Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-26
Editors Liked the Show.

Herlngton Times: Abilene never
does anything by halves and their
first annual corn carnival was voted
by all to be the best gotten up in the
State, especially the parade which
double discounted them all. In fact
everybody was pleasantly disappoint-
ed in this for no one anticipated the
work and expense they had gone to
in order to please their visitors. The
school district floats were of entire
new designs and reflect a vast amount
of credit on those who interested I
themselves in producing these fine
displays.
Taking it altogether the citizens Of
Abilene may well feel proud Of their
first grand effort to please the people
and when the time for the Second |
Annual comes around they will be
obliged to enlarge the streets in order
to accommodate the crowd.
Hope Dispatch: Abilene did her
self proud last Thursday. In fact
the whole county did herself proud at
the corn carnival. 1t was grand, il
was magnificent. We have been to
parades in Kansas City several times,
but we have never seen better pa
rade than the one at Abilene. The
decorations were simply immense.
So many deserve special mention that
we could not do them justice, so we
mention none In particular. 1t was
gala day for Dickinson county and
will long be remembered.
Manchester News: The corn car
niyal has come and gone and every
body is satisfied that it was the
grandest affair Of any kind ever held
in the county. The day was hot,
windy and dusty, but the crowd was
there to have good time and they
had it.
The parade was the big event of the
day and was grand success IN every
particular.
Solomon Tribune: The Abilene
corn carnival held last Thursday was
a decided success. The parade is
said to have been the best Of its kind
ever held in the state.
Solomon Sentinel. Abilene prom
Used us all a great big time at her
corn carnival and while we can't
speak for all the ten or so thousand |
folks who attended, we can truthfully |
say that so far as we are personally |
concerned the promise was kept. 1t
was a great entertainment and Abb.
lene has every right to feel proud Of
the way she behaved toward her Wis
itors. When she has her next carni-
val it'll take regiment Of soldiers to
keep us away.
Enterprise journal: The Abilene
corn carnival was a marked success
in every way. There was the largest
crowd in the towns history present
to see the shew. The parade was one
of the best of its kind ever gotten up,
and compared very fayorably with
the best of metropolitan affairs. The
decorations were profuse and original
making charming effects. Every
thing passed off according to program
and the immense crowd was well
pleased with the days entertainment.
Chapman News: The merchants Of
Abilene certainly deserve a great
amount of praise for the time and ex-
pense it cost them to decorate their
stores. The decorations were grand
and showed what can be done il
person will only try. Everyone had
a good time and il any didn't it was
because they didn't try. The town
belonged to the visitors and there
was no one hurt during the day.
Chapman Standard; 1t was Abb.
lene's big day yesterday and she Gel.
ebrated with an immense crowd in
town. Although the wind blew a
perfect gale all day, everyone had a
most excellent time and thoroughly
enjoyed the sightseeing. The floats
were numerous and beautiful, show.
ing the unbounded spirit with which
everyone was entertained.