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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1885
Page
5
A large assortment of curtains window shades curtain poles lace raw silk and turcamun trimmings and fixtures is offered at Axminster showing a wide range of fabrics and home decor items for interior decoration.
Local items report Miss McNaul teaching Monday and audiences eager to hear Kate Castleton sing. Court docket shows weeks of sessions with various local figures including J. P. Quinn for coroner and Morton siblings, plus weddings, church notices, burglar arrest, and a gun tournament attracting shooters from several towns.
Political excitement remains muted though optimism centers on the leading candidate. Carlton school thrives under Miss Carrie Simmers. No. 30 school started last Monday with eighteen pupils. Marissa Illinois visitors Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie stay with Mr. F Stevenson. Mr. and Mrs. B Smith plan a winter trip through Iowa and Florida after visiting their daughter. J F Baxter, a prominent local stockman, feeds a hundred steers expected to bring six thousand dollars. County residents anticipate a hoped for railroad, with over a hundred teams aiding progress. On Mr John Watt’s farm a railroad worker sparked a grass fire by dropping a burning match, setting much of the orchard aflame in windy conditions.
A new elegant buggy will be raffled for $1 a chance once enough tickets are sold. An inspection is offered at Como and Lasure's Blacksmith Shop. Visit to view the buggy and buy a ticket for the drawing.
Dickinson county farmers including Jon Hum barger ald and others recommend this remedy. Sold by J. G. Surra, Druggist, Abilene, Kansas. The notice emphasizes a trusted cure and preventive for hog cholera requested by local farmers.
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