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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
SUNDAY NOON BLAZE CAUSED
LOSS OF $500 ON WEST SIXTH

Fire thought to have started from
a defective flue caused a loss OF
$500 at house owned by L. M.
Johnson on West Sixth street sun
day at 1880 p. m. The fire de-
partment was given the wrong To-
cation, third ward instead of sec
ond, which delayed the drivers wag-
on and when the firemen arrived the
entire kitchen was ablaze. The loss
is covered. by insurance. The G. G.
Owens family who have been living
there had taken out part OF their
household goods preparatory to NOV
ing to junction City and their loss
was small.
The alarm was sounded as the
people were coming from the morn
ing church services and hundreds
ran to the scene of the blaze.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
LEASE 10000 ACRES FOR OIL
County's Fees for Papers Filed To-
tailed $139.25

Ten thousand acres of land in
Wheatland and Holland townships
has been leased by the Wichita Nat
ural Gas company and assigned to
the Continental Oil and Gas com
pany of Bartlesville, Ok. This com
pany was the first to start oil leas-
ing in Dickinson, having secured
rights to several thousand acres In
the southeast corner of the county
while these townships are the two
farthest south in the extreme west
tier.
The oil boom greatly increases
the county's fees as $1.S5 is charg-
ed for each lease filed and soc for
each assignment There were 55 in
this lot which amounted to $139.25.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
Observation-Disclosures

Annual Sunday school day of the
Brethren in Christ church for Kan
sas will be celebrated at the church
at Seventh and Buckeye tomorrow.
Delegates will be in attendance from
out-of-county points. The chief lee
turer is DR.. A. ]. Cutler, the col
lege pastor at Mcpherson college.
About a dozen of the more capable
leaders in the Dickinson county
congregations are also announced
on the printed program. The session
opens promptly at 10. All are invit-
ed. The first Cutler lecture is set
for II o'clock The annual business
conference session follows Thurs
day morning.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
GRADED SCHOOL DECLAMAToRY
CONTEST, FRIDAY, APRIL IA

Friday evening, April IA, the DAY
preceding the county field and track
meet the declamatory contests LOT
the graded schools will be held at
the high school. Fourteen puplls
have won in their respective schools
and are eligible as contestants lot
that evening. Those who ala not
have the opportunity of hearing the
boys and girls crate the afternoon
of the last contest can do SO that
evening. That with the meet at the
fair grounds will make the week eno
a full one for the graded schooi
pupils.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. C. Mcdowell to Mabel Perdue,
y 2-15-3, $4,000.
E. L. Morse to Eliza f. Tiff, 40
# lot 1877, X lot 1879, L. add,
$4,000.
James Hartonft to E. F. Knerr, C
Y lot and lot Z. blk rs, E. A.
T. Co.'s add, s275.
James C. Phillips to Mary c. Tout,
lots %, %, "a, block 8, Highland
add, 81.
Mary C. Tout to j. c. Phillips, lot
8, blk 4, original townsite, 81.
Grace Reformed Church to Noah
Walters, lot "a, blk 20, X. & Fl.
add, $500.
]. P. Kern to Frank Geoffroy, lot
/ except s III feet, blk 4, X. &
H. add and west 10 IT lot 16 and
lot II and Is It. lot IS Kern
sub-div., 81.
Ella E. Estes to Helen Dicks, lots
7, 8, blk 8, Schellenger's add
Harrington, $3.50.
Jacob Krieger to Louis Hesler, s 4
lot 2, Roch's add Herington, $500.
Frank Geoffroy to ]. P. Kern. W X
NV 4 30-14-2, 81.
sabra A. Crazy to James Hare, lots
10, u, blk So, Harrington, $l4OO.
ALVIN Kasselbaum TO Robert Hamil-
ton Jr ne 4 S-11-2, $4,000.
Henry Roehrman to Frank schwen-
dener, Hope property, $500.
]. R. Kohler to Enoch w. Timm,
Gao acres 80, 3s-1s-5. $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
]. REEFS GOES TO SANTA FEE
AS CIVIL ENGINEER

]. Rees of Talmage, a student in
the civil engineering department OF
the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege at Manhattan, has accepted a
position with the Santa Fe and will
be stationed at Garden City, where
that system is carrying on extensive
construction work. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rees of Talmage
and is another boy from this coun-
ty who is making good in college
and life work. G. w. Rees of this
city is a brother.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
REFORMED CHURCH WORK
CONFERENCE STARTS THURSDAY

Beginning Thursday evening,
April 6, and lasting over Sunday a
church work conference will be held
at the Grace Reformed church. The
Rev. ]. c. Horning and Rev. E. N.
Evans will be here and all phases
of church work will be taken up.
There will be study periods, praise
and song services and meetings for
the men, women and young people.
Afternoon services will be held the
last three days.
During the week of April 9 evan
gelistic services will be conducted
each evening with the Rev. E. N.
Evans in charge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
GENEsEO BANK PRESIDENT
VICTIM IN DIAMOND THEFT

Kansas City, April 5.-John s
Gibson, so years old, president oil
the Central state bank of Geneseor
Kan, went to the prosecutors Of
flee this morning with a story OF
1920 diamond robbery. 1t occurred
he said, in a room at the jefferson
hotel, while he was in a drugged
condition.
The robbery. he charged, was per-
petrated by a young woman, to
whom he had been introduced by a
bellboy.
Gibson is registered at the Kug-
per hotel. He came to Kansas City
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
CONCRETE ROAD WILL BE
BUILT ON BUCKEYE IN FALL

The concrete pavement on the
road south from the Buckeye bridge
to the Muench hill will be built, the
township officials have decided def
nitely, but not until fall and after
harvest and the rush of farm work
is over will the actual work start.
The filling in will be started imme-
diately and the necessary grading
done. This will allow the dirt to
settle and pack during the summer
rains and travel so that when the
concrete is laid it will have a solid
bed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
O. BIRD HOUSES IN CONTEST
Elizabeth TOber Won First frize
Two Boys Other Firsts

Tho bird houses in the schoo
cbildren's contest were judged OF
the merits of the builders KNOW
edge of the birds habits and haDl
tations as shown in the house. ant
the workmanship displayed in TN
construction. The judges were: II
L. Humphrey, Henry Engle ana Ut
n. p. Mera. The winners we're:
Group Dean Callahan, lst, Enc
grade; Pearl Romer, End, LIST grade
John Johntz, 3rd, 1st grade; Pauline
Fossler, Srd, Srd grade; Ralph step'
bins. 3rd, Bird grade.
Group II-Elizabeth Tober, ISL
9Th grade; Paul Engle, End, 9TH
grade; Donald Nicolay, 9rd, 4th
grade; Eleanore Graft, 3rd, Attn
grade: oliver Bennett, 3rd, Atm
grade.
Group III-Clarence Slaybaugh,
1st, 7th grade; James Brenneman'
End, 7th grade; Wyeth Walters, 3rd'
9TH grade; Lydia Allen, 3rd' tn
grade; Ruth Cutler, 3rd, Sth grade
The contestants were as follows:
Group /, Grades l, II, llI-Helen
Baker, John Johntz, Herbert Hook
ensmith, Thomas Dave, George
Hurd. Cecilia Lifts, Donald Jolley,
Elvan Porter, Leslie Haugh, James
Beagle, Pearl Roemer, Jay Myers
Mary Simmons, Margaret Butler
Ralph Stebbings, Charles Hayes,
Glenn Geoffroy, Dean Callahan, John
Simmons, Lawrence Elwick, Her
bert Cassel, Leroy Roum, Frederick
Schwendener, Fritz Lucier, Marian
Weller, Earl Erwin, Roy Shellhaas
Elsie Hoffman, Mary Stuart, Helen
Beagley, Dorothy Harger, Mamie
Hayes, Opal Simpson, Gladys Gar
rett, Edith Bell, Pauline Fossler,
Elga Towne, Eugenia Mccullough,
Goldie Bennett, Frances Toburen.
Group II, Grades ", V, VI-Oliv-
er Bennett, James Brenneman, Ger
aldine De Young, Reba Dobkins, Paul
Engle, Herbert Folk, Robert Gem
mil. Lawrence Garvey, Eleanor
Graft, Margaret Knerr, Dorothy Luz
cier, Vernon Kaufman, Will Klo-
yer, Donald Nicolay, Guy Springer,
Ethel Sampson, Clara Lightner, Ellz-
abeth Tober, Velma Elwick.
Group III, Grades VII and Will
Ruth Cutler, Wyeth Walters, Clar-
ence Slaybaugh, James Brenneman,
Lydia Allen.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
LoNGFoRD's MILD SMALLPOX
SCARE Is ALL OVER

Longford which had a slight
smallpox scare is happy again. All
the cases we're mild and all have
recovered: the last three patients will
be discharged in a few days. The
schools we're not closed and reports
were much exaggerated as to the
situation. Miss Genevieye Huffman,
one of the teachers in the Longford
schools, came home to spend Sun
day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
SALINE DEMOCRATS FAVOR
c. s. CRAWFORD'S CANDIDACY

The Saline county Democratic
convention held at Salina went on
record as being extremely friendly
to C. S. Crawford of this city for
delegate from the Fifth district to
the national convention at St. Louis.
The motion was first opposed but
finally passed and was the delega-
tion's only instruction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
GO 70 The Abilene NurserIes

For nursery stock of all kinds.
Lowest prices and the very best
home grown trees. Call and see us
at the city tree yard, corner 4th and
Buckeye, across from Dan Baer's
feed barn. office one mile west OF
town on First street. Phone M1S9o'
We also have fine White Dent seed
corn for sale; place orders now.
d5tw2t w. T. COUGH & son.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
Grace stuart Dies in saIina

Friends here received notice Of
the death of Grace Stuart at the
home in Salina Saturday evening"
She formerly lived here, her father
being engaged in the monument
business. They resided at Fourth
and Mulberry. DR.. Conklin was call
ed to salina on consultation early
in the evening but medical aid could
not save her.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
Preparedness

Prepare for next washday by TAX
ing home Red Cross Ball Blue. Ask
any good grocer. Red Cross Ball
Blue imparts a clear white; makes
you smile when you see the beauti-
full, snowy white basket of clothes.
Red Cross the blue that's true blue.
ADV. 3-4wks
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
Meetings at Holland

Rev. e. F. Sherry will hold SER
les of meetings at Holland church
beginning April 8, continuing each
evening for two weeks All are in
vited.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06

week ago. He has been president
of the Central State bank of Gene
SEQ, Kan, twenty-five years, is mar
ried and has a son OF IA.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06

Dead horses and cattle removed
free. Phone charges refunded. Call
234 7s1, 1850. Dederick Rendering
Works. W.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06

If you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone 95.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-06
SAFETY FIRST
FOR SANITARY REASONS WE GARMENTS OUT ON
APPROVAL
SOME CONDEMN US-OTHERS COMMEND US.
READ BELOW OUR REASONS, THEN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.

The nub TODAY should recognize sending approval
diseases nave oe is crime ana against
tn hes of the health the community
CIidrens diseases carried mother watch
of cough cckenpo
out underwear alce OF ol one
nsv down thinks properly
the disease murng home where every possible ae
all the Wlns ana as
eases without thought as the origin -
limo should not be exposed TO tnese diseases
peal with safeguard the public health which IS
to the interests of all people
pE an WHAT THE CHICAGO BOARD TO SAY Re
slrTFD BTLLETIN SCHOOL or SANITARY IN
9PECTiON UNDER OF DECEMBER 8, 1914:
at the experience medical health officers find people who rebel
the nflcon OF many
are we'll from those sick with disease ,
Of others principle negos to
to expect or demand
Here instance showing how oag"n
mother had and whose home under
antne where she purchased coat APP
took homewh day the ana
by Within i've days heT on
daughter aged ten DAYS ate Deo
case was epidemic that which was not checked
mtlthe eighty cases and TOUR deaths
oh roasons and y no means Importance to
civ in different had to
ill., IA con- returned in unsuitable nd
hall less Don you suppose
nrcew wash such losses
do not have garments us
es if thew are reasonable length of time and shows that
Ielesed we
EV MON1h since our uy ~ we
heencon this kind OF store
Rn to be been
ourselves little better quares te
more customers ana trying always n
ashamed
Very truly yours
r. w. Jeffrey, Pres and Mgr
PEOPLES STORE
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-01-14

the arrest of those men is good thing
for me. 1t makes my course clearer
and removes from my path all threat
ened danger"
Slocum shook his head
"Not quite he replied. "You must
remember that George Stevens is still
at large. and as long as he is you're not
out of danger. | know from what he
said last night up thar to the house
would kill you in IL minute if he had
the chance dunno why it is. but he's
piZcn ag'in you for some reason.
''Then you think it would not be safe
for me to leave here!'
mot at present it wouldn't, no. Bet
ter lie still a little while till the coast
gifts little clearer"
(Which means until George Stevens
is disposed Of in some way:'
"Ies: about that
'.And that may be weeks or even
months:"
"Waal, I hardly think so. But, long
or short the best thing you can do is,to
wait. Stay yere till night anyhow, an
then I'll come over, an We'll see more
bout it,
'Well, if you think it best I'll wait
here till night We can then consider
the matter further. Perhaps in the
meantime something may transpire to
make our course palmer
Perhaps. Who can tell what an
hOur may bring fOrth:"
Who. indeed! Neither Slocum nor
Ross ever dreamed of what the next
hour was to bring forth.
"Waal. I'll he a-goin', l guess Slo-
cum added. "l'll come ag'in tonight.
Farewell"
'Goodby," Ross said.
Slocum walked away. He had been
gone fifteen minutes perhaps when
something happened that almost star
tied Ross out of his senses.
\ man with Il drawn revolver step
ped out of the bushes not five feet
away and stood in front Of him.
That man was George Stevens.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-01-14

George Stevens. He managed to git
crway an is a hidin out somewhar
now"
"Was he in that robbery:'
"Shore he was. Lord. his wife
knowed it from the first. Knowed it
'thout nobody te.lin' 'er. Jest knowed
it from the way he acted"
Ross was silent and thoughtful for a
moment; then he said:
II am sorry to hear that. l am in
deed.'
''Sorry to hear that she knows?" Slo-
cum asked.
"No; sorry to hear that he is guilty.
"Why are you sorry for that:"
"For her sake"
"Sho! In my opinion you hain't got
no call to be sorry on her count. Lord
l reckon she ort to be congratulated,
If anything. The sooner a woman like
her gifts shet of a man like him the bet
ter"
''Rut she is not rid Of him"
"That's so. l forgot bout that. No,
she hain't rid of him. an mebhy she
won't never be rid of him till she dies.
Even if he's ketched they can't do nc
more than send him to prison for few
years, an she'll still be tied to him.
Pore woman"'
Poor woman indeed.' Ross thought
but he didn't say SO. Instead he said:
"Do you have any idea where Ste
vens is?'
mot the least idea in the world.
Slocum replied. Il jedge, though he is
somewhar in the woods. He amt like
ly to skip clear out o the country-nOt
for a few days, nohow, cause he knows
they'll be a-watchin' for i'm on ever
corner"
81 presume that's true" Ross replied
Then, after a pause, he added: "Well
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-01-14
more to kill you for now. Are you

more to kill you for now. Are you
ready to dep
cat any moment" Ross replied, fold
ing his arms across his breast and
looking Stevens bravely in the face.
He was very calm and self possessed,
but his face was sad and his heart
was heavy. He was thinking of Mi
nerva.
George Stevens hesitated for awhile.
The GOODNESS Of the other disconnected
him. 1t takes a person Of good nerve
to deliberately shoot a man down while
he is quietly waiting and looking on.
And George Stevens was at heart an
arrant coward. Desperadoes and vii
lains usually are. He hesitated so long
that finally Ross said:
"If you are going to kill me why
don't you do it,"
Stevens stole an upward glance and
grinned.
"Air you in hurry" he asked.
''It is enough to murder a man." Ross
replied, "without torturing him with
suspense"
"Then I'll try to please you" And
Stevens began to raise his pistol. With
a little hysterical, uneasy laugh he
added, II reckon I'll be able to do a
leetle better shootin' than l done that
day over thar at Conrow's."
So intent was he on the matter in
hand that he did not hear the bushes
parted behind him.
"Waal," he went on, "thar amt no use
O. waitin' no longer. Mought as we'll
do the job an have 1t over"
He began to raise the pistol again.
But when he had raised it little way
he gave a scream and let it fall to his
| side. A pair of arms had passed
around him from behind and held him
| locked in close embrace. For q mo-
ment he was stupefied with astonish-
ment, then he recovered himself and
began to struggle. Instantly he tripped
/; and fell. and the other. retaining his
hold, fell upon him. There the struggle
continued, but only for little while.
In the contest the pistol was accident
ally discharged.
Then George Stevens lay still, and
the other slowly regained his feet.
Looking ON the still form, Billy slye
felt that he was partially revenged.
ITO be concjuded.1
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-01-14
PROLOGUE.

V0OL00O6.
A group of Kansas jayhawks in Fed
eral uniform on riliding expedition
are fired upon and chased by Guam
tre|l's bushwhackers in Missouri. James
Ross escapes them only to fall into the
hands of Silas Bone, an aged native
whose life has been made miserable by
boy simpleton known rs Silly Billy
slye. Silas sends Silly Billy for the
bushwhackers. headed by his son-in-
law. George Stevens. whose wife, MI
nerva. secretly induces the simpleton
to call rescuers instead. Word Of the
Ross capture reaches the bushwhack-
ers. however. and they clash with the
rescuers. who succeed in getting Ross
away In safety. Minerva's union with
George Is cup of bitterness. Ross
benefactor gets him position as
schoolteacher in the village under the
name of James Stone. Crazy Mag. an
old hag Of the mountains. warns him
Of impending danger. He meets Jake
Martin Of the bushwhackers. who fails
TO recognize him. Arriving ut his board
irg place. he finds 1t to be the home Of
his benefactrcss. Minerva. who Is
equally rs surprised as himself. Uncle
81 tries unsuccessfully to worm from
R1lly who the men We're who rescued
Ross. George Stevens reaches home
sullen and unresponsive directly after
bank robbery, much to his wifes con
Germ. Ross stops for n chat with
Jake Martin. Bob Crook, hidden in the
bushes. overhears them. Ross i'm an
unguarded moment tells Minerva he
loves her. The bushwhackers. headed
by Jake Martin. try to whip from Silly
BILLY his part in the jayha awkcr's es-
cape They are suddenly distracted by
Bob Crook. and Billy escapes with
Ross assistance. The latter escapes
also and goes to Slocum for advice,
who suggests that he hide for awhile
in the cornfield. George, Jake and
their followers hunt for him. The old
woman of the woods comes across
Ross in the field an.! reminds him that
her warming would still he completely
fulfilled.
The Ekalaka eagle., 1916-01-14

you I'm pow'ful glad Of it. 1t shows
luck hain't all agin me an that there's
little sweet with the bitter, even
yit.'
"IIow came you to be here" Ross
asked, remembering his meeting with
Mag. "Did any one tell you I was
here:"
mo; l guess it was Providence guild
ed me to this place. l reckon l was
led here for purpose, an that pur-
pose will soon be accomplished. Like
you, I'm hidin', but in few minutes
you won't need to hide no more"
He spoke the truth. A few minutes
later there was no longer any occasion
for James Ross to hide. But it was
not as George Stevens anticipated.
WELL" Ross said. "now that you
have found me here, what are you go
| ing to do?'
I'm goin' to kill you." Stevens an
swered. I'm gon' to shoot you
through the heart just like I'd shoot a
dog"
"Why are you going to do that!"
"You know why as we'll as do. You
|
"Is it because l interfered to save
Billy from a further beating:"
"No. Though I'd kill you for that If
l didn't have no other an no better rea-
SON."
There was that movement among
the bushes again. 1t was directly be-
hind Stevens and only a little way
from him.
"You have no other reason for taking
my life Ross said.
''Hain't I? reckon you amt broke
up my home an stole my wife from
me? | reckon that amt nothin' to kill
a man for?"
'It would be if had done that. But
l have not broken up your home, and
l have not stolen your wife from you.'
"You love err
81 do God knows l do. But can't
help it,"
can she loves you"
IF she does she can't help it.-Peo-
pie can't control their affections. But
they can control their actions."
What do you mean by that?'
81 mean that however much we may
think Of each other, we have never
wronged you nor offended heaven"
"You told 'er you loved 'er. heerd
YOU
"And you allowed me to remain in
your home after that and never men,
toned that event:'
81 had a purpose in kecpin' still.
wanted money out of it,
Great God. Is a woman to blame
for loving another man when her hus-
band would make merchandise of her
character:"
can you don't call that doin' nc
wrong-that you done:"
81 do. It was wrong. Though there
was nothing in it but the purest affec
ton. it was cruelty wrong. and have
sincerely and truly repented it. And
she was in noWise to blame. Youl
wife is true to you--as true as ever any
wife was to her husband-eyen though
her affections may he another's. But
why should we speak Of these things
\ woman's honor and character are toe
sacred to be discussed by men,
"Hain't no use O talkin' as l know
Of All got to say is you got to die
Again there was that movement
among the bushes. this time only two
or three steps behind Stevens.
"Well, if must die must" Ross re
piled, but first l want to tell you
something"
What is it,"
"You accuse me of stealing youl
wife's affections. The charge is false
, If you ever possessed her affections
you threw them away"
| "That's a lie-a pint blank lie-an
Id like to know how you go bout MAX
I, in it out
"Do YOU think an honest, pure an6
noble minded woman could love MAJ
when she knows he is thief, villain
and murderer"
'"rake keer. Don't you dare to throw
sich things as them In my teeth"
"They are true. Even now you ar,
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