Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-27
TALMAGE

day from her vacation trip In Col
Orado.
Miss Mildred Ramsey who mas
been attending music scho"i III
Cincinnati, o., Is expected to return
home the first of next week. She
has been retained as musical instruc-
tor In the county high school at
Chapman.
j. b. Higdon and family are eX-
pected to reach home from their trip
to Yellowstone Park and other west
ern points next Saturday,. When en-
tering Salt Lake City they were un-
fortunate enough to have head-oh
collision with another car. Both cars
we're badly damaged and the occu-
pants nearly all received minor IN
juries, but none Of serious nature.
Mr.. iHgdon had his car repaired ana
they continued their trip in It, They
have 0nly reported meager details
Of the accident.
Mrs. Emma Richcreek has been at
the home Of Sam Burlington for the
past fortnight assisting her niece
with the work during threshing.
Wheat is turning out better in this
community than many expected
Yields Of 80 bushels per acre have
been reported where the estlmate
before threshing was only 70. The
elevators have al been getting as
much or more than they could
handle. One elevator reported nav
ing taken in larger amount OF
wheat last Monday than at any other
one day. in the history OF its business
here. Last week the weather was
very favorable for threshing, but all
machines were stopped Monday on
account OF welcome rainfall Sunday
night. Corn never looked better and
another good rain or two Will assure
bumper crop Of that cereal.
Plenty of early peaches and also
apricots are to be found in the c0un-
try and the housewives are busy
with the canning while the men are
threshing and plowing. This is
wonderful all around harvest.
A hard wind Saturday night dam
aged the newly erected gospel tent
at Pleasant Valley school house so
much that the beginning OF the gos-
pel meetings ut that point were
postponed until Wednesday.
The official board and pastor or
the community church are planning
for an evangelistic campaign this
fall. They will begin series or
meetings the first Sunday in October
and have asked Rev. w. {. Chappell,
pastor of the Methodist church III
Woodbine to assist the pastor ana
have charge of the music during the
meetings.
The outdoor meetings Sunday and
Wednesday evenings are very enjoy
able and comfortable.
Miss Ruby Laney on invitation or
the Sunday school board has relieved
Miss Tena Stember as pianoist for
the school and Miss Tena has taken
class Of girls in the intermediate
department.
The members of the intermediates
department Of the Sunday school and
other young folks of the community
meet Thursday evening Of this week
in the basement for an evening OF
song and recreation.
The Sudan grass has made very
remarkable growth and many OF the
farmers will begin cutting 1t next
week.
The death of Fred Chapman III
Abilene was quite shock to many
in Talmage where he was wei
known and liked.
Miss Eliza Hershey was gues
of friends in this village all las
week.
The person who can drive through
this country and behold the beau
teous scenery, the bounteous crop
and breathe the invigorating atmos
phere, beholding on every hand tn
peace and prosperity manifest. AM
not feel gratitude to his Creator TO
these things and that he is an Amer
lean and living in Kansas, has bu
little spiritual capacity.
III. L. Mitchell and family visite'
Sunday afternoon and evening wit
the family Of his brother in law
Herb Romberger, near Manchester
Miss Mildred Mitchell remained 70