Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-24
BUTTERNEy MEET.
They Start in by Raising Funds to
Help Build the Auditorium.
HEROISN OF A HOTEL CaANDERNAID.
A Mother Rescues Her Babe from Q Burn.
ing House, but 10 Fatally Burned for
Her DevOti0n-An Epidemic
Among Cats-Minine Deal

TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. ~ The first bust.
ness session Of the annual convention
of the National Creamery and Butter
makers association was held this
morning. The delegates were tend
cred a reception at Hamilton hall last
night The meeting last night was
also devoted to the raising of funds to
help build the Topeka auditorium.
The Topekans have adopted the Kan
sas City plan and are selling audito-
rum buttons. The first 100 were auc-
toned off at last nights reception.
The first button was sold to Crosby
Bros. for $175. The convention will
continue throughout the week. The
lower hall Of the large building is oc-
cupied by machinery exhibits. Around
the walls and extending through the
center of the hall are the booths con-
tanning the exhibits. The decorations
of the hall are very attractive. Flags
of the countries to which the business
of the buttermakers extends, combined
with the stars and stripes, display the
LOYALTY Of the various exterprising ex-
hibitors
HEROIsM OF A HOTEL CHAMBERMAID,
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Feb. GA disas-
trous FIRE occurred here about mid
night, resulting in the total destruc'
ton of the johnson house, hotel
owned by Miss Christine johnson. The
house contained between 30 and 80
guests, and the fire made such head
way before being discovered that they
lost nearly everything and many had
hairbreadth escapes No fatalities oe-
Cured, but number of persons were
seriously injured. Annie Pierson, q
chambermaid, discovered the fire and
remained in the third story awaken
ing the guests till the flames had
closed every avenue Of escape by the
stairways and she was compelled to
crawl through window to the man
sard roof, where she was rescued, bad
ly burned
A MOTHERS LOVE.
BARNEsvILLE, Ca, Feb. News
has just been received here of tragic
burning at Pine mountain, some dis
lance in the country, in which a moth
err lost her life trying to save that OF
her child. Mrs. Bruce Lee, who re-
sides on the very summit of the noun
tain. discovered that her house was
ablaze, and. calling loudly for assist
ance, soon had the hired men present
and working to extinguish the flames.
Suddenly she recollected that her
helpless infant was in the blazing
building, and, needless of warnings,
rushed in the cracking flames and
brought her babe, to safety, although
she herself was burned so fearfully
that she died in pititul agony in two
hours.
AN EPIDEMIC AMONG CATS.
WEBSTER Cry, Ia, Feb. Gam cpl
demic of a peculiar disease is destroy
ing the lives of all the cats in this vi
cinity. The malady broke out about
two weeks ago among the household
pets and has continued with no abate'
ment until the present time, when II
is estimated that over 800 felines have
died in this immediate vicinity. The
highways in the country are strewr
with the carcasses of dead cats.
A MINING DEAL
GALENA, Kan, Feb. 2s.-Anothel
large mining deal was consummatet
by Pierce & Baker at this place yester
day, the consideration being $3.50, 900
for 1913 acres of Amsden Southwortl
land, adjoining the famous North Elm
nirp tract