Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-07-20
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

school will hold their annual mid
summer reunion in the court house,
Abilene, Friday evening, July 81, 1913.
All students Of the school are invited.
The latest news from Charlie Nc.
Elhaney is that he is in Chicago,
Nhaving closed his engagement with
Isl Plunkard" aud has an engagement
with Alba Haywood for next season.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give an ice cream social and sup.
per Thursday evening, July 81, in the
room corner Buckeye and Third street.
Supper from $50 to 9 o'clock. Every
body welcome.
West Abilene claims the pennant
for turkey raising. In the yards of
Miss l.. Barber out Of II turkeys
Matched out last spring SO are alive and
hearty, loohing forward with fear and
trembling to Thanksgiving.
Judge Hutchinson today married
in the probate court room Otto Miller,
Of Woodbine, and Rosa Pursch, OF
Skiddy. Judge Hutchinson is making
the best record on hot weather
marriages the court house has ever
known.
"A marriage license vas granted
John Humbargar, one Of -Jlckinson't
leading farmers, and Hannah Berkly.
bile, Falls City, Neb. They will be
married this evening. A license was
also granted John Schilfner and Molli,
Ehrlich, Harrington.
In another column is an excellent
suggestion regarding the Ornamental
tion Of Abilene cemetery. The FUND
on hand in the city treasury is ex
pressly for that purpose and it would
be piece Of wisdom for the council L
spend it as suggested.
The newest, latest and altogether
most novel crank that Abilene has yet
produced showed up at Gleissner',
drugstore this morning and gave the
boys a lecture' on selling sticky fly
paper. He said he had bought loi
but when he saw how the flies suffered
he burned it all up. He wanted IN,
firm to do likewise with the whole
stock Of fly paper on hand aud wa,
very indignant that 1t could not b.
done. 1t is expected that he will wher
he dies endow hospital for disabled
and decrepit insects.
They have some good jumpers a,
Enterprise. A correspondent writes
from there under date Of July II: A
champion dive was made at Iloffman's
park yesterday afternoon into tn,
Smoky Hill river. The dive was made
from the top of large cottonwood tire,
overhanging the river, a distance Of
ifty feet and six inches, by James A
Brady. There was present a crowd OF
fully 900 to witness the feat. Provid
ing the dive is beaten Mr.. Brady will
dive from the span Of the river bridge
a distance of over 10 feet.
The announcement of Richard A
Brown for sheriff appears today. Mr.
Brown needs no Introductory words
He has been for many years citizen Of
the county, he Is sterling Republican
veteran of the late war where b,
served with distinction and and ia wei
known. As deputy U. S. marshal ant
deputy sheriff he has made larg,
acquaintance and proved his clphbiliiy
for the higher position to which hi
aspires. lie is in the fight in earnest
and 1t goes without saying that II
nominated he will have the party't
fullest support.
Mrs. Haskell's announcement fol
register of deeds Is published today
She will probably be the only woman
candidate for a place on the Republican
ticket but she is eminently deserving
She has been resident Of the COUNTY
for i years and since the death Of heI
husband in 1883 has been engaged IN
Office work in Abilene. Their farm ir
Buckeye township she still owns ant
hence Is taxpayer. Her business
experience covers " years, being in {
life insurance office in Boston for
years. In 1885 she took course IL
shorthand In order to support herself
and two children. She was stenOgra
pher at the Johns carriage works
assistant TO Probate Judge Peck
stenographer OF the Kansas Farmers
under the presidency of G., G. Ste,l aut
j. s. Hollinger to whom SHE refers b,
permission and since the company
removal to Topeka has been stenogra
pher for j. IL. Mahan. She has done
considerable work in the registers
office and her work can be seen on The
books. Her penmanship is as beautiful
as engraving and she is thoroughly
competent for the place. II nominated
Mrs. Haskell will make a strong race
Keep Cool.
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