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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
10y HtGt KILLED
ABILENE TEACHER WOUNDED IN
BATTLE IN FRANCE
Died several Days Later in fleid
Hospita-Parcnts and wire
Reside ut Emporia, Hege's
Former Home

Low A. Hege, formerly history ana
agricultural teacher in the Abilene
high school, died of wounds in neio
hospital in France after being tatai-
" wounded in the front line trenches'
according to information received IN
Abilene today. He was wounded ~
one of the recent American drives.
Mr. Hege left Abilene a year ago
for Fort Riley, where he entered the
first officers training camp. lie was
commissioned lieutenant there
After remaining at Camp Funston Tor
nearly six months, Lieutenant Hege
was sent overseas. According to let
ters received here, he was in num-
her of battles without receiving a
scratch. The one wound proved "a
tai.
Lieutenant Heges parents reside
at Emporia, where he made his nome
and attended school. He graduated
from the State Normal there ana
then came to Abilene. After COM
pleting his term of school here ne
married Miss Jane Lewis, adopted
daughter of L. D. Lewis of Emporia.
He was we'll liked by all the students
and instructors in the Abilene hign
school and many are surprised and
saddened by the news of his death.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
ONE MORE DICKINSON
MAN SENT TO THE SERVICE

Fred Karl of Detroit was sent to
Camp Pike, Ark, this afternoon to
fill the vacancy made by one Dickin-
son boy who failed the physical ex-
animation there.
OF the eighty men called to appear
at the court house Thursday, only
one failed to show up. He was in
one of the northern states and was
unable to get here. This is the best
record made by the drafted boys on
any one of the calls for this county
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
SENATE CONCURRENT REsoLU-
TON No IS.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TON No. Is.
proposition to amend section / OF
article of the constitution of the
State of Kansas relative to the right
of suffrage.
Be It resolved by the Legislature Of
the State of Kansas, two-thirds of
the members elected to each house
thereof concurring therein:
SECTION /. The following prop
osition to amend the constitution OF
the state of Kansas is hereby submit
ted TO the qualified electors OF the
state for their approval or rejection:
That section of article of the con-
stitutlon Of the state of Kansas be
amended to read as follows;
Section 1. Every citizen of the Unit
ed States of the age of twenty-one
years and upward-who shall have re-
sided In Kansas six months next pre-
ship or ward in which he or she offers
to vote, at least thirty days next pre-
ceding such election-shall be deemed
a qualified elector.
SEC. 2. That this proposition shall
be submitted to the electors OF the
year 1918 for their approval or re-
lection. The amendment hereby pro-
posed shall be designated on the ballot
by the following title: The sunrage
amendment 10 tne coHStlsutt"h,
shall be voted for or against as pro-
vIded by law under such title.
SEC. 8 That this resolution shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the statute
book. =. SO,
Passed the Senate February 2s, 1911
Passed the House March s. 1917.
Approved March ~, 1917.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Il a true and correct copy Of origin
al Senate Concurrent Resolution NO
~ J. T. BOTKINS,
fsEAIO Secretary OF state
NNN1| aW1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
MORE BROWN SUGAR THAN
WHITE FOR HOUSEWIVES

Food Administrator G.. A. Case. an
nounced this morning that house
wives will be permitted to buy two
and one half pounds of light brown
sugar per person each month in place
Of the two pounds of white sugar
This is a new ruling and many house
wives will doubtless take advantage
of It.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
SUBSEQUENT DEL IN
OUENT TAX LIST
Dickinson County
Kansas

sto+e Of Kansas Dickson County SIS
10 All Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the ,ol-
,oa,inq described lands and town lots
.,.,,ated in the County of Dickinson,
cta+a of Kansas or as much thereoi
49, he necessary for that purpose
will on
tuesday, october %, 1913
- tho next succeeding days thereof
~ cold nv me, at the County Treas
,,ror,s office in Abilene, Dickinson
County. state of Kansas, to the Coun-
!, For the delinquent taxes and charges
thereon, for the year 1871 unless san
shall be paid before said date Oh sSie'
.... s Il Il R R
AC a e all i in = the , Ne cor sw \
ex a strip on side %
E L of blk Thompson's ado AefiHS
All of blk p % a. Thomps0n'' add
Lots hsra II & 70 blk 81. ThOmpsOn's add
Lots ts' % Z 81. blk p. Enterprise
Lots ots u - ~ Blk blk /, Navarro.
T.ots 10, 20 & ri. BLK IS, Woodbine.
blk II, Woodbine.
Lots g, & 5, also beg at
NV cor of lot thence
along the w ends Of lots
2 e to Sw cor of lot
w rs It n so It z Is It TO
beg. blk lis, Harrington
Lot Is, blk 81, Kinney & n
6 9 7S r. Of lot & N 80 & Is
Fl Of lot 7. blk IL, r &
Given under my hand and seal thu
18th day OF August, 1918. at the onlce
Of the County Treasurer OF Dc lSySI q son
,c..1, County Treas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
The
Dickinson
County
High School
will open
Tuesday, Sept. 18th
at $3.50 A. M.

Enrolment of all students in
Chapman and vicinity will be Friday
and Saturday, September 18th and
14th, all other students Monday
September 18th.
Entrance examination Friday and
Saturday, September 18th and 14tn'
beginning each day at a. m.
Approved by the Federal Govern
ment for Agriculture and Home Eco
Monies.
Fully approved by North Central
Association, state educational insti-
tuions and state Board Of Education
for al lother courses. Plan to at
tend the Dickinson County High
School for the coming year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
. for Soldiers and Sail
Aliens

Aliens ..-e for Soldiers sne SAIL
orH.
The Piattsburg Manual advises Al mes
IN training to shake Foot-Ease In eesn
shoe every morning. Ihls proleets .n a
iieyes the pain OF corns and bunionA
and freshens the feet Makes walkiAS
easy. Sold everywhere
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
THREE MEN TO RILEY
TO FILL REFLECTIONS

The following three men will GO
to Fort Riley Saturday, September
IA. to fill reflections that have oc-
cured
Arthur Marion Warner, Harrington
Earl George Lay Herington.
Carl Ed Meyer, Clay Center.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12
nMoth.rn Only Knew.

.ro.h.r Crav'n Sweet Powders for
oh1iSren relieve feverishness, heaa-
ache. bad stomach. teething disoroers,
move and regulate the bowels ana os-
years. All druggists, zec. SsmpIe
Address. Mother Gray Co Aer'SS' -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-09-12

shake Into Your shoss nv.
A an To- nsinfuI. smarting, tender, ner.
vors feet. II takes the sting out OF
corns and bunions. Used BY the Arnerl-
can. French ana British troops Decaus : Z
n takes the friction from the shoe ans
freshens the feet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
FOOD FROM The
FALL GARDEN

To the American people harvest
time has for many years signitied a
season of plenty. and there has al
ways been more or less fessting. This
wear finds the country doing its best
to win the greatest of all wars, and
so the feasting in the fall will be done
away with to a great extent But the
housewife will find it easy TO make
her table take on the appearance OF
festivity without going beyond the
fence of her own back yard. Fall veg
etables may be prepared in many at
tractive ways. Ii is not difficult 10
serve a variety of meals from small
garden patch with just a little help
from the grocer The United states
Food Administration suggest the fol-
lowing ways of preparing some early
fall vegetables.
STUFFED TOMATOES.
6 large tomatoes.
l cup bread crumbs.
l teaspoonful chopped onion.
IL teaspoon salt.
1-2 saltspoon pepper
tablespoonful butter or butter
substitute
Cut a slice off the stem end of the
tomato and scoop out the seeded part,
Brown the onion slightly in the but
ter or butter substitute; add it to the
bread crumbs with seasoning, and fill
the tomato with the mixture. Place
back in quick oven about 80 min
utes.
SUL~OTASH.
Many varieties of late corn are on
the market in the early fall. If you
are tired of too much early corn on
the cobb, serve succotash made by
cutting the hot boiled corn from the
cob and mixing it with an equal
amount of hot boiled shelled beans
Season with butter or butter s-1rszi-
tute and salt. Reheat before serving
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
state Of Ohio. city Of Toledo.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm Of T. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CAFARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood On
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
FOUR THOMAS COUNTY
MEN FOR LEGISLATUR RE

BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 1O.-The re-
tirement from the race for Represen-
tative from Thomas County of Judge
H. w. Hopkins leaves as candidates
w. ] Mcintyre and Joe Austin, of
this city; James NJ. Jones, of Boston,
and G. Gorham Garrison, of Coolidge.
They are all well-known citizens OF
the town and county, and the race for
the selection of two of them for Rep
resentative is looked upon with much
interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
Fight on Letters Aids Cotton Picking.

right on LOllerS A1uS COJtOh IcklhS.
FITZGERALD, Sept 10.-The Fitz-
gerald police force is corraling idle
negro men and women in it's crusade
against lettering Mayor Jay daily
passes sentence on the habitual lott
ering, letting the casual idlers off
with a lecture on the patriotic duty of
everybody working during this war.
Cotton pickers are said to be less
difficult to get since this campaign
was started by Police Chief c. F.
Dixon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10

man from this county. MIR Rockwell
attended a meeting of the variou:
chairmen of this zone in Valdosta this
week and found much enthusiasm
among them over the chances for the
coming drive. There are now fifteen
counties in this zone, with the recen'
addition of Cook county,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
Irwin County Boy Reported Wounded

FITZGERALD, Sept. 10.-Geo. W.
Roberts, one of Irwin county's SOL
diers in France, was severely wound
ed in a battle on August 8, according
to a telegram received by his parents.
Private Roberts enlisted about eight
months ago and was sent overseas in
July The extent of his wounds is
not yet known by his parents, who
are expecting further notice from the
War Department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
COMMANDERY MEETING.

DeMolay, Commandery, No. S,
Knights Templar, meets every third
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. All
visiting Sir knights have a cordial
Invitation to meet with US.
W. F. Smith. Eminent Commander.
FRANK ]. PAYNE. Recorder. 90 If
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
AHERICUS CAMP. sW2. WWODMEN
OF TWE WORLD,

SseHs every Wednesday night IN
Gmg SoverAGMs invited to newt With
FrAternal Hail. LAM streSs AL rs
ors welccre c. J. CLAHRE. Z c
NAT LeMASTER, CLERK
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-09-10
Townsville PLANS FOR
4th LOAN DRIVE

TOWNSVILLE, Sept 1o-Plans
are being perfected for pushing the
F71Erz1 Liberty Loan drive T. H.
Er1EEal president q tha First Nat
l,-1a1 Bank here vii again De chair
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Mothers Friend
in Every Home
Comfort and Safety Assured Before
the Arrival Of the Stork.

In Thousands Of American homes
tbsre is a bottle of the splendid ano
time-honored RENE dy. Mother
ETiend, that has aided many
woman through the trying oroeal'
sayed her from suffering ana pam,
kept her in health Of mind ana pooS
In ADVANCE of baby's coming, ana
had a most wonderful influence IN
ieyeloping healthy. loVely ols-
position in the child.
Mothers Friend relieves the pam
and discomfort caused by the strain
on the ligaments, makes plaple
those fibers and muscles which ma
tl1te Is expanding. and soothes the
Inflammation of breast glands and
nther soreness. The tendency 10
nervousness and to morning sick
ness of nausea is counteracted. =,
BY regular use during the period
the muscles expand with ease when
baby is born. tension is reduced and
the pain and danger at the Crisis is
naturally less.
Mothers Friend is an external
remedy. is absolutely safe and won
derfully effective; 1t not only al
lays distress in advance. but assures
a speedy recovery for the mother.
This splendid preparation may be
had at every drug store. and Is one
Of the greatest blessings ever dis
covered for eNpsctant mothers
Write to the Bradfield Regulator
Co, G-6e, Lamar Bldg, Atlanta Ga.
for their Motherhood Book" so
valuable to eXpectant mothers, and
in the meantime do not fail to get
a bottle OF Mothers Friend at the
drug store and thus fortify yourself
against pain and discomfort-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

Our boys are distinguishing
themselves by their cleanliness
Ind jovial spirits while at the
Front. They believe that Clean
Eness is next to Goodness"
1t is an indisputable fact that
people can keep healthy and well
y no better way than by keeping
heir bodies clean, inside and out.
dany thousands of people are
illed every year by allowing
oxic poisons to. accumulate
Fithin the body, and then they
hll victims to fevers and all sorts
{ maladies with special names.
rhe only way to keep thoroughly
Eell is to drink plenty of water
(tily, bathe frequently, and take
&me good laxative like Doctor
Pieree's Pleasant Pellets. Cleanse
he system inside as well as out
side. These Pellets" Of Doctor
Pisrce's are made of May-apple,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

be busy all day but would come In
late for tea with me.
There was nothing for me to do
but let her come. and so / made
some changes in my days program.
Tea was waiting at five. Dinner
preparations were well under way,
for we had to eat early in order to
get to the theater on time.
At o'clock Mother Waverly
came dashing in with an excited
tale of callers at just the moment
when she was about to come TO my
house. Dick had not come home
and he had not phoned.
Mother Trent protested that she
would not stay for dinner. but she
slyly let drop the fact that Mr.
Trent was out of town for q day or
two and then l saw through her
plans.
We waited dinner until a quarter
OF seven and then ordered II served.
Not a word from Dick.
II was a stupid meal and every
thing went wrong. We took Mother
waverly with US to the theater In
stead of Dick. The play was q bore.
I had purposely chosen something
light, having Chad's state Of mind
before me. It proved to be light In
idea for the mind. though full OF
startles for the eye. Mother Trent
registered all sorts of disapproval
in a face taht changed expression
from a bad frown to a worse one.
I drove her to the hotel afterward
and went home utterly miserable.
ITO Re Continued0
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
MERRY!MERRY!MERRY!.
SPRINGTIME'S COME!
HurdyI IGurdy Man Visible Evidence
Of Winters Farewell.
Spring is heret

Spring is here!
Who cares what the groundhog
said? Who cares about all those
scientific things up in the weather
mans ONCE?
Even though the nice warm spell
leaves us soon, and even though II
Is long. long weeks before the we'll
known violet breaks through the
steaming sod-welI. it's spring any
how, because last night up on Four
teenth street the hurdy-gurdy man
appeared-and the hurdy-gurdy man
never appears until spring is here.
And he had all the latest records.
too; just pleasantly mixed in with
the old-time favorites OF the street
crowds. He had "Over There" all
those Hawaiian things, and ever SO
many patriotic songs. and he was
grinding away for dear life, and his
first days business was fine.
There was a crowd of youngsters
dancing around the hurdy-gurdy
man. and there was no small
sprinkling of grown-ups standing
on the rim OF the crowd. and pen
nies and nickels were flowing
freely.
OF course, spring is here. Do you
think the hurdy-gurdy man would
be here otherwise?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Ne,u and Hevs of Interest the Women Readers of The He
OH boy! GET THIS;
YOU'RE NOT BARRED
Girls of G. W. U. to Stage Valentine
Basketball Game at 'Y."

Men will not be barred from the Y.
NJ. C. A. gymnasium on the evening OF
February H.
This is not particularly startling, un-
less 1t is known what is going to hap
pen there.
One girls basketball team from
George Washington University Is
to meet another girls team from a..
w. U. And the edict relates to the at
tendance Of the members OF the Y, M.
c. A. as we'll as hundreds Of other
men from government departments
who have been invited for a valentine
celebration.
The game will be but one feature.
though 1t has aroused most attention
so far. The Y. w. c. A. will be out in
full force as the guests Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. members. About fifty women.
headed by the directors OF the Y. w.
G. A, will be the hostesses.
There will be a concert in the lobby
by the Y. NJ. c. A. Orchestra, with
II. l.. Millette as the leader. Upon
arriving each man will draw a red
heart from one basket, and women
guests will draw another, and then
will start the hunt OF the hearts for
the ones bearing corresponding num-
bers.
In the assembly hall will be pre-
sented three one-act plays by the Y.
NJ. C. A. players. under the direction
of Nino ]. Maiori. The plays will be
'"rhe LASH" The Bracelet" and THE
Burglar"
So far the lineup of the basketball
teams has remained unknown. The
players may be prevailed upon to let 1t
be known later
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
FORTY.DAY lent
period NOW BEGUN
Ash Wednesday Marks Opening oi
Season of Repentance.

Today. Ash Wednesday, marks the
beginning of the. forty-day season of
repentance in the Roman Catholic
Church and many branches of the
Episcopal Church.
The day is distinguished by the
distribution OF ashes. accompanied
by a short ceremony. in which the
priest calls to the mind OF the lay
man the words: Remember man.
thou art but dust and to dust thou
shalt return" At the same time he
places ashes on the forehead.
Daily services will be held through
Lent in all Catholic churches. Masses
special devotions OF saints. the rosary
and ceremonies based on the journey
of Christ to Calvary form the prin-
cipal feature of Lenten functions.
For the first time in the history of
the Catholic Church Lent will end at
noon Holy Saturday instead of at
midnight Saturday.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

leaves of aloe and jalap. They
are sugar-coated, tiny pills, and
easy to take. No one should be
without them, and it is most ben
ehcial if pellets" are taken at
least once week to clear out the
intestines. By reason of the tox-
ins, or poisons, bred in the intes-
tines these poisonous bacteria are
sent all through the blood chan
nels' and the victim feels tired.
sleepy and headachy, or the brain
doesn't work as usual. Sometimes
the breath is offensive. Pimples
or boils break out on the face or
neck. There is a danger signal
which should warn you that it is
time to go to the nearest drug
store and obtain a twenty-five
cent vial of Doctor Pierce's Pleas
ant Pellets, the best known liver
pill for half a century past. They
are standard and efficacious-
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
(b11tGSytg11s
2dWffe
DINNER AND DISAPPOINTMENT

was very happy last hight when
went to sleep and this morning
when j woke said to myself. "Margie
Waverlp. beware. When you wear a
broad smile all night and wake up
grinning, something's bound to hap
pen."
However, I felt so good that /
dressed In my most becoming dull
blue crepe negligee. put a pink rose
in my hair and went down to break
fast with Dick.
1t was a very pleasant meal-queer.
isn't II, little book, how everything
seems so perfect when we are happy.
The sun shone In the breakfast room
window and fell on the cleaning cop
per urn. The toast was a wonderful
brown, the coffee Just right, the bacon
beautiful and the eggs done to a turn.
And Dick did not read his paper.
Instead he talked, and talked as
though he found me an inspiring
listener.
After breakfast he said he had plan
ned busy day and must be on He
kissed me goodby In a rather pre-
occupied way. I thought, but / dis
missed the notion by reminding my
self of my extreme sensitiveness.
Then sat down to lay plans for
the day. ] made up my mind should
have little dinner party that night
and the theater afterward. Now that
Chad had decided to be his old self
thought II would be a good chance
to get him interested in what was
going on in the world.
/ had planned the dinner. given
the order for the day's supplies to
the cook. when the telephone rang.
II was Mother waverly. She said
she must see me. that she would
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
TUSCANIA OFFICERS
WILL GET UNIFORMS
Surviving Army Mems Needs Met
by Red Cross.

officers among the survivors of the
Tuscania will be supplied with new
uniforms by the American Red Cross.
In a cablegram sent yesterday from
the Washington headquarters OF the
Red Cross. William Endicott, Amer
lean Red Cross Commissioner to Eng
land. was authorized to supply the
officers with uniforms to replace the
ones they lost
Under government regulations the
army does not provide officers with
uniforms. Many Of the rescued Of
ficers who were on the Tuscania
found themselves not only without
uniforms but without money to pur-
chaGe them.
Under the arrangements of the War
Council. officers supplied with uni
forms by the American Red Cross are
permitted to refund at cost price at
their convenience.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

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