Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-10-17
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Joe Badger has a new cab, a styl'
ish and up-to.date addition to his
transfer system.
-Cattlemen Of southern Saline
county are shipping cattle to Okla
homa for wintering.
Thomas Rathbone, of Herington,
has had his pension increased to $24
per month.
Garrett Blue, who was convicted
Of disturbing the peace, was released
from Jail Saturday after paying his
fine and costs Of 1920.
The county high school football
team defeated the Junction team
Saturday at Chapman by score Of
to 0. 1t was hot game.
-Salins is all swelled up, one Of
its citizens has in bis possession a
Catholic bible bearing the date Of
COLOGNE, Germany, 1854"
George Lloyd is back at the old
stand in Balls grocery. George is
first class grocery man and 1t is hard
for him to keep out Of the business.
John Beads who lives about 2S
miles southeast OF Abilene sent some
specimens Of apes to this Office that
are beauties. His crop this year is
immense.
e. r. Ayers, the piano tuner who
lived in Abilene ut one time, Is hav-
ing a controversy in the Emporia
papers with a travelling tuner over
pipe organ tuning.
Mrs. Fanny A. Matteson, wife Of
the late Chas. Matteson, has received
check for $4,000 from Solomon
lodge, Select Knights, A. .. U. w.,
the amount Of insurance carried by
her husband in that order.
Enterprise journal; Charley
Ball is thinking seriously Of retiring
from the pump repairing business
for short time, in order to devote
his undivided attention to Tie care Of
the bran new daughter with which
Mrs. Ball presented him last Friday.
You would hardly know Charlie-he
steps SO sprighily.
-Concordia Blade: j. C. Gault
who has been foreman on the Blade
for the past six months, mysterious
ly disappeared last Tuesday about
noon. After several days diligent
search, the officers have located him
in Missouri. He left wife and four
small children. There seems 10 have
been no reason for his sudden disap-
pearance.
IA lawyer in court room may
call man liar, scoundrel, william or
thief, and no one will make q com.
plant when court adjourns," says the
Marshal Wave. If newspaper
prints such reflections on a mans
character, there Is a libel suit or q
dead editor This is owing to the
fact that the people believe what the
editor says. What the lawyer says
cuts no figure.
Park Barniiz, son OF DR.. S. B.
Barnitz, western secretary OF the
Lutheran board OF home missions,
died at Des Moines last Friday, aged
% years. He was educated at Mid
and and Harvard, preparing himself
Tor literary life. He had many
friends and acquaintances in this
,ity. Sincere sympathy will go to
he father, whose name is a house,
,old word among the Lutherans Of
Abilene.
Conductor Palmer, who runs on
he "plug" from Kansas City to Sa, ;
ina over the Union Pacific, had an
time with q "drunk" at Solo.
non. As the train pulled in two big
'drunks" got aboard and staggered ,.
lowD the aisle, one Of them giving a
equation Comanche yell as he ad-
anced toward the center Of the car
nd sought seat. Palmer, who is :
title fellow but makes up in grit
What he lacks in advoirdupois,
promptly collared the disturber and
tut him of the train. He stopped 7
be train four times before he got rid
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