Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], June 09, 1910, Page 7, Image 7

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NAUCJi'AL SPEAKER 18 COMING
Congressman John W. Fordaey Will
Line
J9peak Here Jane 10.
' Announcement hai been made that
.Tnhn w. Fordney. a member ot eon
areaa from Michigan, and one of tbe
leadlne- membera of the bouse ot
representatives, will maHe a tour
thmurh Kanaaa. Congressman Ford-
ney will apeak in thta city on Thur-
dv. June It. . . '
' Congressman Fordney for. several
years baa been a member ot tbe waya
and means committee and also tne
special committee that was appoint'
ed to look after the tariff.
NORMAL INSTITUTE OPENS
f . Mower -... , -
Sweep Rake S
1 r ' - ' twine , 1 '.
Stacker
Rake
The above is the best
hay tool line in the world
LIliiiGK h WLOR
Fir proteeilow "
Tii fir iasaranc jremluint paid!1
h Abilene lut Tar. iciut w
amount paid to Knu eompeaie,
vat fll.TII, lb t leading tom"
' pan were: , ' ... .' " -
Royal Ine. Oo..........,1"
rv,mtnrril Union of Bui. 1119
itr.a
Cin'.intn'al .....-
Williairaburg City ...
American
Fait Us
trttwf.tr National
C ' " I''-"
tltM
6J1.60
490.00
441.90
4S5.S0
4J4. 50
381.00
I jvr c t or
i i I l "
Enrollment Is 80 W. O. 8 teen
Conductor This Vear. .
The county normal Institute open
Ad Mnndav with an enrollment of (0
Short neriodt were held and lessons
assigned lor tomorrow wnen me ru
wnrk commence.! The Institute laaU
until July 2. The examination will
ha on Julrl and 2.
The faculty thta year 1b up to its
usual standard. - The Instructors are
I
w. o.
WHEN CATTLE TRADE
, . , LEFT ABILENE,
Sanaa City Market Received 4000
- Head Month In 1870.
Kansas City Times: ' The Kansas
: Cltv Times of June 4. 1870, bad this
to Bay of one of the great Industries
of the town. . ; " v j ,
' There are a few people " who
appreciate the number of cattle
- ' that are received and shipped
' from this point - That portion
.- of the city from which the trade
".- la carried on It over l the bot
tom, near the state line. There
are on the averag from four to
; ten thousand bead f cattle re
- oelved and nhlpped -;BMithly
They have hitherto ees tecelv
ed from Abilene. , Hereafter, : no
doubt, Barter Bpringt will be
'- rmt fnrwardlne nolnt . ' -if
Four to ten thousand a month
munt a rlcht smart business la those
days. Even the most hopeful ot the
-"pioneer couldn't have toraeen- tne
enormous Increase In business that
M,iiM isto.eoo cattle a month to
to the ttock yards at this time of i wk
. . : . Jim. r mm mtttlV I
Jn ft dftj at wer received In ft month
. . . i i whan ttvtr
III IOOW pipiUK I .
Spring! wu regarded fti Uift wmIn ughtaing gtrnck i. g, HUm'i Home
ntr tf tfaa c&ttle builneta. I -
In the 70'ft every family expected
j. - I li. ham anil haUVin ftnd
there was no market in Kansas City "J.
for hogs and sheep.. The four to ten
tiinnund cattle a month represented
" the entire receipts ot animals. Now,
counting sheep and bogs as weu a
eattle, the reoelptt ran aboat twenty
t....n4 rfniinn a. day a three
months" business for IV t. Some
thing of a change, even for forty
years. ' ;"" ,:l-J ,
Steen, Conductor.
all known as being well trained In the.
propfesslon of teaching. County Bu
nerlntendent Aumlller will manage
It The-faculty Is: W. O. Steen,
Physios, U. 8. History, Kansas His-
forv. Civics. J. P. PerrtlT. Arithme
tic, Phychology." Grammar, Penman
ship, Drawing. . B. K. Crittenden,
Algebra. Orthography,. Bookeeplng,
Literature, Reading. Miss Mary Wool-
yerton, Geography, Algebra, Phy
slology, General History. M. F. A
mlller. Pedagogy, and Methods.
THJTTY-KIGHT RATS MASSACRED
aty Cabtbooee "Inhabited With Them
Beware Ye Dmnka.
Ye tie walkers, alcoholic fiends and
extemporaneous pugilistic contesters
beware the city calaboose. It la In
habited with rats not the kind tne
women wear but big, long gray ones.
Ye who drink will have delirium
tremens sure. Yo tie walkers and
nn.ntt while peacefully sleeping
will be awakened by Mr, Raft toft
padded feet running across your lace
In Maying cross tog with hit fellow
plsywatea ; ... .-... -. '
The Pled Piper, or namr-n . w
MiiMtiid ia lure the pests away by
hit magic . flute,, but refused on the
gronnd that the mayor wonia not w
fh. nrii., fJeortre Yeadon, asslsUnt
fireman, came to the rescuerltb hit
two BjagkTtteel traps and in 24 hours
h.A at t imnrltoned. Joe, the dog
mascot at the city hall, sent them to
their timely death. Had were neen
. hnt. nn rata. Mr. Yeadon could
have, tmoked ten cent clgart for a
"IT BOUNDED 1IKB A CANNON."
f HERE are no happier women in the world than those who use Hoosier
Special Kitchen Cahinets. ;. ' ' '
The Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet turns the long kitchen work into a task of a few
pleasant hours. : r
M,fa nwxhfldrudeerv nart and relieves the fatigue that conies from countless
eitra steand bending over a ; kitchen table hour after hour.
' : ' , ' ' , .
Women who use Hoosier Cabinet! say this cabinet is the "easy way to easy work."
If you come early you can have one of these remarkable labor savjnif cabinets yourself on terms that
laugh at your purse. '
The Hoosier Company permits us to make this special offer simply to advertise Hoosier Cabinets.
Only twenty-five ladies can get a cabinet on these hitherto unheard of club terms. When the twenty
fifth lady has joined theJIoosier Club we are organiiing. this exceptional opportunity ends.
The twenty-sixth lady will be left out. , v .
So come early-even if you don't join the club youliave an opportunity to see this great Hoosier Spe
cial Cabinec. ,
During the short electric storm
vnrth nnckere was struck y
llehtnlng. -It was a etralght ehot
11 weut ..wn the cnimuejr uu.
fcnnnn nff a few brie" anu
loosening a few caps, spreading soot
throughoat the h.TOie.
in .n Intarvlew Mrs. Haiiam
; was dressing tbit morning when
beard something whlih tounaea
cannon come rumbling aowi
,himi.. Ta chimney caps
I
like
ear
were blown on? and toot scattered
all
ciee
all 4
.... ii,. muui OnlT a tew brleks
re dUplaeed wWck wu practically
the damage It did except tut aru-
nrieed bf tbe toot It gavt
tery bad scare.
100
th
Veether Report for May.
Mean temperatnre SI, May.
Mailmnm temperature , mmj.
(7; mlatmam temperatnre, ii
it Jth; last year, or
below freig. ToUl rainfall
month, I 57 Inches: last
toibes. - No of clear dart 13.
' 3!. fsrt'y cloodf The
ei
i
on
grees
this
1.01
Cold Steady Rain Makes Dismal June
Day. f .
A raw cold wind with rain has
unwilled all dar. The gronnd U
thoroughly soaked and corn It bar
ing hard time struggling witn ue
araaent conditions. Farmers Ht
h.ni tnr rmr temoerature and
fair tklet. - ..
I hey Uke Abilene't Plan.
Herinaton. June J.- The mer
chant and business men hart form
ed a merchants' association similar
tn the one In Abilene. Officers were
elected with the exception ot secre
tary, as follows: G. K. Smith, presi
dent; B. L. Thompson, vice president,
iiit: . D. Carmen, treasurer. The
president then appointed the follow-
Br-iaws: a.
Administration Fooght Trial
' Merita W1U be Appealed.
niatrlct court wat In session today
The commission form of govern- and many law suits were settled. ,
go into in ue caeo ui auuu.v.
nrobably Bank vt. D. P. Negley, the sale was
confirmed
ment for Abilene will not go lntb
effect for several month
a rear or more If ever. , The bear'
Ing la district court on tit lnJoaeUra
against the council to prevent tne
convaasina: of tbe vote for commis
sioners cam np today at tbe ad'
lourned session. Moore k Humphrey
attorneys for the businessmen, were
ready for trial on the merit of the
nnmmlsslon election. C. 8. Craw
ford and O. W. Kurd, representing
the city administration argued that
the district court could not decide
the case on Its merits on tbe action
as brought at present' Judge King
refused to bear any evidence and
jng committees: .1- I held that he could not decide the
Collord, ft. Rett-. UrtUr of the validity of tta commit
mltte on membership; B. li. Thomp-
This leaves It where it was before
and ahowt a tense ot weakness on
the part ot tbe administration which
ia avldenUr afraid to try tbe matter
on It merits. However, It merely
postpone tnch trial for the Judge's
decision will be ippealed to the su
preme eoart and tone day it will
eom to a real trial of the validity ot
tbe election o March let '
In the meantime city government
win remain a at present It will
probably be year or mora before
the matter I settled. . .
son, C. N. Tufts and S. P. Chllds.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS AT HOPE.
Electricity to be Furnished by Her
Ingtoa Plant. 7
TTArlnrtiML Jua I. A movement
is under way to furnish Hope with
electrle light. At a meeting of Ue
bstlnes men tad dtitent f Hope
torn time tgo It was decided to vote
bond for light plant by wnien
tier could liiht the lty. - A plant
autfleient.to tight lb tty they
desire to havo wtruld mean at ox
pens of trot $18,601 to fl,0.
The Heringtot plant ha wftleient
ramdty to furnish light tor Hope
and several other towns. A commit
tee has been appointed at Hop for
the coesidefatlon ot the propotlUot
and ha conferred with member of
Uso city council. Tie 'matter Is wi
der con!drtioa and may develop
!cto tr.meta'cg that will he cf mutual
Two Divorce OranteU Otier Holt
Settled,
van Davit wa liven judgment
for $170 from Arthur B Stewart
who failed to report at the trial
The case of N. B. Robton against
Albert P(hults for commission on
a land sal wa dismissed.
Tha tefendant of the Oregou H K
Navigation Co. v. O. L. Thlsler case
wa overruled.
Rirdia Morton wa granted a di
vorce from her husband, Edward R.
Morton, and given the custody of
their Iwn children.
Florence R. Kahl. who sued for a
aimrra from her husband, Loyd S.
rKabl, on tbe charge of abandonment,
waa granted it
SCATTER FOR SUMMER.
Where the Solomon Teachers win
gpead Vacation. .
Salomon. Jan I Prof 8 teen
will conduct the normal Institute is
Abilene during the month ot June
tkaa ha will attend a eoopl months
looking over hi political feaeoj tnd
keeping them In repair, on Novemper
I aa will be ejected county tuperia-
cens.t, kit that wlU not interfere
with hit work la Botomon next year
a he will not take charge ot the
office nntll next May. '
artaa Pemberton will spend the
- . Errtd tb Pip Reraira,
The east aid wu without water
toaav. 1 waii " i -
tlv pieo ot pip brok and It we orl and will tdy German at the
necetury to cut oft the nppiy on staw aorn..
aai aida for repairs. The water
. . . . .nrk
eommissiOBers aepi m iy.
antil midnight to make tb repilis euner me - -
aulckly and this afternoon water was Kansas But Kormal, she nee not
Mi Miner also will spend ker
vacation" In school. Sh will attend IwItSdJteod
ret decided.
Mis Thorns will attend summer
school In her home town, Emporia.
Mist Howard hat returned "o ber
borne In Leavenworth and will spend
htr vacation there.
Mis Nell will pnjoy tts ' cool,
breese of southern California. '
' Mis Porter will visit In Cedar
Rapids and Bhellsburg, Iowa. . .
His Bolder will attend normal IB
Abilene and than return to ker horn
four mite southwest ot that city.
She bas been employed to teach in
tbe Abilene school next year. . .
Mlat'Ouhn It contemplating at
tending college at Det Moines, Iowa.
Miss Mustard will teach for on,
week in tbe institute at Abilene, af-
tier which ah will take a much need
ed rest at her borne near Manchester.
Sh I alto thinking of attending col
lece in Dei Moines, but when Inter.
viewed she waa still undecided.
' Herlngton't Population 8,838.
Herlngton now has a population of
1128. This Is the report of John
Trager, who recently finished assess
ing th city of Herlngton. Thi Is a
tn af 265 over the 190 figures.
The growth Is satisfactory and proves
beyond I doubt that Herlngton
becoming larger all tb Urn. In
101 It population wu but S.I 3 3,
that th gain In two year hu been
I0S. , ;
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BufldiBg For Bale.
T brick buiHIng. Townnd'
old stand. Third and Broadway, ex
cept south wall and stone fpunaau. a.
Purchaser to remove building and
rnbbUh from lot by Jnly 1. Sealed
bids accompanied by certified cnecx
for JO per cent ot bid will be received
to noon Jun IS. Right I reservsd
to reject any or all bid. ,
ABILENE NATIONAL BaIsb-
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