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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-10
The Company's History

The Company's History
The Clay Life Association is the
successor of the Clay County Benev-
client and Fraternal Beneficial AS
ISOLATION, was organized in 1894 in
Kearney by DR.. A. L. Norfleet and
Dr.. J. T. Rice, now Of Excelsior
Springs. A member simply paid 81
on joining and when a member died
each living member was assessed 81
and the whole of that assessment
went to the beneficiary of the de-
ceased up to $1,000.
In 1909 there were two thousand
members and the company was re-
organized on the assessment plan,
like the fraternal companies, and its
name changed to the Clay Life AS
ISOLATION. Until that time there were
no salaried officers except secre-
tary who got $75 a month to keep
a record of things. There was not
much bookkeeping to do. But now
the assessment plan complicated
matters and there had to be direc-
tors and set of officers.
For the last four years Frank
Crowley, cashier of the Kearney
bank, has been president of the as
ISOLATION; S. A. Spence, assistant
cashier of the bank, has been secre-
tary, Emil Kelly has been assistant
secretary. The directors were most
ly stockholders in the bank and kept
the funds there. 1t has never been
known to policy holders what salary
Crowley got as president, but a
statement issued in 1913 shows that
for that year the salaries of direc
tors and officers was $7249. In that
year the association had out $42.-
800 in loans, s9O93 cash in bank,
it paid $4,000 in death claims and
had 6037 members
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-10
Tenas On a1.7O a parreI

Wichita Falls, Texas. Feb. s.-A
bonus of 40 cents a barrel is being
paid here abeve the posted price Of
$3.50 for crude oil. The increase in
price within twelve months has
been $50 per cent.
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At the end of 1909 there we're in
the United States 151 assessment
concerns. At the end OF 1913 there
we're only SO assessment concerns
lin business. What happened to the
So or more which are gone? Failed,
quit business, rs-fnsured or chang
ed to legal reserve? At the end of
1909 these concerns had $72O,242,-
1000 of business in force. In 1910,
1911, 1912 and 1913, $434, 16J 1000
of new assessment insurance was
written, making a total of $1,1b4,-
'407,0O0 of business. Out of that to-
rtal 1888, zoe, 600 YVES lost by lapse,
death and failure of companies
total loss of over 65 per cent.
Do these facts mean anything to
you, Mr.. Assessment Policy Hx'lder?
You owe it to your beneficaries
to consider these facts NOW. After
you, are dead it mEy be too late for
them to do il
The principle of assessment in
surance is wrong as evidenced by
the fact that during the past TWEEN
ty years twenty-five hundred fifty
five assessment insurance concerns
have failed, re-fmsuTed or changed
to the legal reserve basis. Each and
every member of each and every one
of these dead concerns had been de-
ceived by the fraternal spirit of pro-
lection and had lost sight OF tho
fundamental principle of genuine
protection.
To contrast these facts we point
with pardonable pride to a record of
over 100 years of legal reserve in
surance without an instance of a
single company ever having violated
its obligations to its policy holders.
C. c. WYANDT,
Agent Union Central Life
Insurance Co.
dwzt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-10

J. G. Bert OF Solomon, Kan, will
sell cholera immune Poland China
bred sows at Solomon livery barn
on Feb. "a, 1916, at / o'clock. See
Mail and Breeze. Write for catalog.
3w2t.
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Rate Too Low

The insurance commissioner of
the state kept warning the officers
in recent years that its insurance
rate was too low. Many of its MEM
bers were growing old, and were
dying in increasing numbers each
year, and a time would soon come
when it would be unable to pay
death claims.
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changing their old policies for new
ones.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14

IS TORTURED
THEN KILLED
Charred Remains of Michael
G.. O'Brien Found in Tun-
mel by Florence Men
Officers Searching for
Perpetrators of Foul Deed

Charred and mutilated, the body of
Michael G. O'Brien, a prospector, was
found Wednesday morning in the tun-
mel at OBrien's prospect, the "79" mine,
about ten miles from Hayden, by
Fred Latin and r. Chamberlain of
Florence, who had gone to the prop
erty to get the aged miner to sign an
option on his property. There is no
clue to the perpetrators of the foul
crime, although it had apparently been
committed but two or three days prior
to the discovery.
Both hands and one leg had been
burned off, loop of baling wire was
wrapped tightly about the neck and
there was a bullet hole through the
body, indicating that the fiends who
an effort to make him reveal the hiding
place of his money. Whether they ac-
complished their villainous intent may
never be known, as all traces about
the tunnel mouth had been obliterated
by recent rains.
O'Brien who was about 60 years Of
age, had been a resident of the Ray
Hayden district since the eighties.
Several years ago he sold the Christ
mas mine for $4,000. He has no fam
lily.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
MINERAL CREEK
To Be BR|DGED
BY STEEL span
County Supervisors Issue
Call for Plans and Speci-
fications for Viaduct Over
Mineral Greek Between
Depot and Town of Ray

Preliminary to the construction of a
creek at Ray, the board of supervisors
of Pinal county has issued a call for
plans and specifications, which will be
opened for consideration August II.
The call specifies that the plans shall
be for a 200-foot steel bridge of one
clear span. The bridge is to have an
walk. It's cost is estimated at not to
exceed $4,000.
News that steps are finally being
taken to bridge Mineral creek will be
received with joy by every resident of
Ray and Sonora, and especially by all
automobile owners, teamsters and
others travelling any way but on foot
Heretofore in time of flood Ray has
been not only greatly inconvenienced
by the high waters but actually iso
lated in so far as wheeled traffic is
concerned. The new bridge will not
only De insurance against SucH d SlLud-
ton in the future but will also make it
possible in flood time for residents of
the various townsites to cross Mineral
creek without risling their lives walk
ing along the railroad tracks down to
the company's footbridge. The bridge
is to span the stream where the pres
ent county road crosses it.
The board of supervisors, Messrs.
Wills, Keating and Thompson and
County Engineer Stafford, are to be
congratulated on getting the bridge
project to this point, and it is to be
hoped that nothing will happen to IN
terfere with prompt letting of the con-
tract and construction of the bridge.
High water will soon be coming down
Mineral creek again, and Ray citizens
and citizenesses will need that bridge.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14

CHLORIDE, Ar1z., July 13.-His
failure to look into the shaft before
he stepped into what he supposed was
the cage cost Nova Bordelli, an Italian
employed at the Tennessee mine
his life. Bordelli, who was tramming
car of ore preparatory to running
it into the cage, plunged 500 feet with
his car Every bone in his body was
broken in the plunge from the 900 to
the 400 level
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 13.-The
annual snake dance of the Hopi Indians
will be held this year at the Indian
northeast of here, sometime during the
month Of August. The best dance, it
is said, will take place at Holta Villa,
six miles from Orabi. The snake dance
has not been commercialized at Holta
Villa as it has Wallapai, where the
dance was held last year, and accord
ing to students of Hopi dancing will
be more aboriginal In character. The
villages of Orabia and IIolta Villa are
100 miles northeast of Flagstaff.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14

A body of sulphide ore assaying five
per cent copper and $3.50 ton in gold
has been encountered between the adit
levels and the bottom of the Rather
shaft on the Troy-Arizona, according
to Roy c. Mead superintendent of that
property, who drove over Wednesday.
The ore body struck is twelve feet in
length and eight>feet in thickness. It's
depth has not been determined, but
there is every indication that values
will increase with depth.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
Standing In Tri-
Copper League
SHELTER BEATS
M|LLERS IN ONE
CLASSY CONTEST

Some game! That's the way every
one speaks of Sundays classy contest
between the Mill and the Smelter
clubs; without doubt one of the best
played in the league this season. The
score was to O. the Smelterites win
ming through better fielding.
Hughes and Reiger, the respective
pitchers for the Smelter and the Mill,
engaged in lively battle, neither hav-
ing the advantage except in support
which enabled Hughes to win. Two
fast double plays by Carnes, Gallon
and McMurdo; and Hughes, Duffy and
McMurdo shut the Mill out of practic-
ally their only chances for runs.
Carnes, the recent addition to the
Smelter club, played a good consistent
game. The fielding of Pierce and
buddy, also of McMurdo's team, was
enough above the ordinary to merit
mentioning.
Summary
r. H. E.
Smelter ...... 900 100 000-1 5 l
Mill ........OO 900 600 OOO-O 5 1
Batteries: Hughes and Gallon;
Reiger and Arbogast.
Earned run: Smelter, 1.
Two base hits: Pierce Schilz, and
Reiger
Bases on balls: Off Hughes, 3; off
Reiger, l.
Struck out: By Hughes, A; by
Reiger, 2.
Left on bases: Smelter, 3; Mill, 5.
Double plays Guest to Hearne to
Carisch; Carnes to Gallon to McMur-
do; Hughes to buddy to McMurdo.
Time of game: hour, 55 minutes.
Umpire: Kelly.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
Miners Take First Series
In the Tri- Copper League
M|LLERS DEFEATED
IN M|DWEEK GAME;
Z MORE CONTESTS

BY defeating the Millers Wednesday,
IN a 6 to game, the Miners firmly
anchored the first series for the
championship of the Tri-Copper
League. They now have to their cred
it ten games out of fifteen played,
while the next highest, the Sme1ter
club, has but seven out of fourteen.
Only two more games of the series
remain to be played and the Miners
now have a sufficient lead to place
them first no matter who captures
those.
The game Wednesday was unfor-
tunate for the Mill in that Dent, who
innings, had an off day and let past
five runs before being replaced by
Reiger. Reiger pitched good tight ball
for the remainder of the game, allow
ing but four hits and one run.
Bromley pitched his usual unspec-
tacular, but winning ball, only one
edIuCQ run SliPPlAl6 past
Galena and Guest for the Mill, and
Scanlon and Hosp for the Miners were
the lads who illuminated the field,
while the spectacular batting was done
by Mitchell and Mcdonald. The for
mer helped the Miners with a home
run and a three Dagger and the latter
saved the good name of the Mill by
landing a single and home run.
The last two games of the series
are: July 16, between the Miners
and the Smelterites, and July 10, be-
tween the Smelter and the Mill sun
day, July %, with the slate wiped
clean, the Mines and the Millers will
start the ball rolling to see who takes
the second series which will end Octo-
ber 1.
Score: r. H. E.
Mine ........O .OO2 O21 O1O-6 1S 2
Mill ...OOO 200 1903 7 8
Batteries: Bromley and Tonneman;
Dent, Reiger and Wachob.
UMMARY-Earned runs-Mines, 2;
Mill l. Home runs-Mitchell, Nc
Donnell. Three base hit-Mitchell.
Two base hit-Scanlon. Base on balls
off Bromley, A; off Dent, 2. Struck
out-By Bromley, 2; Dent, l. Double
plays-Beaumiller Hosp, Rammage;
Hosp, Scanlon. Passed balls-Wacob,
Tonneman. Left on bases-Mines, 10;
Umpire-Kelly.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
Practical Mining Men Back
Of New Company Which
Takes Over Rich Gold
Property Four Miles
Northeast of Kelvin
HIGH VALUES TAKEN
FROM OLD WORKINGS
Company Will Sink Shaft
to Depth Of 800 Feet and
Install Thirty-Ton Mill
List Stock on Boston Curb
in Near Future

Organization of the Gila Develop
ment company is now completed and
active operations on the Cane Springs
group of gold claims will be under
way within the next thirty days, ac-
cording to an announcement made yes
terday Development work as out
foot shaft before commencing cross
cutting operations and extensive ex-
Iloration work, while plans for 30
ton mill to be installed on the prop
erty are already under consideration.
consideration.
The company's holdings consist of
thirteen claims, located at Cane
Springs, four miles northeast of Kel-
vim on the Globe Kelvin highway. OF
these, eleven were acquired from
Charles Miller and John Nissan, origi-
nal owners of the group. The other
two claims have just been added to
the company's holdings by location.
They adjoin the main group of claims.
High Gold Values
That the company has one of the
richest properties IN. this district or
in any part of Arizona is shown by
the fact that samples taken from the
old workings assay from $3.50 to
$4,000 a ton in gold. Years ago Miller
and Nassau, owners of the property, in
markably free milling ore in that
crude fashion.
Immediate plans for development
contemplate the sinking of main
working shaft on the Wisconsin claim.
This shaft will be sunk to a depth of
300 feet before prosecuting begins.
A thirty ton mill for handling the
ore will be installed at an early date,
and will be located on the property
water for mining and milling purposes.
Practical Mining Men
Almost without exception the stock
holders and directors of the company
are practical mining men, the list in
Guiding Charles Miller and John Mis-
san, from whom the property was ac-
quired in exchange for stock consid-
Grafton, Roy G. Mead, superintendent
of the Troy Arizona at Troy, and Fred
M. Dow, for ten years engaged in min
ing in Alaska. Development opera
tions will be in charge of Mead, who
is vice president and managing di-
rector of the company. Ralph III.
Bartlett, of Boston, is president of the
company and Charles H. Barney, of
Boston, secretary and treasurer.
Fred M. Dow, who has been in the
district for several months past ne
gotiating for the property, leaves this
week for Boston where he will assist
Secretary Barney in financing the
company. and make arrangements for
listing the stock on the Boston curb.
/ Permission to sell 100000 shares of
stock at 35 cents for development pur-
poses was granted the company this
week by the Arizona corporation COM
mission. A large amount of stock has
already been subscribed in the east and
operations on the property, which is
free of all membranes, will go for
ward rapidly. The capitalization of the
company is 100000 shares at $1.OO.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
CHA DEvELOPME Mt COMPANY
To START OPERATIONS SOON
ON CANE SPRINGS PROPERTY
New Church Plans
Now Under Way

At meeting of the Ray Methodist
Church, held Monday evening, the
proposition of building new church
was thoroughly discussed. A commit
tee, consisting of c. B. Ebaugh, o. c.
Jordan, e. A. Thornton, E. A.
Gawthrop and J. H. Jonte, was ap-
pointed to select building site, pre-
pare plans for the building and sub
nit plan of financing the building.
Indications are very favorable and en-
couraging for building a church that
will care for the needs of Ray
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
HIT SULPH|DE ORE ON RATHER
SHAFT Of THE TROY-ARRONA

Shipments from the Troy Arizona
will be going forward to Hayden with
in a month, according to Superintend-
ent Mead, who stated that the com
pany is pushing rapidly it's develop
ment work on the Rather shaft. Other
important developments at the Troy
Arizona include the complete equip
ping of the assay office which is now
furnished with power crushing plant.
Kelvin will be the shipping point.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
TO BOOST CHLORIDE

CHLORIDE, Ariz, July 14-Chlor-
ide's Mining Bureau has been reorgan-
lied under the name of the Chloride
Chamber of Commerce. Anthony Nc
Cauley has been elected secretary of
the new organization. The new cham
Der of commerce is planning an elabor-
ate publicity campaign for Chloride and
the Chloride district.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-07-14
TO REOPEN ROAD

PRESCOTT, Ariz., July 13.-The old
Black Canyon road between Prescott
and Phoenix will be reopened to traf-
fic August 1. Opening of the highway
which shortens the distance between
the two cities by 81 miles will be cele-
brated by an auto excursion from Phoe-
nix to Prescott in which at least 100
the short route will be ITO miles, as
compared with lat via Wickenburg.
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NORRIDGEN0Ck

Miss Nellie Hussey went to Glou-
ccster. Mass. last Thursday where
she will remain this winter.
Last week Tuesday a large delega-
zion Of Grange members attended the
Pomona meeting al Mercer and re-
port a very enjoyable meeting.
Mrs. Julia Holt Of Scion visited
her daughter Mrs. Ethel Lunt few
days last week
4 meeting of Somerset Grange will
be held in their new hall this week
Thursday evening and a baked peah
supper will be served.
Mrs Helen Barker is gaining slow
" from her recent illness.
Miss Hazel Whitney was home
from her duties as teacher oil stenog7
raphy in the Wateryilie Hlgh oclooi
last saturday and sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pray nave
moved into the Chester Jones house
on Wateryille Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Seavey left last
week for Auburn where Mr.. SeaYey
has a very fine position with the
Cushman shoe factory. =,
Mrs Lauriston Lowe was quite Ill
the first of the week
Both the corn canning factories
finished packing last week and report
a large pack.
philip Williamson and family have
moved into one Of the Bert Haze
rents on Depot St
All roads led to the Mercer Falf
last Monday.
Albert starting and family have
moved onto the Jewett farm where
Mr.. Startling will be employed lhis
winter taking care of the cattle
All the graded schools IN toWh
have now commenced as their dil-
fcrent rooms have been finished Tor
tboir use Norrdgewock now has
school accommodations of which II
should be justly proud and which the
scholars will appreciate.
Webster Bennett and family VIII
soon move to Embden where MI
Bennett has taken a farm.
Vernon Keene has been on the SICK
list for some time, having been
threatened with typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ames and son
Rasil have moved into the rent for
merlv occupied in the Ames building
by DR.. Blance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Staples en-
tertained a large party of thelI
friends at dinner party one evening
last week.
Gerald Humphrey spent Sunday at
his home in Newport.
Mrs. Keyes, who is acting as
housekeeper for Miss Sarah Clarke
is suffering with a broken wrist.
DR.. and Mrs. w F. Brown, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Charles Fuller and Miss Vloie'
Harris took an automobile trip tc
Knox. Sunday where they visited
relatives.
B. E. Blake Of New York was
business caller in town last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Boone nave
gone to Skinner, where they will re-
main for the winter.
Conrad Webb has been having
serious time with blood poisoning II
his face
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Cattle Show at N. N. Portland
passed off Saturday last with the
usual good crowd
Mrs. Mary Nye has returned home
from Kingfeld.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Hodgdon of
Embden, Miss Ada Knapp of Auburn
and Miss Thelma King of Athens
were week end guests at A. H.
Adams.
Geo. f. Jackson of Bath recently
visited at his brothers Almon Jack
sons.
Mrs. Viola Merry spent a few days
al home last week from Pennington.
She returned there Monday to spend
the winter.
The Slave Sale at 1.-THE Pines Fri
day night was well attended and was
a success both socially and financial
ly.
Ray Stafford and Mrs. Laurette
Holbrook took a trip to Lake Austin
last week to visit Mr.. Safford's sister
Mrs Maurice Lane.
Mrs. Abbe Hutchins is at present
stopping at Bert Hutchins at North
New Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westburg and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cole spent the
Sabbath at the East.
Mr.. and Mrs. w |. Berry and son
Donald of North Arson accompanied
by Mrs. Bean were callers in town
Sunday.
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where she has been the past two
months.
Berry and Kenneth Gordon arrived
home from New Brunswick last
Thursday. They made the trip thru
in one day in their Ford runabout
c. A. Hewett left early Tuesday
morning with the mill truck to take
a load to the companys mill at West
Buxton.
Mrs. Gordon of Arson has been
visitor during the week at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Harry Bos-
worth.
Alta Love- who underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis at the hos
pital in Skowhegan last Monday
is reported to be gaining nicely and
her friends are much pleased at the
prospect of her early recovery.
Mrs. Una Cote of Camden arrived
in town Tuesday night. She re-
turned to Camden Wednesday with
her baby which her step-mother
Mrs. Thompson, has been caring for
during the past two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Griffith return
ed to Boston Sunday. They we're
accompanied by Mr.. Griffith's mother
who has been spending the summer
here with her son I. Griffith and
family.
George Burns of Hinckley was a
week end visitor in town.
Tom Spaulding and George Young
are painting the roof Of the mill and
boiler house this week.
Bert Harvell is making improve
ments about the grounds of his house
among which is new cement walk
and driveway to his stable.
Cephas Jackman of Norwood. Mass.
was visiting his sisters Mrs. Wilson
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The News of Somerset'S Busy Towns
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Miss Marjorie Bracket of Farm
ington spent Sunday at her home III
town.
Mrs. Roxie Carr is having repairs
made on her house.
Annie l.. Decker will be at Mrs.
Chas. Bigelows next Tuesday even
ing, Oct 10 and Wednesday, the 18th,
all day.
Ralph Whitney and William Braek-
EFT have been having their buildings
painted.
Buy this paper at Spauldings-
Virginia Crosby has been suffering
severely with brown tail moth pols-
oning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jewett and
son were in Augusta last week 10 at
tend the Farnham-Gannett wedding.
Mrs. Lou Brown, Mrs. Maude Carr,
Mrs. Alice Wade and Mrs. Florence
Gibbs visited Mrs, Grace Campbell at
Larone last Tuesday.
William Hilton is on the sick list.
Wilmer Stevens is still at the home
of Eugene Haskell where he has beea.
quite sick.
Miss Fay Barker returned to her
duties in Augusta Monday morning.
An automobile party consisting oil
L. L. Whitney. Miss Linnion Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Hilton took
trip to The Forks last Sunday.
a large attendance of both old and
young is earnestly requested at the
Go-to-Sunday-S School Sunday which
will be observed at the Baptist
Church next Sunday at the usual
Sunday School hour. A very nice
entertainment is being prepared by
the young people of the Church which
will be given at that time.
The members of the Jolly Glee
Club gave Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gilman
a surprise party last Saturday even
ing and the time was pleasantly
spent in playing games, etc. Re
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served and the guests
presented Mr. and Mrs. Gilman with
a very pretty art square.
The fall train service went into
effect last Monday as follows: Trains
going west. 7.59 a. m. and 1917 p.
m. Going east, 1907 a. m. and 4.22
p. m,
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56(E3
MERCER

Robert Horan who has been work
ing at Rumford, was home the latter
part of the week.
Dick Whitney is moving into what
is known as the Cromwell house at
East Mercer, now owned by I. 4.
Brown.
Bert Kidder and family of Nor
ridgewock were at Hart Ellis sun
day
Willie True is soon to commence
work in the Sash and Blind factory
at Skowhegan.
Bessie Tracy is at work for Clar-
ence Brown.
Miss Alice Condor of Belfast with
her niece and nephew are spending a
few days at Birch Point Camps.
Helen Chamberlain is in New Shar-
on for a week or more.
Bailey Smith made a trip to Farm
ington Monday on business.
Mrs. George Godfrey expects to re-
turn to her home in Winthrop, Mass
next Saturday.
Clarence Brown has been on the
sick list for few days.
Ashman Ladd will 90 to Lowell
Mass. Oct. 7. where he expects work
for the winter