Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-03
REGENT REFLECTIONS.
The county pole.

iSV"oh iViu VII Ohapulhh Cioch'
The band boys will serve ice
cream, lemonade and cake at the con-
cert Friday night.
The county commissioners will
make the annual tax levy next Mon
day,
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Hogan, boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. wm.
Riddle, a girl.
Mrs. II. j. Hodge will sing solo
In the Kansas exercises at the Worlds
Fair, Sept. 10.
An Epworth league picnic will be
held at Talmage August l6. Willow
dale sunday schools will have big
picnic August oath.
All outsiders will please take
notice that Abilene has settled her
waterworks fight honorably and fairly.
The best water in Kansas will continue
to lll the mains.
Abilene was in great luck when 1t
got j. Il. Nissley for mayor. lie had
a splendid opportunity to do the city a
great service last evening and splendid
ly he improved 1t.
Now let those individuals who
when they thought the council would
vote against the city's interests said,
"We will stand by whatever the couu-
Gil does" keep their word,
Joshua Taylor, living south of
Enterprise, got on his periodical drunk
Saturday afternoon, was run in and
fined 1880. 1t costs Joshua consid-
cradle everytime he comes TO town.
The weather bureau covers Dick
inson county in this prediction: "In
the northern half of Anderson and
Coffey, and in Lyon, and northward to
the north line Of the State the corn
promises an immense crop"
The new iron bridge over Mud
creek west of the cemetery looms up
like an Eiffel tower. Fifty foot ap.
proaches will be necessary to reach ii
but when completed the roadway will
be level aud there will be no danger of
washout.
The water and light question now
being settled, the next question Of
interest to every citizen OF Abilene is
the harvest picnic and excursion to
SLlina on Thursday which from the
general expressions heard will bs well
patronized. The park is in splendid
condition and the people of Sdlina are
unit in their determination to please.
The county rally Of the Populists
held Saturday night was a model for
decorum. Not a particle Of tobacco
juice WAS spit on the floor and Janitor
llolzworth says that is the kind of u
meeting he likes. OF course the fact
that only a dozsn persons were present
and they roasted on the steps outside n
while and then went home partly ac
counted for it.
ID. W. Naill and family mourn
the loss of their handsome driv-
ing horse. The animal escaped from
the livery stable about ten O'Clock
Saturday night and when followed ran
across the open space near Giles eleva,
tor and struck binder standing there
Its shoulder was 80 badly smashed
that IL was Necessary TO kill the horse.
1t was one Of the best driving animals
the city.
-Rumors are current on the streets
duplicating three or four leading citi-
zens who have been 30 bitterly
antagonistic 10 any waterwOrks settle
ment In n scheme to obtain control of
the plant themselves at low figure,
hence their efforts to depreciate the
property. There Is more truth in the
reports than many suppose and there
will possibly be some nllidavits forth
coming soon.
M. d. Good, one OF the best dry
goods salesman in Kansas, says that he
has never seen so few commercial sales
men on the road. Ords's, he says, are
very small and all Kansas merchants
are economizing to the last cent aud
buying only from hand to mouth, 80 "a
speak. He also remarked that owing
TO the very duh times and the
unpromising outlook that the entire
stock Of the Red Front dry goods store
would be closed out and the firm quit
business in Abilene. We are sorry ia
see snch n decision as we believe the
Il lr will turu after little
Another strong name Ia added ia
two Republican announcement list
to-day, that Of W NJ. Sherwood who
will c,me before the cNnvcu'ion foI
treasurer, Mr., sherwood Is one OF the
county + leading farmers and hi' pros
porous home iu N-wbern township
proves that he Is a snccessful one Ile
has been high school trustee for several
years aud has filled the ollice well. lie
Ia staunch Republican and man
respected 10y all for his uprightness OF
life aud genial qualities. lie has a
wide acquaintance aud Is eminently
worthy the position. II nominated I,
Is safe to wager that the next treasur.
urer will be William Sherwood,