Abilene weekly reflector. [volume], April 03, 1913, Image 5

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Abllena, Kansas.
.Date book at Mlnick A. Taylor
hardware etpre, Abilsne. '
That Drilled Well
Ton want. Get a Dempiter drill,
the drill that drill.
First 100 feet at 50c per foot
Second 100 feet at 75c per tf,
Tt.llllnv rnrV Rft TPT foot ddl-
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tional. '
Deeper at came Increase in price.
Write. PE phone. Gnaimai iiU.
HARRY A. HUFF
Chapman, Kansas
JOHNSON.
Wheat la growiiig fine.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Mize visited
-with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nefeler
last Sunday.
Leland Crowe 1b on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Asber re-
ttiniRd from Missouri.
Ethel Freeman and Ruth Clark
TClll (V uu.vo-v.
eon Sunday school to attend the Sun
der school convention at Herington,
hi .j. AaiairatM from tne Jonn-
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Woolverton
visited relatives la Ahilene Saturday
nd Sunday.
Several from the Johnson school
took the county examination In adi
lene Friday and Saturday.
BUCKEYE.
Arthur Simmers who lived in this
vicinity for years but now of Kla
math Falls, Oregon, was kicked by
a horse and his skull was iracrorea
March list.
Rm Bebermeyer shell cem tor
wvt Monday morning and snelled
corn and eawed wood for H. M. Po
land Monday afternoon. Tuesday he
sawed wood for Roy wsmsier u
hn at E. E. Stone's.
Farmer are very busy getting in
a tills nice weather.
1 Ethel Haynes came bwme Friday
evening from Abilene where she has
been attending high school and was
taken down with measles.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Eye too din
ner with his parent on Sunday and
called en E. Hoyt's in the evening.
1 J. W. Rumold returned Saturday
from a triD to Texas and was wen
pleased with things down there. Be
was at Fort Stockton.
DETROIT.
Mr. C. F. Klamm returned home
Monday from Junction City
Mrs. I. Drayer and little eon left
for Denver Saturday:.
Mrs. J. Nichols is here from Acme
visiting relatives for a few days.
Mr. Neeley Jr., lMng southwest
of here, had quite a fright one even
ing last week. He wa driving near
Enterprise when an auto hit his rig
throwing out the occupants, and
completely wrecking the buggy.
Mr. F. Dennteon has a new nlano.
Word was received by Mrs. Mun
m,11 that her sister received injuries
by a falling wan in the Omaha tor
nado and. their home was wrecaeu.
Mrs. S. Kelley and Mrs. Will
Fletcher of Abilene were in town
Sunday.
HOPE.
rtaa Leta Strine returned from
Chicago where she attended busi
ness college.
Verne Hull came up from Wich
hnainess.
Wm. Hlnkle and two children left
for a visit In Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sheets spent
Sunday at Harry Lay s.
Mrs. Avery Ohmart and little son
left Friday for Illinois, having been
called there to attena mo
of her father, Mr. Vansll.
The "Masonic Ring" given in the
auditorium by the Junior class of
the Enterprise high school Friday
night was largely attended.
The Pleasant Valley and Maple
RniM schools closed Friday.
Mr. and Mr. E. M. Reed of Hag-
erman. N. M., arrived in Hope Mon
day, having been called here on ac
count of the sickness of their daugb
t . Mrs. Nlncehelser.
Miss Gladys Hawley. went to Kan-
. taa Clty to visit reiuT
. A number faom here attended the
. play given at Navarre Saturday even
' lag. . . '
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; .' DONEGAL . .
A. D. Martin was up from Hope
buying cattle the fore part of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Kimeriy or wis
place but now of Beatrice, Neb., were
here visiting friends.
Gertrude Engle and Mabel Horr-
man of A. H. S. spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Edna Lynn closed a success
ful term of school at Oread Thurs
day. A program was given and after
the program the sqhooi presenteu
her with a handsome Jeyel case.
H. H. Lenhert spent Sunday in
Holland.
Mrs. Poland and family visited
Earl Hoffman's Sunday.
Mr J. Q. Engle spent several
days In Navarre caring for her mo
ther, Mrs. Brubaker, who has been
111. , . ...
F. J. Rumold' Sundayed at J.
Engle's.
A. L. Shank' were snopping in
Abilene Saturday.
H. E. Bennlng of Elmo was in
this vicinity Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Hines had a quilting Dee
Wednesday and Invited Jbe feuBy. wo
men bf thW vicinity.
H. E. Stauffer of Hutchinson via
lted his son Eugene last week.
J. W. Pryor of Abilene was in
the vicinity Saturday.
Wm. Scheufele made a DusinesB
trip to Abilene Thursday.
PEARL.
The Miller school, located three
mtipa west of Pearl, was the scene
of a big dinner, program and several
rimes of basket ball last Friday, aii
the visitors present enjoyed the mu
sical program and the children are
now ready for their vacations.
several from thto neignoornoou
attended the Bervice of song in the
German M. E. church at WooaDine
Sunday evening. The church was
ii mixA tn hoar the solos and
hallelujah chorus Bang by the choir
Andy Walker, the assesor oi wa-
varre. was in this part of the town-
hlo on buBinees last wee.
Alvah Green, the numoroua
rifier. auDeared In the hall at
Navarre Wednesday evening in the
last number of the lecture course
,d he aave one of the oean eau
Hm.ai lectures that tnei coumr,
mmus. His message was writable
for the old folks as well as the young
er generation.
The Sunday school was Better at
tended last Sunday and s it was
review of lessons of the sirst quar
ter we hope much good was gained
from tbesn. Next Sunday's lesson
will be about Jacob and Eseu, Gen.
27:22-34. Let everyone -study how
Esau soM his birthright for a messi
of pottage. Preaching jmmeaiateiy
after Sunday school byTlev. Edwards
nf rhnnmfln.
The tm-county convention at Her
ington wail be well attended by peo
ple from this section.
Several of the young men of this
virfntv -were sowing u "
We are mot sure whether It was
tame or wild oats but as the weather
.. hnna it Was
was rawer . uhj
the former white variety.
Ruts brothers attended the home
talent play for the benefit of the
Kavarre band Saturday evening.
Miss Elteabeth Lenteert 01
-wfi. t the Jacob ILongnecker
home Sunday afternoon.
WOODBINE.
Mrs. Emma Larson of Jtevarre is
visiting her parents, Mr. ana Mrs.
ctariroi. this weelc.
. Charley Brehm who has the meat
market is building an ice nouse.
Lillie Garrett came home from
aniin Mmidav where she spent aev-
eral days with her brother, G. A.
Middleton.
Ida and Will Steekel are home
from the Emporia senool.
Jess Reddy. George Koepke, Artie
fr.n,..n and Clarence iKauffman
V uiAiuMu
left Monday for Denver. .
wroVi Moore and wife and daugh
ter, Zella. were shopping in Abilene
Monday. .
Otto Heller of .Hope spent Sunday
It At A
Mrs C. B. Gemeny. the Woodbine
milliner, went to Kansas City Mon
day.
Mary Trxaskeweky is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Grace Fecht.
Dr. Makins of Abilene waa here
Saturday on business.
Miss Emma Fengel went to Dule
van Friday where ahe baa taken a
position as clerk in atore there.
Sophia Blume of near Herington
made her sister. Mrs. Lou Shank, a
short visit last week.
Charley Mitsch returned from
Liberty Monday. Mrs. Mltach and
the little boys will stay a while long-
MUs Katherine Frisk who teaches
school at Enterprise Sundayed at
Woodbine.
Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt and Miss
Louise were shopping in Herington
Friday. ' ...
TURKEY CREEK.
Miss Daisy. Cooper is visiting with
Mr. Scott's In Abilene.
' Miss Gertrude Scnuets of Hum
boldt, Neb., to a guest at Boyd Neme
chek'a. Mr. Cooper's were transacting
business In Abilene Saturday.
Misses Lena Byers and Ella 01
sen vteited on Friday and Saturday
with P. M. Nemechek'a while In Abi
lene for the examinations.
Miss Leola Lay returned on Wed
nesday to her work at the D. C H. S.
after having entertained the measles
the past two weeks.
All who were present enjoyed the
dinner and closing day exercises at
Eureka on Wednesday last
Miss Hedwig Schmuti returned to
her home in Abilene Saturday.
Misses Ida Houlton, Anna and
Edna Grice and Minnie, Isabelle,
Pearl and Edna Alvord of the Abi
lene schools enjoyed a Saturday
Sunday visit at their homes.
Little Roscoe Tullis of Abilene is
spending the week with his grand
parents, Mr. end Mrs. Paul.
Boyd Nemechek and wife weref
guests of relatives in Abilene eua-
Miss Ida Houlton has the measiea.
Miss Emma Hansen Sundayed at
J. C. Smlth'a
Mrs. Grice was on the sick list
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Berton Lay spent Sunday
evening with Mr. Nemecneks in
Abilene.
Chas. Anderson's- autoed to Abi
lene in their new oar Saturday.
A number from the Garfield ana
Eureka schools took the examination
at Navarre Friday and Saturday.
The farmers are busy sowing oats.
Farminaton school will close on
FrMav. As UBual, Mr. Amos Engle
has planned an enjoyable day ior
ii A dinner will be given at noon
by the friends and patrons of the
school and an afternoon program by
the nunils.. In the evening tnero
will be a play and pie social.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
nA Planar 20B. liwtf
uwvv u -
MOONLIGHT.
Rev. J. M. Sheets preached
Zlon Sunday.
at
kon of Abflene
la
the vicinity lookimg after business
Interests. '
TJenterdale school closes Friday.
. Moonlight school closes Friday.
mm. J. B. Eagle and Mrs. A. M.
Engle called at Melvtn Crawford's
Potato planting time ta here and
nil the folks are busy.
Tkfargaret McFerren spent Sunday
at -R J. Reel's.
Missee Frances Burkbnlder and
nohrhi GrHl spent Wrlday and
Saturday in Chapman.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Moyer, a
tfairsfbter.
J. C. Crum was called to Color
ado last week to see nls brother
Ed, who is very poorly.
A large nustfber from this vicinity
r.r in Abilene Saturday to attena
market day and take advantage of
tire market day bargains.
e
LANKY DISTRICT.
Mildred Ramsey spent last week
at. home.
Mrs. Dell Luke and little daugh
ter are visiting this wee with G
H. fTheney'e.
Calvin Saylor to working for J. L.
nn, UArhrt Rombereer for
n uibm; t
r.has. Mast.
Mr. and Mrs. Rice spent Sunday
with D. M. Swisher's.
Blaine Foster and family visited
Sunday with John Britt's.
The farmers are putting in their
oats as fast as the weather permits
S. A. Romberger and family spent
Sunday with Verl McCoy and wife.
L. W. McGinnis did some carpen
ter work in Tslmage last week.
Miss Anna' Blagg of Navarre visit
ed several days of this week wltb
her parents In thto vicinity.
Mr. Copeland is on the sick list.
The Misses Coffenberger spent
a.... with thatr sister. Mrs. In-
uuuub; "
galto.
Newspaper For Sale.
For sale, a print shop at Long
ford, Kansas, or might lease. Frank
E. Pattee, Longford, Kan. 13wtf
gHTFCTNQ SOIL
Real Estate Transfers Reported by
3. E. Keel. Abstractor.
J. H. Vanlue et ux to A. B. White
a lot 35, N. 7th St., S. A A.
add Abilene, $1000.
Henry Eckel et ux to Christ F. Bin
der se 34-12-1 $16,000.
Sarah E. Kapp et al to Wm. T. Kapp
und tot in ae 3 $-12-2,
$7350.
Maria Brown to Elizabeth S. Steele,
e 4 ft lot 19, blk 19, E . A. T. Co.
add Abilene. $20.
Sarah Kapp to Wm. T. Kapp w
w M 21-12-3, $3845.62. ,
niTKlKKKa MEN HELD
AN IMPORTANT SESSION, I
Making ArTangeoienta for Band Con-
certa For Summer.
The band concert for the-com
ing summer was one of the Ques
tions before the business men in
their monthly session last night. C.
E. Shadinger, representing the band,
was before the meeting to make ar
rangements for its support and a
general discussion ended in the ap
pointing of a committee of Business
men to draw up a contract for the
services of the band.
Joseph Baler, Allen Mourer and
Tom Robinson were in from Elmo
asking better connections with the
Brown telephone company for serv
ice Into Abilene and a committee
was appointed to handle this mat
ter. George Roemer, Will Sterl, W. H.
Broughton, J. T. Nlcolay and Harry
Taylor were given the responsibili
ties of arranging for the banquet
which is to be given for the traveling
men in April. The association ex
pect to make this banquet a real
booster for the city with the travel
ing men who make this territory.
The next market Bay wai eei ior
April 26 and the fee for selllnf
household and small articles was
raised to 2 per cent in an attempt to
put a stop to speculation tbrougn
the market day sales. Stock, ma
chinery and the like will be listed
for the usual 1 per cent.
GOSSIP OF SOCDETY.
Thomas Watte and Miss Mary E.
Avres of Talmage were married at
1 .'KinKk hia aftih-noon at me
Presbyterian parsonage. Both of
the young people are from well to
do homes and are Veil known in the
northern part of the county.
CHAPMAN PIONEER
HAS PASSED AWAY,
John C. Sparks, 85 years old la
dead at his home in Chapman. He
was born in Songford, Ireland, In
1828 and came to America In 1836
He married Elisabeth Tremaine In
1853. came to Kansas In 1878, ana
settled, in Chapman In 1884, where
he lived until his death. His wue
and tour children, John C. Sparks.
Jr., who lives on the Kansas side;
Miss Martha E. Sparks, Chapman;
the Rev. Edwin E. Sparks, St. Joe.
Mo., and Jamea W. Sparks, water-
town, N. T., survive.
Seed Potatoes Vor Sale.
Twte Banner variety for mulching,
Price 11.25 ner bushel in lots of 3
bushels or over. Less than 3 bush-
81.40. F. L. BlaesI, Abilene,
hon 10. SampteB may be seen
at Roemer's grocery window, AM-
lene.
lt
ftfea. Crooks Is Dead.
Mm. Crooks, mother of C. S,
Crooks, died yesterday at Hutchin
son and will be bnried Thursday at
Solomon. The funeral will be held
at the Presbyterian church at i
n'rlock. Rev. Dr. Blarney officiating
and burial will be made in the Solo
mon cemetery. Mrs. Crooks waa ior
many years a resident of Solomon,
Brine: Us Your Eggs.
We will pay you market price in
trade for anything in our store on
hardware, furniture, carpets, rugs,
linoleum, vehicles and farm machin
ery SHOCKET & LANDES.
Rev. W. H. Schrock will preacn
.t th St. James church Sunday af
ternoon at 2:30, and will also con -
ton service. An
U U"1- V
offering for Missions will be- taken
After the service It is purposed to
organize a Sunday school. 'All wno
are interested are urged to be pres
ent
Don't forget the salad bowl spec
ial sale at the Racket next Saturday
2d3twlt
The O. L. Moore residence on
Mnrth Buckeye can be bought if
taken soon at a very low price. See
a vtr wn,nn at Reflector. tf
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Hair dressing, switches, puffs and
watch guards made from combings;
prices reasonable. Combings bought.
Phone 6038. Mrs. W. W. Boyor.
10dlmo-eod-w
AN APRIL 1 JOKE BACK FIRED.
Students Who Took Out Chairs Are
Forced to Stand Up.
Springfield Mo., April 2. Stu
dents of Drury college were victims
of their own April 1 prank yester
day morning. The college authorities
forced open the doors of the class
rooms, the locks of which had been
filled with putty. They heard reci
tations and delivered lecturee while
the student stood. Monday night
students carried the chairs and reci
tation benches to the athletic field
and locked them beneath the grand
stand. j ,
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18 pounds Sugar
18 pounds choice Navy Beans
18 pounds choice Jap Rice
All hinds choice Dried Fruits
prices. Top prices paid for produce in cash or
trade.
ENOCH'S GASH STORE
DONT FORGET TO REGISTER.
Gas Election Will Be Held in Two
Week.
The time is here again when the
"Don't forget to register" is the
order of the day. The gas election
has been called for April 17 and at
this time there are only 874 eligible
voters in. the city. The great ma
jority the women and many or
the men are ineligible to vote at
the gas election because they failed
to vote at the city election yester
day. The law states very piamiy
that falling to vote at one election
makes registration absolutely neces
sary, for eligibility to vote at the
next.- The registration books are
open until 10 o'clock each night this
week when they close until auer
the gas election. If you want to
vote for gas and you dldn t vote
yesterday the best thing you can do
is to register at once.
Three Sunday School Event.
The Herington Convention Indl
cations point to an unusually large
and interesting session of the tn
county convention at Herington Fri
dav and Saturday of this week. The
assured presence of fraternal aeie-
gates from Marion and Morris coun
ties. alBo the promised series oi iec
tures by Dr. H. M. Hamlll or wasn
villa. Tenn.. have served to arouse
ooDular interest. Persons who have
not yet received copies or tne pro
aram may call on G. W. Yenser, the
county president, or at the state Sun
day school office.
The Brethren in Christ Confer
ence Erroneous impressions have
prevailed both as to the day for the
River Brethren Sunday school con
ference and Its character. It to the
regular annual meeting for the
churches of the state but is open
to all. It Is being held today. Vis
itors are especially Invited for the
address of Dr. Hamill at 8:15 to
nlKbt.
And at Wichita The date is May
, 7, 8. But more of that later.
For Sale.
White Plymouth Rock eggs for
hatnhfnr. Also baby chicks. Mrs.
C. H. Howland, Brown phone 1260
R. F. D. 4, Abilene, Kansas.
vW8tldl6t
Announcement.
'Rev. T. F. Stauffer of Emporia
will preach at the Grace Reformed
church Sunday. April 6, morning
and evening. It will be remembered
, that Rev. Stauffer built the
Re
formed church In Abilene and was
its first pastor. An invitation is
given to all members and friends of
the congregation to be present on
that date to hear our esteemed for
mer pastor.
Mrs. Kelley Dead.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly died this
morning at the home of her daugh
ter, Mre. 8. H. Paul, 421 N. Spruce
She waa 73 years of age. The re
mains will probably be sent to her
old home in Leavenworth county.
LOCAL MARKETS
(Grain markets corrected every
Thursday morning by Abilen Mill
ing Co.)
Corn 60c
Wheat f 780
(Market corrected weekly by J.
O. Norman, Abilene.
Hog -8-60
The Pioneer Produce Co. pay the
following:
Hens
lie
-7c
.5
Toung roosters
Old Roosters
Butter
Eggs -
26c
14C
Better Market.
Kansas City Creamery
11; firsts 2J-30C
SlttO
AY
$1.00
1.00
1.00
at right
A NEW OMATIA TX SLT MONTHS.
Business Men Say They Will Make.
Short Work -of Wreckage.
nmaha. Anril 1. A committee of
Omaha business men, in whose hands
the work of restoring the city rrom
the effects of the tornado has been
placed, today promised that within
six months the devastates owwwt,
would be rebuilt. Contributions
from all cities are being received
gratefully and are distributed w
those in need.
The following statistics compnea
by the commercial club were an
nounced as authentic:
The known dead in Omana ana
immediate suburbs totals 136, the
injured numbers 402, while many
sustained minor bruises; seventeen
hundred homes were destroyea or
wrecked.
NEBRASKA PASSES UP BIG FATB
State Will Not Participate in San
Francisco Exposition.
Lincoln. Neb., April 1. That Ne
braska will not participate in the
San Francisco exposition was made
certain today when he house of
representatives refused to consider
the bill for an appropriation of
$150,000 for that purpose.
DAYTON MAY ASlt BIG U. S. LOAN
A Sum of 40 Million Dollars May Be.
Borrowed. )J
Dayton, O., April 2. "Dayton i
facing one of the grave problem
and we want the world to know we.
need money ana iooa ior oui bm.v..
en people." said John H. Patterson,
president of the relief committed.
IfJUct BUQi w aw
of sections of Dayton that were
swept by the flood last week.
In speaking of a tentative plan
to ask the federal government for a
loan of from 20 million to 40 mil
lion dollars to be used in reconstruc
tion work, Mr. Patterson said i
"At a meeting of bankers and of
ficials of the building associations
last night, it was decided to appeal
for federal aid. The banke and
building associations have 60 mil
lion dollars in assets they will put
up as collateral. It may be deemed
advisable to ask the government to
give us some financial assistance.
We feel that the disaster is an emer
gency which would Justify extraor
dinary action on the part of con
. j A tt a pnriirniin i rum o tvu
gress."
Four bodies were taken from the
a tnAov hrtnfflnsr the total
UeVU. VVURf v . o o
number of bodies recovered up to
129, according to the coroner's esti
mate. TO PRINT NEW KANSAS TEXTS.
But School Books Won't Be in Use
Until 1014.
Topeka, April 2. The Kansas
state textbook commission, at Its
meeting today, decided to begin the
publication at once of the following
school textbooks to be used in Kan
sas with the beginning of the school
year in September, 1914: A Kan
sas history, a treatise on agriculture,
a primer, a complete course of clas
sics for the fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth grade of the common scbooL
The (contracts for the geberal
books used in the Kansas common
school at the present time doe not
expire for four years. But the book
in the list will be printed at once.
No state published book will be
available for use before the school
year beginning in September, 1914.
Concordia Vote Heavy and Close.
Concordia. April 2. Concordia
polled the heaviest vote ever cat
yesterday and elected W. T. Short
mayor by a close margin of nineteen
vote. The total Tote cast waa
1505. . .