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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
our sPEcIAL MARKET LETTER

Notes on this weeks Kansas City stock
market written for The a, khsLEoF N. y : ~
rs,.s om oon
The receipts OF cattle this week have
been light being about $4,000 and Of.
ter many days Of decline in the mar
Ret, we are Nglad to note that today
buyers were more anxious for supplies
than for some time and prices ruled
strong to shade higher on the better
finished kinds. Top sale today was at
1925 but nothing has been offered
this week as good as the $40 to $3.50
steers last week. The bulk OF killing
kinds have been Of the half fat and
westerns that have sold at 1925 to
"a. 60 with good many Of the lighter
class at IS rs to "a. We believe that
this class had best be kept back till
better iatted before sending them to
market.
There has been a very light run OF
good to choice stockers and feeders
offered this week. Demand good and
many more could have been sold with
effecting prices; best heavy feeding
,,ars AZ TX To 94.50. best stockere
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
RINEHART.

John Keller was Chapman visitor
one day last week. IA
Walter Murphy was in Chapman
Monday.
W. Il. Hassler and Leslie BSughy
we're in junction City last Friday.
Mrs. Ed Hassler was shOPping IL
Chapman Saturday.
Joe Hollinger was in Kansas City
hast week.
W. E. Hassler was ia Abilene on'
day last week.
L. E. Murphy and brother, Walter
were in Abilene one day hast week.
Misses Eva Diehl and Sherwood
were shopping ia Chapman Saturday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

The revival meetings at the Metho-
dist church are attracting large
crowds and great interest seems 20
prevail. Rev. Mr.. Hamilton is q
pleasing speaker and says what be
believes. Mrs. Beck and daughter
s ny the gosPel and Mrs. Beck has
preached tWo evenings with good re-
suits. Daring this week services will
be held each morning. at 10 o'clock -
waH A 7.9O
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MOONLIGHT.

Mr.. and Mrs. ). M. Sheets went to
Clay county Tuesday to attend the
revival meetings being held there.
A number Of friends and relatives
spent Sunday at Jacob Orders,
Miss Katherine Engle has resumed
teaching at the Broker school house
Dea Lowe has just recovered from !
two weeks illness.
D. H. Brechhill is expected home
from Chicago soon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
Council Defends Sunday Saloons.

Chicago, Nov 26.-The city council
Monday night by a unanimous vote
asked the Chicago Law and Order
league to abandon its campaign
against Sunday saloons and let the
question be submitted to a vote Of
citizens at the next election. In the
same resolution the aldermen assert
ed that the Sunday closing law now
on the statute books is obsolete.
The resolution was adopted without
debate and by a viva voce. vote.
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DONDGAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lenhert sPen'
last Tuesday at Holland.
A. L. Shank and daughters sPent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
in Salina.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM Reach sPen'
Sunday in Abilene.
Rev. ]. z. Herr and wife visited a
J. N. Engle's Sunday afternoon.
Revival meeting will begin at Bell
Springs Sunday evening, Dec. lst
conducted by Rev. 7. A. Long o.
Hillsboro.
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The Prealdent,e rurksx.

westerly, R. l., Nov. 26.-The
Thanksgiving turkey, which Horace
vose annually sends to the president
Of the United States, was shipped By
him to Mr.. Roosevelt Monday. This
years bird, however, was raised by
jeremiah H. Brown. It weighs 20
pounds, is one Of the bronze variety
and has . mixture of wild blood.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
LANEY DISTRICT.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase
Nov. "a, a son.
Mrs. Milburn who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Alfred Dodge FOL
several months left Saturday for hel
home in Illinois not much improved
in health.
Miss Addie Ackers of Abilene il
here taking care Of her sister, Mrs.
Grant Foster, who has been quite III
with typhoid fever. She is getting
along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Nichols visited
at Samuel Romberger's Sunday.
Miss Anna Rulings called on Mrs
Richard Grice Friday.
Miss Gladys ROmbeuger is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs
Elmer Lavender At Talmage.
~e-m-sG- n
Make your holiday selections early
and avoid the rush Of the last few
days. The Racket viii have tbeil
complete line on display Saturday.
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MORE coon NEIGHBORs.
Cheever Township People Have
Friendly Hearts.

Our correspondent at Pleasant Val
Icy. chsever township, writes: Last
Friday is friends with wagons gath
cred at the M. Bryson home and
husked ont his corn and stacked up
his feed. Mr.. Bryson has been IN
poor, health aud unable to work this
fall and the sympathetic neighborE
showed their Kindness in this act and
It also shows the esteem in which Mr..
Bryson 10 held.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

New YORK, Nov. sz.-walter Well
man, leader Of the Chicago Record
Herald Polar expedition, who is ~
turning from his first attempt to
reach the North Pole by balloon, ar
rived ~ New York Thursday from
Cheroourg on the steamer Majestic.
He viii visit his FANNY in Philadelphia
and then 70 to Chicago.
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Eastern Apples

We h ave just re-
ceived another car OF
fine eastern Apples.
These are strictly win
ter varieties. such as
York imperial. York
Stripe. Baldwin. Col
den Pippin,B Ben Davis.
Wine Sap, etc.
Now is the time to
lay in your winter sup
ply of Apples and also
have Ap pies for
Thanksgiving. tao
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ch,Istnas NAN for ManIIa.

San Francisco, Nov. 21.-Ths army
transport Crook sailed Wednesday for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam with
over 700 sacks Of Christmas mall and
200 packages Of gifts for the men Of
the army and their wives stationed IN
and about Manila
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Game won by Chapman.

The basket ball game last night at
the Agricultural hall between the Q.
K. B. G. and Chapman was won by
the latter by score Of 81 to 10. The
game was interesting and witnessed
by good crowd.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

Grain markets. CORRECTED ever thnrsaO
morning b. v. =. Giloa, Frain and coal
auTFan HAHGEI.
IPrtc.u FOR crsameFy butter - -
n me- Tor yea ending today. lhckihe .
sculty ps.ee Z CT lss, mas ~
K.rS1s oTET-Fsaey ssusrRtoF astei
fancy 1Hc.
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ForsIuners cSInu Home.

New York, Nov. 2S.-serious freight
congestion threatens all foreign ship.
pers because Of the unprecedented
homeward rush Of foreigners. The
eastward.bound steerage travel during
the past six weeks has been unparal-
led and the demand for accommo-
dations has been SO great that book.
ings have been closed weeks in ad.
vaAce Of sailings. The eastward.
bound steerage or third class travel
from January / to November Is, 1907,
Is already 10000 in excess Of what It
was for the same period Of 1905. The
second class eastern.bound travel Il
1900 in excess of what It was last
year, and both the second and third
class figures viii be largely augmented
during the next few weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

Pstronize Landss' Barber shop and
Bath Rooms. first sOOr, corner Of
second and Spruce strsetL The best
Of uorkmen employed.
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Annual Report Of Township
Treasurer Of
GRANT TOWNSHIP.

To the Township Auditing Board q G nsaa.
Township. In Dickinson County hansAs.
The undersigned. townahip treasurer y, 9.
Grant township, makes report 70 Wv ~ W
sdiuStment and settlement, tor sng y SSA
enaing the last Monday In OCTOBER A. y A'V''
al foIIOWe,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28

Make your holiday selections Sat-
urday at the Racket. A bright, new
and complete line to select from.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-11-28
white House Lottery.

Washington, Nov. 26.-The White
house was the scene Of a lottery
drawing Monday In which the federal
patronage of South Dakota was dis
posed Of. Applicants for large num-
Der of federal Offices were unappoint'
ed in the state, due to the fact that
Senators Kittrifge and Gamble have
been unable to agree on candidates.
The senators met in the presidents
office Monday by appointment to
agree II possible, on distribution,
but found themselves as far apart
as ever. The president proposed that
they draw lots The senators agreed
and the position of bank examiner
being the place in immediate dispute,
the president tossed up coin saying
that heads meant that Kittridge
should win and tails that Senator
Gamble should name the men. The
money fen heads
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First publiahed in Abilene Weekly Reflector
November y, lao7.l
Notice Of Final Settlement.
STATE p,.III. or o, E S,AIs,1 Em

In the Probate Court Of said county.
In the natter Of the Estate Of Joanna Bah
bett Deceased.
To ali creditors and ether persons interest,"
"a 10 said estate;
You are hereby notiaed that a. the regular
January term ofthe Probate Court 10 ana for
asil county, 70 be held 81 the probate ~ &c
oilce IN Abilene IN naid co1nty, on un IN
daY Of January, 1908 being the lFst Tue
10 aid month Of January, l VIII make lit
's'ueDsh' OF 'ei' 1--WE arpn
~ Administrative
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subserIbsd ssd rso.n . bsfOso nethis nh
o-s u N'''" ioan I. LnHEA.
Township Trustee
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STATE or EAnsAs. ls.

fdreroIur lceount and vouchera theroult1
~ IA All FeIpscta full and true account q
sii the moneys reoeived b ne duf,ng ~
fall period Of The yoaf eleing t9e -
Monday IN October, A, ID, ~ ena TOT tee
Sfafement and Of the Emounta thefeoI eH-
Pended, and tie manuef q which they Nere
ernended. So help ne God.
eu1...tl uW RrunAKn
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
COMPLAINT FROM STATE SHIPPERS.
Properly Equipped Cars in Sufficient Num-
bers Asked For.

Albany Aug "a (SpeciaD.-A complaint against
rious railroads In this state against insufficient
ebrnina facilities has been filed with the up state
Public Service Commission by the New York State
hippers Protective Association consisting OF about
one hundred shippers in the central and western
mart of New York State, who carry on an extensive
produce business. The complaint is directed against
the New York Central Delaware. Lackawanna &
western Erie. Buffalo, Rochester & Pttsburg, Le-
high Valley and Pennsylvania railroad companies
and all of lines of railroads in the state of New
York owned operated controlled by any of these
companies.
The shippers association asks that these
panes be required ''to properly equip fur
nished for the shipping of produce with grain
doors, buikheads, with false bottoms. and furnish
such cars properly equipped TO carry such produce
free from frost during the months of November.
year"
The shippers also ask that the companies be
compelled to furnish a sufficient number of at
all times to carry the produce. whether the
are to be off from the affiliated lines of the
originating roads otherwise that the companies
direct their agents in all insert the
freight in the bill OF ladng the loading station:
also to compel the companies to give prompt at
tentlon to claims for goods lost or damaged in
transit, and that shippers receive the treat
ment from the railroad companies demurrage
charges that the railroads expect from the ship
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
RAP SENATOR MM4NUS.
Speakers at Mass Meeting Condemn
His LegisIatiue 1ctiOn.

The first meeting in condemnation Of Sena-
tor Thomas J. McNanus held last night at
Eleventh avenue and 18th street. Two red hot
speeches were made against the Senator, but a
heavy rain spoiled latter part of the meeting
A cart was used a speakers stand Police
protection had been asked for and detail OF pa
trolrnen was on hand TO keep order. Soon after
the cart had been taken the corner large crowd
gathered around il and the fight against McManus
launched
The meeting was under the auspices OF the Rank
and File Club. William J. Lee, president OF the
club introduced w C Cummerford chairman.
After a short talk Cummerford introduced J. E.
Young.
I have been in politics many years" said Mr.
Young, but in my time have never seen a Iegis-
lature so crooked as this last We have a
right TO feel disappointed in representative
Senator NcNanus. We will never forget that he
knitted the Coney Island fivecent fare bill He can
afford to spend the nickel or go 10 Coney in
an automobile. the majority of his constitu-
ents cannot afford TO spend the extra five cents
both going to and returning from the island And
they are too poor go TO any resort farther away
He made the excuse for his action then the fact
that the Public Service Commission would attend
20 the Coney Island fare matter. But he was
against te public utilities bill when that came be-
fore the Senate. He told you OF remedy and re
fused TO vote for that remedy He promised the
women teachers 10 for the equal Pay bill, but
lodged voting on it,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
COMMISSIONERS REST"
p. S. Members Strenuous Way of
Spending Their Vacation.

Commissioner Edward M. Bassett of the Public
Service Commission returned from n short vacation
in the Maine woods few days ago. But Mr.. Bas-
sett, while supposed to be resting. did not drop
work altogether the following account of the
way in which he spent his holidays shows.
II went TO see Mr. Bassett in Maine" said one
the commissioners personal friends. ''and when
] reached the place where he staying 1 was
told that he fishing In little stream couple
of miles away l walked down there look him
up and to what luck he having.
II found him all right He sitting on the
bank with his line cast into the stream. holding
the rod in hand. In the other was-a copy of
the public service act
II stood for n time lost in astonshment Mr.
unobserved- Soon there a tug his line. A
big black bass had swallowed the bait. The jerk
that the fish gave took the rod out of the COM
missIoner's hand. and-would you believe it?-he
did not notice it!
II did, though and / made my presence
known by catching that bass. Mr. Bassett after
ward said TO me, in apologetc tone. 4 believe
/ was rather engrossed in what l reading /
did not say anything, but that just the opinion
] had only / should have qualified it with or
two foroeful adjectves."
During his so-called vacation Mr.. Bassett made
several trips Boston and made a csndy Of shs
Boston subway. He examined with particular fiji
ter.st iae type of in in that city, with its
side door opening. The commissioners also looked
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
Up TO INTERBOROUGH.
analysis of Lease Shoes Improve
ments Mast Be Made by Lessee.

The New York News Bureau. in discussing the
position of the Manhattan Railway Company In
the Interborough-M Metropolitan complications quotes
from the Manhattan lease to the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company show that the latter
company is obliged. at its own expense, TO Keep
the Manhattan property in perfect condition and
to enlarge it's facilities and earning capacity-obli-
cations which it is expected the Public Service
commission will enforce. Continuing. the news
bureau says in part:
AS the Interborough Rapid Transit Company it
earning and paying per cent didenSs nf t6 6 In s
@ OF Ra6d rTa9rt TaeFf eompany mo not being able
TO live up to all the requirements of the Manhattan
Sf npon the Manhattan elevated structure or
in it's equipment in the d i-d Of its ava Va
nues Consequently. the additions, enlarge
ments betterments and improvements that lhe
prhnc Service Commission requires tne INTERIOR
onph company to make the Manhattan lines
the more property security y.hatta1 ana stockhodeT
without any additional obligations OF the Niaiiiia'
tan company.
Other considerations evidencing the strength OF
the Manhattans position are said TO De; mat tle
Manhattan will show for the year ended June oO,
1901 a surplus of s1.5oOOoo above it's Z per cent
dividend guaranteed by the Interborough. and thaI
it has in bank 10000 more cash than enough 70
paw accrued dividends and 20 meet the cost vi
improvements under way contemplated that All
cash securities and salable assets OF the maii-
haitian transferred to the Interborough were uhder
the lease appropriated entirely 20 improvements
extensions and betterments of the Manhattan IT.
self II is also shown that the capital STOCK OF
the Manhattan cannot be increased that iIS ooiueu
Indebtedness cannot be increased except uiiuei
certain restrictions: that other mortgage can De
issued except accordance with the lease under
which, in case of mortgage. there would be
m increase in interest charges and that the trar-
ac of the Manhattan is rapidly increasing in vol
ume
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
MANY WATCH ROBBERY.
HelpIess Women See Nan Throttted
bu Thugs at Il SfdftOn.

A crowd of women on the upper PLATFORM VI
tba South Ferry elevated station last night sd"
q single man strangled and robbed py Two
thugs who overlook him he was haIr way up
the stairs TO the ticket office
Tho man was first seen running toward the
foot NJ Tho stairway and IL was Thought that
no too was fleeing from the downpour or ram
Than t,,o other men followed him at rum and
ho1o-a no reached the first platform grappled
u,,h him. one of them pressing him oacA
.ooirst the rail. his neck on the edge OF the
hanister and forcing his tongue out OF MS
o,,+h bv, the strength of the grip on his throat
rr,a other in the meantime went through MS
uoo,,a+s Not one of the onlookers was man.
"a tho ,vornen were frightened. Their screams
bo,,aver attracted Patroiman J. j. Garsan OF
the Church street station One OF the roooerS
broke away and escaped
Tho second assaiIant, according 10 the story
ala In the station. was so engrossed In MS
e,o-,s to rifle the victims pockets that he dld
rot notice the policeman until the latter placed
him under arrest. .
r,,. victim, said he was Frederick Frank thir-
D.. o,o,+ wears old. of No. 211 East 10Th street.
-T,o man arrested gave his name as Charles
1z,,r,o and said that he lived in Greenwich
" ne wore a badge of Public Porter or
New York, No. oS
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
DOG BITES TWELVE AND IS SHOT.
Terrier Does Execution on Surf Avenue,
Coney 1sland-Said to Have Been Mad.

After biting twelve persons. small fox ter
rier. supposed 10 have been mad. was shot at
Coney Island yesterday by John Ffor1ng. VINO Is
attached To the Coney Island police station
The animal was first noticed running wildly
along toward the ocean from Surf ave- rear
the summer home Of the Children's AID So
ciety. The first person 10 see the dog TOOK III
the situation at a glance. and gave the warnins'
causing most Of the children 70 scatter, but not
until several had been bitten Patrolnlan Wnaien
and Fforling gave chase They frightened tne
animal into house. where he scampered uha7'
a bed He was pulled out and shot
At first 1t was thought that only two persons
had been bitten. but later twelve were Iounn
who had suffered from the animal They Wefe
cared for by DR.. Carol and DR.. Goldins' "ho
happened TO be near the scene Later an an
bulance arrived from the Coney Island heceP-
tion Hospital, but il not needed IhoS'
who were bitten were Mrs Mary Detahes'
forty-fve years old: Henry Ackerman' eisn'
years old: Henry Vogel. eighteen years oids Hu'
ward vogeI nine years old: Abraham Nossis
seven years old: Daniel Enwright. three years
old: Maize Enwright his sister. six years o.u'
Aaron yann. eight years old; Israel Dra'A.. D.
nine wears old: William Powell eleven years 0.a
Fannie Catlin. thirty-five years old. anu "0A'
Moses. twelve years old
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
n. S. O'BRIEN
9s0 9TH AVE. Tel 2j25 Plaza
EXPERT
ON FURNACE, RANGE AND Chimney WORK
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

vehicles that crowded the avenue at the time
He stepped out from the curb and Informed the
chauffeur that he would have to go TO the sta
ton house for violating the speed limit
Well Butler Is said to have exclaimed, y,
I am going 10 be arrested might as wen nave
some fun out of II. so here goes
With that he turned full speed The po-
Hceman jumped on his wheel and followed.
lodging wagons and automobiles AT 1Iolh
street he caught the automobile and took ii TO
the station The man who furnished the
bail refused to give his name. and is said 70
have made offers OF a good Job 10 the police
man II he would only release the chauffeur
Bulman said that the automobile was goins
twenty-five miles an hour.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
LONG BEACH WATERWAY DELAYED.
No Contractor Able to Throw Mud the Re
quired 1000 Feet.

Hampstead, Long Island, Aug a (SpeciaD--
The people OF New York City and Long Island
will not have the large waterway which was
to have been built on the property north OF
Long Beach estates as soon as they thought
they would. The company will ask for an
extension of time for building the waterway, as
it has been unable to get a contractor who could
throw the mud thousand feet
This is the most important thing in connection
with the building of the canal. the mud
taken from the waterway Will be used for filling
in the land adjoining Long Beach. A large
digger has been working for some time along
the creeks the south side of Freeport and
the way has been partly dug for the new and
heavier digger which will be put in operation
as soon as the company is able to get one that
will answer the purpose
When the waterway is completed 1t will be
the finest place for yachts and motor boats in
this country The canal will be four miles
long one thousand feet wide and thirty feet
deem ~
New-York tribune., 1907-08-25
MISS HA1pREN's ExTORTION CASE UP.
Tria, of Two Prisoners Accused by Former
Actress Adjourned.

1yr,, s,eirer of No 33S East 18th street. and
Ienp,e PerImutter of No. 321 East nth street.
:, extortion, under threats OF exposure was
called before Magistrate Breen In the Toinps
ro,ice court, yesterday. and adjourned for
hearing on Wednesday morning
Miss HaIpren was an actress, but Is married
now she says. and is in business. but she VIII
rot say what business. She charged the TWO
arrested persons with threatening to expose GER
tain details of her life. Miss Halpren says she
met them at the Hotel Rand and gave sloo TO
Steiner.
The actress says she does not know or any
married men ever calling on her. day or night'
at her home place of business. She gave her
address as No 36O West 5Sth street