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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-13

ony in the way of lands for townsite5
etc., and that these together with pur-
chased lands bought for few cents an
acre are held by the Sinaloa Invest
ment Co. and retailed out to the set
tiers at prices which yield an abundant
profit to toe stockholders. Hon. @. B.
Hoffman and G. J. Lamb, the former
of this city, are directors in the insti-
tuition and will accompany the colonists.
It is noticeable however that Messrs.
Hoffman and Lamb will not take their
families while the others will do so.
Nearly all who go from here are dis
satisfied or discouraged settlers from
western Kansas who have nothing to
lose and everything to gain, though
there are a few Dickinsonians among
them. 1t is not very promising party
to start great Utopia with but the
success of the concern has been so prob
lematical that none of the better class
of people will consent to try their for
tunes there.
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THE OFFICIAL RETURNS.
Dickinson Counry's Vote on the
Whole Ticket,

The board of county commissioners
concluded its labors as a canvassing
board last evening. The poll books
were found all right and there were no
contests.
There was, however, one thing to
condemn and that was the action of
the peoples party central committee
telegraphing here to watch the board
and see that no fraud was committed. "
The peoples party is the only one that
ever d1sgraceG itself by distrusting the
honesty of Dickinson's county commits
sioners. 1t showed a petty littleness
that cannot be too severely seorned.
Messrs. Baker, Hoover and Kandt are
gentlemen to whom e mandate re-
ferred to was an insult.
The following are the totals in the
official returns, exclusive of those
shown in the schedule herewith giving
the detailed vote by precincts:
Lieutenant governor: Felt, rep, l.
56S; Banta, dem, $50; Shinn, PEG, q
0S2; LeonardsOn, pro, II.
Secretary of state: Higgins 1873,
Issit S24, Osborn 2,11S, Fairfield 10.
Auditor: Hovey 1870, Dillon S35,
Foster 2.O91, Potter Is.
aTreasurer short term: Slower 1858,
Kirby 1, 176, Biddle ,371, Myers 2,
State superintendent public instruc-
ton: Winans, l, $50; Woods, SIS; Nc
Cormack, 2,1O6; Wetherby, IL.
Chief justice: Horton, 1882; Mich
olson, 967; Rightmire, 2,O85.
For the judicial amendment: S72,
against, 1,746.
For the legislative amendment: 55s,
against, i $50.
High school trustees: w. NJ. Sher-
wood rep, 1887; a. S. Lowery rep,
1,5SS; G. F. Livingston peo., 25S; T,
| Gabriel peo., 25S.
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A Worthy Deed.

The people of Abilene have again
exhibited their sympathy with those in
misfortune and in way that cannot
bat impress all with the humanity and
generosity that dwell in mems souls.
Some weeks ago the livery stable
and horses of Mr.. A. Jeffcoat were
destroyed and being uninsured he lost
his all. Immediately the people pro-
posed a benefit fund and G. c. Sterl
and D. Matteson volunteered to pass a
subscription paper among the business
men. The subscriptions were liberal
and numerous and there has been
turned over to Mr.. Jeffcoat the hand
some sum of s6SS.1O, given in cash by
the people of Abilene and the sur
rounding country especially in the
neighborhood of his old home north of
| town.
Mr.. Jeffcoat is entirely worthy OF
the benevolence and feels profoundly
grateful for the bounty showered upon
him. The REFLECTOR hopes it may
prove stepping stone to lead him to
independence and competency.
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Handsome Instruments.

Broughton Bros. have some hand
some pianos that they are particularly
anxious for all the ladies of Abilene to
see. Their upright pianos are among
the finest ever brought to Abilene, wal
nut cases and in the newest designs.
They also have large number of or
gans that are worth seeing. All are in
vited to call and see these new goods.
Whether you wish to buy or not step
in and look at them. There is no
larger selection in central Kansas and
if you have any idea of purchasing an
instrument you should see Broughton
Bros.
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A DOUBLE DECKER.
The Benefit Will Have Two Floors
to Contain It's Large Stock.

The Benefit Will Have Two Floors
to Contain It's Large Stock.
The Benefit store on Broadway has
Just put in considerable Improvement
in the way of an upper gallery around
ole side of the room which will al
.ow better display and the carrying
o: a larger stock than ever before.
The recent purchases of large bills of
goods in Chicago by Mr.. Hirsch has
compelled an Over-crowding of the
iarge store rooms capacity and there is
an immediate necessity for clearing
out large portion, of the goods in
stock. o.
This makes bargains and the Bene-
fits patrons will find IN the large
double decker store some of the most
remarkable bargains In winter clothing
and dress goods of all descriptions
ever seen in Abilene. All are invited
to call and look over the stock and see
what remarkably low prices are quoted.
An entire new line of leather clothing
has lust been put in and those desir-
ing anything of the kind will find az
exceptionally fine opportunity right
now
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A New Pastor.

The members of the Lutheran
church held a congregational meeting
yesterday and elected Rev. W. l.. Sea-
brooke, of Wichita, pastor. Rev Sea-
brooke comes very highly recommended
He graduated at Gettysburg about
twelve years ago and entered upon the
practice of law in Maryland. He cCn-
tinued in the law business for nine
years and was eminently successful
About three years ago, feeling it h.
duty to enter the ministry, he returned
to Gettysburg and took the theological
course. A year after his graduation the
Home Mission Band sent him to Wich-
tia to take up new work.
Rev. Seabrooke has wife and two
boys. Mrs. S. was Miss Buehler OF
Gettysburg, and comes of an ole
Lutheran family distinguished for it:
work in the church. We congratulate
the congregation upon its choice and
hope that Mr.. Seabrooke viii accept.
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Bonaccord Blasts.

special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
BONACCORD, Nov. S.-JOshua New
is visiting friends north Of Abilene.
A brother of Mrs n. j. Slower is
visiting her at present.
Mr.. Group and family, Of Cheever
township, were visiting in this vicinity
last Sunday.
Robert Mark is marketing his large
crop of wheat.
The teachers institute at Union Cen
ter last Saturday was not very enthus-
iastic owing tO-the bad weather.
The wheat in this vicinity is assum-
ing bad appearance due to the rava-
ges of the Hessian fly. Many farmers
are pasturing their wheat on this ac-
count.
Alex McBoyle is doing considerable
fall blowing.
j. A. VanDyne, eonstable-elect, was
in Abilene last week on business.
II. E. Eyer's little daughter Fanny
is seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss Lena New will leave in a few
DAYS for Denver TO visit her father.
SUNRISE.
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"A Wichita man has committed
suicide because he ret on Willis and
lost. If some of Abilene's young men
who did the same thing would follow
suit there would be large decrease in
the population.
And now an Abilene man is kick
ing because boots and shoes are raised
by reason of the increased duty of the
Mckinley bill, when in fact the tariff
on them is reduced 5 per cent. Some
people make us tired.
Kansas City Gazette: Hello, what
is this We read? a dispatch from
Dickinson county says the Hessian fly
is in the wheat, and the fall sowing is
greatly damaged. And only four days
since the people voted to make the
crops all right.
The household goods of Gov.
Teats were sold at auction this after
noon. Gov. leaves with his family the
last of the week for the state of Wash
ington where they will make their fu-
ture home. Mr.. Teats will practice
law at some point in the new state.
"A new swindling scheme is being
perpetrated upon the unsuspecting
farmers by smooth talking individuals
who claim to be advert sing Chicago
paint house. AS an inducement to get
their goods before the people they fur
nish free of charge ten gallons of paint
provided the farmer will agree to sign
a contract to use the same on his
house The contract then signed af-
forwards turns up in the form of an
order for 100 gallons of paint at 1925
per gallon.
Kansas City Star: John Kapp, a
farmer of Abilene, Kas., was passing
through the city this morning on his
way home from Pennsylvania, and
strolled into a Union avenue auction
house. The auctioneer induced him
to pay S14 for a brass watch and ring,
promising to afterwards buy them
from HIM for $40. He gave as an ex-
cuse for not buying them direct that
he was not allowed to do so. When
Kapp asked the auctioneer to carry out
his promise he was laughed at. Kapp
could not remain II the city to prose-
cute.
The Enterprise Journal wakes
wroth over the current report that the
Enterprise college has suspended be-
cause of lack of funds. Editor Case is
one Of the directors and says the reason
of the suspension was the failure of
Prof Sigler to keep up to his contract.
The new building is nearing compile
ton and it is expected that before
many months the college will be re-
opened under more favorable auspices.
The REFLECTOR is glad to hear that
our sister city's effort to secure a per-
manent educational institution is to be
crowned with success.
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fastest trotting animal in the world
What a loss to the breeding list of Kan
Sis, was the death of his sire Ever.
mond," by fire neyear ago this month
In all his track career Patsy has been
under the tutorage of B. o. Shank, Of
Emporia, Kansas, who says, 81 never
drive him mile but see more in him. y
The prediction is made, that if nothing
happens to make him go wrong, he will
lower the stallion record of the state,
2:l91, in his three year old form.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-11-13
Patents Granted.

The following patents were granted
to inventors of the state of Kansas
during the past week. Reported for
this paper by c. A. Snow 81 Co., pa
tent attorneys and agents for procur-
ing patents, Washington, d. c.:
A. r. MOs!ey, La Crosse, nut lock;
2. NJ. Nixon, Topeka, heat eOncentra-
tor; II. w. Parsons, WamegO, ehurn;
J. E. Smith, Braz ltOn, tongue support;
A. F. Thayer, Maple Hill, butter puri-
flying apparatus; A. b. De Bruce, Ar
kansas City. plOw attachment.
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Obituary.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. z. Nj.
{ erren, of Rinehart township, has been
Il ade sorrowful by the death of their
s. n, William, who died Oct. 3lst and
: as buried the day following. He was
aged % and was of kind and sunny
u lture that attached him to the pa
r nts' hearts and to all who knew him.
e was the stay of his father in all the
y ork of the farm and babe fair to have
a prosperous and successful future.
3 1T the cruel hand of death took him
d he was laid to rest on Nov. 1st in
4 cemetary at Hiawatha to await the
r surrection. Rev. Hoyse, of Chap
II an, officiating at the ceremony. The
Emily will have much sympathy in
tileir bereavement.
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DICKINSON PRIDE.
The Remarkable Career of the Trot-
ting Colt, Patsy Curtis, Record
2:29 IA at Thirty Months of Age.

AS yearling Patsy Curtis started
in five races against other colts, or
against time and his own record.
In his first race he won over a good
field and lowered the state record,
which was 3:11, two heats in success
sion, trotting in 800 and 3:O72. The
next start at Wichita he lowered his
record to 2:59!, a few weeks later at
Topeka he was sent two miles against
time, making 1861 and 2:55f, respec-
lively, this was in the latter part OF
September. In the first part of Octo-
Der at Emporia he lowered the mark
to 2:524 and again the same month to
2:5l, making a total reduction OF ~
seconds off the state record in eight
heats. AS a two-year old his first
start was at Mexico, Mo-, on Aug. oth,
where in the second heat in 2:44 he dis
tanced large field of good colts, wiz
ming the whole stake of $500. His
next start was at Abilene on Aug. 2lst
when through courtesy to visiting
horsemen the distance was waived.
In this again be won in straight heats
over field of the best colts IN the
state, reducing the record for state bred
colts from 1881 to 2:36.
he won the next start at Topeka
but through the accident of a loose
boot was beaten the fastest heat and
so failed to lower his record.
At Wichita he won in straight heats
trotting each heat, as it happened with
a broken shoe, and in the very fast
time of 1885, and 2:35. Returning to
Abilene on the 18th, of October, ult.,
he beat Myron McHenry, Wilkes colt,
which was shipped here for the express
purpose of downing the too successful
and unbeaten Patsy Curtis, being COM
PEELED to trot and win three heats to
win a two in three race. In his next
race, match with Nettle y. oWnec Dy
R. 1. Lee, of Topeka, and trotted Or
S1st and Nov. LIST, he had to win foul
heats to win three in FIVE race; trot'
ting the. four heats in which he cam
TO the wire first, in 2:57l, 2:29!, %,
and 1929, thus making an average il
the four heats of 2:324. This last race
lands him in the 2:SO list, the happy
circle $50 called" the first two year
old in the state to make the trip ant
state bred, all must agree quite an All
yertisement for Dickinson county.
Summing up, this big brave fellow
has never lost race, and has ONLY
been beaten to the wire two heats il
all bis races, record not equalled b,
any colt in the land.
This colt has immense bone and sub
stance for his age, being over sixteeI
[ hands high, and weighing eleven hun
dred pounds. He is. related through
his grandsire Harold, to Maud s., TIT
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THE new UTOPIA.
SEEKING HOMES ON THE WEST
ERIN COAST OF MEXICO.
A Large Party to Leave Enterprise
for Topolobampo, the New Colony
Something of the History of the
Settlement and It's Prospects.
Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.


ENTERPRISE, Nov. 11.-All the dis
cussion about the communistic colony
of Topolobampo and all the discourag-
ing reports which have come back from
those already trying life in that far
away region have not served to dis
courage emigrants. G. B. Hoffman, OF
this city, is one of the chief promoters
and directors of the Sinaloa Invest
ment Co., in the hands of which are all
he lands held by the colODists. He
has been in receipt of hundreds of let
tiers from all parts of the west and has
at last arranged for another company
to 90 to the new Mecca on the western
coast of Mexico. A more out of the
world location could hardly be found
and if reports are true more lone
some and lonely one does not exist.
However that may be the party is
made up and will start Thursday, if
nothing inteIferes for what they hope
to find the
MILLENNIUM GATEWAY
amO1g the reeds and sands of the lone
ly Mexican coast.
There are As or so members of the
party here and others will join at
Strong City and in western Kansas and
Colorado, making 165 persons in all.
They expect to take with them COM
plete stocks of all necessary utensils
and implements, sufficient to 60 TO
farming at once. Some horses will
also be taken. The party goes to San
Francisco where they expect to charter
or purchase vessel and go by water
around the cape of San Jose and north
into the Gulf of California on the coast
of which the new colony lies.
Five cars of goods were shipped from
here today.
Phe colony has now been in exis-
tence three or four years and has quite
a start. There several former Dickin-
son county residents there and they
write back that the only thing that
keeps them there is the
LACK OF MEANS
to get away. Still. some of the people
seem well satisfied and as the climate
. is semi-tropical they find itnot difficult
to make large crops grow.
I The Iaborers are paid in company
script which is exchangeable for food
All things are owned in: common SC
that all are equal in their possessions
or lack of them.
: The REFLECTOR correspondent is in.
formed that the Mexican government
has made large concessions to the col
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Abilene's waterworks improvements
under way. This morning REFLECT
OR representative rode out to Sand
Springs with Receiver Geo. A. Rogers
in his handsome rig to see what pro-
gress had been made. The visit is well
worth making and the scene at the
springs proves that the gentlemen in
charge understand what they are de-
ing.
The earth has been excavated over
the spring down to a solid ledge of rock
over which comes the nUre sprli.g
water from the north. Eighteen men
are at work hauling and laying in
cement the twC-foot stone wall up
about seven feet. The reservoir is cir
cular, 80 feet in diameter and will be
80 feet high-up to the level of the rail-
road tracks. A pump is run night and
day by an engine to keep the water in
the spring out of the way. The pump
is throwing out about
FOUR MILLION GALLONS
of water daily and just barely keeps
the flow down. For two weeks it has
been running and no variation in the
flow has been noted. AS Abilene can
only use one and a quarter million gal
Ions daily it is seen that the supply is
ample. The water is clear and pure
and a great improvement on the stuff
previously furnished the city.
The stone in the reservoir is brought
from Strong City, none suitable being
found here. Rittiger Bros. have the
contract and have furnished 10 car
loads; 80 carloads more will be needed.
When the reset yoir is completed a
building 74x35 will be put up for en-
CINE house, pump, coal aud engineers
living rooms. Water will be forced
to the city through II inch pipe, l3
cars of which are already here and 90
more being shipped from Cincinnati.
The pressure will be furnished by
| A LARGE STAND PIPE
to be erected close to the present water
works building on Second street. Ex-
cayation for this is already in progress
1t was expected that pipe laying
would commence today but it has been
hindered and will probably not begin
until the first of next week, When it
does 40 hands more will be employed,
making 100 employees engaged TO work
on the task. All the workmen are
Abilene and Dickinson county residents
fact which bears out our previous
statements regarding the benefit to
the working people of the vicinity ~
the employment given.
The work is in charge of Mr.. Otis NJ.
Tomlinson, an accomplished engineer,
late of Muncie, Ind, and he is looking
after matters in an able manner. He
says that the springs are magnificent
ones and Abilene will have the finest
water supply in the state.
There is no doubt as to the expe-
diency and the excellence of the i'm
provements, placing of them is an
UPWARD STEP FOR ABILENE
and the only wonder is how anyone
could have been so shortsighted and so
obtuse as to have opposed it in any
manner. There has been nothing in
the recent history of the city that
promised so much real good as this and
the REFLECTOR congratulates the bust
ness men of Abilene upon having the
nerve to relegate the kickers and hin
derers of Abilene's progress to the real
and compel them to allow the city to
enjoy this great benefit.
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Two Months Free.

The WEEKLY REFLECTOR will be
given all cash-in-advance subscribers
until Jan. l, 1892 for $1.50, the price
of a years subscription. This makes
the leading county paper two months
FREE. The REFLECTOR prints the
most home news, the most general
news, has the largest circulation and is
the best newspaper published in Dick
inson county. Eight pages all home
priRt. You cannot afford to be with
out it.
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Police Court.

Henry Odle and Ed Van Dusen, two
small boys. were arrested on charge
of stealing locks from various buildings
in town particularly from Giles eleva-
tor. They were bound over for trial
until Friday and languish in jail.
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RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Quail and prairie chickenin album
dance are seen in the markets.
The REFLECTOR has arranged for
the publication of one of the most in
teresting serials of the day. 1t will
commence next week.
The state board of canvassers, con
sisting of certain state officers, will
meet in Topeka Monday, Nov. 24;h, to
make the official canvass.
George Livingston has scored an
other triumphant defeat in his race for
high school trustee, being sat down on
to the tune of 1889 majority.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to T. Espy Thomas, of Manhattan, and
Mamie J. Pollock, of Abilene. Also
to w. II. Mitchell and Naomi Miller,
both of Chapman.
"A preacher of Newbern township
is reported to have said in an alliance
meeting recently that if the peo-
pies party originated in Hades he
would have supported it just the same.
Poor old crazy Chase of the peo-
pies party state central committee tel
egraphed here today not to give up
hope, Willis might yet be elected.
Some people do not know when they
are whipped.
Programs of the 2Sth annual meet
ing of the Kansas State Teachers as
ISOLATION at Topeka, Dec. 90, 80, 81,
have been received. Supt. J. s. Ford
is the only Dickinsonian down for a
part in the exercises.
"A circular of the Mosher Arc
Lamp Co. just received says that J. NJ.
Fisher is agent and general manager
with headquarters at 125 Ontario street
Chicago. J. NJ. will make the thing a
success if anybody can.
The peoples party will ratify the
defeat of its state ticket by holding a
meeting in the opera house Saturday
evening. Judge PETER and Secretary
Wilkins OF the state central committee
are expected to do the talking.
John F. Willis will not be United
States senator. The man who stands
the best chance of receiving that
honor, in case the peoples party has a
majority in the Kansas legislature, is
Prof. James H. Garfield, of Lawrence.
The charter was filed at Topeka
yesterday of the Talmage Creamery
company of Talmage, Dickinson coun-
ty. The capital stock is $4,000 and
the directors are Samuel Zook, Daniel
s. Wagamah and Thomas Hislop all OF
Dickinson comfy.
An Abilene merchant, so we are
told, has raised the price of shoe black.
ing cents because of the Mckinley
bill" AS the Mckinley bill makes nc
change whatever In the duty on black
ing it is hard to see where the necessity
for the raise comes in.
Council Grove Guard: D. o. Bell, the
first of the month, leased for perioG
of one year, the Harrington Tribune
top. L. Thurman, c. n. Hull and one
or two other young and enterprisine
men of that town. As they are al
successful in other business, we believ,
they will also make money out of theil
newspaper venture.
According to our exchanges tn,
''shoe social" is one of the amusement
Of western Kansas towns. All tn,
girls go behind screen and stick TIN
toes of their shoes out underneath it
over edge. The young men seIec
their partners by chalking their initials
on the tempting shoes. at reoen
party some Of the boys charged tina
their best girls gave other boys tips Oh
toes.
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Welded.

On the evening of Nov. 9th at the
home of the BRIDES parents in Cheever
township Judge Peck joined in matri-
mony Phillip P. Betz ard Miss Gertie
Alden. The occasion was made pleas
ant by the gathering of large we'd
ding party and all present enjoyed the
evening greatly.
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Justices Court.

John Whitaker was brought up in
Ouinn's court this afternoon on a
charge of stealing horses in Barton
He has been followed here by
the owner of the horses, ii. Written,
who brought the complaint. The ex-
animation was set for the 18th inst,
until which time Whitaker was bound
over.
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WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE, KANSAS NOVEMBER 49, 1890
AT THE WATERWORKS.
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
AT SAND SPRINGS.

A Large Force of Men Employed in
Building the Reservoir and Stand
pipe Pipe Laying Will Commence
Next Week-A Vast Improve