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OFFICIAL PAPEE OF DICKINSON COUNTY-TWELVE PAGES
ABILENE,. KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24,' 1910
VOL XXVII
NO 24.
Farmers Say the
NOW MULES ARE UP
nson Boys Win
at the University
Wheat Is Hurt
I ' "' WOW MULES ABE UP
Stories of wheat damage are com-
Jug in continually and It Is useless to
state now that there Is no dead wheat,
The hope Is now for a fair crop, fol
lowed by a bumper crop of corn. '
, M. McAullff of SaJIna, president of
the Farmers' Union, attended the
state meeting at Emporia last week
and while there was thrown in con
tact with farmers from all parts of
the state.
"Every one of the delegates," said
Mr. McAullff,"gave It as their opinion
that wheat was materially damaged.
A great part of It was killed."
The greatest damage reported by
the delegates was in Ottawa county.
In Dickinson' neighboring county to
the northwest it was reported that a
great per cent of the wheat is dead.
The delegates stated that by running
'their band over the soil, the wheat
would pull right out. This is taken
as a certain indication that wheat Is
dead.
The wheat with the exposed roots
is what suffered most. The winter
was unusual and thaws and freezes
alternating every day, simply cracked
the ground and heaved It so that the
roots were exposed.
But for all that, there are indlca'
tlons that Kansas will come to the
front with a good wheat crop. Last
year the wheat was fairly burned to
death and by some strange means or
other, It produced a good crop.
Some of the farmers will plant their
whert fields In early corn.
Seed Special Is
Coming Here March 3
The Kansas Agricultural College
is fortunate in having the support of
the Kansas railroads. The first train
conducted by the Agricultural Col
lege was over the Rock Island n
be' made through the Bock Island
corn belt; starting out from Topeka
on Tuesday,' March 1. The stops In
this county will be on Thursday,
March 3, at Woodbine at 2:50 p. m.
1905. Now we are to have another; at Enterprise at 3:45 and at Abilene
train over the Rock Island and this at :57
time it is to oe a i,orn special. , Lecture, wlM be given from the
iFor many years t'Je Agricultural cara at e depots, and farmers and
College has been hammering away builneg8IBe, ,ra nrgea to be prompt
on the Importance of pure bred seid, s the ,rslB wli, (top only thlrty.flT4
testing seed for germination,, and or (ony mnuteB ,t , piace. A gpea)t.
for earlier ana more jrequeni worn- er w, be droppeo- ,t Enterprise and
tag of the seed bed. , , : I another at Abilene while the train
Now the Rock, felaad-furnishes goe, on t0 Balina. Tbe meeUug at
them a train with ramptete equip- , Abllene wlI, probaby be at the court
menu, tenure caro uu uviug vnro, i.OIIg- v
ABILENE ,T ENTERTAIN
' ' MANY CLIB WOMEN
Mrs. C. C. Goddard, president of
the State Federation, has Issued this
, notice concerning the state meeting
at Abilene:
' The program of the annual meet
ing of the State Federation Is In
the process of evolution, and the
state president now awaits a response
from the chairmen of the eleven
standing committees.
In compliance with section 3, arti
cle 3, of the constitution and by
laws of the State Federation which
reads as follows:
Section 3. It shall be the duty of
the committee having charge . of a
department to provide for Its rep
resentation at the annual convention.
All arrangements for the program
of the department must be reported
to the president at least three months
before the annual meeting and must
harmonise with her plans for the
whole. , . '
You will see the necessity at once
of getting in touch with your presi
dent, who Is virtually the chairman
of the program committee.
As It Is the wish of our club wo
men that we do away with long pr-
eratton, but a former Kansas woman,
Mrs. Gertrude Bultea ' HoIHster of
Pueblo. ' 1 ""' ' ''"'''''
' There are still eight sessions to
provide for, so I wilf leave with you
the gentle reminder, "That procras
tination Is the thief of time."
BIUbGE WAS ON FIRE.
Santa , Fe Is Now Operating Line
, Again. .
Solomon, Feb. 81. The Santa Fe
branch trains are being operated
again today after a two days' rest
on account of a bridge being burned
west of town.
The bridge was probably two-thirds
destroyed by fire. The bridge is a
wooden structure about 60 feet long.
It is located across a slough, a short
distance west of the big bridge across
the Solomon river and about one' mile
west of Solomon.
One entire .approach of the bridge
burned away and the stringers
through most of the bridge burned
so that It" took considerable repair
work before trains could again move
across the slough.
It Is supposed that sparks from the
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warm: rw
'...IU r. IT' M.MI.llllllWTfc-l
The Mule Besf kin fly, why not If
A. E.
Htcgeinan of Hoie Makes an
Honor Record,
Lawrence, Feb. 21. The Sigma
XI, the honorary scientific society,
announces the following new mem
bers: George C. Shaad, F. J. Mac-
Kay and E. L. Tague from the facul
ty; George A. Neal Jr., Kansas City;
C. L. Loper, Norcatur; A. P. Learn
ed, Lawrence; A. E. Stegeman, Hope;
Virgil W. McCarty, Lawrence; Ed'
win A. Baumgartner, Newton; Ivan
R. Burket, Wetmo're,' Guy Finney
Wamego, and Miss Hattle Fenner of
Humbodt.
Sigma XI is an exclusive fraternity
and only students who are proficient
in the sciences are eligible to elec
tion. The majority of the members
are chosen from the school of medi
cine, Mies Hattle Fenner Is one of
the few girls to make the society. She
was elected on account of exceptional
work In physiology,
Former Dicklaaoa County Boy Is Now
a Real Editor.
J. W. Murray, formerly of this
county, was elected editor of the
Kansan, the official paper of the Uni
versity of Kansas, yesterday. The
Kansan Is a trl-weekly and a wide
awake paper. Mr.. Murray began Mb
newspaper career as editor and pub
lisher of the Dillon Republican back
in the nineties. It was four pages
each about 6x7 Inches and was print
ed on a little Job press at his home.
It was so lively and entertaining
that the county papers nsed to re
print the whole contents. Mr. Mur
ray has worked his way through the
University and has had charge of
the printing department much of the
time. He ti now aa assistant in
structor In the Journalism depart
ment and Is one of the most success
ful and popular of the University's
students., v !.' .
CAME NEAR TO DEATH.
John M. Kugler Was Kicked In the
Face. .
Muzzle Your Dogs
Order of Officers
The order, to muzzle dogs In North
Dickinson In being enforced strictly.
There Is some misunderstanding as
to the exact meaning, of the term
securely muszled, although there is
hardly any chance for the wilful mis
reading of the words. The officers
want It definitely 'understood that
hitters" do not go as muzzles; also
that about half the leather muzzles
and a number of wire ones are worth-
less, since they do not prevent the
dogs trim carrying off bones, chick
ens, etc A muzzle In order to be se
r nvrt tight enough to pnevent
the dog from -opening his mouth But
flclently to carry off articles. "'io
most satisfactory muzzle, however, is
the one made of Wire, which will
cause much less fretting on the part
of the dog and be safer should he ai
tempt to bite.
J. M. Kugler, son of J. J. Kugler,
who manages the home farm four
miles northeast of the city, was kicked
In the face by a horse he was hitch
ing to a wagon Monday afternoon.
The blow broke his nose and caused
a severe bruise on his forehead. He
was unconscious for several hours
but la reported as better today with
probability of recovery.
DICKINSON GAINED PUPILS.
HHmoI Census Shows ISt More Than
v ' Ijut Year.
NOTICE THESE SALES.
The following public sales should
have appeared in last week's Reflec
tor but were omitted by accident.
Special attention Is called to the
advertisements on inside pages:
J. E. McDonald, 1 mile west
south of Chapman, March 5, J. N.
Burton, auctioneer.
J. B. Lynn and S. E. Felbush,
mile south of Acme, March 4, J. N.
Burton, auctioneer.
Abilene, March 2, J. N. Burton, auc
tioneer. .
A. B. Hh.eph.ard, west Abilene, Feb.
26, J. N. Button auctioneer.
Ullmu's Stock Is Sold. .
Woodbine, Feb. 22. The sale of
the T. A. Gllson stock at Lyonsdale
is being held this afternoon, and a
good crowd is in attendance. Many
from this city went out this morning
to be present, and there are also
many farmers from Woodbine and
vicinity tsjere. The sale includes
the stock of the Gllson store,, live
Mrs. C. Horn, 5 miles south of Stock and other things,
morning train caused the fire. The
grams, the chairman of the program .. . d discovered by farmers
committee will endeavor to give the-n gnd glon men who formed a bucket
as near what they desire as possible brlgtl4e an(j put the flames out bf
t IS order to ao so sne win rve ' ibu,negg.
reserve the right to limit each depart-
ment as to me numoer on c vv-
grani and the time allotted each one.
The evening sessions are lready
arranged. The first evening, Apll
2th, provides a banquet accompan
ied by "A feast of reason and a 'Mn
of soul."
The evening of the 27th will bj in
charge of the music committee, with
Mrs.. Claud Stanley of Wichita ai
chairman. No doubt her department
will Impart to us the feeling and
truth, "That the musician reveals ti
us the hlden spirit of the World "
The evening of the 28th closes ! e
fifteenth annual convention with rd
hour by the District presidents, rho
la turn will contribute words of
wisdom for the delectation of tin
delegates and guests of the Federa
tion. - This evening entertainment I tcow
will compare very favorably wiih
'The Pesident's Night" on the pro
gram of the biennial at Cincinnati,
as no other state possesses such w
men as your District presidents.
We also have the promise of plac
ing the president of Colorado on oar
prat rim whom 1 kww yon will heart
ily welcome, iol only because aha l
the p-.' .!--t of Color do SUte Ffd-j
Birthday Surprise.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dodge pleas
antly surprised their son, Arthur,
last night by Inviting 20 young peo
ple to spend the evening. Music
and games and a contest for prizes,
the one that carried the largest num
ber of grains of pop corn across- the
room on a butter knife won prizes. ,
Homer Wilcox got the Winning prize I
and Sid Holmes won the booby prize.
A three 'course supper was served,
and the guests departed at a late j
hour wishing Arthur many happy,
returns of his 15th birthday.
Has Elrrtrirat Register.
E. E. Coulson has inttalled a Moo
arch electrical time stamp In hi car
age on Second street. It register!
time to the minute. Suppose some
one brings in an automobile .for re
pairs. The mschlnist'puts a card
into a slot and stamps the tim tii
auto arrives. When the automjhil;
Is repaired he again places the card
la the slot, sumps It and the met
time It took to fix the' machine !
stamped on the eard. Mr. Coulson
believes la having everything up to
dte.
Waste of Energy
It'a a waste of energy to worry about what you'll
do if thrown out of employment or if called upon
to go through a siege of sickness you can't do
your best under such circumstances.
A bank account will eliminate this worry and the'
sacrifice is very small while building it up a dollar
or two each week will do it, and you'll never miss
it. ' Bring in a dollar and start it today. We pay 3
per cent interest on time certificates."
ABILENE NATIONAL BANK
Abilene, Kansas
Real Estata Mortgages, Bonds If yon desire a safe Investment in Real
Estata Mortgages or Bonds yoa are Invited to call and obtala full In
The state school census on which
the school money Is distributed shows
a gain of 181 in the School children
In this county. The most remarkable
feature of the report la thaf the
Sixth ' district shows a decrease of
887. , Thirteen out of the 22 Counties
showed a total decrease of 1,510
and nine showed an increase of 529.
The Fifth district almost offset
this loss with a gain of 748. - Three
counties in the Fifth Bhowed a loss
of 171, and the remaining seven coun
ties showed a gain of 919. The fol
lowing are the figures given out by
the state superintendent of education,
E. T. Falrchlld, for the counties of
the Fifth district. Republic loss 65,
Marshall gain 190, Washington loss
75, Cloud loss 31, Clay gain 12, Riley
190, Ottawa 16, Dickinson 181, Geary
63, Saline 279. Total decreases 171,
total increases 919. Net increase
748. The total school population
of the state Is 510,215, a gain of
2171.
Dickinson's share of the state mon
ey was 3,726; the county has 7,605
persons of school age.
DICKINHON FI.ATIIOOK READY.
MAKE BOY'S LEGS STRAIGHT.
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Unusual Operation Performed on
Solomon Lad.
Raymond Grant of Solomon, aged
five years, was taken to Bethany hos
pital In Kansas City Wednesday and
operated upon. He was in charge of
his guardian, T. R. Carby and Dr. G.
E. White. The operation was to cor
rect deformity that had existed aver
since the child was born, both of his
feet turning straight in. The tendons
in the bottoms of bis feet were sev
ered and the feet then turned to their
natural position and placed In a plas
ter cast. Tha boy will' be able to re
turn home in a couple of weeks and
then If the operation psoveK success
ful, he will have as good and useful a
pair of feet as anybody. :-.' .! :i
Gave Farewell Party.
About 3 6. friends of Mr, and Mrs.
Marlon Sterling who leave soon for
their new home near Garden City
gave them a pleasant surprise as a
farewell Monday. The party had a
fine dinner and a good time. AU are
sorry to have Mr. and Mrs. Sterling
leave the county. Those attending
were: W. T. W. Sterling and family.
Carlton; Mr. and Mrs. Bommers, Abi
lene; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sommer,
Hope; Ralph Sterling and family.
Dayton, Maxwell Donley and family,
Carlton;-Jess Elliott and. family,
Donegal; P. S. Sterling, Elmo; Mrs.
Geo. Kirk, Abilene; ' Mrs. Hiram
Springer, Dillon; Mrs. P. B, Ross,
Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. A. Helndel,
Abllene; Miss Anna Sterling, Dayton.
IIASKIUM, F.XTHl HI HM GROWS.
Tim nil in Central Kanaas League
Mauifmtlng Intercut.
Chance to Grt Best Atlas Ever Put
Out Here.
The Reflector has arranged to give
its subscribers a chance to get the
Dickinson County Plat Book for a
limited time very cheap. This book
bas a county road map and separate
maps of every township showing ev.
ery land owner; also plats of every
town. It is accurate and up to date
and Is published by Arthur Capper
of the Topeka Capital and Mall and
Breeze. It is the best atlas of the
county ever published. The Reflec
tor can give it to Its subscribers on
the following terms:
Weekly Reflector, Mall and Breeze
(new subscriber) and atlas f 3.35.
Weekly Reflector, Mall and Breeze
(renewal) and atlas 3.0.
Ten weeks subscription to the
Dally Reflector may be substituted
for the weekly edition and we can
also furnish the atlas with the To
peka Capital.
Sample atlas may be seen at Re
flector office.
Not Much Holiday.
Washlngton'a birthday was observ
ed with moderation. A few flags
were out. the postoffice closed and
some offices. The schools will be
dismissed Friday oa account of the
tesrhers' meeting so they remained
tn aeesloa.
The papers In the C. K. league
towns are commencing to print a
good deal of interesting dope on the
coming baseball season, and the as
sociations are getting busy, securing
players and managers. About all of
the towns have now announced the
names of the men who are to pilot
the teams through the season, and
many have given out tne names of
players signed. The Indications are
that the coming season wli be much
better than the one past.
TEACH 'EM OVER AGAIN.
Hcem to Have
Motor Cam.
Forgnttesi
The long period In which motor
cars have been laid up because of the
eevere weather bas apparanteiy
caused forgetfulness on the part of
the horses and motorists say a good
many narrow escapes from runa
ways hare occurred 4n the past few
days. The automobile drivers should
be extra careful and remember that
only a few . horses are really auto
mobile broke. When they are they
are worth having.
Mrs. D. G. Greer Dead.
Mrs. D. O. Greer died at her home
on South West Fourth street Mon
day morning at 8:30. Funeral ser
vices will be held at the United
Brethren church Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Obituary later.
Clean old papers at this office at
I cents per bundle.