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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Detroit Dots.

The weather is very dry and hot and
from indications at present we fear
that the corn crop is seriously damaged.
Mrs. j. E. Brown, of st Paul, Mimi,
is visiting her parents and many friends
of Detroit and vicinity.
The Lamb Brothers of Detroit, have
moved their stock of general merchan-
disc to Gypsum City, and we are in
formed are having lively trade.
c. w. Liggett, of the beautiful city
of the plains, gave us a frienly call
Wednesday and reported the outlook
for democratic success very promising.
Give us ticket in sympathy with the
farmer, laborer and business men and
thoroughly against railroad shysters
and scheming mOnOpolists and the VIC
tory is ours.
Our boys took in the glorious fifth at
Abilene and report grand time, and
from appearances the engaged the eX-
tension of Prohibition, which of course
only means plenty of sweet cider how
ever we refrain from mentioning OF
names till next time.
DEFENDER.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The Kansas City Times speaks the
following: 1T is not often that the
best newspapers and the best people
aroused in congressional district to
the extent shown in the Fifth Kansas
District. Almost without exception,
the able republican papers there and
the best classes of republican voters
are freely expressing their dissatisfac-
ton, over the nomination Of Wilson
over Anderson. 1t is practical dis
satisfaction, too. Wilson being fire.
quent bolter himself, the strongest
party men do not think it party trea-
son to bolt him"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

corporations and monopolists, and is
strictly a temperance man. Judge Will
son is called good republican by the
clique which assembled in convention
at Conc0rdia because he favors railroad
corporations, monopolists, high tariff,
drinks whiskey until it fairly oOzes out
of his -. aHd whenever his party
dominates Il temperance or prohibition
man then he bolts the ticket and votes
with the democrats, as he did when ST.
John and Click were running. Repub-
lican voters with this difference which
one of the above named men is the
most worthy of your vote?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
GRAHAM DID IT.
The Niagara Rapids Safely Shot.

Very few of the thousands of people
who visited Niagara falls last Sunday
had any idea that another adventurous
man would attempt tot pass through the
whirlpool rapids in which Captain Webb
lost his life. For some time past c. d.
Graham has been making his prepra-
lions for the attempt, but few people.
if any really believed that his courage
would hold out long enough for him to
make it. Such, however, was not the
case, and about o'clock this afternoon
Graham started on his perilous voyage
which he successfully accomplished.
Graham had told his friends that he
would carry out his plans at the time
he did but had requested that the time
should not be made public for fear the
authorities would prevent him from
carrying out his purpose. Accordingly
very few were aware of the fact and the
banks of the river would have contained
several thousand more people than
watched Captain Webb in his suicidal
attempt contained but few hundred
and most of these were attracted there
only by curiosity, and the anxiety with
which those who knew of Graham's in
tentions were watching the different
points of the river.
When everything was in readiness
Graham got into the barrel and closed
the manhole at the top from within.
A small boat pulled the barrel out into
the river to where the current could
catch it, and then Graham was started
on what might have turned out to be
his trip to eternity. 1t took but few
moments and then the stream caught
the barrel and started it on toward the
rapids and whirlpool.
Slowly at first it moved along; then |
faster and faster until the mad current |
dashed it on with full force. The bar
rel bounded up and down over the great
waves, and at times turned complete |
but most generally the |
wider portion remained uppermost,
although it twirled round like top.
The barrel kept pretty well in the cen
ter of the river until it struck the whirl-
pool, when it struck strong side cur
rent and was carried swiftly through,
reaching the waters beyond in safety.
The barrel fioated on toward Lewis
on, right side up, and all danger was
passed. 1t was picked up at Lewiston,
lbout five miles below the starting point,
md Graham crawled out of the barrel
lninjured, with the exception of slight
,rulise on one arm which he received in
'assing through the whirlpool. He re-
marked. "When 1 struck the eddy it was
ne continued round of jerks, but am
lot hurt bit.''
Graham is native of Philadelphia,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

SO years of age, and a cooper by trade.
The barrel was made of inch and
quarter oak slaves, wide at the top and
narrow at the bottom, and shaped like
buoy. A sand ballast was so fixed as to
keep the side he faced upwar1. He
hung or rather stood in sort of ham
mock made like a suit of clothes and
held on to two iron handles fixed at the
side. He could live for half an hour
without requiring any fresh air, and by
the time the air was exhausted he was
beyond the whirlpool and could pull the
plug from the little air hole about three
quarters of an inch in diameter and get
all the fresh air he required. Graham
did not make cent by the operation.
He received no pay and bore all of the
expense himself, being glad of the
privilede Of being allowed to make the
great attempt.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Petitions are being circulated in every
county in this, the Fifth Congressional
District, asking John a. Anderson to
become an independent candidate.
Dickinson county is already represented
on the petitions which are being circu-
lated in the townships by several hun
dred names-many of them leading re-
publicans of the townships.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Several hundred of the di

Several hundred of the dissatisfied
republicans of Cloud County over the
defeat of John \. Anderson. met in
mass convention on the fifth inst. and
expressed themselves by passing pre-
ambleS and resolutions, and from them
we clip the following:
THEREFORE,, Resolrcd, That we
condemn severely the action of the con-
ventiOn and particularly the action of
the Cloud county delegation, and we
earnestly protest against the trickery
and political treachery resorted to at
said convention in thwarting. over
riding and trampling underfoot the will
of the people, and
RESOLVED, further. That the Hon. John
n. Anderson ought by right to be the
republican nominee for Congress from
the 9Th Kansas District. Believing
that in the foregoing we voice the sen.
tlments of f0ur-fifths of the electors of
said district. And we hereby pledge
him our earnest support, and will labor
and use all honorable means to return
him to the position which he has So
ably filed
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

How the whirligig of time changes
men and things. At the close of the
war Parson Brownlow, then Governor
of Tennessee, drove his predecessor,
Isham e. Harris. ont of the country by
offering reward of $1,000 for his cap
ture. A few days ago the same Harris,
now senator from Tennessee, intro
duced bill for the relief of the widow
of Parson Brownlow, and heatily sup
ports it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Mrs. Arnold, who celebrated her one
hundred and ninth birthday at New
Holland, o., last week, has two sisters
living of the respective ages of one hun
dred and twelve and one hundred and
six years. Three hundred and twenty
seven years is good aggregate age for
three ladies. The sisters are in perfect
health, but the two most advanced have
all they can do to look after their giddy
young junior.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Democra. District Convention.

A delegate convention of the Demo
Gratis of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict of Kansas, is hereby called to
meet at Clay Center, Kansas, on We'd
nesday, Sept 1st 1886, at . O'Clock p.
m, for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for Congress from the fifth
district of Kansas. The basis OF rep
resentation to be the same as that OF
the State convention, as follows:
Riley, Clay, .
Dickinson, Cloud, o
Davis, MaIshal,
Ottawa. Republic, D
Saline. Washington,
liz is recommended that the prlmar-
les be held in the representative town.
ships on Saturday, August, 2Sth 1886:
The manner or electing delegates and
alternates will be determined by the
county Central committee. BY order
of the Democratic Congressional COM
mittee of the Fifth District this Sth
day of July, 1886.
l.. III. LIFTS,
Chairman.
r. J. G. SMITH,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The defeat of John a. Anderson is
another example of corporate power.
The activity of Mr.. Anderson against
railroads, his unhesitating exposure of
the land grant steals, has caused him
to be spotted by them and they have
sworn vengeance. Do men dare to do
right at this age of the world? Hn-
field Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
The editor of the. Salina .1o,,r.nnl 90

The editor of the, Salina Journal saws.
1t is unnecessary for US to state. per-
hapS, that we are very happy over the
nomination of Judge Wilson for con-
gresS. We have been opposed to the
denomination of John a. Anderson for
the reason that he was not a true re-
publican. L." The difference, John A.
Anderson is not called a good repub-
lican because he has voted with the
democrats in legislating for the interest
of the people and against the railroads
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Rev. Wake, in absence of the editor,
took editorial charge of the Manhattan
Nationalist last week, and the follow
ing is clipped from its columns: ''Some
of the strongest partisians propose now
to bolt the nomination of Mr.. Wilson.
lie bolted twice because there was too
much temperance in the party. They
propose to bolt because there is too
much liquor in the candidate. He
certainly has no claim for support on
strict party grounds. with the same
measure that We mete, it shall be
measured to you again" Every repub-
lican is absolved from obligation to sup
port Judge Wilson, by his own want of
fidelity to the party. Even if he had
unusual fitness for the place this would
be true-hOw much is it true when he
lacks the most essential qualifications.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Special Rates for Delegates.

The committee on transportation ap-
pointed at citizens meeting to make
arrangements for the democratic state
convention to be held August 4th at
LeavenwOrth, has received replies from
all the railroads stating that the dele
gates on certificates of attendance will
be returned at the rate of l cent per
mile, or cents per mile for the round
trip.-TOpekd Democrat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The President isn't made afraid to
use the veto to check the fraudulent
private pension business, by the clamor
it has aroused, because he knows he is
right. 1t is one of the chief excellences
Of Mr.. Cleveland that he adhereS so
closely to the principle Davy Crockett's
famous motto.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Abilene's Opportunity.

The Abilene Board of Trade has
worked up manufacturing project
which is worthy of encouragement by
every citizen, not only of the town but
of the county as well-as its success
will add largely to the prosperity of all.
1t is proposed to transfer the large car
rage mandatory of L. B. Johns from
Fort Wayne, Ind, to Abilene, Kas., on
condition that our people raise twenty
five thousand dollars, and also give to
the project five acres of ground on
which to erect the necessary buildings,
railroad switches, etc. Mr.. Johns
agrees to establish factory employing
one hundred hands in the start, and
more as the business increases. Title
to ground and factory to be ours as a
guarantee.
To secure the establishment of this
important manufacturing enterprise in
our midst it is proposed to sell lots in a
new eighty acre addition to the city of
Abilene, and use the proceeds of such
sales to pay the bonus. The factory is
to be located in the new addition. Lots
to be sold at 800 each, one third cash,
one third in six, and one third in twelve
months.
1t will require but a moments thought
to enable our people to realize the adj
vantages, in many directions, that
would result from the the establishment
of such large mandatory at Abilene.
The people of Abilene, and every far
mer within trading distance of the city,
will be largely benefited. The payroll
to the hands employed will be not less
than 5000 to 81 200 every week the year
round. The money will be spent at
home-in fact the earnings of employ
ees and proprietor will be expended
here, and add largely to the increase OF
our business interests, and the improve
ment and prosperity OF our city ana
county.
Now is our opportunity to help our
selves to a good thing. Let all our peo-
pie look at this project in all its bear
ings, and take hold with an earnest
vim-and success is assured.
GEO. C. KENYON,
a. w. RICE, Com on
~ a. T m, Manufac-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Though there are three reports from
the Pan Electric Committee, the reso-
luton declares that Attorney General
Garland and the other accused gentle
men have done nothing censurable.
The treatment of this subject by the
opposition press is of a nature to create
the impression that the resolution has
only minority support. The distinc-
ton is quite important.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The Democrats of both Maine and
New Hampshire have nominated old
Union soldiers for governor. The Re
publicans of the former State have
chosen as their representative rich
contractor, and those of the latter will,
if true to their recent precedents, put
up barrel or a boss. And still they
claim TO be the party of all the patriot
ism and the bigger part of the virtue
of the country.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The prohibition state convention for
a two days session assembled in Empo-
ria Tuesday morning. The convention
is largely attended with such leading
lights as Ex-GOv. st. John, y.
\. Hopkins and DR.. Funk, editor of
The Voice. New York, and Mrs. Fanny
Rastall, president Of the Kansas w. c.
TT. \ full state and congressional
ticket will be nominated. No more
confidence is to be placed in the republic
cans and their wishy-washy platforms.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The editOr-in-chief of the Chronicle.
with his wife, went to Kansas CITY on
Friday by invitation, to meet Gen. Logan
and accompany him to Ottowa, where
they both spoke on Saturday, Grand
Army day.-Chronicle.
Who spoke, the editor-in-chief and
his wife, or tie editOr-in-chiefa and Gen.
Logan?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The Republican State Central COM
mittee have commenced their old trick
of pledging the liquor dealers not to
prosecute any cases between now and
election. 1.-The cat jumped out of the
bag" early in the season and they are
making frantic efforts to recapture her.
but she has left the impression of her
claws and they had as well let her roam.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Congressman Watson in the House
made a good point last week when he
fired at Republican members the fact
that nearly all the pension cases vetoed
by the President had previously been
examined and rejected by the Republi-
can Commissioners of Pensions.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

1t was appropriate that the Fitz
John Potter bill should be approved on
the anniversary of the battle of Malvern
Hill. That was one of the engage
ments in which General Porter COM
manded and proved himself the true
soldier that he was.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The Knights of Labor of the Fourth
Congressional District held a meeting
at Emporia Monday of last week and
nominated j. l.. Sharp, of that city
for Congress-.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

The Salina Herald sounds the right
key when it says:
1--WE nave no objection to the prohi-
bitioniSts of Kansas advocating their
cause, but we shall have no confidence
in the prOhibitiOnist who supports Andy
Wilson for Congress-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
Peoples Mass Convention.

\ Mass convention of the voters of
Dickinson county will be held at Enter
prise at , P. NJ. on Saturday July oath,
1856, to take measures to secure the
reelection of Hon. John A. Anderson
and to elect delegates to the Clay Center
convention of July Goth. Let the people
turn out en-masse to rebuke railroad
despOtiSm and traitrous delegates.
John Latte, G. B. Hoffman,
J. B. Ehrsam, L. o. JaderbOrg,
J. F. Buhrer, 2. E. Calene,
G. Nelson, F. NJ. Watkins,
s. HOldSwOrth, W. E. Fansen.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

Judge Wilson since being nominated
for congress has smiled twice. AS a
lover of the ''goody, goody gurgle' from
the bottle the Judge is a success.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
T. j. C.. SMITH,
Secretary.
L. II. LIFTS.
Chairman.

The PrOhibitioniStS in all sections of
the country are saying goodbye" to
the grand old lhypOcriticall party.n
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15

And same number of alternateS,
motion prevailed.
Moved that the secretary furnish
each Democratic paper in the district
with copy of the proceedings of the
meeting. Carried. There being no
further business the convention ad-
journed. Sine de.
L. II. LIFTS,
Chairman.
TT I ~ SMI-TrI
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-15
II. J. G.. SMITH,
Secretary.
L. ii. LIFTS,
Chairman.

CLAY CENTER. KAS., July Sth 'S6.
The Democratic Central Committee of
the 9TH Congressional District, met IN
Clay Center at p. M, July oth, so.
The meeting was called to order by Il.
II. Lifts of Dickinson county, chair
man. Z. J. c. Smith, of Washington
county. Secretary, The roll was called
and the following members answered
to their names.
LII. Lifts Dickinson Chm.
G. f. Giffard Clay
j. r. Mcclure Davis
Daniel Weyand Republic
ThOS. Starcher Riley
Z. J. G. Smith Washington
In. Davis Saline
J. J. Mcfarland Cloud
On motion of J. r. Mcclure that a
delegate convention be held at Clay
Center on the 1st day of September for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for Congress in the 9Th district. j. j..
Mcfarland moved an amendment to
the original motion that Clyde be eS-
tablished instead of Clay Center. The
original motion and amendment was
withdrawn and motion prevailed that
the vote be called and that each dele
gate vote his preference, with the fol-
lowing result: Clay Center ), Clyde 3.
Moved that the hour for meeting be at
, O'Clock, in the Opera House, Clay
Center. on the 1st day of September.
J. r. Mcclure moved that the cOnven-
ton be composed Of delegates appor-
toned the same as the state cOnven-
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TO FARAGERS-

Time
bataInn of aNwrwIl cn and h f pm
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
4 JANUARY FREsHET!
The Railroad Bridge at Augusta
swept Away.

| our January thaw, which commenced
just one week ago. still continues, the
oldest inhabitant being unable to reInem-
Der when We were visited by one 20 Sc
we're, at this season. What little SHOW
We Lad. has long since disappeared. aud
mud the warm weather, etc, it ha. more
the appearance Of April than mid winter
Tie ice left the river AT this point last
niyht. and tie river j. fun Of floating
cakes coming from above u. The water
Is very high In consequence. Had We a
large body of snow at the time Of the
commencement 81 the thaw, a severe
freshct would have been inevitable
just a. we 20 to pres. We learn that
the two centre spans Of the railroad
bridge at Augusta have just gone out.
The bridge was being rebuilt and u false
structure had been erected beneath it.
The ice lodged against the timbers and
the great pressure from above carried
out the two spans on the west side.
There were three cars Of lumber On the
spans at thcstime being used to strength
en- the weak places aud these went with
the bridge The loss will be a large one
to the railroad company.
portion Of the shank factory boom
at North Arson went out, freeing a large
lot of birch timbers which will be lost.
The underpinning of the picker room
at Madison Bridge was carried out.
At Somerset Mills the tops of some Of
the piers went out with the ice.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERS.-Thc follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week
st. Albans-A w. Farrar to William A.
Bigelow. 5000. Darius Emery to L. c.
Dillingham;. $500
Athens-A. C. Wade to Edward Ware
$1,000.
Bradford II. Mitchell to Hen
rietta Gullup. $50. Sumner Smith to
Lorenzo York. 1928.
Mercer-Josie Giles to Joseph NJ.
Owens. $500.
Norridgewock-Eb Clark ct al to
Michael G owes. Sl5 George Richardson
to A. S. Wright. $500. Frank 4 Clark ct
al to Willie Paige. 1882. Vernon Gilman
ct al to Frank A. Clark. 500 Michael
Groves to Eben Clark ct al, Sl5. Chas.
b. Whiting to Ellie p. Watts. $1,000.
Northumberland Bean to The Wesser-
runsett Mills Company. S5l5.
| Canaan--Lois b. Bunker to Horace O.
Blaisdell. $1,000.
New Portland-William W. Carvill tc
Micah w. Norton. $500
Cornville-Mary J. Flanders ct al tc
George r. Mcdaniel. 81 and other yalus
BILE considerations.
Skowhegan--John II. Bigelow to JOIN
b. Nutting. $3.50. George s. Z. Clevc
land etsals. to Barnet Whorff. $500. Lev
W. Weston ct al to Hiram $. Steward. 8
Hiram s. Steward to Levi W. Weston e
al. 81.
Pittsfleld William j. Thomas to Hon
ace Maxim. 81 Horace Maxim to vii
lam j. Thomas. 81.
MoscoY--John Fitzsimmons to Jam,
Reynolds. $500.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Volume 46, No. |.

Volume 46, No. |.
joys dancing school commences its
first evening tonight.
Many of the mills are shut down in con-
sequence of the high water.
Six days of the New Year have passed
and the sun has not once put in an ap-
pearance.
George H. Pishon & Co. are running six
hay presses now and report business as
booming.
Ladies' The Hathaway underwear
speaks for itself. Call at King Wards
and examine.
After Denman Thompson comes the
celebrated Madison Square Theatre Co,
with Leonard Grover Sr., and Jr., in the
Private Secretary"
Among the coming events in town,
are the meeting of Somerset Grange, the
18th and 18th inst, and of the Maine
e-keepers Association the 10Th, 20th
and 2lst inst.
The Skowhegan Manufacturing Com
pany held its annual meeting yesterday
fternoon and reelected the offers of last
year as follows: President, l.. w. Wes-
ton; directors, l.. w. Weston, II. S.
Steward c. L. Mcclellan, l. L. Merrill, A.
G. Blunt; Secretary, George Cushing;
Treasurer, f. X. Steward.
Mr.. S. Bartlett and daughted, of Har-
mony, Hon. A. r. BiXby and wife, and
J. p Blunt were the only parties that
left here by rail, Tuesday morning for
the Legislative reunion at Augusta. This
mornings train conveyed j. o. Smith and
wife, Col. Dyer and Abel Prescott of this
place. and J. w. Hobart of East Madison.
Quite coriosity has been passed us by
Geo. A. Barnard. the builder, IN the shape
of piece of pine used for finishing in
the new residence of c. A. Marston, in
which was discovered bullet that no
doubt was lodged in the tree, of which
this is part, when the tree was not of
more than two years growth. The track
inches, while from the beginning of the
track to the bark of the tree, must have
b cen some six inches. The lumber came
from Dennistown, and the bullet must
rave been originally from the rifle of
some hunter.