Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-09-14
EULOGlZED EX-GOV. ST. JOHN
Gov. capper, Former Gov. Hodges and
Others Made Addresses at the
Funeral In Oathe.

The little First Congregational
church at Olathe could not hold all
who came to the funeral services Of
John P. ST. John, first Prohibition gov
ernor of Kansas and a national fig
ure in the crusade against liquor.
They were of all cTeeds and condi-
lions, including lame old negro
nanny. Hundreds went to the
church earlier in the day.
Eulogies were spoken by Governor
Capper, ex-Gov. George II. Hodges Of
Olathe and H. P. Faris of Clinton, Mo-,
in behalf of the Prohibition party, Of
which Mr.. st. John was the presiden-
tial candidate in 1884.
Governor st. Johns life was an in
SEPARATION to me and to thousands Of
Others" said Governor Capper His
name will go down in history as a
great American like John Brown, be-
cause of the principles for which he
fought so valiantly. Think OF the III
million boys and girls who never saw
a saloon! That must be credited to
Governor st. John more than to any
other man.
II should like to see the people of
Kansas erect suitable monument to
his memory and will be glad to assist
in any way / can"
Mr.. Faris paid a tribute to Mr.. st.
John, who stood by his side through
these troubles as a helpmate to this
knight"
This friend of ours is not dead"
said Mr.. Hodges, "his work lives and
will go on. And while he will have
his monument, he has the greatest
monument the world can give, the
love and respect of his fellow men,"
DR.. Marvin M. Culpepper of the
First Methodist church conducted the
services. His text was from st. John
1, 6: There was man sent from
God, whose name was John" Doctor
Culpepper, who was close to Mr.. St.
John in his final illness, said of him
that after skirmishing around in the
world of thought, in his last days he
came back again to Jesus, the Naza
rene, realizing that there is but one
Savior"
Train Crew Saves Motorists.-Bert
Walker of Emporia and Mrs. Walker
escaped death in motor car accident
recently by the quick. work of the
crew of freight train which was pass.
ing near the road where the motor
car overturned. The car skidded on
newly graded road and overturned,
pinning both occupants beneath. The
car caught fire. but Walker and his
wife were not burned.
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Mail Carrier killed.-Jacob Hosney,
rural route mail carrier out of Valeda,
a small town twenty-five miles south.
west of Oswego, was killed when
shotgun which he was attempting to
lift from behind a stove, was accident.
ally discharged.
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Touches Wire; May Die.-Arthur
Ferris, an electrician for the street
car company at rLeavehworth, was
probably fatally injured at Eeafen..
worth when he touched a high tension
wire. while at the top Of a. tall ladder.
The shock hurled him TO a concrete
floor He was badly burned and un-
conscious when picked up: ~
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Paralysis Case at Parsons.-The. sec.
ond case of infantile, paralysis within:
a week was reported at Parsons re-
Gently. Gladys Webb, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Webb
developed the disease but physicians
say she will recover. -
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Normal Teachers Called In.-Presi-
dent Thomas w. Butcher of the state
normal school at Emporia has issued
an order by letters and kilograms to
the normal faculty to be in Emporla
by September 4 in view of the i'm
pending railroad strike.