Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-03-31

locality in Rocks county.
1t is already looking gloomy for
the no-corn crop prophet.
1t is claimed Kansas has enough
rain to insure wheat crop,
-Kirwln has shipped since October
257 cars of grain and cattle.
--Atchlson women complain OF
tobacco spit on the sidewalk.
-Sportsmen have taken to hunting
wild cats In Greenwood county.
-Colored men have been appointed
judges of election at Hiawatha.
st. Johns academy at Salina is
building substantial gymnasium.
j. II. Hallowell will make the ad-
dress at Concordia Decoration Day.
Harper has opened a sorgum plant
and is figuring on canning factory.
Residents Of Harvey county have
sent az, 500 to the Russian sufferers.
The Osborne Farmer says there is
a great demand for renting farms this
spring.
The Clay Center Dispatch claims
that that town Is having matrimonial
boom.
The First NJ. Il. church OF Salna
Las collected during the year more than
$1,000.
"A Gray county man will start
rabbit factory and can the meat for the
market.
Farmers In Russia net s2O an acre
out Of sunHowers, Here's pointer for
Kansas,
-IIoxie people will print n pam phlet
advertising the advantages of Sheridan
county.
"A great law suit has started over
the title TO College Hill, suburb Of
Wichita.
If Abilene does not take hold of
the Narcotic cure scheme, Salina prob.
ably will.
"A family ut Valley Falls vas pois-
oned by eating canned tomatoes. One
child dead.
Several papers in Kansas have
stricken "IIon." from their vocabular-
les. 1t is badly overworked word.
Topeka dog owners paid tho city
$l,767 In dog licenses last year. 1t
costs money to let the dogs bark in
Topeka.
The Emporia Normal has n fish
head with mouth full Of teeth as
perfectly formed as those Of any
quadruped.
-Chas. 7. Jones and Laura Slaugt-
ter, Of Carlton, were married yesterday
evening In the probate court room by
Judge Bryson.
"A score or more Of county high
school students returned to Chapman
today to be present at the opening of
the spring term.
Successful meetings in the interest
of the Kansas exhibit at the Worlds
Fair were held in Junction City, Ellis
worth, Russell, Hays City and Manhat-
tan last week.
Miss Emma Cooley closed very
successful school term in district 104,
northwest Of town, with an entertain
ment last evening. The storm kept
many OF the attendants at the school
house until daylight.
The acreage of Kansas wheat this
year is over s,5OO,00O. At an average
yield of eighteen bushels per acre,
which is below the average of the
decade, we shall have over 90, 900, 900
bushels,
The mystery surrounding W. p.
Roblnson's defalcation and disappear
ance has deepened since the opening of
the safe. or the $400 therein about
$3.50 was in bills. AS several hundred
dollars more was in the hands of the
express company and it was generally
known that the bank was cramped for
months before the break, 1t seems iu'
explicable that man who was going
away to stay should leave such a sum
behind when all that Was necessary was
TO slip it in his pocket. There are
those who are incllning to the opinion
that Robinson took nothing with him
or that foul play or insanity has result
ed.
Speaking Of transformers. Louie
Lord, who used to play in the old
Metropolitan Hall, and in the early days
of the Bonebrake, in the opera house in
Abilene, ten and twelve years ago, is
now prosperous and happy in Chicago.
Old man Lord, who used to prance
around her on the stage and spoil her
performance, has disappeared-dead or
something, She is married to a man
named Nichols doing a leading role IN
popular play in the Worlds Fair town.
Louie Lord has many friends In Kan