Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-03-16
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS MARCH is e IWELyE PAGES

Henry Barrett, of Herington
aged Is, was adjudged idiotic ant
will be taken to the Winfield asylum
Spring millinery opening March %
"A and % at Jolley 4 Tolbert's, Abb
lene. All ladies are invited.
w. H. Spidel has bought the
Rogers property on Fifth street; Jacob
Butts has purchased the l.. J. Gray
property on the corner of Fifth and
Spruce.
Judge Mitchell who has just
moved here from Chapman is fixing
up his new home on West Fourth and
will have handsome place.
F. Trauger is making success
Of his cheese factory at Detroit. He
paid 23.S cents for January butterfat
and his cheese is in great demand as
it deserves to be.
Ralph Hoffman Of Enterprise has
several Of the finest greyhounds in
the State. Saturday night some
miscreant poisoned two Of them and
Ralph is Justly indignant.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Ball gave a
pleasant dinner party Friday night.
On account of the storm many Of the
guests remained allnight and enjoyed
the hospitality Of Walnut Grove farm.
Manchester News: Uncle Solo.
mon Cramer and family moved to
Abilene thisIweek. The Cramer fam.
lily was amotive power in the Key
stone neighborhood and we will sadly
miss them from among us.
The Enterprise Journal says G. L.
Murphy Of Center has come out for
the Republican nomination for sher-
if. One thing is dead certain: II
Glen is nominated nothing on earth
can prevent his being elected.
R. C. Dedrick has leased the En-
terprise Journal. W. y. Harger, who
has had charge Of it for IS months,
goes to Denver to take a position as
book.keeper in large commission
firm in which his brother is interested.
+. Bergstresser, dentist
j. c. Republican: G. &. Richer,
who has been with the Grentner
Hardware company since some time
in the winter, is now a member Of
that excellent firm. He is a good
business man and we are glad to
have him interested financially in
the city.
MIR and Mrs. +. B. Glimpse have
moved to the handsome suite of rooms
over the old National bank headquar-
tiers. The rooms have been hand
somely papered and modern conven-
fences added and make as pretty a
home as could be desired.
AT the Polymnia club meeting
night at Mrs. Humphreys |
81 kinds of dances were discussed and
swinging on the corners never got a
Mrs. Humphrey presented
each mem Der Of the club with n pref
by souvenir bearing list Of national
iances
Do not miss the big free show at
,he opera house tonight by the Shaker
Concert company. All their per-
ormances are Of a high, moral tone
md nothing is tolerated by the old
Shaker doctor which will offend the
most fastidious, consequently you
AN attend with the entire family
Without fear of anything being done
n said to cause offence.
"A peculiar death is reported from
larion county. Two bright young
men, sons Of Jos. Phillips, rode their
wheels from Salina, where they we're
ttending school, to Durham and part
I the way to Hillsboro. On the road
hey were overtaken by rain, which
nadc the road impossible for their
'beels. They shouldered the wheels
nd walked to Hillsboro, arriving
here tired and wet. When they
cached home one Of the young men,
zee, was taken with measles, from !.
'hich he recovered, but an inhamed :
rm probably caused by carrying the !
icycle finally developed gangrene i
nd he died last Wednesday night. I