Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-01-09
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Harrington has new bank. VII
son Bros. are the proprietors.
The grain buyers prophecy higher
prices for corn and wheat soon.
Abilene is for Kansas and will
work unselfshly to bring immigration to
bhe state.
Mayor Masch, of Chapman, has
purchased an interest In Carroll 8 cloth
ing house there.
What is the matter with Abilene
property? The new year starts out
Sith 800, 900 deal.
There is said to be sad wreckage
ofnew year resolutions strewn on the
beach Of time already.
Samuel Lady and Miss Ollie Frey
were married at the home Of the bride
In CheeTer, December 3lst.
Geo. A. Rogers, Of Solomon, is in
the city familisrizing himself with his
duties as receiver Of the First National.
Measles are all the rage in the city,
Q large number of children being i'll
with the disease, as well as some grown
people.
The county high school has an as
sistant teacher in the person of c. n.
Gaines, late of Hutchinson. The
school now has five teachers.
The Hutchinson News says of
Tom Wilson's paper, 1.-The new Colo
RADIO paper, called tue Watermelon,
will grow to greatness upon the grape
vine plan"
-Herington Times: Prof. Bagley,
the Abilene florist, had a line lot OF
natural flowers on sale at the ball New
Years eve and we noticed that he was
well patronized.
Prof. and Mrs. Bagley hand us the
following: "Will you permit us the
use Of your paper TO return our heart
felt thanks, to our neighbors, friends
aud hose company for their assistance
in ouldolng the fire on our premises on
last Tuesday night"
A dispatch says that Gerald Folk,
Of the Kansas press, till lately with The
Kansas Newspaper Union and well
kusHn in this city, has fallen heir 10y
tie dsath OF All uncle III Germany
10 Sl0O 600, but hs Ii the same jolly,
all-arouud rustler as when he only had
lis conIs in his inside pocket"
About half the population is suffer
ing frum severe colds The physicians
ID, GhaL il is not the simOn-pure intlu-
Suza, but is such All epidemic of colds
rs GligaI ia expected with such weather
as We have been haVing-wind, sudden
cnai.scs aud now extremely low TEN
petaluIs. IL Is 40 more intiuerZ Z. they
dycIAra, than any colds which if1l.ct a
community when theIe are weather
ShspHrA.
Ii Is interesting to note that during
aSS9 hogs never brought over $50 in
Kansas City and beeyes 1856. In 1882,
Jane 10th, the latter sold at $40 and
hogs in january Of 1915 ut S8.25, the
highest quotations for fifteen years.
Tine average prices have been for hogs
1888 and for steers So 80. The lowest
quotation for hogs WAS $500, in Jdnu-
Guy and December, 1883. The lowest
qaetation in 1889 was So 80, Dec. 9th.
The appointment Of the receiver of
tue First National must be bitter pill
TO the prominent Abilene lawyer who
has been vigorously blowing his own
hsrn for the position and even made
trip 10 Atchison to get some high polit-
zeal influence 10 bear OH the subject.
Not only would his appointment have
been unfortunate for the creditors
ia.rrrst but it would have been
illsgs!. We're his legal knowledge as
extension as his supply of gall he would
knUw that the law requires that re-
SeiYers OF National banks must be
nou-residents Of the city i'll which the
institution is situated.