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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-02-18
SOLOMON.

A number Of the G. A. R. went to
the home of their comrade, Clarence
Mccarthy Saturday night to give him
a surprise, it being his list birthday
anniversary. A pleasant evening was
spent with the jovial old gentleman
and his wife. Oysters were served as
refreshments.
The fremen's ball was financial
and social success last Friday night.
A number were present from neigh
boring towns. The Solomon orches-
ira furnished music and the ladies of
the Eastern Star served supper.
The Epworth League gave a valen-
tine social at the home Of Mrs. j. l..
Galbreath last Friday evening. An
interesting program was given. A
prize was offered the one who came
the nearest piercing the center OF a
paper heart hung against the wall.
Miss Stella Woodry was the success
full one and received a heart-shaped
stick pin. Charlie Nash won the
BOBBY prize-a candy heart. Ice
cream and cake moulded in heart
shapes were served.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Grogger died suddenly Monday
morning, Feb. ID. 1t was two weeks
old. The funeral was held at 10
o'clock Tuesday.
Rev. PAISLEY is holding protracted
services at the United Brethren church
and quite an interest is manifested.
Mr.. Burnett received his new press.
E. B. Burnett is attending the Ma
tional Editorial association at Calves
ton, Texas.
L. F. Babbet is suffering with the
grip.
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ABILENE. KAs., Fob. Is, 1897.

contests between Barry and Anthony,
"Denver" Ed Smith and Choynski,
Armstrong and Jeifries and .Maher and
Sharkey.
sr. LOUIS TITLES INVOLVED.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1O,-Attorney George
3. Sidener is preparing to bring u large
number of suits in the circuit court
which Will temporarily at least cloud
The title Of many homesteads in south
St. Louis. The property affected con-
,ists Of 100 acres lying between the
river Des Peres, Carondelet park, Eight
street and Sharp avenue. All save 81
acres is divided up into building lots
and is now occupied by dwelling
houses. Mr.. Sidener represents some
of the heirs Of Gabriel Constant, who
secured the land by grant from the
Spanish government during the ma
tons control Of the vast territory then
known as Louisiana. 1t is alleged by
them that their interests were taken
by the city of Carondelet without any
consideration. The property involved
is worth at least S5OO,OO0 The heirs
reside in this city.
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DILLON.

There were many sleighing parties
in and around Dillon the past week.,
Mrs. John Davis has been i'll for the
past two weeks but is improving.
Mr.. Heller has had fine new barn
erected on his town property now
occupied by DR.. Jolley.
The plaster mill started again Mon
day.
Mrs. J. W. Asling has been on the
sick list.
John Lederer left for Kansas City
Monday with cattle<
OIL. Glover, our rustling livery
man, was married last week to Miss
Mary Saxer. We wish them much Joy
and prosperity.
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DONEGAL.

Invitations are out for the Hoif-
man--Harshman wedding, which will
occur at the home Of the brides par
ents, Michael Hoffm an, Thursday
Feb. 18th.
David Graybill has moved his fam
lily from Chapman into H. Z. Musser's
house. Mr.. Graybill will work in the
creamery here.
Reuben Hershey and family are
spending few days with Mr.. Hersh-
ey's parents before moving to Okla
homa. Reuben has secured employ
ment in one OF the Belle Springs
creameries in Oklahoma.
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ENTERPRISE.

Monday evening at the residence OF
Hon. and Mrs. C. B. Hoffman q BAN
uuet was held in honor Of the 7th
birthday anniversary Of Susan b.
Anthony. Among those present from
out Of town were Mesdames Moore
and Russell Of Abilene and Professors
Cook and Mustard Of Chapman
The City drug store is undergoing q
general invoice.
Revival services at the G. M. +.
church stopped last Sunday night
after a few months Of successful work.
Stuart Hare, receiver Of the Ehrsam
Machine Co., left Sunday on an ex-
tended business trip.
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wooDB1NE.

Mrs. Huston came in from Herring
ton Monday and remained till Wednes-
day attending the funeral OF Pearl
Hare Tuesday.
Mrs. Foster is enjoying visit from
her brother.
Miss Minnie Downing went to her
home in Delevan last week on account
Of sickness. Amanda Volkman takes
her place at G. G. Gillett's.
Miss Minnie Sprung was unable to
begin school Monday morning on &C.
count of the death OF her father.
F. L. Shippy is numbered among
the sick people.
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DETROIT.

May Light was home from Chap
man over Sunday.
J. H. Kuhns & Sons manufactured
and shipped 600 brooms to Salina
last week.
Mastor Harold Engle who is four
years old came on the train alone
from Junction City to visit his uncle,
j. B. Engle.
The next addition to our public
school apparatus will be book case
and cabinet The library now con-
tains over 80 volumes.
Miss Nettie Gray spent Saturday
and Sunday at Mr.. Bells east Of town.
Miss Lizzie Tilton came home Sat.
urday on visit and will return Mon
day.
Mrs. L. M. Morris spent last week
visiting friends at Enterprise.
Frank Wears little boy is very i'll
with lung fever.
Emersonian and Platonian literary
societies had election Of officers last
Friday.
Mrs. Ella Long has been very i'll the
past week.
Prof. j. B. Engle, principal of the
Detroit schools, attended Prof Dyche''
lecture at Chapman last Saturday
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THE GREAT BALL.
The Big Function Of the Bradley
Martins q Success.
A PROPOSED PUCILISTIC CARNIVAL.
"ParsOn' Davies Trying to Get Up Some
Matches Between Noted Men OF
the Prize Ring st. Louis
Titles Involved.

New York, Feb. 1l.-I'cantisul be-
yond description was the ball lnasque
of Mrs. Bradley-Martln lat night
Columns have been written about the
affair and pictures have been drawn,
but the fancy of the artist did not
picture half the splendor presented in
the Waldorf The costumes were ex-
quisite. All the great men and women
of the last three centuries were repre-
scented. Arrayed, costly beyond the
dream Of the originals were the men
and women who appeared us ladies and
gentlemen of the olden periods At
midnight the great ball was at its
height. All society was there gathered
to portray the regal splendor of past
centuries. AS many as 30 dinners
preceded the ball. Every cotcrie that
makes up swelldom had II dinner
Those who were going TO the ball APP
peared in their fancy gowns that cost
thousands of dollars and which they
will wear but once, and in their jewels
After the dinner their friends were
invited in to admire. After the friends
came the photographer in order that
the beauty and the gorgeousncss OF it
all should not be lost to future genera
tions. The cotillion, which was led by
Elisha Dyer, Jr., was the event which
had been looked forward to by the
younger guests, and there were nearly
200 couples in it. Mr.. Dyer appeared
as Francois !, In ri n costume, CON
visiting of cloak Of royal purple, vel
vet lined with violet satin, and EN-
broidered with gold Great social
functions Of the past in this city were
eclipsed, even the memorable Wander
bilt ball of 1883, with which, since
then. all other affairs have seemed to
suffer in comparison. For lavish cx-
pe9diture. for artistic decorations and
surroundings. for reflection of the
most picturesque episodes in old
world history and gathering of the
fairest and the richest in the new
world life, the ball last night marked
an epoch. II was more than a mile
post in New York's history; II was the
event Of decade,
A PROPOSED PUGn.lsriC cABAiVAL'
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 1l.-'Parson
Davies arrived here yesterday evening
TO consult with John Quinn, Peter
MAKERS manager, in relation to a
match between Maher and Sharkey, to
be pulled off during the carnival which
Mr. Davies has just about completed
arrangements for. The "parsoll' an
nounced just previous to his taking the
train for New York that his pro
posed carnival will be held at Reno
New. on March Is and 10, two days
prior to the Corbctt-fitzsimmons
Idght at Carson. Mr., Davies says he
can secure purse of $4,000 for a &c
between Maher and Shartey, and
MAKERS hackers have accepted the
proposition The fight between the
two men and the fate of the Davies
tournament now depends on sharkey
lIf he accepts the carnival will take
.l.aa and will have ON the programme
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HOLLAND.
Glen Bell is on the sick list.

Glen Bell is on the sick list.
A number from this place attended
the social at Harmony school house
last week. Geo. H. Hoyes furnished
the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Shirk have been
with us the past week taking care of
Mrs. Tolbert's place, while she is in
Oklahoma at the bedside of her brother,
Ellsworth Phillips, who is seriously
ill.
Frank Tolbert is moving his house
hold goods to the Kirk farm in New
bern township where he will reside.
We are sorry to lose him from our
midst.
W. Z. Waddle, our popular peda-
gogue, took a business trip to Her
ington last Saturday.
An evolutionary entertainment will
be given by James 7. Ryan assisted
by others, at the Bell Valley school
house Saturday evening February 20.
An exceedingly interesting program
has been prepared and will be well
rendered. Admission l0and Is cents.
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THE FREE HOMES BILL.
Its Most Ardent Friends Admit the Outlook
" Dismal.

WASHINGTON, Feb ll.-"There is no
earthly show for the Oklahoma free
homes bill to become law at this ses-
SION" said Congressman Curtis, of Kan
sas, yesterday. ''The time is now too
short to do anything before the expi-
ration Of the life of the present con-
gress.'
Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma also
admits that there is no chance of get
ting the measure through, so he is
bending his energies now to securing
the appointment of governor of Okla
homa. In spite of the fact that he is
pledged to support another man, Mr.
Flynn expects to capture the plum
with the assistance Of Speaker Reed.
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To Admit Cattle Free.

HAVANA, Feb. 17.-The Havana au-
thorities, in view Of the scarceness OF
beef, have decided to request the gov
eminent to allow the free importation
Of cattle from the United States and
from Mexico.
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A Cleveland o. dispatch said navi-
cation on the great lases would open
at an unusually early date this year.
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wits y6SS wEDpERBtRs / Co. co., Patent 1stor
nsys washingtcn. D. @. for their d 800 priss o1s
end tst Of two hundred iavsationS wantsd.
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A man from Canada by the name Of
Mason probably built the first house
in the township and it still stands or
Mr.. Sh iemaker's farm opposite Mrs
McClaSKy's. 1t is now occupied by S
E. White.
THE CRADLE, THE ALTAR, AND
THE GRAVE.
The first birth within the borders oil
Guelph township was probably Anna
Hazen who was born in 1871. Her
whereabouts are now unknown.
The first marriage ceremony per-
formed within the limits was prob.
ably that of William Hadicke aud
Minerva Williams ii daughter Of
James Williams. They now live in
Walton township in this county.
The first death, Is near as eau be
remembered. was that Of man from
Arkansas, who rode out to his claim
one night and in the act Of taking his
gun out of the wagon, it was dis
charged through his arm, severed an
artery and he bled to death at Mother
Bickle's house.
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ORGANIZATION.

Away back in 1873, before the 10
Vasion Of the grasshOppers, Guelph
township was organized. The record
OF the organization is taken from the
Commissioners journal and reads a:
follows:
The board Of county commissioners
met in regular session on The sixth
day OF October, A. D. 1873, at one
O'Clock pm. Present: r. W. Ste.
phensOn chairman, and w. S. Snow;
also c. s. BrUadbent county clerk.
A petition Was presented to the
board for the formation Of a new
municipal township to be bounced as
follows tO-Wit:
Commencing at the northeast
corner Of section twenty-fOur "a town
thirty-three 1881 south range one ~
east, running thence south to the
southeast corner Of township thirty
five (6) range one n east. thence
west 10 che southwest corner OF the
same township thence north to the
northwest corner Of section nineteen
Q9) town thirty-three 1887 range one
III east thence east to the place Of
beginning.
After a due examination of the
said petition ard fin llngthe same to be
correct, and that the said territory
contained the requisite number Of
voters and citizens, it was ordered
that the said proposed township bp
formed as prayed for, and the follow
ing named persons were therpupon
appointed to the offices named: Robt.
A. Gilmer, trustee; A. H. KinCaid.
treasurer: Tsylor Kay, clerk; Wm.
Laird and F. Bridges constableS.
And it was Furthermore ordered
that The said township te named
Gnelph.
It. will be motto d by the above that
the township formerly extended three
miles north of its present boundary,
its north line joining Avon which
then extended south three miles be.
yOnd its present limit. In 1873 Greene
township was organized taking three
miles of Uf the south part OF Avon
and the same off the north part of
Guelph.
People's voice., 1897-11-04

a. A. Strange had thr finest 81 nl
light Bramah chickens we saw on lie
Route.
james P1ttiSOn was drilling. e
has 1ne nerd Lhat are growing int
money.
Frank Shepherd showed up with a
fne forty Of wheat looming up across
the field.
The sun was shining when we pulled
up at Horace HOrner's aud he was
making hay.
Mrs. A. A. McClaskey runs the
farm successfully and makes money
every year.
W. Z. Curfman farms "Uucle Jacky"
Davis place. "Uncle Jacky" is tOO
old for service.
G. L. Bartlett lives on the nor b
line ani is one OF the best hustlers in
the township.
Jiles Morrow has a splendid half
section Of Bltrer creek bottom with
due improvements.
A. b. Clifton was getting readg to
put in l0y acres Of wheat. His yield
this year was light.
Wm. ThOrp was away from home at
work. John Thorp was transacting
business in Portland,
We arrived at Fl. A. Bishnp'S place
just at dark, and found all Lands
busy feeding aud milking.
S. j. Kendrick was away from home.
His hone would have made a iln
mark for our sketch artist.
James and John Flack have the art
Of keeping house down abnut as tine
as any OF the feminine gender.
The south part OF Guelph township
seemed 10 have threshing machine
running on almost every sectinn.
Wm. Silvers WIS plowing for wheat
on the Miller farm. He had'seventy
acres To plOw out last spring. 1t was
put In late and this year he proposes
TO have 1t In in good time.
People's voice., 1897-11-04

the south east quarter OF section q.
The first teacher was Fl. NJ. vii.
liams, the last was Berthe Alter.
District Al, or Independent, is
located on the southeast quarter
OF section SO. The first teacher was
lssac McClasky, the last was Rena
Spencer.
District 45 is located on the north.
west quarter Of section l3. 1t is
called the Myers school, aud Mrs. s.
X. Myers taught the first school aud
Nellie Query taught the last.
District 81, or Horne school, is
located on the southeast quarter OF
section IS The first school was
taught By Jennie Clark. The last
was taught by Belle Shepherd, who is
also teaching the present term.
District l02 is located on the north.
west quarter of section 9. and is
called the White school. The name
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EARLY SETTLEMENT.

Guelph township was probably no.
the first to be settled in Sumner
county. With the remainder of the
county it was opened to settlement
under the Usage Reserve Act. The
first settler is not known tOany one az
present living in its limits.
Among the first was G.. ". Horne
who settled on Meridian creek and
used the adjacent lands for pasture,
where he held large numbers OF cattle.
Coming from Maine ir 1871 he saw
the country a ound 10 be settled by
people from all over the United
States. His family consisted of seven
sous and one daughter all of whom
are now grown TO manhood or woman
hood and take an active part iu all the
past enterprises Of the community
Mr.. HOrue died in 1888 and bis widow
still survives him.
W A. Johnston was among the first
settlers aud by hard work, thrift aud
enterprise has manag d to accumula' {
lands aud other property sufficient tC
make him comfortable for The rest Ol
his life. Although "Uncle BLY," Il,
all familiarly cali him has often GeeI
offered political hOnors he chooses tt
remain quietly at home.
Henry Arusplgercame to this town
ship in 1871 aud endured the many
hardShips necessary to be enc ured il
the opening of a new country. A,
enc time he started to Independence
Kansas, aud walked the entire dis
tance 10 secure work aud SuSlcnanc,
for his family.
J. f. Russell is u living refutat;or
OF the fact lha6 Kansas will not pro-
duce for those whl work an1 mlnag,
as Mr. Russell has retained bigl
place lii pubic esteem as well as az
Quired some wealth.
No record of Guelph township wuul,
be cOmpele without mention Of II
j. DOnahue who has been identifies
with all enterprises ofanv conSeQuen
in the township in which its peopl
were interested.
Mr., McCandless settled at an earl
date on the lower meridian and sue
cteied in acquiring a c0mfortabl
property.
1t is impossible to give the name
of all those early settlers, especially
life history, but among them we nigh
name Adam Wolf, H. NJ. William.
A. H. Kincade, Geo. Kelly, Geo., job
and August HeuSzel, Chas. Carson, f
N. White, j. S. huntington, 5. Krol
and the Peters family.
People's voice., 1897-11-04

from the southwest. Many people
losing their stock and contracting
sickness nv exposure in the general
stampede to Wellington, Oxford and
other towns. But after two or three
days. the reports proved to be without
proper cause, settlers returned with
fears allayed, aud proceeded 10 carve
from grim nature the beautiful
homes whicn now adurn our prair.es.
ORIGIN OF NAMES.
Guelph is a family name OF tile
reiguiug moGa'chs Of Europe. Tie
town.>Ite was 81 called by Mason who
vas latiy" II = towr by the name IT
Guelp' in Carada. Bitter creek WIS
so caliti by hhr la>Ie OF lis waters,
being fed nv many bitter springs.
Meridian creek and school house are
so called ffIm their location upon the
principal meridian by which Kansas
is surveyed.
NOTES BY THE WAYSlDE.
Por' LAM has four grain buyers.
g. ". Allen was drilling wheat.
Geo Heu>zel was away from home.
W. p. Benson is late from Arkan-
sas.
Dauiel Waggoner was drilling
wheal.
Ed Owens was making repairs about
the barn.
Dns Fox wa. drilling wheat like
good fellow.
Tom Gurmau WIS enrOute home
frnn Portland.
John DellkS furnishes the city Of
Pnitiaud win gas!
Wm. \ Fu>'er was cuutnrd 10 his
bel with iuHg trouble.
Sm"n Krout had gone to South
Haven. Likewise 5. A. Wineingar.
People's voice., 1897-11-04
THE DEAD.

Among those who have gone to the
graveyard in this vicinity are: A Mr..
Moslcy who was killed by walking out
Of a second story door where there was
70 porch. Geo. Arnspiger was the
first to be laid 10 rest 10 the Forest
Hill cemetery. He accidentally shot
himself while out hunting. Mrs.
ChaS. Russell, Mrs. j. A. McNult,
Ms. John Luton, Belle Higgins and
Lucy Frazee are among Tie ladies who
are laid away. J E. Frazee, Robt.
GroomS. Ira Krnut, ChaS. Compton
and Alb. Dnnahue are a few among
those Of the SteIner sex who have been
laid u rest.
TOWNS.
The first effort al starting town in
this township was that started by
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We part ok OF the hospi ality OF
Mr. ana Mrs. A. II. XII kade for
dinner. Mr.. Kinkade's gr' We, where
4" many picnlcS have been held in
D2st wears is almost wrtrk of the
late drnughts.
People's voice., 1897-11-04
CHURCHES.

There are three church buildings in
Guelph township bus tuiS is 40 indI-
cation that all the people are tot God
fearing ANA righteous ia mOfaiS.
The PreSb terlanS have al Organiza-
tion al Tie independent ,chaOl.
The NJ. E. Church has an organ "a
tlcn and Uaildlng ou the Old Uleardale
town site. The NJ. L. church has a
fine edifce in Portland, in winch they
meet regularly every Sunday for
public praise and worship. The first
church house built was The Kiucade
erected by the Baptist people.
The NJ. E. aud BSbtiSs mOced f.
Portland ~ partnership, which was
dissolved upon the building uf tie pres
ent Nj. E. church. The Baptist's now
hold Regular services iu ihat building.
NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY.
Pra tically all Of the land is TIL !ble
In all of this cue dnd Dne-haif Coll
gresslOnal townships tlIere are hut
very few acres which cannot he put
under the piow. The larger portion
Of the IUNbSiip Is low up.laoG, or
second bottom The east side j. fur
rOwed by BtJrr creek valley. The
west side Is furro~ed by Meridian
valley. The up.iahd is very level aud
fertile.
7 he India, srara of 1874 wa, u'-
casloned by wlid reports being spread
People's voice., 1897-11-04

PORT
Mary Elan So Kansas
People's voice., 1897-11-04

Mason, midway between Arkansas
City and South Haven. 1t was Oh the
cd stage ruad aE.. Consisted OF MOTEL,
pl>t-"liice and . eeaerII sore. Mason
disapp ared urder very suspicious
circumstances and has never been
heard Of since.
Cleardal' WAS thea laid out by Sam
Bighltr. 1t aa' al me time very
prosperous VI lage containing several
dwellings, a church house aud Two or
three geueia! store, a.s0a blacksmith
shop. Hado ard Ab. Dnnahue after
wards bought Out Bighier aud did
not discontinue the business until
Cleardaie Va, moved to Portland in
1888.
Guelph was started ny Chas. Carson
ana Neal Pickett and it has been
owned successivciy by different parties
a general store is yet to he found on
its site IN connection @ith the post
Office.
Portland tOwn-Site CONSISTS Of forty
acftS taken from four quarter sections
on the hall section line of section 2l
ard 22. The main portion was owned
by u company in Chicago. ItcOntains
at present a general store, one hard.
ware, one blacksmith shop and a
woodworking shop where o. W.
Fitzgerald does fne Cabinet and carri.
age work.
The 81. LuuiS. Kansas and South
Western Railroad has a station at
this point from which it takes large
amount of grain and a nuu Der of hogs
aud cattle.
SCHOOLS.
There are ten schoul districts in
Guelph township. Some of them Ian
over lntn the adjoining townships,
aud in return thnse In other township.
IaAe territory from Guelph. BY
reason Of this fact iL is impossible tC
procure The exact Schoui enumeration
Of the township.
The Oldest school in the township j.
North Meridian. located 90 section 30
The first teacher is unknown
Charles Champion was the last.
The next oldest school is Dlstric,
81 or Burgher's school. and is located
on the southeast quarter of section
IL, on the One-half section line
The first teacher was Charles Gas
per, and the last teacher was Charlie
W. Clark.
District 9S, or Kincade school, bui!
the first house. 1t formerly stood j,
the middle Of the road, but was blow
t away in severe storm, and was after
ward located where it now stands, Oh
People's voice., 1897-11-04

NJ Compton. Portland
'96. Indiana.
III V Brown, Hume.
we'll; rs, Indiana.
Nv o Rinelart. Hume.
well; 'g7, Ohio.
People's voice., 1897-11-04

Reuben Uhl, Hume
well; 20. Kansas.
| Walter Flick. Guelph
~, Indiana.