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ABILENE WEKKLT RDXECTOB, ABILENE. KAKfc, OCTOBER 94, lfl.
UMVKD 1T-
The Reflector Publishing Co.
Entered as second eleas mall matter
t the poatofrioe t Abilene, Kansas.
OFFICIAL PAPER OK DICKINSON
COUNTY.
GwMtmd Large Orcalatloa of
Paper Published I DicklnM
Ctmntjr.
It paid In advance within th year:
On year
8li month
Three months .............
If not paid In advanca or during the
year:
One year
.12.00
THURSDAY, OCTOBER "20, 1910.
The Santa Fe officials who are
really getting back to the people
bad a cordial greeting In Abilene
tbii afternqon. In the language of
the badzes presented thera "Abilene
hn nn kick on the Santa Fe." It
has received from that road courtesy
and accoirfmodatlon both through Its
local agents and Its higher officials
and It was glad to have a visit from
the men who do things.
. Governor Stubbs has discovered a
Oreat Conspiracy of brewers to es
tablish headquarters In Kansas and
overthrow prohibition, and Incident
ally. Stubbs, at the coming election,
The governor Is wasting campaign
material. This bogle is only taken
from the attic of the Republican
state committee headquarters in
times of grave emergency. On ordi
nary years it is not used. To bring
It out again at this time when Stubbs'
election by 30,000 to 40,000 Is prac
tically certain Is extravagance. It
may be needed sometime when there
Is real danger of defeat.
ANDERSONToRPROBATE JUDGE
The exacting duties of the office
of probate Judge have been well ad
ministered during the past two years
by W. 8. Anderson, and the Republi
can when they renominated Ihim
unanimously did what was lust In
view of his good service. That he
has been accommodating and has
looked after the estates well Is ap
parent and the voters of the county
will give him a handsome majority
when the election comes next month.
He should have the united support
of the party and that means be will
have a big vote and be reelected.
EXPENSIVE REALIHM.
1 A citizen of Abilene was relating
the other day a chapter of early Kan
sas experiences. Her ' family came
direct from Germany to Clay county
In 1869. With characteristic devo
tion to religious customs a Sunday
School was Improvised the first Sun
day after their arrival. The lesson
was on Abraham offering Isaac. Next
day the children erected, an altar, dis
creetly substituted a chicken for one
of the group of children, which true
realism would have required, mid In
face of the fierce wind set fire to the
-accumulated rubbish and aleo to
the prairie gran, kindling a deatn.c
tlve fire that sneaod over some li
miles of the newlysettled prairie.
TAKE IT TO THEODORE.
If the ship of state needs calking
.l. ,i .-II . ....la- If lha Sam-
or ine uuu . .. " - . !
tors are balking; if a sliver spoon is
missed; If there's a plague in Hono
lulu, If there's trouble In the "Cup,"
why Just' write to Mr. Roosevelt and
he'll fix the matter up.
If they lynch a coon In Texas; ir ,
tha irra(-ii huff's In the wheat; If
V .1.1. .... .... ir i'mi
there s anything to vex us, if. you re.
troubled with cold feet; If your din-
. I
.n-t roariv! it vou rm irm ji
rather dry, send a telegram to Teddy.'" be constructed
and you'll get a hot reply.
If there's too much rain In Kansas
it It's dry In Tennessee; if a summer
cyclon. tan. or If Tower ha.
flea; If your sweetheart should prove
e in.. .e w.nt to know the score:
it you get a punctured nickel, drop
. line to Theodore. .
if vou need another member of,
.. . ' , . -i..v. i. , ..i,.k
n. i,.,. if Wr. eufierlnt for.
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Biuw. .. -
et; If the beef trust gets too gay,
ring up Roosevelt on the wire, and
.v , ni Ha .ha dour In naV.
If there's a scandal la Peoria; If
the city's filled with graft; or If
Storey tell hi Ury; or there's
knocking on Bill Taff, If a panic hlta
the nation; If they loose th dogs
of war. or if th Deity needs a vaca
tion, let Him trust In Tbtodor. j
New Tork Sun.
JNCI!EAN(l WHEAT HARVEST.
At no time In yeara'haa mor in
terest bees exhibited in th problem
of increasing whest production. Not
of 'j are the railroads miking special
.',. r( to swsken the firmer to as
ppw!' of the elloatloa, bat th
grain exchange taken B the
-,. .",.r who arnt oe. Tt ttt
- r ' ' x ' ''f leveled
At increasing yield of wheat U tat
wholly question of a price which Is
fairly constant, or farm practice, or
of area sowa. It Is easily all of
these and something mora. Ths ad
ditional factor upon which empha
sis must bo laid Is tho selection of
seed with regard to Its purity of
type, Its reproductive efficiency.
It adaptability to climate and soli.
The president of th St. Louis Mer
chants Exchange points out tho dif
ficulty, even in so central market
as St. Louis, of obtaining a pure var.
lety of so standard a grain as Fults
wheat. After four or five days'
aearch among the arrivals there, It
was found Impossible to get the
standard, or supply the demand for
a purer seed to take the place of
deteriorated growths throughout
states east of the Mississippi and
west of the Alleghenles.
Next to the scientific selection of
seed, lack of better preparation of
the soil Is probably the main reason
for the failure of the American far
mer to get a larger acreage yield.
This year the Indicated average will
be only 13.3 bushels, owing to the
low spring wheat average of 10.7
bushels, compared with 15.8 for win
ter wheat. Winter wheat production
being more largely part of a rotation
system of cropping, has as a rule
been much greater than spring wheat
where single cropping and more slip
shod and wasteful methods have been
the rule In the expansion of the
Northwest. The lowest average yield
next to this year's was for the decade
of 1886-75, when 13.7 bushels was
the country's average of both kinds.
For the next twenty years the aver
age was 14.1 bushels an acre. These
thirty year together formed a period
of expanding acreage. Between 1896
and 1905 the area sown varied from
34',619,000 acres as a minimum to
49,869,000 acres, the maximum In
1901. Between 1906 and 1910 the
maximum and minimum acreage
showed a difference of only 3,575,000
acres, as against 16,277,000 In the
preceding decade ending with 1906.
In due time the surplus corn belt
must give place to a larger wheat
acreage, which may come as soon as
the necessary corn Can be grown on
smaller acreage. If 10,000,000
acres of corn land can be apared,
they would yield 150,000,000 bush
els of wheat. Improved seed and bet
ter cultivation could easily add two
bushela an acre to the old average,
making nearly 100,000,000 bushels
more, or 250,000,000 bushels of In
crease. On the existing acreage, seed
and methods, 700,000,000 bushels
are now grown In average years.
NO AUTO LICENSE VET.
Council Accomplished Little at Spec
ial Meeting Xaat Night.
Abilene la still without an auto
mobile license. The council has pass-
ed two ordinances establishing such
a license, one at Its meeting last Fri
day night naming a yearly rate of
$7.50 and $5.00, and another Mon
day night levying a flat rate 'of $5
per vear. Both these measures
brought out a strong protest from
the automobile owners, and.both were
vetoed by the mayor. A llcenso of
12.50, flat rate, was proposed last
evening but failed to carry.
A draft of an ordinance was pre
sented establishing the basis of pay-
ment by the city for street lighting
' ,
at eight cents per kl.owat, and, lt
case the city should decide to oper
ate the pumping station at 8and
Springs by electricity, at five cents
per kllowat for power purposes. It
was referred to the ordinance and
water committees.
A new draft of the sidewalk or-
rilnanr waa eubmltted. directing that
-
of cement and according to specifica
tions of the city engineer, and pro-
I '" '" Immediate construc
o. by the city of all walk, which
property owners, after ' due notice,
! fal1 to put down themselves, the ex
ln P to ut-
"r- """"""" "T" 1
" l"" table.
The Abilene National Bank waa
" Permission to put In an area-
way and flight of stairs under its
sidewalk on North Broadway.
Th sidewalk grade in front of
Solder's blacksmith shop on North
Buckeye waa ordered adjusted.
DETROIT KIRK TOTAL LOSS.
Flame Destroy Building aad Stork
of Harry Knox.
Detroit, Oct. 1. Th general
stor belonging to Harry Knox was
destroyed by fir Monday night Both
building and stork ar a total lot.
fond Panp 4 We Here.
Jacob Brown bas Installed a sand
pump In th Smoky Hill river Just
below the power house dam. with the
result that cleaner sand is (Hoi
sealed Isto toa for build'ng r-
sob- t'.ir Te pn-r-o '-(- th
ABOCT PDOPL. V
' Ed. Rabe cam np from Topeka on
a business trip, -
f, F. Scaalaa of Chapman was
here on business. - ,
Nat 'Butt left for Florida to look
at lands on th west coast.
"Sandy" Mustard went to Texas to
look after real estate Investments,
J. A. Patterson and daughter, Miss
Elsie Patterson, were In Concordia.
Mr. L. 8. Bohannon and Mrs. L.
P. Lane of Dillon went to Excelsior
Spring.
Mrs. Win. Slaybaugh and children
of Ochelata, Okla., are her visiting
realtlve. '
Mrs. Alice Bender of Grand Rapids,
Mich., la visiting her nephew, 8. E.
Barber, and family.
Fred Dees, who has been a stu
dent at K. U. Is home for a few
hnonthB' rest because of his eyes giv
ing trouble.
Mrs. Clarence Smith of Adair, III.,
has returned home after a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mullln,
northwest of Abilene.
Mrs. E. Zook, Mrs. Harry Engl,
Miss Fannie Bossier, Miss Anna En-
gle, Jeremiah Engle and Mr. A. O,
Zook went to Sedgwick to attend a
love feast Saturday , and Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Belknap and
family left for Los Angeles where
they will -spenA the winter and may
locate, They roive a host of friends
here who wish for them much pros
perity.
Mrs. H. P, Fuller returned from
Wamego where she has been attend
ing ber mother, Mrs. Larsen, during
a severe Illness. Mrs. Fuller was ex
pected last week, but prolonged her
stay on account of ber mother's ser
ious condition.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Laub who are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fulton
of Talmage, return to their home at
Lahogue, III. Ion Thursday. Mr.
Laub lived at Talmage some thirty
years ago and think this country
has Improved wonderfully since then.
Lester Palmer of Kansas City I In
the city the guest of W. H. Brough
ton. Mr. Palmer's family and Mr.
Broughton's came to Kansas from
Pennsylvania In 1870 and settled on
adjoining farms on Feet's creek in
Clay county 45 miles due north of
Abilene. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Brough
ton were boy chums and are having
a great time telling their old exper
iences on the prairies.
Mrs. A. H. Smith is home from
Junction City where she attended the
funeral of Mrs. O. W. Woodburn
which was held Sunday. Mrs. Wood-
burn and her husband live at Oreat
Bend and were, attending the Odd
Fellow convention at Junction City
when ahe took sick and died. They
are old friends of the Smiths and
visited here on the way to Junction.
The body was taken to Holsington
for interment.
SANTA FE MEN HERE.
Commercial Club Gives Them Cor
dial Greeting.
A special train came in at 3:30 on
the Santa Fe bringing, fifteen leading
officials of the road. The offk-ials
came to talk over things with the bus
inessmen for the good of the service
and they were given a cordial greet
ing. As they alighted from the train
each waa given a silk badge pinned
with a booster -button which read:
Abilene Has No Kick on the Santa
Fe." Automobiles were there to take
them to the commercial club rooms
where a large number of business
men gathered and there was an Infor
mal visit and then some talks.
Mayor Rice this morning received
a letter from Concordia asking that
Abilene Join In an effort to secure
Sunday mall and passenger service
on the Strong City branch and this
was talked over.
In the party were: General Mana
ger Kouns, General Superintendents
Parker and Sharp, Division Superin
tendents Tic and Ayer, Treasurer
Copeland, General Freight Agent
Koonti. General Passenger Agent
Connell, Chief Engineer Felt, Claims
Attorney Hamilton, Publicity Agent
Jarrel, Assistant General Freight
Agent Burett.
They go to 8alina to sbend the
evening.
Miller School, Dint. 43.
Report for month ending Oct. 7th
School opened Sept. 11 with an en
rollment of 22. Number of daya
taught 19. Average dally attendance
20 5. Case of tardiness 0. Number
of pupils neither tardy nor absent for
th month, 14. They were Fern Herr
mann, Ethol McConnell, Gladys Hee
ls! berth Jess Widler. Emmet Poli
ter, Arthur Widler, Erwta Hease!
barth, Ralph Brown, Amos Widler.
Floyd Politer, Stanley Herman and
Arthur Brown. Absent but not tardy:
Laura Tagler. Esther Larson, Pearl
Tnsler, Enoch Larson. Prestoa Mark-
ley Patrirk Tigler, Jtrron Po!rtr.
and Leslie Leoeard,
LiHie VI. Neioe-
Ladies' Sweaters
An excellent quality all wool Sweater,
in both white and gray, knitted in an
attractive fancy stitch, collar-less style,
finished around nrclc and down both
sides of the front with a plain knitted
facing, fastened with six large pearl
buttons, half htted style, a splendid
Misses' Sweaters
All wool white, gray and cardinal,
knitted in an attractive fancy stitch,
finished around neck and down each
side with a plain knitted facing, fast-
ened with five large pearl buttons, in
sizes 28 to i. but to fit. children 10
u 1
to 16 years of age, special
Other Misses' Sweaters from
Heatherbloom Petticoats
for $1.98
In a dainty rich enduring material
preferred to silk by many ladies be
cause it has the sheen and ripple of
silk, the rustle and beauty, yet it is
three times as durable at one-third the
cost. Heaiherbloom is very
weight and makes an ideal
fabric. This Petticoat is
only, made with a wide flounce, trim
med with shirring and tucks, ftpi-hed
with a dust ruffl j, length 30 to 47,
prtce
Silk Petticoats
This is undoubtedly the greatest value
in a Silk Petticoat which hasever been,
offered, made from an ample quantity
of an excel'ent quality taffeta silk in
black, the inch flounce is in two sec
tions effect, trimmed with tucks, full
underlay and dust ruffle of near silk, t
length 39 to 42, special ..v 3-98
Blankets $5.00
This Blanket is strictly all
extra heavy quality with the
toned finish which is most satisiaaory
in wear, Blankets which sell ordi
narily for 7.50. special ..... 6-00
Largest Exclusive Dry
DICKINSON STUDENTS WIN.
Two From This County Are Class
Officers at K. V.
At the class elections held last
week at the University of Kansas
many students from . different parts
of the state were elected to office.
In the senior class the following were
fleeted: President Robert Fisher
of Lawrence; vie president, Charles
Halelr of Alma: aecretary, Milllcent
Nof tiger of Anthony; treasurer, Wal
ter Mayer of Keats; editor of the An
naul, Elbert Overman, Lawrence;
mutineer of the annual. Georae Rub
Sell of Topeka; chairman of the play
committee, Moe Friedman of Kansas
City, Mo. ' '
The Junior class officers are:
President, Arch McKlnnon of Law
rence; vice-president, Cleve Bwcn-
son of Junction City; secretary G en-
dale Orlffitha of Lawrence; treas
urer. Will Moore of Chapman.
The sophomor clsss officers are:
President. Carl Krebblel of Mound
rldae: vice-nresldent. John Sterling
of Carlton; secretary, Mabel Nowlln
of Kansaa City, Mo.: treasurer, Roy
Soper of Hutchinson.
Freshman class officers are: Presi
dent, Don Hendrickson .of Kansas
City, Mo.; vice-president, Ralph Bow
er of Kansas City. Mo:; eeretary,
Leona Curtis of Topeka; 'treasurer
Ittal Luke of Topeka.
IN ABILENE NEXT YEAR.
Kaasaa Lathers Hyaod Will Mr
Her October 17-20.
The Kansas Synod of the Lutheran
church, which ha Jnst cloaed Us an
nual meeting at Lawrence, ha -lected
Abilene as th place for next
rear's convention. The Synod will
eet here Ort- r-er 17-SO, end a larf
f -V, W. St. Hr,-, ', '.. . F Y.t& n
These Blankets are made of a fine
soft fini hed selected Egyptian cotton,
soft and fluffy, very warm and com
fortable, full 1 1-4 size, pink and blue
bcrder, special
Blankets $1.50 Pair
Extra large size cotton B!ankets,made -with
the celebrated German finish
and short nap which makes them very
soft, warm and comfortable, , choice
-3
for $1.98
tan or gray with blue or pink border,
full 1 2-4 size,
Silk Waists
Women's New Fall Waists of best
quality Chiffon Taffeta, plaited frill
nrrt
.., 1 98
1-25 to 2 60
down side of
with three inch
Other Silk Waists in black and colors
......
Women's New
quality black sateen, front and back,
trimmed with cluster of, pin tucking
and two one inch plaits over shoulder,
light in
petticoat
in black
The garments
knit in their
by their own patented
process. This fabric con
tains a small percentage
of wool, just enough to
make it carry off the per
spiration of the body and
to avoid the clammy effect
common, to all garments
made exclusively of cot
2-00
-
$3.98
ton. I he wool ts cleaned
and carded with infinite
care and so-
mixed that every thread
has its exact proportion.
The knit fabric
Pair
before cutting. ; These garments pos
itivelywill not scratch or shiink. Made -;.
in eleven sizes from 1 year up to 10
woo', an
old tasn- .
GaocU Store in the Caunty
turned from Lawrence report one of
the most successful conventions In
many years. Iu point of attendance
it was a record-breaker, over 150
delegates and visitors being present.
Reports from the various churches
In he Synod showed encouraging
progress during the past year. ,
J. E. Brewer, lay delegate from
Abilene, was chosen as alternate del
egate to the national synod from this
state. v
ItEES AND McNEAL AT HOPE.
Fair-Sized Crowd Torn Out to Hear
Republican Campaigners.
Hope, Oct. ,19. A fair-sited crowd
turned out here lest night for the Re
publican meeting In the auditorium
The main floor was comfortably fill
ed with scattering groups In the bal
cony. It is estimated that about 200
were preaent.
Judge Rees compared th Republi
can and the eDraocratlc platforms,
between which he said there were Im
portant difference. At the close of
Judge Rees' addresa Tom McNeal de
livered one of bin characteristic
speeches, full of witty sallies and
.mn.ln-r inM-dotes. ' which were
warmly applauded. . 4
NEW MIXER AT WORK.
Paving ta Remuned Bat Vwilrr Some
DlfflcwrUr
Th new concrete mixer I at work
today, and pkvlng Is in progress
again, but lowIy aad under diffi
culties. Steam wa np is the big
machin nearly all day yetrday.
but a break In th cable which oper
ihm travellnx bnrkrt need to
distribute concrete from th mixing
drum, delayed tie actual work nntil
this Bior-aiiis.
K-tm at thst, the rTtr r not
rt fo-ptl, 8-..1 the brtfk.t Is t-e-
Blazs&ets 08c Pair
.98
special ..
- 1.60
front, full length sleeves,
cuff
4.98
.-.. ..;., 2-98 to 6 00
Fall Waist of .'best
full length sleeves, comes in black only 1.26
Dr. Denton's Sleeping
Garments
.are made of. the Dr. Denton's
elastic knit, merino, undyed, fabric, spun and
own factory,
thoroughly
is washed and shrunk
years, price runs from .- ouc to i.uy
according to size. This U a strong,
serviceable garment easy to put on
and off and giving complete protec ion
OKS
j
delay, the tractor which carries the
engine and mixing aparatus stalled
this morning and was put in working
order again only after' considerable
effort on the part of the operatora.
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Itinnaie Sale.
Th ladle of the Library aao
ctatton will bold a rummage sal Oct
28 commencing at t a. m. Every-,
body ahould come. . ' wl
SHIFTING Son-
ftaal Ftt -Tr-fi-ra ft Km US by
I. E. Red. Abstracter.
George F. Herah and wife to Then.
M. McBrid lot S. N. 4th St, S.
A A., add Abllen 11 too.
Nelson E. Ward and wlf to Edgar
Tbrebeld 11 ft l. of lot 17,
bik 4, Carlton, $00.
Lena M. HcW.urd i I bosbssl to J.
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