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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-28
(First published in Abilene weekly
Reflector November IL, 1912:)

NOTICE.
In the Probate Court Of Dickinson
County, State Of Kansas.
In the matter OF the estate OF VIII
liam Schultz ST., Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that /,
F. II. Staatx, administrator Of the
estate of William Schultz sr.. de-
ceased. win sell at public sale on
Monday, December 16, 1912, at the
hour Of one O'clock D. nj II eaih
day at the front door OF the court
house IN the, city Of Abilene, Dick
inEon county, state Of Kansas, the
following described real estate sit
uated IN Dickinson county, state Of
Kansas, to-wit; The southwest Quar-
ter Of section twenty 600. township
fourteen (14l, range five (6l east
Of the Sixth Principal Meridian. 10
the highest bidder for cash. said
sale Il made IN pursuance 81 an
order made By the Probate Court
Of Dickinson county, state Of Kansas.
~ II AAI
81 Adminl1iiatof.
s. 8. smith. hffornay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-28

: u. N. Funston. live stock and real
estates auStIoAsef. Write for dates.
Addres6 Abilene or Taimage, Kan.
ysg 2'rias9e n aAHs 24wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-28
(First published In Abilene Weekly
Reflector November Fl. 1879
NOTICE OF FINAL, gETTLEMENT.

IkBLI6CtUI NUV5IHUeL "a 4U41.J
! NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
State of Kansas, Dickinson county, SIS:
In the Probate Court of said county.
In the matter OF the estate Of A. J..
Kohler, Deceased.
TO all creditors of and other per-
sons interested in said estate: You
are hereby notified that at the next
regular term of the Probate Court in
and for said county, to be begun and
held at the probate judges office in
Abilene In said county on the 9Th day
of January, 1918, being the first
Monday In said month Of january, /
will make final settlement of said
aa AMANDA KOHLER,
ct Administrators.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-11-28

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vised me 20 take
Lydia Il: Pinkham's
vegetable Com
pound, and before I
had taken tie whole
Of two bottles /.
found relief ] an
only sixteen years
Cd, but I have bet
Ger health than foe
Eo or three years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Playmates Slew Youth.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 24.-Tne
search for little Joseph Zimmerman
four years old, carried on by rela-
tives, their friends, the police and the
Boy Scouts, ended when the body OF
the child was found in the East Bot
toms, murdered.
Late yesterday afternoon two play
mates, both 10 years old, admitted
the deed. They said they stood at
the top of the steps on the cliff drive
and threw stones down at Joseph.
One stone hit him on the head and
killed him. The boys say they sa"
that he was dead and, to cover up
their deed, carried him into the un-
derbrush.
1--WE pulled leaves and branches
and dirt over him until he was all
covered up" Johnny Heinberger Sob
bed out.
. The Zimmerman boy left his home
with five other boys last Sunday az
ternoon on bug hunting expedition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
LAWYER SHOT BY NEGRO.
Posse Pursues Negro who Fired
the Shot.

Shreveport, La, Aug. 25.-While
Percy Alexander, lawyer, was sitting
on the porch of Mrs. W. B. Jacobs,
a half negro named Sam johnson,
who is employed around the Jacobs
home, appeared on the gallery and
when asked what he wanted, replied
that he came to get some turpentine.
When told there was none in the
house and ordered away, the negro
pulled a revolver and fred at Alex
ander, the bullet striking him just
above the stomach.
The wounded man started on foot
for the hospital, but fell near the
Jacobs home. He was picked up and
rushed to the infirmary. While the
wound is serious, it is not considered
necessarily fatal.
Teh negro fed and is now being
pursued by a posse.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
BURNED IN HOME.
Mother and Father Unable to Reach
Child in Burning Building.

Greensboro, N. c., Aug. 25.-Stand-
ing outside their burning home at
White Oak mill village, two miles
from Greensboro, tonight, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Terrell, heard the dying
means of their 5-year-old daughter
and witnessed the flames envelope her
body, unable to render assistance.
The family of father, mother and
three children and another family
were awakened shortly before mid
night by neighbors crying "fire." The
mother caught the baby in her arms
while the father carried 7-year-old
son from the burning structure. Ter
rell attempted to return for the Sleep
ing daughter, but was driven back by
the flames. The child awakened and
cried piteously for help until the fire
ended her agony. All occupants Of
the house narrowly escaped death,
two members being seriously burned
while escaping through the flames.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
CONDEMNED MAN CURSES WIFE.
Blames Her for His Conviction OF
Murder-Hanged To-day. ..

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 25.-Mrs.
Geo. Rose was bitterly denounced by
her husband to-day when she entered
the death cell at the State prison to
bid him goodbye.
Rose is to be hanged at sunrise to-
morrow for the murder of James Mil
ler in McMinn county, and Mrs. Rose
also is held as an accessory. He feels
that his wife's testimony was respon-
sible for his conviction, and he cursed
the woman with such vehemence that
she fled from the death cell without
formal leave-taking.
Rose was also bitter in denuncla-
ton of Sheriff Hart, of McMinn coun-
ty, and called vengeance down upon
the head of Gov. Hooper for refusal
to reprieve him. Dick Rose, a son
of the condemned man, who is under
a ffteen-year sentence at the State
prison for murder, also visited his
father in the death cell. The con-
demned man exacted promise from
him that he would even up scores
with Sheriff Hart as soon as he is re-
leased.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
ANNUAL MEETING SOON.
Cattle Creek Campground Services
Begin September 25.

Branchville, Aug. 25.-The trus-
tees of the Cattle Creek campground
met Thursday and decided to hold the
annual meeting this year beginning
Wednesday, September rs, and clos
ing the following Sunday. This IS
one of the most noted religious in
stitutions in this section of the State,
some great revivals having been held
there in years gone by. At the meet
ing Thursday all the officers and d.
rectors were reelected, and contracts
wer given out for cleaning and re-
pairing the grounds, etc. The preach
ers for the coming meeting will be
assigned later by Rev. Mr. Banks,
presiding elder of the Orangeburg
district.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Hobble Skirt Causes Near Riot.

Because of the disorder that one
hobble skirt brought about, the po-
Ii e have issued an order that no
more hobble skirts must be worn IN
the streets of Bellefonte, Pa.
Miss Myrtle Evan, daughter OF a
wealthy business man, appeared on
the streets attired in one OF the
latest hob! 2 skirts. 1t was made OF
a soft, clinging material that clung
to her form with such defining per-
tinacity that she was soon the cynos-
ure of all eyes. Gradually the satel-
lites began to gather on her trail.
The retinue grew until all ages, COL
ors and castes were represented.
AS the procession swept down
Main street Policeman Jim Duncan
approached Miss Evan and told her
she must go home or he would be
compelled to arrest her. Miss Evan
consented and disappeared. The
crowd melted away.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
POLICEMAN WOUNDS NEGRO.
Assailed with Brickbats Officer
Baker Uses Pistol.

During a fracas in Mason's court
yesterday morning about 2 o'clock
Policeman Harry Baker shot John
Proctor, negro, when the latter
pelted him with rocks. The police
man arrested one of the noisemakers.
According to Frank Bennett,s
story. who was arrested, he and Proc
tor was fighting in a house IN the
court when Officer Baker came in.
He says that both he and Proctor es-
capped through window. Baker
started after the two negroes, put
was suddenly forced to pull his pistol
when he encountered a shower OF
brickbats. He fired one shot. The
ball, Bennett says, entered Proctor's
neck, but this did not stop PROCTOR,
and he escaped over a fence. Ben
nett was caught trying to make his
escape in the same way.-Charleston
News and Courier, August 26th.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Our Citizens Demand.
Fully Compiled With-A Bamberg
Resident Furnished 1t.

There are few items which appear
in this paper more important to Bam-
berg people than the statement pub
lished below In the first place it is
from a citizen of Bamberg and can
be thoroughly relied upon. In the
second place, it indisputably proves
that Doan's Kidney Pills do their
work thoroughly and not temporari-
ly. Read this carefully:
Mrs. Samuel Harrison, Church St.,
Bamberg, S. c., says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have
been very beneficial. My kidneys
annoyed me and l suffered intensely
from backache and pains through my
loins. Doan's Kidney Pills, which l
got from the Peoples Drug Co., re-
lieved these difficulties and improved
my condition wonderfully. You are
at liberty to use my name as ref
erence."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Of Interest to Farmers.

A few questions and answers taken
from the Progressive Farmer, that
w3ll be of interest:
What will stop the cotton cater
rllar?" Spraying the cotton, the
grass and weeds with lead arsenate,
one pound to 80 gallons of water.
What is the best time to turn un-
der cowpeas so as to get the full nj
trogen fixation that they will maker
Just as the leaves fall. The crop is
then fully mature and has done all
that it can in the way of getting
nitrogen.
Iany complain of the red spider or
mite in cotton. This is one of the
troubles of ,drouth. If heavy rains
come, they will not spread. Spray
ing with strong soapsuds is as good
as anything but rather costly. A
good rain will do as much good as
anything.
"Will oats that were grown where
the Hessian fly attacked the crop be
safe to use for seed?" Yes, the in
sects are not carried by the seed,
and in my experience have never
had the fly attack oats, while they
are pretty sure to find wheat, if sown
too early.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Bright Bits.

The chief end of man is the end
his head is on.
Some men even work overtime on
Sundays-with their mouths.
How fortunate that some automo-
biles are not so bad as they smell.
Somebody said that the ID" IN
John D. Rockefeller's name stood for
Dough"
Accounts state that Nat Goodwin
is getting better. Nat was always
good at getting free advertising.
A Massachusetts printer married a
woman weighing fifty pounds. She
undoubtedly was his type" OF
beauty.
Many man will let his wife train
the children, but will insist on train
ing the dog himself.
A case of the blues and a dark
brown taste is generally the result of
painting the town red.
Some men give so many presents
to their sweethearts that they do not
win the girls, but earn them.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
says he will quit on March 5th. The
country will be resigned to it's fate.
New Orleans Picayune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Costume Party Will Cost Much.

Newport, r. l., Aug. 2S.-The Co.'S
tune party which Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, of New York, is giving at
her summer home, Beaulieu, this
evening will cost, it is estimated, s2o'-
600. It will be the biggest event OF
the season, and the costuming of the
guests will be after the fashion OF
countries that are east of the suez.
A large stage has been erected
near the cliffs and performers from
Hammerstein's Theatre, New York.
will give a vaudeville entertainment
which will lack nothing by being so
far from Broadway.
Some years ago Mrs. Vanderbilt
had a stage erected and imported
.sThe Wild Rose company from New
York for the benefit of her guests.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
ANOTHER DEATH IN CHAIR.
John Cole Executed at State Prison
Yesterday.

John Cole, a negro convicted in
Charleston county for murder, was
put to death in the electric chair at
the State penitentiary at l1:O9 yes
terday morning. He died protesting
his innocence.
Cole was led to the chair a minute
or two after II o'clock. After the
cap had been adjusted he asked to
say a word. Several negroes were in
the death chamber.
Il just wants to say to my color"
said the condemned man in part,
that 1 am glad to see you here. This
am a warning to you all. Of course
I'm going to Jesus. want to say 20
you all be Particular
Rev. J. c. Abney, the prison chap
lain, had been with the negro an hour
or so before, and had asked him if he
would confess. The negro said that
he was innocent. Cole thanked all
those at the prison for their kindness
to him and said that he had no feel
ing against the electrician. Some one
had to turn on the current. The re-
mains were buried at the peniten-
tiary, the dead mans family putting
in no claim for his body.-Columbla
State, August 22nd.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
PoKEBERRY STALK COST $1,000.
Incident Related to the Observer Man
by Newberry County Farmer.

How a pokeberry stalk cost a
farmer about a thousand dollars was
related yesterday to the Observer
man by Mr. NJ. W. Oxner, of Kin
ards, one of the best farmers of New
berry and Laurens counties. Some
years ago, before he knew as much
about farming as he knows now, he
had a large field of fine cotton. In
the midst of the field was an immense
pokeberry stalk, one of the largest
he ever saw. It did not occur to him
that there was any danger in it; but
he noticed one day that the cotton
stalks on one side of the stalk be-
gan to turn red. Then they began
to shrivel up and dwarf and he
examined them to see what was the
matter. He found the red spider on
the under side of the leaves. The
blight continued to spread until he
thinks the field was so badly injured
that he lost at least twenty bales. He
found that the big pokeberry stalk
was the starting point of the pests,
and since then he never lets poke
berry stalk to grow anywhere in or
about his fields.
Mr.. Oxner has not been bothered
this year by the spider, but one Of
his neighbor, Mr.. Andrew Johnson,
has. Mr.. Johnson has got rid of them
by a method all his own. When he
sees the signs of the red spider in
his cotton he. takes tin pan of
kerosene oil and a short broom and
goes into the infested portion of the
field. Bending the stalks over so that
the kerosene can reach the under side
of the leaves, he sprinkles them with
the kerosene; and that puts a stop
to the trouble. Mr.. Johnson has tried
this plan before with perfect sue
cess. Others may take a hint from
this. Begin it just as soon as the
red spider is discovered, and the cot
ton will be saved. Kerosene is one
of the best insecticides in the world
and seems to be a perfect antidote
against the red spider. 1t is cheap
and is easily applied.-Newberry OBJ
server.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Little Woman Beat Her Big Husband.

Chicago, Aug 23.-Emil Brand, a
teamster, who is six feet and two
inches tall, entered Judge Hopkins's
court yesterday with one discolored
eye, a bleeding ear and two teeth
missing.
A few minutes later Mrs. Brand,
who weighs 95 pounds, appeared to
prosecute her husband on charge
of beating her.
"she says I beat her, judge" said
Brand. do you think it looks like
it,"
ION the face of the evidence" the
court said, 81 would say it doesn't -
"Well, ! had to defend myself,
spoke up Mrs. Brand. Besides, this
is the first decision I've gotten over
him.
Testimony showed Brand had
started the trouble and he was fined.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
$500. 900 Mansion in Potato Field.

The spacious lawn surrounding the
mansion of the late John w. Wheeler
has given place to one of the finest
potato fields in Massachusetts,. The
mansion is occupied by the million
aires aged widow, who recently mar
ried G. Taber Thompson, of Philadel-
phia, her junior by 25 years.
Every foot of the lawn has been
plowed and planted with potatoes.
The Wheeler home,' an impressive
pile of stone, costing s5OO,o0& which
has long been the "show' residence
of the town, has acquired interest to
visitors since this agricultural feature
became prominent.
Many Orange residents who have
limited garden facilities, have decided
to utilize their front lawns for rafs-
ing garden truck next year. If all
the plans of this nature are carried
out the high cost of living will re-
ceive a solar plexus blow locally.
The first few bushels of the
Thompson potato crop were dug Sat-
urday in the presence of curious on
lockers, who crowded as close to the
scene of operations as the iron fence
inclosing the grounds permitted
Orange, Mass, telegram to N. Y.
World.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
FIVE ARE NABBED.
Secret Service Agent Thomas After
CounterfeiterS.

Secret Service Agent Henry E..
Thomas, has returned from a trip
through Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
bama, North and South Carolina,
where he was on the trail of bunch
of counterfeiters, wantd by the Unit
ed States government. He, with sew
eral other agents, succeeded in ar
resting 1. c. Lawing, j. L. and Leroy
Case, Sam Smith and William Holly
on the charge of making and dis
tributing counterfeit money. There
are four other men said to belong
to the gang, but these have not been
arrested as yet. The officers have the
men located and their arrest is ex-
pected daily.
The men seem to have made their
headquarters at Alton Park, near
Chattanooga, Tenn, but their outfits
are supposed to have been distributed
in North Carolina and Alabama. 1t
is the opinion Of Mr.. Thomas that
the main outfit for the coming of the
counterfeit half-dollars and dollars
was located in Cherokee county, this
State, and that the money was sent
out to men in surrounding States.
The chase lasted for about week or
ten days. There were three outfits
captured in the roundup.
Mr.. Thomas stated that the officers
had no idea as to how much money
the men had coined, but the amount
was we'll up in the thousands. There
have been cases made against the
men in several States and they will
be tried in the different States for
each case of passing the worthless
money. There is no telling how
many charges the men will have to
face, as each day new cases have
turned up.
His service in this case only adds
another to the long list of counter
feiting cases that are to the credit
of Mr.. Thomas, who is one of the
governments best-known agents IN
this section of the country. He was
the leading man in the famous Allen
counterfeiting case. That never came
to trial, as Sidney Allen is still at
large, wanted for the murder of sew
eral court officers who were killed in
the Hillsville tragedy last spring.
Charlotte Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
PAPA WAS ANGRY.
Wake Farmer Resented Interference
in His Family Affairs.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 23.-At his
home near Wake Forest, D. Bryant
Harrison, prominent farmer of the
county, cut Rev. G. R. Sorrell twice
with a knife last night because the
young minister, student at Wake
Forest College, it is alleged, had as
sisted in the runaway marriage of
Mr.. Harrison's daughter, Miss Evie
Harrison and Bennett Wall, whom
Mr.. Harrison objected to as son-in-
law.
Sorrell had been making his home
with Harrison while taking his COL
lege, course and he helped the young
couple in the runaway to Smithfeld
Wednesday night after he had been
warned by Mr.. Harrison to have
nothing to do with the threatened
marriage. Sorell is the pastor of
Harrison's church and the latter has
ell along been much interested IN
the efforts of the young man to get
his ministerial education.
sorrell returned to the Harrison
home after the runaway, as though
nothing had happened and Harrison
ordered him from his place end made
the attack on him. Harrison has
given bond in the case against him
for the attack on the minister. The
latter is cut across the cheek and on
the neck, neither wound being very
serious.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
LIGHTNING PLAYS FREAK.
Strikes Property of Dunbar Brothers
Near Beach Island.

A remarkable story is told of the
first of the two strokes of lightning
at the Dunbar home in Beach Island,
the latter of which resulted in the
destruction by fire of the gin house
on the place. The first stroke of
lightning, however, while not nearly
so damaging, frightened the family
and for a while it was feared would
destroy the old home.
1t is a three-story structure OF the
old-fashioned type with the chimney
in the center of the house. The
lightning came down the chimney
without doing any damage to the
house and striking shovel and pair
of tongs on the hearth on the second
floor, melted them into a shapeless
mass of metal. It went to the first
floor where it had the same effect on
pair of brass and-irons. From
there the lightning went to the back
fSTduud "uSFS IuSlS WdS q Ay VI oAS'
Here it tore away a few feet Of wains-
coating and for about two feet melt
ed the water pipe.
Mrs. Dunbar and her daughter
were seated in the hallway on the
first floor when the lightning struck,
the "ball of fire" passed between
them the fractional part of second
before it struck the water pipe on
the back veranda. Mrs. Dunbar
had a piece of fancy needle-work in
her hands. When it was examined
after the lightning had passed it was
perforated in hundreds of places as
if it had been shot through with
small birdshot from shotgun.
Several persons have visited the
home from Augusta and bear testi-
mony to the phenomena of the light
ning's course.-Aiken Journal and
Review.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
Orangeburg Lands Fish Hatchery.

A TELEGRAM received in the city at
q o'clock this afternoon announced
the fact that fish hatchery will be
located in this city by the United
States government. The hatchery will
be located at Dukes Fishery which
has already been surveyd out by an
engineer from the fisheries bureau,
$4,000 will be expended in Orange
burg.
The location of the hatchery in this
city will mean that something like
$4,000 will be exepnded in Orange
burg by the United States govern
ment. An appropriation equal to
that amount was made available last
July a year ago by Seantor Tillman'
who had this item added to the ap-
preparation bill passed last year.
During the past twelve months rep
resentatives from the bureau of fish
cries of the United States govern
ment have visited a number OF points
in this State. Several visits were
made to Orangeburg and at one time
Commissioner Bowers, in charge OF
the department, came to Orangeburg,
this being the only place in South
Carolina he visited.
Last week Mr.. H. Won Bayer, an
engineer from the department, spent
several days here, and during his Wis
its he surveyed Dukes Fishery, To-
Gated to the south of the city, and
it was upon his report on this site
that the fishery was ordered to be To-
Gated here.
It is expected that work will COM
mence on the property at an early
date.-Orangeburg Evening News,
August 23rd.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29
By the Yard.

The other day three or four Lyons
boys went into a local meatshop to
"get one on the butcher" One OF
them advanced to the counter and
said:
"How do you sell your meat?"
ANY way you want it," said the
butcher.
"All right; what will it cost for a
yard?"
"Seventy-fve cents"
"I'll take a yard"
"Where's your money!"
The money was paid over and the
butcher showed it in the cash regis
ter, reached under the counter, pull
ed out three pigs feet and laid them
before the young man with the re-
mark: Here's your meat; three
feet make a yard"
The young man was not to be dull
ed and took his meat amid the laugh
ter of his friends.-Kansas City. Jour-
nal.