Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-26
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A number Of residents Of the city
are building additions to their houses
and making other Improvements in
their homes. Abilene residence prop
erty is going to be in demand one of
these days.
". b. Cosad and j. Y, Guilbault,
two formerly Of Abilene rustlers who
have been located in San Francisco for
some time, have gone to Alaska on Il
gold mining prospect tour. Here's
| hoping that they will come back
milionaires.
The Lash injunction has caused
much discussion in the city. The
situation as detailed in the REFLEC-
TOR last evening is an interesting and
novel one and leaves the burden of
proof on the joinist which is some
thing unusual.
The rancho house belonging to
George Channon of Hope and situated
south Of that place burned to the
ground saturday morning. The
family Of the employe who occupied
it escaped in night clothing and saved
practically nothing.
Hope News; A Ridge township
farmer drove into town Monday morn
ing over the frozen ground with
case Of eggs in his wagon. lie hur-
ried little too much and when he
rot to town he had scrambled eggs
by the half bushel.
A number of Abilene Masons and
their wives will attend the opening Of
the new Salina temple April 9th.
There will be n grand ball in addition
to the formal exercises. The Salna
Masons are to be congratulated upon
having one Of the finest headquarters
in the West.
IL d. Gish will leave in few
days to take u position as express
messenger on the Santa Fe, probably
running through Colorado. He has
served a faithful apprenticeship in
the Wells-Fargo Office here and will
prove a most capable messenger de-
serving his promotion. G. B, Gish
succeeds him rs Agent Estes's assist
ant.
The Junction City Republican
has new reason, 1t says that while
d. X. Gorden was defeated, it was not
because of his unpopularity or be-
cause OF any unworthiness, but sim
ply because Dickinson county had
delegate in the last national conven-
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tion, and the Republicans Of the dis
trict believed that these honors should
be passed around.
The many Abilene friends Of
Judge 0. A. Bassett, one Of central
Kansas leading attorneys, will be
sorry to know that he is still
suffering from the same disease which
cost him the amputation Of one limb
few months ago. He will be taken
to Topeka this week where the other
limb will be taken off in the hope of
prolonging his life.
Election Is two weeks from to-
morrow. A year ago at this time
the town was giving most Of Its
time to calling names and throwing
mud at various respectable citizens
who had ventured to be candidates
for office We are glad that this year
there Is no likelihood Of any such
procedure-and the town Is better off
for 1t. Calling names never pays.
FLORENCE Reynard, formerly with
the Andrews opera company and well
known here, is plaintiff in a suit in
Chicago for S25, 900 damages against
the Northern Pacific. In q wreck al
Brainard, in which two members Of
the company were burned to death,
Mrs. Reynard was badly burned. The
railroad company settled with nearly
all Of the injured people, and with
the families Of those who died. They
claim that they settled with Mrs.
Reward for $3.50. She asserts that
It was not settlement in the nature
Of a release. Mrs. Reynard formerly
resided in Chicago, but is now living
in Grand Island, Neb.