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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
obituary-M. d. ThisIer.

Morse Dimick Thisler was born In
March, 1898, in Constantine, Mich''
and died Oct. 6, 1910, at Chapman
Kansas. He moved to Illinois In
1854 and in 1851 was married to
Abbie Richie and in 1872 moved
to Kansas. 10 this union were born
sk children, George and Charles
Thistler, Mrs. Della Poland, Ella
Thlstler, Mrs. Georgia Hollinger and
Mabel Thlsler. George and Mabel
died in infancy and Charles died In
the Philippines. In June, $780, his
wife died and be was again married
in 1888 to Melissa Parker, who died
in June 1901. He leaves two broth
ers and two sisters, o. L. Thisler
Of Chapman and Ed. Thisler Of Ken
lucky, Libbie wllsey of Chapman,
and Mary Holton Of Australia and
three daughters, besides grand chill
dren. nieces and nephews and host
OF friends to mourn the loss OF a
kind husband and father. He was
always active and ambitious and on
Tuesday morning was down town at
tending to some business when he
was stricken with the fatal sickness
which ended in death Thursday at
2 80 o'clock. His many friends we're
shocked to learn that Uncle Nose
as he was famlllarly called was dead,
ana the last Of their friend was laid
10 rest Sunday at Rhlnehart where
he lived for some time previous to
moving to Chapman. where he had
built a nice little home prepared TO
take life q little easier
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
pr.,ses Dickinson Fair.

w. R. Grow of Hutchinson, large
exhibitor in the swine department
at the fair this year, has written
letter to C. A. Morton, secretary
of the Fair association, in which he
praises the Fair and Its management.
He says in part: 81 want to thank
You for your courtesy. 1t was my
first exhibit at your fair, but the
officials have all shown me sucn
cordiality that think I will sure
come back. Mr.. Shepherd, the su-
perintendent Of the swine depart
ment while an exhibitor in the same
department with. me, has proven
himself a gentleman who is worthy
Of lots Of praise ! like the moral
way you conduct your fair There
seems to be harmony among the OF
ficials. with everything going smooth
Iy-the only way to be successful
which ] hope you may be"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
ANNIVERSARY OF CAPTURE.
Judge c. G. HutchisOn Taken, Prison
err Forty.six Years Ago Today.

october IL is a day of many mem
cries TO Judge G. C. Hutchison OF
this city. Forty-slx years ago today,
during the Civil war, he was taken
prisoner by a company Of Moby's
Euerillas, together with thirteen Of
his comrades. Young Hutchison was
one Of the twenty-four men detailed
as an escort for Lieutenant Colonel
Toles, Quartermaster Of Gen. sheri-
dams army, who had been sent to
winchester, Va.
Near Newton, Va, In the shenan7
doah valley, Mosby's men, to the
number of seveuty-five, came upon
them from ambush. A nand-to-hand
struggle ensued, in which Colonel
Toles and ten men we're killed.
Along with the other prisoners
Hutcbison was nken on a one-hun-
dred mile march to orangeford, W.
Va. Their shoes were appropriated
BY their captors and they were bare
foot. From orangeford they we're
sent BY train to Richmond, where
they remained prisoners five months
AT Llbbey and PembertOn. Through
the kindness Of 4 fellow prisoner
Hutchison vas supplied with . 1T
lie money from time 20 time. With
vhieh be vas able to bride his
Guards and secure necessary food.
Corn meal cone high-five dollars
J au.rl AilsI Eve nonlh. lngIl'-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
EASTERN sLEUTHs THINK
THEY HAVE MISSING CASHIER
kilograms to Sheriff Tell Of Flack's
Supposed Whereabouts.

Sheriff Young has received tele-
grams from persons at three differ
ent points, who think they have
found John A. Flack. The first
came from Western Pennsylvania, the
second from little town In Western
New York. The third which was re-
ceived last night is dated Toronto,
Canada. All three asked for a fur
Their description, and later reported
that their party had dropped out OF
sight. This would seem to point
to the possibility that the same man,
answering Flack's description-per-
haps Flack hirnself-had passed
through Western Pennsylvania and
New York, and up into Canada. The
three points heard from are very
nearly on a north and south line,
representing an easily travelled route
to that bourne from which some
voyagers do not return: Canada.
Sheriff Young is in doubt as to,
whether any of these alleged dis
coveries are genuine.
these descriptions people send
out OF parties wanted on criminal
charges are mighty hard things to
go by If you don't know the parties"
he said this morning. I'VE think
we have as good a description OF
Flack as could be put together, but
people aren't always SO careful about
such matters. Lots Of things men
toned in such descriptions as means
of naturalization, don't identify at
all, and for some reason the things
that folks ought to notice they get
wrong. Why, l had an instance this
very week in another case. The fell
low at the other end of the line
finds man who answers exactly to
the description that has been given
him of the party wanted and then
when he tries to have the description
verified in order to make sure, he
finds that some little detail of the
picture is changed and it's all off.
They will tell you that man IL, SO
high, and SO heavy, and SO old, and
blind in his left eye, and that he
is badly needed at smithville or
Browntown. You go out and dis
cover just .that man. You wire at
your own expense that you have got
him, and you especially mention the
left eye. Then they send you a
reply, collect, saying that 1t was
the right eye he was blind in! What's
the use?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
HEADS THE MAsoUE CLUB.
Abilene Student to Manage Dramatics
at University.

Lawrence World: The Masrue
club Of the University met Saturday
and transacted some important BUSH
ness for the year, France Wilson
was elected manager Of the club to
have charge Of its business while
Gertrude Mossler was elected director
for the year.
when it was decided that the
Masoue and Thespian organizations
could have but one play apiece each
year the Masque won the toss-up for
the first play of the year. The date
for the play nor what will be pre-
sented has not been chosen as yet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
OUT GO SLOT MACHINEsl
Mayor Rice Gives Orders in Person
To Remove at Once.

Mayor A. w. Rice issued an order
q week ago that all slot machines,
mechanical vendors. dice boxes and
automatic sales devices, whether In
yolving an element of chance or not,
should be removed at once from
stores and public places. This af-
ternoon the mayor started out in
person to put his order into effect.
Hereafter your cigars will be sold
.straight" unless you know the clerk
or buy a quarters worth. You Will
no longer be permitted to while away
weary hours Of waiting for a late
train by punching the machine in the
corner with pennies which bring you
returns of a piece of chocolate or
stick Of gum apiece. In explaining
the reasons for his new order, the
mayor said this afternoon: Il have
ordered these things put because,
some of them are practically games
Of chance, and all Of them are schem-
es to sell people more than they
ought to buy. They will all have to
20. So far no objections have been
offered by the proprietors OF these
devices"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
TAKES SHERIFF TO TASK.
Wants to Know Why FKack Telegram
Didn't Receive More Attention.

Sheriff Young has received let
ter dated Toronto, purporting to be
from the party who sent telegram
from that city a few days ago, an
nouncing the discovery of a man re-
sembling John A. Flack. This let
ter like the TELEGRAM, looks like
the work of some amateur sleuth.
The writer doesn't say a word
about Flack, or about the suspect
he claimed to have had under sur
veillance, but he admits that he cant
see why in the world Sheriff Young
didn't supply him with fuller de-
scription of the missing cashier, and
he does not hesitate to ask the rea-
son. Presumably the suspect IS
safely on his way.
A Toronto dispatch received In
Kansas City states that the authori-
ties know nothing OF the allesed dis
covery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
RUN OVER BY DISC.
Lee Cormack Meets with Horrible
Accidentally Die.

Lee Cormack, son of R. s. Cor
mack, who lives nine miles southwest
Of Abilene met with horrible &C.
cident on his fathers farm satur-
day. which may terminate fatally
cormack, who is twenty-six years Old
was narrowing with a disc drawn
by team of mules. Something
went wrong with the disc, and ne
stopped to repair it. He was crouch
ing on the ground between the team
and the implement, when the mules
suddenly started up dragging the
disc over his body.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
WILL HAVE ARTIFICIAL LIMB.
Raw Powell I'd be Able to Walk
Once More.

Ray Powell, the Abilene lad re-
Gently awarded $500 damages by
the Union Pacific railroad for the
loss Of his leg, which was run over
nv a freight car, has left in company
with his grandmother, Mrs j. r
Powell, for Kansas City. He will be
fitted with an artificial limb, and
will eventually be able to walk with
out much difficulty. He will re-
main in Kansas City four or five
days.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
WILL DEBATE HERE OCTOBER ~
Rees and HeIvering to Discuss the
Issues in Abilene.

R. R. Rees and G. T. Helvering'
candidates for congress, will have
some Joint debates during the cam
paign. 1t is fixed that one OF them
will be in Abilene October 27th. De-
tails will be arranged later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13

pn. 8. stesismith and P. B. Wit
msr. appointed as q commission ID
Insanity By Probate Judge Ander-
son n the case Of WIN. J. workins,
found today that Nr. WORKING ia Of
unsound mind and saiudsed that be
b eonniited % ihe state hosplial
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
Wln Attend olrIatIan COnventIOn.

VIII AIJeHU NuIIlhUI"H
A numbef OF members u the
Christian church will attend the In
ternational convention, which meets
in Topeka this week and next. Among
those who are planning to go during
the week are: Messrs. /. II. Martin,
w. M. Campbell, L. B. Campbell, G.
s. Kraybill, Mrs. W. D. Nichols
Misses Grace Kraybill, Grace Folk.
Almeda Brown. Josephine Campbell,
Cecile Burlln, Hazel Jones.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13

onment he was paroled and sent to
Annapolis, Maryland. Afterwards
he was exchanged, returning to his
regiment, the Seventh Cavalry under
Sheridan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
Toronto Officers Say No.

Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 9.-Police
officials of this city have so far been
unable positively to identify any
man arrested here as John A. Flack
Of Abilene State Bank. A newspa-
per here published as a part OF
story from Abilene telling Of Flack's
flight after the banks losses became
known, the information that a man
believed to be Flack is in custody
here. The story said man believed
to be the missing cashier was taken
before a police magistrate on vag-
rancy charge last Wednesday and
remanded until next Wednesday.
Tonight an emphatic denial was
made by Walter Duncan, inspector OF
detectives that any nan Identified
as Flack had been arrested. The
chief Of police and the sheriff also
said they knew of no such arrest
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13
NO MORE FLAcK NEWS.
Sheriff Young Has Not Located the
Defaultsr.

Sheriff Young has received no re-
ply to his inquiries regarding the
supposed capture Of John A Fiaek
al Toronto, Canada. The informant
evidently was guessing at his man
aud could not make good. Flaek
seems TO be about as hard to find
81 Dr.. Cook.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13

clsan ola papers At this office 8
vun . bundiA
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
Show Next Saturday.

The theatrical season of 1901 will
open at the Norfolk Auditorium next
Saturday when Miss Grace Cameron,
who has been seen here before and
who has won a national fame, will be
seen as the star in the play, Nancy"
from the pen of c. H. Kerr, author of
"Over the Fence" The Beauty Doc.
tor" Little Dollie Dimples," and 9TH
ers. Prices will be 25 cents to 81.
The present list of bookings indi-
Gates that Norfolk will see the best
theatrical year in many day. There
will be scracely any of the low.priced
rough and tumble melodrama, the
bookings including for the most part
only higher class attractions.
On September 6 The Squaw Man"
will be presented here by high grade
company, and on September % Nor
folk will have treat in Miss Nobody
From Starland," the great Singer mus
ical comedy now playing in Chicago.
This attraction never yet has been out
of Chicago and the Norfolk Auditori-
UNI is giving guarantee of $500 to
secure the show.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
WAS CASE OF SUICIDE.
Nels Peterson Ended His Own Life
Near EIqin-Wife Away.

Neigh, Neb., Aug. 15.-Special to
The News: Most any kind of a story
could have been published last Sat
urday morning upon the death of Nels
Peterson, If rumors were entirely re-
lied upon, and they came with such
rapidity that no two resembled one
another in any detail whatever. One
report had it that Mr.. Pederson's head
was completely severed from his body.
and confession secured from his
wife of being guilty of the crime.
The fact Of the matter is that Mrs.
Peterson was not at home during the
time her husband took his own life,
but was at the home of a neigbor. C.
A. Button. She was not home during
investigation of the coroner's Jury, nor
was she present upon the departure
of County Coroner w. F. Conwell and
Sheriff Miller on their return to Ne.
ligh.
1t was Friday afternoon that a
neighbor went TO the Peterson home,
about five miles southwest of Elgin.
and discovered the lifeless body in
the bed room. The dead man had Sc
cured a piece of large cord, such as
used in tying up heavy bundles, made
a loop of one end and fastened the
other around his neck; he placed the
loop over the bed post and rolled off
the bed, thus strangling himself to
death.
1t is reported that he had become
respondent over family affairs, cou-
pied with the excessive drinking OF
liquor, which in fact, had been alco-
hol the past week, was the immediate
cause of his self-destruction. He was
always known as a quiet, peaceful
man and neighbor, and his many years
resident OF Antelope county has class
ed him as one OF the most prosperous
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
creshus Out of the Races.

More good horses are ruined by ac.
cidentally being injured in barb wire
fences than in any other way I know
of, says DR.. c. A. McKim, a Norfolk
veterinarian. In his veterinary hos.
pital on South Third street Creshus,
the little 5-year-old brown stallion
which was entered in the 1920 pace
in the recent races here, is recovering
from the effects of blood poison which
set into the wounds he received when
he broke from his stall at the driving
park on Tuesday. Creshus was sired
by Crecus, formerly owned by Savage
of Minnesota, who purchased him for
S2l 900 and later sold him to a Russian
syndicate for $4,000. Creshus is
owned by DR.. J. H. McBeth of Osceola
and was picked winner for the 2:20
pace. The 2:19A time made by the
winner is said to be an easy mark for
Creshus. He is also entered in the
2:24 pace, $1,000 purse, at the state
fair at Lincoln on September 5, but
his wounds will not have sufficiently
healed by that time, and after another
weeks rest here, he will be shipped to
Chicago.
Creshus was standing in his stall
when a number of horses were driven
at terrific rate past the stables. He
became impatient, not excited, and
broke through the barn door. Pacing
along the green he endeavored to lean
over barb wire fence, but was soon
tangled in it, decorating the flesh about
his legs badly. When taken to DR..
McKim's hospital it was found that
blood poison had set in and chances
for some time looked bad for Creshus.
Losing 100 pounds of his normal
weight, Creshus now weighs about
1000 pounds.
The colt Shady, from Shade On of
Neigh, owned by A. E. Lebeau of
Brunswick, is also a patient at the
hospital. Shady not only underwent
an operation for injuries as the result
of being kicked, but has terrible
wounds from barb wire accidents in
which blood poison set in. He, how.
ever, is well on the road to recovery
and in time 1t is believed the wounds
will entirely heal and he can be raced.
large number of other local horses
are in the hospital for treatments for
injuries received by being kicked or
becoming entangled in barb wire.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
Sees War With China,

Like Thomas E. Green, who de-
clared that never would the United
States enter into a war with Japan in
this generation, Rev. Homer c. Stuntz,
who lectured on the far east" situa-
ton on the chautauqua platform yes
terday afternoon, said the war cloud is
coming from another direction, from a
country far greater financially and in
every other way than Japan, which he
says is country so deep in debt that
they are too poor to buy hitching posts
or fences.
China is the country to which Rev.
Mr., Stuntz referred, as did DR.. Green
China is the real peril, and China is
the country which Japan is afraid Of
1t may not be in this generation, but
when we are gone, he said that China
the Oldest and proudest nation in the
world, with its 436,0OO,000 people, with
its great riches, beautiful rivers, ETC.,
will awaken, and unless we are careful
and treat them generously, they will
muster an army of 100000 and wipe
us OFF the earth. Such men as John
Hay, Theodore Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Taft are only to be relied upon
for the proper pacification of the east
ern world.
Japan, said Rev. Stuntz, is today the
poorest nation on the globe, as far as
national facilities are concerned. They
could not raise money for anything
now. They are so deeply in debt now
that a mutiny is threatened there at
any moment. AS soon as Russia has
the trans-Siberian railroad in good
condition, the old sore spot will again
be opened and Russia will drive Japan
out of Korea and Manchuria. This
rupture, he says. is bound to occur.
Even national existence of Japan
now depends upon the renewal of the
eight-year treaty with England. The
treaty is soon to see its end and II it
is not renewed what will the little
handful OF people buried In debt do
against the millions of soldiers Russia
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
MORE CONES SEIZED.
Federal Food and Drug Inspector Con.
fscates Property.


Omaha, Aug. 15.-SeiZure of 1885,.
500 ice cream cones was made in
Omaha by United States Deputy Mar.
shall Haze under the direction and at
the request of Henry b. Evans, fed.
eral food and drug inspector The
charge is made that the cones contain
boric acid, an adulterant and alleged
by the department of agriculture to
be harmful poison in food stuffs.
This is the largest single seizure of
cones ever made, the total bulk
amounting to more than half car.
load. Previous to this time the record
seizure was made in New York City.
the number of cones in that case be.
ing 100000.
The seized cones were the property
of the Waterloo Creamery company,
and were manufactured and shipped
here by the Star Wafer company of
Oklahoma City. Inspector Evans has
been on the track of the latter con.
Germ for some time. He came here
Wednesday and purchased samples of
the cones for analysis. AS soon as
the presence of boric acid was detect
ed he sent an order from Judge T.
{. Munger for the seizure of the cones,
and called upon Deputy Marshal Haze
to make the confscation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
farmers in the vicinity of Elgin.

farmers in the vicinity of Elgin.
According to DR.. w. F. Conwell, the
wife of Mr.. Peterson is very feeble
minded woman, and was brought be-
fore the board of insanity to this city
on June 20 last, but was not consider
ed insane by that body and allowed
to return home.
The following are the names of the
coroner's jury that returned a verdict
of hanging by his own hand: w. J..
Armstrong, o. S. Armstrong, ID. F.
Armstrong, ]. c. Coldwell and A. Tier
new. The witnesses examined were:
c. A. Button, A. p. Matson, F. v.
Martin and S. A. Newbraugh
The only child at home was with
the mother when the suicide happen
ed.
The plan to bury the man was inter.
fered with by neighbors Yesterday
who suspected foul play. So the coro-
ner, sheriff and county attorney went
over today to hold an autopsy to con-
vince them that the man suicided.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
Can Start Paving Soon.

According to Mayor Friday, there
is no reason why the paving of Nor
folk avenue cannot be commenced as
early as September /. After the coun-
ell has approved the contract at their
next meeting, Monday night, the con-
tractor will get 1t for his final sigma
ture and can start work Immediately.
Work can be commenced by Sep
TENDER l." said Mayor Friday. LAS
soon as the bond is approved and the
contractor has signed the contract
everything will then be in readiness
for the work. Mr.. Craig, himself, has
stated that his brother would come
to Norfolk to live as soon as the con-
tract was approved. He will com.
mence work at once"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
Governors as Advertisers.

Darlow Ad-News: The Chief execu.
tive of the state is, or ought to be, the
principal advertising agent for the
commonwealth.
No official is in better position to
bring good publicity to state, and it
is gratifying to know that men like
Governor Shallenberger of Nebraska.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, Govern.
or Eberhart of Minnesota, and others
in this mid-western country, are max.
ing speeches and writing articles that
cannot fail to draw the attention of
the world.
Governor Hadley is on record as
saying that the executive officer of a
state should be it's chief advertising
agent, and the refreshing remarks of
Governor Eberhart at the national ad-
vertising convention in Omaha proved
conclusively that he is acting upon
that very theory.
From the public statements made
by these governors we gain the hope
that they will lend double emphasis
to their words when they make up
their messages to their respective leg
islatures.
Appropriations for state advertising
must be made by these legislatures,
and the recommendation made by a
governor, backed by the appeals of
advertising clubs, commercial organi-
cations, and business men as individ-
uals, will go far toward bringing fav.
orable action along such lines from
the law-making bodies.
We are led to believe that candi-
dates for the legislature from various
counties should be asked to give their
views on this proposition, and that,
wherever possible, voters DESTROYS of
having their state properly advertised
should vote for those candidates who
favor an appropriation of this kind.
And the candidate who is ready to
insert such a plank in his declaration
of principles will no doubt find it an
exceedingly popular addition to his
platform.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-19
HONOR WAS ALMOST TOO MUCH.
After Shaking Hands With Roosevelt
Man Ran Two Miles to Tell IL,

Belvidere, n. j., Aug. 1.-THE honor
of shaking hands with Theodore Roose.
welt almost cost T. J. Shea his life.
Mr.. Roosevelt travelling southwark to
the coal districts by motor car Mon
day night stopped Shea to ask for
guidance on the roads to the out
skirts of Belvidere. After Shea had
given the desired information, Mr..
Roosevelt leaned over and shook his
hand.
Shea was overwhelmed at the honor
and was so eager to tell his friends
that he ran two miles into the city
and dropped unconscious just as he
was about to gasp out the news. 1t
took two doctors four hours to bring
him around and he will not be out of
danger for several days. He has long
suffered from heart disease and he
had been warned against hard exer-
else