Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-17
g5e Atfeftor.
THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1890.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Our going seldom neeQs.
And he must be a stole quite
Who does not smile to see
How cross-eyed Is all human sight
"What fools these mortals be-"
-Arbor day did not materialiZe to
any great extent in Abilene.
Abilene is to have a grand shoot
ing tournament about May 1st.
The west bound train on the Union
Pacific stops twenty minutes for din
ner.
The Novelty Buggy Works has ar
ranged a repair shop in the rear Of the
burned building.
Corn is taking its course steadily
upward in price as it soon will be
doing in the field.
"A correspondent in the Enterprise
Independent makes a bid for the
Louisiana State Lottery to locate in
that town.
The Chronicle speaks of the
arthur of an article. Why does not
that Office get a dictionary, one only
costs S2.O9-unablidged.
The city clerks Office will be over
G. c. Sterl & Co.'S clothing store, L.
F. Smith having rented handsome
room there for his Office.
The Abilene Bridge Co. has been
awarded the contracts for building two
fine bridges in Mcpherson county.
The company is rapidly acquiring a
statewide reputation,
Harry Smith, southside young
man old enough to know better, was ar
rested yesterday for using obscene Ian
guage on the street and fined S. and
costs, amounting to $40 in all.
The jump in wheat is making the
farmers who hurried their grain to
market feel like kicking themselves.
Still higher prices may be looked fol-
before the new crop is on the market.
"A number of Abileneites have re-
ceived subp9nas in the Buchanan
mail robbery case to appear before the
grand jury at Topeka on April 18th at
which time the case will be investi-
gated.
The county commissioners ad-
journed Saturday night without trans
eating any important. business. All
bids for painting the court house were
rejected. The next meeting will be
held May 5th.
One of the most readable writers
on western topics is Capt. Charles
King. The REFLECTOR will soon
commence the publication of his fasci-
mating story, "Dunraven Ranch" in
both daily and weekly editions.
The Chapman public schools have
been closed for the second time this
year on account of the prevalence OF
scarlet fever. Their term extends
through another month but it is not
probable the schools will reopen.
The Emporia Republican says
People without newspaper experience
are about as competent to criticise tht
newspaper business as they are to sug
eest improvements in the bOOk-keep
ing methods of the recording angel"
st. Johns Guild will hold thei
annual election of officers tomorrow
(Frlday) afternoon at the residence o
Mrs. R. n. Smith. The years repor
will be read. and several questions dis
cussed; a full attendance is requested
The new mayor of Abilene ha'
stopped the shaking of dice in ciga
stores, as we'll as his subscription t.
the REFLECTOR. 1t is evident tina
the new mayor is determined to be
corker-that is, of course, stopper
Topeka Lance.
There is much sympathy express
ed at Manchester for both the PAL
Elephants in the recent fracas. Th
assailant, Rudkins, bears good nam
and was practically insane from drin
when he dill the cutting. Her is i'm
proving and may recover.
The state board of education ha
prepared new course of study fO
county Normal institutes. The man
uscript is in the hands of the printe
and the course will be ready for diE
tribution about May 1st. 1t is hope
that the new course will be an i'm
provement over the old.
Noticing the presence of ClarenC
T. Wendell in the city and that Del
uty u. S. Marshal Brown is subp9ns
ing some bank officials to appear 81
fore the U. S. grand jury at Topek
next week, we caused eur astronomic;
reporter to take observations of th
moon and he reports that it is a
covered with blood. We thought so.
The County Sunday School associI
ton honored itself and a capable offic'
in re-electing for the third time Mr..
E. Dewey of this city as presiden