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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
THE OLD OLD STORY.
A Lightning Rod Agent Victimizes
South Dickinson Farmers.

A Lightning Rod Agent Victimizes
South Dickinson Farmers.
Despite the newspapers and the
telegraph there are still many people to
whom ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain are practically unknown
and even so old game as the light
ning-rod scheme finds those who are
unfamiliar with its workings.
This morning Charles Albrecht, a
prosperous and Woodworking farmer
living on Carrie creek in south
east Dickinson, came to the city to con-
suit the county attorney regarding
lightning rod contract he had signed
yesterday. The contract of which he
had a copy purpOIted to furnish
Albrecht rods for his house at as cents
foot. 1t however was to give him los
feet free and the total amount needed
was to be los feet, so that the house
would be completed for 1926 according
20 Mr.. Albrecht's understanding of the
contract. But in another part it speci-
fed that 'points'should also be taken
and in fine type at the bottom but over
Mr.. Albrecht's name was the provision
that "all points and braces shall be
considered as equivalent to 20 feet Of
rod EACH" This made the total
amount of rod contracted for 103 feet
at 20 cents a foot or S77.25 while the
farmer thought he was only ordering
1925 worth.
After the agent had gone Mr.. AL
brecht read the contract carefully and
discovered the scheme. He passed a
sleepless night and early this morning
drove to town as the agent said he had
headquarters here. The man, who
gave his name as c. D. Crane, could
not be found. 1t is supposed that he
is from Ottawa county.
Co. Atty. Cranston informed the
victim that be could do nothing but
refuse to allow the man to put up the
rods which was to be done today or
tomorrow. If the agent brings suit no
jury in the world would give him a
verdict. Mr.. Albrecht went home
determined to load both barrels of his
shotgun for bar" and wait for the rod
man to put in an appearance. If any
attempt is made to place rods on the
house there will probably be a first
class job for the coroner.
Mr.. Albrecht says that number of
other farmers are in the same boat
with himself but they will all be pre-
pared for the agents coming and will
give him reception that will make
him think Gettysburg and the battle
of Austerlitz have come to life in CEN
I trail Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
-Herlngton'sshigh school course has

-Henngton'sshigh school course has
been so remodeled that graduates from
the school will be admitted to the
State University Latin English course
without examination. l. is a good
move.
The Topeka Lance commences
this week a series of articles by Mr.. T.
E. Dewey of this city on Fixed Forms
of Verse;" The Lance compliments
Mr.. Dewey by calling him one of the
best writer's in the west.
The peoples party of Dickinson
county is now led by Will n. Lee who
issues a four column manifesto"
(plagiarized from one of James B.
Weaver's speeches) to them in the
Monitor. You know Lee, don't you?
Well, that's enough.
We are exceedingly modest but
not so much so that we will not reprint
as kind notice as this from the COun-
Gil Grove Republican: THE Abilene
RE ELECToR made one of the hottest
municipal fights of any paper IN Kan
sas and although the odds being
greatly against it, it went down to de-
feat with cOlors CALAMITY flying, Abb
lene should be proud of its sprightly
little daily as it is one of the ablest and
brightest in the state.''
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
1T rs NO BONANZA.
County Surveyor Romig Elueidates
the New Law.
To the Editor of The REFLECTOR.

the New Law.
To the Editor of The REFLECTOR.
In your issue of the 14th inst, call
ing attention to the law passed by the
recent legislature requiring county sur
veyors to keep open Office for at least
one day in each week for the benefit
of the public, you refer to the anticipat-
ed decision of Attorney General Ives
that there is nothing in the law to pre-
vent surveyors from charging 81 per
day for six days in the week and fifty
two weeks in the year, amounting in
the aggregate as, Shylock would say,
to "a good round sum-" We are also
led to infer from your article that it
be necessary for the surveyor to ap-
point a deputy to whom would be dele
gated the drudgery of field work, and
he himself will have nothing to do but
sit in his Office clothed in dignity and d
boiled shirt, look wise, talk learnedly
and spend his time clipping coupons
and drawing his salary.
1 regret to say that as surveyor of
Dickinson county 1 have no hope of
enjoying so pleasing a sinecure as this.
l am impressed that this decision of
Attorney General Ives is a strained
and violent construction of the law
and that the higher courts will so hold.
1t was clearly the intention of the leg
islature and of the committee of sur
veyors which drafted the bill to exact
pay for one Office day in each week and
for such other days as were employed
in necessary labor pertaining to the
Office, labor that has heretofore gone
unreWarded. A committee of survey
ors would not Intentionally frame a
bill that would be repealed at the very
first assembling of the next legislature.
What they want is just, equitable
and permanent law, that will compen-
safe them for the labor performed-no
more, no less. 1 doubt not there are
many surveyors that will try to profit
by what may be lamenesS in the law
reasoning, as did Brrtus that: "There
is tide in the affairs of men if taken
at the flood leads to fortune and re-
nown; and all the voyage of their life
is bounded by shadows and miseries.
On such a sea are we now afloat and
must seize the current when it serves
or lose our venture" l apprehend
when they attempt to draw pay for
time idled away in their Office they will
meet with a vigorous protest on the
part of the county commissioners sus-
tanned in their decision by the higher
court.
Entertaining this view of the case,
we shall continue in the future as in
the past to keep open Office at least one
day in each week and such other
days as may be necessary to
keep our work well in hand and
hope to spend the balance of our time
in the fields quarrelling with right
angles and tangents, perambuIating
prairies at the rate of ten miles per
day, scaling the bluffs of Carrie creek
or dragging the chain (by proxy
through muddy roads loaded with Kan
sas soil until we are ready to cry out
with Richard the Third, "a horsel a
hOrse!' to drag this chain, receiving
for our labor such compensation as can
be exacted from patrons ranging from
the minimum of zero to a maximum of
four dollars per day.
Respectfully,
a. G. ROME, c. S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Chapman News.

Chapman Howitzer: The way that
some of the Chapman boys are coming
to the front speaks well for the town.
In Guthrie, the Sth wonder of the
world, T. B. Lille was elected a men,
Der of the city council. and DR.. E. o.
Barker a member of the school board
and was further honored by being
elected president of the board of edu-
cation. x President Taylor, of the
state normal lectured at the high
school Wednesday evening and was
highly appreciated by every one. 1.-THE
Measure of a Man, was his theme.
= A. S. Lowry is erecting a resi-
dence in north west part of the city
which when completed will be the
largest in the city. Chapman has
room for more enterprising citizens
like Mr.. Lowry. Mrs. Hoyes is
lying very low with la grippe. There
are a number of cases in the city but
this is the only dangerous one.
Father Hill and p. Seaman in return
ing from John Lundrigan's were con-
siderable frightened by ball of light
ming coming down and seeming to fall
in the fore part of the buggy and upon
the horse. Mr.. Signer living on
the Klabaker place shot pelican on a
sand bar in the liver Tuesday morning
measuring Z feet inches from tip to
tip of extended wings,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Sorely Afflicted.

The many friends Of Mrs. D. W.
Jacoby will be panied to learn that she
is lying dangerously i'll at her home
south of the city, While going home
from church Sunday afternoon she
was taken with a stroke of paralysis
which affected one side Of her body.
She has not recovered and her life is
despaired of. The children and her
brother have been sent for. Willis
Jacoby is already kere and Frank is
en- route from Montana.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
MISSOURI PACIFIC-AT HERINeroN.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

-Abilene's handsome lawns are
taking on their Old-time beauty again.
Letters from La Junta, Colo, tell
Nof the birth Of daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Wilson. Toms host of
friends viii extend hearty congratula-
tons.
The Santa Fe viii change time
again next Sunday. The agents pre-.
fer lacking up new time cards to dust
ing OF the old ones-hence the roads
fortnightIy changes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
RAIN IN EXCESS.
The Signal Service Sums up the
Weeks Weather.

The Signal Service sums up Gne
Weeks Weather.
The weekly Signal service reports
have commenced forthe growing season.
Sergeant Jennings, of Topeka, complies
them. For the past week he says
the rainfall has been largely in excess
Of the normal COVERING, belt extend
ing from southwest corner of state north
easterly to Shawnee, and covering the
entire eastern division, except Riley
and the extreme southeastern counties.
The ground over the state is in excel
lent condition, though generally too
wet for good blowing. The prairie
grass is growing vigorously and is now
beginning to relieve the feed rack.
Wheat and rye have made rapid advan-
ces and are in excellent condition in
all parts of the state. Peach and april
cot trees are in bloom as far north as
the central counties, where pear trees
are beginning to bloom. Fruit and
forest trees have ''greened" rapidly
in all parts OF the state during the week.
Oats are generally sown. Much corn
has already been planted in the south.
In the southern counties apple and
cherry trees and strawberries are in
bloom. Early cherries are in bloom IN
the central counties. Some chinch
bugs were observed in Harvey county
during the week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining 10 the Abilene post
Office for the week ending April q,
1891. Have your mail addressed to
rect and number, and it will be
promptly delivered.
Brown. Mrs q A Jacobs, Mrs Lands
MeOlelleH, Mrs ID Phillips, Miss n NJ
RoStz, Miss II Bryon, I'D
Chase, Az DaVis, Thad
Fair, o 81 Hamlin, jessie
Pearce, q "A Foster,
Persons calling for the above will
please say advertised" giving date.
n. B.-Under the late order of the
postmaster general, one cent (1c) will
be charged for all advertised letters.
d. R. GORDEN, Postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
What PGOIl0SayO Of Us!
That SterI & Co. do an i'm
menSe Clothing trade.

mat StGrl o. 10, 90 an III
menSe Clothing trade.
That SterI & Co. keep the
best assorted stock of
Clothing, Hats, Shirts,
Shoes and Trunks in Abb
Iene.
That SterI & Co. mark every
article in their store in
plain figures so that any
person can waitupOn them
selves.
That SterI & Co. positively
sell the best made goods
for the lowest known
prices.
That SterI & Co. sell the only
perfect fitting Clothing
that comes to this market,
That SterI & Co. sell the best
25C tie in Abilene.
That SterI & Co. are the rec
ognized fashionable hat
tiers.
That SterI & Co. have the
mOStCOmpIete line of Boys
and ChiIdren'S Jersey and
Cashmere suits west of
Kansas City.
That SterI & Co.'S is the best
place in town to trade.
That a child can buy of SterI
Just as cheap as the closest
buyer,
That SterI & Co. keep MOTH
ing but the best of every
thing in the Clothing line.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23

Hornaday & Shadinger are doing the
paper hanging for ]. T. HOrnaday's
exclusive wall paper store and their
work speaks for itself and as to prices
we would say call.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
Office Removal.

The Office Of DR.. ]. W. Felty has
been removed from the Brady block 70
the rooms over Case s Bishops.
291-st&kc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
WHY NOT BUILD IT?
An Ice Factory With Abilene Springs
Water.

Abilene needs an ice factory. By
using Abilene springs water, the purest
in Kansas, ice could be made that
would be the best in the state. The
plan is attracting considerable atten-
ton among our capitalists we under
stand and it is possible that it may
materialiZe.
With so many small towns around US
and such excellent railroad connections
it should be most profitable under
taking. Why not build it?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
WANT THE TOURNAMENT.
The Fire Department Would Like to
Entertain This Year.
Respectfully,
a. G. RONIIG, c. S.

The Fire Department Would Like to
Entertain This Year.
Tbs Fire department held meeting
at the city hall last night to settle up
business connected with the recent
glee club concert and to attend to other
matters of interest to the department.
Among other things there was dis
cussed the idea of having the annual
state tournament to be held this sum-
mer given at Abilene. 1t will be
remembered that the last meeting was
at Ottawa and that there was much
dissatisfaction regarding the conduct
of the contests. The towns of central
Kansas feel that they are entitled to
the tournament this year and Abilene's
department is anxious to play the host.
Nineteen departments would be
present and the meeting would last
three days "a gathering which would
be of much value to the town. To
secure it necessitates the pledglng of
about $500 for prizes, etc. and we
understand that the department here
has received much encouragement
from the business men to go ahead
with the matter. The decisiOn as to
the place of meeting win be made May
LIST and whatever is done must be
quickly accomplished,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-23
cnttaee PRAYER Meeting.

Regular union Friday night cottage
prayer meeting, all cordially invited.
Prayer service held any other evening
if requested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
HER SHEEP POISONED.
Adeline Moore Charges Her Former
AdOrer With the Crime.
EXCITING TRIAL AT UNI0NT0WN.
The Scale Committee at Scottdale Trying
to Reach Terms
DEATH OF ONE OF OHIO'S PIONEERS
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
UNIoNTowN, March 10.-CyruS A. Por-
ter is being tried on the charge of poisoning
the sheep and other stock of Miss Moore,
who resides near New Salem. The poison
ing occurred last summer, and the arrest of
Porter for the crime caused sensation.
Porter was formerly County Auditor, and
was suitor of Miss Adeline Moore, the
prosecutor in the case. 1t has been elaine d
that his ofense was prompted by her re-
fusal to marry him. The two brothers Of
the Moore girls testified that they had
found blue vitriol mixed with oats in the
field where the poisoned cattle were.
Porter was seen by them at unseemly
hours about the premises, and after his
visits they were sure to find the poison
scattered. AT one time % sheep died, and
when the prosecutions became unbearable
the Moore girls had Porter arrested on sus
picion. j. c. Barrett, a chemist, testified that
he had analyzed portions of the stomachs OF
the dead animals and found that they contained
blue vlIriol and arsenic. Miss Adeline Moore,
the prosecutriN, testified she saw Porter come
down from his house TO a certain place in their
field: 20 minutes after he left poison was found
where he had been. The evidence adduced
against Porter to-day was purely clrcum-
Stanual.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11

Mr.. G. L. Faurote, Niles, Mich, states
that while engaged In business in Indiana
he handled a full line of Chamberlain
medicines, and that his sales on Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy were very large. The
remedy, he said, gave first class satisfaction
to his patrons; also, that he always used il
exclusively in his own family whenever re-
quired and with the most gratifying results.
Let anyone troubled with a severe cough OF
cold give it an honest trial and they will
soon become convinced of its excellence.
1t possesses qualities peculiar to itself,
which makes it far superior to any other for
acute throat and lung diseases, such as
coughs, colds, Group and infuenza. For
sale by druggists. WSu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
THE CoNNELLsvILLE REGION.
Some of the Smaller Operators Are Starting
Their Ovens.

Some of the Smaller Operators Are Starting
Their Ovens.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCE-l
CoNNELLSvILLE, March 10.-Some of the
operators in this region are sanguine that work
Will be resumed at their own terms within the
next week or ten days. The original demand
was for an average general advance of Is per
cent Weight scales tipples and other re-
Quirements have been abandoned, and the
small operators who were refused the privilege
of continuing in operation at the old figures, it
is said are now being encouraged to resume
upon the terms heretofore refused them.
The victory of the Monongahela miners and
their resumption this week has encouraged the
strikers considerably. Many of them are more
hopeful now than they were week ago. But
that there is widespread dissatisfaction among
the is admitted by James Mcbride,
member of the United Mine Workers District
Executive Board, in speech at Mt Pleasant
Last Saturday.
The Fairchance Furnace Company was one
Of the firms that asked to be allowed to con-
tnue working at the old wages until a new
fused. General Manager r. L. Martin said he
would start anyhow. and he did. Finding it
impossible to prevent the return TO work at the
old wages OF those who had an opportunity to
90 so, the labor leaders extended a general in
vliatloE to the small operators to resume on
the same terms. So far but TWO of them, the
Pennsyllle Coke Company and the Penney
Mining Company, have accepted the offer.
The latter have not started their ovens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
TRYING TO REACH TERMS.
A Long Session of the Scale Committee
Held at Scottdale.

A Long Session of the Scale Committee
Held at Scottdale
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH:
SCoTTDALE, March l0.-This was another
busy day in labor circles. The Scale Commit
tee was in session all afternoon celebrating
upon the offer of the independent producers,
who are desirous of settling the strike and
starting up their works.
Messrs. Hay and Mcbride represented the
mine workers at a conference with operator R.
l.. Martin, at Fairchance, relative to settling
the trouble. He was rendered the same terms
on which Dillinger, Bliss, Marshall and other
operators settled. He will make his final an
swer to the proposition, likely, tomorrow.
Martin was displeased with the action of the
Scale Committee in not accepting similar
terms which he offered them shortly before
the Inauguration of a general strike. He has
now few ovens in operation in defiance of
the strikers, but is expected to come to the
labor peoples terms in few days Operator
Hogsetts proposition was also acted on to-day,
but no final conclusion reached. A settlement
is looked for at his plant very shortly, however.
The solicitors for aid for the strikers are meet.
ing with splendid success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
AN OHIO PIONEER.
The Death of John Mccullough, of Jeffer-
son County.

The Death of John Mccullough, of JefFer-
son County.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
STEUBENvILLE, March l0.-John McCul-
lough son OF pioneer of Jefferson county,
and himself a resident for more than 50 years,
was buried from his late residence at Fern
wood, Cross Greek township, this afternoon.
The funeral was one of the largest that has
taken place in this section for years. The de-
Ceased's father came to this country late in the
eighteenth century from Ireland and settled in
FJyette county, Pa, but subsequently came to
Cross Creek township, where he died in 1888 at
the age of So
John Mccullough was reared amid the scenes
and troubles and hardshlpS of the pioneer DAYS
which developed IN him wonderful energy self
reliance and 1rmness of purpose so character
isUIc of the pioneers of this county. He was a
witness of the development of this county from
its beginning, and took no little part in forming
the social and religious structures that have
been the great factors In its civilization. For
over 90 years he was a faithful and consistent
member OF the NJ. Z. Church. He was origi-
lally Nhig, but al the formation of the Re-
publican party he became member of that
party, and continued 50 until his death. He
leaves four children, all grown.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
PROPOSALS.

DROPOSALS - SEALED PROPOSALS
Il will be received at the Office of George
kappel, n Fifth av.. Pittsburg. from now
until o'clock P. NJ, MONDAY, March 16, 1891,
for the erection of a two-story brick school
house, to be built on Maple avenue, Edge
wood borough pennsylvania X. r., ALE
gheny county, Pa.
Plans and specifications can be seen at the
office of George kappel, n Fifth av. Ito whom
all bids must be addressed), any day from 9 to
Il o clock A. NJ.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
satisfactory bond to the full amount of the
estimated cost. properly probated.
1he building committee reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
GEORGE KAPPEL. Chairman.
P1TTSBURG, Feb. p, '9I.
fe25-2025, 25,2Smh4,Zll,H
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
The BEAVER BRIBERY CASES.

There May Still BE Another Postponement
Of the Trial.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIgPATcHI
NEW CASTLE, March 10-Thomas Downing.
Edward Shatfer and John r. Tate, the three
Beaver delegates to the Congressional Conven.
tiOn charged with having received bribes to
vote tor Alexander Mcdowell in this city last
July, are attending court. b. A. Winternitz,
one of the attorneys. to-day received a tele-
gram from Philadelphia stating thai the Su-
preme Court had made no decision in these
cases, and continuance until the June term
OF court is likely, although James A. Gardner,
the special prosecuting attorney appointed by
the Court, says he is willing and anxious to 60
ahead.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11

dealers of his district and tonight reports hav.
ing proceeded against the following well-known
dealers: Henry Uncapper and William Bramer,
of Apollo; McCauly Bros, McQuiston d Robin
son, of Salisbury; H. Hirdue, of kittanning;
o. NJ. Phillips, of Butler. The fines paid ag-
creEate 500
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-11
THE LAST APPEAL
For the Nicely Murderers Refused by the
Board of Pardons.

Board OF BardOnS.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
HARRISBURG, March 10.-The only case dis
posed OF by the Board of Pardons at its meet
ing to-day was that of Joseph and David Nice
ly, of Somerset county, whose execution is
fixed for April next The board was briefly
addressed by Mr.. Gilbert, of this city, who re-
ferTed TO several affidavits which had been filed
as showing that the murder of Abram TIMBER
ger by the Nicely brothers very improba-
bic, and seeking TO contradict the testimony of
witnesses which went far toward the conviction
OF the culprits.
The board did not regard the new papers fled
of sufficient weight TO justify the re-opening of
the case, and unanimously decided against
granting the muTderers another hearing. The
recent discovery of number of saws in the cells
OF the Nicelys, intended to enable them 10 es-
cape, has something to do with the prompt dis
position OF the case by the board. This will
probably be the last appeal that will be made
looking to a Communication of the death penalty
TO Imprisonment for life, although it is claimed
by counsel for the prisoners if another hearing
were accorded the condemned additional evil
dence would be submitted to show their inno-
Cence-