Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-02
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"A marriage license was granted to
Albert Holmes and Grace Barr, Her
ington.
C. Is. Hoffman is conducting the
light end Of long and very personal
argument in politics in the Enterprise
Journal.
Rev. J. s. Ford, Of Enterprise,
was thrown from his buggy and badly
bruised up in n runaway Friday even
ing. His horse became frightened at a
piece Of wood near the road.
Kruger Il Thompson have n large
force of men at work on the new SO 600
residence Of G. JohntZ on West Third
street. It will be one Of the hand
soonest homes in town when completed,
On Saturday Master John ".
Gould, Of this city, aged II years,
received notice from the Pope Manu-
featuring company, Of Boston, Mass.
that he had been awarded first prize
Of a Columbia bicycle for having
written and got published one Of the
best essays on "Gocd Roads. - LSoio.
mon Sentinel
The outlook for the wheat crop in
Dickinson county Is excellent. II it
continues as favorable until harvest,
we will have the largest crop We have
had for years. The only danger Is an
excessive amount Of rainfall from this
time on. The weather up to this time
has not done the plant any apparent
harm. II Enterprise Journal.
The statement Of the Abilene Ma
tional bank published in this issue is
worthy careful reading. The banks
rapid advance in prosperity is shown
by the fact that its reserve Is the
largest of any time in three years. It
is a financial institution second IN
strength and popularity to none in
Kansas and Abilene is proud Of Its
success.
If farmer starts to town this
week he is almost certain to have every
woman along the road run out with
her apron over her head and waving
dishcloth to hail him. by the time he
reaches town he has nm order large
enough to start fair sized grocery.
\ farmer was seen on Broadway this
afternoon who didn't live live miles in
the country, yet when he started home
his wagon box was full of groceries for
himself and neighbors. Tho farmers
were never buster in their fields than
they are this week.
We understand that =, II. Ilalleck
of this city has about made up his
mind to become candidate this year
for clerk Of the district court on the
republican ticket, and if he does he
will come about M near liling the bill
rs any man in the county we know Of
lie IL u young man, well educated and
n man who counts his friends by the
number Of his acquaintanccs. Last
fall he was elected by a large majority
as trustee Of this township and his
work Is giving such universal satisfac-
tion that he will be apt to get about the
solid vote Of bis own township In case
he concludes to become candidate
which we think quite probable at this
time IIeringlon Times.
This is the story the AtchisOn
Champion tells on Charlie Coggeshall,
the popular conductor of the Santa Fc:
An Atchison man was on Santa Fo
passenger train on the Strong City ex-
tension recently where lady was
travelling with her grandchild, which
was babe only a few weeks old and
whose mother had died but few days
before. The train was four hours late
and the babe had been without any.
thing to eat for six hours and was
crying itself to death. When near
Manchester the conductor stopped the
train and had the brakeman go over in
n pasture aud milk beer mug full Of
milk from a COW and bring to the little
one. The manner in which the little
one drank that milk and cuddled down
and went to sleep brought joy to the
heart OF every passenger aboard the
train, by the way the crews running
on that line are known to be the most
accommodating of any in the state of
Kansas.
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