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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
BUTTERFAT is AT rs CENTS
Averages Higher Than the Pre-WaI
Figures and Same as 1915

The Belle Springs records show
some interesting figures on the
price of butter fat for the past ten
years. It is now bringing % cents
and is higher than the average pre-
war price, being the same as in 1916.
The price paid on this date for the
past ten years is: 1912, 22c; 1913,
23c; 1914, zoe; 1915, 22c: 1916,
25c; 1917, 33c; 1918, 40c; 1919,
47c; 1920, soc; 1921, 25c.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23

Nhu llS purse meats SLOW
Take II to Cooley
And he'll make 1t go. 20d- WI N
New prices on Goodrich and Lee
tires and tubes at {. p. Suyder's.
22d3t-wit
ANS well with the Maxwell. dwti
j. A. Drake, Chiropraetor Doctor.
Lady attendant l to @ y. m. Third
and Cedar street. d&wtf
Don't fail 10 see DR.. Avery at tho
Union Pacific hotel Saturday, July ..
23d2t- wit
Watch the Fords go by. II
Lawn mowers ground by machine
at Toliver's. 13d6t- wit
Broken lines OF Teddy Bear shoes
for the Kids at reduced prices. See
them at c. p. Snyder's. 22d3t-wI
oldsmobile sets the pace. TWEEN.
second year.
Mount 10y Stock Farm offers
select lot Of Shorthorn bulls for sale.
200 and up. VIM. Woodson. pro-
prietor. Chapman. 2Sw6ts
A position within 80 days after
graduation or tuition refunded. Send
for catalogue. Grand Island Busi-
ness College, Nebraska's aldest. larg-
est and leading business training
school. 19w5t
Solomon garages have signed an
agreement to close at 10 n. M. on
Sundays.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
WHEAT YIELD is IL BUSHELS
Geo. q. Huffman First Near Abilene
to Thresh

G. G. Huffman is the first man in
the vicinity Of Abilene to thresh and
his was the first new wheat hauled
to the Abilene mills this season. He
has eleven acres near his home west
of town and the yield this year was
IL bushels to the acre. Two years
ago the yield was 81 bushels and
last year 1t was 20 bushels.
The local mill to which he hauled
Il paid $1.10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23

DR.. c. II. Avery OF Wichita. KAN.
the. exclusive optometrlst, will make
his next regular visit 20 Abilene on
Saturday, July ., at Pacific hotel.
23d2t-w1t
--'ihe many friends of Gerald
Shplinger who was operated on
Thursday for appendicitis, will be
glad to know that he is recovering
satisfactorily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
MAY WORK UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
But Women Clerks Still Are Pro-
tected BY 9-H0ur Law


tected By 9-Hour Law
Women clerks may work until IL
p. m. on Saturdays during the har-
vest season, from June Is to Septem-
Der Is. under an order issued by the
Kansas court Of industrial relations.
This is the first modification of the
rules governing women in industry
made by the court since the industrial
welfare commission was consolidated
under the court last April.
The limit Of nine hours day In
which a woman may work remains
in full effect. If a merchant allows
his female clerks to work until 10
p. m. on Saturday he must arrange
their schedules SO that they will not
work longer than nine hours.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
TAX PAYING TIME PASSING

Monday Is the Last Day For Making
800 1920 Settlement
The time for paying the last hall
of the 1920 taxes is fast expiring.
Only a few days remain in which
the tax can be paid. Monday, June
20, is the last day Of grace, and
after that date a per cent penalty
will be added. The tax that is now
due is the last half Of the 1920 as
sessment, the first half having been
paid in December of last year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
PENALTY GOES ON TODAY

Yesterday the treasurer's office
was crowded with eager taxpayers,
eager because It was the last day for
paymnet Of 1920 taxes before the
five per cent penalty was added. To-
day the five per cent was added to
the last half of the 1920 taxes which
remains unpaid and the big rush is
over.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
Sue to Collect Note

The Wilsey State bank has filed
suit against G. G. BckOff and Lydia
Dckoff to collect $5O3.25, the amount
Of q note.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
New Wheat $I.05

New wheat Is being marketed at
$1.O5. Threshing has commenced all
over the county and grain will come
in rapidly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23
RECENT REFLECTIONS

' If your clock Is sick
Aud lts pulse heats slow
Take II to Cooley
And he'll make 1t so. 20d. WIN
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1921-06-23

New prices on Goodrich and lie,
tires and tubes at {. p. Snyder's.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
FARMERS OWN MANY AUTOMOBILES.

had really struck the farms when the last
taken Judging by the number of automobiles that were
reported the farms of the United States little more than
thirty per of the farmers possessed OF some kind the total
number being 2I465I2 Added these there 100 motor
trucks and owned by the farmers They had also
equipped their homes with 25o8oo2 telephones, while o44oSS had
pped water houses and 45Soo using electric
lights
Illinois all backward in the matter OF these comforts
tyhee per of her 8 farms had automobiles two
and onea per used trucks and nine and entS
per There 73647 telephones IN the farm homes
seventy per Iwentysix thousand SIX hundred
supplied with from pipes and 1913 with
either gas lights Illinois ranked second the states
the number automobiles owned the farms Iowa being h
seventh the number of trucks and first IN the num-
tractors although several of the of the Northwest had
greater according the number of farms than had Illinois,
Iii scarcely be presumed that the future will material
number trucks and tractors the farms
machines have considerable taken the places OF
the faithful dahorse that long proved the farmers best friends
hauling grain and other produce to the market will probably
be with much reluctance that the rural families renuish their
speedy which keeny enjoyed for trip town
spin the roads many may find necessary do
AT scarcely be expected that the favorable conditions
which prevailed early 1920 when the reports
piled, will be speedily reinsaed.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
THE CHAUTAUQUA.

People who missing the Chautaua assembly passing
up good many good things There may which
may appeal to YOU but would be queer which would
not find much that would appeal The assembly has provided
musical numbers that decidedly worth while and the lectures
have been full of well lake
stance the East Indian with the unpronouneabe Victor la
Bash who spoke yesterday afternoon and evening He told more
OF real India than could learn reading months and he told
it way that witty and full of that the
little tad through the hour and half talk and didn't him
stop that conception of the Ear East he gave
have been full of good clean and long the dry lee
lures many people imagine Chauauqua deals out.
This year. for several years last past the expressed
that the beautiful park has passed other hands and u
naey be wiped for commercial purposes The transportation
facilities while inadequate many respects have been fair probably
all the have been that could be made pay but this has been
the greatest handicap of the Chautauua While the railroad
asking about ask much of the would take
little loss give the people what they WANT The number of auto
mobiles help much but make the Chautauqua real popular
demands method of getting and from the grounds with
long If it could be made accessible Chautauqua
park would be great to the city the around IS de-
porabe that of certainty be saved for the coming
ton. F'H~ X
10 attended advice try after
evening there The expense little cant
and you may find that you have been let in good thing
you hadn't suspected a
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Local Notes.

Mabel Welsh and Myrtle Coughln
OF Dwight are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, o. II. Fishcher of Match.
; town.
Mrs. Joe Stalk and two children
who have been visiting at the home Of
her mother, Mrs, Kate Hines of Arm.
strong avenue, left for their home in
Carroll, Iowa, this morning.
The Uniyersalsts hold a picnic TO.
day, which will delight both children
who love the chance to play among
trees, and grown folks who rejoice to
get away from the heat of brick paved
streets
After counting up the expenses and
sources OF income, the hackers of our
Chautauqua find they are not anything
ahead by their educational endeavor
to furnish high grade entertainment
for the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Beasley of FIT.
Worth, Texas, who are spending the
summer with Mr., and Mrs. Tom Adler
of Pine street, are expected back to-
day from Il trip to Canton, Ohio.
Mrs. George Donaldson and daugh.
ter Miss Donaldson. both of La Sale
are visiting today with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Adler of Washington street.
Mrs. Will Gage of Chicago is a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Danish
OF Clark street
Miss Kate Paulmarie who has been
visiting at the home of Mrs. O'Dine
on Main street returned to her home
in Ladd on Sunday.
A baby boy was born yesterday af-
ternoon to MIR. and Mrs. Joe Marco of
Bluff street
Mrs. James Kitz returned to her
home in Chicago this morning, after
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Philimore.
Mrs. +. DeFilippi OF Spring Valley
and her daughter and son are guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Naretty Of Clark street.
Forrest j. Schurtz of Spring Valley
was here yesterday visiting friends
Mr. and Mrs. A. Judy returned from
Kansas City, Missouri, yesterday
where they had been visiting Mrs. d.
tombstone.
Boys School Suits and Shoes,
Caps, and Hose, all at reduced prices
at Engel's.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Today's Markets
SCATTERED SALES MOVE.
MARKET DOWNWARD

Chicago, Aug 2n--Wheat opened
one cent OFF at the low point on the
Chicago board of trade today. Scat.
tered selling of September corn and
oats weakened the coarse grain mar
kets and the decline affected wheat.
The start was Y to 1c lower with
September at 120% to l21; December
at l23 to 1884, and May at 1859 to
1926. Commission house selling found
the market rather poorly supported
and helped cause the decline.
At the end of the initial hour, prices
had rallied a shade and were a toxic
below the opening.
Corn opened easier in sympathy
with other grain. Opening prices
Nc lower with Sept. at "a Is to 1414
Dec. at 81 to "a Is and hay at 81 5.S
to 57%. During the first hour the
market Jumped somewhat and prices
dropped another half cent. Sellers of
bids in corn were forced to protect
themselves on the way down.
Oats followed the trend at the open
ing which was on-half point off. with
Sept at 34A; Dec. at 80 and May at
Il.
Provisions were steady.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
HINDU SPEAKER TELLS
OF LIFE IN INDIA
tCOntinued from Page ~

the child is boy or a girl by the ex.
preston on the fathers face. If he
provides for an elephant to carry his
friends about the city or town on a
sight seeing trip,with plenty of fruit
and music, why they know it is a boy.
If he is of gloomy mood, shows few
signs of any life whatever, why it Is
sure to be a girl
In India, girls and women are
particularly peculiar. They do not do
things to make themselves look nice.
They do wear large heavy earrings
which lop their ears.
The Indian girl, is marriageable
from the time of her birth until she Is
twelve years of age. They very sci.
dom pass the age of years without
either being united in marriage or be-
trothed. The marriage ceremonies
last for three weeks and one half, and
don't you know that in this country
some people don't stay married that
long? A wedding In my country is
like going to circus or carnival.
They have dancing girls, jugglers.
dancing men, musicians and there Is
always some kind of performances go.
ing on day and night. One large room
is filed with food and you are to help
yourself. There are no meals served
and IL you starve it is your own fault
After the wedding ceremony is
over the wife, who sometimes may
only be six months old, is taken back
to her parents and remains with them
until the age of IL years when she
goes to her mother-in-iaw and takes
up her duties in the household as
wife.
Another important feature that
shows that Indian girls are not receiv-
ing as much advancement as the boys,
is the fact that last year $4,000 boys
petitioned to enter Calcutta university
while only twelve girls enrolled. The |
system of India is abso- |
lutely useless. 1t does not function |
and has nothing to do with the life |
they have to live. Nevertheless our
people have exceptionally wonderful |
The educational system is
based on memory.
I'm India, one out of one hundred of |
he schools are for girls The natives
IF my country say that girls have no
brains. But in order that our country
night rise to an equal basis with
,ther great nations. our girls and
women must be given adequate educa-
ion. Women are the educators, and
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
FORMER LOCAL GIRL
WITH SCOTCH LASSIES

Probably tho biggest and most
pleasant surprise to many of the resi-
dents of the city who attended the
chautauqua yesterday was the ap.
pearance of Miss Helen Doty, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Doty, for
merly well known South Ottawa resi-
dents, as member of David Duggin's
famous Scotch lassies troupe.
For those who do not know Miss
Doty she may be picked out from the
rest by the fact that she was seated
on the extreme left last evening and
played trombone during the per-
torrance. She Is an excellent player
and is also a very fine vocalist
For number of years she lived in
Ottawa and acquired wide circle of
friends here At present she, to-
gether with her parents and brother
Albert, who Is also we'll known here,
IS residing at Normal, Ill.,, near
n
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Vandals Wreck School.

The school tlousg known as the
Nathan Fleming school between here
and Ottawa on the line of the high.
way, has been broken into. About two
weeks ago, twenty.three windows
were smashed, and last Sunday, the
pump was torn out of the well and
carried of. This kind of vandalism
must be stopped, and the perpetrators
ought to be searched out and punish,
ed. This is small school district, and
the directors say that money to carry
on the school is hard to get, and that
such wanton destruction makes a
large hole in the district treasury, and
is an added burden to all tax payers.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
A la Chicago.

Ella Engel returned last evening
from visit Of several weeks to sever.
al summer resorts. Two weeks were
spent at Palm Beach. Florida, and a
few days at several others, but the
weeks spent In Chicago bring out the
fact clearly that it is the greatest re.
sort after all Besides the cool wealth.
er prevailing. there are so many
points of interest that the days are
full of entertainment in visiting gal.
leries, museums, stores OF different
kinds, parks and riding over the vari-
Gus boulevards which go in every
direction.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Wall Street.

New York, Aug. 30-Selected is
sues were subjected to renewed sell
ing pressure at the opening of today s
stock market. American Sugar, SUI
matra Tobacco and Famous Players
lost l to points Studebaker, United
Drug, American Agricultural Chemi-
cal, Colorado Fuel and Mercantile Ma
rine preferred also were heavy. Utili.
ties continued to reflect the adverse
conditions in the local traction situa-
ton. Mexican Petroleum was strong
est OF the leaders, rising Y points,
and other foreign oils hardened. Rails
were dull at nominal gains and losse6.
Potatoes.
Chicago, Aug. 30-Potatoes - Re-
ceipts, So cars; slightly weaker; Idaho
and Colorado round whites, sacked,
SO. 50-265; Colorado early Ohios, $3.50;
Minnesotas and Kansas, $l.50-1.75.
Provisions.
Chicago, Aug. 30-Butter higher;
creamery extras, 39c; standards. 36Ac
first, 331a-28c; seconds, 31-32hc.
Eggs unchanged; receipts, 1868
cases.
Poultry-Aliye, unchanged.
Livestock.
Chicago, Aug. 30.-Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000 head; left over, 1867; opening
slow to steady to 10c lower than yes
terday's average. mostly to yard trad
ers; $40 paid quality fairly good;
yesterdays average, $40
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Farwell For Mrs. Quinn,

The lanes OF the Baptist church
met this afternoon at $3.50 at the home
OF Mrs, Howard Mccullough on Os.
good Hin, to attend farewell recep.
ton given In honor OF Mrs. Carrie
QUINN, who is about to leave the city
where she has resided the whole of
her life, with trifling exceptions.
Mrs. Quinn will go to Lovington.
were her daughter Carol, recent grad.
uate OF our state University, has a
position in the high school at that
city, Mrs Quinn will keep house for
Miss Carol, and thus be with one of
her children,
The ladies have planned to present
Mrs Quinn with lovely novelty bar
pin, as token of the esteem in which
she is held by her co.workers In the
church.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
UTICA

Mrs. Frank Dimmick and daughters
were Ottawa shoppers yesterday.
Mrs. Pat Bray and daughter and
son We're La Sale visitors yester-
day,
Mrs Jonn Waters was La Sale
shopper yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Pearson return
ed home from Springfield after at
tending the state fair.
Miss Elisa Pearson returned to her
duties at the Ottawa substation after
a weeks vacation.
Mrs Ed Lewis and two daughters
were Ottawa visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Lucina Dimmick visited her
brother, Frank Prentice, at st. Mary's
hospital in La Sale yesterday.
Misses Esther and Christie Olson
OF Chicago were La Sale visitors YES
terday.
Misses Mae and Louise Geen we're
La Sale callers yesterday.
Mrs. Lottie Whipple returned To
her home in La Sale yesterday az.
ter visit with her son, Warner.
and wife in Waltham.
Mrs. Louise Carlson and daughter
were in La Sale yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Farrar have
returned home from their honeymoon
and expect to go to keeping house in
the Sumberg bungalow.
Harvey Cooper had the misfortune
to have his foot cut quiet badly last
week, while cutting brush.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30

not until the women of India are given
equal training. and education, physi-
| cally and mentally, will my country
rise to a higher standing. At the
present time we are trying to edu-
| cate at least half of the population,
not all of it. We have the necessary
money. We have the necessary
money. We have more than u billions
of dollars in gold hidden. We have
practiced the art of hiding, and with
that amount Of money, we will at
tempt to give them good education
In India if man kills another man
without an adequate provacation, ne
must forfeit his life. If he steals an
OK, he must give the OK back and an
additional OK. If he steals bushel
of wheat he must be imprisoned three
weeks. If he kills an Indian woman,
he must serve one week in prison.
There is the comparison of our women
with the men, bushel of wheat and
an oxen. She is worth just one-third
of bushel of wheat, according to the
term of Imprisonment. If man muir
ders man he must forfeit his life,
but If he kills woman, he only goes
to Jail for one week
"In India there are IS million
widows according to government
statistics. million of which are I'M
der the age of years. AS | said be-
fore girl is subject to marriage from
the time she is bornuntil she is twelve
years of age. Sometimes they are
married when only six months old
Very seldom they pass over the age
of four years before they are married
The women Of India believe that their
only mission on earth is to serve their
husband, so upon his death they are
given the chance to live or die? If
they want to die they are burned to
death alive on his funeral pyre. She
has either choice
"You have phobably also heard OF
the custom of throwing the first born
child into the River Ganges. That |
was popular custom with the people !
of India. The mother really believed |
she was insuring the child's happiness
She believed that 1t was the thing that |
she ought to do.
81 had a friend from India who at
tended a university in this country.
Upon my recent return in India | met
him there and after talking with him
On several occasions discovered that
ne had been married | was anxious
o find out which girl was his wife,
Is / new the parents and several sis
ers. Ose day I,was at his home and
noticed little grl. She peered a.
ound the corner at me. Finally she
moved bit and finally after several
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
BENEFICIARIES PAID
$4,000 INSURANCE

A total of $4,000 in life insurance
claims were paid to the beneficiaries
in Ottawa during the year 1920, ac.
cording to advance copies Of the In
surance Press, listing amounts dis
tributed in thousands of cities thru
out the country. According to the
insurance publication the largest
single claim paid during the year was
$685., 600 in Boston.
Ottawa tops the list for cities of
this district. Here are the figures
for number of cities through this
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30

minutes of child bIushing she came
forward to me- AS was seated, I
picked her up and placed her on my
lap. Suddenly saw my college friend
looking at me as | was stroking the
girls head. The child was his wife,
She was four and one.half years old.
Another time l happened to take
small smiling baby from cradle.
Upon holding the child in my arms
was astonished when | was informed
that | was holding an Is months.old.
widow and that her husband of 25
years had been dead for six months.
Such are conditions in India. On
ly one woman out of two hundred in
India is able to write. They have no
chance of higher ideals and education
and India will never rise until the
women are educated and until they
are given the opportunity. The women
are the educators. The American
women are the greatest on earth. The
woman alone is the educators of her
sons"
Much to the amusement of the
audience Mr.. Baksh then showed how
the native trousers and turban hat
were made. The trousers were no
more than a large, beautiful silken
sheet, while the turban proved piece
of silk cloth two feet in width and a.
bout rs feet in length. Both pieces
were strangely and carefully wrapped.
No pins. buttons or belts of any kind
were used. The ends of the pieces
were tucked underneath the tapping,
in a manner that they could by no
means have been pulled from their
place.
Following the talk by Mr. Baksh,
David Duggins famous Scotch Lassies
the audience with a num-
Der of musical selections.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
Peddicord's In Iowa.

A letter from Mrs. Rex Peddicord
who is motoring through Iowa, was re-
ceived by Mrs. Ed, Spencer from
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, yesterday, show.
ing they had got that far on their way.
Meets Rev. McCoIum.
Burton Thurber has returned from
trip to Chicago of several days. He
took boat ride to Milwaukee on the
Christopher Columbus and on the boat
met Rev. Mr.. McCollum, formerly a
Congregational minister here. They
had pleasant visit together.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-30
AROUND the TOWN

AND NOW comes. ...s
THE "KNiCKER" girl; at least.
THEY THINK she's coming.
HAVING THUS far managed
TO KEEP out of the hoosegow.
"TIlE SWEET young thing"
is NO longer content
WITH KNEE skirts. and roiltops
AND IsINGLAsS waists. .r
WHEN SKIRTS first began. #
GOING UP they were called.
SANITARY, BECAUSE they didn't
DRAG IN the mud,
,>,r ,r,,,
avn HEN because or the tall
o,.eo
'''H'' ANU weeds they had to.
30 .r
GO A few inches higher.
,rt,r,,,
HEN WHEN they stopped.
AT THE knees they had