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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
sOLOMON's DIKEs ARE OUT.
Damage to Fields Along the
Streams Will Be Heavy.

SOLOMON, June S.-The Solomon
and Saline rivers and all the old river
beds are bonk full and the water has
backed far up into the west part Of
town. From Baunon's store west
there is body OF water about a mile
wide and people in boats came up to
within ten or fifteen feet Of the Main
street crossing west of Bannon's. A
number Of residences are surrounded
by water.
South Of town the river coursed
through low places in fields and pas
lures. doing much damage. All the
dikes along the river east Of town
have broken down except the one on
the Brownrigg farm, and thousands
Of acres Of rich farm land are under
water, and corn and wheat fields are
ruined. The Sam Mccullough, Robt.
Mccullough, Vim. Wilson, C. Van
derWilt and other farms In the same
sre largely under
water. When the dikes on these
farms broke a stream Of water from
SIX inches 70 two feet In depth went
pouring over hundreds Of acres Of
bottom land and allIng The small
streams and gVllisa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
CHAPMAN VERY WET.
Some Farmers There Had to Move
Families.

CHAPMAN, June IS. The Smoky
Hill river and Chapman creek became
unruly on account Of the excessive
rains in the west and on Saturday and
Sunday and rose to an alarming de-
gree, overflowing the lowlands in the
vicinity, entailing considerable loss to
the farmers. George Barns had forty
acres Of corn destroyed. Mrs. James
Devane suffered the loss Of all Of her
corn in the lowlands, about 80 acres.
John Callahan had a part Of his farm
covered, and several acres Of corn
destroyed. He moved his family and
household goods to higher ground.
Jake Engler was also quite heavy
loser, having about eighty acres Of
wheat and corn covered with from
one to FIVE feet Of water. j. W.
Shepard is the heaviest loser, having
25O acres Of crops covered. AT pres
ent the water in both the creek and
river is fast receding and within few
days will be at the normal stage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
solomon Presbytery Meeting.

The Solomon Presbytery held
a called meeting at the Presbyterian
church for the purpose Of ac-
cepting the resignation Of Rev. Mr..
McElrOy from the Minneapolis
church. Mr.. McElroy has been elect
ed secretary Of the BiederwOli move
ment in Kansas and assumes his new
duties at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Rain and Hesslan FIy.

The wheat crop is being damaged
BY the rain snd Hessian fly. In sew
eral fields along the Detroit road the
hy has done much damage and the
water has done the rest It Is only
in the low places that the water has
been bad however. On the higher
places the wheat looks good and cut
ding win likely begin At once. Low
spon IN alfalfa felds are being
drovned oar also
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18

April 9th, aged 7S years. He enlisted
in the 2lst Pennsylvania cavalry and
served ~ years. He served as battle
held policeman at Gettysburg for 8
years and was noted for his uniform
courtesy and kindness. Mr.. Freeman
was well and iavorably known
throughout Adams county and his
death will be sincerely mourned.
His friendship was Of the most con-
genial kind and he was strictly honor
able and upright in all bis relations
in life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Filed More Petitions.

S. S. Smith filed another bunch Of
papers for his nomination for con-
gresham today. This makes over
1900 names that have been filled and
il they keep on coming in he will
have enough to nominate him before
the primary is held.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18

that can be made under the new as
sessment. The old statutes would
be utterly useless. The last session
Of the legislature limited the levy for
this year only, but lot Of permanent
laws on this question will have to be
adopted. shall support such laws
as will prevent any undue taxation
sim ly because valuations are large.
II find, too, that there is great
deal Of objection to some features Of
direct primary law. particularly
that requiring the signing Of SO many
nomination papers. 1t is becoming
nuisance and | am going to do my
best to have it made more perfect.
There ought to be a simple and more
direct way in which any man who
wants to run for Office. can get on his
party ticket. The present cumber-
some method is complicated and takes
up to much time. OF course, anyone
who desires can work it up, but it is
a waste Of effort.
"These two measures will probably
come up for much amendment during
the coming session, and | am going
to do my best to make them as per-
feet as such laws can be made in the
interests of the best possible system
OF taxation and the fairest and most
satisfactory sort Of primary elections. "
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Honors for DickInson Boy.

Frank J. Klingberg Of Dillon who
graduated at K. u, has been appoint
ed to the Buckley Fellowship in His
tory at Yale for the year 10000.
This is us good a fellowship as Yale
gives and was won against strong
competition. The county is proud to
own such an energetic young man as
Mr.. Klingberg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18

one car being smashed to pieces. The
oil spilled and ran through piles Of
wheat and oats from other cars. Two
cars Of wheat and oats were broken
and the contents spilled on the
ground.
Two cars Of cement were broken
and also one empty box car. In all
the wreck will cost the company con-
siderable. NJ
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
County Population
and Money Values

The following figures show the com
psrative population and valuation
figures OF the county as returned by
the assessors. The Herington asses
scr first turned in S,lO2 population
but went back and found some more
he is still searching for more resi-
dents. Abilene's figures may also be
higher when the returns are completes:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18

plugged gas pipe in the hole and
waited a few seconds. When took
out the plug and lit a match, blue
flame burned for several seconds,
showing beyond doubt that gas of
certain nature was escaping"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Serious Time on Union Pacific.
[From Mondays Daily

To add to It's flood troubles the
Union Pacific experienced 3 wreck
near Kanapolis Sunday. An engine
and eleven freight cars went into the
ditch and It took several hours to
clear the track. About 1900 feet Of
track Is washed out at Manhattan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Bu9Ries for Sale.

One almost new cut-under top. bug
gy, stanhOPe style, can be seen at
LOtt's paint shop. cheap.
One 2-ssatsd trap in good shape.
Two single buggy harness.
See h. W. Wilson At REFLEoTOE
Oaios iO-H
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Brother Of samueI Freeman Dad

The following will be Of interest to
the many friends Of Samuel Freeman
who is the last Of four brothers to
survive and Is in his seth year.
william ?. Freeman died At the
home Of bic sOu in New Rsvsu, Ps.,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
IS MUD CREEK sENsIMvEP

Some people think this illuminator
made mistake last evening in call
ing Mud creek piker, a aquitter and
a four flusher and that was the reason
the stream got its back up again and
started to show US wat it could do.
We have no desire to bring disaster
on the town and if it seems best to
apologize to the once aristocratic Ser
pentine but now plain Mud creek we
shall do SO but let it go until next
week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
Summary of Wreek sunday.

As told in last evenings REFLECTOR
the Union Pacific had s wreck near
KanopOlis Sunday. The summary Of
the wreck as furnished to railroad
headquarters shows that many Of the
box cars we're badly broken. Two
cars Of eggs we're more or less dam
aesd. Thres cars Of oil were broken,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-18
IRON Saturdays Daily.l
BULLETINS $3.50 P. M.

BULLETINS $3.50 P. M.
Mud Greek IS IT. fall since Ga. m.
Lincoln-No trains. Track und'
2 IT. OF water.
River stage-2S 5 feet, rising slowly.
Manchester Heavy rain last night.
Salina-River rose inches.
Minneapolis Light rains.
Clay enter--Heavy rains.
Manhattan river rising,
Concordia Rains, rivers rising.
junction City-Rains, rivers rising.
The town had another storm scare
last night at II o'clock that was the
real thing. What seemed likely to be
tornado swept over the city and was
accompanied by hail and heavy rain,
about two inches Of water falling dur
ing the night. People generally ex-
pected to see the whole bottoms
flooded this morning but it did not
come out that way. The creek rose
rapidly until within three feet Of the
Third street bridge floor, then began
to recede.
Trees were broken, fruit damaged
and harvest was put of for a few
days longer.
Reports from the country north
and west are to the effect that the
rain was general over wide area and
it il unlikely that streams will greatly
recede for several days more.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16
DEAFNESS cANoT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions Of the car.
There is only ono way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional re-
medies. Deafness is caused by an in.
lamed condition OF the muo os lining
of the Eustachisn tube. When this
ube is inflamed, you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
t is entirely closed deafness is the
esult, and unless he inflammation csh
be taken out and this tube restored to
is normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inhamed condition of
he mucous surfaces.
We viii give one hundred dollars ior
any case Of deafness (caused by ga.
tarrh) that cannot be cured by HAS
oamrrh Cure. Send for circulars.
free. F. ]. CHENNEY & co,
Toledo, Ohio
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for con.
stipttion. dino
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

Mrs P. H. Steele Of Addington is
shopping in chickasha today.
Ed F. Johns is in verden on bust.
ness today.
crump Maralia Capsules at your
druggist't; soc, guaranteed. Soft
R. Kleiner is in from Wheatland on
business today.
J. ]. Carr Of Lindsay was trading
in Cnickasha today.
Let US figure on your bill. David.
son & Chase Lumber Co. e. H.
Murphy, Mgr. SLIT
A. G. Lacy, formerly with the City
Bakery, moved to Minco yesterday
Ed Coyle Of Rush Springs is a well
known visitor in the city today.
The big electric sign tells the story
Meals good meats Phone 140
he facts-that Is, the meat 3-2s-imo
e. ]. Wellborne made a business
trip to Bradley this morning.
s. l. Baum OF Anadarko spent last
night in chickasha.
Fancy McAlester lump coaI $500
per ton, delivered. Phone 739 Chick.
asha Coal & Wood co. 4-15-l2t
Dr. c. H. Crabtree made a profes-
sional trip to verden this morning.
County Surveyor E. II, Peery, is in
the Choctaw nation on business.
For fire and tornado insurance, Iarm
loans and abstracts, see Sparks G
Greer, 113s. Third 4-3-tf
Father Urban has returned from a
trip to MARROW, Duncan and Conanche
Eighty acres on Little Washita ia
exchange for city property John A.
Deering. Real Estate. 4-l6-dtf
Lee Arnold Is now selling fancy
lump coal. delivered, for $500 per ton
Phone S43 Fourth and Kansas ave
nue.. 4-7da
Miss Annie Wade o'Neil is spend
ing a few days with her sister in
Oklahoma City
Cliff Barefoot is home from Norman
to spend the Easter holidays with bis
parents.
One-fourth block or South LII to
exchange for property close in. John
Deering, Real Estate. 4.16-dtf
For fire and tornado insurance, farm
loans and abstracts. see Sparks 6
Greer, l1ss. Third. t-S.tf
w. A. Browning of Cyril spent the
day with friends in Chiekasha, while
enroute to Oklahoma City.
Take your laws mowers to Peacock
for grinding and repairs. 11s Third
street; opposite postoface 4-6-dtf
W. NJ. Shaner Of Norman is spending
few days with friends in Chieka
sha.
satisfaction guaranteed" IS a by
word at Meals Meat market Phone
80 and gel the goods with the guar
antee. S-2S-lmo
0. A. King Of Oklahoma City i
spending a few days with chickash9
friends
For money to loan on first class
city property see A. L. Mordt & 60
Phone 212. l-4-lmo
Many out Of town Easter shoppers
were in Chickasha yesterday aud to
day
The owl Drug store has it."
4-15-4
Attend the dance and egg socia
given by the Degree Of Honor at A. O
u. w. hall, next Monday night. 4-14.5
Our sodas are the coolest and puI
t.-Brownson. 4-16-St
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

Meet me at the owl Soda Foun-
tain. 415-4t
Mrs. A. w. Dale and daughter, Bea-
trice Of Cement are shopping in
Chickasha today,
Nut frappe at Brownsons new foun-
tain. 4-16-8t
A dance and egg social at the A. o.
U W. hall Monday night given by
the Degree Of Honor. 4.14-5t
Dr.. W. S. Corbin was a guest at the
home Of Q. D. shipman, north Of
town, last night.
The success of the Owl Drug store
is due largely to what their patrons
say about them. 4-16-4t
Mrs. Margaret Coleman is again at
her place in the Palace Drug store
after an illness OF several days.
None better tnan Meals" meats.
lard and seagonable poods phnna
~ and see how true this is. 3-2S-lmo
Get It at the Owl Drug store. 4-15-4t
Fancy McAlester lump coal, $500
per ton, delivered. Phone 739. Chick
asha Coal & Wood Co. 4l512t
Milas Beddingfeld county commits
sioner is in chickasha on business
today
Sparks & Greer write fire and tor
nado insurance. make farm loans and
abstracts Of title 113 South Third
street. 4-s-tf
Look for our new ashing electric
soda fountain; the only one in town.
Brownson's Drug store. 4-l6-3t
J. A. Swilling has an up to date
cleaning and repairing establishment
under the Daily Express Office. He
does first class work Try him. If
Mrs ~. w. stoner returned home
yesterday after pleasant visit Of sew
eral days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Plowman Of this city.
The Owl Soda Fountain carries the
most varied line Of frozen delleacies
and serves everything to be found at
a first class fountain. 4-15-4t
T. McGraw and Frank Noyotny, well
known farmers Of Dutton township
were trading in Chiekasha today
The Degree Of Honor viii give a
social dance and egg social at the A.
o. U. W hall, Monday evening, April
, 20. Admission 25c. 4-l4-5t
Every ingredient used at the Owl
Soda Fountain complies with the pure
food and drugs act 4-l5-4t
A. G. Mccall former Rock Island
superintendent here, is visiting friends
in this city today and talking Equita.
! bic Life insurance.
Try the Owl Drug store for once,
and see how nicely they will treat
you and what good values they will
give you for your money 415-4t
; w P. Baker has bought e. c. Green's
house moving outfit and located here
Anyone wishing their house raised or
moved, see W. P. Baker or Phone
45S 4-131mo
When YOU are dissatisfied with a
transaction at the Owl Drug store all
YOU have to do is 10 take The matter
) up with Mr. Thweatt, the proprietor
4-l5-4t
Mrs E C Work OF Fort Worth, for
j merly Miss Ruby Mobley of this city
has been spending the past week with
her parents in Chickasha. She expects
to return home Saturday
DEAFNESS cANoT BE CURED
by local applications, as they eannol
reach the diseased portions Of the car
t There is only ono way to cure deaf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

Mrs E. G Work OF Fort Worth, for
merly Miss Ruby Mobley of this city
has been spending the past week with
her parents in Chickasha. She expects
to return home Saturday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

When You are dissatisfied with
transaction at the Owl Drug store all
you have to do is 10 take the matter
ap with Mr. Thweatt, the proprietor.
4-f5-4t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-16

will sell at sacrifice my property
two blocks north Of postofice, so feet
front. by 100 feet deet Broom house
renting for SIS per month. Write me
t0dey ). r. Shultz, box 4, Ei Reno
4.14.12t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
Smelling Ores Without Fuel.
From the Baltimore Su

trOin the baltimore SUM-
The rise i'm the price of fuel, and the
absence of fuel in some regions where
ores and good water-powers abound.
seem to create an opportunity for the
electric smelling furnace. 1t is not meant
that the electric furnace can enter i'm
mediately into competition with the blast
furnace. but that under special condi-
lions it will be available for the produce
ton of iron and probably for the smelt-
ing of many different ores. II is already
used for the production from the ore or
higll-grade steel. Under the best proc
esses SO far used the smallest cost of q
ton of electrically smelted pig iron. &C.
cordinento the Electrical Review. IL about
S17.50 Der ton. This is the result with
small furnaces. which have so far been
the most successful. Further experiment
may show how to work with furnaces
producing over fifteen tons a day. An
advantage of the electric furnace Is that
il costs little to install. Is simple, Is I'M
der control and produces steel free from
impurities which coal introduces. With
II one may smelt ores valueless for blast
furnaces The most important advan-
tage lies in the possibility of substituting
the energy of waterfalls for that Of coal
in countries like Sweden and Italy, where
coal does not exist. BY means of the
electric furnace, in short iron industries
can be made to flourish where under Or
binary conditions they would be imprac-
ticable. 1t Is not ''commerciar' prop
ostion yet, under all conditions, but il
worth further study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
ERRING OFFICER DROPPED.
Army Board Finds Lieut.. Hazard
Incapacitated.

First Lieut. Russell T. Hazard. eth In
fantry. has been found by an army re-
firing board incapacitated for active serv-
ice on account of disability which Is not
the result Of army service. This finding
has been approved by the President, and
Lieut.. Hazard. by his direction, has been
wholly retired from active service. to
take effect August q, 1905 On that date
the name Of Lieut.. Hazard will be
stricken from the army register.
The case Of Lieut.. Hazard has been
before the military authorities for sew
eral months. In January last a court
martial was convened at Fort Wayne
near Detroit. to try him on charges Of
conduct unbecoming an officer and gen.
tleman. 1t was alleged that he contracted
a marriage with Miss May Masseth Of
Detroit. at Walkerville. Ontario, on the
pretense that he had been divorced from
legged that he had been guilty of several
fraudulent financial transactions. includ-
ing the passing Of a forged check on a
Detroit merchant.
The court-martial was convened at Fort
Wayne January 90. but proceedings were
suspended the day following by direction
of the Secretary Of War. on representa-
lions that the accused was not in proper
mental condition to undergo trial. He was
transferred to q hospital. and when his
condition permitted he was sent to WASH
ington for examination by an army re-
firing hoard. with the result already
stated. Lieut.. Hazard will get one years
pay from the date of his retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
HOLE THROUGH THICK WALL
BURGLAR CAUGHT IN BREECH
BY POLICEMAN.
Done With Stolen Crowbar-Grocer-
les Looted-Held for
Grand Jury.

+. Thomas Bowie. arrested late last We'd
pesday night when discovered by Police
man Lauten of the sixth precinct helping
himself to groceries from the wholesale
establishment of Lehman Bros, of 344
Pennsylvania avenue, was given a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge Kimball in
the Police Court this morning upon the
charge of housebreaking, and held in
81 600 bond for the action of the grand
jury
An exhibit at the hearing was a photo
graph showing hole in the rear wall Of
the building alleged to have been made by
the defendant with a crowbar. The photo
graph showed a gap large enough for a
man to crawl through in a brick wall
thirteen inches thick
1t was at the moment Bowie was crawl
ing through this hole with twenty-pound
can of lard under his arm that Lauten
placed him under arrest.
Abraham Lehman of Lehman Bros, tes-
titled to the condition of his store after
entrance had been gained. He could not
tell how much property had been stolen.
William Tibbs, colored man, and Po-
liceman Lauten told of the arrest and the
discovery Of the crowbar This crowbar
was stolen from the tool box of con-
tractors who are performing street repairs
on lower Pennsylvania avenue.
The defendant strenuously denied his
guilt. He failed to explain his presence in
the hole when placed under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
HUNTING WILD HORSES.
Sport in New South Wales-How
Animals Are Broken.
From the London STANDARD

FTOm t0e LOnuOn Stan0aru.
Whether "brumby'' Is a survival of the
aboriginal name for wild horse or a cor
ruption of ''unbranded' appears to be a
question which philologists have left un-
decided. but brumby hunting is still a IA
vorite sport in New South Wales.
Districts like the Clarence and Stephens
and Manning river watersheds are still
the home OF numerous droves of brum-
bies. and hunting them is declared to he
a very exhilarating pastime. The first
step taken is to stake out q corral and
make all secure except a narrow en-
trance, which can subsequently be gated.
On either side of the entrance and pro-
jecting from it funnelwise booty
fence is prepared.
To the simple minded brumby Ii. pre-
sumably looks like a stockade and pieces
of fluttering cotton make IL look impreg-
nabie. When this Is ready the young
bloods, well mounted, gallop out and
with shouts and much loud swapping OF
stock whips toward the mouth Of the fun
mel.
In a group of brumbies there is always
a leader, and when once the hunters have
got the leader heading for the corral they
are pretty certain of the rest of the drove.
The fiuttering cotton rags of the sham
fences are sufficient to deter the brum-
bies from breaking through the himsy
tell the wild horses are safely corralled
and the big gate shut on them.
Then they are left for four and twenty
hours without food and water to reflect
on the situation, and after that they can
be broken in without much difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-28
TALK CHEAP? nor Mr.. PIGOT'S
HE WANTS 800 A COLUMN FOR
HIS PRECIOUS WORDS.
It's to Be Political Speech and He
Warns That He Will Want
Money if Quoted.

NEW YORK. August 2S.-All news
papers and other publications are forbid.
den to publish anything I say in my adj
dress at FITTINGS Hall Saturday evening,
August %. 1905 Should any do so with
out my written authority I will charge
and collect at the rate of 300 per col
umn, inch or fraction thereof. This ap-
plies to hearsay as well as any notes
taken at the meeting.
JOHN j. PIGOT.
This "ad." published in a newspaper
Monday. was inserted by John j. Pigot,
an artists selling agent. who is stop.
ping at the Clarendon Hotel, BROOKLYN.
Il intend to give my diagnosis of DO.
litical conditions in my address. and my
reason for forbidding that it shall be re-
ported for the newspapers is that / de-
sire TO- avoid risk OF being misrepre-
sented.'
Mr.. Pigot added he would charge an
admission fee and that he was certain
ne could penalize any newspaper pub
fishing his speech without his consent
L used to be a democrat. and was
once a candidate for assembly in the
sixth assembly district But now 1 am
simply an American citizen. I am bear
ing the expense of hiring the hall and
advertising the address simply i'm order
to have a chance to give, as ] say, nv
diagnosis of political conditions