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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

Representative Houtz VIII have
something to explain to his consti-
tuents. He did not land . single
Job for a Dickinson county Demo
crat The only man from the coun-
II to land a place in the house
was fierce supporter OF the Pro-
sfessive cause. When creech and
Case we're IN the house Dickinson
county vas looked after-what Is
- Houtz's explansfioni
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

Fashion news in the, Hope Dis
patch: Miss Ella Meuh is wearing
her brother-in-law's jersey. Otto
Reich is wearing his Sunday suit
to school. Miss Lydia Clutch is wear
ing a new black and white striped
norfolk. Miss Edna sorrels is TAX
ing up the old style Of combing hair
pompadour.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

u John Flack reads the papers
he must smile at the Joke he played
on the reporters when he told them
he never had smoked. The last
picture taken Of him showed clear
in his hand and If he ever appeared
on the streets of Abilene without
cigar in his mouth nobody remem-
bers It.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

II
1890. but this Il not owing to the
reduction OF the amounts of the
mortgages, but to the rapid increase
in the values OF the lands mort
gagged. The farmer that was in debt
in 1890 or 1900 Is being largely
aided by the increase in prices OF the
products OF his lands. but is being
also immensely helped by the rise
in value OF the acres themselves.
During the. OO's OF the last cen
tury mortgaged farm lands yielded
little or no equities to their owners
when sold. owing to the low prices
obtainable for the products Of the
soil and the resultant indisposItion
of persons to invest money in those
lands. Il
Now all is changed. Activity in
all the channels of business, ample
and increasing supplies OF currency
to invest. to employ in enterprises
of many kinds, and through them
to give employment to skilled and
unskilled labor, the great additions
to the numbers OF consumers OF the
products Of the farms, these COM
bined influences have rendered
farming profitable. and will contin-
ne to raise the values OF the farm
lands in all sections Of the United
States.
In every geographical division Of
the United States the ratio of I'm
debtedness to values of farm lands
was materially lower in 1910 than
Il was in 1890.
The rise in values was general,
confined to no one section of the
and as the very same in
'luences of increase in currency sup
,lies, increase in the populations Of
he states. increase in the numbers
If those who do not cultivate the
Ioil, increase in all the activities
II business, thus enabling hundreds
II millions Of people in the world
o keep fully employed in earning
capacities, are still in operation.
weekly and monthly, causing great
r demand for all the farms can
reduce, It is evident that values Of
arm lands are still in the ascending
Gale, end will undoubtedly continue
o rise for a. long time to come.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie sale on the farm known as the
Bates farm, miles north and 11s
miles east of court house Abilene,
5 miles south and mile west of
Buckeye on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30


The Lawrence World has declared
for Warden Codding for governor in
1914. What's the matter with Ar
thur Capper? Thought he was to
have another chance?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

The Democratic senators at Wash
ington must be live bunch. They
are in the minority but they are
keeping the Republicans from con-
firming Taft's appointments.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

Gov. Hadley made a fine speech
before the Kansas City Knife and
Fork club the other night. 1t is re-
freshing to find public man who
can talk sense.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

was served at the brides home. Mr..
and Mrs. Whitehair VIII live east Of
town and have many friends who
extend congratulations.
- -
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Abilene Graded Union was held
at the Christian church last night.
Over one hundred persons were in
attendance. The following program
was given: Service OF song, LED BY
l. B. Martin; business session; vocal
solo. Miss Laure Suffer; address,
Some Fundamentals in Easter OBJ
servance," Mrs. J. H. Stewart. of
Wichita; teaching the departmental
lessons. The Evangelical Sunday
school was awarded the Graded
Union pennant for the next quarter
having had the largest per cent OF
teachers and officers present dur
ing the last quarter. The next meet
ing will be February gath.
~ -
Durad Ostrom Of Enterprise and
Miss Clara Jaderborg OF Chapman
were married this afternoon at the
office of the probate Judge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

The reform member OF the Wy
oming legislature, who could not
stand for wicked Republican ways
and was commended as the one hon.
est man of the legislature by T. R.,
has Just been arrested for stealing
school funds. You cant always tell
from a mans position how honest
he is.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

The Democratic legislature has
not yet made much progress toward
economy-but there are few days
left in the session.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
THURsDAY. JANUARY 80. 19Is.
eAAAAA4eA4Ae
WHY HE LIKES KANSAS.


q Our soil is rich and easy
& OF cultivation and, measured
9 by its productivity and mar
q ket facilities, is the cheap
z est land ! know Of. Capital
& and labor invested In farms
3 are well rewarded; and agri-
9 cultural prosperity where,
3 as with US, agriculture is the
& principal business, insures
: the prosperity Of the other
, businesses. Society in Kansas
is even better than its farms.
None are very rich, few are
very poor. We are omniv-
orous readers, independent
thinkers, hearty and hospi-
table, free to an unusual ex- !
tent from clanishness and
provincialism, with a triple
defense against the saloon 1
individual preference. public
opinion, and the majesty of
. the law.-Edwin Taylor. 4
President Board of Agricul- 4
ture 19O1I02.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Tuesday, Feb. IL
commencing at 10 o'clock sharp the
following property:
= HEAD OF HORSES

Iron grey horse coming 8 years
old W.T.. 1900 lbs, broke single and
double; sorrel mare Is years old
safe in foal, first class family
mare absolutely safe and good ira
veler, VT. 1850 lbs.; bay work horse
VT. 1900 lbs; sorrel saddle pony;
bay filley coming 2 years old; sor-
rel yearling colt; black yearling colt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

An idea Of the quantity of some
of the articles used in the postal
service may be had from the follow
ing items purchased and distributed
during the last fiscal year: 5000
gallons of muscilage, 10000 gallons
of writing fluid, 10000 pounds of
cancelling ink, 10000 stamp pads,
100000 sheets Of plotting paper,
100000 lead pencils, 100000 lead
seals, 100000 straps for letter and
rural mail carriers, 2,7OO, 900 pounds
GO carloads) Of twine, 100000
steel pens, 4.625.OOO sheets of wrap
ping paper, 1900, 100000 ESQ car
loads) of facing slips.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
When the silver Republicans wal

When the silver Republicans walk
ed out Of the Republican convention
IN 1896 Senator Foraker looked
around and remarked ".Well, i
guess there are enough left to do
business" There were; Mckinley
was nominated and elected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
: AAAAAAAAAAAA

With Jerry Botkin warden of the
penitentiary every convict will be
expected to take a dose of Peruna
once a week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
is HEAD OF CATTLE

Five choice mich cows one fresh
in December and three to freshen
in April; long yearling steer; q
yearling steers; yearling heifer;
yearling Holstein bull; 8 fall and
winter calves, two Of which ire
hish grade Holste!n bulls from pure
bed sires and heavy producing
dams.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

Charles Whitehair and Miss Cell
Hughes were married this morning
At the Catholic church, the Rev.
Father o'RaIlly officiating. After
the ceremony q wedding breakfast
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
Sc HEAD or HOGS

Two head weighing 126 lbs. each;
29 head weighing about ~ lbs.
each; rs head weighing about 100
lbs. each.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
FARM IMPLEMENTS, ETC.

Practically all as good as new.
Seven-foot Deering grain binder;
McSherry 10-hoe disc drill; Elmer
son disc harrow; Emerson lister;
Emerson 2-row weeder, John Deere
2 row weeder, Avery stalk cutter;
Emerson 12-in. gang pillow, S-sectiob
harrow; Emerson hay rake; Gallo
way manure spreader; steel farm
truck with hay rack; 2-seated sur
rey; top buggy buggy-body sleigh;
Sandwich triple geared feed grind
er; hand corn shelter: Climax fan
ming mill; blacksmith forge; anvil;
carpenters work bench; grindstone;
barrel cart; hog chute; 2-barrel
steel tank; so gallon hog fountain;
12-hen hatcher; set heavy work har-
ness; set nets; saddle.
: Also about rs bu. cane seed; some
white kaffir corn seed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Fruit cupboard, writing desk:
book case; hanging lamp; gasoline
stove and many other articles too
numerous to mention.
TERMS All sums Of $40 and un-
der cash; sums over $40 a credit
Of months viii be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent; II paid when due only per
cent interest win be charged. No
property to be removed untIl set
tied for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-01-30

decorated WITH SmllaX ana flowers
and on each plate was found a card
with the letter B and the name of
the guest who was to occupy the
place. The BRIDES cake was decorat-
ed with carHations, ferns and smilax.
The wedding guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs, Henry Brehm and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Jahnke and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cbas. Brehm. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brehm and family, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Mitch and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Louis westrup and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Brehm, Rev. and
Mrs. A. P. Baecker, Adam Biegert,
Caroline Biegert. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Gunter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Gunter, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
Biegert and family. Mrs. Sam Wing
and daughter. Minnie and Chas. Hi
bert. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Ahrens
and family, Miss Lottte westrup.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. staatz and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. AIbers and fam
fly, Mr.. and Mrs. Jock Becker OF
White City. Miss Mary wahlenmeyer
Of Arkansas City, Mr.. Grover. Nc
Cunts. Colo. Miss Kate shearer Of
Abilene and Miss Tolma and Re-
becca Hilbert. -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
RIDING CULTIVA TOR DOES FOURTEEN
TINES WORK OF THE BULL-TONGUE

BY Prof. c. L. Carolina A. and NJ College
driving Southern states
the high using
small mule bu-tongue The
the to give
the appearance good cultivation
The powman better instrument
fveooted Il used of those things
once but it peared good"
The difference in
the time with such implement and
other in in other localities
foot 400 yards that he might
long and walked $4,000 yards to
Guilt Z OF long!
$500 yards in Guilt
cultivated three and half times
much andi n length of time
it at one passage in uva
ing yards would worked
the with his and have done
better.
Had would travelled only 80
yards to cuivaing 70 70 yards
cultivate with his two-row eu
tivator with his bul[tongue
would have
secured cultivated time
greatest majority of farms
OF when the soil in the best
ondition-when and hard
soil moisture and before weed
critical best results
delayed
too long may will the well
rapidly little than fourteen
times does the work
at tme-Progressive Farmer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25

Bancroft brought suit for divorce
against his wife on statutory grounds
and gave a new thrill to Delaware
by naming his son of a few months
as co-defendant, which, of course,
meant that he denied the paternity
of the child. Mrs. Bancroft instituted
a counter suit, also on statutory
grounds, and the cases were fought
in the courts with intense bitterness.
Bancroft won, however, and since
then there had been no public SEN
sation in the family until the intro
duction of the bill now in the legis-
lature.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
MEDICAL STUDENT RELEASED
Gave Bond in Case Growing Out of
Girls Disappearance. Miss
Clark Is Captured.

ATLANTA.-ColeB lease Gibson of
Orangeburg, S. c., and Robert S.
Coleman of Savannah, two young
medical students who were arrested
Saturday night by police on the
charge of aiding in the runaway OF
Miss Mary Clarke, Is years of age,
were released today on bond.
1t was the belief of the police that
Gibson had arranged the runaway so
that he might marry the girl.
She had been furnished ticket to
Monroe, La, the home of her father,
who has been divorced from her
mother. They believe that Coleman
had aided his friend in the affair.
The young students deny that they
are responsible in any way for the
girls action in leaving Atlanta. They
say that she had already arranged
to leave Atlanta, and was anxious to
go to her father.
Gibson formerly boarded at the
home of Mrs. Guess, the mother of
Mary Clarke. She has been arrested
by the police in Birmingham on the
request of the mother, and will be
returned to Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVED
Killing of Madero Relieves Tenseness
in Mexico, and Country Is Said
to Be Welding Under Huerta.

MEXICO CITY.-The Official in
vestigation into the death of Madero
and Suarez is to begin at once, but
the general belief prevails that it
will substantiate the official versions
of the occurrence.
With the passing of Francisco Ma
dero the general opinion prevails
that the tenseness of the situation
has been relieved There is a mark
ed tendency on the part of all classes
to accept the new order of things.
From various parts of the country
reports have been received telling of
further adhesions to the new admin
istration.
The morning newspapers, the Her
aid and the New Era, prophesy i'm
mediate peace and the resumption
of prosperity.
| General Huerta's government I'M
/ doubtedly has, for the present at
| least, the upper hand in the country.
| President Huerta and other author
tiles are earnest in declarations that
the government was acting in good
faith and that the death of the pris-
oners was due solely to unforeseen
circumstances.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
WiIson-Bryan Break?

Rumors of differences between Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan were in circu-
lation, but the majority of the dem
ocrats n both houses declined to ac-
cept them as confirmatory of any
break between the two men.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
LATEST SENSATION OF WEALTHY
DUPONT FAMILY STIRS THE
STATE OF DELAWARE.
WELL FILLED SKELETON CHEST
Suicide. Divorce, Elopement' Slander
Suits and Social Wars Attend the
Lives of Its Members and Relieve
Monotony of Existence.

hOnDIOHA III IAAAStthN''
The dry bones in the well-stockec
skeleton chest Of the du Pont family
of Delaware are again rafting and
the whole state is interested and
somewhat aroused. This wealthy
and aristocratic family, French in its
origin, but long American in its set
ting. and which bosses the state of
Delaware politically, industrially and
socially, has furnished more sensa-
tions than any ten other families in
the commonwealth and now one of
the members, Alfred l. du POnt, the
head of the $50,000,O00 powder
trust, has appealed to the legislature
TO settle what ordinary mortals would
regard as a purely personal matter.
Years ago Alfred I. du Pont made
a pilgrimage to South Dakota and
secured a divorce from his first wife,
after which he married the divorced
wife of his secretary. A son by the
former union, who is now IL years
old, was given the name Of Alfred
Victor du Pont, after his paternal
grandfather, and now the father
wants the name changed to Dorsey
Cazenove du Pont, family name of
the boys mother. A bill to this
effect was introduced in the legisla-
ture and was rushed through the
lower house with a celebrity that
showed a weIl-greased political ma
chine. In explanation of it Mr.. du
Point said: Because of some of the
acts of my former wife, mother of
the boy, I do not care to have the
child bear my name"
The bill was rushed through the
lower house under the belief of many
of the members that it had the sane
ton of the mother and of the boy
himself, as well as of the father; but
when ii became known that both |
mother and son were opposed to it !
and were ignorant of its existence
until after its passage the lower |
house reconsidered its former action,
and the bill is likely to die in COM
mittee, where it now is Champions |
of the first Mrs. du Pont say that the !
whole matter is merely an attempt |
at revenge by the father and this
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
A BATTLING OF DRY BONES


view is shared by many who have nc
direct interest in the numerous sean.
dals of the du Points.
The family troubles of the du Points
have been before the people Of the
state for a long time. Divorce
elopement, suicide and SANDER suits
have kept the family in the public
eye and these family troubles are
now recalled by the bill in the legis-
lature.
The first of the du Pont family SEN
Stations came in 1892, when Louis c.
du Pont, brother of Alfred l du POnt,
walked into the Wilmington club and
asked the steward for sheet of
writing paper. While the latter went
for it du Point blew out his brains,
and no satisfactory reason was ever
given.
A few years later Maurice du Pont,
another brother, was ostracised by
his family for marrying an Irish bar
maid at Queenstown, Ireland, and
social feud which involved many Del
aware families followed
About the same time William du
Pont, brother of United States Sen
ator du Pont, went to South Dakota
and got divorce.
Next in 1906, came the divorce of
Alfred I. du Pont, whose first wife
was the social queen of Wilmington.
When du Pont got his decree Mrs. G.
A. Maddox, whose husband was du
Points secretary, quietly slipped
away to Carlisle, Pa, and in due time
returned with a bill of divoce from
her husband. A little later the coup
le were married in New York and al
ter a long honeymoon trip, spent
abroad returned to Wilmington. The
divorce and remarriage of du Pont /
tore asunder society in Delaware. /
The second wife. who, by the way |.
had du Pont blood in her veins on her .
mothers side, was Ostracised by a /
large part of society and gossipy .
started various rumors which .
were not to du Points satisfaction.
du Pont brought suit for Islander
against his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth .
Bradford du Pont, and other society |
women, and it looked for time as
if the militia might be have to be
called out to queIl the tumult. FL
nally the suit was dropped, but the
society feud continued and continues.
Just as du Pont was enjoying his
honeymoon with his second wife in
Europe, his daughter, Madeline, /
eloped with John Bancroft, Jr., the
son of a millionaire textile manufac-
turer of Wilmington. But the love !
match was not to be lasting. In 1911 I
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
MADERO AND SAUREz SHOT
A MIDNIGHT RIDE TO PRISON
LEADS TO DOUBLE SHOOTING.
President Huerta Says That the De-
posed President and Vice Presi-
dent Were Trying to Escape.

uclG were W
MEXICO CITY.-Francisco /. Ma.
dero and Jose Pine Suarez are dead
In a midnight ride under guard from
the national palace to the peniten-
tiary they were killed. The circum-
stances surrounding the death of the
deposed president and vice president
are unknown, except as given in off
cial accounts. The only witnesses
were those actually concerned in the
killing.
The provisional president, General
Victoriano Huerta, says the killing
of the two men was incidental to a
fight between their guard and par
ty attempting to hberate them. The
minister of foreign relations, Fran
cisco de la Barra, adds that the pris-
oners attempted to escape.
Investigation Is Ordered.
An official investigation has been
ordered to determine the response
bility and promises have been made
that the guilty will be punished.
Not unnaturally, a great part of
the public regards the official YER
sions with doubt.
The guards have been arrested by
order of Huerta, and those response
Bile for the shooting will be prose-
cuted.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
midnight. Madero and Suarez, who
had been prisoners in the national
palace since their arrest on Tuesday,
were placed in an automobile, which
was accompanied by another car and
100 rurales, under the orders of
Commandant Francisco Cardena and
Colonel Himinto With instructions
not to outdistance the escort the cars
moved slowly. No incident occurred
until they had reached a point near
the penitentiary, where, in an open
place, the guards attention was at
tracted, according to he official YER
sion, to a group of persons follow
ing. Shots were fired at the escort
out of the darkness. The rurales
closed in and ordered the prisoners
out of the car.
Thirty of the guards surrounded
the prisoners, while the remainder
disposed themselves to resist an at
tack. About fifty men, some afoot
and some mounted, threw themselves
on the detachment guarding the cars
and the exchange of shots lasted 20
minutes when the attacking party
fed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
EXTRA SESSION BEGINS APRIL
President-elect Wilson Fixes Date
for COnvening Congress.

Trenton, N. J.-President-elect
Wilson has announced that the ex-
ira session of congress would be con-
vened on Tuesday, April /.
The governor declared he had ar
rived at this decision as a result of
a letter received today from Repre-
sentative Underwood.
The governor said he had been
corresponding with Mr.. Underwood
in this connection and had came to
the conclusion that April 1 was the
most feasible date. He minated
that the interval between March 4
and April 1 might be devoted to eau
cuses and conferences.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25
WOMAN Is GOING TO THE
PEACE CONFERENCE

Mrs. Bellamy Will Take the Place
of Clark Howell.
Two appointments of interest were
made by Governor Brown Monday
morning J. c. Whitaker of Milledge-
Vile was named to represent Bald
win county on the board of trustees
of the Sixth congressional district
agricultural school.
Mrs. E. Washington Bellamy OF
Macon was appointed by the govern
or to be one of the states delegates
to the Fourth Annual Peace Confer
ence at St. Louis, Mo-, May 1, 2 and
g. She is named in the place of Mr..
Clark Howell of Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-02-25

Can't look well. eat well or feel
well with impure blood. Keep the
blood pure with Burdock's Blood Bit
tiers. Eat simply, take exercise, keep
clean and good health is pretty sure
to follow. 800 a bottle.