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Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
DEPENDS ON A CROSSING
Highway Commission Wants to
Make Travel Safe

The county commissioners who
went to Topeka recently to work
out a plan for improving the Abb
lene- Solomon road with federal
aid made considerable progress.
They cannot get aid unless the
road Is hard surfaced but the pre-
llminary work Of grading and
bridges, including the one over
the Smoky Hill at Solomon. can
be given assistance. The petition
on file for hard surfacing will have
TO be carried out before any taxes
can be levied. The only thing
that stands In the way Of work is
the Union Pacific crossing at Sol
omon. The highway commission
insists that the road go either
under or over the railway and
both seem impracticable. An
other project is to turn north at
the east limits OF Solomon and
cross the railroad at the depot
with a guard on duty-and the
will not agree to that.
Solomon city does not seem anx-
Ious to pave its streets and 1t may
be that the project will be built
only to Its east limits and not
the town. At any event
il looks now as though something
would be done to the Abilene-Sol-
,mon road which Is one Of the
okes Of the Victory highway In
rs present condition.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Obitsary-Mrs. Matilda Bickel

Mrs. Matilda Neal Bickel was
born Dec. 81, 1855 at Albany,
Ind, and departed this life at her
home, S13 North Walnut, Dec. II,
1922, aged SO years, II months
and 20 days. In the year 1863
she was united in marriage to
Thurman Chrisman Of Dickinson
county Kansas. TO this union
were born one son and two daugh
ters. She was left a widow in
1891. In the year 1908 she was
remarked to G. S. Bickel of Abb
lene. She leaves to mourn her
loss her husband, G. S. Bickel and
three children, Lavina Mathews of
Clements, Kan, Lewis o. Chris
man, Abilene and Addie Ernest of
Cherryvale and one sister, Addie
Gary Of Cherryvale. She was
member of the Church Of the
Brethren for a number Of years.
Funeral services were held from
the Church of the Brethren, Rev.
Brilliant with Rev. Hautz assist
ing. Interment in Detroit ceme-
terry.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
TALKED OVER CITY PLANS
Business Mems Dinner Was .
Gathering Of Ideas

Nearly 200 business men Of the
city attended the dinner at the
Legion hall Thursday evening and
exchanged ideas on what to do In
the interest Of a better Abilene. 1t
was a pep meeting that had real
pep from start to finish. The pro-
gram was informal, the speakers
being called out by w. G. Grigg
who presided. A. p. Rogers, chair
man of the activities committee,
asked for advice, suggesting that
charity drive to cover all objects
for which 15 different drives have
been made this year be punched
into one and that there be a cor
relation between the Business
Women's club and the CONNER
cial club that they may work to-
gether for the city.
Impromptu talks then followed
by Howard Hoffman, VIM. Sterl,
w. A. Chain, Will Chain, II. ].
Hodge, G. L. Hovgard, o. A.
Dentzer, John Scott, s. p. Heller,
r. M. White, Rev. R. J. Wolf, ].
IL Brewer, r. G. McAdams, w.
r. Reiman. The suggestions COW
cred improvements for the club
house, the hospital, goOdfellows,
boy scouts, farmer cooperatin, the
new M. II. church, Legion assist
ance, Third street bridge, new
Santa Fe depot and other matters
that would add to the city's well
fare. All showed hearty spirit
of cooperation on the part Of the
business men of the town.
Along with the talks was sing
ing led by Frank Grigg with c.
+. Bath at piano; several selec-
tions by the Harmony Hounds"
Otto Smith, Carl Nicolay, Jack
Frank Grigg; solos by
Alfred Schmutz and II. 7. Nor
gan and a clever impersonation Of
the president of the business
mems association by G. A. Case.t
in an address of welcome. Rev.
K. J. Wolf gave the invocation.
The dinner was served by the Tip
Top Inn with girls from the Bus
ness WOmen's club as wait
-reSSeS.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
VENTURES ANOTHER
MARRIAGE. NO, IL?

East st. Louis, Dec. 18.-Miss
Cora Walker, who has ventured
on the matrimonial sea eleven
times, three Of which were with
the same man, yesterday said she
did not know whether she would
marry again.
She exhibited a letter for her
eighth husband, Sherman Porter,
dated last Wednesday and signed
"Y0ur true friend" He wrote that
he had read Of her third divorce
from Albert Lilley, which she OBJ
tanned last Monday, adding he
would like to meet her and talk
matters over"
Discussing her numerous di-
vOrces, Miss Walker said she di
vorced the jolliest Of her hus-
bands" because he chased her
through a field with a shotgun.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
ENJOYED seventeen"
High School Play As Uusual a
Fine Success

Seventeen" Booth Tarking-
toms play which was presented
at the Seelye theatre Friday
evening was enjoyed by a large
and appreciative audience. Mem
bers of the Senior class comprised
the cast and the play was given
under the direction Of Miss Mar
jorie Fulton Of the English de-
partment. Miss Loleta Herman as
Jane Baxter carried her role es-
pecially well and all the members
of the cast did their part to make
the performance a most enjoyable
one.
Arvilla Schmidt as the ire
pressible Lola Pratt and Duard
Enoch as william had the leading
parts and did exceptionally well.
Frances Short carried Mae Par
cher" with a fine appreciation and
Harold Engle, Everett Anderson,
Dee Adams and Chalmers NoOe
were great. Rhodessa Scheufele
and Nina Mae Howard, Helen
Buchenau, Pearl Forster, Harold
Gish and Howard Rose were all
excellent, making a first class cast
well trained.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
AS NEW METHODIST CHURCH WILL LOOK

Phillips, r. Wake, w H. thinner
man, J. T. Mayor, y. X. Tarbill,
w. A. Crawford, B r. Brown,
s. 70. Belts, w. Il. Coleman, w.
A. Balch, J. w. DeYoe, d. G. Dut-
ton and G. L. Hovgard who is
now pastor.
During the passionate of Rev.
Mr.. Belts the church building was
rebuilt and enlarged to its present
form. Theh ii was supposed to be
large enough for fifty years to
come. But now 1t Is impossible
to accommodate the congregation
and Sunday school. The church
owns and uses as an annex the
dwelling east of 1t and this will
be removed, the new edifice COW
ering all the space to Broadway.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

Rev. Mr.. Kahler was succeeded by
Rev. John Curtis with ]. law
renee pesiding elder. The Metho-
dist church first held services In
the Baptist church, then a small
frame building. In 1871 the SER
vices were held in the old court
house on the site now occupied
by the Citizens bank. In the
spring Of 1879 the Methodists and
Lutherans both moved into Me-
trdpolitan IIall, which was up
stairs In a building which stood
where Cases store now is. These
all burned in January,
1882. The MethOdists and Luth-
erans occupied the hall alternate
ly until 1878, when both built the
churches on sites now used.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
SIX MILLION
POUNDS OF SUGAR

Six million pounds of sugar! /!
That reads like an enormous lot
of sugar. II is the amount manu-
factured this season by the big re-
fnery at Garden City. But how
long do you suppose that much
sugar would last the population Of
Kansas2 But two weeks" is the
information vouched for by Secre-
tary J. 9. MOhler Of the State
Board Of Agriculture in this
weeks report on agricultural con-
ditions In Kansas. And Secretary
MOhler doesn't claim Kansans
have developed any abnormal
sizes in the proverbial sweet
tooth"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

upbuild II and enlarge II mem
bership during his six years pas
torate.
Church History
The first organization OF the
Methodist Episcopal church In
Abilene was effected by Rev. y.
]. Kahler who later went TO San
Fernando, California. Previous to
that services had been held by
ministers who visited the city oc-
casionally. The Rev. James Law
renee. here In 1851, was probably
the first Methodist minister In
Abilene. The few Methodists Rev.
Mr.. Kahler found here were form
ed into 4 congregation and he es-
tablished regular preaching which
has been continued to the present
time.
Rev. G. 4. Dearborn who was
presiding elder at that time after
rards moved to Topeka. In 1871
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Herington Is All Quiet

Undersheriff John Sherman. was
home from Herington over Sun
day. He says that there has been
no trouble there Of any nature
connected with the strike for two
weeks. Friday he and Marshal
Kreager kicked in the door Of a
negro house and arrested seven
cOlored men who were gambling.
They were taken before the JUS
tice there and fined $40 each.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
TO APPEAL BRADLEY CASE
VIII Let the Supreme Court Pass
on the Damage Case

At the meeting OF the city COM
mission Tuesday night, II was
practically decided to appeal the
VIM. Bradley case to the supreme
court. Bradley secured a judg-
ment Of $1,000 against the city at
the last term Of court under the
state mob law. He claimed that
several men beat him up one night
in the early part Of July, or short
ly after the strike was declared.
Bradley was then doing work at
the Rock Island which had been
done by men who sus-
pended work. Hurd & Hurd Of
Abilene assisted City Attorney J.
Il. Lynch in defending the case
and their bill Of 500 was allowed
night as was also their
bill Of 5000 for services In the
case.-HeringtOn Times.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

rooms may be thrown open so
that a thousand people can be ac-
cOmmOdated The adult division
OF the Sunday school will have
classes on the main floor, the
children's division on the ground
floor and the young peoples divis-
lon on the second floor. The
ground floor will also have splen-
did facilities for banquets and
other social functions of the
church. The building will face
Sixth street and extend from
Cedar to Broadway.
Z, The fine growth Of the church
during he past few years re-
fleets much credit on Rev. G. L.
Hovgard Its present pastor, who
has been tireless In his efforts to
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector December Z. 1920
PUBLICATION NOTICE

In the district Court of Dickinson
County, Kansas.
]. A. Eyth, Plaintiff,
vs.
Myrtle Eyth, Defendant.
State of Kansas to Myrtle Eyth.
greetings:
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued in the above en-
titled court by the above named
plaintiff, and you must answer the
petition filed by the plaintiff on the
4th day of December. 1929, on or
before the Goth day of January,
1928, or said petition will be taken
as true and judgment rendered
against you divorcing plaintiff from
you.
j. A. EYTH,
Plaintiff
BY HURD & HURD,
HANGATE & HEINZ,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
12-7w2t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
NO INQUEST FOR BOY
Marvin Koepke Buried at juno
ton Saturday Afternoon


Funeral services for little Mar
vim Koepke, the boy lost last Sun
day and found Thursday, dead on
prairie, were held Saturday
afternoon at Junction City. a
great throng attending. No in
quest will be held. The Union
says: There were no marks Of
violence and the position in which
the body lay when found indicat-
ed beyond doubt that the little fell
low had stumbled ahead through
the darkness until he fell from ex-
haustion, had fallen asleep and
had died from exposure without
waking again. Death probably
came to him before daylight on
Monday morning. When found
the little boy was lying ON the left
side, one arm pillOwing his head,
and the other stretched out
straight ahead. Marks in the soil
showed where he had dug the toe
of one foot into the ground in a
futile effort to rise. One knee
was bruised, probably from a fall
in the darkness, and the nose was
slightly scratched. No bones were
broken"
Some rather curious stories are
in circulation to the effect that
the same pasture was covered by
searchers early in the week but
no body seen and that when
found it was visible for quarter
mile in every direction, yet air.
planes had swooped over the tract
Rumors that the body
had been brought there after the
search had gone on for two days
are in circulation but the author
tiles say there is nothing to them
that the boy died where he fell,
no mystery surrounds the event
and no inquest was needed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
new CHURCH
IN one YEAR
Methodist Edifice to
Honor the City

Work win commence In the
spring on a new Methodist Bpis-
copal church edifice in Abilene.
The building. which will cost
e80, 900 10 expected to be ready
for occupancy by the following
Christmas. II will be Of brick and
stone, with a seating capacity on
the main floor Of more than 400
and in the gallery Of $50. Be
sides this the Sunday school
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector December 7, 1929
NOTICE OF. APPOINTMENT

State of Kansas, Dickinson County,
IS:
In the Matter Of the Estate of Fred
Ladd. deceased, late of Dickinson
County, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the
5th day of December, A. D., 1922,
the undersigned was by the Pro
bate Court of Dickinson County.
Kansas, duly appointed and qualified
as executor of the estate of Fred
Ladd, deceased, late of Dickinson
Kansas. All persons inter-
ested in said estate will take notice
and govern themselves accordingly.
DAN LADD,
12-7wSt Executor.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Building Committee Named

o. P. Fenton, chairman Of the
board of trustees Of the Metho-
dist church has appointed ]. A..
Tufts, P. A. Bowman, B. H.
Smith, A. R. Pautz and Isaac Page
as members Of the building COM
mittee of the new church.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

The first Methodist church was
dedicated In April. 1870. All
claims against the church were
paid before the day OF dedication.
In May, 1879, the Sunday school
was organized with q. @. Kenyon
superintendent and J. T. Nicolay
secretary. The school has con-
tinued since and now has the larg-
est membership In the county.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis was succeeded by
Rev. r. II. Burris and Rev. X N.
HOrse1eld.
Many Pastors
In 1875 Rev. l.. II Rudisill was
appointed to Abilene but on ac-
count of the illness Of his father
was Obliged to leave during the
first year. Since that time the
following pastors have served the
Abilene church In turn: J. r.
J. r. Simpson. Johh
ook, ID. w. vandeventer, J. N.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
DID NOT SELL LAND
p. II. Anderson Refused Bids
Made on Farms

The cold kept away many from
the T.. II. Anderson land sale
y nth OF Enterprise Thursday.
The bids on the farms were not
accepted and no land was sold.
The personal property was all sold
and brought good prices. The bids
on the land tOtaled about $780,
900 but Mr.. Anderson considered
them too low.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Mrs. Laura II. Hoyt Recommends
ChamberIain's Tablets

have frequently used Cham
berlain's Tablets during the past
three years and have found them
splendid for headache and bilious
attacks. l am only too pleased, at
any time, to speak aword Of praise
Of them," writes Mrs. Laura M.
Heyt, Rockport. N. Y. 12d-1mo
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
during the sickness and burial Of
wife and mother.-G. s. Bickel,
Lewis o. Chrisman, Lavina Math-
ews, Addie Ernest.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
FIND DEvILBISS CAR
Abandoned on Streets In st. 10
enh. Mo- Frozen

Abandoned on Streets In St. JOS
eph, Mo-, Frozen
The Buick car which was stol-
en- at SaliHa sometime ago from
V. Devilbiss Of this city was
found abandoned on the streets Of
st. Joseph, Mo, according to a
message received by the sheriff Of
Saline county. The car had been
left with the water in the radia-
tor and as result the radiator
was frozen and the motor block
cracked. Mr.. Devilbiss went to
st. Joseph for the machine.
Be quiet. You use A different
muscles when you talk.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
Condensed Statement of
THE CITIZENS BANK
of Abilene. Kansas
at the close of business December IL, 1922

RESOURCES
Loans and discounts--$491, 1S9.07
Bank building --- 100000
Furniture and fixtures 100000
Bonds. warrants and
u. s. certificates of
indebted
ness IS 67,1S5.S3
Cash and
sight ex-
change 1S7,s7S.56 25S.059.39
$78S,548.46
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21
(First published in Abilene Weekly
Reflector December z, 1s22)
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
State of Kansas. Dickinson County.
IS:
In the Probate Court of said county
and state.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Pa
melia A. Munsell. deceased.
To all creditors and other persons
interested In said estate:
You are hereby notified that j
have filed q report of my admins
tration Of said estate In the Probate
Court OF Dickinson County. Kansas.
and that I will fnake final settle
ment OF the above-named estate In
the Probate Court In and for said
cornty at the probate judges office
In Abilene. Kansas. on the sth day
Of January. 1873; and at such time
application will be made for my
compensation. attorney fees. and
other expenses, and for my discharge
aa such executor, and for an order
OF the court finding and adiudging
who were the heirs, devisees, and
legataes of the deceased.
8 8. SMITH,
F~e~utnr ~ feSt VIII and Teeta-
ment Of PAMELA A. Munsell, de-
esased. 1a-fwtt
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

When a gang OF groucnes meet,
miserable time is enjoyed by all.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-12-21

The above statement
n. II. MAIOTT. President B JOHNTZ, Cashier
We have loans to ofcers directors stockholders
The Washington times., 1922-09-24

mace, a charming and cultured
nun, formerly the teacher OF art
at the convent school at Namur,
now engaged with Latin and
Greek.
After which Flambeau stopped
in Liege, which has something Of
interest, and then he went on to
Aix-la-Chapelle, now called Aachen,
and left Belgium by way of
Cologne, en- route to Berlin.
The royal family is today more
popular than ever in Belgium, and
their mention always brings smiles
to the Flemish faces. The people
were interested whenever Flam-
beau told of the royal visit to
America not so long since, and OF
the degree conferred upon the
King by George Washington Uni.
versity, the only one which His
Majesty accepted during his en-
tire tour Of the United States.
The Princess Marie is prettier
than ever, and often one sees in
Belgium shop windows placards.
"Leve Maria" Long Live Marie"
or Long Live Her Majesty. the
The Washington times., 1922-09-24

trained in medicine, and her son,
the Crown Prince, inherits his
mothers scientific tastes.
An IDEAL ESCORT.
1t was Victor Flambeau's great
privilege to have as his escort in
Belgium this brilliant officer vino
has distinguished himself In so
many ways, and though he prefers
to remain incognito for the mo-
ment, he Is coming to Washington
in sthe autumn to complete at
Georgetown University his medi.-
zeal studies. And he knows Amcri.
ca already a little, and likes her
much, but he believes he will al.
ways love his own little Belgium.
better than any other country in
the wide world.
So Flambeau spent a very profit
able day at Antwerp, with another
here in Brussels, and then he Wis.
tied Namur, to see again there at
the old Convent of the Sisters Of
Notre Dame de Namur one OF
their order who had been In WASH
ington two years ago. Sister lg.
The Washington times., 1922-09-24

This, his masterpiece, was painted
after he had studied in Italy, and
II seems that his experience there,
with the Renaissance works before
him, must have called forth the
grandest feeling of his tempcra-
mcnt. "The Elevation of the
Cross" the companion picture, was
painted before he visited Italy, and
It is the work OF a man who has
not lived and felt so deeply.
Flambeau found himself pro-
foundly affected by THE Descent
from the Cross" in which the
colors are so vivid, yet not too
bright or voluptuous as in some Of
Rubens' other works. The blood
trickling from she hands and breast
Of our Saviour is real blood, and
the sheet which forms the back
ground is not too white, but gives
the necessary contrast, while the
faces are no doubt all portraits,
the Magdalen probably Isabella
Brandt, Rubens' beloved first wife.
One OF our American portraitists,
Cecilia Beaux, confessed tina: she
The Washington times., 1922-09-24

Queen! The younger Prince
Charles is now with the British
Crown Prince in the English navy,
and this seems to please the Bel
gians well also. Crown Prince ;.eo.
pold was engaged with Belgian
officers in an inspection Of the
barracks and Notifications OF st.
George, near Antwerp.
RURENS' GREAT WORK.
The great thing to see in Ant
werp is the worid.famous painting
of Peter Paul Rubens, "The
Descent from the Cross" in the
Cathedral of Our Lady, where
Flambeau climbed the steeple
more than 400 feet high. There
are two or three other Rubens
pictures here also, but one never
spends much time with them, and
why? Because in the great one,
so we'll known, presenting the
favorite and most tragic subject of
the painter, the artist Rubens was
able to express far more individu.
ulity aud character than in Jhe
others.
The Washington times., 1922-09-24

S~~~S>~~~~~~~~~S~~~-~~ ~-~~~~S~~~~~~~~~~.~>i
arc no longer any 'Boches.' Still
worse, some people undertake to
restore the former 'germanophilio
which had so many adherents IN
Belgium before the war, and even
'Pan-Germanism,' which also had
some. How far can such aberra-
tion go? :. Have our provinces
not suffered enough from oppres-
sion and plundering that ther,
should still remain partisans either
open or underhanded of .Kulturp'
If any Iemain, they are blind. No,
they are criminals
There were during and since
the war enough German declara.
tions to leave no doubt of the
intentions with regard to Belgium
IL the armies of the kaiser had
triumphed, or about the spirit of
revenge which has survived defeat.
Won Bissing is dead, but his tesla.
ment remains, a revelation of
mentality which defeat has not
destroyed in Germany, and which
demands only the day when by
Belgian false politics. internal div.
sions, excess of anti-militarism, We
make OF Belgium a land favorable
for a new conquest. violent or
peaceful.
Let the Fourth of August
each year." he concludes, "be
for all Of us a day when, recall
ing what we have suffered
through Germany and the i'm.
mense peril we have run of being
subject to her iron rule, we re.
new in each of us the firm pur-
pose to do everything to avoid
for our dear land the renewal of
such danger and such mis-.
fortune"
The author of this stirring
appeal is not a sentimentalist.
he is va former Belgian officer,
of both the Belgian and British
armies, where at only twenty.
three or twenty-four years he
had attained the rank of Major
at the close of the war, and had
received conspicuous decorations
for his brave services. the Croix
de Guerre with palm, the Medal
of Yer, Medal of Mons, and the
coveted ID. &C. NJ. English, be.
sides others.
A YOUTHFUL HERO.
He was an aviator in the Royal
Flying Corps of England.
While this writer was an
officer in the Belgian army, the
young Crown Prince Of Belgium,
so favorably known in Wash.
ington. Prince Leopold, was
assigned to this young officers
division, and the King directed
that no distinction SHOULD be
made in the treatment Of the
Prince. Therefore, the Belgian
officer sent word to his own
commander that His Majesty
the King has ordered that the
Prince be treated with no dis
tinction, so I shall require him
to salute me as his superior
officer"
Agreed. The Prince saluted
without fail, and he proved an
exemplary young soldier. being
engaged in the medical corps.
which was of great interest to
his chief, because this Belgian
officer, who writes and fights so
well, Is also a medical student,
and will become a surgeon.
1t will be recalled that the
Queen Of, Belgium, who received
an Honary Degree from Trinity
College,. Washington. is carefully