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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Speaking of Christmas gifts
worth while, one Junction City man
received a deed for his home from
his father, which was worth several
thousand dollars; another Geary
county boy received a fine farm
from his father; Junction City
man received check from his sis
ter for $3.50, and his wife received
4 check for 500. another Junction
City man received check from his
father for $500, and last but not
least, a Junction City lady received
a necklace, a gift from her hus-
band. 1t was of small potatoes
strung on a wire. One newspaper
man received a pair of socks, for
which he was hankful.-Junction
City Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

was a time when this nation was in
danger of being involved in the
European war and is none now I'M
less our own weakness brings it on.
The New York Evening Post,
commenting on the administration
policies, says "One feels like cry
ing out: In heavens name, is there
never to be one single action to be
taken without this never-ending
weighing of consequences, and with
out wondering If this is really the
right moment to do noble deed?'"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
ABOUT PEOPLE

]. B. Higdon of Talmage was in
the city.
Thomas Dover of Talmage was
shopping in town.
Aaron Wenger was here from Ma
varre on business.
Mrs. John Logan was here from
Oak Hill shopping.
Herman Anderes of Elmo was in
the city on business.
Clarence Order was here from
Ramona on business.
K. f. Fackler of Manchester was
in the city on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Book of RAJ
mona were in the city shopping.
w. A. Chain returned from Alva,
Okla, where he spent Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Brumbaugh OF
Navarro were in the city shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wenger of
Navarro were in the city shopping.
Arthur Glenn was in the city on
his way from Chapman to his home
in Manchester.
Miss Bell Tate left on the noon
train for her home in Excelsior
Springs after a few days visit here
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Baldwin of
Denver are here visiting friends for
day. their first return in IT years.
Mr.. Baldwin has just sold his resort
Idledale, near Denver, to the Den
yer Motor club for $4,000. 1t will
be made a club headquarters.
Mr. and Mrs. William Faust of
Bucklin are here for visit with
Mr. Foust's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Foust.
Miss Mary Engle is home from
Salina to spend the Christmas yaca-
tion with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. N. Engle.
Mrs. VIM. H. Paret and daughter
Jessamine Paret, of Kansas City,
are at the H. L. Humphrey home
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Landes of
Salt Lake City came in SUNDAY 20
spend Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Landes.
Mr. and Mrs Amos Smith and
children left for their home in
Seneca after spending Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Rogers.
Miss Frances McCasey and Mr. A.
Balthrope Of Concordia and Mr..
Floyd Mccall of Aurora were guests
at the w. T. Cough home between
trains.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hall and daughters
Emily and Jessie returned to their
home in Kansas City after spending
Christmas here as the guests of
Mrs. Ward Davis.
DR.. E. A. CASTOR and wife and
Mr.. L. G. Sample are spending the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

There is no getting around the
fact that level-headed, thoughtful
people everywhere are opposed to
spending billions OF dollars in prep
aration for war that can hardly
be claimed as remote probability.
Center Economist But the
present administration which has
spent 5000, 100000 on preparedness
and proposes to spend $600,000,000
more this year, total of $1,000
100000 was endorsed by the peo-
pie at election. Does that indicate
what the people want or what the
munition makers put over?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

In spite OF all the pre-el action
education It is said that about 60eo
voters in Indiana practically dis
franchised themselves in the recent
election by voting only for the first
presidential elector on the ballot,
leaving the rest blank. under the
belief that a straight ticket had
been voted. And yet some people
wonder why there is still demand
for gold bricks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

A correspondent writes to the
New York Sun that there is no di-
rect evidence that it was an apple
that Adam ate in the Garden Of
Eden, that the word used in the
Bible is "ruit'' so that it may have
been something other than an APP
Pile Judging by the results which
have followed for over 5000 years
1t must have been a grapefruit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

holidays at the Geo. C. Ford home.
Mrs. CASTOR and Mrs. Sample are
daughters of Ford's.
Misses Mary, Blanche and Laura
Palmer who are attending the ag-
ricultural college, Manhattan are
home to spend the vacation with
their mother, Mrs. J. d. Palmer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Only 70 days until spring. Try
that on your ukelele.--Kokomo Tri-
bune.
Only 1886 days until Wilson 8
second term is over. Try that on
your postmaster.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Maybe the reason so many OF
the folks at Bucharest threw flow
ers at the German army was that
they were afraid the Russian dry
wave might put the Rum out OF
Rumania.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

The l. w. w. is said to be insist
ing on free transportation for har-
vest hands About the only kind Of
free transportation the |. w. w.
gets is via the patrol wagon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

The trouble is that by the time
the various armed apostles OF HUI
man freedom get through with Mex
leo none of the population will be
left to enjoy the freedom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

shells, wire for field service, tele-
phones, machine guns and other
implements of warfare are being
rushed to General Pershing, 1t Is
said. However. they won't be need
cd so long as the supply OF lead
pencils at Washington isn't ex-
hausted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Peace is not without its draw
backs. The articles for ending the
present war won't be any more than
rigned until you will have a dozen
book agents around every day try
ing to sell you a revised atlas or a
1917 model geography.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

If the Germans ever occupy any
part OF the United States as they
have Belgium it will test every
phase of Teutonic ingenuity to force
the L. w. WIS to go to work
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
AS Samuel Gompers' sons plac

AS Samuel Gompers' sons place
on the deserving Democrat roll
brings him $4,000 a year, the A. +.
of L. plan to boost all salaries OF
federal office holders ten per cent
or more a year would bring in $500
more for the Gompers family, which
is not to be sneezed at.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

The British people seem to be
getting more and more OF the opin-
ion that 1t is time to let George
do 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

1t is estimated that it will take
$84,OOO,O00 more to run the U, s.
government in 1917 than it did this
year. Keeping out of war costs a
lot of money,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

1t is said that fifty-one infants
have been named after Woodrow
Wilson in the past few weeks. Well,
nothing requires more watchful
waiting than a baby.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Press dispatches say that Senator
]. Ham Lewis will remain the DEM
ocratic whip. Why not make him
the Democratic flag?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Now we know that the German
peace move won't amount to any
thing. Henry Ford has cordially in
dorsed it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Her Age Jumps in Day from 80
to 81" says headline in New York
paper. Didn't suppose they lived that
fast, even in Manhattan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

No matter what else he has in
herited, Charles Francis Joseph.
new emperor of Austria, seems TO
have come into possession of peck
of trouble.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
THURSDAY. DECEMBER %. 1916

Our candidate for president on
the Woman's Rights party is the
queen of Greece.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Well if Wilson Is still determined
to "get" Villa he knows where to
locate the bandit chief
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

But maybe that proclamation OF
Villa daring the Americans to fight
is only another firm" note.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

So far as can be learned the
price of postage stamps will not be
increased. Thank God for Wilson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Topeka Capital; Kenyon Rid
die, city engineer at Abilene for the
last one and one-half years has
been made permanent secretary of
the Automobile Trade association
of the state of Kansas with head
quarters in Topeka. Mr.. Riddle is
already in Topeka ready to take
active charge of the work of the
association with temporary offices
at 91S-920 Kansas avenue. Perma-
net headquarters will later be es-
tablished
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
RECENT REFLECTIONS
mvery road is a Maxwell road.

Fords apt to raise IN price. Place
your order now and lie prcte ted
Chas Cause. CIVIL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Farm loans. lowest rates, Alexis
]. Cutler, at H. Southworth office
dtfwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
A WORD OF APPRECIATION

all
w-prcec
We wisho all prosperous New Year
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Marriage licenses Edward
johnson of Abilene and Edna Miller
of Elmo; l.. P. Okerstrom of Clay
Center and Miss Alice Harris of
Abilene; Alvin L. Keim of Tulia
Texas. and Miss Marjorie Bert of
Detroit; II. c. Klitzing Of Dillon and
Miss Ida Riekeman of Abilene.
"A flock of Fords went through
this city late Sunday night. Thirty
new Fords being driven out from
the Kansas City factory by dealers
and new owners in the western part
of the state were the drivers. The
drivers stopped few minutes in
this city. Ten of the cars were be-
ing driven to the little town Of
Quinter. On account Of the short
age of cars the dealers and new
owners went down to the city and
drove the cars home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
Citizens State Bank

at Talmage State OF Kansas, at the close OF |
business on the nth day OF Dec, 1915.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

The Junction City Sentinel says
of Rev c. NJ Rose who comes here
to take charge of the Christian
church: During his stay here Rev.
Rose has made many friends, and
the members of his congregation
deeply regret his departure. His
call to Abilene was a substantial
advance in salary as we'll as larg-
er membership.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
LOCAL MARKETS

The Belle Springs Creamery, pro-
duce department, pays the following
for.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28
Watch the Fords go by.


j r. Goodwin received tele-
gram telling of the death of his
nephew, John Hessick, in a hospi-
tai at Muskogee, where he had been
for treatment.
Wanted, clean cotton rags at the
Reflector office; no strings or carpet
rags; &c pound.
Lost, auto crank, road to Indus
try, Reward. Dr.. Bennett. 27d2tw |
Lost. Dec. 16, mink fur collar. on
Broadway. Reward for return to this
office. dw1t
Marriage license: Andrew West
and Miss Aida Gillespie, both OF
Beatrice, Neb.
Rev f. e. Stauffer of Lawrence
who had the offer of a Cincinnati
pastorate says he will not accept it.
Chas. Cruise is unloading 13 new
cars. He reports they are all sold.
dw1t
Do you want a car said to be ''as
good as the Buick" or do you want
the Buick itself. 26dtfwtf
Highest cash price for hides at
Dedericks Meat Market. 1Odtf
Oakland cars guaranteed for one
year. 29dtfwtf
Bring your poultry and eggs to
the Cash Feed Store for the high
est price. 3O7 North Spruce St.,
phone 1855. Lackey & Son. 3dtfwtf
because of the fact that Jan
uary first falls on Monday this year
district court will not convene until
the second day of the month.
Marriage license: II. S. Christ
ner of Lost Springs and Miss Stella
Young, Tampa.
Rev. f. f. Stauffer, pastor of the
Trinity Lutheran church at Law
renee has been called to the pastor
ate of the Walnut Hill Lutheran
church in Cincinnati, o. His home
was formerly at Abilene
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

j. r. Goodwin received a tele-
gram telling of the death of his
nephew, John Hessick, in hospl-
tai at Muskogee, where he had been
for treatment
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-28

Official Statement OF the Financial e n
dition of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

dissolution of posts for lack Of mem
bership have reduced the present
membership to about 10000, in 1915.
The object of the organization was
not to perpetuate the bitterness
and cruelties Of war, but to empha-
size the lesson Of loyalty, patriotism.
and the love Of peace which that ter
rife struggle taught. Posts and de-
partments grew rapidly, and soon the
entire country where there were I'M
ion soldiers was organized.
The organization is unique. Moth
ing like it had ever existed. Only
those soldiers or sailors of the United
States army, navy, or marine corps
who had served between April IL,
1861, and April 9. 1865, and were hon
orably discharged; or members of
state regiments who were in active
service and subject to orders of Unit
ed States general officers, can ever
be members When the last member
of the order dies. the organization
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the orpheum Friday Night and
Week. N- Il


What promises to be one of the
most novel entertainments as well as
one differing from all others is the
Lorenz 1916 Exposition Road Show
which opens a weeks engagement at
to Marian's mental condition, an the
with change Of program nightly.
The great Lorenz, master hypno-
fist, who by the way, is Geo. III. Hen
neman Of Keokuk. who for the past
four years has been playing on the
Pacific coast, having appeared as the
feature act on the Orpheum, Pantages
and Sullivan-Con circuits, Will
be the feature of notable bill of acts
secured from the San Francisco expo
sition where they played seven months
to capacity business. Mr.. Henneman
has been in Keokuk the past few
days, arriving in advance of the
Lorenz company which just played
the Empress theatre in Kansas City
last week to a record attendance OF
over 1850 paid admissions in seven
days.
The Lorenz show is whirlw1nd,
Joy ride Of San Francisco hits. said
the Orpheum theatre tomorrow night
porter, "and we have done capacity
business all the way from San Fran
cisco, and l hope we shall be able to
please Keokuk patrons as well. l
know / shall work harder to please
Keokuk patrons than / ever have any
place. All ask is come see the
show for yourself. then perhaps you
will see why we have been doing the
business. The show is made up OF
new high-class vaudeville acts, all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

dies. It may we'll have. and certain
ly should have. a worthy successor
in the Sons Of Veterans. But these
can no more be or become the parent
organization than a son may become
his own father
What has the Grand Army of the
Republic accomplished in these fifty
years Of its existence? If the mu.ti-
tudes of comrades that fingered after
the war in pain and weakness. often
in practical helplessness, could testi-
fy, they might tell part of the story.
If the widows of deceased comrades
could give testimony, the evidence
would be stronger still. If the orph-
ans that dying comrades left behind
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
MUST BE REGISTERED
TO VOTE ON JUNE 5
In Order to Cast Ballot on Suffrage
Amendment Electors Of keo-
kuk Must Register.

Keokuk voters should not forget to
register this week. The registration
boards will be in session May Is, 26
and q, and it will be necessary to
registered in order to vote on the
suffrage amendment This is neces-
sary because it is "a constitutional
amendment There will be a regis
tration on election day for voters
who have been absent from the city
on regular registration days.
Any voter who will be absent from
the city on June 8, the day Of the
primary election, can procure an ap-
plication for an absent voters ballot
at the county auditors office from
now on until three days prior to the
election
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

I wish to announce my candidacy
for the office Of county recorder on
the democratic ticket at the June 9Th
primary and will appreciate the votes
Of members of the party.
F. A. RUMBAUGH.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

CONTINUED on page 15o
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

A Kansas City couple who were
married in chicken coop at the
manufacturers and merchants expo
sition a year or so ago are now In
grief, the young husband having tired
of his little bird and flown the coop.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
HeIns Survivors

But this direct aid rendered in SER
vice and cash for the needy and dis
tressed is not all-perhaps not the
largest benefit OF this organization.
While one Of it's cardinal principles is
that politics shall be no part of its
aim it has yet. by the power of union
for a single purpose, been able to so
present the actual needs of the sur
vivors of the war and those depend.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

new land novel and differing from any
other organization that has ever
played this section of the country"
Tomorrow night at the Orpheum
theatre at 1880 and p. m. Because
of. the length of the performance no
rowing pictures will be shown Adults
20 cents, children 10 cents. See large
advertisement for further particulars.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
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kE0kUk'S BIGGEST KODAK SHOP
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

wish to announce my candidacy
for the Office of county auditor on the
republican ticket at the June pri-
maries.
CLARENCE HULL.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

ent upon them that state and govern
mental aid has been judicicusly Civ
er to thousands OF cases that would
have suffered intensely without it
Soldiers homes have been built and
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

wish to announce myself as can
didate for state representative on
the democratic ticket. and ask the
support of Lee county voters at the
primary, Monday, June S, 1915
CLARENCE H. DDCKEY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25

I respectfully ask the suffrage of
the democratic voters of Lee county
for the nomination as county treas
urer at the primaries to be held June
5th, 1916. w. REIMBOLD.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-25
Veterans of Civil War Wanted Some
Closer Bond at End of Their
Soldier Days and This
Resulted.
ACCOMPLISHED MUCH
Needy Have Been Given Care and
Lessons Of Patriotism Have
Been InstlIed In Younger
Generation.

With the coming Of Memorial day
ones thoughts naturally turn to the
days Of. '61-65 and the years which
have followed in which each succeed
! Ing twelve months sees a dwindling
in the long thin line of blue" Henry
A. Field OF Grinnell has written an
| historical sketch on the Grand Army
Of the Republic. This history is es-
| pecially pertinent at this time. 1t is
| given here as Mr.. Field has penned
it:
| Four long and weary years of war
had passed. They had been preceded
| by years of bitterness, rancour,
hatred, political tourmoil, Industrial
competition between free and slave
labor. All possible efforts had been
made to solve the problems peace
ably. Slavery was the insuperable
tobstacle. On the one side it was up
held with death-like tenacity-even
as divine institution sanctioned by
the Creator. On the other side, by
strong and active party, at least, 1t
was denounced as the very spawn OF
hell. Political representation was
never fairly divided between the
! two great sections Of the country.
Any change in political power was
for years threatened with split in
the nation. The summer Of 1860
came and Abraham Lincoln was nom
| mated for the presidency and he was
elected in November. One state aft
er another, beginning with South
Carolina, seeded from the union.
Lincoln, in all his speeches, In his
acts later, did everything to placate
the leaders of the south and avert a
bloody war. He failed. Fort Sump-
ter opened such a struggle as the
world had never seen, and struck the
death knell to African slavery. You
all know the story. Bull Run, Wilson
Creek. Donelson, Pittsburg Landing,
and SO on to Gettysburg, vicksburg,
| the Wilderness. Petersburg, Rich
of the world had been opened None
more 50 than those that had been SO
bitterly arrayed in battle. Brothers
F, they were. but never knew It until
they met in that great struggle. Each
side went home with profound respect
! for the manhood, the prowess, of the
! other Those that had marched. suf-
fered, fought, side by side were weld
| ed together in soul as they could have
been in no other way Even among
the opposing forces strong friend
ships were formed that lasted all the
rest of life. The rank and file of
Iuc lOICSS III cAIucT great ARMY udU uO
epmity left, no bitterness-only re-
spect and desire to be helpful. Down
in the sunny southland, long before
| the end Of the struggle, loving wom-
en- had strewn beautiful flowers up
on the graves alike Of those who
| wore the gray and those who wore
the blue. We of the north had little
opportunity to reciprocate that good
deed. We had been the invaders,
and our dead lay on their SOIL But
flowers had been profusely scattered
| here as we'll as there. Then came
| the concerted movement organized
! into what was called Decoration day,
but later was made by special enact
ment Memorial day.