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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1885
Page
5
The item promotes Harry Osborne’s comedy act at Bonebrake’s Opera House, with tickets priced at twenty five cents for general admission. It notes other local events and social notices, including upcoming performances and community happenings. The column also mentions local figures and a parade, plus various advertisements and notices.
The Mopet is a popular model restaurant in Shaler's drug store room, praised for delicious vanilla strawberry and lemon ice cream. J S Jess, proprietor, invites patrons to enjoy refined dining in a well furnished setting. G D Brockman from Dade City Florida sends thanks and notes Florida farmers' vigor and fruit ripening.
A Saturday morning session in Mr Mahan's law office discussed courting railroad magnates east to bring a rail line to Abilene from the southeast. Lincoln Center hosts the magnates with Judge Culbertson J S Case and Geo Gordon representing Abilene who left Tuesday morning. Ministers endorse the mayor's Sunday law enforcement and approve the action as in accord with divine law and church duties.
After a group from Industry and Dillon shared a lunch and felt ill, Dr. King treated them and they were saved from poisoning attributed to coloring material in cheese. A separate incident saw a fractious cow chase through Cedar Street injuring Mrs Hughes and a boy before being shot and killed by Mr Carens and others.
Town items note busy stores and new enterprises despite hard times. A severe fire at Naill jras steam elevator caused heavy losses, with 7000 bushels of wheat insured and major stores endangered but saved by quick water, leaving Chapman’s windmill site and smoking timbers as reminders. Local residents, vendors, and builders are active amid repairs.
Ronenrr Broappus fatally shot R. S. Jonson of Jasuson & Jonson after a dispute over Miss Daisy Woop a teacher. Jonson sought refuge in a drug store. Broappus pursued fired three shots, then killed himself on his farmstead. The Broappus family is prominent statewide.
May wheat headed with about a quarter weedy as cheat. Mrs. Dohlinger visited her daughter Mrs. Eisenhauer then returned south of Solomon. A daughter at D. D. Sasser’s residence feels quite important. Miss Katie Eisenhauer seen in the vicinity last Friday. Mrs. Mary Wallace of Mud Creek visited her sister Mrs. Sasser last Sabbath. Nellie Sargas visits Hollar's Bakery on 3d street with local acquaintances.
Prices on millinery goods dramatically reduced for the month of June at A. E. Bishop Co. The offer highlights stylish hats for women at substantial savings across the summer season.
The column notes local humor with boys playing mouth instruments driving away Italian organ grinders. Yerkes and Co advertise a fine stock of dry goods at bottom prices. Locals discuss a fall boom in town building and muddy corn fields delaying cultivation. Many old corn tiles in the area amid frequent rains and moldy land.
Sewell's stock offers more than fifty styles and colors of window shades with the latest patterns. A. E. Bishop & Co. advertises genuine ostrich plumes at less than cost, highlighting the low prices and wide selection available.
The carpet weavers strike persists amid rising carpet prices in the East. Sewell and Sents plan adjustments to the wholesale rates that set the earlier price framework. See their stock and prices as the market moves.
A flood of classified notices offers farm property loans at 6 percent, abstract services, cattle calves for sale, paints from Sherwin Williams, millinery, cigars, beef and meat markets, livestock feed, rockers and furniture, insurance, meerschaum pipes, cook stoves, ice and feed contracts, paper goods, carpets, bakery lunches, and the Mason & Hamlin Organ. The items urge customers to act quickly and shop at local Dickenson County providers.
Peaches and apricots listed among fruits with prices per pound. Dried goods include Cal. Yellow Sugar 1.00 and Navy Beans. Fish options such as Mackerel and White Fish No. 1 appear alongside a large stock of Glassware and Queensware. Store notes place location on Cedar Street near Bonebrake and Rice Hardware, No. 20 W. B. Col.
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