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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-23

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
TAI.NIAGE

Mrs Faron was an Abilene visit
or Tuesday.
Mrs. John whitney is Ill at her
home west OF town.
Miss Agnes Broadfoot is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Watt, this week
Leslie Ayers and George Ayers
have new cars.
Mrs. Sam Burlington and Mrs
Herbert Ross were guests OF Mrs.
Fields Monday.
The Young peoples class met with
Flovd Book Tuesday evening. me
evening was spent playing games
At late hour refreshments we're
served and all departed hoping 10
come again in the near future
Mr.. and Mrs. schaich were Abb
lene visitors Tuesday
The missionary meeting was held
with Mrs. w. d. Fulton Tuesday A
large number attended and an IN
tereStlng meeting Hciu'
The Aid society meets next week
with Mrs. Benson.
Miss Bernice steele was home
from Iindsborg over Sunday.
Fred Houser spent Sunday with
his family in Talmage
Ray Higdon was home from CHAP
man over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Book were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Houser sun
day.
J. r. Fields visited his brother
Blunt Fields, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sleichter and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bricker called
on Charley Bullington's Monday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
sUTPHEN MILLS

Rev. Griffis went to West Port
land. Kan, to attend a ministers
meeting
Coon Koelllng and Mr.. stein put
IN ice at Koelling's Dlae the first OF
the week.
Mrs. Marshal and Mrs Joe Page
and Mrs. Eugene Mcdonald visited
al " J. Trues Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Collier visited at
Eugene Steels SUNDAY
Dave Hoover and family visited
at VIII Pages Friday evening
! Y J. True and Bern Duffy were
in Abilene Monday.
Row Kaufman and family visited
John Kaufman in Abilene sun
day.
yelma True visited Gerties ana
Stella Marts Thursday.
Fave Collier visited over Sunday
with Grandma Warnoek in Chap
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Marts visited
at Albert Marts' Sunday.
Charlie Picking and family have
been sick with the grip.
Bern Duffy and family visited al
Theo. Marts' Sunday afternoon.
Miss Laura Lindsey and ota
woodson took dinner with Velma
True Sunday.
A large number from here at
tended the lecture at Chapman sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Drake went &c
Toneka last week. Mrs. Drake un'
derwent an operation SATURDAY
morning.
owing to the. absence of Rev
Criffis no services were held at the
Christian church Sunday.
Ira Ben is suffering with blooc
poisoning in his hand.
Six new members were taken II
at the grange Monday. This raises
the membership to nearly nun
dred
A. ]. Bruce and son Ira we're II
CHAPMAN Tuesday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Schwab made a DUST
ness trip to Abilene Monday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Industry Church Notes

TIRE services of last Sunday were
all well attended Sunday night the
house was crowded and all listened
with interest to the program, espe-
cially to the addresses of Miss Marty
of Longford and Mrs. Gilbert OF
Ebenezer charge.
On Friday night Saturday nlght'
Sunday morning and night Rev. C.
p. Erffneyer will be with us and
hold the quarterly conference.
On last Thursday night the INDUS
trv church and the two Bible classes
quietly organized and slipped into
the home of Brother Bowen, as a
complete surprise to them. Refresh
ments were served by the intruuefs
and an all around good time was
had Brother Bowen and family are
moving to Abilene to live. The ehurch
at Industry will greatly miss them
On Saturday night the young
ladies' Bible class and near rela-
tives of Miss May Sheedy met at the
home of Mr.. Fred Burger and
gave Miss May miscellaneous
shower. Miss Sheedy is one OF the
members Of the Y. w. B. G. mere
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
STARTING WORK ON NEW
NJ. II. CHURCH AT TAIMAGE

Talmage, Feb. 15.-lf the wealth
or conditions are favorable the ex-
cayation of the basement for the
new church will begin next week
A. f. Chase. who has been behind
the big force OF sand haulers GOO
loads have been put on the ground
by donation hauling) will have
charge of the work. He has been
hired to do all the blowing and, en-
gineer the work In general and the
neighbors and friends will donate
the teams and labor to scoop out the
dirt. Mr.. Chase will in addition put
an extra team on the scrapers as his
part of the donation. Due credit Will
be given all helpers toward their
subscription to the church building
fund
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
CHEEVEIi

Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Mcdonald OF
Sunset Wash, who were here visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Thos. Mustard
and family, left for their home on
Thursday.
Mrs. S. r. Greenough and Miss
Reba are on the sick list.
Lloyd Thorp visited his aunt May
Nmstards school Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Myers anc
Mrs. McVickers and Lucille were
Abilene callers Monday.
Mrs. Katie Olden was visiting a
her mothers Monday afternoon
Hugh Mustards butchered Fri
day.
Mr.. Arthur Gasswint and Lotti'
Aumack were married in Abilene
| Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Thorp and son Lesll
visited at her mothers, Mrs. Mus
tard's Tuesday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
sUNNYsTDE

Revival meetings are going on at
the church now.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs'
p obt. stone Wednesday afternoon IN
honor of her mother and niece VINO
are here visiting from Iowa. The
afternoon was spent with crocheting
and fancy work and music was FUR
nished by Miss Mabel jenkins, after
which a dainty two course iuhch
was served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Sexton and
family took dinner Sunday at the
Walter Holt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hopwood and
Harold. Mr.. Guest and Earl Gisf
took dinner at the H. Nj. Fink home
Sunday.
The Iris club met Thursday with
Dena Amann at the home OF Mrs
Fred Frolieh. The afternoon was
spent crocheting after which
dainty two course lunch was served
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
MOONLIGHT

S II. Bert and P. S. Hawk butch
cred for G.. t. Balmer Tuesday
Little Helen Banks has been sick
but is improving
VIM. Page was in Abilene Thurs
day.
Miss Myrtle Naylor is taking care
of Helen Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Book ana
Clarence Crider we're up from Ra-
mona visiting in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Order and
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Crawford mo-
tored to Manhattan "Wednesday &c
attend the farmers institute.
r. NJ. Breeding's visited with Mrs
Order on Sunday
]. NJ. Sheets went to Abilene Oh
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Keim are a.
home at Tulia, Texas. They are get
ting along fine.
Teachers meeting will be at VIM
Pages Friday night.
]. f. Brechbill spent few oay'
at the farmers institute at Mammal
ltan
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
II. +. d. NO. 6

Mrs. Henry Yuhl and Fred and
Margaret left for Kansas City where
Margaret will enter school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j G. Cole visited
their daughter in Abilene last week
Miss Lulu Nemecheck returned to
her home in Abilene.
Lester Boyy spent Sunday evening
with Henry and Rodger Funk.
Mrs. Lulu Forster and sons Henry
and John visited with Mrs. ]. 5
Chrisman in Abilene Tuesday.
Mr.. Jelly Of Marion spent Friday
night with ]. d. Forster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Diebolt anc
son. Mr.. John Fultz called Sunday
on J. D. Forster and family.
Word has been received that Mrs
G. N. Tucker of Salina who was yer!
sick is improving nicely.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
OFFICERS OF OIL AND GAS
COMPANY A STRONG LIST

The Dickinson Oil and Gas com
many has elected the following OF
Ulcers for the coming term
President G. A. Kubach- F.
Vice president, F. E. Geoffroy
Secretary, V. o. BowersoS
Treasurer, w. H. Teeters.
Directors, F. f. Geoffroy. Y o
powersox, r. D. Hunter, T. A.
Phillips, G. A. Kubach, w II Teet-
ers.
These men are among the most
substantial and successful business
mon Of the community They nave
the good of the project at heart ana
tbeir work will be done on the
square. The president, G. a kupach'
and the secretary, " O. BowersoA'
in whose hands is the active man
agement are reliable and business
like in everything they do Ihe
hoard OF directors includes also IL
n. Hunter, president of the CARTON
hank. t. A. Phillips, leading tarm'
or. F. E. Geoffroy, head OF the
Geoffroy Grain Co; w. II. Teeters
nroprietor Of the Teeters store and
altogether it is a list that VIII IN
snire confidence and assure the In
yestors that the company VIII pt
conducted on the square ana VIII
fairness to all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
ACME

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Steckley OF
Abilene. Mrs. George Lenhert and
daughter Esther and Mrs. B. o.
shirk took dinner at J. G. Engle's
Monday.
Quite a number heard the lee
lures at Sunnyside Friday evening
by NJ. H. Malott and ]. H. Engle.
Alex wilson's sale was wen at
tended.
Miss Opal Nelson entertained a
number Of her friends Tuesday ev
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Lane and
daughter spent Sunday at B. o.
Shirk's.
Mrs. John Snyder is visiting her
son Herman at Tslmage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15

old geldjng; yearling colt; black
driving mare years old broke TO
all harness: team bay driving mares
smooth mouth weight about 2l0u
pounds
is HEAD OF CATTLE
Five choice milch COWS giving
milk. COW with calf by side, COW
with twin calves, choice cows Will
be fresh in April, winter calf.
10 HEAD OF HOGS
Eioht Duroc and Poland China
shoats weight from 35 to lao
hounds: Duroc Jersey brood sow
will farrow in April. All immune.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
Rack wagon good as new, box
wagon. top buggy, good disc. 4-wheel
lister. . Keystone hay leaders,
cultivators. GROW weeder, 2-sectlon
harrow. Grow curtivator good as
new single row corn planter, SHOOT
Milwaukee grain binder good as
new 6-foot Emerson good mower
hav rake 10 foot, road wagon, ~
disc Indiana press grain drill IN
good shape, 10-disc Tiger grain
drill, etc. ,,-
some prairie hay, some alfalfa
hay.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
RECENT REFLECTIONS
every road is a Maxwell road.

every road is a Maxwell road.
Don't forget the big sale Feb IL
al r. A. Rogers See ad. Wit
Oakland cars handsome in ap-
,earance, high grade in construction
ans,h,a IN nrice dtfwtf
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hurd, February 8, daughter.
100 acre pasture for rent. run
ing water the year round. e. e.
.oulson, Abilene, Kan. 4wtf4dtf
Farm loans, lowest rates, Alexis
Cutler, at H. Southworth office
dtfwtf
Don't forget the big sale Feb. -
at T. A. Rogers See adj Wit
Oakland cars guaranteed for one
,a.r 29dtfwtf
Marriage license: Alvin Guth-
ais. Dayton, and Miss Esther Sch
wendener, Abilene.
200 acre farm for rent. ITO in
cultivation. 80 pasture. Possession
March /. E. e. Coulson, Abilene.
27dtfwtf
90 to Kauffman's to buy your
,hoaa eod-wtf
Marriage license: Philip Nor
gan of Hope and Miss Freda Schuetz
of Horton.
A pie social and play will be Civ
en- at the Kapp school house on
Tuesday, February 20. Ladies are
requested to bring pies wltl5dlt
Joseph II. Taylor, who has been
i'll for some time at his home on
East First street, is reported to be
very low.
Marriage licenses. Harry Mar
steller and Miss Leola Poland, both
of this city; Russell Snider and MISS
Neva Week of Longford Charles
Timm of Woodbine and Miss Fannie
Schlesener of Hope.
For sale, 100 acres in Rhine
hart township, miles to Chapman.
substantially improved, lis acres
wheat goes. VIM Woodson, Chap
mon 11w7t9
DR.. f. w. swearingen, the Topeka
eve sight specialist, will be in Abilene
TO fit glasses at the National hotel
Monday. Feb. Goth. Special atten-
ton given to old people and chill
dren. Don't forget the date, Monday
rohruarv 2eth 15w2t
Marriage licenses: Frederick A.
Smith. rs. and Annie e. Baird, 49,
both of Abilene; Frank Wendtlandt'
81. and Amanda zimmerman, both OF
HeringtOn.
David l.. Campbell will have a
public sale at his place "a mile
north of the Abilene cemetery on
wednesday, Feb 81, and will sell
Is horses and mules, 26 head OF
cattle, so head of hogs, farm nipple
ments and household goods. J. y
Burton will be the auctioneer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Notice

After my sale, March ?, ! Will be
ready to do blowing, corn shelling,
wood saving, etc. with my tractor
engine and appliances Parties can
address me at Elmo, Kansas.
t5w2t l.. HARTMAN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Monday, Feb. 10

: HEAD HORSES
Bay mare smooth mouth; bay
horse smooth mouth saddle horse
9 years old; team bay horses and
5 years old weight $500; horse
mules 9 years old and past.
& HEAD OF CATTLE
six milch cows 4 giving milk; !
yearling heifer, black Angus bull
coming > years old.
fS HEAD OF HOGS
Consisting of 5 brood sows; red
boar weigh about 225 lbs; belted
boar; balance shoats.
IMPLEMENTS
Deering corn harvester, fl. Deer
ing grain binder, hay rake, ever hft
buck rake, , Deering moving ma
chimes, 16-hole Monitor drill, 3-sec-
ton harrow, disc, corn planter, 4
riding corn plOws, walking stirring
plow. walking lister, 1-row weeder,
manure spreader, hay rack and
wagon, hay rack, hog rack 16 IT.
long. hog oiler, hog self feeder,
cattle feed hunks, y horse gaso-
| line engine and pump jack, tons
alfalfa hay, 500 bu. good seed oats
will sell in so bu. lots; ? seated
buggy. 10 #. tank. 6 TT. tank, SO
gal. coal oil tank and other things
too numerous to mention.
Nichols & Shepherd threshinl
machine 1856 and cook shack for
private sale on day of sale. 10 disc
steam or tractor plows.
TERMS: All sums under ST.
cash: sums over $40 a credit Of
months will be given on approved
security bearing per cent interes
from date.
S. {. SPILLMAN, OWns.
| CooKsoN BROS, Auct.
" n WILKINS. Clerk Its
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
70 DOZEN HENS
nnIrsEHOLD GOODS

Cook stove, heating stove. dining
table, chairs, beds, etc.
TERMS. All sums of $40 and I'M
der cash: on sums over $40 eredlt
Of months will be given on note
with approved security security at
10 per cent interest; IL paid when
due only s per cent will be charged.
No property to be removed until
settled for.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Public Sale

Having sold my farm l will sell
at public auction at my farm
miles south and "A east OF Chap
man, the following described prop
ertV.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
|, HARTMAN

W c. CURPHEY. Auctioneer
N. E. RHODES, Banker.
ALLEN INQUIRER, Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction at his place 10 = niie -
south of Abilene on road west "
buckeye bridge. 5ik miles north 2.
Elmo. / mile west and y mile north
of New Basel, on
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
Friday, March 2

commencing at 10 o'clock sharp, the
following property;
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
$ HEAD OF HORsEs

Team bav mares 9 and 10 years
IA weight $500 pounds both IN
Ioal; family driving mare -seai
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15

David l.. Campbell will have
public sale at his place "a mile
north of the Abilene cemetery on
wednesday, Feb. 81, and Will sell
Is horses and mules, 26 head OF
cattle, so head Of hogs, farm imple-
ments and household goods. j. y.
Burton will be the auctioneer
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15

NJ. II. MALoTT. Banker.
It,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
3 HEAn oF ClTTLE

six milch cows giving milk; !
yearling heifer, black Angus bull
coming years old.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-02-15
S. {. SPILLMAN, Owner

/. COOKSON BROS, Auct.
w. n. WILKINS, Clerk.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17

THE army is short Of apparel. Now if we had a feminine a
hey have oyer in Russia, such a little thing wouldn't worry the arm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17

NEVER do we admire more the indie
pendence Of woman
THAN when she starts to give her
baby his lunch no matter
WHETHER any one is looking or not.
THE Prussians declare that repub-
lies are a peril
BY GOSH. they're death on Pruss
slams II that's what hey mean
SOMEHOW while we we're patiently
waiting the evening bath tub we hg-
ured out that
THE fellow who spends his time
DRAGGING about what he is going
to do tomorrow
DID the same thing yesterday.
NEARLY all the Eolf links which
were not ploushed UP early in the
season
HAVE nov been pIoughed Up by tn.
divoteers
or course. it's none or III blamed
business. as YOU have frequently re
marked.
BUT parents should realize that
these are great nights for the moth
and the flame business
AS a little evening auto jaunt in the
country bears witness TO.
HOW does a man really tack up
against his luck
WHEN ne is up against it or down
on it,
ABE Martin has been thinking it
over
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17

AND says the big cabbage crop may
be part OF an insidious German
sAUERKRAUr propaganda.
A MAN may be a great and shining
success in the business world
AND yet in the wifes eyes never
amount to a hill Of beans
UNLESS he can go down 10 a store
and exchange an envelope chemise for
her without
BATTING an eye.
LAFAYETTE Courier says Thomas
Haywood is having a furnace put in
his house to be regulated by a Their
mostat
GOSH. amt that wonderful?
WE called attention recently to the
Indianapolis Times idea Of conserva-
ton
ny having h women wear their
skirts an inch shorter and
THEIR silk nose a day longer
AND now the Beaumont. Tex. en-
terprise butts in and SAYS that.
IF they wear the skirts any shorter
the hose win have to be longer. or
OUTSIDE Of that it seems to be
me weather for the corn.
GENERALLY a loafer has lots Of
spare time and little spare money
BUT some Of our gildsd youths seem
70 have il
FINED differently
AND how they do 1t nobody knows
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17
NOW WANT TO STOP SMOKES.

N vas bound to come The president of the Nonsmokes Protective
League Of America has addressed an open letter to President Wilson pro-
testing against giving tobacco in any form to American soldiers and pray
ing that the cultivation of tobacco be prohibited because the land should
produce food. He calls supplying tobacco to soldiers a crime and abuses
the American Red Cross for being a party to it.
We're Mr Pease not an earnest fanatic his letter might be construed
as a parody Of the arguments Of the extreme prohfhtonists He thinks
tobacco is IS bad as whiskey and asks President Wilson to put them il.
the sam class If the minority Mr. Pease represents were as we'll organ
ICED and IS well supplied with cash as is the prohibition lobby at Wash
ington, senators and representatives would Jump at the crack Of the anti
tobacco whip just as they hasten to obey the mandates OF the prohibition
lobbyists. They may n of these days. for. if national prohibition should
become the law of the land, it would deprive these professional agtators
az their livelihood. and what would be more logical and likely than that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17

ey would start az antttobacco campaign to keep themselves In clover?
Cyncs say that human beings crave a certain amount Of abuse or i'm
position. If they find themselves free they proceed to feuer themselves
lust to eel miserable Under an autocratc government the people are
the distinction between crime and sin and leaves the latter to te private
conscience and the church. When the people overn themselves thew
legslate against sin as well as crime and then proceed to regulate tastes
and habits, as we'll as acs that concern the public.
In Germany before the val all cities and towns were wide omen" and
yet efficiently administered The report of the Rockefeller Foundation
proves the lack of restriction. The German autocracy rave the peonIel
practically unlimited freedom of action in personal affairs as compensa
ton for iron discipline in the service of the empire That is the extreme
example Of u day and Germans seemed to like the system better than
personal acts that do not constitute crime even when regarded al sinful
Americans are free to do whatever they please in the collective sense
They IN change the form Of government by marking their ballots. Hav
ing gained such liberty they have at all times since the revolution shown
fondness for restricting the liberty Of the individual At various times
and places sin the United States the use Of tobacco in some or all forms
has been prohibited Restrictions on the use Of sprituous and fermented
beverages have taken every imaginable form. Only the constitution of the
and the prescription of certain forms of religious worship in son states
The governor Of a certain estate of the Union now declares that he will
not appoint to Office a member or adherent Of a certain Christian church
that counts its members in this country by the millions, and, incidentally
he holds up Bismarck al his guiding star in this policy We us have
organized selfconrol but why treat ourselves as children?
Thomas Jefferson understood the difference between sin and crime and
the reason for ignoring private sins and Furnishing crimes against the
state. Sin Is violation Of conscience; crime is violation Of law Mr. Pease
has a right to think. and he therefore enjoys the personal privilege OF be
hevtng that it Is sinful to smoke; but he has NJ right to make smoking
a crime and neither has a ninety per cent majority Of the people. Carried
to its logical conclusion, such legislation viii destroy personal liberty The
next sep will be 10 make it a crime @ eat garlic oil onions The prohibition
craze viii yet reach foods, cards, amusements. clothes and other personal
affairs if our lawmakers continue to surrender Internationally TO every
eroup Of faddtds that sets up a lobby in the national or state capitals
liberty Of thought and acuon-New York Commercial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-08-17

A GRAND jury in Mississippi has indicted the kaiser for murder.
and consprng against the peace and dignity OF the state This
seems 70 be a bet that the local grand jury overlooked.