Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-07-11
INrERvIEws PICKED UP.

lone from bowling Grccu' NY
followed the Golden Belt road par
- OF the way. 1t is = good road, bu
do not believe II has enough mark
ers or they have not been put VI
properly. The signs at the crosl
roads are deficient. A stranger 4
in doubt which road to take becaus'
of the poor arrangement Of the mark
ers. These could be changed with
out much trouble"
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"The mothers OF Abilene shotld
be more strict with their little girls, "
said a prominent business man OF
Abilene today. "It is not unusual to
see a crowd Of girls not over IA years
prowling around the streets each
evening with fellows" and they al
ways manage to find the dark places.
A disgusting sight was that last Sun
day night when / saw a little boy
not more than 13 years old counting
a girl. The streets are not the place
for a little girl in the evenings, and
the mothers of Abilene should see
that their daughters spend more
time at home, or they will regret it
In the end"
When asked If the harvest was
taking away any of the laborers from
the paving work Alfred Coston. as
sistant superintendent, today said;
mo, we have enough men now, but
in a few days we will need more
help. We are putting in the euro
and gutter on North Buckeye at pres
ent."
"Here is an opportunity to rid
Abilene of hoboes," said R. M. White
today. 81 received letter from the
Wakeeney State bank at Wakeeney
saying the farmers in that vicinity u
are short of harvest hands. They
need men in the harvest fields out
there badly and want them imme-
diately."
''The streets in the business dis
trict are being kept in fine condi-
tion," said a leading Abilene mer-
chant today, but the alleys need
a general cleanup badly"
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According to Elmer Engle, of the
Abilene Milling Co. the price of early
wheat is going down.. Last week it
sold for 92 cents a bushel. Wheat
is selling for SS cents today said
Mr.. Engle and shows signs of fall
ing. The best threshing day so far
was yesterday. About 500 bushels
of fine quality wheat was brougLe
to the mill. 1t tested go ito 81 lbs.
to the bushel. The wheat last week
was a little green, but that which
is being brought to market now is
much ripper and is in better condi-
ton"
'The business mems association
saves the merchants money" said
Secretary Tappen. "The association
has been solicited for two adver- d
Using schemes and two donations. =
rhe advertising schemes were racing
programs for the races just held and
Is the association does not permit 4
his kind of advertising it was turned
lown. The other was an advertis-
ng coat hanger to be installed in
me of our local barber shops. Upon
Investigation it was not accepted. A
representative of the Colored Bap-
list church of Hutchinson called on
he association for help last week; q
1anted 5000 to pay off the mort
age on their church at that place;
ad the endorsement of several of :,
heir leading ministers and business AL
len of that place, but we could not -
BE our way clear to do anything for
1em. Hence they were turned
own"
abilene is going to have a real
poster trip over the county" said u
Z. NJ Sterl, president of the Com
ercial club. Now here is the Me
roposition: on or near the first of L
sptember we want all the business
en- of Abilene to take part in a Me
rec day trade trip through the S
unity, visiting all the small towns
I'd the farmers-all go in a bunch QUO
automobiles, have them decorated q
th flags and pennants, take our -
md along, and show the people OF
ckinson that we are alive and want
EN- to come to Abilene to trade.
EerY line of business ahonld me- 72Yl