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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-04
Good IHIW[nm@S alT1dl
Investments

one of the eastfront bungalows the market
and up-todae every way extra large living room, dining
ROOM oak floors three large sleeping
large closets modern bun features handsomely dec
Grated choicest fixtures large BASEMENT furnace heat
garage for servant quarters Something you Will
have to see to appreciate. Price $0,500; part cash.
New 2ory residence located south side large living
ROOM dining room, breakfast four large sleeping
large closets mirror doors music two very handsome
manels all handsomely decorated large basement furnace
garage and servants quarters Price $1,000;
easy terms.
Close-n modern 2story residence; large
living room dining room; oak floors large sleeping
good we'll Price $4,000.
Fiyeoom modern cottage close south side lot
fine shade; fine business Price $500. dandy
investment
Ten-room modern duplex; oak floors; large rooms;
baement garage close n Price $S850a fine income prop
erty
Choice lot in Morningside addition. Price $1,000.
Choice lot close Maple Ridge; 1OOfoot
Price $2,l0O.
JennIkinns & TerWillegeP
ROOM 10 CULBERTSON BUILDING. PHONES 6492-43O6
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
CLASS NIGHT HAD VERY
ORIGINAL FEATURES ON LIST

Originality was feature Of the
/ class night exercises of the high
school given at the Seelye theatre
last evening The theatre was fun
and all enjoyed the excellent pro
sram that was offered The senior
class history. given by Earl Eisen-
hover, was on a patriotic line-the
class represented the squad while
the school stood for the regiment.
Mary Kaufman, who presumably
had received a letter from a mis-
sionary. Laura CHM. gave the senior
class prophecy by answering the
letter of her friend. Frances Fengel,
dressed in cap and gown and look
ing very aged, willed all the quail
ties of the seniors. both good and
Dad. to the juniors.
The junior representative was
poet, at least Lorna Troup gave the
history and gallantry of the juniors
in poem which she had written
herself. The sophomore program
was given by two representatives, |
Julia Lucier and Gretchen Rugh. !
Julia Lucier gave the history OF
the class, while Gretchen Rugh IL
Illustrated by drawing the girls glee
club. the men of the baseball team,
etc.
The freshman representative, Karl
Rugh, was a make-believe old sol
lier who recalled the happenings Of
lis freshman year. He also had a
hest of old things which he treas
ired. including one Of Miss Pick
.rd's shoes.
Music was furnished throughout
he evening by the orchestra. boys
lee club and the girls glee club.
he orchestra, led by Prof d. H. !
simpson. gave four excellent seIec- J
ions. The boys glee club sang two
ongs. The Thinkers Chorus" and
be second was written for the high d
chool faculty. The girls glee club. I
ressed in Indian costumes, and +
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
no MARK THE GOLDEN BELT
AND SEEK TOURIST TRAVEL

Curtis Brewer and Noble Brewer
will start out this week with a mo-
tor car to repaint every pole along
the Golden Belt from Kansas CITY
TO Colorado They will also add to
the membership in order to push
advertising of the road in the east
and west. The tourist travel prom
ises to be the largest this year ever
known and with the competition
from other roads the Golden Belt
must hustle. Calls are coming every
day from tourists and bureaus for
log books and the Golden Belt is
planning to issue a new edition of
10000 copies for wide distribution.
Each town will have a writeup and
space will be used to advertise the
garages, hotels, banks and other
firms Of the towns. Abilene will
start the boys off with big list Of
members for it means additional
business to have tourist travel come
his way.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
SHOULD KEEP IT QUIET

From the official daily newspa
per the government is now publish
ing we learn that Bernard NJ. Bar
nch the Wall street gambler who
according to his own admission
cleared up half million dollars by
advance speculation on the presi-
dents peace message in February,
has been made chairman of the adj
visory commission committee on raw
materials
So far as We are concerned we
would prefer some man other than
Bernard NJ. Baruch in charge of
such matters We should think the
administration would be trying to
keep such an appointment quiet, in
stead of publishing it broadcast. -
Manhattan Mercury.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNs TO
JULY IGNORE DECISIONS

District court adjourned today
until July s when another shori
session will be held. Divorce cases
were again at the fore in the clos
ing proceedings,
Rose Mcdonald obtained divorce
from Jess Mcdonald and also the
custody of her child. He had TO pay
the attorneys fee.
Nelson 7. Seaholm secured d.
,orce from NIayme Seaholm but
was assessed costs of action.
Leah Kewish, who charged her
husband with non-support, obtained
a divorce from Ralph Kewish and
also $1,000 alimony.
In the case of Carrie l.. Cole vs..
Thadeus c. Cole a decree was given
for the plaintiff and alimony as
prayed for
Harriet Ruthruff obtained di-
,orce from Milton Ruthruff and the
custody of the minor children.
The cases of Alma Webb VS.. Joel
G. Webb, Julia Marshall VS.. Char
les Marshall, Lewis Lantz VS.. Ina
Lantz, Susie Ferguson VS.. George
E. Ferguson and Stella NJ. Klingen-
berg VS.. John F. Klingenberg were
all continued until the next term of
court.
In the case of School District No.
10 vs.. L. S. Guaranty Co., referee
was appointed.
The high school site matter goes
ove- for this term and will not be
heard.
All the cases in which farmers
sued the Kansas Flour Mills, were
continued until the next term of
court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
COUNTY IS RICH
Personal PROPERTY GAINS
S429,i7e IN PAST YEAR
Abilene's Total Is &1s:JS0,344 49,
What the Figures Show for
Other Towns OF Dick
inson

The county commissioners com.
pleted the assessments for Dickin-
son county. They amount to So.
| 529,054, after subtracting exemp-
tions. Last year the personal prop.
erty assessments were $10,099,S
an increase OF $429,179
The personal property valuation
of townships is divided as follows:
Buckeye $243,S54; Banner $377,-
$40; Cheever $235,36S; Center
$247,544; Fragrant Hill $369,795;
Flora s197,405; Garfield 1898, 09S;
Grant $413,849; Holland $195,339;
Hayes $254.s45; Hope $313,767;
Jefferson s329,733; Logan 1884,
511 Lincoln $249,093; Liberty
$4S4,475; Lyon $297951; Newborn
$31O.139; Noble $169.920; Ridge
1901, Jos; Rinehart $255.749; Sher-
man $1S0,076; Union $230,257;
Wheatland s223.909; Willowdale
S263,339, making a total of ST.
258, 446.
The valuation of the cities is:
Abilene $1,5S9,544 Harrington
s573.70S; Chapman $316,527: En-
terprise s335,3O2; Hope s:42.741;
Manchester $S3,125; Solomon $780,
$50; Woodbine $213,S92; total 81
The real estate is not assessed
this year as it is only assessed every
two years and the valuation was
taken last year. 1t will be assessed
next year and then not again for
four years The county commission
ers, acting as board of equaliza-
tion for personal property assess
ment starting today, will hear any
brought before them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

Drill and study, more drill, and
then some more study, this is the
program from $3.50 a. M. to $50
Up. m, at Fort Riley, according to
five Abilene men who returned from
the officers training camp Sunday
All returned for work again after
spending the day at home. But
while the work is hard, and disci-
/ pine strict, the life is great" That
is the adjective nearly every one
uses to describe his experiences.
They have enjoyed themselves more
doing the real work of soldering
than they ever did on a vacation.
Not one of them has the slightest
notion of giving up the opportunity
before them. They have found no
cutters at Fort Riley.
There is the greatest opportun-
ity in the world for the men at
Riley" said Francis Little. They
are being given every chance to
make good and l believe that most
of them Will. 1t has been said that
only small portion of the candi-
dates will become officers, but ]
saw no grounds for such theory.
The men are, as whole, the finest
body of young fellows possible to
pick.
1.-THE food is fine, -and there is
plenty of all kinds. Breakfast Of
ten includes soft boiled eggs, oat-
meal, coffee. and in fact everything
one would have in his own home.
The treatment received from Off
GERS in charge is fine. The men are
given every possible consideration
and every officer is glad to help
anyone who needs it,"
Besides Mr. Little, Roy Pautz,
Edward Crawford. Jos. Curry and
Chauncey Hunter came home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

WHAT FRANCE EXPECTED

A dispatch from Paris under dat,
of May 10 gives an idea of what 8
welcome France would have given
Roosevelt. II reads:
An Paris is talking about Teddy
Roosevelt's division.
The Partisan man in the street,
the discreet government official. the
Partisan housewife will all ask any
American today the same question
When dc you think Nj. Teddy
Roosevelt will come to Paris with
that picked American division?'
1T is perfectly safe to predict
that Paris will outdo almost any
popular manifestation in history
except possibly the French Reyolu-
tion-if 1t has a chance to see
Roosevelt marching at the head OF
American troops.
The popular French idea Of,
Roosevelt dates back to Spanish
American war days. They regard
him as an ideal type Of American ),
But France will have no chance
to welcome N. Teddy-politics has
INTERVIEWED.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

An unfortunate distinction is be
ing drawn by some Jealous patriot!
between the young men who enlis
and those who are to be subject L
the draft. The statement has beer
made frequently that only those
with red blood" enlist-that those
who are not courageous wait. This
| Is wrong. The nation Is making q
draft as means of distributing the
service equally over the country. II
a young man thinks he should en-
list let him do So If he prefers to
be sent he is none the less pat
riot. The east has adopted a slo-
gan "Be a Went, Not Sent" which
F. IL unjust and the federal authori-
ties should take steps to stop such
unfair accusations because of its I'M
business. There is no draft in this
war because volunteers We're scarce,
but because 1t was thought to be the
best method of raising an army.
There are special reasons why
the local militia as here in Abilene
should be attractive to young men.
The home boys will be together,
which will add to the charms OF
companionship during the service
and after they are mustered out
Men who have marched shoulder to
shoulder, drunk from the same can
teen, fed at the same mess and
slept under the same dog tent are
naturally drawn together by senti-
mental ties. The company and regi-
mental reunions after the war will
make life more pleasant. While in
the service, each company will be
the special object of solicitude of
some community. 1t is proper to
stress these reasons in recruiting
the militia, but it is not necessary
to cast slurs upon great branch
of the service TO be raised under
another method
But being sent" is no dishonor.
An apostle was one sent. Missionar
les are sent. Angels were messeng-
ers sent. Moses, Joshua. Samuel and
David were sent So were all the
prophets although Isaiah might
have been classed as volunteer.
j Ohm the Baptist and Jesus himself
thought it no disgrace to be sent.
All the soldiers who will be called
into action will be sent, after being
found fit. They win be sent into
every battle, under orders, but not
whipped into action, as were the
hordes Of Xerxes. Honor or shame
will not arise from the manner in
" hich men have enlisted but from
the way in which they conduct them
selves in the service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

George Francis Jones was born in
Salem, Indiana. on Oct 6, 1885, and
died at his long time home in Abb
lene, Kansas, May 19, 1917, aged
s years, months and II days.
He spent his childhood and early
life in Salem, Indiana, and at the
age of 10 with his only sister, his
parents having died, he emigrated
to Maeoupin county, Illinois, where
on August -, 1860, he united in
marriage with Miss Ellen f. Snider
who survives his departure. One
son was born to this union. Mr. r.
NJ. Jones. our esteemed fellow citi-
zen.
In August, 1862, he enlisted as
volunteer in the Civil war, and
was a member of Company A, 1872
Illinois infantry, and remained in
the service for three years until the
end of the war. In January, 1887,
he with his family came to Abilene
and for the following 80 years has
been one of our best citizens in both
public and privite life, He united
with the Baptist church in early
life, and has been a consistent, prac-
teal Christian gentleman. He was
an enthusiastic member of the G
A. r. Post No. 81, also an honorary
member of the w. R. G., and his
rame will now be added to the
growing honor roll.
His beloved wife for more than
half century, his only son, and
two nieces, Mrs. L. f. Taylor of (
Tongford and Mrs. George Miller Of
Chapman, and his two grandsons. (
Milton and George Jones, make up
the bereayed family left to mourn
the departure of a much beloved an
cestor. His integrity and industry.
his friendly and obliging disposition
have won him host of friends who
mourn his death and will ever re-
we're his memory.
Funeral from his late home, 10
/. III. May 21st, burial in Abilene
Services were conducted
" Rev. f. S. Blayney. assisted by
\. j. Umberger Music was furnish
d by H. L. Covert. Herbert How
I'D, F. B. White and b. d. White
Iead. Pallbearers were II. s. Tay-
or, S. NJ. Shockey, G. w Minick, I
|, f. Ackers, Elmer Hoyt, George /
1
The G. A. r. adopted this me- /
lorial resolution: "A pail of sad /
ess has again fallen across our ]
athway and it becomes our pain ]
al duty to chronicle the departure 4
'0m our ranks of our highly es- |,
,emed comrade and friend. George G.
Jones. Abilene Post No. 63 will e
iss him as an efficient officer,
val member, a devoted supporter, r
wise councillor. a genuine com al
de, and a genial friend The Post HI
iites in heartfelt sympathy with q
e bereaved. III
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
FEDERAL AID A GoLD BRICK?

One ofthe most highly advertised
acts OF the last congress was the
federal aid for good roads. We were
told that wonders had been done for
Kansas and that it had put us on
the way TO get hard surfaced roads
cheap. Four million dollars was to
come to the state to help build
them.
Now II appears that the state
will not get dollar because OF the
conditions the government has made
for getting the money. The eastern
states with their greater financial
ability and small area will get Kan
sas money, for there is little like
lihood that this state will obtain
any of it.
For instance, the government in
sists that the road shall be twenty
feet wide and constructed so as to
carry heavy artillery. To be sure
there never will be any artillery go
over the road, but that makes no
difference. The state has been fig
ufing on building sixteen-foot roads
The extra four feet in width, with
rigid requirements as to bridges,
will cost more than the federal aid
on the road will amount to- Further
more, the cost of upkeep Of +. a fed
eral aided road will be double that
of sixteenfoot state road
Another thing: The federal gov
eminent must dictate the routes
and 1t has served notice that federal
aid roads must be built up in the
hills, not in the valleys. 1t will not
stand, for instance, for a road up
the Kaw valley This eliminates the
Golden Belt route, as ii follows the
Kaw nearly its full length The val
ley roads, as a rule, are the best in
the state and can be built much
cheaper than hill roads. But the
government doesn't want to risk
any of its money on roads that
might be flooded at time. On the
Kansas City-Fort Riley line the
government engineer has decreed
that the route shall be up on top
of the hills and bluffs on the north
side of the Kaw from Kansas City
to Topeka and on top of the hills
and bluffs on the south side OF the
Kaw from Topeka to Fort Riley.
engineers say that such
a road will cost three times the
money that road up the Kaw val
ley will cost.
Kansas can build its own good /
roads cheaper than build the kind
he government demands of us but
It's people will feel that they were
handed another gold brick to be
added to its collection of other pre-
'ious specimens
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

In commencement address ia
the class Of Glasco high school last
night Chancellor Frank Strong urg-
ed the importance OF younger stu
dents under the age of CONSUMPTION
remaining in school and taking adj
vantage Of every opportunity for
college education. because OF the
increased service which they will be
able to do for the country.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

gathered round ',ap fire, sang
two Indian songs. Miss Shay, in
structor of music, trained both glee
clubs. The prograa was completed
by singing the school song The
Orange and the T.. wn' and giving
school yells.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS

SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS
Eat no meat.
Eat plenty of meat.
Cut every expense.
Business as usual"
Eat mush.
Don't eat too much mush.
Wheat famine ahead.
Plenty of wheat probable.
War loan versubscrihed.
Subscribe TO war loan.
uboats got us.
U-Boats conquered by new inven
ton.
New invention not yet invented.
UBoats doing less harm.
Germans starving.
Germans have two years food.
Russia making separate peace.
Russia against separate peace.
@.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

. Up to May 10th, certificates OF in
"debtedness had been sold this year
by our government to the amount Of
S51s,oo0.2OO. Including the proceeds
from these bonds, receipts for this
fiscal year have exceeded disburse-
ments by s1S.2ss.s27.46.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
Threshing Outfit For Sale

1885 oil engine, 92-52 separator.
N good shape w. H. Sheets Ma
ARE ran 22wtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

See the rag rugs in the Racket
window to go on sale Saturday.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
THE RIVER BRETHREN

Kansas City Star: A large idele.
cation of the church of Brethren in
Christ, subdivision of the River
Brethren, attracted much attention
at the union station, on their way
to the national church conference at
Abilene, Kan, the other day With
the quaint garb of their sect and
the habit of the men of wearing
uncut boards. they made distinc-
tive group even where travel brings
in view families from remote parts
of the world.
The River Brethren, although not
large religious body, are interest
ing, not only in their fidelity to UNI
usual forms of dress and customs,
but also in the thirty, chaste and
distinctive life they lead OF Ger
man-Swiss origin, they had some
sort OF organization in Pennsylvania
as early as William PENIS time,
and from that beginning they have
scattered to many states. A consid-
cradle body left Harrisburg in 1879
for Kansas, taking up a large tract
of land nee Abilene, where they
have developed an AGRICULTURAL COM
munity exemplary for thrift and
piety
1t is rather remarkable that OF
the peculiar religious sects OF this
country so many should have origi-
mated or first organized in Penn
sylyania This may be accounted for,
perhaps by the fact that many of
them are offshoots of the Quaker
faith. so long and numerously rep
resented in that state The Dunk
ards, the Mennonites. the Econo- I
mists. the llarmonyitos. the Morav- I
ians. the Schwenkenfelders. several
of which are row almost extinct,
are associated with the Dutch set
Elements of Pcnnsylvania. And the
Church of God. also known as the
Winebrennerian church. more
liberal denomination, but like the
Dunkards and River Brethren still
observing the ordinance of feet
washing, was founded by John Wine
premier of Pennsylvania And Jacob .
Albright OF that state founded the ,
evangelical association, which now +.
las llS,0O0 adherents. f,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

To own Buick is to own the road.
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Albert Schurr took out his final
citizenship papers this afternoon.
See the rag rugs in the Racket
window to go on sale Saturday.
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70 Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fern
Ramsey of Firth Idaho, a daughter.
Abilene is, some school town.
Concordia which has larger popu-
lation has, $40 in its high school.
Abilene has 937.
| Looks we'll
Rides we'll.
Acts we'll.
Maxwell. dtfwtf
! For sale, pure bred Shorthorn
bull. A. T. Hoover, phone Buckeye.
10w3t
Miss Marie Curry began her
duties as photographer in the pro
bate judges office. She will con-
tnue to be clerk of the board of
education.
Marriage license: Earl II.
Weller of Detroit, Mich, and Zula
Mae Tolbert of Herington.
For sale, rubber tired buggy good
as new. At Kraybill's feed store.
The Racket has special on rag
rugs for Saturday. .w24d2t
White Rock eggs. 81 100: 75c a
setting. Guy Bennett, Abilene, r. r.
D. No. /, phone 500. 22w15ts
Insure your wheat against hail.
For a good reliable company see
w. ID. Nichols. d3t24w3t
| still have a few full blooded
Hereford bull calves for sale. Pleas
ant Hill phone. J. r. Anderson.
WI to 1876"
Case tractors are not an expert
ment, they are success and are sec
>nd to none on the market today.
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Mrs w oil
shipped her household goods to her
old home at greensboro. KY, and
will leave in few days for that
place to reside.
For sale, Brown Leghorn eggs for
Matching, soc per Is, SO per 100.
Mrs. r. ]. Logan, Holland, farmers
phone. 24w2ts
For sale, single comb white Leg
horn eggs, 81 a setting. Mrs. Mabel
Sullivan, R. F. d. Z, Phone 1874.
19d3tw1tt
Marriage license: Cresencio Sofa
md Ricurda Perez, both of Herine-
on.
Sells quick
Rides slick.
Won't stick,
What?
lex.
Marriage license Andrew Hol-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

Albert Schurr took out his final
citizenship papers this afternoon.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
LOCAL MARKETS

The Belle Springs Creamery. pro-
duce department, pays the follov,n.
for:
----------------------. Is 60
P Ice
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24
RECENT REFLECTIONS

TO own a Buick is to own the road.
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

How times change, Seven months
ago the United States was scared
stiff lest It might hurt the feelin's
OF bunch Of Mexican greasers
across the Rio Grande; Democratic
orators wept salty tears for the
soldiers who might have been hurt
II We had not been kept out Of
war" with struggling army Of
bandits. Now we are getting ready
to tackle the strongest war nation
on earth-and cleaning up Mexico
appears like summer vacation
compared with the job.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

Two weeks ago the treasury dc
partment gave it out that the liber-
ty loan was over-subscribed. and
now after vast deal Of urging it
is stated that 1t is about half sub
scribed Washington seems to have
mighty little teamwork. considering
the salaries the officials draw.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

" Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fern
Ramsey of Firth, Idaho, a daughter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

Barney Barouch, the New York
stock gambler who made a million
by advance information on the
presidents war message, has been
appointed chairman of one of the
presidents important war commit
tees. Must be running mighty short
o! material down east.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-24

Canada is advertising in our
northern states for farm hands, OF
fering good wages and promising
immunity from conscrpition. Does
not seem to be real neighborly act
il Canada wants the United States to
help in the war with men