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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Some Vulettde 1este.

Little Elsie Santa Claus doesn't 81
around in a motorcar, does he. mammaf
Mamma-W Why, certainly not! He
still drives his reindeer, darling.
Little Elsie-Oh, I'm so glad! Tom
my Rankin told me he used motor
car, and I've been In terrible state
since, cause I'm afraid the repair
shops wouldn't be open at night.
Thirty-seven young ladies' of the con.
gregation had in mind thirty-seven
pairs of slippers for the curate for
Christmas.
But one young lady made known her
intention. And when the day arrived
the curate received one pair Of slippers
and thirty-six dressing gowns.
Milly On Mortified Whisper -Mamma,
Willie is an infidell
Mammalian infidel? II
Milly-Yes. He said he don't believe
there's any Santa Claus.
!. "What is the baby crying aboutT
ooh, nothing much. He only wants
to eat the Christmas tree"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

I stay, around your neck. unm you
have carried me down % eArth.
aBut don't you know ] scoided.
that clouds aren't welcome on eartnl
Their place Ia in the sky and nowhere
else. So please. please go away ana
let me be- :,
"Hee. hee. not IT sang the cloud. 7
love your neck. It's so nice and warm
ana round. And here shall stay
aJust then a brilliant idea struck me.
sTruIyr I said. win you stay right
there forever and ever and follow me
wherever 60 on my travels through
the wide world. up and down bIack
chimneypots. across steep roofs over
high steeples7 VIII you never forsake
meT
"No, no, never! promise-never,
never, II only you will take me down
10 earth with your cried the white
cloud around my neck.
"Then huddle up close to my red
chin | replied. Cling close to my
puffy cheeks and keep them warm.
From now on. presto, you are my
wHIsKERsF
"And there you are. That's how
came to have this long, white. neecy
heard. Isn't II a pretty beardf Ana
isn't II a pretty storyr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
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How Santa Claus
Won His Whiskers
A Christmas Bedtime Story
For Children.

- HIS is a story that Santa Cihus
"a himself told me, whispering IL
in my ear one Christmas eve
before he climbed back out OF
my chimney and into his flying sleigh
'sWhee," said Santa Claus, moppins
hia brow; "this Is hot work! And THIS
big, lowing beard of mine makes !,
hotter too. You know, I've only had
this beard for 1872 years. Before tina,
used TO be clean shaver, and I'm not
quite used TO this white set OF whisk'
ers yet.
aThough, dear me, don't know
what I'd do without my whiskers'
They are quite the incest part OF me-
next to the gifts take to little boys
and girls. Well, when ! was young
1872 years ago. longed to have whlsk,
ers. I thought that there never couiu
be anything 80 wonderful as whiskers'
and made up my mind to have pan
"A long, flowing pair-before anotner
Christmastide was past.
"well, toy time arrived. ] packed
thousand hobbyhorses into my sleigh,
a thousand drums and a full million
dollies. Then mounted to the seat
and cracked my whip, and away,
away went ], up to the sky, towaru
the far other end OF the earth.
"Up, up dew my trusty reindeer. up
into the topmost sky, up into the WINDY
clouds.
"Oh, you should see those CLOUDS!
They were white, and they coiled about
in the blue heights like soft, thin fleece.
They seemed to be doing sort OF
dance-a windy, hoppity jig, Tying tnls
way and that way, up and down,
around and about. And the moment l
came into their midst the very largest
whitest, fieeciest Of them swept TO-
ward me-
"What do you think It did, this cloudT
II hoped right around my neck.
"'Heigh, what are you doing that
forY asked. You are trying to choke
me, Ell? And don't you know that
have to hurry down to earth to make
all the little girls and boys happy by
filling their stockings with toys ana
goodies? So let go-let go OF me, 40
you hearr
'The cloud .ust laughed and laughed.
I'm do nothing of the sort 1t said.
sTm going down to earth with you.
And nothing win stop me. I've always
wanted to 20 down to earth and see
the earth children. And this Is my
chance great big chance. 30 hera
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Long Ago Christmases
In Some Other Lands

In "Merry England" long ago one
Of the Joys OF the children on Christ
mas morning was the going about from
friend to friend singing happy carols
and greeting oil whom they met with
"a Merry Christmas to your This
custom is still kept up in few parts OF
England. 1t is from old Mother Eng
land. girls and boys, that we get our
CHEEKY greeting.
In Germany the Christmas tree was
the chief JOY of the children. In Bel
gium the children hung up their stock
ings on Christmas eve and at the frst
peep of day the next morning were out
Of bed to see what gifts were left Tor
them. In France the little people, In
stead OF hanging up their stockings,
ranged their shoes on the .hearthstones
10 be filed with Christmas toys and
sweets. And In Holland the children
were always sure Of happy Christ
mas for that is the country from which
Santa Claus halls.
The children of Sweden and Den
mark did not depend on Santa Claus.
but bundled their gifts up in all sorts
of queer packages, sometimes covering
them with hay, sometimes cotton or
wool and sometimes strips Of different
colors of cloth, and instead Of sending
them about by messengers, as we 80
often do in America, they started out
bright and early Christmas morning
and delivered each bundle In person.
Their manner of delivery was pecu-
liarly their own too. They would
knock at the door, and when 1t was
opened, instead Of handing their gift
to the person before him. they would
hurl II into the middle Of the room.
then turn and skip away.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Cbrtetmae Dreane.

Were every Christmas Of which we
have been present at the celebration
painted accordingly to nature, what
gallery Of picturesl True that same
ness would pervade them all, but only
that kind Of sameness that pervades
the nocturnal heavens. One clear
night always is to common eyes just
like another, for what hath any night
TO show but one moon and same stars
"a blue vault, with here a few braid
ed and there few castellated cloudst
Yet no two nights ever bore more than
one family resemblance to each other
before the studious and instructed eye
of him who has long communed Win
nature and Is familiar with every
smile and frown on her changeful, Dut
not capricious, countenance. Even 80
with the annual festivals Of the heart
.Thoughts that like spirits trackless
come-and CO. Is q fine line OF Charles
I.loyd's. But no bird skins. no arrow
nierces the air without producing
some change in the universe. NO com
ing or golng b absolutely trackless.
nor recoverable by natures law y
any consciousness. however ghostiike'
though nany q one. even the most
hllaSffl. never does return. but seems
10 be buried among the dead. ku'
thar an. not dead, but only sleep
''.st s Is who recall them not the1
are as they had never been. and We
wretehed ingrates. let them he tor
ever IN oblivion. How passing sweet
when of our own accord thsy me =
ask - d on go
fh
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

- HIS is story that Santa Claus
"A himself told me, whispering IL
~ in my ear one Christmas eve
before he climbed back out OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
Wash Fongee Parasols at ST
Up to $500 Hand Bags 81

One small lot beaded German
silver mesh and leather bags.
Choice values; for Dollar ST. 100
Day, each .............. PAeVV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28
$3.50 to $500 Vestees $1.OO

One lot of fine lace net and or
candle vestees with various styles
of collars from our best CT m
$3.50 to $500 stock, at. pAsVV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-28

Finished Embroidered Waists
and Child's Dresses
These are sample garments like
the stamped pieces. All finished
complete.
ChiId's White Dresses year
size $500 to $3.50 C1.00
values =. CAsVVb
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3 ChiId's White Dresses year
size, $500 to $500 values, Ct m
~~~N~O--~~~~~~
Women's $500 BIouscs of wolfe
and linen finished lawn. A CT M
rev at
Stamped Needle Work Department
Second Floor
soc Stamped Turkish
Towels - a size, & for
heavy quality; 3 for 81. -
soc Stamped Huck and CT m
Damask Towels, all lin " wv
en-, 3 for S1.O0.
75c Stamped Pillow Slips of finest
tubing, wide hemstitched hem,
2 for 81. 90.
The record., 1915-11-30
Veteran Editor Dies
al Occur d'AIene

Josepr T. Scott, veteran editor
of the Occur d'Alene Press, died
suddenly Monday evening at his
home in Occur d'Alene of heart
trouble. He had been in poor
health for years but for the past
several months had appeared bet
ter than common and his death
came as a surprise.
He was sixty years of age and
had been in The nwspaper busi-
ness for practically all Of his life,
and had been the owner and pub
Usher of the Occur d'Alene Press
for the past twenty-four years.
He was a fearless writer and
always ready to uphold his opin-
ions whether they were popular
with the public or not and will
be missed by his brethren of the
press
The record., 1915-11-30
Mrs. Riches Dies
at Advanced Age

Mrs. Susie A. Riches, mother
of d. Riches and Mrs. l.. Mullan-
ey, who has been making her
home here with a daughter, died
at ten o'clock Saturday evening.
Her two sons, ID. Riches of Kel-
lOgg and Sidney Riches of super
ior, Wisconsin, and two daughters
Mrs. l.. Mullaney of this city, and
Mrs. II. II. Greenlaw of Superior
Wisconsin, were with her when
she died.
She was seventy-eight years of
age and had been in poor health
for some time and her death was
due to old age and general
breaking down. The remains
were take Monday morning to her
old home at Superior, Wisconsin,
by her son and daughter from that
place, for burial by the side of
her husband.
The record., 1915-11-30
Fifteen Gallons
WhiSkey Seized
SHIPPED FROM SPOKANE IN TRUNKS
Vas Checked 10 St. Joe and Removed From Train
IieFe Which Starts Investigation

The sheriff has seized and now
has i'm his possession two trunks
containing about fifteen gallons
of whiskey The trunks were
seized at the Milwaukee depot
Sunday. They had come from
Spokane ON No. l6 Saturday night
and were checked through from
Spokane to st. joe. When the
train arrived here am attempt was
made To- get them and they were
taken Off the tram hut the fact
that the checks presented called
for trunks To be shipped To ST.
Joe excited suspicion and the bag
gage man refused to turn them
over to the parties claiming them.
Night Onlcer Booth was AT The
train and hearing the talk over
the trunks investigated. There
was hay sticking out of them
showing that they contained some
breakable article and he, coming
to the conclusion that they con-
taincd liquor, telcphoncd the
sheriff. This was about four
o'clock Sunday morning.
The prosecuting attorney was
out OF The city and The sheriff was
not sure as TO his legal rights and
it was evening before a warrant
WAS sworn out. By that time
the parties who had been trying
To get the trunks could not be
found and il is thought that they
walked out of the city. The
sheriff took the trunks TO his Of
Zee and is holding them but the
)arties owning them have not
lccn aaprhended.
The record., 1915-11-30
Furnish Hot Lunches
For Teachers

The cooking classes in The
Domestic Science department of
the high school have commenced
serving Lot lunches for the teach
ers each day at the noon inter-
mission. From eight To ten of
the teachers are availing Them
selves of this service each day.
The lunches are prepared and
served by one OF the girls i'm the
dvanced class, assisted by two
girls i'm the lower classes Miss
Reid, teacher of domestic science,
names The girls who are to serve
he lunch, changing each day :
s TO give all am opportunity to
oaye This practical work.
The teachers each pay fifteen
,ents a meal, which covers tho
est Of Tho meals for thc teachers
md the three girls who serve
hem.
The record., 1915-11-30
Presbyterian Ladies
TO Have Bazaar

The bazaar, which will be held
by the Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Society Wednesday evening, Dec.
!, and Thursday aftrnoon, Dec.
in the church parlors, will be
one of the most attractive yet
given by the organization. The
rooms will be attractively dec
GRATED with Oregon grape, ever
green's and flowers Lunch will
be served, being presided over by
lirs. G. NJ. Sargent.
~ In charge of the fancy work
booth will be Mrs. F. A Johnston
and Mrs. w. c.. Ennis. The
Christmas booth will have an as
sortment of dolls Of different ma
tionalities and many inexpensive
articles which will delight the
children Miss Anna Nicholson
and Miss Josephine Bulman will
be in charge. =.
The record., 1915-11-30
Short Jury
Term OF Court.
ONLY ONE CASE READY FOR TRIAL
The Tyson Creek Railroad Condemnation Casl
Continued for Tenn

The jury term of the district
ourt was finished very quickly
rhe settlement of the Lane case
md the dismissal of the Cooper
case left the case of the State VS.
Margaret Mcdonald the only one
'cady for trial. This was fin
shed Saturday and arrangements
we're made TO take up the case Of
he Tyson Greek Railway COM
pany VS. The Empire Mill company
the first thing Monday morning.
This is a very important con-
.demnation case and has been Bit
terly fought SO far. 1t is now
before the court on what amounts
lo an appeal by the defendants
from the award of damages by the
appraisers and it was expected
that it would take at least a week
to try it.
Sunday Judge Flynn received
ong distance telephone call from
c. L. Heitman, one of the attor-
neys for the defendant, stating
that Charles Beale, the other at
torney for the defendant, is dan
gcrously i'll in Spokane and that
lie, Heitman, was threatened with
pneumonia and it, would be i'm
possible for either of them to be
present Monday TO try the case.
When the case was called at
the opening of court Monday, At
torney Taylor stated that Mr.
Heitman and Mr. Beale were both
sick and unable to be present and
that he had been asked to appear
and ask for a continuance of the
case until after the holidays.
Mr.. Potts and Mr.. Whilla, ihe
otloreys for fte plaitinn, stated
that they were ready for trial but
under the circumstances they
were willing that the case be
continued but if it was continued
they wished it continued for the
term. They called attention to
the objection that the defendants
had made TO having The case tried
by a jury drawn by the sheriff
and to the anidavils ON file alleg-
ing prejudice of the sheriff and
stated that if the case went ovct
the term it could be arranged so
the jury would be drawn in the
regular way, which would be bet
ter for all concerned than 20 have
The record., 1915-11-30

Mrs. w. f. Clarke and Mrs.
Thomas Egan will have charge
OF booth of attractive pictures.
In charge of the candy booth will
be Miss Blanche Nicholson and
Miss Mable Croonquist. Mrs c..
L. Stocking and Mrs. O. M. Mosley
will preside at the apron booth
which is usually one of the most
important counters
Special music will be one of the
features, the program for which
is being arranged by Mrs. A. r..
Griggs and Mrs. II. r. Taylor.
The record., 1915-11-30

so important case tried before
a jury drawn by one man.
The judge stated that it was
the question of drawing The jury
which was troubling him and that
he would take the matter in his
own hands and have a jury drawn
from the poll lists i'm the regular
way. Mr. Taylor, for the defend
ANTS, urged that The case he tried
as soon as possible as the plain
.tifs are i'm possession of his
clients land and are running
trains over it. Judge Flynn
slated that it was possible that
the neXt term of The court for tais
county would be i'm January and
finally ordered the case continued
for the yerm.
There was no other jury cases
ready to be tried al this time "a
THE judge discharged the jury for
he term. He listened To argu-
ments on several motions and
took up such other matters as
the attorneys had TO present.
He rendered decision on the
dnurrer and the motion of the
defendant to strike i'm the case Of
Lashbrook VS.. the City of ST..
Maries granting the motion to
strike i'm part and the demurrer
lin part and overruling it i'm part.
He did not give a decision on the
general demurrer but suggested
that the plaintiff might wish to
file an amended complaint and
stated that if he elected tSuSQ to
trial ON his original ccmphdI7N S
! it now stands he wohG render q
decision on the demurrer. After
Fishing the matters brought be-
fore him he adjourned court until
next Monday when the divorce
cases and equity cases will be
take up.
The record., 1915-11-30
New Railroad
For Northwest

Lewiston. Idaho, Nov 28.-The
purchase about a year ago by the
Northern Pacific Railway COM
rany of the short piece of rail
'oad extending from Armstead,
Mont. to Salmon City, Idaho, with
1 branch into the Gilmore mines,
has always seemed a good bit OF
D mystery.
AS il stands at present, as an
Independent railroad corporation,
this road reaches from nowhere
% nowhere and could not hope to
prosper. The advantage that it
)ossessed over other and more
ambitions roads is it possessed
what no other road does, a water
grade from the summit of the
Hocky Mountains to the Pacific
ocean. The road over this route
las been built from the valley Of
The Lemhi to a junction with the
Salmon river.
From that point the road could
easily be constructed down the
Salmon river, Snake river and the
Columbia to Lewiston, Portland
and Astoria
The Butte Miner in a recent is
sue called attention to the better
business recently being don by the
railroads, and said that with the
prospects for 1916 very pleasing
ID is expected that the Northern
Pacific company will start con-
struction on the northeast exten-
sion of the Pittsburg & Gilmore.
Speaking of the prospects the
Miner quotes from the Twin
Bridges Monitor, Twin Bridges
being the point on the Northern
Pacific nearest to Armstead.
1.-THE Northern Pacific Railway
company purchased the Pittsburg
:. Gilmore-the road Of mystery
last December and ever since that
date there has been much local
speculation as TO when the pro-
posed northeast extension of the
q. and p. would be constructed
from Armstead TO Twin Bridges
to a connection with the N p.'s
Alder branch, which runs north
continued on page four.l
The record., 1915-11-30
FeFnWOOd Church
10 BE- dedicated

The dedication of the now
Presbyterian church ai Fernwood
las been postponed until Sunday
January 2nd, for the reason that
some of the speakers could not
je present at the earlier date.
Rev. j. IT. Shields, d. D., of Spo-
kane, will preside at the dedica-
lion services and dedicate the
new church and other speakers
Will be present. Rev. Tweed in
forms us that they have arranged
'or special music and a good pro-
,ram for the dedicatory services
which will be held at three o'clock
r. the afternoon.
The record., 1915-11-30
Mrs. Mcdonald
Is Not Guilty
SAYS JURY IN BOOTLECCINC CASE
Judge Imposes Fine for Contempt Of Court for
Being Late When Case is Called

Mrs. Margaret Mcdonald was
found not guilty of having liquor
in her possession by jury in the
district court last Saturday. The
jury was out about two hours
and the verdict was not unani-
NOUS, standing ten for acquittal
and two for conviction.
This was one Of two cases
against Mrs. Mcdonald and this
particular charge grew out of a
raid made by Sheriff Leaf last
summer on the Riverside Hotel, of
which Mrs. Mcdonald is the
priprietress. In this raid the
officers found a quantity of beer
and whiskey on the premises,
which was conhscated and pro-
duced in court by the state.
The state was handicapped in
proving its case by the fact that
Sheriff Leaf, who made the raid,
was not allowed to testify for the
reason that he drew the jury be-
fore whom the case was tried.
Chief of Police Steele, who ac-
companied the sheriff and assist
ed in making the raid, was prac-
tically the only witness for the
state, as Deputy Sheriff Toohey,
who was also present guarded
the door and knew practically
nothing of what took place.
Mrs. Mcdonald went on the
stand in her own behalf and de-
MED that she occupied or had ever
occupied the room in which the
liquor was found and denied all
knowledge of the presence of the
liquor in the house. According
to her testimony the liquor was
never in her possession and she
did not know it was in the house
or how it got there.
When the case was called Sat
urday morning Mrs. Mcdonald
was not present and she was not
represented in court and the
judge ordered her bonds forfeit
ed. About half an hour later
Mrs. Mcdonald arrived and told
the court that she wished both of
the cases in which she was de-
fendant tried. She stated that
she had no attorney and asked
for time to get one. The judge
refused to grant her any more
time but allowed her to telephone
to Attorney VIM. D. Keeton, who
defended the action.
Before the case was finally dis
posed of, Mr.. Keeton entered a
motion that the order forfeiting
the bonds be set aside. This
motion was granted by Judge
Flynn and he had an order entered
vacating his former order for
feiting her bonds. AT the same
time he had an order entered find
ing Mrs. Mcdonald guilty of con-
tempt of court for not being pres
ent when her case was called and
lining her thirty-flve dollars.
The record., 1915-11-30
". ". Webster
Resigns PsStOratc

The Rev. w. w. Webster, VINO
'or two years has been the min
sler of st. pauls Episcopal
church, has rendered his resigna-
ion to- the members of ST. Mary's
iuild, the resignation to take eff
ect next Sunday, Dec. 5. Mr..
Webster has accepted call to the
church in Douglas,
Georgia, where he will have a
arger field of activity. He will
leave here with his family some
ime next week.
The record., 1915-11-30
Charles A. Cooper
Arrested Again

Friday afternoon after the case
of the State VS.. Chas. A. Cooper
appealed from the probate court.
had been dismissed i'm the district
court, Prosecuting Attorney Elder
swore out a second warrant
against Cooper in the probate
court for the same offense. Coop
eI was arrested and taken before
Probate Judge Holman and the
case continued until Monday.
Monday, when the case was
called, Attorney c.. S. Malone ap-
)eared for Cooper, filed an afa-
davit of prejudice stating that
Cooper could not get a fair trial
i'm the probate court and moved
for a change of venue. The case
was therefore sent TO William d.
Keeton, justice of the peace, and
the trial set for Thursday, Decem-
ber 2nd, at 10 o'clock.
The record., 1915-11-30

0OH6, VUdTTOTTC, WCscTs. BFIBgs
Merrill, Eddy, Reed.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
Walkup, Mrs. Brink, and Mrs
Wellover was appointed to coop
crate with the teachers in ar
ranging program for the next
Meeting of the association.
The record., 1915-11-30

continued on page fourl
The record., 1915-11-30
ReCeiVed Word
Of Mothers Death

Miss Lucy Ravles received a
telegram Friday announcing the
death of her mother Thursday
evening. Her sister, Miss Lu-
creiia Rawls, arrived home that
day from st. Maries. Miss Rawls
has the sympathy of her large
circle of friends.
The record., 1915-11-30

A. B. Hall of Occur d'Alene was
in the city Monday on his way to
Clarkia on a business trip.
The record., 1915-11-30
Parent Teacher
ASSN at FeFnWOOd

a meeting Of the Parent
Teacher Association Of Fernwood
vas held al the school house az
hat place Wednesday afternoon.
The following program was rem