Meade County news., 1915-09-09
MISS MARCIA MURDOCH WED
Daughter of Former Wichita Congress
man Becomes Bride of Lieu
tenant Delano, U. S. N.


dock, was married at Wichita recent
ly, to Lieut.. Harvey Delano, U. S. N.
The ceremony was performed at the
Murdoch home on College Hill. Lieu
tenant and Slrs. Delano left the same
evening for San Francisco, from where
they will sail September to join his
ship, the Vermont, which has been or
dered to China. They will spend two
years at Shanghai.
The ceremony was read by the Rev.
Harley b. Marnott, rector Of st. Ste
phen's Episcopal church, in the draw
ing room If the home which had been
converted into garden by means of
clematis and white asters carrying out
the colors of green and white selected
by the bride
Miss Constance Smyth, daughter Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles H. Smyth of
Wichita, and childhood friend of
Miss Murdock, attended the bride as
maid of honor. Miss Murdcck's young
er sister, Katherine, was flower girl.
Mr.. Robert l.. Harter of Winfield, a
cldssmate of Lieutenant Delano at the
United States Naval Academy. stood
with the groom.
Miss Murdtck was graduated from
the Western High School at Washing
ton and late spent two years in Swift
zerland. She is wei. known in Wash
ington society into which she was in
troduced upon her return from abroad.
Lieutenant Delano is a son of Mrs.
NJ. Delano of Murphysboro, Ill.
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Stricken During Services.-Joe H.
Buckman for more than third Of a
century superintendent of the Pres
byterian Sunday school at Lyndon,
started services as usual Sunday morn
ing. After speaking few minutes he
perintendent, and asked him to take
charge of the exercises. AS he sat
down on chair on the platform, Mr..
Buckmans head dropped forward.
Within two minutes he was dead. He
was born near Springfield, ILL.,, and
served in the Civil war in the Seventy
third Illinois regiment
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Child Under Moving Machine.-An-
ME BoitZ, year old, went out into
the fields to see her 12-year-old broth
er cut grass with a moving machine
the other afternoon. The grass was
tall and the girl got in front of the
sickle. The brother did not see her
until too late to stop. The blades sew
cred her right foot at the ankle and
partially severed the left one. The
child was rushed from the home near
Edison to hospital at Pittsburg. Sur
geons say she will live.
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First Frost eported.-Light frost
made its appearance in Cowley coun-
ty the other night for the first time
in August in the history of the coun
ty. The government thermometer
registered as low as 40. No damage
to crops was reported.
Kills Gophers for a Living.-Carl
Lantis, who came from the East to
help harvest wheat, is now trapping
gophers in Saline county. 1t is new
industry. He has taken 300 in the last
two weeks with seventy-five traps.
He gets cents a head from the coun-
ty and 10 cents a head from the farm
ers. Several large alfalfa fields have
been rid of the pests.
Made Bank Gxaminer.-Paul S.
Woods of Kingman has been made a
national bank examiner by the Comp
troller of the Currency at Washington,
receiving his commission the other
day.
Killed by Hair Tonic.-Frank An
drews, 80 years old, barber, was
found dead in his bed at his rooming
house at Osawatomie. The coroner's
autopsy indicated that the cause of his
death was poisoning due to drinking
hair tonic.
Bridge Worker Drowns.-Roy Bun
ton, rs, of Shelbyville, Mo-, was
drowned at Salina when he fell from
the scaffolding for a new concrete
bridge into the Smoky Hill river.
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BIackIeg Near SaIina.-Blackleg
has made its appearance in Saline
county. j. II. Hoffman has lost six
sucking calves. 1t is said this is the
first time young calves have been at
tackled, the disease usually breaking
out among the cattle recently taken
from the cows. Other farmers, it is
said, report sickness in their herds.
Retired Farmer Dies.-Louis Young
worth, retired farmer of Wesphalia
accompanied by young woman, of
whom he was guardian to the Ursu-
line academy at Paola recently, and
while walking along the public square
was overcome by apoplexy and died.
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Got $1.15 for His Wheat.-W. w.
farmer near Lucas, re-
Gently sold 1000 bushels Of wheat on
contract at $1.15 a bushel. This is
regarded as one of the best crop sales