Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Strawberries are on the home
stretch.
"A marriage license was granted
Alfred R. Markley and Ella White
hurst, of Abilene.
Cherries sell at cents quart at
retail. Those who raise them hardly
get enough to pay for picking.
An exchange thinks that screw
propeller harvesting machines will be
in great demand in Kansas this season.
This, says the Emporia Republican,
is good republican weather. 1t keeps
down chinch bugs and prevents alli-
ance picnics.
The Denver Republican says that
Charles Thornton was arrested last
week and fined $50 on charge of TAX
ing So from a seeker after employment
for giving him a place on the public
works.
The annual closing exercises of
the Mt. St. JOseph's college will
take place in the opera house the latter
part of the month. The pupils will
present the drama MARY, Queen of
Scots.''
The school board of Salina met last
night and as Mr.. Reed, of Solomon,
asked too much wages hired q Prof.
WoOdry as principal of the high school
at 500. A lady was engaged as as
sistant at S65.
The republicans of Butler county
are wide awake and will have a rous-
ing convention on the 10th inst. on
which occasion an address will be
delivered by Hon. j. R. Burton, of
Abilene, at ElDOrado.
The Monitor is daisy as farm
ers' paper. Its market report gives
wheat as selling for cents more in
Abilene than in Kansas City. When
it comes to market reports none of
them are in it with the REFLECTOR.
w. S. Stambaugh has purchased
the handsome MOsher residence on
West Third street and will take posses
sion at once. The home is an elegant
one though it will take the family Of
Mr., S. farther cut of town than at
present.
The Lutheran Sunday school is
preparing for another Of its popular
annual picnic excursions which will
take place as soon as the necessary ar
engagements can be completed. 1t is
more than probable that Fort Riley
will be the objective point.
The normal institute students
again perambulate the avenues of the
city. The changing nature of the
teaching force Of the county is readily
appreciated when it is noticed how
different is each years iss of attend
ants on the normal from that of the
year before.
The ]. NJ. Fisher residence on
South Buckeye, including three acres
of land, was purchased today by Sheriff
d. w. Nall who will make it his home
after interpolation Of his term of Office.
The place is one in which Abilene
takes much pride and Mr.. and Mrs.
NALL are, to be congratulated upon
their acquisition.
"A telegram received this afternoon
announced the death Of Miss Ella
Chalmers at Lawrence this morning.
She was the daughter of the late Jas.
A. Chalmers buried here a short time
since and was formerly a resident of
Ridge township. The remains will be
brough here for burial tomorrow and
the interment will take place after the
arrival of the afternoon Union Pacific
train.
The sons of ]. Schopp, Grant and
Frank, had a narrow escape from
drowning last evening while crossing
Mud creek at the stone crossing north
west Of town. They were driving a
lumber wagon and the high water
lifted the box and hind wheels, detach-
ing them from the front axle and carry
ing them with the boys in the box
down stream. Fortunately the box
remained upright until help came and
the boys were assisted ashore.
More blood on the face of the
moonl The license system of keeping
open joints has scored another failure
and last night the marshal went around
and informed all dealers in spiritus
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