Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], July 28, 1910, Page 11, Image 11

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ILENB, WEEKLY REFLECTOR, AB IXENE, KANSAS, JTJLV 28, 1910.
HOT AH INCREA8H IN s
price of cotton coons.
"I notice that Senator Brlscow Is
" liowl'ng about the terrible burden put
upon the people by the tariff on cot
ton," Mid J. BBrewer, one of Abi
lene' leadlug3ry good merchants
- today, "What ! the use of hia lying
bout It. Not a single piece of cotton
: toods has been Increased in price In
'- year or since the tariff law went into
tfeot. On prints, muslins, etc , the
price Is the same or lower. . More m
It is made In America which is a good
thing for our farmers who have a
market for their products."
' "Not an increase on any article of
cotton in the store," said J. B. Case
" of the Case department storee. "There
"' Is not an article we sell that Is higher
than several years ago except the
things the farmer produces and he is
getting the benefit. I do not under
. stand why Brlstaw Is talking against
the interests of the Kansas farmer
'" and misrepresenting the facts as ev
ery merchant knows."
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DIED IN ILLINOIS.
Lnla Colltok Htockly IMssed Aww at
Mt. Vernon. ;; ,
. ui v.nuin. fii.. Julr 24. Lulu C.
Collins, danghter of Sylvester and Lu
i clnda M. Collins, wa born in Jef
ferson county. 111. While still a child,
with ter parents, she removed to Abi
lene, Kas., where she grew to woman
hood and received her ' education.
- After graduating from the Abilene
' high school she. began work In the
line of her chosen profession, that of
teaching. She continued this work
after returning to Mt. Vernon until
after her marriage to Henry B. Hlnck
ly, of this city, which occurred while
on a visit "to her sister, Mrs. A. - S.
Phillips, of Ottawa, Kas.
In young girlhood she was convert
ed and united with the First M. E.
church of Abilene. .On removing to
Mt. Vernon she had her membership
transferred to the Pirst M. E. church
and later to the Trinity M. E. church
of of this city, of which she was a con
sistent member at the time of her
In her different relations In life she
was loved by those who knew ner. a.
a teacher- she was efficient and loved
k i.-. r.M, and natrons, as well as
her fellow-teachers. With her friends
and in her- family she was always
i. kind, loving and generous, beloved by
Xall who knew her.
She had been in falling health for
vmfb and was Known to oe
. very patient si-.f ferer. and never gave
up until at the very last, but re
mained cheerfully hopeful. Since be
fore Christmas sh was uname iu v.
above a whisper, but with this af
" .k constantly cheerful
. UIVIIUU ' ....
" and encouraged by her friends to
i hope for her recovery.
At 7: IB a. m. July' 14, 1910, she
fell Into that sleep from which none
e'er return. She leaves a sorrowing
i...v.nj t.n .Intern. Mrs. S. S. Charl
ton, of this city, and Mrs. A. S. Phil
lips of Ottawa, Kas., ana otner rew
lives and a host of friends. The bur
ial will be at Pleasant Grove ceme
tery, where her parents are burled. ,
Hu Rlrthdar Surprise.
A number of relatives and friend.
gathered at the home of Mr. ana
Mrs. Peter Hansen last night and gave
a surprise party In .honor of their
o Karl's birthday. Many presents
were received. Singing, music and
refreshments made the evening a
pleasant one.
' SHE MOVES TO ENTERPRISE.
' Retire Ifier Will AW The Salhu
- -. Widow. '
i
i Mrs. John'oierech, a widow With a
family, who has beea living In Sa-
llna went to Enterprise Baturaay to
live. The city officers of Salina
bought her the ticket and moved ier
tuinMhold nods. Her husband died
of consumption a year ago and since
that time ahe has had dinicuiiy w
supporting herself and children. She
has relatives at Enterprise who will
assist her.
OLD SOLDIER OONK TO REST.
' George Meeker Wed Friday Arte.
i AIW Lingering iiiiw"-
HOW THE INHERITANCE
, . v TAX WORKS IN RILE V.
Manhattan Nationalist: Now-Aere
is the way the Inheritance tax has
worked In Riley county the past year.
This brings It right to home. We
haven't space to mention all the un
just examples, because it would take
too much space. But lust a few spec
imen ases are given, taken trom
the records In Probate Judge Morris's
office.,; :". v .'',-, .
One school teacher waa fined
ti 89 na ciuh. because she happened
to lose her brother by death, and he
iff him little oronerty to her. This
was Jennie Knowles, of Fancy Creek
township. " Her brother, John w.
Knowles, leaving a place appraised at
$6,079. The state and county taxes
were paid which are all that any
body ought to pay. But under the
pet plan of Stubbs, this unlucky
vhnnl teacher had to get busy and
pay $182.09 In cash as an extra tax.
The widow Kaiser, of Riley, naa 10
pay an extra cash tax of $100.90 when
she lost her husband. The hand or
the state tax commission, with the
hand of Governor Stubbs behind It,
reached out and took It.
A samole of another unjust feature
of the law is shown in the case of the
Mtate of George Vlsser, of Riley.- He
left a farm property and other prop
erty, Which was to be usea Dy me
widow for five years, and then divid
ed among the children. But the lit
tle pet Inheritance tax law won t
wait for that division five years
hence. Before the husband's body is
hurdlv covered in the cemetery, the
little "Joker" In the Stubbs law step
ped In and forced the widow 10 com.
mence paying the extra tax now.
She paid $37.65 at once, and the
law will force her to pay some more
when she actually takes possession ot
her share, five years hence, inia
instance la mentioned. Just to show
that no man can fix hia estate, even
hv nnntnnnlnc a division of It alter
death, but that the. clever Stubbs
law gets Its robbing fingers on tne
widow and children. Wagstaff says
this Is an outrage; and It Is.
Now, Just an example to show now
what happens when an estate fig
ures up to less than $5,000.
William Anderson died last year
at his home six miles from Randolph,
in Swede Creek township. The son,
C. J. Anderson, had to go to all the
expense of putting the estate through
tho rnurt.' When Che red tape had
finally been rolled up in a bundle and
sent to the state tax commission at
Tppeka, :t was found that the figure,
totaled J 4.974. This was under the
limit.
The state tax commission scratched
Its head and then wrote to Judge Mor
f Thev asked him to go over the
records again, with a view of figuring
out some way to raise this valuation
so as to get it up to $5,000, so they
could collect the extra tax! Rotten,
you Bay? Tea, bufBtubbs says this Is
a fine law.
' But Judge Morris said that the ad
ministrator In this case had assessed
everything plenty high, that the
farm was really valued above wnat u
ought to have been, and so the ex
tra tax was not collected. However,
vervbodv else through whose hands
the legal business passed, got their
"pickings" out of It. Had tnia parti
cular estate been worth $26 more, the
inheritance tax would have been col
loctort an the whole amount.
This unjust robber tax, the In
heritance tax with Its dragnet rixeo
so low aa to catch everybody will
cost Mr. Stubbs more votes than any
other one thing la the campaign.
Btubba says the law Is a good one.
He algned It. and he makes speech
es In favor' of It.
Wagstaff says It Is an outrage and
wants It repealed.
George O. Meeker, age . died
Friday afternon at his home on Est
Fifth after a lingering lllnesa. He
leaves a wife and three children. The
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist
church. The old soldiers will hava
chrjeof the services. . - ..
Card of Thaake.
We wish to express oar thanks to
the Abilene Post No. ti-O. A. R., the
may kins friends and neighbors for
yJ.be htndaea shewn during the 111-bi-s
and dh of our bJoved ls-
- 1 fvhir n4 fr the bountiful
FARMERS SAT THE HEAT IS
HURTING THE CORN BADLY.
Another Torrid Day With the Tern
peratare at 100.
The temperature at t p. m. today
waa 106, the fourth day of JOO-de-gree
weather.
The corn la reported to have been
damaged considerably by the torrid
weather that has prevailed for three,
or four daye. It Is predjeted that If
the weather continues four or five
more days the crop will be reduced
at least one-third. The farmers as-
M that the corn is needing rain
very badly, and that Dickinson count,
will suffer a great toss If the moist
ure Is not received before the expira
tion of four or five days. '
The corn In many places Is begin
ning to tassel and It la reported that
the beat burns It out immediately
thereby ruining the producing anil
ities of the stalk. Some of the core,
which Is furtbed advanced, la not
suffering as great ae the later, but
all Is snfferlng snore or leas. Agsln
the real late corn which has not be
rue to tassel Is not suffering the
droalh aa much as the Intermediate,
"ofir'i the folk l ri stunted,
" !"- - t i r--'-t b PT',V
One-Fourth Off on
AH Summer Goods
TTp-Tc-JDat
I Our Great One-Fourth
lice Summer Sale
OurG
Off N
Our flUGU
t f
if ' j
Onto
nloading Sale
We will soon be off to market and want to
close-out all our summer goods such as Men's
and Boys' Suits, Children's Wash Suits and
Boys' Summer Knee Pants Suits. All our Men's
Straw Hats will besold 1-3 off, this includes the
Panamas, Straight Brim Sailors and Soft Hats in
Straw. Every article like new, stock this year's
make. We have got to have the room. Don't
mention it to 'anybody but we need the coin.
So every article sold at sale price will be for
Spot Cash. No article charged to anybody, so
bring along your checkbooks as this sale will be
for Spot Cash. It is a queer thing these people
that tye buy of want spot cash for their goods,
hence our aim to get the cash in this sale.
Our Men's Fancy Suits
Choice patterns and our best make in this unloading
sale:
All our 25 00 grade, 1-4 off. ...
" 2-i on " 1-4 off :
15.00 " 1-4 off.l
10.00 ' 1-4 off . .. ...
$1875
15-00
1125
7-50
We will need the room. Our loss your gain.
Our Boys' Blouse Waists
We have too many 2 years to 8 choice goods, regular
price 1.00, all go in this sale at 1 .50
Now fs the time to save and fix the boy for pchool.
Our Straw Hats
. Every Straw Hat has got to go in this sale and will.
Choice Panamas. 9.00 grade, 1-3 off 6-00
6.00 grade, t-J 6ff . , 4-00
3.00 grade, 1-3 off 2 00
I guess that price will get every hat out of the store.
Men's Thin Alpaca Coats
One-Fourth off on all Summer Coats. 2.00 Coats
1-4 off.; .1 L50
Men' Light Summer Pants
5.00 grade, 1-4 off ..
. (( u
4-uu
3.00 "
375
3.00
225
Don't put it off as choice patterns will be sold
and you' won't get them
4
ffffc.a.vlA.iaaa
1 am going to Harry Litts' store to his sale and '
Hvl bargains
We have many other articles that we can't mention here so come in and we will certainly please you
A Boni-Fide Sale
No Fake
A Ho Fake Sal Just
as Advertised
ABIIXNE BOf MT HI?
LIFE WHILE FI8HIXO.
George Bradley Was Wrowned at
Maskocee.
George Bradley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Bradley, South Fourth
street, was drowned at Moskoge
Ssturdsy while fishing with a seine
... a AI.. .ntther aon Went tO
Mr. uiJ ,
the funeral which was held today.-
The Muskogee Fheonia tens 01 me
accident:
Throwing np his hands and ea
,i.imln: "I'U have to leave It with
lou, hoye." George A. Bradley of
Muskogee, while seining la the Ar
ksasas river near the Frisco rail
road bridge, tost his footing and aank
to his alst In ths water yesterday
evening, while his seven com pa n
lou thraaelves worn out from tog-
igiaf vllh I . nfd to bi tiile.
and died after being taken from th.
water and carded to the river bank.
Blood poured from his nose and
mouth and he lived but a few min
utes. The seven companions bad a nar
row escape from losing their lives in
the undertow in a deep hole at the
opposite side of the stream. The big
seine hsd caused endless pulling sna
tinning, and three of the party were
to exhausted that they were making
for land at the time Mr. Bradley
threw up bla binds and aank.
The accident occurred at eight
o'clock, after the ftshermen had
i.iai- three draws with the net At
the time of the accident the eln
wb wretched nearly acoss the dim.
ill. three men fighting a strong un-,!.-.
tow In a deep aink hole and lle
runslnder entangled In eeda oa tiie
rt.llowslde. Thee net wss lost dur
ing the Strugs! of the men when
Brsdley 1
. Mr. ! H ;
the wholesale carriage firm ot Q. A.
Bradley and company at 202 North
Mala street. Be Is survived by a
widow and threes children.
The other members of the party
wen: J. W. Outbrle, Benjamin
Moore, H. R. Plerson, Elmer MInugb
and brother, Tom Tucker and 0. F.
Olass.
CHAPMAN STORKS CLOSED.
Tribute lo Memory of Mrs. McShea
at Her Funeral.
Chanman. July JS. Funeral
services of Mrs. R. Mc8hea, wife ot
Dr. McShea. were held this morning.
A large number of friends attended
to show their respect for one of
Chapman's most esteemed residents.
Mrs. McShea died Friday night after
a brief Illness. She was th mother
of Mrs. Ed Arnold and Wits Msude
McShea of this city and w'H be great-1
r ''"1. !
The services were at the housv
and conducted by the pastors of the
Methodist and Congregational
churches. The stores were closed
out of respect to the memory of the
deceased.
Mayor and Mrs. Rice, James
Carrie, Misses Kate and Matilda Mus
tard and Mrs. J. A. Wllkte ot Abi
lene were among the many out of
town people who attended.
Advertised Mail.
Advertised mail matter for the
week ending July 25.
Lettera: Barouth, Jacob; Brown-
in. W. T.: Bolen. Ollle: Davla Rob
ert: Dayton, Sarah; Hurley XII; Hill
A Creamer Hdw. Co.; Hersh, Mrs. C.
I LoTin. Miss Ceclle; Owen J. C:
Ryall. H. S.; Sharp James; WsrrcV...
H. D.: Wallace, Chaud.
Cards: Garrison. M.; Jants, J. K.:
Moll. Wm. I.; Soaell, C T-i Shari.
Jam, Wtrren, Herman.
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