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Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20
GETS LEGACY
OF $4,000
Decision of Referee of Clause
In Will of Diamond Jim"
Brady Enriches New York
Tribune's Fresh Air Fund.
Many of the Children Spent a Fort
night Last Summer In Putnam

Last summer nearly hundred
children of the tenement districts of
New York spent a fortnight in Put
nam and surrounding towns. Those
who were in touch with the little va
cationers, sent here by the New York
Tribune's Fresh Air Fund, were
brought in closer relation than ever
before with the great work the Tri-
bune is doing and the happiness its
fresh air fund is annually bringing to
hundreds of little folks who have sell
dom if ever seen the green fields of
the country.
The fact that the children have
been in this section, that the people
have seen their pleased faces, gives
more than passing interest to the
fact that the Tribune's fresh air fund
has just been adjudged entitled to a
bequest of $4,000 under the will of
the late Diamond Jim" Brady.
The contest arose over the eleventh
clause of Mr.. Brady's will, which left
$4,000 to "The Fresh Air Fund of
the city of New York y, There being
no organization in the city incorpor-
ated under this exact title, the legacy
was claimed by three organizations
engaged in welfare work among the
children of the tenement districts
st. Johns Guild, Lies Fresh Air
Fund and The Tribune Fresh Air
Fund.
In an effort to substantiate it's
claim to the legacy, St. Johns Guild
proved that Mr.. Brady had, on at
least three occasions, contributed
money to support its work. 1t also
was able to show that Mr. Brady had
expressed to one of his executors an
intention of leaving money to it upon
his death.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund at
tempted to prove, and, as the out
come shows, did prove to the salts
faction of the referee, that by its his
tory, its size. the character of its
work and by general reputation, it
was entitled to be known as The
Fresh Air Fund of the City of New
York
Other evidence was given to show
that Mr.. Brady was constant reader
of The Tribune, as was stated in an
article published in The Tribune on
December 10 before the referees re
port was filed but the decision of the
referee was not in any way based up
on this evidence, was enormously inn
piled in the former article
The Tribune Funds proof and that
of "Lifcs" Fresh Air Fund showed
that the first manager of The Tribune
Fund later became the first manager
of ''Life's" Fund, managing both
funds at the same time from his Office
in the Tribune Building, and that for
years the two funds worked together,
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20
SOUVENIR T. TELLS HOW INK IS
MADE

We have been in the printing bust
ness for some years and thought we
knew something about how inks were
made, having read more or less on the
subject, but we find we were way off
1t required Souvenir" Taylor to en-
tighten us as to the true method. Mr..
Taylor 'souvenired" us this week
with a calendar showing a darkey
boys head poked out of a bathtub
with the caption How Ink Is Made"
Souvenir ought to know for he used
TO have experience in the weekly pa
per and job printing lines in Putnam
ara other places and admits that
those were happy days. Hartford
Times.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20

Well, | am going to blow you in.
Thirty days and COSTS" was the final
word from the court.
Nolan was found eurled up and
asleep on the railroad embankment
east of the Bradley beef house. He
tried to get his load to the railroad
bunk house but couldn't tote it up the
steep grade. He had a pint bottle
nearly as full as he was, but said
Monday morning he did not remem-
Der buying it.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20
GOT GOOD AND DRUNK

How did you. get here?" asked
Prosecutor Johnson of William No
Ian, Monday morning.
i got drunk Saturday, good and
drunk, | guess" was the reply.
That covers the whole case" said
Lawyer Johnson.
you always blow your money in?"
queried Judge Geissler.
Yes, sir replied Nolan.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20
METHODS OF DEMOCRACY.

-
= The extent 10 which the United !
+ States Food Administrator has :
+ relied on the voluntary support :
: of the American people is shown !
: by statement made by the !
!. United States Food Administra- !
+ tor speaking before the Senate !
+ Agricultural Committee less :.
= than three months after this :!
+ country entered the war. That !
+ he was Justified In his implicit !
+ confidence In the strength Of de- 1
i. mocracy has been clearly reflect !
+ ed by the measure Of support we i
+ have lent the Allies. 4
+ IF democracy is worth any i
+ thing, Mr. Hoover declared. I'VE t
!. can do these things by co-opera- !
i. ton, by stimulation. by selfsac- i
!. rifice. by the patriotic mobiliza- 4
+ ton of the brains of this coun- i
!. try. II IL cannot be done In this :.
i. manner ii Is better that we ac- t
+ cept German domination and 1
+ confess to failure OF our political I
+ ideals. acquiesce in the superior !
+ ity OF the German conception I
r and send for the Germans to In +
+ struct US in Its use. /
+ +
1. r i. - i. !. - 4 4. =. r r i. r. 4. = r I.
Putnam patriot., 1918-12-20
Be joyful.

Rndiate as much of the Christmas
spirit us possible.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
GEORGE WOODS SAFE AFTER
LIVELY TRIP OVER COUNTRY

Sheriff Sherman returned today
from Sulphur, Okla, and Hutchin-
son where he took Geo. Woods who
escaped from the county Jail here in
August 1917. Woods told Mr.. Sher-
man of his trip. He left Abilene on
foot walking at night and sleeping in
the daytime thus avoiding the cops.
lie went to Salina and stole a ride TO
Colorado After working awhile he
went to Nevada, then TO New Mexico
and then to Oklahoma He was at
Sulphur, Okla. only three weeks
when the officers caught him. He
tried to escape them by elm bling out
a window but he is now safely landed
in the reformatory.
r. F. Kelly, arrested as an accom-
plice Of Woods has been in the re-
formatory nine months but has
credit for only IS days. He tried to
escape.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
WANTS HIS LAND BACK NOW
Made Wills and Deeds but Deeds
We're Recorded Too Soon.

Two cases were filed in the dis
trict court Monday; in the first, the
plaintiff, James strachan, brings
suit against Stanley Merrill ct al; in
the second suit James Strachan
brings suit against Hannah Merrill.
In the first case, Mr.. Strachan
states in his petition that on Febru-
airy %, 1918, being In feeble health,
he made win and also gave deed
to a half section OF land in order
that there be no trouble when the
matter was settled The deed was
TO be put in his safety deposit box
but was recorded soon after the deed
was made, according to the petition.
Mr.. Strachan now wishes to change
his viii and also wants the deed for
his land back.
The second suit is of a similar
nature but the deed in this case was
for a quarter section of land in Dick
inson county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
THREE TROOP TRAINS THRU
Husky Arizonia Boys Had High Time
While in abilene.

Three troop trains, carrying
drafted men from Colorado and
Arizona, passed thru Abilene Sunday
and early Monday morning. The
Colorado boys came thru on the I'm
ion Pacific, one carrying 288 men
and the other 267 men. The train
from Arizona came in on the Santa
Fe and carried nearly 800 men.
The Arizona boys. big and husky,
had quite a time while they were in
Abilene. Bicycles, autos, and otner
vehicles available were taken and a
ride around town was enjoyed by
all. On the train the boys had a
collection of dogs, picked up on the
way here. They took the bulletin
boards from the Seelye and Lyric
theatres and placed them in other
parts of town. One big brawny fe1-
low led procession of men who
screamed and shouted as they
marched thru the streets. These
fellows make the best of soldiers.
however.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
ONE ABILENE BOY GIVEN
COMMISSION AT DONIIfAN

Seventy-three Kansas men station.
ed at Camp Doniphan with the
Thirty-fifth division have qualified
for commissions as second lieuten-
ants and will be placed on the list of
eligible officers, according to an an
nouncement last night by the war de-
partment. Commissions will be
granted as vacancies occur Follow
ing the close of the training camp
practically all of these men were
given their furloughs and are now
visiting their homes. Clyde l.. Kauff-
man OF this city was given recon-
mendation for commission in the
infantry. Earl Laney of Chapman
and well known in Abilene, was
given recommendation
The training included courses in
field artillery and infantry require
ments, and forty-nine of the Kansas
boys are in the eligible list for Of
ficers in the field artillery 1t is not
known just when the commissions
will be awarded the graduates of the
officers training camp, but many of
the embryo second lieutenants are
expectantly awaiting the arrival of
their commissions before going back
TO camp.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
Clayton Gross Dead.

A. Gross received a telegram from
Phoenix. Arizona, telling of the
death of his son, Clayton Gross. He
died there early Sunday morning
He was we'll known in Abilene and
many friends will be surprised to
hear of his death. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
Mr.. Gross is survived by wife and
two small children. The body was
taken to his former home in Ceres,
Col, for burial. Mr.. Gross left abb
lene about six years ago to make
his home in the west.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
Abilene Business Mans
Stomach Smaller

my much distended stomach is
greatly reduced. Doctors wanted to
operate and tap my stomach but
happened to see a newspaper ad of
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and after
taking 3 doses / have had no more
distress or bloating and am eating
things / have not dared to eat for
six years. ! am confident your medi-
cine will cure me-" It is a simple.
harmless preparation that removes
the catarrhal mucus from the intes-
final tract and allays the inflamma-
tion which causes practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments
including appendicitis. One dose
will convince or money refunded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
BENNETT HIT KAIsERrSM HARD
Camp Funston Army Pastor Made
Stirring Addresses.

, Two forceful addresses in whicl
kaiserism was given a very soupi
drubbing were given by Dr. AleKan
der Bennett, formerly pastor of th'
First Methodist church at Salina
now an army chaplain at Camp Fun
ston, in the Methodist church Sun
day. DR. Bennett is well known il
! Abilene and needed no introduction
to his audiences.
In the afternoon DR.. Bennett had
as his topic Hitting Kaiserism
Hard which he gave before a crowd
of 200 men. The crowd was with
Dr. Bennett from the start and APP
plause was freely given to his many
broadsides against German practices.
He upheld the righteousness of
Americas cause and showed why the
church was justified in taking up
arms to stamp out kaiserism.
The evening address was given to
a crowd that could not be accom-
modated by the church and many
stood throughout the entire service
while Dr. Bennett described the
work of the church with the soldier
boys. He said the boys were being
we'll cared for and are eager to get
at the job before them of bringing
home victory.
The "slicker" as well as the
Stacker was given a thorough going
over and he fitted the names to any
who was trying to. evade his full
duty whether he was in the ranks or
civilian life. The doctors 18 year
old boy is on the way lover there"
now. He cautioned home folks from
writing sob stuff" to their sons,
brothers and friends but to send mes
sages of courage and cheer instead
He paid splendid tribute to the char
acter and moral of the men found in
the army camps and showed where
it was on higher plane than found
in the average city.
DR.. Bennett defined me unit Gott'
as being nothing short of blasphemy
and declared that the kaisers God !
was his devil, and that he was always !
anxious to give him an uppercut
Altogether the talks were very in
spring, especially so to those who
nave relatives and friends in the ser
vice. A number of excellent musical
numbers we're given in connection
With the addresses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

sistant manager OF the Home Gas Co
have an office 10 the west OF Mr.
Longs. The telephone operators
department has not been changed
r. h. Gemmill, assistant TO general
manager has an office TO himself
now W. II. Averill supervisor of
the telephone Co., and f; w. FL
wick. assistant TO Mr.. Gemmill have
an office to the west OF Mr.. Gem
mills. Arthur Groesbeck, superin-
tendent OF power, and c. l.. Brown,
manager, also have offices on this
floor.
On the south portion of the third
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
~ TO GRADUATE FROM DICK
INSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOI

The commencement exercises for
the Dickinson county high school
will be held tomorrow evening at
$3.50 in Chapman. Chas. F. Scott OF
lola will deliver the address. The
closing Of the county high school at
this early date has been brought
about by holding school six days a
week since the Christmas holidays.
Forty-seven students will graduate
this year. An interesting program
has been prepared and Chapman ex-
poets to make a big night of it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
ID. G. II. s. TO GET $1,000
FOR GARDENING CLUBS

A trustees meeting was held at
the Dickinson county high school
Wednesday afternoon and Professor
Hall of the Agricultural college at
Manhattan was present. Mr.. Hall is
a director of county clubs of garden
ing. D. c. H. s. will get $4,000 for
gardening and this school is one of a
few to qualify. The money comes
from federal fund for this purpose
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

head cashier and Mrs. May Neff his
assistant. This room is very large
and in the front portion the Union
Electric Co., will have a display
room.
The offices on the second floor
have been changed. l.. o. Verckler,
manager of the Union Electric Co.,
has his offices to the left of the
stairs. R. ]. Long, manager of the
Home Gas Co, and commercial sup
erintendent of the Riverside, is also
to the left of the ha1l Mr. Holden
of the commercial department of the
Riverside and d. J. Eisenhower, as
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
J. L. Lyon, Defendant.

J. L. Lyon, Defendant.
! To the unknown heirs at law and
ueYIsees OF said Defendant, J. l.. LYON,
now decaase6.
l. You and each of you are berebv
Inotlhed that whereas proceedings have
seen instituted by the above named
complainant against said defendant re-
hlIainlhs ana enJoining said defend
ant from selling, conveying or encum-
DcIlhs the following described real es-
ks.ate, situated in Dickinson county,
Eotate OF Kansas, towit:
All or lot number six I6) and the
north half Of lot number eight go IN
PDIock fourteen (14) in the city Of Herr
tnst Ton, and cancelling a certain deed
u SohVeyance OF the above described
EeaI estate by Anna E. Fritz to said
Eueiehaant' and decreeing the title OF
sald real estate to be in said conn
plainant for the benefit OF the credi-
tors OF said Anna E. Fritz, and for
costs and further relief. And in n1,r-
euance to an order of said court Grant
ed In the above entitled cause. notice
Is hereby given to the unknown bsirs
ana devisees of said defendant, 7 r
Lyon that they appear and sboW
cause, II any there be, why this anti
ana proceedings herein should noS
stand TO be revived against them bv
the 24th day of May A. d.. 1918 ana
that In default thereof the courf WIFI
proceed to the hearing and adjudica-
tfon or said suit.
W. d. MORGAN, Complainant.
J. Il. Lynch, Hurd q Hurd. Soiicifor1
;, TOT said complainant.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
OFFICES IN BROWN BUILD
ING IN THE CITY CLASS NOW

Extensive remodeling and rear
rangement OF the Offices has been
done at the Brown building during
the past month. New furniture
which completes with that in the
large city offices, has been installed
in all the Offices. All the woodwork
has been reprinted, walls papered
and the floors repaired. The entire
building is credit to the town.
On the first floor will be the cash
ier's department with T. NJ. Jones as
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

able. The low rate OF service, made
possible by the ultimate need OF every
plant TO utilize every possible unit
OF power furnished by it's water sup
ply, so reducing the percentage OF
overhead expense, and the need OF
every possible appliance for lessening
hand labor, win make IL a positive
demand from the progressive farmer"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
MCKINLEY STUDENTS WILL
HAVE A TRACK MEET

An inter-class track meet for the
seven grades of the Mckinley school
Will be held at the fair grounds. Sat
urday, May 4. The meet was set for
Friday, April 27, but rain prevented
the carrying on of the contests. The
boys have practiced hard for this
meet and will try to break several
OF the grade school records.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
Mrs. Lay Dead.

Mrs. T. Lay died at her home
north Of Hope Monday morning. She
has lived in this county for many
years and her children, w. Lay, Geo
Lay and Mrs. w. Eddy, Sr., are well
known. Funeral announcements will
be made later.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

floor in four different offices are
Fred Coulson, commercial superin-
tendent of the United Telephone Co.,
viii Green, chief engineer; Clarence
Anderson, superintendent of equip
ment; Ensley Jones, engineer and
E G. Mason, assistant to commercial
superintendent There is also a new
office for craftsman On the north
side of the third floor is the audit
ing department with A. j. Spicy as
head auditor. F. G. Dennison has
the light, gas and telephone accounts
and r. Mcdaniel has charge of the
cash accounts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
TWO YOUNG ABILENE
BOYS TO JOIN NAVY

Paul f. Hershey and Alcid Hame
went to Salina today to join the
navy. Both are in a fine physica
condition and there is no doubt that
they will pass the examination
Neither boy is over IS years of age
and joining the navy is altogether
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
THREE CARS IN COLLISION
ANOTHER INTO A BUGGY

Monday afternoon three cars man
aged to get mixed together on North
Cedar between Third and Fourth
streets but slight damage was done.
One car backed away from the curb
and two others coming south ran
into it, One car had an unsteady
hind wheel after the collision.
Sunday evening Fame Belknap
drove his Overland into a buggy at
the intersection of Third and Cedar
street. One spoke in the buggy was
broken but the car was not damaged
II you don't get your Reflector
regularly phone IS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

Itching, torturing skin eruptions
disfigure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment is praised for its
good work. 6oe ct all drug stores.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
What Electricity Costs.

1.-THE first charge is $3.50 fiat. This
is divided into line building, trans
former, running the wires to the
house, and overhead power-plant ex-
pense, $3.50; one years current, up
to five horse power, at fiat rate for
one year, thirty dollars. Now it de-
ponds on the patron how extensively
he equips his premises. The average
cost of fixtures for an eight-room
house is from fifty dollars to seventy
five dollars; wiring to the barn, us
ually taking in the chicken house
and garage on the way, may be from
thirty-f1ve to fifty dollars. Motors
for feed grinding, corn Smelling,
pumping, and so on, cost from
each. The entire cost to the average
farmer, with one years free service
is about the same as that of the
cheapest automobile
But after the first year what
happens? Then he has to pay for
the current"
"The rural rate starts at fifteen
cents a kilowatt and graduates down
to five cents, according to amount
used. Our minimum is thirty dollars
a year-$250 a month Here are
bills collected from the farms Very
few use more than the minimum.
Some run to forty dollars, but few
higher, except where much machin-
cry is attached or large herds of cat
tie are fed during the winter. 1t
beats the average own home-but |
remember that farmers do not stay
up playing bridge or fox-trotting un-
til midnight.
The article gives the bills paid
each month by men like J. NJ. Fengel,
G. L. Eshelman, w. r. Mullin, Geo.
Rush, Green Bros, J. F. Roper,
James Robson. The highest any
month from September to December
inclusive by any of them was 1920,
the lowest $1.1O, averaging about
1925. 1t adds:
THAT the time will come when
power and light lines will thread the
farming country as thickly as do the
telephone lines today seems prob
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02

Clean old papers for sale ct thiS
sfnes; Sc . HuA6la.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
DICKINSON is PRoGREssvE
s'oountry Gentleman" Tells OF Elec'
tricity on It's Farms.

The Country Gentleman this week
has a leading article, illustrated, on
bringing Electricity 10 the Farm. +"
A considerable portion OF II Is de-
voted to description OF the extensive
expansion of electricity service TO
farms around Abilene by the River
side Power. Light 4 Gas Co. After
describing how one farm is equipped.
giving current for house. barns, light
and power, 1t says:
The supply on that farm comes
from water power on the Smoky
Hill River, in Central Kansas. 1t is
one OF 100 farms equipped since June
u917. From one of twenty-seven
towns supplied by the same power,
1913 other farms are furnished cleo
trio current. All these farms are
average country homes in wefl-set-
tied prairie country-not show
places. Their owners are using the
current because II is profitable, and
not for display.
Over 100 Farms Now.
AT the beginning of the year there
we're 1910 miles OF rural electric
service lines in Kansas, the larger
mileage emanatfng from centers like
this. with extensive power and reach
fno o,rt 10 e,rrroun d;po fou1nc ond
villages. In all territory OF more
than zoe, 600 population is thus COW
cred by twenty systems, fnclud-
ing 1870 towns, seventy-four having
less than 500 population.
THE truth is that this business
has leaped into prominence almost in
a day." explained the companys
manager. We have applications now
from over 100 farms, regardless Of
the war prices for every sort of cleo
trica1 equipment.
THAT is ali very nice-but can
the average farmer afford it?
THE manager asked the bookkeep-
er to bring the records of the farm
service department.
"A farmer can pay $500 to$1500
for an automobi1e-and there are
3400 Of them in this county of 5000
families, was the response. He cant
run it, to say nothing of deprecia~
tion, for less than 500 to $3.50
year, counting tires Look at these
figures.
A long list of accounts stretched -.
down the pages, showing exactly what :
had been paid for installation and !
farms. Following was 9
another hundred names representing ;,
farm owners who had applied for 9
service, but whose equipment had not h
yet been installed.
THE farm service must, OF course,
start either at the power plant or
be connected with some cross-coun-
ry line that reaches to one of the
owns we furnish with current We !,
an build a special line a short dis :.
ance, but 1t is too expensive to :,
each far from an established source. :.
70 begin with, we require that there y
hall be at least three farms served
o the mile. Groups Of farmers unite =
n installing the service, and this en- =
bTes us to construct 1t at a mini
1um expense.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-05-02
tflrst published in The Abilene Weakly
Reflector April II, 1.1S)
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

IN the District Court of United States.
Dlstrlct OF Kansas, First Division.
w. ID. Morgan. Complainant,