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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29

A carload of new potatoes on sale
Friday, Saturday and Monday at 80
cents a peck Telephone 1S45. Grocery
department. LevinS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29

Mrs. Minnie Crews and daughter Miss
Grace, of Grinnell, We're in the city to-
day on their way home from a visit in
RiceYille
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29

cry department. Weismans Bargain
Store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
LOST MACHINERY LOCATED
COunty's Road Machinery Has Been
Delayed in Car Famine

Where did the county's road
machinery ordered several months
ago get TOT" has been the question.
uppermost in the minds of the inter
ested taxpayers and county commits
sioners since the 4th of March when
the road working outfit was to have
been delivered at Solomon. The
commissioners made inquiry and to-
day received TELEGRAM from the
White Automobile Co., at Cleveland
saying the equipment was aboard a
Santa Fe red pail fl eight and has
passed Chicago cnroute for Solomon.
The delay has proved costly. not
in dollars and cents, but in losing a
month of the best road making
weather that has been offered by
the weather man for some time.
Workmen are waiting to take
charge of the outfit and the cay it
arrives it will be put on the road.
A scarcity of freight cars was the
cause assigned the delay by the
manufacturers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
co. TO CLAY CENTER
Clay Center System Purchased b,
United Company

Following three years of negotia-
tions the United Telephone company
this week formally purchased and
took over the Clay Center Telephone
company's system. The transaction
has been pending for some time but
1t was only this week that the per-
mission of the public utilities COM
mission was given and all legal
formalities completed.
Work will start Immediately to
put all wires underground and $4,-
900 will be sent on such improve
ments in the next three months. Ex-
penditures totaIing between $780,
900 and $4,000 are being contem-
plated for the next year. This will
include new building, new board
and other modern equipment The
present management at Clay Center
viii remain in charge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
COAL OIL STOVE AND LACE
CURTAIN CAUSES OF FRI
From Fridays Daily.l

Some easily combustible window
curtain fabric igniting from a burn
ing coal oil stove set in front of the
window, was the cause of a fire
on East Fourth street at $3.50 this
morning in the house occupied by
John Dull and owned by Harry
Toliver. While Mrs. Dull was tele-
phoning for help the flames caused
the oil tank to explode spreading
blazing oil over the furniture and
walls of the kitchen. The fire was
under control when the department
arrived and only the chemicals were
used. The paint ON the wood work
of the room was blistered and one
window frame was burned, the wall
paper and furniture smoked and a
small hole burned in the ceiling SO
that the damages total about $125,
half Mr. Dull's loss and the rest the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Obituary-samueI r.. High

Samuel r. High was born April
10, 1882, and died March 80, 1916
He married Sarah A. Calhoun and
to this union seven children were
born, Alice and Airing having died
while the father was in the Civil
war. Harry reached the age of 10
years and Nellie died in infancy.
Besides the wife there survive three
children, Mrs. E. w. Reed of Lin
coin, Neb.; w. r. High of Carlton,
Kan, and c. C. High of Alpaugh,
Cal. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Presbyterian church
at 1880 p. m. April LIST. by Rev. F.
S. Blayney. and the remains were
laid to rest in the Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
State Sunday School Convention


The fifty-first annual convention
of the Kansas Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held in Wichita
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
May 2, 3, 4, 1915. The expert talent
already announced is from Phila-
delphia, Chicago, Columbus, o., Des
Moines, and nearly every section OF
this state besides. All Sunday Schools
are entitled to representation and
are requested to name their dele
gates early. Entertainment is at low
rates in private homes-75 cents for
lodging and breakfast, other meals
at popular prices down town. Regis
tration fee one dollar. All register
ed delegates are to be admitted to
the magnificent musical concert of
the New York Philharmonic Orches-
ira of rs pieces, supported by a
Wichita chorus of 500 trained voices,
without extra charge. For program
and information address the office
of the Kansas Sunday School Asso-
citation, Abilene, Kansas, ]. H. En-
gle, General Secretary.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
ELECTION FORMALLY ACTED
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS IN

The board of city commissioners
met in special session and formally
declared P. H. Halleck elected as
finance commissioner and the park
bond proposition as carried. The
official count completed this morn
ing showed the same majority, 1872,
for the bonds, but lowered Halleck q
majority to 291. OF the 1866 votes
cast II were void and seven we're
blank.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
FILES SUIT TO FORECLOSE
ON LEWIS PROPERTY

J. A. Lewis of Hin City has filed
suit in the office Of clerk Of district
court against ]. B. Lewis of this
city to collect ON a promissory note
for $S97.50, given August 81, 1913,
on three years time, at eight per
cent per annum- The entire amount
was to fall due in defauH OF any
one Of the semi-snnual interest pay
ments. The petition states that no
payments have been made. The
plaintiff seeks a foreclosure on
property on West Seventh street, on
which he holds a mortgage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
THREE ASSESSORS FINISH WORK
Personal Property Shows Increase
With Much Corn and Livestock

George Herr of Ridge township,
W. A. Mourer Of Jefferson, and w.
H. Anderson of Hope are the first
three assessors to complete their
work and send in the books. They
made the rounds in their respective
townships in 30 days, the lists hav-
ing been sent out the first Of
March. According to their reports
the farmers have less wheat this
year than last while there is more
corn and livestock to be listed as
personal property. Personal proper
ty is greatly on the increase as in
Dictated by the Ridge report. Last
year this valuation was placed at
$177,530 while this year the list to-
tails $231,546, thirty per cent in
crease.
Mrs. H. w. King, deputy county
clerk, is of the opinion that Dick
lnson county has some prompt ana
rustling township assessors.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
COUNTY PURCHASES LAND
FOR ROAD WEST OF ACME

A strip of land 16ia feet wide and
40 rods long has been purchased OF
William Miller by the board OF
county commissioners and will be
graded for road y Of a mile west
of the Acme creamery where Holland
creek has encroached upon the pub
lie highway in its washing and ero-
sion. One hundred dollars was paid
for the tract The road will be
opened Immediately. as the commits
sioners intended to have the road
men start work today, moving the
fence and doing the necessary grad
ing.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Avoid Spring Colds

Sudden changes, high winds, shift
ing seasons cause colds and grippe,
and these spring colds are annoy
ing and dangerous and are likely to
turn into a chronic summer cough.
In such cases take a treatment of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, a pleas
ant Laxative Tar Syrup. It soothes
the cough, checks the cold and helps
break Up an attack Of grippe. It's
already prepared. 70 mixing or fuss
ing Just ask your druggist for a
bottle Of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Tested and tried for over 40 years.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
$4,000 FARM BLAZE
FOUR BUILDINGS DESTROYED ON
ELMER G. ZEIGLER FARM
Origin of Destructive Fire Unknown
Two Threshing Machines,
Corn Sheller, Ensilage
Cutter and Grain Lost

All the buildings on the Elmel
Zeigler farm, TX miles northwes
of town, with the exception of the
residence, were destroyed by fire
Thursday between II AMI ~ O'Clock
at a loss of $4,000. The destructive
blaze started in a cob house from
some unknown cause. With the con.
tinued dry weather of the past week
the lumber was dry and easily in
flammable and the wind changed
twice just in the direction to carry
the flames to four buildings. All
are a total loss
Mr.. Zeigler and his son were
working in a shop near the cob
house when they first noticed the
fire but were unable to call help
soon enough to extinguish the blaze.
The structures destroyed were
corn crib, implement shed, cob
house and barn. Two threshing ma
chimes, 5000 worth of blacksmith
ing tools, ensilage cutter, corn she'll
er, 8 tons of hay and some wheat
were burned. Some corn, the prop
erty of John Underhill, was also
lost The loss is partially covered
by insurance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
MRS. II. f. MARTINS BROTHER
ENGINEER OF DIES MONIES

Mrs. H. F. Martin received word
this morning that a brother, Karl
c. Kastberg, had been offered the
position as city engineer of Des
Moines and of his acceptance. The
past eight years he has been in a
similar capacity at Bonneville, la.
He is a graduate of the Ames agri-
cultural college.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
COUNTY HOSPITAL PLAN
MAY BE TRIED HERE

The talk of hospital for Abilene
Z, has aroused interest in the law Of
1913 providing for a county hospi.
tai and there may be an effort to
establish one here.
C. L. Browns offer to donate his
former residence site at the south
east corner of Seventh and Buckeye
or the equivalent, still holds good,
provided a hospital building to cost
not less than $25, 900 is erected and
that patients not able to pay are
taken care of.
With an assessed valuation Of
around $4S.0O0,000 Dickinson coun-
ty can easily afford a first class
county hospital as the levy need not
exceed one half mill on the dollar
to build a $4,000 building.
Chapter POP of the 1913 session
laws of Kansas is an act that en-
ables counties having less than 49,,
900 inhabitants to establish and
maintain public hospitals and train
ing schools for nurses.
A tax Of not to exceed mills on
the dollar for any one year may
be levied for the purchase of a site
and the erection of a building.
The question can be submitted to
vote of the people at the regular
election in November provided the
board of county commissioners be
presented with a petition signed by
rs per cent of the resident free
holders of the county, 10 per cent
of whom shall not be residents of
the city where it is proposed to To-
cate the public hospital.
Should the proposition carry at
the general election the county COM
must at once appoint
seven trustees, none of whom may
be physicians, and these trustees
hold office until the next general
election at which time seven trus-
ices shall be elected by the voters.
Not more than four trustees can
'eside in the city in which the hos
,ital is located, and no trustee can
eceive anything for his services.
these trustees have absolute charge
# the hospital, taking it out of
he county commissioners hands en-
rely, and giving equal rights to
II and special privilege to none.
The law further provides that ev-
ry hospital established under this
ct shall be for the benefit Of all the
lhabitants of the county or any =
erson falling sick or being injured A
thin tits limits but every person 4
ken care of who is not a pauper x
TALL pay for these services accord Y
g to the rules and regulations pre-
ribbed by the trustees.
Any person or organization may a
axe any donation of money, real a
tate or personal property for the x
'nefit of the hospital if they so 4
sire.
The board of trustees may estab-
III and maintain a training school
r nurses in connection with the
spital.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
WILL NOT DISCONTINUE
ROCK ISLAND TRAINS

On account of protests from To
peka and Wichita sources, and
commercial organizations all along
the line, the Rock Island has an
nouneed that trains No. 35 and So,
operating between Kansas City
and Ell Reno. Oklahoma, would not
be discontinued. as had been pre-
yiously announced.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
BIG SNOW STORM
IN WESTERN KANSAS

Travelling men returning to Abb
lene from western Kansas report a
snow fall last night of 10 inches
from CORTLAND west. This fall is
most welcome to that part of the
state as lots of winter wheat fields
have not yet sprouted on account OF
lack of moisture.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
Whr Const,patlon Iniures

The bowels are the natural sew
erage system of the body. When
they become obstructed by constipa-
ton a part of the poisonous matter
which they should carry off is alb
sorbed into the system, making you
feel dull and stupid, and interior
ing with the digestion and assimi-
lation of food. This condition is
quickly relieved by Chamberlain
Tablets. Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
TWO r. I. TRAINS THROUGH
HERINGTON TAKEN OFT

The announcement has been
made that the Rock Island road
would take off two Of their passen-
ger trains on Sunday. April u. The
trains that will be taken off are
Nos. IS and SO. No reason Is given
for the disseminating of the two
passenger trains.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13
snrine

Spring is looked upon by many as
the most delightful season of the
year, but this cannot be said of the
rheumatic. The cold and damp
weather brings on rheumatic pains
which are anything but pleasant.
They can be relieved. however, by
applying Chamberlain's Eminent.
Obtainable everywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13

For regular action of the bowels;
easy, natural movements, relief of
constipation, try Doan's Regulets
25c at all stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13

Engraved calling cards. birth
cards, wedding Invitations. etc msv
DO ordered through this offica
Quality the best and price. Low
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-04-13

ITO BE CURED Of rheumatism
4 with all its lameness, aches and
pains, take Hoods Sarsaparila. You
must be sure to GET FOODS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
PRENTICE BARBER HAS HOPE
Lad From the Country Whom Shops
Patrons Fear TO
Trust.

Perhaps he Is 25 years old-he looks
to be about l6. From seven In
the morning until nine in the evening,
barring time of for meals he stands
at the extreme end of line of white
coated men. usually honing razor
or gazing of vacantly into space. The
oretically, he is a barber Practi.
cally, says a writer In the Indianapo-
lis News, he has not yet achieved that
position IN life. Daily patrons have
never seen him welding a razor on
anything but his strop or hone Every
day hundreds of customers visit the
shop. Business men, clerks, street
car conductors, wagon drivers and
others enter the barber shop doors
during the days course, but their ac-
tlons are substantially alike After
taking off coats and hats they gaze
up and down the line of waiting bar
bers, select the one nearest or pick
out an old favorite without so much
as glance at the youth on the end
But II, unfortunately, all the other bar
bers are busy, the youthful wielder OF
the razor is more closely inspected.
Usually the prospective patron eyes
him steadfastly for a moment and then
sadly, slowly and solemnly, but finally,
shakes his head and sits down IN a
far chair to wait until another barber
is unoccupied. II may be cowardice,
it may be only wise caution. But all
seem to be affected alike with dis
trust of the mild and rather wistiul'
faced boy with a razor poised in his
hand and hopeful expression on his
countenance. His fingers may be
deft, his touch light and sure and
his professional skill above criticism
in every respect, but nobody seems
willing to test his eXpertness. The
potentialities of a razor, those great
red hands and that mild, absent.mind.
ed face and look of youthful trustful.
ness are too great, Meanwhile the
light SENS to die out OF the young
BARRIERS eyes and they become sad.
der with each appraisal in which he
is judged and found wanting. Nobody
knows with what fond dreams he
left a little country town not long
ago, after a lesson or two, perhaps,
in the village barber shop, and came
to the city to earn an honest living
and become some day-oh doubtful
hope-a head barber! In him there
may be the making of great bar
Der; perhaps already he has attained
a rare degree of excellence. If so his
praises remain unknown and unsung.
In sight of that tranquil face and those
awkward hands in such close proxim-
ity to a dangerous-looking razor men
lose their hardihood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
First Floor Plan.

in width and is fanked on both sides
with the old-fashioned front door side
lights. Such front entrance doors
used to be plentiful, but they went out
OF fashion 20 or 80 years ago They
are now coming back into use because
of real merit.
The floor plans OF this house are
Just as interesting as the perspective.
There are three living rooms and re-
ception hall on the first floor and there
are four good square bedrooms and a
bathroom on the second floor. The
large living room and dining room are
connected by an archway wide enough
80 that the two rooms may be made
into one by opening both doors clear
back.
For this reason the buffet sidebOard
Il built against the back Of the dining
room to avoid any unnecessary OBJ
struction in the main part of the room.
The living room and dining room are
both made especially light and airy
by two triple windows and three sin
gle windows. The present fashion is
to have plenty of light in the living
rooms, and 1t is good fashion that
should remain in vogue for the next
thousand years. The history of house
windows reads wider with each cent
ury.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
Second Floor Plan.

The extension also contains windows
to light the stairway, and as II Is artis-
tically designed I adds to the general
appearance of this side of the house,
A study of the second floor plan will
show that every square foot of floor
space works to advantage. There are
four bedrooms and four clothes closets
all arranged on straight lines without
shutting the light from any window
and without any useless corners. Such
a splendid arrangement of rooms Is
considered quite triumph Of skill on
the part Of an architect.
There is practically no wall space in
the upper hallway. II is all taken up
by the necessary doors. Even the linen
closet is filched from the bathroom, al
though the two small linen closet doors
open into the hallway.
The attic Is Of use only for storage
purposes and for the drying of clothes
on stormy washdays. For this reason
there Is sensible stairway leading up
to the attic and a door at the foot
which closes it off from the rest of the
house.
1t is necessary to have good wide
lot for a house built after this design
to show it to advantage. On general
principles a full two-stOry square
house may be put on a smaller lot than
wide spreading or squatty building,
but any good dwelling deserves room
enough to look right When buying
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
Future Supply of Gasoline.

When the quantity Of petroleum
that can be obtained from the oil wells
of the country begins to show signs OF
diminution there will still be a virtu
ally ineXhaustible source Of supply. II
is the shue beds of Colorado, Utah
and Wyoming. The United States geo.
logical survey estimates that in Colo
RADIO alone there is sufficient shale in
beds three or more feet thick, to yield
90,OO0,OOOO0O barrels of crude oil
from which at least 2,0OOOOO,OOO bar
rels of gasoline can be extracted.
rock that contains hydrocarbons or
bituminous materials. Heat changes
them into crude oil, gas and ammonia.
The refined oil yields about ten per
cent of gasoline, 3J per cent of kero-
sene and Il considerable quantity of
paratlin. In Scotland they have eX-
tracted oil from shale for more than
fifty years but the average quantity
Of oil recovered from a ton of shale
is much less than the amount our own
shales would yield The retail price
of gasoline is now higher than it has
ever been before. According to gov
ernment figures, the total yearly out
put is about G3,O0OOOO barrels, and, as
it is estimated that only about 934,-
100000 barrels can be produced from
the present sources, there is little
prospect that the price will come
dOwn.-Youth's Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14

An interesting feature OF this house
Is the manner In which the stairway
Is built. TO commence with, there Is
Il grade entrance at the side OF the
house which leads down into the cellar
aud up into the kitchen, combination
that Is used In great many modern
houses. The sume economy Of spnce
and travel is employed In the stairway
to the second floor and to the attic, II
doubles back from landing half way
between floors The landing IL prOvld-
ed for by an extension built as space
saver TO give plenty Of length of stair
run with wide trends and easy risers,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
Rv WILLIAM A. RApEoRn.

Probably the most economical house
design for the northern sections Of the
country is sQuare-built two-stOry
house with good basement. 1t is II
good, sensible way TO build, and it
solves the heating problem in winter
with greater satisfaction than any
other style Of house known to the
American builder
The principle of the circulation Of
warm air applies splendldly in COM
pact two-story house. The tendency
Of hot mir Is TO rise, because hot air is
lighter than cold air. In applying this
principle the cold air Is taken In from
outside through the cold-air boxes and
Is sent through the furnace TO the
rooms on the first floor during the
whole twenty-four hours. The up
stairs registers usually are closed dur
ing the daytime in cold weather be-
cause the surplus heat from the first
floor finds its way to the upper rooms
through the stairway. The upper rooms
are also warmed to a certain degree
through the floors. This is written
with a warm-air furnace in mind. The
same principle applies TO a certain ex-
tent when the hOt-water system of
heating is employed.
The house shown in this design Is
set well up on concrete wall, In
way to make splendid basement that
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
Where Artists Live.

over on the West side, in Green
wich village, is Abingdon square.
which in popular parlance is as big as
"a minute" The square is at Eighth
avenue and Hudson street, and in spite
Of it's size, has double record. 1t is
listed not only as park, but as Il
playground. In this quaint little cor
ner of Greenwich village the memory
is kept alive of Charlotte Warren, Il
New York girl, daughter Of Sir Peter
Warren, and Susanna de Lancey,
Charlotte was the oldest daughter of
this union and married Willoughby.
earl of Abingdon. The countess Of
AbingdOn's name was also attached to
the long-vanished Abingdon road, also
called Love lane, which ran westward
from Broadway, practically on the
lines Of the present Twenty-frst
street. Abingdon square is in the
heart Of thar section Of the city still
known as Greenwich village. NOVA.
days it is very similar to the Latin
quarter of Paris and is the living place
of artists ana writer's. New York Cor
respondent Pittsburgh Dispatch.