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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
LET OFF WITH A FINE.

Gordon Rrndshaw, Charged with Wife
Murder, Practically Acquitted by the
Jury.
STEPHENvILLE, Tex, Dec. 4.-The
testimony in the case Of the state vs.
Gordon Bradshaw, the young Missouri
an charged with the murder of MS
wife near this point on March q was
concluded Thursday night and after
brief argument by counsel the jury re-
tired. After celebrating five hours
the jury returned verdict finding
Bradshaw guilty Of negligent homi-
eide" and assessing his punishment at
a fine OF $1,000. While Bradshaw
stands acquitted Of intent to kill his
wife, yet the degree Of negligence ex-
hibited by him in handling the gun at
the time Of the killing was regarded
as such by the jury as to demand pun
ishment
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

man ives given 50 rounds Of cartridges,
and we were all ready for fight to the
last ditch, which was just outside the
fort. Our skirmish line advanced till
they stirred up the confederates, and
then retreated inside the fort, followed
by regimental line.
As soon as our men were inside the
fort the order was given to fire. Such a
volley as that was. Some ran, but most
Of them fell and lay down at one time
and one motion. That fort shook and
trembled and silence fell momentary.
Then the colonel sang out: LOAD and
shoot at will"
Just then little Dutchman just by
my side spoke up: well, kess we
keeled all of them" just then they
opened up and we found lively lot OF
corpses right there. The confederate
cannon began, and they shot two or
three holes In the dirt walls, but they
were filled up in one minute with sacks
Of sand. The confederates were driven
back with the fire Of small arms and
double-charged canister from the can
non.
For two hours or more the musketry
and artillery fire continued. All at
once flag of truce showed up ON the
confederate line md firing ceased. A
white handkerchief was put on a bay
cnet and waved. When the carrier Of the
dispatch came up it read; mot wish.
ing to sacrifice any more lives, we ask
YOU to surrender, and we (the confed-
erates) will treat you fair"
The Seventy-third officers were mad.
Our colonel jerked out his pencil and
wrote: "The Seventy-third Indiana
will never surrender so long as there Is
nm officer left. You say no more sach-
flee of life. We have not had man
killed yet and are well supplied with
ammunition" He read 1t out loud, so
that every man Inside the fort could
hear and sent It back.
As soon as the order came to fire
everything that could be fired was
fred. The confederates fell back as
though dazed, and every time a con-
fcderate cannon opened ITS mouth II
was knocked, and in 80 minutes they
were in full retreat, and we let then
go, with the Third Alabama cavalry
taking in the hindmost The Third had
many men in the regiment who had
been in the confederate army, and were
then fighting for Uncle Sam..-A. Y
Green, in National Tribune,
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FEW BULLETS FIND MARKS.
Veteran Tells How u Battle Should Be
Written Up.

Veteran Tells How Battle Should BE
Written Up.
81 was just reading" said the war vet
eran, "a fiery and graphic account of a
battle. ! will quote you few of the
passages which describe the repulse of
an advancing line;
LIVERY bullet found its man Not
a shot was wasted The unerring aim
Of the marksmen.' "A most telling vol
ley, each man picking his target and
so on, I'D iuilnitum.
Say! That makes me tired. wish
some writer on war and battles would
give report Of fight and word IT so
Ms to express the actual way in which
soldiers hit or don't hit their enemies.
DO you know how such an account
would read? Well, I'll tell you after we
DO a bit of figuring. Let me see,
"Therc were, II have the figures
right, about 100000 men at Shiloh. Ae-
sording to the official reports, there
were LIES confederates and l,1j4 fed
erals killed there. The wounded were,
on both sides. 1920. Out of 100000
'ngaged, 1902 managed to get hurt,
How many bullets did il take to accom-
plsh this result2 Well, how many do
yoa suppose that body Of 100000 men
could have fired? lncessant firing, vol.
ley after volley, for two days. should
say that every soldier must have fired
ut least 30 shots, That's 100000 bul.
let's. Number Of bullets required &c
hit a man, about $50. Number required
to kill. about $50. And that doesn't
count in those killed by cannon shots
by sabcrs or by bayonets.
AT Gettysburg the armies fought fol
three days. There were about l7O,0oi
men in the battle. Approximately
$500 Of them were killed and 29,s0I
wounded. Every soldier probably free
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1.-THE NEz PERCEs SET UP A YELL"

they moved so fast that when their lines
of battle passed me, the wind they made
was so strong that | had to hold my
hat on with both hands, and once |
came mighty near being blowncl clear off
my feet" B
why, where were youall this time"
asked several voices.
"Oh," said he. ~ was standing ON a
little knoll in the middle of the valley.
looking on"
"Why," remarked AN officer, ~ should
think they would have killed you in the
scrimmage,"
Then the face Of the veteran of the
plains assumed an air of offended inno-
cence, and in o tone of voice which made
it painfully evident that he felt hurt,
he said: Wharf.-The Iniuns! Lord,
they all knew mel" The general Joined
| in the smiles which followed this bit Of
sadly mutilated truth. Similar Mum
chausenisms, INDUCED in from time to
time by this officer, demonstrated the
fact that he had become so skilled in
varying veracity that one of his lies
could make truth look mean alongside
of it. and he finally grew so untrust-
worthy that it was unsafe even to be-
lieve the contrary of what he said.-
Century,
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Kansas silver Forces to Meet.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 2.-D. c. Tillot-
son, president Of. the State Free Silver
union, has issued call for n meeting
of the union to be held in Topeka Jan
airy ~. The union includes all free
clubs in the state and represents to
the triple alliance which supported
Bryan what the Republican State
league means to the republican party
organization.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

KANSAS AS A MARBLE CENTER.

New Gypsum Process May Prove Bonanza
for Dickinson County.
ABILENE, Kan, Dec. 4.-The stucco
manufacturers OF Dickinson county
are investigating the new Canadian
patent process by which marble is
made Of gypsum The southern part
Of this county has immense deposits OF
gypsum, and II matchmaking proves
q success the owners Of these beds will
make test. The stucco manufacture
ers claim that they will be able to OBJ
tain better results than the Canadian
company on account Of the superiority
of Kansas gypsum.
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FUN IN THE ARMY.


Gen. Horace Porter Tells Of Romancing
indian Fighter In the War.
An old officer was passing by, an
acquaintance Of the generals, now
stepped up to the group. lie had re-
Gently been ordered in from the plains,
and his wild tales Of red-handed
slaughter in the land Of the savages had
already made him known in the army
as the "Injun slayer An mid remarked
to him: "Well, as you've been spelling
for fight ever since you Joined this
army, how did yesterdays set-to strike
you by way Of skirmish?" "Oh!'
was the reply, "you had large numbers
engaged and heavy losses; but it wasn't
the picturesque, desperate hand-to-
hand fighting that you see when you're
among the Injuns." "No; but we got
in some pretty neat work on the white
man." said the aid. "Yes; butt didn't
compare with the time the Nez Perces
and the Shoshonee tribes had their big
battle" continued the veteran. why,
how was that?" cried all present in a
chorus.
swell, you see" exclaimed the MARIA
tor, first the Nez Perces set up a yell
louder than blast of Gabrie!'s trumpet,
and charged straight across the valley;
but the Shoshonees stood their ground
without budging an inch, and pretty
soon they went for the Ncz Peres and
drove 'em back again. AS soon as the
Nez Perces could catch their breath
they took another turn at the Sho-
shonees, and showed them back just
about where they started from. BY this
! time the ground between 'em was Sc
covered by the killed and wounded that
YOU couldn't see rs much as a blade oil
grass. But still they kept on charging
back and forth across that valley, and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
Chicago,
Rock Island &
Pacific
Station

Passengers arriving In Chicago can, by the
new Union Elevated Loop, reach amy part 'of
the city; or, for u five cont fare, can be taken
immedlately.to any Of the large stores In the
down town district
All Elevated Trains will stop at the Rock
Island Station, Train every minute
These facilities can only be offered by the
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE"
II you will send s-cent stamp for postage
we will mail you at once new bird s-eye
view OF Chicago, just issued In five colors
which shows you just what you want toknow
about Chicago and the new Loop and Elevat-
ed System, This map You should have
whether you now live in Chicago and you OF
your friends contemplate making trip.
Address
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G,p. A.,
Chicago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

PERRY, Ok, Dec. 9.-Fred Horn, q
i7-year-old boy, was convicted at Ell
Reno for the murder of Alva Trip in
Washita county over a year ago and
sentenced to 90 years in the peniten-
tiary. Young Horn killed Trip to get
money to buy his sweetheart a Christ
mas gift. He was granted change OF
venue from Washita to Canadian coun-
tv. but that did not save him.
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Bars Companies by Wholesale.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 4.-State In.
surance Commissioner Campbell has
issued a circular containing the names
Of So fire insurance companies which,
he says, are not authorized to do BUSH
ness in Michigan and many of whom
he charges have no legal existence
anywhere. These are in addition to a
list Of over 20 alleged fraudulent COM
panies recently published by the COM
missioner
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. "A. A. Henry,
a contractor of the Topeka Railway
company, while sitting in the car
house this morning waiting to go out
on his run, suddenly dropped over on a
bench and died in five minutes. He
was laughing and talking with his
companions just as he was attacked
with the fatal spell of heart disease.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
Illinois Political RumOr.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. at is said
here that Senator Cullom has decided
to accept the place of William R. Nor
rison on the interstate commerce COM
mission, being dubious of the coming
complexion of the general assembly
and fearing the election of a democrat
to succeed him as United States sena'
tor from Illinois
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re
Hector November II, 1891
SHERIFF'S SALE.

will, at 10 o'clock a. M, Monday. Decem-
Der 10, 1887, at the west door OF the court
house, in Abilene, Dickinson county, Kansas,
sell nj public auction, for cash, the following
described real estate, to-wit.
Lot six OD, block fifteen Q5), and lot SIX (6),
block ten (iO), all In original town OF Chap
man, Dickinson county, Kansas
And, | will also, at ? o'clock p. M, Thurs
day, December 10, 1897, at the II. @; Boles
residence in the city of Chapman, Dickinson
county, Kansas, sell at public auction 10,
cash, one new Remington typewriter anu
one w, W. Kimball piano, number Z'2S2, All
Of said property, both real and personal, VIII
be sold as the property OF II, e. Boles and
Francis |. Boles, upon an order OF sale Issued
ont of the district court OF Dickinson county
Kansas, upon Judgment Of foreclosure, n
an action in said court, wherein Willle u
Deyoe was plaintiff and II. G. Boles, FRANCIS
/. Roles ct al. were defendants, and TO me d.
rected as sheriff OF said county OF Dickinson
Witness my hand and official character thi'
10th day OF November, 1897.
NIB, ROBSON,
sheriff OF Dickinson County, Kansas
THos, DEvER, Attorney for Plaintiff
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

LIBERTY, Mo-, Dec. 4.-William Carr,
the murderer of his little three-year-
old daughter, Belle, and who has
twice attempted to commit suicide and
who is sentenced to be hanged here on
December II, made statement yester'
day in which he said that he had been
converted and was now ready to die in
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

CLINTON, No., Dec 4.-Fire at urich
destroyed the post office, Kerr's drug
store and jewelry store and badly dam
aged a brick and stone building in
which were the Bank of Urich and
Stewards drug store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. Alt will only
be a matter of a few months now
until all Of the passenger coaches on
the Santa Fe railway system from
Chicago to California will be lighted
by electricity. The electrical equip
ment is being placed in them at the
rate of two cars per week at the To-
peka shops at present
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
Fact About Klondike

merits Of respective routes; what to
take for comfort and for work; de6ni-
ton OF mining terms; description CT
various methods OF operations mining
laws, etc., may be found in book just
issued by Santa Fe route.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

The REFLECTOR will save you from
twenty to fifty per cent on all your
papers and magazines by taking ad-
vantage Of its club rates. Call at the
office or write for rates on any period
ical published IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First published In the Abilene Weekly Re
fectOr, November rs, 1897.
SHERIEF'S SALE.

Ease NO j,0sS.
William W. Walker, plaintiff
vs.
Nathaniel G. Reed, Maria Reed and George
Reed, defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale Is
sued by the clerk of the district court OF the
8th judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, State of Kansas, In the above
entitled case, and to me directed and deliv-
cred, wlllOn
Monday, December 81, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. M, of said day, ut the front
door of the court house in the city Of Abilene,
Dickinson county, State of Kansas, without
appraisement sell to the highest bidder fol
cash in hand the following described real
estate to-wit:
The northeast quarter me. "A OF section
thirty-two (32) In township fifteen Q5) south,
Of range three (3) east of the Sixth principal
meridian in Dickinson county state OF Kan
sas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment of the court in said cause
recited in said order of sale.
Witness my hand this end day OF Nov
1887. N. B. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
STAMBAUGH & HURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Jackson and JefYrIes to Meet.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. A. Peter jack
son and Jim Jeffries have agreed to
fight 20 rounds before the Occidental
club in this city early in Fe bruary Tor
rs per cent. of the receipts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re
Hector November %, A. ID. 1871
Publication Notice.

To Eliza Hershey, IIettie Kready, Mary Ann
Frey, Ezra Oliver Hershey, Jacob Harvey
Hershey, r, II. Kane, guardian ad iitem
for Ezra Oliver Hershey and jacob Har-
vey Hershey and Katie Hough, formerly
Katie Hershey, guardian Of Ezra Oliver
Hershey and Jacob Harvey Hershey all
of Dickinson comfy, Kansas,
Won and each Of you are Hereby notified
that /. the undersigned administrator, with
will annexed Of the estate Of Mary Hershey,
deceased filed in the office OF the probate
iudue OF Dickinson county, Kansas, my petl-
lion praying for an order of sale to sell the
following described real estate situated IN
dickinson county, Kansas, TO wit me nn-
divided one half interest In the northwest
quarter OF section ten 40, township twelve
1@. range two cg, east OF sixth principal
meridian. That the hearing of said petitlon
is sci for Wednesday, December !, 1871 az one
o'clock, D. M, at the Office OF the PROBATE
iudre in Dickinson county, state OF Kansas
al which time and place you are notiiea u
appcar and show cause. II any, why sald real
estate should not be sold,
Administrator with will annexed Oh Mary
Hershey, deceased
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
WAR "REMINISCENCES
FIGHTING At Athens.

Fun with the Jshnnies In Alabama ~
Close QusrterA
A short time before the Seventy-third
Indiana reached Athens, Ala, it Yves
captured, with more men than we had
at the battle. The fort was surren-
dered.
We were attacked an hour and a half
before dark. We retired at once inside
the fort, and the ball soon opened IN
earnest, with music from all sides. The
colonel stood in an exposed place with
field glasses to his eyes, and directed
the fire both from the artillery and
men, and in two and a half hours had
the confedemtes driven back to re-
spcctful distance. We then threw out
q line of men on all sides and the firing
ceased in the fort, but the picket-line
fired more or less all night.
The night wore away the confeder-
ates carried all their dead and wounded
of tho field and sent them south. Each
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
A Noted Cannon.

A famous old cannon was placed in
the capitol at Hartford, Conn, recently,
which went out in the civil war, lut
never fired shot. 1t is n l2-pounder'
smooth-bore cannon, presented to the
state in 1862 by the United States min
lister to Belgium, When sent to the
front it was found that the government
had no ammunition which would fit H.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

The people in Canada eat more but
Ter and cheese per capita than those of
any other country. The annual con-
sumption in the United States, per in
habitant, is 20 pounds. and in the United
Kingdom 10 pounds per capita.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First Published in the Abilene Weekly Re
nector Nov, Is, 1891
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Case No. 3628.
Sarah Porter, plaintiff,

Sarah Porter, plaintiff,
VS..
Levi SINNERS; Hannah Simmers c. II, Le-
bold and ]. NJ. Fisher, late partners as
Lebold, Fisher & Company; and John
Johntz, assignee OF the estate of Lebold,
Fisher & Company, bankrupts; Henry B,
Chids and William W. Childs, Annie Z.
Herbst, defendants.
Hinder and by virtue OF an order of sale is
sued by the clerk OF the district court OF the
sth judicial district within and for Dickinson
county. state of Kansas, In the above en-
titled case, and to me directed and delivered,
will, on
Monday, December 81, A. D. 1897,
at IA o'clock a. m. of said day at the front
door of the court house in the city Of Abb
lene. Dickinson county, state OF Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the. highest
bidder for cash In hand the following des-
crbed real estate towlt' -.
Iot number nineteen 90 on North Second
street, in Thompson 4 McCoy's addition TO
The city of Abilene, In Dickinson county
state of Kansas ,,, LA ,,s
10 the Judgment of the court IN SAID cause
recIted In said order OF sale.
Witness my hand this 10th DAY OF Nov,
1891. IN popsov
Sheriff Of Dickinson county, Kansas.
| T. +. DEWEY. -
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re
Hector, Nov, 25 1891
SHERlFF'S SALE.
Case No. 1895.
William w. Walker, plaintiff,


PENDANTS.
Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale is
sued, by the clerk of the district court of
the eighth Judicial District within and for
Dickinson county, state of Kansas, In the
above entitled case, and to me directed and
delivered, | will, on
Monday, December 81, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock q. m. of said day, ut the front
door of the courthouse In the city of Abilene
Dickinson county, state of Kansas, without
appraisement, sell to the highest bidder fol
cash in hand the following described
real estate, to wit:
q The southeast quarter SEQ dissection num-
Der eight (9 in township twelve Q9 south, Of
range one Q) east of the Sixth principal mer'
idian, in Dickinson county, State OF Kansas
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the Judgment of the court in said caust
recited in said order Of sale.
Witness my hand this 24th day of Nov
A. d. 1891. -
N. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson County, Kansas.
STAMBAUGH & HURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
First published in the Abilene Weekly Re
fector, Nov. %, A. d. 1897.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Case No. 5000.
George Windsor, plaintiff,

Samuel Carpenter and Emelne Carpenter,
defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale Is
sued by the clerk of the district court of the
Sth Judicial district within and for Dickin-
son county, State Of Kansas, in the above en-
titled case and to me directed and delivered,
will, on
Monday, December 81, A. D, 1897,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. of said day, at the front
door of the court house, In the city of Abb
lene, Dickinson county, state of Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit
Lots number four D, five (1 six B), seven
60 and eight (s), in block number one " in
the original town NOV city Of Abilene, In
Dickinson county, state of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment of the court In said cause
recited in said order of sale
Witness my hand this 24th day Of Nov
1897. -
N. B. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson County, Kansas
STAMBAuGH & HURD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Monday, December 81, A. D. 1897,

at 10 O'Clock a. m. Of said day, at the front
door OF the court house in the city OF Abb
lene Dickinson county, State OF Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the following des-
cribed real estate tOwit:
Lot number four (4) in ]. r. Bonebrakes
third subdivision in the city OF Abilene, ac-
cOrding to the plat Of said subdivision of
record In the Office OF register Of deeds Of
Dickinson county. state Of Kansas, In Dick
inson county, Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
to the judgment of the court In said cause
recited in said order OF sale.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF Now,
1897. N. b. ROBSON,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
T. E. DEWEY,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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First Published In the Abilene aekly Re.
Hector, November H. 1885,,
SHERIFF'S SALE,
Case No. 1857.

Case No. $751;
Farmland Mortgage and Debenture Com
pany, plaintiff,
vs..
Silas Lloyd, administrator of the estate of
John Richardson, deceased; Rosa Rich
ardson, widow of the said John Richard
son, deceased John Lloyd Richardson
and William Henry Richardson, heirs of
said John Richardson deceased, defend
ants,
Under and by virtue Of an order ofsale is
sued by the clerk of the district court of the
sth Judicial district within and for Dickn-
son county, State of Kansas, in the above en-
| titled case and to me directed and delivered,
will, on
Monday, December -, A. D. 1897,
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day at the front
| door of the court house in the city of Abb
| lene, Dickinson county, State of Kansas,
without appraisement, sell to the highest
| bidder for cash in hand the following des-
cribed real estate, t0wit
The northwest quarter IN. W. ~ of section
six (6), township fourteen QA south, range
two (9 east of the sixth principal meridian,
in Dickinson county, state of Kansas.
The said real estate will be sold pursuant
| to the Judgment of the court In said cause
recited in said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 10th day of Novem-
Der, 1897,
Sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
| BOND & OSBORN, Attorneys for Plaintiff,