Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-09

Ezra T.. otauHer Srauuattu a.
Midland college this week and has
been called to the Wellington Luther
an church as pastor.
Charles Young favored this office
with some splendid cherries from his
fine fruit farm west of the city. He
raises the very incest.
"A San Francisco letter says that
out OF SO men in the Abilene-Junction
City company 46 belong to a Christian
Endeavor association.
All the Herington teachers have
been re-employed except Principal
Ramey who refused reelection. A.
W. Hiner is principal.
II you have any kick on your as
sessment-and probably you have
declare it to the commissioners now
or forever hold your peace.
Manchester News: Cal. Kersher,
living about seven miles southwest
Of town, had six head Of cattle killed
by lightning during tine storm Mon
night.
The Enterprise school board has
reelected all the teachers Of the
school excepting Miss Mary Angst
who was not an applicant for a posi-
ton.
Harrington has raised an S5.foot
flag pole in the center Of town and
had Is enlistments for the new call
in the past week. Heringtcn is all
right.
Nearly IA inches Of rain have
fallen this year. An all Of 1894 only
10 inches fell and in 1895, q inches.
In 1896 it was AZ inches and last
year ~.
"A new brick walk is being laid at
the place occupied by c. S. Crawford.
J. L. Morley has just completed lay
ing one at his pleasant home, also on
West Third.
The junction City Union says
that at wedding in that town yes
terday young lady0played the "of-
fertory." 1t probably preceded the
collection Of presents.
-Harper's Weekly contains a pict-
ure Of Commander Impey Of the
Sterling who is one of the officers
leading the attack on the Spanish
fleet. He is brother Of Mrs. e. |.
Woods Of this city.
With the best water in Kansas
Abilene slides along without a public
drinking fountain that is worth the
powder to blow it up. The city
fathers should put in two or three
well arranged fountains.
The horse troughs on southside
and at Spruce and Third have been SO
arranged that there is no way for per-
sons to drink. This should be
changed and give the drivers as good
an opportunity as the teams.
The Marion Record whose editor
was the Memorial day orator here
speaks OF Abilene as one Of the pretti-
est cities in the State and says that
while its business portion looks pros
porous its charm is its many beauti-
full homes.
The Rt. Rev. Frank R. Mills
paugh, D. D., Bishop OF Kansas, will
be present for services and will ad-
minister the Holy Sacrament Of Con.
frMation at St. Johns church Friday
evening, June 10.
Enterprise Journal; Henry En-
gle Of Moonlight says of the prices
for harvest hands In north Dickin-
son pitchers get $3.50, feeders $3.50,
engineers 50. The men are being
contracted at these prices for the en-.
tire threshing season.
On fence just north Of Detroit
some agent painted the following:
Use Wasatusa oil for all aches and
pains" Some person religiously in
clined painted beneath it 1.-The Lord
is our healer" The agent happened
that way short time afterward and
painted this below the second line:
"But Wasatusa gives the best result"
The millenial prophet, ". A.
Redding, is getting glory in South
Dickinson because he predicted (o
that uIn April, 1898. the world will