The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-17
SHADY BROOK PASTOR OUT
Court Sustains Action of Dickinson
County Congregation of the
Lutheran Faith.

Injunction proceedings brought to
restrain the Rev. L. Brauer from u.s.
ing the pulpit and parsonage of the
German Evangelical church at Shady
Brook, southeast of Abilene, resulted
in an order by Judge R. L. King in
the district court that the clergyman
must consider himself ousted, mas
much as such has been the expressed
will of his congregation.
The trouble began in dispute over
the Interpretation of the word faith"
between Mr.. Brauer and the faculty
of the Lutheran Seminary at st. Louis,
Mo. He was charged with heresy and
on June "a a majority of his congre-
cation voted that he vacate his place
in the church. He refused and the
suit followed
Frees Couple of Fraud charge.-A
jury in the federal court at Wichita
returned verdict of not guilty, free
ing Mrs. ,Inez Kay and Ter husband,
c. C. Kay, of the charge Of using the
United States mails to defraud The
Rays reside at Hutchinson. Mrs. Kay
made a handbag PATTERN which che
sold by mail
Killed While Huntinq.-LIoyd Brad
ford, % years old, single, accidental
Iy shot and killed himself while hunt
ing near CherryvaIe. He was in COM
pany with two young men, both of
whom were slightly ahead of him
when Bradford's gun was discharged
and he fell. dead.
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PaoIa Entertains.-Paola entertain
ed $4,000 people the last day of their
Miami county farm products show.
The fair had the largest exhibit of
farm and dairy products, poultry and
fine stock ever shown in Miami coun-
~. In the big school parade there
were more than fifty elaborate floats
representing country school districts
and 1000 school children All farm
products were displayed in the mer-
chants windows, including ITO en-
tries of corn.
Former Legislator Dies.-John H
Lawson, a member of the legislature
in 1882 that passed the resolution for
the Prohibitory Law amendment, is
dead at Hutchinson. He was born in
1910 in Illinois and settled here in
1871. He is the father of D. H. Law
son, Chicago advertising representa-
tive of a Kansas City newspaper. He
the war.
Aged Man Dies.-Philip Knowles, 81
years old, died here at Atchison re-
Gently. Knowles had been a resident
of Atchison county since 1854.
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Interurban Names Arbitrator.-The
Joplin & Pittsburg Interurban Railway
Company has announced its selection
of John NJ. KinkIe as its member on
the board of arbitration to settle the
wage controversy existing between
the company and the car men
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WeIIsviiIe Postmaster Dies. C.
Simmons. postmaster at WeilsviIle
since April 1, 1914. is dead at his home
there. He was born in Indiana in
1850, and came to Kansas with his
parents in 1857, locating at Law
renee.
Dry in southwest.-Dry weather is
causing anxiety in southwest counties.
The ground is too hard to pillow and
unless relief comes soon the fall sown
wheat acreage will be much less than
last year in a wide area Of that part
of the state. This is the opinion OF
Lee Gould, farm demonstration, who
has returned from an extensive trip.
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Junction City Woman Dies.-Mrs.
Claude T. Hurlburt, widely known
Junction City woman, died at her
home there recently.