Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-05-17
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Q. Lee, a boy.
Fred Sommers has been granted
pension of sl2.
j. F. Murphy has been appointed
postmaster at Rhinehart.
The registers Of deeds have a
convention at Wichita May 20.
Harry G. Stein is now at Silver
City, N. NJ, having been promoted to
. higher position.
Mrs. Hannah and Mrs. Durkee
have been i'll with mumps. 1t spares
neither youth nor age.
Ice is to be SO cents 100 this
summer and more people than ever
will wish they were the iceman.
w. A. Stacey, formerly Of the
Hope schools, has been reelected as
principal Of the Burlington, Kas.,
schools.
The residence OF F. W. Morse at
Manchester was struck by lightning
last Friday but no serious damage
was done.
The only place on earth where
they think this is leap year is Solo
mon. They have'leap year dances in
that town.
Miss Daisy Snider has ordered a
lot Of millinery goods from Abilene
and is displaying them here White
City News.
p. L. Jennings Of Chapman is an
nounced by his home paper as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for probate Judge.
Il. 0. Jaderberg and son Thura
Of Enterprise leave this week for
Paris and other points in Europe.
More farmers going to the exposition.
Joseph Walker, brother -in.law
Of Mrs. W. D. Nichols and who had
many acquaintances and friends here,
died at his home in Galva, Ills, last
week.
Harry Keel has q driving horse
that will smash the city ordinances
yet, 1t Is so fast. 1t came near it the
other day but the authorities winked
and let it 60.
B. A. Shaffer Of Herington died a
few days ago from effects OF injuries
received in the war. Word has just
come that his pension has been raised
from a to $l4 a month but it is too |
late.
W. H. Anderson shipped his
handsome driving mare to Chicago |
last night. She becomes the property |
OF W. H. Ellwood, the millionaire
manufacturer, who paid fancy price
for her.
John Sauer has severed his con.
.nection with Harding's dray line. One
Of the last things he did was to have
bis picture taken on a load Of flour.
The flour weighed $3.50, men 500,
wagon LOO and one team Of horses
drew it.
Judge Mahan may be off color in
politics but there is no disputing the
taste shown by himself and wife in
arranging their beautiful place on
North Buckeye. The artistic lawn,
handsome shrubbery, walks and
drives are the admiration of all.
Large carved stone pillars are being
erected at the gates which will add to
the attractiveness Of the place.
j. W. Howten Of Manchester
while repairing the gasoline stove
accidentally dropped lighted match
in vessel Of oil on the floor near the
stove. The oil took fire and in an in.
slant the room was enveloped in
flames, but by prompt action the fire
was smothered before much dam
age was done. Mr.. Howten's arm
slightly burned and the carpet ruined.
The Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, Of
Allegheny, Pa, who will fill the
Lutheran pulpit of this city for the
next two Sundays, is a younger
brother of DR.. E. Bergstresser, Of
Abilene and the youngest son Of the
Rev. P. Bergstresser, D. D., one Of
the fathers of the general synod. He
does not come as a candidate but at
the earnest request of the church
committee on the vacancy.