Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-24
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Topeka, and Clara E. Dornberger, Of
Abilene, were granted marriage
license.
Keystone district in Flora town
ship voted $500 bonds Monday to build
new schoolhouse. The bonds carried
by four votes.
No use counting on any rate less
than the present one Of 1880 to the
Worlds Fair. You are not likely to
do any better.
The i've months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. =. Byrne died at a. IN.
today and was buried from the house
this afternoon; interment in the
Catholic cemetery.
Roy, thetwo year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. W. s. Wilson, Of Cheever
township, died Sunday evening OF
cholera infantum, and was buried this
afternoon In Cheever Cemetery.
Mrs. Benjamin Palm, aged rs,
who died Saturday night was buried
from the Baptist church yesterday
afternoon. She had been an invalid
for years and leaves husband and two
. children.
-DollIe Clark, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. s. Clark, while play
ing at her home last evening fell from
box and broke an arm. The injury
was painful one but she is getting
along nicely.
An ice cream and cake festival will
be given Thursday evening at the
home OF Mrs. Leckron, one mile east of
town on the Enterprise road, to which
everybody is invited. The proceeds
are for the beneat Of the Reformed
church.
The veterans will get no reduced
rates on the railroads TO the National
encampment. The railway managers
have made very ridiculous rulings this
summer and no one is disposed TO pity
the roads on account Of the reduced
earnings.
Two theatrical companies prac.
ticing in town, three quack medicine
troups, IL hop tea joints, an anti-work
association, a law and order league,
electric lights and Sand Springs water
If anybody wants better equipped
town than Abilene he is hard to suit.
"A. l.. Russels new furniture store
In the Bonebrake block is open fol
business and shows fine line Of new
furniture from cheapest TO finest, II
Is encouraging to see business houses
starting up, 1t shows that their pro
prietors have confidence In Abilene''
future.
Another candidate for watermelon
honors is A. II. Shepherd who treated
the REFLECTOR TO a 40 pound samplI
of the splendid melons he is raising
The melon crop OF the sand hills is thi
year the finest ever known and no on,
Is raising better or more luscious frui
Of this kind than Mr.. Shepherd.
The farmers about Hope are losinl
good many hogs from the effects o
the cholera and they are becoming yer,
badly alarmed about 1t. Jake Ma
and Sandy Mcliae shipped in lot o
hogs from Texas lately and 1t is gen
orally supposed that there is where lh
disease originated.-[ Rerington Timet
Elmer Rugh has purchased a pom
to make race into the Cherokee STRIP
He is practlcing on the animal ever
morning and has taught II to max
frstclass time. When the pony get
tired Of running Elmer expects I
abandon 1t and make the rest OF th
race on foot.
Saline county's superintender
denies that any districts In that count
will pay teachers as low as $25 tn
year though 1t was done last seasol
There is too little return for the labC
and preparation required when teacl
ers receive even $50 and 1t is on
when the assessed valuation is vel
low that as small sum as that shoul
be paid.
IS. s. Orner has made himself soil
with this Office during his stay on cart
and added shining jewel to his No.
crown In the next world by remembe
ing the REFLECTOR with a 47l pour
watermelon. II anyone wants to Il
to beat 1t just bring on the fruit. VII
plenty of evidence of the right kir
this office is ready to reverse its deci
ion several times.
Before election last fall the Po
and Democrats used to raise their tun
tul voices in the glad chorus "Eve
day III be Sunday bye and bye" Loo
ing down the streets Of most Kans
towns these August days after 3
months Of Democratic adminlstrati,
1t does not requiIe very vivid imaI
nation to consider that the promis
time has arrived.
Postmaster Gorden went up nor
nearly TO Industry yesterday TO lo
after farm In which he is intereste
"Corn," he remarked on returning, .
king in north Dickinson. We ha