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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1888
Page
5
A compilation of updates and notices from April 19, 1885 including gas well depth reports, local matches and bird counts, court and prison news, a plan for a Driving Park with a mile track, bids and business plans for local firms, church youth activities, and community notices from Enterprise and Hope reflecting a busy page of small town life.
The death of Mrs. J. W. Birchmore was received today in Abilene. She had long resided there and in the city and county, leaving a husband and four children. One son is a physician in Topeka. Emma and Will EK reside in Abilene. Julia lives with her father. The interment will be in Flint Michigan. A Y M C A literary department was organized with H. J. Humphrey as chairman and other officers. It meets on the second and fourth Thursdays. all young men are invited to join.
One day sale on Saturday April 21 offering hats caps and fancy shirts at ten percent below cost. Also promotion for ready mixed paint claiming longer life than white lead and oil. Shot Suookey and Snider.
Educational notes from Kansas cover the Holton NETA meeting, the Lincoln county and state unions, and a Bee relief fund surpassing $9,000. Reports include Lyons industrial showings, Emporia Normal enrollment rising to 750, and county uniformity debates with Kingman County's pilot program cited. A Kansas excursion plan to the N E A meeting in San Francisco is outlined along with teacher examinations in McPherson and a line in Hope Dispatch about a contract dispute and imminent staff changes.
A lengthy list of bills and expenditures approved by the county commissioners, naming numerous individuals and firms. Entries include jurors, clerks, architects, contractors, suppliers, and services to poor farms, jails, and roads, with many itemized payments and names such as Wm Smith, Lee Gey, Coad, Deardorft, Brendzer, Huttwal, Kirkwood, and more. The record documents salaries, allowances, and costs tied to county operations and public works.
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