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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
OF the Board of County Commission
ers Of Dickinson County, Kansas,
Held September 5th and 9th, 1911.

! Board Of county commissioners met
at a, m. Tuesday, September 5, 1911,
| all present
Audited and allowed bills against
| the county.
Board accepted viewers report on
H. A. Snider road petition and ordered
same to be opened as soon as costs
are paid.
today on payment Of costs and $4,000
Board approved bond of Eben N.
Blachley, clerk of district court.
Board approved final report Of W
Bond Of H. c. Knuth. treasurer Of
Lyon township was approved.
Board adjourned to meet Wednes-
day, SEPT sth. d islL a ; e an m
Board met Wednesday, Sept. s, 1911,
at a. M, all present.
Audited and allowed bills against
The board Of county commissioners
issued the following order: The sher-
iff of Dickinson county Kansas, ls
hereby ordered to turn over TO Asa
johnson. superintendent OF the county
farm such persons. new or hereafter
confined In the county jail. for the
payment of fines and costs, as the
said supt Of the county farm shall
require, and the said Asa Johnson
shall take such prisoners TO the county
farm and compel them to work out
their fines and costs allowing them
ei.00 per day for such work.
Minutes Of last meeting were read
anc !.9Is,e as r ssnt "a ,nspect
bridRrs n Newbern township.
Board checked treAsurers daily
statements with books Of the county
Board appointed william schaaf Of
Hope truancy officer for the following
townships: Holland. Banner. Hope, Ly-
on. Union. Ridge. jefferson and Wheat
land and appointed c. Z. PrendergaEti
trusncy officer for the remainder OF
the county.
Board ordered tax Of gI7s.5a against
the Ahilens State Bank refunded.
Board allowed aid the same as last
month
board ordered the county clerk to
receive BIDS from coal deaiers for
Weir City nut and PennsYlvenla Hard
coal fer lAe couuty. sealed bide to
Be ~ the hanfa Of the countr clerk
not later than 3 O'clock (noon1 Mou
Board afloursed sine fle.
c. W.. PETERSON
atta.t- H. ErTa
csbH,T cIsTt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
THE WIDTH OF STREETS.

Now that Abilene has commenced
paving it's residence streets the
width of paving is Of much inter-
est. In the towns that have started
the work the tendency is to mar
row streets both because Of the les
sened expense and the freedom from
dirt and dust but because with a
street disable from curb to curb a
much less width is needed than on
a dirt highway. Manhattan has paV-
ed or curbed and guttered several
miles of residence streets and the
Mercury tells of the towns exper-
fence: 1.-THE council in Junction
City passed an ordinance cutting
down the width Of a street to 40
feet and ordered 1t curbed and gut
tered. The mayor vetoed the ordin-
ance, objecting to the narrow street.
The council passed the ordinance
over the mayors veto. The only
mistake that ives made was in not
making 1t a SO-foot street. 1t is
the veriest nonsense for q city to
maintain a wide street for a hun
dred years because there may come
a time when It will be needed for
traffic. Narrow streets cut the cost
OF maintenance within the reach Of
the average city. Should the traf-
fic ever demand wider street the
ground is still there to utilize. A
good road bed 16 feet wide will
carry the traffic and gives some
hope of proper maintenance"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19


The Union Pacific will begin lay
ing 1873 miles additional Of double
track early next summer. The an.
Douncement of the completion Of
grading and all plans for this work
is just made by President Mohler
When this new stretch Of 1873 miles
is completed, 1t will leave only 24l
miles of the Overland between
Council Bluffs and Ogden with q
single track. and even on large
part OF those 241 miles right Of way
for laying the second track has been
secured, 50 that within the very neal
future the whole line from it's east
ern to its western terminus will be
double tracked,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

There is a dry goods store out II
Portland, Oregon. that evidently
thinks advertising pays A recent
edition OF q Portland paper in asun.
day edition had SIS pages Of adver-
Using from one dry goods firm. The
cost Of this advertisement at the
lowest rates would be over 5000,
And sim these advertisers count
such money wen spent, The men
that you hear say Advertising does
M pay are as a usual thing men
Who have invested CSC Or soc in an
ADVERT sement and didn't set enough
p turns from TIE Investment 70 re-
ti1e from business -coaeofdia Kan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
DATRY PAEngTNG.

According to Secretary Of Agri.
culture Wilson. dairy farming a des-
tined to become more and more
l prominent as a branch Of America's
| agriculture. We need more dairy
products than we now produce, says
\ he, and our farms need more Of
the good effects of dairy farming
The COW Is one Of the most econom-
icaI producers Of human food, and
can be kept profitably in places
where land Is high in value. Special
ICED dairy farming is profitable be-
cause Of the high prices realized for
finished products. Dairy herds one
serviceable adjuncts to general farm
ling. Many a worn-out and worth
less farm has been restored TO 9
highly profitable state by the manure
returned by the herd.
Cash income from dairy farming,
the secretary pointed out. is con-
slant; while dairy herd often con-
tributes to the profits Of other en-
terprises ON the farm. Hogs Ted
with skim milk and corn gain bet
ter than II fed with corn alone
and skim milk Ia also an aid In poul-
try raising. In Wisconsin, dairy
farming is the most important branch
Nf the states agriculture; and q
COW in that state holds the worlds
record for years production Of
milk and butter. To manage q dairy
! farm successfully, only profitable
cows should be bought and records
should be kept Of their production.
IN no other way may their value be
ascertained.
Referring to milk, its cost to con-
sumner and its profit to the farmer.
Secretary Wilson said that his de-
partment's Investigations showed
that our farmers received not more
than one-half of what the consuIl1-
ers of milk in the cities pay. This,
he declared was not right; and the
only way to remedy 1t was to bring
the farmer and the consumer closer.
In Europe by means of a coopera-
tive agricultural association the
"middleman" is cut out and the fer
mer and consumer get together.
There's no reason why that plan
may not be tried Is this country And
If 1t were, not only would the prices
be better for the farmer, but the
latter's knowledge of breeding and
feeding cattle and of scientific man
agement would improve. The agri-
cultural department is cooperating
with state agricultural institutions
in fifteen states at present, for the
spread of educational work in these
lines. What knowledge of improved
methods mean to the farmer may be
inferred from Secretary Wilson's as
sertion that, II our farmers could
make each COW in their herd pro-
luce one pound more of butterfat
his year than last year, the butter
production would be increased 22,- +
900 900 pounds, and the farmers
income $7,5O0,000.
For the better development OF this
industry, Secretary VIII
son said we must have: Better
dairy farms; better cattle; better
cropping systems, that will supply
more homegrown feed of a better
1uality; better business methods;
more intelligent help in the dairfesd
,ut particularly more intelligent use
If that help; more attention devot-
ID to the care and preparation Of
larry products, particularly from
sanitary point of view, and more
who make their home on
he farm.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
SHIFTING SOIL.
Real Estate Transfers Reported by
J. E. Keel, AbstractOr.

Ross Tullis and wife to Hattie
Elwick, lot 81, North 9Th st., s.
& A. add Abilene. $3.50.
A.. H. Lilies and wife to Matthew
A. Miller, lots 80 and "a, 4th
street, Solomon, $21OO.
Charles Dobson Jr. and wife to AL
bert zuercher, lot 100, Main st.,
Solomon, $500.
Harry Pinton ct al to G. w. Roeh-
man, lots 10 and 10, blk 8, South
Dillon, $3.50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Atchison Globe: In fayoring Ca
madam reciprocity President Taft
lost an Atehison mans support and
then won 1t right back by his stand
against the judicial recall. And that
Is the way 1t generally goes. Taft
will have opportunity to make and
break himself many times before the
next election, and the fellows now
knocking the president may be yell
ing their heads off for him this time
next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

President Taft took an automo-
bile ride up Mt. Rainier on Sunday
and the Ministers Alliance Of some
coast town broke into print raising
fuss about II. The Emporia Ca
zette says: Roosevelt could climb
ten mountains and shoot up a town
on Sunday and no one would Ques-
ton it,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19


"Lafe Young In his speech to the
veterans last Thursday afternoon,
says the vinton, Ia, Eagle, (which
was appreciated by the Democrats,
Republicans. progressives, reaction
aries, insurgents, prohibitionists,
and all the elements of our political
life, said the political situation has
so gotten on the nerves of Des
Moines man land they have politics
in Des Moines) that he even dreams
about 1t. The other night this Des
Moines man dreamt he had departed
this life and entered the pearly
gates. The first thing which attract
ed his attention after entering heav-
en- was a large body Of men on the
left side Of the throne. He asked
who they were and was told they
we're progressives and insurgents. To
the right Of the throne was another
large bunch of men; upon inquiry he
was told they were Democrats. On
an open field in the distance was
large body of men apparently enjoy
ing themselves. He asked the Gre
stor who these men were, and was
told: They are standpatters and
are the only fellows can trust so
far from the throne The joke was
appreciated and loudly applauded."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

1t costs Texas farmers AZ cents
a mile to get their products to the
railroads. And yet they neglect
roadmaking to dispute the fraction
of a cent charged by the railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

They are trying some Of the min
ing SHARKS out in Los Angeles for
stealing Investors money but the
cheering intelligence cones thar the
sharks have the moasy nov in their
wives name and TIE Investors can
not ess aay Of n back.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The Conservation Congress decid-
ed to conserve everything from pie
to plantations. Nice to talk about
but really is not everybody conserv-
ing all he can these days?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Financial authorities argree that
business lacks ginger but you cant
expect much of that while politics
has the floor.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The boy who was six years old
when Bryan first ran for president
is now voter and free silver
has not come yet.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1911.

4 little matter Of $4,000 auto
mobiles in Iowa indicates that that
state has had some prosperity OF ltd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Not every investment turns out
well but the man who does not take
some chances never does much bust
ness. .+
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The cold fact Is that the western
farmer does not care whether the
stock market is agitated or not. He
has mighty little use for the specu-
latora.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
yelOp.

Are we to have another series OF
railway strikes? The employees seem
to think they should dictate every
thing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Uncle Jim Wilson seems to have
sand If he has not good Judgment,
He is going ahead with his Brewers
association job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Manhattan Mercury: Abilene ia
slIl showing class in cities Of her
size. The street paving d In and
nov the alleys ere being paved With
brick. By the way. Abllsae seems
% Be veil pleased with commission
roysranent
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

One of Uncle Sans customs men
found thirty pockets in a woman's
skirt. Now let the women forever
hold their tongues about not having
equal rights with men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

You don't hear much of Uncle
John Pierpont Morgan these days.
Have the muckrakers decided that
he was too big for them?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The star commenting on Uncle
Joe Cannon's satisfaction over Can
ada's defeat Of reciprocity says: IAN
the Tories DO not live across the
line" What about BristoW, Cum
mins and q majority Of the people
Of the west who were glad Of It
Are they Tories tool
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The best organized section OF
America for business getting Just
now is the south. Just watch 1t de-
YelOp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

The trusts don't know whether to
dissolve or not but they are inclined
to think maybe it would be good
form. E4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

TIE railroads are realizing that
Canada y Settins q %, Of ssttleEs
Who ought to locate on their lines
and are vorkins hard a psblieily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

America is not half SO much in
terested i'm Turkeys war as it is
in the price Of meat and bread.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

(First published in Abilene weekly
Reflector October 10, 1917
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Now they are Investigating the in
surance company frauds. The auth
critics we're a long time about it..
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

ness.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

thing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
Burton.

Mrs Banker of Rochester, N Y
will spend the winter with her sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs David Brooks
Mrs Bert Bonsor and children OF
Owosso, took tea with Mrs Mary Nc.
Bride, Monday evening-Mrs Eugenia
Snyder of South OVID, and Mrs 4 d
Brooks were pleasant callers at the
home of their sister and family, MIR
and Mrs U G Stiff, Tuesday afternoon
Miss Dorothy and Katherine Weber
of Owosso, spent from Friday night
until Saturday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs E w Mason-Rev Fl j Hescott
made business trip to Lapeer, Tues
day-Mr Il c Rogers spent Friday of
last week in Flint-Mr and Mrs Fred
Martin are living in part of E R Vim
cents house-Mrs Ruth Wright is on
the sick list-Hudson Smith has pur-
chased Miss Sara McWilliams resi-.
dence-Rev Fl Hescott will preach
Sunday morning at the usual hour.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29

Postmaster M. N. Brady Of Saginaw
West Side, was guest of E. o. Dewey
Thursday night.
A large number of people from this
county attended the Clinton county
fair at st. Johns on Thursday. M.
Rourke's horse, Rivard, won fourth
money in the s:14 pacing race.
DR.. Edward Carmody of Denver, Col.
orado, will reach Owosso today to spend
three days with his mother. Mrs Mary
Carmody. Dr. Carmody is enroute to
Europe for four or six months course
of study.
Miss Vera Haskell left Thursda y
morning for Pensacola, Fla. She will
be joined today in Chicago by Miss
Lola Hammond of this city, who is
pianist in the Haskell orchestra at the
San Carlos hotel, that city. Miss Has.
kell organized an orchestra there sew.
eral years ago. This is Miss Ham
mond's second season as pianist of the
organization. They expect to remain
until next June.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
Lennon

Mr. and Mrs Ford Chapman, Mr. and
Mrs Roy Dunckle, Miss Ethel Lytle
and Joe Conley were in Flint last
Thursday evening attending play
Miss Lizzie Donahue is visiting Miss
Gertie Perkins of this place-Mr and
Mrs Chas Kirby were in town Wednes-
day William Thompson and Miss
Lena Atwell were united in marriage
Saturday, Sept 23d; they went to De.
troit on their wedding tour Miss
Ethel Lyle an Joe Conley were in Du-
rand, Friday-Geo Baker raised his
barn last Wednesday; a very large
crowd of ladies and gentlemen were
there-Mrs Geo Gansley visited her
brother at Byron, Sunday-Ned Davis
was in town, Wednesday-J w Cros-
by is in North Dakota for about three
weeks looking after the American Book
companys interests - Mr. and Mrs
Newton Flowers are spending few
days with friends in Detroit-Mrs
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
Garland.

9Mrs Peter Purvis entertained her
sister Mrs Palmer, of Owosso. this
week.-Mrs. Fanny Green is lille
roy Taber has purchased A. T. Colby g
property in Carland-The Alma
Sugar Co. is erecting building for a
weighing station here-Miss Alberta
Tumelty is visiting friends in Hender-
son--A T Colby has purchased Thorn.
as Austin's fifty acre farm three miles
southeast of Owosso-Mr and Mrs
Leroy Taber went to Detroit, Saturday,
to visit Mrs Taber's brother, Albert
Benton, and attend the state fair until
Wednesday.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
A BRIGHT Life Ended.

Stephen Davis VanDusen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. s. T. VanDusen, died at the
family home, Oliver street west, Tues
day morning. after a sickness of but
five days. Stephen was in school Thurs.
day, complaining some during the lat
ter part of the day that he did not feel
well and when doctor was called it
was found he was suffering from very
severe attack Of appendicitis. He grew
worse Friday and Saturday and on Sun.
day trained nurse was secured from
Stephen was born in this city August
20. 1909, and passed the short years of
his life here. Always rather frail and
requiring far more than ordinary care
he won place in the hearts of the fam
lily which not even time can efface,
while the memory of the little fellow
will be cherished by many schoolmates
and older people who admired him for
his iovable ways and the brightness of
his child life. Besides his parents, two
brothers, Phillip ard Robert, survive
him.
Detroit to assist in caring for him. DR..
LeSeur of Detroit, was called in con-
sultation and late Monday evening a
slight operation was performed to re-
lieve the little sufferer, although no
hope was given for his recovery. oteph-
en- rallied little but abobt 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning he passed away.
Funeral services were conducted from
The home Thursday afternoon, Rev. A.
J. Holland officiating. Beautiful flow
'rs spoke the affectionate regard of
friends and schoolmates for Stephen |
Ind sympathy to the family and rela-
ives.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
New Haven.

TheWC T u meets with Mrs VIM
Splitter. Friday afternoon-Mrs John
Brown of Temple. is the guest Of her
sister Mrs @ 81 Davis. and other rela-
tives here-Frank Peterquinn at.
tended the fair in Detroit last week
The Prohibition Alliance meeting will
be held at the w M church Tuesday
evening-Mr and Mrs &C Moffet and
daughter Miss Alberta, of Barney, N
Dakota, were the guests of A W Splitter
and other relatives here the past week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29

George l.. Parker has been dis.
charged as a guardian of James l.
Kimball, a minor,
Another heavy rain visited this sec
ton of the state last night and it is now
practically impossible for farmers to
get onto their corn, bean or beet fields
William s. King of East Exchange
street has resigned his position as trav.
cling salesman for the Owosso Casket
Co, and has similar place with the
Cleveland Burial Casket Company.
Capt. Fred e. VapDyne will succeed
him, having territory including part of
Michigan and Ohio.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29

w Crosby spent Sunday with Miss
Ethel Lytle--Mrs Edith Holmes and
little daughter Of Canada. are visiting
at the home of her brother, Fred Chap.
man-Mrs Geo Perkins is spending a
few days with friends in Gaines
Born, to Mr. and Mrs Andrew Wick
ham, a son.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
Aked Would Debate with Irish.

San Francisco, Sept 2S.-Dr Chas
Fs Aked has challenged Colonel John
p Irish. an old time political war
horse and politician, to a public de
bate on the question of woman's SUI.
frage. DR.. Aked is an enthusiastic
believer in suffrage while Irish is
paid lecturer against giving women
the ballot
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29

those considering purchase Heater
Inspection of the "PARLOR RENOWN and the RENOWN" BASE
BURNER two hard coal which believe superior
all other base the All Owoss hardware
ars have samples will glad the opportunity
explain the points of superiority other makes
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-09-29
"RenOWn"
Base Burner

This stove is surely work of art and from
an architectural standpoint is undoubtedly the
handsomest and best proportoned Base Burner
ever offered the public. II is the best stove
we can make, and when you consider we
started in the Base Burner business where other
stove manufacturers left off. it stands to reas.
on we would produce stove superior to all
others. Compare the nickelins. workmanship,
castings, etc, or make any other comparison
you see fit to make, and we firmly believe you
will decide to patronize home industry and
purchase "Renown" stove. We do not make
shoddy goods nor do we try to see "how
cheap" we can make them. We prefer to see
"How Good" they can be made and then sell
them at the lowest possible price, consistent
with good material and best workmanship.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1911-09-23

sroBes GreigniB in benz trdsen Gang
ihres Cages fem.
Die impofonteTte GtrpmfhnelIe bat
ben Namen Der beilige GolI." sic lit
Is filometer lang, unb bic llfer err
boben iih aebirssnrtia. Rohber neitet
ith Der Strom bon neuen. Die 8uht
bon Wfubos tbut iif i'm Ibenbipnnen=
slan5 auf. Schpdrme bon Sturen nas
hen In Der tlnren 2uft ibre promenas
be por benz Shlafeneeben, aus ben
Bouernhdufern bebt iih nerRduh, unb
Die fhDne Stride, tpie bic meiiten be
fer Gegeno aus bols, iteht als Ddhs
ter iiber bem Strpm uno ben Wtenz
'hen. Ster lab ih aun enblih, lppoon
th ptel eebort bate. gu ben lpenig,n
lteberlieferungen bes finniihen 8oltss
gebDrt bus gab in Der R1uhertams
mer. lleber beiben Stsinen ipiro
Dampf er5eugt. unb in bem idpersn
Dunit bieIer fdit ppIis bunteln SoI5s
buoe erfrridt unb reinigt iih suerit
auf trpdenem Wese Mann unb Srau
uno ainb. 0as prin3ip bss 5amiliene
uno Sippenbabes berri6t bier felt
unouspsntIiher 3eit, unb ih tpurDs
ihon BON tpeitem ouf biefe Sc
nrhnung aufmertIam, aIs aus Der
8biir zines 9dushens plObIih natte
SeitaIten ins Sreie binaustraten,
Wdnnsr, SiinsIinse uno Weiber, in
l;6ts gebii1t als in ibre llnihuIb uno
in ben roiisen 9IanS bes 9lbenolidts.
Sic iprangen Iber Die 0orfitrabe bus
tcn, aber iie bro6sn iit tein 5eigenz
blatt ob; es mag ia aud an 5eissn'
bdumen mangeln. 9ielmehr Iiefsn iie
gu einem Nebenarm bss Strpmes, uno
eine Minute ipGtsr fab id, Elm an
frembe Giiiten perIalasensr Sopiieus,
ME bic Rauiitaa bon Wfubos uno ibr
gnhdng bas trGftigs R1uherparfiim
it6 i'm WuiIer abIpiiIten.