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Abilene Reflector Supplement Notes Local Commerce
Butter fetches fifteen cents per pound at local stores while merchants report slim profits from teems and eggs. Justice Geo A. Tolbert away from Monday night to Saturday noon. new boot and shoe shop opening next week. Fall wheat sowing buoyed by recent rains. Loan agents report many seeking money with real estate as only security. County Democratic convention sparks debate and mixed party support. Elevator and corn storage progress. 40,100 bushels shelled. Market sees varied wheat quality. apples range 80 cents to a dollar per bushel. Temperance fund concerns raised over missing collected money. Sunflower blooms, giant watermelon at Whitehair Bros. Hairdressing shop opens by L B Knauss for Sabbath work.
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Geo. A. Tolbert
St. John