Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-12
srcRur REFLECTIONS.

After the roads can run
After the men have lost their 1ops,
After they've spent their "mon''
Then you will see them kicking
At loss Of all they like,
Wishing they had good wages again
After the strike.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. +.
Brewer q son.
-Cloyd Troxel is wrestling with
Blackstone in the law office OF Z. {.
Little.
II. r. Burton's handsome cream
horse is dead. 1t was one Of the pref
test animals in the city.
The Fifth district G, A. K. re-
union will be held at Delphos, August
$3.50. An interesting program has
been arranged.
--Rey. VIM. Page was installed as
pastor Of Bethel River Brethren church
Sunday. Elder H. Davidson Of this
city ofliciated at the services.
Joseph Reed was yesterday ap-
pointed postmaster Of Woodblne 70
ed J. W. Gillett, who has filled
thu, 'ition most acceptably.
R. N. Curtis has just received a
letter from the new owners OF Patsy
Curtis saying that they have a buyer
for him in Vienna, Austria, at $4,000.
The normal institute has reached
high water mark in attendance. There
are enrolled 1872, the highest ever be-
fore in the history Of the county was
1870.
Rev. A. s. Dechant has been
honored by his alma mater, Franklin
and Marshall college, with the degree
ola. NJ, a deserved recognition Of
bis scholarship.
-Supt. E. G. Hitchcock Of the State
Reform school came up Saturday
evening and took back Fred Wahl
who escaped several days ago and
was captured here.
B. M. Wallace, formerly manager
Of Abilene bridge works, and who Is
still remembered here by many, Is
one Of the leading A. R. U. men Of
Topeka and runs a Labor paper.
Owing to the sympathetic strike
at Hope and Detroit not materlalizins
the walkout at the planning mills ha'
been declared off and the whistle
again blows merrily three times day
as usual.
ALI passenger trains local ant
through Of the Santa Fe system arr
now running regularly on schedule
time. Its the only route open a
the present time from Chicago tt
California.
The decision in the case &c. II
Thayer VS.. Hoffman \ Son, which hi.
been in the district court for thre'
years and was appealed by tn
plaintiff, has been affirmed by tn
supreme court
The house Of V. V. Morgan a
Herington was totally destroyed b.
fire Friday night. Cause isunknown
insurance $1,000 on house and furni
ture. Vic seems to have all the bat
luck there is a-going.
There was filed with the distric
clerk yesterday an agreement between
the M. Il. church of this city AM
Thos. Goodwin acknowledging receip
Of a gift Of 81, 900 and agreeing on tn
part OF the church to pay Goodwin 81
quarterly during life.
There are no flies on the subjec
Of the Abilene minister who
preaching on "Dirt, Debt and tn
Devil" Kansas has plenty Of tn
first, many Of her people are in til
second and large portion Of tn
nation appears to be raising the thir
at present.
John H. Mustard has been electe
assistant in the Enterprise schools
1t was hoped that he would be chose
as one Of the county high scho'
teachers as he is a Dickinson count
boy and thoroughly competent br
the board thought otherwise. Ente
prise will find him capable educate
j. F. Kerr probably holds MOI
offices than any man in the city. T
is agent, operator, baggage man, e
press agent, shipping clerk, filir
clerk, hired man and messenger
the Rock Island system, everybod
else around the depot having BEE
laid off. All trains run on time, no,
ever, and travel Is increasing.
"A dispatch in Yesterdays Glob
Democrat from Oklahoma City sal
that the estate Of the late A. s. She
wood amounted to 100000, that
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