Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-02-13
DIcKINsoN's TOWNS.
A Brief Glance at Hope and Its Bust
ness Men,

ness Men.
1t does not take very old residen
of Dickinson county to recall the time
when Hope was merely postoffice OF
the prairie. Now it is one of the pleas
ATTEST and most thriving little cities il
Dickinson county, and indeed in cen
trail Kansas. To be sure, it has nc
great manufacturing or railroad inter.
ests which will make it a metropolis
but it is surrounded by farming coln-
munity second to none in the state fol-
its successful prosecution of agricultu-
raj pursuits. The people who settled
south Dickinson in this vicinity are the
best class of citizens in the county and
they have made and will continue to
make Hope prosperous town.
On recent visit by REFLECTOR
representative to that city the mer-
chants we're found doing good bust
ness and not at all complaining. 1t is
claimed, and we believe with good evil
derce, that there have been less fail
ures among the business houses of
Hope than any town in the county.
Careful buying and good credit on the
part of the purchasers have enabled the
merchants to go through the hard
times without feeling them severely.
Two good hotels care for the weary
traveller, the Windsor, conducted by J.
D. Fry, and the New Shaeffer, by Thos.
Jessup. Both are frst-class in their
appointments and set excellent tables.
One bank, the Farmers bank, with
the interchangeable w. p. Robinson be-
hind the counter is doing successful
business. w. p. works harder and
more hours in the day than almost any
man in the county and deserves to sue
coed.
The general merchandise stores of S.
J. Lynn, J. W. Bradshaw, II. Nickles,
w. o. Crosby, S. F. Robinson and E.
L. Martin are all old standbys and re-
port satisfactory business during the
past year. The hardware firms of
Koch Bros, and w. 3. Peters supply
this class of business we'll and carry
large stocks.
The farmers find a good market for
their stock at the hands of Hartranft
Bros, W. B. Ross and McCrae &
Gribben, all of whom pay the highest
possible prices. The two firms first
also do large coal bust
ness.
The Chicago Lumber Co., W. A.
Hawley, manager, and the Badger
Lumber Co., F. A. Younkin, manager,
have sold big bills of building material
during the past year, which is an indi-
cation of prosperity in the surrounding
country.
The grain buyer, Major H. B. Mer-
rill, Jacob May and W. 3. Swayze, of
the stucco mills, are as fine business
men as can be found in any city in
Kansas and do large trade.
The two liveries, owned by Deputy
Sheriff John May and E. T. Moore,
show some handsome rigs and are well
patrOniZed.
The spiritual welfare of the people is
looked after by Rev. S. E. Belts, of the |
Methodist church, and Rev. Z. NJ. Hal |
bert, of the Presbyterian, both popular |
and earnest pastors.
Anyone desiring further information |
Hope and its surroundings
can secure it from G. NJ. Teats or ]. C. |
both of whom do a large
loan and real estate business.
The news of the day is furnished the
people in the Hope Dispatch by NJ. c. |
who is one of the most pop
llar editors III south Dickinson and is
making his paper the leading one of |
hat section of the county.
Good schools, good churches well |
patronized and a friendly. companion
able feeling that makes the city unit |
in its actions are some other elements |
which will go far to attract newcomers
and when the immigration tide of 1890 |
sets in we expect to see Hopes present |
population of l 900 largely increased.
Geo. N. Edwards, aged 81, a brother
Of ]. B. Edwards, died Monday night |
at the residence of his father, NJ. Ed.
in Abilene. He had been at
Hot Springs, Ark, for his health and |