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VOL XXVIII
ABILENE. KANSAS, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2,1911
Farmers Hold an
Enjoyable Institute
The Abilene farmers' Institute
which was In session et the court
bouse Thursday nd Friday sur
prised everybody by the high quality
of the exhibits and the real Interest
taken in the program. Whea 80
hardheaded fanners, many of them
grown gray in harness, win listen
for several hours to the advice and
atianationa of a college professor
mint mars their junior. It 1 a pret
ty good sign that they are getting
something worth while ana are tnor
oughly convinced that their Instruc
tor knows what he is talking about
That M exaCtIT WX occurrou
.whan Prof. OJ B. Seed, one of the
younger members of the faculty of
the 1 Manhattan Agricultural college
unite what those competent to judge
i regarded as a really notable address
on ''The Silo and Silage." In the
Miint of the discussion on this sub
ject it was shown that by the use
- of the 'silo a high dais stock food Is
obtained from something that would
otherwise dry up and become utterly
worthless. : Reports Indicated that
n Htu of 20 tons of silage are
. obtained from every acre of corn pro
duces, of whlcli ten tens repreum
the proportion of actual saving.
Prof. Heed gave the farmers some
valuable advice nibout building up
a dairy herd. He said that by care-1
ful selection "of breeding animals a
grade of stock can be produced that
for all pi-actlonl purposes wHJ be
fully as good as the tnorougKoreu.
The principal speaker at the in
atttuia nu Pnrt. J. H. Miller, head
of the department of agrTruRui-l
extension at the college. One sub-;
Ject which he dealt with very ef
fectively was Tne spraying w .run,
tree! and. the handling of mH
f chaWls u-asns fro-tb
experience of Ttansaa orehnrlligts ttf
which systematic .sitraytng " bad
broaght an increase in profits Of
. abont $3.00 per tree on "number
one" apples alone. In one orchard
a "profit of 4f00 per tree -resulted
from the spraying. .
Save Yur Orchards. ,
Prof. MiHer says when farmers
set out a small Orchard they general
ly -plant the wrong kin Of trees.
"I have found," he said. !"ten sum
mer apples trees In an orchard of
fifty trees, and -only one Jonathan
or Grimes Golden. Near a large
city arhere the fruit could he mar
keted oulckly that woura no
right, but in a section any distaace
from ouch markets summer apples
iu -Ha on the around and o to
waste unless yon live near a doer
mill; there you might get ten cents
a bushel for them.
vmt Miller explained the blanks
which the college sends out to aseiBt
the farmers in planting model or
chards. 'Yott tell us the, varieties
you want," he said, "and we, will
tell you whether they are all right
and in what, proportions you snouia
plant them.
Another interesting aaqress
made by Prof. Miller on the corn
ear and root worms. He began by
stating that the animal loss irom
Insect pests in Kansas alone is about
H5.oofl.00O. "People think a bug
is a little thing, too small to be no
ticed, so they do nothing about it
until their growing Drops are infest
ed and about to be destroyed. Then
they write to us and want us to send
some ot our 'doctors' from the col
lege to go up and drive the bugs
iwn But In nine cases out oi xen
it's too late then. An eutomoRgist
ca-tft scare the pests away hy a wave
of Ms hand."
The only effective way, he said,
to 'deal with the com ear and root
worms was to do thorough winter
irtowin or dlscln to a depth of
shout three inches. The grubs hiber
nate in the ground at about that
'depth, and when turned np by the
plow and exposed to the elements
thev will die.
Miss Frances L. Brown of tire
'domestic science department of the
college made an Instructive talk n
At the election Tuesday .Abilene
voted to adopt the commission form
of government. . -i.
. Majority Was Eight.
(The vote by wards was:,
.-'.' Tea
First ward .
Second ward
Third ward ,
Fourth ward
Abilene Chooses Com
mission Government
..!
., 77
,.100
NO ,
107
101
101
tl
; 41S 404
The first ward was agatnat it by
31, the third by 1; the second ward
for it by 52, the fourth by 19. The
woman vote was to it by a large
majority many women having been
told that it would be In the Interest
of prohibition though it has nothing
whatever to do with the question.
the nowers of the mayor and com
mlssloners being exactly those of the
mayor and councilman.
V 1 In Effect April 4th,
1 The new form of government will
go! Into effect with the election of
three commissioners Instead of a
mayor and council at the election
April 4. A mayor will be elected for
on year, a commissioner for two
yelrs and a commissioner for three
vein. Thereafter one will be elected
eajCh year for a three year term.
The commissioners will appoint
elUr treasurer, city attorney, city
.clerk, police judge, firemen, water
works employes, marsnai, , sireei
.commissioner; levy all taxes, fix all
salaries. The mayor will receive
IS0O a year, each commissioner $250
a .vaar Tf thai nontilfltlol, rannhAB
5600 the mayor's salary will Jump
to $700 a year and the commis
sioners' each to $500. '
' Candidates for mayor and com.
mlneloner can get into the race by
oetltlon or by caucus nomination.
They will be voted for by the entire
city.
waii STCBBS VETO CASE'S
MORTGAGE BILL AGAIN?
I. n i
THcklnmn Representative Wins Big
gest Fight of Session.
legislature Making a Good Record
Bays Case.
Topeka, Feb. 28. Representative
C. A. Case thla morning won the
biggest fight of the session and suc
ceeded after six and 'a half hpurs
debate In carrying In committee of
tha stint la the house his mortgage
Wiread and bmttmshlng, wnicn was tas ae vote was 67 to 47
quite as much enjoyed "br the men
fas by the ladles.
Shepherd Is President.
At the business meeting 3. D
Shepherd was elected president of substitute -motion to adopt eertlcro
line innuuwi in. uwihtjji 1 - ..... - , . A iit
The debate began yesterday after
noon when the bill came up and
Brown of Kingman moved to post
pone action IdenTlnltely. Case offered
one of the otll. The debate lasted
kary. The vAzes Tor the best ex
hib tB of com. $1 for first awd 60
cents for second, were awarded as
Wollows: Boone county white, first.
i.lohn Hlggins, ?nd John Higgins; yel
low dent, first H. "W. Middieton,
second Y. L. TJiaesl. TJther exniblts
'Of corn were by 3. D. Shesnerd,
Frank Sidler, Enterprise, T. l.
rBlaesI, George 'Clemenee, L. U Ar
nold, E. T. Kneer, B. L. tandis. En-
iscrorlse. Bestoes -these were the
fr.llowini exhibits: Bntter. lorne
made bread, seUing White Plymouth
Rock eggs, Mrs. Higgina; white kaf
flr corn, black -winter oats. E. L.
rVMbb; Texas red oats, TCherson ats,
F. I. Blaesi.
The next meeting of the Institute
win be held March 11 from 1 to
4 p. m.
and won on the Tote.' Then the;
entire bill -was approved. It will tr-;
ry on regular roll call. It has al
ready passed the "senate. '
Two -rmtra aco Mr. Case's nili
passed bdtb houses and the governor
vetoed ft. He may not do inis
time.
ADOPTED 8BWE COHTRAtX
ConncU Meld 8hortt Session to
Hlssorf.
The city fathers anet last eight
for five minutes and In that time
adopted the concrete etorm sewer
eontract of Snyder Peterson of
eallna, and .ccepted their bond of
$6000. The bond which guarantees
the proper construction of the con
reto storm sewer, Is written by the
QApnrltr Co. OI
Empire bum. - . j
New York.
jjaT ESTATE OF $3S,000.
John De-tuun's Property Nearly AH
Goes to Hie Wife.
The petition of Fidelia Denham.
widow of John Denham. praying for
the probate of his will, has been
tOti In the probate court at Los
Angeles, California. The larger
part of the estate, which Is valued
at $!.00, Is left to the petltloaer,
Mrs, Denham. ' .. .
A CALLED HIM A COWARD.
Boa. Mrs. tafferty U a Legislative
' Bow. '
The Atchison Globe iaugba a good
mi the exoerlence of tne mob
Mrs. Lafterty. a former Abilene wo
man, in the Colorado legislature.
c,m (ha Globe: .
irinlatares are always amusing,
fcst the funniest one of the present
.u the Colorado legislature.
The eex row. added to the political
rmw la very. ery funny.
Colorado leaislatins. introduced a
bill eomDelllnK all inmstea of the
tate -and county ruatltutlous to be
I examined for phyakst, mental and
aaoral 4efects. Sow of the men
Hons, asked the Hon. Mrs. Lafferty
wfcat aha meant by moral defects.
Tho ,Hoo.: Mrs. Lafferty tried to be
a perfect lady but that question made
her mad." One thing led to another.
until one of the men Hons, made
an amendment to the Hon. Mrs. Lat-
fertT's bin btoh killed It as dead
as a mackerel. The Hon. Mrs. Laf
ferty was furious and called the man
who made that amendment a coward.
The other men Hons, roes in a body
and said. "Mrs. Lafferty that lan
guage is unparliamentary." The
Hon. Mrs. Lafferty looked in her
Robert's Rules of Order" book
found out the men Hods, were right.
and like the perfect lady aha was
anolorlted by savins. "My dear air,
I did not mean to eal) ram a coward."
But, of course, ahe still reserves her
own opinion on the matter.
JfEW SOLDERING FLUID.
Eaterprlas Haa Makes Valoable la-
veattoa.
Enterprise. Feb. 27. A. J. fields
has discovered a soldering field that
will snake solder stick to lead, tl-.
slue, copper or brace without aay
trouble. It is quite an Improve
ment over the old methods as it
eaa be used on these substances
without the difficulty of eteaning
them ao thoroughly.
. Mr. Jlelds experts to make the
fluid here and build p irarket
for it, . "
I HKOALL BILL WAS KILLED.
Assessors Are Ready ,
for Their Work
All the township assessors and
those of Abilene and Herlngton were
nresent at the court house where
they received their instructions from
F. J. Murohy. county assessor, for
their work which start March 1st.
The following assessors were pres
ent: John Johnston, Elmo; John
Stoffer. Abilene: H. L. Knlsely, Tal-
mage; John A. Ltndahl, Enterprise;
Chas. G. Dlffenbaugh, Manchester;
H. S. Hill. Chapman; W. C. Wool-
verton, Abilene; B. M. Funk, Abi
lene: R. A. Baker. Chapman; C. H.
Johnson, Hope; P. P; RIchert, Carl
ton; John Tischhouser, Elmo; Jod
Sterner, Enterprise; S. H. Gugler,
Woodbine; Fred Blehler, Herlngton;
J. W, Henderson, Solomon; Geo. F.
Meyer, Chapman; Norman E. Rees,
Abilene: Glen Ryan, Hope; win.
Slgg, Chapman; A. H. Ryon, Wake-
field r Win. Kandt, Herlngton;
James Wilson, Carlton; J. E. Wal
lace, Abilene; John Trager, Herlng
ton; D. B. Snider, Abilene.
Is John Flack in ;
South. Africa
'All thlnara considered the leria-
latura is makinc a xood record."
said Representative Case who spent
Sunday at home. "It has killed a
vast number of fool, bills and has
enwdted some good laws. It has
made fewer new laws than any leg-
Mature in years and that salts the
Deoole.
"The bill providing a recall for
A rumor that has enough dlfl-
nlteness about It to warrant publi
cation is that John A. Flack Is now
In South Africa.
The story Is that he has written
to friends whom he could trust and
that enough has been told to locate
him rather definitely. The report
Is that it takes six weeks for a let
tar to reach here which is the time
to South Africa. Added to this
is the Information that he Is work
in. on a salary of 140 a month and
that worry and trouble have taken
him down in flesh until he wetgnt
only 130 pounds. ITbls last does not
seem , very reasonable to those fa
miliar with Flack's nature but lr
he is living on $40 a month It would
account for something. Anyhow tho
chances are that he Is far enough
away so that he need not worry-
about being caught.
THAT SALE BROUGHT SIHH.
Market Day Was Big Success Manj
Articles Sold.
thihWa first market day brought
t. .k- ...romta tF.90 to the lucky
oftles of the second class under com-1 farmers who took advantage oi me
, . ... . . I u . . . . 1 i hnilnaaiman to
Jiiasion government was Killed sev- oner ot tne mki u..- -
ral days ago. It met bitter opposi- provide at a merely nominal expense
I . . 1 . a . ... .rtlM thftV
,Dn on mo noor anu oiea easy., an auciioneer iur .v,
destrea to sen. me ioiui
largely and udjournmenit will come
March S.
IHSTCTK OVER PURE FOOD LAW
Sotoasea Crocery Man Doesat IVr-
nfat Dogs In Store.
Solomon. Feb. 17. Only drdlo-
maey Jt the highest order prevented
a fight in a grocery store Of Chip
city, between the proprietor and a
'.nainner When the groceryman or
dered the man to tse his dog out
of the ouTiarng!. It amy not be gen
erally kaown that R as contrary to
the pare food law to jpermlt dogs
inside either -a grocery store or a
meat market, but the 3aw is very,
explicit oa (this point. . !
t ITS NOW OR WAIT AWHILE.
AUIeae Must Get rubltc Molhling
TMs Week ew W hen 7
"Abilene should tilnch Its public
building hefore eongress adjourns
March StU." said ludge Rees, eoa-
gressmaa elect to the Reflector Sat
urday. "I will taSke office March
4th but lor two years to come the
Democrats will be In a majority and
I will have little to do but sit back
and waWh them ran the roller over
us"
' An esnendlture of $75,000 a
authorized at the mst session but K
will takn a aoecinc order to start
work aad congress is expected te
UoDrooriBte the ssoney before that
Is done. If this oongress does not
do It the Democratic house win
prObabV plead economy and cut It
out.
and bolides this they met all the
either expenses fees for the clem
of the sale, etc., except one per
Is Your Tuloney
Making money for you? The more of it you have
employed, the lest you have to work yourself. If
you keep on earning and putting your earnings to
work, the funded capital of your earning, years
gradually take up the burden and you will not
need to work at all. Have you ever thought about
having some money '
At Work for You?
If not, it is time you did if you have any regard
for yonrfutore comfort or for the well being of
those dependent upon you.
t a
ADiKne National Baiili
Abilene, Kansas
Real fatoto Morties, Boaoa If yos desire sate investment la
Real Estata Mortgages or Bonds yos are Invited to call aad obtain full
Information. ' '
DIRECT . VOTE KILLED.
Senators Not to be Elected by Popu
lar Vote.
Washington, Feb. 28 The Sen
cte today by a vote of 64 to 33 killed
the measure to elect U. S. Senators
by direct, vote of the people.
ABILENE EDUCATORS TO GO.
State High Brjhool ponterence to Be.
Held at La wrench
The high schools and academies
HJI luw- aaia, .v., - r - a-
cent of the purchase price of the of Kansas will have their eighth an-
goods sold, paid to the auctioneer
The following goods were dls- slty March. 23-25. The University
posed of at the market day sale Sat
yuacjii v. . '"J ...... j
urday: Three horses, one pony, two educators to participate in this con
road wagons, buggy, pump wagon
ruuu waauiiB, vweai r r --a , . ... ,
, a -f InmA of saed from itata iinlvaraltlea and Other In-
V UUBUVW w, kf,- I -r-
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7 bushels ot auaiia seen, set. smiiiions oi oiguur maruius i.u a
of harness, washing machine, Incu
bstor, wire stretcher, two
plows, hay rake, cultivator.
. . . L r. I Aft
ncnooi ntari.
i Resort of school for month end-
In February 24: Those neither
absent nor tardy were: Edna Jones
Minnie Linden. Harry iPrlchard
Grace Sheets, Annie Linden, Roy
Holdsworth. Those absent but vot
tardy are Paul Graham, Harvey
Luckenbaugh, Irl Walker, Ben Will
her. Edna Springer, Lucy Linden
8alma HIebert, Oliver Sheets, Guy
Prlchard. Alma Linden, Vernon
Springer Oscar Sheets, Mabel Walk
er. W. E. oierner, teafher.
HAD A GOOD TIME.
Salina Visitors to Olid Fellows Ban
quet Were Well Pleased.
The SaMna papers hand the Abi
lene Odd Fellows and Rebekahs fine
compliments on the banquet last
week. The Union says: "Abilene
howad tho visitors a good time.
There was a big spread, a program
and drills. Miss Jessie Johnson, or
Rallna was on the program for two
I recitations. The only complaint the
local Odd Fellows ana neoeiaos u...
to make Is that the train left for
Salina too soon."
Tha Journal says: "JThe affair
.. thoroughly enjoyable and the
Salina visitors are Indebted to No.
(0 for an evealng of rare pleasure.
Waatarn HomO Lodge NO. (0. OWH
the fine building In which the meet
ings are held. It was purchases two
nraaant to . address the teachers'..
riding I Conferences wil be held for teacnersi
of English, and of mathematics and"
of German . and of biological science-
In connection with this conference,
wll occur the final debates betweem
the contestants for the champion
ship of the State High School Pebat.
Ing League. A basket-ball tou ma
meat will also be In progress during;
the conference, with finals to be
slaved on the evenlnc of March 25.
The program of this year's session Is
of exceptional strength and the at
tendance Is excepted to be larce and
It will Include several from Abilene.
hauled, repapered, painted and new
nual conference at the State Unlver-
extends an invitation to all Kansas
ference. , Several noted lecturers
PROGRAMS ARE I Wit' ED.
Teachers Will G oto Halloa oa March:
2, 8 and 4.
The nroarams for the 28th annual
session of the North Central Kansas
Teachers' association that will ' be
held In Salina on March I. 3 and 4"
have been Issued and the teachers
from this city will go up to attend
the meetings. (The nrograms have-
been especially arranged with care
and the teachers will be given an op
nortunlty to bear several of the meet
noted, educators of the east talk. Oa
ths program for the first day Super
intendent Stacey of the schools of
this dty, will Ulk.
CHANGE SCHOOL MEETING DATE
New Law Changes It Proas April to
m - I. k lk v.. rt.au
years ago, but waa thoroughly over-1 k. rini hes of the legislature, and
will receive the governor's elgaa-
nauitru, i.k"k'' r aw,.. -. -.
.. - J J . . ..... kalnM tha IU)Wl. . t . V. . J... . .. . B.t
IUrUKSre auuwu - luib, vwuBn . . .a... .
year. The subordinate lodge has a country school meetings. Fader the
membership of 100, the represents- 0u T these meetings have beea
tire men of ADiiene, ana iu n--iiria on ine tnira i in; u j -u,
i mm It t. mtwm annllr. I ..... ... .v.' 1- ,Wm wIIS
aUS BBUNr I a, ..." ' - r Bui. BUUCI lu, avw wi m..; -
tloas for membership. W. H. Smith, bcm oa the second Friday ' la
formerly ot oanna, ioe April. By aoiaing me b-uh m
-m. Kale Wallace, ia a member. Aprtl the teachers can be engaged
Mr. Smith la e,ulte proud of the fact nrt a the Jrear. At each ol theso
that he Is a charter member of Jcha ioetlng a sew member of
A Lossn post Na 127. Qrsnd Army lhg unl Is elected.
of Us RepubUc, ot Salina." r .
The Hob. Mrs. 'Lafferty, of the