Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-12
RIc3IT REFLECTIONS.

Nothing small about this town.
The electric lights run from 4 P. m.
to 3 a. m.
Junction City's murder case will
be tried before Judge Moore, com.
mencing Jan. l6.
W. B. Giles has favored his
friends with pretty purses in which
to carry their spare cash il they have
any.
These damp cloudy days are
great grip producers. In the Ian
guage of Jim Riley, Take keer o
yerselt."
Herbert Landes has been APP
pointed stenographer and clerk in
County Attorney Smiths office. He
will make good assistant.
Jamie Ketchersid, son Of DR..
Ketchersid of Hope, sent in the lucky
ticket that got Sterl's bicycle and will
ride the wheel.
Henry Stoner, the well known
auctioneer, has decided to remain in
Dickinson county. He has many
friends who are glad to see him back.
John A. Gish has put on the mar
ket choice line of tlavoring extracts,
manufactured by himself and sold by
leading grocers. His sales promise
to be large.
The Baptist church has elected
B. l.. Strother clerk and \. Gibson
treasurer. +. Il. Nottorf has been
elected superintendent of the Sunday
school and $. Allen president of the
B. Y. p. U.
Miss Maud Cooper has just com
pleted a very lifelike and beautiful
portrait in oil Of her sister Addie that
is remarkably fine work. The young
artist has studied only one term at
Bethany College and gives promise of
much talent.
Council Grove Republicans; The
pastor of the M. h. church, Rev.
Mayor, and his estimable wife were
most pleasantly surprised New Years
Eve. About so members Of the church
as well as outside friends of the family
gave him rousing donation party.
Prof. j. G. Holland, who has
been superintendent Of the Leoti, Kas.'
schools, has resigned to accept a. po'
sition as superintendent at Pine City,
MINI. Prof. Holland made many
friends here while on a holiday visit
with his sisters, Misses AIRY and Nora
Holland, successful teachers Of this
county.
John VANDERBILT had lively run.
away this morning. He started with
a load Of furniture in the delivery
wagon and the horse became fright
ened, threw him out at Cedar and
Third and landed the furniture at
Broadway and Third. 1t ran around
the block and nearly smashed John
up as he tried to stop it, finally wind.
ing up an exciting career by trying
to enter the store on Second. No
serious damage resulted.
&C, M. Lowry, a Dickinson county
boy, is making a fine record at the
State Normal. He is one Of the most
popular young men at the college,
being one of the editors Of the Liter
iry Society. He will be business
Of new paper that will be
started for the benefit Of the college
students. Curtis has recently been
,lrered place in the West as teacher
1t S75 a month, but wishing to finish
bis college work will not accept
Topeka Capital; Are no worthless
men or slipshod women ever married
IN Kansas 1t would seem not, udg-
ing from the published notices Of
All the young men who
get married. are "of unqueslioned
and possessed of those ster'
ling qualities certain to insure a
success in life" All the brides are
"beautiful, refined, intelligent and
accomplished" 1t is certain that
there are worthless men and slipshod
women in the state Of Kansas, and it
Is strange that none Of them ever get
married.
Liverpool has started The idea OF
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