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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
AN Attractive PICTURE.
AbiIenA Wells Farm Shown in an
Artistic Window Gard.

The AbilenA Company has received
the first shipment of ten thousand
large window pictures that will be
put up in nearly every drug store in
the country. 1t shows in a repro
duction from photographs the Abb
lena farm ten miles northwest Of
Abilene with the fifty wells, the
pumping arrangements with portable
gasoline engine. the loading Of the
water and the shipping station, all
artistically depicted by q skilled art.
list. The picture Is not only true to
life but 4 great attraction. When
first put up in Chicago the crowds
blocked the streets to get a look Al
the scene, AbilenA Is being adver'
Used the country over IN nsuspa-
perS and magazines and its fame and
sales are growing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
PERMIT TELEPHONE MERGER
Bell and Independents May be Per
mltted to Divide Nebraska Into
Two Districts.

Lincoln, Neb.. April THE Ne
braska senate passed bill designed
to pull the claws Of the state anti
trust law. SO as to permit the merger
Of competing telephone companies.
Both Bell and independent interests
are behind the senate bill and have
planned to divide the state into two
telephone zones, the Ben taking con-
troll Of the telephone field In the north
half Of the state but independents be-
ing given . clear track in the south
half. Their deal follows the lines Of
the recent dicker proposed by Nor
gan and independent interests for g
national merger.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
DRUGGISTS MAY CUT PRICES
The United States Supreme Court
Refused to Give Manufacturers
Right to Control Retailers.

Washington, April 4.-The attempt
to put the ban on "cut rates. in pro
prietary medicines in this country re-
ceived the unqualified disapproval Of
the supreme court OF the United
states. That tribunal declined, In an
opinion by Justice Hughes, to give
its aid to such an attempt on the
ground that 1t would AFFORD the manu-
facturers Of medicine an unlawful
monopoly.
The question Of the right Of manu-.
faeturer to control the price Of his
article to the consumer arose In q
suit begun by the DR.. Miles Medical
company Of Elkhart, Ind, against a
Wholesale dealer in medicines in Gin
cinnati. John D. Park 9 Sons com
pany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
HIGH SCHOOL ARTISTS.
Concert and Minstrel Show Friday
Night Hummer.

Indications are for a full house
ut the high school glee clubs min,
strel show Friday night at the See
I've. Part one will be concert in
Guiding music by the high school
orchestra, solos by Warren Cole
man, Marion Seelye, p. G. Tillctson'
Part two will be the old fashioned
minstrel show with Earl Mortified
Ynterlocutor and the usual array OF
blackface artists. The members OF
the girls glee club are: Hazel Bea-
yer, Irene Etherington, Juanita En-
gle, Mary Hill, Frances stowitts
Gladys Tufts, Ethel Coleman, Row
ena Engle, Florence Van Doren
westa Engle, Annie Gish, Edna Kug-
Ter, Esther Solt, Jessie Good, Jennie
Hope, Elizabeth Lands, Ethel En-
Bile.
OF the boys glee club these are
THE members: Earl Mortified. Orion
Mccoy, Walter vickers,, Amos En-
gle, Paul steelsmith. David Stanley
Howard Hoffman, Alfred schmutz
Ralph Morton. Stanley Raub, Roy
Carver, Clinton solt, owen Gish, Al
bert Gish, H. w. Rohrer, Frank
Ackers, Ward Barber.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
MUST ABANDON THE COLONELS
The personal star" Of the Kansas
Governor Does Not Please the
War Department.

Topeka. April 4-The war depart.
msnt has suggested to the state that
Il reorgaRiEe the Kansas National
guard to conform to the government
regulations. n this IL done the gov
ernor's personal star VIII Be abolish
ed and there VIII BE- 4 complete reor
gsnlEatlon Of he department.
Under the present laws Of KAnhas
the governor, az conmanderin-chief
Of the state mnitia. kas personal
star corps OF oficen ranking a.
colonel ana lieutenant colonel. should
TIE scheme Of The department a
militia aRAls Be adopted, this star
corps win Be cut o.
Ths circular from the war depart.
ment Il IN TIE nature q suggestion,
but i Il believe nat Il the surrsstion
Is net adopiel a general order viii
follow which wl1 demand that The
organization c1nlofn to-tfs nsr rsrn.
i1il1n4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06

moved by the carrier owner. He said
there was no question Of the right Of
stock owners only the right Of such
stock control as made 1t impossible
t. distinguish between the manage.
ments Of the railroad and theAsub-
sidiary company.
The intent Of law he held. was to
require good faith on the part Of car
rier in the moving Of freight that ad-
vantage should mot be given any
shipper and control Of any commodity
so far as the consumer is concerned
should not rest in the power Of q com.
mon carrier. no matter what might
be It's stock or other interests in the
commodity or Its producing company.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
Farsners Attention.

Before sowing oats or planting
your corn get our latest improved
climax Tanning min and grader.
We have added q corn grader &,
the min which does excellent work
Parties having oais and wheat
mixed or barley and wheat. We have
added special sleeves and screens for
that purposa that does splendid
work.
NE min clean6 and grades al
kinds Of seeds from alfalfa 10 corn.
VIZ. SULLIVAN
tqdilslvst Manuiaeiorlf selma.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06
SUPREME COURT
HITS MONOP0L|ES
Commodities Clause Of the Railroad
Law Upheld.
WAS A GOVERNMENT VICTORY
Railroad Companies Through inter
locking Directors May Not Con-
troll Subsidiary Companies
Whose Freight 10 Handled.

Id . W IL
Washington APRIL 4---Accoruins y
the decision rendered IN the patent
medicine monopoly case, the supreme
court neleSes In Tree anu Aui 0oN
petition for the dement, OF the CON
sumer.
In the opinion OF the department OF
Justice this decision Is Of vital inter.
est as tending to show the trend Of
opinion Of the court and indicative
Of decisions to be rendered In the
Standard OIL and American Tobacco
cases. The right and practice Of these
companies to fix the prices Of their
produce to the consumers had been
challenged by the government.
Justice Holmes Dlssents-
Justice Holmes dissented from the
opinion Of the court. He said he be-
lieyed in the policy Of letting people
manage their own business in their
own way 80 far as possible. He said
further he believed there was a ten
dency to over value the benefits to
the public Of competition and the
popularity Of that belief led him to ex-
press his dissent from the majority
decision.
The court upheld the constitution
ality OF the commodities clause Of the
railroad law, under which railroads
NAV not own and control subsidiary
companies from which they draw
their freight. The decision is vic.
tory for the government over the
Anthracite coal carriers. 1t reopens
fundamental questions arising under
the law by reversing the lower court
ana remanding the government case
against the coal roads for retrial
Lower Court overruIed.
The claims of the government
AGAINST the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company was made test case by the
department Of Justice. Similar ques-
lions were involved in appeals taken
n cases AGAINST the Erie, Central Of
| Nav Jorrey ana the Delaware. Lacka-
wapps and western railroad com
nspIas IN which similar decisions
r...a4... matt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06

.
acFe FOR II. This spring ~ solo I
1O.acre tract Of land several nilel
1 from biz home place and received foi
liz s2,6OO. And. besides owning l2I
acres Of improved land, Mr. Moyei
| has money in the bank.
"How did you do IT." he was ask
ed. 4
Mr.. Meyer said that he followed
no set plan in the sixteen years ~
has been farming. But he AWAY
had found It more profitable to put
the grain and feed into stock. apt
then sell the stock. He believes hat
the most of his money was made n
that way.
Ed! Mitchell used to own the town
dray in Hope. He hauled thu
merchandise and baggage Of the
town for three years. Then one day
It occurred to him that he was moi
putting aside any money for old age
After little talk with his pert.
ner-Mrs. Mitchell-he decided ia
try the rural life. He rented a farm
three and half miles north Of Hope
and gave as rent one-third Of Tire
crop. He kept a few mich cows,
some hogs and enough horses to
farm eighty acres. His first two
years on the farm did not produce
results, though the crops generally
were good. He explains this now by
saying that he did not understand
the real science Of farming tae first
two years that he was following the
pillow. II used to sell my Grain and
take the prices that prevailed In the
open market" he said. Now ]
sell no grain, but feed 1t and sell
the stock"
Eight years have elapsed since
Mr.. Mitchell first began farming,
and now he owns a quarter section
of fine land In Franklin county.
y y
J. #. Brechbill, five miles north Of
Detroit in Dickinson county, is the
kind of a tenant farmer who knows
how he makes his money. Mr..
Brechbill keeps books. He knows
at the end Of the year just what his
milch COWS have earned for him;
what his bees have produced, valued
in dollars. and what his profits have
been on the colts. He has figured
that during the three years he has
been on the fern he produced $500
above his living. Kansas City star,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06

J. A Meyer nsver had any educs-
tion. He used to live IN Museatlne.
Ia. ana decided one DAY about ar
teen years ago that the farm was
the place for him. 'arhirty dollars
worse OF than nothing was his
condition. Nov be owns a fine Dick
inaon county farm Of 12o acres. i've
mics southeast Of Abilene. ana usy-
sfal .iHel he has refused 500 an
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06

Washington, April Abiding . re
yolvSr beneath a long black veil ?
woman entered and robbed q grocery
store here. Pointing the weapon AZ
- young women clerk and At an
osaer woman who was u the store
ne robbsr ordered them out, she
then proceeded to open the cash reg.
lstsr. An arrest has been made
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-04-06

Topeka, ApTll f.--troIl 2. = DJche'
state hsh and game warden. has
found out how many hunters succeed
"a II svading the Quail shooting law
hst winter He found that these
hunters stuffed the quail Into eIeaned
rabbits aud we're thus enabled 70 e.
cane detection. Ths warden ha1 the
names Of several hunters vho are
s.it q haFs araded ne law against
hInInr unan ana he said nat var
Ianls pt6bahly would b sworn oul
f1f ,hen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

cream separator nearly new; one
Minnie binder; one Deering mower
one John Deere disc; one Superior
seeder; one Moline corn planter; one
side delivery rake; new Deere hay
loader: one Is foot harrow two corn
plows; two 16in sulky pillow; one IA
in. sulky pillow; one 3-horse riding
pillow; one All. p. gasoline engine;
one Weber tanning mill; two bob
sleighs; two wagons 3 sets Of work
harness one surrey; one top buggy !;
two hay racks; one hog rack; one
wood rack grind stone. shovels, wire
stretcher, cross cut saw. 100 feet of
roye and fork, and many other farm
tools too numerous to mention.
Household Goods-Two heating
stoves, cook stove l bed room suite,
couch. chairs, 2 cupboards, extension
table. washing machine, carpets and
many other articles
Lunch at noon.
Terms ALI sums Of $40 and under,
cash; on sums over $40 one year s
time will b. given on approved bank
able notes bearing per cent interest.
VIM LORENZ.
r. n. Hoskine, auctioneer.
L II. Stevens. Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18
r K STOFFFL,S SALE

Having decided to quit farming
will offer for sale at auction at the
farm of P R. Stoffel 215 miles north
east of Lancaster, commencing at 10
O. clock sharp, on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1911
The following described property:
Head Horses-One bay mare IA
yrs. old bred to Cardy's sorrel horse !;
one bay mare years old, weight 1900 i:
one bay mare 6 years old, weight 1900,
bred to Cardy's sorrel horse; bay
mare yrs, old, weight 100; two
bay geldings yrs. old, weight 1900
each two bay FLIES 8 yrs old weight
1900 each one light bay tilley. years
old, weight about 1000.
26 Head Cattle-Four good mich
cows; light 2-year old heifer coming
fresh in very short time; nine year
ling heifers; one 2-year old Short
horn bull; Certified pedigree will be
given day of eale) four short horn
bull calves one year old, eligible to
register
206 Head sheep-1oO Oxford ewes,
the finest lot you ever saw together in
Grant county. two Oxford rams, good
ones, 104 eve and wether lambs, very
fue ones.
30 Head Swine-13 old brood sows,
mostly Poland Chinas; Il young
brood sows, balance barrows.
About 200 chickens mostly Brown
Leghorns, balance barred Plymouth
Rocks.
Hay and Grain-150 tons good hay
in Darn, mostly timothy two straw
piles 1900 bushels oats. of which 10C
bushels are good seed oats 200 bushels
wheat aud oats mixed, half and half
six acres of standing corn.
Farm Machinery Etc One Grear
Western manure spTeader; one new
John Deere Say loader; one new Key
stone side rake; two mowers-one Nc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

Cormick and one Standard both in
good running order; one hay tedder !;
one self dumping hay rake; one Nc
Cormick binder; one Deering binder.
both in good running order one disc
corn planter. nearly new three corn
plows, one disc and two John Deere
shovel pillow; two 12-inch Emerson
gang plows, extra set Of shares with
each one new As inch walking pillow !;
one disc pulverizer; one section steel
harrow one 2 section wood harrow
three good wide tire farm wagons
one 2-seated surrey, nearly new; two
bob sleds; two hay racks, one wood
and hog rack combined; three sets
work harness. all in good shape; one
good single harness; one $50 pound
De Laval cream separator good as
new; grindstone, wheelbarrow. cross
cut saw, hoes, shovels, forks, etc etc.
One new Crown kitchen range and
one heating stove.
Lunch at noon.
Terms. All sums of ten dollars
and under cash, over that amount one
years time, good notes bearing per
cent interest
R. K. STOFFEL.
John Vesperman, Auctioneer.
Geo. A. Moore, CLERK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18
WIN. LORENZ's AUCTION.

Having sold my farm eight miles
northwest of Lancaster, and five miles
southeast of Mt. Hope,..I will sell at
public auction on the premises,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 2, 1911,
The following described property.
Eight Head Horseshoe year old
black mare one year old black geld
ing one grey gelding years old one
grey gelding Is years old; one black
mare anout Is years old, bred to the
Lancaster Company horse; one bay
mare years old, and one bay mare 4
years old, both bred to Lancaster Co.
horse; one sucking colt.
20 Head Cattle-18 Heed Of milch
cows. all coming in in the spring /;
three yearling heifers, one being a
Holstein; Z spring calves, all heifers,
four being Holsteins; one Holstein
bull, years old.
70 Head Sheep-11 ewes and / buck.
II Head Swine-46 spring shoats !;
20 fall shoats; old sows; l stock
hog.
200 chickens, % geese, Is ducks
30 turkeys; swarms Of bees.
Hay and Grain-32 tons of good
hay 1900 bu. of corn 900 bu Of oats :;
4 bu. of timothy seed.
Farm Neutrality-suspicious. DeLaval
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18
THE STEPHENSON INVESTIGATION

An investigation of the methods in
which $107 600 was spent in accom-
plishing the election of Senator Isaac
Stephenson has now been ia progress
at Milwaukee for the past two weeks,
conducted by committee of U. s..
senators, of which Senator Hepburn,
of Idaho, is chairman. Many of the
leading men Of the state who were
connected with the management of
the Stephenson campaign have been
upon the witness stand. but the
evidence so far produced differs but
slightly from that brought out in the
investigation which was for months
conducted Uy the Wisconsin legisla-
ture at an expense of approximately
a hundred thousand dollars.
1t is an undisputed fact that very
large sum Of money was dishursed by
the senator's managels-a disgrace
fully large sum, which appears to
have been loosely and reckIessly sper t,
but no evidence has so far been
used, in the sense Of bribery or
Che purchase of votes.
A number of witnesses have testified
that state like Wisconsin could not
be organized" as it is necessary to
organize under the present primary
system for much less sum than was
spent appeal now having to be made
direct to each individual voter. 1t is
also recalled that two other rich men
were contrasting with him for the
nomination and were spending large
sums of money in exactly the same
manner but, as it appeared at the
6nish, in not quite such large
quantities The law can hardly say
shat if a candidate spends sixty or
eighty thousand dollars in campaign
it is honest and right, but if he
spends 500 900 it is corrupt.
Senator Blaine, Of this county, who
made the charges which started the
Investigation, was on the witness
stand for several hours last week,
and made very weak showing. He
admitted that he had no personal
knowledge of any fact or facts touch.
ing the nomination or election Of
Senator Stephenson which would
challenge the validity of either
the nomination or election, basing
his charges upon hearsay and floating
rumors, from which he drew his own
deductions, but that he had made no
effort to ascertain the correctness of
such reports. Mr. Blainea testimony
was striking illustration OF how
easy it is to endanger the reputation
OF public man when partisan spirit
runs high.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

cows giving milk; two 3year old
COWS in milk; one 2-year old steer;
two 2-year old heifers; one steer calf;
one full blood Holstein bull calf 81
months old. not registered.
IA Head Swine Two good brood
sows and 10 shoats
Two Hundred chickens.
Machinery and Vehicles Deering
binder one Deering mower; two corn
cuItiva ;ors one corn planter; one
farm wagon; one set double work
harness; two single harness; bob
sleigh, plows and harrows, hay fork
and rope; hay rack picks and shovels.
pitch forks and hoes. two one seated
buggies, brand new.
Household Goods -One organ !;
bureau, cupboards, bedsteads. chairs,
dishes of all descriptions, two heaters,
two cook stoves, tables and lounge. a
lot of tin ware.
Hay and Grain-About 400 bushels
oats, about 200 bushels barley, about
200 bushels corn, about SO bushels
seed peas, about % bushels potatoes,
12 tons timothy hay, two straw stacks
Cord Wood and Posts-Ten cords of
dry hard wood, one half maple; three
cords of dry hard stove wood; about
70 fence posts; one bale woven wire.
Lunch at noon.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under,
cash. On all sums over that amount
a credit Of one years. time will be
given on approved bankable notes
bearing Z per cent interest
BEN BASS, SIR.
Earl E. Hill, Auctioneer.
L. FL. Stevens, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18
Notice of Partition Sale.

In Circuit Court for Grant County Wis
ConSin:
Louisa schildgen and Lena Mccormick,
Plaintiffs,
VS..
Henry NJ B2lscamper, S. E. Belscamper
Anna BelScamper, his wife Emma Har-
ney John ManKel as administrator OF
the Estate of Bernard Belscamper. de-
ceased, and J, FL. Mankel, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given
That by virtue of and pursuant to a judg-
ment of partition and order of sale made in
the above entitled action by the Court afore-
said, at the Regular Adjourned February
Term. 1911 thereof, held al the Court House
IN the City of Lancaster, in said Grant
County, Wisconsin, said order of sale bear
ing ing date September 18th. 1911, will. on the
20th day of October, A. D., 1911. at two O'Clock
IN the afternoon of said day. at the front
door OF the general store of E. Bergheger
& Co., in the Village of Sitter, in said Grant
county, Wisconsin, offer for sale and sell at
public auction, to the highest and best bid
der or bidders, for cash, the following de-
Scribed lands and premises, situated in the
County OF Grant, State of Wisconsin, to-wit:
survey made adjoining the Village of
Sitter, commencing at a point from which
the northeast corner of Lot ten, 10) bears
south seventy-One CID degrees west, ele ven
I'D feet and six (6) inches; thence north one
one hundred and twenty Q20) feet; thence
south one hundred and sixty and One-haIf
1601s) feet to the line of the village plat:
thence north seventy-one (7D degrees east
place OF beginning. Also, tract Of land ad-
joining the above described tract on the
north. thirty 600 feet north and south and
one hundred and twenty feet Q20) feet east
and west. Also lots eight, nine. ten, eleven
twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen. g. 8.
TO- II, H. 10, IA and ~ in block five 81 La
throp's Addition to the Village of Sitter. all
in section nine, (9) town five, t5) north range
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

The calamity at Black River Falls.
this state, in which homes factories,
business houses, lodges etc. were
wrecked or swept away by iuundation
from burs+ed dam, has awakened
much aympat y throughout the state,
and assistance is being asked for and
promptly given. The journal news
paper Office was destroyed at loss of
about $4,000 and newspaper people all
over the state are being asked to con
tribute sufficient to establish a new
office for the publisher, Merlin Hull,
This is very worthy move. The late
John Varvel, of Boscobel. provided in
his viii that a certain portion of his
estate should be set aside for "a
calamity fund, = and $500 Of this was
last week forwarded to a committee at
Black River Falls for the relief of
those in need
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

ESTATE of Lewis Lisherness. deceased.
u State of Wisconsin. County Court of
Grant County. in Proba+e.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
and for r. said county at the court b 6o nsfa n
the city of Lancaster. in said county. on
the 4th Tuesday of October, A. D. 1911. be-
ing the oath day Of october, 1911, at the
lowing matter will be heard and considered:
The application Of Henry Henkel as ad
ministrator with the will annexed of the
his final account. for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said deceased and
for his discharge.
By order of the Court,
JAMES MCBRIEN,
Register in Probate
Dated Sept. 23d. 1911
1st issue Sep % last issue Oct. II.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18
Auction Bulletin
BEN BASS SIR. IS AUCTION.

Having sold our farm and being
bound for Arkansas I will offer for
sale at auction at my place, six miles
west of Lancaster On the Beetown road
and half mile south Of Five Points
cheese factory, beginning at 10 o'clock
~ m,
WEDNESDAY, 11 ODER 20, 1911
The following desc I'd property
eea-Oae gra mare years old,
200 sound nd work any
oaa dappla " horse, 6 years
eight 12o ork anywhere.
Zen Head Cattle -hree good milch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

1t is ANNOUNCED that Senator La
toilette will spend the greater part
OF November in speaking tour that
will take him into eleven or twelve
states, including Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, North aud South
Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-10-18

There was a wolf hunt near Living
ston on Sunday and it is now stated
that those who participated in the
chase to clear out these pests, but
did not have a hunters license, will
be proceeded against in law. The
fool killer is about as badly needed as
the wolf killer, it would seem