Meade County news., 1917-03-29
LindsbOrg to be Center of Ma
ticnwide Celebration Of Re-
formers Anniversary.
A BISHOP OF SWEDEN TO SPEAK
Fetes and Exercises Have Been Ar
ranged by the Churches-Music
Big Feature.

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servance, has a peculiar significance
in Kansas, for one of it's villages
Lindsborg, will be the nucleus of the
celebration for the Middle West.
Lindsborg is not unaccustomed tC
taking the part usually assigned tC
large cities, however. Witness its
noteworthy annual musical festivals.
Although all Protestant denomina
tions are represented in the quadri
centenary observance the Lutheran
church has led in the movement be-
cause of its pioneering in the Refor
nation. And the presence of Bethany
college, a Lutheran institution, and
exceptionally strong Lutheran congre'
cations there make this town natural
center in the celebration.
Bishop Ernst Lonnegren of the
Swedish state church, one of the high
est representatives of the Lutheran
denomination in the world, will visit
America in June and will deliver the
commencement address at Bethany
college, His visit will be the occasion
for a series of fetes and memorial ex-
ercises which will be among the most
important of their nature in the coun-
try.
Although the Lindborg celebration
is in June, the Nationwide phase will
be observed throughout the year, in
asmuch as different denominations
and organizations will participate in
many different ways.
The music of the Reformation will
be featured at Lindsborg. The most
famous of the old hymns, "a Mighty
Fortress Is Our Cod" will be the cen
trail feature. 1t was composed by
Martin Luther
Husbands Blood Save Wife.-A
pint of blood transferred from her
husbands veins to her own probably
saved the life of Mrs. James w. Phil
lippi in the Atchison hospital. Mrs.
Phillippis condition now is favorable.
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Girls Apply for Navy SerVice.-Pur-
suant to the announcement that wDm-
en- will be allowed to enlist in the
United States Navy, two girls made
application at the Salina recruiting Of
flee recently for enlistment.
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Died From Paralysis-Marvin Wood
aged AZ, resident of Kansas City
is dead at the Wilson county hospital
in Neodesha. Wood went there two
or three weeks ago, suffering from
paralysis.
Public Health Body Elects-The
Kansas branch of the American Pub
lie Health Association, in session at
Lawrence elected officers as follows:
c. A. Haskins, Lawrence, president
S. P. Elder, Atchison, vice president
Miss Myrtle Greenfield, Lawrence
secretary and treasurer. The organi
cation effected at the meeting was g
temporary one, which will be com
pleted at the meeting of the Kan
sas health officers at Rosedale OF
April 23
Aged Minister Dies.-Martin Van
Buren, Lovett, aged 81 years, sixt!
years q Methodist minister and ;
Mason, Is dead at Neodesha. He wa
born in Kentucky and came to Kan
sas In 1884.
Wind Damage at Atchison-Th
smokestack of the street railway pow
erhouse at Atchisop was blown dow
by high wind which prevailed tn
other day. The roof Of residenc
was blown off and other minor dam
age caused.
Exploding OIL Fatal. Oscar Nitscf
years old, attempted to start fir
in the stove In Bismarck Schoolhous
near Lincoln with kerosene, when tn
oil can exploded. With his clothin
ablaze, he started home, four mile
away, when he was met by the teache
Miss Clara Helfrick, a quarter OF
mile from the building. He had il
hailed the blaze, and died five hour
later.
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Lost Fingers in Dough Mixer-Hazt
Putnam, Is years old, while scrapin
dough from the mixer in a baker
at Galena, had the fingers of his rigl
hand smashed by the roller in I'll
mixer. Before he was able to brea
loose from the machine ligaments
his shoulder were torn from the bon
The fingers of his right hand wei
amputated later.
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Pioneer Groceryman Dead.-Edwal
| Livingston Bennett, said to have bee
the first groceryman in independent
| is dead at his home near there. I
| was So years old.
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| Raised Fund Quickly.-The Presb
terian church at independence, I
modelled at cost of $4,000, was dee
Gated recently by the Rev. Schaible
Illinois. At the morning service 81
900 was raised In forty minutes
take up the indebtedness of L
church. Doctor Schaible called Il
: "the worlds record for contribution