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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
For Sale.

Beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 22,
and continuing one week, from 10
o'clock q. m. until o'clock p. M, at
at private sale at my residence, 9O4
West Third street, two handsome oak
bedroom sets, three pieces; one black
walnut set, one domestic sewing ma
chine with all attachments, fine
lounge, sofa, arm chairs, two rockers
all handsomely upholstered and as
good as new, one large fine book case
made to order Of California red wood,
oak and cherry rockers, both large
and small, two very handsome hang.
ing lamps. Rochester burners, one
tall banquet lamp, carpets, pillows,
one fine, large banquet range fitted
with hot water back, one gasoline
stove, "Quick Meal" three burners
and oven. odd table chairs. lamps,
etc. Also one double carriage, one
cart, one lady's saddle.
tSc F.B. BEARCE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
HARRIS ABUSES REPUBLICAN, VOTERS.
You Ought to Vote.

A man who neglects his franchise
is unworthy Of the privileges he en-.
joys under the muni6cent govern
ment Of the United States.
A man who is unkind to bis parents,
after they have given him many years
Of indulgent care, is looked upon as
disgrace to his fellows. Wherein
does the case differ when a govern.
ment has given man birthright he
is proud to own and he does not do
bis little share to take care OF itP
II there Is any difference, the gov.
ernment is the more sinned against
To be sure, there are many plaus-
able excuses given for neglecting to
vote. Sometimes it is that the elec-
tion is "only Of minor Importance" J"
or it may be that the majority one
way or the other is overwhelming,
$50 what's the usep" or even that
"all politicians are alike and equally
bad"
But not one OF these excuses will
stand analysis. All elections are
important, because they choose gov
erning officers; even overwhelming
maiorities" are sometimes "over-
whelmed;" and II politicians are bad,
1t Is time for honest men to vote and
oust them.
And yet there is one reason for
voting more important than all others.
1t Is the moral good to the citizen to
have performed faithfully, according
to bis own Judgment, a manifest
civic duty.
Go to the polls and do your duty
as conscientious American citizen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
FUSION CANDIDATE WHO DON'T
WAIT THEIR VOTES.
Solomon Dlushea for the Vicious Ad-
mistrstion Hs Has Given the Town
A. IT. Mayor.

In connection with the pitiiul plea
Of the Demo.Pop papers for Republi-
can votes and Of the begging that the
Fusion candidates are doing trying to
induce enough Republicans to vote
for them to boost them into office,
the sentiment OF the head Of the
ticket, W, 7. Harris, candidate for
representative, is interesting. Not
long ago before he was candidate)
be made the remark to an Abilene
man: 1.-The Republican has not been
born who is good enough for me to
vote for"
Now Bill Harris wants Republican
votes Pass him up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
MAKES SOLOMON BLUSH.
Harris Administration q Mayor
Roasted bv His Home Psper.

The condition Of things here the
last few days Of last week occasioned
by the too free use Of "booze" was
enough to provoke q saint almost.
We were very glad that the weather
was such that it forbid the ladies
coming down town. But we blush
for our town that such conditions are
permitted to exist Solomon Tri-
buue, Fusion.
The above item Is followed In the
Tribune by another item trying to
boom Harris, the mayor Of Solomon.
for representative Of the county. He
bushes for the town under the man.
sgement Of Mr.. Harris, yet recon.
mends him as 1T for representative.
No, thank you; we prefer to vote
for MIR. Grosser, man at home %
well as away from home. Let Mr..
Harris stay in Solomon where only the
Solomon people will have to blush
for him.. don't send him to Topeka
where the whole county will have to
blush. No one ever had to blush for
Emil Grosser. He made Dickinson
county feel proud Of her representa-
tive. He saved Dickinson county
money, and the people should see to
it that he is reelected by q big ma
jority.-[ Hope Dispatch.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
EASIER TO COUNT BALLOTS.
New Election Law Will Aid ths
Tally Clerk.

It will be an easier matter to count
the ballots in Kansas this year than
it has been in former years and the
result Of the election will be known
much earlier than usual. The new
election law provides for quicker
method Of counting the ballots by
requiring only one mark Of the tally
clerks rencil to county straight
ticket. The state and county ballots
will be counted first and the result
announced before the township bal
lots are counted.
The regulations for facilitating the
count will not help matters much In
some Of the counties. Shawnee is
one Of the counties in which there
will be fewer straight tickets voted
than before in years. This is the
result Of the local fight and the ar
rangsment Of the new ballot. There
are many Republicans who will not
vote straight ticket because they
do not care 10 vote for the Republi.
can nominees for two Of the county
offices. Many Of the Democrats will
vote for these nominees and cannot
vote their own ticket straight. The
Populists cannot vote . straight
ticket because they have no caudi'
dates for itate offices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
woH'T STAND IT.
Lank's Dsmo-Pop Hsighbor' Are
Against Him.

Four prominent Demo-Pop neigh
bors Of Geo. Lank, who thinks be is
running for county clerk on the
Fusion ticket. we're in town this week
giving Lauk fits. They declared that
be is unfit for the Office and that they
will fight him until the day Of cleo.
tion. The local bosses labored with
them and pleaded for peace but got
no satisfaction. Lank will find out
where be Is at on election day-and it
will be about 500 behind the band
wagon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
Theodore Roosevelt on Tho Presi-
doncy."

Before bis nomination for the vice.
presidency Theodore Roosevelt wrote
expressly for The Youths Companion
an article on 1.-THE Presidency" II
will be published in the number for
November 9Th, this being one Of tho
remaining weekly issues Of 1902 sent
free from the time Of subscription to
every new subscriber who at once
sends $l.75 for The COMPANIONS 1908
volume. When the article on "The
Presidency" was written no one could
have ioreseen or dreamed even that
It's author would so soon be called
upon to take up the duties Of the
great office. For this reason alone
what Mr.. Roosevelt has to say posses
ses extraordinary interest, and will
be eagerly awaited by persons Of all
shades Of political opinion.
A twenty-eight page prospectus Of
the 1908 volume Of The YoUTH's Con-
pAsIoS and sample copies Of the pa
per will be sent free to any address.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
l44 Berkeley Street, BosroS, MASS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

This is the platform Bill Harris
ran on In Solomon:
"Resolved that the election Of tho
nominees on the above platform we
deem repeal Of the prohibitory law
as far ss Solomon 10 concerned. That
the above be published for the inior'
nation Of the electors. For mayor
W. T. Harris"
Now the town bushes for the
shameful administration he has given.
More trouble and litigation have
arisen than ever In the towns his.
tory. Does Dickinson want such .
representative
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
KILLED 4 COUNTY ASSESSOR
ELL IN FIRST SESSION.
Misrepresentation Concerning Tax
Commission Report by Fu'ioni't'
Il Dscsiving Nobody -Grosssr''
Good Speeches.

One Of the tavorite campaign false
, hoods Of the Fusionists is an assertion
that Emil Grosser II elected will vote
for a law to have assessing Of each
townships property, farms, etc. done
by deputy appointed from some
other part Of the county. Usually it
is said that he wants it done by some
one from the cuonty seat. This
ridiculous proposition is probably
fooling nobody as it is simply cam
paign roorback invented by the des'
perste opposition. In all bis speeches
and in his record as representative
Mr.. Grosser gives the lie to such as
sertlons.
In Mr.. Grosser's first term in the
legislature be was a member OF the
committee Of taxation and assess
msnt. Representative Baker Of
franklin county introduced q bill
providing for a county assessor and
the assessment Of all property by
assessors from other precincts than
those In which the assessment occurs.
Grosser voted against that bill and
bis committee killed it.
The tax commission report against
which so much Democratic bowling is
done is merely a number Of sugges-
tions as to ways in which our in
famous tax system may be changed.
The eight members Of the committee
had no other power than to make a
report. Probably no one member
favored all the things mentioned in 1t
but all united in submitting it to
the legislature for consideration.
When the legislature meets the AZ
senator's and 1926 representatives will
20 over 1t section by section and
adopt or reject as they see fit. The
chances are that very little II any OF
the bill will be adopted in its present
form.
As to the section regarding assess.
ment by outside parties Mr.. Grosser
has said repeatedly in bis speeches
that he will oppose anything that
takes the assessment out Of the hands
Of residents Of the township assessed.
That Is enough. 1t is evidence Of
his consistency in standing by the
position be has always maintained.
Mr.. Grosssr has made one Of the
best and fairest representatives this
county ever had. He has won . high
place among the legislators Of the
state and has deserved II. He has
the confidence Of the people Of Dickin-
son that be will carry out the wishes
Of bis constituents in every matter
that comes before the legislature.
Emil Grosser can be trusted every
time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
SCARED THE HEALER.
Crowd Of Boys Made Life Burden
for a While.

A crowd Of about 100 boys and
young men old enough to know better
attempted to make trouble Sunday
night for an alleged "divine healer"
named Phillips who holds forth on
the street. They followed him with
hootings to the west side where be
boards. The officers should stop it.
He has right to talk SO long as be
behaves himself.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
The County Attorney.

While the county attorneyship Is
not big office, it is yet an important
one. The county attorney is, in one
sense, the law officer OF the county
guardian Of its legal interests. He
is not a sleuth.hound; be is an ad-
ministrator OF the law. He must
represent the county, must advise
the board OF commissioners on all law
questions that may confront that
body in the discharge Of their duties
Upon information be must draw oil
indictments and should be able to
draw them in such q way that they
cannot be set aside. And when an
indictment Is once found that should
be prosecuted, 1t Is bis business to
prosecute it and not try to put of
costs on the county as did Mr.. Kane
or try another couuty's cases at Dick
inson's expense.
By using judgment and discretion
the county attorney can, while per-
forming bis whole duty, yet SO man
age as to save the county hundreds
d dollars annually; or from want OF
knowledge or judgment be can put
the county TO hundreds Of dollars Of
needless expense each year.
In the person Of G. c. Towner the
Republicans Of Dickinson county
have a candidate who Is well quail
fed and fitted for this responsible
office. He Is self made, and from hia
association with the people Of the
county he is thoroughly acquainted
with their every interest, as well al
the duties OF the office. When elected
the office will be in good and safe
hands, giving all parties and all poo
pie a fair and honest administration.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
Harris Fool Campaign.

Burlington "Republican:" "The
rottenest thing In this campaign Is
the performance Of Senator Harris 10
going about the state complimenting
President Roosevelt and telling how
much sympathy be has with the presi-
dents administration. Strange isn't
it that he never manifested that SYM
pathy when be was in congressP
When any party measure came up be
voted with Ben Tillman and Joe
Bailey, who opposed and Obstructed
everything the administration ever
did or wanted to do. II he had any
sympathy for the administration
then, no one could discover it. But
now when be is ont in Republican
Kansas, where four.iourths OF the
people are yelling for Roosevelt, he
is all broke out with sympathy for
the administration, like boy with a
bad case OF red measles. Don't lei
Republicans be fooled by this talk
Let him 60 back in the senate 81,
years more by Republican votes, and
he will be just as bad as he has beer
and vote with Tillmsn and Bailey
Just as he has done. Vote for a Re
publican senator by voting for a Re
publican candidate for the legisla
tureD
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

Lawrence Journal: The Topeka
Capital Is Of the opinion that coun-
ty attorney Is not elected as . do,
tective officer, and that 1t Is not bis
duty to 90 hunting after joints and
for evidence to convict jointists The
Capital 10 little slow In arriving q
this conclusion, but thst fact 10 over
shadowed by the truth OF II.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

Lawrence Journal: An exchange
in talking about the improved facili-
ties for counting votes, remarks that
in Kansas the result ought to be
known by midnight on the day Of
election. 1t will be known q whole
lot sooner than that. In fact, the
Fusionists are beginning to think
they know already about what it will
be.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

Two Of the biggest meetings ever
held in those Populist sfrongholds Of
old, Garfield and Fragrant Hill, have
greeted the Republicans this cam
paigu. That shows which way the
wind blows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
ANOTHER BIG MEETING.
Republicans Have q Full House in
Sherman.

The Republicans had a rousing
meeting at Sherman township school
house Monday night. The candidates
we're all present and the crowd was
so large that the house would not
hold the people. Northeast Dickin-
son is wide awake to Republicanism
and will give large Republican gains.
The political fortunes Of the Fusion.
lists are on the wane.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
irving to Stop It.

The Fusionists are so scared over
the reports Of Republican gains in
strong Populist townships that they
are trying their best to stop the
panic. A lot Of candidates and
workers went to Upland tonight to
try to Offset the Republican meeting
held there last week. But they can't
catch up.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

The News Is worrying about passes.
Does Sheriff Baker pay bis fare when
he takes a trip on county business
and charges up mileage to the peo'
plep Now, does heP
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

Bill Harris wish expressed in the
streets Of Solomon that II he ever ran
for office be wanted no black Republi.
can to vote for him is going to come
true. None will.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
The Legislative Vote.

Twenty.eight Republican members
OF the last house were elected by ma
iorities OF less than 100. That means
that change Of less than 30 votes in
each OF these districts would put q
fusion member In the place Of Re-
publican. OF course there are some
short grass counties which have only
a small vote In which 1t would be
more difficult to change 30 votes than
It would be to change 100 In county
with larger vote, but there are
enough counties In which change Of
60 or 10 is by no means among the
impossi bilities, TO Offset these. A
change Of 2S members from the way
the last house stood would give the
iusionists II and the Republicans "a.
The counties In which q change OF
80 votes would elect an opposition
candidate to the legislature, and the
majority received by the Republican
candidate two years ago are as follows:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

The funniest thing In this campaign Ia To
see the Pop papers roasting the school book
law, law that they howled for for years
and passed themselves Lawrence journal
But it Is not so funny as the Demo-
cratic News Of this town which is
abusing Emil Grosser for voting for
the law when be did not enter the
legislature until after the law had
been put on the statute book.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

These figures show that a change Of
only $50 votes, rightly distributed,
would change the political represen.
tstion Of 2S districts. OF course,
there will be no such distribution,
but these figures sdmonish Republi-
cans to be certain TO elect q Republi-
can to the legislature.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
GR0SSBR IN FAVOR OF ASSESSMENT BY
Township RESIDENTS.
Need Of Tax systsm Reform.

o
OF the Dsmo-Pop press is that Kansas
taxation is all wrong (see Mr.. Grad
docks speeches) but that it will never
do to have the Legislature take up the
subject and correct it. The remark
able inequalities Of our present sys-
tenn Of taxation are strikingly shown
by the Enterprise Journal.
As shown by the records in the
state auditors office for the year 1901,
horses in Barber county we're assessed
at from IS tc $3.50; in Elk county,
SIS to $40; in Sheridan county. IS
to SIG; in Mcpherson county, $50 to
$50. In other words, the minimum
Of horses varied from 81, in Morris
county, to $50, in Mcpherson county;
the maximum assessment, from $l6,
in Sheridan county, to $3.50, in Chau.
tsuqua county. The minimum assess
ment OF mules varied from sS, in
Graham county, to $40, in Jefferson
county; the maximum, from sS, in
Cove county, to 500, in Rice county.
The minimum assessment Of cattle
varied from 81, in Rocks county, to
$15, in Riley county; the maximum
assessment, from IS in Ottawa coun.
ty, to $66 In Elk county. The mini.
mum assessment Of gold watches
varied from 81, in Stevens county,
to $40 in Cowley county, and the
maximum assessment from 80, In
Butler county, to 500, in Lyon coun-
ty. The minimum assessment OF
pianoiortes varied from $5, in Rocks
county, to 500, in Doniphan county;
the maximum, from $40, in Gray
county, to $500, in Chautauqua coun'
ty. Other personal property lis as
sessed in most counties at one-third
OF its real value; in Mcpherson coun.
ty, at 20 per cent; in Reno county,
adjoining Mcpherson, at it's actual
value, and in many counties "at the
discretion Of the assessor" In some
counties the 5000 exemption is de-
Quoted from the full value Of the
property, and in other counties from
the assessed valuation, 80 that the con-
stitutional exemption Of 5000 varies
from 5000, in Reno county. to $1,000
in Mcpherson county.
In some Of the counties in Kansas
grain IN store is not assessed at all,
but is entirely ignored by the town.
ship assessor. In other counties
household furniture, including plate,
jewelry, and pianofortes, is Jumped
at from $40 to $50 per family, regard
less Of the amount or quality Of the
same. In some counties corporations
are assessed at . rate as low a. one
half Of one per cent Of their psid.up
capital stock; in other counties, ats
rate as high as so per cent. In some
counties money is assessed st thirty
per cent Of its face value; In other
counties, forty per cent; in other
counties, fifty per cent.
On the 1st day Of March, 1901,
when the bank deposits Of Kansas
amounted to more than $70,0OO,O 900,
besides all the money outside Of the
bank vaults, the township and city
assessors OF Kansas were only able
to find, Tor the purpose Of taxation,
IS, ,059, ,424.
Our tax laws might be made worse,
but we doubt 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23

No Republican has yet been born
who is good enough for me to vote
ior.-[W. T. Harris.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-10-23
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-
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25
New York Grain and Produce.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Flour-Re-
ceipts,. 1876 bbls; exports 1888 bbls;
So. 1904; winter straights. 50 50@3 80;
rye flour quiet; fair to good, s.. as As;
choice to fancy, $S.55@9. IS; cornmeal
brandywine. S. 45@s. 60; rye steady esS No.
western; 66A T. 0. b. afloat; state,
63@64c G. i: t. New York car lots; bar
ley nominal; wheat receipts, 54,925 bu;
exports 146,s25 bu; spot easy. No: 2 red,
7S15c. elevator: No. red, 50 f. o. b.
afoat; No. l northern, Duluth, S2% f. o.
b. afioat; No. l hard Manitoba, S51kc f.
wheat circles following big receipts
again, a favorable weather map liquida-
speculative support. Few reactions oc-
CURED at any time and the market clos
ed weak at &c net decline; July S0s4 a
81Mc,. closed sic; September, 1890
"a 7-16, closed tic. Corn receipts, 1850
blu; exports. S,626; option market while
strong most of the day IN light western
receipts, absence of sellers and moder-
ate covering. gave way finally with
wheat closing unsettled at Il net de-
cline July closed Tic; September, 64h
Size.
Oats receipts. 2s.5Oo bu; exports. s15
bu; spot firmer; No. 2, csc; No. white,
western, 64@7Oc; track white state. GAO
zoe; option market was irregular and at
times firm, especially on new July at
|hiCd5O. uilOSl Out mai
ly weakened with other markets. hay
firm; hops quiet; hides steady; leather
steady; wool quiet; beef steady; cut
meats steady; lard firm western steamed
$10.55; July closed, $11; market nominal;
refined firmer; continent, $11. 255s12; com
pound. S1s@S6c; tallow steady; cotton
seed oil quiet; petroleum steady; refined
New York, 1920; Philadelphia and Bal
timore, $7.15; do in bulk, 81 go; rosin
steady; turpentine steady, 473a @4Sc; rice
firm: molasses firm; coffee, spot Rio
quiet; No. z invoice, 5hc; mild steady;
refining, 2Sc; Centrifugal s6-test. 3ssc:
molasses sugar, 25sc; refined steady
Beef steady; pork quiet: lard firmer;
prime western steam, $1105
Butter-Receipts, Il |, O99 packages.
market Irregular; renovated 17D1911c:
factory, a16@lSc; imitation creamery, ITO
&c.,, cheese receipts. 5,729 packages:
cream. small colored. fancy. 1Oc: small