The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-23
Only a Few Dark Patches Left
on Body of Moses Ferby
of Olathe.
CHANGE BEGAN I YEARS AGO
A Small White Spot on Forehead Was
First indication Noticed of
Transformation.


His head is covered with shock of
snow white hair and he presents an
odd appearance.
Seven years ago the change in Fer
by's color began. A small white spot
made it's appearance on his forehead
and soon his entire body was covered
with white splotches. 1t was rumored
that Ferby was afflicted with leprosy,
his trade fell away and he was gen
orally Stunned. Physicians soon gave
assurance that the curious transforma-
ton was induced by stomach and liver
trouble, which affected the pigment
of the skin.
Ferby was born slave somewhere
in Ca'1iny or Virginny," he says, and
was accustomed to living on coarse
> food. His private theory of his con-
dition is that he lived too high on
bakers bread. He came to Olathe in
1884, where he opened a barber shop
and where he has since lived.
The negro who turned white has be-
come a great object of curiosity, espe-
cially to visitors in OIathe, and he
has had offers to appear in sideshows.
He has steadfastIy refused all such Of
fers, however, and prefers to remain
in his little Olathe barber shop.
Aged Physician Dies-Dr. Samuel
Jones, go years old, is dead. DR..
Jones, a native of Ohio, located in
Clinton, Mo-, during the war and re-
sided there for fOrty-seven years. He
was a practicing physician for sixty
years.
College Man to War Front.-D. L.
Patterson, assistant dean of the col
lege of the University of Kansas, has
left for Pittsburgh, Pa, from where
he will go to France as correspondent
of the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
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Lindsborg Men Injured.-Serious in
juries were sustained near Salina by
Reuben Wahlquist, 25 years old, and
r. TUDOR, so years old, Lindsborg
business men, when a car in which
they were riding turned turtle.
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Drill: at Pittsburg Military
drill will replace physical work for
men at the State Manual Training
Normal. At a mass meeting of the
men it was unanimously decided to
have the military work.
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Liver in Kansas So Years.-John
Burns, one of the oldest settlers in
Atchison county, is dead on his farm
near Muscotah, he pre-empted when
he came to Atchison from Indiana, fiji
ty-six years ago.
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Big Drive on ROSTERS There are
more roosterless flocks of chickens in
Smith county than ever before. In a
great three-day drive against the male
birds thousands of them were brought
to market by the farmers and sold to
dealers, who made a special price of
IL cents a pound. A full car load or
5000 birds were shipped from Smith
Center point alone. Dealers say the
absence of the roosters will improve
fully so per cent the keeping quality
OF eggs during the hot months.
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Towns Large Farmers
around Greensburg have marketed out
of the crops of 1916 products valued
at nearly million dollars, including
695 cars of wheat worth IL million
dollars; SO cars of corn worth SAL
600; Is cars of hogs worth $4,000;
SO cars of cattle worth $149, 900;
cars of horses and mules worth 1885,
O0o, and SO cars of other products
worth nearly 100000.
New Oil Pool DiscoVered.-A new
oil pool is reported discovered in But
Ter county by the drilling in of the
Weaver well about eight miles east OF
Augusta and fully that many miles
from any production.
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Into Red Cross Work.-Henderson
Martin, former vice-governor of the
Philippines. has volunteered to man
age the Red Cross campaign in Doug
las county. He has an extensive plan
outlined.
Exploded in Miners Han6.-James
Dowdy, 60 years old, a coal miner, lost
one eye and was otherwise severely
injured when a stick of dynamite ex
ploded in his hand near Pittsburg.
Early Settler Dead.-Mrs Mary Viii
der. rs years old, one of the earliest
settlers of Lawrence, died there re
Gently. She came to Lawrence il
1856. She was the widow of A. NJ
Wilder.
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Won Interstate Talk.-kenneth Cas-
sidy, representing Ottawa University
won the interstate collegiate prohibi
ton oratorfcal contest at Wichita
Charles H Klippel of Morningside Col
lege, Sioux City, Ia. took second place
and Beeler Blevins of Park College
Parkville, Mo-, was third.
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Dedicate Church at OIathe.-Bishol
w. O. Shepard, Dr. W. C. Hanson anC
James T. Bradley of Kansas City par
ticipated in the dedication of a new
$4,000 Methodist church at Olath'
recently.
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Early Miller Dead.-William H. Kin
ney, who established the first flour
mill in the Arkansas Valley, is deas
at his home in Wichifa IIa xr-oz =,