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A &c I ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kanpap, enb ject to the decision of the voter? of November election- CHAS. II. WELMAN. E. G. Putmajt i a candidate for the office of Reenter of Deed? of Dickinbon County, subject to the November election. Purely Personal. C. W. Liggett leaves to-day for the Bismarck Fair. Dr. Ilazlett left Tuesday morning for Chicago and the east. W. P. Seeds will leave to-night for a few weeks trip to the East. Clark Mahan left on Monday's noon train for Lawrence, where he will enter the State University. Mrs. M. L. Baldwin left for Milwau kee, Wis., Monday, where she will spend some weeks visiting friends. Mrs. G. W Ilurd and sons left on Monday for a few weeks' visit in Sioux City, Iowa, Galva and Chicago, 111. Mr. Levi Simmers and daughter, Cora, were among the departures on Mon day's mail for Wisconsin and the east. A. G. Buchanan and S. K. Strother attended the meeting of the State Dem ocratic Central Committee last Monday. Mr. Ilargraves, of Washington,Fenn., has returned from his trip to Mexico and is at present the guest of Hon. C. II. Lebold and family. Sheriff Henry Litts arrived home from his California trip last Saturday evening, lie is very much pleased with it, and enjoyed his short vacation im mensely. A. E. McCurdy left last Saturday for Hannibal, Mo. He was accompanied by his cousin, Miss "Wilson, of Chilli cothe, Mo., who had been visiting in Abilene for several weeks. Dr. D. It. Shook and mother left for Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Shook had been the guest of her son for several years, but will now stop with one of her daughters in Iowa. The Dr. will return in a week or two. Mr. J. M. Brewer, of Osage county, formerly a Dickinson county farmer, was in the city last week, the guest of his son, Elmer Brewer. Mr. Brewer is a successful stock raiser, and while here he sold his farm of 100 acres -in Jeffer son township to Mr. Taylor. The many friends here of Mrs. Worth ington will be pleased to learn that she and her daughter, Louise, are expected home Oct. 1st, and will hereafter make Abilene their home. They will be warmly welcomed by their church and the social circles of our city. Teachers' Examination, At the Abilene public school building Saturday, Sept. 2Uth, commencing at eight o'clock. D. II. Hornady, Co. Supt. Girl Wanted. A good girl wanted to do general housework for small family. Good wa ges. Enquire of Mrs. Geo. Ogden. California Honey at Xelson's. Go to Xorthcraft's for Taints, Oils, Second hand Horse Powers for sale at Bonebrake's. 1-3 w Gasoline at Northcrafts in any quan tity. The old reliable Jeweler, J. S. Kelley. 1,000,000 Tin and Glass Fruit Cans at Bonebrake's. l-4w Gppd. Ijopts and Shoes atMcJuerney's. Fine flavoring extracts and choice spices at Xorthcrafts. Call at J. S. Kelley' s Jewelry Store. Just received a large quantity of Burt's shoes at Mclneniey's. Simon Bothschild has gone east for the purpose of birying the largest and finest stock of Clothing ever brought to Abilene. Simon is a "rustler.'' Great Bargains and Bedrock Prices at T. C. Mclneniey's, comer third and jjroadway, sign of "Big Boot- The Champion Mower on easy terms at Bonebrake's. l-3w J. G. Northcraft is headquarters for Fruit Jars. A grand clearing out sale at Mclner ney's. The Little Hoosier and Indiana Grain Drill for drilling wheat in com at Bone brake's. l-3w All that know more will go to Mc lneniey's shoe store. The young men of Abilene will have a chance to dress better and cheaper ihaii ever when iinon Rothscltild re turns from the east with his magnificent stock of fall and winter goods. "JFWi the very best facilities for buying goods at "icay doim" jyrices, J am confident I can ojfer induce ments to ?mr chasers. J. S. KELLEY. Mclneniey's is the place to buy. Sewing Machines and Organs. Two very prosperous years in succes sion. This fall should be the time to make good the promises made to wives and cliildren by purchasing the Sewing Macliines and the Organs for which they have so long waited. Sewell can sup ply tlienr, all of the best, at the lowest prices and fully guaranteed by a man whom you can find when wanted. ESTExtra copies of the Reflector can be found at SeweU's Book Store, at the Opera House Book Store and at this office. PARAGRAPH COLUMN. Subscribe For The Abilene Reflector. Are you getting something ready to exhibit at the coming fair? Hand in your locals and advertise ments by Tuesday evening. The coming fair should be made the most successful of any yet held. Justice Curts has moved his office to the east room overKelley's jewelry store. The firm of Bitting & Crawford should "walk neat." They are both sons of ministers. Miss Griswold has moved her studio to a room north of Stambaugh & Hurd's office above Kirby's Bank. If you want job work of any kind ex ecuted with neatness and dispatch give the Reflector office a call. Editor Rudy is a graceful short-stop, and his attitude at the bat is striking ly handsome. Come again, friend Rudy. A good man in Xew York deeply im pressed by the figure of 'the cold grave,' has erected a stove as a monument to his wife. City Marshal Miller ran in a "coon" last Saturday for indulging in a boister ous drunk. He contributed to the city treasury. The central telephone office will be located in the room now occupied by Miss Griswold as a slndio, in the Bone brake block. Mr. E. D. Humphrey has accepted a position in the bank of Lebold, Fisher & Co. His health will not admit of his remaining in the mill. Raper Commandery. No. 1, Knight Templars of Indianapolis, passed thro' Abilene on Saturday morning, on their return from San Francisco. It is now lawful to shoot prairie chickens, and the numbers and excel lent condition of the palatable bird fill the sportsman's heart with delight. Thrifty housekeepers save their or ange peels now, dry them and use them as "kindling. They bum as though soaked in kerosene, but they never blow up. At the Catholic Banquet, to be held Sept. 13th in Mclnerney Hall, will be a beautiful Mexican Filigree Silver Neck lace and Locket to be awarded to the most popular lady in the hall. The Banquet to beheld at Mclnerney Hall, Sept. 13th, will be the grandest affair of the season. The Solomon string band will assist their Abilene brothers in making the evening enjoy able. Abilene has already begun her fall boom. The process of building up has been steadily going on all summer, but this fall a larger number of houses than usual will be put up. And there is need of them. A couple of fellows who had been "shoving the queer" were warned to leave town by City Marshal Miller last Saturday, and knowing the Marshal's determined character they "stood not upon the order of their going." This is the time of year when autumn holds her "yellow festival." Every foot of uncultivated ground is a blaze of color. Studies from nature in Kan sas just now would get up a "comer" in chromo yellow if made very exten sively by our artists. The Reflector is extremely sorry to learn of the continued illness of its old democratic friend, 'Squire German, of "Willowdale. It hopes that he may soon recover his usual health, and that his genial countenance may brighten its sanctum many times yet. The attraction between an apple wag on and a small boy is as spontaneous andirresistable as that of the magnet for the needle. The number of apples he can surround is wholly dependant upon the generosity of the owner; and the capacity of the boy is nfore elastic than the good nature of the man. Vermont Maple Symp at Nelson's. o to Simon Rothschild's and get goods ii-5. per- cent below regular prices. Fresh goods always to be had at Nel son's. l-4w Mason's Emit Jars at Nelson's. Gasoline in any quantity at 25 cents per gallon, at Hawk & Gleissner's. School Books and Supplies, at Sewell's, in quantity and variety to furnish all the schools of the countv. Twenty-live per cent below usual pri ces is a big thing, but Simon Rothschild is selling his stock of goods that way. He wants room for his immense stock, soon to be here. "We are Headquarters for Fniit Jars. Hawk & Gleissner. You want to keep an eye, as it were, on the magnificent stock of clothing which Simon Rothschild will soon have pointing tins way. School Supplies and Books at Sewell's. Go to Head quarters and find just what you want, at lowest prices. Mason's Fniit Jars at Nelson's. And you don't want to forget that Simon Rothschild is selling goods for the next thirty days at 25 per cent below usual prices. itf General Merchandise at Nelson's. Goods cheap at Mclneniey'-s. " The finest line of Spectacles in town J at J. S. Kelley's. jtf All premiums will be paid in full by the Dickinson County Fair Association. Mr. and Mrs. Zalmer have "set up their household gods" in their new home across the creek. Visiting cards for ladies and gentle men a specialty at the Reflector office. Call and see samples. Dr. Ilazlett" s herd of fine cattle, south of the city, has had an increase of a pure blooded Hereford calf a little beauty. The Dickinson county fair on Sept. 25-6-7-8. Farmers, if you have line stock, fine grain, or fine fruit, bring it to the fair for exhibition. The necklace and locket to be award ed to the most popular young lady at the Catholic Banquet, Sept. 13th, is on exhibition at Kelley "s jewelry store. Mr. Oliver Ball and sons commemora ted the twenty-fourth anniversary of the former's mamage by surprising the wife and mother with an elegant new side-bar buggy. Messrs. "Wann & Dryer who have been associated together in stock raising have dissolved partnership, to take effect Oct. 1st. Mr. Wann taking the Arnold farm north of town, Mr. Dryer retain ing the home place. A. G. Buchanan, member of the State Democratic Central Committee from this county, is the right man in the right place. He is doing a gre.it deal of energetic, intelligent work, and deseiwes the confidence of his party. Mr. II. Fritz, whom we noticed last week in connection with Colorado mines and mining, is not the sole owner of the "Texas Placer" mine, but is a member of the company to which it be longs. This statement is due Mr. Fritz. Mr. Dahlhammer, of Buckeye, says that Dickinson county doesn't need any more emigrants; that there are plenty of land buyers already here among our own farmers, and that land will be worth fully $50.00 per acre within the next two or three years. The Reflector office is well stocked with all kinds of display type of the latest designs, and now, that we are fairly under way, jobs from the finest invitations to the heaviest posters can be printed with neatness and dispatch. Satisfaction guaranteed in every par ticular. The Reflector would be pleased if the ministers or the dillerent ciiurcnes would bring or send to it all church no tices of interest. All such items should be handed in not later than "Wednesday morning. And the Reflector would be still further pleased to meet the members of the Abilene pulpit. Our genial democratic friend, of Newbern, A. J. Markley, lias placed the office under obligations to him for a lot of nice sweet cider. It isn't nec essary to say that such a gift is pecu liarly appropriate to a democratic paper, for a number of our republican friends hardly gave us a chance to sample it. Try it again, friend Markley. "We are too bashful to publish all the kind words the Enterprise Register gave the Reflector last week. Editor Rudy says it is edited by "journalists of the highest order," and that it com pletely fills "a long felt want." "Well, we hope it does. But as a matter of nnnvpnipnr.fi. not to sav necessity, we leave the verdict to the wisdom of the people. The apple orchard of Mr. T. C. Henry presents' a phenomenon in f rait bearing, the limbs of the trees being so heavily loaded with fruit that they are unable to sustain their weight and turn down wards, instead of up. Many of them have broken and hang only by the bark. The apples are perfectly developed and as a whole it is more suggestive of a picture than of dumplings and pie. Had the republicans of Dickinson county been without an organ and one should have been commenced at the county seat, every republican in the county would have immediately rallied to its support; and we are very much mistaken in the signs of the times if the democrats are not rallying as one man to the support of their new organ the Reflector . And we take this occasion to say that our columns are open to our republican friends to reach their democratic customers; and the amount of patronage already given us by the republicans is highly appre ciated. LADIES CAN NOW have their measure taken and their shoes made to order at S. J. "Wright's. "Warranted to fit. Fit the Children out for School at Sewell's. His stock includes every thing needed in the way of books, slates, scratch and blank books, school stationery and supplies of all kinds in quantity and variety to meet all oalls. Prices the lowest tha.t; you will find. Grea.t Bargains at Mclneniey's. School Books. A full line of school books and school supplies for sale at the Opera House Book Store, $50,000.00 worth of new Fall and "Winter Goods just received at Beny Bro.'s Mercan tile Co. School Supplies. Slates, pencils, school baas and scratch books at the Opera House Book Store. If you icant a Watch, Clock, or piece of Jexcelry, J. S. Kelley will sell it to you as cheap as any house in America. 'But Yet A Woman." Hardy's "But Yet A Woman" at the Qpera House Book Store. For five cent prints call at J. M. Brenizer's l-3w Not Crazy. Mrs. Maggie Crane, through the com plaint of Dr. Curtis, was taken before Probate Judge Culbertson last Satur day to have her sanity or insanity passed upon. The case was adjourned by the Judge until nine o'clock, Mon day morning, when it was dismissed. Mrs. Crane has not been living here very long, and has been guilty of no very dangerous outburst. Sheis prob ably of a nervous and hysterical organi zation, and that is all. Alumni Gathering. The Abilene High School classes of 'S2 and 'S3 met at the handsome and pleasant residence of Judge Mahan, last Friday evening, to enjoy themselves and to strengthen the alumni associa tion into a permanent society. Vocal and instrumental music, recitations, readings and orations came before the fine and excellently prepared supper, and after the gastronomic exercises were finished the tables were cleared away and the "light fantastic" was in dulged in. The evening was voted a very profitable and enjoyable one by those present. The Farmers' Alliance. Pursuant to adjournment, the Dick inson County Alliance met in Conven tion at the court house in Abilene last Saturday afternoon. "While the gather ing was a very respectable one, it was not so large as it might have been. It had been resolved at a previous meet ing to nominate an Alliance County ticket, but after some discussion the resolution was reconsidered, and the Convention adjourned, without making any nominations, to meet on the first Saturday in October. The Reflector believes that the Alliance did a wise thing in not nominating a ticket. The members of it are now at liberty to vote for whom they please, and it is not doubted that they will vote wisely and well. - Of Biblical Origin. -- Abilene is notaword,asmanythink,of no meaning except as applied as a name to this city to designate it from other cities. The historical association of the word is peculiarly interesting to the. christian and Bible student. It was the name of a city in the region of Da mascus, and was in its glory at the time John was baptizing in the Jordan. Josephus, the historian, informs us that Abilene, in the Hebrew language, signifies "green meadow," and that it was a city often visited by John the Bapti'it, and our Saviour often found it an oasis in the desert of his persecutions and afflictions. May the name of our beautiful city be ever per petuated as leading us into meadows green by the side of still waters. See Luke iii: 1. Our Common Schools. In Dist. -No. 2G, Johnston Dist., Miss Ada McNaull has commenced an eight months term. Miss Ada always has the good will of all her pupils and thereby succeeds: Miss Lou Huff will begin in Funk- houserDist. No. 39, Monday, Sept. 10th. This guarantees a No. 1 school for 30. In No. 10, Sherwood Dist. J. S. Ford has begun an eight months term. Mr. Ford's reputation as a teacher is so well and favorably known that it is useless to way anything more. Salary S45.00 per month. "Wm. Peck Avill begin in No. 60, Al bey Dist., first Monday in Oct. Where ever Mr. P. has taught he has had suc cess, Salary, "1 per month! Elmer Crooks is engaged for Iliff Dist. No. 29. He is a live worker, in the school room. 38.00 per month. Miss Anna Gleissner, one of the grad uating class of '83, will teach the Inde pendence school, No. 100. Her ability to teach and manage a school has been tested by Prof. Jewett in Abilene schools. Miss Lillie Bonnell, another graduate of '83, will teach in Baker Dist. Miss B. has the ability and energy of a first class teacher and will succeed. The following Districts are building new school houses: No. 54, Shlagel Dist, cost 1200; No. Ill, Snyder Dist., $800; No. 110, Hallam Dist., $1000; No. 107, Byrne Dist, $1000; No. 22, $800. Suit of Clothes. Leave your measure for a perfect fit ting suit at Ilazlett & Co.'s merchant tailoring room. Satisfactory work and prices guaranteed. TWO HUNDRED CASES of Boots and Shoes just received from the manufacturers at S. J. "Wright's Boot and Shoe Store, next door to Post Office. Carpets! A fine line of carpets is being closed out by Ilazlett & Co. at cost prices. Call and buy any pattern desired at cost pri ces. Call and buy any pattern desired while the opportunity offers. FARMERS! ATTENTION! Don't buy your Boots and Shoes un til you have been to see S. J. "Wright's immense stock and leam his prices, tf Ready Made Clothing. A magnificent stock of ready made clotliing is arriving daily at Hazlett & Co.'s. Call in and examine the first goods to anive in the Abilene market. THE FINEST LINE of Ladies Shoes ever brought to Abi lene can now be found at S.J. "Wright's Boot and Shoe Store. Closed Out. The old stock of Ilazlett & Co.'s Clothing has been closed out entirely, and a large and varied stock, new and of the latest styles, is already filling the tables and shelves. A Fine Sermon. Rev. Dr. Bowers, of the Lutheran Church, preached a very fine sermon Sunday morning on the relations of the past to the present. The Dr.'s remarks took a practical turn and were full of democratic doctrine, and the Reflec tor is glad to welcome so distinguished and able a man to the ranks of immac ulate democracy. The Dr. is an anti monopolist and an anti-prohibitionist, or, if not an anti-prohibitionist, he is clearly opposed to the maimer hi which the advocates of prohibition are forcing the question. lie is opposed to radi calism and fanaticism, and the Re flector agrees with him. The Re flector would be pleased to welcome the Dr. to its sanctum. Serious Accidents. One day last week, while plowing near a hedge, Mr. John Books, one of the most prominent farmers of Liberty township, was unfortunate enough tb have a very fine mare step in between the rollers and get both of her fore feet cut nearly off. She is a very fine driv ing mare, valued' at $150.00, and her deathjWhich was an inevitable result of the accident, is greatly regretted by Mr. Books. Last Friday, Mr. Jacob Gish, aged 77 years and father of Dr. A. S. Gish, fell from a bridge which crosses a ra vine some '1 miles east of town and sustained a fracture of the left thigh bone. The old gentleman is resting as quietly and comfortably as possible, but such an accident at his advanced age is likely to prove serious. --s Soldiers and Indians. Last Saturday afternoon about six o'clock, a train of eight cars and two coaches, filled with Uncle Sam's blue coated regulars, passed through the city westward bound. The Reflector man instituted a prompt inquiry, and found that 400 Indians had broken loose between Cleveland and Gibson, near the west boundary of the State, and were on the rampage. The situa tion was telegraphed- .to Fort Riley, some twenty-eight miles from here. A regular train, standing on the track at Abilene, was abandoned, and the en gine, with eight cars and two coaches, was started for Fort Riley, for the col ored troops stationed there. The sol diers seemed to be in good spirits at the prospect of an exciting break in the monotony of barrack life, but whether they have had a chance to "light no bly" is not known at this writing. An Eventful Day. Last Saturday was an eventful day, and the editors wished that the Re flector had been a daily. And one of the noticeable metropolitan charac ters of our city is its carelessness and indifference as regards exciting local events. Last Saturday the Farmers' Alliance met in convention; there was a big fight in a south side saloon; a cra zy woman was before the Probate court; a young man committed suicide; a prominent business man was arrested on the charge of embezzlement,and ten cars of soldiers whizzed through on their way to quell the Indian outbreak on the fron tier of the State. But there was not a ripple of excitement apparent anywhere; there was no gathenng ot knots of peo ple to talk about the eveuts, and busi ness was not inteiTupted. This fact is another strong proof to support the claim that Abilene possessee all the ele ments of a metropolitan city; and, by the. way, she is going to be the metropo lis of Central Kansas,' isn't she? Real Estate Transfers. Furnished by T. C Henry & Co. for the week ending Sept. 4th, 1883. Uulted States to Ell Keyes, 800 acres In Deweese C. Kevins to George F. Chase 80 acres In Willowdale tp 800 00 U. P. Railway Co. to heirs of Peter Bert, 160 acres In Sherman tp 642 51 J. Billings to Thos. Issltt, 210 acres In Lo gan tp 2500 00 A. II. Horner to A. J. Pettlt, It. 5. bk. 9, Kuney & Hodges Ad., Abilene 150.00 U. P. R'y Co. to J. W. Scott, 160 acres In Holland tp 330.67 Thos. E. Casselberry to Nathan Blevlns, 80 acres In Lincoln tp 1800 00 John & Chris Johntz to C. W. Brooks, bk 43. Enterprise 300 00 U. P. R'y Co. to Henry Ode, Its. 9 and 10 bkl9, Chapman 50 00 Sylvanus Pressnall to M. T, Sheldon, It. 7 bk 15 Chapman 600 00 W.II.Craddock to Nelson C. Dyer 160 acres In Grant tp . 1700 00 Fred W. Moyer to Wm. E. Moyer, 80 acres In Logan tp iGOO 00 Jas. H. Ryon to Andrew Atchison, 80 acres In Hope tp 1100 00 J. Augustine to Griswold & Buckingham it. 51, 4th st, Abilene 350 00 -- . Cheap Furniture. Upshaw's is the place to go for good and cheap furniture. He has the lar gest and best stock of goods west of Topeka. 3-tf A Word to the Wise. "When you need anything in the Fur niture line, don't forget to call on Up shaw. 3-tf Remember that J. 21. Brenizer makes choice butter a specialty. Go to Mclneniey's for a new hat. J. S. Kelley, the reliable Jeweler, is selling "deadoodles" ofxeatches. Goods delivered free to all parts of the city by J. M. Brenizer. One-half gallon Mason Fruit Jars at J. Augustine's for $1.90 per dozen. Everybody should wear Ball's Ilealth Corset, for sale at J. M. Brenizer's. J. S. Kelley has the model Jewelry Store of Kansas, and carries the very best goods made. A new stock of Dry Goods tliis week at J. M. Brenizer's. Come to the Reflector to get the latest news, and don't forget that just above is Mclneniey's the place to buy your new shoes. 1-tf A Sad Fatality. TjJlsf". RllfrimlsiV PVfminnr nni -ftanrVlnw-if if were startled by the report that Franfc tMiimeu, me iv ,)eiir om son or alt. Jri. ' C. Junken, had shot himself through the head. Investigation proved the truth of the,report, and the sad and awful fact faced the community like a dark, ominous cloud. There was no evidence that the young man had. purposely shot liimseK. He had a happy home' and was pleasantly surrounded. His disposition, however, was quiet, almost morose in its melan choly, and by some it is thought that, in a moment of morbid insanity, he de liberately fired the shot which ended his young life. The death is keenly and sorrowfully felt by the family, who are numbered among our best people. The funeral services were held at the family resi dence Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, and was attended by a large concourse of son-owing friends. His mortal re mains were intened in the city ceme tery. At the the coroner's inniiesfc tha fol lowing testimony was received: Air. jimKen. father of the bov, testi fied: "Thursdav at sunuer. he "told me that he was going out to Major Dowl- mg s to help lam thresh. He came home Saturday. At half-past three in the afternoon he went up town on an en-and for his mother, came back, made a fire in the cook stove and then went up stairs to his room, where I found him a short time after lying on a bed on the floor, dead, with a bullet hole in his head above the right ear, an Ameri can "Bull Dog" pattern pistol, 38 cali bre, lying under his hip, one load dis charged and four others in the pistol. I think his death must have been due to an accident, for I know of no cause that would have made him commit an act of this kind. Found him at 6 1-2 o'clock. Mr. A. Shane testified that between four and five o'clock Saturday afternoon, Frank came to his store and asked for his postol, saying that he had a chance to sell it. Saw nothing wrong in his conduct. Geo. Ogden testified that Frank came to his store on Thursday and offered his pistol for sale. He wanted $7.00 for it. Offered to trade him something for it. He bought nothing afthat time. Pistol was not loaded. -' ; '' Dr. Austin testified th'atlie'-was called about seven o'clock, found Frank lying on his back with bullet hole in his head above right ear. Had been dead some time. Died from effects of the "wound. The following is the verdict of the jury: "We, the jury, impanneled in the case of Coroner's inquest on the body of Frank Junkeii, find that he came to his death by a pistol shot, from his own hand." John Johntz, L. II. Faulkner, F. B. Wilson, W. II. Irion, C. C. Shaler, D. McCoy. Window Fixtures. jFTIf you want any Curtains or Window Sixtures go to Upshaws for them. 3-tf THE LARGEST STOCK of Boots and Shoes ever brought to Ab ilene can be found at S. J. Wright's, next door to the Post Office. Fall and Winter Clothing For gentlemen can now be seen in great variety at the large establishment of Ilazlett & Co., Broadway. It is a fact worth remembering. THE HEABaiJARTERS to buy your Boots and Shoes is at S. J. Wright's; he has the best goods for the lowest price in the city. Curtain Goods. The largest stock of Curtain Goods and Window Fixtures, -im- town at Upshaw's. 3-tf ORGAN. A handsome Vngan for sale cheap at the Opera House Book Store. SHOPPING BAGS! Xew style Shopping Bags at the Op era House Book Store. 2w The Challenge Wind Mills, fot sale by Berry Bros. : 1-tf Go to Mclneniey's for Boots and Shoes. The Hapgood Sulky, for sale by Berry Bros. A Complete Establishment. There are but few towns of equal or greater size, that have as many large business houses as Abilene. This state ment has become and will remain a tru ism. And among those that stand at the head of the list, the firm of Irion & Armitage is prominent. We enjoyed the pleasure of being shown through this immense establishment, and with , the exception of clotliing and groceries, everything that is needed for the com plete furnishing of a home is kept in stock. Queensware, Willowware, Tin ware, Stoves, &c.; lamps, sewing ma chines, organs, tables, chairs, etc., fill the lower floor. The upper floor is given up to furniture, and all qualities and styles are represented. Fiirniture in sets and single pieces at prices to suit the purchaser. Irion & Armitage stand at the head of house-furnishing firms, and those who contemplete be ginning housekeeping as well as those who are old and experienced in the needs of a comfortable home, should remem ber this fact. The firm will take great pleasure in showing all interested through their establishment, and the time so devoted by the sight-seer will be well expended. J. M. Brenizer is closing out his stock of Lawns at Cost. Frank SiddalTs Soap lOcts a bar at J. M. Brenizer's. &? "t" ,t a , -a " . w a . T , .