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Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
SCROEULA AND ALL
HUMORs GIVE WAX
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the Great
PuriAer. Cleanses the Blood.

There are many things learned
from experience and observation
that the older generation should inn
press upon the younger. Among
them is the fact that scrofula and
other humors, which may be either
inherited or acquired, and which
produce eczema, boils, pimples and
other eruptions, can be most success
fully treated with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla.
This great medicine is a peculiar
combination Of remarkably effective
blood-purifying and heakh-giving /.
roots, barks and herbs, which are
gathered especially for it.
just remember that this pure, safe
and effective remedy has been tested
for forty years.
Get a bottle today-now-from
your nearest drug store. Always
keep it on hand.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
Drives Rheumatic Pains Away.
Relieves Baclache and Blad.
der Disorders After A
Few Doses Are
Taken

Sleep disturbing bladder weak
hesses, backaehe, rheumatism, and
tie nsaay other kindred ailments
which so commonly come with declin-
fnR years, need no longer be source
Of dread and misery 10 those who are
past the middle age Of life.
The new discovery, Croxone, over
comes all such disorders because It re-
moVes4he very cause Of the trouble. 1t
soaks right into the kidneys, through
the walls and Innings; cleans out the
little fltering glands and cells, and
gives the kidneys new strength to do
their work properly. 1t neutralizes
and diSsclvea the poisonous uric acid
substances that lodge in the joints
and muscles, causing rheumatism;
and makes the kidneys filter and sift
cat al the poisonous waste msttsE
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
DYCHE ASKS ANGLERS
TO GIVE UP SPORT NOW

Professor Dyche, fish and game
! warden, has asked Kansas anglers
to refrain from their sport until the
present spawning season is over.
Warden Dyche points out that the
drouth Of last summer depopulated
the Kansas streams and the death
of female fish now means the loss
OF the young fish. Whether the
fishermen will take kindly to this
request of the warden is uncertain.
If the truth were told, there are
number of Abilene men who have
done lot of digging in their back
yards for worms and have gone out
and rested on the bank of the
Smoky for several hours at differ
ent times, and they have not de-
populated the stream to any great
extent.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
REPUBLICAN SENTIMENT
GROWS, BREWER SAYS

J. e. Brewer of Abilene who is
contesting with w. Y. Morgan for
the Republican nomination for lieu
tent governor, was in Salina yester-
day afternoon on his way home
from the Salemsburg picnic where
he was one of the speakers. Mr..
Brewer has been spending the past
few weeks travelling over the Fifth
district and he finds Republican
sentiment everywhere. Even the
farmers wife has been hit by the
free trade tariff bill, and butter fat
is off from five to seven cents a
pound, while eggs are so low that
Mrs. Farmer is finding herself with
very little spending money, and with
the prospects Of this little growing
less. Consequently Mr.. Brewer
finds growing conviction that this
Is the time for all good voters to
,ome to the aid of their own pocket
oooks-by voting the Republican
Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
WILL ABILENE HAVE
BIG FOURTH OF JULY?

So far Abilene has made nc
plans for a big celebration on the
Fourth of July. A number of Kan
sas towns have already planned the
events Of that day; that is, they
have planned some of the events,
because no one can plan all the
events of any Fourth OF July. Sane
Fourths, according to Harrison
Parkman, state fire marshal, are
saving Kansas much money every
year, since they materially cut down
the fire loss. Abilene usually OBJ
serves pretty sane Fourth. Fire
crackers are allowed but the use of
cannon crackers above certain size
and deadliness is prohibited. Park
man has sent to every town copies
of sane Fourth ordinances, with
the urgent request that the cities
enact stringent regulations.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
USES SHOVEL TO
INJURE FELLOW LABORER

While working on the section at
Elmo Saturday morning, Herman
Binder was hit on the back of the
head with a shovel by VIM. Bruce,
fellow laborer. Bad blood had ex-
listed between the two for about q
month until Saturday morning about
9 o'clock the two men engaged in
quarrel. Binder, thinking the in
cident closed for the present at
least, went on with his work, and
while in a STOPPING position Bruce
struck Binder with his shovel,
knocking him unconscious, in which
condition he remained until some
time Sunday morning. Binder was
somewhat improved Sunday fore
noon, but grew worse in the after
noon, at times vomiting blood.
Doctors give little hope for his re-
,overy. Bruce had not as yet been
placed under arrest Monday, but is
awaiting the outcome of his VIC
inns njuries.-Carlton Tribune.
Herman Binder is a son of Mrs.
Dan Binder of this city.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
FORMER DICKINSON
WOMAN is DEAD

The death is announced of Mrs.
Ed. Cooper who formerly lived on
the old Shepherd homestead at
Pennington, south of Abilene. The
family removed to Wamego in the
spring of 1908 but after two years
went to Denver in the interest Of
Mrs. Cooper's health. Several years
residence there produced no favor
able results and they returned to
Wamego and later to a farm in
Shawnee county where after the
futile efforts Of numerous skilled
physicians to make even so much
as a correct diagnosis, she passed
away last Sunday night. The family
went with the body to Vesta, Neb.,
where funeral and burial occurred
May q.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
ONLY ONE BEST"
Abilene People Give Credit Where
Credit Is Due

People of Abilene who suffer
with weak kidneys and bad backs
want kidney remedy that can be
depended upon. Doan's Kidney Pills
is a medicine for the kidneys only,
and one that is backed by willing
testimony of Abilene people. Here's
a case:
Lucy A. Waters, 514 E. N Sixth
St., Abilene, Kan, says: "For six
years l had attacks of kidney trou-
BILE. My back was very painful and
there was trouble with the kidney
secretions. l used plasters and tried
a highly recommended kidney medi-
cine, but got no lasting benefit until
/ took Doan's Kidney Pills. They
improved my condition in every way.
Later, when / again used them, the
results were of the best. ] have
endorsed this remedy and
at the present time, am glad to-
confirm my former statement"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-l
and take no other. adv
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
OLD FOLKS find new REMEDY RELIEVES :
ALL kidney and BLADDER MISERIES

from the blood and drive It out Of
the system.
It matters not how old you are or
how long you have suffered, Croxone
is so prepared that it is practically
impossible to take it into the human
system without results. You will find
It different from all other remedies.
There is nothing else on earth like
il. II starts to work Immediately
and more than q few doses are sell
dom required to relieve even the
most chgonie, obstinate cases.
II Is the most wonderful remedy
ever made. for restoring the lifeless
organs to health and strength and
ridding the system of every particle
Of uric acid, and you can take It with
the utmost confidence that nothing
on earth will so quickly cure such
conditions.
You can obtain an original pack
age of Croxone at trifing cost from
any hrst-elass druggist. All druggists
are authorized to personally return
the purchase price i CEoxone Should
tal e q single eaas
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
FORMER HAND TOOK
o. l.. THISLER'S MULES

Two weeks ago o. L. Thisler of
Chapman reported the theft of a
good team of mules, new rubber
tired buggy and a set of double
harness. The mules we're valued at
$500, the buggy about $115 and the
harness at $25, and a reward Of
500 was promptly offered for the
apprehension of the guilty party,
and yesterday a telegram was re-
ceived by Mr.. Thisler from the
sheriff at Newkirk, Okla, that he
had the mules and the thief, who
proved to be a former farm hand
of the Thislers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
TEACHERS PLAN FOR
SOME BUSY VACATIONS

i vacation time lures teachers a,
we'll as students; but there is thi,
difference: some of the Abilene
teachers will spend all or part OF
their vacations in school. Prof. H,
I. Sleeper, principal OF the high
school, and Mrs. Sleeper will 90 to
Chicago this summer. where Pro-
fessor Sleeper will take work lead
ing to a masters degree in the de-
partment Of, education. This will
be his second year there. He holds
library fellowship at Chicago Uni
versity. Miss Cora Ault of the high
school will attend the summer ses-
sion of X. U. Miss. Ault's home is
now in Lawrence. Miss Marcia
Story expects to attend Columbia
University. New York. City, this
summer, in company with other
K. S. A. c. graduates. They will
take advanced work in domestic
science and art.
Miss Nina McLatchey expects to
AXE a motor trip in Minnesota with
Ter sister ond brother-in-law. M. d.
collins, manual training instructor,
will keep right on teaching, He is
o begin work as instructor in
manual training and agriculture at
ianhattan and this summer will be
a charge Of the boys gardening
'ork there. G. A. Anderson ex-
ects to attend some university
lmmer session and may choose to
o to Chicago University. G. w.
7heeler will go out as advance
AN ON, the 7RedpathcH chau-4
.uqua circuit, going first to Ne =
'aska and the Dakotas. Other =
achers have planned busy sum- "
ers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

Will French, who was elected re-
Gently to the principalship of the
Abilene high school, is a graduate
of the University of Kansas, class
of 1912. For the past two years
he has been teaching history and
economics in the Winfield high
school. Mr.. French will on June 5
wed Miss Mary Alice Smith, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith
of Lawrence.
While in college Professor French
was a star track man and high
jumper and was captain of the
varsity track team. He took a
prominent part in college activities.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
ELLEN TABOR TRIES SUICIDE
Another Chapter in the Charles Fink
Case

Ellen Tabor, who has been pos
ing as Mrs. Harry Francis, suppos
ed wife of Charles Fink Of Enter
prise, took deadly dose of NOR
phine in her cell in the Franklin
county jail. She will recover be.
cause the overdose she took induced
nausea and made sleep impossible.
Fink and the woman are charged
with stealing five hogs.
Fink has been using the name of
Harry Francis, a prisoner in the
Iowa penitentiary.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
LARGE CROWD ENJOYS
CLASS NIGHT EXERCISES


SI Urom Thura,iAys paily,l
"CIass night was enjoyable for stu
depts-and eyeryonsseiss WHO attend
cd the EXERCISES in. thS seelye las
night. N The seuiors gave fine
program: and this was followed by 9
laughable farce by members of the
Junior class. The house was crowd
ed.
Following the opening musical
selection by the high school orches-
ira, Mary Raueh related the class
history in an interesting way and
sketched the progress OF the SEN
iors from their verdant freshman
days to graduation. With the
ghost lights" on. Noah Hershey
recited the class ptph&& wnh
plenty Of spice and iatg66Bie hits!1
The high school chorus gave an
encore for their delightful rendi-
tion of Boola-Boola. the song that
every school in the land knows and
sings as a part of the curriculum.
Annie Gish. in the class will, be-
queathed the various accomplish
ments of her senior classmates to
underclassmen and faculty. willard
Day, representing the juniors, in
formed the hearers that the juniors
are about the best class that ever
school. Ernest Kugler,
Wesley Gish and Robert Walters q
ang a Farewell to the Seniors" I
hat was big hit and clever one. {
John Haskell was the sophomore I
lass representative and handed out 9
lowers and roasts impartially. Z
'esta Kauffman's freshman toast ft
as unique and good. II
The junior farce was presented pi
= Viola Paxson, Sheridan Spangler, ot
arrie Lee, Mildred Oliver, Elsie a
atterson, Frances Wilmer, Wesley Ve
ish, Clara Williams, Charles Roop, sc
racy Conklin, Robert Walters, An si'
/ Bannigan and Willard Day, and nc
as laugh from start to curtains st
II. .... Ur
The seniors, banked by their col su
S of blue and white, and the jun X.
IS, whose colors proved to be tai
ange and white, sat on the stage sci
ring the first part of the exer.
es. The sophomores were at the TAX
hit of the r house. Their colors heI
j orange and black. Freshman Col
ors, red and white, decked out viii
left side of the house near the to
ge. Between numbers class and ma
ool yells rocked the building MAI
lie the audience got the spirit in
Joined in. woT
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
WOODBINE FORMS
ITS MOTOR CLUB

Woodbine, May 2S.-The Wood
bine Auto club, with Samuel Muen-
zenmayer az president, has been or.
ganized. James Gillett is vice pres
ident; J. H. Blagrave, secretary;
Ross Kohler, treasurer, and e.
schwab, director.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
Eggs for Hatching

For sale, Barred Plymouth Rock
eggs, SO per 100; so cents setting.
Mrs. Ira Emig, Abilene. Acme phone.
30w6t"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

Enterprise Man WIZ Plead Guilty,
Officers Believe

Charles Fink, alis Harry Francis
former Enterprise man, charged
with stealing hogs, waived preiim-
mary hearing In the justice court
at Ottawa. The officers of Frank
lin county believe that he will
plead guilty in district court in A
few days.
Fink was arrested at Belleville
through bogus telegram the Off
GERS sent, singing the name OF Ellen
Tabor. a woman who has been trav-
cling about with Fink. The Tabor
woman lived in Ottawa and declares
she is the wife of Harry Francis, to
whom she says she was married In
Emporia last year. and who now is
serving a sentence In the Iowa PEN
itentiary for soliciting for prostitu-
tion. The officers say Francis So
licited for the Tabor woman.
After Francis was sent to prison,
Fink. who has a wife in Ottawa,
appropriated the name of the con-
'icted man. Five hogs were stolen
rom stock cars at Ottawa and sold
o a stranger by a man giving the
anne Of Francis. A girl helped him
rive the hogs. Fink was suspected
nd warrants issued for the pair.
lien Tabor finally returned to Of
iva, and was held. She told the :
Ulcers where Fink was, and his =
rest followed after the fake wire 4
I'd been sent.
Fink's wife refused to doubt him
it'll last week, when she learned 4
g whole story. 1t is said she will
art divorce proceedings. She is
out to become a mother. z
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

For sale, u section land in Rhine
hart township, s65 an acre; room
house, other buildings. Henry Ken
pey, Chapman, R. 1. 16wtf
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

Fine dried seeG corn, four good
varieties tests guaranteed. For
particulars write Emory Brown,
Mitchellville. Iowa. Swift
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

Bring your poultry and eggs TO
Green Bros, corner Second and Null
1erry. Highest market price. 27wtf
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

II you want to borrow money on
your farm at low interest see
I2wtf W. 8. ANDERSON.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04
ABILENE SOCIETIES

aoYAL ARCH MAsoNs-Cyrus Crap
SoF No. Is meets IN Masonic hall on the
oeco1fd and fourth Fridays OF eacl
moMth. +. W, Morse II. p; Joseph
Keel Secretary.
n a A M.-Benevoient Lodge No
ri meefB first and third Monday eyen.
lnHa IN each month at masonic 1l, 1e
-: y L Woriey, eecretery; V1sat
E bFethrea wOleomA
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-06-04

Single Comb Rhode Island Reds,
81 per hundred. Mrs. G. A. Madden,
Abilene. phone 1853. 26w11t'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Morgan.

Mrs. Sarah Robson of Leon, spent
isOn.
NJ. L. Dale and wife visited in
Leon Monday evening and Tuesday,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs A. B.
Worley
Several from this vicinity attended
the Cecil Duncan sale Wednesday,
the stock bringing good prices.
Miss Anna Hubbard visited at M .
l.. Dale's Monday night and Tuesday.
Ed Griffin and wife were Leon
visitors Saturday.
Mike Griffin and Will Mahoney
had business at Leon Saturday
Jas. Nickles and wife were callers
at M. L. Dale's Wednesday.
j. B. Robson shipped a car load
of hogs from Pleasanton Monday.
Mart Davis and family visited his
father in Missouri Sunday.
John Grogan and family visited
Mike Grifin's Sunday.
Mcdaniel Monday.
The box supper at Charm Friday
evening was a decided success. They
had splendid program and proceeds
amounted to $45.50. Miss Cecil Hub
bard was voted the best looking girl,
orr Fisher, the LATEST man. Miss
Barrett can be congratulated on the
success of the entertainment
Mrs. Merit Cozad and son Ivan, of
Strasburg, Colorado, visited relatives
in this vicinity the latter part of the
week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Mrs. Geo. W. Carmean and chill

Mrs Geo. w Carmean and chill
dren, of Bancroft, Iowa, came Fri
day evening and will visit over the
holidays at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ] j. Evans and many
friends in this city.
Otto Harvey, of Letcher, S. d.,
was visitor in this city Saturday.
He is a son of the late Refine Har-
vey, one of the pioneers of Davis
City, and went from here to Davis
City for few days visit.
Mrs H. Acton, of Lamont, return
ed home Saturday evening, having
Been called here by the death of her
mother, Mrs. George Martin, whose
f, funeral was held at Bethel church,
south of Leon on Friday.
Mrs. R. J. Elder, Of Topeka, Kan
sas, who had been visiting at the
homes Of Fred Fisher and other rela-
tives in this city and vicinity, went
to Kansas City Thursday to visit a
few days before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stratton, Mrs.
Ed Stratton and w. w. Moreland,
who were called here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Nancy Moreland, who
died at Bethany, Mo-, returned to
their homes at Bethany Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lent and son
Virgil, who had been visiting at the
homes of L. D. Miller and Mrs. H. ].
Lands in this city, went to Pleasan-
ton Monday for short visit before
returning to their home at Alton.
G.. C. Ramsey, who was visiting at
the home of his father-in-law, w. c..
Mckee, near Crown, went to Red Oak
Thursday to visit few days with
relatives. His wife and baby went
to Van Vert the same day for few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Spencer and
daughter, Mrs: Grace Renfro, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Spencer and little
daughter went to Mt. Ayr Saturday
evening and visited few days at the
home of the formers daughter, Mrs.
G. B. Turpen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore and
children, of Taylor, N. D., who had
been visiting with relatives at Gains
vile, Mo-, were in Leon Monday, be-
ing on their way to Croker, Mo-,
where they will spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mrs. NJ. L. Cozad and little son,
Of tStrasburg, Colorado, who are here
visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles
Norton and other relatives, returned
Thursday from Decatur City, where
they had been visiting with friends
for few days.
Master George Ravens, of Decatur
City, returned home Tuesday after
visiting a few days in this city at the
home of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clabe Brazelton. His brother,
Lewis, remained for more extended
visit with them.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. CARRIER and
daughter Thelma, OF Silver Crown,
sWyoSaing. came in last Saturday to
spen the holidays with their parents
and30ther relatives IN this vicinity.
arber has q fine claim near Sill
e1zF Grown and is also teaching school.
at good wages
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
70 KNOW FUTURE HUSBAND
MANY Old English Customs and Su'
perstitions Center Around
Christmas.

All down the ages girls have been
eager to find out their future destiny
whether they will be "old maids"
or, as they are now called, bachelor
girls" or wives and mothers. Christ
mas, as we'll as all the other festivals,
has been allotted it's customs and SUI
perstitions through which the secret
of the future may be learned.
To find the answer to the impor-
tant question, wife or old maid, girl
had to go alone on Christmas eve
and knock on the henhouse door. Ii
a cock answered her knock by crow
ing, she would be married, but If no
cock crowed in answer, then she
would be an old maid. This under
taking would require a good deal OF
courage in the old days of supersti-
ton, as on Christmas eve evil spirits
were supposed to have increased pow
er and ghosts were supposed to prowl
around.
If a girl wished to know the name
of her future husband she took four
onions and named each one after a
boy friend. She then placed one in
each corner of a room and the one
that sprouted before January 6 bore
the name Of the man she would
marry.
In some districts this was carried
out rather differently. Several onions
were selected and named and placed
close together, and the one that
sprouted first gave the name that was
to be hers. We can imagine how
carefully the warmest place would be
chosen for some special onion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.
Continued from Page AZ


Misses Neva and Eva Curry, who
4 are teaching schools near Grand
River, came home Saturday evening
to spend the Christmas vacation with
their mother, Mrs. Anna Curry, in
4 this city.
w. Nj. Riddle, of Norton, Kansas,
who had been visiting with his broth
B ers at Decatur City, departed Tues
j day from this city for Red Rock, Ok
lahoma, where he was called on
business.
Mrs. Annie Truesdell returned
Tuesday from visit with friends at
Osceola and Charlton, and will spend
the holidays at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hoffhines, in
this city.
Ronald Monroe, who is a student
at the University of Michigan at Ann
H Arbor, Mich, arrived in Leon Satur-
day noon to spend the holidays at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 3D..
G.. Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Mills, of
Mray, Colorado, arrived Tuesday ev-
ening to spend the holidays at the
home Of his father, w. H. Mills, of
Eden township, and other relatives in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Murphy and Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Murphy, who had
4 been visiting in this city at the home
Of their brother, T. B. Murphy, re-
turned. to their homes at Good Hope,
4 Ill, last Friday
Leland Ackerley, who is a student
at the State University at Iowa City,
arrived home last Wednesday to
spend the holiday vacation in this
city with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
IA L. Ackerley.
Mrs Margaret Waight and daugh-
Z ter Helen arrived Tuesday from Sum-
ner, Iowa, to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends in this city.
& Mrs. Waight is principal of the Sum
ner High School,
Bob Teale, Frederick Hoffman, De-
4 los Ackerley and Claude Ogilvie, who
are students at the State University
at Iowa City, came in Saturday morn
ing to spend the holidays at their
homes in this CITY,
Mrs M. l.. Cozad and son Ivan,
4 who had been visiting for several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Charles
Norton and other relatives in this
4 city and vicinity, departed Tuesday
for their home at Strasburg, Colo
RADIO. 81
Wade w. Warner, western repre-
tentative of Marshall Field & Co., of
Chicago with headquarters at Salt
{ Lake City, Utah, dropped in Satur-
day noon and visited over Sunday
with his many friends in this city.
He was on his way home from bust
ness trip to Chicago.
Mrs. G. M. Richardson and daugh-
\ tsr-in-law, Mrs G. B. Richardson, of
Allerton, came Friday. evening TO
make their home In this city. Mr..
e. M. Richardson and son will have
charge OF the Crawford lumber yard
{ III this Ia recently purchased fEglfy
the T. w. Ballew Lumber Go.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-24
Brush College.

e. ]. Evans had business in Davis
City Monday.
Those who spent Saturday night
and Sunday at John Hubbard's were
Ralph Frost and wife of Leon, Annie,
Beulah and Willie Hubbard and Jim
Osborne.
Misses Mary and Edna Richard
spent Sunday with Beulah Hubbard.
Johnnie Grogan and wife and
daughter Marie were Sunday visitors
at Mike Griffin's
Miss Hazel Evans spent Friday
night at q. j. Evans.
Miss Helen Barrett visited Satur-
day and Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. Rick Barrett spent a few days
last week with Mrs. Tade Griffin.