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ABILENE WEEKLY KVjrtrCT I, ABlTr, KSAS, KOTOTPT H 19, 1010.
The Reflector Publishing Co.
Entered a aecond claae mall matter
at the poatofllce at Abilene, JUaau.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF DICKINSON
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ay Paper PubUahed la Plcklnaoa
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1910.
,
AN APPRECIATION.
Topeka, Not. , 1910,
Editor Reflector: Regard
less of ,Cho result of today'!
election, and I am -sure that
It Is going right, I want to
thank you for the splendid
'work you did for the Repub
lican ticket during this cam
paign. The Republican edi
tors of Kansas are the most
unselfish set of men I ever
knew. You are the back
bone of the Republican, party
in this state. You not only
devoted your time, but also
the valuable space of your
newspaper to the Republican
cause.
You have done more than ,
your share In this campaign
and I want you. to know that
as chairman of the Republi
can State Committee, J deep
ly appreciate It.
Very sincerely yours,
J. N. DOLLEY,
Chairman.
Perhaps the campaigning of Jack
. Johnson helped turn New York.
The various Inspectors will now
have a chance to attend to business.
Rooseveit will now have sympathy
with Bryan. He could not carry his
own precinct either.
Kaunas seems to have taken old
rhet Thomas' suggestion and voted
as it dcrned please.
Cannon will probably not be speak
er and Reea can vote for blm without
hurting anything.
The probabilities are that Sunny
Jim Sherman Is not feeling so bad
bout' the New York result as he
might.
Lena than .10 per cent of Republi
can votes were "straight." The In
surgents must have done their share
of scratching. '
MAIL ORDER HOUSES AND THE
SMALL TOWN. ,
Within the last few years there
has been a wonderful . growth and
development In the mall order busi
ness. New lines have been added
to the stocks which these concerns
used to carry and their systems for
reaching the consumer have been
elaborated and perfected until now
they are offering tha farmer prac
tically everything he, can buy Id hi!
noma town, ana gooa many uunga
he cannot buy thore.
In some sections the imall town
merchants have adopted various ex
pedients for resisting this dangerous
competition. They have met with a
measure of success here and. there,
but on the whole the trade of the
mall order houses has grown rapidly
and their markets have widened
steadily.
The big mall order houses can
sometimes undersell the country re-
taller, even though the latter figures
on a very small margin of profit.
That IS because It either owns the
factories or contracts for the output
of factories at a low price; its hand
ling; expense Is exceedingly low, and
It gets the money 'before the pur
chaser sees the goods. The retailer
pays more for bis stock. He has to
keep a fairly large assortment for
a limited trade which means that
part of bis capital Is not turned once
a year, lie has large fixed expenses.
He has to replace goods and he fre
quently has to wait "until after har
vest" for his pay.' At the end of
the year, when the dealer crosses
off bad accounts and adds the Inter
est on the money he bad to borrow
from the bank to carry on his credit
business, he finds this cash Item In
the mall order house system of con
slderable Importance.
There Is another Important que
tion In connection with the mall or
der, house business that Is frequently
overlooked by . the buying pubMo.
hat Is the ultimate effect that such
business has on the community. Car
ried to Its logical conclusion, the
operation of the mall order house
means the elimination of the country
merchant, and the elimination of the
country merchant means the decad
ence of the country town. Remove
the town and you take from the
farmer his market, the facilities for
his children's education, decrease the
value of his property, force himto
pay the entire expense of maintaining
his county government and work up
on him other losses and Inconveniences.
The town Is Just as necessary to
the farmer as the farmer Is to the
town, The town cannot live without
the farmer's trade and the farmer.
while he might be able to live, would
find that the loss of the town meant
a loss to him far greater than the
money he might be able to save by
buying from mall order Institutions.
J3-, r"3iK
V
This is the chief
requisite for
making Perfect
Bake Day Foods
W. Y. Morgan was defeated for
representative in Reno county and
thereby the legislature lost one of lBion (peculation and pernicious In
fluence of accumulated wealth. They
IN WEBSTER'S TIME.
There are persons who constantly
clamor. They complain of oppre-
I's most useful members.
The Kansarbouse'ot represent- W " Iou"Jr "' '! btDkt "d
1 tlves will be Democratlc-ln sympa- corporations, and all means by which
thy probably with the national house " .""P'tallsta become united to
which will also be that way. , ,olaT w .miiuium
flcial results. They carry on mad
Politicians do not have very clear hostility against all established in
. Id&s on predictions. At noon elec- institutions. They would choke the
Hon day Chairman Dolley predicted j fountain of Industry and dry all
Stubbs election by "over 30,000.'
streams. . .
11 ' ' 1 . s , , In a country of unbounded liberty
Mr. Rec.' good sen In promising ' oppression. In
to go Into the Republican caucus. ad. c of
vote forVCannon saved himself a wi
f,UUV JUU. BUUIV lUBUlgOUlB UlU uu.
like It but there were not enough
of them to count.
Topeka seems to be- rather slow
recalling Its mayor, Is the town go- Ian doctrine.
privilege and monopoly.
In a country where, property Is
more evenly divided than anywhere
else they rend the air shouting agrar-
tng -to take Its
air? :
trouble out In hot
x One of the Interesting features ot
reform politicians Is the difference
between their professions on the
tump and their actual arts In pri
vate. Senator Bristow who posea
as a great-enemy of the railroad Is
sued aa abusive Interview attacking
the Banta Fe the other day. Now
comes W. R. Smith, the road's at
torney, who In an open letter say.
"These statements of Senator Bris
tow are In strange contract with his
opinion of railroad officials, express
ed a few years ago. In the summer
of 1905, at the Instance ot a promi
nent state .official, Mr. Bristow called
at my office In Topeka and deal red
to know whether the railroads would
aitatat him If he should conclude to
make the race for United 8Utea sen
ator. He professed, sincere friend
ship for the roads and their officers,
and la a conversation of an hour,
int forth tha great services which
he could render In the senate In the
tntereaU I repreeented, and espec
ially requeated that I should confer
wih Vr. M. A. Low, of the Rock
la'.atd, and ecHr hla aid and eo
pri.;"i in hla Briatow"s) Inter-!.-.
Put th'j is characteristic of
fifis'.ow. Feneml-er the Long let
ter, dun't youT .
In a country where wages of labor
are high beyond parallel they would
teach the laborer he Is but an. op
pressed slave. Daniel Webster In the
Senate, 1833. - ' '
William 8. Kenyon, who it Is said,
may be appointed United States sen
ator to succeed temporarily the late
Senator Dolllver of Iowa, has made
a reputation as a lawyer, and la now
an assistant to the attorney general
of the United States, occupying the
position recently held by Wade H.
Ellis.
fSj Absolutely Pure ; l?5j
The only Baking Pow- Jjfl"
F der made from Royal M
1 ' Grape Cream of Tartar Jjp
) 1 Made from Crapes-- 81
Ho tint Phamphmtm W
m. Ho Alum lm
As was generally expected, Gover
nor Donaghey of Arkansas has an
nounced -his candidacy to succeed
United States Senator Jeff Davis,
The' Agricultural College's paper.
the Industrialist, has taken on new
life under the direction of Charles
Dillon formerly of the Star who Is
In charge of the Industrial journal
Ism department. The paper li At
tractive and a credit to the college.
Mr. Dillon Is especially qualified tbr
bis work" and Is making It count.
It IS IK)N FIRE TIME.
Don't Start Them at Night gays Fire
ChiefY.
Got any leaves to burn this fall?
If so every precaution should be
taken to avoid fires, according to
Fire Chief Engle,- The roofs of the
houses are like tinder from the long.
dry spell and a fly'cg spark might
b.i the cause of & stirlout fir.
Fire Chief' Enga.Is urging that
f.tryone exercise the utmost care In
the burning of o'.i trash. The fires
tl-ould not be left until every ember
is dead. Water should be poured on
the ashes and then there Is no chance
I) at wind may bio-v the sparks to a
roof of a house,
"Person should be more careful
In burning trash and dead leaves,"
Chief Engle says. , "There can be
any amount of trouble started by. a
little fire that may appear so small
that It would be Impossible for It to
do any damage, Whenever ther-i are
any dead leaves or trash of any kind
to be disposed, of, a snll day should
oe chosen If they are to be burned
And the coals should not be left until
they are entirely out. A small spark
will stay lighted a long time when the
wind is blowing.
"That means trouble. A fire of
that kind Is not often discovered un
til after It. has gained a fair, start.
And with a wind to fan It, there is a
chance for a serious fire. At no time
should a pile of burning trash or
leaves be left unwatched, and it Is
poor policy; to burn trash or leaves at
all, except in the day time. I know
that the children like bon. fires at
night, but it would be "safer to have
them In the day time. . Then there Is
another thing I want to call attention
to. Many parsons allow their chil
dren to look after the burning of
leaves and trash. That Is something
that should not be done. Such fires
should always be looked after by
grown persons.
"Chimneys should also be looked
after. Probably no one realizes how
many chimneys there are in Abilene
that are dangerous. The bricks at the
top have blown down or are loose,
and are liable to fall. They may fall
down the chimney and stop the draft.
It Is not Impossible that one might
hit some persons on the head it there
should be a strong wind,
COL STY TKACHEIiH WILL MKbT.
IntemtUug Program to be Gives at
High School Satarday. '
' Tha county teachers .association
will meet at the Abilene high school
Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10:30 a. m. The
program; , 7: '
Invocation. Rev. C. A. Cole.: Chris
tian churchS- music, vocal duet, Mrs.
II. R. Little and Miss Mary Meull;
paper, "High School literary Socio
ties," Miss Donica, D. C. H. 8.; paper
"The Proper Ideal- for Composition
Teaching," Mlsi Grace Galloway; mu
sic, solo, Prof., Tlllotson; address,
"The Modern High School and its
Purpose," Prof. W. D. Rose; piano
duet, Misses Pullver and Morse; ad
dress, "Phases of Rural School Prob
lems," subject not definitely an
nounced yet, Prof. Coulter, Kansas
Normal College, Emporia; Beginners'
First Two Months, Carl JByers; Cor
net solo, Miss. Clark; Ethics, May
Purves, Current History In School,
Curtis Whitney; "Should the Rural
Schools Prepare for High School, and
If so, what should be the Standard
for Promotion," Prln.' J. A. Semps-
rote; piano solo, Miss Burlln; Ques
tion box, Prof. Coulter; Chorus,
Eighth Grade, Garfield school.
The program will begin promptly
at 10.30 a, tn. and at 1;30 p. m.
Every teacher In the county is in
vited to this meeting whether you
ane teaching in the cityor country.
The program is especially strong and
you should hear It. Prof. Ross and
Prof. Coulter are men with a wide
experience in their respective fields.
They have been secured for your
help and will do you good if you will
but give them a chance. The Ques
tion Box will be helpful to every
one. Come prepared to ask ques
tions. Write them but and put them
In the box when jmu come W. O.
Steen, president association. .
DRAINAGE PLAN NOT FEASIBLE.
Engineer Conrad of Manhattan Look
ed Over the Conditions.
City Engineer Conrad of Manhat
tan came here, today, representing
Prof. E. B. McCormlck of the Agri
cultural college, to look at the drain
age plans. He says the Bitch scheme
In not feasible owing to the expense,
He favored the plan proposed by En
gineer Murdock providing for a direct
storm sewer to the river.
He said the concrete base for the
paving was all right and In his opin
ion better than most towns get. He
will make tests of bricks from It for
strength and consistency.
WICHITA TO ABILENE-SALINA.-
Rook Island Establishes Through
Connections at Herington.
In times paat there hare been peo
ple who laughed at Kansas, but Kan
sas continues In the serene practice
of the very beat secret tor curing
other people's contempt which Is
simply to go ahead In the unhindered
pursuit of th things most worth
laughter now at th latere! in g tact
developed recently by aoni statlatl
cla that Kansas today Is seeding a
larger proportion of Its yonng people
to college than nay other state la
th union. Its ratio Is nearly twk
as lara as that at Massachusetts--oao
supposd to o th horn and
center of American aapiratloa for
iiearalcg. Tt Continent.
Through connection from Wichita
to Abilene and Sallna Is the chief Im
provement accomplished by the new
Rock Island time card, which goes
into effect next ' Sunday. Several
trains are changed slightly, though
none ot them mora than a few min
utes, ' -
The Abilene connection provided
for Is on train No. 36, formerly due
at Wichita at I p. m. This train will
now reach Herlngton In time to con
nect with the Sallna train .west,
reaching Abilene at 8:65 p. m. The
Abilene .connection at Herlngton Is
the only connection changed by
the revision, which will probably be
left in effect during the winter at
least
"And the worst danger Is the
sparks from a damaged chimney. If
one side has fallen down, the wind
will throw the sparks from It down
on the roof. . , ..
"Perhaps many persons say: 'Oh
my chimney is nil right.' But there
are1 lots of people who have not look
ed at their chimneys for a long time,
I have known people to llvejn a
house two years and never 'look at
the chimney. An hour's work might
uva a man his home. Anyway, it
would pay many persons to take.a
look at their chimneys."
NEW KIND OF FAKIR.
Repairs Carpet Sweepers, Which he
Forgets to Return.
A-rand new graft made Its ap
pearance in Abilene last week. The
grafter was a smooth looking strang
er, the graftee were various unsus
picious housewives whose front doors
he visited, and the object grafted
were, carpet sweeper "In need of
repairs." ' .
The man went from house to house
stating that his business was to re
pair old carpet sweepers. Judging
from tha indication he got lots or it.
Sweeper that were badly worn, he
repaired at the houses of the owners.
Thoie, however, that were in fairly
good condition, he said he "wouia
have to take to the ahop." . One ladjr
on JSorth Bnckeye, who received
visit from the repair man Saturday
morning had a sweeper which was
almost new. and1 only needed some
l.llaht readinstment. However, It
"went to the ahop" with th under
standing that It was to be returned
th same evening. - Evening came, a
day passed, still no repair man and
no sweeper. Monday th lady began
to get alarmed and snak Inquiries.
She foiled, however, to locate any
such shop, and the stranger bad skip
ped. The new carpet sweeper skip
ped wUh bin. . , -
;' School District No. M.
Report for1 month ending Nov. 4.
Number enrolled, boys 6, girls 17,
total 23. Average attendance, boys
per cent, girls 08 per cent, total
97 per cent. Number eases of tardi
ness, boys 1, girls 4, total 6. Num
ber neither absent nor tardy, hoy
girls 8, total 10. They are Lester
Sautter, Merle Geist, Llllle Altwegg,
Bertha Altwegg, Vera Geist, Florence
Kleefeld, Hazel Glenn, Clara Sautter,
Ethel Seubert and Josephine Seubert.
Number of visitors 2. Visitors al
ways welcome. James G. Akrigbt,
teacher.
LET U5 MAKE
or
YOUR OLD
WORK SHOES
Don't Throw Away Your
Old Shoes, Just Yet. "
GIVE MY REPAIR SDOP A CHANCI
- '" ' AT THEM v
QUICK AND REASONABLE .
You will be surprised at the wear
you can get out ot your old shoca af
ter they have been, through my re
pair shop. It costs very little.
It pays to keep your old shoes re
paired. -
Rubber heels attached 35c. - -
Brown Block
Abilene, K. ,
DAVIS
PUBLIC SALE
Miller School.
' Report for month eliding Nov. 5:
Total number of days taught 20. En-
rollment 22. Average dally attend
ance 21. Those neither absent nor
tardy were Laura Tagler, Fern Her
mann, Ethol McConnell, Gladys Hes-
selbarth, Jesse Widler, Myron Polster,
Pearl Tagler, Arthur Widler, Em-
mefl Poister, Iva Leonard, Preston
Markley, Genevieve Brown, Erwln
Hesselbarth, Ralph Brown, Patrick
Tagler, Amos Widler,, Floyd Poister
and Arthur Brown- Absent but not
tardy: Enoch Larson, Leslie Leon
ard, Esther Larson and Stanley Her
mann. Lillle Nemechek, teacher.
Eureka School.'
Report for month ending "Oct. 23:
Number of days taught 20. .Total
enrollment 22. Average daily at
tendance 21. Those neither tardy
nor absent wer: Walter Lay, Grace
Funk, Rodger Funk, Henry Funk,
Emmerd Johnson, Josephine John-.
son, Robert Lay, Ella Olson, Leola
Lav. Hazel Eytman," Grace Neme
chek. Mildred Lay. Tardy but not
absent: Lawrence Byers, Lena By-
ers. Lalu ffemecnea, teacner.
SHIFTING BOIL.
Heal
Estate
J. K.
Transfers Reported b
Keel. Abstracter.
District Ko. 1.
'Report for the month ending Nov,
4th: Number of poglls enrolled 18.
Average dally attendance 17. Case
of tardiness 0: Number not absent
nor tardy 14. They wer John Ha
gans. Daisy Vogt, Grtcl Coulaon.
Ethel Hamme. Velma Caulsoa. Mtbcl
Flk, Francis Hamme, Bessl Felkv
Qui Ccfujaon, Zona Fetk, George
whil in life. There will be noLtetnbora, Frank Hagans,- Wiltard
Van Scoyoc and Ball Hagaa. N'Jifc-br-f
visitor for th month. 3. V.
Grav Van Scoyoc, teacher.
Rebuilding Baraed Slot.
J. T. Pren ltigaat twtar Sen iv
y ilding I he -ne-t eira iilHit
on West Third. Th strwter
will be eemc.it asd fcr'.k and b ae
orasraetit to .fcst ect!o of tsa.
Adveatiard Mail. ,
' For week ending Nov. 10th, IJtlO:
Letters: W. H. Bucher, Mr. Louis
Cain, Frank C. Curtis, C C. DunluP.
John Ellit, Grain Coaimis. House, K.
Klnghuy. Harry Jackson, Lee Keen
er, J. F. Ketlnlg, Lester L. Kane.
Mr. Daisy McClu, Miss Mabel Prie.
J. G. Pattman. Sam Randal, Frank
Simpson, B. S. Tom peon. Jack Wal
lac. Marli Wallae. H. D. Warell.
Card: Mia Valrl Andareoa,
Vr. rtorenre Blarketoae, Miaa Grass
Borer, M. E. Chew, Mr. Bal Cora
well, Earl Dillon, Laic Helder, R.
M. Hower. Mrs. O. V. Kaufman. W.
Little. Homer Llchty. Ceo. Lao.
K Erar, Mis Marl Ray. S
..-nr. R. WARING, P. M.
George E. White and wife to P. R.
Young, lots IS 2 and 154, Main St.,
Solomon also tract 38x150 ft. west
of sw cor of Hall block on Main
and Poplar streets, (1500.
Peter Haley to Jamea B. Haley Irreg
tract In ae cor. of a 14-13-4,
. $1000.
Mary B. Brnekkart and husband to
Katharine Jenaes west 116 ft of
south 70 ft. ot lot I. blk I, K.
H. add Abilene, l0.
Dickinson county to K. F. Wendt,
' tract t4 ft X118 ft, In blk 15,
Herlngton. 313.4S. , -.,
Stella G. O'Brien et el to William
Akerman. lota (, 1, I. , It, 11.
12, 12, 14 IS, blk 4 Gels' add
fcolomoa. It.
Barbara roster t al to Georg Dob
aon. lot IS. lt.0. 3i, 31, blk X,
lot. 1, I. 3 4. S, 33, 27 13, 21.
St. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. 3. 37. 33,
blk 6. lota 1 2. S. . 7, 3, t.
10. 11, 12. 13, 14. 35, 3. 37, 33.
blk . lots 17, II II. 10. 11, 23.
13, 14, 25. 21. 17. II. 2, 39. 31.
13, blk 10: Gtl' add Solomon,
I11S5.
H. P. Derr and wife I 0-org Fen-j
! lots 1, 4, ek J. !!'.
Having decided to quit farming, I
will sell at public auction at my
place 4 miles north and 4 east
of Talmage, 4 miles south of Indus
try, 2 miles north and mile west
of Buckeye on '
Friday, KoYcmbsr 18th
commencing at 10 a. m. the fol
lowing described property -
. 13 Head of Horses ,
1 bay. horse 10 years old; span of
dark bay mares 7 years old; 1 three-year-old
horse; 2 two-year-old mares;
2 two-year-old horse colts, 1 yearling
horse colt;' one spring mare colt; 1
bay driving horse; 2 brood mares.
21 Head of Cattle
Consisting of 12 milch cows, I
fresh or soon to be fresh; 8 two-ycarr
old heifers; 1 yearling steer; 2
sorlna calves: 2 youna calves: 1
thoroughbred Shorthorn bull.
27 Head of Hogs
3 large brood sows with pigs, 24
shoata, weight 'better than 100 lbs.
each. j '
Farming Implements
Milwaukee binder, mower, John
Deere riding lister, John Deere walk
ing, lister, 2-row weeder, 2 riding
cultivators, sulky plow, 6-tooth cul
tivator; 3-sectlon harrow; hoe grain
drill; grind stone; farm wagon; low
truck wagon and hay rack; hand
corn sheller; lawn mower; cream
separator; 2 sets farm harness; set
light driving harness; fly nets.
Household Goods .
Gasoline stove; heater; Majestic
six hole range; washing machine and
wringer; Kimball cabinet organ; in
cubator; 6 dining room chairs; one
oak bedstead and other articles.
Also 6 tons millet, some alfalfa
and some kaflr feed.
TERMS Sums ot 10 nd un
der cash; on sums over $10 a credit
of IS months wilt be given -n not
with approved security at 10 per cent
interest, if paid when due only I per
cant will be charged. No property
to be removed until settled for. N
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
J. B. llcDONALD. Owner
N. BCRTON, Auctioneer. ;
SCOTT AYERS, Clerk. .
lots 5, I. blk 127. ana west half
lot 7, blk 127, Herlngton, $1.
Barbara Foster et al to William Alter- .
man, lots I. 7 8. 1. 10. 11. 12,
li, 14. 15, blk 4, Gels' add S)io- 4
mon, 250.
John Hogan and wife to Pat Bon-
field vHi 14 4-11-2. I5.
John E. Bear and' wife to Stella E.
Bear, lot 1, 3, and 4, blk 30, Kir
by' add Abilene, 1100.
George- D. Watkins to Edward T.
and John H. Aallng, a H w '
blk 31, Wt add to Enterprise,'
1000.
Clara L. aad Gertrude Stagg by Oer-."
trad B, Huntington, gdn. to Gott
htlt J. Schaefler, and. H lota 7. 3,
1, 10, 11, blk 1, Haquenette
dd Hope, 41.
Gertrude S. Huntington aad husband
to Gotthilf J. Schaefler, aam. II.
Clareac W. Stagg aad wife to Gou
kilf ). 8chaefler, 14 of and.
of tots',7. I, , 10, 11, blk I, Hen
anenett's add Rope. II.
Morri R. Jolley to Carolina d
. raa r. lelltT, w 54 se U MM,