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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

tent, including my nice grub STAKE
stove, cooking utensils, my light
leather gripsack, the only relic oil
better days. The rest Of the party
saved their grips, guess had too
much in mine, such as quicksilver,
gun, cartridges, knives, razors etc.
The Elder Jackson was now
thoroughly disguised, he had already
had one outfit stolen at Linderman
and went back to Seattle and re-
stocked and now to think that he had
lost the second one with lot OF
onion sets and garden seeds that he
expected to make million out OIL be
was angry and he and his son Thomas
jefferson Jackson quit us cold and
took passage on little steamer called
the Kalqmazoo that was being re.
pairing after striking some OF the
same rocks. So there was none lett
in our party but myself and a young
man named Brown, We had Dig
boat to manage and nothing to eat.
Here was where first met Tom
Morrin my partner for year alter
wards. He had his large scow brok-
en- on the rocks the day before but
had saved the most OF his provisions.
We soon struck up trade. He was
to 90 with us, help us with the boat
board us on the way down and give
us a side Of bacon apiece after we got
in. Everything went nice until the
last day in to Dawson. 1t was ABOUT
| 4 o'clock in the morning and \ was
managing the craft. We had the
stove setting on a sled and Norm
was making aap.jacks while Brown
was eating. We came around sharp
bend in the river and a tree was
hanging out over the water. did
not turn the boat quite soon enough
and the tree knocked Morrin and the
sled into the river; while we were
fishing out life and property the fire
from the stove burnt up two GOALS
The loss was two coats, Morrin's hat
one skillet and one large sized flap
jack.
After we arrived at the Golden City
II made up my cash account and
found that I had ta9 left. 1t was mol
much money to buy anything will
to eat. This was the 2Srd Of June
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

lowed to lie idle the third year. The
oats grow spontaneously to the al
most total exclusion OF oil kinds Of
grass and even weeds. The conse-
quence Is, few cattle are raised, as
the oats ripen in May and pre- soon
worthless for grazing. Many sheep
are wintered in the valley, but are
taken to the mountains In the spring.
The settlers In the foothills irrigate
small tracts Of land from the noun.
tain streams and rase corn, beans,
hay and fruit, including apples.
Many hogs are raised on acorns, O
few have bells strapped on theiI
necks to enable their owners to find
them readily.
The commercial timber Is near the
mountains and usually some distance
from railroads. Common lumber
sells at the mills for about VI
per thousand. The high grades OIL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
Miss Reasoner to Porto Rico.

Miss Florence Reasoner, Of Leaven.
worth, this week received notice OF
her appointment to a position in the
schools OF Porto Rico. Accompany
ing the notification was an order on
the quartermaster general for trans
portation to the island. She has NOT
yet made up her mind whether to
accept the offer. Miss Florence Is :
sister OF Miss Elsie Reasoner, the Kan.
sas girl who has won considerable
commentator on the strength Of
newspaper and magazine work. ana
was for sometime teacher In the
Abilene high school.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

yellow pine and sugar" pine sell fci
from $25 to &Ss at the railroad after
having cost IS to transport by wagon
40 miles. Some companies float theiE
lumber to the railroad In fumes for
80 or 40 miles; others by railroads.
The sugar pine is the most valuable
and bears very large cones, four
inches in diameter by ID inches 10
length Is not uncommon. "Shakes"
are invariably made Of this variety
and sell at " per thousand. The
great forests Of Oregon and Washing
ton are, OF course, remarkable, yet
trees Of more than five or six feet Ia
diameter are seldom seen In the or.
binary route Of travel. A peculiar
inhabitant Of the Washington forest
is repulsive looking worm called :
"slug," which grows to the length Of
six inches by one inch In diameter.
Even the accllmated rancher Is care
full not to step on one.
From the mountains, which con.
meet the Cascade and Coast ranges,
northward through Oregon and Wash.
ington, the climate Ia cooler and the
dry season not so long. The weather
is seldom very hot or very cold. The
rain falls SO gently that no gullies arc
washed in the fields.
The Texas, or horn fly, so common
in Kansas, is also great pest In
Oregon. Fruit Is dried in houses BY
artificial heat instead Of In the open
air. The worst weeds Of this region
seem to be white clover, which also
makes good pasture, blackberries and
ferns. Red clover is largely raised
for hay and, this season at least
much OF 1t grew to a length Of i've
and even six feet. The Willamette
valley is noted for Its hops, wheat
fruit and general fertility, but scarce
ly any corn Is raised.
The variety and size Of the flowers,
fruit, vegetables and grain Of the
Coast are indeed remarkable, yet
the people in general are scarcely
more prosperous than those Of the
less favored Middle West, due largely
no doubt, to the high freight rates to
the East and the poverty Of that
greatest OF all crops-grass. O.ES.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

The next day ! traded my watch of
and got $3.50 to boot and the list Of
July went to work in saw mill Tor
$40 day, l worked 81 days and
made enough so that | have been liv,
ing and prospecting ever since until
this spring.
There have been a number OF new
strikes made but none Of them have
amounted to much. The last part
ner had went home to his disguised
wife in California. He had been gone
40 months. J. W. ROGERS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
ABOUT CALIFORNIA.
Oscar E. SINNERS Gives His 0bserva.
lions on the Coast.

The following letter from o. E.
SINNERS, one Of Buckeye townships
old time settlers, but now sojourning
on the coast, will be read with inter-
est by Dickinson county people:
The great Stanford vineyard Of
$500 acres, on the Sacramento river,
is only a small part Of a great ranch
Of $4,000 acres which produces, some
seasons, a quarter Of a million bush
els Of wheat, besides sheap, cattle,
hogs, horses and fruit, and employing
500 men.
The ordinary "rancher" allow a
volunteer crop Of wild oats to follow
wheat. This is cut for hay. Then
the land is plowed in winter with a
gang Of five eight-inch plows and al
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
Twentieth Kansas Reunion.

The First Annual Reunion OF The
Twentieth Kansas will be held At
Hutchinson Sept. 1929, 1900. In re-
Spouse to letter sent them by Col.
Metcali nearly all the boys Of the
band have expressed their intention
to be present in uniform and to bring
with them their instruments. Il
Col. Theordore Roosevelt will b 2
a guest and the regiments own spsll'
binders will come loaded for the o.
casion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

Mr.. VIM, Ramsey has been con-
spicuous figure before the people 81
this county for the last % years, he
was connected with the firm OF Dewar
Bros, in Solomon in his early lie ana
came to Abilene about ID years ago
and has been with Cases department
store the larger part Of that time anu
is now interested in the large con-
Germ. Nearly every man. woman ana
child in Dickinson county knows Mr.
Ramsey, and be needs no introduction
to the people Of this county.
Mr.. Ramsey has been in New iork
for a month buying goods ana can
tell you all about late city styles ana
fashions.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
LIFE AT DAWSON CITY.
A Dickinsonian's Bitter Experience
in Getting There.


The following letter from ). W.
Rogers, brother Of G. A. Rogers and
Mrs. c. N. Coggeshall OF this CITY,
and formerly resident Of this coun'
ty will be read with much interest
The grit to endure what he has zone
ought to bring success anywhere anu
it is to be hoped that he will return a
millionaire:
DAWSON CRY, Aug. l6.-Six OF us
bought boat at Lake Linderman aud
started for Nome. Everything went
we'll the first day. We crossed Lind
erman, unloaded the boat and put 1t
through the rapids and hired the LOAD
hauled over the portage to Lake
Bennett. The balance OF the crowd
ran away and left me TO pay .ne
teamster $2S. When we got loaded
the next morning would not let the
boat leave port until they hunted up
the 1928. knew il we got away from
the mounted police there would be no
collecting it.
The next trouble we had was a
wind store. 1t blew the boat upon a
lot Of rocks and we had to jump into
the water and unload everything high
and dry, boat and all to save it from
ruinstiop, 1t was awful cold but
had lots Of dry wood and dried our
clothing during the night and got
started the next morning but the
boat leaked like furry and two OF the
party got mad and unloaded their
goods on the lake shore and quit u.s.
They said the balance Of US kept our
stuff on top and kept theirs in the
bottom where it was wet. We went
on as far as Tsgish Post and took the
boat out and rechalked and pitched
1t.
From there everything went well
until we got to Miles Canon and
White Horse rapids. 1t costs $40 for
a pilot and none Of us would pay 30
three Of US put the boat through ana
one man walked around. The next
touble we had was on Thirty Mile
river about six miles below Lake Lee
barge. The river was full Of rocks
and ran like whirlpool and two boys
were steering the boat and was bail
ing out water. One Of them wanted
to 90 on one side Of rock and the
other insisted on going on the other
side. | raised up to see what the
dispute was over and the boat struck
and | went over head down into the
stream. The boat jumped up onto
the rock and then jumped of filling
with water. called for rope and
the elder Jackson threw me one.' he
knew as much about IL as | know
about preaching, but thanks to the
effort however for he tipped the boat
over IN the attempt and turned every
thing in the river and ! grabbed
large water proof clothes sack thai
tlosted like q cork, and later got hold
Of the boat that was floating bottom
eide up, we were all rescued by otheI
uniortunates that were camped along
the shore. Host everything except
ing my clothes big, blankets and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

The above is photograph Of Mr..
Roy Weyant, Of Cases department
store. He Is one Of the firm. He 10
now In New York City buying . COM
plete stock for bis department. Mr..
Weyant has been associated with this
firm for the past seven years, and BY
bis hard work and tireless energy has
built up this department until 1t has
one Of the largest, best equipped and
most extensive stock In Kansas. He
lisa young man Of sterling qualities,
faithful and self reliant, and has .
host Of acquaintance. There are
good things IN the future for Mr..
Weyant as there are for all young
men who are manly and Industrious.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13

Dswitt's Little Early Risers are
prompt, pslstable, pleasant, power
iul, purifying little pills. For sale
BY oil druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
Rsuublican Primary.

Ridge township primary Will DC
held at Union Valley school house on
Thursday evening, Sept. 90 at
o'clock p. m. By order OF
COMMITTEE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-09-13
China Has
ALLEN

Into the serious mistake OF defyng clvigzatioh'
You will never fall into the mistake OF using In
ierior paint II you use
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j. B. CASE d CO.,
Department Store.
900
.AAk~,, yN-~,~., Z<x ., 1910.
TO THE PUBLIC:

TO
Our Mr. Ramsey, firm who has been IN new
York for the for Dry Goods Depart
~ chsapes Prettiest the history Of our
store brokers and manufacturers AZ
that please both IN price
and qual1t more people able to do before
who is Of the firm and manager OF IN"
House basement just returned from
New York and saws that Most Complete
stock as we'll cheapest and that he can satisfy tho public in
more lines Of stuff than has ever been
shown n Abilene
Pugh, the manager Of the mil llnery
In city goods more
new gains than we have ever BE-
fore carried merry department. She says that
she the old customers who have
her fail to please new
customers that She is shi piping US
goods dai ly public to call and inspect
department.
We hearth extend fri ends and Gus TONERS an
taton vi depar tments at time
We want them to feel pleased to show
goods desire to buy not There WI II
kinds lin Abil enc this fall
va ATTEND to you o make store
haadouarters. We you liberal patron
ace YOU have given IS or the past 20
@t@3l&@eAdFs
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
New .Uereey Forest Fires.

BRIDGEToN, n. j., May A fierce
forest fire has been raging for "a hours
in the woods between Cedarville and
Center Grove. Thousands Of acres Of
valuable oak and pine have been burned,
and the loss will be enormous. Snakes,
rabbits, lizards and other denizens Of
the woods were driven into the roads by
the flames. and it was almost impossible
to walk without stepping upon them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
Special Engagement.
First Wreck of the Season.

MARQUETTE, Mich, May 4.-The first
wreck of the season on the Great Lakes
occurred off Stannard rock, 20 miles
west. The schooner Halloran, ore laden,
sprang a leak, went down, but her crew
of s were taken off by the steamer
Drake, which had the Halloran in tow.
The vessel was owned by Corrigan. Nc
Kinney & Co. Of Cleveland, and was
bound from two Harbors to Conneaut,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
Miss NethcrsOle Asks Damages.

WASHINGTON, May Suit has been
filed in the supreme court Of the Dis
trict of Columbia by Olga Nethersole,
the actress, for $4,000 damages against
Rev. Thomas G. Easton, pastor Of the
Eastern Presbyterian church in this
city. The attorneys for Miss Neither
sole allege that DR.. Easton, in a sermon
preached April /, characterized Miss
Nethersole as q ''lewd woman
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
building Wrecked by Exnlosion.

CHICAGO, May IA terrific explosion
at 4 p. M. wrecked the third and fourth
floors of the Dale & Semple drug store
in the heart Of the business district here
and seriously injured three men. The
explosion was due to escaping gas.
Every window in the building was shat.
tered and many persons were hit by
falling glass. A fire followed the ex.
plosion but it was quickly extinguished.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
Iowa Letter Carriers Meet.

Council BLUFFS, Ia, May 1.-THE
convention of Iowa letter carriers was
largely attended. The next convention
will be held at Mason City. The cleo
ton Of officers resulted in the choice of
O.. H. Shiveley, president; G. w. Fissel,
vice presidents; l.. G. Richards, secretary
treasurer, all by reclamation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

Weather forecast: Generally fair to-
night and Saturday.
Don't forget "Bosco the Great" at the
opera house May Z, s, 8.
Mrs. Grace Mowery OF Howard was
registered ut the Lake Park.
Father McNells has spent q day
or two with Rev. Il. A. Flynn.
Arrivals on the afternoon train: Miss
! Maggie Tobin, Mrs. T. J. Lannon.
Facts count. For actual points OF
merit, examine q Schulz pisno.-Benson
i Gould.
Arrivals from the north we're VIM.
Dsrsow and daughter Myrtle, and John
Hsugen OF oldham.
We handle the Schulz, Shaw, Bal
dwin and Hamilton pisuos.-Benson Il
Gould.
Mrs. Wh,tIow has commenced the
erection OF a neat dwelling or her lots in
tuo pow Va "
Local market: Wheat. No. l, 81 cents,
| No. >, 80. July wheat in Minneapolis
opened at Col and closed at C6.
The two Mrs. Sinclairs, mother and
sister.in.law OF Mrs. Hugh Robinson
returned home to SCOTS Grove, Iowa.
There will be a meeting OF the general
fire department this evening to make
arrangemts FOR the annual parade Mon
day.
S. ID. Sharp. Esq, OF Bloomfield. Iowa
has been looking over the city for "a day
or two with u view TO locating here ir
his profession.
President Smith of the Chautauquf
association received yesterday the con
tract Tor a weeks engagement at Chau
~tauaua OF the Quaker male quartette o.
Philadelphia, a group OF the most noted
singers in America.
a. w. Holdridge IL securing signers t.
a petition to be presented to the cit!
council praying Tor an extension OF tn
watermains from Washington avenue
east on Sth or Maple street, north OF
Cedar aud west again to Washington o
10th street.
The lsdies OF the Cemetery association
] will serve dinner on Decoration day, tn
. proceeds to 90 toward the improvement
: OF the cemetery grounds. This is
worthy cause and everybody should TAX
an interest in it and assist tho ladies !
every way possible.
The Sioux Falls weather observe
!. gives the data for April weather as TO
lows: The mean temperature was A.
n = degrees; the maximum temperature wa
n a degrees on the Goth; the temperatur
n vas 20 degrees on the 18th. The tot
n r~racipitation for the month was =.
: inches, which is considered to be norma
n There were fifteen clear days. Z part
cloudy and 8 cloudy days during tt
N month and the prevailing direction
tho wind was from the southeast. IL
temperature for the month WAS sl'ent
above the normal.
Wanted, q steady. reliable boy, 10
l6 years OF age, to learn the oaHer -
oonfectioner's trade. Apply az once.
O. Il. MATHENEi.
S~peotsoles lifted by experienced ply
ician. DR.. Preston, Saturday, MAY ..
Part Of residence for rent, ear NJ
NAL school. MRS. JOHN
Unable { 70 Work.
=. Chas, Replogle Of Atwater' o.; was y
III sble to work on Gov Gsv. " K;dn
T I tonr DAYS he was entirely we'll.
o. cure 'ou' CHRIS. SCHUTz'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

CINCINNATI, May ANNA Ray,
colored, la years old, and in all proba-
bility the oldest woman Of the United
States, is dead in a county inflrmary.
She claimed to be a witness Of the Ham
ilton- Burr duel, fought in 1904.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

after suffering from piles for fifteen
years l was cured by using " boxes OF
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve," writes w.
j. Baxter, North Brook, N. G. 1t heals
everything. Beware Of counterfe,ts.
Cook s. ODEE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

Nellie-It you'll follow the directions
faithfully, I'll wager nv sweetest smile
you'll gam Is pounds by taking 3 pack
ages of Rocky Mountain Tea.
FRANK G. SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
To Heal q Hurt

Use Banner Salve. the great healer.
It's guaranteed for outs, wounds, sores,
piles and all ek,n diseases.
CHRIS. Schultz.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

A Snap-Good house and three lots
for sale. Mell located. For big bargains
in city property and acre tracts see
A. w. HOLDRIDGE.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
finest pills ] aver used."-D. j. Moore
Millbrook. Ala. They quickly cure al
liver and bowel troubles.
Cook & ODEE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

City esidsnce lots tor s~le. sl5 to S2)C
ELMER SHERIDAN.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

Unable 70 Work.
Chas. Replogle Of Atwater, O.: Tas nn,
~ - cork on account OF kinney
tr"uble. After using Foley's Kidney
C"ra iour days he was entirely we'll.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

A woman's never too old to be hand
aome. never toe old to be young again,
Il she takes Rocky Mountain Tea. $50.
FRANK SIXTH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
\ il Coming.

The Aberdeen, S. d., News, speaking
OF the Great Bosco. for twenty-five years
the only successful rival OF the late Prot.
Herman, says: "Bosco, the celebrated
magician, appeared at the opera house
last night before q crowded house. every
sea being occupied. The performance
presented was immensely enjoyed which
was clearly apparent by the rounds o
applause throughout the program. bos'
cos work was marvellous. he is the
~oleyerest magician on the stage. no
doubt. and not only was the large audi
ence puzzled, but they were kept in a
roar OF laughter from beginning to end.
The large number OF handsome and
costly presents given away surprised
everyone present. He will play to
hacked houses nightly here" At Mad.
isou opera house May 7. 8 and ..
&c. Kennedy, Roanoke, Tenn, says
~ cannot say 100 much for DeWitt'f
Witch Hazel Salve. One box OF it ouret
what the doctors called an inourable
nicer on my Jaw" Cures piles and al
oL;n dlseases. Look out for the worth
less limitations. 1890
a woman's never too old to be hand
.ome. never too old to be young again
Il ehe takes Rocky Mountain Tea. 300.
; EoANv 0Nrrrr1
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

Part Of residence for rent. near MOI
NAL school. MRS. JohN
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04
Fashionable Millinery.
Spring and Summer Styles

Are now here. The brightest and new
est millinery designs Of the season. A
largely increased stock-larger ane
more complete this year than ever.
HISS l.. ORINAGER,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

S~peotaoles fitted by experienced phys
;c;an. DR.. Preston, Saturday, May D.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-05-04

Wanted, q steady. reliable boy, 10 OF
l6 q OF age, to learn the baker ano
oonfeotioner's trade. Apply at once
q. Il. MATHENEY.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-11-24

er and more helpless members Of society,
the wives and children Of drunkards.
Wren they return at midnight, mad with
liquor, does the State reach out Its
strong arm to shield the wife and little
onesH Willie it licenses these houses to
deal out liquid fire to the husband and
father, does it not attack, instead of pro-
tecting, the weak and helplesss 1t not
only fails to protect it actually auth
orizes the traffic which exposes the wife
aud children this daily recurring danger
3. The liqnOr traffic, licensed or IN
licensed, enc9oaches upon the rights OF
the drinker himself, taking from him his
property without rendering any valuable
consideration in return; impairing his
health and strength, and not infrequently
taking bis life. The fact that he con-
sents to the robbery, injury to health OF
murder is 10 excuse. Gambling is held a
crime, though the person defrandcd con-
scnts. The liquor dealer, therefore, who
imperils the life orimpairs the health oil
the drinker, or takes his money and
renders him no equivalent for it, in just &c
far encr0aches upon his rights to life,
health or property, and the State, if ii
grant him license to do this, itself en-
croaches upon the right to life, health
and property of its citizens thus injured
by it.
The license system is iniquitous in its
nature because it is not molly nOtln accord
with the objects government, butt in di-
rect antagonsm to them. Berg ubiquitous
in its nature it must necessarily he inl'
quitous in it's results; and SO experience
has proved that it is.
1t blunts tho moral sense Of the conf
munity. Lending the sanction of govern :
ment to q business fruitful only in disease,
violence, crime, paupcrlsln, mental and
moral imbecility, and private and pu bllc
corruption, and which tends directly tc
anarchy and barbarisnl; giving it thus the
sanction of the community and setting up
= ~" 90 = = 49, sDCctabllity