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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
TRAVELLING MEN ORGANIZE
Fifteen Attended Saturdays Meet
ing and Elected Officers

The following travelling statesmen
met in the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon and formed an
organization to affiliate with the
Chamber of Commerce: A. j.
schrieber, A. w. Cochrane. A. w.
Focht, ]. H. Shepard, J. A. Craft
p. L. Gross, R. ]. syphers, G. H.
Brooks, H. w. Brooks, W. H. DIV
err G. B. Callicotte, Geo. T selby'
n. G. Trey, s. d. zook, Paul Nico-
lay.
The first regular meeting will be
held ON January 8 at 4 p. m. in the
Commercial club rooms and 1t is
hoped that every travelling man who
has the interest of Abilene at heart
will be present. Important business
matters will be decided at this meet
ling, among which Is the election OF
a director to the Chamber OF Com
merce. Regular meetings will be
held the second Saturday OF each
month.
The following officers were elect
ed: G. H. Brooks, President; P. L.
Gross, vice president, and A. W.
Cochrane, secretary and treasurer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
ANOTHER oLAnlER OF RECORD
Ernest Funston Averaged ITO Bush
ell of Corn Husked for II Days

Ernest ]. Funston, Dickinson
county corn husker, is ready to meet
all corners or claimants for the
state corn huslking championship
working for John Olden, of Cheev-
or township, eight consecutive days.
and a nine-hour day, he averaged
114H bushels a day. On the Jake
Slower farm he averaged 121 bush
els a day, being in the field three
and a half consecutive days. In the
eleven and a half days the number
of bushels husked daily never fell
below 100 and the average for the
time was 1855 bushels, which would
tire many a farmer to husk in one
day.
Funston's wages were all that
anv husker could ask. Olden paid
him four cents a bushel and gave
him board. At the rate he husked
he made $4.56 a day, in actual cash
and received three square meals and
a place to sleep. Slower paid him
.4Kc d bushel and Funston boarded
ed himself, which he could easily
afford to do at $5.44h a day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
CHAPMAN FARMERS MARKET
$4,000 BUSHELS OF ooRx

only a faint idea Of the immen-
atty of this years corn crop in thu
vicinity can be gained from the fAce
at this time OF the year. the nrs&
part of December, when the corn
marketing season is only fairly Do
gun, corn buyers in Chapman nave
already handled nearly $4,000
bushels OF corn.
II is after the husking season
that the big stream of corn will start
to market and present indications
point to a record7breaking amount
for this season. Ordinarily large
share OF the corn is fed to hogs and
cattle rather than sold outright bur
this year with the price Of hogs az
the present mark this business VIII
be neglected and the corn, which I'D
bringing unusually good prices Tor
this time OF the year, will come To
town with q rush.-Advertiser.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Dickinson Leads
in Kansas S. S. Work

general expenses. We have had
some excellent helpers in Mrs. s..
A. Chappell and Professor F. e.
Gates, the rural specialist, in close
touch with the agricultural college.
They have won friends and inspired
the workers everywhere. The peo-
pie Of Kansas are in the front rank
rs Sunday school workers. Our
schools here are better organized
and have q more modern spirit
IMAM any state in the union, con-
sidering the conditions under which
we must work. Dickinson is espe-
cially a leader-all the other top
notch counties having large cities.
/ am going to remain in my office
for a while and try to catch up with
the work heaped on my desk-and
shall also enjoy getting acquainted
with my family"
Mr.. Engle probably has the Wild
est personal acquaintance OF any
man in Kansas, having visited prac-
tically every one of the 105 coun-
ties each year for 20 years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
ANSWER FILED TO MRS.
WILSON'S DAMAGE SUIT

o. ]. Lehrack of the Lehrack En-
cheering and Constructing COM
pany, the defendant in the suit for
for damages filed by Frances VIII
son, the widow Of Charles Wilson,
today filed answer to the damage
case. He states that from August
10. the date Wilson was killed by q
fall while working for this company,
up to the time the case was filed
that Mrs. Wilson had been receiving
weekly payments and denies the
other allegations in the petition.
He claims that by her accepting
the periodical payments she elected
to receive her compensation In tnat
way. Therefore the answer states
she is not entitled to lump sum-
but If any periodical payments are
due her they should be extended TO
her in that way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

Every county in Kansas has held
Sunday school convention since
the big semi-centennial jubilee in
Topeka last May, according to Gen.
eral Secretary ]. H. Engle, who re-
turned home today. The last of the
1O5 meetings was held at Axtell
Yesterday. There is live organi-
cation in every county" said MI.
Engle. Zone or two experts has
been sent to every meeting at the
expense Of the state office. High
school visitation has also been done
and I have addressed fully 40 high
schools on our work. There are no
more responsive audiences any
where than in the high schools.
Marysville, where we were yester-
day, with population half that Of
Abilene, has new 100000 high
school that is a model and indicates
the growth of the high school spirit
in Kansas. The five top notch coun-
ties in state work are Dickinson,
Shawnee, sedgwick, Reno, Wyan-
dotte, all giving $20O'a year for the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
LADIES' AID GOES INTO FIELD
AND HUsKS CORN ON SHARES

The Ladies' Aid society OF the
U. B. church of Niles has been sew
ing, tying comforts and quilting eV-
ery Wednesday. Robert Constable a
prosperous farmer living west OF
Niles, realizing their ambitions to
earn money to aid a noble cause
generously offered them rs bushels
of corn provided they husk it.
The morning following the offer'
eighteen ladies provided with teams
went to his field and husked sixty
eight bushels in one and one-haif
hours.
When they arrived at the house
Mrs. Constable had bountiful din
ner prepared. After social hour
the corn was delivered to local
elevator by the ladies. They receiV-
ed a check for their share and lett
the balance to Mr.. Constable's cred
it.-Solomon Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
ONE OF FIRST SISTERS OF
ST. JOSEPH DIED AT AGE OF 70

After fifty-four years of service
to her Divine Master as sister
Sister Domitilla, one Of the five
sisters to open the st. Joseph acad-
envy of this city, died recently at
the age of rs. After leaving Abb
lene she went to Wichita and was
one of the willing workers when
the Mt. st. Mary's convent was
opened there. She came to Kansas
20 years ago, after serving faith
fully rs years in convent In
Rochester, New York.
Persons of this city, who attend
ed the academy well remember her
as a kind and loving soul. One re-
marked that she appeared very old
when she left here and that 1t seem
ed impossible for her to live many
more years, as she did.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
SOLOMON FARMERS LOSING
STOCK BY POISONING

The "corn stalk disease" is caus-
ing the death of many cattle inAfnis
vicinity. Ed. Conkle Of near Niles
lost six head yesterday morning.
DR.. Bright, the veterinarian says
the animal will live only few
hours after the symptoms are first
noticed. The disease is caused by q
poison in the stalk which ID mot
thoroughly understood and there is
no known cure. DR.. Goss Of Mammal
tan, recommends the use OF adrena
lin hydrochloride hypodermicaiiy.
He is spending considerable OF his
time investigating this disease ana
recommends the use Of this drug as
an experiment.-solomon Tribune
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
FATHER SEEKS DAUGHTER
Couple Married Here Tuesday Flop
ed from Home at Valencia

An irate father-in-law Is hot on
the trail of Ben Colt who came to
this city with Tressie Pendleton' the
couple that was married by Judge
Tappen Monday morning. r. T..
Pendleton, the father of the BRIDE
came to Topeka yesterday In search
of his daughter who up to last
evening, had not been located. She
eaye her age as 10 when the license
was secured.
After performing the ceremony
Judge Happen and other court OF
ficials "showered" them with con-
ordinations and with good inten-
tions and a God speed sent them
on their way, apparently homeward.
The same couple went to the city
hall to secure a license. 1t was q
mystery at the court house why
they should come to Abilene, from
a town SO near Topeka, to be mar
r,ed. It is very evident now.
Following is the story from the
Topeka Capital:
r. e. Pendleton, a farmer living
at valencia. yesterday reported to
the sheriff and police that his IT.
year-old daughter, Tressie, disap-
reared Sunday while others OF the
family were away from home. At
the same time, Pendleton said, Ben
Colt, a farm hand who has been
working west Of Topeka, left. Pen
dleton could not say that the two
had gone away together, he admit
ted, but he had his suspicious.
Colt is rs years old. Late last
night neither the police nor county
officers had obtained trace OF the
missing persons.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
AMPLE PROOF OF HARDNESS
OF YELLOW DANDELION

The hardness of the little yell
low dandelion is assured. DR.. Mil
Ter brought to the Reflector office
today one of the yellow blossoms
that tries the tempers and patience
of the property owners who attempt
to keep their lawns clear Of the
nest in the summer time. The
bloom was fresh, having been PICK
ed as Mr.. Miller was on his way up
town. The botany class of the high
school, which is searching for spe-
cimens, may have this.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
sheen Profits IN Northwest

Conner Malott, formerly Of Abb
lene but now manager Of the mort
gage department of big trust COM
pany of Spokane, is credited with
saying that the sheep business In
Idaho was never better. Lamb
crops in many sections this year
have been 116 per cent" said Mr.
MaIott in q recent interview
which means that the sheepmen
averaged 1850 lambs from 1000
ewes. Prices have been high and are
selling from Sc to IS q head.
phenomenal price, and fabulous
profits have been made in some o
ne dsals."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
HERINGTON ASPHALT PLANT
NEARLY DESTROYED BY FIRE

The asphalt plant of the jacks
paving company, which is located
along the Rock Island tracks, was
considerably damaged by fire about
3 o'clock Monday morning. Crude
oil is burned night and day at the
plant and it is presumed that an
explosion caused the fire. The dam
age is estimated at about 5000.
This plant when new probably
cost $4,000 or $4,000.
The fire will delay the work OF
spreading asphalt for several days
at least. The company was finish
ing North c street when this blaze
put a stop to the work.-Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
HANDSOME Holiday Issues

The Solomon Tribune gave Aes
readers an exceptionally handsome
holiday number with enameled Gov
or in colors and a large amount of
reasonable reading and advertise
ments. It was a fine issue.
The Enterprise Journal put 7cn
an attractive colored cover on ITS
12-page Christmas number. me
push is living up to its name and
the good patronage the town mer-
chants give It indicates that they
appreciate 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
QUICK WORK OF ENGINEER
AVERTED BAD ACCIDENT

The quick work of the engineer OF
No. 1913, west bound Union Pacific
passenger, due here at 1882, VINO
applied the emergency brakes when
he saw an automobile ON the cross
ing was all that saved the three
men occupants of the car from SER
ious injury yesterday at Chapman
The men jumping out Of the auto
mobile had just pushed the car
from in front of the locomotive
when it stopped on the crossing.
The train which was travelling at q
high rate of speed, does not stop at
Chapman, and some Of the passen-
gers were badly shaken up due TO
the sudden stopping.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
TALMAGE LADY INJURED
WHEN TEAM RUNS AWAY

Mrs. Flora Naylor, who drives
the school van at Talmage, was
seriously bruised and otherwise m
iured when the team ran away this
morning. She had control OF the
horses until the tongue broke, when
seeing she could not control them
she Jumped from the van and m
doing so her dress caught on the
step and she was dragged some dis
lance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
GIVEN $40 AND THIRTY
DAYS FOR STEALING. SHOES

J. e. Wilson Of Harrington, who
was convicted in Justice Crary's
court on petty larceny charge
fined SO and costs and given a
sentence Of 80 days in the county
3ail. was brought here by Marshal
Kroeger and placed in the county
jail. Wilson, who does not appear TO-
be in destitute circumstances, is
charged with stealing a pair OF
shoes from another party in Her
ington. >''-"'"'''"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
ABILENE CHICKENS AGAIN
CARRY OFF MANY PRIZES

Abilene chickens are again WIN
ners at the show Of the Kansas
state Poultry Federation, which Is
being held at Topeka this week.
H. A. Meier took first, third, fourth
and fifth prizes on Single Comb
Rhode Island Red eockerels and
first and third on pulIets. VIM. Lam
dis, who is exhibiting Rose Comb
Rhode Island Reds, won fifth prize
on cockereIs and fourth on pullets
O. R. Baker was reelected as 9
lAember Of the state executive board
from the Fift hdistrict. He was on'
a. three 70 Be reelected.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
REACHES LIMIT
OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS

Because the city has almost
reached the limit of fits bonded in
debtedness, 1t is very probable that
no more paving will be done than
has already been contracted for.
Approximately 100000 is the
limit Of bonded indebtedness to
which this city may go and Mr..
Green, city attorney. reported that
The paving contracts let would al
most reach this sum. OF course Il
= considerable number Of those La
bic for paving tax should pay cash
n fnIl 8 wider margin would be
letk but this d pr0bIsmatieai. Sun
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
OVER 100 MEMBERS IN ABB
LENE NATIONALS XMAS CLUB

over 100 started accounts up to
noon today in the Abilene National
banks Christmas savings club and
insured money for next Christmas.
The club will be open all week for
beginners and indications are that
several hundred members will be
made happy next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Pnid Z Per oent Dividend

At the annual meeting Of the
riverside Power, Light q Gas co.
last evening a dividend Of 2 Per
cent was declared for the year. max
ing . good showing Of earnings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

Topeka Capital: According 10 q
telegram received yesterday by ~
O. winters, manager Of the Topeka
Oil company. from the agent rep
resenting the oil interests at WASH
inston, Congressman Guy T. Hell
yering, of the Fifth district as a
member of the ways and means
committee of the house, favored a
1-cent-a-gallon tax on gasoline In
the recent discussion over the sup
elemental war tax bill. Mr.. Winters
has been instructed to carry this
information to Hutchinson where
there is to be a meeting of retailers
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23

social gathering in that town the
other evening, as the most popular
young lady in the community. 1t
takes Abilene girls to win every
time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Abilene Girl a Winner

Miss Genevieve Huffman, who Is
making a marked success as
teacher in the Longford school. was
voted beautiful bar pin at big
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1915-12-23
Helvefing Wants
Tax on Gasoline

and iobbers of gasoline on Tuesday,
II the 1-cent-a-gallon tax goes
through, it was explained, 1t would
necessitate a rise in the price OF
gasoline a cent and the ultimate
consumer would have to pay the
tax Congressman delivering will be
interrogated as to his position on
the question by the gasoline deal
ers, and II he persists. 1t is SAID
"fire" will be started under MT.
delivering in the Fifth district. His
constituents will be appealed to TO
petition him to change his decision
to favor the tax.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
g.. Judith Hampton Lyndon,
4.-Chariss Clark Fuller,

The Chauauqua splendid the
OF people
reader accomplished artist She has
enyahe
will be the OF Miss Judith Hampton yn
the southland herself with the
usually referred the boy conest de
remarkable conest having played many important
and America The quartet completed by
who thorough musician
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
PLAYERS CONTEST
SLOWING UP.
But Some Live Contestant is Going to Put the
Rollers Under the Rest in the Next Few
Weeks Watch This Space For the
Standing of Contestants Which Will
Be Published Next Week.
CONTEST ONE THIRD OVER

1t is the wet weather It's bound to be that Nothing else can
enough to stop but believe for they have the Herald
going goat and the unfortunate contestants Will want
to take few minutes off wonder how they managed to let forty
dollars in real money get away from them easily.
Some few clubs landed and the aggregate the
Herald has good subscribers from the contest
but that contestant has done great
dea work We believe could start In right now and
with weeks quick hard work the first prize And we are
dead that any of the leading contestants could Jump n
spot
One third of the Contest Nine weeks from tomorrow
will see the taking down thern' There ls still
enough left for worker cnch the thing but don't for
get that somebody to-day the intend to see to-
Get among your friends get their subscriptions
and their help fellow hustng the last minute
won't help him much The who depending entirely
clipping MaWruss going be strictly on the bottom
when the round up comes.
Standing of will be published this next week
Which will work hardest Saturday be that
his will lead the rest? The standing published will be
based the turned Wednesday at be sure
and get what you wish to appear in on time.
Six Months New Subscription (5)c,) counts for 1000
One Years New Subscription ($l 00) counts for 5000
Two Years New Subscription s. 0O counts for l5,lWO
One Years Renewal ZoWo
Two Years Renewal 5000
Club of Ten New Subscriptions lWno
Club of Ten Renewals 10000
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
THEY PLAY TOMORROW
Patterson Mills VS. Roanoke Mills
Roanoke Rapids vs Rosemary

Saturdays games could well
be considered a distinct encour-
agement If not to several teams,
at least to the spectators, as the
exhibition given came great
deal nearer being genuine base
Dall than anything offered so far
this season.
Roanoke Mills defeated Raa-
noke Rapids in an up-and-down
now you do and now YOU don t
contest that didn't let either play
ers bench get satisfied as to the
final outcome untilRoanoke Mills
half of the ninth. 1t was fairly
free hitting contest, Roanoke
Mills work both in the field and
at bat decidedly in advance of the
town team, as is indicated by
the official score.
The second best, if not the
best, game of the season was
played between the Patterson
Mills and Rosemary. Both teams
played good ball, no scoring be
ing done until the last half of
the sixth session when the Pat
terson Mills put across their
three runs. 1t looked like a
Rosemary shut-out until the
ninth inning, when, with two
men down, Gilliland's single, a
wild pitch, and third swiped,
McAlister's error let Rosemary's
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
Christian Church Gleanings
(Reported)

Last Tuesday night, Miss Mary
G. Anderson, of Clifton Forge,
Va, held meeting with the
girls al the home of Miss Bessie
and Mamie Baton. Miss Ander-
son has Just made visit to a
number of the churches in the
state, and organized several
Mission Circles" She told Of
the work done by the girls of
the Circles" and gave a gener-
al outline of the work. Though
rainy quite a number were pre-
sent.
The Ladies Aid Society meets
at the home of Mrs. Brewer in
Patterson village on Thursday
night,
The revival at Roanoke Rapids
closed on fifth Sunday night III
May, The meeting was good.
There were eighteen additions
during the services. Ali who
attended seemed to thoroughly
enjoy the meeting,
The Garysburg ball team failed
to show up last Saturday on &C
count Of rain and mud. They
are intending to come Saturday
afternoon If possible, We have
been assured of game for Satur-
day, ii not with Garysburg, with
a team from the Roanoke or
Patterson Mills weave room boys,
So come out.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
IS TYPHOID GOING?
Typoid Can Be Reduced to Mini
mum

Typhoid is going" declared
an optimistic health journal re-
Gently. 1T is on the way to be-
come a relatively rare disease in
many parts of the United States. :"
This paper bases its prophecy
on the fact that twenty four of
largest cities had death rate
from typhoid under 10 per 100, :
coo population in 1914 against
nineteen cities III 1913. This
low death rate applies to one
fourth of the country's population
and at the same times shown
what is possible in the reduction
Of the rate as well as in the eli
mination of the disease. Cam
bridge, Bridgeport, Worcester
and Seattle maintained a rate
under 5.
These large cities throughout
the country, who have so ad-
mirably reduced their rates f.om
typhoid, did so, first, by main
tanning a public water supply free
from typhoid bacteria; second by
the increased practice Of pasteur-
izing milk, and third, by pre-
venting typhoid through the use
of antl-typhold vaccine. Their
methods are nothing spectacular
or unusual but are the rational
and practical means for lighting
typhoid, and for preserving
health from many other points OF
view,
The above encouraging note,
however. becomes a discord
when applied to the passing OF
typhoid in North Carolina, es-
pecially in her several largest
towns. Instead of a rate of 10,
or even 10, the average rate in
the United States, per 100, 600.
she had last year the lamentahly
high rate of 81. I. This would
hold out disparagement to the
most optimistic health worker
and sanitarian We're it not for
the fact that statistics are show
ing a gradual decline in her death
rate from this disease.
1t is believed that with the eff
forts that are now being made
by the health departments of
several of the wide awake coun-
ties whereby the people are to
be given an opportunity to be
come immune to typhoid, free of
charge, that North Cardinals
rate may soon be somewhat re-
duced. But sanitation which in
cludes abolishing open back
closets, and fly prevention, must
play all active and important role
before there will be any great
appreciable difference.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-04
LEAGUE PLAYS
BETTER BALL

Saturdays Games Satisfy Specta.
tors, Fast and Snappy. Roa-
noke Mills Climbs Another
Notch, Defeating Roanoke
Rapids 5 to 3. Patter-
son Mills Defeat Rose
mary 3 to ! in Ex-
ceptionally Good
Game