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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
KANSANS IN DAKOTA
Some Experiences Of the Trip to the
Butter makers Meeting

The Dickinsonians who went 10
South Dakota with the Buttermakers
excursion report good time. 1t was
warm when they arrived but the next
morning the mercury was at 10 below
zero-and they wore cowboy hats
Their teeth chatter yet. The Dakota
people called it very pleasant
The Kansas men met in Kansas
CITY and went to Sioux Falls in two
special cars and took with them the
famous cowboy band Of Abilene oh
the rear Of the coaches was sign,
"We Are from Kansas and You Can't
Lose U.s. On the sides Of the cars
were two signs. kansas Is All
Right. She Has 800 Creamerles'
kansas Annual Product Is $1,000
900 Worth OF Butter"
They had a magnificent parade in
which several thousand creamerymen
from all parts Of the United States
took part. Kansas led the procession
with "a men in line, headed by the
cowboy band, which was in costume
and created a sensation. There were
numerous other bands present bn'
none was able to attract attention
while the cowboys were in the vlcln
ity.
The creamerymen and the cowboy
wore Kansas badges. These wer'
made Of a large sunnower with a IT'D
bon attached on which were printed
the words. II Am from Kansas AM
You Can't Lose Me- The cowboy
seld their badges for 81 apiece to New
York men. The Kansas men also wor
sombreros on which were inscribe
their autographs. Many picture
we're taken Of them.
The National association offered
$500 banner for the state having th
butter exhibit with the best average
Minnesota won it with an average
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
DIED IN MANILA.
Abilene Soldier Passes Away at TIT
Far.Of Station.

The war department received yes
terday from General Otis at Manila a
cablegram announcing a number oil
deaths in that Station. Among them
was that Of Norman +. Hand, private
in company l., of this city, who died
of smallpox Jan. IS. He was &
son Of Mrs. Smith, chief laundress
at the Pacific hotel and brother Of
Mrs. Ray Miller. A telegram from
the war department today to Mr. Mil
Ter corroborated the news in the dis
patches.
B. W. squires, also Of Go. h. die'
of smallpox Jan. s. His home wa
junction City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
INSURANCE NOT EXEMPT.
Decision Of Interest to the Beneficiary
Orders IN Abilene.

The beneficiary orders in Abilene
will be interested in the following:
Judge Snow, Of the Fort Scott district
court has rendered decision against
the Ancient Order Of United Work
men, holding that the exemption laws
of this State covering life insurance
could not impair obligations Of con-
tracts and also that they did not APP
ply to debts Of bcneliciaries. This
was contrary to the general opinion,
and it was thought that life insurance
money could not be garnished or
held for the debts Of the insured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
J. B. CASE & co.
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

See R. H. Seeds for farm loans.
Jonathan Middleton is very i'll,
the result of grip.
Marriage license; Thos. Mclean
and May Van Sickle, of Dayton.
-Ulrich Rothenberger and wife, OF
Enterprise, will 60 to San Francisco
in the spring to live with their son.
Oh. Raub, dentist, Abilene. Office
open from 10th to 25th of each month
Judge Mahan presented the fire
department with check for $25 Tor
their services at the fire Monday.
A. W. Beaver has purchased the
R. N. Smith residence, Sixth and Null
berry, for home. 1t will make him
a nice one.
Charles Pettys, formerly OF ADJ
lene but now of Hartford, Conn, was
married last week at Las Vegas, N.
NJ, to Miss Paulina Talby.
District Judge Randolph of Lyon
county has been assigned to name a
receiver for 1900 head of cattle in
Chase county which belonged to e.
G. Gillett.
The seven months old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Shook died Of
pneumonia this morning. Funeral
services at the house at 10 a. M. to-
morrow.
W. H. Broughton who recently
sold his farm in Mcpherson county
has purchased the Jacoby farm souti
Of town and R. l.. Broughton vii
move to the city.
The Herington schools will cele
brate Kansas Day by discussing thl
plain propositions: That it is bette
to be a good citizen in Kansas than
prince in European country"
j. T. Prendergast has purchase
the Parker house on West Third nov
occupied by Mrs. c. /. Woods and on
Of the handsomest residences in tn
city. He will occupy it in few day
Frank Filing, the burglar VIII
Knocked down the jailor and escape
at Topeka Saturday, boarded a Roc
Island freight and rode to Heringto
where was captured and returned
Topeka.
-Herington Times; A young ma
named William Woodbury. was fee
ing tbreshing machine for Lew ST
clair Yesterday when by some meal
he got his right hand nearly torn
in the cylinder.
John Blevins, Of Manchester,
ceived the sad news Tuesday mornil
that his brother-in-law, W. Denne
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
~ ITO. Kansas was third with an av'
erage Of SO 40.
The Burtons in Washington

From Washington letter Mr.
and Mrs. j. X. Burton, Of Abilene,
Kas., are at the Normandie. Though
they have been here but u few weeks,
Mrs. Burton is already great favor
tie in society and has been enter
tanned extensively. She, as well as
her gifted husband, is a brilliant con-
yersationalst aud has that ease Of
manner and magnetism which wins
your heart completely
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
IN AN ARMY FORT.
T. c. Davis Writes Of Life at Fort
Robinson, Neb.

huuluoVu, NCU'
Special Reflector Correspondence.
Fl. ROBINSON, Neb., Jan. 28. My
regiment left Riley Jan. 2 for this
place and l was placed in an ambu.
lance and taken to the hospital.
Cuban chills and fever, different from
other chills and fever, seem to have a
grudge against those who have them.
! have had them for six months and
the doctor encouraged me very much
yesterday when he said it would take
two years at least to work them out
of my system.
was compelled to stay over about
twenty hours in Lincoln and took ad-
vantage Of the time to see Col. Bryan's
home, the State House and other
sights.
A little incident showing the use
lessness Of arguing with woman
happened between Fremont and Chad
ron. Two ladies had taken the seat
behind me, and had every reason to
believe they were refined and accom-
plished, in one thing at least, kicking.
| was very much annoyed by one OF
them every few minutes trying, as
supposed, to get the footstool attach
ed to my chair in position, kicking
me in the back. My slumbers were
disturbed in this way for some time
and when concluded it was time to
call halt turned around and said
MADAM, it would greatly oblige me
if you would quit kicking me in the
back" .'Sir, how dare you! You
were snoring" Without word
concluded ! wanted to smoke and as
! passed into the smoking car could
hear some vulgar smuggling.
smoked till morning.
Fl. Robinson is typical frontier
post, low l. shaped barracks for thu
men and but little better quarters fol
the officers. Most of the buildings
are of adobe and logs and very cold
However, we have plenty Of coal ant
wood. The country is wild, of course
and abounds in game OF all kinds
Here the jack rabbit grows to al
enormous size and reallyit is Difficult
to tell them from some of our gov
eminent NUTS.
Situated in the extreme northwes
corner of the state and very close t
the great Sioux reservation, Fl. Rot
inson is an important post. Ih
Black Hills are Just north Of us an
the great sandy desert of wester
Nebraska east and south where ar
found some of the great cattle range
of the west. Crawford three mile
distant is our nearest town and it
truly western town. Its princlpt
industries are the saloon business an
gambling. Whisky is very bad, so
friend told me and he is an authority
having lived twenty years in Kansas
He said the reason was the 9th cava
nv (colored) had been stationed her
for nine years.
Everyone likes it much better tina
at Riley for two reasons: here there
} no mess hall, each troop having II
own mess, and no riding hall, A
old soldier avoids a riding hall ever
time.
| Our band is in a iourshing cond
, ton and does great deal Of playin
mounted. We received a new set
, instruments this week and they al
beauties. Our old ones were unse
q vceable from the Cuban campaigl
| | am now playing first tuba ar
would advise anyone unsteady 1
clined to put in three year enlls
ment in some army band.
Tow G. DAVIS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers Reported by George
Merrill, Abstracter
CT johnson to NJ i Howe " " II II
u Blk II Chapman, g.
Kansas Town Il Land Co to A 5 Gish
pit Of 2l.l3-2, 800.
G Johntz, J Johntz and A W Rice Il
APspahr Its 5 Blk $ Abilene f2O
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

Low rate Of interest.
r. 6. TosKIs 4 Co.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
MRS. KREBS GETS TEN YEARS.
Convicted Murderess Receives Her
Sentence St0lidly.

Mrs. Krebs, the junction City wom-
an convicted Of murder in the second
degree. was sentenced this morning
by Judge Moore to 10 years in the
penitentiary, the least term that
could be given under the verdict. She
received the sentence with the same
nonchaance she has exhibited
throughout the trial. An application
for new trial was refused.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Cash for Eggs.

Bring US your eggs, we pay either
cash or trade, ship in carload lots and
are in a position to pay, the highest
market price. j. \. BREWER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Ladies' Shoes.

j
20 pairs Ladies' hand turned patent leather, SILK
vesting top Wright, Peters Go, make), our regu-
lar IS Shoe,
Special Sale Price 1919 Pair
II pairs Ladies genuine hand welt, vesting or
leather tops Louis XIV heel Wright, Peters y Co.
make) regular price 49,
Special Sale Price $3.79 Pair
81 pairs Ladies' hand turned and hand welt, new
Vassar last, Wright, Peters Il Go, make), former
price 1898,
Special Sale Price 1926 Pair
80 pairs Ladies' hand welt and turns, silk vest,
ing tops, new wide toe Wright Peters a Co. make)
regular price $3.4S,
Special Sale Price $2.75 Pair
lls pairs almost any size (now don't miss this
one) Ladies' hand turned and welt, silk and leather
tops, widths from B to Z, regular $3.50 value,
Special Sale Price 1888 Pair
9s pairs regular $3.50 Shoes in all new toes
lace, but cloth and leather tops,
Special Sale Price $9.73 Pair
70 pairs regular 80 Shoes, silk vestins and Lea
Their tops, turn and extension soles,
Special Sale Price $l.4S Pair
lot Ladies' warm lined Shoes that were sl3s,
sl4s $.73, go in this sale
Special Sale Price Sl.l9 Pair
Special values in Chidren's Shoes-9sc, sl'l''
$l.23.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02
Strayed or Stolen.

Greyhound puppy, male light
brindle, about four months old.
Leave information 3Oi South Second
street. GEO. +. HOFFMAN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-02-02

OI ~ W.
Of Labelle, Texas, was burned to
death last week in a hotel fire at
Beaumont, Texas.
Simon Shockey will have sale
on his fine farm near Navarro Feb.
90 and move to Abilene to take a
place in Shockey 4 Landes' store.
George reats, formerly Of Hope,
was married recently to the daughter
of one OF the richest men in lola
where he is running Populist paper.
The Belle Springs creamery COM
pany has secured the services OF Wm'
Snodgrass Of Bennington for the posi-
ton of buttermaker at the Salina
plant. Mr.. Snodgrass will take the
position at once,
The young folks of Manchester
have a new fad: tying tin cans to
dogs tails and sending the CANNES
down the main street. They man
aped to cause two first class runaways
thereby this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth George, aged 6!
years, died Sunday, January ", al
her home in Industry. She had beer
sick only four days, having been TAX
en- with symptoms of the grippe bu
which developed into pneumonia.
Solomon Sentinel On Saturda,
afternoon John Tim Sullivan hit Bill
Gregory with piece OF iron over thu
head at j. Harris place, damaging
Bills head and eye. Hart was tinet
$3.50 by police Judge on Monday fo
permitting nuisance.
Charles Kubach has purchased
the Shipe house near the Third stree
bridge and another house on west sid
and will move them to South Spruce
where he has purchased the Carpen
ter lots. He will have small city o
his own on south side.
The Manchester News says a cir
teacher of Ottawa county near Vim
Creek refused to quit after 81 month
term and claimed she had seve
months to teach. A neighborhoo
: row resulted, two members of tn
school board resigned-but she is sti
! teaching school
j. +. Keel has taken a positio
as representative of Able 4 Ellison
real estate, loan and insurance hrl
and will look after business throug
the country. He is rustler and apol
lar young business man and wi
! make success in this place.
Mr.. Baker, who visited h
brother John W. Baker, here eigf
!, years ago, is at Albuquerque, N. M
., for bis health, having gone there frol
= the southern States. II he does NJ
improve he will come here on h
way to his home, Granville, N.
> G. H. Baker Of this county is Wi
10 him.
The postollice department b
decided that children going to an
from school shall not beallowed t
u get the mail without an orde
" from their parents; so do n
'e blame the postmaster if your childr
lie are refused the mail. The postofli
= habit among children is a nuisan
10 both to the public and the postmast
I'd and the department has done wise
TX in making this decision.
>" Put down in figures the year
>" which YOU were born, to this add
then add your age at your next blrl
an day provided it comes before Janus
u /, otherwise your age at your Il
u birthday, multiply the result by l,O
us from this deduct 6S8, 423, substlt'
vi tor the figures corresponding lett
Of the alphabet, as for /, b for
re- for 8, etc. The result will give
ng name by which you are popula
sy known.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
GOOD BUSINESS SENSE.
1t Was Displayed by an Illinois Dairy
man, and Now He IL ReapinE
Rich Reward.

An Illinois farmer who had been SELL
ing his milk for two cents a quart
thought he would try for part of the
trade of a small town near him where
the retail price was five cents. He in
vited the people to come out to his
farm upon certain day, and he showed
them over the farm, exhibited his
stock and explained his system of feed
ing and general management. Then
came the milking. The milkmcn came
out with clean shirts and snow white
aprons, bringing pals of hot and cold
water. They thoroughly washed their
hands, and then the udders and teats
of the COWS with warm water and cas-
tile soap, rinsing them carefully and
wiping dry. The vessels for holding
the milk were bright and clean, the
stables and stalls were clean. The milk
was strained, aerated, quickly cooled
and placed in a cool, clean cellar. All
the details were explained to the visit
ors as the work progressed, and they
went home satisfied that there they
could obtain clean and wholesome milk.
The next day he sought customers and
found market for all he could supply
at six cents quart, or a cent above
the market rate in the town. and it
was but little more trouble to deliver
it than to have carried it to the railroad
station and send it to Chicago for two
cents quart.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
The sale Of skin MIX.

It would be desirable to encourage
the sale of skim milk in towns as an
article of diet. 1T furnishes supply
of cheap and wholesome food to those
needing it, and has been found to in
terfere little, if at all, with the regular
trade in whole milk" Its bulky char
acter compared with it's value prevents
it's economical transport. This diff
Guilty might be obviuted by evaporat
ing, or partly evaporating, portion. Of
the water, or partly condensing the
milk. In the interests Of the poor
classes in towns, it is desirable to en-
courage the more general use of this
milk-English Exchange.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27

pears is overpast, the Dempsey is a
welcome addition to the list. We ate
the fruits with a good deal of gusto.
The Dempsey was produced from
seed of the Bartlett fortified with
Duchesse d'Angouleme. The tree is de-
scribed as an upright, good grower;
foliage large, glossy dark green, re-
sembling both parents. Fruit large,
obtuse pyriform, irregular in outline,
as is seen in our life sketch. Skin
smooth, green, changing to yellow asst
ripens, with slight brown tinge where
exposed to the sun. Stem about an inch
long, stout, and set slightly to one side.
Calyx shallow. Flesh white, fine
grained, tender, buttery, almost melt
ing, with a rich, sweet, delicious flavor.
As desert or market pear it is of the
highest merit. Season, October and
November. Judging from the condition
of the samples before us, we should say
the fruit will prove a good shipper, and
that after all is not the least valuable at
tribute. Gardening.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
The Secret of Success.

No permanent rule can be laid down
by which to feed dairy cattle. No one
feed, no one way of feeding, or no one
amount of feed will suit all conditions
or all animals. The true secret of sue
cess in the business lies in the ability
and ingenuity Of the dairyman himself.
He must be capable of deciding what
feeds he can use and how he can use
them to produce the greatest possible
amount of his particular product
milk, etc.-of best quality and witk
least expense. Unless he is in the bust
ness for fun, his profits will be his sue
cess, and so he must work for that end.
Dakota Field and Farm.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
AERATE YOUR MILK.
OdOr Which II Caused by
Volatile Oils.

While it is often true that what we
call odor in milk comes from the filth
of the stables, it is also true that there
is an odor in the milk in any case, even
in the milk of cows that are kept with
the greatest Of care. It was long ago
discovered that every animal throws
off volatile oil, which evaporates
about as quickly as it comes to the air,
and this fine gas, produced by the
change of the oil from a liquid to a
gaseous form, is what assails our nos
trils and is. what we denominate odor.
The pores that carry this volatile oil
to the surface of the hide seem to be nu-
,nerous and to be distributed well over
the body. This is what makes scent
in dogs of value. If itwere not for this
oil being constantly evaporated the
dog would be of no value as a tracer
Many of the lower animals have their
sense of smell so developed that they
are able to detect very small amount
OF this odoriferous oil.
Some of the tubes that carry this oil
from the internal organs of the COW,
where it is elaborated, have their orr
fees in the udder. This volatile oil
thus gets into the milk, and the only
way to get rid of it is to aerate the
milk. The oil evaporates so rapidly
that the exposure of the milk to the
air, especially when it is exposed to the
air in the form of small sheets or spray,
results in getting it out of the milk. It
f1so siisS milk should not
be at once covered and left covered. It
is not a certain sign that the milk is
dirty if there be an animal odor con-
nected with it. But it is sign that the
dairyman does not know how to ham
die it.-Farmers' Review.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
Highways I'm Porto Rico.

Speaking of the roads in Porto Rico.
Gen. Roy Stone says: Il can only add
that all have heretofore said in favor
of the good roads movement, warning
and reproof drawn from a country
where, except for few military lines,
no roads have ever been built; and
where the bulk of the product of a
marvelously rich soil is carried to mar
ket on the heads of men and women
or the backs of diminutive animals. AS
a result of this neglect, together with
other kindred causes, the agricultural
population of the island, although in
dustrious and frugal, is so poor as to be
almost without shelter, furniture or
clothing, and entirely without supplies
ct food. so that their trifing wages
must be paid day by day to enable
them to continue this hopeless exist
cnce."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
THE DAYS END.

Boys. I've been out in the clearin'
And. swan. it's mighty cheerin,'
When the frost II interferin'
With yer SEEM and yer fearin'
And yer maternal feelin's. both,
To hear yer sisters voice a-callin'!
Supper, pa: the boys is all in!'
Then drop my AK and listen.
Maxim out didn't hear,
For I knew voice like this'n,
Which fer years I've been a-missin'.
And seem to catch the glisten :
OF two girlish eyes-it's queer.
But yer ma lives in yer sister
As she was when first kissed her.
You remember her as turnin'
Thirty odd, and all wore out;
But them days when we was burnin'
Walnut 6rewood and earnin'
This old farm jest sets me yearnin'
That the years could turn about
And yer ma would call me to her
From the days when first knew her.
Seems to me didn't treat her
With the care should have took:
Such q faithful wife, and heater
Than q hummin' bird, and sweeter-
God forgive me! II meet her
There, she'll wear a lovin' look
And forgive me-she'll be callin':
Come in, pa. the night il fallin'!"
Chicago Record.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
MANY Virtues in APPLES.

The apple is such a common fruit
that few persons are familiar with its
remarkably efficacious medicinal prop
critics. Everybody ought to know that
the very best thing he can do is to eat
apples just before going to bed. The
apple is excellent brain food, because
ithas more phosphoric acid, in an easily
digestible shape, than any other fruit
known. It excites the action of the
liver, promotes sound and healthy
sleep, and thoroughly disinfects the
mouth. 1t also agglutinates the sur
plus acids of the stomach, helps the
kidney secretion and prevents calcu-
lus growth, while it obviates indiges-
ton and is one of the best preventives
Of diseases of the throat. Next to
lemon and orange it is also the best
antidote for the thirst and craving of
persons addicted to the alcohol and
opium habit,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
Curiou. Test Tor . Husband.

Both in the northern and western
islands of Scotland the natives have
some peculiar customs unfamiliar to
the dwellers on the mainland. One Of
these, known as the marriage test" il
practiced in the island of st. Kilda,
where the population barely exceeds =
hundred. The desire among these is
landers to increase their number does
not appear to be exceptionally strong,
and every man, before he is deemed
suitable for husband has to perform
an evolution with no little bodily risk.
The St. Kildans are, of course, adept
rock climbers, and the aspirant for
matrimony is therefore subjected to
the test of balancing himself Oh one leg
on narrow ledge overhanging preci-
pice, bending his body at the same time
in order to hold the foot of his other
leg in his hands. If found lacking in
courage the maiden withdraws her be-
trothal, and should the man fall over
the ledge it is presumed that, in that
case, he will be Observation-Disclosures
SEefch
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-01-27
Hints for Fruit Growers.

There are several things fruit pro-
ducers should resolve to do, viz: Grade
their fruits, wrap in paper the fine fruit,
evaporate the second grade and not
have any third grade. The southwest
should profit from the experience of
California and make the start. Fruit
put up in fancy packages will sell from
so cents to one dollar per crate more
than that put up in the ordinary way,
and the highest price will not be for
the unwrapped fruit.-Our Horticul-
tural Visitor.