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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
Abilene Man Gets
Out of German-AfriCa

A. f. Martin, a former resident OF
Abilene, just returned from German
East Africa, where he had several ex-
citing experiences that would hardly
give one a desire to go to that coun
try. He left Abilene in March, 1911,
for German East Africa 1t did not
prove to be a very comfortable place
for he had not been there long when
he was arrested and convicted of be-
ing an English spy
After 80 days of solitary confine-
ment during which time taste of
plain bread and water would have
been a mighty good meal compared to
what he received he was sent to Ia
bora, where he was interned for two
years. The city, guarded by 5000
Germans, was attacked by an army
OF 5000 Belgians and British sol
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
PROF. STEININGER WILL
TEACH MUSIC AT CHAPMAN

Prof. II. w. Seininger, who has
been head of the music department OF
the Enterprise normal academy for
several years. will take charge of the
department of instrumental music at
Dickinson county high school this
year He will continue his classes in
the different towns of the county. Mr..
Steininger and his family will live in
Chapman. The board of trustees of
the academy have decided not to open
school there this year because they
are unable to secure teachers for
some departments. 1t is not known
whether the school will be perma-
nently discontinued.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
Infant Daughter Dead.

Janeth, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Hoover, died this
forenoon at St. Luke's hospital in
Kansas City. The body will be
brought here on the night train and
ents, Mr. and Mrs W. II. Davis.
taken to the home Of her grandpar-
Funeral saryges were held for
Janet Hoover, the infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Hoover. at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Davis this
morning The Rev. Dr. F. S Blayney
vas in charge OF the service. Burial
was in the Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
NEW BOX FACTORY AT
ENTERPRISE REACHING OUT

The new box factory, under the
arrangement of Roy Nelson, has made
considerable progress during the past
few weeks towards doing business on
large scale. The firm is now ship
ping egg cases to many of the sur
rounding towns and is gradually
reaching out into new territory. Six
carloads of logs we're used recently
and new supply was floated down
the river this week Special machin-
cry has been made to hoist these big
logs out of the water.
The factory has an ideal location
for business and is taking advantage
of Enterprise Push.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
EDWARD A. FRY rs NOW
LIEUTENANT COLONEL, L. S. A.

Paul Fry is back at the desk OF
the Union Pacific hotel after a
months visit with his brother Ed
ward, in San Francisco Edward A.
Fry is now a lieutenant colonel, hav-
ing been rapidly promoted from cap
tain which position he received when
the Spanish-American war was over.
lie was first lieutenant of Company
l., goth Kansas, in that war His
many friends are glad to hear of his
He is now at Camp
Custer, Michigan, and will soon go
TO- France
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

.diers. The British and American SOL
diers were released from their con-
finement after the city was taken by
the allied forces. Not over $50 Ger
mans survived the battle. Mr.. Mar
tin started on his return journey for
the United States His first stop was
in China and from there he went to
Japan. 1t took 23 days to sail from
Japan to the United States. This de-
lay was due to war conditions of the
seas.
Mr.. Martin arrived here Saturday,
arousing much interest by the pecul
lar costume he wore. His hat was a
German style helmet and his overcoat
was of the German officer type He
is now visiting friends in Enterprise
1t is hoped that he will again make
his home in this city. rr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
County Roads Will
Get Attention Now

said, when hot air, and glittering gen
eralities will suffice.
1--WE simply want to know" Mr.
Markham said, "what is going on in
these activities in every county IN the
state, and my letter to the county en-
gineers ought to bring this informa-
tioin. This commission is desirous of
knowing all about the building of dirt
roads, hard roads, rock roads, bridges
and culverts Where the work is lag
ging we want to help in stimulating
interest, but we want to know all
about road building in every county in
the state
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

The telephones were busy at the of
fices of the mills this mosning wher
the farmers wanted to know JUS
what is to be the effect of the presi
dents order that wheat shall be 1922
a bushel. The price is for No. !, hare
northern wheat at Chicago, which
means 50 here for No 2 hard wheat;
three cents less for soft wheat and
still less for lower grades.
The farmers who have held hun
dreds of thousands of bushels when
they might have obtained $2.70 are
somewhat disturbed and many want
ed to know if there is any way to get
around the rules. There seems to be
no evading. The government is the
only buyer and it is licensing the
mills. They must be inspected week
ly and if they do not live up to the
rules they will be closed.
Tens of thosuands of bushels own
ed by farmers are stored in the city's
mills and it must be sold or taken
back to the farm within 80 days.
Mills Must Obey.
A bulletin just received from
the Kansas Grain Dealers association
says:
Country shippers may consign toI
commission men the same as hereto
fore, but the commission men will
not be allowed to sell the wheat to
exporters or miller; they must sell
to the government agents. No one
will be allowed to store in elevators
for longer than thirty days. The
farmer can hoard at home, but if he
places his grain in country elevator,
it must be moved within thirty days. |
The government will buy no wheat |
from country elevators to arrive The
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
REV. S. A. CHAPPELL GOES TO
WINFIELD WITH NJ. E. CHURCH

Rev. S. A. Chappell, who for some
time has resided in Abilene, will leave
tomorrow for Winfield He has ac-
cepted the pastorate Of the M. E.
church there and his Abilene friends
are sure that he will please the city
there as he has here. Mrs. Chappell
will continue her work as elementary
superintendent of the Kansas Sunday
School association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

county to be called to report for the
draft army. They left today for
Camp Funston and will report for du-
ty tomorrow morning Very little
time was given the two to make pre-
parations as the call came early this
morning and they left on the noon
train. No official word has been re-
ceived by the local draft board but
is reported that the next men will be
called on Sept. Z.
The Abilene boys that attended the
first training camp at Ft. Riley re-
ported for duty today. Lieut.. F. N.
Little, Lieut. Joseph Curry, Lieut..
Wylder, Lieut. Chauncey Hunter and
Lieut.. Dean Ackers have reported for
duty. Lieut.. Ackers is on his way to
France, Lieut.. Wylder was sent to
New Mexico and the others went to
Camp Funston.
Just as Harley Ross and Milton
Jones, the first two men from Dick
Inson county, to be called for the
draft army, were ready to leave for
Camp Funston yesterday, the local
BOARD received word that the men
should not report until Sept. 7. This
extension of time will give the boys
/ chance to settle up their affairs
lere before going into the army. The
econd men to be called will probably
eceive word about Sept. 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
WAR DECREASED WEDDINGS
IN DICKINSON COUNTY

The war is hindering the probate
Judges work His records show that
he has issued less licenses since the
war began than he did in the same
time last year. Since the first of
June, 46 marriage licenses have been
issued. For the same time last year
Sc licenses we're issued Only few
counties in Kansas can boast this fact.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
DIES AFTER LIVING ~
ABiLtNE OVER 40 YEARS

Elias b. Ready, aged S5, died at his
nome on North East Seventh at 400
o'clock this morning. He is survived
by wife and four children He has
lived in or near Abilene over 40 years
and will be remembered by a host Of
friends The services will be held
from the home on Thursday after
noon at 1880 0 clock and from the
Brethren in Christ church at 200
o dock Tnterment in the Livingston
cemetery Obituary later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
JAIL BREAKER is ARRESTED
YESTERDAY AT PAOLA

Arthur Bowles, who broke Jail a
month ago with two other men, was
re-arrested yesterday at Paola and
brought to Abilene. He gave cash
bond for $4,000 and was released
until trial
Bowles was arrested at Council
Grove with an automobile belonging
to Herington man in his possession.
He claims that the car was given him
by the man to use for a drive to
Council Grove. He was brought here
for trial. He waived preliminary
hearing and was put in Jail
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
LIEUT.. WYLDER ORDERED
TO REPORT AT CAMP CODY

Lieut. L. w Wylder received a
telegram last night ordering him to
report at once to the commanding
officer at Camp Cody, Deming, New
Mexico, at once. He will leave to-
night. Lieutenant Wylder received
his commission at the officers train
ing camp at Ft Riley and has expect
ed to report for duty at Camp Fun
ston September 3.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
First Draft Notice
for National Army

Fred VIM. Chas. Fold, Herington.
Harry Conrad Lungstrom, Enter
prise.
| Clyde Phrase Mott, Abilene.
VIM. Henry Harrison, Abilene.
lie Roy Hird, Herington.
Milton Heller, Dillon.
Robert Stark, Elmo.
David Il. Engberg, Enterprise.
The first eight men of the forty-ont
needed to fill Dickinson county's quo
ia for the first draft have received
notice from the district board at
Wichita thru the local office to hold
themselves in readiness for military
service Announcement of the date
for reporting to the local board will
be made later.
A complete list of the men called
by the local exemption board for the
first quota had been sent in to the
Wichita board None of the men listed
here claimed exemption from the To-
cal or district board Several ap-
peals for exemption have been made
to the district board but nothing has
been reported on them yet
1t is expected that the remainder
Of the forty-one will receive notifi-
cation within a few days.
Milton Jones and Harley Ross are
The first two boys from Dickinson
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

A booklet of the rules and regu-
lations of the state as to grain grad
ing, inspection and weighing of grain,
hay and straw has been issued. The
farmers should have it and can get a
copy on application to C. A Wollard.
at Wichita. 1t is free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Karl Riddle, county engineer, re-
ceived a letter today from w. C.
Markham, secretary of the Kansas
Highway commission. Il am going
to try to get some concrete informa-
tion as we'll as some data on dirt, "
Mr.. Markham makes it plain in his
letter to those road, bridge and cul-
vert bosses that the state highway
commission had gotten to the point
where it wants detailed facts about
the progress in the several counties
in the building of roads, bridges and
culverts. The season has passed, he
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
ELECTRIC FOUNTAIN AS WIN
DOW DISPLAY AT CASES STORE

Cases store has something new
for Abilene in the way Of window
decoration. 1t is an electric fountain
that sprays the water into the air
then catches it and uses the same
water over again. In the center is a
three colored electric bulb that
throws the light on the water, giving
a beautiful effect
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

For sale. so acres, close to Abilene.
all bottom land. Has paid 10 per
cent on purchase price. Offered for
quick sale at right price. G. Baum
garth. 30dtfwtf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
DICKINSON BOY GETS
RILEY DAIRY INSPECTORSHIP

Cameron S. Goldsmith, a Dickinson
county boy. who has been a student
at X. s. A. c., with special study in
dairying, has been appointed dairy in
spector for Riley county. He is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs S Goldsmith and one
Of the eounty's most promising young
men.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
Repairs for First s.. Bridge.

The county commissioners are be
ginning repair work on the First
street bridge. A representative oi
the Canton Bridge company is here
now working on plans. Under the
new law any bridge to which the
county has given aid belongs to the
county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
SOLDIER BOYS

-
- Dedicated o the Soldier Boys OF Abilene
- -
"a Millions wearing the sui o
- The nations save,
= Over the the flag
= Our soldier boys brave
-
= Tanned by the western wind,
ra Going wheeer you're
e Accepting every stern
: Like brave knights o
= Far8
When you're
= And hear the bugies call
Mother picture you
- Standing straight
= After the kissed he
p And dads finished ploughing he
= Thinking the battle
8 Then he talk of
q ER
2 We all picture
sa In streets drill
= Stepping with such sturdy stride,
2 Making thrill
g Oh how for those hearts 10 =
q Oh, soldier be
3 Stay till you fray p
g We're counting you! =
RUTH MARTIN FINCHER r
"a p "a sa ~ H "a "a "a "a "a "a IA IA y,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06

Clean old papers for sale at this
office; SC a bundle
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-09-06
Wheat Price Fixed
At $500 in Abilene

government will pay for the wheat
only as the warehouse receipts are de-
livered to them. They will make no
advances. nor will they pay any
drafts. The government expects to
keep the price fixed by whipping the
millers into line. If any miller
should prove stubborn and insist up
on paying more than the government
price for wheat, their storage room
may be commanded
Licensing of the elevators will be-
gin September 1st. All elevators
must take out a license. Farmer CO.
operative elevator companies are not
exempted from the license clause,
nor will they be permitted to store
grain in their elevators for more
than thirty days"
What Will Farmers Do?
The farmers generally feel disap-
pointed They expected at least
$3.50 as the government price. They
say that in proportion to the hike
IN prices that is in operation all along
the line, with cotton unregulated,
with wool and steel going along, the
former price of wheat is not out of
Many will sell now,
lowever, on the theory that it will be
/ fixed price for months. Some are
willing to take the 50 price. Some
will hold to see what turns up. The
wheat is exempt from the food con-
roller under the law while in the
armer's hands but the president can
axe any wheat anywhere at any time
or war purposes which means for
he allies or the army and navy. SO
t is really up to Mr., Wilson and he
an compel the farmer to sell at the
rice he has fixed if he desires,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-31

Once upon a time there was a certain vain, egotlstc, con-
trary man that dwelt among the people of "Humming Bird
Valley 1t was the unwritten law and rule OF that community
to consult its citizenship about all problems, improvements and
affairs that had to be dealt with. There never was any trouble
about getting all the %neighbors, save John Doe, together on a
proposition; Doe always had some other, or as he contended
better way to do things. A new church was to be built and
the site and plans were agreed upon, but Doe would have
nothing to do with it, because a certain man was allowed to
draw the plans. A new road was to be opened up, all agreed
where it should run except John Doe; he refused to cooperate
and failed to aid in opening it because his idea as to the route
Doe thought a certain teacher was to be employed, he refused
tressed family, everybody in the community Clipped in except
Doe, he said is the family followed his advice and moved from
where they were, they would never have met with adversities.
Doe was long on talk, eXtravagant in advice, profigate in
promises, but as a doer of things, he was a bowling success as a
failure. He was loud in his protestations of interest in the
welfare of the pubic-and kept a good many fooled in this way
but it became more and more patent that his coddling of the
public was for selfish aims and purposes. For those that
praised or fawned upon him he promised remote blessings, for
those who failed to take his advice or who disapproved his
habits and views, he could see nothing but the maledictions of
an outraged Maker. AS a constructor, he was a mollycoddle,
as an iconoclast, he was entitled to the foremost place in the
synagogue. Possibly John Doe could not help being always at
cross purposes with those among whom he moved day after
day; he was just built crosswise and could not help it. Like
Absolom, he was the spoiled and petted child. The John
Does" and the Absoloms kick up a lot of noise and raise many
rumpuses, but in due time everybody catches on and they
are made to skiddo to the land of nowhere or into the sea of
nothingness. q
Has Mississippi a parallel to this John Doe?"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-31
THE OLD NEGRo's ENCOURAGEMENT"

SIS Senator Vardaman resisting, or giving encouragement
to resistance?' The people are the judges.
The above pertinent inquiry is reproduced from the Newton
Record. Will the Senator's friends answer Tor MN!
1t is claimed now by the Senator and his friends that ne is
not against the President and his country and that ne sincerely
wants the United States to whip in the fight, and, as the most
convincing proof of this, they assert that ne now has a son with
an officers commission in the army, We hope they know what
what he does as regards the war, reminds us OF the old negro
when he was sitting in the room where one of his erstwhile
enemies was seriously ill, he said: well. Abe. l got nothing
specially ginst you and if you die, am willing ter fergive yer,
but you sho has de color of a dying man and if yer duz die, yer
may count on me to be right at yer grave digging. with my
spade and shovel. But Abe, if yer had taken my advice long
ago, yer would not have been dare on dat bed of Fiction and a
funeral would not have been so nearin' sight. | hopes you will
git we'll, but Abe, if yer die or eff yer git well, hereafter, take
my advice" This old negro was giving the sick negro the same
sort of encouragement Senator Vardaman is now giving his
country.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-31
PAT HARRISON IN THE RACE.

The people of Mississippi, by law, have the right in the year
the United States Senate from March q, 1919 to March a, 1925.
Nobody in this country, thanks to our forefathers, is elected
man to go before the people and in a frank and open manner
seek their favor and support. The fact that such has been the
case from George Washington up to this good hour, accounts
for the excellence of our laws and the safeguarding of the
rights of the great body of the people who must of necessity
give their time and attention to the business affairs of life, to
caring for their wives and children, while those who have
If one public man thinks another has done things that are in
imical to the government and the welfare of the people, it is his
physician, called in to see the sick, to insist on the discontinue
ance of medicines he regards hurtful to the patient. If, in dis
men are brought under the scrutinizing eye of the public, it is
but a part of the fate of others who have in the past been
Mr.. Harrison's speech at the Neshoba County Fair, August
%, wherein he announced his candidacy for the seat in the
and stateman-ike presentation of the issues that now confront
What Mr.. Harrison said. He struck RI l' out from the shoulder aiII as as
one trained in all the arts of state-craft. He bombarded the
record that our Junior Senator was one Of the CHRoNiC OBJ
JECTORS at Washington, that he had opposed the most i'm
washington and that Mr.. Vardaman had not only deliberately
put himself at cross purposes with the President, but that he mad
shown a spirit prejudicial to the United States by deliberately
6ucklng nearly every measure brought forward to prosecute
t yaev war 91oa nnd punish usdsnn the t enemies II ns of f our county onntG u Mr.; Harrison
vote with Republicans and at the same time claim to be a loyal
ard of Democracy that rid the South of the carpet-bagger. He
closed his speech with the following significant words:
Y are either Tor Wilson, the Democratic party and your
There is no middle ground. .Ye cannot serve God and
Senator. Ii you are a faithful disciple of the gospel Of Democ-
racy you and the Senator have parted company. If you love
your country, which was born in the womb of war and nurtured
ada r prosdceea ny inc blood o. your heroic ancestors his wretch
and freedom, the blood-boughtl legacy of every free-born Amer
the enemies of the government that insures it."
Mr.. Harrison comes from the Gulf Coast. Before going to
one time an enthusiastic stic' Supporter y Mr. # v a Il a ssa.f He w stand ds
high high as S; a p Si y e Sit 6s e., i. He is an upright {eisa9 man and those who
ne has served in Congress and the position he occupies as a
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-31
TELL US WHAT COTTON SEED ARE BRINGING IN Jour
COMMUNITY.

AS is usually the case every fall, cotton seed are opening
at widely different prices in different parts of the South. For
instance. south Mississippi farmers report that only $40 a ton
is offered them, while apparently authentic reports of from
$50 to $75 a ton being paid have been received from Louisiana
and Texas. Undoubtedly differences as great $50 to $25 a ton
exist.
Now if seed are worth SO a ton in one state or one section,
they ought to be worth approximately the same in another.
In other words, the farmer who is getting $40 a ton for his seed
is not getting anything like what they are worth.
To do what it can to help correct this evil. The Progressive
Farmer proposes to publish each week cottonseed prices from
all over our territory, as reported to us by our readers. If you
are interested in seeing our cotton farmers get fair prices for
their seed, drop US a line today, telling us what prices are in
your neighborhood. Then do the same thing next week and for
Farmer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-08-31
CALLED HER FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Sx Yeas Ago, fhinkins She Might Die, Says Texas Lady, But Nov
She Is . We'll. Strong Woman and Praise. CardI For
Her Recovery.

hoyse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, Of this place, says; after the
birth Of my little girl. my side com.
menced to hurt me I had to go back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me. but I got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable.. IL was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was Just drawn up in a knott.
told my husband II he would get
me . bottle Of Cardui I would try IT,.
I commenced taking II, however, that
evening I called my family about
me-. for I knew I could not last
many days unless I had . change for