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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
First Published in tho Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector October 10, 1885,.
ROAD NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS, 90,
Dickinson County, 49,

STATE n,,,,Ias or i Kansas IS,
Office Of County Clerk,
Abilene, Kansas, Oct, \, 1893.
Notice Is hereby given, That on the 4th day
OF Oct0Dcr, 1903, IL petition signed by James
Potter ind fifteen Uj) other hOusch0lders
was presented to the Board OF County Com
mlssl0ners of the county aforesaid, praying
for the opening OF u certain road described
US follows, viz Beginning nj point eigh-
teen tlS) chains north Of the northwest cor
ner OF section eighteen i1W, township thir-
teen 1S) range four AZ, In Dlcklns0n,county,
Kansas, thence In n0rthcasterly direction
on the most practicable route TO the quarter
line north and south OF section seven ~,
thence north on the quarter line about 1888
chains to the north quarter corner OF said
section seven u, thence east on the section
line between sections six (a) and seven N TO
the road running to Chapman, Dickinson
county, Kansas, all In township thirteen uS)
range four ~.
Wbereupon, said Board OF County Commits
sioners appointed the following named per-
sons, viz: j. \. Murphy, j, J. Schneider and
James Crum rs viewers, with instructions TO
meet, In conjunction with the County Sur
vey0r, Ut the place OF beginning In Rinehart
township, on Tuesday the sth dry OF N0vem-
Der, A. d, 1893 ut 10 O'Clock q. M, and pro-
coed TO view said road, and give oil parties %
hearing. BY order Of the
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
H. Is, JACOBS.
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
To Our Observation-Disclosures.

10 Our ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Quaker Valley Mfg. Co. Of
Chicago have requested us to an
nounce that they have several thous-
and sets of the finest coin silver.plated
War Memorial Spoons left over from
their recent distribution. They will
mail, postpaid, full set Of six Of
these spoons to every subscriber to
the REFLECTOR who will send name
and address, postal card will do,
If, on receipt Of the spoons, you find
them the most exquisitely beautiful
specimens Of the silversmith's art you
ever saw, and worth $500, remit IS
cents, as payment in full, within 80
days; II not pleased, return spoons
Immediately. Each spoon is OF dif-
ferent design after dinner coffee size
showing soldiers in camp in Cuba,
Moro Castle and four U. S. Battle
ships. They are imperishable me-
mentoes OF the late war, and every
subscriber should accept this most
remarkable offer and obtain set be.
fore it is too late. All that's neces-
sary is to say you're subscriber to
the REFLECTOR (this is importantly and
that you accept Memorial Spoon
Offer. Address. QUAKER VALLEY
MFG. Co., 357 W. Harrison St., Chi
CagO,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
Want to Keep Warm

And do you want to save fuelP
Then buy your heating stove at A. 7.
Munroe's, Abilene. He has a full
line Of the famous Riverside Oak
stoves, the most economical and sat
isfactory stoves made. They are in
all sizes and will save you money.
The Riverside cook stoves and ranges
are recognized as the best made and
are guaranteed to do perfect work.
See them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
NAVARRO.

G. W. Borman left Monday for a
weeks stay at Omaha.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Shank,
a son.
H. E. Bassler has gone to Elkhart,
Ind, where he will stay indefinitely.
H. Swanger and wife and D. d.
Rock left Monday evening for a
months visit with relatives at their
old home near Mount joy and Cham
bcrsburg, Pa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
NEWBERN.

Mrs. Mills is on the sick list.
Jeremiah Engle and Joseph Cox
left for Pennsylvania on Monday.
J. Morley, L. L. Engle, J. L. Engle,
and Christ Kraybill went east for
apples last week.
Miss Emma Herr has gone to Hills
borough where she will teach school
the coming winter.
Mrs. S. Caskey of Oklahoma is WIS.,
iting friends in this vicinity.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13

The contract for supplying the
navy with smokeless powder has been
awarded to the California Powder
Company and the Dupont Powder
Company, each 10 supply 100000
pounds at 30 CENTS per pound, the
government to FURNISH the alcohol
necessary for its production.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
WooDBINE.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Horton and Mr..
and Mrs. E. B. Curtis left Tuesday
for Omaha to see the exposition. Lou
Shank, who was there last week, has
returned.
J. W. Gillett was in Junction City
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
Today's Weather Report.

Reported by P. Quick, Druggist, Signal
Service Agent.
Indications for "a hours beginning
at noon today; Showers in north
east; fair elsewhere tonight. Thurs
day fair. Cooler tonight and Thurs.
day.
Today: Temperature, low 80 de-
grees, high 80. Partly cloudy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
MOONLIGHT.

Albert Bosserman returned to his
home in Pennsylvania after spending
a year in in Kansas.
Mrs. Swartz and daughter Nette Of
Pennsylvania were visiting with c.
c. Brown.
Jno. Snively left Tuesday for Ma
varre to give an entertainment.
Chas. Loudon was up from Chap.
man Monday.
Emil Grosser was out from Enter
prise Thursday.
Mrs. J. l.. Brechbill was out from
Abilene Tuesday.
E. J. Dunlop and Albert Water
stradt left Monday for Omaha.
J. S. Baumbaugh went to Alma
Monday.
Emil Grosser and S. S. Smith will
speak at Walnut Grove Monday even.
ing, Oct. II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13

Sunday visiting relatives.

0uuuay sis'ting roiatiVcs'
Frank Smith, the Woodbine miller
drove to junction City Sunday to SCI
. friend. From all reports he enjoyed
himself very much, SO much that hs
could not decide to start for home In
time to escape the storm. Conse'
quently in the darkness be missed thu
road and bis horse ran into q BARI
wire fence which cut the horse badly
Tho harness and buggy were also
broken. He had better take advice
and start in time the next time ht
goes up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Muenzenmeyel
Of junction are visiting in Woodbine,
Work is begun on the new elevator
to be built by G. G. Gillett.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
STOCK MARKETS.

Reported to the REFLECTOR by
Charles Dixon Commission Company,
Kansas City, this afternoon:
KANSAS Cry
Cattle receipts, native 1000, slow; quar-
antine, 1900.
Hog receipts, 1900, top 1855, bulk a6 Il
365 strong higher,
CHICAGO
Cattle receipts, 1850; strong 10 higher
Hog receipts, 1900; steady higher.
Chicago estimates. 5000 hogs for 10
morrow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
REPORTED BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
HOPE.

T. A. Taylor and family moved to
the Wolfe farm south Of town.
Mrs. Corbin, Of Iowa, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Maxey.
D. Charters horses became fright
ened at MIR, Browns railway tricycle.
near the crossing and ran throwing
Mr.. Charter out. He received no
serious injuries.
DR.. Entz has purchased fine sur
gical table.
Chas. Bradshaw and wife went to
Omaha Wednesday.
Tom Davis, who was with Shafter
at Santiago, is visiting his parents
who live near Dillon.
Hope was very dull Thursday, most
Of her citizens going to Herington to
see the circus.
o. l.. Bates, Of Abilene, was in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Pfrehm left for visit
with friends in Nebraska.
Miss Jane Weiss and brother Ed
went to Kansas City and Omaha.
T. B. Graham, OF Illinois, returned
home after q visit with his brother,
J. W. Graham.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
IHEO.
lNOSZ,
Abilene, Kansas.

Abilene, Kansas.
Here you will find the
finest line Of Groceries
and at very low prices.
Come and see US when
In needand be convinced.
Great bargains in Shoes.
We have a few odds and
ends in Boys School
Shoes which we are SELL
ing out at cost. We also
carry anice line ofStap|e
Dry Goods, Underwear
of all kinds. Duck Coats
from Sl00 up.
~ Highest market price paid
for Produce in exchange.
Come and trade at
THEO. NUSZ'S
ABILENE, KANSAS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
Horss Went Into the Creek.

TALMAGE, Oct. l2.-Frank Car
pentsr met with a peculiar accident
while coming out from Abilene last
Friday night. One Of his horses fell
over a creek bank and got tangled in
a barb wire fence. No serious dam
AGE was done either man or horse ex-
cept some severe scratches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
! ThQ Refleltor's Coupy News.

Americas Greatest
Medicine is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form Of
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands Of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism,
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13

We have shoes for
small feet, from 2 l-2
to IS, shoes of good
value worth $500,
will sell for so cents to
close them out.
81 w. w. DAVIS.
NrvuprpN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
SPOT

Buy your Groceries where all treated alike We have only price,
and that the LOWEST Remember have only New goods and the Best
grades Of goods We selling:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
MARKETS OF TODAY.

Grain and Stock in Chicago and
Kansas City.
The grain and stock markets in
Chicago today as reported to Estes
4 Rohrer's commission rooms, j.. B.
Edwards, manager, by telegraph are
as follows:
Open High Low Closed Closed
WHEAT Today Yesdy
Dec....Gb 6bh 8i1 GA-% 64M
May......6G 6sA 65% Gs 5h-ss
CORN
Dec, ,3O's BOX a0lf 3Oh 3oh
Puts-Sept. wheat Ga.
Calls-Sept. wheat 65.
Curb-Sept. wheat 64s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13
LOCAL MARKETS.
BUTTER MARKET.

BUTTER MARKET.
prices tor creamery butter at points nam
ed for week ending today. Dickinson county
price ~ cents less than New York; w cents
less than Chicago.l
KANSAS cIrY-Fancy separator 2lc. dairy
fancy Ice, steady.
CHIcAGo-cre 10 30, dairy ~ o
TIC, steady.
NEW YoRK-western creamery l6t o an
ElRin an steady.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-13

gallon can pure sugar oyruP.''fV
Glib package Kings Quick.rising
Buckwheat Flour. ..,..........l0
lib package new cleaned Cur
rants. .........,... '.'..''' INV
can Van Camps Macaroni and
cheese. .........si''' ''...'' ~
D@Eggs Wanted.
j.B.'CASE&Co.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23

T have sold nails, barbed wire, cigars, dry goods, paper, paints oils, and number of things. Now it strikes me that I'd like to handle lead for the government while'
 You would have to undergo a good many hardships," remarked his friend.
 T don't care. I'm not married; mo- body but myself to think about, and I'd like to see if can't do something. Of course, I may never be heard from. But I'm willing to take my chances at getting monument some day with the rest of them"
 "Of course, you would want to go as an officer" remarked the old military man.
 I'd like to. But if I found it couldn't be arranged, wouldn't stay away for that reason.''
 Young men, like your spirit. Any thing I can do for you l will gladly undertake. I'll see if it can be arranged for you to have a commission.
 The salesman looked startled.
 "No," he exclaimed "don't do that. Of course, I don't like to seem mer- cenary but don't want to do anything on that basis. I have tried 1t over and over, but never got any satisfaction out of working on commission. Give me salary every time. Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23

naval matters that many schools give in military tactics. There Is water enough convenient to Bay City, and the college will carry on its naval depart ment exactly as other colleges do their military branches, adding to the regu- lar course of study thorough training in navigation, gun practice, naval evo- lutions, and, in fact, all that cadet would acquire in three years cruise on vessel in the United States navy, Such an addition to the curriculum would necessitate the employment of a thoroughly equipped war ship and a corps of professors in all respects up to the standard of efficient officers of our navy, which would make the un- dertaking a rather costly one for an ordinary American college. But it Is possible that, since the United States navy is to be a new and largely in- creased power of the government, con- gress might be induced to lend the same aid to the new naval academy that it has already given to various colleges for the purpose of encouraging the study of military tactics.
 New Haven is we'll situated for a na- val school. We have had the Wyan- dotte, and might have her again if there were naval school here.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
STYLE HARPIYG.

Negroes and white men are marching and fighting together under the Star Spangled Banner but the old lines are not yet obliterated, The special elee- tion recently held in the second con- gressional district of Mississippi to se- lect a. successor to the Hon. w. V. Sul- livan resulted in the choice of Hon. Thomas Spight Up to within few days of the election it was regarded as certain that Judge z. M. Stephens had a walkover for the vacant seat. But unfortunately for Judge Stephens he had record, and that encompassed his defeat. Just before the election 1t was charged and proven and the informal ton was quickly spread throughout the district that in 1874 while member of the Mississippi legislature, Judge Stephens voted for Blanche K. Bruce, colored, for the United States senate. Bruce was elected. Hon. Thomas Spight was a member of the same leg islature and voted for Hon. l.. Q. c. Lamar. Stephens and Spight are both Democrats, but the record of the former, made nearly a quarter of a century ago, proved fatal to his con- gressional aspirations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
SMOK BLESS.

Spain uses smokeless powder exclu- sively in her hitless guns.-Denver Post.
 Stranger Gin Countryville)-I suppose property has gone up here since MT. Klondike Diggins built a Summer resi- dence here?
 He-We must devise sore plan for getting your fathers consent to our marriage. She-Well, we-er-might put our heads ogether.-Brooklyn Life.
 MT. Spouter-An heirloom, Johnnie is something that's handed down from father to son. Little Johnnie-Huh! That's funny name for pants."- Judge.
 On the Way Home.-Jimmy-Did you hear the Sunday school teacher say you do wrong? Tommy-Its a good thing it don't tell your mother.-Puck.
 Greymair-My wife is such thought full woman. Betterhaws-So's mine. You couldn't imagine all the things she thinks about me if I happen to be de- tained down town.-CinCinati Inquirer.
 ''No, father" the fair girl said, MT Allingham may not be rich, but his heart is in the right place." ''Humph!" retorted the crusty old doctor, you've had your ear against it, eh h?'-Cleveland Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
GENERAL GARCIA,S LETTER.

General Calixto Garcia's letter to General Shafter is more natural than sensible. It is natural that he should want the campaign in Cuba conducted to suit his ideas. It is natural that he should want the official Spaniards in Santiago "chucked out" of their places. And it is natural, feeling as he does, that he should declare that he has rendered his resignation to General Gomez and will withdraw his forces to the interior. But it isn't very sen- sible. The most sensible part of his letter is that wherein he says: q have not been honored with a single word from yourself informing me about the negotiations for peace or the terms of the equalization by the Spaniards. The important ceremony of the surrender of the Spanish army and the taking possession of the city by yourself took place later on, and I only knew of both events by public reports. I was neither honored, sir, with a kind word from you inviting myself or any officer of my staff to represent the Cuban army on that memorable occasion.' If this complaint is founded on fact there is not little justification for it. It would Garcia an invitation to the closing, or rather, the opening ceremonies, unless his conduct and the conduct of his troops had been such as to justify the snub of which he complains. It has been reported that he was especially invited to be present at the surrender of the city, and sent surly refusal to the effect that he didn't want to be where Spaniards are"
 But even if General Garcia has been treated impolitely he can't fairly ex- pect the United States to act in ac- cordance with his views about the gov- ernment of Cuba unless his views hap pen to be in accordance with the views of the United States. There has never been any promise or intention to cap- ture Cuba and turn it over to the in- surgents. There has been an intention to give Cuba better government than she has had and a free government, and when the time comes to set up that government ali the people who are to live under it will have their views con- sidered. Cuba fibre" doesn't mean in United States insurgent tyranny any more than it does Spanish tyranny.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23

over the young willows and aspens and cottonwoods and held there. Thus the bark on them is kept soft, juicy and tender and the beaver has his store of nutritious food to draw upon all winter long. If there is no growth of such woods convenient for over flowing, the beaver cuts down willows, eottonWoods or aspens-the cotton wood being the favorite-floats them to the dam, sinks them to the bottom fixes them there below the freezing depth, and they keep as fresh and ten der as if they were growing on the banks and quickened by the spring sunshine and rains.
 As to the colony of beavers that hrst attracted my attention, I watched 1t at its dam building, in the course of which the beavers chopped down good many cedar trees. That was all very interesting and instructive, but it wasn't profitable to the owner of the timber, whose agent I was, and, as my chief duty was the quest of timber thieves, I concluded that here were some we'll worth looking after, and I resolved to break up that colony with out delay. By inquiry among the trap pers I learned something about how they went to work to trap beavers, and I set five traps in that colony's pond. caught beaver in every trap seven consecutive nights, and the last beaY- CT l caught was the big white one. I sold the albino to an English tourist for $40 in gold.
 "The share I took in the work of de- populating the Northwest of the beav- CT after that was considerable, but when I got into the cattle business l was sorry, and would gladly have giv- en back every dollar I received for their pelts, and 1t would have made a big sum, if I could have put the beav- CTS back again, for I found that, all though the beaver wasn't worth as much as a fat steer in money, there wasn't a cattleman in Montana that wouldn't give up the best steer in his held to save the life of a beaver any day in the year, just because the beav- CTS were dam builders. That wonder full instinct of the beaver didn't inter- est the ranchmen a little bit, nor had they any sentiment in their anxiety to protect the beaver. But water was a constant necessity on the cattle trails, in the dry climate of Montana especial ly, where the streams and water holes are few and far between. There were more beavers in Montana-and there are yet, perhaps-than anywhere else in the United States. By building their dams wherever they might they caused the water supply to be hoarded as it could be in no other way. That just suited the cattlemen, and to this day, while any other game or fur-bearing animal may be exterminated without dissenting voice from them, the beaver is assured of the friendship and protection of the ranchmen. ."-From The Portland (Ore.) Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
A sNoW-WHITE BEAVER.

Albinos of the Species are the Rarest
 of Animals-Why They Build Dams,
 and Their Value to Montana Cattle
 men.
 q believe am the only white per- son that ever trapped or killed an adult albino beaver" said Thomas Gilroy, an ex-ranchman of Montana. "Albino beavers are the rarest of animals, and the only specimens ever saw besides tured by an Indian on Wind River more than thirty years ago. There were four young beavers in the nest this Indian secured and two of them were black. The mother of the litter was captured with them, and she was black. There is another very rare beaver in the Northwestern region. This is the golden beaver, and bears the choicest of all fur The golden beaver is almost as rare as the white beaver. the albino being merely a freak of nature, while the golden beaver is a species. This beaver was not known in this country until about 1880, when the first specimen was discovered in the Mink River region. Up to that time Siberia was supposed to be the animals only habitat.
 T wasn't in the trapping business when I caught the albino beaver, or perhaps I wouldn't have had the chance to bag him and the thirty-four others I got with him. I had heard
 
 how beavers chopped down trees, and being anxious to see how far from the truth some of these stories were, I found where beavers were at work in piece of cedar woods through which branch of the Wind River flowed. chose a bright moonlight night to watch the beavers at their tree chop ping. I hid myself before nightfall near the spot. Soon after nightfall a beaver came out of the water, went straight to a good-sized cedar tree, and began work at 1t with his feeth with out moments delay. While he was at work another beaver, appeared from the river, and as he drew himself out of the water to the bank where the moon shone full upon him I saw that he was as white as snow The white beaver selected a tree and went vigor- ously to work felling it. I don't believe woodchopper with his axe could have felled those trees any quicker than those beavers did with their chisel-like teeth.
 Long before I had come into per sonal contact with the beaver I had read in the books that the beavers built dams for the purpose of making a swimming and fishing pond. After I began taking an interest in beavers I found that the book explanation was as ridiculous as it. was lacking in fact. found that the beaver does not eat fish or flesh of any kind, but subssts entirely on tender roots and barks, which are plentiful during the sum- mer, but ceases to provide nutritious or hu ger-allaying quantities when the cold season is at hand. So the beaver biulds dams to provide against the pinch of hunger during the winter. The instinct of the beaver teaches him that. these substances submerged in water will keep green, fresh and nu- tritious all winter long; so he selects a spot where this food grows abundant near the shores and dams the stream so that the water will be flooded back
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-23
AN ENTERTAINING COLLEGE.

Many of the large educational estab- lishments of the country give the boys that are completing their collegiate courses the benefit of a military drill and training, and the government, to encourage this spirit, furnishes these colleges with army officers educated at the military academy at West Point to act as professors of military science. Why shouldn't there be naval training also in such of the schools as are prop
 erly situated for it? is now asked, and Bay City college in Michigan is about to start a department which will fur
 nish young men the same instruction in