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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Shifting Soil.
lReal Estate Transfers Reported by Georg
Merrill Abstracter.

lReai Estate Transfers Reported by Georg,
Merrill Abstracter.
ID Il Latto and wife to j Taylor, lane
Ia Logan, $4,000.
Z II Halleck and wife IN ii NJ Schill
iDg, land In Lyon, $1,000,
+ Leonard aud wife to . ID Nichols
lot In Detroit, $40.
U q Shipley aud wife to G l. Arm
strong, lot In Banner, $500.
A Webert and wife to IL Kinderdick
land In Union, S25.
Manchester Town Co to w II Nicol
lot In Manchester, s7l.
II A Smith and wife TO l. NJ Warner
land in Ridge, $25.
@ Feidler and wife to IL Oesterlch
land IN Liberty, $4,000.
8 W Sawyer and wife to ID Major, lot
in Carlton. $50.
Smith (sheriif) IT, O Z Kellog & Co, 10
in Abilene. $3.50.
q Il Scherer and wife to II IL Burn
ham, lots in Abilene, $1,000.
II N Waterbury and wife to w \
Hawley, lots in Herirgton, $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
CHAIRMAN KoEPKE.
The New Board of County Commis
sioners Is Organized.

Aho NoW oOdlu VI NOuhby SphhAo-
sioners Is Organized.
The new board Of county commits
sioners met late yesterday afternoon
and organized by choosing @. H.
KGpke, of the First commissioner
district, chairman. 1t WAS deserved
honor TO Mr.. Kepke, the member long
est on the board and one entirely worthy
Of recognition. lie will preside over
the boards consultations with honor
to himself and the county.
Commissioners Silas Baker and j. A.
Patterson with County Clerk Nottorf,
as secretary constitute the remainder
of the board.
Yesterday afternoon the commits
sioners made arrangements and meas
urements for the new bridge near
Aroma and this morning went north
west to examine the locations for the
propo. ed bridges over Mud creek.
The commissioners returned from
their northwestern trip about | O'Clock,
having decided to huild bridges at both
the ford on the cemetery road and at
the Holzworth farm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Advertised Letters.

The following ia the list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Abilene post
office for the week ending January 10
1893. Have your name addressed Il
street aud number and 1t will b.
prom pity delivered.
ven-um Miss Minnie Hand, Al 'ss Maggie
Msrtsnberger, Mrs Lydia Kerr, Geo
Lear, Joe Frank, II
Tou -, ID ID, Rev ID Blandin, 10
Riment, " Matteson, James
Weatherby, BJ 2izapoos, U ID
N. B-Under the late order of thu
postmaster general, one cent c.) viii
be charged for advertised letters.
Persons calling for the above will
lease say nd vertised" giving date.
y. y, GVRpEN, r, N.
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labels and conveniences fairly bristle in
every corner. 1t il not announced
what business he will follow. 1t is
said that he has drawn very little OF
his salary, most Of the S24OO lying in
the treasurer's hands.
PROBATE JUDGE.
Hope furnishes the probate judge for
the next two years, q. q. Hutchinson
having been sworn in TO look after the
estates of deceased persons snd make
happy blushing lovers Of 1894. Mr..
Hutchinson Is an ex x.soldier and has a
good war record. lie has had no ex.
perieuce in official life, IL assistant
postmastership ut Hope be excepted +,
but will make a just aud capable Judge.
For the present he will retain as his
assistant the capable aud accurate
deputy under the old administration,
Miss Maria VanDoren. Later he will
m Ike his daughter his assistant in the
Office.
Ex-Judge NJ Bryson goes out with
the respect Of all. lie will return at
once to his lne farm in Cheever town.
ship, content with his two years
experience as a Cincinnatus.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
j. W. Hoover, whi for three years
has represented the Third commits
sioner district GU the board of county
commissioners, steps down and out
In favor of j. A. Patterson, a farmer
Of Holland township. Mr.. Patter.
son is Popnlist; he has had too much
to do in looking after HIS farming
operations to make a wide acquaiu.
lance In the county but he is well
spoken of by those who know him.
His township honored him by electng
him trustee last year and that speaks
we'll for his home reputation.
The other two members Of the board
Messrs. @. IL. Kepke and Silas Baker,
are among the most business like aud
successful commissioners the county
ever had. They have won the respect
and honor Of the county by their con
seIvative and energetic administration
of aft There have been no blow
and blusler but quiet, business like
performance of duty has characterized
every official action. The county
business has been economically aud
Justly administered and is eminently
safe in their hands,
OFFICIAL TIPS.
L, G. Little, county attorney elect,
was not here to take his office, prohA-
bly, being on the hills of England by
this time. He will not resign but will,
It is said, in view of his probably short
absence abroad, appoint a deputy to
look after matters for him IN his
absence. No appointment papers have
yet been died.
W. T. Harris and z. Scanlon ms high
school trustees took up their duties.
1t is MIR. Harris third term aud Mr..
Scanion's first.
County Clerk NottoTf and his Ell
cieut assistant, Miss Mtps King, wei.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Woodmen Install.

The Abilene lodge of Modern Wood
men Cf America Installed its new off,
GERS last evening. The lodge is In
excellent condition and is steadily
growing. Tue following officers took
their positions; j. ID. Sweeney, V. O.;
d. A. Bradley, W. A; T. VI. Jones,
E. B.; +. f. Murphy, clerk; W. O.
Hil, escort; @. Z. Flu k, watchman;
E. g. Adams, senlinel; l.. IL. Kump,
manager; NJ. z. SheaIer, repI eseIta-
i've 70 State camp meeting.
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OLD OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The High School Board Organizes for
the Year.


The county high school trustees met
yesterday at the high school building
at Chapman for the lrst session Of the
year. The new officers, Messrs. HarrIs
and Scanlon, took their places and the
board proceeded to organize. Supt.
ID, +. Shirk is president er odlcio of the
board. w. NJ. Sherwood was reelected
secretary and W. T. Harris treasurer,
Both gentlemen have filled the post
tlons most creditably and deserved the
honor Of a reelection.
The board ordered the contractors tc
go ahead with the addition to tn,
building, no restraining injunction
having yet been filed, There is Mt
question but that the addition is need
ed and II should be built at once.
A number of bills were allowed and
the board adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
HANDSOME HORSES.
Riverside Stock Farm Has Fine Ami
mails for Sale.


Mr.. o. l.. Thisler, proprietor of the
Riverside stock farm, east of Detroit
received a week ago five large Tennes
see jacks from l4l to l5l hands high,
all dark colors with light points, large
boned, we'll formed and from to
Years old. Pedigrees furnished with
each animal and breeding guaranteed,
They will be sold reasonably and Dick.
inson county farmers will do well to
see them.
On Thursday Mr.. Thisler unloaded
20 head Of Percheron and French coach
stations from two to five years old, all
dark colors and handsomely shaped
The shipment was one of the largest
and finest ever brought to the county,
These stations are sor sale aud will
doubtless 90 fast.
Mr.. Thisler is doing much to build
up the horse industry in Dickinson
county and deserves credit for brin ing
here such fine stock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Gbe Reflector.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 70. 1892
More Horses 90 East,

e. 8. Thayer, one of Abilene's expert
horsemen, shipped out over the Santa
Fe this afternoon to Albany, N. Y, q
carload Of Hne horses raised In Dickin'
son county. They consisted Of shires
clydesdsles, etc., and will bring the tor
Of market prices. Mr.. Thayer accom-
panies them and on his return will b'
prepared 70 buy all the good horses fol
sale In the county, having market fol
all he can ship to the Empire State
The horse raising industry Of Dickinson
county is becoming steadily Of NOR
Importance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
MILD AND MEEK.
City Council Proceedings Mostly De.
voted TO Routine.


Quiet and unevrnttul was the SEES.
sion of the city council last evening.
There were no startling crises, no
violent propositions put forward, no
exciting remarks.
There was a full attendance and
after the roll call and reading of the
minutes the allowing of bills took up a
Large portion of the evening. Every
thing went through smoothly.
Reports Of treasurer, street commits
sinner and weighmaster were read =,
filed and approved
The ordinance to amend the ordi-
nance relating to travelling doctors,
etc, was passed until next month.
The matter Of erroneous assessments
was referred to the finance committee.
COunci, adjourned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12

For extra fne cabinet photographs,
the best in the city and equal to those
made In any OF the larger cities, call at
Hansbrough's Old Reliable gallery.
Prices as low as the lowest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Teachers Examination.

There will be an examination of
applicants for teachers certificates held
in the City hall of Abilene, January,
2Sth, 1898. ID. II. SmRK,
2l9 2S2c County Superintendent,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
Wanted.

A good safe single driving animal,
weighing fIom 1000 to 100 pounds.
See II, W. Wilson at the REFLECTOR
office,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
New York Apples.

One hundred barrels OF New York
Baldwin apples for sale by Brumm &
VOlkman, cheap and must be disposed
Ut ut once. liz t&o
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photographs 81 90 Per Doc IN.

Uhtil the irst Of FEBRUARY 1893 you
can get one dozen photographs at
HansbIo Iough's gallery Tor eI.00.
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Appropriations of 500 each were
voted the Abilsne aud Herington fair
associations.
The board then adjourned cine die.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15

by Redfern, and not go about looking
like bad copy of every one else. Don't
try and look like Die Vernon if you're
not built on that plan.
There is a pretty style which Redfern
is using. the short basqued bodice with
reverS, Jutting out over the full sleeves,
and vest with bars of insertion, run
ming horizontally across it. The reveres
are made of satina or MORE, the latter
being great material for style Just
now. This bodice has q belt of MORE,
which gives an opportunity for one of
those swell buckles of either paste or
silver, which.addS certain amount of
richness to the whole costume.
The belt has certainly come in to stay
for while. Whether with or without
basque, all bodices are belted.
For walking gowns between seasons
slight quantity of fur is already used.
A costume trimmed elegantly with
either mink or sable looks better style
than heavy coat just at present. Very
snowy capes mad0 of ermine and MORE
are worn with MORE trimmed costumes
Just at present. One nut brown cloth,
seen at Redfern's had a dimiutiye
shoulder caDe of ermIne over a longer
one of MORE. The skirt had folds of
MORE, and the basQued bodice had
MORE vest
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
sought after by the solid merchants of
the town. Gambling in San Antonio is

sought after by the solid merchants OF
the town. Gambling in San Antonio is
only an eccentricity.
The games are supported by cattle
men, ranchmen, few inveterate city
"pikers," and by tourists. The cattle
men and ranchmen quite often win
| large sums of money; the 'plkers" pick
| up scanty living at the game, but the
tourists almost invariably lose, although
| the games are square.
| Judge Roy Bean is an odd character
| who frequently visits San Antonio to
| enjoy period of relaxation from his
| duties as justice of the peace on the
| Pecos river. Judge Bean is a short,
stocky man, strong and rugged, with
! iron gray hair and determined face.
! He can drink more whisky and play
| more faro than any other man of his
ageand weight in Texas. and, although
! fiftY-fve years old, he seems to stand
| the pace like two-year-Old.
His most peculiar traits are not so
! conspicuous in the Alamo City as in his
own town. There he is the terror of the
community. He is not only justice of
| the peace, but coroner, supervisor, poor
| clerk and censor of public morals. In
1 principal saloonkeeper Of the town, and
| is the proprietor of dance hall. About
| the only thing he doesn't own is gam
bling house.
They tell many amusing anecdotes of
him in San Antonio. The learned judge
holds court in little room behind his
saloon. One night stranger walked
into his barroom, laid $50 goldpiece
on the bar and called for drink. At a
silent signal from the judge all the
loungers in the place sauntered up to
the bar, and each man took particu-
larly large drink. The stranger asked
for another, and tossed off the contents
with the delicate relish of a counois-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15

I'd "a given you back your money if
you ID kept quiet. but as you've gone
and raised such ballyrow in my place
| hereby fine you s19.75 for disorderIy
cond uct. This court will now adjourn -
Saying which. the learned judicial
authority headed the procession back
to the barroom, where he "blewr all
hands.
One night. some months after the
above Incident, Judge Bean made the
rounds of the gambling houses in his
own town and dropped little more
than $500. On the following morning,
as ne lay on his weary pillow recalling
with painful effort the events of the
preceding, evening. he came to the nat
ural conclusion that he had been very
much under the sin fluence." and at
once suspected that he had been ''done'
by the sporting men while in that ire
sponslble condition. Hastily array
ing his manly form in judicial
black, he proceeded to the court
room and summoned all the gamblers
in town before him. There were above
fifty of them. With absolute gravity he
fined every man SO, the entire amount
of the penalties covering the sum he
had lost the night before. The gamblers
held conference Immediately after
court had adjourned and unanimously
decided to bar Judge Bean from the
games thenceforth.
A local desperate had been arraigned
before the Judge on charge of horse
stealing, and the trial had been set
down for the following week. On the
day appointed the tough, who had been
out on bail, entered the court room &C
companied by a couple of friends. The
accused flung himself back in chair,
and toying carelessly with the butt of
big revolver that stuck out from his hip
pocket remarked:
"Waal, | guess there amt gotn' to be
no trial today"
Did this phase Judge Bean? Not
bit of it. AS if acquiescing in the
prisoners opinion, he said: This
court will now take recess.''
Then he sauntered forward to the
bar, gulped down alb Jut half pint of
tanglefoot, took the enormous six shoot
erS from the cash drawer and concealed
them under each arm, with his coat
buttoned over them. Still cool as a
cucumber, he walked back to the court
room and took his seat upon the bench,
Whipping out both pistols from be-
meath his coat and leYeling them at the
defendant aud his friends, his honor
said:
Constable, you kin go ahead and
open court again. There's goin' to be a
trial or an inquest in this room TODAY.
an don't much care which"
Some years ago cowboy shot and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
Few BLUE-GREEH COATS.
f--T LsEEST r. DRESSES AND COATS
II REDFERE'S,
sTEEIsH DRIVING
COAT.

Il Is Made With n Fly Front.
single breasted and With a
Hzp Seam-The shOrt-Basqued
Eudice With Revers - \
Chance for swell BuckIes-Fur
Being Used on Walking Gowns.
sreai Letter 10 the Globe.
AEu i oI.K. Oct IS--There are such
rtfurs Ar women without taste. These
hart rlasr use. Everything has its use
b. rtls world. One Of them is marrying
lie men whom no women of taste would
NARY 80 perhaps. on the whole, it's a
GOOD thing that there are some women
without Iaste-tbOugh they do aggravate
us-fhe fashion vendors, by going about
in those drcadfully masculine frock
co4ls, when they have the kind of figures
thai ought 10 be clad in something soft
ana feminine. understand me, frock
coats are not dreadful for every one. In
NY minds eye see before me an ath-
leIic Juno, not a puffy, pinched-in hour
glass, or yet bustless, waistless, hip
less May pole, but fine, free-looking
young woman who does not look in the
least like Nine. Anybody's adver-
tiSementS for corSets. This style of
young woman is the one for whom the
frock coat and fiaring skirt is special
gift. and its use should not be abused by
other kinds of yOung women. These
other women have only got to study the
fashion books a little in order to see
many other styles in which they would
look quite as stylish and even lovelier.
But the frOck coat and skirt, because
il is THE thing" or because it Is Eng
lish, or because It is Redfern, seems the
COSTUME de rigueur" of the avenue.
Ladies with a decided embOnpoint have
taken it up, ladies with no curves at all
have taken it up, uniformed girls have
taken it up, aged and aristo-
cratic dOwageTs, who ought to
know better, walk side by side with
blooming granduaughters, both arrayed
in the relentless frock coat, and go
where you will, in the walks and haunts
Of the fashionable, you meet crowds of
gentlemanly young women and man
Notwithstanding young women who
look as though. through the rush and
hurry of the times, they had forgotten
to put their carnations in their button
holes, stick their silk hats on at the
right angle, and pick up that self
imposed burden of the modern chapple
the gold-headed cane.
Oh. womanl woman! When will you
learn that Fashion laughs in her sleeve
(and she has plenty of room for hearty
gutfaw) at her b.indest followers.
For those who can wear it well. the
frock coat and skirt is certainly the
most stylish thing that can be worn;
but there are about eight women in
every ten vino would do well to get
something specially designed for them
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
H0W's This {!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+: -. CHENEY IL Co., Props, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
l1eve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST IL TRUAX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price Use. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists. Testimonials free. -,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15

are also many female amateurs who
take part in fencing matches and acquit
themselves with honor. Among these
are Nine. Merngnac and Louise
Abbema. the celebrated artist who fur
nishes articles for the fencing journals
and designs programmes for the
matches.
Duels occasionally occur IN France
between women, the weapon chosen
being the sword. One of these took
place year or two ago between Nine.
Astie de Valsayre, a we'll known
champion of woman's rights, and an
American amateur, whose name was
not given, and who was wounded in the
encounter.
Another occurred more recently at
the restaurant on lie de la Jatte be.
tween an actress of the Varieties theateI
and another woman of the same pro-
fession, there being man in the case,
Two elderly gentlemen acted as sec.
onds. The women fought stripped to
the waist, hacked and hewed each other
like stalwart knights of the middle ages
and would not quit the field till one had
her breast carved and had received
three wounds in other parts of the
body.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15

One Hand and Sells Whisky
With the Other-How the Gam
blers Conduct Thems elves in
Gay "S'Antone"-Intere
Anecdotes.
San Antonio Is the liveliest town on
the continent, broke or flush, according
to an entertai ming correspondent. No
body ever thinks of going to bed in San
Antonio before midnight, and the num-
Der Of persons who turn night into day
is greater in proportion than in any 9th
er place in the Union. Saloons and
restaurants there are by scores that
never close their doors from one years
end to another, and variety theaters
and dance halls are in full blast all
night.
There is saloon In San Antonio for
every day in the year, and there are
three brewerIes. The town has about
$4,000 inhabitants, and when times are
lively it supports anywhere from 500 to
800 professional gamblers. Gambling is
the only vice which is not licensed di-
rectly in San Antonio. The games are
run openly, and the gamblers are
fined" two or three times year. They
also have to Ego to jaiP' about as often.
The writer saw Lee Cotton, notori-
GUS all-round sport, standing in front of
gambling house smoking Maverick
cigar with an air of sweet serenity.
"Hello, LeeI What you doing now?"
"Who, me? Pm in jail"
"Don't say! How long you been IMP"
sob, dunno. Hey, Dick" Ito an
other dealer of the house, Dick Stray
horn. chow long have 1 been in jail?"
"Bout a week, Lee, amt it?'
eyes, l guess so. Anyhow I know
the times up next Wednesday,"
''How do you work it, Lee?" asked
the writer.
"Why, l just drive out to the poor
house every night at 6 o'clock and re-
port. Then l come back to town till the
same hour next evening""
This was true. Lee, having good
pull, was subjected to an imprisonment
of about five minutes day for two or
three weeks. After having reported to
the keeper of the poOrhouse at o'clock
in the evening he was free to return to
the city and deal faro until or o'clock
in the morning.
The gambling is conducted in an or
derly. quiet, businesslike way, and rows
or fights very seldom occur. One reason
for this may be that in the cash drawer
of every faro. roulette, monte or poker
table lies little machine which lets out
a bit of cold lead at the same time that
it lets a mans soul out of his body. The
gentlemen who preside behind these
tables are of good temperament, gentle
of speech and courteous in manner, but
when their fingers are dallying with the
trigger of slX-shooter they are apt to
be dangerous.
The gamblers are the best dressed
men in the town. Most of their clothes
come from New York, and are made to
order by Broadway tailors. They give
more to charity than any other class.
They are esteemed citizens, and, while
they do not mingle in the more exclu-
i've circles of society, their friendship is
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
FEMALE DUELISTS
lot Uncommon In France, and
EanCinp In Favor

Not Uncommon In France, and
Fencing in Favor.
The chief patrons of the fencing
schools, which are numerous in Paris
as we'll as in all the provincial cities of
France, are young journalists and
writer's, sprigs of nobility, persons de-
voted to sport or athletic exercises,
actors and artists. Fencing masters are
not allowed either to send or to receive
challenges, though they occasionally
have fencing bouts with foils among
themselves. and sometimes direct duels.
For the women who desire to learn
fencing there are numerous professors
of their own sex. some of whom have
remarkable skill and can hold their own
with male professors Of the art. There
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15

one. 1t can, however. be very easily
proved by drawing two lines with a
pencil across the straight bisecting lines,
when the arch will at once appear in it's
proper form, although until this is done
the eye refuses to perceive the fact, and
the appearance of two dissimilar arches
persists.
Popular Science News points out the
fact that this Illusion is of practical i'm
portance to architects. who in planning
buildings with arches should avoid
placing columns in such position that
the arches will be unsymmetrically
divided by them.