Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-15
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THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1890.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Those flies are numerously scat
tered over the News circulation list.
"A Harrington man is in jail on &C
count Of the non payment of dog tai
of one dollar.
The pOstoffice Sunday opening
hours are from 7:45 a. m. to SIS a. m
and from to $50 p. m.
AT least 20 teams with wheat came
in Friday. The farmers are rushing
their grain to market rapidly.
Hope wants a trades display on
the Fourth of July. That would be a
suitable way of spending the day.
Memorial day with a circus to
make 1t interesting will be something
of an anomaly in Abilene this year.
Abilene is one of the most law
abiding cities in Kansas. There is
scarcely an arrest a month made in the
city.
1t is reported that new bank
will be opened at Hope by c. NJ. Teats,
the well-knOwn real estate man Of
that place.
The Original package" decision
has had no effect on Abilene. Our Cit
liens know better than to monkey with
risks of that kind.
"A law suit is in progress at Her
ington over he possession of a dog
claimed to be worth So. We doubt if
all the dogs in Kansas are worth that
sum.
The Hope Herald crawfshes on its
k-official-arrest falsehood. Thus
once more has the REFLECTOR brought
south Dickinson's BLACKBOARD up
standing.
Amy one would think from the hue
and cry raised by Granny Strotber over
receiving the city printing at beggar-
ly rate that the poor fellow had never
secured a S4O-a-year job before.
The member of the city council
who lost or destroyed an ordinance be-
cause he thought it was mo good'
should learn that elevation to his
naughty position cOnfers no autocratic
powers.
On good authority it is stated that
the Santa Fe passenger train will re-
verse directions on May 18th, the date
of the starting of the new fast train
out of Kansas City. A passenger train
will then go south in the morning and
return about p. N.
-"Original package" repositories
are being erected in all the larger Kan
sas cities.-I Abilene REFLECTOR. ~
Yes and the police judges are having
extra dockets prepared. The prohibit
ton buzz saw is still in motion, and it
won't do to monkey with it-(Pitts-
burg Smelter. --.......r
Wilson Sterling, formerly of South
Dickinson, but now a teacher in the
State University, has edited an inter
esting little handbook giving history
of the alumni of the university and
favOrs the REFLECTOR with a copy.
The Dickinson county graduates are all
making enviable records in life.
School District No. SO, near Belle,
Springs known as Dread, voted bonds
Saturday for new school house which
will. be erected this summer. The
building win be one of the hanhsomest
in the county and will reflect credit up
on the district. 1t does not pay to be
parsimonious in school matters.
M. T. Goss s. Co. have sold their
lumber yard to W. H. Noll, Of Atchi-
son. Mr.. G. F. Dewar, Of Solomon
City, will take charge Of the yard. Mr..
Goss has not yet decided whether he
will leave Manchester or not We
know that we voice the sentiment Of
the community in hopiDg1that he viii
conclude to remain with us.7fMan-
chester Sun. '-
Judge C1IbertsOn, city attorney,
says that the police judge ordinance
adopted by the council does not inter
fere with the state statutes in provid-
ing for the fees to be paid that officer
and that under the rev ordinance some
saving viii be made the city in not
making it liable for any fees. The
ordinance was drawn up by Judge
Culbertson in accordance with the
councils instructions and he has taken
pains to have it in harmony with the
state laws.