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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
TWO SUITS FOR DIVORCE
FILED IN DISTRICT COURT

Ethel Shellhaas of Abilene has
filed suit in district court for a d.
vorce from Milton Shellhaas OF
Kansas City, charging him with
gross neglect of duty and abandon
ment. A similar case was filed by
Ida May Baxter of Carlton against
Newberry Baxter Of the same place
Both wives ask that the court
grant them alimony, attorneys fees
and the custody Of the minor chill
dren.
Mrs. Shellhaas alleges that Mr
Shellhaas has failed to furnish
means of support for either her OF
her five children, all under ID
years of age, for the past year.
The Baxters live at Carlton and
during the past five years the
mother has been compelled to work
for the neighbors to support her
five children, of whom the eldest
IL 21 she claims. In this time her
husband has cursed and called her
vile names and has refused to sup
port her, the petition states.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
WANT MORE CHORAL MEMBERS
Prof. H. w. Steininger Plans for D
Society of 100 Voices

A choral society will be perma-
nently organized next Sunday. The
twenty-five musicians at the meet
ing for that purpose at the Metho-
dist church all expressed themsel-
YES strongly in favor of such an
Organization and so definite steps
will be taken next Sunday. Prof.
Steininger has said that anyone was
welcome and was wanted in the
society. 1t is not open especially to
the members of the church choirS
but all others.
At first only the simpler and
easier works will be studied. Soon,
however, he plans to begin work ON
the oratorio "The Nativity" which
with an organ and the Tri-City
orchestra, would be given as
Christmas concert. other such works
would be taken up in course OF
time, all preparatory for a series OF
spring concerts.
lie WOulu ING W HuNO OhO ANN
dred voices in the society, which
with that number would be a Won
derful organization for a town the
size of Abilene. Prof. Steininger is
showing splendid spirit in pushing
such worthy organizations in Abb
lene and asks no personal remun-
Grafton, with the exception of
certain percentage of the concert
receipts, such percentage to be fix
ed by a board of directors elected
by the society. His purpose In Or
ganizing and carrying on the work
is to cultivate a deeper appreciation
on the part of Abilene vocalists for
good music.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
CLAY CENTER HERE FRIDAY
Abilene VIII Meet First Team of Her
Kind November 5

IAN all around shakeup will be
the order of events for the week,
say the football mentors at the high
sc hool. Friday, when the boys play
ed Manhattan the need of some
changes that have been contemplat-
ed, we're emphasized very strongly
This week they will be made. 1t
remains to be seen until Friday
lust what the changes will be.
Some backfield men will probably
20 to the second squad and some
line men will fill their places in the
back field. Coach White is giving
the team new fake plays this week
and the team that goes against
Clay county high school here Fri
day will be a stronger bunch than
has been representing A. H. s. on
the gridiron this season.
The Clay county team is light
and scrappy according to dope" but
they were able to hold their own
against Minneapolis and defeated
them. They held Manhattan to q
20 defeat, but lost to D. c. H. s
last Friday. Abilene has not beer
up against this kind of team thii
year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
JAMES r.. ROBSON FIRST
MAN TO PAY HIS TAXES

James NJ. Robson, who lives a
mile east of Abilene, was the first
person to pay his 1915 taxes Mon
day morning, when tax paying start
ed off very well, according to New
ton Cole. county treasurer. There
was nothing of a rush or a scurry
to pay up, but during the day many
taxpayers were in," he said this
morning. 1.-THE levies as a whole
average about the same as last year,
cut are, IL any. a mill or two high
er. Some township levies are high
er and others lower"
seventy-seven per cent Of those
who paid their taxes the first day
paid in full for the whole year. On
II seven out OF thirty, or about
twenty-three per cent, paid only
half of the total amount, choosing
to pay the other half some time
before June 20 Of next year. The
total of the sums paid in Monday
was close to s1150.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Dickinson Second
In Fine Dairy Cows

COWS to every separator.
"In this connection" says Mohier
in his report, "it is interesting 10
note that the number Of milk COWS
In Kansas has increased more than
rs per cent in ten years ending with
March /, 1915. In the same period
the value of milk and cream sold
gained more than 12O per cent, and
now amounts to more than eight
million dollars.
Thednorthern part of the central
third OF the state, in which Dickin-
sCa is located. appears to be the
most prominent dairying section oil
the stab, even though the counties
ranking first. second and third In
number of cream separators are To-
Gated in the southern half. The
northern half, II counties, has an
aggregate of 16,625 separators
against 1886 in the south half;
and about 5000 more milk cows.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

In a report on the first census OF
cream separators and milk COWS IN
Kansas, Dickinson county, with
17,134 cows, is outrankcd only IN
the number of dairy cows by Keno
which has 18,2O9. Reno also leads
the counties of the state In the
number of cream separators, hav-
ing 1868. Dickinson ranks twelfth
in the state with 1906 separators'
The state average of more than
thirteen uws to every separator
pervades in Dickinson.
The cream separator according
to Mohle5 is proving itself an i'm
factor IN the growth of
IzAndas Is a dairy state. The census
euamefators last March were asked
to- list all cream separators for the
frst stime. The census also shows
9g1 ,2S1 milk cows in the state, or
an average Of more than thirteen
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
LAND OWNER SUGGESTS PLAN
TO PREVENT FLOOD LOSS

c. o. Musser, a land owner In
the Smoky Hill river bottoms, south
west of town went to the county
commissioners this morning and Of
fered to give a tract OF ground and
an amount OF cash II the county
would raise the county road the
other side OF the Baker bridge. BY
raising this road to 2S feet above
the normal water level and about
two feet above its present grade he
says that the overflow on a large
tract of land could be prevented
The commissioners and county en-
gineer inspected the land and the
feasibility of the situation this al
tcrnoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
III. A. WILCOX WILL ATTEND
FUNERAL OF p. G. CHANCELLOR
[From Mondays DAILY

F. A. Wilcox of this city, who Is
grand master Of exchequer Of the
Knights of Pythias, received tele-
gram this morning telling OF the
death Of Otto A. Foltzer of Hutch
irson, past grand chancellor of the
Kansas Knights of Pythias. Mr..
Foeltzer was grand chancellor dur
ing the years of 1878. All the
past and grand officers have been
asked to attend the funeral serV-
ices which will be held at Hutchin-
son Tuesday. Mr.. Wilcox will at
tend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
HERINGTON CITIZENS WANT
BOULEVARD AND WHITE WAY

Herington is going Abilene one
better. That city is going to have
boulevard, or at least a petition
with q majority of signers, has been
circulated asking for asphalt paving
On Broadway from Main street south
to the Santa Fe trail. The petition
ers want a street with eighteen foot
parkings, two 21-foot strips CT
pavement with a 22-foot parking
running the three blocks in the
middle of the street. The strip would
be sodded, flower beds started and
behold Herington would be putting
ON city airs.
At the council meeting Monday
evening bids were let to the jacks
Construction company for two
blocks of asphaltic concrete paving
on Main street from Broadway tC
Z street. These two blocks are II
the business district.
The people on Broadway are alst
petitioning that all telephone, tele
graph and electric light wires b.
put under sround and for a uni
form street lighting system or II
other words a white way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
BOY ROBBERS HELD FOR TRIAL
Probate Judge Discredits Stories
Believes Them Runaways

walter Johnosn, aged 16, and
George Adrews, aged Is, who con-
fessed to entering the store OF Bert
Drain at Chapman at o'clock Sun
day morning and taking about $40
worth of merchandise, are being
held in the county Jail. johnson has
been bound over for the district
court in January and Andrews is be-
ing tried in probate court. The boys
were arrested by Chapman author1-
ties early Monday morning ana
brought to Abilene and turned over
to the county officials.
The story the boys tell is that
they have been bumming for the
past four years. But they are well
groomed, dressed we'll and in every
way appear to be we'll educated.
Andrews claims he is an orphan
and that his parents formerly lived
at Troy, Iowa. The boys have cloth
ing that was purchased in Law
renee and the older one has grade
card from the Lawrence schools.
Judge Tappen believes that the
story of the, boys is put up and that
they really have run away from
, homes and probably have parents In
Lawrence. A photograph of the An
drews boy was taken this morning
and will be sent to Lawrence for
possible Identification. In probate
court this morning Andrews repeat
ed his story of the day before and
refused to be shaken in it. Judge
Tappen discredits his story as the
boy does not have any of the ear
marks of tramp. Both Of them fall
70 remember any Of the places they
have been and have worked during
the past four years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
MEXICAN Is ARRESTED
I,uvy in, Johnsou6 Case HeHes-in'
3. t.qiea le {s e sbasd
from Tuesdays DAily.l


The Jury in the case of Ella Jonn-
was dismissed last evening at .
o'clock, after it had been out three
hours. When discharged 1t stood
four for acquittal and two for con-
yiction. The two members would
not be convinced of the woman's
guilt on evidence furnished by two
Mexicans, whose testimony was
given through an interpreter. The
case of Will Johnson, the Indian
who was stabbed, which was to
have come up this afternoon, was
postponed indefinitely.
With evidence brought out in the
trial yesterday Felix Coria was ar
rested on a charge of assault and
battery and his case was to nave
been tried in police court this az
ternoon at 2 o'clock before Judge
Porter. 1t was postponed until
Wednesday afternoon at the same
time. Coria is the Mexican who If
charged with stabbing Johnson, the
Indian.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Good Roads for
Kansas Is Slogan

lat q meeting Of representatives from
various sections of Kansas who are
to be asked to meet in Topeka No
vember 10. At that time arrange
ments will be made for statewide
convention to discuss good roads
and to outline campaign to secure
the passage of an amendment to the
state constitution allowing the state
to issue bonds for internal improve
inents. This convention probably
will be held later in the winter.
AS a means of preparing for this
convention and to arouse general
interest in the scheme, members OF
the Commercial club have decided
to make an automobile trip west on
the Golden Belt road and return by
the Santa Fe trail. The trip will be-
gin November Is and will last
week. 1t is expected that forty cars
will go. Already ten cars have been
pledged. Between eighty and 100
persons will travel on the booster
trip.
On the auto tour speakers will
advocate the amendment of the
state constitution and will boost
for road improvement and the con-
struction of state highways. The
agitation is expected to result in an
unusually large attendance of good
roads advocates at the big ccDven-
tion. The party will cone through
Abilene and about 40 cars vii: be
in lfne.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
INSANE BUM BROKE UP
EVERYTHING IN REACH

Marshal Kroeger of Herington
brought A. G. Lancaster, profess
sional bum, to Abilene last evening
and placed him in the county Jail
charged with insanity. Herington's
city Jail would not hold him. He
spent one night in the jail and ev-
erything that was breakable he
destroyed. He was found in the
Rock Island yards and arrested be-
cause of his queer actions. His
hearing is being held this afternoon
before Judge Tappen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

Two highways running across
Kansas from east to west and four
crossing the state from north to
south, built with concrete bases and
asphalt surfacing. could be con-
structed by the state at cost OF b
cents a year during a period OF
twenty years for each acre Of land
in Kansas.
That was the statement of Earl
Akers, state treasurer and booster
for better roads, at the meeting OF
the state good roads committee at
Topeka. Mr.. Akers figured the cost
on a land basis. He found that II
each acre of Kansas land was taxed
S cents a year for twenty years the
sum of $26,0OO,O00 would be rails
ed, which would be more than
enough to supply the state with the
best highways in the nation.
If the taxes were also spread out
to cover personal property the levy
On the average value of an acre OF
land would be something like 2
cents a year for twenty years, or 40
cents.
1t was estimated by Mr.. Akers
and w. H. Davis that concrete
asphalt road would have life OF
at least forty years and with repair
would continue in good shape a
much longer time.
Such a system Of roads as Mr..
Akers suggested is to be considered
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

Doris Graham, the six-year-oid
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. era
ham of Navarro, who had Jagged
behind her parents in crossing the
.treet at the corner of Third and
Cedar, was thrown to the pavement
and ran over by an automopiie
driven by Mrs. Bruce Gleissner AT
2:sO this afternoon. The child'
who was rendered unconscious
was taken to DR.. Steelsmith's office
where Drs. Atwood, Gish and Felty
were Immediately in attendance
The doctors say the child was In
jured internally and at $3.50 was
still unconscious. The lung motor
had been used but there was III
tie hope for her recovery.
It is thought that both the front
and back wheels of the car passed
over the little childs body. She was
cut and bruised on the left side OF
her face but no broken bones were
found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gleissner, who
we're in the car, had come from the
south on Cedar. and in the heavy
traffic at the corner caused by many
vehicles bound for the polo game,
thew did not see the little child In
time to avoid striking her.
The parents of the little girl are
bysterical and frantic with the cal
amity that had come to them. They
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

late Mrs. G. w. Snyder of this
city, who died something over
year ago, and the mother was laid
to rest beside the daughter. Mrs.
Myers is survived by the husband,
one son and two brothers. She had
visited in this city several times.
Senator and Mrs. I. M. Mahin, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mahin of Smith Gen.
ter; Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Mahin OF
Osborn; Mrs. E. E. McAvoy of Ian
sing attended the funeral. They
returned to their homes yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
From Mondays Daily ]


The funeral services for DORIS
Graham we're held Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home two miles
north of Navarro. One thousand peo-
PIE attended the services, coming IN
automobiles for miles around. the
many motor cars parked covered
two acres of ground. The floral Of
ferings we're numerous. and beauti-
full, and came from the friends and
relatives of the family who sorrow
ed with them in their sad loss
Burial was made in Pilgrims Rest
cemetery. The crowd at the burial
services was also very large. there
being fully five hundred at the
cemetery. The Rev. o. ]. McCulloh
of the Enterprise English Methodist
church had charge of both the serV.
Ices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
CHANCELLOR STRONG GAVE
ADDRESS AT ELMO RECENTLY

Chancellor Frank Strong of the
University Of Kansas. gave an ad-
dress at Elmo Friday evening as
one number on that towns winter
lecture series. The chancellor talk
ed on "Questions: Old and New"
Elmo has only population OF
about 100 but 1t is able to finance
successfully q lecture course. The
people of the surrounding farming
community are the chief supporters.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
LARGE COUNTRY HOME
BURNED TO GROUND

The fine country home Of Hugh
Howie, 3h miles southwest of Hol-
land, was destroyed by fire early
Saturday evening. The large house
which was comparatively new, and
all the furniture with the exception
of the piano, were a total loss. The
family was away from home at the
time and the flames were not mo-
ticed until the house was nearly
DESTROYED. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
LARGE CONVERSATIONS
HEARD DIR. DEAN C. DUTTON

The Methodist church was filled
to capacity for both services yester-
day, to hear DR.. Dutton, the new
pastor of the Methodist congrega-
ton. All who heard the sermons
we're highly satisfied and favorably
impressed by DR.. Dutton's spirit
uality and ability as a preacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04

Funeral Services of Mrs. Myers
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
w. R. Myers, who died at Leaven-
worth on Wednesday, were held
from the Eicholtz undertaking par
lors Saturday afternoon and the
burial was in Abilene cemetery.
The deceased was the mother of the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Gard of Thanks

To those persons who so kindly
assisted and comforted us during
the illness and death of our moth
er and sister, we extend our sincere
thanks.-The Family.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
had come to town to do some trad
ing. Mr.. Graham is brother OF
Charles Graham of this city.
from Saturdays pailyI

The funeral services for Doris
Graham will be held Sunday after
noon at two o'clock at the Grahan
home IN miles north of Navarro
with the Rev. McCulloh of Enter
prise officiating. Burial will be
made in Pilgrims Home cemetery.
The body was taken from the Tufts
undertaking parlors to the home
this morning. Doris Graham was
five and one-half years old and
leaves a brother, a sister and a
father and a mother to mourn the
loss.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Died Within 20 Minutes

Emporia, Nov. 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
Amos McKanna, died within twen-
ty minutes of each other at their
home in Emporia. Mr.. McKanna
was born in Ohio in 1887 and had
lived for many years in Emporia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Advertised Mail

For week ending November lst:
Ruth Barber, A. A. Davis, W.. o. O.
Finch, Boyd Gray, Mrs. Mack Ham
mond. Sr. Maclovio Martinez, F. U.
Parsons. M. F. Switzer, G. 7. VIII
liams.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-11-04
Little Doris Graham
Killed BY Automobile
From Friday . Dany.l

IFrom rTioAy b"Si
Doris Graham died at S;4o TINS
afternoon after tho lung motor had
been used and tho attending doctors
had done everything within their
mower 20 save her life.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-11

J. Murphy, w. L. Gardner, Gordon
Bruner came in from New England
via auto livery last Friday, leaving on
No. 2 for the Twin Cities to attend
the races and get a day or two at the
Minnesota State fair. They expected
to return on Tuesday or Wednesday.
J. B. Dexter, living II miles south
of Dickinson, has lis acres of durum
wheat which he thinks will yield about
20 bushels to the acre. He changed
his seed last spring and is congratu-
lating himself now that he gave up
the common wheat varieties. Mr..
Dexter recently visited his old home
back east and he is more than ever
contented with conditions in western
North Dakota.
Mrs. Mary Walton left Sunday with
her sons, William and Victor, for
Spokane, Washington, where the boys
will go to school again this year.
She expected to stop off a week at
Hunters Hot Springs en- route, and
return within a month. Miss Florence
Walton left Monday for the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, and expected to
visit her sister. Mrs. Roy Lindsey, at
Detroit. MIMI, about a week before
entering.
Engineer and Mrs. w. T. Nickel
leave next Monday for St. Paul,
where Mr.. Nickel will have business
likely for several months as secre-
tary Of the General Committee of
Adjustment Of the Northern Pacific
system. Ehe committee has not held
a meeting for three years and it is
more than Likely that a large amount
of work awaits the members now. At
the previous session, three an a half
months we're consumed in going over
matters.
Mrs Nora Jefferies and daughter,
Miss Helen, and Miss Dorothy Ayers
expect to leave Sunday for the east.
They viii travel together as far as
Chicago. where Miss Jefferies will
enter the National Kindergarten Col
lege, while Miss Ayers will go on to
Oberlin, Ohio, to enter College. In
| Chicago Mrs. Jeferies will be Joined
by Mrs. Emma McCloy of Marietta,
Ohio. They will return together and
Mrs. McCloy will make her home in
the city for the coming winter at
least.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Nehf of
Terre Haute, Indiana, who have been
visiting for two months on the Pa.
cifc coast, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. James Soules in Dickinson on
Monday and Tuesday, the ladies be-
ing cousins. Mr.. Nehf has been a
jeweler in his city for nearly AZ
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-11
LOCAL NEWS

Dressmaking at 22s Sims Street.
adv. 9-11-5p
All the evening meetings at the
Methodist church will hereafter be-
gin at 7:30 o'clock instead of 500.
For Sale-A six room cottage near
ly new. Very cheap for cash. Inquire
SAG 3rd Ave. West.-adv. Gil mo.
Mr.. Dap. Hapip, the oriental rug
importer was in Dickinson two years
ago and is now holding an exhibition
at Crowl- Schroeder Co.'s store.-adv.
Fred Muench came down from
Glendive on Monday and has taken a
position with John p. Berringer at
the slaughter house.
Mrs. w. H. Cameron and son,
Walter, and Miss Ella Schlewitz of
Belfeld were in the city shopping and
visiting last Saturday.
Mrs. C. J. Phelan and little son of
Bowman are making a two weeks
visit with her parents, Nh. and Mrs.
J. w. Currie, of this city.
Miss Belle Paige returned the first
of the week from Fairview, Mont,
where she was visiting Mrs. .Rigdon,
formerly of this city, for about ten
days.
WINTER RYE SEED FOR SALE
The $50 Pedigree Winter Rye seed for
sale at $1.40 per bushel; this price in
cludes new grain bags. Rye is
cleaned and graded. Dart Farms &
Ranch, Sentinel Butte, N. D.
adv. 9-11-4p
O. B. Jahr, who is in the fruit
business at Bismarck, spent the lat
ter part of last week in the city,
coming in from Killdeer and remain