Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], May 13, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

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THURSDAY, HAT 18, 1908.
ABILENE APPROVES IT.
Nothing thst hit happened In a
long time will meet with so much ap
proral trom the tax payers as the
aotlon ot the council In cutting on
snrolus officer! ana tuvlng the city
$900 a year. With the city paying
interest on about $400 ot unpaid
warrant! there is no excuse for pay
ing high salaries to a police officer
whose chief duty Is to look pleasant,
when there are plenty of others to do
the real work at a minimum price.
Of course, it rather bard on the ad
ministration that wants to pay politi
cal debts with the Jobs but the coun
cil seems to have the Interests of the
taxpayer in view. It is the first time
in two years that there has been a
movement in the direction of econo
my and it suits Abilene.
THE PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW.
The contention of the Reflector for
several years that the taxpayers have
a right to know where their money
goes and who gets It was vindicated
last night when the council ordered
the administration to publish the list
of bills allowed as was formerly done.
It has been a profound secret for
two years who was paid the money
from the treasury and the people
of the city unquestionably should
have this Information. They pay
the bills and are entitled to the facta.
It seems that the city now has a
council that Is determined to do busi
ness in a businesslike way. It has
the approval of every taxpayer In this
action.
Hello! The Bell wires strung In a
straight line would reach fifty times
as far as the moon.
Manhattan Mercury: Automobiles
are becoming more commonplace
than pedestrians. Little attention
was paid to the announcement a few
weeks ago that the path-finder for
the ocean to ocean race would be
through here but dozens of people
have called up this office to know
when Edward Payson Weston would
reach Manhattan.
Sounds like old times to hear talk
of gas wells. Somebody will be lay
ing out an "addition" next.
THE NEW MAUD.
We've heard of Maud on a hot
summer day, who raked barefooted,
the new mown hay; we have read of
the maid in the early morn, who
milked the cow with the crumpled
horn; and we've read the lays that
the poet sings, of the hustling corn
and flowers of the spring; but of all
the lays of tongue or pen, there's
naught like the lay ot the Kansas
hen. Long before Maud raked the
hay the Kansas hen began to lay, and
re the milkmaid stirs a peg, the
hen Is up and laid an egg! The corn
must hustle, the flower spring, if
they hold their own with the barn
yard ring. If Maud Is needing a hat
or gown, she doesn't hustle her hay
to town; she goes to town and ob
tains her' suit with a basketful of
fresh hen frnlt It the milkmaid's
beau makes a Sunday call, she does
n't feed him milk at all, but works
sp eggs In a custard pie and stuffs
him full of chicken pie; and when
the old man wants a horn, does he
take the druggist a load of corn? Not
much, he simply robs the nests and
to town he goes you know the rest
He lingers there and talks, per
chance, while his poor wife stays at
home and scowls, but is saved from
want by those selfsame fowls, for
while her husband lingers there, she
watches the cackling hens with care,
and gathers the eggs and these she'll
hide, till she save enough to atom
tha tide. Then hall, all hall to the
Kansas hen, the greatest blessing to
all men. Throw np your hat and
make Rome howl, for the persevering
bars yard fowl. Corn may be king,
but iff plainly seen that the Kansas
ben la the Kansas queen. Exchange.
Cfaeaa Homes In Kansas
Fin chances to buy good land
in Southwest Kansas, $7 to $10 an
acre Why go to Texas when you
can lira in Kansas. See ma at Con
tinental Hotel. L. K. Bannoa.
JOdltwlt
AJDiiMMf V
THB BUMP OF COMBATTVENE8S.
"Blessed are the meek, tor there
are so few ot us left."
It has been wisely said that If you
scratch a civilized man you will find
a savage. Theoretically, we are all
mild, amiable, peace-loving citizens
As a matter of fact, we reserve our
highest tribute of admiration for bat
tle, murder and sudden death.
No matter how pacific we may
be
In our daily practice; although
we
might run a mile to keep out of
a
flrht that theatened to Involve
the
smashlng-ln of our own treasured
features: nevertheless we revel In
manner of things that have within
themselves the possibilities of de
struction.
Wa look with contemptuous tol
erance on the meek but useful cow
and tha industrious hen, reserving
the highest place for the lion and the
tlaer. for no reason, apparently, ex
iwnt that thev are Intensely stupid,
exceeding ferocious, and utterly use
less. We are more or less Indlffer
nt to the harmless garter snake, but
we all feel the greatest respect for
the deadly cobra. We like to hear
tha whirr of the rattler, and our Im
agination Is deeply stirred by tales
of the fer-de-lance and the tenable
bushmaster.
We talk hypocritically ot the beau
ties ot commerce and agriculture, but
the most commonplace battleshllp
will draw a bigger crowd than a new
plow any day; and if you want to
All the biggest ball In the United
States at top prices don't try to do It
by advertising a lecture on the Hague
Peace Conference pull off a prize
fight. This universal passion for seeing
men mauled and mutilated In var
ious ways and the things that do it,
Is not altogether bad. We are sorry
to admit it, but men are not yet
angels. A certain amount of pure
cussedness seems necessary to keep
the system in healthy condition, and
the safest way a man can work this
off Is by running five blocks to see
a dog fight that is all over long be
fore he gets there. Besides, scrap
ping ot all sorts requires a certain
amount of energy, and energy Is a
good thing, if properly directed. It
Is well to love peace, but not to love
It so well as to forget that war exists.
If you really want peace, the best way
to set it is to let it be generally
known that any man who disturbs
you will get his block knocked off.
Once this reputation Is firmly es
tablished, you may walk In quietness
all your days. Emmet Hoffman.
INGALLS ON "IMMORTALITY."
Many vears ago I heard a distin
guished American orator deliver a
lecture upon the evidence of Immor
tality outside the Bible. In the stress
and pressure he held the rapt and
breathless attention of an immense
audience, comprising all that was
most cultured, brilliant and renown
ed In the social and official life of
the capital.
He dwelt with remarkable effect
iveness and power upon the fact that
nowhere In nature, from the highest
to the lowest, . was an instinct, an
Imnulse. a desire Implanted, but that
ultimately were found the conditions
and the opportunities for its fullest
realization. He instanced tne wua
fowl that moved by some mysterious
Impulse, start on their prodigious mi
grations trom the frozen fens of the
pole and reach at last the shining
south and the summer seas; the fish
that from troplo gulfs seek their
spawning grounds In the cool bright
rivers ot the north; the bees that
find In the garniture ot fields aid
forests the treasure with which they
tnre their cells, and even the wolf.
the Hon and the tiger, that are pro
vided with their prey.
Turning to humanity, he alluded
to the brevity of life! its incomplete
ness, its aimless, random and frag
mentary careers: Its tragedies, its
Injustices, Its sorrows and separa
tions.. Then he referred to the in
satiable hunger for knowledge, the
efforts of the unconquerable mind
to penetrate the mysteries of the fu
ture; its capacity to comprehend In
finitely and eternity. Its desire lor
the championship of the departed;
its unquenchable aspirations for Im
mortality: and he asked. "Why snouia
Ood keep faith with the beast, the
bee, the fish and the fowl, and cheat
man?" John J. Ingalls.
Oave Dinner to Baseball Boys.
J. w. Howa entertained the high
school baseball team at a banquet
last evening at the Home Rule cafe.
Tha dinner waa servled In three
courses after which each guest pres
ent was required to give a toast. Mr.
Howe presiding as toastmaater. All
report a good time.
Funeral Ben Ices Held.
Tha funeral of Mrs. T. Holt was
hxM thla moraine from the home
of her daughter on east eth street.
Rev. W. a Coleman officiating. C.
Holt at Chicago came after the body
to take it back to Chicago to be
barled beside her husband.
IT STOOD PAT
COUNCIL PASSED POLICE ORDI
NANCE OVER VETO.
Limit Is Pot oa Expenditures of Offi
cers and Committees Bills
Moat Hereaiter Be Pnb.
Ushed by City.
Tha city council did business
the interest of the taxpayers again
last night. Mayor Rice in an at
tempt to save the job ot marshal foi
naoraa SL Peter vetoed the ordl
nance that makes the marshal g
to work at 6 P. m. and stop at
a. m. and does away with the night
watch. But the council stood pat
nd muMd It over bis veto, only one
vntK f McCurdr) being against it.
Is so generally approved throughout
the city that the council is receiving
praise on every hand for Its action.
No More Reckless Spending.
Another ordinance was adopted
that la In the Interest of economy
it la that no officer or committee
shall spend over $50 without bring
inc the matter before the council
Thia la an acho of last summer's ex
travagance when the administration
spent over $1000 In cement culverts
and then brought In the bills to the
council. They were paid but It wiped
out the street and alley fund.
Bills Must Be Published.
The usual list of bills was allowed
The council ordered that the list of
hllta be nubllshed In the official pa
per that the people may Know wnat
the city does with Its money.
About Opening Olive Street.
a netltlon to open Olive street
across the Union Paclflo street Just
east of Abilene mills was presented
The TTnlon Pacific sent a letter say
ing that the crossing is unnecessary
and will be a dangerous one because
of the lame number of tracks there
It will open the street only by the
city following the legal course to
ivimnel It to do so. This Is right
The city needs no crossing there and
a It will cost hundreds oi aonars
the smart thing to do Is to pass it up.
No More Appointments.
The mavor did not make appoint
ment of street commissioner or mar
shal which was a surprise as they
were expected. The street commis
sioner was not appointed last year
snd holds over from the appointment
of 1907. The council will meet again
the first Monday in June.
Surprised Them.
While the Odd Fellows were In
session last evening the Rebekah's
arrived at the hall with well lined
haskets and boxes containing edibles
of all kinds. The brothers were gen
uinely surprised but quickly arose to
the occasion and made their callers
at home. The evening will long be
remembered by all participating in
its enjoyment.
Barefoot Joy
There is nothing a child
will enjoy more during the
summer season than a pair
of our Barefoot Sandals.
Cool and easy on the foot
and lined with soft porous
leather. Barefoot Sandals
for children grow more
popular every summer.
We are showing several of
the best styles in all sizes.
They are inexpensive
comfort.
75c, 1.00 to 1.50
Provide the children
with Barefoot Sandals and
let them enjoy a full meas
ure of summer comfort
Brown Building, Abilene
lie Mm tiiil
C. G. BURROUGHS. Manager
is postponed to
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 20, 21, 22
TRIED SHOOTING GAME.
Armenian Who Lectured Here Is In
Trouble.
Abilene people will perhaps re
member the Armenian lecturer Dr.
C. K. BoyoJIan who with his nephew
gave a lecture and entertainment in
Abilene about a year or so ago. It
neems this Armenian doctor has got
ten himself Into pretty pickle In De
troit, Mich., by shooting and fatally
wounding his nephew whose name
is Harotoon H. Gaspanlan. .He at
tempted to kill his wife at the same
time but was unsuccessful, a news
paper reporter thrusting her into a
side room before he had time to fire
further shots. The shooting took
place in a court room In Detroit
where Harotoon and his aunt were
being arraigned on a statutory
charge. Dr. Boyojlan told a remark
able story ot his discovery ot alleged
relations between bis wife and ne
phew. His suspicions were aroused
by hearing his wife murmur his ne
phew's name in her sleep. He sum
moned a lawyer and had him ques
tion her and he declares she made a
full confession. He swore out war
rants for the couple's arrest and the
shooting resulted.
WANT MODERN TREATMENT
FOR THE NEW CEMETERY.
Artistic Parking Should Adorn the
Added Ground.
The council last night did not
adopt the plan proposed for the cem
etery addition. The plat shows the
lot laid off In squares for one row
ot lots, the remainder In rectangles
each a little larger than a half lot
In the old cemetery. Many cltlsens
think there should be modern treat
ment to make the grounds beautiful,
curving walks, artistic arrangements
and a place left on the hill for a
soldiers' monument The ground
cost $2500 and the city will get near
ly $16,000 out of It. It would be too
bad not to make It modern and beau
tiful while there is a chance.
COMMERCIAL CLUB SELECTS
ROOMS FOR HEADQUARTERS.
Will Try To Raise $10,000 to Build
Sanitarium Here.
The commercial club last night
rented the room once occupied by
the library over the Rabe meat mark-
tor $96 a year for a commercial
club headquarters. The committee
selecting it wis M. H. Malott, J. M
Walters, J. A. Tufts. The rooms
111 be fitted op and the dues will
e $10 a year.
It was voted to start a subscrip
tion for 110.000 in s.ock la a pure
ater ranitarlum. A committee rill
be
named to solicit stock subscrip
tions.
An engine and boiler works at
Falrburv. Nebraska, wants to come
here and H. A. Andresoa, A. at.
Ward and G. C. 8terl were named
a committee to correspond with
the '
company.
It waa voted to do some advertls-
lna on envelopes with pictures ot
scenes In the town. F. D. Parent. J.
M. Walton. H. A. Andreaoa. J. A.
Graves and 9. Shearer war named
oa a committee to carry It out
Adjoined to meet May 10 th,
When the Biggest list of
Complete Attractions ever
shown in Abilene will be given
Don't Miss It
FARMER IS THREATENED.
Letter Demanding $500 Is Received
by Jacob Brust, or Industry.
Industry, May 10. Jacob Brust, a
well known and well to do resident of
this neighborhood, his home being a
short distance east of here, lately
received a letter bearing a black
hand signature and demanding that
$500 be placed In some sort of a
vessel (a tin can would do) at a
certain telephone pole at the Rurrin
school corner. The date set for this
to be done was April 17, Saturday.
He was ordered further to keep his
mouth shut concerning the transac
tion. Failure to comply with the
demand was to result in Mr. Brust's
home being blown up and his family
"sent to hell," by "our gang."
Saturday Mr. Brust, who Is con
siderably well along In years, was
considerably alarmed by the threat
and at once took measures to protect
himself and family and property.
Opinion Is divided as to whether the
writer of the letter sent It as a joke
for simple means, or to be "smart"
or he meant what be said and lacked
the nerve to carry out his plans.
The letter was mailed either the
night of Saturday, April 10, or the
Sunday night following, and was
drooDed Into a rural mall box be
tween Wakefield and the Brust home.
The whole neighborhood has since
been in a state of suppressed ex
citement and the feeling against the
would be blackmailer Is Intense,
though .hope ot apprehending htm
seems now to have been about aban
doned. The undersigned will sell at
Feed Stable on West Second street,
Public Sale
Saturday9 Pay 20th
commencing at 1 p. m., his entire livery stock consisting of
Horses, Buggies, Auto, Etc.
Black carriage team 7 and 8 years old
Bay team S and 9 years old
Bay mare, single driver, 9 yearsold
Gray horse, single driver, 7 years old
Sorrel mare, single and double driver, also good saddler, years old
Bay pony, good driver and saddler, 9 years old
Ray Star colt, I years old, broke single
These horses are all good drivers and all automobile broken
Six Top Buggies S Runabouts in good shape. 2 Carriages In good shape
Spring Wagon, new Wagon Manure wagon
Btx sets double Harness 4 sets single Harness Set good heavy dray
Tenets Robes Blanket Whips etc (Harness
Ford Automobile in good shape
Three cuttera, good aa new, and sleigh bells
TERMS:
All sums of $10 and under cash; sums over $10 credit of I months
will be given on not with approved security at 10 per coat inUrest; if
paid when due only per cent interest will be charged. No property to
be removed until settled for.
:V J. a HUFF
I. N. BURTON, Auctioneer. " .' . . -1
SEND THEIR APPRECIATION.
Leading Clothing Firm Writes to G.
C. Sterl of Abilene.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx, the well
known clothing firm of Chicago
writes to G. C. Sterl:
"We have Just read In a trade
paper that you are retiring from
the clothing business and are going
to devote yourself to other things.
You are fortunate in having compe
tent men to hand your business over
to. We can understand how you
can get along tor yourself without
the clothing store, but we don't see
how we are going to get along with
out you. We can't recall how long
you have been doing business with
us without digging way back in the
ledgers, but we know It Is some
thing like a score of years and that
every year has been a creditable one
to you and a pleasure to us.
"If we have contributed in a small
degree to your success, we shall be
gratified, and we cannot let our long
years of business dealing come to an
end without expressing a word of
appreciation and genuine regret that
you are going to step out. We know,
of course, that you are going Into
bigger and more Important things
and we wish you success In whatever
you do. It is really superflous to
wish that, however, for a man like
vou who has lived in Kansas and
withstood the ravages of cyclones,
arraas-hoDners. droughts, floods and
other casualties and catastrophes that
have in the past blighted the sun
flowers, and has come out at the
end of It as well as yourself need
fear no problem however great.
public auction at bis Livery and
Abilene, on