Meade County news., 1917-06-21
Only a Few Dark Patches Left
on Body Of Moses Ferby
of 0Iathe.
CHANCE BEGAN I YEARS AGO
A Small White Spot on Forehead Was
First Indication Noticed of
Transformation.

DdlDer Oh Oldlle, udS JuIASu "ulle'
With the exception of a Jew spots be-
low his eyes, On his neck and the back
OF his hands his body is entirely white.
His head is covered With a shock OF
snow white hair and he presents an
odd appearance.
seven y ears ago the change in Fer
by's color began. A small white spot
made its appearance on his forehead
and soon his entire body was covered
with hite splotchos. 1t was runored
that Ferby was afflicted with leprosy,
his trade fell away and he was gen
orally stunned. Physicians soon gave
assurance that the curious transforma-
tion was induced by stomach and liver
trouble, which affected the pigment
OF the skin
Ferby was born a slave somewhere
in Caliny 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 Olathe, and he
has had offers to appear in sideshows.
Ee has steadfastly refused all such Of
fers, however, and prefers to remain
in his little Olathe barber shop.
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Agea Physician Dies.-Dr. Samuel
Jones, so 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 practicing physician for sixty
years.
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Conege 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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Llndsborg Men InJured.-Serious in
jur les we're sustained near Salina by
Reuben Wahlquist rs years old, and
r. TUDOR SO years old, Lindsborg
business men, when car in which
they we're riding turned turtle.
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Drill at Pittsburg NormaI.-Military
drill will replace physical work for
men at the State Manual Training
Normal. At mass meeting Of the
men it was. unanimously decided to
have the military work.
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Liver In Kansas Sc 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, fif.
ty-six years ago.
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Big Drive on Roosters.-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 we're brought
to market by the farmers and sold to
dealers, who made special price of
II cents pound. A full car load or
5000 birds were shipped from Smith
Center point alone. Dealers say the
abb ence Of the roosters will improve
fully SO per cent the keeping quality
of eggs during the hot months.
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Towns Large Business.-Farmer
around Greensburg have marketed out
Of the crops Of 1916 products valued
at nearly million dollars, including
sos cars Of wheat worth 11s million
dollars; 38 cars of corn worth $41,-
900; 18 cars of hogs worth $4,000:
SO cars of cattle worth $4,000; 9
cars of horses and mules worth $780,
900, and SO cars of other products
worth nearly 100000.
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New Oil Pool Diecovered.-A new
oil poor 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 crocs WorlI-Henderso
Martin. former vice-governor Of the
Philippines, has volunteered to man
age the Fed Cross campaign in Doug
las county. lie has an extensive plan
outlined.
X X X
Exploded in Miners Hand.-James
Dowdy, 60 yelrs old, coal miner, lost
one eye and was otherwise severely
injured wien a stick of dynamite ex-
ploded in his hand near Pittsburg.
X X
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 in
1856 She was the widow of A. NJ.
Wilder.
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Won InIerst5te TaIk.-Kenneth Cas-
sidy, representing Ottawa University,
won the interstate collegiate prohibit