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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1885
Page
5
Local items report a major city fire on a Friday night destroying a full block with losses around 150000. Mentions of the Golden Troupe performances and a comedy drama JO include dates and venues. Various notes cover town trades, street improvements, arrivals from Ohio, school district rulings, railroad mail service expansion, and a courthouse murder case with a six month jail term and fine.
Abilene events include a street parade by the Golden Band and appearances by Harry Robinson and Bella Golden on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. The issue reports on local employment ad, a family fare to Harrisburg, oyster theft, railroad talks, a beauty music box raffle, Elmo’s boom, book covers for schools, the St John Guild bazar, and notes on local officials, lodge officers, and a Kennsington area murder arrest in Arkansas.
A two week revival at the M. E. church increases accessions while the depot and town sight will be laid out on Mr. Peck's land. Ben Smith Jr and Howard Charles head to Shelby Iowa. Flora Williams visits with Mrs Eaststep and J Baxter ships five loads of cattle to Kansas City. District No 30 reports 19 teaching days, 20 pupils, top ranks to Logan sisters. A short practical bookkeeping course is offered for five weeks at $10 tuition with night penmanship lessons. Grain and stock markets are updated weekly, with shipments from Abilene and an Angus cattle car on route to Denver.
A Mrs Ceis shop advertises a large assortment of latest style hats including French and wool felt hats at reduced prices. It promises to dispose of old style hats for trimming purchases and sells feathers cheaper than rivals while offering a free ring with each hat sold.
Scales include 4 and 6 ton platform scales advertised at Bonebrake and Rice. Kenyon's offers a cheap counter.
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