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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
D. G. H. s.

The high school board held its quar-
terly meeting Monday.
The spring term Of school opened
Tuesday.
Bertha Mueller is back in school
after 8 years vacation.
Much interest is being shown in the
approaching oratorical contest which
Will decide who will represent the
school in the inter-school contests
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
Lana Hire .ahfea.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Mar. 6.--Jack
Treadwell, a japanese Interpreter, for
merly a member of the Twenty-nrst
United, States infantry, announced
Wednesday at the local recruiting Of
iice that he had been offered $3.50 q
month by an agent Of the Japanese
government to act as spy In discover
ing the location Of the mines and de-
scriptions of the Notifications In San
Francisco and San Diego harbors and
Puget Sound.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
DETROIT.

A surprise party was given Marie
Line Wednesday evening. About 20
were present.
France Swanger wss taken by sur
prise Wednesday when 10 Of bis gen.
tlemen friends invsded his home and
took possession, it being his birthday.
An oyster supper was served followed
by cigars and all enjoyed the evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
HAYES.

Hugh Mustard and family. Guy
Probasco and family and William
Steinford and family visited at J. H.
Browns Sunday.
MIR. Funston's brother and family
are here visiting and have rented the
old Mustard place for three years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
knI,.r 3 YI.Il ItaIY and AustrIa.

Berlin, Mar. e.-According to an Of
acIal nots issued Thursday Emperor
William win meet King Victor I'm
manuel Of Italy ct VsnIes during hs
course Of his Mediterranean oFuisa
Later Emperor william WIN viait IN
psror Trsncis JossRh q VlsnnA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
LOGAN.

Walter Wiuger, Of RidgewAy, Ont.'
visited friends here last week.
John Kaufman is on the sick list.
Walter Engle transacted business
in Abilene Friday.
Ben Forney and Bert Tssitt attended
&. W. Hoffman's sale Thursday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Grain markets corrected every Thursday
morning BY ". B. Giles. grain and coel.'
BuTTRR MARKET.
Prices for creamery butter 81 pciDi
ntmej for week ending today. DickiIson
4, ounty price ~ Sente lees than New ToVb
sK cents lees the n 0hicago.l
KANSAS OIgY Fancy separator SOci
fancy Nc.
obicago-ereamery q o sSci dairy. 20 o
CSC.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
First published in Abilene Weekly Re-
Hector March IL, 19O0.l
Publication Notice.
In the District Court Of Dickinson County
State Of Kansas.
John McOlune, Plaintiff.

btAVo OF hhubhh'
John Mcclure, Plaintiff,
Va,
Jane =. Cook, her unknown heirs, devlsees,
administrations, executors and trustees,
Defendant.
To Defendants Jane e. Cook and her un-
known heirs, devisees, administrators, OK
ecutoFs and trustees:
You and each Of you are hereby notified
that You have been sued by plaintiff In the
above entitled court and cause, and that you
and each OF you must answer PLAINTIFFS petit
ti0n hled herein against you, on or before the
lth day Of May, 1908, or IL will be taken as
true against any and all OF you not so ans
WeFing and judgment Of the following ma
ture will be taken against any and all OF you
90 in default as aforesaid: That you and
each Of you will be barred from all right
title and interest In and 70 lots 90 and 3D
twenty nine and thirty-one In block one In
the town OF Carlton, Dickinson county, Kan:
sas, and that John Mcclure, the plaintiff, will
be deemed the absolute owner thereof.
JOHN MCCLUHE
By His Attorney,
3 8. SMITH,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
M|N|CK & TAYLOR.

For sale, good brood or work mare
Is hands; will work anywhere
Robert Baker, 929 W. LIST St. t&c*
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

The most beautiful line OF blue,
brown and black voiles ever shown In
Abilene, at Prendergast's this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
MOONLIGHT.

Viola Bear was ia this vicinity MOa-
day.
Mrs. P. H. Bert is improving very
rapidly.
VIM. Lexon was in Abilene Satur-
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
DILLON.

The calico social Friday evening
was big success and everybody re-
ports good time.
G. W. Dunk's returned from visit
to Ohio Tuesday.
Charles Roehrman has moved to
town and it now taking care of the
telephone switch board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
WOODBINE.

. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dueker and
daughters, Viola and Lillian, went to
Higginsville, Mo-, last Friday to at
tend the wedding Of their eldest son.
Louis Timm and family moved to
town.
Rev. J. Demand and family we're
here last Monday to visit VIM. c.
Stats and family.
VIM. Ahrens, student Of the Normal
Academy at Enterprise, spent Sunday
with his parents.
Miss Emma Olhoff went to Kinsley
to visit friends.
N a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Lost, between Talmage and the old
P. Minick farm, good pair nearly new
yellow horse blankets. Phone in
to this office. ca
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Don't fail to see that swell line Of
white wash waists at Prendergast's.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Don't forget to see the new line Of
american Lady" oxfords st Prender-
casts. c
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

A new line Of heavy rustling silk
petticoats in all colors at Prender-
CASTS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

For sale, Bay Stallion, road wagon
and harness. o. B. Chambers, East
4th St., Abilene. 1863
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
SHERMANS BIG DAY.
Notification Will Be on Very Elaborate
 Plan.

Utica, N. Y, August 16-No event in the history of Utica has brought forth decorations so elaborate or plans so ex- tensive for single day as those for Tuesday, when Congressman James s. Sherman will be officially notified that he has been nominated by the republicans for the office of vice president. All this part of the state will help to celebrate the event. The festivities will begin at a. m., when a salute of 19 guns will be fired, to be followed two hours later with a parade through the principal streets.
 The notification exercises will take place about noon.
 Senator Julius c. Burrows of Michigan, the chairman of the notification commit tee, will address Mir Sherman, and the latter will respond. Secretary of State Elihu Root a warm friend of MT. Sher- man. will likewise deliver an address, as will Mayor Thomas Wheeler of Utica; Charles s. Semonds. chairman of the cit izens reception committee, and President M. V. Striker of Hamilton college. These and invited guests will be entertained at luncheon following the ceremonies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
FINDS BURGLAR
 IN HIS HOME
c. T. Heniger AWakes To Find Un- known Man Standing Near
 His Bed.

Yesterday morning shortly after o'clock the residence of c. T. Heniger, 323 north Seventeenth street, was entered by d lone burglar who, had it not been for the timely awakening of MT. Heniger, might have escaped with quantity of valuables.
 Some noise aroused MT. Heniger from his sleep and when he raised up in bed he was confronted by the burglar stand ing not more than three feet from his bed. MT. Heniger called to the man, whom he believes to have been negro, and asked what he wanted. The negro level ed revolver at Mr. Heniger and ordered him to keep quiet, stating that he would blow his head off if he raised an alarm MT. Heniger states that the burglar then backed off to a window, which he raised, and sprang out into the yard, making good his escape.
 MT. IIeniger states that he was robbed about ten days ago under similar circum- stances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
BEGIN ARGUMENTS TOMORROW MORNING
JUDGE ABERNETHY WILL PROBA- BLY TAKE THE CASE UNDER AD- EASEMENT DURING AFTERNOON. MUCH INTEREST IN CASE.

Arguments in the R. W. Thompson ease will begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning before Judge H. B. Abernethy. The arguments are expected to be some- what lengthy, and it will probably be the middle of the afternoon before Judge Abernethy takes the case.
 All four of the attorneys are eloquent speakers-Solicitor He1in and Attorney Fleetwood Rice of Tuscaloosa, for the state, and R. N. Bell and B. M. Allen of the firm of Bell & Allen for the de- fense and the courtroom will probably be filled with an attentive crowd.
 During the four days of the trial last week a crowd of several hundred people damned the courtroom from ths conven- ing of court in the morning until ad- journment in the afternoon. All of the parties connected with the case had a wide acquaintance and the crowd in the courtroom was so large at times that many persons turned away unable to get in.
 Thompson has stood his trial remark ably well. He displayed no signs of nervousness and took exceptionally keen interest in everything that was said or done During the examination of a wit ness he rarely let his eyes pass from the witness face
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
DRUGGIST FOUND DEAD IN HIS STORE B. H. Montgomery Last Seen
 Alive on Friday RAN STORE AT GATE CITY Indications Are That Death Was Caused by Heart FaiIure-Suf-
 fered an Attack Two
 Weeks Ago.
RAN STORE AT GATE CITY

In badly decomposed condition. rem dering uncertain the cause from which death resulted the body of B. H. Mont gomery, well-known druggist. was found in his drug store at Gate City yesterday afternoon at late hour.
 From all accounts, MT. Montgomery was not seen alive after the hour of closing the store Friday night As he has bed room in the back of the store. in which he frequently sleeps, no alarm was felt when he did not return to his home in Woodlawn Friday night. Saturday. however, the store was not opened as usual, and although some msgiving was felt, the matter was passed by.
 Yesterday afternoon the people living upstairs over the drug store were dis turbed by a very disagreeable odor. which seemed to be disseminated from the drug store, and the doors of the store were forced open and an entry gained
 The men who had entered found the body of Montgomery lying behind one of the counters of the store. It was in a badly decomposed condition, and the death of the druggist from all appear ances must have occurred some time Fri day night.
 Varied rumors were circulated about Gate City during the afternoon, but it was believed last night that Mir Mont gomerys death was the result of an attack of heart failure.
 About two weeks ago the deceased had an attack of heart failure, and since that time had been under the care of a physi- clan, who warned him to be careful dur ing the warm weather It is thought that Friday night, after the fatigue of the day, he had closed his store and was prepar- ing to go home when his heart failed him, causing his death
 While the coroner has made no official investigation of the case the body bears no marks of violence and the theory that the druggist came to his death by heart failure is given more credence than any other. The coroner will hold an inquest in the case this morning.
 The deceased was the father of Jack Montgomery, professor of chemistry of the University of Mississippi The re- mains, which are in charge of Grau & Co.,, will in all probability be sent this evening to Starkeville, Miss, the former home of the deceased, where the funeral will be held tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
INVENTIONS WERE STOLEN.
Precautions Taken to Preserve Trade
 Secrets.
From American Industries.

From American Industries.
 Before patents were giented for in- Neniicns. the inventor had but one way 10 secure a return from his invention That was to keep it secret
 Secret inventions were the most vol uable possessions of many families and guiids. But in proportion to their yalue they tempted the cupidity of competitors The secret Of making Venetian glass was greatly prized and was almost iealouslv guarded. A Venetian named Paoii who possessed the secret, left Venice and wan dered northward, practicing his art, He was stabbed in Normandy with a dagger marked "Traitor"-a measure taken to preserve the secret
 In 1710 the Elector of Saxonv laar,ad that man named Bnttger had discov- cred the secret of making porcelain. He accordingly confined him in the castle of Albrechtsburg until the discovery had been perfected. The workmen were sworn to secrecy, and the drawbridge was kept up except to admit those specially authorized. Thus was the man. ufacture of the famous Dresden ware begun. The secret was soon carried to Vienna, where a royal factory was es- tablished, and to France. where it was the foundation of the manufacture of
 
 The stealing of the secret of making 'cast steel" is an interesting example. A matchmaker named Huntsman was dis satisfied with the watch springs the market afforded, and in 17G0 conceived that If he could cast the steel into an ingot. springs made from it would be more homogeneous His conception was successfully carried out and large mar ket was established for "Huntsmans 
 were soon built.
 Every effort was made to keep the se- cret No one was admitted to the works. The process was divided, and persons working on each part were kept in ignor- ance of other parts of the work. One bitter winter night a man. dressed as a farm laborer, came to the door. apparent ly In an exhausted condition. and asked admittance The foreman deceived by his appearance into thinking the man was incapable of understanding what he would see, let him in.
 The man dropped down in sight of the furnaces and seemed to sleep. Through furtively opened eyes he saw the work men cut bars of steel into bits, and de- posting them into crucibles, put the crucibles in furnaces and urge the fires to the highest pitch. The workmen had to protect themselves from the heat by wet cloths Finally the steel melted, he saw the crucibles were withdrawn, and the steel was cast into molds-and the secret was a secret no longer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
ELECTIONS WILL ALL COME SAME DAY Alabama Cities Elect Officers on
 September 21 INTEREST IN THIRD WARD Contest Between GamblII and Hoyt for Alderman To Succeed EgeIe-
 ston Is Watched by
 Whole City.
INTEREST IN THIRD WARD

lhe municipal politics of the whole state will come to an end on the third Monday in next month. For the frsf tune the election in every municipality Tn Alabama will come eff on the same day. Heretofore they have been scat tered from January to December. but under the municipal code all will go down the line together.
 Birmingham voters will have suf- hcient cause to hustle to the polls and cast their votes on September 21. They will have to elect A mayor and cit,, council and the republicans are malx- Ing strong effort to back up their candidates, having put out a full ticket
 The voters of the city will also have. to pass on the important question of whether they desire $500 900 school pond issue as the city council at it's next meeting will probably pass an or- dinanee submitting tins question to the people.
 But the real fight of the election will take place in the Third ward. At a special box the voters of that ward will cast their ballots for an alderman to succeed R. H. Eggleston A. A. Gam. Dill and A.. L. Hoyt will be the onIv candidates. Now that the citizens hava been allowed primary through the petition of MT. Gambill, they are iudg- ing between the men. Many signers of the petition for a primary are support ing Gambill and declare their inten- ton of fighting all persecution without cause. MT. Gambills strength in his home ward has shown a considerable increase since his letter to tba oo,,o,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
CAMPAIGN SUGGESTION.
Democratic Committee Will Push Bank
 Guarantee Matter.

Fairview. Lincoln, Neb., August 16- suggestion, novel in it's character and regarded by democratic leaders as one calculated to strengthen the party in the campaign will be acted upon by the dem- ocratic national committee upon the oc- casion of the visit of w. J. Bryan to Chicago next week. Much stress is be- ing laid by the democratic committee on the plank in the Denver platform relating to the guarantee of bank deposits and this topic will be discussed quite fully by him in his speech at Topeka August 27. If the suggestion is followed and there is reason to believe that 1t will be- every community In which a bank has failed during the past year or more will be given especial attention by the literary bureau The sufferers from the failures will be sought out and provided with arguments through which it is hoped to convince them of the soundness of the r,iaranteA bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
DOUBLE MURDER.
proprietor of Grocery and His Wife
 Are Found Dead.

Columbus, O., August 16.-Arthur Neidlander. aged 34, and his wife, aged 19. were found dead this morning. The former in room above his grocery store near the western corporation line and the woman in the street adjoining the store. The mans body lay in bed He had been shot through the left nip pie. There were two knife wounds in the heart.
 The woman had been shot in the side, the bullet passing through both lungs She is believed to have been shot while in the grocery store and then to have plunged headlong through a glass in the door and made her way to the street where she fell dead. Like her husband, she was stabbed in the heart
 The police have made one arrest, that of John Newkirk, aged 50, painter, who lives with his parents not far from the Neidlander grocery He is said to have threatened to Kill the couple because their dog bit his moth CT recently. The police say sec ton of painters ladder found at his home fits a section of similar ladder found leaning against the store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
JACK RIDDLE SHOT
 BY S-YEAR-OLD SON
MAN SUFFERS
 PAINFUL INJURY AS RESULT OF . ACCIDENT ON LOOKOUT NOUN
 TAIN-BALL ENTERED BACK.

Jack Riddle, the well known memper of the Birmingham Arms and Cyc'e company firm, was accidentally shot Ill the hack on Lookout mountain some lo days ago, by his Syear-old son.
 Mr. Riddle and his three boys re- turned home yesterday, the former pe ing able to get around again, but own ing to a most narrow escape. MT. bio- dle was shot at distance of about hVe feet. and to this fact he owes hls iIe' most probably. as within that ols- tance the bullet could not get up its speed The ball entered the back below the left shoulder blade, ranging down ward The ball has not been extracted
 MT Riddle and his three sons were on the mountain, there being two .zz calibre rifles among them. One was carried by a 12-year-old son and the other by MT. Riddle. The oldest son killed a bird, and MT. Riddle, to ex- anime 1t. put his own gun on the ground. The S-year-old son picked 1t up and attempting to cock it, the ham, mer fell exploding the cartridge.
 MT. Riddle fell to the ground, but managed to walk to the hotel some miles distant It was several hours before a doctor could be brought to the scene. and the wounded man suf- fered great pain.
 He announces himself all right again, hut states that he had little profit from his vacation trip to Lookout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
FIGHT FOR NORTHWEST.
Democrats Are Planning Hard Cam
 paign on Pacific Coast.

Chicago, August 16-A fight to swing the northwestern states into the democratic column is being outlined by the demo- cratic national committee and Chairman Mack is contemplating a trip to the west to rally the leaders of the party along the Pacific coast to vigorous action. Re- ports received at democratic headquar- ters here indicate, the leaders say, that Montana and other states in the moun- tain region form promising battle ground for the democrats. John H. At wood, head of the speakers bureau, said tonight that he would be prepared to send many well-known speakers into the western territory to wage a lively cam raign in every debatable district. Chair man Mack expects to make his western trip during the latter part of Septem- her. National Committeeman Martin J. Ware of Iowa left here tonight for Buff falo, where he will open the national cam paign tomorrow night in New York with speech under the auspices of the na- tional committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
KILLED BY AN AUTO.
John J. Ryan May Not Race With Old
 field.

Cincinnati, August 16.--Ignatz Wand rack, fl years old, deaf mute of this city, was struck and instantly killed by an automobile owned and driven by John J. Ryan, the well-known turfman. at St. Mary's cemetery, in Lewisburg, on the Outskirts of Covington, Ky, tonight
 MT. Ryan was with party of friends returning from day spent in the coun- try when the accident occurred.
 Wandrack was one of a party of 25 deaf mutes who were attending a picnic near where Ryan and his friends were also spending the day.
 According to witnesses to the accident. Wandrack was killed without warning and the machine did not stop after strik- ing him.
 According to the statements of Ryan he did not know be had struck anyone until he reached Covington
 Coroner w. N. Tarvin will investigate the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
WuSic Adds To Charms
 Of Pretty AbondaIe Park

With the charm of music added to it's natural charm of beauty Avondale park has been made very attractive and is fast becoming a very popular place of recreation. Several hundred people spent the cool hours of the afternoon at the park yesterday afternoon.
 Since the city of Birmingham undertook the task of cleaning up the park and putting it in presentable condition, after Avondale had been annexed, the place has been undergoing constant improve ment. All of the rank undergrowth on the tract was cut off and burned and the park was beautified with gravel drive ways and walks The spring has been cleaned out and for the benefit of the many children who make the park their playground a shallow wading pool was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
Bathinu an Indian God.
e Calcutta Statesman.

From the Calcutta Statesman.
 Thousands of pilgrims from the vari- ous outlying villages and other parts of the Hooghly district poured in from an an early hour in the morning to the tenn ples of Jagernath.
 The image of the god is placed on a conspicuous part of the temple, so that it can be viewed at an advantage by the immense crowd of pilgrims, and there at a certain fixed hour the bathing ceremo- ny commences.
 The most curious part of the festival is that water is not poured on the image of the god until a certain small bird Is found sitting on the topmost banner of the temple. There is a popular belief that the bird comes from Puri, the fa- nous place of Hindu pilgrimage, to Mahesh, on the day of this festival, and his very presence Is an indication that the ceremony should commence. Imme- diately after the bath is over the hira disappears.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
Free Vaudeville,

The excessive heat yesteday brought thousands of people to East Lake to en- joy the cool breezes and the free vaude- vile performance afternoon and night Lawrence Wall, a clever comedian and the Brattons, a comedy sketch team, made hits In the vaudeville. Both acts are good comedy specialties, just the kind the au- dences want at East Lake. They ap- pear every afte( (hoon and night, with a free concert before, between and after the acts. There are 25 other amusements running all the time and special courte- sies are shown picnic parties. Thursday night will be amateur night and there are already number of entries.