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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04

Let the other fellow have a Ett1e of ~.
credit. 1t won't hurt you, and NAV swell
him up until there is an explosionEAtchi.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04

Explosions of Coughing are stopped b
Hale.s Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minut,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04

-, Nothing rounds out the pleasures of life
IKE IKE circle of friends.-Chicago Daily
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04
Stops the CouEh

and works off the cold. Laxative Bron
Qulnine Tablets. Price Is cents.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04
Death of Charles w. Good1ander.

Charles w. Goodlander, known as
the father Of Fort Scott" died
early Thursday morning without re-
covering consciousness after
stroke of apoplexy. GoodlanGer was
proprietor of the Interstate holtel.
He came to Fort Scott in 1857 with
so cents in his pocket. The next
year he built a carpenter shop and
became contractor. He built the
first -four mill there and lost all his
money in the venture, but he soon
recovered the loss and at the time of
his death owned string of lumber
yards, business blocks in Fort Scott
and was interested in almost half
the enterprises in Fort Scott.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-06-04

James A. Stewart, of Kansas City,
general southwestern passenger
agent of the Rock Island, after an
extensive trip through Kansas, said:
Kansas is in excellent shape as far
as crops are concerned. Even a car
window farmer can see that. There
have been good rains clear to the
Colorado line and there is an abun-
dance of stock water. Wheat about
Colby and Goodland is in better shape
than it is in central Kansas"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
A TRAGEDY AT PUEBLO.
The Owner Of . Foundry Shoots . Woman
because She Would Not Marry Him
and Then Suicides.
25 cents, Sold by all medicine dealers.

Pueblo, COL, Oct. 3l.-Frederick
Roberts, owner of a foundry at Salt
Lake City, shot Mrs. Charles A. Coop
er at a lodging house in this city
shortly before noon yesterday and
then committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. The cause OF
the tragedy is said to have been Mrs.
Cooper's refusal to marry Roberts.
Mrs. Cooper is a handsome woman,
about 80 years Of age, and was re-
Gently divorced from Charles E. Coop
err, who is now living in Wyoming.
She was named as correspondent in
a divorce suit brought at Salt Lake
about a year ago by Mrs. Roberts,
but this charge was subsequently
withdrawn and Mrs. Roberts obtained
a divorce on the ground Of cruelty
and desertion.
Roberts came to Pueblo a few days
ago and has since been DIGGING her
footsteps and watching her boarding
house. The shooting occurred after
a quarrel, the facts regarding which
are not yet fully known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
IRRIGATION RESERVOIR SITES
Chief photographer Newell Has Returned
from the West After Selecting
the Locations.

Washington, Oct. 31.-F. II. New
ell, chief photographer of the ge-
illogical survey, has just returned
from the west, where he selected
sites for irrigation reservoirs, to be
constructed by the government from
the irrigation fund, which now
amounts to ST. OO,O 900 and which is be-
ing augmented by the sales OF pub
lie lands. The reservoirs are to be
located on the St.. Mary's river in
Montana; the Gunnison river, Colo
RADIO; the Carson and Truckee rivers,
Nevada; the Salt and ella rivers, in
southern Arizona; the Big Horn, in
Wyoming; the Sweetwater, in Wyo-
ming, and the Grand river, in Colo
RADIO.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
A WATERWAY CONVENTION.


Quincy, ILL.,, Nov. IA waterway
convention in the interest of the inn
provement and maintenance of the
Mississippi river has been called for
November 12 and 10 at Quincy. Each
city and business and commercial or
ganization along the river is invited
to send at least three authorized dele
gates. Governors, senators and con-
gressmen from all states and dis
tricts bordering on the river are
asked to be present. The convention
Is the result Of correspondence with
all the cities on the river from New
Orleans to st. Paul, and is called by
Lewis B. Boswell, as chairman of the
Joint committee of the Quincy
freight bureau and chamber of COM
merce,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
GRAVE ROBBING SCANDAL.
More Physiclans and Undertaksrs st In
disnspolis and Other Places Likely to
BE Implicated.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 31.-Rufus
Cantrell will testify again before the
grand Jury and will implicate, he
says, Is additional physicians and un-
dertakers Of the city and every one
Of the local medical and dental col
leges Of the city that have thus far
escaped the grave robbing scandal.
He also makes the astounding state
ment that one or two women en-
balmers will be shown to be guilty
Of completely in the purchase and
concealment Of the stolen bodies.
Whether they were connected with
the concealment Of the four bodies
afterward recovered he would not
say. Doctors connected with the
medical colleges Of Fort Wayne.
Louisville and Cincinnati will be i'm
plicated also in this latest confess
sion, Cantrell says.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
womsu,s Foreign Missionary Society.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 3l.-The
Women's Foreign Missionary SO.
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church began its sessions yesterday
with Mrs. C. D. Foss, wife Of Bishop
Foss, in the chair. The reports OF
the corresponding secretaries began
with that read by Mrs. A. L. Alder
man, of Hyde Park, Mass, who is "a
years old and who declared that this
would be her last report. She read
it in a clear and audible voice. She
said the work was going on enthusi-
astically, the only drawback being tho
lack Of workers the receipts OF tho
10 branches for the year ended Octo-
Der 1, 1902, were $472,536.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
COMPLAINT AGAINST ROADS.


Chicago, Oct. 3l.-Subpoenas were
served yesterday by United States
Marshal Ames for . hearing before
the interstate commerce commission
in Chicago on November 6. The
complaint is made by the Chicago
Live Stock exchange to the effect
that orders made by the commission
are being violated by the western
roads and that cattle interests are
being Disseminated against in the
matter of rates. The following were
summoned to appear and testify;
E. B. Boyd, Of the Rock Island; M.
C. Markham, Of the Illinois Central;
Darius Miller, of the Burlington,
and ]. v. Mahoney, chairman of the
western trunk line committee. One
or two others will be served as soon
as they return to the city. lndica-
lions point to a determined strug-
gle between western trainmen and
the commission and it is stated that
IL the commission reafirms It's
former ruling regarding rates on the
raw material the matter will be taken
to the supreme court for decision.
In 1896 the commission ruled that the
rates on the raw material should not
be higher than rates on the finished
product. This ruling Is being To-
lated with respect to cattle from
Missouri river points to Chicago.
The rate on cattle Is 20 cents, while
the rate on dressed meats and pack
ing house products is 20 cents The
trouble was started by the Great
Western, which reduced rates on
packing house products from Mis-
souri, river points to 1871 and 20
cents, but permitted cattle rates to
remain undisturbed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

Washington, Nov. 1.-Indian Agent
A~pplegate, of the Klamath Oregon
reservation, has recommended to the
interior department that the govern
ment grant a pension of about $40
per month to the three leaders of
the Klamaths who were allies OF
the whites in both the Piute and Mo-
doe wars and who have always 10y
ally supported the government in its
measures for the control and i'm
proyement Of their people.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
More joplin Mines Sinking.

Joplin, Mo-, Oct. 31.-The Prosper
ity mine disaster is assuming alarm
ing proportions. In addition to the
seven shafts on the Eleventh Hour
tract that were destroyed, the
Homestead and Cleveland mines went
down last night. The ruined mines
we're all producers and have paid
S50O.OO0 in dividends. Five other mines
in the immediate vicinity Of the dis
aster are considered unsafe and have
been abandoned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

Fayette, Mo-, Oct. 31.-George B.
Harrison, president Of the Glasgow
Savings bank, has received a letter
from William C. Whitney, the New
York inancier, offering to take all
the stock in the proposed Central
Missouri Electric railway. The sur
vey for the new road, which crosses
several central Missouri counties, will
be completed within a few weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
The CIVIL SERVICE.
The Commission Makes Ito Annual
Report to the President
IBCLUSI0yS IN COMPETITIVE SYS1EI
What the Commissioners ~ About the
Political Activity Of Omoehoiden-Ths
Recommendations Msds for the
Good Of the Service.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE nine
teenth annual report Of the United
States civil service commission for
the last fiscal year has been submit
ted to the president. 1t announces
substantial progress in the competi-
tive system and general observance
Of the civil service law and rules
during the year. The inclusions in
the competitive system during the
year were the rural free delivery
service, q considerable portion Of the
field services of the war department,
the census Office permanent employees
and the employees appointed because
of increased work during the war
with Spain. There were 62,O29 per-
sons examined for places and 1883
persons appointed, reinstated or
transferred, a large increase over
any preceding year. The commission
recommends legislation applying the
competitive system to the District OF
Columbia. A new revision OF the
rules to s%upplant the present obsolete
provisions and the disjointed ar
rangement Of numerous amendments
will soon be submitted to the presl
dent.
Regarding political activity OF It.
fceholders, the report says:
"In the classified service, where the
choice Is made without reference to
political considerations or tenure OF
office Is unaffected by the change OF
parties, it is perfectly practical to
provide that the officer or employee,
while retaining his rights to vote as
he pleases and to express privately
his opinion on all political subjects,
should not take an active part in
political management or in political
campaigns for precisely the same
reason for which a Judge, an army
officer or a regular soldier is de-
barred from taking such active part;
while In the last Of officers appointed
through patronage and upon political
considerations the proper limitations
in the present state OF public opin-
ion are different. They must not CO.
cree the political action OF their
subordinates. They must not use
their offices to control political move
ments or influence the result OF cleo
tions; they must not neglect Their
public duties, nor cause public scan
dial by their activity.
"The commission believes that the
standards here adopted are the high
est which are practicable at the pres
emit time, and that in enforcing their
performance may always keep pace
with promise, which would not be
true If a more exactlng STANDARD
were now adopted. 1t is obviously
unwise to apply the same rule to .
fourth-class postmaster In a SINAI
village with no employees to intimi
date and who wishes to continue tt
act in political affairs as he Away;
acted, as to the head OF a great fed
eral office who may by his conduct
or even by his mere example, coerct
and intimidate hundreds of his subor
dinates."
The commission later will make
public the parts of its report relating
to promotion, regulations, snperan
nuation in the civil service and the
need Of the competitive system il
the consular service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
A p,opaer nj Kansas CITY,

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 31.-J. N. IT.
win, of the Irwin Bros. Commission
company, died at his home, 1o14 Har-
rison street, early yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Irwin learned the cattle
business on the plains. He was born
in jackson county in 1887 and his
home was always in this county,
though his travels took him often
across the plains.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
NEW ENGLAND
WATCHES

We lead the world in diversity Of
styles and quantity Of production
Our guarantee covers every watch,
for we make the Ease and the move.
msnt complete-The diminutive
Ladies' watches with artistic enamel
designs 10 the larger watches for
met or boys-Castings Of ~goldflled,
silver, gun metal, or nickol-Our
booklets give full description and the
price stated that every leading Jeweler
sells them for.
The New England Watch Co.,
Manufacturers,
81 and 80 Maiden Lane N. Y. 1871 to 1877 Wabash
Ave, Chicago. Spreckles' Bldg San
francisco,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. 1,-R. 0. Randall,
a real estate dealer of Carthage, was
shot at noon yesterday by his wife
and instantly killed. Mrs. Randall
had sued for divorce several days ago
and when they met in the lawyers
office of Joplin a quarrel ensued. Ran
dali, It is said. drew a knife and at
tempted to stab her, when she pulled
out a pistol and shot him five times,
killing him instantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

Louisiana, Mo-, Oct. 31.-Fire which
started in the stables of F. G. Haley
completely destroyed the stables,
three icehouses and a cold storage
building in which were two carloads
of apples. The burned buildings COW
cred nearly q block.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
Vera They Murdered?

Palmyra, Wis, Oct. 3l.-The home
of William Wickingson, near here,
burned to the ground yesterday
morning and it is thought the three
occupants of the house two
brothers and a sister-were robbed
and murdered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
Another St. Louis Alderman Convicted.

st. Louis, Nov. Edmund Bersch,
former member of the house of dele
gates, was found guilty of perjury in
his testimony before the grand jury
as to the $4,000 Doodle fund raised
to C the passage of the Subur-
ban franchise bill, and given five years
in the penitentiary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

Washington, Oct. 31.-The president
has committed to life imprisonment
the death sentence pronounced upon
Solomon Hotena, a Choctaw Indian,
convicted in the Eastern district OF
Texas for murder committed in the
Indian territory on November 20,
1901. Attorney General Knox rec
commended the communication. The
convict killed three switches" whom
he believed caused the death of his
children.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

St. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. IA con-
trolling interest in the First national
bank of Buchanan county has been
purchased by a party of capitalists
headed by W. P. Fulkerson, national
bank examiner for Missouri, who
will become cashier of the bank.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
.-.ed Dead Going 70 an Entertainment

Council Bluffs, Ia, Nov. Mrs.
Harley Hostetler, wife Of the pastor
OF the Second Presbyterian church
of this city, dropped dead on the
street here last night while en- route
to an entertainment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
Made HI Four children Orphans.

Independence, Kan, Oct. Sire
Gently Mrs. Charles Hooper left her
husband and when she met him in
the post office yesterday he shot
her to death, then committed sui
eide. Four small children are made
orphans.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

The entire coffee zone OF Guate-
mala has been destroyed by the
flames and smoke from Santa Maris's
blazing mouth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

A combine Of the malleable iron
plants Of the country has been
formed with q capital Of s2o,oOO,ooc'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
Secret Disease

on all human diseases, that known a
contagious blood poison, or the Bad
Disease, has caused more misery and sui.
feing and ruined more lives than ~
others combined. It not only wrecks the
hopes and aspirations Of the n who
contracts it, but often the innocent are
made to share the humiliation and dis
grace Of this most loathsome and hateful
form Of blood poison. Children inherit
It from parents, and thousands Of the
purest men and women have been COZ.
taminated and ruined simply through
handling the clothing Of one infected
with this awful
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using the same -. ....-
toilet articles. The .6UIlIy.
And when the
real nature Of the trouble is known, many
prefer to suffer in silence or leave the
disease to do its worst rather than make
known their condition.
Through our Medical Department We
offer advice and help. Write us freely
about your case, as nothing you say will
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1t matters not how long the poison has
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AAA full mineral ingredi-
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Our special Home Treatment book,
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

makes childbirth easy by preparing the
system for parturition and thus shortening
labor. The painful ordeal is robbed of Its
terrors, and the danger lessened to both
mother and child; the time Of confinement
Is shortened, the mother rested, and child
fully developed, strong and healthy.
Morning sickness, or nausea arising
from pregnancy, Is prevented by its use.
As pregnancy advances, the breasts en-
large, become swollen and hard. Long
before the child is born, they are prepar-
Ing for the secretion of milk. 1t is import
ant that they receive early attention:
Mothers Friend softens the skin and
facilitates the secretion Of Life Fluid.
U~ndeveloped breasts, ~hard-caked shortly
after delivery, are the result Of non
treatment, and likely to eliminate In
Mammary Abscess, from which so many
suffer ex~cruciating pain and are LETT with
these organs permanently impaired.
softness, pliability and expansion are given to
he muscles and sinews, thus bringing comfort
md causing an easy Issue Of the child. Try 1t.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
A Hank President Arrested.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Oct. 5l.-H. q.
Christensen, president Of the Sharps-
burg, Ia, bank, was arrested at the
depot platform in Maryville, Mo-, yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF
embezzling the banks funds. The
amount which Mr.. Christensen Is al
legged to be short is not made public,
but it is said to be $4,000. The doors
of the bank closed last Monday and at
that time the president of the insti-
tuition disappeared. Sheriff McGin'
mis-, of Taylor county, la, had been
at Maryville for two days watching
for Christensen, for 1t was believed
he would come here to see relatives.
Christensen says he has property
enough to make the shortage good.
St. Lofts, Nov. IA man with a
penchant for embracing members OF
the gentler sex is terrorizing women
In the neighborhood of Oregon and
Wyoming streets. Seven cases have
been reported to the police.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06

with this awful
malady, or drink
ing from the
same vessel and
using the SO m
toilet articles.
And when the
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-01-03
Keytesville's Charity.

There is certainly no town in
the state more generous than
ours. There is scarcely a week
that some distressed party is not
appealing for help in our stores
and on our streets, and never
one who asks in vain. This is
our glory and we do not want it
taken away. Nevertheless is our
charity the most wisely adninis-
tered? There have certainly
been times when we have given
s'to the greedy, rather than the
needy"-when sweet charity
has rendered her tribute to min
lister to the rapacity of the "dead
beat' and ''bum' and how
many times nobody knows.
There should be somebody whose
business it is to ascertain wheth-
er applicants are worthy, as well
as to hunt out the suffering whose
pride will not let them ask for
help. 1t has been suggested
that the ministers OF the several
churches of.our town appoint two
from their respective congrega-
tons, and that these appointees
organize themselves into a board
of charities whose duties shall
be as above indicated, and to
whom all applicants for aid shall
be referred. 1t is good sug-
gestion, and we hope that the
brethren will act promptly and
that that the board will get to work
at once,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-01-03
The Criminal Calendar.

Prosecuting Attorney L. N.
Dempsey goes to Westville next
Monday, January 8, to represent
the state in q case wherein Roe
Dabner and Chas. Elkins are the
defendants, and are charged
with disturbing the peace OF
Michael Pitzky.
.**
Ras Butler, the negro who shot
and killed his dusky mistress,
Mary Turner, near Keytesville
station Tuesday, December 70,
1901, an account of which was
published in the last issue OF the
COURIER, had his preliminary
hearing before Justice VIM. +.
Jared yesterday morning, and
was held, without bond, TO aF-
pear for trial af the February,
1902, term of circuit court at Sal
isbury. In the meantime the
murderer will languish behind
the bars of the county Jail.
The preliminary trial of David
and Raymond Williams and Will
liam Ballew, all colored, charged
with burglarizing A. j. Seneker's
store at Triplett of about S3O
worth of fingerr-ings, underwear
and clothing a week ago Sun
day night, took place before JUS
tice A. w. Guillod of Triplett
township Thursday, December
26, and resulted in the holding
of Raymond Williams and Will
liam Ballew to appear at the
February, 1902, term of circuit
court at Salisbury. David Will
liams was discharged, there not
being sufficient evidence
to convict him of the charge.
Raymond Williams gave bond in
the sum of $500, but William
Ballew was not so fortunate, and
was brought to Keytesville by
Constable J. v. Kahler, turned
over to Sheriff Veatch and lodged
in Jail.