Abilene weekly reflector., 1898-01-20
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

promising the best crop in years.
-Jolley & Son sold three farms
last week. Dickinson property is al
right.
Abilene will have a chicken show
Jan. 27.29. {. II. Rhodes will bt
Judge.
Charlie Case has been selected as
secretary Of Emporia college press
association.
The latest McNaspy case will be
heard in Justices court Jan. 20, post
poned from today.
Ed Hover, one Of Abilene's hus-
Ting young men, is now in Memphis
Tenn, and doing well.
The Solomon creamery associa'
ton wants to sell out, though it paid
s per cent dividend for 1897.
CLAY Center has voted Sl,ooo as
a bonus to a new mill which is also to
furnish electric light power.
Dickinson seems likely to get its
100000 acres Of wheat through to
harvest in excellent condition.
Mrs. M. H. Hewett is a member
Of a leading Emporia musical organi-
zation called the Sappho quartette.
Jim McNaspy has SO many cases
against him that be will need book
keeper to record their doings properly.
Harry Keel's dog that was lost
last week was found, through Re-
FLEcroR advertisement, in Holland
township.
"A. j. Cowles sold two quarter
sections, one 80 and residence prop
erty today and it was not very good
day for real estate either
Frank Scott, formerly Of this city,
was kicked by horse in Lesven'
worth livery stable where he has been
employed and died Tuesday.
1t has been decided not to hold
the revival services to begin Feb. lS
in the opera house. The largest
churches Of town will probably be
used.
"A Manchester minister electrified
his congregation Sunday with this
proposition: Some people think they
have religion when they only have
dyspepsia.
IT. J. Moriarty accompanied the
Santa Fe general officials on their in
spection tour over the Salina branch.
They found everything on his division
in tiptop condition.
1t is stated that the Santa Fe road
is to put in two new bridges between
here and Salina. 1t is inferred that
it will be the Saline river and the
Solomon bridges.
S. S. Walck received news Satur.
day evening Of the death of bis sister,
Mrs. Griffey, and her son at Hagers-
ton, Md, and of a niece who died last
week at Greencastle, Pa.
-Herington is having trouble with
its electric lights and the Times ad-
vises lodges tc have lamps handy SO
that business can proceed when the
electricity fades. One lodge has done
80.
While Col. George Hunton was
driving south on Buckeye last even
ing, some young men driving fast
north ran into him upsetting his bug
gy. He was bruised but not serious
ly injured.
"A meeting to encourage emigra-
ton to Manitoba was held on the
street Saturday afternoon and ad-
dressed by j. S. Crawford. 1t is re-
ported that delegates will be sent to
investigate the new lanes.
--Herington Times: Prof. Beech,
graduate Of the state normal school
at Emporia, is the new principal at
Hope. He is young man, well quail
flied and is starting out by giving the
very best Of satisfaction.
Foresight item in Dillon Repub-
can: We shall preserve our copy Of
the edition of the Topeka Mail that
contains the pictures Of Kansas babies
because we shall doubtless be inter-
ested in this infant industry later on.
&C. A. Stannard Of Hope started
In th;o oountv in 1890 with practically