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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

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OF THE LARGEST STOCK EVER
PUT ON SALE IN FORD COUNTY.
We also call your attention to the fact
that the variety of goods and moderation in
prices IS eXcelled by no other house in the
lefty. 1t is we'll known fact that YOU can
get
MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT THE NEW YORK
STORE
than any where else.
Our Dress Goods Stock is now complete.
Camels Hair BANGLE Plaid flannel Ladies CLOTH Atwood
Mixtures, Silk and Worsted robes All Wool and Silk warp
Henrettas, Black and Cold Lusters
OUR SILK DEPARTMENT
Efne Black Dress Silks. Gold Travelling Silks Black and
Plaid Surah, Surahs and Chinas for trimming.
OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Ladies Kid and Dongoa Button Shoes Misses High But
Shoes Misses and Chdren Solid School Shoes Mems
and Boys Solid Calf Boots Aens for Burts Neas shoes
5000 per pair
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Mems Business suits $500 Mems Fine Kersey
and Blue Flannel suits Youths and Boys suits Agents for
Sweet Orrs' Jean Pants and Overalls
We have also received stock OF Comforts Blankets
Lace and Chenille Curtains Cotton Fannels Shirtngs Cling
hams CalCoes and Skrtngs
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Some of the witnesses in the joint cas-
es left town and will be fined Tor contemp'
of court if they return.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Mr.. Wortsman made his family visit
last Sunday, returning to Ingalls, on Mon
day.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEM
Mass Convention

There will be mass convention of the
voters of Whestland township Tuesday.
September 22nd, for the purpose of nomi-
mating Peoples township ticket for the
following township offices, to-wit: One
trustee. one treasurer. one clerk. one jus
tice of the peace. one constable, one road
overseer for district No. /, and one road
overseer for district No. 2. Convention
to be held at the usual voting place from
4 to 6 p. m. All voters are cordially in
vited to attend, as this is to be an impair
tial election for all the people and by the
people. Let US get together as our com
mon interest justifies. and act together,
throwing past party prejudices aside,
BY order of COMMITTEE.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Dan Gardner became too frisky to suit
the city authorities ana was pu, in the
lookup.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

The Degree of Honor, & o. L. w,
gave banquet in their hall Thursday
evening.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

For SALE CHEAP:-Four room hous-
es. with or without lots. Inquire OF D.
Collar. It
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

For SALE CuEAP:-FOur 4 room hous-
es, with or without lots. Inquire of j.
Collar. At
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Lloyd Evans will leave for Salina some
time next week, where he will attend col
lege.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Wilbert Munsell left this week for
Great Bend where he will attend college.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

1t is time for another dance at the rink
So think the followers of Terpsichore.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

Fletcher Maclary of this Office visited
his parents at Ford City last Sunday.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

NOTICE OF TEXT LOOK BOARD ELEC-
r1oN:-A majority of all the school dis
tricts of Ford county having indicated at
the last annual meet lg their desire for
county uniformity of textbooks, it be-
comes my duty to notify you OF the same
and call for one dele: ate from each mu-
nicipal township and city of the third
class. You will, the efOre, hold an cleo
tior o, Tuesday. Sep ember 9Th, 1891. at
2 o clock. for the pur rose of electing del
(egates. These elections will be held in
elch tbwmhip Ut the same plsce thai
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04
Real estate is looking up.


BY order of COMMITTEE.
Real estate is looking up.
The city schools will open Monday.
The crossing near the postoffice is un
dergoing repairs.
Miss Evelyn Baird has opened her
school in Bucklin.
Mrs. Durand is having an addition 10
her house erected.
W. Z. Teare invested in some residence
property last week.
The Alliance picnic October lst will
open the campaign.
The case of the State VS.. Cbas Heinz
was continued until the 18th
The weather has settled down to that
fine gait which every one enjoys.
There is an unusual amount of interes;
manifested in Mayor Gluck' trial.
Fletcher Maclary of this Office visited
his parents at Ford City last Sunday.
1t is time for another dance at the rink
So think the followers of Terpsichore.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

There is an unusual amount of interes;
manifested in Mayor Gluck's trial.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1891-09-04

The weather has settled down to that
fine gait which every one enjoys
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11

was going to New York. 1 never
was at her house on March Is and
told her that / never made any
such statement to her as that she was
the twelfth woman l had had never
made any such statement as that if she
did not do what l said, would send
her where the rest were. Good God,
now! 1 could die right here in this
place. never said such thing, never
in my life. never talked this lang
guage to Mary. loved her too much,
never, no sir, never in my life 1 never
was on terms of intimacy with Mrs
Mettman. No; sir; never in my life. 1
did with Mrs. Rautzahn-.yes, 1 should
say So"
Counsel for defense then took up the
translation of the slips found in Ben
sons room and asked the witness, if he
had written the slips translated "Well,
l can't say, hardly. l wrote some OF
them"
Being shown the originals, he said of
the letters, when asked if he had writ
ten them: 81 think yes" AS to the
translation of one passage of the long
est letter, however, whenever the muf-
fler was spoken of, Benson and the
translator, Greenfield, took issue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
THE M, K. & T.
The Receivership Vacating Order Entered
at LeaYenwOrth.

The Receivership Vacating Order Entered
at LeaVenwOrth.
LEAvENwoRTI, Kan, June 9.-In the
United States circuit court here to-day,
Mr., Justice Brewer presiding, an order
was entered in the case of the Mercan-
tile Trust Co. against the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas Railway Co. and others,
satisfying the decree of foreclosure here
tofore entered in that case and direct
ing the receivers to turn over the rail
way and property of the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas system to the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway Co. on July L.
The order provides for all outstand-
ing liabilities against the receivers.
Recently the receivers paid S6O1, 600 in
to the treasury of the company and on
June 1 in addition paid $500, 900 to the
Central Trust Co. of New York to pay
the interest on the first mortgage
bonds of the new issue of bonds. Dur
ing the receivership, which began
November /, 1883, the receivers have
constructed seventy-three miles of road
and have acquired by lease 141 miles.
They have added in the way of better
ments, permanent improvements and
new equipment ABOUT 81, 100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
KANSAS CROPS.
Wheat Passes Safely Through Crisis
Other Crops in Good Condition.

Wheat Passes Safely Through a Crisis
Other Crops in Good Condition.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 9.-The May
crop report of the secretary Of the state
board of agriculture says:
During the month of May the grow
ing wheat of Kansas passed through a
trying ordeal.
On the first day of the month the con-
dition of the plant, with comparatively
few exceptions, was unusually high.
Two weeks later, May Is, the plant over
a very large breadth of area, had fallen
to an alarmingly low condition. Again,
on the last day of May, as reports from
the correspondents of this board show,
the lost vitality resulting from unfavor-
able conditions during the first half OF
the month was to large extent
regained, the condition for the entire
state being reported at % per cent. of a
full average crop loss of seven points
since the first day of May. The rapid
fall In the condition of wheat since the
first half of May was due to several
causes. The rapid growth of the plant,
induced by the highly favorable weather
during the last half of April and early
part of May, exhausted to a large de-
gree the moisture from the surface soil,
there having been but little rainfall fol
nearly four weeks From the unusually
rapid growth the plant was tender and
was unable to resist the power of hot
suns which at times prevailed The
top leaves of the plant appeared to be
scorched and the lower leaves turning
yellow from lack of moisture, the plant
over a large breadth of area in the
state appeared to be in very critical
condition
To make the condition still worse in
many places the Hessian fly drew heav-
ily upon the vitality of the plant, and
in good many. counties of the state
the condition on May Is did not
justify even with the most favora'
! BE condition the AxpectstieR Of HoEE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
SUGAR BOUNTIES.
Preparations to DIsburse Millions Among
Sugar Raisers.

Preparations to DIsburse Millions Among
Sugar Raisers.
WASHINGTON, June 9-Within year
from July 10 the treasury department
will pay to citizens of the United States
between S12, ,OOO, 900 and $4,000, 900 as
bounty for raising sugar. This sum
will be disbursed in various portions of
the country. The most of it will go to
Louisiana for the production of cane
sugar. Over 81, 600, 600 will be paid to
the farmers in New England states,
New York, Ohio Illinois and the north
western states for the production OF
sugar from maple sap. a large
sum will be distributed in Kansas, Ne
braslza, Iowa and California among
those who make sugar from beets and
sorghum cane.
The distribution of such great sum
of money among so many people SO
widely separated, and the pains that
must be taken to prevent fraud on the
government, will be an undertaking of
considerable magnitude. Every ounce
of the millions of pounds of sugar pro-
duced must be weighed and samples of
it tested and inspected by government
inspectors, who will be appointed for
that purpose. This work will be done
under the direction of the internal rev.
enue bureau of the treasury department
and will be conducted with such thor
oughness as to prevent and detect fraud.
The bounty to be paid for the produc-
ton of American sugar Is authorized by
the tariff law commonly known as the
Mckinley bill. The slaw provides that
the producers of sugar which tests 30
degrees by the polariscOpe shall receive
a bounty of two cents per pound, and
those producing sugar testing less than
90 degrees and not less than so degrees,
shall receive bounty of one and three
fourths cents per pound.
The law also provides regulations
under which bounty shall be applied
for and paid. The first step necessary
for a sugar producer, if he wishes to
avail himself of the bounty, is to apply
to the collector of internal revenue Of
the district wherein he lives for 4
license before July 1. The collector
will give him a blank to be filed up,
stating the amount of sugar expected to
be produced, the location of factory
and kind of machinery TO be used.
This statement must be returned to the
collector, accompanied by a bond
pledging the producer to a faithful OBJ
servance of the law and regulations
concerning the granting of the bounty.
The amount of the bond required will
vary with the amount of sugar to be
produced. The lowest bond will be
5000, which will authorize the produc-
ton of 500 pounds of sugar.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
THE LAND OF NOD,

A beautiful land Is the land OF Nod
To all the children dear,
For an angel band guard that fairy lana
There's never q thing TO fear.
4 beautiful land is the land OF Nod,
The land Of sweet repose;
There the weary feet ind o rest eompletA
And the heart no sorrow knows.
beautiful land is the land Of Nod,
Where angels vign keep
Ger each fair young head ss they lie sbod
With their eyelids closed in sleep.
beautiful land is the land OF Nod
The land Of fairy dream,
Foreach one roams there DER kingdom fair,
Though things are not what they seem"
beautiful land Is the land OF Nod
To those Of older growth,
Welay aside there Gil sorrow and care
And sweetly forget them both.
A beautiful land is the land Of Nod
To those in grief who weep;
For the Lord has said, in His book we've read;
He giveth His loved ones sleep"
John n. Lloyd, in Farm, Field and Stock
man.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
MISSOURI CROP REPORT.
The State Board of Agriculture Presents I
Favorable Statement For May.

The State Board of Agriculture Presents
Favorable Statement For May.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, June S.-The Mis-
souri, board of agriculture in its monthly
report says:
The month of May was generally
favorable for the prosecution of farm
work and the growth of crops. On
May rain fell in nearly all portions
of the state; in localities the fall was
so igreat as to wash up the newly
planted corn. On the 9th of the month
there was heavy frost throughout the
state which injured fruit to some ex-
tent and put back corn, potatoes and
garden vegetables The temperature
continued below the normal through
out the month, causing a rather slow
growth of spring crops
The conditions attending the wheat
crop still continue favorable and the
prospect is flattering for a good yield
from the largely increased area sown
last fall The Hessian fly is reported as
doing some damage in all sections Of
the state. Mature chinch bugs also ex-
ist in considerable Numbers in north
east and central Missouri and the joint
worm in few fields Some reports of
rust, of chess, of the wheat lodging and
of short heads have been received, yet
the large proportion of the correspond
ents state that they never saw the crop
look better. Harvesting will begin
earlier than usual
1t is now beyond question that the
oat crop will be a very short one. The
area sown is less than last year in every
section, and the condition of the crop is
also low in all sections The oat louse
(grain aphis) is threatening some dam
age. The poor prospect for a crop is a
source of regret to the stockmen-
Clover, grass and spring pasture arg
doing splendidly. The area of clover
is being increased yearly in all sections
of the state This is most favorable
Indication of advancement in the agri-
culture of the state.
Corn was generally late in being
planted and up to this date the growth
has been slow, but the condition is con-
sidered fair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11

The witness then identified the
various articles of clothing found In
Benson's room as hers. Continuing
she testified: "In Kansas City ne
called himself Richard Waldo. lie In
troduced me as Mrs Waldo. Those
black mustaches were his Benson
had three revolvers that l knew OF ana
saber. He said he kept them TO
make use of some day. did not see
nv mother killed and dismembered l
have no knowledge as to who did IL
She was not killed in our house. She
was not killed in our kitchen. No, sir
no, sir; nothing in the line OF murder
was ever done under our roof MY
father always gave all OF his wages 70
my mother"
On cross examination the witness
testified:
81 have been under arrest since April
%, 1890, charged with the murder OF
nv mother. know Benson is jointly
indicted with me-" She then repeated
under sharp questioning the story OF
her criminal intimacy with Benson, and
declared that she knew her mother was
also his mistress. She then repeated
with much exactitude the substance OF
the conversation she had with Benson
on the night of Saturday, March Is, ex-
cept that she added that on that night
she had been criminally intimate with
the defendant several times. Then oc-
currences of Saturday night, March p,
we're rehearsed with great pre-
cision. 1t was shown, however,
that whereas on the night of March 10,
Mrs. Mettman's interview with Benson
was because of the latter's request,
their interview a week later was held
at Mrs. Mettman's request.
Mrs. Rautzahn's interview with Ben
son on the night of Monday, March "a,
the night after the murder, was then
made the subject of cross examination.
The woman answered with such pre-
cision, repeating the story she had hrst
told with such remarkable accuracy,
that Judge Webb asked:
when did you learn this lesson? Did
you write all this down and commit it
to memory? Did any one write it down
Cor you?"
The witness responded that she had
written nothing down and that no one
had written anything for her.
"Nhen 1 used to write to Benson" "
the witness continued, 81 used to date
my letters from Burlington, Ill, though
l mailed them in Leavenworth. l never
wrote to Benson after that meeting
Saturday night, March %, asking him
to call on me Monday or Tuesday. He
himself made the appointment for Mon
day night He was to come to get a
bundle of my clothing to take for me
to Kansas City, but he refused to take
it. All he wanted then was the money,
and got it for him because was afraid
of him"
When Judge Webb questioned her
rather closely concerning some of the
| details she answered as she had done
several times before: 81 will not tell a
lie. Ihave told my disgrace and will
not lie about anything" She qualified
somewhat her Identification of the
muffler found near the pools of blood
on the reservation and said she could
not positively swear that it was Ben
sons, though she thought it was.
Judge Riner then at $40 o'clock adj
iourned court until this morning
when the cross examination of Mrs.
Ratzahn will be completed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11

than half a crop. Copious rains, how
ever, commenced falling about that
date over the entire state, and the rain
fall continuing to be abundant to the
end of the month a remarkable change
came over the wheat prospects through
out the state. Outside of those districts
infested with the Hessian fly, in ten
days from the time of the first rain
scarcely trace remained of the former
enfeebled condition, the plant having
regained to a very large degree the
freshness and vigor which characterized
it on the first day of May.
In many counties, however, in the
eastern half of Kansas where the Hes
sian fly sapped the life blood from the
plant, its recovery was not so complete.
In no county except in the extreme
western portion of the state is the dam
age to the plant from all causes COM
bined placed at more than 25 per cent
The western half of the state escaped
almost wholly from the ravages of the
Hessi2n fly because the wheat was
sown late, or if sown early there was
not sufficient moisture in the soil to
germinate the seed until October. The
ravages of the fly" are confined to the
early sown wheat
In the southern portion of the state
harvesting commences about the 10th
Of June. In the northern portion about
the 1st of July.
Spring wheat is reported in excellent
condition, being placed by correspond
ents at 81 per cent
The area planted to corn this year is
reported at 50 per cent of that of last
year, making a total area of 4,7S6, O66
acres. In consequence of continuous
rains and prevailing cool weather, corn
throughout the state is backward. In
some counties planting is not finished
yet. Generally where the corn was
planted at the usual time the stand is
fairly good In some places, however,
the stand is poor, making it necessary
to replant The general condition is So
per cent of full average.
The condition of oats is 91 per cent /;
Of rye SIS per cent The acreage of rye
is 224.G23, an increase of IL per cent.
The acreage of barley is 90, ,054 and the
condition %. The acreage of flax, 251,-
722, an increase of IL per cent; the con-
dition, %. TIE condition Of grass is 102
to 105 per cent; apples, 90; peaches,
no; cherries, 100; grapes, IS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
SIR JOHN MACDONALD.

came shorter, and the pulse was still
When the announcement of Sir Johns
death was made the bells of the city
were tolled.
The body will be privately moved
from Earnscliffe to the parliamentary
building and will lay in state there
from 10 o'clock Tuesday morning till
the morning of the funeral. The state
funeral will leave the parliament build
ings at o'clock p. m. Tuesday for st.
Alban's church and thence to the Cana
dian Pacific railroad station, whence
the body will be conveyed to Kingston.
The body will lie in state at the city
hall, Kingston, until Thursday noon,
when the interment will take place.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-11
NEWS NOTES.

The Behring sea bill has passed the
house of lords.
Don NJ. Dickinson wants the next
Democratic convention held at Detroit,
Mich.
A distinct shock of earthquake from
southeast to northwest was felt at New
Brunswick, n. j., on the 9TH.
The international typographical
union met in annual convention at
Faneuil hall, Boston, on the Sth.
The execution of a Sepoy deserter
who was one of the leaders in the
rebellion at Manipur is reported.
The pope has issued an order direct
ing that all the employees of the fnan-
cial department of the vatican be dis
charged.
The great glassware mandatory of
Willis & Nelson, Glasgow, Scotland, has
been destroyed by fire. The damage
was over s25O,OOO.
Judge Nelson in the United States
circuit court at Boston discharged
Clarence E. johnson on the habeas
corpus obtained by Gen. Benjamin F.
Butler.
W. S Sneed, an insurance agent at
Wichita Falls, Tex, supposed to be the
correspondent of the Kansas City Sun
day Sun, was tarred and feathered by
indignant citizens.
After forty-three years service as a
railroad man J. w. Hobart, general
manager of the Vermont Central rail-
road, announces his retirement from
active participation in railway affairs.
The report that Gen. James Long
street is seriously i'll is unfounded.
Jerome Hill has received a message
from the ganeral dated Gainesville,
Ga, June Z, saying that he is in excel
lent health.
| Dispatches from the upper river re-
ceived at Pine Bluff, Ark, announce
the coming of twelve feet of water,
making twenty-three feet on the gauge.
This stage is fraught with ruin to the
richest cotton lands along the Arkansas.
Shanghai news is to the effect that
outrages against foreigners are reported
at Wusfeh near Kinkanju. An English
missionary and a custom officer have
been put to death. The Europeans
have appealed for the protection of a
war vessel
Sheriff Morris wife was feeding the
prisoners in the Blount county Jail,
Ala, at dinner time, when one of them
knocked her down and all but one OF
them made good their escape over her
PROSTATE body. The one who remained
Is charged with murder.
Mr.. August r. Schillborger, who
represents one of the largest grain ex
porting houses in New York, has Just
returned from an extended tour of the
wheat fields of the north and north
west and offers the opinion that the
yield this year will be phenomenal
A dispatch from Stockholm says that
the Swedish riksdag has passed law
prohibiting Roman Catholics from seek.
ing to make converts to their faith
The exercise of the faith is freely per,
mitted The law is prompted by the
growing number of Catholic converts.
The indictments against ex-senator
Stevenson, Otto Mears, president of tn,
Rio Grande Southern railway, and ex
Secretary of State Watson, charged
with bribery. were quashcd at Denver
Col. This is the not unexpected end o
the great Legislative scandal of las
winter.