Meade County news., 1915-03-11
ARE AFTER K. U. SINNERS
Great Religious Campaign to Convert
Students Begins-Famous Work
ers Are In Charge.

The greatest religious campaign
ever conducted at any American Uni
versity, began at the X. U. campus
recently, when famous social and re-
lglous workers from New York to
Denver assembled for the Mott Meet
ing Week, March 2-8. John r. Mott
of New York, Raymond Robins of Chi
cago, and E. E. Mercer, the wandering
Virginian, better known as Ted"
were the headliners on the program.
These leaders are drawn from di-
versity of walks in life. Leader Mott
has half dozen college degrees to hiI
credit and is considered one of Amer,
ica's foremost scholars and lecturers
Raymond Robins is a former Alaska
prospector and adventurer who heard
the call from afar and entered upon
social service work fitted by many
practical observations during his var
led experiences; Ted" Mercer is
graduate of an aristocratic southern
school, who later drifted to the very
bottom of the social ladder before be-
ing rescued and restored to society as
useful worker.
In addition to these international
workers, men prominent in Kansas
public life showed their approval by
appearing before the students and aid
ing in the attempt to Christianize
every X. U. man and woman. The en-
tire state board of administration con-
sisting of E. T. Hackney, former Gov
ernor Hoch, and Mrs. Cora G. Lewis
was on the campus for these meetings.
Other Kansas men, now in public life,
who used the kansas Language" to
good effect, were Lieutenant Governor
Morgan, editor of the Hutchinson
News; Henry Allen, editor Of the
Wichita Beacon, and H. L. Heinzman,
a K. U. graduate, now international
secretary of the Y. M. G. A.
Special meetings for women were
under the direction of Miss Lucy
Riggs, of Denver, Colo., and Miss Myra
Withers, student Y. W. c. A. secre-
tary, now under appointment for work
in India.
Codding's Assailant Dies.-Jake
Wiseman, who was charged with at
tempting to kill ]. K. Codding, as
sistant attorney general, is dead at
his home in Leavenworth Death re-
suited from Bright's disease. Sever
al days ago Wiseman sent for Codding
and asked his forgiveness for the at
tempt made on his life The shoot
ing took place last summer while Cod
ding was raiding a store owned by
Wiseman, in which he was supposed
to be selling liquor.
Killed Infected CattIe.-Four hun
dred and eighty-nine steers, eighty
hogs and five bulls, afflicted with foot
and mouth disease, were killed on
farm twelve miles northeast of Eldo-
rado recently. They were owned by
j. L. Hurt of Center, Colo. The car
casses were buried under 10000
pounds of quick lime in ditch 600
feet long, eighteen feet wide and eight
feet deep Rifles we're Vsed by the
federal authorities to dispatch the ami
mails.
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Saw Victoria Crowned.-Mrs. Ros-
anna McClain, who died recently at
the home of her daughter in Lancas-
ter, Atchison county, enjoyed the dis
tinction of having attended the coro-
nation of Queen Victoria. She was
born In Scotland ninety-three years
ago, and was 16 years old when she
vert to Lopdon to the coronation in
1888.
Child Fell Into Boiling Water
Leona NTymer, the 3-year-old daugh--
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Wymer of
Leho, is dead in st. Mary's hospital
at Emporia. She fell into a tub of
boiling water at her home.
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Brooded Over Sisters Death.-Axel
Carlson, 81 years old, was found dead
In his home six miles west of Salina.
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Big Gasser at Douglass.-A test
through the pipeline was made of the
gas flow from the we'll on the Love |
place, near Douglass, the other day,
four and one-hah miles north Of town. |
In twenty-four hours flow the gas
measured Is million cubic feet in the |
pipeline and showed a reduction in
the pressure at the well OF only one
hundred pounds. According to gas
experts who we're at Augusta this
would indicate that the capacity of the |
well exceeds 30 million cubic feet |
daily.
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Tree Falls on Agen MANFRED w.
Moody, farmer 83 years of age, liv-
ing six miles northeast of Olathe, was
pinned beneath falling tree and Sc
verely injured. Members of the fam.
lily rescued him and carried him to
the house.
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Boy Hunter KilIed.-The 12-year-
old son of Michael Wishnuck, thirteen