Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-02
RECENT REFLECTIONs.

Born, last night to Mr.. and Mrs.
Osborne, on Cottage avenue, a girl
AL doing well.
The Solomon Valley Democrat says
the Lincoln township Farmers aili-
snce will disband.
IT. C. Toler, Of Delphos, was re-
ueved Of 1000 by confidence game
ct Kansas City last week.
With $50 deaths occurring in Paris
In one day Of the influenza it is becom-
ing too serious a matter to joke over.
Good authority says that one of
Abilene's leading merchants will soon
bake unto himself better half. Guess
Who.
1t is reported that j. w. Hart,
formerly of this city but now Of Wyan-
doIle, will go to Los Angeles, Cal, to
reside.
There was good representation
of Dickinson county teachers at To
pSkH last week but not enough to Sc
cure the banner.
Who will be the first to have the
influenza? All the ''best families of
Europe are sneezing and Abilene ought
to keep up with the procession.
The well-kuown Topeka horseman,
o. Z. Updegraff, was fined So and costs
in the police court of the capital city
for assault and battery yesterday.
On the first Of January the Corn
State bank and the Buchanan Mort
gaze Go. at Minneapolis will consOli-
date under the name of the Western
Trust company.
The resolutions adopted by the G.
4. r. post and published in this issue
deserve careful reading as they embody
principle that is making great head
way in the soldier world.
Union Pacific stock is booming
W. n. Hendricks, the agent, rejOioes
ina-son aud heir, named John Abram
Phe youngster will propably be al
alderman when he grows up.
The Southeast Dickinson teachers
institute to have been held at Herring
ton, January 18th, has been Cancelled
on account of the county teachers as
ISOLATION meeting which will be held
in Abilene on the same date.
"A large number of cases Of the in
fusnza are reported in Salina and juno
zion City. 1t is possible that people
ure excited over the reports OF the dis
ease aud exaEgerase slight bronchia
troubles or colds into the grippe.
The Junction City Republican EN-
phatic.lly denies the rumOr that Col
A. G., Pierce has failed. The rumUl
doubtless grew out of his transfer Ot
his loan business to his brother s. w.
VI The Central Kansas bank. We are
glad that the genial colonel is still OF
deck.
= The Leavenworth Sun tells of {
man who deserted his dying wife anC
IL living illlcitly with another woman
in that city. The wife has consump
tion and 10 dependent on charity 20
Tubsistence.-[Salina News. The mai
ought to be made to depend on rOpt
for support.
And now comes the Holyoke Trib
une and proudly says in a" marriage
notice, that the bride, Miss Minnie L
Freeman, will be remembered as the
accomplished daughter of our lady
butcher, Mrs. Emma Freeman. This
marriage was surprise to many of Oul
people. ~ 1Emay he a surprise to the
groom, too, to have such an accom-.
Fiished wife.
= = Ar. Frank B. Bearce has treated
himself to y handsome residence, that
pf ". @. Cowles Oh Grand avenue
which he has purchased for 81 200. lie
s to bs congratulated on his acquisi,
ten. Mr.. G. was induced to part with
bis home on account of the delicate
Aealth of his wife who spends a por
-eion Of the year on the Pacific slope
lie will furnish parlors in the Kansa:
Fam Mortgage building and is by NJ
means considering any proposition tt
remove from the city.
The villanous and degraded spiri
witch induces men to stand about thu
streets of Abilene and circulate rumor
tler0gstory to the character of thu
young girls Of the city deserves TIT
se9erest condemnation. The names O.
eur Anest young ladies are every da,
ed6y this class of human vipers in
way which should be resented Wig
-eroasly by every brother, father anC
friend in the city. Public sentiment
SHOULD visit its most powerful denunci
alton upon the circulators of such false
hoods.
SAThe Lexington Times tells blood
curdliRg ghost story regarding tn,
.1obniA. Haffner residence four mile,
southeast of Enterprise. 1t says tha
EtRhens the family goes away from HON,
leaving the doors and windows safel,
aoeked, on their return they find then
all unlocked and sometimes wide open
fCtrapcSs S1unds have also haap hoard :,