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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Fred Stalder is repairing the
residence on his farm, the old
Howard place adjoining town on
the east, and Mr.. Farrell, Rock
Island agent will occupy the
building as soon as repairs are
completed.
From Art SCHNEIDER we learn
ed that his present location in
Waurika is a good town with two
railroads and division shops. In
a good agricultural country,
where cotton is the main crop,
and the town is about to land
cotton mill.
Tommy Schumacher came
I'D from the river Monday of
this week on business. Tommy
says that everything along the
river in the nelghborhood OF
Miles is flourishing, but that
cold weather has retarded farm
ing, and bad colds have a great
MANY of the people LAID up for
repairs.
Prof. Won Prosky has con-
tracted to play with his orches-
trr at Liberal, regularly this
summer. The Meade band and
orchestra has attained a profici-
ency under Prof. Won Prosky
which is beginning to be appre-
ciated generally over the south
western portion of the state.
Say the weather IS getting
warm and soon the evenings will
be pleasant, and that calls to
mind that the town needs a band
stand. The vacant lots west OF
Waler's grocery store would be
fine location for the band stand.
Some of you band boys get a
move on and secure the cash
needed to build it and have II
done at once. The building
season is coming on and carpen'
ters will be hard to secure a little
later.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Art Schneider came up from
Waurikr, Oklahoma, to attend
the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Orr.
Henry Brinckman and wife
were up from their ranch on the
lower creek Saturday, he to at
tend to business, and she for
some shopping.
r. w. Griggs has secured the
burned building north of the
court house and has Dave Will
Jams rebuilding it. 1t will be
a practically new building when
Davie gets done with it from the
new foundation to the roof. Col.
Griggs means to use at least
part of it for law Office.
G. f. Stroll was in town Fri
day, c. f. said he and family
had enjoyed their visit in Illinois.
and the sights at the Land and
Irrigation Congress at Chicago,
last winter immensely. That
things on the west flats we're
moving along slowly because of
the continued cold weather.
Did you know that there is
more and better alfalfa land
south of Meade in the Crooked
creek valley and It's lower tribu-
taries than there is in the upper
valley? That the lower valley is
destined to be the richest farm
ing country in the county, and
that means the best in the slater
Henry Borchers was in town
Saturday making spring pur-
chases. Henry has splendid
alfalfa ranch on the lower creek,
and we doubt if their is one of
those in the much and justly
praised artesian district of the
valley which pays as well per
acre as does this lower valley
farm.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Il
Plains and begins work on it
this week.
A. T. Edwards came over
from Plains on business Thurs
day of last week and was greet
ing friends around town with
the glad hand.
Joe Helm of The Marshall
Mercantile Co. was laid up part
of last week with a bad cold and
Grippe. He has not entirely re-
covered this Monday morning.
Rich Boyer has been at his
town residence nearly all of the
week under the doctors care.
He caught bad cold which set
tied on his lungs, threatening
pneumonia, and has been treat
ing it.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Kelley,
father and mother of ]. P. Kelley
of the Kelley Optical Co. is up
from Greensburg, on visit with
their son. Mr.. Kelley likes the
place we'll but says that he is
forced to return home in a few
days to attend to matters in
Greensburg which are urgent.
Last week our foreman, Chas.
Harden was sick several days,
and we had to make such head
j way as was possible, under the
i circumstances. Many things
had to be left undone, and some
put off with just as little work
/ on them as possible. Charley is
we'll and we hope to have things
move smoother again.
Clarence Written from Hodge
man county with his wife and
little son has located in the new
residence property recently
erected by P. ]. Lee for James
Wilson, opposite the power house
and will work with Mr.. Lee in
the building trade this summer.
The Whittens are pleasant folks
to meet and will be an agreeable
addition to the social life of the
city.
Mrs. Osborn received a tele'
gram Saturday telling her thai
her father was very low witt
pneumonia at his home in Ring
wood, Oklahoma, and left on the
first train to attend him, Mrs
: S. P. Bunch, who has for year:
been a mother to the motherless
and sister to any one who was
afflicted or in distress either il
4 the city or country around, is
- caring for the children Will,
their mother is absent.
/ Grandma Rosenberg received
a letter last week which gladden.
- ed her heart. For more thar
+ seven years she had lost thu
whereabouts of her daughter
h Lucy, never having heard from
her but few times since sh'
k married and left home. Thurs
day of last week she received
letter from her daughter datet
- at Vernon, Washington, telling
her that she, Lucy meant sool
to start for Meade to visit he
Id family and friends here
90
C. M. Gates took load twenty
m miles south to the sale last Fri
day with his new Ford auto
The machine Is fine locker, an
behaved splendidly under tryini
circumstances on the trip. Th
road was billy for part of tn
way and rough nearly all the dis
ne lance. But with all these dii
3 ficulties he made. the return il
w. one hour, not running at hig
Or, speed any part of the distance
The Ford came along up hill an
down, around bad places an
over rough portions of the roa
at good road clip all of tn
7i' time.
to
80 n Il D.11o.d ,.akuYn n
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Art SCHNEIDER came up from
Waurikr, Oklahoma, to attend
the funeral of his sister, Mrs.
Orr.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

Henry Brinckman and wife
were up from their ranch on the
lower creek Saturday, he to at
tend to business, and she for
some shopping.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1910-03-03

II. w. Thacker left last Fri
day with his household goods for
Mcpherson, Kansas, where he
will make his future home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
More Parker Flying
Machines in View

C. W, Parker leaves tomorrow
morning for New York where he
expects to purchase a Curtis type bi-
plane and also to meet the party
who comes from France to instruct
him in the operation of the Farman
machine which he recently purchased
In Los Angeles.
MI. Parker says that since an
nouncing his purchase OF Farman
blplane the demand for this added
feature to his carnival companies
has become SO insistant that he finds
1t almost a necessity to have each
Of his companies supplied with a
flier, and it is possible that each
company will have two, so as to pro-
vide against all possible failures due
to an accident to one machine.
While aviation has become a fact
1t must be remembered that 1t has
not been reduced to an exact science
and that, until this is done, the per-
centage of failures to successful
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
ABILENE SHOULD PUSH
ITS PUBLIC BUILDING.

The treasury department at Wash
ington has asked the postoffice here
to furnish information concerning its
business, the site for the public build
ing, how much space is needed, etc,
preparatory to the plans for new
public building at Buckeye and Third.
This indicates that Congressman Cal
derhead has presented the needs Of
Abilene and is doing his best to get
for this city a public building. The
commercial club and businessmen
should back him up and urge the mat
ter as It will have its effect on the
votes Of the other congressman and
on the administration. The word
has gone out that this is to be a ses-
sion Of economy and only those towns
that have the urgent efforts Of the
congressmen and who have members
Who are Influential can secure build
lnes. Abilene is fortunate In having
IN this district 9 Congressman who
gets thlngs dons and has . vide d.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

flights will necessarily be large.
In recent issue Of one OF the
comic weeklies aviatOrs are thus de.
fined:
In the air one minute, Another
fool inventor"
In the air three minutes, Hasn't
he ileA himself YETI"
The air five minutes, Cali the
fools ain't dead yet"
In the air thirty minutes, "Mr. Ay.
rider theswell known. aviator"
In the ain one hour, ,''ouf distin-
gpished fellow country man."
In the air one hour and q quarter,
'The wizard Of the air."
In the air one hour, and a half,
"The Legion of Honor could have
been bestowed on no worthier man."
Mr., Parker says he expects to full
fill all the requirements of the last
named class and to reap such addi-
tional encomiums as still longer
flights may merit, te
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

telephone company, yesterday after
noon. The speaker was a mother
who had brought her two year old
baby down town and left the little
one outside a store while she went
In to do some shopping. The hopeful
decided that 1t was a good time to
see the world and started on tour
Of exploration. The frantic mother
searched In vain and finally reported
to the chief operator ds the resource
Of everybody who is in trouble. Miss
Hudson called up ',2en stores at a
time and in a few minutes located
the baby at Shockey & Landss'
where It was inspecting some new de-
signs in go-carts and trundIs beds.
The anxious mother was notified and
her pride and Joy was restored to her
safely. All OF which indicates that
the telephone is great Institution
and Abilene could not keep house
without it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
King Writes
Of Foreign Lands

Iwere In Baden Baden, Heidelberg.
Dear old Heidelberg castle Is one Of
the best preserved ruins in Europe,
and It is SO beautiful, all covered
with Ivy and up so high above the
city.
4 OF course, the college boys with
their many color caps and scars from
their dueling interested me most Of
all. And how proud these boys are
of their scars. 1t goes to prove they
are brave and puts them in favor
with the Kaiser. must not forget
to tell Mrs. Smith that at Strassburg
saw the wonderful clock do all it,
stunts at noon. From Frankfort we
took the Rhine trip to Cologne. Ny
idea of this trip was little too high.
and consequently was disappointed,
but, for all that It was pretty. I
have been told by q number Of Ameri-
cans that 1t is not half as pretty as
the Hurson. The cathedral at Cologne
is beautiful and It Is very hard for me
to decide whether Inllke It or the
Milan cathedral better but l guess as
a.swhole the Milan, for 1t is 30 large
and airy. We spent from middle Of
July until first Of December In Eng
land, Wales, Ireland and Scotland,
visiting the colleges. cathedral cities,
English lakes, homes and haunts Of
many Of our men of letters, castles
of kings and queens as well as pris-
ons Of some.
Twill not try to describe the beau
ties Of Killarney, only to say 1t was
Just like fairyland and you were en-
chanted. had kissed the Blarney
stone just before went there and /
may have been under its spell. We
enjoyed London and Paris but such
dirty places was never In, especially
Paris. Other places, Belgium, Hol-
land, Switzerland and Spain each
have their charms. but of all places
In Europe. Italy to me has been the
most interesting, Not the most beau
tifuI for Ithink Switzerland holds
that place, but from a historical and
artistic stand point II is the most
interesting. We spent five months
in Italy and not one Of US was ready
% leave. l love Rome and everything
IN 1t.
The last of May we will. turn our
aces homeward, and after making the
Dng trip from Munich to Liverpool we
sail June list for dear old U. 8. A.
am more American II could be
hen when l left home.
MACE KING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
FARMERS MUST NOW
BUY NEW IMPLEMENTS
Large Sale in Prospect for the Present
Year.

Farmers are turning their attention
to implements again. A Reflector
reporter talked with a number OF i'm
plement men today and they each
gave out the same story. In effect II
was:
THE implement business Is open
ing up very satisfactorily" they said.
at is starting out better now than
1t has for several years back.
"At this rate there is every indlca-
ton for a fine year. We anticipate
the best years trade that we have
had for several years. There was a
slump the past two or three years
and the business was not so lively as
It might have been"
what was responsible for the
slump Of the past few years and the
buying again now?" asked the re-
porter.
There is only one theory that we
can give" they answered. "As is we'll
known the price Of implements has
been advancing steadily, The imple-
ments are higher than ever right
now and there seems TO be no cessa-
tion to the advance.
THE farmers the past few years
have skimped along with the old i'm
plements. They found the prices Of
new machines soaring to the skies
and held onto the old machinery.
These they used as long as they
could. But agricultural implements
will not last forever and It Is probable
that the farmers are buying this year
because the old machines have worn
out and they are compelled to buy
new ones"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
Supreme Court
Makes Some Rulings

lower courts but both involved the
same questions. 81
J The third case involved are col
lection of tax on the building and
property Of sommlnduwat lodge, No,
of the Odd Fellows at Kansas City.
Kan. This property was taxed and
the lodge brought suit to enjoin the
collection Of the tax.
G. q. Rugh administrator ct al,
appellants vs.. Mrs. Ella H. Gleissner,
appellee, appeal from Dickinson
county, reversed and remanded with
directions to overrule the demurrer
and for further proceedings.
James Sheeran VS.. Isaac Shockey,
commission on land sale, affirmed.
Hurd G Hurd were attorneys for
Sheeran.
In the case Of Elaranda Brown and
Marvin Brown against the Union Pa
cific Railway company, from this
county. the supreme court holds that
to sustain an action for damages
occasioned by the alleged negligence
of another 1t is necessary for the
claimant not only to show that the
injury occurred but to produce suffi-
cient evidence, to show that the in
jury occurred through the fault Of
another. John Brown, the husband
of Elaranda Brown, was a passenger
on Union Pacific train from Kansas
City to Abilene. After the train left
Abilene Browns body was found be-
side the track, the legs severed from
the body. No one saw him leave the
coach and mo one saw the accident.
However, action was brought for
damages. The lower court found
against the plaintiffs and the su-
preme court affirms that descision.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

Miss Mace King; who with Mrs
w. H. Anderson and Mrs. F. M. Gil
lette has been touring Europe fol
more than a year, wrote the follow
ing letter to Mrs. P. H. Halleck fol
the members of the Twentieth Cen.
tury club of which she is a member
and 1t was read at their meeting Mon
day;
Berlin, Jan. 20.--We came here
from Paris after a long trip Of twen-
ty hours 1t was pretty trip
through mountains and valleys. Some
places made me think of my own
beloved state with the great acres
OF wheat.
As we neared Berlin our track
ran through lakes of water and
marshes. We were much surprised
at this. Berlin is the cleanest, one OF
the busiest, best lighted and hand
soonest cities, 1t has been my pleas
ure to visit. The streets are broad,
well paved, and two rows of trees
own the center Of many of the streets
with wide walk between. All the
buildings are such fine, substantial
looking structures. The parks are
20 beautifully laid out. The street
car service could not be improved
on. In fast Berlin is a city that is
In many ways far in advance of the
times, We are told that 5000 Amer
leans are here now, mostly students. |
This Is the Season" in Berlin for
the Kaiser and Kaiserin are at the
'Schloss" or palace, and will be until
first of March, when they return to
Potsdam where they spend most OF
their time.
Our Ambassadors daughter, Miss
Hill is to be presented at court along
with the princess, on the Kalser's
January 81. We have been
70 many places Of historical interest
here that you have already studied
about, This is a great music center
Tor Instrumental music as wen as or
chebtra, so we have been hearing
ZONE fine music. These people sure
appreciate good music for they will
ut through an evening and scarcely
move. It is interesting to watch the
,eople. When we go to Munich we
Expect to hear grand opera, as It Is
he center for vocal music. After we
cave here we will go to Dresden, L
and Munich, making short
rips out to some other places from
hese points. Our last stop will be
n oberammergau where we will see
he Passion Play. Last spring we
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

Are you ready to make public YOU
pedigree in its entirety? II there
anything in your past of which you
are ashamed? Is there anything
about your present that you do moi
care to have known? Unless YOU
can answer all three of these ques-
tions in the affirmative you had best
hide out" during the month Of April
for If the government census man
gets you he's going to makesyou tell
everything you know about yourself.
Commencing April Is censuaenum-
orators will commence work round
ing up the facts and figures bearing
upon every citizen of Dickinson
county and Abilene. It's not going
to. be a pleasant job as some Of them
/, probably Imagine, nor as unpleasant
as some of the prospective question
answerers would like to make 1t for
them.
The census man is not merely cur
ions about these things. It's his busi-
ness to- know them and he's going to-
fthd out before you can get rid Of
him, IL you are the head of a house,
hcldshere Is the list of questions he
is going to ask you:
{. What is your house number?
What Is your name?
The names Of the members Of your
family?
What is the relationship Of these
people to youf III
How old are you?
Are you single, married, widowed
or divorced?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
What the Census
Man Will Ask You

How long have you been married
If at all.
How many children have you?
Where we're you born and where
were your father and mother borni
Are you naturalized?
Can you speak English? If moi
what can you speak?
What is your occupation? Are you
an employer, or employed?
Were you out of work April 15,
1910? How long out of work in
1909?
Can you read and write?
Do you own or rent your home ?
Any mortgage?
Are you survivor of the Union or
Confederate army or navy?
Are you blind, one or both eyes?
Are you deaf or dumb?
1t has been ten years since the, last
decennial government census was
taken. The above list of questions
therefore, will be brand new to num-
erous heads of households who have
attained that proud distinction within
the last decade. Other heads of
households may have been called up-l
ON to answer the same list of ques-
tions several times in the past.
The census enumerating task is not
an easy one. It's harder for him than
II is for his victim. He gets paid ac-
cording to the number of persons
enumerated" each day. So he has to
stick to his man until he finally lands
al the answers Many persons seem
10 think the enumerator's job a
'cinch."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

The supreme court Saturday rem
dered three important decisions in
cases involving the right of the state
to tax lodge propery. 1t was held
that the Masonic home at Wichita
was exempt from taxation, being !
charitabl, institation, but thet lie
home Of the grand lodge of Masors
at Topeka andtthe home Of Summun-
dowot lddgs OF Odd Fellows at Kan
sas City, ktp., we're taxable. be'su!e
they were "et used for charlCab' g
purpos >;
In Sedgwick county Judge Tholna'
C. Wilson of the district colrt held
that the taxation of the Masons Or
phan's home was legal. The home is
used exclusively as home for or
phans of Masons and affiliated orders,
and for aged and infirm members of
the order. The county assessor held
that the property was not public,
but a private, charity and did not
come under the provisions of the
law exemptlng property used exclu-
sively for benevolent and charitable
work from taxation. Judge Wilson
supported this idea and the case was
appealed to the supreme court.
In Shawnee county the Masons
have the grand lodge headquarters
and own a building used exclusively
for the work of the grand lodge Of
ficers. This was taxed by the local
officials but Judge A. w. Dana
knocked out the tax on the ground
that the property was used for beney-
oIent and charitable purposes exclu-
sively. The county appealed the case.
These two cases present two distinct
ly divergent views of the law by
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
AdyertIseeI Mail.

For the week ending Feb. IA, 1919:
Letters-Mrs. Bechtold, Lynn Bow
man, Mrs. Minnie Maker, Profesta
CrIstofalo, L. C. Dunn, Geo. Fike,
e. C. Heck, D. F. Miller, Bartes L.
Parks, Jacob stutsman. A. Smith,
S. w. Tate, Frank Tolbert, Mrs. VIII
liam Whiller, Mrs. Eugenet Wagner.
Cards: Hannah Gotchell, T. w.
Halsey, C. H. Haynes, R. A. Laskey'
A. e. Lawrence, A. T. Sherman, G. A.
Wheelock, ]. C. Mcwilliams.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
SOLOMON FIREMEN ELECTED.
They Have Chosen OFFICERS for the
Year.

Solomon. Feb. 15.-Solomon has
elected new flremen for the year. The
Officers chosen are VIM. Higgins,
chief; Ed. CARLY. engineer; Frank
Henderson, assistant chief; E. Haven
er, assistant engineer; VIM. Deweese,
foreman; Geo. Stevens, secretary;
Chas. Whitley, treasurer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

Principal ]. P. Perrill was up from
Chapman consulting the trustees Of
the county high school in regard to
the punishment to be given an unruly
pupil. The case is one of the ag-
grevated kind and the punishment
should be sure and swift.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
Sale Was a Hummer.

The cattle sale at the Carver farm
Monday was hummer. A large
number attended and stock sold
high, the total being over $4,000. One
COW sold for $50. The Methodist aid
society furnished the lunch and clear
ed $50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
Fore.t peItruetIon caussd FI00d.

Forest Destruction Caused Flood.
Paris, Feb. i5.-M Yeiian, professo
Of physical geography at the sorbonne
has drawn up . report on the cause o
The French foods, which be attributes
in the hrst place, TO exceptional rain
fali In ths last six months and second
b, 70 he wholesale destruction .
furtIla s-...d-s.hA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
NO PENALTY FOR FALSE OATH
Law Making It Perjury to Swear False
Iy to Age In Securing Marriage
License Void.

Lawrence, kan, Feb. l5.-In the dis
trIct court here the Judge decided thn
the law making It perjury 10 swe1
falsely to age IN an application for .
marriage license was uncOnstituuona
because no penalty was attached. He
discharged two dsfendhnts who hat
been arrested. for swearing that thet
prospective brides we're Is years Ole
vhsa they we're younger
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17
SHE FOUND HER BABY.

Telephones Are q Wonderful Help
70 Mothers.
. I've lost my baby" was the agon-
king appeal that came to Miss Ella
Hudson. chief operator Of the Brown
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-02-17

fluence and IL any town Of this size
lands Abilene will probably do SO.