Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-14
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RECENT REFLECTIONS.


rounii,.S sly t::At Sunday nights frost
did litIl- ,;amage 20 fruit.
The annual normal institute will
he held next month. E. p. Chidester,
OF Concordia, will conduct.
The sermon at the Sunday services
preceding memorial day will be deliver
ed by the Rev. w. L. SeabrOok.
The track at the fair grounds is
rapidly getting into shape and will be
faster than ever next September.
There is, unless all Signs fail, the
largest fruit crop in prospect central
Kansas has ever seen. There is almost
no variety which is not loaded with
blossoms.
Out of town merchants complain
that the people of the villages of the
county come to Abilene to trade. The
liberal advertising of Abilene's, mer-
chants brings them.
The county high school supple
mentary examination Saturday was
taken by but one applicant from here.
There were three at Hope and about
a dozen at Chapman.
The township assessors are bring
ing in their reports fol the current year
to the county clerk rapidly. Nearly all
are in now and the work of tabulating
them will soon be completed.
"A number of surrounding towns
are preparing for the celebration of
the Fourth of July. A large portion
Of Dickinson county's population will
spend it in the harvest field.
~ amt no alliance man, 1 want
you to know" said a farmer today.
"Do you want to know why? Well,
it's because 1 never was rebel and
don't intend ever to be democrat,
That's enough for me-"
The friends of Mr.. Sem are apollo
giving in the Monitor this week for his
betting at Enterprise. AS they admit
that part OF the money was his, what
becomes of Mr.. Senn's letter saying be
had never bet in his life?
Topeka Journal: We have discov-
cred at an expense of $4,000 that
Judge Botkin can swear and that he
can drink ten ounces of whisky with
out taking breath. Are these two
facts worth SIS, 900 apiece3
j. X. Burton has been invited tC
deliver the memorial day Grafton al
Helena, Montana, the invitation com
ing from the G. A. R. post through
Senator Sanders. Should he accept
the capital city of Montana will heal
the best address ever delivered in thai
place.
The Council Grove Republican
presents its readers with complete
copy of the Mckinley bill. The Re
publican is enterprising for Morris
county but we do things differently il
Dickinson. The REFLECTOR gave it
subscribers the sane thing about si1
months ago.
Our correspondents report man!
new houses being built by the farmer
on their farms. Does not look mucl
like hard times does it, especially wheI
it is considered that nearly all thos
who are making themselves such fin
homes came here with almost nothing
except the clothes they wore?
The county treasurer's Office is the
envy Of the court house. Only a fe7
weeks ago Deputy Treasurer Pattisol
was the father of handsome boy AM
to-day Treasurer Nixon sstonished hi
friends with the same kind of news
If this thing keeps on the gentlemen
will have voters enough in theiL OIL
families to keep them permanently il
Office.
"A Dickinson county editor receive
9 notice from a subscriber last wee
which said: "Please stop my paper
there amt nothing in it and I don
want it." He replied: 1.-THE reaso
there is nothing in my paper is becaus
nothing happens to put in it. though
to be worth dollar year to You {
know that nothing has happened.
shall continue it until further orders.
The Hope papers complain, an
Justly too, because of dispatches az
pearing in the Kansas City papers date
Hope and saying that the wheat
baiiy injured. The REFLECTOR an