Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-24
RECENT REFLECTIONS

home At the north end Of Olive.
Clyde Brewer now occupies one
Of the West Third street residences.
The Enterprise creamsries paid
1871 cents for butteriat for January
milk.
The children OF B. F. Landis, liv.
ing east Of town, are very III with In.
termittent fever.
Frank Quinn's accident policy ex.
pired q few days before he was hurt
at Enterprise last week.
The annual contest between the
old hens and the incuhators in Rine-
hart is about ready to commence.
Frank, the four months old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Engle, Of Chap
man, died last Friday Of spasms.
The old Kilgore place on North
Buckeye has been sold 10 . man from
Osborne who will move here and 90
cupy 1t.
One cattleman has given $50 to-
ward the Cattlemen's association
meeting fund. Abilene will enter
tain the visitors right.
Frank Jaymes has started new
repair shop on Third street north Of
REFLECTOR office. He Is a hustler
and will make q success.
Edward Jones, known to the old
timers as "Merciiul" Jones, who pass
ed away at Enterprise last week was
the father OF Mrs. George Parker Of
this city.
II. E. Dewey has been appointed
grand senior deacon Of the grand
lodge Of Mssons o!Kansas. This puts
him, In lodge parlance,, 'in line" for
higher honors.
David Major, who has been In
Pennsylvania, writes us that he Is
coming home to his old love, Carlton,
and will settle down In the best coun-
ty on earth, Dickinson.
j. r. Tilton, one Of the county's
prosperous farmers, has purchased
quarter section near Manchester to
use as a summer pasture in connec-
tion with his fine farm In Hayes.
The Southwest District Sabbath
school convention will be held at Sun
nyside Methodist church, Garfield
township, Sunday, Feb. ~, commenc-
ing at 1880 a. m. All are invited.
F. B, Lille, formerly a business
man Of this county but now a drug.
gist at Guthrie and secretary Of the
territorial board Of pharmacy, is a
candidate for postmaster at Guthrie.
Il. Lips, while cutting wood Sat-
urday, let the axe slip into his left
foot, giving a severe cash. Albert
Myers was with him and prompt
measures prevented serious bleeding.
Lew walks on crutches.
Adam Hees is moving bis bakery
into the Brenizer stand on Broadway, |
having bought the building. Breni-
yer takes Hees' old location for the |
present but will occupy one Of che
new Sterl buildings later.
Solomon Tribune: Nelson Blum.
derfeld, the twelve year old son Of
Geo. Blunderfeld, living five miles
north Of town, received a serious
fracture Of the right leg on Thursday.
He was caught in the revolving wheel
Of hay wagon.
A paper that pretends to give the
news and has not yet found out that a
State cattlemen's convention for
which the businessmen OF town are
working Is to be here next month
ought to stay in the backwoods OF
Kentucky-that's its size.
-Washington's birthday was rec
ognized by handsome flags flying over
Upshaw's and tn City Mills. The
schoolhouse flag quit business long
ago and the Republican committees
flag is hidden away somewhere-no-
body seems to be sure where.
Carl Schneider, nephew Of G.
A. steinhilber, residing at Hamilton,
Ohio, was drowned In the reservoir
on Sunday afternoon in that city. He
was walking on the Ice which broke,