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AB LENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR, ABILENE, KAN8., OCTOBER 18, tno.
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OUT IT COMES
alters for the Famous
CONCRETE BASE NOW IN, MUST
BE TAKEN UP.
orsots
Work Was Not Done to Satisfaction
of Council or of the Engineer
New Mixer is Ordered
Used and Better Paving
Done.
' imrt.nt l. the fit and if you would be sure ot being fitted accurately come to us. Don't,
, to serve you on the spot, and WE know huw. . . .
, 'r: irit ' C' l VYl" wVh? fail aft liMtfw"'ftTt
B,i.,ti.Mail.M.MHIn-"
'i Memo CI
'MA
House Cleaning
Time Is Here
We Clean House Too
Io our carpet, rug arid drapery depart
ment. We have many choice bargains
which we are offering at special pi ices.
These prices range from 10 to 20 per
cent of a discount. Some of our best se
lections are included , in these prices
we've scaled way down to tempt you.
SHOCK EY & L ANDES
HERE ARE RULES FOR
REE8-HELVER1NG DEBATE.
One Joint Ulscuiwton to Be In Each
County.
Clay Center October 19. ,
Concordia October 20.
Belleville October 21.
Washington October 22.
Marysville October 24.
Manhattan October 26.
Junction City October 26.
Abilene October 27.
SaHna October 2S,.
Minneapolis October 29.
The above are the towns and the
dates on- which Judge R. R. Rees,
candidate for congress on the Repub
lican ticket and G..T. Helvering,
candidate for congress on the Demo
cratic ticket, will debate on the pres
ent political Issues.
The following Is the agreem?nt
which gives the terms of the debate:
The Agreement.
i.narala'n&il hOTPhV SEreO tO
.engage in a seriss of ten debf tes for I
engage In a seriss of ten dcDPtes ror
the discussion of present political le-
... '.-n i.. j.t.. t thel
sues upon the following dates at the
following places: C'ay .Center, Oct.
19; Concordia, Oct. 20; Belleville,
Oct. 21; Washington, Oct. 22, Marys-
vllle Oct. 24; Manhattan, Oct. is
vino net. 24: Manhattan, uci.
Junction City, Oct! 26; Abilene, Oct.'tUm itmmow m0IDiBg ln the Loth,,
. c.nn. Oct.. 28: and Minneapolis i . hh i.nf.a. the Rev.,
27; Banna, uci. ss; u '""'"'- eran church at Lawrence, me
Oct- . Je. E. SUuffer. pa.to. The W
Each meeting shall ne neia ai o
o'clock, p. m. ,and shall be presided
. v nt.tivnf each noll-ll
over by a representative of each poli-
- tlpal nartr
The time allottd to each .peaaer
.hall be one hour, and the first speak-
u minutes
wu
V in making his argument and shall use,
. 15 minute. In rebuttal.
. ..Mr. Helvering sh.ll present tne op-;
enlng argument at the Clay Center,
.... ..j .., .H.rn.t. meet-
Ine thereafter. . Mr. Rees shall P re-
Mcvv.us -
.. .... .i . Hsu -V. a II n-. I
tent the opening argument at the
Concordia meeting and at each alter
nate meeting thereafter.
The expense, except advertising of
each meeting ahsll be shared equally
by the Democratic and Republican
vtnmmliUes. Either political pn.'T
nay advort:ie these meetings' at Hi
own expense. R, R. Rees, O. T. Hel
vering. Goes to Mayors' Meeting.
fTmm WlDdr' Dallr l
J. i. Nlcolay left this morning for
Wichita, twher (he iwill represent
Abilene at the annual convention of
the League of Kansas Municipslltie..
This Is the second meeting of the
league. The first cenvention met
with grtat success nd stronger In
terest Is'belBg take and this con
wntloB nromises to be well .ttenU-
mA Tli nrinc1r.il toolc that will
j,.a -rill be lectalatloa effert-
leg cities of the first and second!
A BIG FIRE ALMOST.
"
Dr. Mclnerney Has Accident With,.
(jasoline Blowpipe.
While busy with a set of. teeth in
his office this morning, Dr. Mclner-
ney, the dentist, had occasion to do,
some soldering. He turned the gas-
ollne Into the tube which supplies
the blowpipe used In that class of.
..... '
work, and started the pump. WnetnS
er the tank was too full, or whether
the tube leaked, he cannot tell, but
before he knew lt the blowpipe was rf tht , , r80 o the dark
spouting pure gasoline, which speed- tMr men a, they them-
lly caught fire and ran down on the. 8re lnexperienced. 1
floor and arottnd some gasoline and fcnew rf Batl,factory work be-
kerosene cans nearby. The doctor flone wlth m, ot a ma
seised the tank containing the gaso- There are always the same
line and threw It through a window,.
breaking a large pane of glass. With
the aid of a hand fire-extinguisher,
he soon put out tre blare on
floor. There was little damage be-
yona tne snanerea pane u
wrecked tank.
TO ATTEND LUTHERAN SYNOD.
;
Good slM(1 negation from Abilene
. .
Goes to Lawrence.
. ..
. The Synodlcal Missionary swuu
of the Kansas Synod of the Lutheran
,hli, ,ni nnen It annua conven-
b h o( the ,oclety m De repre-.nour.
i ,entcd by MeBdanle, w. H. Schr0ck,
' ... c , h..M
sented by Mesaaraes m. n.
C. Johnts and S. R. Cowan, besides
1 . ... .
Mrs. H. L. Humphrey, wno is m
ldent and M. 0Uve Peters, the
nlltorlan. Tn, Iadlei left today over
.. .......
(ne union racuic i
Th K g Bod wlu convene
Prlday evcnlng, and wlI, be In session
Tuesday afternoon. The Rer.
k tor of the loca,
" . . . .i
C.n U n 1. ana m. .w-,
ABILENE MAN WILL SPEAK.
i, H. Eaj'e to Address Prwbytertea
Sabbath Sdwot Iastltate.
. . . . .u. o,...1.,
J. H. Engle, secretary ui iu.
Bu.d.y (M A-oclatlo. will d.
liver as .aaresa lunranuw
. . . . nri.
at the Synodical Sabbath Institete
of the Presbyterian church, which
will hold IU first session in sauna
thla .renins. An Interesting pro
gram has beea provided, extending
over a day and a half.
One of the announcements or tne
lnstltut says of Mr. Engle:- Our
wn iuta secretary. Mr. J. H. Engle.
of Abilene, of whom Kansas Is Justly
- -
lUBLir
prtud. Is another speaker wnoae
. . - hi.vm and
large '-
attractive penality, .together with
Lt. -i i mA Mrfnl snnins oi
ai !".) -
tersnces simply Invaluable,"
From Wednwdiy'l Dally.
t half block ot concrete base
for the new paving on North Broad
way must come out. The concrete
mixer of the "continuous" type now
being used by the Capital Construc
tion mm nan r Is Inefficient and out
of date and to be discarded, and a
modern "batch" mixer must be sub
stituted In Ita place. If any serious
feiav U exnerlenced In securing a
new mixer the contractors must In
crease their force of hands, and I.
hov decline to do this the city will
supply more men and proper equip
ment under the terms of tneir con
tract Thla was the decision arrived at
this morning after an hour's con
ference between the city council,
City Engineer Murdock, and K. t.
M-TMnnaii nf the Engineering firm
of Burns ft McDonell who drew up
the plans and specifications lor :ne
work. Mr. McDonell came up from
Kansas City last evening at the re
quest of Mayor Rice ana memrers
of the street and alley committee of
the council. '
This morning Mr.. McDonell made
an Inspection of the work so far
completed. He found tne curoms
,t,A .utters eenerally satisfactory, al
though sections here and there were
condemned on account of damage
taom. and traltic. iuo ;"-
tractors were to protect their work,"
he said, "and they failed to oo so
im..i. t, iwnurae Is against prop
erty owner who maintained hitching
posts contrary to the city's oraers.
The guttering has been kicked and
broken in places by passing" teams,
and-wherever this is the case It must
'h. ranlftced."
. . ,h concrete base,"
Mr.
Mnnnoii continued. "It Is totally un-
....... t. u h.nl In some sec-
aatiBiaciuu. v ' -
IooM ,n other. If the
Mnu Burface were laid on such
fouI)datlon lt would be bound,
Qr Mjr to weaken i .pots,
eventuaiiy to crumble and give
bu of tnat work must
come' up, n pursuance of the order
. . virAnrTt vasterday.
th are nslng a type
".. th.t .ha -ontractors or
herethe water pressure Is not
f Qr the mBn haven-t learned
how i run the machine. That is the
thgy eJplaln tne defects' in the
( Bnd you woula nave
Just such defects and explanations
clear through the Job. The real
difficulty Is that the machine, is Ir-
r,.tr in Its work. It is shy on
regular m - -
sand In one place, and on concr
in another, and on water in anotner.
ln anotner, aim oi. .
Many cities have an ordinance for -
th use of anything but a
--- ,
'batch' m xer on
is w rr-
Utah., Thert are pfenty
the market, and they coma orm
- twrntv-four
one from Kan.a CUy In twenty on,
i "
idea, though, they are short of fund.
and that probably accounts for sev-
, .. tnT uv
;.nd that probably account, for sev
A1 things p
.... .... .
' the
member of the councH, suppose
concern should tnrow.up tne ooi
. .i r -
Whst thenT . ,
"In th.t case,
1 nave "";";:'.' 7lneer
gratulated," t. ch ef engln i
nlled. "I went to te"l JP anotner
goi va to. . -
on that paving Job,- and see that It
I. done right. It (s the city's f.ult
th.t he hss not done so. He bss
.-i. k- rrnmmodatln, and at
iriru w
the city's request has been running
ronnd sunervlslng sidewalk constrnc-
itch dlaaing. That has
u..
got to .top. On on. Job ri M
watching every detail of the work
u in, rwi .ci. - - -
constantly. One nfan devoted bis
entire time to checking o cemrnu
.11 found rlenly te do, too. I
do sot think th.t Is aeeessary here.
but Mr. Murdock, at le.st. must
able to give .11 hl time to It. and
If you put him at any thing else yo.
must have another man there to
.k. hia nlace. It Is Bot his business
I . . . . m.w fnr
. im.v u w
to. go . -
the contractors. Let them .ttena
f ,
to that
k Mr
tkee nr.)
" " ' - . .
fc.il,.e Mr
Z. ZZTX. .'t depen o. westher
'eould rem.lB on
Comfort Una
know Its merits, they all know
i",' '"iSE 5 TZ
, srs rsi r
healthful
mission appointed by the district
court to map out the big ditch that
Is to catch the water from the storm
sewer. "It would work a narusnip
If he were taken off" noW," Mr. Graves
said, "and the matter would probab
ly drag along till the next term or
court."
"Very well," replied Mr. McDonell
'lot him An that If you want him to,
hut when he Is away somebody else
must be there watching the paving.
It ought not to take much oi nis
time." '
it lnaked out during the meeting
that Mr. Murdock had been serving
overtime In order to expedite the
wort Someone said he had .not naa
his clothing off for five days.
Mr. McDonelle' comment was de
cisive. "Gentlemen," he said, "If
nnr men nut in more than eight hours
per day, our concern Is liable to five
hundred dollars' fine. W. Ij. a.
inhnann state labor commissioner,
has Just called attention to that, and
ailed attention to tnat ...a
. that we may expect no
notified
favors."
There, were many complaints re
garding the work of the contractor.
J. L. Kruger stated that in places
where he had examined it, the con-
where he had examined it, me n -
crete base was not over four inches
thir.k. Instead of five, as the con
toact called for. Mr. McDonell,
however, drilled through the con
crete at several points and reported
that lt was fully five Inches deep.
City Engineer Murdock, In checking
uuy e.ukiuci
lnp tne empty cement sacks used ln
the nna-half block of base on Broad-
... found .something over 100 sacks
short of the number required for the
proportion ft cement specified in
the contract oie part cement to
three of sand and six of crushed
rock.' J. B. Case pointed out that
th. mntrartors have not ' furnished
kdeqnate equipment for raking the
surface of the concrete after It w
been laid.
Mr. Larsen, representing Ibe Capi
tal Construction Compsny of Spring
Held, III., which Is doing the work,
, .. med thst i concern had a'ways
used "continuous" mixers, and had
never had any trouble with them. He
admitted that the eectlon of base on
North Broadway was not enttirely
atIsfctory to him, but expected no
more trouble Bow that sumcieni.
wster pressure had been supplied
nd the men were becoming iamnir
-i.h th. work. He did not consider
It necessary to tear up the concrete
or to provide a new mixer, ano
a k. to tke these matters
up with the company before he could
tell wb.t .ctlon would be taken re-
ii... th. pitv's demands. "We
are Just ss .nxlous to hsv this right
u you are, gentlemen, w.
urged, because we hsve gi
guarantee on It"
Mr. McDonell, however, ws firm
In hi. original position, .nd In this
he m given the hearty support of
the couucllmeB present
i t
B. Case, representing tne cm
. ' ' - .
,. committee, said tne vv
utem.
rn' - -
tot tBt Mnip,etlo. , . f tb. -ork
sarr.
.naaflsfsetory
. . n o wiib aa " " w
1 healthful. ' . ..' ' . . - ' ' V
j Get the habit of using the right patterns, The Ladies' Home Journal ,
Patterns. - ' ' " ft
I G. S. GROQKSl
M . ' . ' SV
; kVientor
it.. Aim Hnm' Jnurn&l Patterns. ! '
now gou v
V.7. -
u,. ... .
like this right along," he reminded
the councilmen, "and If they dont
get busy now there's no telling when
they will get done." The contract
provides that the paving shall be in
by January 20, 1911.
C(ty Engineer Murdock served no
tice this morning, giving the con
tractors five days to tear out tne
old 'concrete on Broadway, Install a
new mixer, and put on an adequate
force of men. At the expiration of
that time, If the demands are not
met, the city can take matters Into
Its own hands. s
Mr. McDonell left for Kansas City
on the noon train. "Push "em" was his
parting advice.
FORECLOSED ON MINE. '
Abilene Investors Will Be Holding
Bark In Colorado Property.
Word from Denver states that the
j and 0fc
V"' ... , ,.,.
Ill nuiLii Awiavu r-s
-j An flonr Qlth in MfttlslfV
the Judgment of the Flrit Nationr;
n(. , r...an Bn.,,nt1nff tn 1211001
Bank of Denver, amounting to 2000
'.'i ..0
The company has tlc
and costs,
1 month,. tme ,n whlch t0 redfem the
.
in wnicn io v
...n..tv The bond holders are
yiur.i.,l
making some attempt to raise the
money. There are many Abilene In
vestors In this property, and those
Interviewed state they will Invest no
more In the same.
FARMERS TO MEET.
Monthly Conference at Court House
Next Saturday,.
It Is now time to begin our month
ly meetings. There Is no other one
thing that will advance the farming
interest of a community and help all
to realise that "In union there Is
strength," as much as these monthly
conferences. The meeting will be
held at the court bourse, Saturday,
Oct. 15tb, at i o'clock.
"Selection and care of Seed win
be discussed undfer the following
topics:
1. Selecting and caring for seed
corn: Methods of selecting, best way
to store for winter, testing for ger
mination. J. Selecting seed wheat, oats anu
other small grains: Cleaning and
tmatlna for smut ere at
threshing time, experiences with so-
called pure-bred rarletlea,
a.wtina broom corn seed, esne
.nd ksfflr. For eveness of ripening.
for site of bead and amouat of gram,
for amount of foliage.
r..r. farmer or person interesteo
la farming, In bigger crops and more
of them. Is nrged to attend and take
part In the discussions. L. D. Ar
nold, secretary.
Horse TreiaUvt.
I am home to stay and would be
glad to have anyone who has s no
.dtob.ve .nn. wh. n.j
or colt to M "rosea ,... .. - - . , an4 Bor.ltles. Also
set to ell .nd get mf IwMr f Wllill. u.
.v,.mith. st fair grounds. PBooe," - -
UStlJw4t
41.
,,,,, w. have made In "Mentor"
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BRILLIANT EVENT.
Hartman-Plack Wedding at Gallon,
0,i Last Thursday.
Rev. Ward Hartman, pastor of
Grace Reformed church, was married.
to Miss Frieda Plack at Gallon, Ohio,
Thursday, October 6. The Gallon
Inouirer of that date (Ives the fol
lowing account of the ceermony:
The First Reformed church was
beautifully tiecorated In wealth
of autumn flowers for the Hartman-
Plack wedding which occurred at
noon today, Miss Frieda Plack being
united In marriage to Rev. Ward
Hartman of Abilene, Kansas. Rer.
D. Burghalter, pastor of the church,
read the service. Sixty guests were
present. The bride, gowned In white,
was attended by her sister, Miss An
na Plack. Mr. Jerome Schulti of Tif
fin served the groom as best man.
Little Misses Alice Plack and Ruth
Hartman and Masters Clayton Ger
hart and Harold Hartman scattered
rinwara In tht bride's path. Miss
Bertha gcbneeberger presided at the
m.. at.1.lll ..J MtflM
organ, miss cana dichuiiiioi
Carrie Lanlus were the ushers. Fol-
iowin. the ceremony a weaaing ieasr.
was served at the Plack home, covers
heina laid for thirty-seven. The
tables were tastefully decorated ln
pink and white colors of the wed
ding. The newly marrlid couple lcfi this
afternoon for Chicago, where they
will visit while enroute to Abilene,
Kansas, where they will reside.
nor. Hartman is a minister of
the Reformed church, a recent grad
uate of Heidelberg University, Tiffin,
O.. and Central Theological Seminary,
riavton. O.. and also has had post
graduate work ln a Bible school In
New York City. He hss been elected
to the office of Foreign Missionary
to Japan by his denomination but I.
temporarily doing home mission
work in Abilene, Ksnsas. Tne nnuo
is B graduate of the Gallon niga
school and Heidelberg university,
was for one year principal ot the
Berne; Ind., high .ehool. She it the
daughter of Mr. and Mr.. Andrew
Pl.fk of this city and Is a well known
and popular young lady of fine cul
ture and active tn chrlsMSB wora
hoth in the Reformed ehurch In thla
city and In college circle, at Tiffin.
u... warm friends wish tne coupie
every measure of happiness and suc
cess. Out of town guests at the wedding
were: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hartman
of Spring Valley? Mr. and Mrs-
Charley Hartman and aaugnier,,
Ruth of Spring Valley; Mr. Gage
(Hartman and daughter, Mary, oi
Spring Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Hartman of Xenia: Miss Florence
Sheerer of Bucyrus, and Mr. Jerome
Schults of Tiffin.
Pvnrjaranhy
New line, big assortment of tie
ubor.ee.
Wltdtf.
NEWS STAND.
eise.