Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-04-08
HARD TO BECOME A CITIZEN
Judge RurenthaI criticiseo the United
States Emigration Laws-Cites a
Case in Point.

States Emigration LaWs--Cites
Case in Point.
Judge j. c. Rupenthal of the twenty
third judicial district says that the
present emigration laws OF the United
States keeps many good citizens from
| becoming naturaliZed without consid-
cradle trouble and delay. He cites one
case of a Swede who was before his
court for eight years in Trego county
and has only recently become citizen
OF the United States. Eight years ago
AXel W. Sahlin made application for
his final papers, but in looking over
the records of the case the judge found
that Sahln had taken out his first pa
pers a few days before he was 2
years old The case was thrown out
of court In short time Sahlin made
another application which appeared
all right, but when it came to issuing
the final papers technicality in the
| qualifications of one of his witnesses
was discovered Again the case was
thrown out. The third attempt was
made and was successful only short
time ago.
Search for Heirs to $1,5oo.-A life
| insurance policy is awaiting the heirs
of Santa Fe switchman who was
killed in Dodge City four months ago
| The body was buried at the expense
of two lodges in which he held men,
bership, after search had failed to
discover a relative. In November f.
j. Scott got position with the Santa
Fe there. He worked only a few days
! when he was caught under q car and
crushed to death. He said he came
from Salt Lake City, where he was
member of the Eagles lodge and
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. Neither lodge could find
trace of a relative, although Scott car
ried policy for $1,000 in the Broth
erhood in favor of brother
Married 81 Years.-Mr. and Mrs.
Cyrenius Weesner celebrated the cd
anniversary of their marriage recent
ly at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
John Henning, in Emporia They
were married in Morgan county, In
diana, but have lived in Kansas--most
OF the time in Emporia-for fifty years. |
Thirteen children were born to them, |
nine Of whom are living. There are
thirty-nine grandchildren, Twenty-Five |
greet-grandchildren and one great |
great-grandchild.
Rabbi Wise at X. U.-Rabbi Stephen |
S. Wise of New York will deliver the
commencement address at the Uni.
versity OF Kansas exercises June 9.
Nurse Quits War Work.-Miss Clara |
Tnlloss of Ottawa, who enlisted in the |
Red Cross for service in Europe last
November, is expected home soon
with three other nurses. She has been
nursing in Servia. She is recovering
from a severe attack of typhoid fever
and is unable TO continue her work.
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Mothers &c Meet in Manhattan
The annual state conference of the
National Congress of Mothers will
convene in Manhattan May IS and
10. it was announced recently SEES
sions will be held at the high school
and agricultural college.
Warn Negroes From sslina.-"All
negroes must leave town by April ],
under penalty of DEATH" is message
LEFT at the door of many Salina ne
groes the other night. Most of the
notes we're left at homes in the First
ward, where a negro is a candidate
for the city council, and where many
CT the voters are negroes. But wheth.
er this has anything to do with the
notes is not known. There has been
no race trouble in the city and large
majority OF the negroes are law-abid.
ing.
Bible in High schooIs.-"T expect
to see high schools of Kansas con
Quoting courses in Bible study With.
a few years" said Prof. w. II. John
son of the University OF Kansas and
state high school visitor. at the bigh
school teachers conference in Law
luton.
Hit by Auto, May Die.-A motor car
driven by William Steele. travelin,
salesman, struck Henry Lindsay, cit.
park commissioner of Pi tsEurg, an
injuries which may prove