecture in the
opera house Dec. 9th for the benefit
of the knights of Labor library. There
is no doubt Of her having an audience.
AN admission will be charged.
Tine Banner City schools have a
new principal in MIR. l.. ID. Arnold,
formerly of Enterprise, the principal
first hired having left. Mr.. Arnold
will give the people of Banner City a
firsU-class school.
There is probably no one so thank
ful as the woman who has given a big
! thanksgiving dinner without a hitch,
and the guests who have been kept in
a constant state OF nervous dread by
her worry are only a notch behind her.
The Clay Center Dispatch has it
that \. l.. McWhirk and family Of
this city viii remove to Topeka at once
and live at the National hotel. Mi.
NJ. informs US that it is not fact.
They have concluded to remain in Alb
ilene.
State Journal: The TopolobampO
coloni5tS paid the Santa Fe $4,000 for
railroad tickets. They might have III.
vested that in a section of Kansas
land. Kansas soil is as good a place
on which to experiment with socialism
as any.
The w. r. c. supper was well
patrOniZed and was model of the
culinary arts accomplishments. The
ladies deserve credit for the manage
ment of the affair and we are glad to
know that they netted considerable
sum by their venture.
Hutchinson News: The friends of
John Davis, cOngressman-elect from
the Fifth district, say that he can move
an audience as easy as, any man inpublic
life. This is true. We have known
him to begin speech and before he
was half through every man in the
audience had moved out.
Hope Dispatch: The barn of Rob
ert Sinclair, who lives about four and
a half miles east of Hope, was destroy
ed by fire last Thursday evening, to-
gether with about eighteen tons of
hay. The origin of the fire is I'M
known. There was no insurance.
Among the L. S. circuit court de-
cisions we find this: Farmers Loan
aud Trust company VS.. the Abilene
Water and Electric company ct al;
Turner; Mcclure g. Rolston, Rossing
ton, Smith s. DIllas for complainant
and Frederic d. Fuller for defendants:
me, ion for a new trial overruled.
About thirty-fve friends and rela-
tives gathered at the residence of Sam
uel Bricker. one and a half miles east
of town yesterday it being reception
given to Samuel Bricker, Jr., and his
bride. The father presented the groom
with 5000 and the bride with $50, be-
sides which many other presents were
given by friends and relatives.
CLAY Center Dispatch: Abilene is
the headquarters of a new irrigation
company with a capital of 100000
which has acquired all the bitches in
Finney county about $50 miles in ex-
tent, and will operate them by the new
underflow method which inSures a
never-failing supply of water. Mr..
T. w. Pelham is president, and E. c.
Little general counsel, both OF Abilene.