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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
WOODAiEN TO INITIATE
CLASS OF 100 FEB q

Between 200 and ESQ Woodmen
and their wives from Salina, Assar'
ia, New Cambria and Solomon Wil
be here to attend the initiation and
social which will be given by the
Abilene camp Monday night Of mex
week, and many Woodmen from
over the county and their wives will
be present also. A class of between
75 and 100 candidates, the largest
class ever adopted here, will bt
initiated. The work will be in charge
of officers and team of the SAlina
camp.
A special train will bring the Wis
itors here over the Rock Island, ar
riving at 1880 in the evening A
parade led by the drum corps ano
team of Salina In full uniform, viii
start the festivities.
The vistfine omen will be snter
lelinedN 5y aleieh hors O
Abilene until after the business
meeting Of the woodmen, when the!
will be made welcome in the lodg'
hall for a banquet and "a social goot
time. Some special good music vii
be provided
T. R. Riggs, district deputy, whit
has been located at Wichita, is here
with his family and expects to have
headquarters here In the future. He
has all of the Fifth congressional
district and Mcpherson county In
addition as his territory.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

William c. Conway was arrested
at Solomon charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses and is
out ON bond pending his trial which
was to have been held today but was
continued at the request of County
Attorney Bischoff. Conway has, 1t
is alleged, misrepresented himself
as being the agent of the Lawrence
Mausoleum company and under this
alleged pretension obtained "a note
for 800 from DR.. r. P. Young Oh
Solomon. He cashed 1t at Solomon.
A Solomon minister wrote to the
mausoleum company and was in
formed, he told the county at
torney, that Conway was making
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
SOUVENIR BOOKS OF ABILENE
WILL REACH ALL KANSAS

The 5OOs copies of abilene IL
lustrated" issued by the Commercial
club In connection with the campaign
for obtaining the grand lodge offices
of the A. o. u. W. for this city Will
be a good advertisement for the
town.
The book contains illustrations oil
the public buildings of Abilene
street views and pictures of some
of the towns finest residences and
business houses. The front cover
plate ia an artistic drawing and map
on the back cover shows the excel
lent railroad facilities of thu city
Abilene's paving, its fine business
opportunities and attrRctiveness as
a place in which to live and few
figures about Dickinson county crop
values combine to make the hooklet
a fine souvenir. "A s
\ The booklets wens printua ~ tho
Reflector. A large number VIII DC
sent to delegates to the grand lodge
convention OF the WOrluMen al
Hutchinson in March and each oi
the contributors to the campaign
fund here has received his share OF
the souvenir editions. The rest are
on sale at the Palace drug store
Gleissner's, Duchwall's Racket
Eicholtz's Racket, Abilene Mercan-
tile and Whitehead's. The value OF
such booklets as an advertising me-
idiurn is evidenced by the fact that
other up to date Kansas cities send
them out. Manhattan is planning to
issue a souvenir edition.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

w. T. Cough, proprietor Of the
Abilene Nurseries, was in COncordia
this morning and made arrange
ments to establish branch store
house here for his nursery. Lots have
been rented just east of the Ex-
change hotel and stock of trees
and shrubs will be kept there at
all times and J. NJ. Ijames will
have charge of the same. Mr.. Cough
Is one OF the best known nursery
men in the state and is especially
well known in Cloud county where
he has been selling trees for many
years.-Concordia, Kansan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
RAILROADS EXPECT BIG
PANAMA FAIR TRAFFIC

The railroads are making ready
for record breaking passenger
traffic to the Panama exposition at
San Francisco this year. Beginning
March 1 a rate of $50 round trip
from Kansas City out. with three
months stopover privileges, goes
into effect on all roads and the rush
is expected to begin as soon as the
rate is put on. Already many Kan
sans have gone to California, TAX
ing advantage of the rate offered
January 8 and 9 on account of the
fruit jobbers' convention. t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
The Wost of the new theatre will
approximate $3.50.
INSIDE WORK FOR THE
HIGHS BATNERY MEN

.Ts.s Abilene highs have started
inside baseball right this year
The hattery men are working out
in the Pinkham building, over the
old pOatoffice, each afternoon now
and by the time the spring training
work starts the pitchers will have
cast off considerable of the stiffness
from their hurting arms. Henry
Dressnr expects to duplicate his
SUCCESS with the football squad with
his baseball proteges and If the
pastimers will pay some attention
to their coach they will learn the
game right. Dresser is one OF the
niftiest outfielders ever turned out
by Coach Lowman at X. S. A. G.
Dressers first call brought 40
candidates, the largest squad ever.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
CAR HE COULDN'T SELL
WAS STOLEN IN NEBRASKA

A Buick car is being held In Q
garage at Junction City until the
owner, who lives In North Platte,
Neb.. can arrive to claim his proper
ty. The car was left there by a
stranger. who said that he wished
to sell the car and offered the ma
chine for 5000. The price was 80
low that possible buyers became
suspicious. Inquiry through the
Buick factory showed that the car
was stolen from a Moth Platte mar
about three weeks ago.
A man drove into Abilene recent
ly and offered Buick for sale
cheap. He told conflicting stories
while here and when unable to sell
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
County Track Meet
i'm Abilene, April IL

all the school except the high
schools-which compose Glasses A
and B-and the graded schools OF
the towns, will come under q new
class, and will have their own meet
and compete for their own prizes In
Abilene some time in May. Both
meets are to be held at the fair
grounds in Abilene.
Francis Robb of Herington was
elected a member Of the executive
committee and was here Saturday
to attend the meeting. Others who
were present are w. o. steen, c. W.
Wheeler, ]. w. French, o. L. Dresh-
er Of Chapman, M. T. Hargiss OF
Hope, ]. j. Yoder of Enterprise. ].
l.. Mickey of Solomon and Harold
Ewald OF Hope, who are members
Of the executive board, were un-
able to attend. "
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

The executive committee OF the
county athletic association chose
April II as the day for the county
track and field meet this year. at q
meeting Saturday in the court
house. One change has been made
I'm the conduct of the track sports
for this year for the benefit OF the
rural schools. Heretofore Class Y
has included all graded and 81
rural schools OF the county, and tee
lads from the small country schools
have thus been thrown into compe-
tition with the youths from the
graded schools of all the towns IN
the county. to the advantage OF
the town boys, who in most cases
have superior chances to achieve ex-
cellence in the various sports. SO
this year the rural schools that H.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
HERINGTON WORKING FOR
A X. N. G. SIGNAL CORPS

Herington is making an effort to
obtain a signal corps as a part Of
the Kansas National Guards, with
7S enlisted men and three officers
as members. One reason why Her
ington believes it will obtain he
organization is because of the num-
ber Of railroad telegraphers who
would soon be able to master the
signals used by the guards.
Abilene has talked of getting a
company Of guards but no definite
action has been taken.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
: Hides s the valuabies

Miss Ella Blachly, who has been
visiting at Portage, Wis, for two
weeks, expects to remain there
until summer. Her aunt, with whom
she is visiting. in preparing to en-
tertain her Sunday school class first
locked up her best spoons and 9TH
er silver and valuables, having a
previous experience with the boys.
However, they were not an average
class but boys parolled into her
care by the juvenile court-Her-
ington Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18


The first step toward the forma-
ton Of a Y. NJ. c. A. or a similar
local club was taken Sunday after
noon when at the close of an in
teresting conference at the Luther
an church in which the Abilene
boys who went to Wichita told of
their experiences and their impress
sions received there and appealed to
their hearers to do something for
the boys OF the town, thirty men in
the audience offered to meet with
the boys at an early date and dis
cuss a number of proposed plans.
The enthusiasm of the boys aroused
interest among those who attended
the meeting and the project has
every prospect of success. Just what
the plan OF organization will be the
boys themselves have not definitely
decided, but this will be threshed
over when another informal meet
ing is held. The church was crowd
ed yesterday.
The meeting was opened with
music by the high school orchestra
The Rev. H. F. Martin read Scrip
ture passage and the Rev. A. Cas-
selman offered prayer. R. M. White
who attended the older boys con-
ference at Wichita told briefly OF
his impression of the meeting and
turned the meeting over to the
boys. Paul Hoffman, president Of
the organization the local boys
formed at Wichita, explained the
purpose Of the conference which
was planned by the state Y. M. G
A. to bring together boys Of higf
school age in big gathering t
talk over social and moral prob
lens. Sheridan spangler spoke o.
Wichita's open-handed hospitality
in high terms. Ronald Smith gave
a few figures relative to the mum
bers Of boys who attended. The
total attendance was 10000, the
average 1900.
Bruce Engle spent few minutes
in mentioning some Of the confer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
EVIDENCE A4OUT"7 SO
CASE is CONTINUED

A gambling case called in Judge
Hntchinson's court this morning
WIS continued when the county at
torney asked for a continuance as
the chief witness for the prosecution
was not present. The evidence has
gone out of the city, for the present,
at least. The charge against the de-
fendant is two years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

w. L. Cooley received sad news
Of the death Of his sister. Mrs. Clar-
ence Hastings of Malone, N. Y, of
apoplexy. She died at 10 a. m. Mrs.
Hasting and her husband. his sister
and brother-in-law we're planning to
visit Mr.. Cooley and family in March
on their way to Los Angeles to visit
another sister and take in the fair.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
J. d. CASE WILL ADDRESS
X. 8. A. @. STUDENTS MARCH a

Manhattan. Feb. 16.-J. B. Case
of Abilene. president of the twenty
second International Irrigation con-
gress, win speak at student assembly
at the agricultural college Saturday
morning, March 6. Mr. Case will al
SO Wait the various departments OF
the institution.
The organization Of which Mr..
Case 10 president is we'll establish
cd society, numbering among its
officers and members men from var
lous parts of the United States and
Canada where irrigation is feasible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
COUNTY HIGHS DEFEAT
MANHATTAN, 80 TO 54

Chapman, Feb. 15.-Dickinson
county highs took their ninth con-
secutive victory in basketball from
Manhattan highs Saturday evening
by a score of SO to "a.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
WHEAT WENT BACK UP
TODAY, 5 TO 51s CENTS
[From Mondays Daily1

Wheat regained its loss of Satur-
day today, closing at $1.51 B IN
Kansas City, 51s cents in advance
of the closing figure Saturday; and
$1.59h, an advance of 5A cents
in Chicago over Saturdays price.
The local market was $l.4O TO-
day, the same as Saturday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
WHEAT UP 4 CENTS TODAY
Local Price for May Wheat Was
$50
nrom Tuesday's pally.l

May wheat went up four cents 20
dav at Kansas City and ~ cents at
Chicago at the close.
The local market advanced 10
$3.50 today, preceding the close a
rise of 10 cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
THE BRETHREN IN CHRIST
HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The annual district conference Of
the Brethren in Christ church of
North Dickinson is being held at
the church here today. The confer
ence closes this evening.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

"The boys want good place to
90 where they are surrounded by
wholesome influence and can meet
other boys. without being turned
out into the street."-From Deane
Malott's summary of the boys
case" at the Sunday afternoon meet
ing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

The Lutheran church council has
engaged Miss Winona McLatchey,
the capable supervisor Of music In
the public schools, to take charge
of the Lutheran choir. The Luther
an choir Is large one and is COM
posed of singers Of talent. sMiss
McLatchey will be in charge next
Sunday.
The Graded Union Of Sunday
school teachers and officers met IN
regular session in the Methodist
church last night with a goodly at
tendance. The general discussion on
"Our Easter Service was well pre-
sented by c. II. Ewald, superinten-
dent of the Evangelical Sunday
school. Following this discussion a
short but much appreciated talk
was given by Miss Maude A. Price,
state Sunday school missionary su-
perintendent, on the Easter service
from a missionary viewpoint. She
set her hearers to thinking with her
first sentence, THE Easter service
is not complete without the thought
Of Go Tell in 1t" and kept them
thinking with her while she describ-
ed a beautiful missionary Easter
service which she recommended 10
every Sunday school. Those who
missed this meeting missed a treat
indeed. The sectional work was
then participated in with the usual
Don't forget the next meet
ing of the union on March Is at the
Lutheran church.
On February IS the ladies of the
Rural club and husbands entertain
ed at the home OF Howard Cooley
the horseshoe players of the Here
and There society, and their wives.
The forenoon was spent by the mon
in a social game of hOTseshoes while
the women prepared an elaborate
dinner, to which all did justice. At
$3.50 a contest horseshoe game was
called and six players were chosen
from each side. Twenty-one games
were played with a score Of 16 to 5
in favor Of the East side. The west
siders are royal entertainers bat
poor horseshoe players.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

William C. Conway, held at Sol
,omon on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, was
still unable to obtain bond this af-
ternOon. He is alleged to have mis-
represented himself as being the
authorized agent of the University
Mausoleum company of Columbia
Mo-. and to have obtained and cash
ed a $1SO note executed in his favor
by DIR. p. r. Young of Solomon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18
MausOleum Promoter
at Solomon Arrested

misrepresentation. The issuance OF
a warrant followed. Conway has
been working at Solomon for some
time. He protests his innocence.
He has employed c. e. Rugh to
defend him.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-02-18

the machine started east. II is like
ly that this is the same man.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
Some History of Canes.

General use of canes or walking
sticks was at one time forbidden in
Rome by imperial edict, except to per-
sons Of patrician rank, thus making it
a privilege which came to be popular
among the nobility and eventually a
distinction. The women of this time
carried them also, their richly and
artistically decorated canes serving as
rod for the punishment of their
slaves. The cane appeared in Eng
land as the badge of aristocracy in
about the fifth century, but after serv-
ing this purpose for some time, came
into the hands of the humber and
was dropped by those of higher social
standing. 1t was re-established in its
true form by the pilgrims and soldiers
returning from the Holy Land during
the Crusades, and soon came into pop
ularity again. With revival of the
cane among the gentry came a period
Of decoration, and canes of exquisite
design and of great value resulted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
KNOWLEDGE or THE BIBLE
Probably Most People Imagine They
Know More Than They Do
About Sacred Book.

Chicago churchgoers have discov-
cred that their knowledge of the Bible
is limited Ministers have sought to
explain the ignorance of the Scrip
lures displayed by Chicago congre-
cation, but the fact remains that
churchgoers and former attendants Of
Sunday schools were unable to answer
questions that should have been
simple for one familiar with the great
est of all classics.
The members of a prominent Chi
cago church foundered on these ques-
tons: What man threw stones at a
king? What was the origin of the
word "shibboleth?" When did the
bleating of sheep foretell the loss Of
kingdom? What fierce nations were
driven out of their cities by hornets?
What giant king had an iron bedstead
13 feet long and six feet wide? What
young man lost his temper in an argu-
ment with four older friends? Who
escaped by the skin of his teeth?
OF course, scriptural ignorance in
Chicago does not reflect the biblical
knowledge of the rest of the country.
All things are not in Babylon. But
we doubt the ability of the average
churchgoers to answer the questions
that confounded Chicago.-Cincinnat
Times-Star.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
"THAT SOMETHING" CONTEST

THAT something" is good book
that tells the story of man who
found THAT Something" which help
ed him to succeed in life. Professor
Vincent read the book at chapel one
morning and at the close offered one
lollar to the pupil who would write
the best analysis of THAT Some
thing"
The papers were submitted to Mrs.
Byrd Trego, who, after reading the
book, found THAT Something" to be
a quality so real and yet so elusive
that carefully written solution had
to be made before the papers were
examined.
The meaning according to her in
depreciation was as follows:
THAT Something" is a positive
ERIN of possibility and action as
varied as human nature; entering
puIsating life, quickening and awak-
ening the vital spark, kindling it to
a flame that responds with invisible
spontaneity, making duty imperative.
Therefore the analysis of each
paper was made according to this
standard, with Miss Phyllis Hoover
ranking first; Mr.. Ralph Volpert sec
ond; Miss Ethel Fisher third; while
Mr.. Dave Gibby was mentioned as
giving a short, concrete analysis Of
the book that was to the point. Miss
Myrtle Simmons gave paper that
contains thought and ideals beauti-
fully expressed. All the papers were
excellent and worthy of greater pub
'ty. We suggest that the contest
ants supply us with their papers for
publication, and that they will con-
slider this an invitation to do so,
with sincere desire that it be &C
cepted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
DESTINED FOR HIGH PLACE
Even 40 a Child Napoleon ~ Had Con.
fidencn He Was to BE Man
Of Destiny.

"Being a boy" meant very little to
Louis Napoleon, for he had 1t in his
mind almost from the day he was
born to be emperor of the French. In
a moment of confidence he said to his
bosom friend, Baron d'Ambes, who in
turn confided 1t to his diary, now pub
lished as Intimate Memoirs of Ma
poleon III.
II have retained very lively i'm
preston of an hour, about my seventh
year, when the idea occurred to me
for the first time, and very clearly.
that my destiny was not the same as
that of other children; that it held
something greater and more serious.
But | cannot tell whether it gave me
feeling Of pride or of fear-perhaps
both together.
"In any case had already illustri-
Gus names and important events to
look back upon in my past. I knew
that my grandmother, who was dead,
had been an empress, that my mother
had been queen, and my father a
king-and my uncles had been kings,
too.
II grew accustomed to the notion
the I, too, should one day be emperor
o, kingI did not know which, al
though emperor sounded finer. I
knew Napoleon was at st. Helena on
rock, and he sometimes haunted me
like phantom.
"Alf this" concluded the confession,
filled my little head with gloom and
sunshineland left me pensive."
And we'll it might! These are not
the imaginings and dreams of child,
but of care-ridde1 man. But his be-
lief in his destiny served Prince Louis
one excellent 'turh--it made him a
hard worker, deeply imbued with a
sense Of duty that increased with his
years.
The commandant of the fortress
where Louis Napoleon was kept pris-
oner on account of his pretensions to
the throne Of France, was deeply i'm
pressed with his responsibilities, and
thought it his duty to keep a careful
watch on his prisoner. Fearing that
the boy, in despair, might take it into
his head to kill himself, he deprived
him of every weapon that might serve
his representatives,, razors, and SO on.
One day the prince said to him with
a smile:
"Have no fear. I belong too much
to the future to try to shirk the pres
ent."-Youth's Companion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-02
PRESTO

Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Beebe and Mrs.
Taylor, of Blackfoot, motored out to
Frank Just's farm, Tuesday evening.
Chris Peterson made business
trip to Blackfot one day this week.
Mrs. Frad Davis and Mrs. Rose
visited friends here Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Pratt returned home
after two months visit at Malad,
Idaho.
Mrs. L. G. Graham and Miss Anna
Brenton made a business trip to Ida
no Falls, Saturday.
Mrs. Jake Beard and children, of
Springfield, are visiting friends and
relatives in Presto.
Mr.. Ried, of American Falls, is
visiting his son R. e. Reid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins were Sunday
guests at Jim Justs.
Miss Leona Hall, the popular
young school teacher of Basalt, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents.