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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12
AN INVESTIGATORS CHOICE
Hutchinson, Kansas, Jan. IA, 1908
Mr.. H. w. Allen Gen'l Agent,
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co..
Wichita, Kansas.

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might be interesting to you to know that gave
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ed BY life insurance men at many different times,
and have several friends in this line OF work 10
whomI would have liked to have given this
business, but could not see fit to do so in just
ice to myself
Thanking you very much for the kindness
shown me by yourself and your company, beg
to remain,
Yours truly,
F.W. KELLY
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12

Two good general PurPoss mares
shd two dr.fi gsiiingIi aiso choice
niiulia SD. Pbope 10. Abusns.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-03-12


The following is the list Of unclaim-
ed letters reaaining In the Abilene
postoflice for the week ending March
8, 1908. Have your mail addressed to
YOUR street number and 1t will be
promptly delivered.
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n ,r.EE CIoud, Robert
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Naiie1 Samuel OBrten, iDen0As
ps.Sas Cg Roads, LG
kumOld, Henry smith, NJ
Horribly Nichols Parker Co
IADIns
n mil Carrie RAIDER. Mrs Laura
CARDS.
paka, Flonenea Jacobs, Henry
Rslsner. PIG Mccullough, Geo
Nsnor Ms Ora Parker, Lent. Clyde B
srnoct n Snyder. Mrs Sarah
Tncser Allen White, George %
eapplngton, A EggestOn
One cent will be charge sOr all ad-
vertised letters.
Persons calling for the above Will
please say advertised" giving date.
RICHARD WAXING, P. NJ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
WASHINGTON

Might as well quit trying to fig
ure where vaudeville is going to
stop. 1t isn't going to stop. Hill
and Sylvania at the Washington
this week ride down a stairs on a
single bicycle wheel, Hill carrying
the woman on his shoulders. They
have number of other feats
where chances for a broken neck
are In evidence every minute. It's
scandalous the way they get
around on that single wheel. Ro
land West is clever character act
or in his sketch, "The Criminal
1t Is more real acting than is usual
to vaudeville. The comedy comes
on in Grace Leonard's boy imper
sonations, clever piece of work
and Billy Noble with Jeanne
Brooke In a little fun-maker. j. j
Welch and Madeline Earl have q
fast singing and dancing turn.
The illustrated song Is back or
the bill and is welcome addition
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
TEMPERANCE TICKET

The Scandinavian Temperance
society yesterday afternoon gave
it's endorsement to the action OF
the anti-saloon league in selecting
candidates for support of the. anti
liquor people. The meeting was
addressed by Rev. F. A. Scarvie
of California, secretary Of the in
ternational league, and Rev. A. An
derson.
The following candidates were
endorsed:
Governor, A. e. Mead first
choice, Sam Cosgrove second;
lieutenant governor, M. E. Hay and
C. G. Austin; senator Fourth dis.
trict, w. d. Scott; senator Fifth
district, E. c. Bratt; representa-
tives Second district, C. H. Mer-
riam, r. F. Buchanan, J. I. Middle
worth and w. D. Wheaton; Third
district, ]. B. Gilbert, George l..
Denman; Fourth district, ]. A..
Fancher, G. P. Holden; Fifth dis
trict, Norman Buck; Sixth dis
trict, John Anderson and A. H.
Gregg.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

De Loris, loads a rife with ball
cartridges which are offered for
inspection, takes a few shots at a
plate to show chat the bullets are
there, then takes some more Of the
same ammunition, seemingly, and
puts the bullets right through the
woman's form. A target in front
of her is pierced and glass globe
behind her shattered. That's all
there is to it. The officers made
Inspections before and after. They
are privileged to bring ammunition
from Uncle Sans lockers If they
wish. The entire bill this week
is a big improvement over last
week, especially in the sketch
line. The Herman company has a
good one in 1.-The Tanning of the
Beast" There is a good vocal and
instrumental quartet and a Hebrew
comedy number
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

of the dummy used. Miss Sim
clair, however, furnishes clear
demonstration of how woman
smokes a cigaret, performing the
feat while she is talking through
the dummy. Her vocalization Is
skillful In Janet Melville and
EVE Steson the bill has a couple
of old timers, one of whom creates
fun on her ponderous build and the
other through limitations. Little
music is attempted in their sing
ing. The best acting on the bill
is that of George A. Beane in his
depletion of a bibulous husband.
Mrs. Beane plays a fair role Of the
faithful wife and the part taken by
Master Beane, age three, Is the
cutest thing on the program. Sadie
Sherman does some good elocu-
tionary work in characterizations
and there Is a very good aerial act
by Zeno, Jordan & Zeno. Belle
Hathaway's monkey troupe Is only
q fair exhibition of animal train
ing, but the Simians make consid-
cradle amusement with their
antics. John and Mae Burke have
a sketch Of which his piano play
ing is the feature.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

pie of the present generation are
living in the fifteenth world. Four
teen others were destroyed by the
wrath Of God because they be-
came SO wicked. And the present
world, Dowie says. will be de-
stroyed like the others. Wicked
ness, he writes, is written on
every page of modern history.
According to Dowie's figures,
15,000,244 years elapsed from the
time of Adam and Eve to the days
of Noah and the deluge. The first
man, he figures, was Aivida and
the first woman Mungola. They
lived $50 years, and were swal-
lowed up by an earthquake, which
, put an end to the first world
The second woman, Dowie says,
was named Lorine and her hus.
band Zimmon. They lived 414,-
| O00,320 years ago, and were in
their days great people. But when
Adam and Eve arrived they joined
the has been class.
In his new bible Dowie dis
cusses men and women generally.
He says they were originally from
Is to 20 feet high. They wore
only kits and were giants in
strength AS time passed the
sexes gradually grew smaller with
the changing of worlds, until they
reached the present size. From
now on, Dowie says, the tendency
will be even smaller, until grown
people win eventually be the size
OF present eight year old children.
According to Dowie's hook
there were balloons and flying
machines thousands of years ago,
a. well as automobiles. Some at
tanned speed OF 90 miles an
hour. When the worlds were de-
stroyed the plans were lost. PEG.
pie living in this world how, he
says, are only getting back to tho
progressive days of thousands of
years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

the captains of industry and the
privates the ranks.
"As the dividing is done largely
by the captains, 1t is not unnatural
that they should magnify their part
and appropriate too large a share;
neither is 1t unnatural that there
should be complaint on the part of
the toilers who think that their rec
ompense is insufficient.
THE labor question, therefore,
as it presents itself at this time, is
chiefly a question of distribution,
and the legislation asked for is leg
islation which will secure to each
that OF which his services entitle
him. AS legislation is secured
through the ballot every one
should use the ballot to obtain the
legislation necessary. The demo
cratic platform presents the ideal
toward which the democratic party
Is striving, namely, justice in the
distribution Of rewards. The dem
ocratic party proclaims that each
individual should receive from So
ciety a reward for his toll common
surate with his contribution to the
welfare Of society, and unless some
other party can do the work better,
the democratic party ought to have
the support of all, whether they be-
long to the wage earning class or
occupy positions in which they di-
rect the efforts of others.
Riches may take the wings of
the morning and fly away, but gov
eminent is permanent, and we can
not serve posterity better than by
contributing to the perfection of
the government, that each child
born into the world may feel that
1t has here an opportunity for the
most complete development, and a
chance to secure, through service,
the largest possible happiness and
honor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
ENGINEERS DEATH
SAVES TRAIN

A freight engine running wild on
wrecked by spreading rails near
Glasgow, Mont, and probably
saved the Oriental Limited, fol-
lowing close behind, from a SINH
lar fate. Engineer e. Smith was
killed in the wreck Of the freight
engine but his fireman escaped
harm. Knowing of the approach
of the passenger train, the fireman
hurried to the rear and gave the
oncoming train the signal that
brought it to halt in safety.
The limited would have encoun-
tered the weak rails if the freight
engine had not.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 7.-There's
a new firm in the field occupied
by the late John Alexander
Elijah" Dowie and his like. It's
Dowie & Schrader. The former
Is James Alexander Dowie,
brother of the late Elijah" His
pard calls himself Pope Schrader.
1t isn't great while back since
he was known over the country as
the Healer Schlatter. Both mem,
bers of the firm wear robes.
They are laying plans to launch
new church, new bible and new
Zion City. All they need is a
bunch of followers and more or
less money.
The new church is to be called
the Holy Christian church. The
new Zion is to be located near
Omaha. Dowie says that the Zion
City in Illinois is bound to go to
pieces because his brother put a
curse on il before his death.
The new bible, though, is the
most interesting feature of the
game. Dowie is writing 1t. and he
has been five years on the job. He
contends in his bible that the peo-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
SPOkAN e.

Ludicrous situations, clever cleo
trical and mechanical effects, girls
in tights, and happy, snappy sing
ing and an ingenious plot make up
the isle of Spice" at the Spokane
for the last evening tonight. The
king Of the isle has the sultan of
Sulu cheated some ON wives, of
whom he has had one for every
seven years and negotiates his 37th
and is still looking forward to some
more. A couple of funny sailors
land upon the isle from runaway,
or floataway balloon and are the
chief funmakers. The Goo Goo"
song last night was recalled SO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
DEBS COMING WITH
A BIG BRASS BAND

There will be something stirring
among the socialistic "proletariat"
of Spokane September 16, when
Eugene V. Debs, the candidate of
the part for president, will visit
Spokane in his Red Special"
Debs will arrive at $3.50 in the aft
ernoon over the Great Northern
and will be accompanied by his
own brass band. He will be 40
corded an appropriate reception by
Spokane socialists, who expect to
meet him at the station in force.
Mr.. Debs will speak at 8 o'clock in
the evening at the armory. While
in this section Debs will speak at
Harrington, and Wallace and
Wardner, Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
OFFICE BOY ON "MARRID LADY'S
GENT FRIEND" WHO GETS SHOT UP
BY THE JUNIOR OFFICE BOY.

BY THE JUNIOR OFFICE BOY.
when Teller picks up his daley
paper noadays an THAR amt nuth-
in in 1t about sum marrid lady's
gent friend bein shot full of slugs
he feals like the sun had forgot to
rise, or the conductor had
missed him, or sum luther stainge
thing had happened.
Its bin gittin moar and moar the
stile fer sevrel yeres past for
gents with a soshel standing and
q affeckshenate hatcher to seak
out sum good loolin lady whose
husbend hadent thot it necessary
to rig her out with burgler alarms,
and be her fond cavalier.
Now the cavaliers is gittin 1t In
the neck, an the liver, an the
foretopsail, an evrywhairs a man
in a hurry with pocket gatlin
gun happens to shoot
It's RELY gittin so down east
whair the reel sosiety folks gose
to seek diversion and change of
families, that man wont dast to
spend 2 or 3 days with marrid
lady friend without first fiittin out
his manly fraim. in n SCOT of plate
or chane armor.
an armcr ant no comfortable
close to ware. when You are out
for Il quiet eyenin with n lonely
lady
an at that, If YOU want state
tipp; THAR Amt much shootin go.n
on compared to wot II would be IL
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
AUDITORIUM

Frank McQuarrie in child's
clothing is the funny thing of the
TITS All Your Fault" the week $
bill of the Shirley company. lie
has the part of the boy that was
borrowed to make good young
rake's bluff that he owned a son
in order to work an uncle for more
money. The uncle wanted to see
the goods before he came through.
Frank Is the goods. The play Is
Ill fun, rs 1t usually is when Jack
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
FIND BULLET HOLE
in DEAD MANS HEAD

LEWISTON, Idaho, Sept. T.
Close examination of the remains
of j. M. Bachus, which were found
at the edge of the ruins of the
burned house, show that the man
came to his death by a gunshot
wound, which was in all probable
ity inflicted as he stood upon the
threshold of his home.
Although Mrs. Bachus -adheres to
the story of lamp explosion, there
must be some better explanation to
clear up the mystery of the bullet
hole in her husbands skull. No
arrests have yet been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
lMPERSONATlNG OFFICER

The police were given consider.
able of a chase around town about
4 o'clock this morning following a
report telephoned first from the
Grand hotel and later from other
places that a man was impersouat
ing an officer. Patrolman Hogan
arrested a man who gave the
name Ralph Elliot on that charge
Two men claimed Elliot ordered
them to go home and leave their
friend, who had money, in his
care. Elliot was locked up. His
real name is believed to be Walter
de Cordova.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
ORPH EUM

The new bill for this week gets
down to ordinary vaudeville in
comparison to those preceding. II
is handicapped by lack Of good
musical specialties. It's most novel
number, that of Mabel Sinclair
ventriloquist, slips appreciation
considerably because of a lack OF
understanding of the English
'coster" style of humor due large
" to indistinct and rapid utterance
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
MASTER COOK CELEBRATES

Master Clarence Percy Cook
STA Pine, celebrated his fourth
birthday Friday with a party OF
young lady and gentleman friends
who were served refreshments by
Mrs. J. ID. Cooks, Mrs. John Hor'
ton and Mrs. Mat Smith. The
young man was the recipient OF
many happy remembrances of the
occasion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
lHpFEAIRICNLM

Amory has prominent part. The
lies that are told to account for
the bogus son are fearsome to
hear and plenty of family trouble
ensues, but 1t is finally untangled-
Howard Foster plays the principal
role, with Mr.. Holuber as his
friend who has his share of the
complications. Miss Cleveland,
Miss Adams, Miss Won Waldron
have the feminine roles and they
are particularly good.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
PANTAGES

Six officers from the fort last
night could no more understand
how regulation bullets apparently
were shot straight through Atra's
body without hurting her than
could the audience. It's one of
those vaudeville stunts that look
just like the real thing and can't
be explained except by the prin-
cipals. Her assistant, Chevalier
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
THE OLD RESIDENT SAYS

l have always traded with the
Spokane Paint & Oil Co. because
their prices are always little
lower and l am sure of getting the
best material. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

the marrid wimmen was all to go
gunnin for there husbands lady
trends
talk 1t frum me, an ime only a
Kidd that bin Twin down town In
n large sitty fer sevrel yeres, II
the DANES with, frisky husbands
was all to start on gun play to.
gether down at new york at at
lantic sitty, the farmers on the
jersey shoar would think the
movin pickcher masheen fellers
was pullin Oft sham battel
the marrid wimmen Is In hard
luck, thay Sit moar advertiser for
less cusscdness than all the men
in creashin
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
LIBERTY LAKE DANCE T,
NIGHT.

Music for dancing tonight at the
new pavilion on Liberty lake pier.
Trains leave terminal at 400, 5:15
and 1885 p. m. Last train leaves
the lake 1900 p. m. Round trip,
75c. ***
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
WASHINGTON TnEATER
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COMMENCING SEPT. 6

WEEK COMMENCING SEPT. 6
1.-THE CRIMINAL"
With MR.. ROLAND WEST AND
COMPANY in the cast
HILL AND SYLVANlA
Worlds Greatest Unicycle Riders.
Welch and Earl, the Two in White
Grace Leonard, The Ideal Boy"
Noble and Brooks, presenting THE
Cuban Millionaire"
Matinee every day, 2:30. Two
shows every evening at 1880 and
900. Prices-15 and % cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

often the singers voices cracked. A
dozen goo goo girls apear and sa-
lutte, Good morning king" and the
king" replies Good morning
men, and the situation is so aw.
fully funny that the audience al.
most goes into Mysteries. The play
is really comic and worth the APP.
probation demonstrated by the
large audience.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
@WaMw

TWICE DAILY. 2:15 AND 8:15.
Melville & Steson. Zeno, Jor.
dan & Zeno. Belle Hathaway's
Simian Playmates. Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Beane and company.
Mabel Sinclair. sadie Sherman.
John and Mae Burke. Orpheum
Moving Pictures.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
pANTACE s. ThEATER
e. Clarke Walker, Mgr.
UNEQUALED VAUDEVILLE
TONIGHT AND ALL WEEK

Atra, the anatomical wonder;
The Majestic Four, musical artists;
Barney First, Hebrew comedian;
Herman, Cole, Herman & Co., pre-
senting the musical comedy, 1.-THE
Tanning Of the Beast" Little All
Right, Japanese wonder; George
Yeoman, the Dutch jester; ellison;
Pantagescope.
Prices-Matinees, 15c, except
Sunday. Evenings, 15c and 25c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

Affinity" Earle and his soul
mate have kissed and made up!
Isn't it just awful, Mabel?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

"The Cat and the Fiddle" must.
cal comedy that has created some.
thing of stir, is the Spokane bill
for Saturday and Sunday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

Spokane Press, Is cents a month
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-18
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Home of J. W. Moore Burned al an Early Hour Friday Morning Par
 tially Insured.

The home of J. w. Moore To- cated in the south part of town on the Dallas road, was destroyed by fire Friday morning about 6 o'clock.
 Between 5 and o'clock that morning MT. Moore arose and went out to the kitchea and started a fire in the stove pre- paratory to cooking breakfast ard after lighting the fire came down town to secure some steak, and on his return discovered the roof in mass of flames, the sup position being that the fire oriei + uated from defective hue. A alarm was sounded but by the time assistance arrived 1t was too late 10 save the building aud only few household effects were saved.
 The loss on the building was about S2,000 with insurance tc the amount of $1, 300.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-18
BIG PEACH CROP ASSURED.
Large Orchards in Boone County Be-
 ginning to Bear.

Harrison, June 10. -Notwith- standing the fact that much rain continues to fall here, the out look for big peach crop is good. Not many commercial orchards were planted here until the ad vent of the railroad seven years ago, but many orchards have been and are being planted and the oldest are beginning 10 bear.
 The Ozark county orchard, two and half miles east of here, has 50,000 trees now four years old, which are loaded, and the peaches are developing nicely. There are many other orchards in the couu- ty with from 500 to 5,ooo trees, which are beginning to bear, and this years crop will aid the coun- ty greatly in a financial way.
 Some of the orchardists netted as high al $200 per acre on their peach crop last year, and this has encouraged them to give the matter more attention than in the past.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-18
ARE SLOW TO ASSESS.
Farmers Dislike to Leave Crops to Make Report of Personal Property,
 and Must Pay Penalty.

Assessor w. l.. Parker started on bis annual tour of the county to make personal property assess. ments last Monday, beginning at Grannis. where he spent two days. He was at Wiekes Wednesday and Thursday.
 The farmers, having been de- layed in caring for the crops by the excessive rains this season, are loath 10 leave their work to make their returns, a good many of them complaining of the law setting the assessment time at a time of year when they are usually so busy, Only about two thirds are coming in, the balance preferring, it appears, to pay the penalty of $l, and stay t their farm work.
 o. l.. Gregg of Granuis and w. M Darwin Of Wlckes. justices of the peace ot Ozark township, assisted Assessor Parker at Gran his and Wickes.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS
Illustrated Booklet Advertising Mena to Be Gotten Out Steps Taken to
 Have Streets Sprinkled.

At the regular monthly meet Ing of the Mena Commercial Club held Wednesday night at the Citv Hall, little business was transactet; aside from the reports of several committees appointed at the last regular meeting.
 The meeting was called to order by President Hal Norwood, and after the reading by the secretary .of the proceedings of the last meeting, the chair called upon the various committees for re- ports.
 The first report was that of the printing committee and Clyde Legate, member of tho commit tee, made a brief talk stating that the arrangements were about completed for getting out an illus trated booklet advertising Mena.
 Next came the report of the committee on sprinkling, stating that a sprinkling wagon had been purchased and man and team secured to operate it. The report also stated that $50 had been subscribed toward paying the ex- pense of running the sprinkler and as this amount was not con sidered sufficient, the committee was instructed to request the city council to appropriate S20 per month to help pay the expenses of running the sprinkler.
 A resolution was adopted in- structing the secretary that It was unnecessary to send out written no ices to members except for special meetings.
 There being no further business before the body the meeting ad- iourned.