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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
CInwrd by "A Vixen.

BuTrI. Dec. ~ Spccinl. George Hnl-
dom. OF the legal firm OF Mcbride a Hal
dom. WIS attacked this afternoon IN the
police court by n woman from the tough
part of town, named Mrs. Godcheaux. The
attorney = face was considerably clawed up,
and IL took several policemen TO drag her
away. The judge fined her SO and costs.
The case was about row on Galona street,
and badecring cross-examination made
the woman furious. The affair has created
quite u sensation.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
nnlIder. Mn rIrhl lhe TcdernlIon.

PrrTsnrHuu Dec. 2s.-lt IL learned today
from a reliable source that st the annual
mceiinc of the National Builders Assoca-
ton in 81. Louis ne2t month, steps will be
taken to oppose the oight.honr movement
proposed by the American Federation Of
Labor. II ~ said thai the united stand to
loo taken by tbp builders may he the first
against the movement II the employees at
tempt 10 enforce IT.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

ST. LOUIS, Dec. "a speriai from Table
quAh. Cherokee Nation, 10 tho Kepubl,
says the Cherokee council Hdiourned sin,
lic tbs morning. Before the business WA.
finally concluded a letter from the Tinted
States commissioners wn8 rcld. u said H.
substance, The governments being unwillcf
tu POO embarrassed iu the aightost deyr-,
ly ans c1gfs. which may hereafter be- put
sued with reference - the rhD1Lra oailrf
hy bfYlpg 9uy 9Irr c0neefnny thcm prIo
igg it Withdraw 'br oHcr Oi purchase maC
10 'nr Cherofcos and - WnicA tps pgti0uL.
Council has made DO Response.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
ANOTHER COCAINE VICTIM.


SPOKANE Dee. es.-tspeciall DR. George
y. pnrnly, one Of the lesding physicians oi
ihis city. and known as one Of the most
,ailliul surgeons in the northwest. died
this evening from the effects Of an overdose
ii morphine taken Thursday night. Or
plriuly WIS "a ycais old. graduate Of the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New
Tlrk city IN ISL. He became addicted Ia
The cocaine habit throloh experimenting
lpin himself The use II the drug reduced
aim fro.h q man % hnc physique 20 mer,
,kcleion. lle Was the champion hammer
,Lfuwcf % Princeton Collage when sid-
.out OF thrt institution.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
postmasiers Appointed.

Pcstmnsters were appointed to-day rs
follows; Montana, NJ. II. Hatch, Hurst.
Meagher county; North Dakota. s. Y. Pix
ley, Churches Ferry, Ramsey county: q. Il.
bartlett. Fullerton, Dlckey county: W. J..
Morgridgc. Grand larbor. Ramsey county;
Silver Leaf, Dlckey county, T.. j. Gloason.
The postollicc at Brewer. Choteau county,
and Vaughn, Lewis Rnd Clarke county.
Mont. were to-day discontinued.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

"A young nnn who wants - Rlcceel in
ill., should lu, cards alone" said the old
Rcntlcmnu 10 his son.
"ics. sir; but suppose jack pot opontd
Tor - and you had Jack high. whnt woulG
you doi'
"i'm." aid the venerable sirn, as ho
scraichcd his cor. Il would stiil let cards
alone. / .aui pnt and bet iho limit. -
Muiehant Traveller.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

Los ANGELfs, Cal. Dec. 2e-.1hc food the
last few days has caused the river To- change
rs course u few miles below the city and
Gu, It new channel turning tho water on
lrut lands. Tho owners claim the proper.
ty Is damaged 20 the extcnt Of half million
dollars by the bulk heading of tho stream.
mad that the city OF Los Angeles is RESPONSE
Die.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
4 pnnlr In I,nri..

PARIS, Dec, ?s.-The number of death.
from influenza is increasing aud the resi-
dents of the city are beginning 90 manifest
n pnnicky feeling. Tho condition of De
Fhycinpt minister OF war. who is suffering
from the discasl, has changed for the worse
Drs. lirouardcl md Pronst have been at.
tackled and their condition il serious.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

MiSsEAPoLIs. Dee. 2i-.lhe sensation of
the day here is the discovery thnt 5lonasch.
financial secretary of the Turner'S Budding
and Loan associntion. Is short in his ac-
counts. Tho discrepancy is ostimaied no
S25nn, Mon ssch is anxious 90 mako Is
settlement and IL Is not hkC,y criminal
prosecution will follow.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
Tho Annx Dl..nll.nea.

LoSDos, Dec. 2'.-rho report comes from
1t. Petersburg that thee is some disuiiec.
tion IN the army, sad s1ycFd arrests have
been IN 'de Of o6ico,s who have given free
gcnt 20 ihoir opinions. The minister Of
SHr IL is eiij. Is redres5ing lac grievance
which gave fiso 10 the d!,aflecuun.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
Crime 10 New Hampshire.

CoNcoRp. n. H., Dec. .s,-ln view of the
perpetuAtion Of various hcinous crimes in
the state recently. Governor Godell to-day
ssued proclamation attributing th0m 10
failure 10 enforce the prolibitory Laws. and
calling on ali municipal and other udiccrs
nd law-abidng citiEgus a. use th,,f best
;f0rts toward securing their enforcement.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

CrNorNSlTt, Dec. 2s.-An explosion in q
iawdust chute in the showcase mannigciory
# Schmitt a Co.. this afternoon. injured
three persons fatally. u. Lcusu went into
the collar with lighted candle, aud going
near the chute Nm e1pLoslon followed.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

CmLLUoTin, Mo-, Dec. 2s.-James Ma
guirc, just arrived from McFall, says Press
Howard, who murdered seus Fali. 1T that
place. last Thursday. will be lynched before
morning. Hundrrdsof mcn have been con
greealing No the town nli day, and were
waiting for nghtfall 90 attack the jail and
secure the prisoner.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
THE REIGN OF LA GRIPPE.
The New York Board Of Health has
a Dose of the Russian
influenza.
The Large Increase in the Gotham
Death Rate Attributed TO
the Disease.
Deaths Increasing In Paris and the City
becoming Panic-StTlckcn-Fata
Case in Boston.

NEW lhhh, btCs -Ns-l@d Etlppf " olnctilllY
ignored at the sanitary headquarters in this
city. When the case of the klamroth
family, who were stricken down with il, WIS
reported Surgeon General Hamilton tele-
graphed from Washington asking for an
official verdict upon the report of the sani-
sary inspectors. Health Commissioner
Bryant dictated reply, saying there was
evidence of the existence of an epidemic in
this city. In grippe, however. has now
reached the health officials. President
Wilson, of ihe board of health. is pros
trated by il; Sanitary Superintendent Wing
is down with it, and half the other officials
Of the department are suffering from it,
Unoficially the representatives of the health
department say probably 5000 persons IN
New York are suffering from more or less
severe attacks Of influenza, but refuse to
give il official recognition. In all there are
eighty-one members of the Brooklyn police
force suffering from In grippe to-day.
There has been large and sudden in.
crease in the number Of deaths from bron-
chial and pulmonary Diseases during tn,
week, and Inany physicians attribute this "a
the influence of the so-called ltussiun la
grippe. The number of deaths ia this city
during the week from pneumonia is l@
against eighty seven last week; Isl from
pthsis, against ninety-seven last week; fifty
from bronchitis, against forty last week
total number Of deaths this week, 162; last
week, Glij.
John Tcmpleton Coolidge, president OF
the Columbia bank of Boston. died this
morning of IA grippe. Coolidge WIS one Of
the Oldest bank presidents III Boston.
Senator ingalls, attack OF ia grippe,
though very severe, WAS of brief duration
lie WAS able 10 be about yesterday and will
leave for Washington ia. night.
A large number of persons in and around
Ottawa are affected with a mild type of in
! iiuenza. IL appears IN almost every Gus,
complicated with pneumonia or neuralgia
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
rro.poc, NJ Another plr halfway strIkc

Prosp"ri nf Another Zig Railway strike.
JEI.sEi CRY, Dec. 2S,-'rhe grand griey-
anco committee of the brotherhood Of loco
motive engineers held n conference To- o-dny
in this city with committees from the
brothorh0ods Of locomotive fireman and
brakemen. The object Of the conference
WAS 10 try 10 convince the Eric officials that
they were wrong in suspcnding four engi.
noers who had refused 10 subscribe to the
new laws established by the Eric. The new
laws require MI tralnmen 10 waive cJmpen.
saiiOn from the company M ci,s' OF accident.
require freight cu slnrcrs ana hrnkcmon u
become responsible for dnnugo 10 freight
aud railway property III caso nf accident,
and require engineers u 60 through civil
service examination, Tho cOmmitteA will
recommend ~ tho general couunittetSt Sthnt
the four engineers he ro-insiated, mud the
new rules be abolished. II these recon.
mendaiiOus ARE not ndJpted, u strike on The
whole Erie system will probably occur.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29

Nrr ymM. Dec ss-lhc weekly baus
lemnt s,. follows. heserve dccrcus
so35Aul5i specir decrease Sl22feJJ. tl.
b4'iAa NJ h.ld seQeiGis IL excess of %.
rHil.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-12-29
EOlLEp IN 4 BATM TUB.
The Horrible Taie oi an Aged raralyti,
In knlSomo. Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. PA Sentinel special
from kokumo, Ind, says; peculiarly hor-
nblo accident occurred here last night.
which created great sensation. John
Clarke. NplltO-do farmer living ncnr town,
who ~ afflicted Will paralysis. has been for
some months taking bnihs m Iyklc'a bnth
room. Yesterday evening Tykle put him
INTO Il bath tub Ht O'Clock. and
left him tp himaalf, whilu he
engaged IN rcycry with some companions.
Iyklc finally wont 10 bed and forgot the
patient whom be- had left in the hot hnth
with iho pi,s ltrn ny underneath The tab.
lie found Hlnrk rms morning dcad with the
skin all pccled of bis body. ns Woll ms por
tions of the flesh. lie was literally boiled
tn death, bCing p1worless tu help himself
out of lls awful situation. lie has n family
VI grown children and WIS nbout seventy
years old, 1Nklo Is IN jail Hwniling the
result ol the coroner's inquest winch will bo
held Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28
Beneath Contemrt.

The unprincipled, INSCRIPTIONS lying
billingsgate for which the News is be-
coming so well known emanate from so
pusillanimous, disreputable a source as
to prohibit any respectable person from
demeaning himself to answer. In this
weeks issue Strother has condensed all
the idiocy he could evolve from his BIZ
furcated Uranium; but the inane at
tacks of freak" like the News man,
who has been forcicly kicked out of not
less than three towns in the past three
years on account Of the low-lived smut
tiness of his character, is not likely to
have much weight as against nine
teen years residence in this commu-
nity-years whose record speaks for
itself.
So far as the REFLECTOR and its
business manager is concerned, we are
perfectly willing that the News man
shall devote his whole time to personal
abuse and continue to slash around in
the mud of his own making, squirting
his venom at respectable citizens and
so lowering himself in the opinion of
all thinking persons.
In the meanwhile the DECENT people
of the city will be selecting good, hon.
orable, substantial candidates for the
city Offices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28
H. S. Tisdale & Co.
are headquarters for
groceries and crock
OUR NEIGHBORS.

Special correspondence of the REFLECTOR.
HOPE, March "a.
Chas. Shank, of Navarro, was visit
ing in this city yesterday.
E. Crary and Gov: Teats, who are sell
ing stock of goods at Herington,
spent today in the Gem"
Mr.. Juett, of Harrington, was noticed
on our streets this afternoon.
Quite number of young folks drove
to Harrington today.
j. P. Fengel and wife, of WOodbine,
were doing business in our city yester-
day.
Mr.. Maston, of Lost Spring, came up
today to spend Sunday with the Hope
ties.
Gov. Teats, our attorney, has been
on the sick list the past week. How
ever, we are glad to state he is rapidly
improving.
Mrs. Chas. Hatfield, of Mcpherson,
is visiting in town.
Mr.. Lewis Potter, of Harrington, is
visiting his brother, NJ. L. Potter.
Mrs. II. E. Musser is very i'll at her
home on Elm street.
Last Wednesday we noticed broad
smile upon the c0untenance of our coal
dealer, Charlie Hartranft. On inquiry
we find it was all due to bouncing
baby boy at his house. OF course Char
lie ''set up'' the cigars.
The scarlet fever cases are recover
ng and no new ones are reported.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28

Postmaster General Wanamaker said
this to a reporter last week regarding
the removal of postmasters: at will
be the policy of this administration to
let postmastels serve out their terms,
unless good and sufficient reasons are
given for their removal. The delega-
tions that come here filing petitions
for the appointment of other postmas-
tiers will not be considered unless &C
companied by some reason for the dis
missal of the postmaster already in
possession. This department appoints
daily large number of fourth-class
postmasters, but in every case the ap-
pointment has been made by reason of
resignation rendered or because the
incumbent was shown to be lncOmpe-
tent or inefficient. In all cases where
ineficiency or incompetency cannot be
shown, a postmaster will be allowed to
serve out his term of four years. 1t
would disarrange the whole machine
to make these wholesale removals."
There isn't much comfort in it for
some of the anxious ones but they will
have to stand it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28

A pang of sorrow will touch the
heart of every reader of books when
they learn of the mental condition of
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her friends
will not say she is insane, nor that she
is an imbecile, but her mind is almost
completely gone. Her memory is that
of baby. When former dear friends
visit her, people whom she has known
for years, she greets them with va
can't stare. The wreck of a brilliant
mind is the saddest sight that can be
witnessed. 1t is as if the most God
like thing on earth were turned to
mockery. No truer portrayer of life
has lived than Mrs. Stowe; her fate is
that which comes to all mankind-the
frail house our souls live in sooner or
later is shattered by the encroaching
wears
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28
Good Reasons.

Last weeks Issue of the REFLECTOR
contained in itself the best of reasons
why it stands at the head of the Dick
inson county journals and has larger
circulation and more readers than any
paper in the county.
FIRST, 1t contained more columns of
local reading matter than any paper in
the county.
SECOND, 1t contained more and later
general news than any paper in the
county.
THIRD, 1t scooped every one of its
city contemporaries on several matters
sufficiently important to warrant headed
articles. Among these were the change
in the annual school medting, and the
Tweed-Rogers wedding; half-a-dozen
other smaller LEWIS items were found
only in the REFLECTOR.
FOURTH, 1t had the best market re-
ports, being the Geographic reports
from Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi
cago up to the night before publica-
ton. The Abilene markets are cor
rected at 10 o'clock each Thursday.
FIFTH, 1t was las it always isl a
CLEAN paper, fit to be read in any
household. Added to these reasons is
the further fact that it has the best ad
vertising patronage of any other paper
in tine county-both in quality and
quantity. The REFLECTOR is truly
"the peoples paper"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28

The Junction City Union has the
following bit of wisdom that deserves
careful reading by our farmer readers:
The farmers institute held in the
city last Friday and Saturday was an
immense success except in one partic-
ular. Many of the best men in the
county and a number of farmers from
neighboring counties were in attend
ance and gave the institute the benefit
of vast amount of valuable informa-
ton, but the men who most need the
benefits that are to be derived from a
farmers institute were loafng on the
street corners bowling about the "com-
bines" and hard times. If the farmers
imagine for a minute that some one
else will do the thinking for them and
lock after their interests they will get
gloriously left.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28

In the new commissioner of pen
sions, Corporal Tanner, the old soldiers
will find man after their own heart.
In recent letter he said: 81 tell you
frankly 1 am opposed to these 81, 81
and 50 month pensions. If you are
going to give man anything, give him
enough that he may realize he is get
ting something. If there is an old
soldier who has got claim that you
are satisfied is a good one and he has
not quite proved it, my policy is to as
sist him to secure the proof. You may
say that am opposed to the knocking
out Of soldiers claims because of tech
pical shorv-coming."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28
IN THE THIRD.
The Third Ward Voters Hold a Quiet
Caucus and Put Up a Good Ticket.

The attendance on the Third ware
caucus last night was not large but the
crowd present was representative one
and its action will doubtless be ratified
at the polls. In this ward there are to
be elected councilman to succeed M
II. Bert and school board members to
succeed DR.. w. n. King and G.. w.
Carpenter, all of whose terms expire.
The meeting was called to order by
T. F. Smith. G. S. Crawford was NOM
mated for chairman and elected; T. F.
Smith was made secretary.
1t was voted that plurality of votes
in each ballot be sufficient to nominate
candidates.
First in order was the nomination of
candidate for councilman for the
ward. j. G. Lyeth and VIM. Spickler
were appointed tellers. The first bal
lot upon the names presented was as
follows, Mr.. P. j. Stoddard having also
been mentioned but refusing to have
his name considered: John Reed, "a;
E. E. Hollar, II; j. G. Bender, II; j. j.
Kruger, Z. John Reed was declared
nominated.
A member of the school board for the
long term was the next official to be
nominated. G. W. Carpenter, P. j.
Stoddard and A. II. Paul were placed
before the caucus. Paul refused to be
a candidate but his name was not with
drawn.
Stoddard was nominated by this bal
lot: Stoddard, 81; Paul, 8; Carpen-
ter, %.
For the short term the candidates
placed before the convention were G.
W. Carpenter, D. E. Snider, DR.. W.
N. King, DR.. Van Scoyoc and ]. J.
Cooper. The result of the ballot was:
Carpenter, 8; Snider, 8; Van Scoyoc, Is;
Cooper, 2; King, "a. DR.. King thus is
likely to succeed himself.
The work of the caucus was done
quietly, there seeming to be little con-
test and no desire for anything except |
that good men be selected.
That the object was accomplished |
is evident from the list of candidates. |
Messrs. Reed, Stoddard and King are
all gentlemen in whose hands it is emf
nently safe to trust the affairs of the |
city. Their regulations for business
ability and straightforward dealings are
abundant evidence that the Third ward
has made an excellent choice of candl-
dates; it will do well if it ratifies last
nights action next Tuesday by giving
the gentlemen unanimous election.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A uch.Needed Organization-How
One Can Be Brought About.

Conversations with various promi-
nent farmers of Dickinson county has
led us to believe that there is a general
desire that this county have farmers
institute or meeting, where agricul-
tural plans and methods of procedure
can be talked over and matters looking
toward the advancement and pecuni-
airy advantage of the farmers can be
decided upon.
The most active advocate of such a
meeting is the Hon. J. S. Hollinger, of
Hiawatha, who is we'll known as one
of the most progre ssive and able
farmers Of the county.
In an interview he said: 81 believe
such meeting would be of incalcula-
BILE benefit to our farmers. 1 was at
the Junction City institute and found
that the farmers of Geary Davis
county were alive to their interests and
took hold of the institute with fervor
and enthusiasm. Almost every county
in the state has such societies and
some have two or three. Dickinson
county, the richest and best agricul-
tural county in the state, is behind
them all in this respect. 1t is time the
farmers were waking up to theil inter-
est. At the Junction City meeting the
Hon. M. Mohler, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, was present as
were several other leading men of the
state. We can have better meeting
in Abilene if our farmers will only
take hold of the matter"
Mr.. Hollinger is exactly right in his
views in this respect and there is moth
ing to hinder our having successful
and largely attended farmers institute
at the county seat this spring.
a personal letter from Mr.. Mohler
says that he will be glad to be with the
farmers of this county at any time and
will aid them to the best of his ability.
He adds, II think it better to organize
as an agricultural society and instead
of holding fairs hold farmers insti-
tutes. Then by your secretary report
ing to this Office the condition of crops,
ETC., as required by law, your society
will be entitled to delegate to the an
nual meeting of this board with ex-
penses paid by the state"
There is also a provision for publish
ing the proceedings of the society at
the states expense.
Farmers, talk up a farmers insti-
tute. Let us hear from you; commu-
nications on the subject will be gladly
given space in the REFLECTOR. Agree
upon time and place of meeting. ar
range program and we will have one
of the best meetings ever held in Kan
sas. There is plenty of work for an
institute to do, discussion of which |
we will leave to the farmers them
selves.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-28

The best place in all the world to dig
for gold is in the rich soil of our Kan
sas prairies. If every acre of our tilla-
BILE land was properly cultivated, vastly
more wealth would be returned annu-
ally than the mines of earth yield in
gold. Men 60 crazy when thirsting
for the yellow dust, and lose sight of
the fact that where one man gets rich
by mining, a thousand grow poorer.
The diligent and provident farmer
makes more money, makes it with less
expense of muscle and brain, lives
longer, sees more of happiness and has
a home to die in, is surrounded by
friends and is not laid away in gulch.
Till the ground and let the rocks alone
if you would be prosperous and happy