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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
KEPT DAY SACRED
TO SOLDIERS MEMORY

Forty-six years ago the order was
issued from the headquarters OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic by
Commander-in-chief John A. Logan
which declared that May 80 should
be Memorial day, sacred to the men,
DRY of the soldiers who died in de-
Tense OF the nation.
Saturday Abilene celebrated Me-
mortal day with appropriate morn
ing and afternoon exercises. In the
morning the parade formed at the
city hall and proceeded to the Gem
etery. After flowers were placed on
the graves OF the soldiers, Lincoln's
Gettysburg address was read.
In the afternoon, the exercises
began at 2 o'clock at the Seelye.
Chaplain F. 8. Altman offered pray
err. F. A. Smith, adjutant, read
the roll of honor. The ranks OF
the G. A. R. were thinned by the
loss of a dozen comrades since
wear ago this time. Guy Helvering,
congressman from the Fifth district
made a fitting address. Patriotic
songs we're sung by double quar-
tet. with Miss Grace Peters as ac-
companist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
RREWER IN THE RACE

J. u. Brewer OF Abilene has filed
his nomination papers with the sec
rotary OF state and is full fledSed
and fighting candidate for the Re-
publican nomination OF lieutenant
governor. Mr.. Brewer Is one CT
the county seats leading business
men and is a man Of influence In
both politics and business. Supple
menting the filing OF his papers
MIR, Brewer said: II am Just plain
Republican, and / propose to make
the race without the embarrassing
necessity that / am wearing the
badge or brand OF faction or crowd
II has never been necessary for me
10 explain or diagram my Repuoli-
cauism and don't feel that | VIII
need to do so this year"
So there you have Mr.. Brewers
platform.
He is running for the Republican
nomination as a Republican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
THE ARMY AND THE FARMS

Don't forget the approaching
wheat season, gentlemen!
Wheat growers Of the winter
wheat belt, who may have harvest
of 900, 900 bushels this year,
including nearly 15O,OOO,OOO bush
els in Kansas, should send a little
message on the order of the fore
going to Secretary of War Garri-
son, Secretary Of the Navy Daniels
and their assistants. 1t is reported
from Washington that the war de-
partment has orders ready Tor a
call Of 100000 volunteers to assist
in an invasion of Mexico. The men
would be asked to serve two years
but would be released sooner II pos
sible. The war plans against Mex
leo ought to be made with the new
wheat crop in mind. The Mexican
war, If started, should be over bS
the middle of June SO that the army
can be dispatched to "invade" the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

A. ]. Carruth, Jr., formerly OF
Harrington is now city editor of the
Topeka State Journal, having as
sumed charge Monday. Mr.. Carruth
graduated from Washburn college
in 1908 with an A. B. degrees and
also from the school Of Journalism.
While a student at Washburn' he
was editor of the college paper, and
during that time organized the
state association Of college editors.
He was president of this organiza-
ton for some time. After his grad
uation from Washburn he took
position with the Journal and Tor
the past five years has been with
that paper. His promotion will be
pleasing to his many Dickinson
county friends who know he Will
make good. He is the son OF A. j.
Carruth of Harrington.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
HERE ARE 20 FRESHMEN!
That Many Were Graduated from
Eighth Grade Friday

A class Of 76 was graduated from
the eighth grade of the Abilene
schools Friday afternoon. The ex-
ercises were held in the high school
auditorium in the presence OF a
large number of relatives and
friends of the graduates. At the
close of the program promotion
slips were given the students who
now are ready for high school work.
Forty-five girls and 81 boys receiv-
ed the promotion slips.
The class roll follows:
Eileen Bannigan, Beulah Briney'
Ruth Clark, Carrie Dayton, Elnora
Delaney, Lucille Denman, Murel
Dobkins, Doris Diedrick, Dorothy
Engle, Leone Forney, Irene FOLK
Opal Funk, Bertha Gish, Edith Gishr
Elsie Haugh, Edna Mohler, Orene
Need, Florence Nichols, Isabel NO
BILE, Zelma Paxson, May Sexton
Irene Sexton, Marie Smith, Madeline
Sullivan, Lorna Troup, Utah Van
Doren, Lydia WINES, Edna Young
Oneta Aumiller, Helen Harrison
Winnifred Heritage, Ruth HOFFMAN
Jean Hill, Faith Hill, Florence Hos
letter, Helen Jordan, Edith Morris
Laure Lucier, Esther Johnson, Flos-
sic johnson, Florence Linn, Marie
Kaufman, Augusta McCombs, Marie
Matthews, Margaret Murray, Walter
Alexander, Ralph Black. Erwin
Baumgarth, Francis Brenneman
Joseph Callahan, Rollins Clemence
Ralph DeHaven, Theodore Deidrick
Grant Engle, Carl Faust, Leslie
CARVE, Otta Geoffroy, Louis Hanne
Tracy Johntz, Emmett Kraybin
Leslie Kreps, George Lind, Harold
Meunch, Paul Meunch, Ray Powell
Otto Romberger, James Robson
Carl Sampson, Harry SINNERS, Rus
sci Tweksbury, Dudley Wyandt
Lynn Wagner, Harry Williams
Dighton whitehead, Floyd Walters
Alexander Whitehair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
OVERHEAD VALVES POPULAR
WITH FOREIGN MAKERS

Whether or not it is because OF
the Jolt administered to American
pride by the winning of last years
sweepstakes by a Frenchman in
French car, there is an improve
ment visible in the general makeup
and finish of the American cars
now at the Indianapolis track that
tells eloquently of the most pains
taking efforts to have everything
right for the terrific grind.
While there is no indication OF
slavish copying, there is no doubt
that the good points of foreign de-
sign have been appreciated. All the
foreign cars entered for this years
race, with the exception Of the Sun
beam and the Excelsior, have
the overhead valves. Among
the Americans the Maxwells, Bur-
mans and Stafford have valves in
the heads, while the two Deusen-
bergs. the Mason and the Braen-
der Bull Dog have valves with stems
horizontal opening into the COM
bustion chambers without the inter-
vention of pockets, so that the Ell
feet is that of the valve-in-the-head
construction. The horizontal val
YES are operated by vertical rocker
orus -Motor World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
Coneressman Fifth District

To the Electors of the Fifth Con-
eressional District Of Kansas: Answer
ing the request of many Repupllcan
INV name, and announce myself
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for the office of Representative
in congress from the Fiftn congress-
sSreeing to stand for election at the
General election in November, 1914, as
the Republican candidate, IL nominated
At the primary election In august.
SAM KT' BILE.
Manhattan, Kan.
am a candidate for tie Republican
for congress In the fifth
conversational district, subject to the
Republican primary.
Kan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

Why do some manufacturers use
the overhead valve motor in their
specially built racing cars and then
when they put one on the open
market for you and l to use sell
us the inferior L or T type Prac-
tically all the foreign cars and a
great number of the American cars
entered at the Indianapolis races
we're valve in the head motors.
with the exception of one year
Buick has always built the valve in
the head motor. Foreign makers
have come to it. Watch the Ameri-
can cars build overhead valve mot
ors next year. when better auto
mobiles are built Buick will build
4I,or,n DIV
e. e. COULSON,
Agent for Bucks in Dickinson and
Morris counties.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
M. NEWNIAN'S REGIMENT
REUNTTES IN ILLINOIS

Mr. and Mrs. M. Newman left this
morning for Nation, ILL.,, to attend
reunion of the survivors OF Gen.
erals Grants old regiment. Mr..
Newman has not met with his regl-
ment since he left the army and Is
eager to see some of his old COM
rades, He was a member of the
regiment for three years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newman will be gone about
two weeks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

That cargo of sugar. by the way
reached the other end OF the Pan
anna canal safe and dry and was
trans-shipped to New York. The
first freight to pass through the
Panama canal, therefore, made the
tourney on May 10. 1914. That is
a date to Observation-Disclosures
State Journal. And being a cargo
of sugar, how sweet twill be to re-
member!-Leavenworth Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

Henry Allen: Why get all wrought
ND here in May when every grow
ing thing breathes peace and hap
piness and beauty and the harmony
OF nature-why get all wrought up
about who's going to be elected
next November why not walt I'M
I'll along in July, when mental wor-
ries may be used as counter-ir-
ritant for physical unhappiness, to
settle the political questions? We
can't have Kansas May days and
June days always. Let's not spoil
them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
CHANCE FOR ABILENE's SHARKS
Central Kansas May Hold a Tennis
Tournament

Junction City, June PLANS are
being perfected for tennis tour
nament to be held in central Kan
sas in June. Clubs from Junction
City, salina, Abilene, Manhattan
and Chapman and possibly several
other towns will participate. Sever
al cups will be given as prizes.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
CLOUDBURsT NEAR
TALMAGE LAST NIGHT

The AbilenA farm, about nine
miles northwest Of Abilene, near
Talmage, reported a cloudburst
there last night. The rain beet
down for some time and consid-
cradle amount of water fell.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

wheat fields Of the middle west with
reapers. binders and threshers. Kan
sas alone may want q wheat army OF
25, 900 men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
County Treasurer

I hereby announce my candidacy for
County Treasurer of Dickinson coun-
ty, subject to the action OF the he"
r. v. CLOSE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
District Clerk

I hereby announce myself as can.
didate for q second term as Clerk or
the District Court subject to the Re-
e. M. BLACHLY.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

hereby announce my candidacy foi
the office of County. Treasurer, sup.
primary, august 4. 1914. ..,,,,ur,
r. d. HUNTER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
THURSDAY. JUNE 4. 1914

The newest monster passenger
ship is declared unsuitable
Sounds familiar-that is what was
said OF the Titanic.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
County Superintendent

1 hereby announce my candidacy
for Superintendent of Public 1nstrnc-
ton, subject 10 the 1,, oft
w. o. STEEN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

am a candidate for the nomination
for County Treasurer of D1ckinsoa
county. subject to the decision of the
voters at the Democratic primaries,
August 1, 1914. GUS KUBACH.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
County Attorney

am a candidate for reelection as
County Attorney, subject to the Re-
publican primary, August 4, 1S14;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
Probate Judge

am a candidate for Probate. Judge
on the Republican ticket, subject TO
the primary August 4th, and sofclI
your support. j. w. SORRELS'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

I am a candidate for County Treas
urer of Dickinson county, subject to
the action of the Republican primary
August 4, 1914. NEWTON COLE'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
Representative

am a candidate for Representative
from the 57th legislative district, sub
ject to the Republican primary, Aug
ust 4. 1914. F. scANLoN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04
County Clerk

T am a candidate for County Clerk,
suhiecf TO the action of the Republic
can primary, August 1914. VINO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

II you don't get your Reflector
regularly. phone s5.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-06-04

announce myself q candidate for
the office of County. Treasurer, SUP SUP.
iect to the action Of the Democratic
nrimaires. August 4, 1914.
- ORIN L. SNYDER.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

them coveted for his wife ran
between them and the swapping
cedar twigs as calmly as though
he had read and understood
that 'it shall be unlawful to
catch, kill, hunt or pursue any
mink between the 10Th of March
and the 18th day of November. =
He had ample time to loiter near
the camp6res of Palmer portage
and lose himself again before the
18th of November. Around the
shores of Lake Mamie and al
most at the very doors OF the
little log cabins the deer came
down to the water to drink and
the cartridges made friends with
the domestic chickens. In the
primal wilderness that shuts
Lake Tenderfoot away from the
world an old bear and her cubs,
seeing the venturesomeness of
the easily frightened deer,
strOlled down to where the tim
Der drops into the water and
looked curiously across at the
clustered cabins on the little
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

At a recent meeting ofthe state
agricultural board at Superior
there was some general discus
sion, in which H. E. Kruger,
champion barley grower of the
world, is reported to have said:
1.-The people of northern Wis
consin do not appreciate the adj
vantages Of this section for rails
ing pure bred seed grains.
"If you read the seed catalogue
you notice that they feature
northern grown seed, and that
rs per cent OF them feature Wis
consin seed grains. The fact is
that the demand for Wisconsin
seed is so great that it cannot be
met.
You can raise seeds in this
section which will equal those
grown anywhere in the world.
You have a big market to the
south and southwest which looks
to Wisconsin for it's seed grain.
"The Iowa experiment station
the use of Wisconsin
seed grain. The increase in the
crop yield where this seed is
grown is five, ten and fifteen
bushels to the acre. The Illinois
experiment station also recon-
mends the Wisconsin grown seed.
The farther north seed is
grown the better it sells. The
location is in your favor"
c. H. Everett, the veteran edi-
tor of Wisconsin Agriculturalist,
said:
Il am one of the original
boosters of northern Wisconsin.
There is no better soil, no better
water and no better crops than
you havein this part of the state.
| predict that as soon as you get
land under the plow. and this
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
Keep the Good Cows.

The Wisconsin Advancement
association announces that it
will continue its campaign for
keeping Wisconsin's good cows
in Wisconsin. On no score can
we afford to let them go--they
are worth more to US in Wiscon-
sin than they are to anyone else
anywhere, and we have the
means to keep them. Let the
various communities all over the
state organize to assist the farm
ers in buying those that are for
sale-and keep them in the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
DAIRY DEVELOPS STATE
Homeseekers Are Buying
Land in Northern Wiscon-
sin Where Values Are
Low.

[By A. D. Campbell, Manager Wisconsin
Advancement Association, in Milwaukee
News.
That the greatest dairy state
in the Union-and that is the
standing of Wisconsin-should
be gaining more than any other
state, is an assurance tor the
future. And with more people
gong into the upper Wisconsin
counties than to any other por-
ton of the country, the gain in
the dairy industry in comparison
with that Of other states will
assuredlv be greater IN the
future
Since the last census the data
of the department of agriculture
is strongly in favor of Wisconsin.
Not only is Wisconsin making
the greatest gains, but the Wis
consin product is bringing the
highest returns. A recent official
statement shows that Wisconsin
butter brings to the producer
from a cent to two cents per
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
Call of the North Woods
A Chicago Tenderfoot's Account of the Beauty
of Villas County Lakes Streams and Woods


[By Estelline Bennett in The Chicago Rec
ord Herald
Fall in the north woods is a
holiday classic. Whether it is
the call of hunting or fishing,
tramping or canoeing, or simply
the picturesque wonder of scar
let and gold and deep-green for
ests and gray, quiet inland
waters with their uneven tim
bered shore lines and sense of
remoteness and isolation, it is
call that makes an unmistakable,
almost universal appeal. A holi-
dav III the north woods is a real
holiday.
But to most of the men from
the cities and inland towns the
appeal of the north woods
brings visions of guns and fishing
lines. In these they find their
excuse for tramping through the
forests and canoeing through
long stretches of lakes and slow
running rivers. Not until sud
den sharp change in laws made
this impossible did many men
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

discover that hunting was not
the chief charm of the north
woods-that there was Won
der and a resttulness in primitive
outdoors quite apart from the
killing of things. Perhaps if they
had known they would have
changed their vacation plans,
but they didn't know.
The call of the north rang out
last fall with it's usual insistent
lure and made no mention of the
change in the game laws which
the Wisconsin legislature had
accomplished quietly and un-
obtrusively in the closing days
of its last session. From Illinois
and Indiana men came to the
northern woods and lakes for
their annual vacation, only to
lay aside their guns and pick up
their kodaks and canoe paddles
intead; only to find that there
is a comradeship with the wild
things of the woods that the
man with a gun never learns.
They tramped through the
woods and met deer face to face
on friendly terms at every turn
of the road. They stepped eau
tiously through the tangled
underbrush of the forest to avoid
trampling the partridges. Once
when a little party of these vaca-
TONERS who would a-hunting go
had built their wigwam fire in
the woods on Palmer portage
and set up their forked sticks
with the bar across for the
coffee: while the bacon was sizz-
ling in the pan and they all sat
around cross-legged waiting, a
bold little mink in a thick brown
striped coat that every man OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

region is fairly well settled. the
land will bring at least 500 per
acre"
How such talk as this would
have been scoffed at a few years
ago! And yet these are experts
and men who have carefully in
vestigated the situation before
they spoke They are men who
speak conservatively. Mr.. Ever
EFT SAYS "atleast Shopper acre.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

pound more than that Of
states. This is approxinI
four to SIX per cent BETH
turns per pound-but this !
all, for a consideration If
government data discloses /
fact that the product Der ED
per acre IS greater in Wisco|
than in other states. Tb;s
round advantage should nd
overlooked, for any state or
section that has an advanl
from every angle must be j
more prosperous than those
are at a disadvantage 4
every standpoint. Such is
situation in Wisconsin.
Again, in the great contest.
the survival of the 6ttest
people who hope to win n
have the best COWS, and in
respect the Wisconsin farmer
a great advantage for he !,
the state which has the o,
cows-the state with bv far
most highly bred COWS and '
by all odds the greatest nun
of breeding centers. The far
in remote regions has to c
to Wisconsin for his cows-p
cows-and he finds the ire
about as much as the Wisco
farmer has to pay for the c,
The Wisconsin farmer is lie
ing that he may vastly liner
his output by growing ali
and there is no question tina
the production of this wond
plant Wisconsin excells all
states of the middle west
when the value of the Gro
considered leads the ives
state by a wide margin.
~ ~
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
island IN the center.

1t was George Brown of Joliet,
who, canoeing guilelessly and
aimlessly down the still-running
river between West Bay and
Crooked lakes, came to be great
friends with scorrful, old, bald
headed eagle in the toprost
branches of a tall pine tree the
lumber kings forgot, and picked
up such kindly acquaintance
with a porcupine that he could
shake its hemlock tree, and dis
lodge it from branch to branch
without drawing a single hostile
quill. Even a porcupine will not
fight an unarmed man. Proba-
blv never since time began did
hunter and wild animal meet on
such kindly footing in the wilder
ness.
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at one end to the lonesome pine
at the other, which stood proud
and staunch in spite of the long
white lightning scar which was
cutting slowly to its heart. He
wanted to tramp over that little
isolated acre By himself and be
convinced that there was at
least one spot in the world
where no one wanted to buv
steel wire on credit. He was
thinking of the trees and the
labyrinth of underbrush when
the canoe poked it's sharp little
nose among the hemlock roots
where there was no place for it
to get hold. So when he
jumped out he cast his anchor
on the pier and tied the rope to
a nearby tree. That was the
canoes chance, but it only rip
pied saucily as he turned his
back and plunged into the forest.
If the wind had been right the
canoe would have been we'll on
it's way to Cisco when he got
back to the pier. AS it was, it
was floating merrily, we'll out of
reach. He looked across the
half-mile of water to the main
land and thought of his friends
who had left not only their bust
ness cares but their years behind,
and were a bunch of small boys
on lark. He thought of the
songs which his friend J Merrill
of Chicago, composed about
each and every misadventure
and which were sung Justify
around the table in the birch
paneled dining-room, and he
hadn't the courage to call for
help. So he pulled off his boots
in hot haste and out after the
vagabond canoe. The water
was above his waist before he
overlook his foolish craft and
towed it back. A little more and
he would have had to swim for
it. After all that trouble he told
the Joke on himself before the
fire that night. 1t was too good
to keep.
THAT must be a fine island,
Jack, p" they commented in chorus,
eff you had to anchor it to hold
it there. Did you leave it tied
up?"
And then, far down the table
F, c. Gadge of Waukegan,
sighed IA partridge bit me in
the ankle today" he said, and |
had no weapon with which to
defend myself" After that he
sent for his automobile and took
his friends home, not because
they were tired of a huntless for
est, but because the holiday time
was over.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29
Tungsteus For Sale.

Small size Tungsten Globes (25
and 40 waltz for 80 cents each.
Others in proportion. Call up
Water Works. adv. 1-tf.