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ONLY OFFICIAL PAPER OF DICKINSON COUNTY-TWELVE PAGES. VOL XXII. ABILENE, KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 30, 1905. NO. 29. , COMMERCIAL CLUB IS INVESTIGATING GRAXtf PRICES. iVromSUnrdu'l Dull! 1 ' ' The commercial olub met lent night todieousi matter, of interest to the town. A large amount of time wi pent talking over matters bat not , much definite notion was takes. C. fi. Wv.ndt. Tie prf.ld.nl, presided. J. B. Caa, ,moved that a committee f three be appointed by the ehair to iBTeatigate the freight rale," on wheat, oorn and general! ratea from Salina to Junction City, alao investi gate the price that ha, been paid for wheat In the la,t ten daye at all na tion, between Junction City and 8a Vnaand all atatlon, in thia county and report at the next commercial ; oIubv meeting. The chair appointed 8. M. White, J. W. Brook,, H. J. - Hodge and J. X. Prendergaat. . " The chair appointed S. Shearer, F. " B. GlimpM and M. U. Malott a, ap portionment' oommlttee on financea; and G. B. Upahaw and J. A. Flaok to go with H. 4. Andre.on to lolioit fund, for the oommeroial college. The club partially agreed to aooept frof. Andreson's' proposltionto es tablish a oommeroial college for 1250 In oash and $250 to be applied on rent on same future date. C. S. Crooka moved that a meeting of clnb be called for Monday night at 8:00. Carried. Adjourned. (From Xpnfer'i rAUj J The oommeroial clnb me. ting la, night had about 80 lef attendance. The oommltteea appointed at a prev- lout meeting were not ready to re port. The matter of induolng people to oome to Abilene by special effort,, fare rebate,, etc, was dUousied and thl, committee appointed to prepare a plan for the o'lub: C. A. Case, G. C. Sterl, J. T. Prendergaat, C. 3. Crook,, H. C. Litis. ' H. K. Humphrey made a talk on the prloe paid for grain. Junction City baa a better freight rata than Abilene and . hence pay, more but other town, paid on Saturday, March 25, for the highest grade of wheat, 69 pound teat, as follow,: Abilene 94, Solomon 88, Salina 90, Dillon 89. For the loweat grade, 54 pound test: Abi lene 83, Solomon 82, Salina 84, Dillon 83. Mr. Humphrey aaid that, freight considered, Abilene pay, the , best prioe for grain of any town around here.' ROAD OVERSEERS ARE ALL OUT OF JOBS NOW. County Attornoy Towner haa been tkedbyagood many township offi cers regarding the new road law,: aid at the request of some haa gotten the opinion of the-attorney geperal on the -eubjeot. ( ..v' - ...'s-.' " The attorney general give, it a. hia ppmSoii that, the new law ysoaUe the ,jBoe of road overseer and 'makes it the duty, of the township boards, toting as Commissioners of Highway, to radiatrlot townships and appoint road overseers for same. Under the direction of the Commis sioner! of Highways the poll tax should then be worked out under the super vision of the new road overseer. The following I, the opinion of the attorney general aa far as applicable to this matter: I beg leave to aay that in my opinion the new road .law abolishes the office of road overseer under the old law and authorize, ibe.jpwaqhlp board Vred'atrlot'tne'ownship into ot mdre than four road districts end appoint road overseera for such new diitriota. I think it would then be the duty of .the oommlseioners of Road, and Highway, to see that the poll tax waa worked out under the supervision of the proper road overseer." TEACHERS EHJ0YJSD IT. Orer 880 Educator, from Three Counties Met. Hibihoton, Maroh' 27 The meet s lag ol the Trl-County Teacher, Aeso , eiatloo Saturday waa a very soooess- tuL one. About 250 teaoher, from i Diokiuson, Morria and Marion conn tie, were present, The program aa published was carried out Dearly in -full. . Prof. H. 8. Myera of the Diokineon i -county high aohool waa elected pre.l- -dent. Prof. Jonas of thia city was made chairman of executive com enlttee, the county superintendents of Marion and Morris being the other member,. The meeting next year will be In Herlngtou. 'SfriOCX. ISLAND OFFICIALS. president Winehsll and Party te Be Hera Thursday. , President Winohell, Vice President Biddle, TrafBo Manager Holden and General Freight Agent Embry of the Bock Isiend who are making a tour 'of the western line, will visit Abilene Thursday. ' A meeting ia callad for Thursday at 10 a. m. at the' Abilene National bank office to arrange for their re oeption. , . Hade Fortune li lome. It ia reported that Dr. 0. F, Searl of Solomon who haa" been at Cape Nome for three years and who haa .Interest, lo tereral mine, there haa track it rich. One of the mines la produoing gold it remarkably large quantities. We hep. It it trne. ' Died at Portland, Oregon-. ' A telegram was received today say ing that George W. Tonag died last night tl Portland, Oregon, where he baa beet 111 for some time. His father, William Toung, and hit brother from this county were with i.ira tad will start home with the body at once. Mr. I" on if visited here t few bum Lea ago sad bai maty (riesd, In tiait eeaefr. CLEVI CTJLBBRT80H ESCAPED. Abtltut Reformatory Inmate Got Oat but Was Caught. Hutchimsok, Maroh 28, Three In mates of the reformatory made their eaoape thia morning but were reoap tored this afternoon. They belonged to the kitchen gang -and were taken up to get breakfast and when the truerd wa, out of the room, they alipped out of a window from whiob they had aawed a bar and made their escape. They were r oaptured thia afternoon, concealed in an old salt plant. , The tames of the men who esoaped are Cleve Culbertaon, lent up from Dickinson county; Arthur Koonla, ot Wyandotte county and Rot Harvey of Bourbon county. They were at liberty about eight hours. Will Educate on Dairying. The Blue Valley Creamery Co., of which L. 3. Humbargar is one of the managers, will on April 10 .run a spe cial dairy instruction train through Nebraska (topping at every atation. Inatructora aboard will give lecture, on best methods it dairying, etc It la t good idea. , Entertained for Hist Kirkpatrick. Mrs. A. W. Hinsr and Miss Alice Sterl entertained about 60 young peo ple Saturday evening at the home of the former in honor of Miaa Alios Kirkpatrick of Oklahoma City who is visiting ber aunt, Mr.. Hiner. The principal feat a re of the evening was a mnaieal program that was greatly enjoyed. Piano solos by Miss Cooper and Miss Johnta; vooal solos by Miss Kirkpatrick, Mia, Lower, Miss Nleper tad Mies Giles; violin solos by Thad Hoffman of Enterprise and tome original jinglee by Mlsa Weraeld nude t moat entertaining list of at tractions aid all were heartily ap plauded. Mist Sterl tsd Mitt Daisy Hoffmaa were accompanists. Following the program waa served a. dainty least tt which Mlaaea Msbel aad Gras.'.U PtUrer assisted. LIBRARY TAX IS GOOD THING FOR THE CITY. At the coming election will be sub mitted to the voter, of the city t proposition to levy a tax of one mill for the maintenance of the public library. Many do not understand all the benefits that will aocrue to the city from the adoption of the plan. The present library is maintained by tbe women of the city who give rummage sales, entertainments, etc., tor the purpose. Each person who takes a book home pivs (1 1 year for the privilege, bout 1210 ie raised in this way. It cost, $550 to run tbe library, including rent, coal, light, janitor, librarian, insursnoe, etc After the women have raised the neo easary amount above tbe $210 re ceived from library oarda, they have very little left with which to buy new books. Last year they had only 1148. This doe, not keep t library up with the time,. Tbe levying of a library tax of one mill will raise about 1600 t year. Ever) peraon who pays lares on $1,- 000 worth of property tt asaesaed valuation will pay $!. Nine-tenths of the people of town wilt pay muoh loss than that. The railroads, tele graph and telephone companies will pay $50 ot the .total amount. Under tbe law tht librtry, if auch tax la levied, must be absolutely free that ia, then will be no charge for books to take home. Every family of the olty who haa suitable reference will be allowed to take books home free. Any person who now pays less that $60 taxes and takes out a library card will save money. His library tax will be less than the one dollar which be now pays lor hia book and the books will be free. Hundreds of peo ple who cannot afford to get books now will then be sble to obtain good reading matter free. The tax will just pay tor tbe expense of keepipg up the library, paying rent, etc With this burden out of the way tbe money raised by the women will be used for new books end will amount to probably $300 to $500 a year. Thl, will make the library worth a great deal to the olty. As it now is its usefulness Is limited beoauss scaroely any additions can bs made to it and the books are worn out rapidly as well a, grow familiar to the readers of tbe olty. ' When the olty helps support a li brary it besomet the manager and t board of IS ot whom the mayor it chairman will bavs charge of it. Tbe mayor appoint, (he members, repre senting sll psrties in his selection. Abilene should vote for the library tax without a dissenting vote. It Is t step in the direction of progress tnd will be t greet benefit to tht olty and its Interests. This it tht first tlmt that tht olty has attempted to help such a movement; let every voter give it a boost and show the women who have labored unselfishly to start a library here that their efforts art appreciated. It ia both good buiiness and good morals to vote for the library tax. SHE'S A HUMMER. Edith Bmedley Used tt Visit Abilsnt In Old Days. Mrs. Edith Smedley, arrested at Colorado Springs because she got the heart and oash ol Joseph Wells, a Lin coln, Neb., bachelor, is a Kanaas girl, with a Blue Beard record.' She need to oome lo Abilene when she lived at Lindsborg, and waa here once with the "husband" she possessed at that time. Her history i, something live ly. Edith Simmons, t country girl living near Perry, -Kansas,' married Emory Willita. They have a little daughter several year, old. She per suaded her husband to tend her to college at Lindsborg, Ka,., to study music. Here she passed off a, at un married woman, and J. W. Bandy, the Onion Pacific agent, attempted auicide because ot love lor her. The next fly wat J. H. Jamet, of Salina, who paid her expeteet for some months, tad wss gsttleg ready' to marry ber, whea ht found out iboot htr husband. A travtliag msa ttmed Elliot got his wings caught next, and was to badly fooled that be gave the woman all he had and married her, bat left her three dayt later. Mrs. Willits lata went beck It ber hns beed at Perry, being tired tut with her traffit la hearts, aad Iters mst Scott Basedley. She raa off arlth him to Uaeola. I.b., aai while living with hia got $U,000 from a bachelor named Wells, on a promise thtt tht would go to Colorado Springs, secure t dlvoroe, and return and marry him. While in Colorado Springs, tht wit trranging to marry E. W. Hooker, a young attorney from Tsxss, who was going to marry hsr next week. Two Ticket, at Enterprise. Ekteki'rlse, Maroh 27. Two tickttt are in tht field for tht oily election. Tht joint istut U tt usual promlnsnt in the campaign. The nomineea are: Citizens Mayor, Oscar Latto; ooun oilmen, Emmet V. Hoffman, G. W Froelich, Theo. Sandquiat, J. J. King E. E. Krehblel; police judge, J. W. Fleming. People's Mayor, J. E. Pontius; councilman, F. A. Conant, L. E. Steigleman. John Fail, W. G. Froe lich, Tbeo. Sandquiat; police judge, J. W. Fleming. Livery Stock at Auction I will sell my livery stock consist ing of borate, carriages, harnesses, buggies, etc, etc, tt tuotioa on 8tt arday, April 8, at tht bera oa Spraot atreet, commencing tt 1 p. m. sharp. J, N. Burton, auctioneer. 78 6teodlo Joseph Badger. White task Ceckertlt For salt, firm -raised, largt boned tew cockerels from 'Dude," one of tht winning seek birds tt Topekt,Jaa aary.lfOS. Kgp tor hatching. Mrs. Ait M. Joast, Abileat, Eat. 26-f ROYAL Balling Powcletf Saves Health . . . ; " . i The use of Royal Baking Powder is essential to the healthfulness of the family food. Yeast ferments the food Alum baking powders are injurious. Royal Baking Powder saves health. ROYAL SAKINO POWDER CO.. NEW YORK. FATHER HAYDEN'S DEATH TOOK AWAY POPULAR PRIEST. i Funeral services of the late Father Bernard Hayden wert held at Leaven worth at 10 o'olook thia morning. Father D. Borgan and Father Perrler of tbla olty ts well aa a large number of people from Solomon attended. Every priest in the state who could possibly be there was present. Sol earn high man waa said by the bishop and the priests chanted tht offiot. Asia always ths case, tbe remains were dressed in the purple vestments In whioh the deoeased so olten said mass. Fsther Maber preached 'the funeral sermon. . Father Hayden had been atatloned at Solomon, permanentlyi-for over twenty years. He was bora In Bos- common, Ireland, 68 yeaia ago and in the year 1870 was ordained a priest at Topeka, Kat. His first pastorate was at Newman and from there, be went to Solomon thirty-five years aeo. Shortly afterward ht rtturntd to Ireland where ' he remained for eleven yeart when ht tgaln otmt to Kanaas going to Solomon about tht . year 1883 where ht hat been tver ainoe. Though oalled the Solomon ohuroh, the building In whioh Father Hayden ao long officiated la located in Saline county, just the other Side of the di viding line. His parish was a large bnt oompised mostly of residents of Solomon and Dayton township, Saline opunty. Father Hayden wat an act ive worker and several yeart ago built what wat tt that time tht finest church building In Saline oonnty. An afedition has' since been added to the ' ttrueturt..-. v V'- ' To the members of tht Solomoft pariah out of ths best friend, they ever bid i, lost tor a tlmt tnd hi, go ing will leave t vaoant plaot that will be very hard to fill. . Shifting Soil. Bwl sute Transfer. Baportee if Hak la Hlddletoa. Abatraoten. J Kelley tt al to T U Stafford net nw, Ml 19-12 4, $9000. I A J Huff to F lull wj te 8-11-8, $1300. N 8 Walker to ttmt si nat 8-1 1-S, $1300. J Weokel to Flort A Keel lta 8 9 10 bk 14 Falrvitw ad Abilene, $90. J L Jonta to G Hadlook Its Its 14 16 bk 103 Hsrlngton, $fifiO. W C Sllvty to A H Ginder Its 108 110 IIS 114 118 118, 120 6th St Solo mon, $1- Sarah E. Sllvsy to same, same, $975. H A Cowan to Ellen Knapp It 36 n 4th at T M ad Abilane, $973. W H Alber, to J T Murphy se, 16-14- 4, $8700. J L JVbitney to M E Whitney wj se, 11-13 1. $1600. E K Davidson to Chsrlotte Tate It S bk 1 Abilene, $230. HtttltElwIck to Josephine Weate'n, nw, 1-12-1 Ex By, $2900. F Scbwtndtntr to Sarah E Sllvty Itt 49 tl 68 4th tt Solomon, $1000. A Wagonaelltr to lona Wegonseller It 10 8d tt Solomon, $6. C E Llttltfield to O H VtnDtvtnter 300x840 ft bk 187 L W td Bering- ton, $200. H 8 Humfi.fd to A Busoh swt 23-14- 4, $6000. Stmt to ttmt aw) 26-14 4, $2300. , E H Fornsy to A E Martin 116 bk S J M Fishsr's td Abilene, $1876. H E Matteaon to Edith M Sawere 60x200 ft se, 18.13-2, $25. A Saylor to W D Fulton It IS bk S Talmage, $28. W Payne to Hattie E Faulkner bk 1 J M Fisher's td ex 100x140 ft, $3209. .r KEEPING HIM IN THE DARK. - 1 l ..... l-. .-irt-S?,."-- ,':! 9m, -,: .-sfi-ii afM7re4.U tat Cast of AH the kotsiat It Arratt tt tee Dark aad Xe Balalii a W