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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1916-01-13

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Saturday afternoon at 1880
Santa Claus will distribute toys to
the children in front of Duckwall' 5
variety store. He asks all the chill
dren TO be there. wit
Farm loans. lowest rates, Alexis
:. Cutler, at H. Southworth office
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Marriage license N. B. Lyon
of Detroit and Miss Mary E. Will
kins, Chapman.
Oakland cars guaranteed for one
ear. 29dtfwtf
Bring your poultry and eggs to
the Cash Feed Store for the high
est price. 3O7 North Spruce St.,
phone 155. Lackey a. Son. 3dtfwtr
Do you want car said to be "as
good as the Buick" or do you want
the Buick itself. 26dtfwtf
Oakland cars, handsome in APP
pearance, high grade ir construction
sensible in price. dtfwtf
Santa Claus, right from the froz-
en- north, will be in Abilene next
afternoon, Dec. 10, and
stop in front of his headquarters at
at 1880 and distribute
toys. Have all the children there.
wilt
Al. T. Lesher received a tele-
gram today from Lincoln, Neb., tell
ing of the death of the infant child |
Of his sister, Alice, who is now Mrs.
+. H. ,Mauch. The baby was borrsI
Sunday and survived but few days.
W. G. Lewis was elected post |
of the G. A. R. at their
asst meeting instead of E. B. Lewis |
Is announced in yesterdays paper.
Ride in all the other cars, drive
hem; then try the Buick. You will
decide Immediately that 1t Is the
me you want to own. And the best
a always the cheapest. 26dtfwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

The school bonds which will be
ready for delivery some time in
January, amounting to 100000 were
bought by the Guaranty Title and
Trust Co. of Wichita, Kansas.
These bonds are in 100000 de-
nominations and local investors who
may desire to purchase some of
them can do so through the Farm
ers National Bank. d1tw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

D0dorlck meat MarheJ. AVut'
a Bright new gifts for young and
old at the Duckwall Variety Store.
wit
Alcohol and Thermite for autos
at Redman's Garage. 11d6tw1t
Bright new gifts for young and
old at the Duckwall Variety store.
13d3tw1t
Go to Kauffman's to buy your
shoes. eodwtf
Overland acknowledged the best
automobile buy for the money.
For sale, two slightly used cars,
one model 81 Buick equipped with
electric lights and generator one
Dodge car with starter at g bargain,
also one surrey. E. E. Coulson, Abb
lene. 27dtfwtf
For your Christmas candies and
nuts see the Duckwall Variety Store
Wit
For sale, coal black Percheron
stallion 2 years, months old,
weighs 1775. Phone or call on w.
T. Reed, Enterprise, Kan.
9d5tw1t
B. NJ. Lyme was down from
Oak Hill making arrangements for
is annual Shorthorn cattle and
Poland China hog sale which will |
be on Dec. 2S at the D. ]. Baer asale
barn in Abilene.
Corn, Saturday, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Mitsch of Woodbine, a
girl.
For sale, several teams of 2-year-
old mules. H. M. Kready, Abilene,
Kan. Farmers phone. 9d2tw1t*
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
Tone Test Recital

All those desiring to attend this
recital will please call at the store
and receive their admission cards.
No cards have been nor will be
mailed, Notwithstanding previous
announcements, Please call early.
C. F. BATH MUSIC STORE.
12d4tw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Don't worry about your Christ
mas gifts. Just visit the Duckwall
Variety Store and you'll find what
you want. Gifts suitable for every
one. 13d3tw1t
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
VOTING is HEAVY
Peoples Store Reports New Confess
tants in Their Christmas Contest

What promises to be the best
contest ever put on by a local store
is the Christmas contest now in force
at the Peoples. Cash prizes of gold
ranging from s. to $50 will be Civ
en- away on Saturday night, Decem-
Der %, at s o'clock With every one
dollar cash purchase made at this
store is given 1000 votes. These
votes may be cast for yourself your
friend or some church, and the per-
son, church or society receiving the
greatest number of votes will re-
ceiye the first prize of $50 in gold.
Five prizes in all are offered: First
$50 second $20 third SIS, fourth
SO and fifth S. to be given in the
order of votes cast. Some Of the
contestants are selling coupon cards
representing So in merchandise and
this card presented at time of pur-
chase entities the customer to the
benefit of a purchase less than one
dollar, as fractions of dollar do |
not count for votes. Coupon cards
can be had at this store. They also
state that any charge account, (iu-
Guiding December purchases) if
paid on the 22nd or 23rd of this
month will entitle customer to votes I
same as cash purchases Arrange to
pay your account on these days and
get the votes. Below is a list of con-
testants and their standing up to
last night:
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14
RECENT REFLECTIoNs
every road is a Maxwell road.

Highest cash price for hides at
Dederick's Meat Market. l0dtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Catholic Orphanage -.........-.-163, 900
Reba Greenough ..............-... 10000
Mrs. Frank Eytman. .......... 16, 900
Camp Fire Girls (Alma Eth
Nerington, Guardian) 800. 10000
Mrs. J. A. Forster. 10000
Mary Focht .................. 10000
Marguerite Cuthbert ............ $4,000
Esther Johnson .................... $4,000
Mrs. Peter verckler ............. $4,000
Christian Church C. E........181,OOO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Saturday afternoon at 1880
Santa Claus will distribute toys to
the children in front of Duckwall' 5
variety store. He asks all the chill
dren to be there. wit
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Marriage license: N. B. Lyon
of Detroit and Miss Mary E. Will
kins, Chapman.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Farm loans. lowest rates, Alexis
!. Cutler, at H. Southworth office
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-12-14

Bright new gifts for young and
I old at the Duckwall Variety Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
IS RUINED FOR LIFE
Nora Winters Seeks $4,000 From Per
sons Whom She Holds Responsible.

! Arms that were once round and
| white, but now are scared and drawn,
| were shown to a jury in the second
| division CT the district court today in
| the second trial of the damage suit
| brought by Nora Winters against Ed
and May Schmidt. The girl is suing
| Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt for $1,000
for injuries she alleges she sustained
| in gasoline explosion while working
| for them as cook in their restaurant
near the Rock Island "Y."
In the previous trial of the case
| the jury failed to agree. The girl
told her story to the jury this morn
| ing. She is the daughter of a team
ster and worked for DR.. Eva Harding
| for nine months before she went to
| work for the Schmidts. And in all
the time she worked, she declared
this morning. she never knew of the
explosive properties of gasoline until
a stove she was filling blew up in the
| Schmidt restaurant.
She testified that one burner on
| the gasoline stove was kept burning
| day and night in order to have it ready
| for short orders; that she attempted
| to fill the can on the stove from ali
ordinary gasoline can while the stove
and she was in hospital for two
weeks. Her arms were badly burned
and she testified today that she will
never be able to use them in doing
heavy work as she did before the eX-
plosion.
Another point brought out in the
petition she filed is that because of
| the scars on her arms she will be un-
able to contract an advanta geous mar
riage.
| The defendants maintain that the
| Winters girl was warned to be care
full in filling the gasoline tank and
| that the explosion was due to no
fault on their part.
| The Winters girl contends that they
| knew the danger and she did not; that
they failed to tell her. She asks for
$4,000 for mental anguish suffered
| and $1,000 for the physical injuries
| sustained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
READY FOR FIGHT
Many Candidates Will Open
Headquarters Soon.
Officials of Republican COnven-
ton CONG to Chicago.

Chicago, May 24.-Headquarters of
a number of the Candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for president will
be opened in Chicago in the next few
days. 1t is expected that by the first
of next week the pre-convention cam
paign of the different candidates will
be infull swing.
Rooms for headquarters have been
engaged in presidential row. in the
Michigan Avenue hotel for twelve as
pirants for the nomination and the in
dications are that the preliminary
John Dwight of New York is expected
to open headquarters here for Elihu
Root, either tomorrow or Friday. The
pre-convention campaign for Chas. W.
Fairbanks of Indiana, Senator L. Y
Sherman of Illinois, Senator John W.
Weeks of Massachusetts,, Theadore E.
Burton of Ohio. Senator Albert B.
Cummins of Iowa, Charles E. Hughes
of New York Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette of Wisconsin, T. Coleman
Dupont of Delawar, will be we'll under
way by next Monday. Other candi-
dates are expected to get in the race
later.
Among the arrivals today were John
Eversman of Washington, D. c., secre-
tary of the Republican congressional
committee, and James L. Phillips, Sec
rotary to Charles d. Hilles, chairman
of the national committee. Chairman
Hilles is expected in Chicago tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
THEY LET HER OUT
County Commissioners Release Woman
Convicted of Selling Liquor.

Mrs. William Simpson. negro, SEN
fenced to the county Jail for thirty
days and until she paid a 500 fine and
costs for selling liquor. was ordered
released this morning by the county
commissioners. She has not paid the
fine nor the costs. She filed a poverty
affidavit to the effect that she was I'M
able to pay the fine and costs.
A. L. Wiseman. manager of the
Horn Planning mill, and others have
been complaining about the number
OF bootleggers paroled by the courts
and released on orders from the coun-
~ commissioners. 1t is said that
Judge A. W. Dana refused to grant a
parole to Mrs. Simpson. Wiseman an
peared before the county commits
sloners and protested against the re-
lease of bootleggers a short time ago
when he found retail dealers had been
peoolng up and down the alley back
of the planning mill to the detriment az
one of his EMPLOYEES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
HIT ON THE HEAD
Simon Galitsky Complains of the Ac-
ton of His Neighbors.

r Simon Galitsky complained to the
police this morning that some mem
Der of the Brown family living back of
his store at SIS North Kansas avenue,
dropped rock on his head, making a
bad cut.
Mrs. Brown says it didn't happen
that way at all; that Galitsky fell over
pile of lumber in his backyard and
hit his head on the picket fence.
Anyway Galitsky has a wound In
his head and 1t took two stitches to
close it up. And Galitsky wants John
Brown, one member of the family, ar
rested.
Galitsky told the police that the
Brown children have been worrying
him by trying to stage a baseball
game in his small back yard, and that
he went out to run them off the
lot when some one bounced a rock
off his head.
A policeman was sent to investigate
and he called at the Brown home but
he found only a vacant house. None
of the Browns was at home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
sweetheart Grants Police Clue
TO Catch Her Lover.
Earl Mcdonald, Sewer Fore
man, ON a Forging Charge.
MONEY TO A LADY FRIEND
In Confession Mcdonald Said
He Was in Need of $40.
In Court of Topeka Today He
Said ssNOt Guilty"

While in Kansas City Tuesday Earl
Mcdonald, former foreman on the
East side sewer, confessed to forging
checks in Topeka, on half dozen oc-
casions-the first time to help a lady
friend whose father had died-but
when ne was arraigncd IN ire codrt ct
Topeka today he pleaded mot guilty
Mcdonald was brought Rack from
Kansas City last night by l.. l.. N.ene.
sheriff. He made a confession wnicn
was typewriter. and signed 1t IN the
presence of three witnesses. In the
confession he gave the names to whieh
he made the different checks payable
and the persons with whom they were
cashed. All Of the checks were drawn
on the Farmers National bani- of To-
peka and most of them were signed
with the name ]. H. Hampton. Hamp-
ton is civil engineer on the sewer
job.
1t was largely through the work OF
James McGovern. city detective, that
Mcdonald was captured. McGoVern
kept on his trail day after day. Finally
when it appeared that the trail was
lost McGovern found Mcdonald $
sweetheart in Topeka and found that
she was writing to him at Des Moines.
The sweetheart was taken to the po-
lice station and piled with questions
She admitted she was writing TO NC
Donald at Des Moines and officers
there were instructed to watch the
postoffice. They did SO but no one
called for mail for Earl Mcdonald.
Then the girl here was asked under
what name she was writing McDon-
aid, and in her surprise at the ques-
ton, she answered y. H. Hampton
With that to work on it was only
short time until Mcdonald was To-
Gated.
Divided the Money.
| McDonalds confession states that
| his first offense was due to a Mrs.
| Craig. with whom he had become
| friendly. 1t states that her father died
at Usage City and that she sent to him
| for SO. He didn't have the money.
the confession says, and couldn't get
| it of J. T. Pringle, his employer, so
! he drew a check IN the Farmers Ma
tional for SIS. payable to II. Parker.
and signed the name of ]. H. Hampton
| to it. He says he kept SIS and sent
| the rest to Mrs. Craig
! After that, according to the con-
| fessioa the check business came easy.
The sheriffs office has half dozen
of the spurious checks and James
| McGovern has several. 1t is said
there are still others out. The total
populations of Mcdonald. according to
officers. amount to Approximately
| 500. Part of the money, the officers
say, came from Mexican laborers on
the sewer JOBS VINO MADE McDonald
their banker.
Mcdonald says in the confession
| that he Endorsed all the checks
and got all the money. except one.
and signed Hampton's name to it.
/ On that occasion he says he wrote
check for $40. payable to himself.
| and signed Hampton's name to it.
| The checks were paid a the bank and
| Hampton did not learn of them for
some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
STEALS A RING.
Burglar Enters Rooms Over
Aurora in Daylight.
Makes Sensational Escape After
Fight With Occupant.

In bold daylight burglary, an I'M
known man got away with a valuable
diamond ring belonging to Mrs. George
Gatecliff, who lives over the Aurora
theater, in spite of the efforts of Mr..
Gatecliff to stop him. The burglary
was committed just before noon today
and the unknown man made a regu-
lation moving picture escape.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gatecliff live in the
front rooms over the theater. Mr..
Gatecliff is employed at Green's gro
Gerry. He went up the stairway to
his rooms just before noon and heard
the door to his room click Just before
he reached it. He rushed through
the door and an unknown man went
out at another door. Gatecliff gave
chase and caught him. The two men
grappled for several minutes while
some one ran down stairs for help.
Before help arrived the burglar broke
away and ran to the east end of the
long hall, where he picked up a flower
pot and threatened Gatecliff with it
You stop or I'll stop you with this, -
he said. IF 1 can't stop you this
way I'll do it with this and he
reached toward his hip pocket The
burglar then made his thrilling escape.
He opened window at the rear OF
the hall, stepped out AMI with his feet
on an inch gas pipe or conduit and
his body stretched across space SC his
hands would reach a telephone wire
he worked himself along the wall I'M
til he reached the alley. Then he
threw himself forward and caught d
telephone pole, went down it and dis
appeared. When the police reached
the scene a few minutes later there
wasn't even a suspicious character in
the neighborhood.
The loss of the ring was discovered
a few minutes after Gatecliffs fight
with the burglar.
Two arrests were made late this af-
ternoon. Two persons who saw the
burglar identified one and two more
identified the other. Each couple was
confident that the other man. was
not the burglar so both men were
turned loose by the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
HALL WILL OVERFLOW
Moose Committee Meeting to Select
Chairman and Keynoter.

New York, May 24.-The executive
committee of the Progressie national
committee met in an al1-day session
here today to work out some plan of
seating nearly 1000 delegates and al
ternates to the Chicago convention in
a hall where they are only LOO seats
on the main floor. 1t will also name
a temporary chairman and keynoter
for the convention.
Secretary Davis of the national
committee, brought back from Chi
cago the detailed plans of the Pro-
gressive conclave and the executive
committee will go over and ap-
prove it.
All signs pointed to the selection
or Oscar Strauss, now public service
commissioner in New York, former
ambassador to Turkey. as temporary
chairman.
Others whose names have been
mentioned as possibilities are Cover
nor Hiram Johnson of California and
Raymond s. Robbins of Illinois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
CLAMOR FOR BONDS
Subscriptions to the Paving Issue
Continue to Pour In.

Additional subscriptions for the 4 X
per cent paving bonds. which the city
will issue some time early in July,
are being received by Commissioner
WATSON. 1.-The entire issue will be
largely oversubscribed by private in
dividuals, who either write or call
me on the phone and ask that GER
tain amount be set aside for them
said WATSON this morning.
The commissioner has long list
of those who have already made
reservation and the list includes men,
women and children who are anxious
to obtain one or more of the city
bonds.
Just how the bonds will be appor-
toned to those who have subscribed
has not been determined, according
to a statement from the commissioner
this morning, but fair play to all is
assured, he states.
If the bids which have been re-
ceived from the various banks are to
be considered the amount of SUBJ
scriptions received to date would total
many times the issue.
Just what the issue will amount
to will not be known until after June
10, the date set as the time limit for
those who pay in advance to save the
interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
COL. HOST AGAIN
Prominent New Workers Call
En- Masse to Give Support.
Michigan Governor Declares
His State for Roosevelt.

New York, May 24.-Colonel Roose-
welt will receive another batch of pill
grimS Saturday at Oyster Bay. Ac-
cording to announcement the group
as yet of undetermined size-whl tell
Colonel Roosevelt we want him for
president"
Those who will make the pilgrim
age include: Charles j. Bonaparte,
former attorney general; Hugh Chal-
mers, Detroit; Hamlin Garland OF
New York; Henry B. Gay of Detroit;
RAYMOND B. Price of Ohio; Henry
Renterdahl. author and artist; Oscar
Straus, former secretary of commerce
and labor; E. j. Williams and Gen.
Luke E. Wright, former secretary of
war under Taft
This committee is asking a repre-
sentation of Democrats and Republic
cans to accompany them on the trip
to Oyster Bay.
The colonel came into town again
today to transact his work as con-
tributing editor.
Hears From Michigan.
He had no comment to make on the
political situation. The Roosevelt
Republican league leaders made pub
lie a telegram from Ex-Governor Os-
borne of Michigan. declaring the VOL
VERNE people were for Roosevelt and
not for Ford, and this preference
delegation was ready to vote-even
though they were instructed for Ford
The Roosevelt headquarters also
announced receipt of a telegram from
Secretary J. A. Pertins. of the Texas
state Republican committee, declar-
ing that the committee had passed q
resolution approving Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-24
BUSY SATURDAYS!
Only So in Year But $4,000
Baths Were Taken at "Y. NJ"
Annual Report of Secretary
HOyes Is Issued Today.
$4,000, RELIGIOUS MEET
Eighty Gospel Sessions Were
Held During the Year.
Thirty Thousand Games in
Billiard Room-Bowling 9,512.

"a total of $4,000 baths, take dur
ig the past year, at the Y. M. c. A.
seems to indicate that the associatio is
the center of personal cleanliness of
the town." George Hoyes, secretary of
the Central Y. M. c. A., announced to-
day. MY report shows that on hot
summer days hudreds of shower baths
are taken daily. Thirteen hundred
and eighty men and boys were given
physical exercise in the Y M. c. A"
The fiscal year of the Y. M. C. A.
has Just come to a close and the report
states that it has been the banner year
for activity for the Topeka association.
There were PSI religious meetings held
the past year with an attendance of
11,6r4 men. OF these 143 were held
out of the building with an attendance
of SIP while 1Os were held in the
building with an attendance of 1882
Eighty Gospel Meetings.
Eighty gospel meetings. were held at
the Topeka Business college, Dougher-
tvs Business college, Warren M.
Crosby's store and the Wolfe Packing
house with an average attendance OF
100 and a total attendance of 1862.
The meetings at the packing house
were under the direction of the Rev.
]. E. Scheer of the Kansas Avenue
NJ. E. church.
Twelve meetings. were held in each
of the two boys camps last summer
with an attendance of SO at each
meeting; total attendance. 800
Clubs and Classes.
Many religious clubs and classes met
in the building according to the re-
port. Among them were the Rev. H.
l.. Nelson's Sunday school training
class with an attendance of 500 at its
"a meetings; George H. Hoyes, We'd
nesday night Bible class with total of
$50 at its IL meetings; the Young
Mems club on Sunday afternoon with
61S9 attendance; the classes conduct
ed by the Rev. George Geisel of Grace
Cathedral and the Rev. w. L. Gold
smith of the Central Congregational
church, with Bible classes on Monday
and Friday evenings with a total at
tendance of 672.
The attendance at eight receptions
given in the building during the past
IL months is given at 1880.
The billiard and pool tables in the
buildings have undergone 10000
games. On the bowling alleys 9,512
games have been played. The reading
rooms have also increased in popu-
la ritv