The Dickinson County News from Abilene, Kansas • 1

tte Historical Society 3: AfeS dv ft, 1 I VOL. XXI ABILENE. DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS APIUL 8 1909 NO 32 77 i Hi'rA 07) nmr IO TUC HfllJMCD! contest was a hot one, it free SPECIAL PRIZES GIVE! Carniv2! h'ext Week for Abilene BsnliQQURJ HOUSE EVENTS Market Letter. KiuL IO lift. IIIIUll.il Id tb Ntvi.

Kausas City Stock Miss Anna Fink of Enterprise Wins Over T. R. ConMin Yards, April Re -j INCREASE ROAD RECEIPTS Hjry Mere Txes to te Ccl-Uctci THE ME IS RAISED The Gold Watch. Msinrrhi' by 234 Tit: it ill. Ncrmal Institute will be in Abilene Coencir July 12.

COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION from any great amount mud slicking. J. C. the present mayor, was defeated by a tujj rity of The vote being Palmer 1::. Entz The following tiek elected, which wa the nominated witii Palmer: Mayor.

T. II. Palmer: counciitnen, M. Ke tchersid. A.

J. DayhotT. W. II irry A. C.

.1. S. Hue police The run of cattle tiay i lo.ot bead, market on ter iesdy ten lower, top steers 50, bulk of td.r CONTEST CLOSES MAY FIRST WINS AT HERINGTOSI The Abilfte Rami ha made arrangements with the threat Parker Shows- to ojyi tlKra a benefit for lfir days, commencing Thursday, April I uti 1 the tlrst time in fs.ur Mrs Hie Parker shows will occupy the streets of Abihcne. C. T.

Krii'iedy, the tainager of the nuuibvr one Parkr Show, states that o- b.i the t't ajffrregation hallo i. t- ever had this year, and tlut is -oUie, as iiis show has at 5.40 to t. 50. Cows and heifer UWed for the Quarter Make Ap-I are steady, top heifers today io. Only a Short Time Now to Hustle The and Herington nojdoen.eer No tlas Kiht to Demand Race is Close.

propriatkxi for Noble Township's Road. lertiens in Olhrr Towns. Pdy Inslfu of Work. It is -tini ite i several hun ju Herington I judgi G. II.

John- The special prizes in Tiik New? i Tuesday, and piano contest were awarded Monday dred .11 r- evira will collected in poll axes tLi coming year than were v. irrulv contested V. Y. Morse county treasurer and C. Chapman i lit of those cities that had i tickt-t- and a I.

C. toe present m-iyor was defeated. AH'-r jrd bulk 4.00 to 6 00, cow 3 co to stocker and feeder about steaiiy. stockers 4.oo to fenlers tt, oo. veal calves about steady at to T.2, quarantine steers-steady to weak, steer f.73 to oo, cows to 4 00.

Cattle receipts for the nth of at this point biofce all both side-- collected lat r. This is because O. Scrafford register of deeds, acting as judifes. The vote showed that i a biff vote. liirlit the follow jnr elect ier -d some of it the nr-w ta law.

The new pr. les that one dull be year ie, before he it Miss Anna Fink of Enterprise h3d Th" county met in Modr regulir piai ferly session Monday with all mmibi-rs pre--nf. Cn business was transacted, b-lde the auditing accounts and the allowing of bills against the county. On Monday a commitlee oijsit.t jg of the school brard of tlie dictrict next to the Pearl Fuion school appeared before the hoard and asked to have tint pm the territory which ed: bat otherwise won the gold watch and Miss Llllie always -en risid.red by showman in th i sl tu be thf lirget and best tented cnt-r: prise ever attempted. The i'ltkfi factories have been working iy nod nv'ht fur the pat thre i soaking an entire new 'UMi'.

i wsll represent an iuvet- nipt coin his pull taxes. Shetlhas the hat. These prizes Mayor, Pat A. I. Schorline.

1 he compiler p. rls ips helped -isnclimen, I). E. E. S.

were worth the hard effort put forth T. ti. i. iifi and If Vi.t.r Dowiing. C.

C. vVi by the irls. as they i tn- column. Ea'Ien: Folic I J. Foley.

miit ti ncjrlv floti.doo. It will records for the month at 170,000 head, an Increase rif ti.uoo lied over same month last year. It wa- generally believed early last month that the movement of rattle would te light. Hg re eipts last week tot.i! The watch Is any 15 UU watch in A. M.

Wards jewelry store and is kket won all at. play oi.iy tlo larjvst cities and state The election ul Ht rin was a bowing is the fairs ihi rear. Lat, vear the guaranteed by him. The hat is a had previously been taken fruiu their district returned to them. Thy miidates: hot one and wa thrt- the Numb in-- trawled over 22.

10 pattern hat purcha-ed from Mis. candidates heinj M. ooo tu and the past live years it This i ten years tho the previous law The li rem to unt robaly will cot pay 1 oil taxes, j1w not( channel in thi jai 1 iu'ar. The law i generally ur.d rt to exempt firemen from piy oj. 1 oil tax but this js mistake.

The law simply allows citi'-s tt '-x- their firemen and this iw en done here. There is it of the new that Js much than the old. The old provided that, every man within the ajc ihuit 'Ijouid do twa EHanor Berry's millinery tore. The contest clones Saturday May a Palmer and Tit n. The ha J5i cities in all ptrt? of Mo tbiittfl He.

candidates all worked and hid out a tiir v.t? iiuf. Ms: rt prved to 1st or Monday May 3rd utile changed bv mutual agreement of the contest A li A io Ho- ff it ore t-hows is the 000 head, and the week closed with a gain of 10 to cents oer close of previous week. Demand for "eastern killers continued good, but thHr buying was not as heavy as durn.g previous week. The run today I'll. 000 head, market on he ivy logs bo i having rm authority to act the case was takori up with the oiity The com-iuitt-e was A.

S.indijuist. L. Cal'fto. hu o-trotu. Tin- property of I F.

Cowrll was vac i trd and set aside fmiu the city of Solninon. The l.ard on Tuesday be the winner. Wild A loio il hrw. This is the li y. I-r --1 ad 4th 107 177 ioi 151 15 2 l4 JT 174 207 7 i 124 1 1 a 205 199 7-i 02 34 11 Kin- show ti pi ived the Kansas City Hippo Iromo this winter and Mayor G.

V. Treasurer Th- ni Police Judv'e J. 11. IC h. Treasurer -rh ir Iiobt.

ecurcu ui pijoiiclry at tins pop. uiu ro rt thin ail of th otlor IVi.i i Sutherland. spnt-the day iispcMr? bridges in Shenmti and Notjle townbips. They aIo approved the bonds of all lhe hows robin. I.

Capt. Cirdoni will li iv true. asited by Eirnes- erj I.ti: Maude LucilM. Oiadvs Firt 1 Councilman Frt ij m. School P.narl U'hiin-yi i XV.

r-i Gcre Lar.itich. Tiieo. Rjg- ants. The hour will be anouncel later. So that from now ou ever) contestant will need to ir-t busy-there is yet time to win.

Remember ou can have any list vou want and work fn any territory. Again we ask you to have your friends get busy. The votes will now be returned to their orifnal "urnkr and will be. as follows: Tfe votes count up fjt. and if you cm set your clos friends to tak? a three year subscription vou get :j.Coo votes extra.

100 new subscription counts 00 3.00 new subscription counts 5400 5.00 new subscription counts iooo 10.00 new subscription counts 15000 211 er the oungest animal trainer 215 20 11 in M.o l. Cardona. live steady to strong, light steady to, lower, heavies to 7.02A, medium weights o.so to weights below 20o pounds J.r.O to pigs 2 to Average weight of li f( March was lightest siri(e 1102. Z. Myer of Hope, Kas marketed 2 catloads of cattle Wednesday.

l. T. Skages Solomon, h'an was on Thursday's mirket with 2 Siin js ii 1 ad of i at tie. John UVbr of Elmo, Kan was in loads orcatlleThuisday All soid at very satisfactory pric. He had one cow gKl enough to bnr 1 M-ars i the son of th Councilman C.

X. Schofl Hoard--II. T. TO Council in in I. School Iiiard W.

II una Iriinr. Ti' littb- fell -jo six cub lion. lh-ir ayes irom three to banks that, have any of th county funds deposit. Chapman ha 1 1 en expetimentiug with good roads for some tlm. and hiv.

put forth a good deal of -ffurt Toe tnard irpt'Pl itd I 0 to Noble township to help in the wurk. T. J. Fohy, John.Cirrol, J. A.

Whitehair pistm iter, Geo. Myers, tru-tce and El. Wilklns towijshifi cScik wre up Tueday to see atout the appropriation. E. E.

La nning. trustee of Litrty township, A. Shelter, trutee of Jefletsoti. S. H.

Ciuglr, trustee of Liberty luve leen befme th tjoird lii. It i be i ii 1 any (iiiestuiri Mo most ai.fial animal act ever Furti; I Councilman School Foard url.ink. days work a ar or one day's work with team. Iiut the r0.1l overseer have usually takeu a check for i whire and furnished the workmen. The ix-w 1 1 the overseer the ij.

hi tei del 'Tio 00 whether the man diall pay i or wlo-ther he thall be allowed rU it out. It if argued thst the man knows s.i littb of ru I improvement that he rk t.v days without benefiting the rods. Vy paying tl men who under- ui 1 bow to do the woik ean 'i. ti'the do Bci'ht Interest in Tuffs. N.

E. GlsJi a purchased an iu the A. Tuft- Furniture Co. Mi. Gish 1 a hustling and eocrgetlc businessman with; a wioe acquaint ante Mini the re ill a good ac.

Pciscncd Dog. attempt -d in I it Lritgs the sight- er to ir bot in f-ar of the II. tie Notes cn Eiccti ciiap beini. kilb-d bv the-e yi ung 41 io eating brutes. Well, evcryhoily i- ls Frank Close sa tre There will be many new features in vtr btn IntriKluced to 1.

00 renewal counts you 4o 1.00 job printing counts 300 You seethe votes run up fast and every person ought to help their favoritecandidate. ALL SUBSCRIPTION'S COl'NT. Every subscriptions count-, but the thing for you to do is to get it to i j. man I I At- I ir-Vn 'J a :1 I- iL-i an liiil a U-M Klin? 1 io.ve FriU COUXCILMAX McLurdy Ci ixuti it nvr. mine was be close at wron.

It aitiu ru the f.ubbr Among the all. rooiiro nt r.to are: )ld Maids Ccn- 124 vention, which is a satire: Russian- for A. L. Iieee. 1 Police ccial- wa-j hili count for you.

Have your friends ist ticket. when tney pav up. ask for a card rir Tom Scanlan of the Urm of Arr.old A. Scaulan Chipman, Kan was on Thursday ttket with a car that, sold for fi ii. C.

R. Ilo'JIfiger liekinofi Couutj had cars of attic Tr market, H. S. Keeltr iff had a of stk at this uur-ket Wed ne Jay. W.

P. Eddy of Dickinson Kan had a cai of cattle hre We1 nesday. J. En L. S.

Coriesootl dent. this week regirdin" assessments. Jake Ituhrc-r I nterprisoand Fred Merriiat were in town Wedm-sdiy on road i. iifipss. Not much bo found out frnw the siiperintendijt but county Aumilbr or: nun that, the county i otm tl will meet.

In Prof. Maiiv will conduct, an! Miss Crittenden and 2y 2H you. If auy of them get any job Mayor Rice a it printing and pay csh for it, have why shouldn't 1 them call for a card. You cannot ter right? 172 Soiue lit ible person wh i rolublv bad 10. oii' else to da cet the card unles you ask for It.

as A h3rd fl'lit wn or; 101 W.ll, I I tt- nn Nick lie tirst ite for and we do not say anything atout It here Robson for councilman in unless il Is aked for. ipolsonid a I i dog owu-d C. T. Estes Stevens arjj but it va u-elf. io Tbf re: Pah ler's Mln-strtN; Felles.

a musical comedy with fi 1 1 people; Saiopoo, the snake, alive; Pearl and rntiy nie largest and in a iu world: Ilipjvidrome, cr a Country fiuu: Human Rolette Whetd be wt thing in the riding devh Superba or the 'Siiow This is the show that ir i oi i bi feature attraction with the" Parker show- for year. W. uid enumerate a lot of othr attractions but pjo. ies not permit in this isue. 203 The standing of the contestants II.

A. Andreon oot irM- up till noon Thurrsday was as fol school board in third Harmony School Closes. valued at 2'o. Toe dig took ick abiut a ek ai-o und succumlied yesterday. The owners or the dog 1 fi.r t'u reward tbe.culprit..

lows: Pr f. Pf rril of Ch ipmau and o. Sfi'en. of Solomon will intruct. The normal will open July j.

The foUonim licenses w.r Issuel Him wtek by Probit" Jude Andet-son. J. A. Lower, and Ijosena I-rigile? of Hope: H. H.

Ilavhes. of and Roa Fiedler of Hop. Wm. Fischer folsowitiiT are tii jse wlo were Ab Carr one for l.nterr.rise elected to tho several in the The win.l and dt I didn't slop )ut of the Harm nv Hall, Ib-trict to, c1om1 war.i citv very many from tic Solomon Abilene Abilene Banquet zt Salina. 1.S00 resist ered over 1.

A. V. Rice M. II. Malott a very surc.e-ful term of school.

Friday April 2nd. ,0 ViitOCl. co Informed The ladies of the Jr Mayor TitiifUref Tre.i-. j-uj Sourd dge Abilene, R. R.

2 church had ti for both din- and Ernestine Krau- both of Her-ingtorj; John IteMJes and Martha Wheatly both Herjototj. S. M. Shockey J. C.

Porter HOT SHOT AT ABILENE. Wood hi oe Carlton uer and supper at th? A. O. LT. W.

hall. The Ivmecral-i at Sa.iua will have a bl evening April Y'U cia j'et tokets at ibia "ice. Lets help Mom out. Hideously Manchester The Chapmafi Advertiser Hands the Fol- Monthly Weather Summary for March 1SQ3 M. II." Malott led the ticket for lowin Bunch to Abilene.

Here's out' on Ahilem: Last week votes. Lease Duck wall says that Le had such a bad cjld that- lie had no voice in the matte. Elmo Hcpe Enterprise Dillon Abilene r. r. Anna Fink Jane Carby Josie Campbell Llllie Shellhass Maggie Felhush Mary Huston Carrie McAdams Edith Dakin Anna Shetter Myrtle Sidler Mrs.

Will Tate Josie Schumaker Myrtle Corruthers Rosy Oliver Lillian Wenthe Mary Hartman Edith Tolbert Lucy Tolbert Greta ChUds Lula Swartz Pearl Myers our lib Wui. I.arinlnsr, was erfectly loeI W.u:d. Cuiinpilman F. Kobson School lioard J. S- Engle Second Wakd.

Councilaian J. S. 11 i 21 School 1 tra K. M. White Third Waki.

Cour.ciIm.in Sam Cowan School Hi juI J. W. Howe i't'L KTH Wakd, -nt to Abilene to Ink up and arrest demented p. rsoti who was headed Had Feet Cut Off. Cbira a gown of yours! iud I Mi r.

'I nimetj-e v. 1 Life. that way. Aftr n-turnlng Lome ilh bk iff 1- hideouljT The pupils surprised their teacher. Miss Mary Sheets, by servii.t' txiuritiful dinner to more fully h.w their appreciation of the ti.any favor, kindnesses and attentions ehown them during the pist ter 10, they presented to her a bemtifu) book of Whittiers poems.

In the evening a well ptepired program was rendered by the a Urfce crowd of attentive he.uei. The board Mesen. R. Rurnworth L. L.

Engle and G. W. were resent. Mis Mae Purvis, a teacher and many of lhe former students were also present. Miss Sheet's ability as a teacher has been sh-wn by the excellent progress which the ho.4 has made during this school year nl the entire district ywi in wishing hr R.

II. Collins, a br.ikem.ir. on the the niHishnil that if he arrested Ti.m I'Kii vTt Mean mixium oi.o Meau miijimum 27." Mean 41.2 Maximo si; date 2. Minimum Ft: date 1 1 Greatest daily rarte 47 Puki iflTAimv Total .1 inches Greatest in 24 hours .45 inches: Rock Island frieght tr im had both all th fee! ioio h- appearing peo- of his feet cut loe- i sv at Enter pb lo 1 have Mo i 1 to the Herington Elmo Abilene, R. R.

Carlton Carlton Herington Herington Abilene, R. prise. Mr. Collin alighting :i.iltn.sn .1 McCurdy A i i II. E.

Ackers Cju; Selu rafters in 2 We did not think that Abiinu had quite that many 'dippy' cns. but it must be To Much Water, Picon. Do t. bevr iVall Street r-Loald bo 1 roV 1 I It tbouli be baled ojt Vduierf Stfctea- the ca-. Attai hkp Tkkkitoky.

lioard 11. A. Snider date 24. Woudi Advartised Letters. The fd! wing is the list of un re held it tlrt city iy :..) the ensible from a moving car when iie accident-lly slipped and the wheel the car running over his fr' near the ankles He was iru mediately takeu to the Rock Ii sr i hospital at Topeka.

Mr. Colli. id nly been in the employ of the railroad two weeks. His home is Jacksonville, Florida. All Should Hesr Kim.

I 1 r. However, of the above standing a number have the same number of nominating coupons. News Contest Nomination Flank. 1 hereby nominate and cast 100 votes for the IO -1 (: rej fH.ttl in claimed letters remaining in the Abl lif 3 ica ill (L'i ej atitrw pu'tiru; ticket in The tick eiected is as S. V.

Muenzen- unbounded success in the future. A Ir 1 it u. er? for the week ending I ipn1 .0 1 ive your mail ad dressed to our street number aud it We are sol ayetit- in Abilene for FwwjitSoa In. lies' Puultry Pin-a ce-a and fut i ii W. C.

Staatz: L. i V-trup, C. F. Kr.i H. W.

Mitsch, tion M. i the tie i. foil mey i. com c.iin A Geo Enterpr: Mf i 'i into the will be promptly delivered: Snow Total fall inches; ou ground 1. 2-inches; at end of month inches.

oi ha with .01 Inch or 10 ore. trecipiiaton 'J: clear II: prtlv cloudy 'cloudy 14. Remark: The siimw fall was excessive but the precipitation was somewhat below the normal. The mean temperature was also much below normal. G.

F. Waonkii. Entfrprise Kans. Hih School Won from Soldiers. "Hamilton Holt hi been the Stock food.

lies' standard the world over. Palace Irug Old I'apcrrj at this office ti rcJc. had no excitement only one lick, was put kb There was only a srua't number of votes cast. The folio v. i'ltr is th? ticket elected: in TiiENEWs-Kaosas Farmer Contest Cut this out and bring or mail to The News office at once.

These coupons will cot be accepted after the contestant has 1500 votes. The News, Contest dept. Abilene, Kansas. MaV'T; p. police judge, Prof.

E.I:: unci men, E. American editor who did most, during the past three years, to prepre the public mind for periodical assemblies of the Powers at The Hague. This participation in the work that has culminated so successfully at the Second Peace Conference, enables him to speak with authority on the subject, and his lecture, is Intensely interesting from beginning to eod." New Yorir Herald. At the Seelye April benefit public library association. 25 and 35 cents.

Krebbhl. lb A. Fuck. J. F.

Fuhrer, ILlk ii. ii 1 IVm. Fr cltcii and J. J. King.

LKTTEH. Anderson. Evlinn Asher, Miss. May P.au-lio, W. A.

l.radv. R. M. P.ur-.'t-r, Ch ie Ebniqer, End rej Piter Frtcman, Mrs Elizabeth Grahim, lb A. jne, Cra Miller, Mi Jennie Steven--.

is. Stewart, r. I. Needles, ib Wiliiamscu. W.

L. CARDS Kill. Mrs. Kate Ermed. Rev.

E. Feidman, Eddie HaV'scr, M. ou oe.u cu cufiriiou Mor.d ai there being no contests, but litMe interest was taken. The BASE BALL NEWS. The fallowing players have signed Salina contracts: Catchers, C.

J. Swift, Everett Masters. T. A. Leader.

R. Miller, V. Gieam 1 following ticket was elected: Mayor, W. L. Olson: W.

D. Fiiifco, S. H. M. S.

The Abilene Scho-d ba- ball squad wro the scnd game of their schedule Iat Friday by defeating the strong St, Johns Military Academy at Salina ty a core id 4 to I. The gitae went ten Inniuz and wa ch-ely contested throug mt. Abilene woo out io the tenth on tr. errors, a walk, and a three base hit, scoreing 3 runs. Score by Innings; 11.

II. K. A. II. S.

10 0OO 0 0 0 3 4 5 5 S.J.M. A.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 000 HG Patteries McDjocII and Summers; Rose and Ruck. Evans, Robt. Johnson. T.

Harris; No altsm, no lime pliospliates a. A Bad Accident Mr. Chas. Holland who is a wod carver in the employ of C. W.

Parker received a serious injury to his hand Monday. He wa working on the wood jointer and by a slip three or his fingers were cut clean from his police jode, J. F. Anderson. The city elect haa at Manchester passe i cil quietly 3Iond.iv and elect As every houielrecpcr can tumt dum end czidlhc Li- Mitchell, G.

Stranberg; pitchers, Harry Falrd, Arutbus Fury, Worrell, Curran, Foobo, LeFrarper, Cockrum. Walker. Inflelderi first baet Hor-rill, Scanlan, Humphrey: second base.ChiItGD,rrather, Qaigiey; third base and short stop, Frubbs, Hefner, Schrom, Shull and another man whose name the management will not give out: outfielders, Strong, Morris, Carter, Now, Kennedy, Krepp. jjrcdiaits cl 2JI dum end dum-phorphstts 4 1 hand and the whole hand was badly 4 'J mangled. injurious to healih.

Mi-s Ami Mehl, Miss Nellie Oelkers, Wm. Tucker, Mr, ii. L. Wolf, IP.bert iVrsons calling for the atove will please say advertised" glvicg date Uicii Waiuno, P. M.

ed the dl nving ticket: Mayor, R. T. Holmes; PoHca Jud'e, Thomas Licey. Councilmen, Geo. Karnes, Wm.

Edwards, C. W. Bietzel and M. T. Siiiipsou.

The contest at Hope was a hard cue, and almost every vote in the town wa out. However, while the Tia K.J 1 -s 9 CSmoke your meat the "New Way" by. using Wright's Condensed Smoke made from hickory wood. For sale at The Palace Drug Stare. Read Hie label Avoid tiic alum poivder -J Subscribe for THE NEWSj far.