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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20
CREEK CHANNEL WAS CLEANED
Better Capacity For Stream Than In
Flood of 1908

Detter Napdc1ty FOf Stream nan II
Flood of 1908
Editor Reflector: An article in tn,
Reflector last week, commenting VI
danger of foods from Mud creek
stated that latter the big food there
was talk Of cleaning the channe
and Strengthening some bends to get
the water through but nothing has
been done and the creek is in much
poorer condition than before to carry
off flood water"
How easy 1t is to forget ancient
history! To keep the record straight
permit me to call attention to the
fact that after the big flood he creek
was thoroughly cleaned throughout
the city limits by removing all logs,
| brush, fences and debris that OBJ
structed the flow of the stream The
next winter trees which grew along
the edge Of the channel and which
gathered rubbish in time of food
were cut away. This was done by
consent Of the property owners when
such consent could be obtained but
was done as matter Of public nec-
essity under statute which gives
the city power to regulate water
courses through the city limits. The
worst obstruction at the time of the
food was the pile bridge used by the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. When
the company began the rebuilding of
that bridge we commenced suit to
enjOin them from Obstructing the
flow Of the stream and by a compro-
mise agreement the company raised
its track level at the bridge IS
inches, removed all piling, put in a
steel girder bridge and paid for re-
moving $500 loads of dirt from the |
bed Of the stream under the bridge.
These improvements probably in
creased the fOwage capacity of the
stream 100 per cent from what it
was in May, 1908.
The present capacity Of the creek
measured from bank to bank is suf-
ficient to take care of any ordinary
well behaved food but the rapidity
Of the current could be very mGch
increased by cutting away the scrub
elms and willows which have grown
up at the edges Of the channel since
1904. When a rise Of ten or twelve [
'eet of water comes down the creek {
he current flows directly into these
ow trees and floating brush and ]
rash greatly impede the force and 9
peed of the current. The capacity {
# a stream is measured by the num- G
'er Of square feet in a cross-section '
# the channel multiplied by the '
ate Of the flow of the current. The ]
resent fOwage capacity of the 6
tream could probably be doubled by 7
utting away these low trees and T
hus increasing the rate of the cur a
ent. A law passed in 1915 gives I
ne city authorities the right to go u
utside the city limits to remove OBJ I,
tructions and straighten water u
ousres but in my opinion it is not 7
ecessary or practicable to cut off :
ends in the creek for the purpose
Strengthening it. q,
II. L. HUMPHREY r
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20

II you drive a car, you'll be in
terested in this: When the govern
ment finishes up the roads it is
helping build. the country will have
network of 100000 miles of sur
faced main highways, connecting
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and our
northern and southern borders. To
travel over that much road, you'd
have to drive your car thirty miles
an hour, "a hours a day. for $50
days. Road projects under way in
1921 amounted to nearly $4,000
miles-about eleven times across the
continent and back. During the year
Uncle Sam and the states built about
1880 miles OF federal aid high
ways.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20
ne Same EverywAsrs

The editor OF saIsa Akhbar, q ma
tive newspaper OF Lahore, India.
says, II have used Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy many
times among my children and SER
wants, for collie and diarrhoea and al
ways found It effective" 7-1mo
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20
Local Grocery Wins Prize

Orville Edwards, manager Of the
Kansas Cash Groceries has been
notified by the Sunshine Biscuit Co.
that his window display Of Sunshine
goods during National Biscuit Week
was the finest submitted by any
Kansas grocer and he has been
awarded the prize for this state. The
display was in the north window of
Kansas Cash No. /.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20
TWO TO STATE MEET
Bruce Hurd and Howard Keel Enter
TOuunarvNnt

Bruce Hurd and Howard Keel are
the only two members Of the Abilene
Country club who have entered In
the Kansas State Amateur Coll
Association tournament to be held
in Ft. Leavenworth next week be-
ginning Tuesday. Probably half a
dozen members Of the Salina club
will be there, 1t is said.
Fifteen clubs Of the state have
sent In entries for the tournament.
1t is said that the Country club of
Kansas City, Mo-, has made a move
to join in the Kansas association, as
its links are located in this state.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20

Rev. r. j. Wolfe and J. 10. Brewer
took two carloads OF Boy Scouts TO
the Y. M. G. A. camp at Elmdaie
where they. will have a ten days.
outing. The boys are members OF
the Lutheran scout patrol. Six abb
lene boys and four Greenleaf boys
were In the party. Those from Abb
lene are: Bert Hockensmith, Wayne
Dahlrymple, John Simmons, John
Hartman, William Price and Law
renee Elwick.
Rev. Wolfe and Mr.. Brewer re-
turned Monday night.
The world is better than It was.
Ienin once lived In New York
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20
Wife Charges Non-Support

Henrietta Knight has fled suit
against her husband, Chas. w.
knight charging non-support and
gross neglect Of duty. They were
married In December, 1918. Mrs.
Knight lives here and asks that she
be granted temporary alimony, pend
ing the action in the suit.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-07-20

The only thing funnier than a
woman In knickerbOckers is man
In knickerbockers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
WARD METCALFE
APPOINTED POSTMASTER

Ward Metcalfe. who was recently
appointed postmaster of Brooksville,
took the office over Saturday, July list.
Mr.. Metcalfe is the son of Col. H.
C. Metcalfe, who held the same office
several terms, and spent part of his
time as assistant to his father, thus
has had much practical experience
and is thoroughly qualified to attend
to all the duties of the Office. He has
also served as assistant rural route
driver, which familiarized him with
every part of the work.
H. H. Poage, who held the office dur
ing the two terms of Democratic adj
ministration, assisted by his sons and
daughters gave perfect satisfaction
and was very popular with the public,
1t is a hard matter to please every
one in an Office where the general pub
lie is served and those who succeed
are indeed fortunate.
Henry Scott Poage is assistaing Mr..
Metcalfe, in the Office at the present
time.-Brooksvill Review.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
40 INJUNCTION IN
ASHLAND FAIR CASE.

Frankfort. Ky, July s. - Judge
Thomas, of the Court of Appeals, to-
day refused to enoin the Ashland lodge
of Elks and the City, of Ashland from
holding and allowing to be held fair
in Central Park Ashland. The fair
will start on July 10 and end on the
18th. A race meeting with pari-mutuel
betting will be held in connection with
the fair.
The reasons given by the court for
denying the injunction to John Russell
who sued as a taxpayer, were:
THE use of the park for the pur.
pose is temporary only.
2-If the race meeting with Pari-
mutuel betting was illegal. which the
court said was doubtful, it is doubtful
whether the plaintiff as private citi-
zen could bring action to end it.
3-Thc applicant will suffer no in
jury above that suffered by any other
citizen of the community.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
HARRISON MAN DIES As
RESULT OF ACCIDENT.

Cynthiana. KY, July 6. Joseph
Nagle. who was injured yesterday
afternoon in hay ba Ter. died soon af-
ter being taken to the Harrison Me-
mortal Hospital. His skull was crush
ed and his chest and body were man
gled The accident occurred when lie
was engaged in baling hay for John
Richie on the Republican pike. The
belt flew of the baler and wrapped
around the fly wheel, Nagle, trying to
throw in the clutch, was caught in the
belt and whirled around the wheel
several times before the engine could
be stopped.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07

FOR SALE-Numper One Jersey Cow
Apply to C. r. Mower. 1Jun-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
INJURED WHILE IN
BASEBALL GAME
Fridays Cincinnati Post says:

Fridays Cincinnati Post says:
Little improvement was noted at
General Hospital Friday in the condi-
ton of Raymond Overley, %, son of
Rev. E. r. Overley, reform leader and
pastor of Grace NJ. E. church, Newport
Young Overley underwent an opera
ton for abscess of the brain. He was
struck of the head by a baseball while
watching game at Sue Bennett Me-
mortal College, London, Ky, where h,
is freshman, last April.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
ACCEPTS POSITION
IN CINCINNATI.

Eugene Lynch, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lynch, who for some time has
been messenger boy at the Postal
telegraph office here and who has
EARNED the trade, has accepted posi-
ton as operator for the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Cincinnati and
has entered upon his duties.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07

FOR SALE - Reed top, new baby cart
wv. B Lemaster, sos Limestone
street 6July6t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
OFFIFERS

OFFIFERS
G. N. Manning, President.
F. H. Engelken, vice-Pres.
and Manager
]. d. VANHooSER, vice-Pres.
s. A. Wallace, Sec. and Treas.
DIRECTORS
Robt. w. Bingham,
c. n. Manning
l. G.. Cox
Louis des Cognets
George X. Graves
F. H. Engelhen
James c. Stone
]. d. VanHooser
John G. Stoll
George r. Hunt
Samuel H. HALEY
r. T. Anderson
Edward billiard
Morgan o. Hughes
]. Robt. Smith
S. A. Wallace
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
MURDERED MAN IDENTIFIED
AS RESIDENT OF CLINTON,

Paducah, KY, July I. d. Identity of
the stranger knocked in the head with
a club and left in the woods near the
Pool Road, about two miles from Pa
ducah, has been established by more
than a dozen persons, who say he was
Bob Fortner, of Clinton, KY.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-07
ANNOUNCEMENTS

we are authorized to announce W..
j. FIELDS as candidate for Con-
sress' subject to the action Of the
Democratic party. In the primary to b.
held on Saturday. August 9Th, 1899.
The Press., 1922-10-26
GOLD ONLY IN BOYS MIND
Scottish Villagers the Victims of hoaN Which They Are Only Toe
 Willing to Forget.

The treasure hunt of the villagers of Darvel. Ayrshire, Scotland, was prompted by a boys hoax. Some days ago piece of paper was found con- taining message in faded writing to the effect that many years ago the writer had buried a vast hoard of gold In the vicinity of the town. The ex- act spot would be found indicated on a chart which, 1t was stated, was con- cealed in a cranny of an old bridge. After minute search some young men came across the chart, and soon an immense crowd of men and women, armed with picks and shOvels and Oth- er implements, were feverishly digging in an old quarry near the town, this being the spot indicated on the chart. The work continued a whole day, but late in the evening, just when every one was on the tiptoe of excitement, they received a great shock. A mes- sage was received that the story of the hidden treasure had originated with boy who prepared the papers, drowned them before a fire to make them look old, and then hid them. He was we'll satisfied with his joke.
The Press., 1922-10-26
"SafetV First"

Wrist watches are no longer a novelty, but I happened to see a wrist attachment the other day while wait ing for a train at the Union station that attracted my attention. A young man had a leather thong attached tO the handle of his bag, while the other end was securely fastened to his wrist. Noticing thatI was very much Interested in this unusual contrivance, ke volunteered the following fnfOrma- tiOn: 'On two or three occasions, while putting my bag on the floor to purchase my ticket or to secure Pull man accommodations, have had peO- pie attempt to pick up my bag and walk off with 1t. Of course they i'm mediately apolOgized and could not accuse them of stealing 1t, so I hit ahpon the plan of attaching 1t to my wrist from the time I leave my apart ment until I am finally seated in the train. It Is truly remarkable how few people now attempt to take my bag hy .mistake.-Washington Star.
The Press., 1922-10-26
FAMOUS THORN OF CURAY
Marked Grave of Brave Swedish Sol dier Who Lost His Life in
 Thirty Years War.

Everyone has heard of the Glaston- bury thorn, which blooms at Christ mas and was thought to have been planted by the first preachers of Christianity in Britain. in the year 31 A. D. There is, or was until recently another famous thorn tree at Curay. near the old fortified town of Zell in Germany. A brave Swede was cap Iured during the Thirty Years war and ordered to be killed since prison. CTS were not needed. He begged to be allowed to write a letter to his parents, and tore a thorn from an acacia or locust bush for a pen, pricked a vein to get blood for ink. and on a bit of his linen shirt wrote his mother: "In this life we meet no more Hope for another" Then he was murdered. But his letter went to Sweden. and some years later his father and mother came and identi- fled the spot by the thorn bush, and built a little church there in memory of their gallant lad. The church fell tn ruin years ago, but the bush grew into a fine tree and was still there, the finest of its kind. until little while ago 1t was cut down for Its lumber value Then 1t was found to he SO old that It's wood was rotten and useless.
The Press., 1922-10-26
BOYS DON'T WANT .TARILLERs
TaIOs of Wild Adventure Seemingly Only Intereat the MiddIe-AGed
 Man of Today.

No longer do the tales of Little Sure Shot" "Deadwood Dick" and other Old-time terrors of the pralries interest the youth of the rising genera ton, observes the New York World. This has been demonstrated since the collection of Beadle's dime novels was placed in the public library. It had been expected that there would be q. rush of young people to see the old thrillers, and at least. one society that takes upon itself the care and supervi- sion of public morals was moved to rise in protest against debauching the mind of youth. However, in the month in which these books have been on show, less than 10 per cent of the wis ItOrs has been under the age of six teen.
 Attendants keep a tally, and during the time the Beadle books have been displayed there have been 1,42T per sons in to see them. While the tally as to ages Is not kept, 1t Is the consensus Of attendants that hardly more than 100 have been minors. In the next room, however, where the baseball collection has been displayed, more than half the visitors are children. During July there were 9,643 who wis fted the display.
 The Beadle collection has been at tRactive chiefly to the middle aged. Men of dignifled bearing, often in pairs have gone the rounds of the showcases. chuckling over the titles.
 "It's like renewing youth," is fr". Quent comment.
The Press., 1922-10-26

 however, grandmother went alone, and with flying steps to the bedside, for grandfather was greeting her with a smile and murmured 1sabel! !a
 Presently the nurse ushered them out.
 Said grandmother to Dorothy: "It Is better to have it settled. But if Henry had not made the first advance 1t never would have been. The quar- rel was his making-and his to mend"
 Said grandfather to Ted: "I never thought your grandmother would yield, but when she sent that message Well, it certainly touched me. But she started the quarrel, you know. my boy"
 Dorothy and Ted quietly compared notes and giggled gleefully.
 Six weeks later Ted's mother shared the contents of tive interesting let ters.
 Grandmother wrote: "It is so many years since we planned the dining room that my plans are probably out of date, anyhow. So told your fa- ther that I would give up the carved oak and Spanish leather l wanted in the dining room. However he insist. ed that I should have it. and the work is going forward"
 Grandfather wrote: "It is so many years since we abandoned the plans for the dining room that your mother had actually forgotten that it was I who insisted upon black oak and Span ish leather. I nearly made the blun- der of reminding her. but fortunately remembered in time that it might cause another quarrel. So I insisted that she should have her way-and incidentally got mine"'
 "HOw lOvely!" cried Dorothy:
 Here is d secret between your dad, you two and me-" said Feds mother. "Black oak and Spanish leather was my suggestion as a compromise. Mother wanted Louis XIV and father would have nothing but mahogany "
The Press., 1922-10-26
PERSECUTION OF NO AVAIL
oIdtimsr Tells of Efforts to Extermi- nate sparrows. Which Were
 Worse Than Useless.

Watching an elderly man scattering cracked corn to City Hall park spar rows the other day stirred a remin g. cent vein in one of the bench Occu- pants.
 "They treat sparrOws differently than they did twenty-five years ago." he said. Guess they discovered they couldn't get rid of them and decided to make them comfortable.
 "A quarter of a century ago many communities made determined efforts to kill off sparrOws. State and county authorities offered bOunties of one cent a head for the birds. Boys made considerable pocket money shooting the creatures and in places men made a business of trapping them. They'd spread great nets over the roofs of barns and then rout the birds from their roosts.
 "But 1t was no use. Organized war fare on the birds made fnrOads only in the county treasuries and the bounty was declared off Now they feed the sparrOws. Times sure do change."-New York Sun.
The Press., 1922-10-26
Dates From Fifteenth Century.

Interesting discoveries have been made at ''Ye Olde Griffin" hotel, Am ersham, England, coaching house dat
 ing back to the Fifteenth century The digging out of a leaking water pipe has brought to light perfect example of an early Georgian fireplace. II has wide seats on either side and an i'm mense hearthstOne in the center. with an oId-fashiOned spit above it. On the hearth were some old coins, one with the date 1887. High up in the chim- ney Is a recess which tradition says was used as hiding place during the political prosecutions of two hundred years ago.-Montreal Family Herald.
The Press., 1922-10-26
DIPPED BRITISH SOCIAL LAW
Aristocrat Shocked Londoners When He Appeared in Public Smok-
 Ing a Cigar.

Lord Clarendon was probably the first hlghly-placed Englishman to smoke cigarettes habitually; he ac- Ouired a taste for them when ambas. sadOr at Madrid in the thirties, and hencefOrth preferred that form of smoking to any other. "A tradition still fingers in Downing street." writes his biOgrapher, Sir Herbert Maxwell, Chow, when Lord Clarendon was for elgn minister, he used to sit down to batch of papers with d bundle of cigarettes beside him, which was usu. ally finished before the papers"
 Still, Lord Clarendon, with all his love of tobacco, never Haunted his devotion to it so boldly as his con- temporary, the third duke of Suth- erland, who, as Lady Dorothy Nevill relates, "one day boldly walked in Hyde park with a cigar between his lips-an unconventional act which' created quite a sensation. In mid Victorian days to smoke in the streets was bad, but to smoke i'll the park was a serious social crime. and the duke was the first gentleman to defy this unwritten social law"
The Press., 1922-10-26
IS PARADISE OF aRATTLERSV
Pushing Out of Razorback, Hog Re- SponsibIe for Multitude of Snakes
 In North Carolina.

The mountainous sections of North Carolina are great breeding places for snakes and some of the regions are now inclosed in national forest areas Twenty years ago rattlesnakes were quite scarce in the North Carolina mountains. Those were the days when razorback hogs, one of the greatest of snake exterminators, were a for midable part of the states porcine pop ulatiOn.
 Then along came George W. Van- derbilt, who purchased 30,000 acres of this mountainous country and fenced 1t, driving out the razorbacks and per mitting the. brush to grow. The Toxa- way company followed MT. Vanderbilt, acquiring 5000 acres adjoining his holdings.
 The exodus of razorbacks from so large an area has resulted in a re- markable increase of rattlesnakes. North CarOlinians declare that there were never so many in their state as now.
 Forestry service men in newly ac-
 
 other southern states have reported the presence of a tremendous number of rattlers. One Washington official, who was in North Carolina looking over a piece of forest, sat down on log to rest a moment and discOv- cred that he had barely missed sit ting sQuarely on a rattler He jumped up with a yell, only to find several others viewing him with obvious inc terest.
 In the forests of the Southwest the thing feared by forest officers and na- lives even more than the rattlesnake is the >hydrophObia skunk. This Is a small species of skunk that terrOrizes the district in which it f1ourishes. To be bitten by one means, it is said, hy- drophObia, unless the patient can reach a Pasteur hospital quickly.
The Press., 1922-10-26
Many rowns Have Same Name.


 New towns now have to consult the Post Office department before choOs- ing a name. When no supervision was exercised, two towns of the same name in the same state were some times established. Much duplication exists as it Is.
 The buffalo. which Is almost ex- tinct, is perpetuated in the names of g post offices in different states. There are 28 Washlngtons, 27 Madi- sons. 26 Clevelands, p Monroes. g Lineolns, p Jacksons. IT Grants, IT Taylors Adams and Jeffersons; the HarrisOns and Roosevelts number 16 each. The Union is perpetuated in the name of 25 post offices. Independ- Pnce is emphasized by post office names in 20 states Faith, Hope and Charity are post office names, each of which has been used more than once.
The Press., 1922-10-26
By Way of inference.

Peaches and cream, bacon and eggs dry toast and coffee" said the dining-car, patron with a conspicuous badge on his coat.
 "Yes, sir" replied the waiter.
 "I want three eggs. mind you, plen- ty of bacon and double order of toast"
 Yes, sir" repeated the waiter with a grin. Boss, I'm not saying the dele gation you're travelling with are drink ing gentlemen, but you're the first member of the party who's showed up in the diner this morning with an ap- petite. Birmingham Age-HeraId.
The Press., 1922-10-26
Land Reclaimed From Lake.

Montenegro will gain navigable outlet to the sea and nearly 3O,O00 acres of rich new land, by negotiations pending between Jugo-Slavia and Al bania, which have as their objective the lowering to sea level of the ancient lake of Scutari.
 The project involves a cost of S2,OOOOO0 and will lower the level of Scutari lake by eight feet through the deepening of the River Boiana, from Scutari to the Adriatic.
 The draining of the lake shores will increase Montenegro's territory 2965O acres of rich land. This addition will make Montenegro self-supporting for the first time in its history
The Press., 1922-10-26
RuttermIIk "spree" Is New.

The buttermilk spree Is a late sport
 There are several places downtown where a person can drink buttermilk to repIetiOn upon payment of a nickel a perfectly safe venture for the ven dor so far as the writer Is concerned by the way. This has been the i'm pulse for a daring wager during the last few weeks.
 Two neighbOr ladies recently en- gagged in a sewing match, each con cocting a shirt for her husband, the last to finish her task to buy the but termilk for bOth
 Truly these be degenerate days, when respectable matrons can disst- pate like that, unnoticed and unre proved. But, of course, the innocent husbands have to suffer the real pen alty. They have to wear the shirts Portland 7Oregonian.