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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-01
THE AMERICAN 1851

"dry" cities of Illinois, In one editorial the Blade
said
Are burglars of the country hocking to Portsmouth
wet town, the hoboes and beggars and
thugs swarming in?
1t looks very much like it. When has Portsmouth
seen such influx of earh's undesirables?
Certainly during all the three golden dry years ending
November l. last, there was no such an influx
Look the and especially in the neghborhood
of the ftyhve saloons that Portsmouth has invited back
the CITY, You these buns and soaks and beggars
and thieves every day and every hour
Can anybody be surprised that this is so? Does not
"wet draw precincts the elements OF the
country round about?
Today the whole city of Portsmouth suffering because
its saloons. taken whole, constituting wet town.
bringing the rra of the and its neghbor states to
plumber rob, beg lower the quality OF
population, to corrupt and debase the community
Look this picture and that which could be painted
of the three preceding when drunkenness street
begging, want ideness and crime almost unknown
Citizens of Portsmouth, how do you like regulated"
''wet" city with its regulated" saoons
They promised regulated saloons when they voted
the county "wet," and when it was late for the
people to protect themselves their promises
broken.
The Camel and the Arab
You heard in your childhood days the fable of the
camel and the Arab. You remember how stormy
night the camel pleaded with the Arab let him put
his head into the Arabs tent. So strong were his
pleadings that the Arab consented. But when the
Camels head came in, his body followed; there
was for both the Arab and the camel and the
Arab driven out into the rain The liquor traffic
pleads that it may be allowed to come back with
Gust twelve saloons instead of That it
may have just little place in your community; that
it will be good. very good, if you will only give it
another chance Try it though and presently the
liquor traffic head body. hoofs and horns will be in
and the people will go out.
Who Are They?
Who these promsers? Have they given evil
dence of their reliability? Ask them for references.
Who they in your town who want to re-establish
the saloons? Aren't they the very who have done
their best violate the law in the past two years?
Are you going to hand over your town to them? To
the law-breakers? Don't you know they will try to
break the laws with the saloons in just as they did
when the saloons out?
Let not be fooled about this important matter.
Apply the acid test Can you trust these awbreakers
enforce the law? Do you think that business that
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-03-01
Southern Illinois Convention
Meeting at Centralia February 1o Success.

Meeting at Centralia February 70 Success.
Those who were fortunate enough to attend the
Southern Illinois county option convention at Cen
trala were we'll repaid for the time spent there The
convention was made up of class of men from all
over the Southern district who were first, last and
all the time saloon fighters. It splendid repre-
sentative crowd of those who the right side of
this question.
The afternoon session opened with the election
of Mr.. c. A. Taylor. of Harrisburg, chairman and
H. H. Bailey, of Altamont secretary. The address
made by Mr.. Taylor left doubt in the minds of the
delegates that they had real fighter chairman of
the meeting. Addresses were made by state super
ntendent Scrogn "The Situation in Illinois Today
and by District Superintendent Perry The Fight
Home" Others heard in short addresses, among
them being Hon. Geo. W. English who has always
stood our-square for better things in the Illinois leg
islature.
At the night session the speaker was Hon. John
B. Lennon Treasurer of the American Federation of
Labor. Mr.. Lennon does not attempt any fireworks
but every statement that he makes is sedge hammer
blow against the traffic There have possibly been few
speeches delivered in Southern Illinois this ques
ton that were more convincing than the Mr.
Lennon gave at the convention. Then there was Prof
Thatcher. Thatcher always makes good and seemed
to be at his best that day Taking it all in all the
sentiment that will go out from the convention will
have telling effect on Southern Illinois politics. The
call in the resolutions for men to go out and do their
full duty in thorough organization for the primary
shows the sentiment that existed
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE
CONVENTION
The situation in Illinois at the present moment gives the
ivelest of satisfaction the friends of morality
sobriety, and home and religion
Never before have the liquor traffic interests been
deeply concerned closely organized so desperately
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
yuRY FINDS FOR THIsLER.
Allowed Him $500 Damages-Court
Adjourned Until Monday.

The -oregc1 Railroad & Naviga-
tion Co. sued o. L. Thisler for extra
freight and Mr.. Thisler filed a cross
petition asking damages on a Jack
injured while being shipped on that
road. After hearing the evidence
of both sides the jury went out and
it took several hours before all its
members could come TO an agree
ment. Finally the jury decided that
the railroad company should pay
o. L. Thisler 5000 damages and such
was the verdict rendered. Moore
& Humphrey were the attorneys for
Mr.. Thisler.
The case of Frost johnson Lum-
Der Co. against H. ]. Cannon and
N. E. Ward was continued until
Monday.
This morning several cases were
set for trial and court adjourned UNI
til Monday morning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
10000, HOW FAR BELOW
DID THE MERCURY DROP?

Woops, but wasn't 1t cold last
night? Prof. A. v. Jewett's therm-
ometer Registered IS below the
thermometer at Wards Jewelry
store ,16, and the government wea-
Their station at Enterprise reports
that the temperature did not go
below 10 degrees. other thermomet-
ers in Abilene went as far as 20 to
"a degrees below zero. Anyway, 1t
was the coolest weather Abilene has
had for the past five years. Last
winter the coolest weather recorded
was Is degrees below zero.
Last night was probably the cold
est it has been here since. Feb. 49,
1904, when the temperature went
to 29h degrees below zero. That
tas been the lowest temperature ever
recorded in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
WHAT ABILENEITE WAS
ROBBED OF 5000, 900?


81 was held up and robt 81
two hundred thousand dollars in q
poorly lighted district in New York
City about the year 1884. T do
not expect the recovery of all this
amount, but l would like your assist
ance in getting some of it, back" In
this wise an Abilene man appealed
to the Kansas City police department
during the latter part of last year.
The department took up the search
u far as the waste paper basket,
where the letter was deposited:
who is this plutocrat that can
go, for 2S years without 100000
and lives in Abilene? This town
has many persons able to write out
a check for several thousand dol
lars, but so far no bloated million
aire has been discovered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
KEG PARTIES ARE LEGAL
SAYS SUPREME COURT


A few friends who feel the need
of liquir refreshments are at liberty
to "chip In" sufficient money TO buy
case of beer or bottle of whisky
and drink 1t without danger of ar
rest for violation of the prOhibitory
law.
This was the decision of the Kan
sas supreme court Saturday in the
appeal of Ted Eederer from the de-
cision of the Allen county district
court. Lederer and four friends
decided that they needed case of
beer to add to their enjoyment dur
Ing the heated term of last July.
Each one contributed 20 cents and
Lederer, acting for the crowd, sent
to Kansas City and got the beer.
When 1t arrived at lola the beer
was taken to the house of Barlow
Crum and there the five men met
and proceeded to drink the beer
The police heard of the case of beer
and arrested all five but Lederer who
had made the purchase from Kan
sas City was the only one prose-
cuted, He was fined 500 and costs
and sentenced to Jail for thirty days,
charged with having sold beer and
with having aided and abetted in
the keeping of a place where per-
sons resorted for the purpose OF
drinking intoxicating liquor.
In It's decision, written by Justice
Porter, the supreme court held that
there was no sale and that meeting
at the residence of one of the party
was not unlawful.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
BUsINESsMEN's ASSOCIATION
SHOWS THE YEARS WORK

The annual report of the Bust
nessmen's association is out. The
amount on hand Jan. /, 1911, was
$327.56. Assessments and fees dur
ing the year were $924.SO, total
$1252.36. The expenses included
$72O for Secretary Tappen's salary;
other large items were: Printing
rate book $114.SO, lunch for annual
meeting 1870, furniture SIS, rent
SEQ. The total expense was $94O.72.
The balance Jan. /, 1912 was $S11.-
Ga.
The advertising and donation fund
shows receipts from new members
and 90 per cent levy $500 during
the year. The expenses amounted
to $677.76. Among the larger items
were: Donation to Methodist confer
ence SIS, printing fair catalogues
S1O4.O4, donation to Modern Wood
men for log rolling day $3.50, dona-
ton to U. B. church Sc. The re-
mainder went into market day ex-
penses, $241.82. This fund has on
hand $11S.4s.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
no APPTRoNT OOSnLFTEasM
TO DECIDE ON PAVING.
Commissioners to Call Joint Meeting
In Near Future.

A Joint meeting of the resident
property ownsfs of Buckeye and
Third streets with the city commits
sioners is to be called soon, to dis
cuss the kind OF paving to be used
on the two streets. A committee OF
four, two representatives from each
street, will select the kind of paving,
Such is the plan of the city COM
missioners.
A minimum water rate for the
consumers who have meters and a
new water rate schedule also was
discussed at the meeting of the COM
missioners this morning. The mini
mum rate will probably be fixed at
SIS a year for only five or six con-
sumers who have meters come be-
low that price 1t is said.
The reports of the city librarian,
Miss Ida Romig, and treasurer OF
the library, Miss Mace King, were
read and approved.
A resolution was adopted giving
the Santa Fe the right to install its
set of scales on South Third street
between Spruce and Buckeye.
+. Several bills were allowed. The
commissioners adjourned to meet
some time again this week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
FOUR BIG LIONS WERE
FIGURES IN THE COURT

Four big roaring lions were in
court today--not actually but on
paper. C. w. Parker bought the
lions for $1,000 of the Big Otto
Shows. Before that they had been
bought of Capt. Cardona, q lion
tanner, and he purchased them OF
A. A. Leslie of Winnipeg, Canada.
Leslie had pull-back. note with
$4,000 due on it on the lions and
sued Parker for the money. While
his claim was virtually a chattel
mortgage he had failed to record 1t
here and on this claim Parker de-
INJURED to the evidence. Judge King
sustained the demurrer and the case
was dismissed. 80
The case Of Chase Brothers Piano
co. against w. H. Broughton was
set to be tried by Jury, but was
waived and heard by the court. How
ever, the case was postponed until
the mail arrived from the east, for
an agreement was being made out
side of court and word was ex-
pected from the piano, company to-
day. ~
! The jury is still out0A the case
OF the Frost-Johnson Humber Co.
against H. J.. Cannon and N. e..
Ward and had not returned YER
dict up to four o'clock this after
49, - 4f@s
noon. sS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
FOUND A JOHN BROWN
RELIC THAT WAS UNIQUE

A. w. Macy of Chicago, who spent
the day here, had an unique ex-
perience a few years ago at Mar
tinsville, Ind, where he was editor
of the local paper. He discovered
the body of a SON of John Brown
preserved in the office of a local
physician. The possessOr had found
It in the museum of hospital at
winchester, Va. 1t had been taken
there after the fight at Harper's
Ferry where two of Browns sons
were killed. The students instead
of dissectlng It put 1t through an
embaIming process and preserved It.
There the physician found 1t and
took 1t to Indiana where he kept
IT in the original box that brought
Il from Harper's Ferry. Macy wrote
riO his find for the papers and John
Brown, Jr., the youngest SON OF the
famous Kansan, came there and iden-
tilted IT. He took 1t to Maine where
n was buried s5 years after death
In the family cemetery.
Mr.. Macy was 3 school friend OF
lanes whItcomb Riley and has >
most antsIting collection Of le5
tern and manuscripts Of the noted
net @hS6s NE work = nov pfae-
- - a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11

Following are the names OF the
members of the committee of twenty
ON the Men and Religion Forward
Movement having in charge the plans
for the meetings in this city Jan
1921: J. H. Engle, chairman; j.
A. Tufts, G. w. Yenser, /. B. Mar
tin, L. C. Snare, r. e. Houston, d
E. Cavinder, r. l.. Eshelman, e. e.
Engle, c. e. Rugh, M. H. Malott'
J. A. Engle, H. j. Hodge, /. II. HUI
ton. e. L. Hull, r. NJ. White. J. s.
Bigler, r. Harrison, John Hoon, Roy
Baker. This committee will meet
at the Lutheran church at tonight
at 1890.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11

Concordia, kan, Jan. &-Henry
Olsen, wife and three children, the
Oldest being four years, are stranded
near here on. the Republican river.
They left Custer county Nebraska,
on a rude raft and expected to reach
Texas in q few weeks. The condition
OF the river and the lack Of food for
his family caused him TO abandon his
trip and put his tent on the banks Of
the river. The temperature Ia Is de-
Erees below zero.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
MOVING PICTURES EVERY
NIGHT IN THE SEELYE.
To the Public.

To the Public: III
l wish to announce to all
the opening Of the Seelye theatre
for moving pictures under the man
agement of J. e. Valentine, whose
purpose and aim 1t will be to give
good high class entertainment every
night. &T
Owing to the scarcity OF good
theatrical troupes on the road this
winter, thought our patrons would
appreciate the convenience of the
theatre as a place of entertainment,
and having made the necessary ar
rangements the house will be opened
Monday night, Jan. 18th, with pub
lie library benefit.
Entertainment will be furnished
six nights in the week and continue
as long as the patronage tustifies.
The library benefits Will given at
regular intervals during the season.
Soliciting a liberal patronage and
attendance for the new management
which will appreciate 1t by furnish
ing the best grade of entertainment
obtainable, am sincerely,
A. B. SEELYE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
H. w. AVERY, PRESIDENT.
State Senator Heads the Kansas
Horse Breeders Association.

The Kansas Horse Breeders AS
ISOLATION which was in session at
Manhattan during the state farmers
institute, elected these officers at
the last meeting: President, H. w.
Avery, Wakefield vice presid snts,
Ralph Snyder, James Thompson,
John Barr, e. H. Terry, John Bishop,
Ralph McKinnie, George Ross, John
Peck; secretary, Dr.I G. w. Nc
Campbell, Kansas Agricultural Col
lege: treasurer, N H. HoAderman,
Meade.
An amendment, passed at this
meeting, provides that owners of
pure bred mares and owners of stall
lions licensed by the State Live Stock
Registry Board become members of
the Kansas Horse Breeders Asso-
citation without dues. ~t*
Officers elected by the Kansas
Corn Breeders Association are:
President, s. G. Trent, Hiawatha;
vice president, e. Wilson, Lawrence;
secretary, E. G. Schafer, Kansas Ag-
ricultural College; treasurer, R. A.
Willis, Manhattan; inspector, p. e.
Crabtfe Kansas Agricultural Col
lege; directors, ]. M. McCrary, Man
haitian, w. H., Jardine, Kansas AS
r'cultural5 College, e. e. Bowersock.
Belleville.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
DICKINSON TEACHERS TO ~
MEET HERE JANUARY 20.

\. Saturday, January 20, the teach
ers of Dickinson county will meet
at the high school. The following
program has been arranged: 80,
Morning session, 1890 o'clock
Music, Abilene high school orches-
ira: invocation, Rev. DR.. Blayney;
Music. Prof. Tillotson; Paper, How
to study and Teaching How to
study" Carl Byers; Paper, Teach
ing Geography" Geo. Burkholder;
Paper. bridging the Gap" supt.
NJ ]. WILSON; Music; Address, Prof.
Fiske Allen, K. s. N.
Afternoon session, 1880 o'clock
Rural School Round Table, County
auperintendent, Chairman; Paper
playground Management" Mary
sheets: Discussion, Wayne Goodell;
Paner. Essentials of the Daily Reel
tation in Reading" Iona Shearer;
discussion, Miss Crittenden; CUES
ton Box; Graded School Rcund
Table. A. C. Deitz, chairman; Does
our Text Book in Arithmetic Meet
the .Demands?'' Supt. w. A. Stacey;
..Economical and Cultural Phases OF
Agriculture in the Grades" ]. A.
rerpsrote; representatives. for Tar
a,ness . Graceless woolverton. OPP
nortunity will be given for the dis
eus.ton Of each of the above sub
4acts and It is expected that all or
tha teachers win come prepared to
1sther discuss these or ask ques-
tsous high School Round Table
i wilson, chairman. e. n. g.;
.s1ow I'd Get Spontaneous Interest
= u,gb school Historical Courses"
.i 5 frank Aldrich, A. H. g.; Lit
s-srv work in the Small High
acboOl." sPrin. carOlee Churchill'
y s3.sTeaehing Algebra" Prin.
n, Cook. II H. s.; How to Get
.,,-h school Students into the Habit
= original Thinking." Prin. D. L.
T..sers0Ah, f. n. A. Athistics a
1870 Athietic Tournament" aupt.
Dsasos An of these sub.
- ~Ir s. opsn Cor disculor.
s ~ tss $ F'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
JURY DISAGREED AFTER
A LONG SESSION

Saturday afternoon up to 10
o'clock, all day Monday, was the
length of time the jury was out on
the Frost-J ohnson Lumber company
against H. J. Cannon and N. E.
Ward and at nine o'clock the mem
bers had not come to an agreement
so the court discharged them
The court sustained q demurrer
to the plaintiffs evi'Ence I'm the
trial of G.. F. Humphrey against
Samuel Farrer for the recovery of
money and discharged the case.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
Murt Me- par Amy unIform.

washington. Jan. SIT cost the
proprietor Of q skating rink ct Pres
colt, Aris., Just 500 70 deny admit
lance to army officers In khaki uni
form. The attorney general has TN
formed che war department that the
district attorney 81 Tucson prosecuasd
this man, and upon his plea 81 gulltF
the ana was Imposed. a slzlHay casos
witch occurred 81 Tomhatona, Arle
4 abeut 70 - presecutps.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
Advertised Mail.

For week ending Jan. s, 1919:
Letters: VIII Carson, Ernest O.
Keissis, A. H. Mickey, Mrs. Susie
White, Robt. Yandall.
Cards Mrs. e. G. Berger; Mrs.
Annie Bolton, Francis Brown. Mrs.
Rose Chlinlin, Mrs. Kelly, Grin H.
Morton. L. p. Rains, Threshing Ma
chine Co, P. d. Wheeler.
r. wARING, p. NJ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
TELEGRAPH co.
TO HAVE NEW OFFICE

The Postal Telegraph office which
has been located in the Brown block
ia to be moved to handsome ana
fully equipped headquarters in the
basement of the Abilene National
Bank building. Fixtures are peing
installed and the office will be mod
ern in every respect.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11

Got 90 Days for Disturbing Peace
william Blue, who halls from
Chapman is the late guest to De
egistered at the ounty jail He was
arrested and tried in Justice Foiey .
court at Chapman yesterday. he
was found guilty of disturbing the
neace and was given go days in the
county Jail.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
rad in western Kansas.

w. e. Baer returned from WISH
with his son, Prof. G. X. baer, q.
tribune, Kan. Things are very oao
out there" said he. "over ioo'
~ snow fell on a level and cattlemen
are having extensive losses, many
having no feed except what they can
~b,p N. Already hundreds Of Cattle
have died"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
school Report.

Report of Pennington school for
month ending Jan. s.. Number OF
DAYS taught 20. Enrolment, boys
IS. girls 10, total -2S. Average at
tendance 1874. The pupils neither
absent nor tardy during the month
are Irene Britt, Rose Henderson,
Ella Britt and Louie Britt. Number
OF visitors during the month. H.
A. H. Engle, teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
Murray-Higgins.

This morning at the Catholi'
church occurred the wedding OF Miss
Marry E. Murray and John T. Hig'
gins. Rev. Thomas O'Reilly off
ciating. Only the immediate family
was present.
The young couple are among ADJ
lene's most esteemed young people
and have a host of friends who will
wish them Joy. .4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
Ms. e. A. Rush Dead.

Mrs. e. A. Rush. mother OF Geo
4 Rush. died at Ellsworth tnia
morning. The burial will be IN ADJ,
Iene al 2 D. m. wednesday from the
Fachon1 home, Rev. DR.. Blayney
efflciatine. Burial In Abilene een :.
tsry. d. A Rush went % Ellsworth
~ ms,s arrangements for the fun
eral
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
FARMERS INSTITUTE TO BE
HELD HERE SATURDAY

increasing the corn yield per
acre" Is the subject for the farmers
institute which is to be held at the
Commercial club rooms at 2 p. m.
Saturday. ]. D. Shepherd is presi-
dent and he asks a fun attendance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
A. B. sEELYE

The demand for persons compe'
tent to teach agriculture is constant
at least in Kansas. In the last
month, indeed, the positions that
have gone a-begglng were twice az
numerous in that department as In
domestic science or manuel training
And the positions in those two al
ways outnumber the applicants about
two to one. The committee on rec
concentrations in the Kansas agri-
cultural college, Of which Professor
2. L. Holton is chairman, reported
today. that since December 3 the
calls in his office for well trained
teachers for high schools and nor
NAL schools were: Agriculture 49,
salary $1,000 to 81 500; domestic
science s, salary 500 10 $500;
Manual training q, salary $500 to
$1,000. The positions having the
higher salaries demand men or WSO-
men with several pears teaching
sxperisncs and college training. The
AGRICULTURAL eo1iass Il not able q
snppiy the deun
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
Boars For Sale.

Five young Poland China bears,
choice for SIS. From market-top-
ping stock. J. G.. Engle, Brown
phone 1900, Acme farmer line.
2Sw4ts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
q Z 4A Z A&A . AA 4
COMMENCING RIGHT.

3 The Abilene HeIbectoT ID
! commencing the new year
: right. This week the paper
! has come out several issues
3 with six and eight pages
; and shows that the business
, men Of that city realize the
) value OF advertising in that
) paper. The Reflector 10, one
3 of the good papers of Gem
) trail Kansas, prints the home
) news and is a mighty good
) advertising medium.--Junc-
tion City Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-11
sIzIETING SON.

Rsal Estate Transfers Reports p
J. 3. Keel, AbStractOr.
Mohave County miner., 1912-07-27

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