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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
UP GO MEAT PRICES
BUTCHERS AGREE TO UNIFORM
SCALE.
same Prices win BE Charged For
All Meats-Beef and Veal
Steaks, Except Chuck,
25 Cents.

The butchers OF the city met las
Friday night and agreed on a scale
Of prices to be charged their pat
rons. AS result meat prices have
gone up. All veal and beef steaks
except chuck, are now rs cents
Pork chops are 25 cents. Though
different prices have been charged
at the different stores, some OF them
perhaps as high as those on the new
scale, this is the first uniform scale
of prices that the meat men have
agreed to.
At the Lewis store this morning
the manager said that the butchers
had agreed to these prices because
they could not do business without
charging this scale.
Feed conditions have sent the
price of feed soaring and as a con-
sequence the butchers must pay
more for their meat. Also, the
butchers will be forced to pay still
higher prices this winter. AT the
J. A. wayts store the new scale,
which is posted in all the shops,
was admitted as an agreement OF
the butchers. At the Dederick shop
on Broadway the butchers said that
the new scale was not much of a
raise. hardly any, but that 1t was
only because so many people did
not know the prices, and because
this was the maximum price for
meat products. They had to charge
these prices or close their doors,
they said. The following scale
shows the new scale of prices and
the lowest prices that have been
charged for the different meats in
the various stores:
All beef and veal steaks except
chuck, are rs cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Entertained Glass Officers.

Mrs. N. e. Gish and Mrs. P. L.
Gross entertained the officers of the
M. e. Brotherhood bible class at a
Z o'clock dinner Monday evening at
the home Of President N. e. Gish.
Those present were: Rev. and Mrs.
J w. DeYoe, N. E. Gish. p. L. Gross,
John Davis, H. s. Taylor, E. o. Far
rer. o. p. Fenton, C. r. Danford,
Rev. E. R. Brown, A. r. Pautz, G.
NJ. Carver. 7 A. Tufts, ]. S. Chris
man, s. E. King. A business meet
ing was held and plans were laid
for the years work.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
OUR SCHOOL LAND FUNDS.

4
| Minnesota seems to have used
more wisdom in handling It's school
Hands than any other western state.
Instead OF practically giving them
away IT has reserved them until now
II has q marvellous frnd which goes
far to support its schools and en-
abIes It to do much for higher edu-
cation. To be appreciated. the fig
ures must be placed beside those OF
other states. Iowa has sold all but
200 acres OF the 100000 granted
her. Never having had a minimum
price limit. she has as a fund from
the proceeds OF their sale somewhat
less than S5.OO0.OOO. wisconsin is
in much the same class. Michigan.
with 1000. 900 acres. all gone, has
nearly $4,000, 900 from them. I'LL
nois, with about as many acres to
dispose of as Iowa. and none left,
has a paltry million from them in
her treasury.
Kansas has been somewhat
prodigal in wasting what with the
states advancement should give a
splendid return. This state orig
inally had in its school land grant
approximately 2.825,0O6 acres; OF
this none is now left. OF these g.
O93,631 acres have been patented
and brought return to the school
funds of the state of $6,965,221,
or an average price of 1892 per
acre. The difference between the
original grant and the amount pat
ented is represented by lands upon
which the deferred payments have
not all been made and which there
fore have not been patented. On
account of default in payment, fall
ure to keep up the taxes, etc. some
of this occasionally reverts and is
resold, but as above indicated then
is no unsold school land left. The
states income from the fund is about
$4SO, 900.
Turn to Minnesota. OF the i'm
perial domain of more than 8,000,-
900 acres granted to her, she still
has over 100000 acres, and those
Of the richest; and what she has sold
has yielded her the sum of $780,
O0O, 900 in the form of permanent
fund, upon which she receives an
average of 4 per cent interest.
Equally interesting is the record
Of the states which have been wise
enough to profit by her example.
North Dakota. with total acreage
II 3,OOo, 900, of which more than
1alf remains unsold, has $9,000,00O
m her treasury-over twice as much
Is Iowa or Wisconsin and one-half
more than Kansas; which have strip
red themselves bare of far richer
,erttage. South Dakota has done
wen better, for with 100000
,cres left of her original 100000
The has fund OF $12,OOO,OOO. Min
,esota expects $1.OOO,OOO this year,
merely from her ore royalties on
ands leased before the repeal of
he royalty law. Auditors estimates
# her ultimate receipts from the
ale of all lands have steadily I
mounted, until now the figure is
200 900, 900. Each of the Dako-
as looks forward to totaf fund Of a
so, OOO, 900. a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Henry Kleopfer was in from Hope
on business.
Mrs. M. T. Leech of Chapman was
visiting in town.
e. E. Fackler was in from Man
chester on business.
Mrs. H. Schrader of Enterprise
was a. visitor in Abilene.
William Sheets Of Chapman WAS
in transacting business.
Ed. Olson of Navarro was in on
business at the court house.
Miss Alice Brechbill of Detroit
was in visiting with friends.
Ed. Emlett was in from Talmage
to business matters.
Miss Selma Balsmier Of Enter
prise was in visiting friends.
VIM. Schaaf of Hope was in the
city and called on the Reflector.
w. A. Lockhart from Solomon was
in attending to business matters.
Harry Dayhoff of Hayes township
left for Iowa this morning 70 husk
corn.
w. A. Mowrer was in attending
to business matters. He lives at
Elmo.
Grover Easter returned to college
1t Manhattan after spending Sunday
1t home.
T. E. Peatling was in from Sher-
man township transacting business
At the court house.
Mrs. ]. H. Glenn of Minneapolis
lrrived Sunday to be present at the
IoLn Cooper funeral.
Frank Meserve, farmer living
iouth of town, is serving as grand
uror at Leavenworth.
Will Etherington went to Nebras-
ka for the land drawing, going to
North Platte to register.
Mrs. E. L. McLane left for Fort
Stockton, Texas, to join her husband
Who has purchased farm there.
Roy Forney of Kansas City was
IN town a few hours on the way to
He is travelling now.
w. C. Woolverton came in from
Garfield township, south of Solo
non, to attend to business matters.
S. r. Cowan left for Chicago Sun
lay, called by the illness of Mrs.
!owan who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. ]. B. Warfield went to Law
'ence to visit her daughter, Mrs.
:. w. Murray, for couple of weeks.
J. H. Glenn and family returned
home to Minneapolis. They were
,ere to attend the funeral Of John
Cooper.
D. H. Bert and son Isaac Of
Cheever township left for Texas ri
improve land recently purchased byl
Mr.. Bert.
w. A. Mauchley, formerly Of this
county but now manager Of the light
liant at St. John. Kan, was in the
,ity calling on friends.
Rev. H. Lomax and VIM. Camp
,ell returned from Toronto where
hey attended the worlds convention
II the Christian church.
A. G. 'Glsh of Pomona, Kan, is
listing friends in the county. He
ives in Franklin county and says
hey raised some corn there this
rear.
Robert Murphy. Stewart Laney
ind Harry Beggs left for Broken
Bow, Neb., to enter the land draw
ng. Abilene is we'll represented in
the rush for Nebraska homesteads.
Mrs. Maggie Emig Of Cincinnati.
D., arrived for a visit with her
brother, C. ". Taylor. Mrs. Emig
spent the summer in Colorado and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Public Sale

The undersignsd VIII sell at pub
lie auctionfat her place 4 miles east
and miles north Of Enterprise, and
2 miles south and 2 miles west OF
Chapman, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Gold Watch Found.

On the 10th of October, near Day
ton. Owner can get same of E. 3.
Hoffman, Dayton, by paying for
this ad. 2SW4t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
THE name Devoe in paint

THE name Devoe in paint
means to YOU guarantee
that it will take less paint, less
labor to put it on, than lead
and oil paint, or the "iust as
good" kind.
Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint
is made of pure white lead,
pure zinc, pure linseed oil,
pure turpentine dryer, pure
tinting colors; nothing else.
Sold subject to chemical analy-
sis, and put up strictly full
measure.
Follow directions and you'll
get the greatest amount Of
paint satisfaction you have
ever had, unless you've used
Devoe paint before.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
RECENT REFLECTIoNs.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Taylor, a girl.
Born, Oct. Is, to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Heldstab, Coffeyville, Kan,
o daughter.
Final settlement has been made
In the estates of William Fanska
and D. B. Pierce.
Conkey's Laying Tonic surely
does bring the eggs, and it does not
pay to be without it. Ask ]. M.
Gleissner & Son. 2Sw4tS
Final settlement was made to-
day Of the estate of Nathaniel WEIGH
who lived at Solomon.
Married at the court house: j.
Howard Homler, Navarro, and Eve
Ign Thresh, Ellsworth.
Marriage license to Carl F.
Heplin of Vermont, ILL.,, and Floss
La Verne Haradon of Clifton.
ED. Kline is very low. ef-
day he became unconscious and has
remained in that condition since.
Work has begun on laying the
foundation for the paving on Spruce
street from Fourth street to the
nign scn0oi' S"~sSHIsst 'as . v
The estates of William M. Brad
ley and Conrad Buchenau were adj
mitted to probate. A petition to
admit the estate of Augustus Pack
ard was filed.
You can't lose by buying Conkey's
Laying Tonic. II your hens don't
lay you get your money back. ]. M.
Gleissner & Son. 23w4t"
II. L. Flo has traded his North
Olive street residence for farm
near Salisbury, Mo-, and expects to
move there soon. Mr.. Flo says that
good crops were raised on the farm
this year.
Clara Walker, 81, and Thomas
SO, both Of Vine Creek,
we're married by Probate Judge Tap.1
pen today. A license to wed was ~
sued to Emert Shockey of Topeka
and Virgie Reed of Hope.
Take advantage of Davis free
service department. Rips sewed,
heel plates attached, buttons reset
all free at Davis shoe store, Abilene.
20d2tw1t
Arthur Petrie who has been
the Chapman Advertiser
mighty good newspaper, has resign
ed and A. F. Walker of Clay Cen
ter succeeds him. Art is a hustler
and made a good record.
With the arrival Of colder wea-
Their hunters licenses are being is
sued with more frequency. Recent
licenses have been issued to Frank
Landes, Abilene; Ralph Powell,
Abilene; Tracy r. Conklin, Abilene;
B. R. Rock. Chapman; Ed. Olsen,
Navarro.
Herbert Eicholtz has returned
from Lawrence where he attended
the meeting of the Fraternal Aid
According to his story,
be was met at the train BY the Abb
lene boys who are attending the
university, accompanied BY q band.
and was shown a good time. The
Abilene boys. he says, are doing
well In college.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Thursday, Oct. 3Oth

at / o'clock. sharp, the
following described property:
8 HEAD OF HORSES
Bay mare years old weight 1900,
gray mare IL years old weight 100,
gray mare IL years old weight 1000.
z HEAD OF Mich COWS.
One fresh now and others will be
by day of sale.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Final settlement has been made
In the estates of William Fanska
and D. B. Pierce.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Marriage licenses to Frank
Strunk and Ida Forrer of Dillon and
to George Hodson and Elizabeth
Ballantyne of Harrington. In the Re-
Hector Of Saturday 1t was reported
that Clara Walker and Thomas
Jackman Of Vine Creek were mar
ried by Probate Judge Tappen. The
license was issued but no ceremony
was performed. Pearl Carter of
Wallace and George Battin OF Long
ford were married by Judge Happen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
FARM IMPLEMENTS.

Grain binder, lumber wagon, iron
wheel feed wagon and rack. Fitch
manure spreader, disk gang plow,
riding cultivator, Prov weeder, g.
section harrow, mower. hay rake,
disc harrow, corn planter, spring
wagon. Slower gas engine, pump
Jack, 1O-inch Jack screw, scoop end
gate. 2 sets good work harness and
nets, and many other articles.
Also washing machine good as
new, iron kettle, some hedge posts.
TERMs-All sums of $40 and un-
der cash; sums over SO a credit Of
10 months will be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent; II paid when due only 8 per
cent interest will be charged. No
property to be removed until set
tied for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Born, Oct. is, to Mr.. and Mrs,
w. F. Heldstab, Coffeyville, Kan,
q daughter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Conkey's Laying Tonic surely
does bring the eggs, and 1t does no
pay to be without it. Ask ]. M
Gleissner & Son. 2Sw4t'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Choice loose alfalfa hay in barn
for sale. ]. M. Gish, Enterprise.
23w6tS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Taylor, a girl.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
MRS. Ed. Watkins

J. n. BURTON, Auctioneer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

With the arrival Of colder wea-
Their hunters licenses are being IS
sued with more frequency. Recent
licenses have been issued to Frank
Landes, Abilene; Ralph Powell,
Abilene; Tracy r. Conklin, Abilene;
B. R. Rock, Chapman; Ed. Olsen,
Navarro.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Arthur Petrie who has been
making the Chapman Advertiser a
mighty good newspaper, has resign
ed and A. F. Walker of Clay Cen
ter succeeds him. Art is a hustler
and made a good record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26
CLEAN YOUR LIVER AND 30 FEET
OF BOWELS WITH "SYRUP OF FIGS. !"
More effective than caome gently
the stomach, liver and bowels without
gripping Children dearly love

You know when your liver is bad,
when your bowels are sluggish. You
feel certain. dullness and depression,
perhaps the approach of a headache,
your stomach gets sour and full of
gas, tongue coated, breath foul, or you
have indigestion. You say, Il am
bilious or constipated and 1 must take
something tonight. al
Most people shrink from a physic-
they think OF castor oil, calomel. salts
or eathartic pills.
It's different with Syrup of Figs.
Its effect is as that of fruit; of eating
coarse food; of exercise. Take a tea
spoonful of delicious Syrup of Figs
tonight and you won't realize you have
taken anything until morning. when
all the clogged UP waste matter, sour
bile and constipation poisons move on
and out of your system, without grippe,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26
Top, Congressman George Neeley bottom, Hopper
b&sk- line n map indicates of proposed canal

new great river, taking its rise in
the Black. Hills of South Dakota and
running through Nebraska and KAN
sas into Oklahoma, is the ambitious
plan of number of wealthy and re-
Sponsible business men of the states
that would be affected. Congressman
George A. Neeley has prepared a bill
for an appropriation of $4,000 for a
survey and investigation of the project.
J. c. Hopper, president of the Citizens
National bank of Ness City, Kan, is at
the head of the movement. In the
following article, written for the State
Journal, Mr.. Hopper sets forth some
of the arguments in favor of the plan.
For distance of over six hundred
miles by three hundred wide, parallel
ing the Rocky Mountain chain lies
level plain rich in soil, delightful in
climate, with seasons productive of all
crops adapted to the temperate zone.
One thing is lacking to make this vast
area, comprising more than a million
acres, the store house of the nation.
That one thing is water sufficient to
grow -crOpS ~ --t
An artificial river through this ter
ritory would distribute the flood wat
ers that now find their way into the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers, over
flowing the low lands, destroying mill
lions of dollars worth of property
each year and devastating a half mill
lion more in rich productive lands.
This great plain would use all the
water now going to waste and caus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26

ing this loss of life and property. That
water would turn this country from a
desert into rich fields of wheat corn,
rye, barley and other grain.
Whole townships can be made in
one field without the loss of an acre.
There are sections so level that stand
ing on one corner one can see man
on any part of it. Yet the engineers
compass shows that the elevation in
creases seven feet to the mile as you
approach the mountains. All streams
run in a southeasternly course. With
the source of this great canal on the
103rd meridian in Black Hills of South
Dakota, running thence east of south,
through Nebraska, Kansas and Okla
homa, ending near the 9Sth meridian,
there would be a five foot fall to the
mile. While many miles of the ter
ritory crossed by the proposed canal
would be level, streams could be cross
ed by building dams impounding the
water, as artificial lakes, which would
serve to regulate the flow of navigab1e
streams and furnish power for munich
pal and commercial plants.
The job is big one, but it is even
less difficult of accomplishment than
the digging of the Panama canal.
Uncle Sam is about to complete his
work at Panama. Millions of dollars
in value of working implements and
thousands of men will be idle when it
is finished. But this proposed canal is
the place for them. Here Uncle Sam
can spend his money profitably.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26

priSed before the evening was o. er for
after each lady had made a block for
a quilt and worked her name in same,
| Little Florence Leachman, dressed as
cupid with wings of gauze and with
bow and arrow, gave each guest an en-
Velope containing the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Annie Rake to
Mr.. Albert S. Stone, whose marriage
will take place the latter part of April
Those present were Miss Minnie Busch
acher, Miss Marie Miller, Miss Hazel
Jolly, Miss Freda Bechtol, Miss Joseph
inc Jolly, Miss Verna Rake, Miss Essie
Rake, Mrs. H. J. Corwine, Mrs. E.
Brant, Mrs. S. Brentnall, Mrs. L. Frost
Mrs. F. A. Bradford Mrs. E. B. Jolly
Mrs. Roy Leachman, Mrs Lottie Skin
ner, Mrs. Frank Rake, Mrs. A ,
Gracey, Miss May Rake, Miss Annie
Rake and Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Rake
A two-course luncheon was served and
the friendship quilt was fully pieced
before the guests departed.
The funeral of Mrs. E. Wintry, who
died last Friday after a long illness
will be held from the church, Third and
Van Buren, streets, Thursday morning
Her brother will arrive today from
Washington, for whom they have been
waiting. Mrs. Wintry has lived for a
number of years at 405 East First
street, and she was well known on the
East Side, and her family have the
sympathy of the entire community in
their loss
Mrs. F. A. Saville, 400 East --:shth
street, received a message from her
/ brothers in Omaha, saying they all
were safe, but their home was totally
destroyed in the storm last Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Hoover returned
to their home in Omaha, Nebraska, at
ter spending a few days here with
friends and relatives, and this morning
a TPnqiVa6 n
Shaffer that their home was within
two blocks of the path of the storm,
but the only damage to their home was
a six-inch board driven through the
window in the kitchen and scattering
glass all over the house.
The ladies of the Maccabees are busy
making final arrangements for their
bah which they will give Thursday
night
Miss Goldie Vawter, of 413 East
Eleventh street, who is teaching in
Omaha schools. has written her par
ents of the terrible storm there, and
her many friends and schoolmates are
rejoicing with her parents to know she
was uninjured.
The ladies of the Third Christian
church are quilting at the church to-
day.
friends and neighbors very pleasantly
surprised him Tuesday evening at his
home, 1921 East Crane street, the oc-
casion being his birthday. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Boyd
and family Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ack-
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Martain and
family, Mr. and Mrs. George Stoudt and
family Mr. and Mrs. John Chapman
and family. Refreshments were served
and all reported q fine time. Music
completed the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-26
RESPOND TO CALL
Progressive Members of House
Rally to Party Standard.
Will Constitute a Third Party
I'm National Congress.

Washington, March 26.--The move
ment to bring all Progressives in the
house into a compact third party or
ganization has stirred up Republican,
progressive Republican and independ-
ent circles of the house to an unex-
pected degree. Up to last night IS
members of the had notified Repre-
sentative William Hinebaugh of Hill
nois. the active leader in the organiza-
ton plan, that they would attend the
proposed conference, at which Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch is to be
made the Progressive choice for
speaker. The attitude of many of
those progressive-Rep de-
nominated "near-ProgreSsives by
Colonel Roosevelt, has not yet been
determined A partial canvass of
many of those who have been promi-
nent in the ranks of the insurgent Re
publican forces for the last two con-
crosses, but who are not officially
ty, showed today that the majority of
them had not decided whether they
would take part in the Progressive
While the Progressives. as repre-
scented by Mr.. Hinebaugh, have APP
piled direct to Democratic Leader
Underwood for recognition as a sepa-
rate party in the distribution of COM
mittee places, the progressive Repub-
licans are still dependent upon the
regular Republican organization, of
Wnlcn Representative Mann OF illinois
is the leader.
Caucus on April 4.
The date for. the conference, or
"open caucus" of Progressives origin
ally set for April ,, was changed to-
day to April 4. Representative Hine-
baugh will go to New York within a.
few days for a conference with Colonel
Roosevelt The latter is expected to
send a personal message to the Pro-
gressive gathering. portion of his
recent letter to Representative Hine-
baugh, made public today, follows:
my Dear Judge Hinebaugh: Good
for You! I am more than pleased with
what you have done. 1t would be an
admirable thing to run Victor Muir
dock as our candidate for the speaker
ship, and L hope that, as you have
suggested to him, he will announce
himself as willing to accept the nomi-
nation of the Progressives for this
position.
Then I think it would be a good
thing for the Progressive party that
our men should act together and
should counsel one another freely, and
IN addition, that they should keep in
the closest touch with near-Progres- |
siveS so as to act substantially on the |
same lines with the idea that they
may ultimately join with u.s. We |
should go ahead with our own organi-
zatfon as a separate and distinct ma
uonal party. Don't you think this is |
sound =