Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-10-08
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Activity in factories and shops,
Employment for the toilers everywhere,
a billion dollar increase in the crops,
High wages and the best to eat and wear.
Throughout the vast domain of Uncle Sam
Peace, plenty and prosperity appear
The democrats will find it hard TO cram
Their tariff lies down voters throats this
yesr.
IA Philosopher.
The republicans expect to have a
big rally at the county seat before
election.
"A marriage license was granted
Charles Curtis and Mary Zeigler, both
of Manchester.
-Atchison Globe: Into each life
some rain must fall, and you are sure
to be caught out in it without an UNI
breIla.
Junction City is to have a new
$4,000 Methodist church. 1t will be
built of stone and have a seating capac-
ity of 900.
The deposits in the Salina banks
amount to $35 per capita for every
inhabitant in Salina. How this coun-
try is suffering!
Henry Lifts is not cut out for
farmer. After three weeks of life on
the farm he has moved into town and
will try some more cOngenial mode of
existence.
CLAY Center Times: Half the time
a young man, a very young man, is
worrying for fear he won't get the
girl he wants, and the rest of the time
she is worrying for fear he won't, too.
Mrs. J. D. Hess formerly of this
city died Sept. in Canada, where she
went last spring in vain hope of
helping her health. Her Abilene
friends will regret bearing the sad
news.
The list Of Abilene poets has been
increased by tie addition of Levi
Humbargar who has tennis poem in
the current Lance. Each of the lady
members of the tennis club thinks it is
addressed to herself.
The River Brethren will hold their
love feast or communion service on the
north side at Zion meeting house, Z
miles north of Abilene, Saturday and
Sunday the 9TH and Sth of November.
A cordial invitation is extended to all.
The alliance farmers are fully
convinced that yer cent interest is
enough, but it is noteworthy that
their public sale'' advertisements
always specify 10 per cent, where cash
is not paid down.-[Emporia Repub-
lican.
1t is pretty mean" said one of |
Abilene's kickers. 1--WE have to pay
carriers $40 month To bring us the |
mail and then if we are willing to 60 |
to the postofice after it and save them
the trouble We are charged 81 or 50 a
year for box"
Two of Salinas horsemen are haT-
ing wOrdy war over a challenge to
match their horses, Rob Ryan and a
DR.. HolcOmb's horse. The owner of
the former says he will meet the latter
horse on the Abilene track but not on a
poor half-mile track like Salinas. He
is sensible.
Manhattan Nationalist: There
are two things many Kansas people
never seem to learn-that it is 'bad
form" to have list of wedding pres
ents printed in the newspapers and that
it is poor taste to publish cards of
thanks for the assistance of friends in
sickness or funerals.
The peoples party is getting it
down fine. at Topeka yesterday
Peffer said that if the governor would
issue So so in paper money for every
silver dollar now in the treasury. the
peoples party and alliance would dis
band. That, he said, was the sole
object Of the new peoples party and
alliance movement.
j. c, Union: The Pate Stock
Farm company, of St Louis, the owner
Of Ally Russell, volunteers a special
purss of $500 if Frank O'ReiIy s. Co,
will beat the yearling pacing record of
2:37f with their yearling wonder, sired
by Ally Russell, and an additional 5000
if they beat the yearling trotting re-
cerd 2:294. In quarters they can now
beat the pacing record 8 seconds, and
there is no danger but what they will
lover the yearling pacing record sew