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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-05-26
County High School.

The seniors took their examinations
Monday and are now at work upon
their orations and other commence
ment preparations.
Mr.. Ryan visited home folks over
Sunday.
The basket ball team played the
Junction City high school Saturday.
We have forgotten the score (by re-
quest). Nevertheless the girls re-
port good time.
The seniors pictures have oeen
the subject Of much interest and dis
cussion this week. On the whole they
are fine.
Miss Faulkner Of Abilene was a
recent visitor.
The "Chimes Of Normany" will be-
gin promptly at 8 O'Clock Saturday
evening SO the people from the west
ern part Of the county can take the
1918 train for home.
DR.. Hall was q chapel visitor Satur-
day.
Rev. Young gave very interesting
chapel talk Thursday.
Former students Of Baker will be-
especially glad to hear Prof. Lough
Saturday evening. He is the most
popular teacher In that institution.
Misses Taylor and Korn we're shop
ping in Junction City Monday.
Ed Holman will return to school
next fall with his younger sister.
They will room OF r. L. Jennings.
As the year draws to an end it is
realized that this has been one Of the
best years the D. C. H. S. has had.
A fine body OF students has been In
attendance; their department has been
superior, and thorough conscientious
work has been done BY nearly all.
The lecture course was the most sue
csssiul the school ever had. The
plays given were good and well
patronized. Now let every friend Of
the institution join In securing large
attendance and more enthusiasm than
ever next year.
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SOLOMON.

County Surveyor Romig Of ABILENE
was in town establishing line OF
Poplar street.
Mrs. and Miss Oliver and Mrs. Tay
lor Of Washington, D. c., are visiting
at the Dorfinger home.
Material for the new Whitley
building is being put on the ground
ready to begin work.
The Baker building is about COM
pleted and the foundation Of the
Woodmen building nearly ready for
the other workmen.
Miss Louvia Halbert is at home
having finished her term Of teaching
at Harrington.
Mrs. J. T. Edworthy came from
Flandean, South Dakota, where she
spent the winter with her husband
who has a government position there.
George Lank represented the
Knights Of Pythias Of this place at
Hutchinson grand lodge last week.
Simon Stein has changed his place
Of residence in Pennsylvania from
Mahonay to Pine Ridge In Columbia
county.
U. P. Agent l. J. Bohn and wife
are home from Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, much improved in health after
few weeks outing.
Ed Baird Of Heringteu spent several
days with friends in town.
The closing exercises Of the school
was we'll attended, both Thursday
and Friday evenings. The grade
classes had excellent programs and
the commencement Friday evening
was enjoyed by the large audience.
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TALMAGE.

Geo. Slichter and family left fol
western Kansas Monday on account
Of Georges health.
Robt. Keller Of Oakland, CAL, ia
visiting old friends around Talmage
this week.
j. H. Chase will have dance in his
newly finished barn Friday night.
Mrs. Geo. Laney and daughters
Ruth and Leila spent Monday after
noon with Mrs. F. Sullivan.
Many friends Of Mrs. James Middle
ton were panied to hear Of her death
in Scotland, May 10.
D. A. Ross was pleasantly and COM
pletely surprised Mon1sy evening BY
8 large party Of friends who remem-
bered that it was his 49th birthday, q
matter which Dan himself indiscreetly
overlooked. The occasion was q
thoroughly enjoyable one, the only
regret being that such men as Mr..
Ross 2 ar stop having birthdays.
r. Grice intends to return to Eng
land. His fine farm is for sale.
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NEWBERN.

Mise Sadie Middleton Of north Abb
lene visited her brother, H. Middle
ton, Monday.
The love feast will DO held ct Belle
Springs June II and -.
Robert Stice visited Arthur Shep-
held Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown attended
church at Navarro Sunday.
Joe Summers 10 slowly improving.
Dan Stoddard and family expect to
leave soon for Portland, Oregon.
Mr.. Smith and wife Of Herington
visited her sister, Mrs. W. M. Purdy,
Sunday.
Harry Bosler improved the looks Of
his house by painting it.
MRS. Eli Hoffman and daughter
Sadie transacted business in Abilene
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Funk visited
her sister, Mrs. Paul Rissiman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Middleton visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, north
OF Abilene.
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

W. E. Gillingham who went to Cal
ifornia this spring to look at tn
country Is now making tour nortl
and is now at Goldeudale, Wash.
Abe Brown is building an addition
to his house which greatly improve
the looks. P. Probasco is helping
him.
The Dunkard church at Buckley,
is being repapered. Duffy Bros. arr
doing the work.
Harry Picking has purchased colo
water cream separator which he say
is all right. He has also taken the
agency for it.
George Duffy has commenced work
again at Abe Browns.
Crops in this vicinity look fine.
The fruit crop promises to be good
one il no damage is done later.
Fife Picking returned home after
working several weeks at Mr.. Aldep's.
Clayton Gross who has been very
Ill with pneumonia is recovering.
Farmers in this vicinity have hauled
their telephone poles for the line be-
tween Industry and Buckeye and it is
expected soon to have the line in
operation.
j. T. Perry is having his house
painted.
Mrs. W. E. Gillingham is keeping
G. Browns driving horse while he is
away ON his visit in the east.
John Baer and family visited at
Jim Browns Sunday.
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MOONLIGHT.

. Miss ArmiAta Brechblll entertained
q number Of young folks Sunday after.
noon.
J. N. Engle and Arthur Bowles are
In this vicinity writing insurance.
B. b Bert lost q horse from loci; ;sw
the first Of the week.
A. q. BrechbIll went to Enterprise
Monday.
Miss Ida HSssler Is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. 3. J. Reel.
Elmer zsiglsr Of Bucksys has been
shslIing corn for J. s. Hoover, Harry
Noel and jesse Sheets.
Mr.. and Mrs.. 3. J. Reel visited At
Geo. MoFsrrsnS Sunday.
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BUCKEYE.

Charles Winsler left Monday fol
Lincoln county after spending few
days at home.
Mrs. Alice Martin Of Abilene, Mrs
Ruben Frey and Raymond BurkhOlder
left Monday to visit friends and rela-
tives In Rocks county.
Fred Strohm and sister Effis went to
Carthage, Mo-, to attend conference Of
the Dunksrd church.
Fruit prospects are fine.
Mrs. J. z, and Mrs. J. N. Brewer
visited Monday with Mrs. s. Grove.
Mas Ella Martin is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. L. Dayton.
N. Russ and wife, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Kunts and Mrs. A. Z SINNERS took
dinner with A. K. Ruse in honor Of
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COUNTY REFLECTIONS
BY SPECIAL REFLTCToR CoRREsP oNDENTs.
PEARL

Miss Elsie Carver Of Abilene visit
cd friends in this vicinity Sunday.
George Sites and family Of Hope
visited OF W. N. Tsylor's Sunday.
Miss Guasie Barnes who has been
visiting friends in Solomon for the
past few weeks has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer Of Abilene Wis.
tied with G. W. Tay)or's few days
the last Of the week.
John Hasselbarth who has been
working in Herington for the past
few months has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Bonebrake Wis
tied in this vicinity Sunday.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Pearl Sunday, June 70. Ev.
erybody invited.
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HERIaGToN.

Christian Hope and Irma Pertl'
we're married Thursday evening, Rev
o. N. Bowman officiating.
Miss Lulu Collins, one Of our high
school graduates, will 60 to Bloom
ipgton, ILL.,, for year. She isa hne
vocalist and will take o thorough
course in vocal culture while she 10
away.
The Knights OF Pythias attended
the Christian church in body Sun
day evening and F. M. McHale
preached their memorial sermon.
c. N. Hull Is back from Hot Springs
and IL much benefited in health.
J. W. Creech is putting in q cement
curb around his property.
A large force Of men are laying q
cement walk around the opera house
and Contractor Heston has Q large
force repairing and overhsuling the
interior. A new steel ceiling will be
put in the auditorium.
A farmers team broke loose. Satur'
day morning and charged down
Broadway. After turning on the
sidewalk they tore the awning poles
away in front Of Wheat's store and
Mrs. SMELLS millinery establishment.
The horses were not injured and the
buggy received only slight damages.
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WALNUT GROVE.

The Republicans Of Sherman town
ship held their primary at the Kirby
school house last Thursday evening
G. L. Petling was elected central COM
mitteeman. Clarence Fisher, FRANK
Wilson, Z. J. Browning and G. A.
Probasco were elected as delegates tc
the county convention.
Work has commenced on the tele'
phone line northeast Of Buckeye.
N. Roach took several loads Of corn
to Aida last week.
Irwin Probasco visited Dean Nc.
Elhenny Sunday.
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w00DBINE.

Wesley Dinker returned to Kansas
City Monday after q two weeks visit
with home folks.
Miss Emma Westrup went to Enter
prise Monday.
The Woodbine ball team won the
three last games.
Miss Lizzie Gugeler iS able 10 be
out again after 8 siege Of the mumps.
Mrs. J. s. Robbins left for Alta
Vista Monday on 9 visit.
Mrs. Bertha HeInergardt and little
daughter Frances and MiSs Martha
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LYONsDALE.

Dorm and Albert Hewiug were Wis
iting In Clark's creek last Sunday.
Will Bauer and A. Olsen were In
junction City Monday.
The High Prairie and German Bap
tist Sunday school will have q picnic
in the Ed Latzke grove next Thurs
day, June 2.
Several from here attended the ball
game at Woodbine vs.. Pearl last Sat
urday.
The g. NJ. Z. Sunday school had q
model picnic day last Wednesday and
q large crowd gathered together in
the afternoon, all going home having
enjoyed the occasion.
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ACME

Mr.. Kaufman and family have
moved 10 Abilene. He will be 10 the
employ Of the Belle Springs Cream.
cry Co. They will be missed here BY
their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. win Engle and Mr.,
and Mrs. TOl Kaufman spent Sunday
afternoon at John Engleb.
Henry Buchensu has been painting
his hcuss.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Brown were callers
here Wednesday afternoon.
Little Bertha Kinney came very
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Jesse Brechbill was in junction
City Monday.
The ball game on Saturday, Wesley
vs.. Moonlight, was won by the latter
score 5 to 4.
Material has been ordered fol
another phone line south Of Noon
light.
Mrs. Tena Eugle was up from De-
troit few days last week, visiting at
the home Of A. NJ. Engle.
Col. c. C. Cookson and o. Heath OF
Wakefield were in this vicinity Friday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-05-26

Tornado and hail storms are now in
season and an insurance policy against
loss Of yoUr home, or your crops.
will protect you when written by
Makins 6 Middleton, agents Of the
strongest companies In the world, and
the only Hail Insurance company do
ing business In Kansas that has paid
One Hundred Cents on the Dollar in
the Past. 17-2c&6t
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near being drowned last Saturday
evening. While attempting to walk
ON plank over the creek she fell In.
She was rescued by her grandfather.
The crops here look fine. Many Of
the farmers are working their corn.
James Waddle and Alta DeMerser-
man were callers here Saturday after
noon.
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| his birthday.

his birthday.
Walter Picking is going to sell ma
chinery for firm In Abilene.
Dan Stoddard and family spent Sat-
urdsy and Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Miller. They expect to start for
Salem, Oregon, the 1st Of June.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-05-26

Sale sman wanted to sell fret Clas
nursery stock. Good salaries paid
Stock guaranteed true to name as
labeled. Our prices are reasonable,
stock Of the best. Write for terms TO
G. L. Knight, Lawrence. Kas. S2-Smos
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Farm Loans Wanted.

Money to loan on farm propert.
Quick service and easy terms.
62-tf> KEEL & YOUNG.
Over Citizens Bank.
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For sale, two fresh milch COWS. s.
E. EshelmAn, Q miles north Belle
Springs Creamery. II
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Janicke Of Hillsboro are visiting with
Woodbine friends.
Saturday was big day for Wood
bine. Everybody received free dish
OF ice cream, the band played and the
Woodbine and Pearl ball teams played.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27

The young man who succeeds Rice
Pierce, of Tennessee, remarked a Repre-
sentative from that State, lis one of the
shrewdest fellows who ever came down
the pike During his campaign some OF
his opponents friends tried 20 razzle-
dazzle him by telling him 10 take on his
kits and be "a big boy; that he was too
beardless To run Tor Congress, and many
other things, but he just came down 10
his knitting and won out hands down.
He was told one day that if he was
elected 10 Congress that Uncle Joe would
refuse 10 recognize him; that the Speak
or would think he was a page.
My friends. was the answer. I have
read a few things about the Speaker
think he is a pretty good Judge o. men
and things i'm general and because 4
few Of our distinguished. and soon to
be extinguished statesmen, have failed
to be recognized. ! have an abiding faith
that if 1 reach the goal of my ambition
will experience no difficulty in con-
vincing the Speaker that 1 am entitled
10 recognition, that he viii know when
the kidding from Tennessee. as YOU are
pleased 20 call me, desires 10 get in. a.
few words. ID
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Worse man Horace Greeley.

About the worst case OF illegible hand
writing ever recorded is told by Repre-
sentative Smith of Michigan. who says.
Many years ago a man owned a
building situated on land belonging TO
the Michigan Central Railroad. The SUI
perintendent, who wrote awful spider
tracks, wrote TO the man ordering him
10 remove the building. The house. how
ever. was not removed. and about nine
months afterwaTd the superintendent
met the man and asked him why he had
not removed the louise as he was or
dered TO do.
Il received no such order answered
the owner of the house.
g I wrote you, sir, 10 remove it, said
the superintendent.
90 Why. sir. / thought that was a pass
over the road, and / have been using II
as such all these nine months
And. sure ca ough. not even the con-
ductors could decipher the paper save
the signature. and had accepted it as a
pass.
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Races DiSpel Washing
tonian'S Don't-Care
Feeling.
High and Low Get the
Horse Craze During
Season.
Sweet DebutanteS and
Toughest ToutS Seen
at Track.

1--WE been contributing money to these
boOkmakers for some years and have
also trimmed them on an occasion or
two. One can see the races better from
the grandstand than down underneath
il. where those dope iends dash madly
up to the boobies stands and make
their contributions. but it is nevermore
10 the graadstaad al Benning for me.
] might as well be frank with you. /
had just as leave be in hell as Up in
that stand with those shrieking dawes
Ranking me on all sides.
There was one particularly brazen
little woman with struggling hair, and
looked as though she had been wres-
Ting with pots and kettles all her life.
who attracted my attention in the stand
the first day ! risked my life there. She
groaned as though she was MORALLY
wounded when she lost and I inquired as
10 how much IT was. When she said,
A whole dollar. / felt like giving her
that amount, but thought that was
what she wanted and changed nay mind
On the way back / was unfortunate
enough TO get a seat next to this matrOn.
She had the gall 10 ask me II l wouldn't
let her have a nVe-case note until to-
morrow saying she had lost part Of
the money her husband gave her TO pay
the rent with. / told her / had lost
s. Of the money with which / was 70
purchase a gO-cart and was looking for
a loan myself. That froze her.
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A Confronted Mnnntnineer.

Il believe the unlettoryi people of the
mountain districts are the b8ppiost peo-
pie on earth" remarks "a Representative
from one of nc Southern States. who
was very strenuous i'm hits campaigns
during the recent election. 'I base this
belief on just ono experience OF mine. /
was billed 90 make speech az GER
tain out OF the way place iu Sorth Caro-
lima. To get there It was necessary for
me to go horseback distance of about
eleven miles.
Il was pushing on, and came to a
river where IL was necessary 10 be fer
ried over. There was horn hanging
on a tree by the side OF the river and
a sign read:
Blow this horn
Il bowed the horn. and i'm about two
minutes a sJalwart female made her ap-
pearance. and asked III i wanted ticker
l told her that 1 did not. but that
wanted to be ferried across the river.
Don't want no licker?' she asked.
No, madam; 1 never touch liquor
Never tech Ticker? Yer mus be er
preacher?
No; ! am not a preacher. Can you
put me over the Tiver?'
.' i can take yer over In less than no
time. But yer don't want no lcker?'
mo
% Then yer'll have ter pay 80 cents
81 paid the 50 cents without taking any
Ticker, and that female soon had me
across the river. She was conteuted
with her lot, because she knew no bet
ter
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Would Keep the Property.

Senator Blackburn of Kentucky tells
of a citizen of his State who did not
have the most implicit faith in Provi-
dence. He says:
An aged citizen was taken sick. He
was not regular church attendant.
and. of course. the neighbors got busy
and sent "a minister TO see him to look
after his hereafter. The minister had a
long face and was seated by the bedside
Of the sick man; he read q passage from
Luke;
Good Master. what shall I do 10
inherit eternal life:'
Then the minister gave the reply
Of the Saviour to the young man.
Sell all that thou hast and give unto
the poor, and thou shalt have treas
ures in Heaven.
..'rhe sick man could not figure out
how II ne sold and gave away ali that
he had he could suu live. The rev
erend gentleman said he would give
him an illustration that might help I'M
derstand the Scriptural injunction
Now, brother, began the minister,
You have some moneys?
Yes, was the answer.
How much2'
About SGOg
wei, suppose God should send an
angel from Heaven 10 say % y0u that
il YOU viii sell all of your property. and
give the proceeds 20 the poor, you shall
have everything that you desire for
your comfort and happiness in this life
ana Heaven heee AFTER, what would you
dog'
What would ] doe calculate that
would Keep The stun in my own
hands. sirg'
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funny experiences during my temporary
sojOurns in Washington.
81 answered an advertisement for An
airy bedroom for a gentleman twenty
two feet long and fourteen feet wide /
looked at a house which the agent said
was 10 let TO a family in good repair
Another one was advertised at A de-
lightful gentlemans residence Five
rooms in a private residence with nice,
quiet. refined family appeared 10 consist
of a lady. seven small children. four pug
dogs. and a grown daughter who was
seated at an Old-fashiOned piano grind
ing out Balfe's Heart Bowed Down
"These. and various and sundry other
experiences. forces me 10 declare that
guess il is best 10 continue 20 be sub
ordinate 10 the headWaiteF and boot
black in one OF the Washington no.
fais -
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Pour Il Back in the lug

IF you don't like IL, pour it back in
the lug" is the way Representative-at-
large Charles f. Scott of Kansas gen
orally puts il.
"A man cannot successfully conduct
any kind OF business and permit people
To dictate TO him" says the gentleman,
and when one feels sure that he has
the honest and right lines of business
methods mapped out he should adhere TO
them. 4 skin game may be successful
for awhile, but a showdown will come
by and by.
Several years ago l bought an interest
in the lola Register II was on its
uppers. SO 10 speak, and l went 20 work
and made IL a thoroughly 1rst-class
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blindly. They never bet on a race I'M
til Billy Garth's horse starts, when they
put all they have on him. Last spring
they went back home loaded down with
money they won on Little Woods, who
won a two-year-Old race at long odds.
The rank outsider who tries 10 beat
the ponies on 81 and = bills, wonders
why a bookmaker should ever lose his
temper when he seems so proof against
losing anything else But. in spite OF
the steady stream of greenbacks that
pOurs in upon him, the layer Of odds
sometimes does lose even his temper
and when a bOOlie loses anything the
incident is not only an anomaly but in
terest:ng as we'll
Down in the Benning ring where the
elusive mazuma meandereth from one
receptacle 10 another, a prominent
bookmaker was butting his way through
the throng of pikers the other day IN
manner that indicated business. Sud
denly he stopped in front of one OF his
brother layers. and with a perceptible
sneer on mis- face stared at the prices
which the latter was Offering
What the hell kind of a price is that
you got on the favorite." he asked. The
favorite was Connover in the steeple-
chase. ami AT the opening the bookie
had held him at TO 4.
II you don't ike it. you know what
you can do" replied the one addressed,
with a show of anger.
You're q peach bookmaker, You are,
said the first layer. You ought to set
up your stand at a county fair"
well, the difference between you and
me is that try TO catch the bookmakers
and you try TO rope in the public.
The exchange Of words attracted the
attention of the bett0rs in that part OF
The ring and both bOokies were given
the laugh.
Cockeyed Man Knocks Women.
Each day when the last race is over
the human race for town begins. IN the
crowded cars conversations on various
subjects can be heard.
These female race track habitues OF
Washington are game 10 the core and
have more nerve than Horatius, who
stood at the bridge and defied that gang
OF Italians in days gone by said the
cock-eyed man with the whiskers as he
held on TO his hat with both hands
while the Columbia car skinned across
the little bridge over the Eastern Branch
yesterday afternoon.
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OF the peace. an Office he accepted with
out a moments hesitation. His popu-
larity became unbounded after his in
ductiOn into Office.
zone day a neighbor was sued for
debt. He looked at The defendant and
said:
Sir. ! am sorry we meet under such
painful circumstanees-you being sued
FOR debt; yes, sir, for debt
Yes. judge, but / hope TO introduce
witnesses who viii swear
q" 'SchOp. schop. said the justice. I
viii not hab some schwearing in dis
chort Vot did he sue yer for ef you
didn't owe him2 / habs no schwearing
IN dis ehort nor no tam lies elder
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No Swearing There.

Senator Depew always has a good
joke; he never runs low on the best
brands going, and if one knows how TO
get next TO him he is not difficult 10
tap. This is one of his latest;
in a section OF my State known as
the Mohawk Valley there lived fine
old Dutchman who titled the soil. His
sauerkraut and cider was known far
and wide and the old gentleman was
likewise looked up TO as being well
posted on law. BY and by his friends
determined 10 have him made a justice