Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-11-18
T, G, McINERNEY'S

twenty head Of cows sold averaged
$S5. S5 each. Summer calves sold for
SO to SIS; young horses $40 to $45.
Clayton Stottler, an eleven year
old Manchester boy, fell off key this
week and broke an arm. This should
be interpreted as solemn warning
to Manchester not to have kegs around.
Cards are out for the marriage Of
Mr.. 7. F. Ryan Of Chapman and Miss
Lille A. Schiller, Tuesday morning,
November %, at 8 a. m. The mar
riage will occur in St. Michael's
church at Chapman.
Harrington Times: 1t is a de-
served compliment to good man,
the reelection of Silas Baker as COM
missioner in the 2nd district. Mr..
Koepke, the commissioner from,this
district, is very much pleased to
know that Mr.. Baker is to remain up
on the board.
H. N. Gaines publishes this week
his fifth annual "parting word" intro
ducing the Monitor to new pur-
chaser (P). Henry would so much
like to make Dickinson folks think
that Salina man does not own the
paper-and each year it is the same
thing over again.
-Marshalltown Qowa) Republican:
Postmaster Buck, of St. Anthony, ap-
pointed Miss Anna Buchanan as his
deputy Nov. A. Miss Buchanan was
formerly Of Abilene, Kas.
Gypsum City News: Hi. Springer
Of Jefferson township, Dickinson
county, was elected trustee by ma
iority of 80 votes out of a total vote
cast of 1903. When it comes to get
ting votes he is sure enough a high
springer.
Mrs. D. W. Nall, assisted by
Mrs. A. c. Romig, entertained the
Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church
Thursday afternoon. Refreshments
were served by Misses Lolita North
craft Belle Newman and Gertie An
derson.
"A REFLECTOR correspondent notes
that enough Republicans in Wheat
land and Jefferson townships alone
failed to 60 to the polls to have
changed the defeat OF Staatz to victory
The way to win is to vote as hard in
an "off' year as any other year.
Down at Junction City Monday
the Dederick family lined up to have
a photograph taken. In this family
are nine boys, all living and hale and
hearty. No one of the nine boys
weighs less than 2lO pounds, none less
than six feet, and from these they
run to Ga or taller and 270 pounds.
The Leavenworth Times says this
Of former Abilene gentleman: Cap
tain G. K. Spencer, Of the regular
army, and son, Vance Spencer, left for
Salina last evening. Capt. Spencer
will have charge Of the military de.
partment OF St. Johns school, and his
son will be pupil in the institution.
Cards have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Bent Of Salina an
nouncing that the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, who has
frequently visited here, to Mr.. Philip
Gordon Walton, will take place Nov.
"a at 9 a. M, at the National Hotel,
and that the couple will be at home
at Anthony, Kas., on and after Dec. 81.
There are a good many reasons
why Abilene is getting more Of the
trade than 1t used to have,n
remarked farmer from one Of the
distant townships the other day, "but
one Of the chief ones is the advertise
ments Of Abilene merchants in the
REFLECTOR. Nearly every family in
my neighborhood gets the REFLECTOR
and they can't help seeing by its ad-
columns that competition is
lively here and so more and more Of