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Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
Obituary-Mrs. Helen Mustard

Mrs. Helen Nicol Mustard was
born in Edinburgh, Scotland, July
30, 1881, and came to America
with her parents four years later,
The family settled for awhile in New
York and then moved to Canada
where they finally located perma-
nently. Miss Nicol was united In
marriage with Mr.. Hugh Mustard in
1850 and they came to Kansas and
settled on a farm north of Talmage
in 1875 and remained there until
the death of Mr.. Mustard in 1906
after which Mrs. Mustard came to
Abilene and made her home with
her daughters until her death which
occurred May 81, 1915, at the age
of S3 years, 10 months and 2 days.
Mrs. Mustard was the mother Of
fifteen children, eleven Of whom
we're still living at the time OF her
death: Alexander and James, Man.
chester, Kan; Mrs. Homer Martin,
Hugh, William and Mrs. Robert
Hislop, Washington; DR.. John,
Nome, Alaska; Stanley, Cherryvale,
Kan. Mrs. James Garvie, Catharine
and Matilda, Abilene, Kan.
Mrs. Mustard uunted with the
Presbyterian church in early life
and was an earnest and consecrated
Christian woman, well versed in
the Scripture, well developed in
faith and efficient in all good words
and works of the Master. She was a
large and wen balanced woman III
body, mind and soul; cheerful in
disposition, resolute In Character
and untiring in ENERGY, mother in
/ rael, who lived to a ripe age and
left noble record as a living monu-
ment.
Her funeral was held IN the Pres
byterian church OF Abilene and con-
Quoted By the Rev Dr. #. s. Blay-
ney, her long time pastor and
friend whose chose as a fitting text:
Prov. XXI 1881 After this serv-
ice the body was taken to Prairie
dale cemetery near her old home
and laid to rest beside that of her
husband and departed children.
Thus she entered into her reward
and her labOrs follow after to en-
rich her memory among a large cir
Gle Of sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
LECTUREs ARE INTERESTING
Some NUses OF the County Normal
institute

Prot. Mutt of the state Univer-
sity is giving a series Of lectures
this ws@k for the benefit Of the
normal studHnts and Othsrs of the
town who wish to attend. The lee
ture subjects for Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday are:
Tuesday, 3 p. m, Mental Def
cheney and ms Causes, Hereditary
and Envirmmgntal; Tuesday, 8 p.
m, Diagnosis of Physical and Mem
tai DEFICIENCIES; wednesday, 9:15 a.
m, Methods OF Teaching Language
in the intermediate Grades; We'd
nesday, 8 p. M, Education of the
Retarded and Mentally Deficient;
Thursday, 9:1s B. mr Methods OF
Teaching Language In the Grammar
and High Schools. About 'one hun
.dred were present At the lecture on
Monday evening. Music Is to be
provided at all OF the evening seq
sions. Mrs. A. J. spizEy will sing
tonight.
Some Of the normal stuAHnts ex-
pect to take their examinations at
Hays and Minneapolis.
The examination which vas to
hase been held the latter part Of
this week cannot be held. The appli-
eataOn was made too late for Il to
be q legal examination.
Misses Edwards and Addie Over
were chapel visitors Tuesday morn
ing.
An institute baseball team has
been organised with Roy Monniu-
ger as manager and Tim Devane IS
captain. A game will probably be
tomorrow.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
LAND FOR SALE

Southwest quarter Of section 81,
township s. range e, in Goshen
township, county Of Clay, state Of
Kansas; well improved, 3h miles
north and . west Of Green.
East half Of southeast quarter OF
section 81, township 8. range 4 z,
Sh miles north and / mile west Of
Green, some improvements.
South half Of southwest quarter
Of section 80 township s 8, range
4 3, az miles north and u mile
west Of Green; not improved.
To be Offered through sealed bids.
Sealed bids will be received for the
above farms IN care Of the Bank OF
Green, Green, Kansas, from Nay
IS until J1Ae 25. 1915, IL o'clock.
m, bids to be accompanied by $500,
in cash for quarter section and $3.50
in cash for each eighty and to BE-
opened ct 1880 p. m. on June 25,
1915. Otherwise not considered. Re-
served rights to reject any or an
bids. Possession effective March 1.
1915. Inepeel property a your con
renienss AfdEes saflia TRAITS
NeIN ~
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
VILLA MAKES
PEACE OVERTURE
Formally Offers to Confer With
CarraI1za
HE HEEDs WILSON'S WARNING? =?
Mexican Chiefs Action First Tangi-
BILE Development Arising from
Presidents Demand That
Conditions Be Changed

Washington, June 15.-The Unit
ed States formally was notified to-,
day by General Villa on behalf Of,
the Mexican convention forces that,
he had telegraphed General Car
rama urging a conference for the
restoration Of peace and constitd-
tional government in Mexico.
This step 10 the first tangible de-
velopment resulting from President
Wilson's recent warning to all Mex
ican factions that unless they come
to an agreement among themselves
soon, some other means will be en-
ployed by the United States to re-
lieve the suffering population from
further deyastations by the military
element. On General Carranza's re-.
ply depends the next move.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
WERE SELLING SILVER TOP"
Solomon Restaurant Man Raidef
Under Suspicion as Law ViOlatOr

A raid by county officials on the
restaurant of D. Harmon of Solo
mon Saturday afternoon resulted in
the seizure Of three barrels Df bot
ties containing a suspicious looking,
amber beverage known as Silver
Top. Several bottles were dispatch
ed today to the state chemist at
Lawrence for analysis to determine
whether or not the bewgrRge ;iB in
toxicating-
When the sheriff and the county
attorney entered the Harmon place
a half dozen men were sitting about
and in the opinion of the county
attorney, they were under the In
fluence Of intOxicants. Harmon and
his wife denied vehemently that
they were selling fntOxicants, sl-
though Harmon has federal II
cense to sell liquor. While the sher-
if was reading the warrant, sew
era1 men came into the place and
asked for the beverage under sus-
picion, but the proprietor refused
to sell them any. The names Of
the men who were in the place were
taken. No arrests were maNe, 'Dut
1t is probable that action will be
taken after the state chemist re-
Corts.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
STUMP LAND CASE REVERSED
Supreme Court Rules r.. j. Brown
Has Cause for Action

The supreme court in decision
Just handed down reversed the de-
cision Of the district court in the
case of Robert ]. Brown vs.. Edgar
Oesterreich. Mr.. Brown brought suit
in district court against Mr.. oester'
reich to compel specific performance
of contract. Mr.. Oesterreich agreed
to buy of Mr.. Brown a tract Of east
Dickinson land for $27,600 but
failed to pay all OF the money. Mr'
Oesterreich In his reply contended
that Mr.. Brown had represented
the land to be free of stOmps
whereas 4 part of 1t was thickly
covered with small stamps. Mr.. Oes-
terreich contended further that he
was lame at the time he bought the
land, and that growing corn hid the
stumps, and that he because he was
lame relied upon MT. Browns rep
reservations.
Judge King sustained u demurrer
to the evidence when the case was
tried Mr. Brown appealed and the
supreme court reversed the case
and remanded 1t for further pro-
ceedure.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
YOUR MOTOR LICENSE
WILL BE DUE JULY I

A number OF motorists have made
application at the county treasurer
office for the new licenses for their
automobiles. The present licenses
expire June 80 and the new ones
must be obtained promptly. How
ever, the county treasurer is only
being good fellow when he re-
ceives the money now, as In strict
Interpretation the licenses cannot
be issued at this time, but will be
after July l.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
EICHOLTZ PRESIDING
OVER FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Herbert EicholtE left Sunday for
Wichita where the state association
OF Kansas funeral directors, OF
which he is the president, convenes
which he is the president, convened
Monday in annual session, The ses-
sions will continue until Thursday,
the association banquet being sche-
duled for Wednesday evening. Mr..
Eicholtz held minor offices of the
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
Advertised Mail

For the week ending June 18th:
Edward Anderson, ]. T. Bennett,
Charlie Fagtiman, Robt. Heaton.
Miss Louise Hahn, Miss Martha
Kaufman, Miss Lesta Kaufman,
Roy Kaufman. Gelene H. Moore, A.
A. Maynard 2, S. r. Nutting. Mr..
E. James O,Neil J. +. Penticuff.
Hoa tti Locust S. nev. WIN. Rat
|fr sasfs R eters
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
RUSSIANS CLAIM BIG
VICTORY ON DNEIsTER

Petrograd, via London, June IA.
in a battle on the Dneister river
in the region OF Zurawna, Galicla,
which lasted from June 8 to June
10. the Russians captured 34S Of
ficers and 15,431 soldiers with sew
enty-eight machine guns and seven
teen cannon, according to a Rus
sian official statement issued under
date OF June 12.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
WANTS A Divorce
HENRY DRESSER ALLEGES WIFE
LOST HIM POSITION HERE
Separation Suit Climax to Baseball
Romance and Brief We'd
ded Life In Abilene

Henry y. Dresser, instructor In
manual training and agriculture
and coach of football and baseball
at the high school here the past
year, has sued for a divorce in the
district court Of Riley county at
Manhattan, his home, alleging that
his wifes actions caused him to
lose his position here. Mr.. Dresser
in his petition alleges that Mrs.
Dresser insisted on accompanying
him whenever he took the athletes
he was coaching away for an out
OF town game, and that this was
an annoyance to him and to the
members Of the teams, and her at
titude resulted in the board Of edu-
cation not reemploying him.
Dresser denies the allegations.
Mr.. Dresser met his wife while
on a tour with the Ramblers, q
Manhattan semi-professional base
ball club, in Nebraska, where she
was a milliner. They were married
in September, 1918, at Junction
City. The marriage was kept a Sc
cret until the close of the 1914
college year, when Mr.. Dresser was
graduated from the agricultural col
lege. Mrs. Dresser went to her home
this summer for q visit, but when
her husband did not write to her
as frequently as she desired, return
ed to Manhattan. The filing Of the
divorce followed.
Mr.. Dresser alleges that his wife
made charges against him and that
the resultant Quarrels were impair
ing his health.
Mrs. Dresser, a pretty girl and
always extravagantly dressed, flat
ly denies that she was the cause Of
his failure to be appointed to the
position he held at the Abilene high
school and said that most Of the
other charges were only half truths.
She said that when school had clos
ed at Abilene, she and her husband
came to Manhattan for visit with
This mother. Not having been to
her home in Nebraska for more
khan a year, Mrs. Dresser decided
Ito go to her home for brief visit.
At the depot she said she told her
husband that If he became too lone
some while she was away, she
would cut her visit short and return
to him. She says that while she
was at her parents home she failed
to hear from him as regularly as
she should and thinking that all
was not well, she returned to Man
haitian. At his mothers home she
learned that he was out of the city,
but could not learn Of his exact
whereabouts. After spending some
time in inquiry she heard that he
Rad bought q ticket for San Fran
cisrO, with q stOpover privilege and
that he was then visiting his sister
at Canton, WyO. When he return
ed without completing his trip, she
says he filed suit for divorce. Mrs.
Dresser said that she had not de-
citNd whether or not she would
fight the case, but viii decide later
when she cOnsults her parents in
Nebraska.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
CLAY CENTER ASKS ABILENE
BAND FOR IT'S CHAUTAUQUA

Clay Center has asked the Abb
isne band to play for its ehautauqua
and the Abilene musicians may ae-
eept. C. r. Pleiser went to Clay
Center today and viii talk the mat
ter over.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

President Kansas Funeral Directors
association previous to his election
TO the presidency. He is the young
est president the association ever
had, and has conducted tho affairs
OF his office creditably. He is held
in high esteem in other cities as
we'll as in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17
n =. Bailey Melon Growers Manager

n J. Bailey Melon Growers Manager
The directors Of the Sand Springs
Melon Growers and Produce asso-
citation at q recent meeting selected
H. J. Bailey as their general man
ager. Mr.. Bailey has had consider
able experience along this line and
will make them q good man, says
the Solomon Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

work vas begun today By J. I.
Kruger On the rear section Of tha
c.nlrsl hotel. me foundation e b.
We sfsnglh e6 era s clhe|
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

The Commercial club Of Abilene
expects 60, lunch once > month. says
he RenecsoF Excuse usthfee
r|efls 4 atT s rfcsaafY here
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

II. L. Dobkins has been asked by
the sharon Springs band to join
than ID 3 trip TO the big Wild west
nees arre Wgo 4plg 2z
Abilene weekly reflector., 1915-06-17

Pearl Cubs II, Twilight League
The Pearl Cubs won their second
gBme Friday afternoon. The game
WIS fast and close until the eighth
inning when the Cubs started bat
ting. rally which netted six runs.
The leaguers started off in big
style by filling the bases with no.
body down, on a couple of errors
GU the Cubs, but Delker pulled
rhem out Of the hole by striking
out the next three men up. The
Cubs made 10 hits against the Lea
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
VAN BUREN, WOMAN
GIVES PREACHER FARM

Keosauqua, Nov. IA deed has
been filed at the recorders Office here
thar required 500 worth of revenue
stamps attached. This deed was made
by Mrs. Aurelia B. Ferguson in which
she conveyed her 765 acre farm in Des
Moines township, this county, to w. A..
Turner, the consideration named being
81 and other considerations. Some
weeks ago it was reported that Mrs.
Ferguson had adopted q preacher by
the name of Turner and had made him
her heir. Mrs. Ferguson was born in
Keosauqua and greater part Of her
life has been spent in this county. For
some time she has resided in Oregon.
There also her heir, the fortunate
preacher, lives.
The value of the farm is not named
in tho deed, but the amount Of the
revenue stamps, 500, shows that the
grantor vauled it close to $4,000. This
is by far the largest amount of stamps
ever required on an instrument filed
for record in the recorders Office of
Van Buren, county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
OSKALOOSA PASTOR
RESIGNS HIS POST

Oskaloosa, Nov. IL. Rev. G. e.
Farley, who for nearly two years past
has been pastor of the Christian
church in this city, has rendered his
resignation in order to return to the
evangelistic work in which he was en-
gagged prior to his accepting the Oska-
loosa charge. The resignation Is In
the form of notice Of two months, so
that the relations will not be severed
until the beginning of the year, or pos
sibly February. Rev. Earley's pastor
ate has been successful and harmon
ious and his relations with the other
ministers and churches has been OF the
most pleasing and fraternal character
and all will regret his decision to
leave.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
ALBA.

A. J. Gatchell Of the Central Supply
Co. was a business caller in Avery to-
day.
C. r. Harding has accepted a position
as baggageman at the NJ & st. L. sta
ton.
Sylvia Dodson got her wrist broken
yesterday while cranking car While
painful the fracture is not serious.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Ettenson of st. JOS
eph, Mo-, are guests at the home of
their daughter Mrs. ]. E. Loeb. They
expect to stay for some time.
Glenna Morris Of Ottumwa, has re-
turned to his home there after short
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Morris Christie and daughter of
Ottumwa have returned home after a
visit at the parental j. G. Mabry home.
Anna Ireland has returned to her
home here after an extended visit with
friends in Chattanooga, Tenn.
E. B. Morris is home with his family
for two weeks visit after making a
business trip to South Dakota.
Fred Griffin has resigned his posi-
ton as operator at the Iowa Central de-
pot and has gone to Omaha on bust
ness
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
TO HANDLE PARKING
OF AUTOMOBILES

Mason City, Nov. IL. -. Policemen
have been busy putting the parking
signs on the streets. Capt. Buchanan
says that the ordinance forbidding
parking autos in certain places will be
strictly enforced. On Main street they
can be found at the four corners, set
ting back from the intersecting line f1f-
teen feet and In this no parking Is al
lowed. They are at Fourth, Fifth,
State, Sixth and Seventh. The sign
mo parking, order police" Is held in
q substantial iron standard and the let
tering Is sufficiently large to be easily
read. In addition to the Main street
signs they will be placed near all the
school houses, as provided by law, also
on dangerous turn on Main and First
and on State and Jackson. On West
Sixth where the road crosses the
Northwestern, Rock Island and Great
Western, standards will be placed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
Our Demand Of England
The Legal Farce Of British Prize Courts Entirely
Matter Of Necessity in Time of War
BY JAMES DAVENPORT WHEI4PLEY
"The OF the World"

dent, there would be nothing more to
be said.
A like situation has existed for many
months in connection with the neu-
trail countries of northern Europe. To
prevent these countries from shipping
cor. raband goods into Germany it is
necessary for England to see that no
more of such goods reach those neu-
sral countries than will supply local
needs. Divested of all legal pharse-
ology and diplomatic flourishes this
lis a plain statement of situation
which cannot be changed through any
negotiations with England for it IS the
only way in which exports from Hol-
land. Sweden, Norway and Denmark
can be controlled by England in any
degree whatsoever.
1t is rather farce to look upon or
designate prize court as legal trib-
unual for to deserve such definition
| it would have to be an organization Of
absolutely impartial judges. One
branch of a government seizes a
cargo. Another branch of the same
government tries the case to deter
mine whether or not the seizure was
justified. If an appeal is taken still
another branch of the same govern
ment retries the case to determine
whether or not it's own authority was
properly exercised. In other words a
government commits an act and then
sits in solemn conclave to determine
the recti,ude of its own action.
Il has been suggested that out of
this war will come in time an inter-
national agreement creating a prize
court for all nations, impartially to be
secured in such tribunal by exclud-
ing from the consideration Of any par
ticular case the judges representing
those countries which are at war 1t
would always be neutral court
In the meantime it is we'll for us
Americans to realize that fourteen ma
tons are now fighting life and death
struggle for what each one believes to
be it's rights or advantage in such man
ner as each on thinks will bring sue
cessful end the quickest. Those who
weld a great power upon the land
will use it to the utmost and those
VIII. have the power upon the sea will
do likewise in spite of theories which
may be advanced by neutrals as to
how they should conduct themselves,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
El0pes But
Father Brings
Girl Home Again

Ida Grove, Nov. 11.--Gus Mickey,
farm hand who has been working
for Ed Zitler near Ida Grove is In jail
charged with clipping with his en-
ployer's daughter.
Mickey and Miss Zitler, who is past
10 years OF age, have been keeping
company for year past and parental
opposition was the cause Of their
clipping. Mickey secured an automo-
bile from Dunbury livery stable and
at o'clock Saturday night he met
Miss Zitler near her home and they
started for Mapleton, expecting to
take the Milwaukee railroad for
Sioux City, where Wckey's parents
reside and where they were to be
married.
Mr.. Zitler missed the girl shortly
after she had left the house and sum-
moning Sheriff McIeon they followed
the couple to Mapleton and arrested
Mickey, the girl returning to her
home
Mickey Is steady, Woodworking
young man, owns team and wagon
and had over 5000 In cash on his per.
son when arrested, and says he will
make fight to marry the girl.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
MlsUsINo THE COURTS.

Governor Dunno of Illinois is threat
ened with contempt of court proceed
ings because of his having ordered the
slaughter Of certain prize cattle owned
by a wealthy Chicago woman, The
cattle were afflicted with the hoof and
mouth disease and like all others so
afflicted, were ordered slaughtered to
prevent further spread Of the disease.
Their owner succeeded in using the
courts to prevent the slaughter of her
stock, with owners of other infected
herds Of great value, were lending
their aid to the officials in stamping
out the disease, even at the sacrifice
of their own animals. The state car
ried the matter to the supreme court
and was upheld State officials then
carried out the slaughter order in spite
of another injunction issued by state
Judge. The governor is now wonder
aa.Iif the state Judge is not the one
in@t-Ontempt OF court.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-13
Washington can lombard all Europe

Washington can lombard all Europe
with fragments of international law
and stern demands regarding the
treatment of neutrals at sea, orders in
council and the adjudication of these
cases by British prize courts, until our
state department is exhausted, and
no point will be yielded by any com.
bat>nt unless there Is good reason
for the belief on the part of that COM
blatant that more is to be gained than
lost in any concession made to Amer
lea or any other neutral. And it would
be the same with the United States
government and the American people
if we were included among the war
rins nations.
A case in point is the recent decis-
ion of British prize court by which
nearly fifteen million dollars worth OF
America, meat products enroute o
neutral countries of northern Europe
in neutral vessels were confiscated by
the British government The decision
of this court was to the effect that the
American shippers were unable or
rather did not submit convincing evil
dence as to the neutrality Of the ulti-
mate destination of the goods, and
also that because of other evidence,
the superstition was that these goods
were to reach the enemy in course of
time.
The decision of this British court Is
subject to revision by still higher
British authority and an appeal has
been taken by the American shippers.
Should the higher British authority
sustain the action of the prize court it
is more than probable the United
States government will be asked to
rake the matter up through diplomatic
channels. If this is done it is con-
ceivable the representations will be
based upon contention that British
order in council is not international
law and is not recognized as such by
the American government.
The merits of the case are neither
here nor there so far as the United
States government is concerned; 1t is
the method of procedure in which
the government is interested for if
these goods were going to Germany,
and the British court so decided upon
evidence and by methods recognized
by the United States as standing the
test of international law and prece-