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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
NoRMALITEs AT WORK.
The Second Weeks Work Opens in
Good Shape.

The Second Weeks Work Opens in
Good Shape.
The list of normalites in attendance
on the institute was increased by four
names this morning, they being r. D..
Miles, Nettie Geauque, Lydia Sem
and Ida Sawyer. The enrolment IS
now 81,
Prof. w. D, Moulton is arranging
for a special class in methods to be held
at 1870 each day.
The special penmanship class of
Prof. Jones which meets at 4 p. m. has
a number of additions. The pupils
appreciate good writing.
Conductor Chidester's remarks in
the methods class this morning on the
necessity of professional training were
valuable, but it is doubtful if all
teachers will endorse his advice not to
find out anything about the people of a
district before beginning work.
Rev. F. S. Blayney, Prof. L. Thoro-
man, of Salina, H. NJ. Light, of De-
troit, and w. II. Phipps, of north
Dickinson, were visitors. Mr.. Phipps
has Just returned from the State Agri.
cultural college where he has been at
school.
The teachers will have a social enter
tainment in the court room Thursday
evening. All young people of the city
are invited. Supt. VanDyke announced
the following committees for the occa-
sion: Observation-Disclosures Hardy.
Mccoy, Sem, Cooley, Medaris, Messrs.
Gaines, Wine, Rugh, D. L. Hotter, W.
NJ. Campbell; music-Misses Kingery
Waring, Hardy, Fannie Wyatt, Wet
eel, Messrs. Moulton, Chidester, Odle
Cundiff; recitations-H. n. Gaines ant
Miss Edna Hornaday.
Supt. Van Dyke has appointed re
porters for county papers as follows
News, w. L. Lesher; Chronicle, G. E
Shell; Hope Herald, D. L. Hotter
Hope Dispatch, D. H. Keller; Monitor
A, S. Phillips; Harrington Times
Emily Pearson; Chapman Howitzer
James ode. Each of them is nOte(
for beauty and ability and we may ex
pect a thorough setting forth of tn,
institutes doings.
The Chapman high school has mum
Der of representatives among the stu
dents and all show good training.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
THE FOURTH AT BELoIF.
Some Big Prizes that Abilene Ex-
poets to Capture.

The only city in central Kansas that
will have an extensive Fourth of July
celebration is Beloit. That place is
preparing for a big day and no doubt
will realize all anticipations. Invita-
lions to Salina, Junction City, Abilene,
Solomon, Minneapolis and Clay Center
have been accepted and the Fire de-
partments of those places are to be
present and take in the fun.
The Beloit department offers $40 in
gold as prizes. There is $50 for a hose
race, dry test, 100 yards; $50 for a
hook and ladder race of 100 yards; SIC
for grand tug of war by departments
Abilene expects to walk off with at
least one of the moneys.
There will be special train over the
Union Pacific and as there are parades
and evening fireworks also included
IN the days S6ings a good time is an.
ticipated by the fremen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
Died in Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Hiram Bardoe, of No. $50 East
Third street, died at her residence at 3
O'Clock Wednesday morning after a
long and painful illness. For the past
year or more she has not been able to
lie down on account of asthma. Mr.,
Bardoe removed from South Williams
port to Kansas, over twenty years ago
but owing to his wife's continued ILL
ness, he was indaced to return three
years ago. Mrs. Bardoe leaves hus-
band and several grown up children.
The funeral will take place from her
late residence at O'Clock this after
Williamsport, Pa, Gazette.
Mrs. Bardoe will be remembered as
a former resident of this county, who
with her husband settled in Ridge
t0WnShiD
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
A Dickinsonian Aged 1o3.

A few days ago the REFLECTOR ask
ed who was the oldest person in Dick
inson county. A valued subscriber in
Holland township informs US that the
prize long-liver resides in that town.
ship. His name is Francis Dougherty
and he is 1OS years of age. He was
born in Ireland in l7SS and emigrated
to Canada 81 years ago. Three years
ago he came to Kansas where he lives
with his son in Holland township, He
has been hale and hearty and is appa-
rently as young as he was 40 years ago.
He has, until four weeks ago, never
been sick or taken medicine in his life.
During the past month he has felt
somewhat under the weather but is
still in fair health. He used tobacco
constantly for 20 years only leaving off
last fall. Whether that has had any
effect on his springs sickness or not is
not known but the tobacco using GER
tainly never produced any apparently
injurious results. Since coming to
Kansas he has made a trip back to
Canada, travelling alone. He returned
from there to Kansas last fall and to
those who asked if he was not afraid
to journey alone be laughed and gave
them to understand that he was all
right. Mr., Dougherty seems to be
pretty well in the lead. If there is an
older person in the county we would
like to hear Of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
Detroit Driftings.
Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.

Special REFLECTOR Correspondence.
DETROIT. June 16. Everybody is
in the cornfelds blowing and pulling
weeds.
Miss Hattie Greenman, of Abilene,
was visiting her parents over Sunday.
Among the boys at the river Sunday
was Charles Milan, who came near
drowning. He was pulled out I'M
conscious and at last recovered.
BE-. Slider was cutting wheat all
last week, the first wheat cut in our
neighborhood.
Oats are looking somewhat seedy.
Some are replanting their listed corn
vet JACK.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
PLENTY OF RAIN.
Another Week of Kansas Weather
Shows I'M Well.

Another Week of Kansas Weather
Shows up Well.
The weather report for the past week
tells of plenty of rain and the begin
ming of harvest. 1t says that the rain
fall has been well distributed over the
state. 1t is least in the southeastern.
northwestern and extreme western
counties, and is greatest in the belt of
counties extending from Kingman to
Doniphan.
The temperature has been below
normal, while the per cent of cloudi-
ness has exceeded the average.
This has been a better week for the
Kansas farmer than for some weeks
past, as over large part of the state
he has been able to get into the corn
fields with the cultivator.
While the rains prevented in a large
measure the harvesting of wheat in the
southern tier of counties. yet no dam
age accrued to the crop. From present
indications wheat harvest will begin as
far north as Reno, Harvey and Aller
the coming week, with ripening fields
in the next tier of counties north; il
has begun in Kingman, Sedgwick and
Butler. While the weather has beer
cool for corn and the soEghums, yet, in
general these crops have held theil
own, and in some favored localitie!
corn is doing exceptionally well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
WHEAT ALL RIGHT.
An Old Farmer Comments on the
Outlook.

Outlook.
To the Editor of THE REFLECTOR.
am an old Dickinson county far
mer, but have for the past seven years
lived in Abilene. 1 have been hearing
sad complaints of the wheat crop in
this vicinity and was almost afraid to
venture outside of the corporation for
fear would be panied by seeing the
ruined fields of wheat. But on Satur-
day 1 hitched up the old mare and
started out to see how things looked.
When 1 got down to the old Bell
farm 1 was astonished to see a field Of
gheatsthat bids fair to average 25 bush
els. 1 passed on to the McMaster
farm and there 1 saw good wheat;
then crossed the river and behold,
Pearl Ross has a good prospect of Is to
20 bushels. l then started south and
on the next farm south of Ross 1 found
large area Of wheat, some of which
was damaged by chinch and fly. Next
was Mr.. Amsbaugh's on the left. and
wheat was good, say 20 bushels per
acre; and on the right, opposite Ans
baugh's wheat not so good, perhaps II
to Is bushels per acre. Next was Mr..
Lenhart's, most of whose wheat is ex-
cellent and his oats are magnificent.
1 saw no bad or poor wheat from there
until arrived at George Kinks place,
where I found a small piece put in on
stubble that will hardly pay for cut
ting.
As continued south found wheat
in excellent condition. As far south
as Fred Ladd's 1 found wheat still
better. On Matheny's old farm saw
a very heavy piece of wheat; would say
that it would average 4Obushels. This
is on Section 6, in Jefferson township.
Next was on Section Z, ID. Matthew's.
He has large amount and all looks as
though it would average 80 bushels
visited other places and saw some
poor spots, but many good ones. I
have lived in this county OYER twenty
years, and never saw a better average
prospect on the ground 1 travelled over
for a good crop than now.
d. HUGGINs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
KICKERs IN CONVENTION.
The Farmers Want a Share of the
Spells.

Spells.
The'city was filed with farmers ALI
ance men today in attendance on the
'kickers' convention" as the meeting
called for this afternoon is designated
The meeting was of course secret but
the REFLECTOR, as usual, had inside
information and learned that there was
wild and woOlly time. The horny
handed sons of the soil were in a DIES.
perate mood and there was no DISPOSE.
ton to mince matters,
The cause of the difficulty is the
disposal of the offices which the ALI
ance wishes to capture next fall but
which will be a minus quantity when
the votes are counted. 1t seems that
when the list of nominees by the var
ious alliances was sent to the central
committee last Saturday, the committee
found that the citizens alliance and
Knights of Labor candidates were away
ahead-to such an extent indeed that
the farmers were left out in the cold.
When the committee sent out these
city residents names to the alliances
to be voted on again there went up a
wall of anguish. The farmers declared
that they had been worked last fall,
only one man on their ticket being a
farmer, and they would see the central
committee in Calico before they would
stand such game again. Hence this
afternoons convention which is il ses-
sion as we go to press.
There are easy to be seen the signs of
reaction in the ranks. The citizens
alliance members and Knights of Labor
all had pretty fair health before they
want into politics and are not in the
business to improve it, The Abilene
members of both orders certainly have
never distinguished themselves as par
ticularly warm friends of the farmers.
The matter is far from being settled
and as the better class of alliance men,
especially the former republicans, are
becoming Disguised with the situation
interesting developments may be ex-
pected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
MISSOURI PACIFIC-AT HERlNGToN.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

When a man tells you to keep cool
don't get hot.
Remember the opera house open
ing Monday night.
Go to the harvest field, thou slug
gTd, gather in big wages and be wise,
The Manchester Sun says that
NJ. T. Goss writes it that he will
Ioeate in Portland, Oregon.
-Raspberries are in the market
They are really better than strawber-
ries but the name does not sound so
we'll.
Another rainy day with more
showers in prospect. When July comes
just remember the moisture of June,
will you?
The Evangelical Visitor announces
that it will for the present be printed
at Ashland, Ohio, though the editor
will reside in this city.
The state agricultural board esti-
mates Kansas wheat crop at IS, OOO, 900
bushels. Last year it was $4,000, 900
and in 1889, "a, $780, 900.
People usually present editors with
something that is cheap and abundant.
A number of our exchanges are return
ing thanks for baskets of cherries.
More farmers are building new
houses on their farms in this county
than in years. The calamity wall of
the peoples party grumblers is thinner
than diluted moonshlne.
Something that much resembles
blight is affecting pear and apple trees.
Some experienced horticulturists say
that it is merely the effect of the hot
sunlight blistering the leaves.
The Salina Journal has been pur-
chased by c. B. Kirkland who will con-
sOlidate the Office with his printing es-
adjustment. Now the Journal will
be a paper that is a paper.
An Abilene minister ran the whole
gamut of human existence between s
O'Clock and midnight last evening. He
christened baby, married a couple
and oficiated at funeral service.
The Christian denomination has
purchased the German Lutheran
church in Hope and Sunday, JuIe 21st
the new owners will formally dedicate
their building. Rev. T, NJ. Meyers,
the evangelist, assisted by F. L. Cook,
the singer, will conduct the dedication
services,
The son of George w. Townsend,
living northwest of town, came near
being killed by a kick from a horse
yesterday. The animals foot ripped
open the boys scalp but fortunately did
not break the skull. DR.. Felty attend
ed him and reports the wound doing
well.
The Merchants Military band will
soon nave 10 yield the palm to the
frogs that discourse nightly on Lake
TOmatokan, south of the city hall.
The deep basso profundo, the melodi-
Gus baritone and the piping tenor
mingle in a continual chorus, and
deserve the prize for persistency, if for
nothing else.
As will be seen from our Detroit
correspondence wheat harvest has COM
menced in North Dickinson and soon
the haryesters will be running in the
fields in every part Of the county. In
spite of the croaking there will be a
large aggregate yield and with the
prospect Of good prices nothing can
preventIOur farmers from ending the
year with good bank balances.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
ALLIANCE TROUBLES.
The Thinking Farmers of Kansas Re
fuse to Be Led.


The union labor bosses of the peoples
party seem to have reckoned without
their host when they assumed that
they had rings in the noses of the
farmers of Kansas and could lead them
where they wished. The returns re-
ceived by the alliances which were
asked to pass judgment on the work
done at the Cincinnati convention is
far from agreeing with the peoples
party politicians. 1t is known that
twenty-five sub-aIliances have repudi-
ated the third party movement. Fiji
teen of these have reported to the
state alliance and ten to the republican
central committee. The Cloud county
alliance has reported the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, The south was not rep
resented in the Cincinnati convention
and,
WHEREAS, We believe that the third
party will disrupt the republican party
to the benefit of the democratic party.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we abandon the
third party to return to our past aflilia-
ton.
These resolutions, it is said, have a
double significance because Cloud
county is the home of Senator Wheeler,
the only alliance member of the senate
and has always been considered
peoples party stronghold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
The Dickinson County World,s Fair

The Dickinson County Worlds Fair
association was booked for a meeting
Saturday afternoon but at late hour
it was decided to not hold it. The
secretary had received from the state
association notice that owing to the
slow receipt of reports from the coun-
ties of the state the meeting to have
been held June 18th is postponed until
some later date when all are ready to
report.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
An octogenarian Gone.

The death of Mr.. John f. Fortner.
an aged resident of Cheeyer township,
is reported. It occurred Sunday even
ing about Z o'clock and was unexepct-
ed. He had complained of a little
pain in his side during the morning
and having walked to an out house was
found dead five minutes after. He
was aged 81 years and was the father
of Mrs. D. FL. Jeffcoat, of Cheever
The funeral was held at the house al
10 a. m. Tuesday, interment in Henry
cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
T. R. G. H.

Go to the Climax under Case q
Bishops if you want a good shave,
shampoo or hair cut. IL u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18
ale Rtatttor.
THURSDAY, JUNE IS, 1891.
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
o. P. R. 3.
A., T. & S. F. r. R.
GninnNnrfh

kept Monday, all others daily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

SALIVA BRANCH.
Going West
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-06-18

Nccommodation daily except Sunday. .S:15 p.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20

Department. for the express purpose ot
exempilfylng 20 the teachers IN attend
anoe tins new branch OF edueatloS.
Donald Pratt. the young son Of br.
Foster Pratt, Of kslsmazoo, feit OUT o.
= mix wagon, where ne MAS taxing
ride, Friday One wheel ran over BIS
eft leg. breaking the nlenoes sq0Srsiy
OF
pitchfofs dropped from . wheat
stack al Bro0kheid Thursday anc
struck young Noodman on The head
The tines penetrated the sknll 70 the
depth al three inches, anu were pulled
out with q dtfioalty. Noodnlan COM
pleied his days work, but pain IN he
head neeessitated the services OF phy-
slclss IN the evening. The patient 10
doing well, . perfectly conscious and
wall apparently recover.
Thursday afternoon, al standssh,
Areuac county. a party OF ch tren
were standing al The sn0te ,st tile pofd
just b, los the railroad bridge, throws &
CHIPS into the water. One al the mum
her. a i-y-ar-old child OF James Moshsr
lost It's balance and fell IN and WAS
drowned before assistance could be
summoned. On Friday. the remains
were taken 10 the old home in FAIR
grove. Iuscola county. tor burial.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20
RUpTURES CURED.

/ had a very large rupture twenty
four years on right side; came out half
as large az my hand, and went down
beiow come. II sometimes took me
two or three hours 10 get IT back, and
II went back with a noise, and some
times had dreadful vomiting spells, and
had great pain n my bowels, and would
have given Eve dollars many Q tine 10
have the pain stopped for one minute.
Vow under the treatment Of Dr. {. Clay
Todd, ls North DIVISION street, Grand
RAPIDS, Mich, II ls 80 easy thsi I re-
loace IN II. I have been wonderfully
heiped' have no pam Dov and il comes
out eot very little and j. getting smaller
every day. viii 30 q wears old IN
october. esw,-t. w,1~ee
Kinney. Kent County, Mich
July II. 1891.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20

foon get beyond your hight and are
groplng IN darknsss. liz Is not foolish
nsss - seek 10 know more of Col, and
WITH courage and manly strength we
puss on - obt2lE more knOsiedge Of
the Unknown OF whom We have q faint
glimmer Of knowledge.
H0s ". kaos of Gsd-
''The Greek mind declares it foolish
Esss 10 say that Christ - God revealed.
Ia England a. this tlme two ulen. the
PTnce and Mr.. Giadstone attract the
most attention. The Prince represents
royalty IN al lts pomp, but what calls
for our alteration j. the nobility of nlm
sao comesfrom the common people. so
Cnrist, coming from Nazareth, reveals
God. Ihe simplest flower Is the great
est revelation of divinity. Grandeur
= no test of Christs claim 10 divinity.
When IN all TINS universe Will YOU
ind such glorious, vet simple reyela-
ton OF divine grandeur, as IN the be-
loved NazArene, VINO IN ms iowly way
comes directly 20 Us and reveals God TO
as? Vel, says the logical Greek
mind, how can lie save use Never
mind about the questions of future
salvation. Whether we go 10 Heaven
or hell, admit that that IS beyond our
logic. We can tell about u salvation on
earth. You say it's foollshness TO talk
about Chrlst's saving US.
The sayiag Power OF Christ
tell you Wa can find thousands Of
instances on all sides OF changes of
character under our very eyes. and all
by the simple story of Christ. Wilber-
force, the greatest phllanthropist OF
English history, Is monument or the
saving power of Christ. who rescued
nim from depravity. When the whole
character and life of wicked man is
changed because he has seen Jesus, the
proof of Chrlst's power for salvation Is
conclusive.
The Greek mind SCOTS at faith, but l
tell you faith has placed every man
who made progress Just where he IS. A
man with faith in himself has half his
battle won. Men laughed at Stevenson
with ms faith IN his steam engine. So
with every achlevment, the tounda-
ton of society, of all progress, IS faith.
Ii We are to save society We must have
faith IN each other. 1t IS easy to say
specifically that religion is foolshness,
but upon honest investigation we find
| that II falls naturally into line and is
| amenable TO SOUND logic and reason.
Friends, If this is all foolishness give us
| the foolishness that has in It comfort
and hopes for happiness. Give us this
| foolishness that makes happy lives
happy hearts and a bravery to take III
through the dark valley of the shadow
/ OF DEATH"
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20

selecting a commzndant Is not alto
geiaer clear 30 aamber OF people n ho
are supposed 10 have . choice N the
selection. Without. however, lnqur-
ing into Governor Nlnzns' assurance,
General >lath wrote him. extending
thanks for the profered honor, but
s.atng substantially that ne could
hardly afford 10 give up $1,000 pos
ton ne now holds 10 accept the man
agemenl Of tie hume n rs present
4 e. q p.ed state. In his letter General
smith, il - understood, made no refer
euce 10 tae seuryy manner IN which he
had been used BY Governor Winans
earlier N the season, wien be MAS
snuDted oy Winsns III not being reap
pointed q nsmber of the Soldiers
Home board. that General Rutherford
might be given the place.
Now Governor Wlnans IS trying TO re-
pair his blunder in dismiss Smith by
Offering him the commandancy OF the
soldiers Home. General Smith de-
cllned, and i stated on good authority
that George y. DAVIS, warden OF the
Jackson prison, will probably be- trans
terred 10 the head of the home. TINS
Will give the Governor n chance To
apply plaster TO the Jackson sore
spots by the appointment to the warden
ship OF one of the former candidates
for the Office. Warden Davis is agree
able TO the plan. The salary at The
home IS the same as al Jack son and the
responsibilities are less. and he has real
estate and business interests at Grand
Rapids that he wants TO look after, and
which his duties ss cOmmantant would
not serionsly interfere with. BESIDE.
this, he is familiar with local politics
and could use his position 10 material
advantage at critical periods.
In this general shuttle Manly would
seem to be left out in the cold, but II is
figured that Governor Winans could
take him IN out OF the wet by making
him one OF the members of the Con.
solidated Prison Board at salary OF
$1,000 per year and thereby restore
harmony in the ranks.
Telegram-herald., 1891-07-20
ASTHMA IS YEARS..
RAPIDLY RECOVERING

had asthma 80 years very bad,
sometimes had TO 60 TO bed, and the
treatments took from physicians were
of no use until l employed Dr. Clay
Todd, 10 North Division-st., Wenham
block, rooms l, and 4, Grand
Rapids, Mich. have been taking his
medicine one month, and no.wilh-
standing my recent trip of two weeks
TO Canada have continued TO improve
steadily. and have only had one bad
spell since | began his treatment, and
that was when | was IN Canada. now
breathe freer, especially IN the last
week or ten days. and take longer
walks without experiencing difficulty:
in fact, ] feel that my dreadful COM
plant Is leaving me. | am 66 wears of
age. <. IT. YFRFX.
Cor. Charles-st. and Weaithy-ove..
Jan. IL, 1891. Grand Rapids Mich.