Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-07-30
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The ice man and the ice cream man,
The man who sells cold drinks,
The venG or of a patent fan
And the flannel shirt that shrinks,
The owner of the summer inn,
The maker OF cool summer clothing,
All these with rage do now begin
To look with sentiments of loathing
On Jerry Rusk, AMI wonder whether
He ever means to send hot weather.
Save some of your fine fruit for
the county fair.
Get your tickets for the Fort Riley
excursion Friday.
Only 70 cents round trip to Fort
Riley next Friday. Don't fail to go
The Salina Herald says there are
Sc joints or open saloons running in
Salina, Where are the officials?
Wichita Eagle: What does it pro-
fit man if he saves the country and
lets his own wheat crop go to waste?
We receive invitations to the an
nual banquet of Salina university to-
morrow evening. VIM. Forester of
Enterprise is one of the speakers.
Mrs. w. G. Cowles is the first lady
of Abilene to master the bicycle. She
is graceful and expert manager of
a safety and her riding with the bicycle
club last evening was much admired.
"A letter received from l. S. Hal
lam announces his arrival at Queens
town. He reports a rough voyage but
was not sick at all. John McFadden
was very seasick as were nearly all the
2, 600 passengers.
*. c. Star: Dickinson county has
raised such heap of truck this year
that She will be compelled to hold three
fairs to show off her products. There
will be one at Abilene and one at Her
ington and one at Hope.
The Whitehall (Ills.) Republican
says that Judge James Culbertson
acted as starter for the races there last |
week and was 1.-The right man in the
right place." Judge is doing some fine
work for the Michigan and Illinois
circuits.
We notice that our whilOm demo-
cratic contemporary is not represented
at the democratic editors meeting in
Topeka except as the editor was in
vited as quest" at the banquet
The News has not only left its own
party but finds that the alliance has no
use for it. Poor old NewsI
One of the social entertainments
of the early fall will be called "An
Evening with w. D. Howells." One
of Howell's farces will be presented,
essays and readings from Howell's
works, ETC., will follow. The enter
tainment promises to be novel and
pleasant. 1t will be given at one of
Abilene's handsome private residences.
Denver Press; A report has been
in circulation the past week or ten
days that a near settlement of the long
pending suit between I. G. Henry and
the Travellers Insurance company was
probable. Mr.. Todd, one of the attor-
neys, denies the rumor and says the
suit must be settled in the courts,
which may be fact, iS the case keeps
pace with its rate of progress to date,
and the world does not come to an end
during the life time of the litigaDts.
The interest in the non-partisan
judicial convention at Junction City
increases daily. A circular just issued
puts it this way: LET no citizen hav-
ing at heart the separation of our judi
clary, party partisanship and secret
political organizations, fail to do his
whole duty in this great emergency.
Now is the time to prevent mistakes
and avert a calamity that is threatened
In the guise of pretended reform. y
The indications are now that James
Humphrey will be nominated and will
accept
Lightning's Damage. j