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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

Wanted, three or iour-year'olt
driving horse, FLY preferred. Cal
or address, J. E. c., $40 Kinney Ave.,
Abilene. II
Found, on road to Enterprise,
spectacles in case. Owner can gel
same at this office. tSc
The dance at the Armory hall
last night was we'll attended Good
music and a good time was enjoyed
by all.
"A scrap over line fence in which
the principals shed their coats but
did not shed blood took place on the
streets today. No arrests.
Dickinson county can raise sugar
beets. s. E. White, living northwest
Of town did it last season, producing
four loads Of big ones in an orchard
Some Of the beets weighed 6 pounds
&C. G. Dornberger has opened q
we'll appointed meat market on Bulk
eye, the Lloyd & Belknsp room, and
has a fine assortment Of meats. He
is an expert and will give excellent
service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
a CAR GETS AFIRE.
The MotormAn Rushes II Along ct EuiI
Speed and Pays No Attention 70
His PASSENGERS

New York, March 1S.--As a car be-
longing to the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit company's Myrtle avenue line
swung round the loop at the Manhat-.
tan end OF the bridge an inspector
called upon the motorman to stop,
as he observed thin curl Of smoke
coming up from under the body Of
the car. The motorman paid no at
tention and let the car run along at
full speed. The passengers soon
found themselves uncomfortably
warm and were almost suffocated
as well by the smoke as the
fumes. They leaped to their feet and
protested. The motorman had
sprung the catch, which made 1t Inn
possible to open the door, and seemed
to pay no attention to the cries Of
the passengers or to the bells of the
conductor. News of the approach Of
the car had been conveyed to Brook
Ign and fire engine was awaiting Il.
The passengers hurried out Of the car
as soon as they came to stop and
overwhelmed the motorman with pro
tests.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19

Chicago, March 1s.-Sixty per cent.
of the fiat janitors In Chicago win
receive an increase In wages ranging
from ten TO so per cent. under the
terms Of an agreement reached last
night between a committee Of the
real estate board, renting agents and
the Flat Janitors' union and which
will be submitted To the entire com
mittees of the organizations for rat-
fcation to-day. 1t dates back 70
March !, 1908. and expires December
81, 1905. There is q clause in the
agreement which stipulates that no
strike or lockout shall occur during
the life Of the compact.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Union Pacific Change.

7. H. Jones, for three years Uuion
Pacific agent here has resigned and
left this afternoon for Mcpherson
where he will enter the mercantile
business. putting in . new notion
store. Mr.. Jones has been with the
Union Pacific q years and has model
record. He is courteous, popular and
upright, He leaves the service be-
cause Of q better business proposition.
His host Of Abilene friends wish for
him abundant success. His family
will remain here for the present.
r. S. Breindenstein, the popular
and efficient day clerk, is in charge Of
the office until an official appointment
is made, q place for which he is
eminently fitted and to which 1t is
hoped he will be promoted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Tree Planters Look Here.

VIM. Cutter & Son. proprietors Of
the Glsnwood Nurseries Of junction
City. KAs.. will open q sale yard Of
clean, thrifty homegrown fruit trees,
shade trees. evergreen, ornamental
shrubbery and roses at the old stand
cor. Ith and Buckeye, Abilene, Kss.r
aad continue during planting season,
Many customers who have been buy
ing from them for nearly so years SAY
they are the most reliable firm in th'
West. All trees are labeled At nur
series ssd sold under their guarantee
Sale yard opens March Is.
n. D. sErnLE,
IA Managsr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Elder Davidson Il Dead.
rTrom Wednesdays Daily.1

Elder H. Davidson, for many years
editor Of the Evangelical Visitor here,
died last night at Harrisburg. Pa.
He was aged about 80 and had been
in feeble health for several months,
Mrs. J. G. LanJes, Mrs. j. M. Brewer
and Mrs. M. L. Hoffman are daugh-
tiers living here. Albert Davidson, a
son, lives in Kansas City and Miss
Frances Davidson, a daughter, is q
missionary in South Africa. He had
a host Of friends here who will mourn
his decease.
The burial will be at Wooster, Ohio,
his OLD home. Mrs. Landes left for
Wooster today to be present at the
funeral.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
ABOUT PEOPLE

P. H. Meyer left for Avery. Okla,
J. h. speor left for a visit at
Reno.
Colt Flora Of Manchester left fol-
Indian Territory TO locate land.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Regnier Of Her
ington are vising Mrs. Regnier's par.
ents.
William Rohloff was up from Wood
bine on business and called at Re-
FLE0ToR headquarters.
Mrs. B. Cravens and children Of Fl.
Smith, Ark, are in Abilene visiting
MIR. and Mrs. Jos. White.
Mrs. 7. Bender Of Manchester and
Mrs. A. Thorstenherg Of Lindsborg
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. B.
jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. 0. Baird left for
their home at Marquette. Kas., after
few days visit as the guests Of Miss
Laura Lift.
J. j. Cooper left for bis home, Las
Animas, Colo. He says the past win
ter was the worst In 20 years on
stock in that vicinity.
G. @. Sherwood and R. Going &C.
companied two cars Of horses, imple-
ments and household goods shipped
to Washington state over the Santa
Fe Saturday.
s. s. Orner and family left for
Pennsylvania to visit their old home
and perhaps to locate. MIR. Orner has
prospered in Dickinson but still likes
1t shack east"
F. R. Carpenter left for Oklahoma
with q carload Of household goods.
Mrs. Carpenter will visit with her
sister, Mrs. J. W. Baker. and other
friends before leaving.
Mrs. J. T. Prendergast and daugh-
ter Mamie returned from Kansas City.
Mrs. Prendergast's many friends will
be glad to know that the injury to her
hand for which she was taking treat
ment is much improved.
Geo. Hersh, for years one Of New
bern townships most esteemed farm
ers, left today for Washington State
to look over the ground and he may
locate. He is Of the kind Of men Dick
inson county dislikes to lose. He
called at the REFLECTOR Office to say
good bye. Wherever he may be he
will have the best wishes Of every &C.
quaintance here and he will be greatly
missed. However. we expect him to
come back.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
School Rsport.

Report Of school Dist. No. 81 for
the month ending March Is: Those
neither sbssnt nor tardy were LOvIns
Calene and Elmer Erickson; absent
but not tsrdy we're Annie Butte,
Arvid. Elmer and Clara Jaderborg,
Clara ostbsrg, Elsie ROrsberg. Lydii
Lind. DuArd and Arthur ostrom.
Owing 70 chicken PO1. grip, ETC.. OuI
attendance for the 9Th month VA
very low bsing only 7si, Lsal
Hnnhls, tsanhsr.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Labor Unions Dance.

A large crowd attended the labor
unions first annual ball last nigh
and enjoyed the evening. Fine music
was furnished and the programs with
St. Patrick's day emblems were hand
some. The ball was great success.
The committee on arrangements to
which much was due was: @. Clem.
ence, John Favor, John Julian, Ern.
est Cox, G G. Gleissner.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
FISHERS JOB CANE HIGH.
Bailey Had to Give Two Good Ap-
pointments for Il.

A telegram from Topeka says that
after a long ight Gov. Bailey has sue;
ceeded in getting enough votes prom
ished to give Squire Fisher the job Of
elevator boy" at $40 month. As q
reward for Fishers "infuence" last
spring at Wichita Bailey promised
Fisher job and ever since the execu-
tive council let him out as guide
Bailey has been trying to please him.
The old elevator boy was Clarence
Grimes, q nephew Of Frank Crimes
ex-state treasurer. Grimes lined up
the Burton men on the executive
council for his nephew. This made
the council ties and 8. 1t takes
four to remove. SO young Grimes has
been holding over. On the strength
Of his prospects the young man got
married. In the closing hours Of the
Legislative session, Governor Bailey
named W. H. Haskell and ]. s. Nc
Dowell, both friends Of Secretary OF
State Burrow. to good positions and,
in return, 1t is reported that Burrow
has agreed to break away from the
Burton line just once and vote with
Bailey to elect Fisher elevator boy.
This will give Fisher four votes. The
election will take place next week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
School Report.

Report Of Delhi district rs, fol
month ending Feb. rs: Total enroll
ment TO date 29; average daily at
tendance 20; cases Of Hardness g.
visitors e. Those neither absent moi
tardy are Cora and Leru Dodge,
Mary Karr, James, Willie and lrl
Coup, Lille Fem, Lloyd and Jessie
Cleveland, Nettie, Nellie and Harlie
Ketner, Oda Lilies, Fred Blunderfeld.
Those tardy but not absent were Fred
Hall, Clarence Hobbs. Those absent
but not tardy were Pearl Dodge,
Maud Hobbs, Elva and Edna Bowers,
verna Coup. Minta B. Hogan,
teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
KILLED BY THE TRAIN.
Stranger Killed at Sand Springs by
Santa Fs Passenger.

3 l.
The morning Santa Fe passenger
train while rounding the curve In the
sand hills, o few hundred yards west
Of Sand Springs about 5 a. M, struck
a stranger who was walking on the
track. Scott Ramsey, the engineer,
tried to stop but could not, the curve
having hidden the man. The man
was badly cut on the head and killed
instantly,
In tn sbsence Of Coroner Speer.
Justice Davidson held an inquest at
1880 1t the Santa Fe depot to which
the body had been taken.
The man was about 26 years old,
dressed like Q workingman. There
was nothing to identify him but o
memorandum Of some work at mill
at Canton, Kas. The inquest ID.
iourned to $50 p. m.
A telephone message from Canton
said he answered the description Of 9
young man named Goodwin, son OF a
resident there. The latter will come
here tonight to identify the body II
possible.
The jury, consisting Of A. L. Russell,
J. Harding, D. r. Keller, J. W. Far
lev, s. Strohm, J. s. Iliff, adjourned
from 2:30 to 1880 D. m. Thursday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Comus Club Officers.

The Comus club closed its seasons
delightful series Of meetings last eve
ming with q very pleasant session at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. A.
Cooper. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. G. H.
Smith; vice president, G. II. Smith;
secretary, Miss Lulu Norris; treas
urer, Mrs. s. A. Cooper.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
WEST SIDE WANTS SEWER.
Petition for One Ready to Be Given
Council.

The west side wants sewer. 1t
has petition ready to present to the
council. 1t don't care how it Is
arranged but it does want to get in on
the benefits given the sewer district
east Of the creek. The sewer work
now in progress will with good
weather be completed next week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
Minter.Cox.

Miss Myrtle J. Cox and Samuel
Miuter Of Acme were united in the
holy bonds Of mstrimony on Tues.
day, the 18th, at the home Of the
bride, Rev. INQUIRER officiating. We
wish them much joy and happiness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
strayed or Stolen.

Light dun pony, 4 years old, and
shout IA hands high. Any one know
ing the whereabouts Of such Q pony
please notify Frank Jones. Acme,
Kss. t&cS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
PlAasant Surprise.

About rs members Of the ?. A. A.
gave their president. s. shearer, and
wife pleasant surprise last evening
They presented Mr.. and Mrs. Shesrer
with q handsome rocking chair
Lunch was served ard the occasion
was merry and delightful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19

Tuesday morning John B. Nash, OF
Malcolm, Neb., and Mics Ellen Irene
Woodford, whose home Is near Rhine
bart, we're married at junction City.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19
$40 Lost.

On streets today $40 in bills In
an Abilene National Bank envelope.
Liberal reward for return TO bank.
69.2s P. A. PRoBAsco.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-19

Prices for creamery butter a. points
named for week ending today. Dicklnn1n
county price ~ cents les than New York
N cents less than Chicago.l
kIE.As orfT-7soeJ separator H. dai1y
fancy nc.
oHioAsO-orsansr5 Il . - . daiEJ u
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Wonderful Development
ShoWn by Shipments
of Last Year.

AYOT less must attention be centered
~ on the wide distribution of the
olive orchards Of California as
showing climate and soil adapted to
the production of fruit In twenty
counties, from Shasta County on the
north to Kern County, which is next
north of the Tehachapi range Of noun
tains, the generally accepted boundary
between Northern California and South
ern California, there are growing 600 900
olive trees.
In 1887 California cut little figure in the
fruit market outside OF its own limits. In
1890 the shipments had reached 5000 car
loads of ten tons EACH In 1901 they
amounted to aslittle more than G.. 900 car
loads of ten tons each. The shipments of
vegetables have grown from a trifing
amount to more than 5000 carloads. The
beet sugar industry has expanded. The
output in 1902 was 5000 tons, as against
1000 tons in 1888 and there remain thou
sands of acres of sugar beet lands await
ing cultivation. General Chapman says:
The table Of comparative gains and losses
OF 1902 over the output Of 1901 shows a gain
in green deciduous and cured fruits raisins
nuts. wines and grape brandy and a loss in
citrus and canned fruits and vegetables The
loss in citrus fruits was $500 carloads Of ten
tons each, $50 carloads in canned fruit, 22I6
carloads Of vegetables. The gains were: 67I z
carloads Of green deciduous fruits. 1887 car
loads of dried fruits 4261 carloads of raisins,
2457 carloads Of nuts and 1929 carloads OF
wine and brandy-the net decrease being 6193.s
carloads. The decrease in citrus fruits alone
was one-third more than the net loss. The
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Commercial Bodies Hare
in Charge Interests
of U)hOLe State.

~ the modern order Of things there
are commercial bodies that have dis
tnctive aims and perform separate
functions IN behalf Of the business inter.
ests Of San Francisco.
The Merchants Association has nup-
oreos Of business houses enrolled in its
membership It aims TO be a factor in
al that tends to advance the welfare OF
the municipality of San Francisco
Frank J. Symmes is the president.
The Merchants Exchange is headed bv
William BabcOck as president The func-
tons Of the exchange lie largely in the
direction Of fostering the grain trade and
the sea commerce Of this port
The Manufacturers' and Producers As
sociati0n Of California has selected for
Its field Of activity the announcement of
home industries. Andrea Sbarboro is its
president. Mr.. Sbarboro is also the pres
ident Of the California Promotion Com
mittee an organization that was formed
10 supply Information about California
The California State Board Of Trade has
been long in its existence. It keeps in
touch with all material interests Of Cali
fOrnia and maintains a large, permanent
free exhibition Of California products in
the Ferry building at the foot Of Market
street General n. p Chipnan is its
president.
George A Newhau is the president Of
the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
deliberative body which considers and
acts upon all topics that relate TO the well
fare Of the sea commerce Of San Fran
cisco and also takes lively interest in
many directions.
The San Francisco Board Of Trade. OF
which A. A. Watkins is the president.
Is composed Of many wholesale houses
as members It considers public ques-
tions on common ground with the San
Francisco Chamber Of Commerce.
The Pacific Commercial Museum was
formed TO promote the commerce Of the
States Of the Pacific Coast with the coun-
tries Of the Orient, with the islands of
the Pacific Ocean and with the repub-
lies Of South and Central America. It
Is doing very useful work along these
Lines. The director Of the Pacific Com
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

- ALIFORNIA Of to-day has passed
the stage OF experiment very
largely 1t has reached a period
- wherein so much that has been
desired has come to fruition. and
o. larger scale than could have been
hoped Tor few years ago, as 10 AFFORD q
standard by which TO consider the future
IN ths past I'VE years the fuel problem
OF the state has been completely solved
Dy me discovery OF almost incalculabIe
ouantices OF mineral oil IN Kern and 9TH
e counties. Supplementary 70 these the
oeFelopf-ent OF electrical power has been
accomplished on a very extensive scale.
90 that cdries at long distances from the
Sierra HrS Lighted and supplied with me-
chanical energy at a minimum OF cost.
In the sane period San Francisco. the
principal pott for the passage Of COM
merce by sea, has outgrown its old ac-
conmooations for shipping and has been
compelled to aniarge its wharves; has at
tracteo the attention OF the National Gov
ernment, by which the establishment Of a
great cosling station near TO the city is
planned; has been connected with the
Orient and islands OF the Pacific Ocean
by q direct cable: has demonstrated the
Feasibility OF the use OF its new fuel and
electrical power, which stand in lieu of
coal; has added steamship lines to its ma
rine array and has largely increased the
facilities OF the old lines.
Il stands with two transcontinental
roads within its gates. and ready TO well
come others soon 70 come. II has enlarged
its manufacturing and trade area vastly.
II has taken up new methods and has
demonstrated that there are many manu-
featuring lines in which Il can success
fully compete with the East It has be-
gun new era OF building, erecting costly
and expensive business structures com
mensurate IN plan and expense with the
imminent gilded future. It has become
endowed with new interest for the en-
TIRE world since the guns OF Dewey thun-
oered IN Manila Bay by appearing TO the
peoples OF all the world as the manifest
gateway 70 the trade Of the Pacific and
or Ine orient. II sees the approach Of the
construction OF an isthmian canal. which
VII shorten by thousands OF miles the
distances that California products have to
90 by sea 70 reach the great points Of dis
tribution and consumption Of the earth,
ano 50 has in view a new agency in the
cost of moving freights that all rai lines
crossing the continent viii be compelled
10 recognize IN making their charges. It
notices with interest the expendf-
lures that the transcontinental rail
roads are making to shorten and i'm
prove their lines and to lessen grades
that they may be successful competitors
WITH All transportation schemes by land
or by sea that may come into use. In
short, San Francisco, as the outpost for
California, contemplates a dazzling out
look and an extent % actual ACCOMPLISH
rents that embody 50 general a revoIu-
ton OF old-tirne conditions that they are
suflcient 10 make Of this State, indus
uially and in all material ways, a new
California.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

the sand In 800 feet thick there should be a
little less than 800, 600 barrels to the acre.
or a patch Of twenty acres, roughly speaking,
should give 5000 900 barrels. 1t is claimed
by many Of the most careful experts that
about 10, 600 acres in these four districts, VIZ;
Kern River. Sunset Midway and McKittHck
have been proven; by proven we mean that
wherever on these acres you sink well you
will most probably get oil. so that II you have
10. COO acres of land. with sand 300 feet thick
1.-THE real fact Is that on great deal OF the
above lands the sand is over 500 feet thick),
we ought to have close to 100000 barrels to
the acre or allowing for first and second class
land at least 1000, 100000 barrels of oil. so
there ia no need Of this generation worrying
much whether it will last our time.
The discovery Of the Kern River district
Oil has led to the establishment Of great
refining plant by the Standard OIL Com
pany on the east shore Of the Bay Of San
Francisco, which must be considered as
one of the chief manufacturing enter
prises situated In this State. The shrewd
men at the head of the Standard Oil
Company have put their seal upon me
claim that the oil supply is vast and
permanent by investing millions Of dol
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
oM.eA.
UJAZKzWaS .,

East per annum, and the general ship
ments Of vegetables eastward has become
large item for consideration. Fres-
no has become the center OF q vast
raisin industry OF California A large
prune industry centers in Santa Clara
County. Nearly all the deciduous fruits.
green and cured, raisins and canned fruit
wines and brandy, that are shipped out
of California go from great orchards in
the north. Nearly all the citrus fruits
that are shipped grow in the southern
portion of California, but about 1000 car
loads were shipped last year from the
northern and central part of the State.
The shipments of vegetables are about
equally divided between the northern and
southern portions of the State. The
southern portion produces most of tbe
walnuts and the northern and central
portions produce the greater bulk Of the
almonds.
Incidentally 1t may be remarked in con-
sidering the large developments of the
States industries, that the dairy output
Of California in 1902 amounted to $ls,a2
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Progress in Arts.

556 in value. The wheat crop of 1912 in
this State amounted to 1.O13 tons. Bar
ley made a showing in clearances for ex-
port from San Francisco Of 4,2S1, 1872
centals.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

lars IN buildings. machinery and . pipe
line hundreds OF miles long that runs from
Contra Costa County to the Kern River
fields, situated about Bakersfield. the pipe
line extending the entire length Of the
San Joaquin Valley. The transcontinental
railway systems are burning large guam
titles Of California petroleum to make
steam for their locomotives. Ocean steam
ships have found the California fuel to
be superior to coal and have altered their
furnaces to use oil. Hundreds Of power
plants in the city Of San Francisco adopt
ed oil as fuel The crude petroleum Is
employed in mining operations and may
yet be largely employed in smelling.
The thoughtful reader at home and
abroad will see in this presentation Of
the general facts about California's petro-
leum industry, necessarily much con-
densed to permit other material interests
to be considered fairly, enough to indi-
cate that the foundation has been strong
ly and permanently laid for the future
greatness of California as a manufactur-
ing State Many refining plants have
been established to convert the crude Pc
troleum into marketable products. There
are thirty-three such concerns and they
turn out asphalt, lubricants, distillates
and coke. Last year California produced
q 634 long tons of asphalt.