Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-19

nifcently decorated in cerse chrys.
anthemums, representing grea ideal
OF work. Miss Ellison rode with her.
Mrs. Dewey's carriage was in orange
and white roses and Miss Dewey rode
with her, a colored coachman driving.
This was very attractive. Mrs.
Sterl's phaeton in red poppies was a
beauty, none 10 the State has been
finer. Mrs. E. D. Humphrey rode
with her. The Sterl and Rogers
pony carts were also very handsome
and great credit to the decorators.
Bert Lower and W. A. Matteson
don't like the knight business. They
quit their helmets early and were
more up-to'date. Samuel Freeman
aged so years was dressed in corn
costume and visited the REFLECTOR
office on horseback. He was all right.
The kings attendants in the parade
were John Farley, Bart Bradfeld,
Chas. Broughton, Jacob Jetfcoat.
Salina people wore badges reading,
ave have come to meet you" and the
men looked all day for the pretty
Abilene girls who invited them.
The fireworks were not up to the
committees expectations, the set
pieces failing to work and many of
the rockets being poor. TIE fam
beau club drill and Roman candles
we're all right,
The Citizens bank had ropes and
grilles of strung pop corn that were
very pretty.
F. M. Morley, a sign in corn that
showed much work.
Able & Ellison and r. H. Kane had
signs worked out in corn.
Pacific hotel, handsome division
screen and grille Of corn stalks.
W. A. Landes, razor in corn kernels
Abilene National bank, ropes and
portieres Of strung popcorn, very
pretty.
D. +. Snider, shock of corn with
coon, and hog in corn field.
j. 7. Hornaday, Kansas farm scene
with corn crib filled with corn, fields
ETC.. well worked out.
j. B. Case & Co. corn dressed lady,
corn background, corn horseshoe
with doll driving shoes, handsome
doll window.
G. C. Sterl & Co., grilles and por-
tiers of corn, bell of corn husks,
Dewey in corn suit in colors, doll in
corn suit, very attractive.
R. |. Woods, ropes of corn husks,
grilles and portiers of corn ropes,
shocks of kallir.
j. 4. Brewer had an immense
grasshopper on his store front that
attracted much attention. His win.
dows were very handsome. In one
we're two immense ears Of corn, in
the other corn husk background:
dyed in colors, with hower-decorated
doll wheeling buggy. 1t was exceed
ingly artistic. There were some very
handsome corn flowers, handsome
sunhowers made of corn and all very
fine. Miss Eagle had corn house,
very pretty. H. Brumm had Kan
sas farm scene with trees, fields etc,
all Of corn.
S. Shearer had very ingenious
display including flag and shoe in
corn with broom corn background 1t
attracted much attention. M. P
Shearer, large artistic sign with corr
kernel lettering.
The electric light office had a mode
Of the power house that was unique
and pretty, corn portiers above.
, A. B. Rose e. Co. had handsome
window display, fisherman on corr
suspension bridge over a corn rive
with many corn flowers on the back
ground. The Racket had Uncle San
in corn suit and helmet, attracting
much attention. Ward had a hug,
| corn clock. There we're many uniqu
things in corn that deserve mention
, too many to describe each individ
, ually.
--s$s.
! Abilene Defeats Mcpherson.
The baseball game Thursday after
noon was witnessed by about 500 peo
pie. Abilene defeated Mcpherson b.