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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
BELLE SPRINGS ENLARGES
POULTRY DEPARTMENT

Following a chicken from the
pen to the railroad ready for ship
ment is a journey of interest. The
poultry department at the Belle
Springs creamery has been increas-
ed until 1t ranks with any IN the
state. Although the company has
been in the poultry business, it has
never gone in heavy as e. H. Forney
Of the creamery says, until now.
When the chickens are brought
to the yards they are placed in port
able pens composed of tiers OF pens
large enough for a couple OF dozen
OF fowls and rolled into the feeding
room, where as many as 1000 chick
ems are kept at one time. Here the
birds are fed until right for killing.
Twenty-Five or thirty pickers wait
in the picking room. The "roughers'
get the first chance. They kill the
chickens with "stickers" and then
pluck off the rough feathers In
handfuls. A good rougher can han
die 500 chickens day, going at
top speed, but that record is above
the average.
Then, the primers take off the
pin feathers. The chicken is an
spected and If in good condition IL
sort off IN the hacking. room, which
Is kept at a low. even, temperature
The chickens are packed in dozen
lots, a dozen springs together, OF
maybe a dozen broilers. Then they
are sent to the freezing room
which is kept at zero-and frozen
hard.
''The department will give steady
employment to 35 persons" Mr.
Forney says. "As more space Il
needed, the plant will be enlarged. =
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
GEORGIA MINsTRELs'
PLEASED THE CROWD

The Georgia negro Ministries
minstrels pleased a fair-sized house
last night at the Seelye. The per-
Torrance was above the average run
of minstrel shows. Once In awhile
an ancient chestnut bobbed up but
for the most part the performers
kept the crowd interested and anus
ed. The Ministries sang aceeptably
a good collection of songs and re
sponded readily to encores. -Four
men and three women composed the
stage company. The dancing wal
clever and the work Of the contor
ZIONIST member of the crew was un
usually good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
COMMUNITY Day IN
THE WESLEY NEIGHBoRHoOD

The farmers Of the Wesley neigh
borhood, four miles north OF Chap
man will hold Community Day
wednesday. October 20. The day
is promoted by the Kansas agricul-
turai college. The Commercial club
Of Chapman win cooperate with
them and assist in every possible
way to make 1t a success, The plan
Is to meet with the people Of the
rural district. Join hands in fixing
roads. repairing the church and do
ing other things for the benefit of
the rural community.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

ing merch andise and provisions from
TT. Leavenworth to Fort Hays, Kan
sas. and to FIT. Worth, Texas.
Among the first white men 70
come into the state, surrounded by
indians and enduring the privations
and hardships Of pioneer life, ne
made permanent settlement in this
county in 1856 on the farm where
the family still resides. He was a
member of the Home Guards in the
trouble on TIE state border and
with the Indians. and was always
ready upon a moments notice to
take up arms for protection or de-
Tense.
He attended the first legislature
in the territory which is now tins
state of Kansas. assisted in the or
ganization Of Dickinson county, ant
was the first county clerk.
He was a man Of untiring energl
! ana BIFlCI luJSBElSyS anu "As
markable intellect and memory n
retained the management Of hi
Eb6siness affairs until his death.
| On January 20. 1875, he wa
united in marriage to Alice B. Tutol
of Baltimore, Md. To this uniol
were born four children: Anita
Helen, Alice and Augustus F. Pack
ard, all Of whom survive the father
His second marriage was to Mr.
Sarah Matt and to this union thre
children were born: c. E., Elmer !
land Pearl ]. Packard, all Of whor
are living. He was also survived b
two sisters. Mrs. Annie Winters an
Mrs. Mary Adams, both residing
this county. hrs. Adams followe
him IN death on October 10. 1913
The funeral services we're col
Quoted By Rev. ) ". DeYoe at q
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
FORMER ABILENE MAN
GIVES LOT 10 HOSPITAL

James Mason. pioneer settler OF
Dickinson county and now living In
salina, has made a gift to the st.
Johns hospital in salina Of a busi-
ness lot in that city, The lot has q
25-foot front and extends to the
alley. It's value will run into the
thousands. A shoe repair shop and
a one-room restaurant are now on
the lot. Mr.. Mason lived in Abilene
for many years. The st. Johns hos
pital is now being built and will be
ready for occupancy by next spring
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
PAVING SUIT AFFECTS
MANY KANSAS TOWNS

city officials all over Kansas are
awaiting with interest the supreme
courts decision in the paving suit
OF Zeigler brothers, contractors
against Junction City. It is q
friendly suit to test the law and
was heard before the supreme court
last week. A decision will be given
within the next three weeks It is
announced.
The suit was the result OF con-
,sultation Of a number OF officials
from Kansas cities and is interest
Sina. as II affects every property own
~ III every Kansas city where paw
inn il put down. The last legisla-
tire had up bill for the payment
az one-third of all paving expense
bv ALI the property owners of city.
The bill got into a pigeon hole. 1t
IL said. and in some mysterious man
er was juggled around and the gov
,ernor signed another bill. The ques-
ton before the court was whether
the old law in use before the legis'
lature met is still in effect. this be
ing the claim Of the city officials O
Junction City. or whether the Law
requiring the taxpayers to bear one
third Of paving EXPENSE. withou
the cost Of the intersections, is tn
one that governs.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

to lose the way. Danger" signs
give warning of dangerous places.
This is the route selected by Path
finder Peake for the Kansas trade
tour which starts from this city at
Z o'clock next Tuesday morning.
Twenty six cars already have been
entered and more are expelled. The
tourists will follow the Blue Book
route to Hiawatha, which has been
made the first nights control. Then
west through Sabetha, Seneca and
Axtell over the Rock Island route to
MarysvilIe for luncheon. Forty-twO
miles south by way Of Greenleaf win
bring the motorists to Clay Center,
the second nights control.
The route up through Republic
county has been cut QUITO account
Of the limited time OF the tourists
and not the condition of the roads.
From clay Center the traIl WIN run
I'd Beloit, the noon control, and then
southeast to Salina for the third
nights stop. One hundred and two
miles straight east over the Golden
Belt route will bring the tourists to
Topeka, the fourth nights control.
A stop at Manhattan will be made
for luncheon. The tourists will ar
rive in Kansas City at noon Satur-
day.
Farmers and the commercial
clubs of the different towns along
the route have promised to have the
roads in the best Of condition. MT.
Peake has selected towns for night
controls which offer the most hoteI
accommodations. No effort Will De
made to establish speed or endur-
ance records but an average pace
OF fifteen miles an hour will Do
maintained, which should be easy
over such roads. Governor Hodges
has accepted an invitation to ac-
company the tourists and make good
roads speeches. In the event OF
hard rains the tour will be post
poned a week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
CONTINUED SMOKY
BUCK CASE TO NOV. 5.

The Smoky Buck case. set for
trial in Justice Quinn's court this
morning, was continued untl No
vember s. The case may be set
tied out Of court as it IL known that
attorneys for both sides have dis
cussed the matter Of settlement.
d. J. Hill is suing Sam Walker of
salina for services as a broncho
buster
L. w. Hammer, attorney for
Walker, and Walker were here to-
day for the trial but one Of the wit
nesses for the plaintiff was unable
to be here. Hammer and Walker
returned to Salina on the afternoon
train.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

The Youths Companion in 1914.
Seven college presidents and a
number of college instructors, in
GLIDING ex-President Taft, will con-
tribute to the Youths Companion
during 1914.
Then there is Gene Stratton Por-
ter. whose stories of Indiana woods
and swamps have made her famous
and Kate Douglas Wiggin, who
never wrote a dull line in her life
and Mrs. Burton Harrison, who re-
members when conversation was
really an art as practised in Wash
Ifngton and in the manor houses Of
virginia. And this is just a begin
ming Of the list.
II you know the Companion, you
Ihave a pretty clear idea Of what 4
lin store for next years readers. i
you do not know. ask Us to sent
lyou sample compies-for instance
Those containing the opening chap
tiers Of Arthur stanwood Piers fin
IseriaI, ''His Fathers Son." Full an
lnOuncement for 1914 win be sen
with the sample copies.
For the years subscription Of 8
there is included the Companies
practical Home Calendar for 1914
and all the issues Of the paper 70
1.-THE remaining weeks Of 1913. dai
ling from the time the subscTiptio
lis received. The Youths 'COmpaE
lion, IA Berkeley St. Boston. Mas
New subscriptions received At thi
Iofffce.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

This communits was saddened las
Monday morning when5it was lear n
ed that Wesley Froelich had sue
cumbed to an attack of typhoid fe-
YER and died at Springfield, Mo-
that morning. A young man In
years, born and raised in this city
and we'll known as one of the part
ners in the firm of Froelich Bros
Mercantile Co. we were indeed sor-
nv to learn of his death. 7. Wesley
Frcelich was born in Enterprise
Kansas. February 4, 1887, and died
at Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 10, 1913
at the age of 26 years, 8 months
and days.-Enterprfse Push.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
70 Open A STREET?
q. s. McCOMBS DEMANDS IL IN
FAIRVIEW ADDITION.
Saws Property Interests Require IL
Mo Houses Built in the
District-NO Action Was
Taken.

n 8. McCombs, through his coun-
zal q q. Rugh, has demanded o.
,+ba city commissioners that the city
.onen road in Fairview addition
that would be continuation OF
west Second street, beginning az
washington street and running
vest five blocks. This road mas
never been open for traffic. MT
Mccombs owns property in the third
Hiock and asked that the street DC
opened.
he says that he has served notice
III property owners Of the neighbor-
hood that the highway or what u
should be-will be used. At the
nresent time there are no &C dses
along the right of way. First ed
Third streets, the bordering streets
are open. 1t was understood tna'
Mr.. McCombs expected to build q
house on the land he owns that
would be on the street. Pressed by
the commissioners as to whether OF
not he was certain to build, Mr.
McCombs would make no promise
but said that he would attend tc
that matter. The commissioner
have taken no action on the CUES
ton. It is not probable that they
will.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Advertised Mail,

For week ending Oct. 20, 1918:
Letters-Agent no. Pac. B, R.:
Charles BoWles, Harrison Bennett
Esk., Harry Brighton. Henry L
Dawson, H. L. Dawson, 3, Ella L
Drew. A. L. Farce. Miss Jessie Gea.
pee, c. H. Martin. Mrs. Lena Now
err. MrG Matte Murphy. Mrs. D. G
Nicholson. Fred Sanders 3, Treni
suthard. Mrs. n. Youmhg.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
ARE BUSY DRAGGING
All COUNTY ROADS

a travelling man came down on
ne train from Talmage this morn
sn ana from the car window saw
etsn road drags at work. Every
koa4. and especially the farmer. Is
siiseovsring the importance Of good
fos and Dickinson county VIII
have il a short time IS fine . lot q
ooS,ry roads as can be found any
Mhs
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
LeCture by J. H. EngIe.

Secretary ]. H. Engle will deliver
a lecture on his recent trip abroad
under the auspices Of the Abilene
Graded Union Monday evening. No.
vember 3. The place win be an
nounced later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

For sale at q bargain. practically
new base burner. 17-inch fire bowl.
phone or write to G. B. Pulling, Ma
go. w16d6t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23
Coal! Coal! Coal!

have a car of semi-anthracite
coal on track. Get your orders in
early before it is all gone.
20d2t P. E. soMMERs COAL co
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-10-23

Swedish Luthstn church on Monday
afternoon and burial made in Mt.
Hope cemetery. The funeral was
attended by many friends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
Proposes Pure Shoe Law.
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An act OF legislation that should
appeal to the understandings OF the
nstion-and the term is used with a
full appreciation of its double mean.
ing-is the pure boot and shoe law
which Representative Oldfeld of Ar.
kansas proposes to introduce in con-
gress. The congressman declares tina.
next to the pure food law no protective
legislation is more closely allied with
human necessities.
Mr.. Old6eld wants the label section
Of the food law made applicable to the
nations footwear. His proposed bill
requires makers of boots and shoes to
stamp or label their goods In such
fashion as plainly to indicate the ex'
act material employed. If substitutes
for leather are used the fact must bt
shown. And it will be q shock Il
many persons to learn that shoes car
be made from ''leather board,' straw
board. pine board and other strange
substances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
Extending The Franchise.
New York World.

New York World.
The history of the franchise Ia
America il q history of constant ex.
tension. We were far from having gen
eral and equal manhood suffrage at
the founding Of thes republic; some OF
the older states we're long 10 reaching
II. But the steady drift has been long
tow ard enlargement of the electorate.
Nine states with q population OF u
73l, 600 in 1910 and q high average Of
intelligence have already admitted
women 10 full suffrage.
There is %no3means of knowing how
New York stands upon this proposal
except the: actual test. But 1t is un.
questionable that woman suffrage has
gained in favor within q year; and the
analogy Of such great states as Kan.
cas-, California and Washington
makes 1t reasonable to suppose that
the body Of supporters In New York
must bow be 80 large ss to entitle them
to be counted.
Let the test OF 9 vote on woman sui.
frsge be made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15

majority decided to employ on official
stenographer at $40 per day, although
there we're applicants for the position
who asked . compensation of less than
one.third OF the amount that will
be paid. The beneficiary of this In
defensible extravaganza is the secre.
tary OF the democratic state COMMITTEES
"a circum stance that appears to have
given him q "pull" that landed the
job. While the waste of public money
in this case IL not,eslarmingly large,
the incident betrays q disposition to
forget or disregard party promises.
This kind OF craftsmanship ia cal.
culated to lessen confidence in the
sincerity of lawmakers whose pledges
we're accepted by the voters 81 their
face value.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
Reclamation Service Scored,

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. l0.-Both the
Carey act and the government reclama.
ton service we're objects of attack by
the delegation to the second annual
meeting Of the Oregon irrigation con.
gress which began . four days session
here Yesterday.
The government reclamation service
was found fault with on the ground
that it vas said to be Glow and cum.
bersome.
A strong sentiment allied In
favor Of closer cooperation between
the state and government in reclama.
ton matters, and q suggestion advo-
eating q change in the reclamation
laws that would provide for 9 distric,
system, resembling q municipality and
organized under state law, but having
the benefit of government assistance,
met with particular favor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
Demand Increases Prices.
American Economist.

Within q radius of ten miles from
New York city hall we have 5000, 600
persons, every soul a consumer and
scarcely one producing an ounce of
what he eats. This great population
must be fed by the farmers three times
q day, equivalent to Is, 900, 600 meals
daily, los, 600, 900 meals weekly. Give
the subject serious thought and the
increase OF prices OF farm products
when there is an increase is solved,
namely the demand for the products
from our own citizens and not the
tariff.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cnoUrEAU COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, JAN. Is, 1918.
ESTRAY FUND SHORTAGE.

It is hoped the Thirteenth legislative
assembly will give attention to the
estrsy fund shortage, and make some
provision for returning to Montana
ssockmen the money that rightfully
belongs to them. Under . resolution
adopted by the state legislature Of two
years ago. an investiga alton OF the
81 airs of the state board of stock
commissioners vas made, the result OF
the inquiry being reported to the gov
ernor Q few weeks ago. The examina.
ton developed q shortage Of about
$500 in the estray fund, with the
probability that all the defslcations
had not been discovered, come Of the
records OF receipts Of estray money
having disappeared.
The board of stock commissioners
is . department Of the state govern.
ment, created by legislative enact.
ment, and estray money is received
and distributed by1 the board % an
Official agency. Any estray money
for which Q lawful owner does not
appear is deposited in theistate treas.
ury and becomes part of . state fund.
The estray moneylislleged to have
been embezzleds.bv employees Of the
board OF stock commissioners, while
temporarily in the custody of these
public officials, wss q trust fund in
which 9 large number of Montana
stockmenlwere interested. The cattle
represented, eby Creturns from
estrays wereitheirHpropersy, and the
money belonged TO them. They are
riehsfully %entitledito every dollar re-
ceived from:the sale ofltheir property
and which shouldlhsve, Preached then
through the agency created by q state
law.
Criminal prosecution OF public en-
ployes accused COT stealing estray
money remittedtto the state board viii
not satisfy the obligation due til,
etOckmen to whom these funds belong
ed. They should be given reimburse
ment from ONE source, and it appears
to the River Press:tha tSthe Thirteenth
assembly shouldamake provision FOL
the payment of legitima ate claim,
against the,funds tha,Ihave disappear
ed. The state oflMontana, through
board OF stock commissioners created
by iegislativelen actment, was respon'
sibls for thels afe custody and proper
disbursementiof the estray fund and
should makejgood the loss resulting
from the dishonesty of public employees
or any other cause.
As this estray money should have
been received by its rightful owners
two or more years ago, prompt action
shonld be taken blythe public author.
tiles who are competent to deal with
the matter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
Montana Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Represen-
tative Stephens of Texas. in the house
has introduced q bill similar to that
of Senator Clapp In the senate giving
the abandoned Fort Assinniboiue res.
ervation to the Rocky Boy band
and other homeless Indians in Mon
taua.
The senate military committee made
q favorable report today on Senator
Meyers bill relieving Col. r. S. Will
son OF responsibility for the 81, 800
that was stolen from the safe at Fort
William Henry Harrison, Montana,
last October. Under the law Wilson
would be obliged to reimburse the
government for this loss.
The interior department has report.
ed to congress that allotment work
has been completed on the Blackfeet,
Flathead and Fort Peck Indian reser-
vations in Montana. The work has
not been completed on the Crow res.
ervation. No steps have been taken
to allot on the Fort Belknap and
Northern Cheyenne reserv atoms. The
department says that the Fort Belk-
nap reserv alton should be allotted in
part.
A bill prohibiting the liquor traffic
In the Blackfeet reserv alton has been
introduced In the senate by Senator
Clapp. Of Minnesota. for Senator
Gamble of South Dakota.
The bill provides that the act of
March l. 1907, for the allotment and
disposal of the surplus lands in the
Blackfeet reservation be amended by
adding the following: "That the
lands allotted, those retained or re.
served and the surplus lands sold, set
aside for townsite purposes, granted
the state or otherwise disposed of.
shall be subject to all laws of the
United States prohibiting the intro
duction of intoxicsnts into the Indian
country until congress shall other.
wise provide"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15
WILL THEY MAKE o

The record of the Thirteenth assem-.
bly, during the fret week of it's session
does not encourage the expectation
that 1t will make good in respect to
the campaign pledges of the dominant
political party. 1t is possible that
when the machinery gets into good
working order there may be more
satisfactory results, but incidents that
developed during the first week caused
disappointment to those who antici-
pated q departure from the course fol-
lowed by several former assemblies.
1t was expected, for instance, that
the appointment of house committees
would be made by members of that
body, many democrats having ex-
pressed themselves In favor Of that
plan. The party managers, however,
decreed otherwise, and the speaker
was given the power to name com.
mittees that will practically be in con-
troll of proposed legislation.
For many years 1t has been the con.
tention OF democratic newspapers and
campaign orators that one of the
greatest evils in Dur legislative system
10 the granting Of sutocratic power to
. presiding officer. They have made
the welkin ring with denunciation OF
Speaker Cannon, of the national house
of representatives, comparing him to
. car to whom all members of the
house must pay homage in order to
secure recognition. Finally the CD.
ponents Of Mr.. Cannon succeeded In
depriving him Of the power to appoint
committees, but the democratic MAJOR.
ity In the Montana legislature has
restored the methods which their party
90 vigorously opposed on former &C.
cssions.
In the matter Of economy. also, the
promises of the dominant political
party received 9 jolt during the fret
week of the legislative session. The
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-15

Havre Promoter: A petition cir.
culated among the stockmen in this
vicinity requesting the appointment
OF Frank Hundley as stock inspector
10 fill the position made vacant by Ike
Rogers, who has assumed the duties
of sheriff of Chouteau county. Mr..
Hundley is now foreman of the PIX
Cattle company.