10 Jun 1886
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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1886
Page
1
The Clay Center Argus is no more, replaced by The Little Hatchet with sharp, smooth edged columns. The Tattle Hatchet is held by J. W. Miller & Son with Capt. O. M. Pugh serving as local editor.
Harrisburg Patriot cites Ingalls on loyalty to party and recounts Bath Soldiers Home disenfranchisement. Governor Hill cites New York Herald interview as test of Republican care for veterans. Wolf bill, watchmen, and sergeants frames failings as party bias in state legislature. J L Kirby family arrives from Kansas with prairie schooner tale and new house plans near Atwood.
Local updates include Mr Jno Garver beautifying barns with paint, Rev Benjamin Hoover visiting from Franklin County and likely preaching in Abilene, and family visits by Mr and Mrs Joe Cress with daughter Bessie recovering from illness. Reports mention County Uniformity of Textbooks support, church activity by River Brethren, Illiff school closing, and a festive district 95 summer break with a large ice cream repast.
The region reports abundant strawberries and new potatoes with fair prices. A shower lightning strike damaged A. J. Poor's elevator briefly but caused no major harm. J. R. Burton's congressional campaign progress shocks locals while gardens benefit from a grand Sunday shower. Dr. T. N. Gunn plans a short business trip to Leavenworth and Omaha returning in about a week.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a rumor that James G Blaine was a Knight of Labor from a mistaken reading of his title Planned Knight. It says Blaine is now learning to labor and to wait as election time nears with labor to commence.
Enquire with T. C. McInerney about office rooms for rent in the McInerney Building. Van Sant & Weller advertise a premier confectionery shop in the city offering fresh daily made candies, Buckeye and Aye. north of Third Street. tf.
The text touts a tea coffee spice and baking powder seller offering gifts or tickets with every purchase, home visits, samples, and orders. It also promotes embroidery patterns by Mrs J M Hendricks, stamping services, and several barber shops, a restaurant and meal service with first class offerings and hours.
The notice proclaims a vast assortment of cigars and tobacco at B H D Huy s store, emphasizing breadth of selection and competitive pricing. The card-style item reads like a storefront highlight from a historical newspaper.
State of Kansas cases against Z H Evans and others announce attachments for ten and thirty four dollars with hearings set in Abilene. Another sheriff sale advertises the sale of the east half of block 34 in Herington after a court order. Public notices name Justice of the Peace John P Quinn and Attorney W H Austin.
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