Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-08
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William Higgin and Gertrude Dakin,o
Manchester
"A realistic picture Of Libby prison
will be a part Of the special scenery In
the war drama tonight,
Charles Abeldt and Elizabeth
Frlcker, Of Rhodes, were married this
afternoon by Rev. ], 7. Mayor.
The REFLECToR's new serial,
"The Story Of a Wreck, +" begins today
DO not miss the opening chapters.
For once we had an average month.
August was that kind. The mean
temperature was 73 degrees, and 3 3
inches Of rain fell.
The Eureka team Of iiremen is
great on tournaments. The boys only
returned from Missouri few days
ago, having taken a number of prizes
down there.
The ABILENE REFLECTOR was
ten years old yesterday, and 1t has
stood up for Kansas since the day II
was born. II still remains standing
Lawrence journal.
Manchester Sun: VT. Fabian has
left for parts unknown. lie left for
Abilene last week, and the next day
his wife received letter stating that he
had left Kansas for good.
An excellent sermon on the rela-
tion of the labor question to the church
was given yesterday morning by Rev.
W. l.. Seabrook. The discussion Of
the subject was timely and able.
One of Dickinson county's former
physicians, DR.. W. NJ. Waterman, IL
getting well to the front in Chicago.
The Herald yesterday says he was
summoned in the case of an accident
to a millionaire.
We hope to see the day when n
man will be arrested for running trac-
tion engines through the streets with
out horses attached. There Is an
ordinance on the matter that does not
seem to be enforced.
The ABILENE REFLECTOR thinks
that the ten cent concert is the biggest
fraud connected with circus. The
calamity circus with the Rightmire
side show has evidently not struck
Abilene yet Lawrence journal.
Last evening the Congregational
Missionary society Of Grace Reformed
church decided TO support Japanese
theological student for two years In the
Reformed seminary of Japan. The
name and photograph Of the student
will be received soon.
IS. r. Heller, one Of the oldest
residents of .Rinehart township, died
Thursday afternoon aud was buried
this morning at 10 O'Clock His wife
passed into eternity only month ago.
They were well known and highly
respected in East Dickinson,
The Grand Lodge |. o. o, f., Of
Kansas will meet at Fort Scott on Oct,
10, A military parade will be con-
Quoted during the session of the Grand
Lodge and the cantons Of the order in
Missouri have been invited to pNrtici-
pate in the parade and prize drill.
Solid sense from the Hope Dis
patch; The Abilene track is one of the
finest tracks in the West and many
fine horses come there to lower theil
records. Every family in the county
should attend and help make the Dick
inson county fair the best in the State
- An Abilene man recently adyer-
tised that he would like to buy second
hand lawn mower and TO address "N,
L." postoilce. lie received one ans
wer that struck him favorably, and
after corresponding some time hunted
the party up and found II Nas his wife,
who was trying to sell him their old
one,
The Importance of punctuation
points is illustrated in the following
sentence: "a man fears being struck
by lightning, and woman by thunder
Now shift the comma and We have the
same sentence with quite different
meaning: "a man fears being struck
by lightning and a woman, by thun
der.n
AT Emporia Thursday a novel sigh
In the Republican parade was the corr
stalk brigade, which consisted of forty
two men in line, each man carrying {
stalk Of corn. The shortest stalk wal
10 feet long and the longeat one wa
II feet long. Each stalk had at leas
two large ears of corn on 1t. That II
one good way TO stand up for Kansas
What might have been a serious
accident occurred at Camp Gore thii
morning. A welcome" banner wal
hung across the railway track at Buck
eye with one end of the rope attached
TO the coal Office chimney. The hrs
passing locomotive hit the rope with III
smokestack and the chimney tumblet
down, bruising VIM. Hendricks. O
Abilene, and Jas. Gaskell, of Glasco
Both are getting along and were no
seriously hurt.
What VIII They Do With the Goods