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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-10-22

COnhnb anu AunA - 1890 791
prise
Marriage license: Louis East
ridge and Agnes Ballantyne, both q
HerIngton.
Prof. Redfeld and family have
moved into Miss Edwards house on
North Buckeye.
The county high schocl-Junction
civ football game Saturday resulted
in I no score game.
Dean Malot md y udisy|
WyAndt's fair was repeated Saturday
md realized si.5o which was donated
to charity.
The fire boys we're the recipients
Of present Of s25 from Northcraft q
Co., for the good work done at the
FIRE last week,
III the party signing himself 80.
|. K."toa want I'D. Ia the REFLECTOR
recently will cali he can secure the
answers addressed to him.
Geo. Lank died at Wichita Thurs
day. he used to live west Of town
and had lots Of friends who will DC
sorry to hear Of his decease.
j. E. Brewer 8 Co. are shipping
ont lots Of our famous Sand Hill
sweet potatoes-the best raised in tine
state. A carload went west Satur-
day.
Enterprise Push: Stuart Hare
has been confined to his home the
past week with very severe attack
Of quinsy. He is now slightly i'm
proved.
Harry Keel's sale this week was
well attended, but the horses did not
bring tho prices expected The Jersey
cows sold at good figures and the de-
mand seemed unlimited.
Mrs. L. M. Merrell. who has been
soliciting for the Home OF the FRIEND
less at Leavenworth, desires to ex-
press her gratitude for the liberal re-
Spouse. She secured over 500.
The Pioneer Produce company
has shipped % cars Of apples from
here, going to Colorado, Oklahoma
Texas and Western Kansas. It Is
estimated that at least 100 cars will
be sent out.
Harrington Times: II is reported
that John NALL went bathing in the
month Of October. While crossing
the kitchen Monday he fell in a tut
Of suds water. Probably this is the
result Of riding on the water wagon
Friday.
"A. Karl of Detroit is suffering
from an attack OF pneumonia. Ht
was picking apples this week, fell ant
injured himself, and pneumonia ha'
developed in one lung. He is at tn
home Of his son, F. W. Karl, and i
76 years old.
-Of the nine persons ia KAnsa
who contributed 500 or over to tn
National Democratic campaign fund
this county furnished two OF the un
terrified in the persons of !. I. Prem
dergast and G. F. Livingston VIII
each gave 500.
Charley Sapp recently had
strange experience at Topeka wher
he now lives. A small blood vesse
in one Of his eyes broke. renderin
him totally blind for some minutes
r. 1t was day or more before the sigh
became normal again.
Dan Curtin, we'll known Passet'rT
ger conductor on the Union Pacific
has been taken to sanitarium ic
treatment for insanity. He has bee
acting erratic recently and 1t
thought that the arrangement is onl
temporary. He was to be Marie
shortly to Kansas CITY girl.
The Solomon Tribune family b
been having more than I've share |
troubles the past few weeks, IT
editor was suffering last week from
severe attack OF quinsy and was keI
from the Office several days. III
Tribune didn't miss an issue, thougl
which speaks well for its perseverance
"A fre which broke out on Y
reservation at Fort Riley Thursdi
afternoon. following target Practi'
IN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-10-22
JOINT
Public Sale

We, the undersigned. will sell Of
public auction on the farm CT I. \.
Hoffman, q miles west Of Donegal.
miles south and mile east Of abb
lene, on section 8 Of Jefferson town
ship, on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
INDIAN LANDS TRANSFERRED.
Tama Reservation Turned Over t,
Federal Government.

Des Ioines, July 6--Iowa has pop
5ulation of three hundred less than it
had Saturday, when Governor Cum
minis signed the deed for the famous
lama Indian reservation. transferring
title of the property from the state to
the federal government. The title to
the land. while vested in the Indians.
has been held in the name of The state.
The department Of Indian affairs. how
ever, has maintained an agency and
issued annuities for great many
years to the Musquakies, who inhabit
the. tract of several hundred acres in
Tama county However the title was
never transferred to the government
In compliance with the provisions OF
Act No. 40 Of the Twenty sixth gen
eral assembly, the transfer was made.
The reservation at Tama is peopled by
the Musquakie Indians. remnant OF
the Sac and Fox tribe: When the Sac
and Fox reservation in Kansas was
opened, the whole tribe was sent there,
but a few refused to stay, and returned
ia their old camping ground along the
Iowa river. They refused TO leave
psaceably, and after much conference
the government agreed to permit them
to stay. The land they settled on was
state land and has been ever since
held in title by the state.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06

year will he found supporting the
democratic platform and the democrat
ic nominees. Mr.. Bryan says.
"The republican papers are quick to
assume that Mr. Hearst will oppose
the democratic ticket. They ought to
give Mr. Hearst credit for having made
a fight for certain well-detined re-
forms; they ought to give him credit
for sincerity in advocating those re-
forms; they ought to know that his
strength, like the strength of others
who are strong with the masses, Is due
to the strength of the reforms to
which he has, attached himself.
The convention of the Independence
party was called to meet after the
other conventions in order that a bet
ter survey of the situation might be
made, and since the republican conven-
ton has adjourned the Independence
convention has been postponed a
month, which gives greater opportun-
ity for elaboration Mr. Hearst could
hardly be expected to announce in adj
vance of the other conventions what
he thought ought to he done, but 1t
will be remembered that In 1904 he
was a candidate in the democratic
convention after the adoption Of the
platform written that year. He was
willing to make the fight for the re-
forms outlined In that platform.
There is NJ, danger of the platform
this year containing less of reform
than the platform OF 1904. There Is
every Indication that 1t will go even
farther in demanding remedial legisla-
ton.
IF the platform of 1904 was good
enough for Mr.. Hearst to run upon,
may not the democratic platform Of
1905 be good enough for Mr. Hearst
to support?
''The candidates. too, may have some
influence in determining Mr.. Hearsts
action, and the organization of the
national committee is a factor to be
considered. The general trend and
spirit of the convention also ought to
have weight in determining with what
force the democratic party will be able
to appeal to the men who are connect
ed with the Independence party.
'The reformer is naturally anxious
to get all that he can in the way of
reforms, but he also knows that pro-
,gress is by degrees and that each
reform gives the reformer vantage
ground upon which to stand while he
fights for other reforms"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
WILL MAKE EXPENSES.
Roosevelt to Receive 81 Per Word for
jungle Experiences.


Oyster Bay, July 3.-Wlhen Theo-
dore Roosevelt retires from the presi-
dency. packs his kit, and starts for
Darkest Africa in search of big game,
the country will witness the departure
of the highest paid special correspond
emf the world has yet known.
This fact became known to-day Whe1l
the telegraph wires between Oyster
Raw and New York and Philadelphia
were. fguratively, burned up by the
exchange of messages negotiating the
sale of the "reminiscences he will Write
upon his return from the jungle lana,
'.First Impressions of Africa, I'M
gle Experiences and "Handshakes
With the Missing Link" written ny
former president. look mighty COCA %
the editors of monthly magazines ana
popular weeklies, judging from the way
they bid for them today.
1t was supposed that certain pop
,,lar weekly had practically secured
dead sure thing on the president $
writings. but today a second weekly
apneared in the negotiations, offering
more than 81 per word and entire eX-
nenses for the trip. A monthly maya
zine also dipped into the deal with
liberal offer. while second d1onthly
which has been the exclusive purveyor
Of the literary productions OF Presl-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
ILLINOIS DIVINE LOSES GIFT
Will Of Woman Relative With ODD
Proviso is Found illegal.

New Haven, Conn. July 2.-The VIII
of Miss Alice T. Booth, of New YORK
city was thrown out OF the PROBATE
court here. BY its terms the $4,000 es-
tate, of Miss Booth was passed to
distant relative. Rev Henry Dawson
an Episcopal clergyman, of Canton
ILL.,, in case he embraced the Roman
Catholic religion. Probate Judge stud
lev decided that the will was not prop
erlv witnessed and therefore he has
pronounced the document invalid. The
provisions for disposing OF the bequest
had nothing to do with the decision.
Rev DR.. Dawson had, however aireaus
stated that he returned the beauest' as
he would not forsake the Protestant
faith for any sum. His decision had
made it certain that the estate woula
be divided along the blood heirs, as WIZ
now be done. Miss Booth was proml-
nent mission worker in st. Roses set
Element in New York city. she was
a Roman Catholic convert.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
TaHs Texas Pants

Washington, July 6.-Wasbington is
awaiting with deep and feeling In
terest the advent of the Texas delega-
ton entrusted with the momentous
duty of presenting to General TAFT the
pair of pants that attracted so much
notice at the Chicago convention.
These pants promise to go down into
history.
"As pants the hart for cooling
stream, so Texas pants for Taft"
This was the inscription on a stand
ard raised at the convention when the
voting for secretary Taft was going
on 4 pair Of trousers big enough for
two ordinary men was tackled to the
standard. The plan IS to send theHl
to Washington in charge of some OF
the Texas delegates and present them
to Mr.. Taft with the request that ne
wear them at the inauguration March
next if the republicans carry the
elections next November
The trousers are of remarkably fine
quality and the credit for them be-
longs to one billy goat of the Angora
breed. He is called Admiral Togo and
Welded ten pounds of wool when ne
was six months old. 1t was, Col Cecil
Lyon, leader of the republican party IN
Texas, who conceived the scheme OF
having Admiral Togo's wool converted
- y a., hn ra h1trl n
nominee for president. The animal Is a
three-year- and was bred by Frank
10. Iandrum of Montell, near San An
tonic. Admiral Togo was sired by
Dick, who was imported from South
Africa and won first prize at the ST
Louis exposition. 1t was last Marcf
that Admiral Togo yielded the WOO
out OF which the mohair for the pants
was manufactured. 1t was sent 10 Johr
B. Ellison & Sons of Philadelphia ane
was manufactured into cloth of re.
markable fineness The pattern was Sc.
lected by Mr. Taft's tailor in this cit.
and the garments were made up b.
| him after the cloth had been manu-
featured 1t is estimated that 1T tool
but four and one-half days to complete
| the trousers from the time the shear
| ing commenced, excluding time takel
up by transportation and the like. TIL
|, trousers cost about s75, and are JUS
about twice as large as the averag
man wears
Angora goat raisers flourish in Tex
as and southwest Texas is said to b
the greatest Angora goat country II
| the world, Over tWo-thirls of tn
goats raised in America are from tina
section. The men interested in the in
dustry want protection and henc
they are anxious for republican sue
cess in November.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
don. He was assisted by ~ Chicago eai9
tor who wrote letters in ais behalf and


don He was assisted by ~ Chicago eai9
tor who wrote letters in 1is behalf and
sought to obtain a parole, so that he.
might put Haley on his staff. The eff
fort failed. When the Legislature meets
next winter, Haley will present hAs
case again.
AS editor Of the Prison Press, 1855
has won a place in Iowa newspaper
work. When the legislature ordered
ali lifers sent to Fort Madison and
those imprisoned at Aramosa trans
ferred to that place. Haley was per-
mitted to remain at Aramosa. Now
the state has decreed that he must join
the life convicts at Fort Madison and
give up his editorial work.
He feels the loss keerlly. And 1t IS
this that determined him to make an
other effort for liberty.
Iowa's Convict OF mystery" That
is what Haley is called. No one be-
lieves that his name Is Haley. He de-
MES that he committed the murder at
Dubuque in 1894 OF which he was con-
victed.
EIaley's poems on love and lhappi-
ness are pronounced remarkable. He
has written essays, stories and critic
cisms that show his talent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
Aggregate Of Small Grains
Promises to be Heayist
on Record
CORN is BACKWARD BUT GOOD
Favorable Weather Will Assure Norm
al crop-All Other Crops Up to Nor
NAL Conditions and Some Unusually
Favorable-conditions in Northwest
States.
Minneapolis. July e.-rhe consensus

Minneapolis, July 6--The consensus
of opinion in thirty crop reports COW
ering the principal grain growing Sec
tons in Minnesota and the Dakotas
show most encouraging conditions. So
far as crop indications can be based
upon conditions as early as the 4th of
Is for the largest aggregate of small
grains ever known in the three states.
OF course, it must be remembered
that. with the exception of some head
ing out Of rye and barley, small grains
are scarcely beyond the grass or
scenery stage. Bpt 1t takes the we'll
rooted plant to make good straw; good
straw. to bear heads. The evolution to
date has been all that could be desired.
with the inevitable exceptions, caused
by particular conditions In limited
areas. These, however, are much fewer
than usual
Corn is the only crop hardly up to
noraml at the present date. AS corn is
largely low land crop it has been re-
tarded in planting and growth by ex-
cessive rains, which have later pre-
vented working and thus encouraged
the weeds. But 1t Is an old saying with
farmers that when weeds are thick the
corn has the elements of a heavy crop,
II the weeds can be worked out This
year all backwardness and low condi-
tions will be cured by good weather
and a moderately late fall. Acreage is
perhaps shade less than last year, as
some area was not planted, owing to
lateness.
North Dakota is most unanimous in
reporting almost perfect conditions.
All crops show a decided increase in
acreage, except flax, which is the same
to S per cent less. With no halt or
hitch North Dakota Is not unlikely to
break the record by threshing 1907
100000 bushels of wheat.
Barley shows the most consistent In
crease In acreage, except5enlhvcmfwy
creases in area all over the three
states. This is owing to the enormous
prices for last years crop. Conditions
run steadily ahead of last year and the
crop will run Is to 20 per cent larger.
Minnesota and South Dakota show
larger area and better conditions
everywhere except the pronounced low
lands Yields 10 to Is per cent larger
are promised IoE-- everything srexocpt
corn. which, as said before. VIII pc
aormal or above II weather favors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
Some Criticism OF Nominee Be-
cause He Does Not Act as
Quickly as Roosevelt
CAMPAIGN MANAGER BoTHERs
Some Animositie. Ensendered in
Reaching a Decision in Selecting
Chairman Of National Committee -
Some Unfair Comparisons Being
Made.

Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, July BIN his attempt
to act so that no jealousies SHAH arise
in tho republican party as a result OF
his selection of a man for the CHAIR
manship of the republican nationfa'
committee. it may turn out after all
that William Howard Taft Will 90
more harm than would have resulted
IL he had named the man Immediately
after the Chicago convention
The different phases of the chair
manship matter afford an interesting
subject. There was one time when the
thing was apparently decided and fixed
for all time. Gratified by Hitchcock's
brilliant work in engineering the Taft
boom, the then secretary CT war had
1t announced or allowed 1t to be an
nounced, In his home paper, the Gin
cnnati Times Star, that Hitchcock
would be the next national chairman.
This was just before the convention at
Chicago.
The appearance of the announce
ment. which occupied most of the
space on the front page of that issue
Of the paper. was the signal for the
friends of Arthur I. Vorys, Tafts
western manager, to rise up and get
out OF their systems an unlimited
amount of objections and fuss. SO en-
phatic were they in their objections
that when the job was proffered to
Hitchcock in Cincinnati Immediately
after the convention, me declined 1t on
the ground that his health was poor.
AT the time this was regarded mere
~ as a pretext which would allow
Taft to offer the job to Vorys IL he SO
chose. After that, without the offer
being made to vorys. the thing was
left up in the air. and 1t is still up in
the air.
Those who are in a position to know
say that it has been decided several
times, and then undecided" again.
Those republicans who are anxious to
have it settled once for all have shown
pronounced disposition to find fault
with what they call the judicial de.
lays OF Mr. Taft. They recall the
methods pursued by Roosevelt in re-
gard to Cortelyou in 1904.
ewahmretdf a'Gtortelyou Ito be the national
chairman, whereupon there was
mighty howl from the national COM
mittee. They could see no reason why
Cortelyou should have the place, and
they lost no time in telling Roosevelt
what they did think. 9
The president, however, was Just as
prompt in his announcement that ne
wanted cortelyou. that Cortelyou was
to have it and that that was all there
was to it. The committeeman and the
tried politicians blinked their eyes ano
rather thought the president was IN
dulging in some very strong talk. He
was. as a matter of fact. and he meant
It, The result was that Cortelyou go'
the place and that in a few weeks the
republican party, with its old gift fol
becoming harmonious, accepted the IN
eyitable, went to work and won the
campaign.
This is what would happen In thl'
instance, 1t is claimed. If Mr.. 'faf
would cut away from so many advisers
and make his unqualified announce
ment of who is to be the chairman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06

two hours in which to find for the
young woman and the old man.
The defendants were not present In
court when the jury reported, but rel
atives hurried to the Jail with the news
and there was a remarkable scene, IN
which laughter, weeping, sobbing, and
kissing were blended. Even imperturb-
able O'Neal was visibly affected for the
first time.
II am going to work to make a liv-
ing for my children" said Mrs. Pier
son." and to pay back my brother and
father for the heavy expense of this
trial have not a cent on earth today,
but ! can work"
O'Neal plans to make his home with
relatives The couple had been In jail
sinca March Is.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
JUNGLE REMUs' DEAD.
Joel Chandler Harris, Well Known
Southern Writer, Passes Away.

Atlanta, Ga, July 6.--Joel Chand-
Ter Harris, writer Of stories of the
south and best known as the creator
Of "Uncle Remus," died at his home
here after short illness. Mr. Harris
was so years old.
Born on a Georgia plantation, Mr.
Harris had an intimate acquaintance
with the people he made famous.
His early manhood he spent in var
ious small newspaper offices and la
ter he held editorial positions in vari-
Gus cities of the south, in Savannah, IN
New Orleans and Atlanta
1t was as an editorial writer for
the Atlanta Constitution that Mr..
Harris first attracted attention out
side those who were in close contact
with him. This was in 1876. Pre-
vious to this time Sam Small, who
later became an evangelist, had been
an editorial writer on the Constftu-
ton and had also contributed stories
In NEGRO dialest. He was urged by
CaptHn Howell, then proprietor and
editor OF the Constitution, to at
tempt to supply this feature. He
had no ambition along this line and
had shown no aptitude for such
work, but he tried it, and with what
success the readers Of English fe-
ton know
without abandoning his editorial
work Mr.. Harris continued his dia-
lect stories. one appearing almost
daily, and they We're copied extern
sively thruout the country. Soon
there was a demand for them from
the magazines, which was supplied.
IN addition to these during his years
Of activity he produced twenty books
and continued his contributions to
the daily press.
In 1901 Mr. Harris gave up his
work on the Constitution to devote
himself to outside literary work He
was a student Of sociology and gave
economic problems much thought
Concerning these he wrote many ar
ticles, but 1t is as the teller OF the
"Uncle Remus" stories. that he Is
known and will be remembered. Hf
had beautiful home at Snap Beam
Farm" where his great delight was
his beautiful flower gardens. roses be
ing their chief attraction.
Many attempts were made to in.
duce Mr.. Harris to enter politics, blu.
in this he withstood the solicitation
OF his friends: He enjoyed instead
the quiet OF his home, his library ant
his flowers. The writing OF tn
Uncle Remus" stories, which began
by chance and which at first wa!
something Of labor and drudgery
became delight. Since his retire
ment from the Constitution he ha
published the Uncle Remus Maya
zine, which has continued the popu
farity OF the stories
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06

dent Roosevelt, put In a high bid. This
magazine, 1t is said, banks much upon
it's previous dealings with the presi-
dent.
But the almighty dollar is ITO win
once officialdom is left behind. When
asked how they could afford to pay
such enormous prices for the writings
Of any man, the editors one and all
declared they were about to make
splurge, and the name, Theodore
Roosevelt" looked very potent Ito them.
The bids are all closed, and an an
nouncement of who is the lucky edi-
tor Is expected to be made shortly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
HUNDRED WOMEN STORM JAIL.
Protest Against Arrest of Comrades
Speaking Without Permit.

Los Angeles, Cal, July "a hun
bred women, bearing a banner OF the
"Women's Socialist union" stormed the
city Jail, demanding permission to see
ten Comrades" confined there, charged
with speaking IN the city streets with
out permission of the police commits
sioners The women and scores of
their sympathizers overran the central
station. demanding hearing. The
officials finally allowed ten women at
a time inside the bars. Then came a
wordy war because fruit and flowers
were not admitted. The women de-
clare they will speak in the streets and
subndt to arrest until there is no room
in the fall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
ONE DRINK is NOW LIMIT.
Liquor Sellers and Brewers Unite IL
Reform Plan to Protect Business.

Reform Plan to Protect Business.
Fitchburg, Mass, July 3.-One drink
each, and that only to those persons
who drink for the sake of refreshment
and without desire for intoxicatlon,
is the rule now in effect in all the
saloons in this city and nearby towns.
The saloonkeepers have united with the
brewers and police in seeking a reform
in lthc manner of conducting the liquor
business
In every saloon there is posted list
of those persons convicted of tntoxlca-
ton since May /, and 1t is optional
with the dispenser of liquids to refuse
any persons who, to his knowledge,
are addicted to the use OF drink or
ever had been arrested for drunken
ness.
Patrons first must tell their names
before being served and the barkeeper
gives him the desired drink after an
examination of the list but one to
a person Is the limit hereafter.