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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-06-10

Mrs. Ida Laird Nelson Of Grant
Falls is visiting with her parents i
this city.
D. Z. Bigham is engaged in re
shingling his residence on Lincol
and Wyoming streets.
Charles Hett Of Brownton, a brothe
Of John Ilett, residing just west Q
here, was appointed postmaster a
Brownton last week.
Stanley Bissell left for st. Paul Sat
urday. He has secured position a
foreman of the Warren-Scharf Az
phalt Paving Co., and will make tina
city his future home.
Rev. w. II. Knowlton Of the Epis
copal Church of the Holy Communion
was attending the meeting of tn
Episcopal preachers and laymen 0
the State at St. Paul last week.
II. G. Ackmann left yesterday TO
St. Paul to purchase new grocer.
stock for the firm Of Ackmann 1
Holmes. He will also make arrange
ments for regular consignments o
fruit to the firm.
Rev. w. III. Knowlton leaves TO
Faribault this week. He will preac|
the ordination sermon at SeabNP
Seminary at that place next SUI lay
Quite large class of young pre- her
will be turned out on to the wd
J. B. Robinson and wife d p
Tracy Monday and attendd
graduation exercises of they
high school Monday eveninaea d II
of Mr.. Robinson being a em 1
the class. On Tuesday DR.
Willow Lake and attend <
ding ceremony of Miss
matt to Cornelius Sta1} =
| A glance over th T. v u
books for 1895 sho| I
have been paid a 4
than in previous yed
and town of Morgal
Brookville, Sundow1 y p
Swedes Forest, Knit
taxes have been exQ = Is! -
paid. Treasurer IL
that the receipts on oil
prior to the last day fQ =
amounted to $1,000 aud
. Till Tibbetts returned III Nf q
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-06-10

Henry Mead Of Marshall, . cousin
of G. W. Mead, has been visiting the
latter during the past week.
Henry Zieske OF Winons, J. G..
Zieske and Mr.. King Of Sleepy Eye,
were on the banks of the Redwood
river fishing last Monday.
Miss Lizzie Bissell came up from
Saltwater last Monday. Miss Bissell
has been teaching school there during
the past season and will remain home
for the summer vacation.
w. r. Caswell and an agent of the O.
T. Caswell Oil Co. of Winona are en-
gagged in making circuit Of the differ
ent creameries in Redwood county this
week, in the interests of the oil COM
pany.
There was a special excursion on
the Minneapolis & St. Louis from
Marietta to MinneapoliaGygS Hay.
! ! I ): !: !:
Twelve car loads Of Res tol lin the
extraordinary ~ G. e 80 About
Hhv 10 &n oX kyH h && dxuood
eW@ to 18th rra Marshall.
4eY 1oh h s. ncl reV faed from at
dir The neetiDS Oh Ne National
esby Fy IA Fun. IN. Sinclair
|ort N <slled5 Tim uring his
y id hdidu% al AMI iced that
pones rive her@ e east
=! in LARD koS =!
y lat dtters are very
Yer Chas. G. Braley
- down here, has recently
I'D shoe stock in St. Johns
~, and is now one Qfthedbusiness
Il men Of thaa.<.,'rv,sA
Fred Pam, zsaat l young farmer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
NEW PHONE Fight.
SALIVA COMPANY WILL 90 ON
WITH WORK.
Franchise Granted Last Summer Il
to Be Taken Advantage Of and
Abilene viii Got Phones Cheaper.

D. A. VanTrine and A. Oleson,
representing the telephone company
to which the city granted franchise
last summer good for one year, are
in the city arranging for fitting out
the system and giving Abilene tele-
phone plant that will be equal to any
in the state. The company already
has 257 subscribers in Sslina. 1903 in
Mcpherson and is extending Its line
to Newton and the southwest. 1t ex-
poets to connect Salina and Abilene
and thence eastward, making a valu-
able long distance system. The COM
pany will put in an entire new plant
with modern Improvements, place
the poles in the alleys and make the
rates 81 month for business houses
and 81 a month for residences. One
can thus have business house and
residence phones for the same money
charged for q business house phone
now.
The present company has only b
phones in use including deadheads.
1t charges exhorbitant rates and its
service even with the recent improv-
ments lacks much Of being what it
would be under new system. The
company has been utterly regardless
Of the city's appearance, disfguring
the streets with its poles and cutting
shade trees, regardless Of protests Of
citizens.
1t will be good thing to have a
company come here that will give a
good service and add to it reasonable
rates and fair treatment. A number
Of leading business men have taken
stock in the new company already
and it receives hearty encouragement
on every side.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS MARCH rs as7wEW PAGES
Successful School Year.

The closing Of school in district
So was made quite enjoyable on
the 10th by J. B. Stauffer teacher and
pupils. The literary society Of the
school took charge Of the afternoon
exercises which consisted Of recita.
lions, declarations and songs and
conducted them to the best Of credit
to both themselves and teacher.
Among those present were; Mes
srs. and Mesdames Walter Messing,
Elmer Hoffman, George R. Herr, VIM.
Eddy; Mrs. Jennie Graham; Misses
Elmira Hogman, Annie Blagg, Annie
Larson; Messrs. Albert Larson, John
Shank, Harvey Brown and others.
At the closing Of the exercises the
district and teacher were made to feel
greatly encouraged by the very en-.
couraging talks made by the school
board and others, among whom was
I. H. Lay, who on behalf Of the pa.
irons Of the district, presented a fine
gold pen, holder and an inkstand to
the teacher as a token Of their appre-
citation Of untiring labors among them
in the past. May the best Of success
accompany him in all bis labors is the
sincere desire Of the pupils and pa
irons. D. BROWN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS PROCLAMATION OF
THE TIME OF HOLDING A
CITY ELECTION,

| --O
|, Gideon Folk, acting mayor Of the city Of
Abilene, Dickinson county, Kansas, by viz
tue Of the authority vested In me, do, by this
proclamation, give public notice that on tho
first Tuesday In April, 1897, to-wit. Tuesday
April 9th, 1897, there will DO held In said city
an election for tho purpose Of electing tho
following officers, to-wit;
Ono Mayor.
One City Treasurer 'E
One Treasurer Of tho Board Of Education,
One City Marshal.
One Street Commissioner.
One City Clerk.
One Police Judge. ...e
Two Justices OF the Peace.
Two Constabes. ..
First ward, one Councilman md one Men,
Der Of the Board OF Education,
Second ward, one Councilman and ona
Member of the Board OF Education.
Third ward, one Councilman and one Mem
Der Of the Board Of Education.
Fourth ward, one Councilman and ono
Member Of the Board OF Education.
One Member OF the Board OF Education In
the attached territory, Grant township.
Votes Of electors for said officers will DO
received Ut tho polls In the following places,
First ward, South First ind Cedar streets.
Second ward at Armory hall,
Third ward, at city hall.
Eou NJ IA wn nj M Il rllal1 uoh ool h,,lldlug
Attached territory, at township hall, Grant
township south Buckeye avenue.
The polls will be open ut o'clock q. m. and
close at o'clock p. m. The following elect
ors will constitute the election boards In the
several wards and attached territory:
FIRST WARD,
Judges-F, A. Smith, NJ. l.. Baldwin, J. @.
Llghtner.
Clerks-W. l.. Allison, Lewis Lips.
SECOND WARD
Judges-D. :. Clarke, r. N. Smith, |. \. Hal
lam.
Clerks-paul IIurd, Clarence Cradle.
THIRD WARD
Judges-s. ). Walck, M. A. Jolley. John
Lancaster. HFN
clcrks-'J. II. Lott, W. G. Wyandt
FOURTH WARD.
Judges--J. B. Warfeld M. Gardner, Frank
Close.
Clerks-J, W. Miller, Mart shearer.
ATTACHED TERRITORY.
Judges-M. Stoves, John Reed, Pearl Ross.
NlarlQ-H kpidae n nua.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25

better his fortunes, has returned tC
his old stand. He found that the
rival burier had corralled all the
lodges and bis wife's kin had lead
pipe cinch on all the preachers. That
sort Of q combination Is invincible.
Two tramps entered farmers
house north Of Detroit Wednesday
and stole pair Of shoes, an overcoat
and other things. He caught them
near the depot but let them 60.
Mr.. Hallam is doing pretty well
selling lumber to the city now with
Dave Matteson, his partner, bossing
the sidewalk repairs, with no bids on
prices, but he expects to do better II
he gets his clerk, j. d. Cramer, on
the council.
Hope had an exclusive bit ofnews
all to itself yesterday. The report
was current that Fitzsimmons had
bled to death from his injury. 1t was
the same kind OF q fake as the Eu-
ropean war telegram that reached Alb
ilene yesterday.
j. H. Romberger, formerly Of
Abilene, is now at Chanute. He has
a pleasant home and all the Abilene
visitors to the G. A. X. state encamp-
ment next month should arrange to
board with him. He will charge the
same as others, 81 day.
e. b. Burnett has at last leased
the Solomon Sentinel to Il. j. Garner,
formerly Of Logan. The Kansas City
Star says "Mr. Burnetts future home
will be Topeka" lie may reside at,
Topeka for time but as he Is a
Christian we believe his future home
will be in a better place.
Trust an Abileneite to take care
Of himself. Bert Shank who now
lives in Emporia was told by police
man there the other evening while
sitting in the depot to either buy a
ticket or get out. Shank refused to
do either and the policeman tried to
put him out. That did not work
either. When the atmosphere cleared
Shank was still In the waiting room
and the officer was picking himself up
outside. The Emporia papers have
been greatly exercised about 1t. A
policeman is q sacred object in that
town.
j. 4. Nissley struck a man as
smart as himself up at Smith Center.
He was urging the dear people to put
up a bonus Of $4,000 to secure a
creamery and backed 1t up with glow
ng accounts Of the big profits. A
Iarmer writes to the local paper; III
The enterprise pays as well as Mr.
Nissley says 1t does, he is undoubted-
" able to start a skimming station at
Smith Center without the aid Of the
people and leave the $1,000 to the cit.
zens to invest in cows, which would
be about 43 more head Of cows to fur.
nish milk" That's good logic
$50
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
Obituary.

James Maloney, who died at hi
mothers on East Fifth street in this
city, on Monday evening Of last week,
was born in Hamilton, O., in 1859
He came to Kansas with his parents
in 1878. They settled on a farm neal
Bennington, in Ottawa comfy, and
made that their home for about IL
years when, the father having died in
the meantime, the mother with the
younger members of the family re-
moved to Abilene.
James went to Colorado in the lat
ter SOS and there on the 9TH of No.
vember, 1889, he was united in mar
riage to Miss Sadie Bayard. After his
marriage he returned with his wife to
Kansas and settled down to farming
on the old homestead.
About six years ago, while working
on the farm his team, which
was a very spirited one ran away and
threw him out of the wagon, breaking
his right ankle. The foot was at
tended to by two of the leading sur
geons of Saline and Ottawa counties
but for some unaccountable reason
it failed to properly heal and, after
about year of extreme suffering, he
was removed to his mothers home in
this city where DR.. Steelsmith was
compelled to amputate the member.
He afterwards returned to the farm
where he worked hard and faithfully
for about three years. In October,
1895, he contracted severe cold.
Little attention, however, was paid to
this and being hard working and am
bilious he continued to work even
after he was compelled to resort to
medicine for relief. When he was
compelled to quit work he went to
Kansas City and placed himself under
the care Of specialists. He afterwards
went to Excelsior Springs where he
remained until his physician removed
to Colorado Springs and established
there q sanitarium; Mr.. Maloney went
along. At first he appeared to grow
better and stronger, and great hopes
were entertained Of his recovery; but
when March set in he began to change
to the worse and he became gradually
more and more exhaused until at last
his physician advised him to return to
his friends. He arrived in Abilene on
the evening Of Friday, March 70, '97,
and at 1890 p. m. on the following
peacefully departed this life.
Mr.. Maloney was genial lovable
friend and companion. He was hon
est and Industrious, and strictly tenn
perate in all his habits. He left his
aged mother and several brothers and
sisters to mourn his early death; but
sadder than all else he leaves his
young wife and their three little ones,
two boys and girl, aged respectively
six and three years and ten months,
to battle with an unsympathetic
world. Their bitterness is modified,
however, by the thought and hope
that his upright and honest life has
earned him that reward which is more
than all the riches and pleasures Of
earth. X.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
N. N. WH!1LAw.
OVER IN AFRICA.
How the Abilene Missionaries Arc
Thriving.

low tU0 AUA40u0 &eAesAS~
Thriving.
Orna Simpson has just written biz
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Simpson
a long letter from Mequiney, Morocco
near Fee, telling about the mission
aries experiences. Among other
things he says:
Mrs. Rockafellar is not very strong
but is able to be up and around. The
children are quite we'll at present ana
the baby is not crying as much as she
did. There is not as much sickness
among the people as there has BEEN
The natives do not like Christians.
Some one curses you nearly every
time you 60 up to the Moorish part OF
the town. The language here is full
of blessings and also cursings. They
have the Koran and do not want any
thing else. They seem to hate Chris
tians, at least some Of them DO. Some
of them will hold their nose as you
pass, not wishing to smell Christian.
They are an ignorant set OF people,
not being able to explain what they
read. Some of them are very nice
looking. You can see the country
man ride his horse or mule to town
and his wife coming along the side or
hanging on to the tail OF the horse
She may have babe or bundle on her
head. Sometimes they hitch their
wives and donkey or COW together
to pillow for their wheat. This is not
frequent. The women 60 barefooted
good part of the time and seldom
having any stockings on.
Some of them have several wives.
The Sultan has several hundred. He
is only about II or IS years old. |
am well and happy. The climate is
about the same as the Southern states
OF America. | am hard at the Arabic
and can read little. have trans
lated three chapters of Johns Gospel
from Arabic into English. This
month is a special month with the
Moors. They eat nothing during the
day for month but at night they
feast. There are many strange things
in this land There was wedding
the next house to us. The man was
about 16 or IS and the girl 8 or 10.
There are many brides only 5 or 6
years old. The weather here is very
nice at present. We have had no
rain for o month and the sun shines
here day after day like in Kansas last
fall before the rough weather came.
live good part Of my time upon
the roof studying Arabic. We expect
to 60 out and stay two or three days |
in a neighboring village this week
and when | write again ! will tell you
about the trip. We expect to dress
like Moors as no one in American |
clothes ha been there.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
TO Arrive
Thursday Morning.

Another carload Of Minnesota
Early Ohio Seed Potatoes
They are large, smooth STOCK
raised in sandy ground and su-
perior to any sold in Abilene.
Don't fail to see ours before
buying. We have such conf
dence in them that we will
rlant an entire carload.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
Obituary.

|
The following extracts from Hart.
ford, Conn, papers will be interest
ing to our readers
"Mr. B. r. Able, who was widely
known as banker and broker, died
at bis home Saturday night, March
IS, Of heart and liver trouble. He
was native Of Litchfeld, where he
was born in November, 1880, being a
son Of DR.. Alanson j. Able, noted
physician, who for some years had a
home for spinal patients at Grove
Farm, Roxbury, Mass. At the time
Of the gold fever in lS49 Mr.. Able
went TO California; after his return
he took a medical course at Yale, re-
ceiving his degree at the age Of "a.
"He practiced in Enfield, Conn,
and Westport, Mass, afterwards 60
ing to China as commission merchant
and physician. He was twice mar
ried; his first wife was Miss Elizabeth
Nye Of New Bedford, Mass, whose
brother, Hon. Gideon Nye, was United
States consul for time at Canton,
China. Mrs. Able in starting for
home, after visit to that country
was shipwrecked with her two child
rem, and was in an open boat nine
days before, picked up by a Chinese
Junk. She died from the exposure
and is buried at Hong Kong, DR..
Able returned home with his children
and afterwards married Miss Julia
Smith, daughter of a Congregational
minister, who survives him. There
are seven children living: Mrs.
Wright, wife Of the pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Windsor Locks.
Conn, and Thos. Able in the real
estate business at Abilene, Kas.,-
children of the first marriage; the
others are DR.. B. r. Able, Dr., and
Harry A. G. Able, both in California;
Franklin j. and Misses Marion and
Amy X. Able.
"The name in full Of the deceased
was Burr Reeve Able, but he was
known under the business name,
which has been one Of strength and
in Hartford for the past
quarter of a century. He was presi-
dent Of the Stock Exchange and d.
rector of the State Mutual Fire In
surance Co. OF old French Huguenot
lineage, DR.. Able was man Of great
refinement and culture. In his ma
lure he was retiring and loved bis
home and family. He was devoted in
his leisure time to literature, and a
over of art, possessing many fine
by distinguished artists.
lie had been for many years a men,
,er of the Congregational church and
lis life was a constant exemplifcation
Il the Christian faith he protested.
"a brother about five years his
enior, DR.. Edward P. Able, an emf
lent physician Of New Bedford,
lass, died the last Of February; and
he day previous to his death, little
granddaughter, named for bis first
wife, died at Abilene, Kas."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton Of the country than all other dis.
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doc.
tors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatmeant, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market 1t is taken internally in
doses from lO.drops to teaspoonful.
1t acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
+. J. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, 0;
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25

hereby certify that the foregoing Is
true and correct list OF the bills allowed at
the meeting Of the city Council OF the city
OF Abilene, State OF Kansas, at It's meeting In
said city on Friday, March s, 1897.
CO WyASpT,
[sEALl City Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Marriage license; Michael Faith
and Annie c. Fengel, both Of Wood
bine.
j. B. Case is hauling pressed
brick for new walk in front Of his
residence.
A house from West Seventh has
been moved to the Jesse Engle place
south Of town.
The News OF March II referred
to Mr.. Rohrer as "a conspirator. :"
What did it meanp
The Hutchinson News suggests
that the Abilene Pop platform might
be used for a sieve.
Henry E. Buell. and Laura M.
Newberry, Of Solomon, were married
today by Judge Erwin.
The latest grief Of the Pops is
that Prof. Jewett got job and that
Ed. Little helped him.
H. N. Gaines and wife gave
mortgage on the Monitor yesterday
for 500 to Chas. McAdams Of Salina.
George Seward, formerly Of Abb
lene but for four years assistant
state treasurer, has gone to Chicago
to live.
Hicks predicted the heaviest
snow Of the season for this week. He
missed it by /! inches, s! inches fell
Feb. 4.
Abilene pays $1,000 year for
accident insurance. The red hot
nature Of politics here makes it
necessary.
An application for guardian for
N. P. Jackson Of Hope, brought by
his wife in probate court, will be
heard next week.
"A kind hearted travelling man
helped out the per capita Of town by
leaving about 800 here. He bet it
at 2 to on Corbett.
Joel Hersh has nearly completed
the enumeration Of Newbern town
ship and says the population will
show gain over last year.
u. B. Case and J. E. Nissley have |
been wrestling with Emporia BUSH
nessmen trying to induce them to see
the benefits Of creamery.
The Republicans are unanimous
ly for their ticket and are going to be
helped by scores Of others who cant
stand the Pop combination.
j. W. Brown and Miss Nina Sny-
der were married at Dillon Tuesday.
The south Dickinson papers ANNOUNCE
ed the wedding week too soon.
S. Carpenter and family moved
to the Nicolai place, southwest Of the
city which they have purchased. 1t
will make them a pleasant home
The postollice is being handsome
ly repapered and improved so as to
make 1t far more attractive. Post
master Strother likes to have things
nice.
The official list Of appropriations
shows that Judge Mahans salary is
not reduced. j. W. Miller, stenog-
rapher, gets $500 year instead Of
5000.
Mrs. II. d. Baker whose husband,
prominent politician Of other days,
lied at Guthrie week ago also passed
away Saturday She will be buried
vt Salina.
Judge Smith with years Of exper-
ence in the law and long adherence
% the Populist party don't see yet
Why he was turned down for John
Russell who can boast neither.
Mr.. Fachlam is so absent minded
hat he left his horse at a church in
own the other night, walked home
md in the morning thought the horse
lad been stolen from his barn. /
w. l.. Allison who was injured
n runaway Friday night is report {
ID as not 50 well. His many friends
viii be sincerely sorry to learn that
lis injuries promise to be very SER t
GUS.
A fund is being raised in Cali I
ornia to move the remains Of Wild
Sill there and erect a monument over U
is grave. There is already monu- c
nent over his grave in Deadwood, n
!. D. I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
70 Arrive
Tuesday Morning.

The NINETEENTH carload Of our
Celebrated Junction City Flour.
This Flour has given the best
satisfaction Of any flour in
central Kansas and our trade
is constantly increasing. Your
neighbors all use it. Ask them
about the quality.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-03-25
BILLS ALLOWED.
BY the City Council Of Abilene, Kan
sas, at Regular Meeting
March 8, 1897.

John Peterson, February salary.....s 500
Emory Rowland, work on streets.... rs
Mrs. Anna Augustine, sidewalk tax
refunded. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5@
Ed Yeadon, cleaning snow......... rs
+. J. Murphy, supplies At city hail.. 215
@. Y. Mead, February salary, city at
torney. Observation-Disclosures. 800
d. L. Pisle. repairs at city halle. 1S
O. @. Wyandt, February salary, city
clerk, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. III W
W. p. Gullck, supplies at city clerks
ONCE. Observation-Disclosures. 90
W. b. Giles, coal for city hall..,. II %
II. s. Folk, February salary, night
watch...... ....."....,,.......,... 1000
J. b. Favor, February salary as mar
shal and meals to prisoners, ..... $3.50
Holland & Thornburgh, sharpening
grader .........,....,....,...,nt, 325
A. s. Davidson, February salary,
street commissioner, ,,,..,... :. 400
John Elwlck, work on streets. .."A 500