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The Spectator., 1915-06-25

J, l.. Bond, supervisor of rural schools, received the catalog and pre-. mium list Of the Monroe County school fair at Brinkley. October 14 and IS. This is the third annual school fair that is being held in Monroe County and the contests are much more elaborate this year than ever he- fore.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

A larger number of teachers than ever before will attend some summer school or normal this year, according to J. l.. Bond, state supervisor of ru- ral schools, who returned from a trip over the state visiting teachers in- stitutes and meetings. He reports the institutes in Johnson. Franklin, Lo- gan, Clark and Dallas counties well attended.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

President R. H, Baugh of the South ern association has submitted a pro- 3posal to the club presidents to set aside one day in the season when rhe proceeds of the game shall be dedi- cated to the fund being subscribed to erect a monument to the memory of the late president, w. M Kava- uaugh.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The Arkansas Railroad Commission was notified that the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt railroads, will begin issuing coupons with passenger tick cts sold for scrip. The coupons wnl be redeemed at one cent per mile, should the railroads lose the rate case in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals next December.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

boou rOduS ana the deVe,Opment or the motor truck are two of the most important factors in the development Of river navigation, according to Sen ator James E. Ransdell 0f Louisiana. president of the National Rivers an Harbors Congress. Senator Ransdcll passed through Little Rock en route from his home in Lake Providence. La, to St Louis. He has been in- Vited to speak at the meeting to form the Arkansas River Improvement As sociation in Little Rock July ? and 3.
 Red river farmers who have sui. fered from the several overfiows of that river this year will plant corn, COW peas and other forage crops and are determined to do well and make money in spite of the fact that they will be able to raise no cotton.
 The Sure Pop zinc mine on Water Creek, between Gilbert and Maumce. has been sold for $1O000 to John Shephard, who for several months has been working the property under a lease.
 A large roller mill has just been completed at Mountain View at cost of SS.000. and will soon be ready to grind the farmers wheat, which is now being harvested. Stone coun. ty has good crops
 A total of s350. .0O0. the sum realized from the sale of bonds of the Cotton Belt levee district. have been deposit. cd in Helena banks for the purpose of constructing 23 miles of levee be. low Helena.
 The second carload of frost-proof cabbage was shipped from Searcy 10 Denver, Col, and sold at fancy prices
 Much interest has been taken in the good roads movements in Cleye. land County in the last few weeks
 A metoer which seemed to explode Htdf bthtOlNiAit NdS StcH laSI week by large number of people
 Anthrax has broken out among the stock near Gilkerson. Craighead County.
 Wilson Fulton. who lives near Ark. adelphia, has been successful in pick. ling meat Recently he brought to Philadelphia some bacon from piS which was killed during the hottest ,'art of last August. It was we'll pre- served and finely favored.
 The City Council of Stuttgart voted 70 revive the curfew ordinance and in. .ructod the marshal to enforce it n oliinance was passed requiring cemen to weigh out the ice to GUS. toner's as they make deliveries.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The State appealed from the verdict of the Pulaski Chancery Court hold ing the Municipal Court bill, passed by the last legislature, constitutional and valid. The measure was attacked by the State, through w. L. Moose attorney general through a suit allee- ing it unconstitutional.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The Redtield Canning and Pickling Company of Redfield. Jefferson Coun- ty. filed articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Miss Eva Reichardt, In charge of school improvement association work in Arkansas. returned from attending teachers institutes. The counties vis- ited were: Faulkner. Jackson, Izari, White, Cleburne, Boone, Carroll and Searcy. Miss Reichardt said all the institutes were well attended and that much interest was shown in school and road improvement work and di- versified farming.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Truck growers along the line of the Prescott X Northwestern Railroad arc jubilant over the present prospects for bumper cantaloupe crop this season. The cantaloupes will be on the market in about 20 days. and growers predict that a general rain within the next 10 days will insure a mammoth yield
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Hugh Carter. State highway engi- neer, addressed a good roads meeting nt Appleton and helped start work of perfecting plans for a road running from the Arkansas River through At kins and Appleton and on to Hector. where it will meet the Russellville- Harrison read, distance of thirty miles.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Judge w. G. Hendricks, in the Pu- laski Circuit Court, held that items in the appropriation bill of John H. Page, commissioner of agriculture, ve- toed by Gov. George w. Hays, had not been vetoed because the governor mad issued no proclamation declaring they
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

0. K. Patterson, who lives near Gentry. marketed 66l crates of straw berries from two and half acres of ground. The gross receipts from the sale of the berries was S901.16 and the net profit was S537.44
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Secretary of State Earle w. Hodges has accepted an invitation to speak at Benton July 4.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

w. T. Barr, who Is managing the operations at the Barr X Deener man. ganese mines. few miles north of Batesville, has lately made the rich est strike of highgrade manganese ever made in the Independence field
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The City Council of Stuttgart voted 70 revive the curfew ordinance and in. .ructcd the marshal to enforce 1t. An ordinance was passed requiring cemen to weigh out the ice to GUS. tomers as they make deliveries.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Robert M. Enders, assistant cashier of the defunct State National Bank, has been appointed revenue inspector t0 succeed John w. Crockett, who re- eantly resigned.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Mississippi county is to avail her- self of the Alexander road law. At a special meeting of the County Court Judge W. NJ. Taylor granted a petition for the Osceola and Little River oad District No. 1. This road will run from Osceola to the Craighead County line, and the district includes strip three miles wide on each side of the road containing about 70.0G0 acres.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Red river farmers who have sui. fered from the several overfows of that river this year will plant corn. COW peas and other forage crops and are determined to do well and make money in spite of the fact that they will be able to raise no cotton.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The c. L. Glines Jewelry Company of Harrison filed notice of the surren- der of its charter.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

A total of s350.000, the sum realized from the sale of bonds of the Cotton Belt levee district, have been deposit. cd in Helena banks for the purpose of constructing 23 miles of levee be- low Helena
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

No bids for deposits of state funds were accented by the state depository board pending an investigation of the 43 banks making bids.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

A large roller mill has just been completed at Mountain View at a cost of SS.000. and will soon be ready to grind the farmers wheat, which is now being harvested. Stone coun. ty has good crops.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Application for a charter for the. Arkansas National Flank Of Pine Blafr has heen approved by the comptroller of the currency. The bank will havs !, capital of sl00.no0. and Is expected to begin business within . few waeb.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

w R. Owen, chairman of the State Highways Commission, received his certificate of membership in the Ma. tional Highways Association. The as- sociation is composed of Highway en- gineers, st.te highway officials and others interested in good roads Gov ornor Hays is eX-officio a member
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The final survey for the line of the mouth of Big Creek, ten miles south of here When the survey is com pleted the next step will be to get construction work started at once which will be some time in July, it is said by the promoters.
 The Ozark Railroad, when com pleted, will be another connecting link between Springfield, Mo, and Little Rock, and will shorten the distance between the two cities.
 North from Mountain Home to Springfield it will go through some of the richest territory in the Ozark Mountains. In Missouri it will tra- verse Ozark, Douglas, Christian and Green Counties; in Arkansas, Baxter, Marion, Searcy, Van Buren, Conway, Faulkner and Pulaski Counties.
 Besides opening up large tracts of valuable pine timber that has been i'll waiting for years on account of no transportation, it will go through one of the largest bodies of white oak timber in the United States.
 It is the intention of the company to thoroughly develop the section of country that will be traversed by the road. Diversiication of agricultural products, dairying and fruit growing are among the industries that will be encouraged by the company.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The Sure Pop zinc mine on Water Creek, between Gilbert and Maumce. has been sold for $10000 to John Shephard, who for several months has been working the property under a lease.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Seventy-five one-bushel hampers of green beans were shipped from Jonesboro to Memphis recently. It was the first shipment of garden truck that has been made from Jonesboro.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The St. Joseph's Hospital Training School for Nurses of Hot Springs filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

While excavating to place tho foundation for a new bandstand near the famous Basin spring at EureKa Springs biz stream of water was tapped.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Receiver Lloyd England announced that he will pay dividend of 10 per cent to dcpositors of the defunct State National Bank
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

A metoer which seemed to explode near Bentonville was seen last week by large number of people
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Anthrax has broken out among the stock near Gilkerson, Craigheai County.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Burley D. Griffin of Vanndale. now a member of the United States Marine Corps, has qualified as a sharpshooter. He is serving aboard the IT. S. S. Kan. sas.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The second carload of frost-proof cabbage was shipped from Searcy to Denver, Col, and sold at fancy prices.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Much interest has been taken in the good roads movements in Cleve. land County in the last few weeks
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Al W. Sullivan has begun the publt- cation Of a newspaper at Truman.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Several carloads of oats will be' shipped from DeVal's Bluff this year. Usually the shipments of oats and other stock feed are inbound instead ether Arkansas towns, but conditions will be reversed in various counties this year owing to the work done In the crop diversification campaign.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

It must be pessimist indeed, who cannot see the benefits that will this year accrue as the result of the ca;n- paign for diversified farming in Ar kansas. The monthly crop report, re- gently issued by the Department of Agriculture, shows the wisdom of the movement as increased yields of the products of the farm. garden and or chard are indicated this year
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Wilson Fulton. who lives near Ark adelphia, has been successful in pick. ling meat. Recently he brought to Philadelphia some bacon from a pig which was killed during the hotte st rart of last August. It was we'll pre-. served and finely favored
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

J, w. Thompson of Birmingham Ala, proposes to establish manga nese shelter at Batesville.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Harold Mooney, formerly of Stutt- gart, who enlisted in Canadian regi- ment for service in the European war. Las been killed in action.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

Fifty-two residents of Jefferson. Desha and Lincoln counties have been named to represent their counties at the meeting fin Little Rock July 3 and 3. when the Arkansas River Iln- provement Association is to be. formed.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The first carload of Irish potatoes to be shipped from Banks will go for ward within Fl few days. It will be consigned to Chicago firm.
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The Rogers Republican has changed hands and is now the Rogers Advo- cate. The Advocate will advocate democracy instead of republicanism
The Spectator., 1915-06-25

The Stuttgart Republican a weekly paper. is announced for this city. ani the first issue is to be presented to the public about July l.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05

from her friends. and when the
bridegroom did speak his mind she
refused him. Speaking OF marriage
licenses, one OF the favorite indoor
sports OF reporters is to show up at
probate court about the time BASH
full swain gets his license. He-the
swain, not the repOrter-always
tries to appear unconcerned as II
he had done this very thing a mill
lion times, but he never succeeds.
Deep pink suffuses his face, he
stammers when he talks, and he Is
likely to have an awful time find
ing the change when he comes to
pay the fee, just as the cartoons pic
ture that he does. Many times re-
pOrters are asked to keep II quiet
for a few days because "our friends
would jolly u.s." Just as If II wasn't
an inalienable right of brides and
bridegrooms to be jollied by their
friends. Some times the reporters
are good, even II they are reporters.
But II they should print all the IL
censes even when requested not to,
the interested parties couldn't be
angrier than was the bridegroom
who had to stand and take the VOWS
IN the court room here recently
while husky quartet outside war
bled in gleeful If not altogether har-
monious melody, do You Take
This Woman for Your Lawful
NVife?"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
CLAY CENTER TAKES $4,000
OF. CONSTRUCTION co. STOCK

1
s. W Wardall, chief engineer for
the Newton, Kansas and Nebraska
railroad; returned from Clay Center
this morning, and says at a big mass
meeting the Clay Center CONNER
cial club agreed unanimously to
take $4,000 shares In the construc-
ton company which is to build the
road. Industry and Holland have
agreed to take $1,000 each in
shares, and Holland will hold a
meeting Friday or Saturday of this
week. Abilene is asked to buy $20,-
900 of construction company stock,
and when r. NJ. Deever returns
from family reunion at Meridian,
Kan, he will begin a canvass Of the
men interested. The construction
stock is to be 100000.
Mr.. Wardall says that surveyors
ire at work north of Newton now
and that by August 10 he expects
iirt to fly for the construction of
he road. He returned to Newton
Oday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05

ia "A. Kuhach. Mrs Chase was call
ed to Enterprise some time ago BY
the illness Of her sister, Mrs. U
IIane, whose death occurred Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Whistler of
Morrison, ILL.,, are visiting their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Zook.
They have just returned from trip
through Yellowstone Park and
Eiany other points Of interest in the
west and are enjoying their visits.
J. Edward Beck and family of
,Waynesboro, Pa, arrived, on the
flier Sunday night to visit C. Nj.
Carver and family. Mr.. Beck is a
cousin Of Mrs. Carver and has visit.
ed here frequently. He has made
many acquaintance who are glad to
see him again.
w. A. Callahan returned from
Ellsworth. Mr.. Callahan is plan
ming to have a public sale at his
farm here and will move to Els
worth where he has entered into a
with p. S. Harper,
prominent auctioneer of Ellsworth.
Fir. Callahan and Mr.. Harper have
some big sales listed.
]. A. Steelsmith and family of
Detroit, who have been visiting his
rother, DR.. s. Steelsmith and fam
" for a few days awaiting better {
Dads wifi leave tomorrow for Ida s
o in their car Mr.. Steelsmith had 4
sale at his farm recently. He has
is threshing machinery at Idaho
ow and will go to in the threshing
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS


The annual meeting of the dis
trict school boards of the county is
announced by Supt. w. o. Steen for
August 20. A new Kansas statute
requires an annual meeting of =
representative from each district
school board in the county and al
lows an expense of 50 for each
representative. However, Dickin-
son, as well as other counties Of tho
state, began holding these meetings
before the law passed. Supt. Steen
the custom three years
ago.
J, A. Shoemaker, one Of the new
inspectors Of rural schools will be
here August 20 and win make an
address.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05

visiting MIR. and Mrs. ChNis. .Johnt1
left for Manhattan where they will
: visit friends for "a short time.
B. J. Quirk OF Chapman sand Mrs.
j. ]. O'Rrlan of Chapman and two
daughters stopped on the way to
Salt Lake City for "a vacation trip.
They win spend anme time in Colo
RADIO also.
Thomas Owens. Mrs. Wkightsill,
Mrs. Estep and daughter sind the
latter's son, and Miss Magnet and
Miss Mary Richmond returned to
their homes In TnTOnto in Mr..
Owens car
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Lifts leave
Tuesday for Chicago where Mr..
Lifts will buy goods. From there
they will go to their summer home
at HesseI, Mich, for the remainder
Of the summer.
Miss May Avis, formerly of ANbi-
1ene, but now a nurse at Pasadena,
Cal, is spending a few days here
visiting friends on her return from
Chicago, to which place she accom-
panied a patient.
Robert Snider of Pennsylvania
and Paul Snider Of Newk1rk, OKLA,
are here to visit at the home of their
mother, Mrs. Thomas Sn1der. Mrs.
Snider has just returned from a visit
In Litchfiefd, Ill.
Miss Gladys Tufts arrived Thurs |
day from ,chautauqua work al g
for short visit with I
her parents. She was to go. to Ross \
lille today but was delayed by the b
Sashout on the U. p.
]. A. Cress left today for visit
It Abilene and other points in
Dickinson county. The Cress Rack F
t in Aggievflle has been closed for 81
he remainder of the summer p
5anhattan Nationalist. II
Mrs. c. A. Cole and son Myron Ia
rr1Fed Thursday afternoon from II
t. Louis to visit friends. Mrs. re
,ole's husband is a former Chris H
ian pastor here, and now is pastor 81
( a large church in st. Louis. CO
Mrs. Florence Gartner and moth 81
;, Mrs. s. J. Poore, returned from
Kan, where they have Ga
zen visiting John POOre and FAM
:. They found their cellar full OF
ater from the Mud Creek overflow.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Ballweg and
iss sara Ballweg came in Sunday pr
ION from Denver where they have erl
EN- on a two weeks outing and be
II visit relatives in Abilene a few tn,
Us before leaving for their home col
Springfield, Ills. Ia
Mrs. L. A. Chase Of Lawton, Okla. VII
-merIy Miss Carrie Kubaeh. is dai
.iting her brothers. Charles and etc
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05

wish to thank the Kansas
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. and
chow my appreciation of their
in adjusting and paying
the amount Of policy in full, on my
large barn, which was destroyed by
fire short time ago. l can surely
recommend this company. r. d.
Hunter, president of the Carlton
state bank is sub-agent for this
swift e. r. ELIASON.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
Chapman Plans Festival

The committee in charge of the
arrangements have their plans well
under way for the annual Labor
Day celebration and Fall Festival,
celebrating the twenty-seventh an
nual opening of the Dickinson coun-
~ High School, to be held in Chap
man on Monday, September g.
Chapman Advertiser.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
STERLING MAN BUYS
THE VANDERBILT STORE

w. H. Burnham is the new pro-
prietor Of the furniture store FORM
erly owned by Mrs. ]. e. Wander
belt. Mr.. Durham has purchased
the stock and taken possession. He
comes here from Sterling. He has
had experience in the business and
viii continue to handle an up-to-
date line Of the best furniture, rugs.
etc.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
Farm For Exchange

Improved half section in Lincoln
county, Colo, to exchange for
small farm In Dickinson county.
Address Bert Bradley, Plainville,
Kan. 5w4t"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-08-05
ABOUT PEOPLE

Thursday.
Mrs. Miller of Chapman WI
here shopping.
E. E. Carnine from Talmage VIZ.
here on business.
Miss Iona Kelly of Chapman was
in town shopping.
DR.. Wright was up from Enter.
prise on business.
S. Goldsmith of Acme was in
town on business.
Mrs. Botz of Talmage visited
friends in the city.
S. H. Gugeler Of woodbine was
in town on business.
F. L. Gaede Of Chapman was q
county seat visitor.
Henry Albrecht Of Hope was a
bu siness VISITOR here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tobias were in from
Moonlight for the day.
Clarence Gish of Lafayette, Ind,
is here visiting relatives.
Jcsn Marks Of RUnnacord tran
sacted business in the city.
Samuel 'Wenger went to western
Kansas for a few days visit.
Everett Shockey returned to
Riley after IA short visit here.
Miss Belize Tate returned to her
home in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
MISS Anna Bergren returned home
to Industry after a visit with rela-
tives here.
Mrs. Frances Morrison of Cof6sy-
Vile lis visiting at the home of her
uncle, c. s. brewer.
JoMn TayInr and family mOtUred
here from Pearl and tn visit friends
and do some shopping.
Mr-aand Mus. H. w. 1Ballweg and |
Miss Sara :BaEiweg returned to their |
home in Springfield, Ellis.
Miss Mildred Dyer and Miss Ruth
RidenoMr oof Emporia 1are visiting,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dahnke.
John Fulton of Atchison is here,
,isiting relatives. He Us clerk mil
me of AtchisoH4s best drug stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. O'Brien were T.
Up from Chapman shopping and
uade the Reflector welcome call II
Mr.. and Mrs. IA. McBO9le return Ii
d from Davenport, Ia, where they IG
isited their daughter for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Humphrey !
nd Miss Lena Swick left for HUI {
ert, Mimi, for their summer out \
e.
The Rev. C. G. Baer, a former p
now connected with
lie Methodist home at Topeka, was q
IRE ,on business. a
Mr. and Mrs. S. X. Bremen Of m
DO, ILL.,, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 81
i. Kruger. Mrs. Kruger lis a in
,ter of Mr.. Bremen.
Miss Mary CShea, stenograPher d.
Seelyes has resigned her position v
d has gone to her home in Salina. n
Q will be married SOON. vi
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Bradley and W
:. Charles Bradley of Plainville,
e the guests at the George Brad at
home, north of the city. Di
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lifts left for ct
icago and Hessel, Mich, where tn
" will spend the remainder Of ha
summer at their island home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haggard ar
1 daughter OF Kansas City, who St
re been visiting at the viii Wal Co
8 home, returned to Kansas City. tia
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. MAlott left of
Coloma, Mich, for their sum-
: vacation. Deane already IS er,
re with the c. C. Wyandt fam Gre
bee
!. L. shafer. is home from three lily.
ks visit with his mother in To- wat
He's glad to get back to Kan
he Gays, for there's more water Mis-
rywhere else. moo
'ert Bradley and family are down bee
n Plainville. Kan. for a visit Will
b old friends and home folks. day
Bradley is employed BY the tele- in
ne company at Plainville. n
ire. w. H. Wagner and daughter fOrE
trude Of Chicago, who have been viei