This Day in Abilene History: August 28, 1903

Local items transcribed from Abilene Daily Reflector, August 28, 1903. Original wording is preserved; unsuitable passages are omitted rather than rewritten.

HERINGTON SWEPT US.

Husky Professionals Put Crimps in the Record of the Abilenes.

The base ball game yesterday afternoon was not just what it was cracked up to be. The Abilenes had about as much show of winning against the professionals that Herington calls its own as would a snow drop have of enjoying a long and prosperous career in the lower regions. The visitors are all right but they ought not to claim to be from Herington. In one inning they made seven hits off the Abilenes and that was entirely wicked. Abilene did the best it could—it used two full batteries and would have used more if it had had them. The field work of the home team was all right to support a good battery but nothing could tangle up the visitors.

The score reads like this:

R H E
Herington 11 12 6
Abilene 0 7 4

Batteries: Herington—White and Noyes; Abilene, Hassler, Scanlan, and Jeffries and Bonnett.

Wm. Moloney was umpire and several scraps took place during the game.

A second game was played today.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

Funeral Services Held.

Funeral services of the late A. N. Bradley were held at the home on West Third this afternoon. The A. O. U. W. of which he was a member attended in a body and Rev. R. T. Moloney officiated. Mr. Bradley served during the war in Company L, Second Missouri Cavalry and was a member of the G. A. R. The burial was in the Abilene cemetery.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

Bought Cherryvale Telephones.

W. A. Matteson has purchased the Cherryvale telephone exchange and 40 miles of toll lines in connection therewith. He takes possession Sept. 1 and will move to Cherryvale Oct. 1, when his term as county treasurer expires. Abilene will miss Billy and wish him success in his new home.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 4.

Big Tomato Yield.

James Tinker is raising a few tomatoes this year and probably takes the prize in the state for that luscious fruit. He has a patch 15x20 feet in which there are 47 stocks of the Ponderosa variety. They are carefully tied up on trellises, the sprouts being allowed to grow and are from six to eight feet high and are still climbing. He has already gathered 175 pounds, averaging one-half pound each, some of them weighing 1½ pounds. He has been getting from 7 to 10 cents per pound and has a ready market. It is estimated that an acre cultivated after the manner of Mr. Tinker would yield 2,000 bushels. Anyone interested in tomato raising is invited to visit Mr. Tinker’s patch and inspect his method of culture.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 4.

Source newspaper: Abilene Daily Reflector. Source and image credit: The archived newspaper was made available courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society.