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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
WANT IMPROVEMENTS
commissioners Ask Judge Set Aside
Appraisers Decision

The county commissioners have
refused to give up their plans for
improvements at the county farm
and today a petition signed by the
required twenty-five voters was pre-
sented to Judge r. L. King at Marion
that the appraisement of the
farm be lowered several thousand
dollars. The appraisement of $4,000
made by the committee appointed by
'udge King some time ago is too
Ugh, think the commissioners. and
hey have asked the judge to lower
to about 100000. If the judge
Verrules the appraisement of the
ommission and meets the figures
sked by the county commissioners
ley will have total of $4,000
18th which to make their improve
ents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
FE MAY NOT
BUILD DEPOT HERE NOW

1t is probable that the Santa Fe
VIII not build a new depot here at
present. On account of the war con-
oltlons and high cost of material
and labor the road is curtailing it's
building operations. A ten-storv Of
flee building plan has been aban-
doned.
Manhattan has given up new
school buildings for the present. It's
reasons are: That prices of mater
lais and labor are likely to be SO
hlgh that contractors necessarily
must bid against the future. and
make their charges strong enough toll
axe care of anything that NAV han
zen; that labor is likely to be so II
carce that no time limit can be
1xed FOR finishing the work. thatIl
ne taking of the young men for tbell
rmy will cut down the number OIL
antilles who move in to educate
heir children; and that the need of
'orkers on the farms will operate
tne same way, thus reducing the
eed for the new buildings.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
STEAM SCALDED MRS. SIMPSON
WHILE AT WORK IRONING

Mrs. Clint Simpson who lives six
niies north of town, was seriously
burned Thursday evening as she
was ironing. Mrs. Simpson was heat
lng bucket of water and had a
tight lid on the bucket, and as she
was moving her irons on the stove
sne pushed the bucket back, caus-
ing the steam to explode, blowing
tne lid off the bucket and the steam
rushed directly into her face. Her
lace, eyelids and nostrils were badly
burned. She is resting as well as can
De expected at present time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- county Commissioners April SEES
sion, 1917.
Monday. AprIl ,.


Board met, all present
WI receipt Of ordinance calling Tor 10
,I tsa.a9nleht 81 real estate of the eitv -
iiellhsloh' the following deputy assasso,.,
follows: heal estate as
W -. Morgan, All south n Mn s,.
ana east OF Ffth street "tieet
=. = Ely, al north 81 Main street an,
east ~ Lime creek 'tieet ana
A. q. James, an west ~ l,ig,k So
anu miscellaneous tracts "ieSt
leoi,iI,Eass se s, nititers pertaining to the
'r9 n,,s,i @elIafe and adjourned 10 meet
"'ae"y' apiH ., 1917 at a. M
, pesday, April 8, 1912
boara met as per adjournment an
~ SIT ana spent the day audifing ana
pHnWlHp bills against the comfy A. ~
~ 5goaH : TO meet Wednesday. April 1. 1911
Wednesday, April 4. 1917
Hoard met 1T 8 a. M And rn,tt,,,,..,
s sasl,,ns ana allowing bills against the
Went 70 jefferson and whea,,.n,
~ r"thin Uniformed TO meet ,rh,, ~ ai,u
Amil 5, q a. M iiiu'suay'
~, Thursday, April S, 1917.
~ sutioh Tor vacation Of road nunbe,.
r,,,d !" ,,l i.i.sI1y township was granted ana
Petition Of S. H. Bert for vacation 90
~ 81 road IN Hayes township was
$ , sn ana said part or road vacated
month aid "s 7e.VV per
B ,,, for letting Of work was awarded
Canton Bridge Gotten No CON
= ~. tloh ~ eulNert No %. S23e. itsn
20 Z repair bridge No. 1. s275. ''e''
western Bridge Co.=ltem M A ra,at
r. Sc No. 8. SiO7IO = tePar
N. q. Hahn-ltem No. q eonsfr,ctio,
a a,3,il. for bridge No. 49, $3.50 Stto"
a. APih p az
%, Friday, April 6, 1917.
is"afd met all present ana went 20
~ N"iden Belt road east Of cha ,,,,s,
~ thenee 70 inspect county farm -
lifmns az : o'clock D. m.
-Aunlted ana allowed bills against tb.
UNITY and adjourned TO meet sfo,,,,sl's
pril >, az y a. m "'eas'
Monday, April ., 1917.
Board met, an present ana NIT,
y. al,o"ed bills against the county
i a,'. books Of County Clerk with
iiy statements 81 county Treasurer
hoatd offers reward OF $500 90 Tor ,ha
~ ~ aiid conviction Of party az narfIes
sthnH automobiies within tire cs,,,t,
y motion petition for hard s,,rt.
"a on Santa Fe Tran wss isiS 49, 49,
" we next regular meeting.
adjourned sine die.
J. B. HoSTETTER
"a " Rr1o Chairman.
COhnty Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19

CHRIST published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector April 10. 1917
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
ABILENE d. A. II. TO ORGANIZE
A RED CROSS SOCIETY

= Red Cross society is to be or
sanlzed here by the ladies' of the
y. 4. r. AT a meeting held yester-
day the preliminary arrangements
were made and another meeting is
y be held next Saturday to effect
an organization. Everyone is asked
70 be present at the meeting and
men as well as women will be asked
to join.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19

G. T. Ma eiiaP'e h,,rs salary sOO0
nor on county road - :, 40
=, = Maier, burning trash ana Ia -i'VV
Dor on county road .....,. o m
= ~ T.. Maier burning trash and Ia ~
Easien "a ana fo enryol read I'd. ~, .s. 1850
Tor county motor ........' ., -
naubsr Lumber Co, Harrington.
!, coal 70 Mrs. Hedrix in January An
mI 81 haue Womochil, care OF Mrs.
w 7" rhe e,1Ls ..'.;..... .,....... 500
The Rood S,,,,,,,, lnq9isition 400
pulance on truck ...... 400 Ia
STATE {, OF Kansas. Dickinson County. ' SO:
san Gon ", sing h County Clerk Of Dickin-
t3,nk : true and correct llst az al
'niS ahowed ut the April 1917 meeting
II. w, KING.
County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
Ii. $. MILITARY TRAINING
Boys Form Company and viii Hold
Army Drill

A course in military training ha,
been instituted at the high schoo
here and the first drill was held
yesterday afternoon. A large mum
Der of boys have Joined the COM
pany which is to be known as the
high school cadet corps. The work
is under the direction of e. G. Par
sons, principal of the. school Mr.
Parsons has had several years mill
tary training and holds lieutenant
commission in the army.
The training is under the snnar-
vision of the government and as
soon as the company is well oreaniz-
cd the high school will receive gov
eminent aid. Uniforms are to he
bought by the members but all
other accoutrements such as guns
ana ammunition are to be furnished
by the government.
rms system has been instituted
not SO much to fit the boys for mill
tary service as to provide fo,,,, /
OF athletics for all the students
me regular army training and ex- K
erclses viii be instituted and target ~
practlce and drill work will be held
We do not expect to make SOL )
hers of the boys" said supt. Stacey 10 10
q tho nope 70 pehe- tic
mem an idea Vt what the service 80
aeans.'' u
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
JOHN SAUERS GET GOOD
JOB FROM HELVERING

congressman Helvering has Sc
lected John sauers to receive the
only good job to come to the Demo-
Gratis Of Abilene and appointed him
deputy revenue collector. The an
pointment was something of a sur
prise to the local Democracy.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
ROY BAKER ISSUES FINE
CATALOGUE OF BUFF ROCKS

A handsome 2S-page illustrated
catalogue of his Buff Plymouth
Rocks has been issued from the Re-
Hector press by C. r. Baker. 1t has
reproductions of the championship
silver cups he has won at worlds
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
Infant Child Dies

Charles, the four months old son
OF Mr and Mrs. Ray Richardson
aled sunday morning at the home
~ Newbern township. Funeral sery-
ices were held this afternoon from
Lhe home, Dir. F. S. Blayney officiat-
ng Burial was in Abilene cemeterv
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19

=. II. Baker, Buff Rock King
lars, state and national shows 81
IN all probably the largest collec-
',on OF prizes in the west. There are
also pictures of leading specimens
OF ms birds and description of his
pens. The Baker brand of Plymouth
ROCKS is noted the country over and
Us lame grows with every exhibit
and he is becoming the Kansas Buff
Rock King.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
TIN IN ALASKA

The known tin deposits in the Uni ted States are few, but Alaska is something of a contributor to our much needed tin demand. Alaska lode tin was discovered, curiously enough, by a geologist of the Geologi- cal Survey Department of the Inter ior, as he was helping two prospect ors by crudely smelling in camp a cup a piece of peculiar looking ore which the prOspectors rightly sus. pected to be tin. Specimens of stream tin were also collected by survey geo. logists in Alaska in 1900. which was before this metal was known to oc- cur in the Territory. Soon after that time prospecting for stream tin be- came active, and since 1902 nearly 1000 tons of metallic tin has been produced.
 The survey has given special atten. output was 130 tons, an increase of g tons over 1915. but it is the hope of the governmental officials that with the present high prices the pro. duction for the present year may to. tai as much as 300 tons. In the Sc. ward Penisula, where placer tin was first mined. the source of this stream tin has been discovered and lode min. ing is now being carried on. In the other known Alaskan tin locality the Hot Springs placer tin region Geological survey men are this year searching for the source and urging the miners to save all their stream tin
 Stream tin is rather widely distri buted in the Hot Springs district, but as yet few of the placer gold miners make any pretence of saving it. AT effort is being made by the govern ment- geologists now on the ground to induce the miners to save and shiI this stream tin, which would mater tally increase the total output from the Territory. Placer mining in the Hot Springs district can be carried on for about three months in the sum. mer. In view of the great need of tin in the United States it is hoped that the Alaska miners will make the effort to increase the output.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
ANOTHER ALASKAN TREASURE

Alaska has already returned many times the money which, when paid for it was declared to have been much worse than wasted, and now it dis closes the possession of another trea- sure equaling, if not surpasing, in val ue off al those previously taken from the frozen wilds once called worthless by all the Wise Ones. For platinum has been found there-platinum the royal metal, to which even gold bows in humility and silver dares not even approach.
 The extent of the discovery is not yet determined, but it is known to be that the chemist to whom the first samples were submitted for analysis didn't have the courage to report on them lest he be thought guilty of a wild exaggeration.
 And the platinum now in sight is only beginning, as was the eold in California rivers that caused the epoch dating rush" of '49. The real mines are back in the mountains, nobody knows where. There the serious ex. ploitation of the future will be done Meanwhile the river sands will pay again Alaska's many times cancelled debt.
 It will be remembered that platinum is useful as we'll as beautiful, and that it's enormous price is fixed by the practical ends it serves in several of the most important industries, not by its availability for the purpose of decoration and luxury.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
MEXICO q AR TS BUILDING
 ROADS
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Oct 8. The de. partment of communications and pub lie works has started work on the con struction and repair of eleven main highways connecting some of the most important cities of the republic. Among the roads under repair are those from Mexico to Toluca, from Mexico to Tuxpam, Mexico to Quere- taro, Mexico to Puebla and others.
 The department of telegraphs re- ports that PAS kilometers of new line have recently been built and 22,53S kilometers put in repair. There are now IS wireless stations operated by the government and six more are in course of construction. Fifty-five newspapers in the republic have been granted press rate over the national wires.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

As the trail improves from year to year, travelling over the trail by auto will become more and more the favor ite means of getting in and out of the interior, excepting during few of the coldest winter months.
 The trip over the Copper River rail way in conjunction with the auto trip over the trail combine to make the journey one which is delightful rather than arduous.
 The traveller who fails to make the railroad trip misses some of the most wonderful scenery in the Northland. In addition to seeing two of the worlds greatest glaciers, the lover of nature is awed by an endless pano, rama of rugged snow and ice-capped peaks.
 Travellers returning from the in terior report that the trail between Chitina and where it connects with the main trail is the finest piece Of roaway between Cordova and Fair banks, and that the auto trip through the valley of the Copper river dis closes some matchless scenery. These are some of the reasons why the trav cling public prefer to go to and from interior Alaska by way of Cordova.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
NEW REGULATION BENEFITS
 MANY ALASKAN MINERS

The treasury department has issued a notice to Alaskan miners that a re- gulation has recently been enacted re- lative to the requisite gold finenes5 of bullion suitable for purchase at the Seattle assay office. Heretofore bull lion had to have a value in gold of at least ten times that of silver con tained. Under the present regulations ony bullion will be purchased that has not less than 1-10OO parts of gold, pro- vided that it does not contain more than S-10 base. It being understood of course, that the gold and silver con tents only are paid for.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
MINING MAN ] N WAY TO JOIN
 THE ARMY

George Tweedale, who has spent the past four years in the Shushanna country, where he has a claim on Big Eldorado, is on his way to the states, having made application for admit tance to the officers training camp at Presidio, San Francisco. He has seen service in the Boxer Uprising" | in China and was with the 39th infan- try in the Philippines. He will return in the spring if his application is not accepted.
 In speaking Of the Shushanna coun- try. MT. Tweedale says: Several claims on the Big Eldorado were work ing and pros spects for the coming year are better than they have ever been.
 Some good pay has been located Ion the bench of No. ? Bonanza, which pays $3.50 to the square foot of bed rock and a number of quartz proposi- tions look good, especially at the head lof Snag river"
 l The trails in the Shushanna district are in very bad condition. MT. Twee- dale says. and James Wilson, of Val. dez, road commissioner, has promised to spend some money this year in re. pairing and putting them in shape. The cost of operation is very high on laccount of these trails. Flour is s3O and $35 per 100 pounds and other ne. cessities in proportion.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

Mabel E. sprasue, Plaintiff, vs. Her bert A. Sprague, Defendant.
 SUMMONS. The President of the United States of America, Greeting:
 To Herbert A Sprague, the above named defendant.
 You are hereby required to appear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons, to-wit, within thirty days after the 22nd day of October, 1917. and answer the com. plaint of Mabel E. Sprague, the above named plaintiff, in the above entitled cause, which cause Is an action for divorce in one of the cases prescribed by law wherein the plaintiff prays for decree dissolving the bonds of mar riage between herself and you and for such other and further relief as to the court may seem right and proper in the premises. And you are hereby noti- fled that If you fail to appear and an swer said complaint as herein re- quired, the said plaintiff will take judgment against you for want there of, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in her complaint, as hereinbefore set out
 The order for the publication of this summons was duly made and entered on the 9th day of September, 1917. Witness the Honorable Fred NJ. Brown, judge of said court. and the seal thereof this 9th day of Septem- Der, in the year of our Lord the one thousand nine hundred and seven. teenth and of our Independence the one hundred and forty-first. (Seal of the District Court. Territory of Alaska,
 Third Division.)
 ARTHUR LANG, Clerk District Court, Third Division.
 Territory of Alaska,
 By c. H, Wilcox, Deputy. First Publication, Sept. II, 1917.
 Last publication, Oct. p, 1917.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
BY WAY OF CORDOVA.

Travel to and from interior Alaska by way of Cordova is becoming more and more popular and this is becoming very important business asset to this city.
 Every passenger arriving from Fair banks reports that the trail is a boule. yard, and it must be when heavily laden autos are able to make the 3l7 mile journey to Chitina in less than twenty-four hours actual running time.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

Sporting goods, cutlery. flashlights, at The Northwestern Hardware Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.

No. c-13e. Mabel E. Sprasue, Plaintiff, Vs. Her bert A. sprague, Defendant.
 SUMMONS
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

Senator Lafollette answers the charge that he is pro-German by de- claring that members of congress nave a perfect right to criticise the govern ment in war time. A few more such explanations will land him back in private life.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

The kaiser will probably take the results of the world series and distort them into a report that warfare has broken out between the great Ameri- can cities of Chicago and New York
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

Major s. B. Mcintyre will be the title of the commanding officer at Fort Gibbon according to orders re- ceived from Washington. He was pro- noted from the rank of captain
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

A boiler belonging to Sylvester Howell exploded recently on Sullivan creek and severely injured two men, D. G. Hosler and Ed Erickson.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-08

If food economy will win the war,
 why not get "old Doctor Tanner" to
 help Hoover in his food conservation campaign?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-11
GOVERNMENT TO NEED
HALF OF WOOL CLIP

Washington. April lO.-(Spccial.)--
Plans for purchase by the government
OF 6O.0O0.000 pounds of clean wool this
year were discussed this evening at a
banquet given here by Bernard Baruch.
chairman Of the council OF nationa al
defense. to western wool growers and
eastern wool dealers and manufac-
turers.
Western men attending were Frank
J. Hagenbarth. Idaho: J. NJ. Wilson.
Wyoming. and NJ. E. Campbell, Ari-
iona.
Before the banquet western men
conferred with Representatives Mon
dell and Hayden and Senator Warren.
At the banquet it was stated by
Chairman Daruch that the government
would require 60,000,O0O pounds of
clean wool. which is equivalent to
1AO.OOO,O0O pounds OF raw wool or
about one-half the American clip.
1t is estimated that at present there
is in the hands Of growers unsold
about l6o,O0O,OOO pounds Of raw wool,
of which from 20 to 35 per cent is Of
sufficiently high grade to be available
for government use.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-11
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
STOCKS, BONDS, METALS PAPER, GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN

Wheat prices dropped sharply after
the opening but later reacted and
closed IA cent up. Corn firm: oats
steady.
Wheat. receipts. POL cars, compared
with 1893 a year ago
Wheat--May. opened. s2.ooI2.0ih:
high. so.07A; low, sso2a; closed.
ss.06ss.M :.0Gh.
July-opcncd, slssal.9shs high,
&2.02hs: low. Sl.97l4: closed. sa.n.
No. hard. $2.aoh M2.24A; No |
northern, $c.l4A Ma.l6h; to arrive
s2.12h; No. . northern. sa.1oh ne.lsA
No. wheat, $2.OoL M2.1lA: No. Z.
hard Montana. $a.laA M2.15h; No. .
durum. s2.O9Q2.eO
Corn-No. yellow. s1.26% mlcSA
Oats-No. 3 white. 6ah,I6lha.
| @3.aoH
Flour-Unchanged: shipments, 90,
723 barrels.
Barley-s1.07Ml.35.
Rye-s1.TM1.7s.
! Dran-$3S@ $3.50.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-11
SALTS IS FINE FOR
KIDNEYS, QUIT MEAT
Flush the Kidneys at Once
When Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers.

No man or woman who casts meat
flushing the kidneys occasionally. says
a well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishhly filter or strain only
part Of the waste and poisons from the
blood, then you get sick. Nearly all
rheumatism. headaches. liver trouble
nervousness. constipation. dizziness.
sleeplessness. bladder disorder come
from luggish kidneys.
Tho moment you feel duh ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts. or il
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full OF
sediment, irregular OF passage or at
tended by a sensation Of scalding. get
about four ounces OF Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a ta-
blespoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid
neys will then act fine. This famous
! salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice. combined with lithia
and has been used for generations to
fhsl, cloggcd kidneys and stimulate
them to activity. also to ncutralizc the
acids in urine SO 1t no longer causes
irritation, thus ending bladder disor-
dcrs.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cam
not injure; makes a delightful cffcr-
vcsccnt lithia water drink which all
regular meat caters should take now
and then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure. thereby avoiding scri-
GUS kidney complications.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-11
Passage by Friday Of Meas
ure for Huge Bond Issue
Predicted.
THREE BILLION LOAN
Pending Passage of Revenue
Bill, McAdoo May Issue
Treasury Notes.

Washington. April 1O.-Democrats
and Republicans Of the house ways
and means committee, at it's organiza-
ton meeting today united in approval
Of the administrations war financial
program calling for a 100000
bond issue Of which $4,000 100000 will
be used as the basis Of loans to the
the bill tomorrow and its passage not
later than Friday night. he thinks. is
assured.
Little delay is anticipated In the
senate. Within two weeks the meas
ure may be on the statute books.
nance committee has held frequent
conferences with Secretary McAdoo
and prompt reporting Of the measure
to the senate is expected.
In order to prevent any possible fl
nancial handicap to the military needs
Of the country through delay in rails
ing the $1,75O.O00,00O proposed as the
amount to be obtained by taxation, the
ways and means committee decided to
embody in the bond issue authorizes
ton authority to the secretary OF the
treasury to issue as needed $4,000. 000,-
900 in one-year treasury notes to an
ticipate the tax receipts which will
result from the war revenue bill. The
latter measure will be considered after
the bond issue bill has been disposed
Of. Indications are that considerable
time will be required to draft the rev.
enuc bill and that both houses will de :
bate Il at length after its introduction
which may delay it's passage.
Tho total thus authorized should
the committees program be ratified by
congress, would be $1,000, 100000 fol
the first year Of the war, not all Of
which. however. would necessarily be
spent. This is $25O.000,O0O more than
the administration leaders have been
counting on. The difference is regard.
ed as a liberal estimate for expenses
which may arise. Under the author.
ization to issue treasury notes, the
secretary Of the treasury would not bt
compelled to issue the full amount
. unless in his Judgment. it were neccs
sary.