Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-23
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Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John
McFadden, daughter.
Marriage licenses Jessie 4. Scarf
and Josie Hollingsworth, Solomon.
The chess fever Is increasing in
town and local tournament is being
talked Of.
p. B. Ross, tho member from
Grant, visited the schools today to
see how tho fire extinguishers work.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Hodge will
entertain q company Of young people
next Friday evening in honor Of Miss
Edna Crane,
Mark Burton Of the Hope News
has gone to California. N. c,
Hemenway is sole proprietor and
publisher now.
1t was just as warm as this year
ago this week but In February the
thermometer was IA below zero and
the waterworks irozc up.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. N. II.
Gish, q son. j. W. Gibson Is now q
grandfather for the fir st time In his
life and feels highly elated thereby.
Hope News Kenny Gum, Of
Hope, Is now claimed to DO lO6 years
old. A few years ago be was l07,
The old gentleman is getting forget
| full.
speaking Of high payment for
literature, what Is the matter with
the Dickinson county paper that
offers fountain pen for tho best
"serial story"
Population statistics' Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clcyson Brown, q
daughters to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Fisher, twins, boy and girl; to NJ.
md Mrs. Allen Kaufman, Of New
bern, q son.
Invitations are out for an elab-
crate party to be given by quartette
Of Abilene young men--W. A. Matte
son, W. NJ. Eicholtz, Edward Strelcher
and T. L. Acknowledgement Monday
evening 1t the Pacific,
The faithful old horse driven !cy
so many years by Father J. 7. Lassy'
and probably the best known horse IN
county, died this morning At 0. b.
Thislcr's farm where 1t was being
treated for hemorrh age, 1t was q
years old
Mrs. l.. II. Lifts has received a
message from Detroit, Mich, to the
effect that she Is grcat-grandmother
to ten pound boy born on Sunday
Jan. 70, to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
Miller, His name is Clayton Van
Steenberg
M. ?. Jolley received letter to-
day announcing the death Of Mrs. X.
Ferson, known here as Della Thorn
ton, Jan. IA, in Georgia. She has been
failing for some time with consump'
tion andwas south for her heath. Her
cousin Ella was with her at hcr death.
The Topeka Mail says Of a former
Abileneite; A Kansas man always
kicks up some dust when he travels,
and 1t don't.make q bit Of difference
how many other fellows are travelling
the same road. Theo. Sternburg, Of
Ellsworth, attended poultry shown
Tacoma, Wash, last week and the
leading paper gave him four column
interview and wrlte-up.
Junction City Sentinel; Z. A.
snidor, J. L. Johntz, G. Fornsy, +. A.
Wilcox, II. Haskell, Paul Hurd and +.
II. Knoble Of Abilene rode down from
that place last Sunday to call on the
League wheelmen Of this place. The
boys made nice appearance, enter
ing the city and conducting them
selves while here so as to make the
people Of Junction City say Come
again boys, we will be glad to see
YOU"
The REFLECTOR claims that Dick
inson county is about to have Its first
cheese factory. What was the matter
with the one that burned here some
years agoP What is the matter Fith
the one now at EnterpriseH- Hope
News
The Hope factory made both butter
and cheese. Eyth's Enterprise iac'
tory Is one Of the largest cresmeriea
in the state and makes troniage do ORC
only as a portion Of its business Sue
cessiul as it has been, Mr.. Eyth has
} not, we believe, begun the manufac-
I ture Of ordinary table cheese The
new Hlawatha institution will be the
first exclusive cheese factory In the
county.