Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-18

20 cents. That is what 1t did today
and the large crowd in attendance
showed how much the corps gener-
osity was appreciated.
David, the one year old son Of j.
M. Tudor, met with q serious and
painful accident yesterday, falling
into a vessel Of hot water and scald.
ing one arm and shoulder badly. The
little fellow is resting easily today.
"A man with a patent thingabob
for sucking all the dirt out Of
cistern sold the right for Dickinson
county to Peter Forslund Of Enter
prise for a wagon and Saline county
to John Lenhart and Fred Wright Of
the same place.
The milk receipts at the cream
cries are increasing rapidly. The in
crease has been at Chapman 800
pounds. Moonlight gets 1000 pounds
of milk now, this large supply call
ed for larger separator, which has
just been put in. Fragrant Hill is
getting nearly 5000 pounds.
All persons who have not regis
tered since the lst Of January, 1897,
as well as those who have registered
but have changed their residence to
another ward since registering must
register at the Office Of the city clerk
before March 26 II they desire to vote
at the coming spring election.
"A dispatch from Webb City, Mo-,
contains the following concerning the
father Of Thos. Gallagher, formerly Of
Herington; "Thomas M. Gallagher,
65 years old, the first man who ever
set type in Webb City and compost
tor on the Daily Sentinel, died sud
denly Of apoplexy yesterday. He
leaves Il widow and four children"
Hope had a real lively day Thurs
day. A. Henquenet and Chas Jaeger
got into row over a cart and an old
debt, as Il result Of which Henquenet
got pounded over the head with hoe
handle. The cut in his scalp was SO
severe that 1t was necessary to cut
of his hair to dress it, Jaeger was
also badly scratched up. Hope seems
to indulge in scraps rather often these
times
Even as far off as Hope tho ab-
surdity Of the non-partisan deal in
this city has been recognized. The
Dispatch remarks. at is amusing to
note that the non-partisan meetings
In Abilene, are always first held in
Populst headquarters, run by Popu-
list leaders and only managed in the
interests Of Populists. Did you ever
see non-partisan meeting engineered
BY Republicans"
One Of the greatest individual hits
Of the grand opera season has been
scored by an American singer, David
Bispham. Mr.. Bispham at an early
age entered mercantile life and never
sang professionally until five years
ago, when he made sudden Jump
from business into the foremost ranks
Of grand opera He has been phenom-
enally successful In recitals and con-
certs as well as in opera and his an
nual earnings are rated above $50, 900.
Mr.. Bispham is friend Of A. W. Har-
greaves and they sang together in the
church choir back east for years.
Righteous kick Of an Emporia
Gazette correspondent: 81 desire to
protest against the ndiscriminate
use OF the word banquet by your
local reporter. Every time a little
to death insurance company
doing business under the name of a
lodge, gives an oyster supper, your
idiot reporter calls tia banquet. This
makes me very tired. Emporia has
had one or two banquets this winter.
They were served in style and con-
sisted Of at least six courses. pro-
test against oyster soup and crackers
with occasionally cold ham and cake
being called a banquet"
This little criticism of Emporia
from the Gazette strikes other towns
just as hard; The great trouble with
Emporia in that when a man makes a
lollar here he goes up to Kansas City
TO spend it, and II he does spend it
here he goes around with every little