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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
Taken Up.

On or about the Goth OF Sept, 1897,
there came to my place steer cali
about one year old. Red steer with
four white feet and white face. Own
er can have property by proving it
and paying damages.
14-9c< d. ID. Rock.
Navarro, Kas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

! hereby certify that the foregoing is a
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, Dec 3. 1907.
@. WYANDT,
lsEALl City Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

Taken up, white heifer, about two
years old, part Of left ear cut off.
Owner can have by paying charges.
Joseph Bossler. 79.2t&c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

He Is very quiet man.
Marriage license: E. H. Houtz
and Leila Bell Of Talmage.
Marriage license: Elias F. Rubin,
Dayton, and Emma Keely, Gypsum.
The Lutheran Aid society cleared
about $3.50 from its bazaar and sup
per.
Mrs. Lou Potter, who has been
seriously i'll for several weeks is much
better.
Shaw, the photographer, has
closed his gallery and will return to
Kansas City.
Harry Downer was taken out to
the poor farm this evening by the ad-
vice Of his physician.
Rev. W. A. Quayle will lecture
at Enterprise about the holidays.
Why not at Abilenep
C. c. Bishop and family are
in the city. They leave for Honduras
to convert heathens in January.
james McDade, of Vine Creek,
and Clara Wolf, Of Solomon, were
married at Minneapolis last week.
Masked men are soaring people
in South Dickinson. They are hunt
ing for somebody but do not find
him.
The meeting of the Fortnightly
has been postponed one week, the
club being entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Hodge.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Presbyterian church will meet tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. Orrin Smith
on West Second street.
Born, Sunday morning, to Mr..
and Mrs. +. G. Lemaster, a 1ll pound
girl. Mrs. l.. is staying with Mr.. Us
mother, Mrs. A. W. Gordon.
The Select Knights paid $4,000
insurance held by George Vance who
was killed by the cars at Enterprise
two months ago.
Hope Dispatch; Alb Dillon is
down this week shipping out some
Hereford calves. He sold three to
one man at 800 each.
Owing to the continued sickness
Of Mr. Rinehart, the singer, Rev. DR..
Carradine is compelled to postpone
his coming to Abilene until Dec. 1922.
"A spike, bolt and burr were
found on the Santa Fe rail near Man
chester last week. Some people
think it was meant to wreck the
train.
The telephone has been moved
from the court house hall into the
Office Of the county treasurer, Il being
more convenient and pleasant for the
officials.
The Herington ladies will send.a
box Of comforts, spreads, sheets, pill
lows and the like, anything that tends
to beautify home, to the Mother
Bickerdyke Home.
The Brown boys are contemplate
ing starting a brick yard west Of
town. 1t would be a paying invest
ment. There is plenty Of good clay
and a big demand for brick.
For sale, few choice white Ply
mouth Rock cockerels. Inquire Of II.
Southworth. S1-lt&2c
Solomon Sentinel: George Lock-
hart and Josephine Begley were
united in marriage on Thanksgiving
day at the home Of the bride two and
one half miles northwest Of Solomon.
Rev. Rankin performed the ceremony.
Topeka journal: Word mas Deen
received in Topeka that Miss Elinor
Seymour OF Abilene who has been
studying art in New York, has been
awarded the prize in a competitive
contest in which several hundred ar
lists in that city took part.
Members Of Damon lodge, Abb
lene, exempliiied Sd degree work in
Pythianism at Solomon last Friday
night. The Sentinel says that in ad-
ditlon "Messrs. Snider and Matteson
. 4 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09
Southwest Teachers Meeting.

The following is the program of
the Southwest Dickinson Teachers
association which will be held at
New Basel, Dec. II, 1897
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-12-09

Go to Charles Holt's barber shop,
under Gulick's, for satisfactory work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
INCIDENTS OF THE DISPLAY.
The Prince of Wales's ReceptiOn-II-
Elimination of the BROOKLYN.

PORTSMOUTH. England June 26.-One
of the prettiest sights of the day was when
the royal yacht had come to anchor. The
various foreign admirals, with their staffs.
put off to pay their respects to the Prince
of Wales. AS they passed the different war
ships the bugle sounded the bands played
and the marines presented arms. All the
admirals with the exception of Rear Ad-
miral Miller went in their steam pinnaces.
Admiral Miller went in his barge the sea-
men of the Brooklyn rowing so finely that
they provoked approving comments on all
sides for their skill and sailorlike appear
ances. The Prince of Wales received Ad-
miral Miller and his staff with special
cordialty and complimented him upon the
appearance of the Brooklyn. The prince
presented each of the admlralS with medal
as a souvenir of the jubilee.
On board the Brooklyn during the review
there were a number of prominent Ameri-
cans, the guests of Admiral Miller and the
other officers of the United States cruiser.
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John MeigS and
their daughters, Miss Grace and Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson Blair of Chicago.
1t is generally admitted that the Brook
Ign presented the smartest appearance of
any of the foreign ships. Everything about
her was spotlessiy clean. she was beauti-
fully decorated with flags her crew We're
trim and alert and her salute was fired
with the greatest precision and regularity.
The United states special envoy, MIR.
WhitelaW Reid, and Mrs. Reid, as a special
compliment, were the guests of the Prince
and Princess of Wales on the royal yacht
instead of occupying their places with the
special ENJOYS. The United States en-
bassador, Col John Hay, was on the regu-
lar diplomatic boat.
The Examinations of the Brooklyn tonight
reflect the very greatest credit upon all
concerned. Along her rail was a row of
electric lights. while between her tunnels
were large letters ". r. and the dates
"1S37-1S97' showing up conspicuously. But
the most striking feature was Old Glory
flying from a yard arm. and on which from
time to time the rays of a search light
were thrown. all the other lights of the
cruiser in the meanwhile being eXtin-
ance of floating in the air. The Prince and
Princess of Wales passed through the lines
on board the Alberta and returned TO the
harbor at midnight. The entire fleet then
fired a royal salute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
A WOMAN DECAPITATED.
Headless Body of Mrs. Sommers Found
Near Huntingburg.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HUNTINGBURG. Ind, June 26.-The
Eeadless body of woman, apparently forty
years old, was found this morning by sec
ton men about two miles west of here on
the l.. E. & st. l.. Railroad. The position
of the body indicated that the woman had
lain down to sleep with her head resting
on the rail. The head was found on the in
side of the rail a few feet further west,
where it had been dragged by the wheels.
About twenty-five feet from the body her
shoes and sunbonnet were found in a clump
of bushes. On the opposite side of the
track was found a new stove shovel. The
woman was seen yesterday in Hunting
burg. She stopped at the New American
Hotel for breakfast and dinner and gave
her name as Mrs. Sommers a dressmaker
OF evansville, and her residence at the
corner of Second and Pine streets in that
city. She wore a black sateen basque and
skirt. From her talk it was surmised that
her mind was affected. Previous to coming
to this city she was seen in various parts
of the county telling different story each
place. Here she told persons that she
owned property in Evansville, but on ac-
count of the recent death of her daughter
she could not bear to live there any longer.
She had no money on her person. Yester-
day Mayor Brundick of this city, received a
letter through the mail notifying him that
II the dead body of woman was found
near the city to notify wv. l.. Warner, of
Chattanooga, Tenn The letter was signed
by Mrs Marks, and it is supposed that
the dead woman wrote the letter herself
she was seen purchasing stamped en-
Velope ana directing it in the pOStOft1ce yes
terday. Coroner Bigham arrived at noon
and went to the scene of the accident The
body was brought to the depot in this city,
where the inquest was held, but owing to
the absence of passenger train crew No. 8
no verdict can be given for several days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
FAIRS STRONG DEFENSE.
Ex-Treasurer of De KaIb County En-
pected to Be Acquitted.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
AUBURN, Ind, June. 26.-The trial of W.
D. Fair, ex-treasurer, for embezzlement
began yesterday. But the whole day was
consumed in securing a jury, and the taxi
ing of evidence did not begin until this
morning. The forenoon was mostly occu-
pied in furnishing documents and officers
commissions by Circuit Court Clerk Long,
but the afternoon developed the strength
of the defense, we'll as the prosecution,
and tonight 1t is believed to be pretty sure
the result will be an acquittal. The de-
PENDANT was the witness stand at the
adjournment of court, and his testimony
that he has trusted all care of the
funds to his and others; that he had
lived economically during his official ca
Of the defense, and though the prosecution
is contending for every count in the indict-
ment, it looks as if the defense, which
is strong, had won the case already.
William Brown of Steuben county, is as
sisting Prosecutors Davis and Welsheimer,
and the defense is carried on by Hon.
shall, McNagney & Clagston, of Columbia
City; W. G.. Croxton and Frank Powers, of
Angola, and Hon. E. D. Hartman and c. e.
Emanuel, of this city. The courtroom was
crowded far beyond it's seating capacity,
and among the attorneys We're many ex-
judges, ex-cOngressmen and prominent men
from other counties and States, all inter-
ested in the first trial of any one of the
many who have been indicted since last
September. The evidence thus far shows
the utter depraVity of eXAuditor Cottinber-
ry, deceased, and, though he may have had
a willing tool So every person who has
been indicted or who has confessed of rob-
berry or conspiracy in this county can lay
their downfall to him. Borst SaWVel and
Dills, the self-convicted prisoners serving
time in Michigan City are yet being held
as witnesses in the Fair case, which VIII
last until Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27

Portsmouth at ] O'clock. The party imme-
diately proceeded on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, in which, forty-one
years ago, her Majesty inspected the feet
whereupon her Royal Highness's standard
was hoisted. After lunching on board at
2:30 the Victoria and Albert with the prin-
cipal royalties, left the harbor for Spithead
She was followed by the yacht Irene, by
the Pando, the Carthage and the Elfin, an
admiralty yacht. these vessels carrying the
distinguished. visitors Then came the En-
chantress admiralty yacht, with the
Hon. George j. Goschen, first lord
of the admiralty, and after her the admit
ralty's yacht Wildfire. with Mr.. Chamber
lain. the secretary of state for the colonies,
and the colonial premiers. she was fol-
lowed by the Eldorado, carrying the en-
bassadors and special ENJOYS, including the
Hon Whitelaw Reid. Then came the Dan
ube, with the members of the House of
Lords, the Campania, with the members OF
the House of Commons, and the Fire
Queen, the yacht of the commandments
chief at Portsmouth.
AS the Victoria and Albert was seen APP
preaching the fleet led by the Renown and
echoed by the foreign vessels present, fired
a deafening royal salute OF tWenty-one
guns simultaneously the blue jackets and
ironclads in solid lines round their outer
edges and filling their tops, while on yes
sells of the older type the yards were quick
ly dotted 1t was very theatrical and in
teresting. The Victoria and Albert. fol-
lowed by the other yachts. then steamed
through the lines, the sailors nearby
cheering the bands playing God Save the
Queen" The Victoria and Albert AFTER
wards anchored between the RenoWn ana
the foreign war vessels Immediately the
steam launches of the foreign commanders
left the sides of their big ships and made
for the Victoria and Albert on the quarter
deck of which the commanding oncers
were received by the Prince of Wales.
This ended the review. The royal yachts
then returned to Portsmouth. AFTER am
ner his Royal Highness and guests went
out again to the fleet to witness the lliu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
BROKE THE FARLEY WILL
ONE OF THE JURORS DENIED THE
VERDICT IN OPEN COURT.
Bass Machine Works at Fort Wayne
in Hands of Receiver-ElwOOd Tin
Plate Works Enlarged.
snecia1 q the 1ndianapclis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LEBANON, Ind June 26-The jury In
the Farley will case returned verdict at
IL O'Clock this morning, after being out
twenty hours, finding for the plaintiffs,
thus declaring a forgery the will found in
an old ice chest at Noblesville after the
death of Mrs Farley After the verdict
had been handed in the jury was polled
In response to the query of S. M. Ralston
attorney for the defense, rs this your ver-
dict all of the jurors replied aftirmatively
except Benjamin Thompson, who replied
emphatically no T. J. Terhune, for the
plaintiffs asked the juror if he now agreed
in open court to the verdict, and he re-
piled in the affirmative. The verdict was
allowed to stand without sending the jury
| back for further elaboration. Juror
Thompson still declares that it was not his
verdict, but that he just agreed to 1T. His
action will be the principal ground on
which the defense will ask for new trial.
The case has occupied four weeks in court
here, having come on a change of venue
from Hamilton county. 1t has been hotly
contested from the first, and the testimony
was occasionally sensational.
The case involved the disposition of about
$4,000 worth of Noblesville property. Mrs.
Jennie Farley bequeathed her property to
her niece, Mrs. Jennie Hawkins who is a
daughter of Dr. j. NJ Gray, of Noblesville.
The husband of the legatee found this will
in an old ice box some time after the death
of Mrs Farley, which occurred in July,
1896. The date of the instrument was May
90 1895, and it was witnessed by w. w.
Williams and William Lowther and attest
ed by +. B. Pfaff. notary public. all of
whom are dead When it was admitted to
probate the brothers of the testatrix at
tackled its genuineness. At the first trial,
in Noblesville, one of the jurors made an,
indiscreet remark, and the case came to an
abrupt termination. A change of venue
was then taken to this county. The main
witness for the defense was +. G. Wilson,
mayor of NoblesVille, who testified thatshe
a witness to the signatures. A vicious
attack was thereupon made by the plain
tiffs on his character for truth and yerac-
ity. About twenty NobleSville citizens tes
titled against him with most damaging
statements, but twice the number were
brought from Noblesville to prove that the
mayor was a reliable and truthful man.
The trial became bitter, and will leave
scars that will take some time to heal
over in NobleSV,lle
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
CLoDFELTER PAYS THE STRIKERS.
Work Resumed on the Interurban
Electric Road.
Indian .poiis Journal.

Special to the Indian polls Journal.
MARION, Ind, June 26.-Noah j. Clod-
felter, promoter and Louis Enricht gen
eral contractor, arrived in Marion to-day,
and before their departure they had paid
all claims against the projected electric
railroad up to June 10. This was followed
by the resumption of work among the
strikers between Paramount and Summit
Vile, and the prospects for the completion
of the undertaking are again on the rise
Mr.. Clodfelter said to-day that the delay
in making payments was not due to want
of money but to dispute between the off,
GERS of the company and the contractors
He added that the differences had all been
settled and that hereafter there would be
no occasion for delays. He still insists that
the line between here and Anderson will
be in operation by the 1st of September
He says that Contractor Enricht is under
bond to have the cars running by that
time. He expects also, that cars will be
running between here and Indianapolis be-
fore cold weather begins. The cars are to
be finer than anything now in use on in
terurban railways. They are to be forty
two feet long and finished in mahogany.
Each passenger car will seat forty-eight
persons and is to be equipped with two
tifty-three horse power motors. They are
to be built on a guaranty to stand speed
of forty miles an hour. There will be eight
freight cars, and a contract has already
been made to carry express matter for the
United States Express Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
Refuses to Be Frozen Out

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, June 26.-Yesterday after
noon Thomas Hampton filed suit against
the Standard Pottery Company and Her
bert R. Paige, Richard H. Marrish, Will
lam H. Joyce and Thomas Joice, asking
that a receiver be appointed The COM
plant among other things alleges that the
Standard Pottery Company was organized
in 1895 with capital stock of $4,000, with
shares of $50 each, and the plaintiff is the
owner of thirty shares and that in 1896
the defendants entered into a combination
to defraud plaintiff out of his stock and Sc
cure the plant for themselves that they
met and elected themselves sole directors
and officers of this corporation, and utterly
excluded plaintiff from management or con-
troll of the plant. The document also al
leges that H. r. Paige threatened to have
an Illinois man appointed as receiver over
whom he has influence. Ex-Supreme Judge
S. y. Coffey is attorney for plaintiff. The
affair has created quite a sensation, as
the company has generally had a good
name. and is doing good business here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
Indiana Notes.

Lafayette Adams son of William Adams.
near Sycamore Howard county, died Sat
urday from the effects of a horse kick in
the stomach.
Friday night a number of Masons of Sey-
nour went to Hayden to assist in con-
ferring the third degree on Rev. e. M.
Chambers, of that place.
Wilburn P Harrison near Rockville, was
kicked by a horse yesterday afternoon while
hitching up to drive to Rockville to see the
balloon ascension. His left cheek bone was
broken and his forehead injured.
G. M Sailors, of Wabash, has been ap-
pointed an aid-de-camp on the staff of
Commander-in-chief Clarkson, of the G. A.
r. H. Millican, also of this city, has been
made an aid-de-camp on the staff of De-
partment Commander James S. Dodge, of
E,lI<hart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27

The ElwOOd Factory and Steel Mills
Forced to Enlarge.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD, Ind, June 26.-The American
Tin-plate Company has over two hundred
men employed on the construction gang at
this time and has advertised for more men
TO go to work Monday. The new additions
to the plant, when completed, will furnish
employment for three hundred men, making
over 160O employed at this plant, the larg-
est in this country. Their new steel
mills are rapidly nearing completion. and
they expect to have them in operation in
a few weeks These will employ three hun
dred men and have a capacity of four
is the biggest industry in the gas belt and
is in itself sufficient to keep business NOV
ing along in all lines of trade, as its pay
roll at the present time exceeds $500 per
month This will be greatly increased as
soon as the steel mills begin work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27

since 1s52. He was born In Massachusetts
in ISL He leaves q widow and three chill
railway man; Mrs Frank Booth and Mrs.
Louis f. George.
SEYMOUR, Ind, June 26.-Mrs. Mary E.
Robertson, residing near Ewing, died Fri
day with liver trouble in her sixty eighth
year. She was the wife of John Blaze
Robertson, deceased, and an estimable
woman.
of j. +. Bulger, of this city, died suddenly
Thursday evening with heart disease. He
was going about the house when he sud-
denly expired.
KOKOMO, Ind, June 26.-Samuel Rod
key. one of the early settlers of Howard
county. died at his home in Monroe town
ship yesterday, aged eighty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTIES

The directors of the Postal Telegraph
Company yesterday declared a quarterly
dividend of 1$4 per cent payable July l.
The Building Trades Council Of San Fran
cisco has passed resolutions faVoring the
proposed annexation OF the Hawaiian
Islands
William F. Draper, the United States en-
bassador to Italy, on Tuesday next when
he will present his credentials.
Charles L. Cunningham who forged
Judge h. T. Hamiitons name to a check
for $4,000 was sentenced at Cleveland yes
terday 10 five years in the penitentiary.
Bishop c. c. McCabe,, of the Nj. E.
Church. announces that he intends to build
China, and donate 1t to missionary work.
The national executive committee of the
United Mine Workers adjourned at Column
bus, O., yesterday without fixing date for
the new scale TO go into operation. There
Will be no general strike
At Memphis. Tenn, yesterday, the jury
in the of Frank ParOra charged
with the murder of nineteen-year-old Ernest
Stanley. returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree. Sentence has been sus-
pended pending a motion for new trial
An attempt to wreck a passenger train
on the Rome, WATERFOWL & Ogdensburg
Railroad was made in the outskirts OF
Waterfowl ~ y, Friday evening. heavy
train. which was from Utica, though it
struck it, was not derailed.
The remains of Representative Cooke ar
IlNeu III (LltdSO yeSleIhdy, accompanied
by congressional delegation. At the rail
way station carriages were taken and the
party proceeded to the home of the mother
of the deceased, No 703 Winthrop avenue.
at which place the funeral will take place
this afternoon.
George Colby, who escaped from Lake
port, Cal, jail a year ago while awaiting
sentence for burglary, was surrounded by
a. posse near Middietown, Cal, Friday
night. He was accompanied by his father
When ordered to throw up their hands
they began firing The elder Colby and
one of the posse were MORALLY wounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
Robber shot by a Posse.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, June 26.-At Buff
falo. forty miles north of here, last night,
Frank Taylor was killed and his brother
John badly wounded while attempting to
rob the wood mill The Taylors were mem
bers of a recently organized gang of rob-
bers made up of young Dallas county men:
Two of the number weakened and notified
the sheriff that an attempt would be made
to rob the mill The sheriff 5 men sur
rounded the premises while the robbers
were at work and on their refusal TO sur
render fired into the building. Frank Tay-
Ior was instantly killed. John Taylor,
though wounded, managed to escape
through a rear entrance. The two inform
erS are in Jail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-27
S. of V. Cnmn Reorgnnized.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, June pa large and
enthusiastic reorganization meeting Of the
camp of Sons of Veterans of this city was
held in the lodge rooms last evening. The
camp expects a charter membership of
ninety. All possible efforts will be made
to have the Sons of Veterans hold their
state meeting of the G. A r. and w. r. c..
here in 1885, committee for this purpose
will be sent to the meeting at Terre Haute
July 6, and s. The reorganization of the
lodge will be pushed. Some of the most
highly respected and influential young men
in the city are among the leaders.