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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-16
SOME CURIOUS PRACTICES.
Remarkable Facts Regarding County
Valuations.

County Clerk NJ. II. Bert has re-
ceived the basis for assessment of per-
sOnal property from sixty-nine counties
SO far, which gives general idea as to
the proposed work before the assessors
this spring. The inequalities of taxa
ton was the cause for adopting this
system of interchange of tax lists and
the basis for which assessments are to
be made. The system has been bene-
fetal in more ways than one. The IN
equal manner of assessing properties,
especially as between the farmer ele-
ment and the merchant and banker,
money loaner and corporation, has led
to such favoritism as to cause serious
differences in many neighbOrhoods.
The rule generally followed by the
eastern counties is to base the assess
ment on one half valuation of all prop
critics, giving the benefit when any
advantage is given, to farmers and
artisans on implements and tools.
Douglas, Shawnee, Anderson and
Bourbon counties are among those
equaliZing taxation on all or nearly all
properties at one half actual valuation,
while Elk, Decatur, and some others
make similar calulatiOnS on 40 per
cent of actual valuation. Dickinson,
counties base their assessments
on 33B per cent. Sumner county
deducts but $50 from total as
sessments for constitutional eXemp-
tiOn," which is practically the true $500
exemption, while Russell deducts 5000
from total assessments before division
by three" which is as long as it is
broad. Sumner county, however, ex-
empts, in addition to the constitutional
allowance, 100 bushels corn, twenty
five bushels wheat, fifty bushels oats.
Clark county takes the cake for in
capabilities of assessments. While the
general basis is so per cent, farming
implements are assessed at 20 per cent,
wagons % per cent, carriages 40 per
cent, pianos IS per cent, money,
bonds, stocks, judgments, notes, mort
cages, tax sales, certificates and all in
terests accrued are taxed at true valua-
ton. Barber county accepts no basis,
but makes a partial list of taxable
property leaving the valuation to the
discretion of the assessors. Many
other counties follow a similar rule.
Horses in Barber county are to be as
sessed at ''best three to four years old
and upward $40; hogs ! cent per
pound" Cattle, except thoroughbreds
are not rated.
Why such valuations should be made
and the constitutional exemptions ig-
nored or extended at will, AND es-
pecially why the assessing lat the dis
erection of the assessor" any property,
real or personal, should be practiced or
permitted, in the face of the law which
distinctly defines a line of duty, is a
mystery which can be solved only by
comparing it with some other laws
which are daily trampled Hnder foot
and admitting that there is something
wrong somewhere.
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Burkholder- Gross.

A pleasant home wedding occurred
last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Gross in Cheever town
ship, when their daughter Maggie and
Ar. A. R. Burkholder, of this city,
were joined in wedlOck, the Rev. JonOs
Erect officiating. The ceremony took
place at $50 O'Clock and was witnessed
by about so guests, many of whom
were from Abilene. The bride was
attended by Miss Clara Bentz while
David Dietrich acted as best man.
Charles NsylOr played the wedding
march. An elegant supper was served
and large number of costly presents
were received by the happy young
people.
Mr.. Burkholder is one of the trusted
employees: of Wyandt Bros. and has
many friends who will wish him much
prosperity. His bride is one of north
Dickinson's best young ladies and, too
is well worthy of much happiness
The REFLECTOR extends its heartiest
congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Burk.
holder will soon go to housekeeping.
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IN nn Mondav NAV 4. 4. D. 1sa1.
IFirst Publication April 3. 1911
Notice of Condemnation.

Notice is hereby given that we, the under
signed commissioners, thereunto duly ap-
pointed by ne Honorable II. B, Nicholson,
ju5ge of the District Court OF Dickinson
county, Kansas, will on the twelfth day OF
Nav, A. d. 1891, proceed to lay on according
TO law for The Chicago. K4nsa@ 4 Western
Railroad company certain strips Of land
now used by the said railroad company and
in the occupation OF the same, Tor railroad
purposes, over the following described prem
ises TO wit
A right of way over lots numbered 40 and
Al in Lebold's addition to the city OF ADJ
lene, in Dickinson county, Kansas, tnelud
ing all OF said lots lying southwest Of line
hfty feet northeast Il the center Of the track
Of said railroad as the same is now located
over said iOts forty and forty one. Also q
right of way over the northwest quarter Of
81 ctiOn :, township IL, range ! east, OF two
hundred feet in width as the same IL now To-
Gated over and across said quarter section
Also right of way two hundred feet in
width as the same IL now located over and
across the southeast quarter Of section q
township II, range east, in said Dickinson
county and state Of Kansas, and win make
advertisement and assessment OF damages a.
REQUIRED by law. That the said right Of
way will be condemned for the uses And
purposes of Rafd railroad company aa re-
uuired by law, and we viii meet At point
where said railroad Is now iocaGed over and
across said lots 20 and Al in Lebold' s addition
to the city OF Abilene for the purposes
Aforesaid and upon the day and date atore'
said. MI B6kIs
| Ws AN. RICb.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-16
ON TREES AND TREE PLANTING.
An Interesting Article Suitable to
Arbor Day.
To the Editor OF HE REFLEC TOR.

Arbor Day.
To the Editor OF HE REFLEc TOR.
For the benefit of the readers of the
REFLECTOR who may be interested
in tree planting, will give some of my
experience. Perhaps some may escape
some of the failures and mistakes
which l made. Firstly, learned that
it is hardly safe to trust any tree agent.
There are no doubt many who do an
honest business, but in my experience
of thirty-five years, have found that a
large majority are not reliable. L also
learned thai the nurseries which they
represent are often no better.
l think the best way would be for
man when he is ready to plant an
orchard to go to a reliable nursery and
select and buy his trees, and sooner
pay few cents more for irst-class,
stocky trees than to get them from
some unreliable source for half the
money.
The next best would be to send his
order direct to a reliable nursery and
state what kind of trees are wanted;
leave the selection of varieties to the
nursery men unless for special sorts,
giving statement whether for market
or for family use. Also as to number
of trees of most profitable varieties, as
we'll as to kinds for your locality.
Two years ago an agent came around
representing a certain eastern nursery.
A neighbOr of mine bought l00C grape
vines. They were to be Worden
grapes. l got 100 of them. Last year
they bore a few punches, but to my
disappointment find they are COncords.
1 had the same experience with other
varieties fIom other nurseries.
About five years ago an agent came
around representing the Hoover u
Gaines nursery at Dayton, Ohio. He
showed some papers which represented
him as their authorized agent. l
DOukllE oil OluCl nuOunblllS W ODOAJ
$50, among which were lot of blue
plum trees. The agent had his show
case, where he had his plums to show,
put up IN alcohol. Very large blue
plums they were. After three or four
years they had crop, and every one
was a red one, some small, bitter and
astringent, hardly fit for any use. l
wrote the nursery stating my disap-
pointment but never received an
answer.
Should plant another apple orchard
l would plant no other than whole
root; grated trees. 1 have no axe to
grind but l would suggest that if any
wish to inform themselves about whole
root and piece root gratis they can get
an excellent little pamphlet on the
subject from the Pike Co. Nurseries, of
Louisiana, Mo-, Oy sending postal
card. Among the leading pOmolOgists
who contribute to the work, called
Fruits and Fruit Trees" is Judge
Wellhouse, of Leavenworth, who is
said to have the largest and best
selected apple orchard in America,
Whoever plants trees never regrets it.
The orchards of Dickinson county are
among the best in the state and are
the pride of their owners but there
should he more of them. Fruit
orchards pay big interest on the int
vestment and our farmers are shor-
sighted when they fail to take advan-
tage of the opportunities offered them
in this direction. A. NJ. ENGLE,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-16
First Publication April 2, 1891 ]
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue Of an order of sale
issued by the clerk of the district court of
Dickinson county, State of Kansas, in a
cause pending therein, wherein B. Z. Able
IL plaintiff and Thomas Gibbs, Fannie Gibbs,
W. H. Austin. Mary E. Herbst ana John
Johntz, Assignee, are defendants 1 will,
On Monday May 4, A. D., 1891.
st the front door of the court house, in the
city of Abilene, couRty Of Dickinson, sta te
of Kansas at 10 O'Clock q. m. of said day sell
to the highest bidder for cash, the following
descri bed real estate to-wit:
The south one hundred COO) feet OF lots
number ninety six C96) ninety eight 1881 and
one hundred ZOO Third street in the city OF
Solomon In Dickinson county. state OF Kan
sas
The said real estate will be cold pursuant
to the Judgment Of the court in said cause
recited in salt order of she.
witness nay hand this tday Of April a.
D., 1891. ID. W. NALL,
Sheriff Of Dickinson County, Has
By y. ]. ELLISON, Under Sheriff
SIS &c. LITTLE, Atty for PHI
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Cheap at SI.6OO.OO.

North half of southwest quarter sec
ton 81, Sherman township, Dickinson
county. Frame house, good barn, or
chard--apple, cherry and peach trees.
Good well and pump. Title war
ranted. One third cash, balance on
annual payments, or will rent 10 good
tenant. Address,
27-S G. F. LITTLE,
Junction City, x
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-16
First Publieat April 2, 1891
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Under and by virtue Of an order OF sale is.
sued by the Clerk OF the District Court Of
Dickinson county, state of Kansas, in a cause
pending therein, wherein B. Z. Able is
plaintiff and Chas. L. Shaeffer, Clara Shaeffer
and John Johntz, assignee, are defendants
l will,
On Monday May 4, A. D. 1891,
at the front door of the court house, IN the
city Of Abilene. county of Dickinson, state
of Kansas, at 10 O'Clock g. IN. of sud day sell
to the highest bidder for cash, the following
describ bed real estate tO-wit:
Beg inning az point twenty-five (25) feet
south of the nOrthwt st corner Of lot number
one % in block numSer six o. town of Hope
extending thence south twenty five C25) feet,
thence east sixty (6O)~feet, thence north
twenty five ,25) feet, thence west sixty (60)
feet 70 place of beginning IN Dickinson
county. state of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
70 the judgment of the Court In said cause
recited IN said order of sale.
wi ness my hand this let day Of April, A.
ID. ls9l.
ID. W. NALL,
Sheriff OF Dickinson County, kas.
By5.J. ELLISON, Under Sheriff.
rs &c. LITTLE, Atty for PIE.
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TornadoesI TornadoeslI

Protect your buildings and rebuild
them. The old Pennsylvania Fire Co.
win help you at lowest rates. s2tf
Gn0RaE MERnnL, Aeenh
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-04-16
First Publication April 2, 1891.
SHERIFFS SALE.

Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale is
sued by the Clerk of the District Court of
Dickinson county, State of Kansas. in a cause
pending therein, wherein Is. Il. Able Is
plaintiff and Elizabeth II. Reed, John
Johntz, assignee OF LebOld, Fisher 4 Com
pany are defendants, 1 will,
On Monday, May 4, A. D. 1891,
at the front door of the court house, in the
city OF Abilene, county Of Dickinson, State
of Kansas, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, sell
to the highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate, tO-wit: .,.t.
Commencing at point 10 rods and 10 feet
north CT q point where the west line Of
Cedar street, Abilene, Kansas, extended, in
tersecis the south line of the northwest
quarter OF section twenty-One (2l), township
thirteen 03), range two (2), east of the sixth
principal meridian running south 100 feet,
thence west 80 rolls, thence north 90 feet,
thence east % rods to west line OF Cedar
street in Dickinson county, State of Kansas /,
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment of the Court in said cause
reclted IN said order of sale.
witness my hand this lst day Of April,
4. ID. 1891.
32-5 ID. W. SAILL,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
By ). j. ELLISON, Under Sheriff.
&c, LITTLE, Attorney for plaintiff.
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Go to Hazlett s. Hynd's for fine
stylish suit at rock bottom prices.

When you want nobby hat you will
End one at Hazlett & Hyud's.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
County Treasurer's Notice to Delin-
quent Tax Payers Regarding Deed
ing of Land September 5, 1891.
COUNTY TREAsURER'S OFFICE.
Abilene, Kss., April !, 1891.

Notice is h erebY given that the following
described tracts of lands and town lots
situated in county of Dickinson and state of
Kansas and which were sold on the 4th day
of september A D., 1888 for the taxes OF the
year lsS7 Will be decided 70 the purchasers on
the 5th day OF September a. D., 1891 unlrss
redeemed before that Cay. The eGtire
amount OF tax and interest counted to Sep.
TENDER 5th n D., 1891, the last day allowed
by law for redemption is placed opposite
each tract of land or town lot.
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On monday Nav 4, A. D., 1891.
First publication April 2, 1881. ]
SHERIFFS SALE.

Under and by virtue OF an order of ssls IS
sued BY the Clerk Of the District Court OF
Dickinson county. state Of Kansas, in 6
cause pending therein, wherein b. q Abs
fs plaintiff and 4. L. Weber, @. n. LeGOld
J, Il. Fisher, Z A, Herbst, Mary K. Herbst
Co. and O. H Lebold are defendants. will
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Cedar Lebold & Fish.
eFs add ........... 562
J c LightDer lot 81 c.
dsr Lebold & Fish
ers sdd..-............. Sc n
J c LiEhtner lot 80 Ce-
dar Lebold s Fish
eTs add ........... L3 q
J & Lightner lot 50 &C.
dar Lebold & Fish
ers add ............... Is 4s
C Lightner lot 81 Ce-
dsr st LebOld & Fish
ers add ............... l. -
J c Lightner lot 50 &C.
dar Lebold Fish
ers add .............. = %
Ssml Curtis lots IL, Is
Buckeye, ave Lebold
4 Fishers add ... 81 %
VIM Shook W soft lots II.
T. l3 Buckeye ave Lee
bold & Fishers add $40
G W Rohrer acres
OF Vine Lebold's
lst add ............ s2Is
A W Rice all ofsof Mud
creek Lebolds Ist add 80 %
Geo A Niles IS feet of
. LIST S LebOlds ad a A.
J B Preston e h 81 LIST
Lebold's lst add . So oS
Mani Preston W h 32Is
Lebold's LIST add . sos
D Pierce a LIST Le-
holds LIST add. ....-. u 50
keel l46 Sd Le-
holds Sd add ........ Sc IS
keel AS, $50 Sd Le-
holds Sd add. 69l7
Andrew Otterstein lot :
block Carpenter add 20sI
c II Rees lot block
Carpenters add. 746
NJ Fisher lOtl4 block 2
Fishers add. ......... SAB
N Fisher lot block
Fishers add. ......... So
C Middleton lot Is block
s Highland add. 5O7
G c Kenyon lot II block
IL Highland add 900 IL IS
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On Monday, May 4, A. D. 1891,

at the front door OF the court house, in the
city Of Abilene, county OF Dickinson, State
Of Kansas, at 10 o'clock q. m. of said day. sell
10 the highest bidder Tor cash, the following
described real estate to- wit:
Lot six o. and west halt w ~ of lot four
al on north Second street in Lebold's fourth
addition TO the town OF Abilene in Dickinson
county, State OF Kansas
The said real estate VIII be sold pursuant
to the Judgment OF the court recited IN said
recitedlin saidorder of sale.
witness my hand this LIST day Of April. A.
D. W. DAHL,
Sheriff OF Dickinson county, Kansas
ByS. J. ELLIsoN, Under Sheriff.
SIS =. O. LittaDI Atepg1ey 1DE Plaintiff
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addition ..... .....
W L slime lot II block
s HenQuenets first
addition. ..-..-.
shockey & Snider n q
feet lot / block 4
Hope proper .......
c f Shaefer IS P c of n
co feet lot l block 5
Hope; proper 10000.
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Abilene Townsite Co lot
I3to p inclusive block
% Rogers Park add ..
Abilene Townsite Co lot e
Is, % block Is Rogers
| Park add ..........
C II Oskwood lot 10
block ] Richland Park
| add. ..-.-....-.....
lie II oakwood lot IS
| block ? Richland Park
add. ....... ..... .....
Josiah Ballet lots Is 10
% block 8 RichlAnd
Park add ........-.-..
&c h lakewood lot 10
block 4Richland Park
aQQ. -ss-.--.-..-
Josiah Ballet lots S 9
block 5 Richlsnd Park
eQQ-...---.-.-s.s.
John L Wise lo1 II. Ia
block 8 Richland Park
Auu- -...s-.- .-s.-s-s-
e C Adams lot 2 block is
i Richland Park add.
Mrs n 8 Hanee lots "A
1sIsBlock II Richland
REkszt. a..s.o."s
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ENTERPRISE.
warpe McKillip lots II
and l9 block I.......... 81
g 4 RambO east 50 feet
lot block 4..........-
q Brady east 60 feet
lots 246s block S.. lSe
Mrs Sundin lot IS block
| l1....--....-.- ?.
A W Rice balance OF
| BLOCK 36....---..-...s.
Mrs liable n h hswq
block .. ...............
A Shredder beg at
point 200 feet n and 20
feet west of n cor
of block Enterprise
thence north 80 feet
west 2S5 feet 50feet
thence east to place
of beginning. -.......,-- i
HOPE CITY.
D Pease 3 Z % feet
center " end lot
| Dlock S.--.----.---.--- y
Tnurstin 4 SwaYzs lots
{ 8 8 and 7 block 8
] Ihnrsiia& 5waszs's
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-07

That this
with the that the this
country have appealed vain for the the farm mortgage debt
of their states It instantly by the
that throw the
revolution They would the truth
said the matter cloud debt which could
hope And therefore the Bureau closed the books and
declined to give out further
What think the of this? Do know? Do
know why the facts regards should be
sealed
from Wall Street, Mt*
Alabama Alabama counties, and
Indebtedness this 95 millions And Iowa. with
mortgage OOOtwo million dol
county This the reported KNOWN land mort
No. the 1891 the for
only years. And besides this the cha mortgages bonded debts
Great God this counthe cloud OF
desoaton which hangs over it well make shudder
the Bureau have
given general regarding Yes after ALI
lecturer the country had informed the OF the draceu
publishes haue habogus
al He the total mortaged farms country nce
1880 2491 $780, criminal
This includes the occupied by the OF that
number farms occupied renters and there
scarcely shadow record By the above number with
the each by Porter the
mortgage debt of the country is
all difficult the namy OF this entire farce
the 16 million farms
2OOOO farms occupied than out OF six mort
gagged! The enormity
apparent There this country who is green
gued by Even in New York oneha OF
State Assessor Wood but
will pass before the state will his farm In Minnesota
Dakota Wisconsin we'll that OF the
already mortgag and Kansas the counties already
lined give evidence Of three+ourths.
The method used deceive the people only of those
morgaged occupied this exceed
ingly imperfect
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ITS CLUTCHES
Are now around the Throat Of the Cities Of the West

Are around the Throat Of the Cities of the West
The different cities of which the
drt political schemes history
reached their limit We have sympathy for them They
with aouses and political feud and their
conceivable raid which the
the people would permit
They robbed the producer the
lions parzed has become that
being much money this month";
the districts which this month will take
back the banks much wb
the which the Europe
repay loan
and the provinces again be moneyless.
This skmsym has until there poverty great
the cities themselves it's there
the cities without prosperity the provinces the cities
gulf within which the country
progressive eneprng and
farms But Kansas has been sted Kansas City
and claimed that she has lost
1atOn.
ST. Louis dead She old
her longer than other cities but her
there has been close time for jobbng
ST. Paupoor St Pauwith her $2 empty
houses TWEEN
her politicians have stood with
with the Chicago railway beeders everything
infamous until she overpowering
magnitude the knavery St.
Paul politicians have stood by Minneapolis robbers until the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-08-07

carvings
Paul We sympathy
She bndy staggering under present restitution and future promise
of calamity, reward for her political sins.
Minneapolis On block For Rent" the
going
remarkably argo these neither the daily
notithre this within
this Minneapolis has tremendous elephant hands
onefourthbuit house with millions OF
Milwaukee similar condition only this dfncethe
and changes do not show readily the surface
Chicago by the Worlds Fair
merchants scre communing with another asking
question, "What will this
Omaha building considerable but ST. 10 is stationary In
trouble rejoice
where the loss OF development
difficulties These political railway
enterprise financial interest
the vampire amhed
ated body which it has destroyed.
There but successful puseul body great
nation and that the political interest That still boa
gluts nsatiate belly with the obbfruits
public treasures the people, where the wealth skinned
centred still yield their millions the Dukes Princes
know fooand where they can't fool they
the bloodess people, the sleepy headed idiot people!
But the toie
their homes by the eviction That
nighwhn the wreches will fall
and the financial
wreck OF their own bond -bulded palaces.
But this it is feared trust that from the
founded Justice
living ad-
of toll.
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The Florida G. 0. PluteS.

the Florida Republicans will retire from the
political year. There somthng OF spit the demo
will therefore kindly retire
always thought that the ranks opposition
and the weak kindly g under when the Tatrc
dial the That pretty faint
form parat saved the country by the tremendous patriotism
mobers million land The writer the
millions who did the fighting while the G. O. doing the
he the suckers Sc the dollar while the g. O.
Pluto the doaand he appreciates the situation
Florida the
could O. Pluto hang his flute the chin
the party
financial
wholesale lying The that
Every intelligence knows that sections for four
onea prohibition has been
last the Independent Alliance candidates counted ouKan
and South Dakota
Florida OF when the G. O. FLUTES
the ballot Florida with corruption and budozng
carpbag allies stricken population opponents
there annated
shed it's alligator her everglades
which evanedfaded outone dead And the struggle
eno between the Peoples Party and the Bounbon democracy
the great
Let Florida lead the funeral the Wall Street will close
Dead March, the
the will dape it's black bak with odors bad
memories.
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tected and od by the yet all able

all able
actually the luxures OF the age
necessity the primary element OF cvza
prosperity thing without which national
gene orgnalborn the wthntse
prey professional pirates It has
betrayed oppressed shamess abused and robbed
the o. s. government, OF
for favors asks for
regarded the safety Of the people against
The foodtrafc national
scop-and the merely
place the OF all public
currency And doing this they ask for
during fifteen days dur
100000 and they ask no expenses their
the interest provides Tor that
buded the citadel OF the putocrat will
image whose terrible has made
world miserable through