Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-10
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A pale little haxel tress
Tied witu a bit Of thread.
Not much to praise, guess,
This rsle little fiaxen tress;
But 'ess t, love end caress
For twas clipped from my baby head,
This , Ia little 1s Ken tress
Tied witl a bit of thread.
L albert B!gelow Paine.
The droOth is effectually broken.
The rain will be all out of the way
by fair week.
Get ready for the fair. 1t is only
two weeks away.
Don't lorget to have your friends
visit you during the fair.
The best races in Kansas will be at
the Abilene track this month.
% Hope did itself proud in entertain
ing the crowds at the reunion.
The Kansas woman's first question:
How many cans of fruit have you put
up?
"A marriage license was granted to
John A. DOrity and Emma Fussow, Of
Solomon City.
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Rice on West Fifth street, boy.
Congratulations are in order.
The democrats held caucus Sat
urday and decided to have a county
convention the latter part of the month.
There is fine chance to buy hay
cheap. Three or four dollars ton is
quite different from the SIS paid last
spring.
"A marriage license was granted
Calvin G. Tanyer and Viola Bowen,
of Abilene. They will be married this
evening by Judge Bryson.
Premium lists for the Harrington
fair are out. A fine list of prizes is
offered both for displays and in the
speed ring. The fair will be held Oct.
9Th to 9th.
The Salina city schools opened
yesterday morning. The enrolment
reached 1855, gain of 10 over the
first day of last year. McPherson's
schools opened with 665.
The new state banking law goes
into effect Sept. 2lst at which time all
banks will be subject to regular exami-
nation as are national banks now. 1t
will be good feature and the bankers
are as much pleased with it as others
-Atchison Globe: When the farmer
had extra work to do in the field
month ago, his women folks had to
pitch in and help him. We wonder
how many farmers there are in the
country who have been pitching in to
help their wives during this busy fruit
preserving season.
While preaching at Enterprise
yesterday Rev. A. S. Dechant was
taken i'll and compelled to adjourn the
services in the midst of the sermon.
He was unable to hll his evening
appointment here and he is confined to
his room. His many friends will hope
for his early recovery.
1t is reported that brutal murder
occurred Saturday night at Falun, a
little town in Saline county north of
Lindsborg. Some threshers and broom
corn cutters became involved in a row
when one of the broom corn men with
his broom knife cut off a thresher's
nose and stabbed him in the back
killing him instantly.
The many friends of Mr.. WA.
Stacy formerly teacher of this county
being principal of schools at Hope one
year, will be pleased to know of his
marriage last week to Miss Emma
Lind, at the home of the bride in
Douglass county. He has entered On
his duties for the coming year as prin-
cipal of schools at La Cygne, Linn
county.
Next Saturday occurs the repubIi-
can county convention. The action of
that convention win decide the fate of
the party in this county at the ap-
preaching election. With good ticket
and an enthusiastic beginning there
will be certain victory ahead. These
the REFLECTOR believes will be OBJ
servabIe in the convention. The
republicans of the county haYe their
coats OF and sleeves rolled up and
mean business. The calamity deal is
an old story in Kansas and Dickinson
for one county wants no mOrs Of il.