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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
5
E G Putnam visits Illinois while Grace Johnson may return from Massachusetts this week. The Dickinson County Fair is billed as the best yet with plans underway, fundraisers like the moonlight festival have raised about 15 dollars, and organizers urge strong local support to ensure a grand outcome.
Get your fine horses cows hogs sheep apples pears grapes water melons pumpkins ready for the fair. Thousands of people will be there to see them. Fair Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 entries lively for the fair commences Aug. 31. Now every farmer should exhibit something at the coming fair.
Local interest in Highland Addition to Abilene grows as lot drawings approach. buyers expect at least a 25 percent rise in property values. Only a few stock shares remain. interested buyers should contact secretary R. J. Finley at once. Also lists varied farm and grocery prices and local services.
Take Notice Comrades G A R there will be a grand old fashioned Camp Fire on the 20th and 21st of this month all adjacent posts and ex soldiers invited to attend and have a grand reunion By order of Committee All premiums awarded at the coming fair Aug 31st to Sept 34 will be paid in full rain or shine and will not be contingent upon the weather attendance or receipts ABSTRACTS I have a complete and reliable set Abstracts of lands and lots in Dickinson County which are brought up to date everyday If you want an abstract I call and see me
M Butterstep proprietor of Lee's Summit Star Nurseries warns that Bagley and Newcomb are the sole canvassing agents in Dickinson County for a term ending spring 1888. He condemns other improvised representatives as fraudulent and not authorized. Call Bagsey Newcoma Abilene for orders of fruit trees vines and flowering plants. McInerney building office rooms. Van Sant Weller advertises fresh confectionery Buckeye Ave.
A notice dated August 13 1884 states that the entire stock of drugs and chemicals has been sold to E H Robinson of Leavenworth Kansas. The seller, identified as B H D Hvy, recommends Robinson as a reliable, well posted pharmacist with ten years experience and board certification by the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy.
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