Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-03-15
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"oA""N AZ oaSouAeiy a. oo"'u -"
kota was severely burned by a gaso'
line explosion last week, arms, neck,
body and face being injured.
&C. E. Shadinger is improving and
enlarging the pretty cottage he re.
Gently purchased on Enterprise street
and will move there when the i'm
provements are completed.
Roy Weyant has purchased the
A. Jetfcoat property on North Spruce
and will move into it soon. The
house is being papered and fitted up
and will make cozy residence.
j. l.. Morley has received Ian
dis sewing machine for sewing har-
ness. 1t is a great invention and
sews heavy harness rapidly and per-
fectly, adding much to his harness
shops equipment.
The News thinks the humor in
this great moral illumination puts it
to sleep. The News has another
think coming. 1t is the same old
sleep, the News simply dreamed that
it woke up, that's all.
A. j. Knollin Il Co. of Solomon
loaded and shipped train Of eigh-
teen cars Of sheep yesterday alter
noon. The train was an extra and
ran to st. Marys, where some Of the
sheep were unloaded and the balance
taken to Kansas City and the east.
There is move being made by
the Independent Telephone company
Of Abilene looking toward a line to
junction City. The plan is to run
from Chapman to Sutphen, then to
Zion church, then to Upland and
reach junction City by way Of Aida.
Writing from Durango, Mexico,
to the REFLECTOR J. M. Fisher says:
"Long my you live and prosper and
to teach and preach whole
some political and religious doctrine.
You may tell Burton that have the
Mexican delegation solid for him and
also for Mckinley"
One hundred and fifty people at
tended the Joe Holinger sale at
Rhinehart on Tuesday. Two cows
sold at 1928 and $3.50, the best of Il
bunch of 2-year-old heifers sold at
S26 and twelve of the bunch al $3.50.
Yearling heifers sold for 1922. Two
year.old steers sold at 1872. Fifteen
brood sows, bred, and good ones, sold
from $35 to $3l.50 each.
"A Masonic honor has come to
Rev. Albert Watkins, archdean of
the Episcopal diocese of Kansas. j.
W. Smith of Minneapolis, Grand High
priest, has appointed Dean Watkins
chaplain of the Grand Chapter, and
he was also appointed Grand Chaplain
Of the Grand Council by lllustrious
Grand Master, L, W. Wellington.
Dean Watkins is well known in this
city and his friends will be pleased at
his appointment to these honors.
The attention Of our readers is
called to the advertisement Of the
Union Central Life Insurance Co.
through its local agent, G. C.
Wyandt. Mr.. Wyandt has striven
and necessarily to place
his company in the front ranks Of
new business written, and how well
he has succeeded his statement that
over $4,000 Union Central insur-
surance is held in this county, will
testify.
Mrs. Anna Chalker, wife Of c. H.
died Monday evening, March
5, at the family homestead three
miles east and one mile north OF Hope
Of paralysis Of the heart, aged IS
years, months. Mr.. and Mrs
Chalker were married 4S years ago
and came to Kansas from Ohio in ",
They are among the old and respected
settlers Of that vicinity. She leaves a
husband and three grown sons to
mourn fer her, all three Of whom re.
side on farms near the homestead.