Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-03-29

so declared by Mr.. Wyandt-and tne
peo ole Of Abilene will believe him.
That Mr.. Anderson "was met IN an
alley BY Mr.. Brewer" is another de-
liberate prevariCatlon. Mr., Brewer
had no meeting with him in any alley
at any time. The Chronicle appears
to be "sesin' things.
what undoubtedly caused Mr.. Anderson to
affiliate with the people with whom ne u
politically associated was the treatment
which he received when he first came TO the
citv. As soon as he began to consider tne
of opening school here money
was sent to Abilene from school In neigh-
boring city to be used to drive him away
The money was accepted but the parties VINO
took 1t feared that 1t would become known
that they were working against the intereS's
of the city and they contracted such a case
of cold feet that the money, or at least q
part of In, was returned-L ohronicle'
What the Chronicle means by this
no one knows. Let 1t name names
and places. 1t lie very free with con-
tenn ptible insinuations. No person In
town heard Of such action until the
Chronicle printed it-how does II
happen to have this inside iniorma'
tionp Little wonder 1t has q reputa'
ton for unreIisbility,
1t may be interesting to note the
source Of Prof. Andreson's anger al
the REFLECTOR and at q number o.
business firms OF town whom ne hal
been unable to make bend to his de
sires. When after several CONNER
cial CLUB meetings be secured
pro mise that his rent would be pait
here, it was discovered that be wa
getting oil the printing for his schoo
done in Salina and elsewhere. rh
| matter was taken up in the club BY tn
me m bers who wondered why the.
should contribute to help q man Will
so little appreciation OF the town
favor as to take his business else
where. The secretary Of the clul
was instructed to find out why thiI
was done and demonstrate against it
In printing the report Of the clut
meeting as given by the secretary
the REFLECTOR gave this action, be
lieving that Its readers had right tt
know what the club was doing. Some
OF Mr.. Andreson's friends wanted II
"hushed up" but we saw no reason
why IL should be done. No more
reason exists why MIR. Anderson
should get his printing done in Saline
or buy typewriters Of Sears, RoebucE
& Co. or purchase furniture Of Mont
gomery Ward than that other bust
nessmen should do the same thing.
Indeed not so much, because be is
asking for daily coptributiOns to help
out bis profile.
Because the REFLECTOR gave the
news OF the Commercial clubs action
1t has been bitterly hated BY Mr.. An
dreson.
About six weeks ago Prof. Andre
son came to this Office and asked
that the paper favor the project tc
sell him the city hall for $4,000. He
was told frankly that no such promise
could be given. He evidently went
to other newspaper men Of town fol
his ideas appeared In those papers
the next day as given to the REFLEc
TOR, This paper alone stood up fol
fairness to the city and opposed sell
ing an $4,000 building for $6oOOTaI
1t lie opposed to all gratis at all times
The REFLECTOR was overwhelmed
with congratulations on Its position
Among others A. W. Rice and W. B
Giles called at the office to endorse III
statements, the former saying that |
The sale we're made be would join il
Injunction proceedings in an effort Il
stop 1t. The eounoil unanimously
turned down the proposition.
Since then Prof. Anderson hss besI
particularly angry-lust because b
could not use this paper to turtle
bis personal scheme.
We thought We did right then an,
we think 90 YET.
The farmers Of Dickinson count,
are asked 70 ssnd their boys to Mr.
Andrssous school to be taught busl
ness methods. These students an
ans young men and entitled ,s bstss
,sschIak lhkn 70 Be- dragged into
isosional political caucus and led int
lIllekal polliioal soiiou. Il they afl