This Day in Abilene History: August 31, 1903

Local items transcribed from Abilene Daily Reflector, August 31, 1903. Original wording is preserved; unsuitable passages are omitted rather than rewritten.

ADVERTISING PAYS.

Case’s Big Store Showed It Saturday Night.

Anyone who doubts the efficacy of advertising should have visited Case’s big department store Saturday evening. The firm announced in the REFLECTOR a special sale to last from 6:30 to 9:30 p. m. It was expected that many would be attracted by the bargains but no such crowds as came were expected. Promptly on time the people began coming and they filled the store. In every department were crowds and the clerks were scarcely able to wait on the multitude of customers. The store’s business was nearly as large as on the biggest day last fall and the trade was larger than on any day since that time. It shows what advertising properly placed will do.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

ABOUT PEOPLE.

J. E. Brewer went to Neodesha.

J. F. Volpel of Chapman was in town.

J. L. Galbraith of Solomon was in town.

J. A. McClellan of Woodbine was a visitor.

Edward Sutter is here visiting his brother.

Commissioner Baker was in from Moonlight.

W. A. Matteson is home from Cherryvale.

Arthur Hurd went to Hays City on legal business.

C. S. Crawford went to Bennington on legal business.

Judge Moore left for Denver to spend a few days.

C. C. Wyandt transacted business in Rhinehart today.

Ross Tilton left for Portland, Oregon, via the U. P.

Miss Ada Irons returned to Kansas City after a visit here.

G. A. Rogers is home from a week’s stay at Excelsior Springs.

Mrs. Honn of Junction City is visiting at J. Stebbing’s.

M. W. Jennings and daughter Addie left for Carlinville, Ill.

J. O. Landes left for an extended visit to Ohio and Pennsylvania.

J. F. Elston left for Omaha to take up his work as rural route inspector.

Charles Johntz came up from Kansas City to spend Sunday with his parents.

Miss May Morris who has been visiting her uncle, C. H. Bagley, returned to Chicago.

Mrs. D. O. Landis and son Willie left for Canton, Ohio, to visit relatives and friends.

Miss Edith Cormack returned home from a six weeks’ visit with relatives at Humeston, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kubach left for Leon, Iowa, where Mr. Kubach will resume work selling fence machines.

C. H. Pattison and family went through at noon en route home to Cherryvale from their Colorado outing.

G. G. Huffman is home from Quincy, Ill., where he placed his son Clarence in the Gem City Business College.

Oscar Steiner of Wakefield was in the city. He has just bought of Richard Waring 80 acres in Sherman for $1,000.

Miss Carrie Brunson who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Anderson left for her home in Colorado Sunday afternoon.

Senator and Mrs. Burton left for the Dodge City reunion and will go thence to reunion at Baxter Springs, so both places Senator Burton is one of the speakers.

Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smiley of Holland were Abilene visitors Saturday evening. Mr. Smiley has a prosperous blacksmith and repair shop at Holland and likes it there.

Mrs. R. I. Woods returned Sunday from a pleasant month’s outing, visiting friends in Nebraska, Colorado and Utah. She resumes charge of the Western Union office tomorrow.

C. H. Forney returned from the Atchison and Omaha tennis tournament. He made fine records at both places and was elected secretary and treasurer of the Missouri Valley Tennis association.

Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Glimpse, Mrs. Addie Harding, Mrs. E. E. Swanzey, W. H. Yoke, Fred Augustine, Mr. and Mrs. M. O’Brien, Miss Kate Berry, Miss Maggie Burrs, Wm. Kelley and Jas. Berry spent Sunday at Eureka Lake.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

Will Locate at Eldorado.

Dr. C. B. Avery, the optician, returned at noon from a trip through southern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory. He has decided to locate at Eldorado and will move there to open on October 1st a general merchandise store. He will go to St Louis next week to buy goods. The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Avery will be sorry to have them leave the city.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

RECENT REFLECTIONS.

—Regular meeting of Eastern Star tomorrow evening.

—J. R. VanVoorst is recovering from a severe case of ivy poisoning.

—Ft. Riley defeated Herington Sunday 6 to 2. Abilene is glad of it.

—Special meeting of Benevolent lodge A. F. and A. M. tonight. Work in F. C.

—Dr. Ed. Young has moved to his newly purchased property on West Second.

—Misses Edna and Reba Worley will entertain their young lady friends Thursday afternoon.

—Tomorrow at Mrs. Keifer’s, the annual election of officers of the Columbian club takes place.

Abilene Daily Reflector, page 3.

Pupils’ Examination.

The regular fall examination for those entering the school whose classification is undetermined and for those who have studied during summer will be given Friday, September 4, Garfield building, beginning at 8 a. m.

W. B. Hall,
Superintendent.

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.