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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
Skipped Out.

The notorious Jake Nicholson en-
braced another opportunity to get his
name in the papers Saturday night and
left for parts unknown with rapidity
and suddeness not usual to prisoners.
While Marshal Hess was taking Jake
his supper in the city Jail Saturday
evening the prisoner SAW an Opportun-
ity to escape and making run got out
side the door, then turned and locked
the door leaving Mr.. Hess an involun-
tary captive.
Hess made as much noise as possible
but the jail being very secure it was
sometime before he was heard. AT
last, however, he was releaseds but the
prisoner de fQcte was far away on the
biIlow and up to date remains an I'M
known quantity in Abilene's popula-
ton.
His departure is not mourned. lie
has cost the city considerable already
in keeping him from selling whisky
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
Shifting Soil.

(Real estate transfers reported by Geo. Mer.
rin. aostracter.l
ES Thayer and wife to G 3 Thayer,
lots in Solomon, 81 200
B R Able and wife to Clara L Wris-
ley, lot in Abilene, 81.
Jno Johntz, assignee, to 7 W Pei
ham, lot in Abilene, SO.
DIV NALL (sh.l to E 7 Ellison, lot
in Abilene, $IS7.
II w Hoffman and wife to Julia
Champion, lot in Abilene. 81.
Edward Jones and wife to Albert E
Jones, lot in Enterprise, $500.
O P Terrell and wife to Anna B Mil
leF, $50 acres in Garfield twp, s., 200.
gnO Buehan and wife to Wm Rynear-
son, lot-in Manchester, 81 900.
Fl G StengeT and wife to A II Wheat.
lot in Reriugton, $500.
Jno L Mayer and wife to Z Mayer,
$50 acres in Lyon twp, So, 600.
H Levi and wife to Hardesty-Pe Pelham
Loan and Investment company, lot in
Abilene, $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
MISSOURI PAClFIC-AT HERINGToN.
anarnr Wat
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Good bye, old 30. well you've played your
part,
But now your twelve months task at last
is done;
For see advancing, with a bouyant heart,
Comes smiling, hopeful eighteen ninety
one.
How do you like 1891 what you
have seen of it?
The Y. NJ. C. A. revival has been
postponed fora few weeks.
Fort Riley is in mourning over the
deaths in the Seventh cavalry.
The winter meeting of the Golden
Belt District Medical society will be
held in Salina January s.
The probate court issued a mar
riage license to ]. A. New and Miss
Ida Lasure both of Bonaccord.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Shearer rejoice
over the birth of a son last night.
Many good wishes are extended.
County Clerk Bert Is just conclud-
ing the scheduling of the approved
bends of county and township officers.
Winter wheat was improved 20
per cent in condition by the snow of
last week according to Secretary
MOhler.
The old Cottage hotel is without
Col. Cores presence after 25 years of
that gentlemsn's nearly continuous
management.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
William Peters Arrested on an Ac-
cusation of Embezzlement.

william refers Arrested on an &C
cusation of Embezzlement.
The local agent of the telephone sys-
TEN, William J. Peters, was arrested
this afternoon on charge made by c,
W. Mcdaniel, superintendent of the
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co.,
stating that Peters had embezzled and
Incorporated to his own use Sl32 Of
the company's money. There have been
rumors current for several days that
something was wrong with the COM
pany's local manager and the arrest
caused little surprise.
He was taken before Judge Quinn
this afternoon and was given contin-
uance of 10 days, bond $500. Not be-
lug able to give bail he went to Jail.
Bond to the sum of $500 was secured
last evening for William j. Peters,
accused of embezzling telephone
funds and he was released without
going to Jail. He claims that be can
make good the deficiency in his &C
counts and would have done so at any
time if called on to settle. dis ex-
animation is continued for 10 days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
A Special Rate.

The coming session of the Kansas
legislature will probably be the most
interesting in the states history. The
most complete Proceedings published
anywhere will be found in the Topeka
Daily Capital. To fayOrouI subscribe
ers the REFLECTOR has arranged to
give new subscribefs'tAe Daily Capt.
tai and DAILY REFLECTOR thee
months for $3.50 in advance. This is
a wonderfully low rate. New sub,
scribers to the WEEKLY REFLECTOR
can have it one year and the Da lY
Capital three months both for $500 in
Advance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
DoINGs AT HOPE.
A Lively Grist of News From Soutf
Dickinson's Bright City.
Special REFLECTION CORRESPONDENCE.

Special REFLECTION Correspondence.
HOPE, Jan. 5.-MeSsrs. Channon.
Hemenway, McLaren and McCrae
made hog shipment to Kansas City
last evening. The gentlemen are al
extensive swine feeders and this yesl
make their own shipments.
The week of prayer services begin
in the NJ. E. church of this city to-
night, Rev. A. H. Boyd conducting.
This will be union service and all are
cordially invited.
Rev. J. R. Madison, presiding cider
of this circuit, will preach in the NJ. E.
church next Sunday evening and also
on Monday evening. The gentleman
has been requested to deliver his ser
mon, THE Resurrection" Sunday
evening. This sermon is highly spoken
of and treat may be expected.
Jesse Elston, of Abilene, is visiting
his uncle, Joseph Gleason, here this
week.
Simon Shockey and wife, who have
been spending the past three months
with relatives in Pennsylvania, re-
turned to this city last Sunday morn
ing Simon has-again resumed charge
of the hardware business in this city,
E. n. Miller, his sub" vacating.
Miss Louisa TOnkin, of this city,
took the train for Abilene this
morRiDg, where she will attend St.
Joseph's college the remainder of the
school year.
The knights of Pythias installation
of officers will be held in their hall this
evening. The supper will be given at
the Sb8ffer house.
The streets of our city have never
been i'll such bad condition as at pres
ent. The huge snow drifts are melt
ing and the mud is such as has never.
been known. In many places the side
walks are not passable because of
neglect of the property owners to
shovel off the snow. The city dads
should see to this and have our
thoroughfares opened.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
STAKES EoR KANsANs.
Mr.. Updegraff Offers Some Big Purses
to the West.

o. p. Updegraff, one of Topeka's
citizens, who for the past few years
has made a speciality of breeding and
raising fnely-bred trotting and road
ster horses has decided upon and is
offering for the benefit of western
breeders, two colt stakes-bOth for
foaIs of 1890. The first stake is for
one thousand Isl ,OO0OO) guaranteed for
yearlings to be trOtted in the fall of
1891. The other stake is for two thou
sand lS2, OOOOO) dollars guaranteed to
be trOtted when the colts are two years
old, in the fall of 1892. The entrance
fee to each stake is only five per cent
of the stake which certainly is great
inducement for breeders to enter their
colts, especially as the entrance fee is
made payable in small amounts, COW
ering the space of time from March 1st
to the time of starting in the race.
The day is here when stake races are
lilo pOpuldI GllCo DObil lOl IlC publlC
and the breeder, and though many
owners of public stations are offering
stakes, they are for the get of their
stations only. Mr.. Updegraff does
not limit his stakes to the get of his
own sires, but very literally opens
them to the get of any and all western
horses, believing that it is better and
more advantageous to him for the get
of his sires to trct against all corners,
rather than to trOt against each other.
The breeders of the west should not
overlook these stakes as they are larger
than any heretofore offered in this
section of the country and deserve the
patronage they are sure to receive.
Complete terms. conditions, ETC., will
appear in next Sundays Capital
Topeka Capital.
Mr.. Updegraff is well-knOwm to Abb
lene hOrsemen and one or both of his
purses will doubtless be carried off by
Dickinson county horses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
The City Council.

Considerable interest has been
aroused by the passage of a new pro-
hibitory ordinance by the city council
at its regular meeting last night. The
document is a long one and reflects
much credit On City Attorney gilbert
son for the ironclad formation thereof.
1t was introduced by Armitage and
approved unanimously by MetZger,
Folk, Reed and Sherwood, the other
members present.
THE NEW ORDINANCE
is entitled "An ordinance to suppress
club rooms, to prohibit the sale, barter
and giving of Intoxicating liquors, de-
claring places where intoxicating
liquors are sold, bartered and given
away common nuisances and providing
punishment therefor"
Section provides that any person
who shall sell, barter or give away any
spurious, malt, ,vinous or other liquors
in violation of the state laws and be
convicted shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than 500 or imprisOn-
ed months or both.
Section says that al! places where
such liquors are sold etc. or kept or
people are allowed to resort FOR drink
ing, shall seize all the bottles, signs,
screens and in fact all the property in
the place and publicly destroy it, while
the owner or keeper shall be fined as
provided in section1.
Section specifies that any person
who shall directly or indirectly keep
manage take care of or maintain by
himself or by associating with others
or who shall in any manner aid assist
or abet in keeping up any club room
or other place where any intoxicating
liquor is sold, given away etc. shall be
liable to the same fine and imprison-
ment.
Section rules that any person who
is a member directly or indirectly Of
any club or association organized to
violate section shall be fined from S25
to 500 or be imprisoned in the city
jail months or both.
Section 5 makes the treating or CIV
ing of liquors to a minor by any one
than the parent, guardian or physician
for medical purposes punishable by
fines of from S25 to 500.
Section says that any person dis
posing of liquor obtained by him from
a druggist to others or shall use any
such liquor as a beverage shall be fined
from So to 500.
Section Z makes the giving away OF
liquor OF making any shifts to get
around the ordinance as a violation of
the ordinance.
Section 8 declares intoxicating liq-
uors to be those that intoxicate.
|. Section 9 provides for methods of
prosecution.
Section 10 repeats all other Odinan-
ces on the subject.
It is the opinion of all that if this
document won't hold nothing in the
world will.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The other business transacted con-
sisted of the allowing of the usual
monthly bills; appointment of F. G.
Boutin city physician on bid of one
third discount from regular rates; al
lowing the paving of the alley between
Cedar and Broadway to John Powell
and Eli Sherman for s294,O7; referring
the city scale matter to a committee
consisting of Shane and Folk; ordering
light at hose No. engine house.
The fathers then rested from their
labors and went home and to bed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
THEY DIDN'T DECIDE.
The Alliance Meeting Brings Forth
Diverse Views.

Diverse Views.
The peoples party ghost dance held
Saturday afternoon and evening in
Smiths hall failed to bring abont the
settlement of the much vexed senator
ial question. A number of alliance
leaders took the floor to express their
views but they were as diverse IS the
individuals themselves. A number
seemed to favor PETER and it appears
from the votes in the various sub-alli-
ances that he is the fayorite in the
county. Still the representatives have
not yet been instructed definitely and
have not yet said whom they will
support.
In the evening Hon. John Davis
gave one of his characteristic speeches
on the railroad question, known to
everybody in this part of the state by
heart, and told of the wonderful things
to be accomplished by congress next
year when he and sockless Jerry Simp-
son get to Washington. Those present
did not include any except the peoples
party members and even they had hard
work to keep awake during the har-
angue.
The meeting was on the whole very
unproductive ofs results and shows
that Dickinson cOunty's peoples par
tyites are very much in the dark as to
what they want.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
THE FARMERS PROPHET.
He Sees Vision Fortelling Plenty of
Rain for 1891.

The following prediction is handed
the REFLECTOR by Andrew Kropff,
the well known farmer who pTetendS
to have prophetic powers. Mr.. K. says
that on the night of Dec. 3lst he saw a
strange and wonderful vision which
indicated to him the prophecy given
below. He claims to have remarkable
success in his former predictions and
there are many who think he has a
gift for seeing the future. His pro-
phecy is:
A VISION OF THE COMING YEAR.
Many of our citizens have inquired
what kind of a summer we would have
in A. D., 1891. In regard to crops l
will say that there will be an aOun-
dance of rain. This will be all that is
needful to raise crop except that of
your part. l would say SOW ard plant.
A. KROPFF.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08

For the next fifteen days we are going to
give the people Of Abilene aud Dickinson
county a great benefit by holding Grand
Cost Sale in our Dry Goods Department.
By a cost sale we mean bare per cent.
added to wholesale cost to cover transparta-
ton charges. We will reserve nothing in our
grand Stock. We have far too many heavy
goods to carry until next season and this is
our reason for this grand cut. Nothing re-
served.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08

and the remainder of his 60-day term
will be RENTED if he will stay away.
Mr.. Hess feels rather sore about
the escape as this is the first prisoner
to get away from him in his 10 years
service as police officer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
LUMBER FIRM CHANGE.
Mr.. I. S. Hallam Will Be Sole Pro-
prietor and Manager.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
ABILENE, Kas., Dec. II, Is,

|
ABILENE, Kas., Dec. Il, 1890
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween l. 5. HdIlam and +. l.. Parker
under the firm name of Hallam & Par
ker in the lumber and coal business is
this day dissolved to date from Dec 3,
1890. The business will be conducted
in the future by /. S. Hallam to whom
all debts due the firm must be paid and
who will settle all debts for which the
firm may be liable.
is. HALLAlI.
+. /. PARKER.
The above notice will, it is seen,
make Mr.. l. S. Hallam sole proprietor
of the large lumber and coal business
whose headquarters are located on
Broadway. While regretting to see
Mr.. Parker retire from any portion of
his business interests in Abilene We are
glad that Mr.. Hallam has shown so
much interest and confidence in the
city as to have invested still more
deeply in business here. Mr.. Hallam
has for years been one Of DickinsOn's
leading business men and has ever
been found approaehable and accom-
modating. lie has hosts of friends
who Will be glad to see him sole owner
and manager of the finely furnished
and stocked yard which isDOw bis.
1t is needless TO say that Mr. Hallam
deserves and will have large patron
age. His well known reputation for
low prices and the Yards name for
handling only frst-elass goods will
insure that. He has one of the best
lines of buildingg goods of every deserip-
ton ever seen in Dickinson county,
while the coal department is unsur-
passed for completeness.
Mt. Parker, we understand, will give
his attention to other business matters
but will still make his home here. Mr..
Haliam has the best Of good wishes in
his new venture and We wish TO say
to our readers tliat there is not per-
son in Dickinson county who buys coal
or lumber of any kind vino can afford
not to call on him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08

Boys gray underwear shirts and drawers CSC. They
are unusual bargains at the reduced price.
Mems heavy shirts and drawers soc.
Mems all wool scarlet shirts and drawers fine quail
ty, for LOO.
Mems all wool natural color shirt and drawers very
excellent bargain at l.25, now going for LOO.
Ladies' sanitary vests splendid, actually worth 15O,
now being closed out at 1921.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08
Southeast Teachers.

The Southeast Dickinson Teachers
institute will be held at Union Valley,
Jan. II. The following program has
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-08

Ladies' jersey ribbed drawers, all WOOL we have a
few dozen Of these drawers with no vests to
match, we offer them to close at the undervalue
price of 79c:
Misses jersey ribbed vest worth 75c for 59c worth
SOC for &c, wprth s5c or 73c, worth 9Oc for nc.
These choice. fine goods and at these reductions
ought not to lest long.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-14
Bismarck and the Students.

When the students at Kissingen present
ed the students cup to Prince Bismarck a
fortnight ago, he made speech which
awakened great enthusiasm and has no lit
tie significance. 'T thank you, gentle
men," said the prince, 'tfor this beautiful
memento. 1t shall have a prominent place
among my treasures, not only on account
of it's beauty, but also on account of its
origin. The present has for me histor-
ical significance. We belong to different
generations. 1 belong to the battling,
struggling one of Emperor William I, now
about to depart. You belong to the fu-
ture.
"When entered the university of Got
tingen in 1882, Germany was weak because
of its division into more than thirty states.
The individual states distrusted one anoth-
er, and cared less for one another than
they did for foreign lands, The only COM
mon elements in Germany wereart and
science. Even then there was neither q
Prussian nor Bavarian science; it was
German. The German universities pre-
| served in those days the feeling of unity
| they were the bearers of the idea national.
ality. The flame which they started was
| bright and powerful, but it was not grea,
| enough to melt into q congruous mass the
| various elements in the fatherlapd. Fol
that the dynastiss, the governments aud
their armies were necessary. Former al
tempts to realize the dream of unity failed
because the dynastic might and power Of
blood and iron were underestimated. With
out this power and without the aid of the
dynasties, no lasting benefit for Germany
can be accomplished. That was true il
4 1848; it is true to-day.
s'The problem which confronts You, gen
tlsmen-after the unavoidable internal con
fiicts have been overcome-is one of pres
ervation. If institutions are to be pre-
served they must also be enlarged and i'm
proved. But what must be preserved
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-14
A MISSIONARY IDRA,
Roman Catholic Fathers Working
Among the Rising Generation In
Africa

Roman Catholic Fathers Working
Among the Rising Generation In
Africa.
The Roman Catholics are among the
most practical and successful of mission
aries. They go to a new country, with no
preconceived ideas of the methods they
will employ. When they have had time to
study their field they adopt the best means
of accomplishing good results. The same
regions, but if it helps them it is what they
want.
Along the thousands of miles of Tanganyi-
ka's shores in Central Africa, there are now
three Roman Catholic stations, in each of
which there is q good force of mission
aries. A bishop presides over the stations,
sailing about the lake and visiting the
stations in turn. The missionaries are sent
there for life. They never return, but die
in their mission fields Their plan of oper-
ations is to buy from Arabs chiefs, parents,
or relatives several hundred small boys
and girls from three 20 five years old. These
children live in houses within the station.
AS they, gradually grow up, every child is
| taught to work. Each has a bit of garden
| in which it hoes The little folks are
brought up strictly as Roman Catholics.
| The stations are planted q long ways from
the native villages, and the fathers have
| plenty of ground for cultivating. As the
/ children grow the big boys are sent to live
| in o village by themselves, near the fort or
station, and the big girls are established in
another village. When q boy wants to
| marry he selects girl from the other vii
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-14
Is HE DANGEROUS?

Is it possible that we have in New
Haven school superintendent who has a
mind and is not afraid to "speak its'
There are certainly signs that such is the
case, and if it is SO what shall be done
about ita Shall he be taken to the hos
pital and his mind extirpateds Shall he
be discharged as hostile to the peace of
our peaceable board of education? Or
shall he be allowed to continue to GO
around among the schools carrying big
badge made of bright American tin plate
with 'Mindl Dangerous!l" on it in large
letters?
Something must be done. 1t will
never do to have man who speaks his
mind superintending the New Haven
schools, and especially one who speaks it
to the board of education. He might as
we'll say Gin toto" and be done with it.
Talking about anything being wrong in the
magnificent school system of New Haven
or of any neglect of duty on the part OF
the board is something which cannot be al
lowed. Doesn't the audacious supe1i in
tendent know that a death trap isn't 6
death trap until it has killed somebody
And doesn't he know that the marking sys
tenn can be used to great advantage?
We had hoped for better things of the
new superintendent. Can it be that he il
possessed of the idea that the public il
really interested in all that pertains to the
schoolss If he is he hasn't profted by the
example of the board. Perhaps he wont
offend again, and the smoothing commit
tee" will fix things all right this time
Mr.. Graves, one of its members, is pretty
smooth, and he can be depended on to see
that nothing will get into the report that
will indicate that the superintendent has
been 80 indiscreet as to see anything
wrong.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-09-14
A Devoted ornIthoIogist.

A Grstiot street women was out in the
back yard, cleaning her bird cage and fl
ling it with nice bits of lettuce and other
dainties for the warbler within when a
travel-stained citizen came around the cor
ner.
"Ah," he said with kindly interest, 'sI
see you love the feathered songstors."
'Yes," she replied shortly, after recov-
ering from her surprise. "whAt do you
vsntF
81 also love birds, madam, he went on,
regardless of her question; ''and-"
81 suppose you want a cold chicken, or
a quail on toast, or a reed bird on q
cracker, or bantam on a silver salYer, or
-"
He threw up his hands imploringly.
lyon wrong me cruelty" he cried: as
sure you want none of these. But mad
am, do want ten cents to buy some bird
seed with"
'FYou can't drink bird seed, ;" she snap
ped at him.
Again you wrong me, madam, - he al
most walled. al want them for a sweet
little partridge / am raising"
She looking at him enviously and gave
him chance TO go on.
"You see madam, il was this way: Some
time ago l had the misfortune TO swallow
a partridge egg, and being SO busy in my
profession as not to think of the fiieht of
time / was quite surprised, not to say
shocked, TO discover about a month ago
that the egg had Matched in my inner man,
so TO speak, and of course couldn't afford
to have poor little bird siArve right on
my own premises. as it were, so at once
procured some bind seed and sent them
down to IL with great success, and now,
madam, 1 desire ten cents more o."
But he never finished 1t, for the woman
dropped her bird cage and reaching for a
hoe handle she made break for him that
any gallantry to resist, and he went away
rapidly.