Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-12-21
REGENT RgFLEoTIoNs.

State administration Is on its last legs
Harry Morley, Jefferson township,
lost two heifers last week from running
in the cornstslks.
Mrs. Hickey, the Chapman woman
who has been In Jail for liquor selling,
was released today.
WIN. M. Purdy, Of Abilene, and
Laura Blanchett, Of Harrington, have
been granted license TO wed.
John Malay who had 80 pernicious
q habit Of getting goods by impersonat-
ing someone else, was released from
jail yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Anderson are
moving from the Johns house just pur-
chased by g. G.. Huffman to rooms
over Shane & Emig's.
Solomon City announces that at It's
next hop the butterfly swing" dance
will be one of the floor evolutions. 1t
ought TO prove very attractive.
-Janitor Holzworth, Of the court
house, is building n storm shed over
the door OF the engine room OF the
Jail, much needed improvement.
-Supt Shlrk's, new paper, School
and Home, for December shows q
decided advancement. 1t will be an
invaluable aid to the educational
interests Of the county.
Grant Gaines, formerly OF the
county high school, has gone east to
get married. When he returns he will
take d. d. Hornaday's place In the
State house in Topeka.
ID. d. Hornaday is enjoying a
"snap." Although he has been dis
charged from the State superintend.
ent's office his salary goes on until
Jan. LIST but he Is not working any.
The Fortnightly enjoyed pro.
gressiye whist, dancing and delect'
able lunch at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. l.. Moore last evening. The club
meets next with Mr.. and Mrs, j, Is.
Warlleld Dec. 20.
The Abilene bank assets Of Lebold,
Fisher & Co. will be sold Jan. % by
Assignee John JIhn,z. The list of
notes, stocks, mortgages etc. would
about I'LL this paper IL printed in fine
type, but 1t woule make mighty in
terestin' readn'."
Districts No. 81, OIL, 81, 80, AZ, SO
and 40 have fine new school houses
erected this season. The moral effect |
on the pupils has been already been
observed. Pleasant surroundings are
necessary In order to reach the highest
development of the finer, purer nature.
-[5chool and Home.
Solomon Sentinel: The county
commissioners Of Saline located tie
site for the new bridge over the
Solomon river last week. 1t is about
so feet south OF the Union Pacific |
railroad bridge. This new route will
be quite n boon to farmers living due
west and northwest Of our city and is
expected to be ready for use next
April.
In q decision against the Kansas
Farmers Fire Insurance company the
supreme court has just decided that,
"Where a dwelling house is insured
and the policy by mistake, misdescribes
the land on which the house 10 situated
this will not OF itself affect the risk, or
render the policy void and 1t is not
necessary to reform the policy in case
OF loss to recover thereon"
"A large life like photograph IN
Forney's show case which attracts
much attention and is greatly admired
is that Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Troxel,
two Of Dickiuson's popular and hand.
some young people. Mrs. rroxel is IN
her bridal array, while her husband
sits near reading with pleased expires
sion the notice OF their marriage In the
DAILY REFLECTOR. 1t is evident that
Mr.. Troxel knows good thing when
he sees 1t and couple that starts out
with such good literature In the family
cannot help prospering
"A letter just received from Capt.
VIM. Warlng, with whom REFLECTOR
readers have become acquainted
through his excellent letters to this
paper, tells OF the burning of his ship
while passing through Suez canal
Nov. /. The ship was loaded with sugar
and was proceeding through the canal
by electric light when it was found to
be on fire. Although fire boats filled
the hold with water the ship con.
tinued to burn like coal and was
destroyed. Capt. Waring lost all his
clothing, instruments and many valu
able curios which he was taking home.
He will probably take charge of an.
other vessel.
Mr.. j. p, Blaize, an extensive real