Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-01

wager on that fact. The REFLECTOR
can give them information as TO
man who will meet their advances.
John Lane Of the Monitor will do
the boy orator act in the Sixth dis
trict this week. A hand car has been
chartered and he will make speeches
from the rear platform at all the
crossings on the central branch.
Topeka Mail: An Abilene widow
er is advertising for housekeeper
who "must be Of good character and
appearance" From what we know
OF Abilene widowers we are incline
to place the accent ON appearance.
The reported debate in which
Burton and Little were to take part
is all a fake-at least SO far as Mr..
Burton is concerned. He has made
no such arrangement nor heard Of 1t
except what the newspapers have
said.
Lowest prices all over the store at
Bearces.
---Herington Times; 1t is admitted
by everybody who knows that G. H.
Knpke will have a much larger major
ity for county commissioner than he
has ever had before. In fact 1T looks
now as though 1t will be practically
unanimous.
The j. G. Kassabaum whose
murder Of his employer and suicide
in Mississippi were related in the
REFLEcroR's dispatches did some
work as photographer in south Dick
inson towns several years ago. His
home was in Gypsum City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Mahan who
reside in Chicago were burned out a
few nights ago. The house caught
fire in some way through the wires or
pipes and II was with difficulty that
the family escaped with their lives.
Little furniture even was saved.
In order to make q showing the
Populist Bryan club has got a sign
long enough to reach in front Of three
upstairs apartments on Cedar street.
One is a doctors office, one joint
and the other empty but the sign
takes them all In. Join the club and
take your choice.
Minneapolis Messenger; The
next day after Tom Watson spoke in
Abilene man found lock Of red
hair on thorn bush down by the
classic banks OF Mud creek and passed
IL off as n auburn curl from the brow
Of the first Napoleon Of France. But
the night clerk Of the hotel who fol-
lowed Watson and Ieedy down to the
banks of the historic Mud knows
better.
That warmest necce-lined under
wear at Bearces. 3-2&tl
There was a wedding in town last
night at which there was no charivari
The marshal was on guard with in
structions from DR.. Bayney to arrest
the first boy who yawpcd or pounded
a tin pan and the doctor would appear
against the offender in police court
this morning. In consequence there
was dccency and incidently the doctor
is going to become more popular than
ever for such occasions.
Manchester News; Mrs. Sherman
Karr, residing five miles southwest of
Manchester, had a narrow escape
from serious accident one day last
week. The trap door Of the cistern
was left open and she walked into it,
falling into seven feet Of water. She
managed to keep her head above
water until assistance arrived, and
bevond a few scratches was none the
worse for her cold plunge bath.
A dress suit to lit you at Bearcc's.
John Mohans personal organ
compliments S. S. Smith for throwing
up case in which he had been retain
ed by a convicted aduterer when
such charge was found against his
client and says It shows great regard
for decency on the part of Mr.. Smith.
1t neglects to state that Mr.. Mahan,
who is candidate for appellate
judge, undertook the defense Of the
same alulterer in the face of most
positive evidence Of shameless lech-
cry. How about Che "decency" in
that casep
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Huri Well Received.