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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31

The Sunday schools gave their adj
vertised programs with large attend
auce at each schools exercises. The
little folks, and big folks too, enjoyed
it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
stops the cough by allaying inham-
nation Of the throat and lungs,
and 1t drives thc cold from the system
by gently moving the bowels. Chill
dren like it for it tastes nearly as
maple sugar, Sold by c. M. Troup.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
SALIVA BRANCH.
ABILENE's SOCIETIES.

A r. AND A. M.-E,enevoIent Lodge No
"A. 90, meets first and third Monday eve
ming in each month at Masonic hall. corner
Third and Cedar. Homer n. Ellison, W. Nj
) L. WOrley. secretary; visiting brethren
We come.
DOYAL ARCH MAsONs--O Cyrus Chapter
n No. %, meets in Masonic hall ON the SEQ.
ond and fourth Fridays Of each month. y
W. Morse, H. r.; Joseph 70. Keel, Secretary
TRIPLE TIE BENEVOLENT AsSOOIA,
TION Abilene Council No. AS, meete on
second and fourth Thursday evenings Of
each month. Visitors welcome Mrs. Hattie
WarinR. president; John o. Roger secretary
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31

The Christmas attendance at the
Rink excelled any heretofore on re-
cord. Beautiful costumes and grotes-
que characters furnished entertain
ment and amusement for all visitors.
Everybody seemed to enjoy an excep-
tional evenings entertainment, and
many expressed desire to attend q
like entertainment in the near future.
The Christian Science society sent
a big basket OF fruit to each Of the
newspaper offices as a Christmas gift.
Rev. and Mrs. Fuller Bergstresser
are the happy possessOrs of a hand
some Administer art square, the Christ
mas gift Of the Lutheran Ladies' Aid
Society.
The Methodist Sunday School dis
tributed large number of bouquets
OF carnations, Christmas morning, to
these unable to attend services,
The Christian Sunday school had
a "giving Christmas" and instead Of
having the usual treat the members
of each class brought eatables which
were placed in q manger and on
Christmas morning were distributed
to needy families. 1t was fine idea
and many homes were made happy.
The Pacific hotel had its usual
sumptuous Christmas dinner with
special menus. Many Abilene fam
lilies enjoyed it. The Home Rule cafe
had a special Christmas dinner at 8 p.
N. with large number Of guests.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
Santa Fe

NORTH BOUND
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-12-31
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
Union Pacific
Rock Island
WEST BOUND,

EAST BOUND
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07
COOS COUNTY A
GARDEN SPOT
OF OREGON
II. |. Gill Writes Entertainly of Trip to Coos
County in the WOOdburn Independent

Myrtle Point. Q miles up the Co
guile river from Coquille, IL an
other point of interest. ride on the
steamer or train to which Is a mem
orable trip. Myrtle point 10 a sub
stantlal looking town ana full OF pro-
gressive people. Space will not per-
init OF detailed description of this
beautiful ride by steamer through a
rich country held back by lack Of
transportation facilities to the out
side. MfaY
The Coos Bay region has great
future ahead OF II and development
will startle even the most sanguine
there now with what the country
really contains There are vast bod
les of timber, coal everywhere OF
medium quality, mostly pockets. bat
some in clearly defined veins. yet In
some cases even these are broken.
Ranchers are engaged principally i1
'deirylng. The people. are Just
awakening to new life and the pos
sibilities OF this region. A coast
road would mean millions to this
section, and deeper harbor Il
another requisite for realization
Of hopes. Vessels ply from Coos
bay to San Francisco and Portland,
and II is the expectation that there
VIII soon be other than coast trade
and n regular line OF foreign vessels
will come here for lumber and other
products. San Francisco gets most
OF the trade OF this section chiefly on
account of the products being sim
ilar 10 those OF Portland, yet Port
land is missing much that Frisco
secures. The climate Is somewhat
similar 10 the Willamette valley
with the exception OF little more
rain. warmer In the winter and cool
or In summer. A coming great In
dugtry Is the manufacturing OF fur-
niture from myrtle, n beautiful wood
that Is found In abundance only in
the. Coos region. The pieces OF fur
nlture made from this wood, In mis-
sion style. are very handsome ana
much admired. I saw one set OF
six pieces made for s7b that is worth
fully 5000. II is hard wood and re-
sembles llgnum vita.
| A visit 10 Coos Bay and interior
polnts is really worth while. a good
outing and educational. II opens
ones eyes TO the great and wonderful
resources OF the state OF Oregon
bhe progress being made In the way
OF development. and the slowness OF
Portland IN making an effort to de-
! rive benefit from the opening OF such
) region, It also makes one Zee
} that there's no place like home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07

copper ore, that l, at least. have
ever seen.
What strikes a mining man first
In visiting this section, is the sud
den changing in the character of
the formation, or rather its condi-
tion as the district is approached
Up to within a couple of miles of
the mouth of Gold Creek, the coun-
try Is broken and displaced, but at
Tincup" the change Is apparent.
From about that point, on, and up
Gold Creek as fas as l went, the
country rock is 'in place. and Il Is
ideal as vein having formation. The
bed rock is principally porphyry and
phonolite. with massive intrusive
dykes of diorite. The veins are true
fissures, running in a northeasterly
and southeasterly direction, and ap-
parently dip towards a common CEN
ter, there being seven immense. we'll
defined lodges, On these, the Gold
Crek company has II claims, the
Freeland, IL, and the Electric, s.
There has been an immense amount
OF work done, and the showing OF
ores Is one that II Il was In Nevada,
would start a boom that make the
Rawhide rush look like China
funeral The ores IN all the mines
Is practically the same, chalcopyrite
and pseudomorph, or practically
altered chalcopyrite, which is born
tie in the making. The ores espe-
cially OF the Gold Creek and Elec-
trio are bright and very snowy,
while the Freeland are more de-
composed and duller to look upon
but a delight to the experienced
miner.
The Gold Greek company has done
the most work, having small
sawmill. and an electric plant, fur
nishing power for its drills and Ito
lighting plant. If has between 1900
and 1900 feet OF tunnel on It's diff
ferent lodges. and has begun work
on a cross cut tunnel which will cut
Eve ledges at right angles, and all
within a distance OF 1000 feet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07
|NTIAM MINES
HAVE MILLIONS
ORE IN SIGHT
'scteristic Letter From Old Mining Man Who
Has Just Visited the Gold Greek Region

now nearly done. One more. that az
lineup, will about finish the bridge
building necessary for the road. At
present owing to the weather, the
road gang Is laid off, but the char
acter of the ground Is such that
the completion of the road in the
spring will require but couple OF
months,
Otto Hansen and half dozen of
Staytonites had left Stayton the
morning we did, and we caught up
with them on the trail bnt left them
when we reached the Freeland mine,
they going on to the Gold creek
boarding house. We we're little
late but the boys turned us loose at
a kettle of beans that would have
made a, Boston mans heart glad,
for they were good as we'll as filling.
Soon after supper Il was discovered
that the roof OF one OF the buildings
was on fire, ard after the blaze had
been extinguished, Hugh Freeland
insisted that there was nothing too
good for visitors even to making a
bonfire OF the houses. The next
morning we made the round of the
mines. putting In the entire day at
IL, AMI seeing for ourselves the vast
amount OF work that has been done,
and also some OF the finest bodies Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07

H. Oct. SO.-Editor Journ-
,smember at this somewhat
/. promising The Journal to
A, Impressions of the mines
4 i,tle North Fork of the San
A0u,d I visit them. / made
~ that section three weeks
n 4 little tardy, will tell you
k,t Of the trip and the mines
| sayton in company with
Lesley, proprietor of the
4 hotel, and not the newspaper
left stayton Oct. 9 going by
1 Gates, and thence to the end
road by team, navigating
five miles OF trail with the
\ rather lengthy pair of legs,
only ones | had. The road
|ates Is four miles on a rather
ridge, to Elkhorn, but the
good, much of II being of the
~ brand. Up through the
HE road is good. and this is
ly true Of the three or fonr
kullt last summer by the min
|mpanIes on Gold Creek. A
.idge completed by the county
one Of the tributaries OF the
North Fork. shows that the
gang Is doing good work, and
ldge, or rather two bridges,
! across Stack creek, are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07
DEDICATION
(ContInued trom page Ed


The electric street ear gang. CON
sisting Of ~ men aud foreman. arc
very busy al work tearing up the Old
track and laying the new.
T. NJ. Barr, OF Salem, spent this
afternoon here.
A. T. Marcus, @. w. strand, J. II.
Lauterman and n. o. White. al of
Salem. were registered at the RE-
we're House today.
The increase In the money orders
for October at the postOfice shoU a
gain OF 80 per cent over that OF
September and so per cent over that
of last year. the same month. thus
showing that Albany 10 on tho move
all the while.
The. Albany college football team.
Is working hard. and expect 10 make
a showing next Tuesday when they
Will meet for the sec0nI time ths
Willamette team on the local feiJ.
The boys have been prac ',clng faith
fully under the splendid coaching
OF Coach Luck and are In gooe share
Last night. In a practice game. they
ran the score up 10 3f-O IL 80 mia
utes Of fast playing with the stroBg
local high school ssan. which save
them good practice In scrimmage
work. etc. They wall 10 ready for
the Methodists and will decids the
championship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07
SAYS SALEM rs
A SWIFT TOWN

N. c. Mott, who was one OF the
pioneer nickelodion starters in this
city. and who recently returned from
the East. Is one of salem's greatest
enthusiasts and boosters When
Mott returned from the East ne re-
ported that he had seen no place
equal 70 Salem as "A city for good IN
vestment in his entire trip across
the continent. lie was IN This cify
again last Thursday. and now adds,
after an almost minute inspection 81
Washington, that there Is no town
on the Pacific coast any better, II a.
good. 10 invest in as Salem. Mr..
Mott and his wife are staying up
in a little town In Washington with
friends, pending the opportunity 10
get a good investment in the show
line in this city. Mr.. Mott's ideas
OF salem are very valuable 10 offset
the work OF knockers outside OF this
city. who say Salem is slow. Mr.
Mott. as theater man. Is a pretty
good Judge OF a eity's speed and he
appears TO md no fault with the
pace Of the Capital City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07
WESTERN OREGON DEVELOPMENT .

tunnels on one of its lodges. one
about 1876 feet above the other, and
each about 400 feet long. These
tunnels follow the ledge and are In
ore all the way. The ore zone is, as
at the Gold Creek about 60 feet
wide, and the pay streak from II
to IA feet. Three feet of this is
, high-grade and clean, and can be
sent directly to the smelter; the bal
ance of the ledge is concentrating
proposition. but will run above $40
per ton. There Is In sight In the
Freeland mine, at conservative es-
timate. not less than $4,000 tons OF
ore. This Is cut mnder by the tun-
nels, and is ready for stopping. The
lowest assays on this ore taken
from the upper tunnel average s22,
while those from the lowe rtunnel,
1875 TO $50 feet deeper. average s3S
Iper ton. The sinelter company, how
ever. to be we'll within the limits, e.
timates the ore at the lower figure
This would give In the Freeland
mine, alone more than $500, 900
worth OF ore in sight. AS the Gold
Creek has even larger tonnage ex-
posed, and the Electric has cut and
is opening up an eight-foot vein OF
high grade ore. a conservative estl-
mate. would place the ores In the
district, ALREADY UNDER CUT
AND READY FOR STOPPING AT
WE'LL ABOVE $5,OOO,OOO IN VAL
UE.
When II Is borne In mind thai
these mines are only at the begin
ming of their development, one can
figure for ones self. the vast posi-
bilities of the district, and the Inn
mense values II must produce when
thoroughly opened. The tunnels al
ready cut the ore at depth OF 400
feet. and that the mines will go deep
or deeper than the ingennlty of man
can follow them is assured.
There is an abundance of timber,
that on the mining ground alone,
being estimated by expert timber
men, as not less than $4,000, 900
feet There is good fall to the
creeks and sufficient water to fur
nish power both for all mining pur.
poses, and for the smelter.
Taken all in all, II is undoubtedly
the best mining district yet discov-
cred in oregon, and one that gives
promise OF ranking with Butte oi
Jerome.
might add that there is an I'm
mense body OF splendid timber ex
tending clear across the Cascades
and this with the tonnage the mlnei
win furnish. win compel the build.
Ing OF an electric road into the dis
trlct In the very near future. Il
Will prove one OF the great factor
In the development OF Salem. ant
will put life Into the whole Santian
region; and, indeed, It's influence
will be felt by the whole william
ette valley. | have been around tn
mines the greater part OF my life
have seen the growth OF many min
ing camps. and am far from vision
ary, and wonld hesitate about plac
ing an estimate on the ultimat,
production OF the Santlam mine
lest be thought a dreamer; bu
anyone who visits the mlhes OF tn,
Lutte North Fork OF the santian
who sees and realizes their rlrhnes
and extent, win find, as ! DO. SOM
difficulty In refraining from placlnl
their values within the range OF be
lief The mines are there. the val
ues are there, and with the startinl
OF the smelter, the whole minini
world will sit MP and take notice.
]. H. cRADLEBAUGH.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07

State Senator Livesey Of Mary
land. says educating the negroes 10
folly; that Il makes criminals OF
them as has been proven at the Tus-
kogee University.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-11-07

The family OF E. W. Carey. farm-
or, living near salt Lake. Manitoba,
consisting Of himself. wife and ave
children. were burned In fre which
yesterday destroyed tnelr home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
BOXING
Bergin Knocks
Out Young Cote
at Portland,

Portland, Nc, Nov. 22,-Tomny b'f-
Gin of Lewiston Knocked out Young
cote Of Biddeford in the second rohho
IF q six-round bout at the PaSiiihc
Club Saturday evening. The men were
in fine condition and in the first rouhd
seemed 10 be evenly matched.
In the second round totc leh, bu'
Rer-in sent a hard left to the lace ana
he went to the roD"s. II" came 'dch
swiftly with a right t. neck ana ser
Gin dropped, but was NJ Ike haSH
and Cote received Il left to the jaw. te
went down, took the count without
moving. ana Tom Sawyer, thh referee
save Bergin the hSht. Cote Was unaplt
to stand without help ana was almost
carried to his dressing room.
III the prellminarieS Tom NcnDei
had the better of the siN-rouni pou'
with Kid Thompson. and Young Ma
deau Of Lewiston and Pack@y Mctar-
land OF Portland went six rounds With
lut apparent advantage on either SIDE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
Bishop Walsh Visits Home.

High Mass was celebrated at the
Home chapel at 1890 A. NJ. Sunday by
Rev. FIR. Michigan Of Hallowcll and
confirmation was administered to sew
aral members and two young ladies by
Bishop Walsh Of Portland.
The bishop was met near the officers
quarters by an escort Of about 150
members of the Home. and after pay
ing his respects to Col. Richards was
driven to the chapel, where he was es-
corted into the church by an escort
Of 20 members OF VIM. Tiffany Camp
S. w. v. under command of John w
Robinson.
The address Of Bishop Walsh was
delivered in a very able manner and
his subject, "A Soldier Of the Cross
was well chosen and his talk much en-
joycd by the audience.
The choir from the Church of the
Sacred Heart at Hallowcll. composed
of Miss Haines, Miss O'Brien and Miss
Groundcr and Mcssrs. Fox, Haines and
Trial. with Mrs. Fox as organist, as
sisted in very able manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
BLIND MAN is ACCOMPLISHED.
Rex Clarke is Telegraph Operator,
Musician and Typewriter.

Rex Clarke of Forrest, ILL.,, a small
place near Pontias, H., has remark
able career for blind person, he hav-
ing been blind since childhood, but new
ertheless his daily life is as active as
that of persons having the use of their
eyes
Rex, as he is familiariy called, is well
liked by every one whom he meets, is
well versed on the important topics of
he hour and has an education of which
any man would be proud. He is full
7edged telegraph operator, an expert
user of the typewriter and plays many
?lusical Instruments such as the banjo,
the mandolin, the violin and the piano.
Rex also is an enthusiastic automobile
st, in which he takes great pride in
touring the country.
when I was yOungster and ready
for school life / was placed under the
supervision of an instructor or COVER
less who at one time was an instruc-
or at the Illinois institute for the
blind, located at Jacksonville" said Mr..
Clarke. "After twenty-one months
lnder her instruction l took the county
examination for diploma out of the
ighth grade and passed with a suff-
lent average to admit me to the high
school, where I spent three years, after
which l graduated. In the same year
[ entered the University of Chicago,
from which institution Of learning /
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
Wise Port Jerv!s Birds.

The promptncss with which animals
adapt themselves to new conditions
has been the subject of many interest,"
ing discussions. 1t would not be go
ing too far to say. perhaps. that ii has
also been the subject of many acri-
monious arguments.
For there is scarcely anything re-
gardinG which people have more set
tied opinions. Each person judges the
habits Of animals solely by what h."
has seen of them personally. or read Of
them personally. So when someone
comes along who has seen an animal
do a strange thing and undertakes to
tell about it, all the others question
his varacity, and are Just as likely as
not to hoct him
One of the latest stories of this char
acter, by the way. is about birds The
weather in the East. and more particu-
larly in the ncighborhood of Port
Jervis. on the Erie Railroad, has been
exceedingly dry. Highway commits
sioners III the country districts who
have been repairing the roads have
suffered much round about Port
Jervis. Iut these honest men and
their honest assistants have not been
so taken up with their own troubles
that they have found no time to SYM
pathize with the birds, which have
been frequently caught in the dust
clouds and WCll nigh smothcrcd
That these birds must have told the
other birds all about their experience
can hardly he questioned by anybody
who calmly considers the sequel. Last
Saturday the birds seemed to come
along over the roadWays just outside
Port Jervis in greater numbers than
ever. and they rather sought than
avoided the dust clouds. Not until
they We're directly over the spot where
some road commissioners WcT" work
ing with their gangs was it noted that
they were all dying backwards to keep
the dust out of their eyes and bills
Chicago Inter Ocean
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
A soMNAMBULIsTic TURTLE.
EIePhantine Zoo Favorite, Aged 200
Can't Settle Down to Sleep.

A 260Near-old tortoiS walking in his
sleep IS the cause of the latest upheava
at the geological gardens in London
bn September / McthuSolah the ele-
phantlne tortoise, aged go, and Henry
also clcphantine, but only 200 years OF
age, We're tucked up among the hot
water pipes for the six months winter
doze. Methuselah went off at once
into q Greamless slunber and has not
stirred since then.
Henry, being more youthful and
somewhat ractiouS could not settle
down ut once to calm repose. He had
been very popular all summer at the
zoo among the visitors because he al
lowed himself to be looked at without
scurryng off to hide like Methuselah
The attention he received perhaps affec-
ted his nerves.
The sunshine of a few days ago was
too much for him and he had an at
tack of somnamhulism and left hi.
warm bed wandering off a mile or Sc
and settling down to sleep in another
spot. When found he was removed t.
his proper place, but three times since
then he has walked in his sleep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
Tiny Magnet Eases Pain

One # the most delicate Of all r,,,.
utactured steel Instruments is a tarh.J
steel point used by the dentist in .y
tracing the nerve of Il tooth. II is -
duccd to- the thousandth part If a,
inch in diameter, while the fishhoot,
barb near tho point is visible onlv
Growing the tooth it is one Of the noc-
essitles of the operation that the nerve
Of the tooth be killed. After killing The
nerve it is even more necessary that
the dead nerve be harpooned BY ;his
delicate steel point and drawn ont If
its cavity. And in this operation a
great deal of trouble results through
this needle point breaking off and be-
coming lost in the shell Of the tooth.
Recently WcSt-Sidc dentist has had
a suffering patient because Of such an
accident. The mans jaw has been
swollen out of shape and the tooth has
been raCking without mercy. Natural
~, he hasn't known the cause of the
trouble, but the dentist has known and
las been racning his brains for Il solu-
ton Of the plobeln 1t came to him
the other day, with the aid of an clec-
t"ical engineer whom he consulted
The Engineer suggested an electrical
magnet whose point could be ms, rtcd
IN the tooth and through magnetic at
traction pick UP the broken steel point
and remove it. He wound a miniature
armature which could be connected
with an ordinary incandescent current.
Charged. the steel point of the mag
net was inserted in the tooth with the
result that the innnitesimal nerve spear
sprang 10 meet it. chung, and was lift
ed out. II was a typical eAampl- Of
NECESSITY becoming the mother of in
Nention."
One Of the embarrassing features Of
The instrument is that after ~ OF y
seconds of contact with the current the
magnet becomes heated to point bor-
dering on human endurance. Win a
patient of inquiring mind in the chair
ignorant Of the purpose of the magnet
the necessity of an explanation may
cause ether ''inNcntionS'' on the part OF
the dcntiSt.-Chicago Tribune.