Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07

RECENT REFLECTIONS.

-lheo. Little IS very SICK, tnreat-
ened with pneumonia.
Charlie Pattlson has been laid up
up with the grip for couple Of days.
The Belleville creamery in which
Abilene parties are interested will
open this week.
Wichita is to have a new brewery.
There was talk Of one at Abilene but
it seems to have subsidized.
/ The appellate court term for this
district to have been held in Concor-
dia Jan. y is postponed to Jan. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe White and MIR.
and Mrs. C. Johntz gave New Years
dinner parties to relatives and friends.
Hoffman and Etherington brought
up 500 head Of feeders from Kansas
City to fatten on Dickinson county
corn.
The new warden Of the peni-
Tertiary has 80 jobs to give out.
Dickinson county expects to fill 50 Of
them.
DIR. A. S. Gish received pen Of
fine Partridge Cochins Saturday from
Ottawa. The doctor gets the very
best.
-Supt. Humbargar is in charge
Of county school work, although he
enters formally on his duties next
week.
One girl danced five consecutive
times with the same partner at the
leap year ball Thursday. Nothing
like improving an opportunity.
Under Sheriff Smith took Ira
Shepherd to the insane asylum today.
His case is particularly sad one and
his family is in pitiful condition.
Hundreds Of jackrabbits and
squirrels are on the market. They
are SO plenty that Charlie Hilton
could not get cent apiece for them
today.
The reports that Travis is in
Jail down south and that Prather is
conducting revival services in the
east shows how varied are the work
ings Of fate.
Hope Dispatch; A. Bohannon is
expected to return from Wilson,
Kansas, with wife, this week. His
many friends will wish him and his
lady much happiness.
Don't send money to the fat and
sassy heathens Of Africa who are
raising high jinks under the cocoanut
trees-give it to the families who are
travelling in campers wagons these
days.
Miss Mollie Gradwohl, formerly
of Salina and frequent visitor here,
was married at Kansas City to David
Steinberger yesterday. Mrs. McCol-
lam of this city attended the cere-
mony.
Some of the Dickinson county
teachers are much amused over the
failure of H. N. Gaines to win the
presidency of the State Teachers as
ISOLATION. He worked hard for it but
failed.
The Methodist Sunday school
elected officers last night as follows:
Ralph Dyer, superintendent; A.
Ballinger, assistant superintendent;
secretary, Lolita Northcraft; librarian,
Daisy Fenton.
Delegates from neighboring towns
will be here Jan. 2S at the district
convention of the Fraternal Aid Asso-
citation to elect representative to the
biennial meeting Of the general coun-
Gil, which meets at Wichita on Tues
February 9.
The Enterprise Journal with its
usual clearness remarks: "Alpen-
Krauter Blutbeleber. Zu haben BEL"
We have long expected that some
paper would take this position but
hardly expected the Journal would do
so just at this time
Houses and land to rent one mile
west OF town. Enquire Of E. Hilton.
5-2t&2c
An eastern paper in desperation
telegraphed to Abilene today, "Furn-
ish a list OF all the Pop applicants for
office from Dickinson county and
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