Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-24
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

&C. W. Parker shipped merry.
go-round to Virginia today.
m. H. Curtis is playing heavy
tragedy in western Kansas towns.
-Robt. Sinclair, Of Harrington, has
been granted an increase Of pension,
IS month.
Il. H. Long OF Hayes was kicked
in the jaw by horse this week and
seriously hurt.
-Supt. Niesley is at work securing
attractions for the next lecture course
and it will be a better list than ever.
The Independent telephone toll
line has been extended to Sutphen.
Dickinson county is well threaded
with telephone lines now.
Married, on the 4.h, at the home
Of the bride, Miss Ida Reese, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Reese OF Tai
mage, to Rinehard Hornecker Of
l. 'ngford.
Moses Zeigler, who is well known
to many Of our readers, is now locat'
ed with his family at Dowie's Zion
City, Ill.,, where he holds good posi-
ton as nightwatch.
A cablegram says that Miss
Mamie Prendergast, who is accom-
panying Mother Bernard on a Europe.
an trip, landed safely at Queenstown
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs H A. Hayes's chill
dren, Aberdeen, Wash, have had a
four weeks siege OF scarlet fever and
are now out. Mr.. Hayes was away
when they were taken and not al
lowed to 90 home
Jonathan Brown and ?. Durkir
had a lively scrimmsge, Marquis Of
Tewksbury rules, this morning over
the wages claimed by Durkin's boy,
who has been working for Brown.
Brown lost the first four rounds; then
rallied and it ended in draw.
Another one made happy. A
former Dickinsonian writes for the
REFLECTOR saying: III have ust
been thinking what fool | have been
to spend year without your excel
lent paper. ! always enjoyed the Re-
FLECToR and believe it the best in the
county,
C. Clifford Cress Of Talmage,
Kas., is now acting as regular pastor
at the Brethren in Christ Mission at
1856 Peoria St., Chicago. Other
workers at the same place are Misses
Anna and Sarah Bert, and Mr.. and
Mrs. B. l.. Brubaker, all former Dick
inson county people,
According to the state labor bu'
reau Dickinson has 157 factories, 3St
wage earners wto annually receive
$l5S 305 and the annual product o.
these factories is 1871, $685.. Saline
comes second in this vicinity with l4s
factories, 357 wage earners, Sl4l,3l
in salaries, and $l,476,0S4 worth Of
products.
Joseph A. Cress, formerly Of
Dickinson county, is now located neal
Trent, Wash, where he has a half in
terest in profitable trucking farm
lie writes that while Washington has
some very desirable features in elm
ate and location, it will have to i'm
prove greatly before it reaches the ex
cellencc Of Sunny Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spahr, wh(
are well known to many Of our Abb
lene people, are now living in a cosy
little home at Goth and Union ave
Chicago. Mr.. Spahr holds position
with large candy house and has JUS
beer put on the increased salary lis
for Aug. lst. Abilene boys have thu
habit Of acquiring and holding goo'
positions.
Speaking Of hairbreadth escapes
little Bernard Dewey had one last Fri
day afternoon. A traction engln'
drawing a separator went up VIM
street and he tried to catch ride OIL
the tongue Of the machine that wa
! fastened to the rear OF the engine. III
fell of and the wheels Of the machin'
grazsd bis head and ran over bi
waist. A couple inches Of change il
direction would have been fatal.
Prof. y. F. Shirk, for seyera