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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
Assessors Are Ready
for Their Work

lene; r. A. Baker, Chapman; G. II.
johnson, Hope; P. P. Richert, Carl
ton; John Tischhouser, Elmo; Job
sterner, Enterprise; s. H. Gugler,
Woodbine; Fred Biehler, Heringtons
y. W, Henderson, Solomon; Geo. f.
Meyer, Chapman; Norman 3. Rees,
Abilene; Glen Ryan, Hope; VIM.
sigg, Chapman; A. H. Ryon, Wake
field; VIM. Kandt, Herington;
James Wilson, Carlton; J. 3. Wal
lace, Abilene; John Trager, Herring
ton; D. n. Snider, Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
Is John FIaCk in
South Africa

is the information that he Is work
ing on a salary Of $40 a month and
that worry and trouble have taken
him down in flesh until he weighs
only 1870 pounds. This last does not
seem very reasonable to those fa-
miliar with Flack's nature but Il
he is living on $40 month It would
account for something. Anyhow the
chances are that he is far enough
away so that he need not worry
about being caught.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
CHANGE SCHOOL MEETING DATE
New Law Changes 1t From April to
JnIy.

A new state law. which has passed
both branches OF the legislature, and
will receive the governors sigma
ture, changes the date Of the annual
country school meetings. Under the
old law, these meetings have been
held on the third Thursday in JAY.
but. under the new Law, they win
he held on the second Friday in
April. By holding the meetings in
April the teachers can be engaged
earlier IN the Year. At each Of these
snndal meetings a new member Of
the board e elected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02

The Abilene farmers institute
which was in session at the court
house Thursday and Friday sur
prised everybody by the high quality
Of the exhibits and the real interest
taken in the program. When ~
hardheaded farmers, many OF them
grown gray in harness. VIII listen
for several hours to the advice and
suggestions or a college professor
many years their Junior, It p Q pref
" g6od stgn that they are getting
something worth while and are thor
oughly convinced that their instruc-
tor knows what he is talking about.
That 10 exactly what occurred
when Prof. o. e, Reed, one Of the
younger members of the faculty Of
the Manhattan Agricultural college
made Whist those competent to judge
regarded as really notable address
on "The Silo and Sflage." In the
course OF the discussion on this sub
ject It was shown that by the use
Of the Silo q high class stock food if
obtained from something that would
otherwise dry up and become utterly
worthless. Reports indicated that
an average Of 20 tons of silage are
obtained from every acre Of corn pro
duced, Of which ten tons repreA mi
the proportion Of actual saving.
Prof. Reed gave the farmers some
valusble advice about building W
dairy herd. He said that by care
full selection Of breeding animals
grade Of stock can be produced tha
for all practical purposes WIN b
fully as good as the thoroughbred.
The principal speaker at the in
stitute was Prof. J. H. Miller, heat
of the department Of agriculture
extension at tine college. One sub
ject which he dealt with very ef
fectiyely was The spraying Of fruit
treey and the handling Of small 01
chafas. ne e3Fs 4nAtaAeea ffbdatls
experience of Kansas Orrhardists Il
which systematic snraying ha'
brought an increase in profits o
about $500 per tree on ''numbe
one" apples alone. In one orchard
q profit Of $4,000 per tree resulted
from the spraying.
g Save Your Orchards.
Prof. Miller says when farmer
set out small orchard they general
" plant the wrong kind OF trees
II have found" he said. sten sum
mer apples trees in an orchard Q
fifty trees, and only one JunRtha
or Grimes Golden. Near a HSrg
city where the fruit could be maj
keted quickly that would be 81
right, but in section any distanc
from such markets summer apple
viii lie on the ground ard go 2
waste-unless you live near a cids
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
LEFT ESTATE OF $4,000.
Jobn Denham's Property Nearly All
Goes to His Wife.

The petition of Fidelia Denham'
widow Of John Denham. praying TOT
The probate of his will. has been
filed in the probate court at Los
ANGELES, California. The larger
part Of the estate, which is valued
At ,2s, 900, is left to the petitioner
Mrs. Denham
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
CALLED Hps A COWARD
Hon. Mn. IAffsrt5 Ia . Legislative
- Row.

The AtehisOn Globe laughs a good
laugh at the experience Of the Hon
Mrs.. Laffsrty. q former Abilene Wo-
man. in the Colorado legislature
says the Globe:
legislatures are aIVays amusing
but the funniest one Of the present
season Is the Colorado legislature
me sex row. added to the polltiea
row is YeTy. yery funny.
The Hon. Mrs. 'LaiisFsy. Of a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
ADOPTED SEWER CONTRACT.
Council Held shortest Session Of Ats
History

The city fathers net last nien'
for five minutes and in that time
adouted the concrete storm sewer
contract Of Snyder & Peterson o.
sAlina, and accepted their bond Of
$4,000. The bond which guarantees
the proper construction OF the CON
crete storm sewer, is written by the
Empire State and Security Co. o'
New York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
DIRECT VOTE ;. KILLED,
Senators Not TO be Elected by POpu-
lar Vote.

washington, Feb. 2S.-The SEN
tetOday by vote Of 54 to SO killed
the measure to elect U. 8. Senator'S
by direct vote Of the people.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-03-02
KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH ?, 1871
Abilene Chooses Com
mission Government

AT the election Tuesday Abilene
voted to adopt the commission form
Of government.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
The Tariff Board a Fraud.

"Tu secure information to assist
the president in the discharge Of the
duties imposed upon him by this
section tthr minimum tariff, and
the officers of the government IN the
administration of the custom laws,
the president is hereby authorized
to employ such persons as h" may
require
The above clause, tackled on To
section OF the Payne Aldrich tariff
bill, is all the law there il tor the
creation of the Taft tariff board, and
even this was only inserted after "a
sharp discussion and after "A prOvls.
ion to create tariff board had been
voted down. To get that section in
serted Senator Hale declared on the
floor uf the senate:
at is not to inquire into the con-
dition Of labor in other countries
the relative cost Of labor there and
here. He (the president) is limited
to an inquiry as to the discrimina-
ton that is made by other countries
against the United States. He 50
understands 1t. understand that
he so understands it. do not be-
lieve aud ] do not expect and | do
not fear that the president would
seek TO amplify this authority"
That is all the foundation there is
for declaring that congress must
wait for report from this so-calied
tariff board. 10 seems strange that
the fraud has not been universally
denounced. References have been
made to it by Champ Clark and
| some Of the members on the floor OF
the house, but it has never been de-
nounced as it should have been Lee
gally there is no such thing IN cX-
| istence as IA tariff board authorized
to make "A report to congress on
what tariff rates should he.
In speaking of the creation ol
such board, senator Hale said;
at is not any tariff commission
that will settle this question IN tn,
future. II will be congress that
will settle it; it will be the house
primarily, and the senate second
arily; and no tariff commission will
add one ounce weight to the DELHI
erations of the two bodies which
must at least settle all these qucs
TONS
/ Everybody knows that to be true
No tariff board will ever have /
feathers weight in determining wha
tariff rates shall be. The statemen
on which Taft rested the argumen
for his vetoes 10 fraud. There il
no board empowered to make an!
such report. Every voter should b.
informed OF the facts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
Trustees Sale Under
Deed of Trust

Whereas Edward Byington and Matte
Irene ByingtOn, his wife by their certain
deed OF trust dated the trst day OF August
\ y one thousand nine hundr,d ami ten,
flrd Tor record the tir>t day Of August, $50.
ana recorded In book ~, pnWt rs OF the rec
nTds NJ Ia" ONCE OF the Recorder OF Deeds
Tor the county of -. Francois, Missouri, did
convey To the undersigned as trustee, the
parcel or lot OF land, IN said deed OF trust
described, a. follows, To wit
\ lot of land. With improvements there.
on, situate, lying and being in the County
of II. Francois and state OF Missouri. viz n
strip OF ground forty iinl feet wide on OF
the west side Oi lot No. fifteen Nl5l, and n
strip OF ground thirty .five tS5l feet wide or
OF the east side Of lot No. fourteen tii in
block No. nye ~ OF Milton 4. Cayce's addi ,
ton to the city OF Pennington, Missouri
subject, however, to- prior deed OF trust
given TO the "Farmington Equitable Build.
ing anu Loan Association. recorded in
book II. page si, of the records OF the ONCE
OF the Recorder of Deeds for the said Coun.
~ OF It. Francois.
said conveyance was made In trust to Sc
cure the payment OF promissory note with
interest thereon, secured by and described
In said deed OF trust, ana, whereas said
promissory note Is now past due AMI re-
mains unpaid, now therefore, al the re
quest of the legal holder and owner OF said
note, ana in accordance with the prOvis-
ions OF said deed OF trust, the undersigned
trustee VIII, on
SATURDAY. THE eth DAY OF OCTOBER
:. u. lyll,
at the south front door OF the Court House
In the city OF Pennington county aforesaid
sell AZ public auction for ready money In
hand, to the highest and best bidder. the
renl estate In said deed OF trust and herein
above described, or so much thereof as
may he necessary TO satisfy said note, In
terest. deed OF trust ana the costs and ex.
penses of this trust.
JERRY u. BrRkS. Trustee.
Pennington, Mo-, september II. 1911.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
Trustees Sale.

whereas \. II. BANTER ami Mary T.. Balm
ter. hts wife, by their certain deed If trust,
dated the !ist day NJ August, lb'N. ana re.
corded In the Recorder $ Once q; II fran
co.'s county. Missouri. In book =! at page
llS. conveyed to the undersigned ls trustee
the following described real estate and i'm
prOvements thereon. situats. lying and he.
Ing in The town OF suburban Place addition,
county OF -. Francois and STATE ui MLS.Ou
RI, tO.wit
All OF lots numbered seven + eight ~
and nine ~, IN block numboreI nv. (5l. in
The southwestern Realty AMI Improvement
Company : subdivision OF survey numbered
3iO, township q, north range : east accord.
ing to the official plat thereof on nlp In the
once OF the Recorder NJ Deeds Of I. Fran
co.'s county. Missouri, ana known lS Subur'
ban Place addition.
which said conveyance wa. made IN trust
Ia secure the payment Ot a certain prCmis'
sorry not" In said deed ~ trust described
trust said note i past due and remains nm
paid. now. therefore. IN conformity with
the provisions 81 said deed II trust and ut
the request ~ IN" legal holder ut said note,
|. the undersigned trustee, viii uu
FRIDAY, OCTOBER ~, lrIi.
At the south front door 81 the CDart House
In th" city uI turmngtpn ~ - fruncOi,
county. IN the state OF Missouri between
the hours OF nine O'Clock In rlr forenoon
and I'VE O'Clock IN IN" afternoon Of that
! day, sell AZ public auction 90 rI' highest
bidder tor cash. the foregoing described
real estate ana Improvement, thereon, &c
satisfy said note and the cost n' rxecutlnl
this trust.
WAITER l.. HEN>LKN trustee
september -. l'll
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28

We all know the name Of the per-
son with a cloven hooi who is said
to excel in quoting scripture, and
40 when Joseph q. Cannon refers To
Pontius PLATE as the first Judge
who was overruled by mob we
need not worry much. 1t is almost
a sure thing, however, that these
American statesmen who glibly re-
fer to their fellow-countrymen as a
mob are going to have a bad half
hour presently Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
The Free Land" Delusion.


Tho Guvrruor- of Colorado, idrlu
and Wyoming ar" planning I" ~i'h'
!. 800 .UUU when they get II 90 stop
the migration of Americas 'aru"t-
t. Canada II ought not 90 Do, AIM
cult To- show land hunters that iur'
.~ still iu tine .ut"d states ID hni'r'
opportunity 10 hcuulr" Iu.u and
mike a good UuIur ON % than is ul.
t.rcd hy CANADA
The Igui- ntuu, eft "tr"r land
has urod thousands into til" cold
North. Vt whom many have Ir.
turned. All could have done better
witt the same capital and the sam"
energy 300 Ni~~uuIl Arkansas and
otll,r States whore Their" Is ~till an
abundance of good land for sal" nt
IuW Prices. Advertisement of this
TACT should ~rrN" tu jfru Ill" tide.
Tn" mutual cost of = 'nw dollars
per acre o. TN" smallest rpn~lI'rH-
ton 400 selecting "a hor". IT," Diff
'rrrur" boo IL" crop ui single year
would more than pay D.. The dit.
terence ion the cost ol living 90 cold
Canada and the wnrurl South more
than represents any difference" toe
tween an" original cost of Wadlhn
land and land that can hr lad IN Ih"
south, L. say nothing of comfort
It could all be figured out IN receipt
and expenditures table. So "a o.
rnuNiur" IN" MOST deceived search
.. for "fr"" land.
II 70 man rau huy at so e. ~ AN
trln, ON long terms 81 payment,
land Iu Missouri or Arkansas, 1t Is
better than getting Am equal guhut-
~ of land IN Canada tor mott t"-,
He can make each acre gro" NOR"
than that difference "F"ry year, r"r.
laiuly more before lis payment
tim" expires. Hrran save il ,J o."
cost ol Ilflug within the payment
period The long winters. tie added
cost of buildings h"cause OF item
the Shprturss of the crop season,
the larg" proportion of tn" crop j,
takes To carry family aud stock
through IN" winter, combin" {" MAKE
more than the difference between ~
land and ire" land,
Add iu tins tn" difference "l ilNIhI
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed. admlnistratrlN OF the estate OF
john G.. THOMAS>ON, Decd,
VIII make mai settlement Of said estate AT
the next term OF the Probate Court Of -
held In the Court House In Pennington. IN
said county, on the second Monday IN
October, l@il.
MARY :. TnDMNS>ON, Administrative.
sept. :, lHll-p.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
How the Sugar Trust
Made Six Millions
BY Boosting Prices.


4 special dispatch to tlr Nu-.
,,|.,. .r,.,,.,..s,.,r. \,y Work -,rt
...,
al. .''' ~ '''''' WI ''.'',''.' ''- '''
advanced i"ur"il'~ "A IllndI"u pounds
To-day.
I.,.. ,.rI,v. ,.jn-.l,. pr tIr ......
'' ''''' '''''' az "''' 80 '''''
u"~IaE H@GI"GalIh- - cents 'N.
drrd ,pr tire, days. Thr price
AMAZED f.. f.l,h,r- last by ,l.r. ......r
M .
"''' - '"'', ''' '''''
ial."r- Is ',O'. ia" Americas ~.
.ar N,nuius Co.,, hnpwu IL o.. Sid.
lar Trust. Las mad" added rlun'- '
alru\ mntrly IT. .OuU ,uuu sine, .l.'.
Ut. wien il, II directors n.,u. r
steadily increase the price o. -..,.
since that time ~ advances .t't
brru made, uggTrgatiug ,N 20 .Ur.
drrd pounds over the prize. OF ....,'a
a Iuuug,d on july e.
II l>n coincidence t.u l.u -Dga,
tru.i mas recently ruMUir',G ruN,
m,u', On. the .uitrd ~talu, govern.
urnt of appruNimatrt s,n5 .4NG iu
tine, and restitution for the draw
back funds and for acknowledge,
cheating of H." government, pl
means of rrookrd >rui"- ou ~hlppu-
docks. The trust also was pu, {,
li.ruhIr "Np"u~c lu d"i"udll-
criminal artnu~ filed hy H." govern
w,ut a~uiu-t It's officials uu fraud
charges The uddrd profit, renewed
.. d &C. I...
last two mouth~ will moro t.m
make ul. those it.lu-.
~, Increased profits ul tie Trust
de- mot include the profits ut III" va.
riuu- independent rriIu"r~ whost
price has kept pur" with trust
Iurr"a," Ii prirr H." independents
NV 81 ',',''' .,,'''"'" ,, ,,' "','
innhnr.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28
Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed, Executor of the estate OF
LABhN e. HAWN. Decd,
VIII make final settlement OF said estate at
the next term of the Probate Court of ST
Francois county. Missouri, to he begun and
held at the Court house In Pennington, In
said county, on the second Monday In DC
tober. l9ll.
NOAH HAwS, Executor
september 7, 19Il-p.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-09-28

De soto will have Home Com
ing as well AZ Booster Day October
u. A big program has been pre-
pared, and 30 prizes are to be given
away.
Twenty-three Butler county pump
kins weighed | ,4bs pounds, the larg'
est Of them weighing ~ pounds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
SCIENCE OF CITY BUILDING
"""y cites Desert the Topsy Method
OF Expansion and Begin to
Reach Out.

There are certain cities. big and
SMALL that are deserving the Tonsv
method OF just growing, says Harper's
weekly They are being gently and
persiStently pushed along toward
greatness. To use an invidious meta.
pnor' they are picking factories from
'neIr less wakeful neigbbors and
piahting them in their own towns:
tney are causing the transfer of hun.
ureos OF millions Of dollars worth of
business from the somnolent cities
ana In this time of reforms. are
ooasting of their remarkable progress
In population.
The way the thing is done may be
aptly Illustrated by the manner in
which Poughkeepsie obtained an auto
lloplie factory. The secretary read
IN newspaper that an Italian COM
pany was thinking of locating a fac
tory In this country. Without waiting
ior the owners to have a chance to
look the country over and decide for
themselves, the secretary bounced
upon them and talked Poughkeepsie
TAXED 1t hard and convincingIy. He
invited them to come up and see the
place. and when he got them took
them all over the town and showed
tnem the schools and churches, the
parks and workingmen's houses. told
them about the railroad facilities and
rates. Then he took them to the very
spot that he had picked out in ad.
vance where they could build. He
pictured the factory to them, pointed
TO the homes their men would live In.
told them how low the taxes were and
now healthful was the air. When
they went away the visitors had ey.
cry good point about Poughkeepsie
throbbing in their heads in 100 differ.
ent forms. and consequently they
stra1ghtway came back and built
their factory in Poughkeepsie.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
LonqevItY Persnniflnd

Senator Benjamin F. TiIlman re.
lates an amusing anecdote about a
colored man named JEFF, who has been
with neighboring South Carolina
family since before the war.
One day." said Mr.. Tillman, his
mistress was rather surprised when
old JEFF asked to have a few days off
TO CO. as he put it, up to de old state
OF Bosting,' to see his aunt.
why Jeff,' said the lady, your
aunt must be pretty old, isn't she?
Yes'm,' he replied, 'yes'm;, nah
aunt must be pretty ole now-she's
bout ah hundred an five years ole
now
One hundred and five years! ex-
claimed his mistress, what on earth
is she doing up there in Boston?'
Deed, rs demo what's she's
doin'' ma'am,' re1oined old jeff, in all
seriousness, she's up dere Twin wild
her gran'mother.'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
MAKE WASTE PLACES BLOOM
Railway Station Garden Is atest
Move Toward the City
Beautiful.

During the last few years a new
kind of garden has come into being in
the shape of the railway station gar
den. 1t is tended by members of the
staff, and is usually picture of neat
ness, and often of beauty as we'll. The
small, tidy beds, or long narrow bor-
ders edged with white stones. are
often glorious masses of color. with
out one Earring note. At some country
stations the name of the place ia
worked out in flowers or small shrubs,
and should the traveller by chance fall
into conversation with the presiding
genius of the garden he wNl find that
remark on the nattiness and pretti-
ness of the scheme of d. roration will
be much appreciated. In their season.
roses-usually red or white or yellow
Ramblers-bloom luxuriantly at many
a wayside stopping place and trans
form the station itself into a thing
of beauty. London Globe.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
South Americas Worst srIuands

SouIH HTnSTtCdS worst Bfl9andS.
| made many expeditions from Po-
tosi into the surrounding country,
writes W, Hilton-Simpson in the Wide
World. The Indians here are the no.
torious Aimara, likewise descendants
of the Incas, and the worst brigands
in South America. Their principal &C.
cupation is murder and theft, and IN
til quite recently they sacrificed their
prisoners to the gods, and then par
took of their flesh. AS regards saw
agery, they easily excel all other
tribes. The sacriticial victim was not
merely butchered, as happens in most
similar cases; he was bound, and then
the flesh was torn off his living body
and eaten by men, women and chill
dren. If, in the process of being tor
tured, as much as a moan escaped his
lips, the bones of the victim were
thrown away; but if, on the contrary,
he was stole enough to be silent, the
bones were collected and set up on a
pile of rocks to be worshiped. 1t is
still within the memory of living man
that human meat was sold among the
Aimara.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
JUST BEFORE THE TROUBLE
How Could the Listener Know What
HiS Friend Was Trying
to Say2

Ii any man ever admired his wife,
that man was Howler. And when the
Fitzboodles asked Mrs. Howler to get
up and sing, There is a Garden in
My Face" the husband glowed with
pride.
No matter that she had a face like
hippopotamus and a voice like an
elephant, he sat beaming as she sang,
and could not refrain from bending
over to his neighbor and whispering:
Don't you think my wife's got a fine
voice?"
What?" said his neighbor, who
was little deaf.
Don't you think my wife has got a
fine voice?" repeated Howler.
"What?"
Don't you think my wife's got a
fine voice?" roared Howler.
Sorry" returned the neighbor.
shaking his head. Cant hear a word
you say. That awful woman over
there is making such a .frightfui row
singing"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
An Advantageous Lisp.

an Atlanta man tells a story
suereln the fetching lisp of a pretty
gu Of that city played an important
driving.
"nen they had reached a rather
N ISuesome bit of road, the young man,
u Bose, announced:
mere Miss Blank is where you.
squeeze" =" '' -
a., ~ Mr.. Du Both" she ex-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17
Plant Street Trees,

Plant tree. The expense is small.
The subsequent attention is not large
Once started, the tree helps itself as
scarcely anything else of moment to
rs ever does. 1t grows while we sleep
It drinks the sunshine and compounds
Its own food out of the refuse gases
Of the air and the watery solutions of
the soil. Out of these inert, inattrac-
tive, barely recognizable substances
by a miracle of transformation there
comes forth that thing Of life and beau
ty. which is also thing of tangible
money value-a tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-17

A strapping German with big beads
q perspiration streaming down his
lace was darting in and out of the
alsles of Philadelphia department
store.
His excited actions attracted the at.
tentlon of all salespersons, and they
hardly knew what to make of it. A
husrling young man Of the clothing
department walked up to him and
asked, Are you looking for something
In mems clothing?"
MOI" he roared; mot mems cloth
ing; vimen's clothing. / can't find my
wife !'-Lippincott's