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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
s. SUFFER- PASSED AWAY
AT POMONA, CALIFORNIA

Emil Suffer today received a tele'
gram telling of the death of his faith
err, Simon Suffer, at Pomona, Cali
fornia, aged Sugars. His son Ed
ward was with him and will accom-
pany the body to Abilene where the
burial will be. Mr.. Suffer has fire.
uuently visited here and was respect
ed and esteemed by all who knew
him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Miss Catheline Lyster. Of Lincoln
Center. and chAuncey Barringer, Of
Manchester we're married at the
court house this afternoon By Pro-
bate Judge Anderson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

HeringtOn Couple Married.
Miss Kenneth MoWat and Elda SIN
clair, both Of Herlngton, were united
In marriage BY Probate Judge And
erson this afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

1t should be noted in connection
with the above that Independence
maintains no high school and TT.
Scott received $4,000 from a county
tax under the Barnes High school
law. Had this $1,000 been paid by
the tax payers of TT. Scott 1t would
have raised the levy to 4 mills.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Ahilene 3: MinneapoIIs 5.

The flrecraeker failed to explode
yesterday in the game between Abb
Iene and Minneapolis as the Minnies
took the long end of the score which
was 5 to 8. Through errors and
darkness Abilene was defeated.
Abilene had the bases full and sew
eral times had men on third and
second but could not chase any scores
in. The locals hit the ball and out
classed the Minnies at the bat
Score By innings:
R. H. E.
Abilene ....OOOOO0Ose-ssS
Minneapolis .O2OOOO12O-5 s 2
Batteries: MatsOn and Castle;
House and ABBOTT. Umpire. Hamlln.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
Fn.hIonnbIe HaIrdreaaLnr.

Mrs. N. Bechtold. from st. Louis,
ladies' fashionable hair dresser and
manufacturer Of all kinds Of hair
goods. Fancy work and hair ieWelry
q speciality. Al Central hotel.
1sdet'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

The river is stationery this after
noon at sand Springs at 11.s feet.
II Is very high at sallna and base
ments near the Saline are flooded
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
BeIolt 2o Op 4 :
Junction city w OaS ooOO2--477
Batteries Gill. Doherty and Arm-
strong, Green and Mead.

Clay Center 4: ANA 3.
Clay Center, June 17.-Clay Gem
ter won its first game defeating Sa-
Ilina in ten inning game! Superior
batting won the game for the home
boys. Score
Salina 00l01100 0--S
Clay Center ..1O02OOOO0 LA
Batteries -W0rrel. Cochran and
Ledderer; Brooks. stokesperry and
Allingham, Strong. Umpire, Mckee.
Ellsworth o; Manhattan 5.
Manhattan, June IA home run,
double and two singles In the sew
enth by Ellsworth broke up yester-
days game and gave the visitors six
runs after what hao been good game
up to that time. Bryant replaced
Coe in the eighth. White, center
fielder Of the visitors, was RESPONSE
BILE for the home run. The score:
Ellsworth ...000021600-s
Mahattan 100000 JOBS 6 Z
WOODS and Sommers,
Coe; Bryandt and Coe. Umpire Brum-
mage.
Junction City 4; Minneapolis o.
Junction City, June 16,-The sec
ond game in the Central Kansas lea
que series between the Minneapolis
and junction City team was played
here and resulted in victory for
Junction City by a score Of 4 to 0, the
score by which Minneapolis won yes
terday.
Minneapolis .OO0OO0OO 90 ~
Junction City 1 O00OOSO % 81
Batteries Minneapolis; Williams
and Abbott; Junction City, June Jep-
SON, Cell and Armstrong.
Ellsworth 8; Clay Center 1.
Clay Center, June 16.-Ellsworth
took the second game of the series
from Clay Center. Bad errors by
Clay Center's infield helped the visi-
tors win the game, Score:
Ellsworth 80. IS 00 0 l 0 Is
Clay Center :. Il OF 20 0 90 0 o.
Batteries-Dalbert and Seigle;
Forsburg and Allingham. Umpire,
Mckee.
SaIina 2; Manhattan 0.
Manhattan, June 16.-salina play
ed errorless ball today and again
shut out Manhattan, the score being |
2 to O. An error, two sacrifices and
a wild throw in the first gave the
visitors one run, while two hits and
an error repeated the damage in the
fifth. Score:
Salina ......10OO1000 % so
Manhattan 20 900 1000 0 O-OS 30
Batteries-Fury and Masters,
1ohnson and Coe. Umpire Brumage. |
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Independence has no high schooi.
The principal items which enter in
to the cost Of schools are, length OF
term, number Of pupils per teacher,
and salaries. All of the schools in the
above list except TT. Scott and Cha
mute have . months Of school. Com
parison in the other items will be
found in the next tables.
Pupils Per Teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
superlntendents' Salaries

High school principals are paid
81, 500 in Lawrence and Ft. Scott
ST. 200 in salina and $1,000 each In
Ottawa, Emporia and Hutchinson.
The tables giving average salaries
of teachers do not include the salaries
of principals.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
AROUND THE CIRCUIT.
IN d Junctlon OtI 9.

Junction city. June 17.-BelOit
won yesterdays game from Junction
city here b. q score II 5 to 4. The
sane vaa loosely played By the To-
Gala he score.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Reports on Some High schools soi
Kansas.

The principal of the public schools
at Chanute H. 8. Myers, has been
gathering school statistics from some
Of the cities in Kansas to show the
cost of school maintenance. His fig
ures are Of local interest.
The table below gives the amount
expended for each pupil, the first
column being based upon the enroll
ment for the year and the second col
unnn nm the average daily ATTENDANCE:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Mrs. Elizabeth BrOWer Dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brewer, aged 81,
died of old age at her home at Nav
ARE. Funeral services and burial
will be held at Navarro.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
yehicls For Sale CHEAP.

Two seated studebaksr vehicle in
fair condition. See H. W. Wilson at
Reflector office. i3tf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

Struck out by Leach 2, Culver 8;
williams IS. Two base hits. Will
Iiams.
Batteries-Leach Culver and
Mead; williams and Miller. Umpire
Hamlin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17
D.. K. MOORE,
Attorneys t-Law

Practices in all State and Federal
Courts.
office: Abilene National Bank
Building.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-06-17

The same fact is brought out In
the following table Of the tax rate for
school purposes for 1908. These fig
ures do not include the levies for
bond and sinking funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
Polytechnic Notes.

Auburn. April 11-(Special. .)-A large del. egation of the Polytechnic faculty have returned from the educational meeting including President c. C. Thach. Pro fessors Petrie, Crenshaw, Wilson. Rpt- land and Duncan.
 The recent address delivered by M & Sloan before the Engineering society was enjoyed to the fullest degree. MT. Sloan Is one of the chief engineers of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company, and is distinguished grad uate of the institution His discussion of the scientific management of fuel was keenly followed by 100 or more men pres- ent.
 An illustrated lecture was delivered last evening in Langdon hail by the Rev How ard M. Hamil on his tour through tha Orient. pr. Hami Is distinguished all umnus of the institution and has a na- tional reputation as lecturer and author The proceeds of the fund go to the cree ton of a bronze tablet to the memory of the old Auburn men who went out to tbe civil war and did not return
 The corps of cadets recently engaged in a very spirited sham battle, the entire regiment being deployed in open formation and executing their maneuvers through the fields and woods. The movements were executed with precision and great interest was manifested in the formation
 The third mid-term examinations bepin Wednesday.
 The work on the new bleachers for inc athletic field is progressing rapidly. and the improvement will Dc in every way at- tractive and convenient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
HASKELL'S CASE
 IS NOT ID BE TRIED Judge Quashes the Indictments
 Against the Governor RUSH NOT DISCOURAGED D Special Federal Attorney Sends Re- port of Case To Washington and
 Will Try To Get More Indict-
 ments by Grand Jury.

Tulsa, Okla, April 11.--Gov. Charles N. Haskell, Oklahomas first chief ex- ecutive, and the six other prominent Oklahomans indicted by the federal grand jury charged with fraud fin Mus kogee town lots, will not have to stand trial. The motion of the defendants to quash the indictments was upheld here yesterday by Judge John A. Marshall of Utah in the United States circuit court
 The court, in it's decision, which was very lengthy queshed the indictments on the ground that they were returned by a grand jury composed of 23 men. under the federal law, instead of by a jury of 16, as provided for by the Ar kansas law, which was held to be in force in old Indian Territory by fed eral enactment at the time when the alleged frauds were committed
 Sylvester Rush. special assistant at torney general, who prepared the cases for the government, stated after the opinion was handed down that he would present the matter to the grand jury now in session.
 illc ihoiStilithbS SdlISl lH6 Qe1en0- ants numbered IS, and they were re- turned at Muskogee, after a lengthy grand jury investigation, conducted by Mr. Rush. Witnesses were brought from Ohio, Michigan and other eastern states.
 The indictments charged conspiracy to defraud the federal government and the Creek Indian nation, in connection with the scheduling of Muskogee town lots in 1902.
 MT. Rush declared that Judge Mar shall's opinion overturning the indict- ments was purely a decision on a tech nical point, and that 1t did not affect the standing of the governments alle- gations. These charges, he said would be pushed unrelentingly. and without ~delay.
 In addition to Haskell and Hutchins the defendants were Clarence W. Tur- ner, Muskogee; Walter R. Easton Mus kogee; F. B. Sewers, Muskogee and Ocmulgee; A. z. English, Muskogee, and Jesse Hill, Muskogee. The aggre- gate wealth of the seven men is said to be over $2 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
Deaths at Huntsville.

Huntsville. April 11.-(Special )-Mrs. Eliza McMahon, widow of the late Gates McMahon. a prominent citizen of the Maysville precinct. died last night after brief illness, the cause of death being paralysis. She was 65 years old. Her surviving children are Minton, John and Albert McMahan and Mrs. William Crowson.
 William Reed died in West Huntsville Friday night after lingering illness with consumption. His widow and five chill dren survive him.. MT. Reed was 60 years old.
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Rosa Her stein, widow of Robert Herstein was conducted this afternoon for the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ike Schiffman, by Rabbi Reich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12

interesting. to note that those years in which Vigorous and careful campaign was waged against these pests showed 8 greatly decreased death rate and most comforting and encouraging decrease in the number of deadly diseases.
 Several of the large cities have stringent anti-weed ordinances which make it a crime to permit the growth of weeds un- der penalty of fine and imprisonment. In some places the weeds must be cut when five inches tall; in others greater latitude is permitted
 The board of health in one city ex- change ideas with others and thus a uni form system of defense against disease Is being gradually worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12

Southern Railway leaving 4::25; the only afternoon train to Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Through sleeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
TWO UNOES|RAbLES MUST LEAVE SOUTH Mosquito and Housef1y Are
 Bad Citizens ARE CARRIERS OF DISEASE Not Only the Cities But the Villages Will Wage Determined Campaign
 of Extermlnaton-Forc
 Are Organizing.
ARE CARRIERS OF DISEASE

New Orleans. April 1.-The entire south has notified the festive mosquito and the ubiquitous house fly that they are unde- sirable citizens, and that under no cir cumstances will they be permitted to re- side in or frequent the inhabitated com munities. But the authorities have not been satisfied with declarations. Not much. They have not forgotten the les son taught them in 1905 when the yellow fever came.
 So. all over the south in the smaller villages as well as in the bigger cities. the health authorities are opening an early campaign against the disseminators of all the deadly diseases-the mosquito and the house fly. It has been demonstrated that the mosquito is not the only disease spreader. He-or she rather-does spread yellow fever. But the house fly has been tried and convicted of the crime of dis seminating malaria, typhoid and several other diseases no less deadly.
 Laws Are Devised.
 Under the direction of Dr. J. S. White, the famous marine hospital surgeon, who fought and whipped the yellow fever in 1905, regular set of laws and precau- tions have been devised. These are prac- tically the same in all the southern cities and states.
 To begin with, all tanks of water, cs- terms or vessels which hold water or which might be filled with water after a rain, must be covered and screened with a screen of at least IS meshes of wire to the inch. Standing water on lots or commons is not permitted. All shallow lots must be drained and kept dry, or the owner is subject to severe penalty Where there are large natural bodies of water, which it is impossible to drain, then the surface must be oisinfected and oiled at frequent and regular intervals Even the water used in the sprinkling carts is heavily charged with the strongest dislnfectants
 But the authorities do not stop even here. They go into the restaurants, cafes, butcher shops, dairy depots and bakeries. They force the proprietors to screen their premises with copper screens and to screen the receptables in which food is kept and prepared.
 In the Schools.
 In the public and parochial schools the teachers regularly and insistently impress upon the children the danger of contam- ination and the necessity of obeying the rules laid down by the health authorities. This not only insures care on the part of tho next generation, but the children are gradually inEtructing and converting their parents to belief in the great doctrine of sanitation.
 Of course in the cities a regularly or asnized force of sanitary police enforce the laws In tho smaller cities the health preserving rules are looked after by state officers.
 "a connection with this campaixn 1t ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12
TAX NOTICE.

All who have not assessed for 1909 should do so within next 10 days and save penalty prescribed by law.
 F. A. HEWITT, Jr. Tax Assessor for Jefferson Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12

$5.20 to Atlanta and return on April 12 and 13 via South ern Railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-12

T. P. A. convention, Mobile, Ala. Rate via L. & N., $11.05.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
FIELD OF HONOR COMMISSION.
Practices Seem Absurd To-Day But
Had Their piaos In History.

Perhaps wit Is stimulated by a
slight arrangement of the nerves, and
good things said on the field of battle
are sometimes recorded. When Bully
Egan' fought Curran with pistols the
bulky Egan complained that his oppo'
nent was as thin as a blade of grass.
Let my size be chalked out upon
your body" said Curran, and any hits
outside of the line shall not count"
II was not good form, however. to
make a parade of magnanimity, and
the coxcombical practice OF firing In
the air or dumb shooting or "chil,
dren's play" was strictly prohibited by
the rules, of which 36 were drawn up
by representatives of the five most
eminent counties Galway. Tipperary
Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon-in l17h
They met al the summer assizcs at
Clonmel and seem TO have done their
work very gravely and honestly, In
Guiding a special rule for simple, i'm.
premeditated encounters with the
small sword" There is a large ele-
ment of absurdity about IL all. no
doubt, but even dueling has had its
place as a rough, inefficient test of
manhood.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
co AS YOU PLEASE RACE.

New York March G.-Twenty-two
teams of professional pedestrians.
iailing from many countries Of the
world. will stat in the six-day goas-,
you-please race at Madison SGiara
Garden tomorrow night, one minute
'fter the midnight hour.
The race will mark the revival OF
he lone distonce pedestrian contests
which enjoyed wide popularity in
England and America during the de
AIDE beginning about 1876.
The coming contest in Madison
iyuare Garden will differ from the
'ldtime races in that II will be
cam competition. one man from each
cam being at all times actively in
he contest and actually on the
track.
The foreign countries that viii be
represented in the race are England.
Ireland. Wales. France, italy. HoI-
and aud Belgium.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
ATTENTION A MOMENT, SMOKERS
More or Less Authentic Facts Are Put
Forward in This Story.

The users of tobacco, IT would ap-
pear, are subject to undreamed-of dan.
gers. A French medical journal tells
an Interesting tale of man who while
smoking pipe had serious fall
Some time later curious swelling
appeared on his tongue, and this, after
efforts had been vainly made to re
duce II by common methods, was
found to contain a fragment of the
pipe that had been driven into II al the
time of the fail In another case an
ulcer on the soft palate of a patient
persisted for three years before it was
investigated and found To contain q
piece of a cigar holder. How this lat
ter got there We are not informed, but
it appears certain that II these persons
had not been users OF tobacco they
would have escaped much discomfort
A word to the wise is sufficient.-Ex-
change.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
SAYS HE SPANKED ROOSEVELT.
Westerner Claims Distinction Gained
When They Were Youths.

Greeley. Col.AErnest Minckwitz. for
merly chemist in the Windsor sugar
factory. enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the only man in Colorado who
spanked Theodore Roosevelt when the
president was boy. He says that
when Roosevelt was Ia years old his
mother placed him in the Minekwitz
family at Dresden. Germany, to learn
German
One dav yDang Roosevelt put on
some boxing gloves and gave the Ger.
man lad punch. saying: This is the
way we do 1t in America. Whereupon
the stout German lad who was a few
years The senior of the future pTesi.
dent, took him across his knee and ad-
ministered a spanking, saying: This
is the way we do il in Germany.
Minckwitz SAYS that three years ago
be was at the White House and Presi-
dent ReeseYelt recalled the incident.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
MOUND CITY.
March 6.


James Browner of Valley Recmse,
spent Friday here the guest of rela-
tlves.
II. " Handley and Ben Blum re-
turned Friday from Olmsted. They
were members of the party of our cit
liens who attended the Masonic lodge
in Olmsted Thursday evening when
four candidates were initiated. The
rest of the party returned on the fer.
ryboat City of Graysboro reaching
here at 800 O'Clock Friday morning
Rev. |, A. j. Parker of Vienna
was in the city Friday.
c. S. Britton transacted business in
Cairo Friday.
Mrs. A. l.. Compton was the guest
of relatives in Cairo Friday.
Hugh Mason made IA business trip
to Cairo Friday.
Ben Hargan was IN town from Val
ley Recluse Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Gaunt were
among the Cairo visitors Friday.
VIM. Martin, Jr., left Friday to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Lewis at Amer
lea.
Miss Blanche Faulkner was the
guest of Mr.. -and-Mrs. Nose Goldsmith
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07

Just rossIuf.--Jusr barely possible
that his finger touched her cinmsily
under her chin; suspicion that was
confirmed by the brick.red tints OF
John as he picked up his hat again.
Now III turn the gas out"
And down-down--down went the
gas to the nearest point of light
where it remained for a good 80 sec
onds and then suddenly turned VI
again.
"Oh, there you arel" she cried
why, where did You think was?
asked John, from the doorway.
Never you mind" she exclaimed
and downAdown---dow went the gas
only to flare up again after an inter
val.
Il thought heard you tiptoeint
over here" she accused him.
NO. no" said John. II was RICH
here al the time"
so for the third time she doused th
glim and her expectancy was AT las
rewarded by the tumult of Johns shy
approach. Yet although his first tip
toeing step kicked a hassock acros
the room and his second nearb
knocked cabinet table over, he mus
have surprised her after all, for whe.
certain chirp had chirped sh,
cried in utter, utter establishment:
"Why, John! How dare you!"
Adding. though:
But somehow | always knew you
loved me-"
And concluding:
Mother will be so pleased when !
tell her"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07
SPORTS
THE NEW BATTLE ROYAL.

Aside from the ColIins-I exf5ss
wrestling match at the opera house
next Wednesday night. probably the
most interesting of the other four
events, which are all glove contest
Will be the first event, a battle royals
between five uptown Cairo boys.
white. whose names have been mr. n
toned before. This viii be the first
instance this season of a Whit
battle royal being given in the local
ring The contestants will enter
the ring with heavily padded boxing
gloves on and proceed to belabor
each other until all but one gives. up.
the man left on his feet at the finish
receiving all the money
The second event will be spar
ring contest between two local white
men of five rounds duration. q mod
crate purse being awarded to thu
man receiving the decision. Then,
| the usual battle royal between coI--.
| ored men will he fywen. following
| which there will he six round box
ng match between two eolored pugi
lists, Bob Seward of Cairo. and Fred
Murphy of st. Louis.
| The main event, the Collins-Lewis
| srapple. will be the last thing on
| he program, AMI Wednesday nights
program bids fair to out.class any
held here to date.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-07

NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBoRs


in Cairo Friday.
Mr.. Edward Williams OF Bethlehem,
Pa. arrived Friday to visit his sister.
Mrs. Joe Lutz and family. Mr.. VIII
liams was a resident of this city until
n few years since and has many
friends here who are always glad to
see him.
Mrs. NJ. E. McCammon and Mrs
Craigmeyer of Mounds were in the
city Friday
b. F, Craig of 81. Louis was here
on business Friday.
Messrs. S. A. and Ernest Steers of
America spent Friday here on bust
ness
Harry Dalton was Cairo visitor
Friday.
Mcssrs. Thomas and Frank Camp
bell made a bushes trip to Cairo Fri
day
Chas. Armstrong of Cairo was IN
the city Friday looking after the in
terests, of the Interurban line. =
Miss Edith Davis left Friday to Wis
1t relatives in Cairo.
Mrs. V. Lilley of Olmsted was here
shopping Friday
Mrs, Hall Whiteaker returned HON,
Friday from Olmsted
Mr.. Henry Hendricks of Valley Re
cluse was in the city Friday.