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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
HfFth District RePubifcans RECON-
1 mend Getting Together
FOX PRE-PEISAKY CONVENTION
CouGeseaace EudOnsAs Action OF enc
NahiOnaI Committee -WOWen
I'm q Gathering
OE 20

Manhattan, Jan. AT the mar
monv meeting OF the Fifth districe
Rem bIfeans held here yesterday, the
conference endorsed the action OF
the national committee in rearrang-
ing the basis Of representation 81
the national nominating. conventions
recommended q pre-primsrF conVen-
ton, and urged submitting all an
ferences to the August primary anO
abiding by the results.
The harmony conference was a
distinct and stirring SUCCESS and
there was a general feeling It would
he Of far reaching influence.
About goo attended the meeting
of which 20 were women. Eight Oh
the ten counties Of the district
were represented with delegations
ranging from six to fifteen mem
hers. Republic, Saline, Geary, Wash
ington. Clay, Cloud and Marshall
counties sent just about ole-half Of
the attendance at the conference
while the other half came from Man
haitian, and this, Riley county.
The conference drew Just about
six times as great an attendance as
the Bull Moose Fifth district con.
ference attracted Monday at juno
ton City, according to a progressive
Republican who attended both gath
erings. The Bull Moosers held
district conference at Junction Cit
Monday seperate from the meeting
at which Murdoch spoke, and It Il
said but IS attended, and of these
six or seven objected to the forma
ton Of a new party.
The big meeting here was har
monious from start to finish. Their
was a full and free expression,
big experience meeting. Every not
sounded for a reunited Republican
party; every sentiment was to burr
the Ratchet.
The attendance was about equal
!. h dlviaed as to alignment In laa
years factional troubles. about a
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
oTTTzENs BANK RHELBcrs
OFFICERS ANR DIRECTORS

The stockholders OF the Citizens
State bank met last night and re-
elected the Officers and directors OF
the bank. The officers are; III. H.
Maiott, president; A. W. Rice. vice
president; J. e. Johnta. cashier;
II. w. Rohrer, assistant cashier
The directors are: NJ. H. Malctt, A.
w. Rice. J. Z. Jokntz, G. w. Hurd'
w. b. Giles.
The usual semi-annual dividend
was declared.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
COLBY HIGH SCHOOL
EXPECTS TO FARM

Colby, Jan, THE special board
appointed to confer with the county
commissioners on the location OF the
experiment station provided-for By
the last legislature has selected the
half section Of land on which the
county high school Is located. L Is
the intention to connect the work
OF the two institutions so that It
WIN be possible to make It the s-eas
est agricultural high school in the
state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
RECENT REFLECTIONS.

When looking for bargains, Look
Here, Abilene Provision co.
Ntt3odtf-sod
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Engie rev
port the birth OF n son.
A. l.. Eshelman has purchased
from the Hodge Auto Co. . four
cylinder Jeffrey's car. dw
Marriage license 10 John p. Ar
mour OF Niles and Ena Wood OF
Solomon.
DR.. t. w. sorrells. Dentist Crown
bridgework q speciality. Office Cedar
street, over Smith & Belknap's.
16dtfwtf
Ernest F. Karr made final set
Element OF the estate OF Harlow W.
Lash.
Marriage license to Frank +.
Delker and Nellie J. Knopp, both oil
Chapman.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Robertson of Talmage, December
20, an 11-pound boy.
&C. II. Pinkham is III at his
home. Mr.. Pinkham has been unable
to be at the store this week.
Marriage license was issued at
Clay Center to George Allguire Of
Chapman and Miss Myrtle Fitch OF
Ladysmith.
Marriage license was Issued to
Arthur M. Fleming Of Garden City
and Edith Ann Hambleton OF Her
ington.
Word was received by friends
announcing the birth OF SON to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Stillie Of Kan
sas City.
Marriage license to Ellsworth
Mccoy and Mrs. Agnes Waller, both
OF Carlton. They expect to be
married at Gypsum.
The Grant township work on
crawling the road to the Buckeye
bridge is under way again and many
teams are at work with a chance
for more.
Harry Long has resigned his
position in the Dickinson County
bank at Enterprise and will go to
Wales, North Dakota, where he will
be assistant cashier in a bank.
DIR. H. P. Mera received tele-
gram announcing the death OF his
father in Arizona where he was
spending the winter. The burial
will be at the old home in New
York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
Plan for THE u
PRIMARY BILL
Administration Presidential Choice
Measure Being Prepared
GOES TO COMMITTEE TUESDAY
Democratic Leaders Appoint Folk
Chairman of Committee to
Draft Plan for State
Primary

Washington, Jan. IA bill to
provide for primary elections at
which voters OF all parties may
choose their nominees for the presi-
dency has been completed by Repre-
sentative Rucker of Missouri, chair
man of the house committee on
election of president and vice presi-
dent, to carry out the administra-
TONS plan.
The measure will be taken up by
the committee Tuesday, January ID,
and probably Immediately afterward
reported back to the house and
pressed through that body. ;
Plans for putting into effect the
presidential preference primary idea
suggested by President Wilson in
his recent message to congress, were
discussed here by Democratic lead
ers at luncheon given by the
Common Counsel club.
A committee with Joseph w.
Folk as chairman was named to
draft a plan for the state primary
method of nominating presidents. II
the committees report is adopted at
the next meeting of the club 1t
probably will be presented to the
meeting In May of the house Of
governors, and the COMMITTEES will
urge congress to adopt legislation
necessary for making the plan OPP
|erative.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
SINCE JULY o. sf,0fs,375
GALLONS OF WATER PUMPED

A reading OF the big water meter
at Sand Springs this morning shows
that since July .. when the meter
was put in. the sand Springs sta
ton has pumped s1.91s,s75 gal
Ions Of water. an average OF AGO.
700 gallons for each Of the days
This does not mean that the city
has used this entire amount Of
water, but that amount has been
pumped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
IMPLEMENT DEALERS TO
KANSAS CITY JAN. is

Kansas City, Jan. 7.-Thirty-five
hundred implement and vehicle
dealers from Kansas ana Missouri
win attend the silver anniversary Of
the western Retail Implement and
Vehicle Dealers association, which
meets for its opening session in the
ILyrse theatre January 10. Fifty re-
tan hardware merchants IN this eity
are members Of the association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Anna FrltZ 10 Laura y. Whlao'
lots s, 8, block 2, Calkins add,
and lots 1, 2. block so, Harrington
T. C. add. $4,000.
Chris Brickie to Charlie Walbrecht,
SO 4 9-15-4, $1,000.
G. w. Murray to Fred Wendt, tract
in block 8, Mlrray's add Herring
ton, $426.
Richard Neis to John w. Brubaker,
. all W n Sc X 2S-16-s, $1,000.
August volkmab heirs to Ernestine
volkman, lots S, 8, q, s, o, block
10, Woodbine, IS.
Henry M. Davis to Charles H. Hoeff-
ner, n u 60 " 2O-11-1, $4,000.
Fred Roggendorf to Johanna Froe-
Itch, Sc Y sec 10, sw Y 2O-14-l'
$4,000.
Elmer Dicks to Laura J. Williams,
lots II, 10, block 81, Harrington,
$500.
Elmer G. Engle to Lizzie E. Hoff-
man, und 2-3 int in sw X 5-15-S'
81.
Gertrude P. Morgan to Margaret F..
Blue, otis Z, s, block 1, Highland
add Abilene, s55.
Lizzie E. Hoffman to Leonard Meuli
sw Y 5-15-3, $4,000.
Lizzie e. Hoffman to Elmer G. En-
gle, und 2-S int in Sc Y 5-15-S,
81.
Ray sandrock to George Sandrock
NV 4 21-14-3, $1,000.
A. i. Eshelman to Elmer g. Engle'
Sc u 5-15-S, $4,000.
George E. Weller to Nathan Kreps,
lots 81, %, %, "a, rs, rs, block
10, East Abilene r. c. add, $500:
Henry w. Helm to william r. Cool
/. ey, 40 acres Of sw " 24-1z-1,
$1,000.
Melvin smeltz to M. p. Tobfny sc
v, 1888. $4,000.
Elmer G. Engle to Anna MeuIi, se
u, 5-15-3, $gO00.
Frederick G. Graves to w. B. Hull.
rs acres W II sw y, Ss-11-l,
$ls75.
w. A.. Goodenough to M f. Bale
lots Is, 26. blk 5, f. LawE ado
Abilene, 1920.
JUlfma B.. Hersh ct al to Donald B.
Ward, ne u 1T-11-f, except 2
acres Sc corner. $4,000.
Emma Pearl vandeEberg to Lottfe
White, lots ~, North 7th, s. &
A. add Abilene, $35.
william B. Scott to- A.. b. WAfher m
" NV ", 34-12-S, $4,000.
Gertrude X. Alexander to Bsrna
White, block 81, Kirby add abb
lene, $500.
Alexis ID. Blanchett TO William
Kandt, " Sc Y s4-15-4, $4,000.
Margaret Ketchersid ct al to Har-
riet e. Karr, lots 5, s, 10, IL, IL,
block Q, T. & S.. sdd Hope, 81.
Margaret Ketchersid ct al to Har-
low w. Lash, 25x60 # west and
center lot z. block 8, Hope, 81.
william G. Murphy to Josephine
Murphy s " sw Y sec 20 AMI
Sc v Sc Y SO-fs-S, 81.
w. N. Hawley to Henry KrOm, all
of lots 1S, 20, block 169, L. &
w. add Her1ngton, $50.
Joseph NJ. Masten to Ralph M. Cof-
fenberger, lot 1, blk 2, original
town of Abilene, 81.
Christopher ]. Brown to J. Allen
Kline, lots 5, 6, block Z, R. & B.
add Abilene, $1,000.
Henry Breen to John E. Vanderbilt:
lot 8. block 8, X. & H. add abb
lene. $200.
Mabel L. Funk to Cora Bowen, lots
z. s, block 20. East Abilene T.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08

0oohbo AoHA "
on business.
Mrs. Ben Murphy Of Chapman Is
here visiting relatives.
m Walter Hill Of Hope was BUSH
ness visitor In Abilene.
C. p. Lowe of Chapman made q
business trip to Abilene.
Tom Robson, resident OF Wheat
land, was here on business.
Mrs. Ben Murphy OF Chapman
visited with friends in town.
Henry Kohrs was here from
Hayes township on business.
]. II. Balsmier OF Enterprise was
in town attending to business.
James Norman. who lives at Tai
mage transacted business In town.
s. II. Gugeler from near Chap
man, was business visitor In Abb
lene.
H. w. Kandt of Harrington was
in town attending to business mat
tiers.
w. M. Kandt and F. A. kandt
we're here from Enterprise on bust
ness.
NichoI Mustard was here from
Manchester attending to business
matters.
Geo. Lank, a resident OF Solomon,
was in town attending to business
matters.
Joe Shaw, a resident Of Navarro,
attended to some business matters
in town.
Mrs. d. w. Howard has returned
from Denver where she visited with
her daughter.
Elder Jacob N. Engle returned
from two-weeks' evangelistic trip in
Trego county.
w. G. Lewis went to Hot Springs,
Ark, for his health. He expects to
be gone some time.
James Waddle, treasurer of Gar
field township was at the court
house on business.
A. M. Brandt, living nine miles
north of Detroit, was a business
visitor in Abilene.
r. A. Robson was in from Carl
ton on business and made the Re-
Hector q welcome call.
Grover Easter left for Manhattan
to begin the second terms work at
the agricultural college.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fraser Of Tai
mage were shopping in the city and
made the Reflector pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Mustard of
Cherryvale are here for short visit
with Mr. Mustards mother and sis
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Livingston re.
turned to their home in Waterloo
Iowa, after a few days visit with
relatives.
A. A. Walker, treasurer of Logan
township. and c. L. Maier, treasurer
of Center township, were in town
on business.
Ralph Ramsey of Solomon was in
town for a few hours on the way to
Manhattan where he will attend the
agricultural college.
A. w, Ehrsam of Enterprise was
at the court house as witness for
Ernest Nader, who applied for final
naturalization papers.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Phillips left
for Chicago where they will live.
The AbilenA Sales offices have been
transferred to Chicago.
Richard Hogan and son have re-
turned to their home in Newton
after a visit here with Mr.. Hogan's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Hogan.
Robert Snider, who mas been
home to visit during the holidays
with his mother, Mrs. T. J. Snider,
returned to his work near Johns
town, Pa.
A. w. Rice, John Sauer, d. R.
Gordon and P. W. Heath, the lead
ing members OF the party here re-
turned from Junction City where
there attended Progressive party
meeting.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08
TROTT OF JUNCTION CITY
OUT FOR CONGRESS

Junction City, Jan. a.-Loring
Trott of Junction City, who was en-
dsrsed for representative by the
Fifth district Progressives, has de-
cided to make the race.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-01-08

Kansas City. Jan. 7.-Berrard
Corrigan, former president Of the
Metropolitan died at 1850 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at his home of
heart failure. He was 81 years old.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13

n per cent OF the emigrants from
/ Ireland remained under the British
flag.
Sir Horace PIunkett's Crusade.
| Improvement in the land situation
besides checking emigration, has pro.
| NOTED the economic and social wei.
fare Of the people Wise use of self.
help and cooperation, under the
| statesmanlike leadership Of Sir Hor.
| ace Plunkett, is making a new ireland
agriculturally. Returning from ranch
life in the United States in 1883 in.
stead Of entering politics as the most
useful sphere of activity, this great
lrishman devoted himself to the social
and economic regeneration of rural
Ireland. Around him gathered men
of all creeds and every party. Cath
Ollie bishops and Presbyterian preach.
ers, Unionists and Nationalists. land.
lords and tenants. soon enlisted in the
work II was difficult. If not impossi
BILE, to make a theological or even n
political controversy about better ba-
con and more eggs.
Self-HeIp and Cooperation Wlnnina.
Self-help was first in the pro-
gramme. Education must precede
self-help. You can not have a ma
ton without the elements of a ma
tion," said another great Irishman,
Thomas Davis, and one of the first
elements Of nation is an educated
democracy" AS everywhere educa-
ton was slow and difficult. The Irish.
man, not different from others, pre-
ferred to be flattered rather than to
be bettered. Gradually, however, self
help doctrines had their fruitage In
better agricultural methods, in larger
crop yields and in more desirable ru-
raj life.
The Irish Agricultural Organization
society was formed to teach self-help
and aid in the second step toward
rural regeneration, real cooperation.
Cooperation" said its promoters to
the peasants, will help you to reduce
your general expenses. to dispense
with middlemen, to be your own bank
ers and your own insurers. Isolated,
you are powerless against competition
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
He Knew.

A Frenchman, being troubled with
the govt, was asked what difference
there was between that and rheuma.
tism.
One great difference replied
Monsieur. Suppose you take one vice,
put your finger in, you turn the
screw till you can bear him no longer.
Eat Is rheumatism. Den s'pose you
give him one turn more, Eat is govt"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13

gressive agriculture of the best kind
comes In Ireland. The singing and
dancing Gaelic league with its re.
vival of the old and. happy Irish Ian
guage, breathes life and stirs laugh
ter All these are making for the
new Ireland.
Land Situation improving.
The spade is ever mightier than the
sword. lmpassioned oratory in Sack.
vile street is futile compared with
the use of fertilizer in the field. Ire
land Is pre-eminently agricultural and
the chief emphasis in the islands re-
naissance has rightly been upon the
use of the land Progress has been
made toward the transfer of owner
ship of land from the absentee land
lord to the resident peasant. Prog
ress has been made in the establish
ment for all Ireland of the Ulster Gus
tom of free sale, fixity OF tenure and
fair rent Considerable progress has
been made In blotting out the plague
to which Western Ireland has given a
name which is also picture, rural
"congested districts" These things
have been accomplished by the Irish
Agricultural Organization society, led
by. that disinterested patriot, Sir Hor-
ace Plunkett. by the government de-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
A Single Thought.

John, rather backward lover, sat
at one end of the sofa, and his sweet
heart at the other. Both minds were
too full to carry on conversation but
at last the lady spoke:
John, what are you thinking
about?'
John, awakened from his dream
answered with drawl, "Oh, just the
same as you are" and was surprised
10 get the retort:
III you do Ill box your ears"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13

banded together, you will be, IL not
all-powerful, at least better armed for
the struggle Apathy among the
peasants, hatred OF innovations, preju-
dice, party rancor, delayed progress.
In spite of all obstacles and objec-
lions, however, the society went on
and Ireland profits thereby. II trag.
edy is only waste, as a famous Shakes
perian critic has said, the tragedy
which we call rural Ireland is being
transformed by this society and other
agencies, for waste is giving place to
thrift and and-abandonment to land
reconstruction.
Big Proportion Of People Enlisted.
The society differs from most agri-
cultural societies elsewhere, Its aim
is 10 ameliorate the condition of the
Irish peasant by instruction In self.
help and in the principles and meth,
DDS of cooperation. or itself, we are
told, il has created nothing; it merely
organizes, advises, controls. Ii sends
out organizers, who undertake cam
paigns In one district after another
and endeavor to establish cooperative
associations by explaining their aims,
methods and advantages, The par
ent society watches over local organ
izers, teaches good business habits,
the application of cooperative rules
in a word, undertakes their economic
education. In fifteen years nearly
one-fourth of the population of Ireland
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
.fOE5[I(
ROADS
GOVERNMENT HELP is READY
Office OF Public Roads Of Department
Of Agriculture Testing Materials
and Their Usefulness.

So far has the government ad
vanced in the problems connected
with road construction that efforts
are now being made to teach the
country that the expenditure OF large
sums of money on certain types OF
roads may result almost in a total
waste A road built of materials
which would be ideal in one locality
may not serve the purpose at all else.
where and the money expended may
bring scarcely any result in reducing
the cost of hauling or making 1t easier
Tor the farmer to get to the shipping
point with his crops.
IN order to aid farmers who want
no build their own roads and to as
sist various communities that desire
TO improve the roads near by, the OF
nee or public roads of the department
lof agriculture has employed experts
TO test all materials and study their
usefulness on roads subjected to Ger.
tain traffic conditions The office OF
public roads is now acting in an ad.
lVlsory capacity to many states and
countries. giving most practical
form of national aid.
On roads where there Is very
heavy traffic. II has been found tina,
certain kind OF materials are bette,
than others. and that while one kind
or binder may not serve the purpose
at all, another kind is ideal and pre-.
serves the road indefinitely. Millions
'of dollars doubtless have been wasted
In the past because OF the absence of
the scientific knowledge which is now
being obtained. There is no longer
any excuse for any community build.
ing the wrong kind OF road. as the OF.
nce OF public roads stands ready 10
furnish any information that may be
desired as TO the course that should
be pursued.
In discussing the new scientific
movement in road Improvement, hi.
rector Page OF the office OF public
roads. says:
There are two ways In which the
engineer may avail himself of the in
formation necessary to a proper Sc.
lection OF road material. The first and
only certain one is to make an actual
service test on the material under
observation, and under the same con
ditions OF traffic and climate to which
the proposed road will be subjected
This method. however. is Impractical
except In certain rare instances, due
TO the lapse of time which must elapse
before definite results can be obtained.
sTba aaoand NATL, q
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
In the Pocket.

A tramp approached an old gentle
man who was reclining in a comfort
able arm chair on the porch.
please help poor cripple, sir"
he whined.
The old gentleman slowly thrust
has hand into his pocket as he gazed
with anxious concern at the ill-kept
creature standing before him.
Bless me. why, of course" he said,
as he handed him a coin. How are
you crippled, my poor fellow"
Pocketing the money quickly, the
tramp replied: Financially crippled,
sir. "-Manchester Union.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13

partment Of agriculture and by other
agencies.
Two-Thirds Of People Farmers.
Land is Ireland's chief source OF
revenue. In a population of four mil.
lions the rural classes, tenants ana
farm laborers and their families, are
two-thirds. This population depends
directly for its daily life upon the
profit from fifteen million acres OF
cultivable land. In continental Eu-
rope the peasant, driven by poverty
from the land, goes TO the factory in
the town Excepting in Belfast, with
is linen, and in Dublin, with its beer,
and some smaller places along eastern
ireland, there are no Irish factories
IF consequence. The Irish peasant
who can not pick up living In the
fields goes not TO a factory in the
town but to America.
A century ago one-third of the
population of the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland was in Ire
land, today only ten per cent. Within
sixty years one-half the population OF
ireland has emigrated to the United
States. In the last ten years the evil
Of overmuch emigration has slightly
abated, thanks 10 many good infiu-
ences. 1t Is a curious fact that while
The proportion of British emigrants
from Great Britain to countries with
N the British empire was so per cent
iur.nf the last twelve months, barely
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
A Real JOY Thrill,

Old Pcterby is rich and stingy. In
the event of his death his nephew
will inherit his property. A friend
of the family said to the old gentle
man:
Il hear your nephew is going to
marry. On that occasion you ought
to do something to make him happy"
81 will" said Peterby; 'I'll pretend
that l am dangerously ILL.,"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-02-13
In the Silly Niqht.

They had been married but few
months. In the middle of the night
the young wife was awakened by the
loud snores of her husband
She endured the horrible racket as
long as she could. Then, pinching the
man sharply, said:
Herbert, you'd make less noise II
you kept your mouth shut"
Herbert sleepy and surly, mutter-
ed
so would you"