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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
ABOUT PEOPLE

J. A. Tufts went to Kansas City on
business.
). j. Schneider Is heme from Marion
where he vas buying hay.
s. s. Smith spent yesterday al
Woodbine on legal business.
Miss Nettle Bunker returned 70 To-
peka after yisit with Mace King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Martin Of Stella
lNeb., are visiting Abilene friends
Mrs. A. R. Fisher Of Tennessee il
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
H. Malott.
J. W. Creech Of Harrington was in
the city receiving congratulations on
his reelection.
Constable T. M. Jones went TO
northwest Dickinson--we presume on
official business.
Mrs. Thos. Knight is here from
Salina visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Wayts.
Charles Young and Adam Hees are
back from their trip to Europe. They
had pleasant journey.
Il B. Martin is here from Holden
vile, l. T. He will be cashier OF the
new Farmers National bank.
! Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Malott Of In
dianapolis are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Il. Malott and other relatives.
Miss Reba Worley is home from .
visit in Topeka. She was injured in
a runaway last week but i recovering
nicely.
q. =. Cobb and Frank Etter, repre-
sentatiyes Of the popular G. NJ. 4 St.
P. railway at Kansas City, were
guests Of J. W. Brooks.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Sewers returned
from a visit to North Dakota and
Canada. They met Walter Kern at
Calgary and found him prosperous
and happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Peterson who
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. W, D.
Nichols left for Chicago where Mr..
Peterson takes position as an assls-
tant superintendent Of the Rock
Island. Miss Brownie Tilton who
came in yesterday from Colorado
went with them.
B. u. Thompson, one Of Herington's
rustlers spent the day in town. Mr..
Thompson is not only one OF the lead
ing Republicans Of south Dickinson
but he is an enthusiastic boomer for
Harrington. He owns Thompson's adj
dition and has built over 100 houses in
the past two years. "Abilene may
think it is growing" said he, "but II
YOU want to see the liveliest little city
| in Kansas just come to Herington.
just watch us hit the 10000 popula-
ton mark before many years"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
RBOgNT RBFLBOTIONS.


Buy Defiance tea and coffee q Thec-
Nusz and get . premium free. See
adv.
Born, to Mr.. aud Mrs. John Steb-
bings, q son.
The Union Pacific has SO many
trains now days It is like a trolley
service.
w. G. Curphy says the report
that he will move to Junction City Is
wrcng--he will stay in Abilene.
Tom Jones is greatly worried
over the anarchist attack on Alphonzo.
He is afraid they will 60 after the
constables next.
Salina Sun. Every man on the
Republican ticket was elected in
Dickinson county and Hoeh's majority
was $780,. There's nothing the matter
with Dickinson.
Elegant APIECE dinner set given
away free at Theo. Nusz'S with De-
fiance tea and coffee. See him.
r. D. Hunter has purchased John
Sauers' pretty cottage on Cottage
avenue and moved here from Carlton.
Abilene is glad to have him q resident
Of this city.
When you buy window glass you
can do better at Northcraft & Co.'S.
They carry all sizes and have the
largest stock Of window glass in the
county. ~
Friends OF the family say that
our informant concerning the Long
Beach hotel disaster was wrong. The
architects name was Austin but not
son Of DR.. Austin.
3. A $3.50, 900 hotel at Long Beach,
Cal, collapsed without warning yes
terday, killing is workmen. 1t was
Of concrete and had been built four
stories. The architect was J. G.
Austin, son Of DR.. Austin, formerly OF
Abilene.
james Wolf Of Manchester and
Miss Pearl Dodge Of Solomon were
married at the M. E. parsonage We'd
nesdsy evening, Rev. Bates officiating.
Both bride and groom are well and
fayorably known to our readers and
they have large circle Of warm
friends who offer hearty congratula-
tions. Solomon Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

sioux Falls, s. D.. Nov s.-That
express companies doing business IN
tho state are common carriers and
subject to the orders Of the South Da-
kota railroad commission IL the sub
stance Of . decision Wednesday by
Judge Garland, Of the United States
court here. The case was begun BY the
United States express company to
test the jurisdiction Of the board over
the express companies.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
A PhllaaeIphia witnes SHOT.

Philadelphia. Nov. 1O.-Frederick
schaffhauser, the star witness in the
conspiracy case against John W. Hill,
former head Of the filtration bureau.
was shot while on the It'll floor OF
the city hail Friday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

Wichita, Kan, Nov. S.-John B
Kay. successful candidate for clerh
IN stafford county, Kansas, has beer
missing from his home since October
81. When last seen he was making
his campaign at Hudson against per
sonalities urged by some bitter oppoh
ents. Whether he met with fou
play or became mentally unbalanced
ana wandered off IL not known.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
Fresh Sawed Cottonwood Lumber

After Nov. 9th, 1906, the sawmil
in 3. S. Engle's timber will be il
operation and parties wishing dimen'
sion lumber will do well to present
their bills at once or as soon as pos
sible so as to get what you want
Call on the undersigned.
65-3t&4c 3. s. ENGLE.
Phone No. SO. 3l6 Vine Street.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

Six hundred seats will be reserved
for the evening concert Of the Kilties
band at 10 cents extra for each. The
reservation may be made at Sterl's
store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

Aixles-B ainH, Nov. 1.-THE balloon
Milano, which was sent up from the
Milan international exposition has ar.
lived here after having travelled Over
Mount Blame.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

Butte, Mont. Nov. 12.--Twelve
thousand employees Of the mines and
smeItsrs in Mintana have been grant
I'd an increase Of wages averaging 20
cents day, beginning November Is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15
STATE on KANsAs,l..
Dickineon County,

STATE on KANSAS, l..
Dlckineon County,
I, IT, Schneider. treasurer Of Dicklnson
County, Kansas, 90 solemnly swear that re
above statement 70 true and correct - ne
best Of ny knovlsdgs and belief
J. J. GcnENum
coaniy IrsasursE.
ByR,W. Morss. Deputy.
Ihsrsby certify. hat ne foragoinr siaie-
naut uas Subscribed and ssorn - buiore ~.
and n M prossuce, b he above-nansd
a. suf Az o. Norsnhcr, M
1.W. hos
isaA1l c1unty cert,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-15

We will buy all your
home grown sage and
pay more than the
market price. Bring
lit on. C. E, Northcraft
g. Co. %
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
DOCTOR DESPAIRED
Anenic Woman Cured by Or. Will
Iiams' Pink Pills Recommends the
Pills to All Others Who Suffer.

Armenia is just the Doctors name for
bloodlcsSncss. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
cure nnTmin as food cures hunger.
They cured Mrs. Thomas J. McGann, Of
II Lincoln Place, PMiniicld, n. j., who
says
"In the spring Of 1903 l did my
usual house cleaning and soon c!tor-
ward began 10 have the most terrible
headaches. NV heart would beat so ir.
regularly that it was painful aud there
came n morning when / could not get
up. Ny doctor said had annmn and
he was surprised that ] had continued
to live i'll tho condition l was in.
/ was confined 10 my bed for nearly
two months, the doctor coming every
day for the first few weeks, but / did not
improve 10 amount to anything. Al
together j was sick for nearly two
years. + was as weak MS rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss Of
appetite, cramps in tho limbs aud was
unable to get good night sleep. My
legs and feet were so swollen that !
feared they would burst.
Before very long after tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills felt q change for
the better. ] have taken about twelve
boxes and although i was rs near the
grave as could be, now feel ns if /
had n now lease Of life. have no more
headaches, tho heart beats regularly, my
checks are pink and | feel ten years
younger. feel that have been cured
very chcaply and l have recommended
the pills to lots of my friends
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ccipt of price, 5OcrntS per box, six boxes
$3.50, by the Dr,Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, n. \.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
MODERN OCEAN TRAVEL.
it's Luxury Source of Wonder to Old,
Time Tourists.

There was time. and not 80 long
ago. when crossing the ocean seemed
quite an undertaking, and the person
who had vontured twice or thrice was
brave in the eyes OF his associates.
But. significant of the wandering spirit
developed in America within the last
decade, few days ago the writer
was speaking with a man, not pro
icssioHal traveller, who had made so
trips across. and 10 the munCyed man
or woman of this century a record of
from 10 to 20 trips across IL not so
extraordinary as To cause comment.
with the recent races between the
Provence, Of the French line. and
the Deutschland. Of the Hamburg.
American line, the two fastest passcn.
ger steamers ailoat, the eight or ten
days formerly spent on the waves bc.
tween here and Europe have been re-
duccd to a triiIc over six, and during
these six days he vessel is not only In
constant communication with land,
but every morning paper containing
brief accounts Of the news features
OF the world is printed and distributed
free Of charge among the passengers
Because Of their bulk and weight
the large liners are comparatively
steady, and few storms Of the summer
are of sufficient strength to roll or
toss them. The broad decks are like
small streets. and the dining-rooms
and saloons are more like those OF a
metropolitan hotel than ship. In
place Of the stuffy little cabins of old.
time ships, the up.todatc liners are
equipped with rooms en- suite with
baths, full.lcngth mirrors and ward
robes, and even the smaller cabins are
provided with all the furnishings of
we'll appointed boudoir. Many Of
.hese on the Provence are decorated
and furnished in the style of the Louis
XVI. period, with upholstery of dainty
cream and yellow embroidered silk
Lcslie's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
NOTHING NEW UNDER SUN.
Massage Buses, Lightning Rods and
Glass Houses Ancient.

According to an examiner in the
patent office ut Washington discovery,
like history, repeats itself and this Of
fetal is disposed to believe that we
are not so much ahead Of the ancIents
as 1t pleases as to think Many OF our
discoveries, continues the examiner,
are but redBcovercs improved upon,
no doubt, but not altered In nature,
For instance, the ancients knew of
the lightning conductor or. ar all
events. the method Of attracting the
lightning, Celtic soldiers in a storm
used to lie on the ground, FIRST lighting
n torch and planting their naked
swords in the ground by their side
with the point upward. The lightning
often struck the point OF the sword
and passed away without injury TO the
warrior.
The Romans. too, seem to have
known the lightning rod. on the top
of the highest tower Of the castle Of
Dunio on the Adrlatic there was set
from time immemorIal a long rod OF
iron. In the stormy weather Of sum.
mer It served to predict the approach
Of tempest A soldier was always
stationed by It when the sea showed
threatening signs Of storm. From time
TO time he put the point OF his long
javein close to the point of the rod.
Whenever a spark passed between the
two pieces Of iron he rang a bell to
warn the fishermen Gcrbert, in the
tenth century, invented plan for di.
verting the lightning from fields by
planting In them long sticks tipped
with very sharp lance heads.
In 1862 France was already In pos
session OF omnibuscs The Romans
sank artcsian wells even In the Sa
hara In 1855 Papin published an ac.
count Of an experiment made by one
OF his friends who caused flowers In.
simultaneously. The secret. which was
not revealed lay In the preparation Of
the ground
Massage is an cnCient practice and
was known to the Romans. Paraccl
sus speaks oi homeopathy, saying that
like is cured by like, and not contrary
by contrary The specuum, the probe
the forccps were known In the year
500; indeed. specimens Of them have
been found in the ruins Of PompeiI
Aristotle noticed that sea water could
be made drinkable by boiling 1t and
collecting the steam.
The Greeks had wooden or linen
cuirass so closely interviewer as to be
impcnetrablc by the sharpest darts.
We mOderns have not found out the
secret of IT, The Romans had better
mills than ours for pounding olives.
The Chinese invented iron houses as
early as 1900. Glass houses were
found among the Picts In Scotland and
the Celts In Gaul and many centuries
earlier in Slam Grass cloth was used
many hundreds Of years ago by tho
Chinese
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
Plumaue Of the eluebird.

OF the male blucbrd Thoreau said:
"He carries the sky on his back" To
this John Burroughs added, "and the
earth on his breast" The birds back.
wings and tail, chin and throat are
vivid blue, while his breast and tanks
are a chestnut brown and his abdomen
n dirty white. The female Is very
much duller in coloring, often having
@ reddish tone that extends from the
middle of the back over the shoulder.
The Seminole Indians say that the
male blueblrd once flew so high that
his back rubbed against the sky.
which impaired to him its own azure
tint Returning to earth. his wife so
admired his new coat that she deter
mined to have a like one for herself
and the next morning few away to
get It; but the day proving somewhat
cloudy the color given to her dress
was not so brilliant as was that re-
ceived by her mate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

noon, August 20, and Gibraltar rs
hours later. On Saturday morning.
September /, the boat was taken for
Tangier. the Moorish city being
reached early In the evening.
Back to Gibraltar.
All Saturday night and until four
o'clock Sunday afternoon, September
2, tbs investigation proceeded. At
every town Stenslands tracks were
uncovered and the last clew pointed to
the Grand hotel at Gibraltar 1t was
us follows: Assistant States Attor-
ney Olson had represented himself to
the keeper OF the hotel where Stems
land stopped at Tanger as his son.
Stensland. as has been stated is trav-
cling under the alias OF p. Olsen. The
names were the same and the two
men do not look unlike. The hotel
keeper believed the story, but could
give no direct information as to
stensland's whereabouts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

Chicago-Thc story Of the pursuit
and capture Of Paul o. Stensland,
president of the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue State bank. Is one of the
most dramatic In the history OF those
all too frequent events Traced from
this city to TangIers, Morocco, he was
apprchended there by Assistant
States Attorney Olsen. who was &C.
companied by representative OF the
Chicago Tribune. Not less interesting
is Stensland's account Of the circum.
stances leading to the wrecklng Of
the bank and the despolling Of thou
sands Of dcpositors OF the poorer class
of the savings of their lifetime. Told
in detail by the Tribune representative
the story is as follows:
1t was the old story Of woman
scorncd that led to the finding Of
Stenslands trail One Of his numerous
friends who thought she had been
shabbily treated put the authorities
In possession OF the first hint as TO
the fugitive's whereabouts. Her infor.
nation was indefinite. but investga.
ton proved its probable accuracy.
Finally. on August 10. II became
certain that he was in Tangler and
had been for 16 days. The facts were
laid before States Attorney Healy
He was asked II he could send
man with representative of the Tri.
bune to an unknown destination,
whore II was expected to find Stems
land or his trail. Mr.. Healy accepted
the proposition and Assistant States
Attorney Harry Olsen was ordered TO
meet the representative of the Tribune
in New York on Monday, August 20.
The next day Mr. Olsen and the Tri.
bune man sailed on the liner Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
Paris was reached Monday, August
81 and was left Tuesday at noon.
Madrid was reached Wednesday after.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

IF any comes want you to please
forward It.
"All right, sir Please write your
forwarding address," said the clerk,
pushing forward the book In which
such instructions are written.
In firm hand Stensland had writ.
ten "P. Olsen. British post Office" "
when Olson and | stepped up.
tapped him on the left shoulder and
said:
Write your own name. Stensland,
and instead OF 'Morgador, where you
think you are going. write It Chicago,
where you really are going"
Then occurred a sublime flash OF
nerve on the part of the husky Morse.
man. Gripping the pen in hand and
shaking as If with palsy he forced the
pen across the paper and wrote Mo.
gador' after the name he had already
written there before had interrupted
him. Then he turned like wolf at
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

the moment he left Chicago his ever,
waking thought was pregnant witt
fear and his every sleeping momcn
filled with terrifying visions
Stenland's Life in Tangier.
Stcnsland evidently thought himself
absolutely safe from pursuit, or. like
the majority of fugityes. became care
less as soon as he set foot on foreign
soil The day after his arrival he
amazed Proprietor Stcrwind by ex.
hibIting, AS Stcrwlnd said, IAN awful
lot of money and a great number OF
big bills"
When he dumped $4,000 on the
counter the eyes Of the clerk bulgcd
out, and he called NJ. Gaurant. the gov.
crnor who questioned the prospective
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28
HOW STENSLAND
WAS CAPTURED
Story of the Pursuit and Apprehension of the
President Of the Wrecked Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State Bank Of Chicago.

As he was riding to the hotel a,
midnight after getting the governor OF
the French bank out OF bed, voice
from a Moorish cafe sung out:
Il say, Olson, | think J know where
your governor is"
We dsmountcd as the hotel man
continued:
you left the old man IN Glib A
friend oil mine just come over on the
night boat says he saw him at the
Grand hotel"
When We left Tangier Sunday after.
noon, September >, for Gibraltar to
run down the Grand hotel clew We left
% Moorish and Arab scouts to guard
all the entrances and exits.
Less than an hour after the Oldcn-
burg, the German steamer bearing
Stensland from the Rock to the Moor.
ish coast, reached port our Arab chief
Of scouts sent a cable to MS At Gibral-
tar announcing the arrival OF the boat
and the presence on board Of the man
We wanted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

bay, and, by a supreme effort retain
Ing control Of his voice and features
said:
mo. no. think not You cannot
take me. | will not go"
BUT you will go" he was answered,
Listen You think this Is "A protected
country. 1t is not You made big
mistake. You will he arrested here,
thrown into a Moorish prison. then
taken aboard a United States warship
and shipped in irons to the United
States The question Is, do You want
to 70 back as gentleman or as a
felon?"
Prisoner Is Obstinate.
Stensland was obstinate and de-
clared We could not take him and that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-09-28

customer. Stensland, In answer to "a.
Gaurant's inquiries, said he came from
America, and when further questioned
as to why he carried money in such
shape and had no letter OF credit. said
h. thought he would get the worst Of
exchange ard concluded 1t was best to
carry currency.
Stensland soon became a Consplcu.
GUS figure in Tangier The Oriental
hotel stands Just between the Mosque
Dramakebir and the Cafe Franchise
StensIand gave the mosque the cold
shoulder, but the Cafe Franchise, the
Cafe Imperial, and the Cafe Tnrkesque
found good customer In him Every
night he climbed the hills and wound
his tortuous way through alloylIke
streets. from one to the other Nine
Iyetjr. at the Franchise, was his IA.
yorite chantcusc.
Spanish Dancer His FaVorite.
But his real favoritc was Srnorita
NitturIa, Spanish dancer from ST..
VILE who performs with exceptional
abandon the fandanEo AT the Cafe I'm.
pcriaL Her Partially for him aroused
a feeling Of jealousy in the breas, or
an Arab chief who enjoyed the smiles
Of the dluseuso until Stonsllnd ap.
pcarcd on the scene.
On Friday September G, instrun
tons from the state department ar
Washington were received by Minister
Gummcro to surrender S,cnsland TO
the custody Df James Ecelry and
Harry Olson as the officially appointed
agents Of theuuitcd States We gave
a formal receipt for the prisoner.
Stcnsand himself signing 1t as wit.
ness to our signatures
The first step after receiving tho
prisoner was to arrange for safeguard
ing him. Accompanied by an attachn
o. the United States consular office, We
az once rode to the kasbah. which Is
the joint Moorish prison and admins
tratiyc building. The basha, Sid Ca.
dor Belghas, was found sitting in the
messooar, or salon of complaints"
where he receives those who are
wronRed and want stern and instan.
taneous Moorish Justice
Through an interpreter we informed
| the basha that Stensland had been
turned over to us and that we wished
! TO make arrangements for porperly
safeguarding him until the time OF our
| departure.
| The basha expressed great appreCa.
| ton OF the honor done him in asking
his aid and said that a cell in the prIs-
the same time calling an officer OF the
guard to show 1t to u.s.
Declined Offer Of Cell.
The cell was extremely uninvitins
and we had heard horrible stories Of
what had taken place behind the ram.
parts OF the Kasbah. We decided Il
would be neither humane nor polite
to confine Stensland there. as Assist.
ant States Attorney Olson wanted TO
bring home u liveman, not a corpse.
Arrangements finally were made for
guard OF six soldiers under the abso.
lutte orders Of ourselves. Two were to
be placed on the roof. two at the only
door, and two inside. The prisoner
was moved to his new quarters at
once, there to remain until arrange
ments for transporting him to the
United States had been made
September ~ Stensland and his cap
tors left Tangler for New York on a
German liner which had called at the
port by request of the state authori
ties at Washington.