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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

Fall Hero Was .s7-shOwers Hell
the Corn

Good rains over most Of the coun-
" will be of great benefit 10 the
corn. although some OF the crop ID
badly damaged. In Abilene. .S7 In
ches fell, according TO the Farmers
National bank guage. At Solomon
only q slIght rain fell. but closer TO
Abilene the rain was slightly heavier.
salIna had q good rain and west OF
there heavier rains are reported. Oak
Hill and Industry and other points
along the north county line had
half-inch raina Buckeye had u
good rain. In the south part of the
county, reports OF light rains were
received at the United Telephone
company office.
Six miles north Of town only show
ers fell, and were accompanied by a
windstorm that tore off the tops of
the hay stacks.
Last nights rain will help the
corn, but Just how much is hard to
say. In some parts of Dickinson the
corn has stood the heat and lack OF
rain we'll, while in others the corn
is badly burned and some instances
where farmers are cutting their crop
and putting 1t into silos are reported.
It is estimated that there will be
two-thirds of a crop, from present
prospects. Chance for a full yield
is gone.
This was the first measurable rain
in Abilene since July 10.
According to the weather experts
in Washington, a cool wave moving
from the northwest promised some
relief from high temperatures pre-
vailing through the middle west and
the eastern states. Preceded by thun-
der showers, the cooler weather
should reach the valley states today
and extend to northern points along
the Atlantic coast by late tonight.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
REV. W. H. sCHRoCK RESIGNS
Ill Health Compells Him to Give Up
Passionate Here

Rev. w. H. Schrock rendered his
verbal resignation as pastor of the
Lutheran church of this city at the
morning service Sunday. i'll health
has compelled the Rev. Schrock to
give up his pastorate. He and Mrs.
Schrock will leave In two or three
weeks for Elkhart, Ind, where they
will make an indefinite stay. Rev.
Schrock will give up ministerial
work temporarily.
The Shrocks have lived in Abilene
for nearly five years. In their resi-
dence here they have won the re-
spect and friendship of the entire
community, and have been identified
with the best things for the town.
Rev. and Mrs. Schrock have been
faithful and successful in their
church work and it is with regret
that the congregation gives them up.
Ill health the past winter COM
PEELED Rev. Schrock to give up the
work here temporarily and he and
Mrs. Schrock went to California for
his health. He was improved when
he returned but does not feel able
to continue the pastorate here.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
bankers BACK INTO COURT
Domestic Differences Will Be Aired
For Third Time

The Bankers are in court again.
The September term will witness the
third airing of their domestic DIFF
/ ferences before judge and jury this
year. In the January term of court
this year R. L. Barker of Harrington
sued Matte May Barker, then liv-
ing at Winfield, for divorce, alleg-
ing desertion. When the case came
to trial Barker lost his suit, but was
ordered to pay his wife $500 for
court costs and temporary relief
and $25 a month following until the
minor children, of whom there are
three, should become Of age.
Barker, as time went on, didn't
pay the court judgment, and declar-
ed that he could not. Action for con-
tempt of court was brought against
him, and when Judge r. L. King
heard the testimony, he decided that
payments of $25 a month were too
heavy for Barker to meet, and he
lowered the amount to SIS.
Now Barker again sues for a d.
vorce, and this time, apparently,
with the consent of Mrs. Barker,
who bitterly contested the first suit.
That Mrs. Barker has agreed not to
contest the suit for separation seems
likely since she has agreed to waive
the $500 temporary relief which was
to have been paid her, and also the
SIS monthly payments. Mrs. Barker
is presumed to be living in Winfield.
There are three minor children:
Guy 20, James 16, and Thomas 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
DIDN'T BELIEVE STORY OF
GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK

Adam Hees, who served in the
Kaiser's army many years ago, did
MT believe the story printed yester-
day that 10 German warships had
been destroyed and no English YES
sells lost. He says that common sense
couldn't allow him to swallow such
a large tale. Adam believes the
Kaiser is in for good whaling and
would like to see a republic estab-
1ished after the war in Germany.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
WIN FROM EMPORIA, 6 TO 5
Giles Colts Worst transforming State
Normal Players

The fans were treated to double
bill in baseball last night at the
fair grounds. An aggregation select
ed by Henry Giles took team COM
posed of summer school state nor
NAL students to a trimming in 8
to contest, and twilight league
game followed.
The Abilene team, although picked
for this game and entering the fray
without even practice game to-
gether, outclassed Emporia and de-
served to win. Giles, tho wild, scat
tered the few hits and held up well
through the nine innings, while his
teammates showed five runs across
in the second and another In the
sixth, enough to win.
Giles struck out eight while his
lengthy opponent, Crosswhite, reg
istered a half-dozen strikeouts. Abb
lene took stranglehold on the game
in the second. H. Little got on, edg-
ed to second and romped home when
Huffman hit for two sacks. Singles
by F. Little and Giles followed, and
both scored when Kincaid cracked
out a two-base clout. Kincaid came
home on Stanley's sacrifice fly.
for Abilene got two-base
hit.
The transforming Emporians were
with their showing and
would like to return for another
game. They go up the Solomon val
ey for the remainder of the week
md desire another date here. 1t may
,e arranged. The local men broke
wen, on yesterdays game here. On
v small crowd turned out for the
,ame Score: r. H. e.
cmporia 100 0O3 O01--5 Al
Abilene $50 DOL 0Ox-6 Z
Batteries: Crosswhite and Field;
lilies and e. Briney. Umpire, Jones.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
SUGAR SCARS TO 81
A HUNDRED POUNDS

Sugar took a so cent jump today
and is now 81 a hundred. This Is
one OF q series Of advances within
the last week. Last week sugar was
selling, retail, for IS and $3.50. This
week the price began to soar. Deal
ers attribute the rise to the European
war, since the production there is
stopped and the demand for the
commodity from this country becomes
all the greater.
A shortage in the Cuban best
crop also affects the price. the deal
ers cay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
TRY DURKIN FOR INSANITY
strikes His Foster Mother, Mrs. n
DurlCin

Application for the trial OF John
Durkin on an insanity charge was
filed in probate court this morning
by Marshal Engle.
Durkin, who lives with his roster
mother, Mrs. Rachel Durkin, s2S N
Elm. about 9 o'clock last night at
tackled Mrs. Durkin while the two
were out. on the sidewalk In front
Of the house. Durkin struck MS
foster mother about the back and
arms, knocking her. down and caus-
ing her much pain. Some neighbor
women witnessed the incident ana
were badly frightened. Mrs. Durkin
finally managed to escape from her
assailant and went to a neighpors
home. Marshal Engle was sent Tor.
When Marshal Engle started to the
city hall with Durkih, Durkin re-
sisted but finally went along peace
ably. The complaint against him
was sworn to this morning. Mrs.
Durkin today wished not to have the
complaint sworn to, but it is feared
that Durkin in one of his violent
moods might do Mrs. Durkin serious
injury.
He has been in an asylum twice.
Durkin will have his hearing next
Wednesday. The warrant was serv-
ed this morning. Durkin is confined
An tho county iail
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
LITTLE INDUSTRY GIRL
DIES VERY SUDDENLY

Twyla Lorena Anthony, the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. William An
thony, died very suddenly Monday
morning at the home east of Indus
try. She was 20 months old. The
funeral service will be held this al
teruoon at the church at Industry
Burial will be in Athelstane Gene
terry. Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony live on
a farm at Industry and have the
sympathy of many friends.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
THE LIST OF JURORS
FOR SEPTEMBER TERM

The names Of the following ha
been drawn for jurors for the Sc
TENDER term of district court:
Geo. w. Kelley, Detroit.
]. T. Nelson. Hope.
VIM. M. Moore, Chapman.
G. w. Bennett, Harrington.
Clark Reed, Manchester.
John Fisher, Hope.
Robert Logan, Carlton.
Norman Burnworth, Abilene.
j. G.. Jones, Abilene.
B. r. Emery, Abilene.
A. d. Sauer, Abilene.
Hoffman Engle, Abilene.
N. G. Shipley, Herington.
Bert Bierce, Chapman.
B. l.. Drees, Harrington.
H. c. Rogers, Herington.
Chas. Rowland, Abilene.
Carl CARAT, Abilene.
John Stroth, Hope.
Crest Kandt, Woodbine.
Dan Haner, Harrington.
Richard Baker, Detroit.
C. H. Myers, Enterprise.
B. L. Smith, Herington.
D. H. Rodgers, Navarro.
Ivan G. Herr, Hope.
Winfield Lightner, Abilene.
A. H. Diehl, Enterprise.
Henry Facklam, Enterprise.
M. Gibson, Abilene.
A. F. Gugler, Chapman.
w. M. vansickel, Elmo.
/. F. Coulson, Manchester.
H. s. McKeever, Wakefield.
w. H. Ausherman, Talmage.
AL Stacey, Wakefield.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
ADD 1000 H. r. STEAM TURBINE
Riverside Company Can supply
"Julcs' to Every Dickinson Town

The new l0OOhorsepower steam
turbine At the Riverside Light 4
Power company's plant was put Into
operation and tested to its fun ca
pacity yesterday. The trial was sat
isfactory in every way. This turbine
was installed at q cost OF sle'oOo
and was added 70 guard against any
shortage Of power during high or
low water.
The Riverside company now has
available $50 horsepower by water
ana 1850 horsepower by steam a
total of 400 horsepower. which is
sufficient to supply all the towns IN
dickinson county with light ana
power.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
WOULD LIKE TO
WED WOMAN WITH FARM

This letter came to the county
treasurer's office.
Stafford, Kan, July 10, 1914
Tax Collector, Abilene, Kan, Dear
Sir: want to know II you know
of any middle aged lady that owns
a farm that would like to get mar
ried. am a bachelor and would like
to find lady that owned farm and
/ thought you being tax collector you
knew some one that owned farm.
H. w. Flowers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
-FOUR ARE IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL TRUSTEE RACE

None Of the parties made nomina-
lions for high school trustee by NOM
nation papers and a dozen men re-
ceiyed votes at the primaries. The
four who received enough to get on
the ballot in November were: Re
publican, A. v. Jewett 81, c. H.
Louden rs, F. E. Munsell SO; Demo-
crat. Ray Foley 81.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
SIGN THE CONTRACT
FOR PUMPING WATER

The city commissioners this morn
ing signed a contract with the
Riverside Light and Power company
for pumping the water for the city
system for. nine years at rate OF
az cents per 1000 gallons. This
rate was based on the figures COM
piled from the first years pumping
record.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
CUTTING OAK HILL
CORN FOR FEED NOW

Oak Hill, Aug. S.-The 1914 corn
crop will not come up to expectations
in this portion of the country. The
dry weather and the lack Of mois-
ture has again put many of the corn
fields to the bad. Many farmers are
this week cutting their corn for
feed. However, some fields will stand
I'D for awhile yet, and have some
we'll filled ears in them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

A wedding of interest to the
younger set here is that of Miss
Irene Supple, youngest daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Supple of Salina'
and Mr.. Dwight Harwood. Father
Maher performed the ceremony Sun
day evening. Both young people are
we'll known here and Mr.. Harwood
is employed at the Watson, Durand-
Kasper house in Salina.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
TAG THE CARS WHICH
LACK LICENSE TAG

The sheriff's office here has re-
ceived a plentiful supply of envelope
tags, which are to be appended to
those automobiles which do not dis
play 1914 license tags. Inside the
envelope is a blank application for
a motor car license. Owners usually
take the hint, or warning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
LIST OF COUNTY
SCHOOL TEACHERS READY

From the reports sent in by the
district school boards, Supt. w. O.
Steen has announced the list OF
teachers in the county schools, be-
ginning the September term. The
list of teachers will be printed to-
morrow.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
woodbine Gets Inch Rain

woodbine, Aug. 11.-This part OF
Kansas was visited by very fine
rain Sunday night, which amounted
70 about one inch and viii be Of great
benefit to the corn crop and pas
tarss. aIH
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
Sells Farm for s0sOO

Sheriff Hassler sold at sheriff
sale at the court house this morning
a 1eO-acre farm east Of Terrapin
lake to Edmund e. Adams for So
500. This was in execution Of the
Judgment obtained In the case Of
Mary 2. Mcdonald vs.. Edward J,
Adams ct al.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
DoINGs IN MoToRDoM

me Belle springs creamery u1M
purchased two new Ford roadsterR
for use. Of statesmen. L. b. Johnson
and VIII Devices. both Of Salinaa
will each drive car.
C. e. Hull, driving a Ford car
from saltwater to sabetha, stopped
here at the Tiff garage on his trip.
]. Williams is driving an Avery
truck from Kansas City, Mo-, to
lincoln Center. He is taking tina
Golden Belt and arrived here Sum
day, stopping for a short while at
the Tiff garage.
e. q. Coulson, Buick agent, haa
sold a model F Buick to John Sher-
man, who lives west of town.
The European war has sent the
price of tires up Is to 20 per cent
and II the fight continues, rubber
will go even higher. Should the Ger
man army engage the Belgians for
several more weeks, motor tires may
become as precious as diamonds
The highest grade Of crude rubber,
the grade that is almost exclusively
used by American manufacturers,
comes from the Belgian Congo and
Ceylon. 1t is shipped to Brussels ana
England for treatment. Brussels ex-
ports more refined rubber annually
than any other city In the world. An
inferior grade of crude rubber Is
exported from South America, which
was used up to two years ago in the
manufacture of motor tires. So little ,
of 1t is used at present that the
rubber growers In the south have al
most stopped the cultivation OF the
trees, and are not prepared to ex--
port rubber only in small quantities.
Walter Rockwell and family OF
Junction City went through Sunday
ON their way to California in their
touring car.
A Beard, driving Ford car from
Creole, Colo, to Kansas City, was
at Toliver's garage. He reports the
roads good in western Kansas but
dusty this side of Brookville.
Golden Belt Road pennants have
made their appearance and promise
to be popular.
The Golden Belt road is certainly
on the map through Dickinson coun-
ty. A. r. Elwick was employed by the
Abilene Motor club to paint every
pole through the county with an 49,
inch band and he has done good
Job. It took 15 gallons of paint. A
neat sign is also to be put on the
Third street bridge.
A new road, 400 feet shorter
Than the one which 1t will supplant
and permitting two horses to pull a
maximum load of $500 pounds as
against 1900 on the old highway,
mas been planned by A. r. Losh and
). M. Felps, highway engineers In
he agricultural college extension d.
yision. The road is the Goodwin Hill
Dad in Riley county. The new road
Will open up highway for IS FAM
lies. The old road has an Is per
emit grade while the new one has
maximum grade of but IL per
emit. It is this feature which will
ripIe the maximum load. The cost
4 improvement will be $1,000, Of
rhich the Manhattan Commercial
lub and Retailers association have
Inscribed $500. and individuals in
he neighborhood Of the new road
similar amount. The township vii
az $500 and the rest of the expense
I'LL be borne by Riley and GearT
ounties.
zee.
H. e. Seeds and daughter Ade-
-. nt,v,atsn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

Miss Erma olga Meneck Of Her
ington and the Rev. Ernest Stock
Ihardt of Concordia, were married at
the home of the brides parents in
Harrington recently.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13
Addition to School House

Niles, Aug. 8.-Niles is building
a 24x44 foot addition to the school
building. This twill make a nice
three-room school house.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

Perry Mathews is well known here.
He "a a brother Of Charles and Wal
ter Mathews who left Monday for
strong City when they received word
Of their brothers accidental death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

Clean old papers for sale - ~
aansatsr Sc 3 hunGls
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

H. e. Seeds and daughter Ado
laids motOred here from Topeka Sat-
urday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-08-13

The Golden Belt road is certainly
on the map through Dickinson coun-
ty. A. r. Elwick was employed by the
Abilene Motor club to paint every
pole through the county with an 49,
inch band and he has done good
job. 1t took 15 gallons of paint. A
neat sign is also to be put on the
Third street bridge.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-18
A HUMILIATiNG CHAPTER.

OF course Washington knows, and the
world will find out, that the purpose of
all this evasion and deception is to facili-
tate the expectation of arms to the Con-
stitutionalists without disrupting the
Niagara conference. If the President
had been DESTROYS of stopping this traffic
b etween the United States and Mexico,
lest the guns be turned against our own
armies later on, he would have issued a
proclamation restoring the embargo at
the time he permitted the Secretary of
War to order army officers to hold up
such shipments across the Texas border.
But that is not the purpose of the Presi-
dent or the Secretary of State. They
sacrificed the lives of twenty American
sailors at Vera Cruz to prevent ship
load of arms reaching Huerta. Today
they are sacrificing the good faith of the
nation in pretending to the mediators at
Niagara and the public that they have
prohibited the shipment Of munitions OF
war to Mexico. Until proclamation is
issued restoring the embargo, the Wash.
ington Government remains guilty Of
such deliberate deception as to discredit
the sincerity of its participation in the
Niagara conference. The chapter is one
that may well make Americans hang
their heads in shame, but it fits in with
the whole wretched story of the Wilson
| Administration dealings in and With
Mexico. Boston Transcript.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-18
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS, Willard S. Morse anil Hester
w Morse, both of Belmont in tine County
of Waldo and State of Maine. by their mort
gage deed dated November "a, 1911, and re-
corded in Waldo Registry of Deeds, Book BOB,
Page 100, conveyed to Waldo Trust Company,
a corporation duly organized and existing I'M
der the laws of the State of Maine, and hav-
ing its office at Belfast, in the County of Waldo
and State of Maine, three certain tracts or
parcels of land, situated ii said Belmont,
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
First, The farm known as Charles Wotton
or Eben Hall farm, being the same conveyed
to Willard s. Morse by Mary A. Hall by deed
dated September 8, A. D. 1887, and recorded IN
the Registry of Deeds for the County of Wal
do, Volume 22S. Page 436
Second. The northerly half of the farm
formerly known as the George W. Morse farm,
being the same conveyed to said Willard 5.
Morse by George W. Morse by deed dated June
Is, 1895, and recorded in Waldo Registry OF
Deeds, Volume PIT, Page 1872.
Third. The northerly part of "a tract for
merly known the "Alenwood Wood Lot,
the same being described in deed to said Will
lard S. Morse by A. C. Morse, dated January IL,
1902, and recorded in the Registry or Deeds
for said County of Waldo, Vol. $50. Page 20
And whereas the condition of said mortgage
has been broken; now, therefore by reason OF
the breach of the condition thereof said Waldo
Trust Company claims a foreclosure of said
mortgage.
Dated this fifth day of June, A. D. 1914:
WALDO TRUST COMPANY.
By ORLANDO E. FROST.
3w24 Its President duly authorized.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-18
TO MAINE SEED GROWER >.

1t is not too late to enter your fields of
seed potatoes for inspection under the
certifcation plans of the Maine Seed
Improv ement Association and the Maine
Department of Agriculture.
Conditions are right for the State OF
Maine to establish its elf more firmly
than ever before as high class eed
potato producing State. The South
wants high yielding varieties of seed,
true to name, and fir e from disease.
The Maine Seed Improvement Assoc:a-
ton and the Department of Agriculture
will help you grow the kind of seed the
central and southern potato grower
demands. When the seed is grown they
will certify to it's quality and will help
you find market.
Three inspections will be made
while in blossom, before harvest and be-
fore sale of seed. A part of the expense
connected with the inspection will be
borne by the grower.
Certifcation will also be made for
grains and other seed stocks when they
are found worthy.
Entry should be made at once, that
the requirements may be sent you.
There is room for great improvement in
the yield and quality of all seed produced
in the State. Give the Maine Seed
Improvement Association and the De-
partment of Agriculture the opportunity
to assist you, and the agriculture of the
State, in the growing of purebred seeds.
If you are interested write at once to
C. r. Leland, of the Department OF
Agriculture, Augusta.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-18
THE ROMANCE OF CHRISTIAN CON.
QUEST.

l. At the Universalist State convention
in Portland last week, Rev. A. A. Smith
of Bangor gave an address on ''The Ro-
nance of Christian Conquest" story
of the past, review of the present and
prophecy of the future. He gave fine
word picture of the opening of the con-
quests of Christianity. On the face of
the infant in the manger shone light
destined to shed it's rays down through
the centuries. That light rested on the
face of the Christ as hanging on the cross
he prayed: " Father, forgive them," and
began, not ended His divine mission of
love. That light reached the vilest plague
spots of the Roman empire, and evil fled
away, shamed and defeated from its pres
ence.
He said that from the hour on the
cross until this time, the history of the
Christian religion has been one of con-
quest. Forms have changed, even the
message itself has not always been the
same for time. but in the end it has
conquered and it has changed the history
of the world.
In conclusion, he said thar the world
must see the possibilities within its reach
if but human effort is joined to divine
power.