Public Sale:
The nnderslened will sell tt poblio
. I tu
vuoMon on hli prmttei known tt tbto
n f.M Aith nu after
UUIKUUIIIOI Ss ui wu ----J
lection 24, Buokeye township, 6 mile
nortb una z muss esai oi
' milei south of Bucket, boa( 6 milei
from Tslmage, 8) mile west of Moon
- light, OB '' . i ' ';
. Saturday, Feb. 8th,
commencing tt 10 t. m. sharp,
the following property:
1 ' 9 head of Horses
18 head oi Cattle
31 head of Hogs
" Farm Implements
AUo some alfalfa hay. abnnt 800
t baahela ear oorn, 800 bushels oats,
800 chickens, 2l)0 good hedge posts
Inoubator.
. . Household Goods
' Han .limit 200 fruit iara. eood C
S. oream separator and other articles
not mentioned.
TERMS: All Buma of $10 and un
lur ah' unmi over 110 a credit of 10
months will be given on note with
approved seourity at 10 per cent in
. terest; if paid when due only 6 per
nt internal-, will be cbarered. No
' property to be removed until aettled
lor, per cent on tur unsu ou,wo
over $10.
Free lunch at noon
u.
J. N, BURTON, Auctioneer,:
Public Sale
I will sell at publioaale at my farm
i mtiaa annth .nd 1 mile west of Abi
lene, 1 mile north and mile east of
Aome, on
TussdaVi Feb. 25tb.
commencing at 10 a. m. sharp, the
loliowing property .
19 head of Horses
12 head Fore Bred Angus
Cattle
100 head of Hogs
Farm Imnlements ! -
Also platform scales (600 lbs ) table
for cellar use, Oak meat bench, scald
ing trough, iron kettle and stand,
double wing table, bedstead, child's
crib, halt doeen chairs. '
Also aome prairie hay and alfalfa
nay oy me ion, auiue uulb nuu uw
artiolea too numeroua to mention.
TERMS: All sums of $10 and un
der cash; sums ovei fill a credit oi
10 months will be given on note with
approved security at 10 per cent in
terest; if paid when due only 8 per
cent interest will be charged. No
property to oe removed untu miutu
for.
Free lunch at noon.
E. S. EHGLE.
J. N. BURTON,; Auctioneer.
1200,000 Wre'nt Cleveland.
Cleveland, O, Feb. 8. The four
story brick building containing the
. mechanical department of the Plain
Dealer Publishing company waa prao
tically destroyed by fire Sunday. The
adjoining structure In which the busi
ness and editorial offices are located
waa not seriously damaged. The
building destroyed contained the com
posing room with 22 linotypes, job
printing plant, store rooms, boilers
and dynamos and press rooms in the
basement It is thought that two of
the three big presses are not badly
damaged. The loss on the building
and contents Je estimated at $200,
000, partially covered by Insurance.
The Plain Dealer will be issued from
the Cleveland News office for the
present
Names of Delegates Wanted.
Washington, Feb. S. It is expect
ed that within two or three daya the
results of the first election of dele
gates to the republican national con
vention will be received at the head
quarters of the national committee la
this city. It Is the desire of the com
mittee, and In accordance with the
call for the convention that the com
mittee shall be Informed as soon as
possible after the selection of dele
gates ahall have been made of the
names and addresses of those chosen.
Secretary Dover points out that It will
' facilitate greatly the work of tbe com
snittes la the preparation of tbe tem
porary roll at delegates to tbe con
vention If this Information be trans
mitted to tbe committee promptly.
Cotton Bales Burn.
Americas, Oa, Pen. t Tbe plant
VI IUI . UO V ' ' " '
with between t.000 and I bales of
cotton, was d atrnved here Sunday
night by fire. I-ow IISO.000.
weeping the Merthsset .Co.
. Kaittax. K. S-. Feb. V-intensive
damage was canned throughout the
prevtneai Bonder naormta by a tM
southeast storm sMesssmnts rein.
rail d ttMtn. T wd aitalned
a .:'..;!'. a sslles) an boor.
KSS. JOS. SPACER DEAD V
AFTER WEEKS CF SUFFERING
IW Tuoadaja Dally-
Mrs. Joseph Spangler, who baa for
weeks borne patiently a suffering that
came with a hopeless disease, passed
Into rest at noon Sunday U the home
of her mother, Mra. J. 8. Durkee, on
soutbstde. She met tbe end as be
oame noblo woman and her paaalng
away will aadden many hearta. She
was beloved by all who knew her and
as she hall lived In Abilene the larger
part of her 63 years of life she knew
nearly everyone who resides here. ,
She waa a member of the Presby
terian ohurob and of tbe Eastern Star,
in which oreaniaatloos she was a
faithful worker. To the bereaved
husband and the mother, the only
surviving immediate relatives, will
be extended sincere sympathy and all
will greatly miss the sweet woman
gone tu her eternal reward.
Laid to Rest
From Mond.j's Dally.
Funeral services of the late Mrs.
Ruth Durkee Spangler, wife of Joseph
Snnnirlor. were held at the home on
south side and at the Presbyterian
church this afternoon. A large num
ber of friends and neighbors attended
to show their sympathy with the fam
ily and their sorrow for, the death of
the one passed away. Rev. Dr. Blay
ney, officiated and the ceremonies at
the erave were oonduoted by the East
ern Star of which Mrs. Spangler waa
past matron and a charter memoer.
The floral tributes were abundant and
beautiful. '
WRITER OF THE OLD DAYS.
Prof. W. H. Wagner Recalls Early
Teaching Experience.
To the Editor of the Reflector.
Wheatok, 111., Feb. 1. It is rather
stormy tonight and while we ' are
seated around the Are we grow remi
nisoent and began to ruminate
into the past when we first struck the
rnnd old sunnr state. We tried to
call to mind the fellows who had de
termined to make fame and fortune in
the sohool rpom. Hardly a man of
them are brushing the chalk from
their hair, some havinggone into mat
rimony, (the fair ones), some are in
"the better land," while tbe rest of us
have launched various sized barks on
uncertain seas.
It is gratifying to note that our sur
vey of the crowd compels us to place
the bova who were discussing in those
early days "whether the rod abould be
used," and who did use it and got into
the courts over it, are successful and
respected men. Those were good days
when Jewett was more than an oracle,
an authority; when Ford, Aokers,
Shirk. Wine. Goodspeed and others
were sharpening, if not winning spurs.
Most of them have families, now ano
are finding tbe same kind of fault aa
waa found bv our "patrona". lea,
we are on the other aide of the desk
and as noted above are attempting to
at.tl nroblema no less vexing; than
confronted us in the good old days
.... m . t l 1
when the district institute lurnisneu
to the srood'cooks of the -distriot an
opportunity. I was hungry those
days and eould eat my share ol the
ohicken ripened under our Italian
skies. In. confidence I tell you some
of those fellows who "reiurneu
thanks" at those country banquets
were "lengthy" Of course we were
thankful and hungry, too. It was a
m.rvel where all that grab came from
during the dry years, nor less wondei-
ful how we "got around It an."
Most of us have survived and would
not hesitate to give the banquet part
another trial. Indeed it adds to the
pleasure of the evening to imagine a
reunion ef the boys. But that cannot
be and we shall have to content our
selves with meeting one of them now
then, asking about their wives
and children and the brand of pros
perity they are having.
We are now in n suooro oi cnioago
here I eat and aleep: I earn my
mony in the city, drink lake water.
and breath mors or leas smote, my
firm depends oa my furnishing the
sunshiny correspondence to keep 160
men in the field from tbe dangers of
gloom. I like the work and it is the
best -job" I ever bad. My boy Is
larger than myself. Oertrnds will be
tomorrow; nil taess tbtogs meae
feel that It is n long Urns ago when
were teachers and perhaps more
ipefnl than now that aome big thing
nsadiog oar way.
W. H. WaoaH.
MORTGAGES AS INVESMEN&
C C. Wyandt'a Interesting Article
in New York Financier.
The annual special number of
tan
me
we
bo
wsa
FswSsb.
One Bolemoa two-olylinder auto
been mn one yesr, price $J00, will
trade for a good boras. Ons Olds-
mobUs In rood shape, pries IZW. in
quire at tslephons offios. ; tt-Stae
Alfalfa bay foe sale. H. H. Ms-
itreou, pboee lit. J-Su?l So
tbe
New Tork "Flnanoer," the leading
Investment (ouroal of theoountry baa
an Interesting artiole by C. U. wyanoi
of this oity with which It prints his
Dloture. It Is on "Farm Mortgages
nH nthor Investments" and from It
mtm Annla, ' '
To-dav's vroblom for those who from
the year's Inoome lay aside a portion
In savings rs how osn this tuna
olaced so that it will be surrtunded
aj ,
bv the three essential features, securi'
ty, satisfactory interest rate, and oasn
availability or oonvertabillty. Many
forms of Investment exoel in some
these requisites but the prime invest
ment should exoel In all three.
Broadly speaking, all suoh invest
ments may be divided Into two gener
al classes, speculative and non-spec
latlve. Those forms of. investment
carrying with them a specifio rate
interest, not subject to fluctuation
either In principal or rate, come un
der the delinltion of non-speculative
while all other forms within the rate
of interest or income is uncertain, and
dependent on general conditions
buisness, and In which the prinoipal
fluctuates in value, must be oonsderd
speculative.
The life insurance oorpoiatlons op
orating In the United States now total
over one hundred "old line" compa
nies. These afford another great op
portunity for the saving of the people
Their combined assets far outstripi
those of the savings banks. Though
subjected to rigorous publlo ' Invest!
cations during the past two years
their stability and aolvenoy have not
been ahaken. Probably no business
other than life Insurance could have
withstood so successfully the damage
which resulted from this upheaval
However, not a single oompany waver
ed in carrying out lu full promises
The result of the Investigations has
been of the most salutary character.
It has clarified the insurance atmos
phere and given to the people a truer
sonceDtlon of the mission that lite in-
i . . . .
anranoe Is to perform. It has rid tne
oomoanies of nnscrupulous officers
s .
and stripped them of dtenopest prac
tices, so that life Insurance as an in
stitution to-day Is planted upon more
substantial and vifll soil than ever be
fore in Its history. It affords a safe
and sure means for the , -..aent of
savings. It serves as protection to the
family and investment to the assured.
It Is. therefore, obvions that lnstttu
tions of this character, must invest
their assets wisely or they could not
achieve results.
The average interest income of all
the companies for twenty years is
4.93, but the Union Central, which has
made a specialty of farm mortgages
has realized an average rate for twen
ty years of 6.60. It is fair to oonclude
that the most potent reason for this
lies in its nse of the farm mortgage.
As tbe funds of life insuranoe com
panies are larger than any other class
of business, the compaison must be
convincing as to the superiority of the
farm mortgage. The companies deal
ing In tbess securities do not have to
adjust their financial statement at tbe
end of each year to suit tbe values or
that time, as is the ease with dealers
in stocks and bonds. The farm loan
company has no depreciation to be
charged off, and does not need to
watch the "figures on the tape" to de
termine the value of the mortgages
listed in ita assets.
The business of investing the mil
lions of funds belonging to the lire in
surance companies is a very arduous
one, and especially so when applied to
, .. .. in.ii..nnni
mortgage iuvttuicui,. anvawvu.
for these loans range in amount from
$500 to $10,000. Every application
receives scrupulous care: security
carefully examined; title passed upon,
and all collateral features looked into
bv a committee. It is more simple to
pass opon a large bond issue which
aggregates from $100,000 np than it is
to deal with the small mortgage which
takes the utmost labor and detail to
complete. But the end accomplished
justifies the means.
The great agricultural prosperity of
the paat aeven years has not abated
materially the demand for loans. Tbs
business of agriculture has expanded
the asms aa other Haas of business.
Tbs rapid increase in tbe rise of real
estate valnee hae called for the exer
cise of more wisdom and ears in the
handling of farm resource. New and
Improved forms of machinery have
been needed to eo replete Us farmer's
atoek of Implements. New buildings
sad expert meeta have seen deemed
necessary, and, naomalooa as it may
Mm. tbs larotptrity of eerioaltaral
seeUose of the eonntry kae called for
the InvastaaMt tl mors massy during
kral aavata VSaVTS tbsh M SBV PCS-
vca period ef aim liar lsnpta,
WILL JUDGE REES RESIGN?
New Law Says Ha Must Before the
Primary.
Judge Rees who is trying to hold a
job as dlatriot judge and also run for
congress has a new wrinkle eoming to
him. Under the primary law just
adopted he must resign as judge be
fore the primary next August or he
oannot run for the nomination. Sub
division S of section 80 of the new
primary law provides that any not
declared an offense by the general
laws concerning elections ahall alao in
a like case be an offense in all pri
maries, eto. .
Paragraphs 2767 and 2768 of the
general statutes of Kansas for 1905
read:
All ballots or votes oast at any elec
tion for auy person holding the office
of judge of the distriot oourt or jus
tice of the supreme oourt except for
judfoial office, shall be held void and
shall not De oountea Dy toe juagee
and clerks at any eleotion -or by any
oanvassing board por shall any record
of the same be made by any canvas
sing board or any certificate of eleo
tion Issued. Any person violating
the provisions of this act shall be Im
prisoned In the county jail not less
than thirty days nor more than six
months.
Under tbe law just quoted and
adopted as a part of the primary eleo
tion law, no distriot or supreme judge
can run for senator oroongress unless
he resign from the bench before the
primary Is held. If he does run, the
votes for him will not be counted.
There is another provision that pre
vents a judge from running for any
other office during the term for which
he was elected as judge, And that
should count for members of con
gress even though oongress Is the
judge of Its own membership, and
has frequently Ignored that provision.
But the provision that forbids the
counting of ballots "puts a orlmp" in
the ambitions of judges seeking their
offices at the primary.
PAVING SEEMS TO SUIT.
Committees on Petition! Are Meet
ing With General Approval.
The committees in charge of the
petition for paving certain blocks of
the oentral part of town are meeting
with general approval from tbe prop
erty owners, who are the only ones
allowed to sign. If 76 per cent of the
property owners on any two con
nected blocks petition for tbe paving,
tbe council must order the work done
at once. Several blocks are already
orepared to send in petitions with
this percentage of signers and the
others will look mighty bad if left
out In tbe cold. Nothing would add
so much to tbe town as to pave its
principal streets.
Those who went to Salina last eve
ning and saw tbe miles of paving that
city Is putting down came baok more
enthuaiaatlo than ever for it.
President Andreaon of tbe Com'
mereial club ia working hard to get
all the petltiona ready for tbe next
council meeting and ia hoped that It
oan be done.
MANY HEARD THE CONCERT,
PaderewaM and His $2,600 Per
formanee Waa Enjoyed.
About sixty Abileneites went to Sa
lina last evening to bear Paderewskl
give his concert in convention ball,
tbe only stop in Kansas. The bail
was tilled, the audience having reprt-
sentatlvea from almost every county
to the west line of the state. Tbe
concert cost $2,500 but tbe commer
cial travelers who secured it will make
nearly $1,000. That shows that Kan
sas has the money and is willing to
part with it to get the right sort of
entertainment.
The concert lasted 90 minutes and
tbe vigorous applause drew out two
encores, which was considered pretty
good and a great concession on the
part of tbe pianist. He made no cur
tain speech however and oracked no
jokes with the orchestra. The pro
gram was classical and the rendition
impressive '
The home people returned on the
Rock Island special after tbe concert.
An Anniversary Party.
Last evening about SO of the mem
bers of tbe Grace Reformed church
called at the home of Mr. and Mra.
Milton Haua. Tbe visit waa in tbs
nature of n surprise, it being the $2nd
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mra.
Hasa. As a partial evidenoe of their
esteem for tbe couple, tbe visitors
presented them with with two nicely
bound T esc tier's Bibles. Alter an
hour spant in s pleasant social way.
refreshments were served and when
the visitors left it was hoped by all
that Mr. and Mrs, Baut might live to
see many more marriage anniversaries.
"Z3
I will offer at private sale at my farm 2 miles north of
Carlton,
Head of Horses and tlules
as follows: . -,
Span of large mare mules coming 5 years old, span of
mare mules coming 3 years old, span of large bay geldings
coming 4 years old. large mare 7 years old, 1 2-year-old
gelding. .
The horses mentioned above are well broken to harness.
Span black Morgan driving horses Well broken, child's
saddle pony. ,
F. R. VAN VOORST
"Phone," Carlton, Kansas.
Hstr eat lie, share 10c, 0 Spruce
Surest. . ... . JO-tf
Public Sale.
Having; sold my farm, I will sell at
publio auotian mile west of Donegal,
9 miles south and 8 east of Abilene,
1
Friday, Feb. 7th,
commencing at 10 a. m. sharp, the
following property:
13 head of Horses and Colts
30 head of Cattle
Farm Implement!
Also S stands of bees, S tons of bay,
125 bushels of oorn, kafflr oorn.
Household Goods
TERMS: All sums of $10 and Un
der cash; sums over $10 a oredit of 10
months will be given on note with
approved seourity at 10 per cent in
terest; if paid when due only 6 per
oent Interest will be charged. No
property to be removed until settled
for. 9 per cent off for oath on sums
over flu.
Free lunoh at noon.
HENRY 1I0SSEB.
E. E. HOFFMAN, Auctioneer.
Public Sale.
Having deoided to dispose of part
of my personal property I will sell at
publio sale on the Robert Broadfoot
farm. 11 milea north and 2 miles west
of Abilene, 8 miles nortb and ' mile
east of ' almage, on
Wednesday, Feb. 12,
commencing at 10 a. m. sharp, the
following property:
30 head Horses and Holes
10 head of Cattle
65 head of Hogs
Farm Implement!
Also staok prairie hay and a few
other articles not mentioned.
TERMS: All sums of $10 and -under
caah; sums over $10 a oredit of 10
months will be given on note with
approved seourity at 10 per oent; if
paid when dus only 6 per cent inter
est will be charged. No property to
be removed until aettled for. ' 8 per
oent off for cash on auma over flu.
Free lunoh at noon.
HUGH MUSTARD.
J. N. BURTON, Auctioneer.
Pubic Sale
I will aell at oublio auction at mv
place- 2) milea north and of a mils
weat of the court nouee, on
Tuesday Feb. II,
commencing at 1 p. m. sharp, the
following property:
8 head Horses and Kales
21 head of Cattle
27 head of Hogs
Farm Implements
Also 160 hedge posts, about 160 bn.
corn, 16 tons of alfalfa nay and soma
other feed, doaen bens and other
things too numerous to mention. x
Household Goods
TERMS: All sums of $10 and
under cash; sums ovsr $10 a credit
of 10 months will be givsn en note
with approved security at 10 per cent
Interest; If paid when due only S psr
sent lours t will be charged. No
property to bs removed satil settled
for. 1 per eent oil for eask sn sums
svsr $10.
Free lunoh at soon.
R. S. UiSTi. ;
J. V. BUKTOS. Anetlosssr. ,
Public Sale
Having deoided to move to Texas, I
will sell at publio sale 2 miles south,
2 miles west of Enterprise, 6 miles
north, mile east of Donegal, 1 miles
south and 81 miles east of Abilene,
on what Is known as the old Robt.
Fulton farm, on
Friday, Feb 7,
ooinmenoing at 10 a, m. sharp, the
following property:
5 head .of Horses
24 head of Cattle
28 head of Hogs
Farm Implements
Also prairie hay, alfalfa hay, wheat
on the ground. ' '
TERMS: All sums of $10 and un
der cash; sums over $10 a oredit of 9
months will be given on note with
approved security at 10 per cent; if
paid when due only 9 per oent inter
est will be obarged. No property to
be removed until settled for. 2 per
oent oft for cash on sums over $10.
Free lunoh at noon.
R. M. BRICKER.
J. N. BURTON, Auctioneer.
Public Sale
Tbe undersigned will sell at publio
auotion on tbe E. H. Martin farm 6)
miles nortb and j mile east of Abilene
6) miles west of Moonlight, on
Thursday, Feb. ( 3th,-
commencing at 10:80 a. m. sharp,
the following property:
13 Horses and Mules
40 head of Cattle
Six milon cows, some are fresh,
others will be soon, 8 two-year-old
steers, 7 yearling belters, two-year-old
thoroughbred Short Horn bull, 6
young oalves, 6 two-year-old heifers,
6 yearling steers.
Farm Implements.
' Also DeLaval cream separator Baby
No. 1.
TERMS: All sums of $10 and un
der cash; sums over $10 a oredit of 10
months will be given on note with
approved seourity at 10 per oent; if
paid when due only C per oent Inter
est will be charged. 2 per cent oft
for cash on sums over $10. No prop
erty to be removed until settled for.
Free lunch at noon.
S. P. GROVE.
J. N. BURTON, Auctioneer.
WALTER ENGLE, Clerk.
Advertised Letters.
The following is the list of unclaim
ed letters remaining In tbe Abilene
postomoe for the week ending Feb. 8,
1208. Have your mail addressed to
your street number and it will be
promptly delivered.
ODTLDIU'I LIST.
Rartbal. Ban Bradlev. Artbu
lKans, u s
Partar. J W
Sou Dona, O L
Qilnl k
Btcbsrde. 5
tackier, Loala
moras
B perl offer, Mlaa Katkrla
cians.
Ballns, I r Barrett. Mra
Baluau. A H Brcadedrard. Mra O H
Darldaos, 4 D Qartata, h far J
Morns. Oeeera kodmu, W P
Smith. Mn k Sailk, Jewell
Ons sent will be charge for all ad
vertised letters. '
Persons sailing tor tbs shnrs, will
please say advertised" glvisdsta.
RicautD Wasihg, P M.
AfewK. C. Kbode Island c okerelt
tor sals. A. W. HargrsaTea, rld 1,
Abilene. $1.00 each. 212