Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-10-07
THE GREAT DROUGHT
All Over the West There Is q Cry
for Rain.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE and METHODIST
Women Advised to Withdraw from Church
Work Until Recognized rs Delegates-A
Peanut Trust HOOsiers Get the
Cup-OklahOnx MethudistA

KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Oct. AN over
the west there is cry for rain. Fields
are drying up, orchards are dropping
their fruit, the woods are as brown as
in November; grass is dying at the
roots; from every road, street and alley
dust arises in clouds; small streams,
ponds and wells are dry, and unless
there is rain within very few days
the cattle that are being fed in Mis-
souri, and Kansas will suffer beyond
relief, But while Missouri, Kansas,
Texas and the southwest already
feel the need of rain, there
is still greater solicitude in In
diana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky.
The same cry comes from southern
Missouri, from northern Missouri, from
eastern Kansas and from western Kan
sas. In some parts of Texas and the
extreme southwest there has been no
rain for 22 months. In the immediate
vicinity OF Kansas City there has never
been such a water famine for II years.
All the small streams and many of the
ponds in Jackson county are dry, and
the same Is true all over this section of
the country. Many of the towns are
running out of water, and unless there
is rain soon great suffering is sure to
follow.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND METH0DlsM.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct A feature OF
the state woman's suffrage convention,
which closed Saturday. was the ad-
dress of Mrs Caroline M. Woodward,
president of the Nebraska Woman's
Christian Temperance union. Mrs.
Woodward is a Methodist, and she
urged women of that denomination to
withdraw from active church work
until the general conference recog-
nized them as delegates by refusing
to become Sunday school superintend-
ents or otherwise participating. She
thought the men would be brought to
their senses. She believed the bishops
had settled the question, so there was
no hope in 1900, but she thought II an
organized effort were made and the
fact that they intended to refuse to do
any further church work were i'm
pressed upon the conference they
might receive recognition in 1904.
Her remarks were applaudcd.
THE HOLSTERS GET THE CUP.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 4.-The Indian.
apolis and Columbus players held a
conference last night and decided not
to play out the cup series, the Indian
apolis men refusing to play any more
games except on their own grounds.
The players of both teams were anx-
ious to return to their respective
homes, and the Columbus team agreed
to give Indianapolis the cup the Hoo
siers having won three out of the five
games played.
A PEANUT TRUST.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Boys and girls who
have not laid in their fall supply Of
peanut bars and other CONNECTIONS
wherein the Virginia goober is com.
ponent would do we'll to get into the
market at once. Shelled peanuts are
advancing and will soon reach point
where the penny stick or bag of pea
nuts will not contain the usual number
of kernels.
OKLAHOMA METHODIST CONFERENCE.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. 4. The sixth an
nual session of the Methodist Episco-
pal conference of Oklahoma will begin
at FL Reno October IA. Chaplain Nc
Cabe will be one of the attractions.