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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
NEW THIRD STREET BRlD0E7
City Commissioners Have Plans
Drawn BY Engineer

i. L. Zerbe, engineer from Sail
ma, was in consultation with the
city commissioners on an inspection
Of the Third street bridge. The
commissioners voted to have Zerbe
draw plans and specifications for a
concrete structure to replace the
present bridge.
The only other official action was
the opening Of bids on hot air fur
mace to heat the fire station and the
office of the city clerk. The con-
tract was let to the Abilene Sheet
Metal Works.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
Funeral Of Owen Hogan

The funeral services for Owen
Hogan were conducted today from
the Catholic church, Rev. Father
OReilly officiating. After the ser
vice proper the reverend pastor in
well chosen words paid a high and
well merited tribute to the life of the
deceased as a Catholic and citizen.
The funeral was very largely at
tended. Interment in Catholic ceme-
terry.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
WHEAT HEAPED ON GROUND
Fred Couls0n and VIII Green Saw
Strange Storage

Hundreds OF thousands Of bush
els Of wheat are stored in the spen
in great piles in northwest Kan
sas," said Fred Coulson who with
Will Green returned Saturday after
1,400 mile motor trip through
western Kansas and Colorado, vnit-
ing the United Telephone territory.
"In some towns there is enough
piled up to take three years to move
It at the present rate they are get
ting cars" Mr.. Green told Of fish,
ing in the big ponds up there and
It was done by hand. He has the
photographs to prove that he is a
first class fisherman by that meth.
cd, catching some big ones.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
Owen Hogan Dead

Owen Hogan. aged S8, died az his
late residence on Southeast Second
street, last evening after a prolonged
illness. A wife, three daughters and
three sons survive to mourn his de-
parture. Mr.. Hogan has been a res
ident of Abilene for over 45 years.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning at 0 o'clock at the Cath
olic church, burial in the Catholic
cemetery. Rev. OReilly will con
uct the services
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
WILL SPEAK IN ABILENE
Franklin Roosevelt to Make Platform
Talk

Franklin d. Roosevelt will make six
speeches in Kansas on .his days itin-
erary in this state October 8, l.. Il.
Eppinger, chairman Of the speakers
bureau at state Democratic headquar-
ters, announced today. Roosevelt will
stop in Lawrence an hour and 20
minutes In Topeka, where he will
make rear platform speech, as he
will at Manhattan, Junction City and
Abilene, and an evening address at
Sa1ina
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
MOOSE HEADS ARE MOUNTED
Mounted Mountain Goat Also Shown
In Minick & TaylOr Windows

." HN - '~y'~
In the windows of Minick & Tay-
l0r's hardware store are the mounted
heads Of three moose, one mountain
sheep head and whole sheep,
mounted. The animals were shot by
H. 8. Taylor, w. A. MattesOn and
Geo. DiebOlt on their trip last winter
to Edmonton, Canada. The hide of
one of the moose and the hoofs also
are in the window. The largest
moose head has unusually fine antlers
and the mountain sheep Is beauti-
full specimen. With the exhibit is
picture of the hunters taken In the
north Just after they had shot the
big moose.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
UNITED GETS ANOTHER SYSTEM
Ware,,am Company Would Sell Plant
to Large Company

The Wareham Telephone Company
Uf Manhattan filed an application
with the Kansas Industrial Relations
Court today for permission to sell the
telephone plant and property to the
United Telephone Company. The
stockholders Of the former company
IN September voted unanimously to
make the sale, according to the ap-
plication. This will add the entire
Manhattan system, giving the United
over so towns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30
MANY FROM DICKINSON
Teachers Enrolment From This
County 18th In State

Miss Mary u. WOolverton, county
superintendent, has received figures
from the State Teachers Association
showing that Dickinson county has
218 Of the 275 teachers employed in
the county, enrolled in the assocla-
tion. This gives the county about
twelfth place in size Of enrolment in
the state.
The meetings of the association
this year in Hays, Pittsburg, Topeka
and Hutchinson are expected to draw
larger attendance than ever before
and the speakers are to be excep.
tionally fine, and Include Rabbi Wise
OF New York, according to Miss
Woolverton.
Clean, ola papers. &c Q bundle, at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-09-30

Clean. ola papers. &c . bundle. at
this office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

There is probably no life that
offers more opportunity for idle
ness than being In the diplomatic
service, and the women folk Of the
diplomatic circles think Of little
Other than fine clothes and society.
Most Of the women sleep TIL
noon, attend tea In the afternoon
and another social function at
night. Just now society" is dull
here and many Of the diplomatic
women, as well as the men, are so
9ourning In Paris.
Even many of the diplomatic
REPRESENTATIVES from South and
Central American countries have
fbne to Europe, where wine flows
freely and there are no Volstead
laws to impede gaiety.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

requires two years to perfect i.
Tho dread disease Is not. heredl'
tary but very infectious though II
care Is used one need not contract
II. She herself uses disinfectaM
thoroughly, never touches the lep.
er, and never allows her children
to 60 near them. She also changes
her clothes before entering her
home after working with them.
Only two little girls had 10 be re-
turned to their mothers out OF 40
children, these two having contract
ed the disease before leaving their
mothers. The others were saved
entirely. No girl marries a leper
II she knows 1t but the disease can
remain within the body several
years before It "a apparent and thus
many marry without knowing. Pub
lie opinion is so strong in lnula
that never yet have laws been
made which will isolate entirely
those who may possibly have the
disease. Many a wife refuses to
leave her husband evon though she
has not contracted leprosy and
will STAY with him deliberately even
though 1t means her ultimate death.
LepeTs live about 80 years after
contracting the disease.
Mrs. Higgenbotham said she had
never regretted her work in India.
She will so back with her husband
when his furIough is up. Yester.
day morning abe spoke OF the
Presbyterian Sunday school and
later went to Warrington to speak
there. She arrived in this city Sat
urday from Cleveland where her
children remain during her traY'
els. Her Is year old daughter she
says is n wonderful help to her.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

BALTIMORE co. FARM - Io3
acres nearly level land, about 20
acres wood land, balance fine farm
land. Broom house, barn and out.
buildings. Well and spring water.
Near town, church and schools.
good road and railroad. $4,000.
Glen Realty Co., 800 Law building.
Baltimore, Md. 9-s.26t.Ss3l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
FARMS FOR SALE

FOR sALE-257 acres. located on
two good gravel pixies, situated In
Logan and Union Counties, Ohio,
9 miles OF good railroad town with
centralized schools, grain elevator,
creamery, bank. stores OF all kinds,
Farm lays level and is we'll tiled
with extra good drainage outlet OF
two strings "a inch tile, which cross
the farm. Soil is dark loan under.
laid with limestone, especially
adapted to alfalfa, corn, hay and all
small grain. Two sets OF build.
ings, one eight room and one 4-room
Tow barns with sheds, hay barn,
good grRnary, implement shed and
out-buildings. Land wstered by .
driven wells and one artesiAn. No
open bitches. Owner going south in
November and anxious to soil be.
fore going. Here is a bargain and
we advise looking after 1t Rt once.
II interested write F. l.. Forty. Real
Estate Exchange, Marysville, o.
9-16-SS42
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
mother LOVES
CONTINUED from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page One')
Hirgiubotham missionary from In
dia. who has been in the leper col
onies for some time and who is now
on q years furlough with her nus
band In this country. MIS-. hlggin.
f1efham is the mother Of SN'chiiureu
the Oldest is years and the youngest
rs months, but has unimpaired enor'
a. and enthusiasm nevertheless Tor
her dangerous work among the lep'
eFs. She held the attention OF her
audience closely and was asked
number Of questions following her
Talk. A musical program included
songs by Mrs. Ada Hatch Bene-
dict and Mrs Edna Jacobs Johnson
with plano selections by Mrs. Flor
ence Clayton Durham and MISS
Norma Hecker was most delightful
and served as interlude. DR.. Stoet.
gar said word or two in prayer. l.
was quite five O'Clock before the
automobiles arrived and the guests,
including those who walked or came
on street car, turned reluctantly
toward home,
Mrs. Higglnbotham. speaking to
her 51st audience since arriving In
America, told her story Substantially
Is follows:
HTl6Ee are bVO homes IN the VII
lRRe next to mo in India and when.
IN first arrived ! started out to SO
what / could do to help, but soon
discovered was not wanted that
the coolie women had been warned
not to let me in their houses for
fear would tell them about the
Jesus and so dishonor their religion.
tAlright," / called through the
doors II won't come In your homes
if you don't want me-" It wasn't
long however until was made most
welcome and not q home was closed
ito me after a few months. It hap.
spened in this way:
sVarious Coolie women after Is
time came to work for me bringing
their babies with them. The little
ones would cry bit and then suck.
ing their mothers fingers for mo-
m9I1t or two would drop right off to
Rloep, How Is TT" / asked, that
your babies do that and sleep so
quickly while mino refuse to stop
waIItng." "Oh," they said, I'VE keep
little opium under our finger nails
It's good for the babies and we cah
then get our work done"
eOt course told them how
wrong this was but they only
laughed at me. Until later their
babies got sick and they came to
+ me to learn why It was that my
babies thrtved and did not die
while their babies slckened, It
/ WIS n this manner that came to
tFe them medicines such as used
Eor my own children until very soon
I gave out many doses q day until
my apatand rsmanSrated saying
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
HOUSES AND LOTS

REAL ESTATE FOR sALE-Two
large dwellings. suitable for
boarding or roomlng houses. Sew
eral smaller properties on East
Side, near end OF new bridge. See
J. D. Summers, office 112 Mer-
chant, residence Ill Diamond.
Phone 149S-M. 9-1S-3t-S912
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
HOUSES AND LOTS

IF YOU WANT 10 buy or sell prop
erty see Geo. H. Brobst, Protes-
Blonal Bldg. y'l'26t'StS4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
ON kNO GAa

INVESTMENT oPP6RfGSfTYS
own hundred shares stock in To-
cal oil company. Prospects are
said to be unusually good and that
company holds largest acreage in
Texas. Expecting to drill this
month. Unexpectedly needing
cash, find / cannot carry entire
holdings, and SO willing to sell part
ut attractive discount for cash. Par
value Of shares $500. If lou can
afford TO invest as little as $50 for
ten shares, this Is a good oppOrtun-
lty for possible large profits. II in
terested, write Box $500, The
West Virginian. 9.11-6t-SS6O
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
LATE WASHINGTON
NEWS GOSSIP

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. IS
Senator Davis Elkins arrived home
from abroad on tho steamship
Olympic, which locked at New
York on "Wednesday. The Senator,
accompanied by his brother, Ste.
phen d. Elkins, Jr., had been in
France. He visited the battle fields,
and was particularly Interested in
paying a visit to the places with
which he became familiar when he
was there as major in the army.
He will come to Washington In a
few days and, after brief visit
here, will go TO Elkins, w. Va. to
see his mother, and aftcrward
plans to take a swing around the
state" to get 4 closeup picture CT
the campaign.
Robert Oney Wright, OF Nitro.
and Eugene Raymond Vawter, OF
Ansted, have been commissioned
first lieutennnts of cavalry in the
regular army; and Lawrence John
Ferguson, of Spencer, first lieu
tenant Of infantry.
Some late routine business Of
Importance transacted through
Senator Sutherland'S ottlce: he-
fund of taxes overpaid, covering
1913 TO 1915, amounting TO $5.-
36S.SO, made by the Commissioners
of Internal Revenue to the Fenwlck
Lumber company OF Weston, w.
Va; original pension claim award.
ed Mrs, Margaret Russell, OF
French Creek, Upshur county, at
the rate Of S12 month from Fob
ruary 10, 1917: S25 a month from
October 6, 1917; and $50 a. month
from May l, 1920, approximattnS
initial payment Of $1,000 from the
date the application was first filed;
pension awarded to Mrs. Emma
Dent, of Sutton, S25 q month from
October 2, 1919, $50 a month from
May /, 1920; the application OF
Thos. Withrow, of Evans, for pen.
sion increase, called up and now
pending.
Commissions as postmaster have
been Issued in West Virginia to
GanEtry II. Barbery, Glennlumi
james A. Tenney, Queens; Albert
L. Rohrer, Turkey Knob; Mac NJ.
Sponangle, Horton, and Allen
Powell, Sugar Valley.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
LOST

LOST-A diamond necklace be-
tween State street and water
street or possibly in tunnel. Finder
return to Observation-Disclosures Co..
Reward 9-1S.2t-S927
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS

$500 SHARE: silver stock paying
2 per cent month dividend. Send
for circular: books close Septem-
Der IS. Address Alfred Ray, Hotel
Amsterdam, 25th and Lexington
Ave, New York City. s.1S-7t.SSSS
FAIRMONT SHORTHAND IESTt.
TUTE-5 per cent discount on
all buttons paid before August
slBt, Term commences Sept. 6th.
Call at office 81 Deyeny Bldg.
S-94 -S5.30-S72s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20
CLASSIFIED SPECIAL ADVER TIsIk

THE WEST TIRcnyIAN. Phones
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For the sonVaniapea Of thUss Whe can
DOT easily eEns 70 The West Virgin
ian otfisa 70 place their classified 40.
VEFtaEmsnls, the following Bub-stA-
tions hAVo bSan arranged for. CLAsst-
fled Advertisements loft at these sta
nOnS will receive the came prompt,
careful attention a. II left In The office
Of The West VirEinlAn-
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Tenth Street News sand,
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

Josephine Berry. 2O-year-old ne
Pgro girl, made a law of her own.
with penalty of death attached
for any one who conspired to steal
her man."
She believed this punishment
1usR and when Ada King tried to
steal her man" she inflicted 1t on
Ada. Maybe Josephine, only an
ignorant girl, learned from Uncle
Sam how totmake laws and how to
M and administer the punishment.
For now Uncle Sam, with great
deliberation, is going to slay her
on the gallows October Is, just as
Josephine slew Ada In heat Of pas
sion for .'stealing her mar" as Jo-
Hephine tersely put It at the trial.
tits the doctrine Of IAN eye for an
eye1 and originated with the saw
ages.
This case has been put up to
I. II esident Wilson and he has refus-
ca to interfere, although the two
district attorneys who prosecuted
her have requested that the SEN
te6ee be committed to life impris-
ment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

There's nothing to the story that
one cannot quit a bad habit. The
reason many persons fail to quit IS
beoausa they fear they will miss
some Of the Joy Of life.
~ quit smoking cigarettes u
years ago" said Colonel r. L. Eos
ter, hdjju&ant generals office, War
lDepartmeIAt, II had smoked about
IS the day before. / swore {!
would newer smoke another and
haven't and won't. Two years lat
er / took the same pledge on drink.
ing and haven't taken drink
since. And say, Two had ten tlmes
as much fun since / quit as ever
had before. No tirod feelings at
ffle end Of the day, no bad feelings
Of morning. It IS the man who Is
q slave to q habit who misses the
coionel Foster is so, but ap-
pears only 40.
n feel 10 years younger than
Trdid 10 yeRrB ago when quit,
I, BSfd the colonel. The colonel was
toYerseas and stood all the hard
,6Hlps of war and came back
stood It II he had been using
narcotics or intoucants.
strong. He said he couldn't have
stPl6ase give the grass q chance,
isa sign H. X. Porter. 1000 street
mas on his lawn. No fonce and the
grass Is doing fine. This appealed
Is me as being SO much more court
eous to the public than Keep OF
the Grass" that asked Joseph
Jenlcins, the negro yard man, who
coined the sign. HE said he did,
Sthat he considered the usual sign
aSeep Off the Grass; This Means
You,1 very snobblsn. Jenkins SAID
hts sign caused the people TO teel
personal interest In not tramninS
on the grass, whereas a discount,
eous sign would offend them
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-20

Charter 10219. Reserve DiSEist no. o. , -
'h VIRGINIA, AT THE
CLOSE of BUSINESS SEPT. 8, 1920
RESOURCES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Important to all Women
Readers of this Paper.

Thousands upon thousands OF women
have kidney or bladder trouble and
never suspect 1t
Women's complaints often prove to
be nothing else but kidney trouble,
or the result Of kidney or bladder
disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other
organs 10 become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back.
headache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous. ir.
ritable and may be despondent: 1t
makes any one 80.
But hundreds Of women claim that
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved TO be
jpst the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle TO
see what SwampRoot the great kid
ney, liver and bladder medicine will do
for them. BY enclosing ten cents to
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
you may receive sample size bottle by
Parcel Post. You can purchase nedi.
um and large size bottles at all drug
stOres.--Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Okla.
Adv.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Real Estate Transfers

The following deeds have been filed
for record with the county clerk:
Chas. Won Weiss to A. ]. Erlewine,
part 2, block 3Ci. Ardmore.
p. NJ. jackson to u. a. Bagby, part
lot |, block 139. Arimore.
NJ. o. Giddings to z. r. Page, part
lot 4, block lS4, Ardmore.
G. W. Stuart to White Darnen
part Tot 8, block ISL, Ardmore.
A. I. Davis to o. II. Smith, part
c block 36l, Ardmore.
NJ. J. Mangum to Effle Shoemate.
part lots l, 2. block 81, Ardmore.
j. l.. Troop to J. L. Reed, part 2s.
4slw.
State to J. Tippett part 10. is-2w.
Pearl Murphy to J. c. Baker, lot
9, block G2, Ardmore.
r. McLish to d. c. FitZgerali lot
Q, part lot TO- block ., Rose Lawn.
H. II. Brown to II. II. Lee, lot 3,
block 52l, Ardmore.
]. b. Champion to o. II. Wolverton.
lot 8. block 3S6, Ardmore.
W. NJ Watson to H. c. Colbert,
lot 2, block 2, Selvidge addition.
c. G. Rowland TO L. Roe. lot 3,
block 4O6, Ardmore.
C. r. Potter to A. s. Baker lot
/, block El7, Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
ANDY TH0MS
BILL BISHOP
2gTH At WILSON

that both men are we'll known in
Ardmore and many local devotees OF
the mitt game will occupy ring side
seats upon this occasion.
In addition to the main event John
ny Lynch Of this city will put on an
exhibition in athletics and some pre-
liminarics have been arranged. The
promoters of the affair stated that
they will have ample accommodations
for the large crowd that is expected
to attend,
Bishop recently won a decision over
Jack Kelly Of Fort Worth, and Thoms
IS anxious to demonstrate his super
iorlty over the victor Of that scrap.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21
Andy Thoms

Andy TEoms. who mixes with Bill
Bishop In a ten-round argument at
Wilson Monday night, March 2gth.
Business in sporting circles is pick.
Ing up in Carter county and much
local interest is being developed over
the coming ten round bout between
Andy Thoms and Bill Bishop OF VIII
son, who will tangle in a scheduled
tenround argument Monday night,
March 29th, interest for the reason
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-21

FOR QUICK LIVERY CAR AND
SERVICE PHONE 29i.
1876
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17

The meek" the people who are viii
Irs tu invest without big returns.
the people who serve without due
recognition. the people who would
rather suffer an Injury than inflict
one. are tho people who will ulti-
matry possess both heaven and
rarth.
$50 ono else had dared TO teach
mat happiness had such connections
as Christ hepc indicates. Even
'bo., who teach such connections to-
day often think It necessary to de-
fond themselves by quoting Jesus as
tu,Jr authority We might grant
that happiness could come from
wr"ku,ss. mercy and purity, though
$50 do not think Of these things as
thr main source ~ Happiness. We
DO not usually anticipate much
pleasure In the work Of peaccmnkers
and certainly We do not look for our
highest joys amid poverty. mourning,
hunger thirst and pcrsecution--bu
Jesus declares ~ IL there. He Is
teaching that happiness Ia not found
Ny those who are constantly search
ing for it, or iu the places where We
commonly look for It.
Tho ltlgh Motive.
After all. the gist OF the thing IL
that we are happiest, and are laying
up % store of happiness for ourselves
ana others, In doing tho will Of
Jesus and treating people and things
from tho same standpoint that no
ala We are not Vainly reaching
after perfection in this life, but We
are trying to approach nearer that
goal And first and foremost In that
attempt we must remember that he
motive is ~ most Importance. II
wo try TO be perfect for the sake OF
boing happy We shall fail raiser
ably But u We love our enemies and
return good for evil, we can demon
strato that motive in us that leads
us toward perfection and consequent
happiness. For in the long run.
we are assured. all good things will
ho added 10 those who heartily and
sincerely serve the Lord and Keep
his word "Yc therefore shall bo
perfect. as your heavcly Father is
perfect"