Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-02-11
RECENT aEFLECTIONs.

Born, Feb. 4. to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
r. JolIey, . SON.
w. r. Mullin has sold his n acre
farm east OF Abilene for $4,000 70 Q
Nebraska man. This Is over $iSl per
acre.
Marriage licenses: Alfred D.
Hopkins, Bridgeport, Lula M. Marlatt,
Carlton; Lewis @. PagenkoPf, Lolsa
Flick, Hope.
John A, HildebrAnd Of New York
CITY and Grace M. Cleoms Of Chap
man were married at the court house
by Probate Judge Anderson.
"A carload sf chickens with moth
ing but q wire fence between the
fowls and the north wind made a
pitiful sight on the Union Pacific
freight this morning.
Miss EQglnnd has resigned as
principal Of the Lincoln school and
her place has been filed by Frank
Cafferty Of Emporia, a graduate Of
the State Normal school.
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser de-
llvered a very scholarly address at
the Lutheran church Sunday morn
ling on Lincoln. 1t was one OF the
best addresses ever given here.
Pete johnson has bought the
house east Of the Masonic lots on East
Third and is tearing it down. The
front was blown out during the recent
storm and was not worth repairing.
Pete paid $50 for it.
-Salina Journal: The Central
Kansas league is composed Of Salina'
Ellsworth, Minneapolis. Abilene-En-
terprise, Manhattan and junction
CITY is almost in, nearer than Beloit
lis. Junction City, Clay Center and
Concordia are all in preieren &c to
Beloit.
1 e. D. Kline announces himself for
councilman in the Third ward subject
4 to the decision OF the voters at the
April election. Mr.. Kline has lived
here 80 years, is acquainted with the
city's needs, and feels that he can
give the city capable and efficient SER
vice on its council.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Seger who live north Of Hope, wan
dered away from the house Monday in
an attempt to follow his father to a
neighbours and was lost for quite a
while. The whole neighborhood was
called out to hunt him and be was
found lying en- the snow near a hedge
nearly frozen. As he was only about
a year and a half old, IL was narrow
escape. Dispatch.
The Spalding Sporting Goods
company has made the state league Q
present Of 800 baseballs, the value Of
which is $1,000. The league decided
to buy that make Of goods and the
balls are coming as tip. Abilene is
wondering about what the company
would do with the c. X. league about
few tips in this line. The G. X
league will want nearly as many balls
as the state league.
"A baseball association with cap
ital Of $4,000 was organized at Els
worth Thursday night and q state
charter was applied for. The stock Is
being sold at S25 per share and fifty
shares were sold at the meeting last
night when the association was organ.
lied and a committee Of ten fans sp-
pointed to sell the remaining shares
Of stock, as $2,6OV OF the STOCK VIII De
} paid in and the committee has nearly
this amount in sight. The remaining
$500 will be used as reserve 10 case
it is found necessary to use 1t.
--Salina Journal: Abilene ha s
hired Grant Schopp for this season
Schopp is class A man and has seen
much Of that company. His salary
in the Southern league where be
played last year was over $500 q
month and he will not play in Abilene
; for his health only. He has q family
living there, however, and this prob
ably has something to do with bis
staying. schopp is g pitcher and
; played with the Minnies last year in
two or three games. Since SchoPP
: has been signed BY Abilene and sew,
eral other towns have signed men Of
, about the same class, OBJ, where Is the
salary llmite