davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
LT. eET,T,ARDg.

J. T. seIIards OF solomon. eandi-
date for the Republican nomination
is listed by the Solomon Tribune. q
pronounced Roosevelt paper. as a
progressive. The Chronicle 10 adj
vising the voters not to nominate
him. This variance Of opinion be-
tween the insurgent papers 10 easily
explained. The Tribune knows Mr..
.seIlartis. He Is one Of the iesdlng
businessmen OF Solomon. He has
large land interests in west Dickin-
son. He IL an active, energetic
young business man with the push
and courage to act ably in a public
position. He would make q repre-
sentative of whom Dickinson would
be proud for he would be on the
job, able to defend his position on
the floor and get things for hia
constituents. That is the kind OF a
man Dickinson needs In the lower
house. The Reflector is willing to
take It's chances on Sellards, evea
| II he is a progressive, because he
has the right stuff in him. Besides
he has a platform that looks right.
Here It ls-no mush. no gush,
straight talk OF a businesslike man:
'Tf elected l will try to do some
thing for this county that looks to
me should be done. Every time our
taxes have increased new office was
found to eat up the money. We
have now the following new offices:
County assessor, county engineer
extra board of reviewers. We need
none Of these. Give US this extra
money for road work and am sure
we have men that are competent tt
apply 1t, or a share OF 1t, on the
roads. We should have no inheritance
tax law. Under the present law thu
widows and orphans with over 5000
are taxed by the state. The famil!
that came here and helped to buil'
up the state and has paid taxes al
their lives, certainly owe no add
tional tax when they come to die
If we had such a law relative onl'
to non-residents 1t would do, but
would surely vote to repeal thi
one"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
WHAT WAS YOUR SHARE?

Postmaster General Hitchcock in
recent statement says that the
American people we're during the last
fiscal year filched out of $12O,OOO,-
900 by swindlers who operated in q
great measure through the mails
This was an increase of about fifty
million dollars over the previous
year. In the list of those who con-
tributed to the sum we're mechanics,
politicians, lawyers, merchants, mil
lionaires, paupers, and in fact all
classes.
There were during the same per-
Tod 1908 arrests made by postoffice
inspectors, and 452 of these have
been convicted and sentenced, while
571 cases await trial.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
President Waters Of the Kans

President Waters of the Kansas
State Agricultural college, says that
there is no remedy in sight for the
high cost Of living. His arguments
and statements are sane and plausi-
BILE, and he appears to be right. In
the first place the high cost of living
has brought the price Of farm land
up from 100 to 400 per cent, and If
we are to have cheap living the
farmer must suffer by being COM
PEELED again to produce fifty cent
wheat and twenty cent corn, with
hogs and cattle proportionately low,
This would. Of course, result in the
quick depression in prices Of farm
lands, and in the ruin Of the farmers.
II Professor Waters WIN consider
history a little he win find that by
electing q Democratic national adj
minIstratlon the cost Of living viii
come doWn-but the farmers and
iaborern win pay the bin II iecreased
Income.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

According to rules Missouri Pa
cific train dispatchers and operators
are forbidden to give out any infor-
nation whatsoever concerning acct
dents and wrecks on its lines. Which
is proof of the old fashioned, be-
policy on which the
N. P. is run. 1t ought to take some
Lessons from other roads which have
found that the best plan is utmost
frankness and the truth about acci-
dents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

The organization of Progress
sive Republican" club with the avow-
ed intention of doing everything pos
sible to defeat the Republican candi-
dates for president and vice presi-
dent and likewise to defeat all state
and county candidates who believe
that the regularly chosen Republic
can nominees for the head Of the
ticket should be supported is some
what peculiar action. The Republic
can majority in Dickinson county is
not SO overwhelming that the party
can afford to divide its strength.
Were this movement to form new
party it could be understood but a
plan which proposes openly to de-
feat part of the Republican ticket
cannot make any votes for those
candidates who join such q move
ment. The Republicans Of Dickinson
are not SO constituted that they will
approve that kind of politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

The insurgents of Nebraska APP
pear to be a pretty honorable sort
Of men. The Roosevelt men selected
for Republican electors all resigned
from the Republican ticket and will
90 ON under their own party and
with no attempt to deceive the vot-
ers. The Kansas progressive bosses
can get a pointer on decent politics
from Nebraska.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

Another of the Roosevelt electors,
Ben Baker, has refused to be a
party to the reformers' plan to de-
ceive the voters and declared that
If nominated and elected he will
vote for the Republican nominee for
president. The insurgent bosses seem
to have hard work getting the pri-
Yates in the ranks to stand for their
kind Of politics.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
WHY PEOPLE BUY ABROAD.

We were converslng with one of
our businessmen the other dag and
the mail order proposition waS
brought up during the conversation.
The party seemed to be at loss how
to control a part Of this trade. We
do not know whether we can place
any light on the subject or not but
hts remark brings us to the fact that
people do not trade with the mail
order houses because they 40 not
like the townsman or merchant 1t is
because they think they are get
ting things cheaper from the mail
order houses than they can from the
merchant. They get this thought
through the hundreds of columns q
advertising that is sent them month
after month. Remove this thought
from the minds Of the people and
you have the mail order problem
solved to a large extent.
There lie considerable talk about
the mail order houses taking" the
people BY filling orders with infer
Tor goods. In many cases this is true,
but generally people get what they
send for. They could not co busi-
ness otherwise. The mail order
house hustles for trade and is ever
Iastlngly at 1t. No merchant who
opens his doors in the morning and
waits for the trade to come to him,
can expect to compete with the mail
order house which is continually In
yiting the trade to deal with him,
through illustrated catalogs and var
ious other methods of advertising
Systematic advertising along the
Zines followed by these houses In the
large cities is what is needed In
the country towns today. Not nee
essarily on as broad plan, but the
country merchant must not lose an
opportunity to let the people know
that he wants their business and
can sell good reliable goods as cheap
as they can get them anywhere.
When you succeed in convincing
them that they can do as we'll OF
better by trading with you, you will
then have the mail oBder houses or
the run.-Washington Register.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
sunday atternoon while nraachil

Sunday afternoon while preaching
at Pleasant Valley Rev, R. II. Buck
ner was compelled by the extreme
warmth of the afternoon to remove
his coat and then realizing the exten;
Of the relief from the heat he de-
clded to extend an invitation TO the
men to attend church and leave their
coats at home, to the ladies the in
vitation is given to come without
hats; thus Is your very last excuse
made null and void. It is up to you
now to be a good fellow aac come
out to church. morning and evening
-LOnEford Leader.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

Marysville News: The supreme
court has decided that the placing |
Of the names OF candidates for presi-
Dental electors on the Republican
ballot fraudulently is purely aimatter
for the party to decide and one over
which the court has no Jurisdiction.
We think the court il right but the
decision IL inconsistent with ali the
teachings Of recent statutes and re-
form orators.
We are told that the state should
regulate everything regarding who
shall be candidates and how ballots
shall be printed. A man cannot
become a candidate for any office
in Kansas without complying with
lot of regulating conditions. The
law attempts to regulate what names
shall go on a ballot and what Ehall
not. 1t regulates just the size of
type used. the location of the name
on ballot, the party emblem, the
color and quality of paper the ballot
shall be printed on and the number
of words in a party name.
The state attempts to say just
how a name shall be put on or taken
off ballot. And yet here comes
the supreme court and says 1t is not
matter for courts to take judicial
notice Of, that 1t must be settled by
the political parties. Would 1t not
have been better II the court had
cleared the decks with sweeping
decision and have said that aside
from preventing bribery or fraudu-
lent voting the state has no jurisdic-
ton and no right to interfere? What
right has a state to say how many
political parties shall exist?
What right has the state to say
that you cant be a candidate in any
manner you choose, either on party
ticket or as an Independent? What
right has the state to say that you
must get out and rustic around and
get up a petition before you can ex-
ercise your right to be candidate?
If Stubs and dozen others de-
sire to organize a new party any
time before the ballots are printed
why should they not have a right
to do SO and have their ticket printed
ON the ballot? Why should the law
, compel them or even permit them to
call for the ballot of a party they
, have deserted?
=. Party organizations are voluntary
organizations held together by honor
in support OF certain fundamental
and time honored principles. When
man loses his honor or deserts the
: party principles why not let him go
! and organize his new party and
adopt all the new tangled notions
and isms and demagogisms he wants
!, to without trying to graft them onto
! the old party? In short, why should
! the state assume the regulation of
mans politics and assume to tax the
people for cost of primary ballots
a and primary elections to decide who
Q may and who may not be candidatesT
t Does not the supreme court de-
: cision that it has no Jurisdiction to
! say whose names may or may not be
!. printed on the primary ballot, indi-
: cate that it has no jurisdiction to
5 say whose name shall appear on the
ballot for any office from governor
!. to precinct committeeman. Is It not
all matter for political parties and
| individual voters to decide?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

"All the railroads and trusts and
tariff beneficiaries and money-brok-
ers who are gouging the people stand
together" So says William Allen
white-but T. R. says there are good
and bad trusts. Does William 90 soon
forget that the good trusts helped
finance the expensive Roosevelt cam
palgn in Kansas last springf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
One man rnnning for a atata nffica

One man running for state office
is going to have this papers support,
regardless of his politics--he ans
wers a letter promptly. Why will
men who are supposed to be bust
ness men neglect for days to reply
to courteous letter? It is about
the poorest recommendation a man
can have.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

The insurgent papers are repuh-
fishing an article from Golfers
Weekly. a Democratic paper, which
urges the defeat Of Senator Curtis.
Probably they could also find some
articles, in the st. Louis Republic,
New York World and other Demo
cratic papers which are also opposed
Is Curtis.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

It Is TO be hoped that Justice Pit
sy Of the D. s. supreme court viii
take the ground that second story
work, larceny and burglary are out
81 place n Kansss poiitica and flFa
re Roosevelt elsetors iron tAs re-
pahHctn ticket
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

Pursuant 70 the foregoing hareby
give notice that primary election viii
BE- held on the 9Th day OF Angust.
1919, ot which time Candidates from
the above list may bs nOminafs1 -.
tna various political parties Of tliB
the aald primary eleotion win b held
e TIE usual polling places of this
The hours q xotlng - All prsolaalp
in cities of the first class are from 80
o'cloek 9 N until six o'clock y N.
n All ether voting places the polls
Wa - QRene4 a. olEhe ao'eaook a. n
Done az ny a1z3ea - $50 nfzw a.
4rEono c1uEtg 80 DE. tH 4E&a -
A.4mqa4 tAs 48aA cas- So ~ zN
NHtW
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
County Surveyor.

I am a candidate for County Sur
veyor OF Dickinson count. subject to
the decision of the voters at the Re-
publican primaries, August s, 1912.
KARL RIDDLE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am q candidate for Assessor Of
Dickinson county, subject to the de-
cision of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August 6, 1912.
r.. ]. MURPHY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
ANOTHER THINK FOR BOSSES.

The insurgent bosses are sending
out a list of state candidates which
they say are pure and advising every
one to vote against all others except
those dictated from Topeka. This is
an interesting precedent and it will
come handy after the primaries when
thousands of Republicans of the
state may take 1t into their heads
to have a list of their own, including
the boss-dictated names, which will
be slaughtered in November. When
few Topeka bosses think they can
dictate party nominations and steal
electors and get away with 1t they
have another long long think coming.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
County Assessor.

am a candidate for County AS
SCISSOR of Dickinson county. subject
to the decision of the voters at the
Republican primaries August 8, 1912.
F. v. CLOSE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
County Clerk.

am candidate 10 County Clerk
of Dickinson county, subject 20 the
decision Of the voters Of the RepuO-
iiean primaries. AugLs. 8. 1919.
H. w. KING.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am a candidate for Representa-
tive from 57th district, subject to
the decision Of the voters at the Re-
publican primaries. August 9. 1912
1T. sELLARDS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS
District Clerk.

am a candidate for Clerk Of the
District Court subject to the action
Of the Republican primaries, August
Q, 1912. G. r. BAKER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

lam candidate for Probate Judge
Of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August 8, 1919.
w. s. ANDERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
Probate Judge.

am a candidate for Probate Judge
of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August 8. 1919.
J. s. ILIFF.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
/ am a candidate for Probate Judge

] Am CHNuIUaU0 1UI EVW"SV
OF Dickinson county, subject TO the
decision Of the voters at the Repub-
lican primaries August 8. 1913.
JOHN G. ROYEEN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

The man who win not support
the Republican ticket has no righs
to = place on It and no claim on
RspnblieapS votes at The primaFJ
ar eleetion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
County Commissioner.

am a candidate for County Com
missioner for Second district. sub
,ect to the action Of the Republican
primaries, August 6, 1912.
G. w. PETERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action Of the Republican primaries
August 8, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

I am a candidate for County At
torney OF Dickinson county subject
20 the decision OF the voters at the
Republican primaries Aug. g. 1919.
FRANK A. GREEN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am a candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county, subject to the
acton of the Republican primaries,
August 8, 1912.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am a candidate for Clerk OF the
District Court subject to the action
OF the Republican primaries. August
a 1912. q. M. BLACHLY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
State Senator.

/ am candidate for State Senator
for the 22nd senatorial district. sub
ject to the Republican primaries
August 6, 1919.
w. @. LEWIS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
JOSEPH q. BADGER.

l am q candidate for sheriff OF
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries.
August 6, 1912.
IT AFoCYTpnV
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am q candidate for sheriff Of
Dickinson county subject to the
action of the Republican primaries.
August 6, 1919.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
oountx Attorney.

I am 4 candidate for County At
torney OF Dickinson county subject
10 the action OF the Republican pri-
maries August 6, 1912.
ARTHUR HURD.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am a candidate for sheriff Of
Dickinson county. subject to the
action Of the Republican primaries
August 6. 1919.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am q candidate for Sheriff d
Dickinson county, subject to the
aetion OF the Republican primariea
August 6. 1913.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

GARFIELD TOWNSHIP
Precinct Committeeman
VIM. BOYER. Abilene 3
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
PrecInct Committeeman
e. H. s. HUFF. Solomon
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

GRANT TOWNSHIP
Precinct Comnatteeman
). A. KLINE. Abilene
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
GUIDED from page 12)


CITY OF ABILENE
Precinct Committeeman
First ward
a. IL. hEESG. ...'s's. 'AOuen0
Second Ward
WALTER MESSING. ........ Abilene
Third Ward
SAMUEL BROKER. ....... Abilene
Fourth Ward
w. L. NIXON. Abilene
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

am 3 candidate for sheriff Of
Dickinson county subject, 70 the
aetioa Of the Repubican primaries,
August 8, 1914.
WARREN TEBT.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

NEwBERN TOWNSHIP
Precinetl CommItteeman
| GOLDEN. ..................A Abilene
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
LYON TOwNsHrP

Preeanet COwmitteeman
A L HArSKuSsoN. ....... Herington
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

CITY OF HERINGTON
Precinct Committeeman
First Ward
H. W. WILLIS. .............. Herington
Second Ward
F. T. PEARSON. .......... .Herington
Fourth Ward
A. s. McALLISTER. ...... .Herington
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01
.CnNTRR TOWNnHII

PrssiRct Committeemnn
COB ERICKSON. ....... .Entsrpriss
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

@. @. HUFFMAN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-01

]. H. McGURDY.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
THE RIVER SITUATION

The river reached the record stage
of All feet here last Saturday, and
remained there for several days. Now
however, a daily fall of from one to
two inches is reported. Whether the
final fall has set in remains to be
seen, as no one seems able to judge
accurately the amount of water yet
to come down the river. 1t may be
that the river will fluctuate for sew
eral days before any considerable
fall sets in, or it may be that there
will be a vrey material fall of the
waters within a few days.
There will be no likelihood Of re-
sumption of railroad service into Ba-
you Sara until a fall of at least two
feet is recorded. Much track is un-
der water, and until the water falls
no estimate can be made as to the
damage done the road bed. Then re-
pairs will have to be made before
trains are started again.
Last Sunday was the first Sunday
that Bayou Sara and st. Francisvi.le
have been without the mails and the
New Orleans papers since the L. R.
& N. started running through here.
Even, the old flood standby, the train
from WoOdVille, took a day eff. The
papers were greatly missed.
The daily mail is stIN being brought
around by WOOdville, and reaches
here from one to two days late.
Many people, anticipating fall in
the river, have gone to work to try
to float their houses, barns, fences,
etc, back to their original locations,
so as to cause as little delay as pos
sible in putting them together when
the water finally recede
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
THE FIRE.

Early last Saturday morning, Jim
Vinci's store building and dwelling
caught fire from some unexplainable
source and burned to the waters
edge. The building is located in the
0verfloWed section of town and On.
ly the roof was above water. To
make the fire seem more unusual,
a very heavy rain fell Friday and
the roof must have been thoroughly
saturated.
Mr.. Winch had moved his family
from the building when the levee
broke, but quantity of goods re-
manned in the building. Mr.. Vinci
had no insurance. The house be-
longed to Frank Sansoni, and he
carried only $1,000 insurance.
On account of the overlooked con-
dition,, the firemen could do nothing
toward quenching the flames.
The only theory advanced as to
the origin of the fire is that some
one must have entered the building
for the purpose of stealing some of
the contents, and either accidental
ly or purposely started the blaze.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
CHURCH NOTICES.
GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Alvin W. Skardon, Rector.
Sunday after Ascension

b Fifth Sunday after Easter
Holy Communion, 1880 a. M; Sunday
School, $50 a. M; Morning Prayer
and Sermon, II a. M; Evening Pray
err, 1880 p. m; Friday Litany, 8 am
Ascension Day was appropriately
observed in Grace Church on Thurs
day at 10 o'clock. The Rector Gel,
ebrated the Holy Communion in the
presence of reverent and devout
congregations
The altar was filled with Easter
lilies and ferns, tastefully arranged
by members of the Altar Guild.
After the service, the annual meet
ing of the Altar Guild was held, near
ly every active member being pres
emit. Splendid reports were made by
the officers of the work accomplish
ed during the past year. The Guile
will complete the silver Commmun
ion Service by presenting a silveI
CibOrium.
The following officers were elect
ed: Mrs. Joseph Golsan, president
Mrs. Frank bennett, vice president
Miss Zellie Lawrason, secretary ana
treasurer.
Before the meeting adjourned, i
was decided that every member en-
deayor to bring new member a
the next meeting
The Womans Auxiliary of Grao
Church will meet on Thursday in tn
church at 4 o'clock.