Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-01-25
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tnAJ w IN. slaughter il sOmeWnaL luz
proved and may live.
IT. Z. Dewey is one Of the judges
on thought and composition at tn
X. s. u. oratorical contest.
&C. Z. Weber, Of Woodbine, and
Minnie A. Knoening, Harrington, were
granted a marriage license.
II. NJ. Bixb, IS appointment as post
master of HerlDgton was confirmed by
the senate yesterday. Strother had
the straight tip on that item.
&C. II. Lebold writes from Austin,
Texas, that he is doing fairly well and
has hopes of success in the future in
which event his credit will be fully
redt emed,
H. G. Larimer Ia his lecture before
the teachers Saturday said that the
mn in the governors chair last
winter was not big enough to settle the
legislative trouble--and he was right.
C. Hoffman & Son will double the
capacity of their large Enterprise mills.
Seventy FIVE men will be employed all
summer Oh the work which will be
commenced early in the spring. The
improvements will make the mills one
Of the largest in the west.
Twelve new members were re.
ceived into the Baptist church yester.
day. Every available space was filled
with the crowd last night and many
were turned away for want of room,
Rev. Prather is power in himself as a
revivalist. Preaching at the church
this evening.
Ed Suffer writes from Russell that
when the photographer took the
picture Of the three lynched men last
week, before taking of the cover from
his instrument and when ready for the
exposure, he looked up aud from force
of habit SAID: Look pleasant, please"
Then the crowd yelled.
Phil Joues did an extra good job
burning stubble ON Frank Chase's place
which he has rented near Talmage this
week. After getting the FIRE started
he went over to the school house to
have little extra exercise playing
baseball. The loss of the 40 tons OF
hay burned will fall on MIR. Chase.
John Cooper is as good shot as
he is politician. He writes from Las
Animss, Colo, that in big rabbit
hunt last week he shot 90 jacks by 8
O'Clock. A company Of hdnters came
down from Denver and shot 4 800 Of
the aset quadrupeds in one day, taking
them back and turning them over to
the charitable associations.
j. T. Hornaday, who is papering
the courtroom had some thought of
putting motto in the space behind the
judges desk and asked the Abilene
bar for suggestions. The collection
ranged oil the way from: "Public
Office is Private Snap" Abandon
Hope Ye Who Enter Here" abb
lene Nee DIS No More Lawyers" and
"rhe More Law the Less Jaw" to
that famous saying of an Eighth
district jurist: mo Monkeyiug wi h
This Court" He became discouraged
and the wall will have no lettering on it,
This is a queer town. IL wants
to progress and wants its people em-
ployed and yet won't improve its
chances. Take the steam laundry. 1t
came here last fall and arranged to do
IS good work as any laundry in the
State-and does 1t. 1t expected to
employ several more hands and would
do 30 II the laundry sent to Topeka,
Lawrence and Kansas City to help
build up those places was handled here.
That would support two or three more
families which now need assistance
from friends or the city. This ia no
paid advertisment--it is simply bust
ness. 1t is always poor policy to build
up other towns in preference to Abb
lene. If we do not encourage one
Industry what inducernent is there for
others to come here?
John w. Wilson is having more
run out at Sterling, Colorado, than
anybody. He has been sued for libel
on complaint of one Mrs. McMurray,
who for the past year has been an
applicant for the Sterling ppstofflce.
The libel is alleged to have been com.
mitted In a communication published
In the Logan County Advocate last
August. The case was laid before the
recent grand jury, which refused to
ind bill and the Populist district
attorney also refused to Ale an infor-
nation. unless so ordered by the court,
Tor the reason that the grand jury bad
thoroughly investigated the matter and
voted against finding an indictment.
Application WAS therefore made to the
Populist judge with the result as above
stated. The matter is a purely political
one and grows out of the fact that the
Advocate has been dishing up straight
Republicanlsm in large chunks. The
Advocate is in great luck and is to be
congratulated.