Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], April 13, 1911, Image 12

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; ,T Sa'SX tS CAREFUL.
i jtisnt Court Laid Ikwni So Jfew
Rules of Mie kom,
ThrM rulM were laid down Satur
day by the Kantas supreme court
trttb, reference to automomie apeou
i in Kteiu aa followt:
it a motor cr 1 .tearing down
It hlghwsy Uke the wind, the pedes-
trim who feels tnat tne aniwpeou-
t are belnc violated doesn
tovra to nave a stop-watch on band
in order to prossoute tne arrren
of average lnteUI
fence ha an opinion of weight with
' reference to the apeed that the car
"h going.
If yon are In danger of being run
ver, and In getting away jump m
the wrong direction, ana gei nun
u not negligence on your part
three rules which the
fart drivers might advantageously
paste on their eteering wneeis, sou
read often. The automobile U get
ting to be very popular In Kansas,
and It has It Quota ot fast ni
inat aa do other states."
' The decision of the supreme court
.nrdlr ni In the CAM Ot Carl W
Miller against Bay Jewess, appealed
4mm Dickinson county. Carl Miller
vat driving along the public road
near Abilene at 11 o'clock at night.
Sonnets and bis motor car were com
4 in an onnoslte direction and at
a high rate of speed. - Miller throught
the motor car was not going to turn
.nut so the turned to the left Instead
of the right of the road. The motor
rmr sti-nck the buggy and damaged
.It and Injured the occupants. The
court held that whDe the driver oi
the buggy made a mistake In turning
to tbe left It was not negligence
as be acted In a time of danger and
did what he thought was best. Wit
nesses testified as to, speed of the
car and an effort was made to rule
out this testimony bedause the wit
nesses had no specific knowledge of
speeds. Tbe court held that the es
timate of speed by Intelligent per
sons was good and sufficient evi
dence and the damages allowed Mill
er were sustained.
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH,
Abilene Will Have Big Time That
' ay. ...
Abilene Is to celebrate the Fourth
of July this year. The carnival
-whlcb was to have been held there
April 2th under the auspices of
the Abilene "band bas been post
poned until that time. , Daredevil
Greene,, however, will have bis bal
loon races April 29th. -
Over 1000 Abileneltes celebrated
the Fourth of July at Saliaa last
year and as- many more spent tbe
day at Talmage, Chapman and Solo
mon. It Is Abllene's turn this year
and count on AbUene having a cele
bration worth while.
ABrXKXEITES WERE PLEASED.
&rge Crowd From Here Attended
' . Messiah.
'Sttenoea roe Mesnaa bi uniniwri
yesterday and were well pleased with
the entertainment. The excursion
train arrived at Llndsborg a half
kour before the afternoon concert.!
Among the" Abilene people who
vent were: Miss Ruth Wilkle, Mrs.
Will Hattserman, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Kennedy, Miss Hattle Bolt, CJlhtna
foil, T. V. Prendergast, Miss Reba
JV'orley, Mies Maggie May Prender
ast, Miss Elate Bouthworth. Miss
Alice Gentry, Miss Frances biter,
Harry Lorenson, Mr. and Mrs. B.
"W. Rowles, Prof. Tlllotson rrnl Miss
Jimma Humble. '
CYCLIST KILLED IN COLLISION.
Sanaa of SO Crashes Into Antomo-
oue DW1H,
Sa'lna, April 10. Crashing bead
first Into an electrlo runabout, J.
. Hunier, bin v riuiua
blcycfle, was so seriously Injured at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon that he
died eight minutes later.
Mr. Hunter has Just mounted bis
klrycle after leaving the postoffleel
mni started for the Elks lodge of
-which he was a charter member. Me
was on the wrong side ot the street
ad did not see as ejectrts drives
y Mrs, M. D. Berg, cosing arouad
the corner toward aim until too late.
Mr. BpntM ssosived a deep eat over
the right aye, , t. O. H enter was a
Charter member of the C. C. T. and
was one of the promoters of tbe or
tiaii la Xaaaas twenty-five
years age, Gilbert Hunter, a soa, 11
year old, was about to eater the
etolr loft ot Christ Cathedral for1
tb service when he heard his father
Kfcifn. Rusnlag out of the church
Tit saw his father dying a halt block
from the charr a, and roebed home
asd to'J his mother what had ban
's., :,. i. t':e tint tews she received '
.: r .4 a-- '.'.Bt Mr. Huatar was
.. , ti u'c-'y vry eomreercial
pmwi r 'A v- J i
Showine a few of our new spring models. We show the largest line of Men's, Boys' and
Toimfiaiipartofcoiiiitay. The new way of showing them to our cus
ffi?ittaWSflW. You enjoy looking at our goods, We want you to see
the new colors, new rooaeis, new waj
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
W. 0. T. IT. to Hold Institute Here
April 11-12. u
The Dickinson County W. C. T. tl.
will meet at the Christian church
April 11 and 12. The officers are:
Mrs. L. J. Ridings, Solomon, presi
dent: Mrs. A. M. Huff, Chapman,
secretary; Mrs. N. R. Laney, Chap
man, treasurer; Mrs. lea Pestling,
Abilene, musical director," The pro
gram Is: .
Tuesday afternoon Devotlonals,
Mrs. Naylor; greetings, Mrs. Turpin;
response, Mrs. Knight; organization
of Institute; medical temperance de
partment, Mrs. Addle Huff; Echoes
from District Institute at 8allna,
Mrs. Garrison. Mrs. Ira Wsller; Some
Laws Which Interest the W. C. T. V.;
What the W. C. T. TJ. stsnds for (a)
Purity, and Purity in Literature and
Art, Mrs. N. RLaney; (b) Scientific
Temperance Instruction and Health
and Heredity. Mrs. Bcbeurman; (c)
Flower Minion and Medal Contest,
Mrs. Isa Weller; (c) Social Work.
Mrs. Mae Dllltng. '
Tuesday evening Address. . Mrs.
Minnie J. Gunstesd, Larned, Kan.
Wednesday morning Executive
meeting; devotions, Mrs. Clara Wall
er; Why We Should Attend W. C.
T. U. Institutes. Mrs. S. DIIHng;
Question Box; Business Hour; Noon
tide Prayer led by Mrs. Qrinstead.
NO ORDINANCE PRINTED THERE
Manhattan Nationalist Got Out Hon
ing Edition.
To avoid publishing an ordinance
prohibiting the existence ot : pool
halls In Manhattan, after June 4, the
Manhattan Nationalist, tbe official
city paper, waa published at 11
o'clock Saturday morning.
Mayor A. W. Long, whe was beat
en In the last election by Thomas
Hunter, mad his campaign on the
"Issue'' that he would prohibit pool
halls la Manhattan. Loaf waa beat
en, but he baa undertaken (0 carry
out his Ideas about pool kails throsgb
the aaeUtasca of the retiring city
council. The ordinance was passed
In secret meeting; of the council Fri
day night, as 4 the National!, aa
official city paper was to print It
Saturday.
In order te print the tuna se
ot the day, a "rpwlal e'.iion" ot
tbe Natior: -rt was boned at t o'clock
In the afternoon.
Are Rack From Pwrfiytery-
Rev. Dr. Blarney and R. M. White
art home from tie presbytery whlck
as held at Belolt la
Dr.
Abilenc's FaiBhionablo Clothier and Hatter
WAS A DEMENTED PASSENGER.
U. P. Conductor Had Queer Adventure
'i Saturday.. . ,.'".
A demented woman, who had es
caped from a private hospital In Kan
sas City, passed through Abilene Sat
urday on the Union Pacific passen
ger train.' . Wednesday night ahe
boarded the train at Kansas City, and
as she had no baggage, the Pullman
conductor thought that something
was wrong, and later he noticed that
she did not act aa If she was in her
right mind, but as she appeared to
hare plenty of money, and knew
where she was' going, no' Investiga
tion waa made. ; After the train
reached Denver, ho saw this, woman
on the street several times. Thurs
day night when the brain started to
jleave Denver, the same woman
boarded the train with a ticket for
Kansas City" and a Pullman reserva
tion. She acted aa It she were wor
ried over something, and the con
ductor had another woman passen
ger go and engage this woman. In
conversation. The woman said that
she had been shopping with one of
the nurses from the 'hospital and
had escaped from the nurse tnt a
crowd at one of the large stores, and
knowing of no place else to go, sue
started for Denver. Later she call
ed the conductor, and asked htm to
call her when the train reached Ellis,
so that ahe could , catch the flyer
back to Denver as she did not want
to return to "a horded little joom
In Kansas City.",
She was still sleeping when the
train passed through Abilene, and
aa sooa It reached Kansas City
she waa turned over to the hospital
authorities. - .
Preached Opening Bermoau '
Rev. Wm. Batch preached bis first
sermons in tbe M. E. church Sunday
to large congregatlone. The Dover,
N. H., Democrat, says of his leaving
there: "Dr. Wm. M. Balch, pastor
of the St. John M. 9. church of this
city, left this morning to take up
a new pastorate at Abilene, Knots
Dr. Batch name to this city from
Ltaeoln) Nebraska, two years ago
but October. During his ministry
of two years and a bait be baa tak&
into the' church T40 "members, the
kergeet gain for many ears; be I
been very earn set la evangelinlr
work and was tbe prime mover In
securing Dr. Reee a year ao. I"
was at the head and front of t' '
no-lleenae caoifalgn in tfcat city lr
fail and his eintlve ability told If.
the result He bat heoa very acv.ve
In raring for the poor of the pas; i
and la gHing eul " 1 J h is lo c
fo- ti b ni p irt'r me
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his efforts In every cause for the
moral and social betterment of the
city. In the departure of Dr. Balch,
Dover loses an able man, faithful to
evanr detail of duty. His many
friends wish him abundant success
and a God speed In his new field of
labor."
TO INSTALL VELVET CARPETS.
Over 97000 To Be Spent on Union
, - Padfio HoteL
Work has started on the remodel
ing of the Cnlott Pacific hotel which
was badly damaged by fire and water
a month ago. me Interior expenses
Will run close to 17000. .
The hotel will be carpeted from
top to bottom with velvet carpet. The
carpet alone cost 11400.
'Mrs. Abby Clemence Dead.
Mrs." Abbr Clemence aged 70,
died laat night at tbe home of her
son Charles near Sand Springs She
leaves three sons, Charles, josepn
and George. She has lived here
Incs 1871. ner husband, Otla Clem
ence, died several years ago. Tbe
funeral services will be neia ai me
home of J. R. Clemence Tuesday af
ternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Blay-
ney officiating.- Burial In AbUene
cemetery.. ..'
". Gave Them a Reception. '
A reception was held Friday ven
ln at the Methodist church fo- Rev.
W. A,, Keve and family. About S00
m.ra Bwtnt Rev. R. J. Pliipna Of-
farad araver and tbe people an sang
a hymn led by Capt. A. H Herman
nn, n. v. t- idebrenel rave a reaa
ii i wimJMHv?wlnney a ocul solo;
xt i nnta Btftcn reading C.-W.
J. ' M. IIVI. -
tjood gave the address of welcome In
i..k-i -f it. ,h.rrh. K. . Y. tj.
Icbnaon and Bex. LTL Kaasenpf'.ug
nnke for the MInlstetia: Alliance
un,i p. A: Radman for tne Epwortn
leaaue. Rev. W. A. Keve rHiwnaen
ii a etnov mi: ner. - Ater .ke pro-
,.Tn eocla; bcur was spent - Jn
i he ifivlug I'ne with Hs- nr. ana
v.i. keve were St. anl Mr. . 4
.lchons and Mr. and Ilsrvev
Kimrie. Hlawatl a wpria.
' ' BfflFTINO SOEU
RmI Estate Trtis Roported fey
i, E. K-1, AEwtrei'tor. . .
Pmnk L. Hubbard and wife to W
H. Mott, lot t and 6 a Of )ot 4.
b! 17, HertBtoa, S is.
!. E. Hi-KT aod wife to E'.65 E
l( r. lot . blk II. K. . H. a h
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ANTI-FLY CKCSADE ON.
Dr. Crnmblne Wants a Lot of Swat
ting Done Now.
The Kansas anti-fly campaign will
bea-in the last of this month. The
nlans for carrying on the campaign
are Just being worked out. by Dr.
S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the state
hoard of health. The April bulle
tin of the board, which will be Issued
the laat of the month will be devoted
entirely to the bouse flies and to
explaining how the fly carries d-
Bl oiacards. thirty Inches long
and eighteen ' Inches wide, will be
sent to every city, town, village and
Camlet in tbe entire etatet They go
to the postmasters and to the county
health officers. These placarda are
.to be posted In the postofflces and
out un on sign- boards In the cities
and throughout the eountles. ' There
Is a bla picture showing bow the flies
travel from manure and refuse piles.
cesspools and garbage cans Into tne
home and then walk around on food
tuffa with their airty feet. It Is
also shown bow the flies go from
the cuspidors of tuberculosis patients
and from the sick rooms of typnoia
fever patiente, carrying the disease
germs to others. " v
The board also Issued a llttite
i.mnhlAt about the flies and the
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danger to people from unscreened
bouses. This llttla leaflet la sent
la bundles to every school house and
leach health officer. Every time the
state board sends out a letter one
of the lealets- goes Into it. Every
lime a county health -officer sends
nut m letter he Is to enclose one of
them and. the school eblldren are to
'read the pamphlet ana tne scnooi
teachers are to devote extra time to
the files.
The board Is now working en a
nlaa te offer a series of prizes to
school children for the best essays
or composition on tbe bouse fly u
a disease carrying agent. II ie
money can be raised ft is planned U
offer 10 in priies in eacn city, s
for the best composition and fS and
t tr iuKund and third beat. It
W probable tbat 110 will be received
from the National Anti-Fly associa
tion to offer la one city of the state
KO CKRM9 IN PIT WATTS.
CtwmWs T.-st of ftd Rrir.c-
ghows I To Bo Pure.
There Is no ginger fro gerssa or
imnnrlttns in the Sand Spring ws
ter. There was never much simple
ton aueffexl to the local water aupv
Py, but W e'er C"m "r K
Fi.rrey rec..-'r had the r ana'r
-1 ty tne cTr-ltry t i o'
,. - ! ) ( :. 1 t
state water survey which the state
board of health and the Kansas Unl-.
versify chemistry department baa
been conducting for some time.
So far aa the chemical analysis
can show there is no indication of
pollution in the water.- The water
is comparatively, soft, the total sol
Ids in the water amounting to 12.91
grains per U.' S. gallon. However,
the albuminoid ammonia runs high
er than in former analysts.:, ' ,
Following are the figures of the
chemical test of the Band Springs
water: Turbidity, dear; oxygen con
sumer (part j per teuton) .12; nitT
rogen as free ammonia, .054; nitro
gen as alb, ammonia,, .114; nitrogen
aa nitrites, none; chloride, 8.; hy
drocarbonate ion (HC03) . 155.62;
Iron, 2.5; sulphate Iron (S04) 23.04; .
total solids 221.; loss on Ignition
76.; fixed residue f14B.
; Obituary Mary Cassat. '
Moi-t F. Freeman was born In
Hunteretown, Pa., Deo. 26, 1838, and
died at Abilen April 7, 1H. at
the age of '72 years, I monuis sua
12 days. She united In marriage
with Samuel Cassat Nov. 8, 1864, at
Petersburg, Pa., after which they
spent some years in Gettysburg, Pat
In 1877 they moved to AbUene and
have lived here, and in this vicinity
lever since.- To this union there were
born three sons and three daughtera,
a soa and a daughter having pre
ceded her to the spirit world. There
remain to mourn her loss four chil
dren, Mrs. Clara Sworde, Florl, Pa.;
Edgar J., Carl and Blanche, the bus
band and father, together with
large circle Of friends. -
Mrs. Cassat was consecrated to
her Lord in holy baptism In Infancy,
confirmed Oct. 25. 18ES In the Pine
church near Hunterstown, Pa., and
upoa coming te Abilene she trans
ferred her membership to Trinity
LHtheran church where she has been
a devoted member since. - Ehe bad
been In, failing health for nearly
a rear. Finally the summons came.
sod ae wrapped her mantle about
er and closed her eyes fa aleep in
the Christ whom aha had loved ana
served. " -
The services were conducted in
Trinity Lutheran church Monday
afternoon at two o'clock, te esirtor,
Sv. W.'H. S.-bWk, isffJdaUEf, a,
sleted by Rev. Ward Hartmaa of
the Reforoi4 dure.
Ctosedl Saertwrfa) tPenav
Wain at Grove, ftletrW -ia- s
closed last Friday aiier a nuv-?6l
tana, with kites Buih V 1 " f aa
teacher. The pat rone rare tHeir
tether a niraaast snrpri in tha
f,rm of a b-r oiit -ner. 1 A
' -e t' - wra 1 ky ail ar 1
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i m ' ' a r. !. t : r.
H. H. Tinnoa of He'
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