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THE TOPEKA PLAINDEALER. JME VIII. KANSAS BLAOKS ARE PROSPEROUS! The Plaindealer Man Visits a Number of Towns and Finds the Negroes Doing Well. This was our first trip to Independence, and we are compelled to confess that it is a fine city surrounded with a net work of oil and gas offices. It is a clean city filled with thrifty people. We met a few of the good colored people who are pushing along at a rapid rate, and one of the most influential men among them is J. J. Welch, who owns and operates a fine restaurant and lunch counter which is a paying investment. He also owns a carpet cleaning establishment equipped with a gasoline engine and cost in the neighborhood of one thousand dollars. He controls the business of the town and surrounding country. What he is doing thousands of other colored men could accomplish in other sections of the country. He owns some valuable real estate and is a hustler. Here we met our old time friend, Geo. T. Allen, who is operating a successful hand laundry, cleaning, dyeing and pressing conein. He is making money. I. I. Welch conducts a nice barbershop in connection with his pool and billiard parlors and is doing nicely. Over four hundred colored men are employed in the cement works and not a colored merchant to get any of the money that is spent by them. What is needed is an organization to go ahead and plan so that such affairs can be put into execution. This is also the home of the mother of Miss Jurnita Adams, our stenographer. Mrs. Adams like most of the colored people in this city, owns a comfortable little home. We met several of the county officials and found them to be as like a lot of gentlemen as one sarc to meet. At some future time we will have something to say of them personally. R. L. Gusett will set as our correspondent. APIOLA We spent a portion of Sunday and all of Monday, the 27th, in this wide awake city, as clean and neat as a pin; not a saloon, joint or drug store joint, and not one drunk; jail empty, and not a loafer; everybody working. The one objection we had, and we hope it will be remedied, is that not one colored person was seen working on the public streets. We are told that the municipal officers won't give them work. We want the major and council to be fair and not to withhold bread and butter from any man's mouth, nor from his children, who wants to work and earn a livelihood. We visited the A. M. E. church Sunday night. Rev. L. C. Newby, an excelleut Christian gentleman, is pastor here, and is preparing to erect a 2,000 brick church, saving over 2,400 in bank to commence work. We were invited to talk, and the Reverend deferred his sermon and let the PLAINDEATER man give some whispered advice. Everyone was pleased at the talk we made. There are three churches in the town, one of which is Baptist. Rev. J. L. Gordon the pastor, is rebuilding his church, and when completed it will be as fine a church as anyone would wish to worship in. Dr. J. S. Bass, one of the leading physicians of Iola, is in charge of the mission at Bassett. This is the TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 7, 1906. cement district He is creating quite a sensation by putting on a spelling contest, the winner to receive $5. The cement works employ about 500 colored men. There is not a peanut stand in Bassett carried on by colored people. This is an excellent chance for some one with a little money, brain and push to start and make money, provided no credit is allowed. Some one is needed to organize these men and keep them organized. There are a few men in town carrying on good business. J. L. Johnson stone and brick contractor, is doing good business, and also owns a first class barber shop. A. H. Booker is doing quite a business, restaurant, pool, cigars and ice cream. T. M. Stoud, agent for Kansas City and St. Louis papers, is doing the best business of any colored man we know of in that line. Irvin Green is conducting a small grocery, doing fair business. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Banks conduct a first class boarding house. Mrs. J. Phelps is the leading seamstress, and gets all the work she can do. Mrs. James Stewart, a widow, is an industrious lady and will send her daughter, Miss Celeste, to the Tuskegee Institute. T. W. Green, the blacksmith, will attend Wilberforce, preparing for the ministry. Mrs. Ada Garrett is on the sick list. Alexander Beeves is timekeeper at the cement works and is well liked by all. He still hangs on to Emporia. We are told that the mayor will not give colored people employment on the streets, notwithstanding they own several beautiful homes and are taxpayers. Mrs. Fannie Fields, the president of the Orphan's Home, was in Ft. Scott preparing to pay the last dollar on the home. Arthur Giles has charge of the Elks' club and is doing well. The county politics have not warmed up as yet. C. E. Adams, clerk of the district court, is a candidate for reelection and is a good man. Ralph W. Adair for county attorney, has plenty of friends. Shuff Richardson is popular as ever. We met George Washington Dewey, formerly of Topeka, an orphan who knows no father or mother or where he came from. He is in a good family, has a good home and will make a perfect gentleman. He attends Sabbath school, and we heard him read a lesson before the Endeavor Sunday evening, which was good. He is about nine years old. Congressman Scott, who believes in doing what the president wants, says the entire Republican ticket will be elected. He is for Stubbs for senator. AT COTTEVILLE. We found the colored people still progressing. Mr. Foster Williams is one of the leading merchants and is doing an excellent business as is also the Union Grocery Co., managed by Mr. John Elias. Here we found a fine colored drug store, several good restaurants, one newspaper and a great many prosperous land owners and farmers in the surrounding territory. Mr. David Morris in one of the most substantial farmers about Coffeyville and owns 500 acres of land well stocked with horses and cattle. A new enterprise has been started in this city—a second hand furniture store, conducted by Mr. M. Reeves. This is a business that we have urged our young men to take hold of and it will only be a short time until they could be conducting first-class furniture houses. We had the pleasure of meeting Monsieur Louis T. Brown, E. Mr. Daniel and W. H. Smith who are interested in the Hamilton Oil and DAYHOFF'S MAN "FRIDAY" THOMPSON! Dennis Thompson, a Negro who resides at Bethel, is trying to force himself into prominence by endorsing Daigoff's separate school plan. Thompson's letter says: "There seems to exist a great deal of misapprehension among the people throughout the state in regard to the separate school question. Many are of the opinion that there is a spirit of resistance among the negroes in the matter of the separation of the two races in the schools. There is a strong belief among the whites that every negro will oppose any legislation looking to wards separate schools, but this is unfair and tends to work an injustice to the race, when it is considered that there are negroes all through Kansas who have the same feeling of race pride that any other people have. The negro today is not a great deal unlike other people, in that he feels best when he is doing for himself; every time he accomplishes something for himself he feels the better for it, because he realizes that it is the one avenue through which self-dependence comes. The separation of the races in the schools means wide recognition of the negro's services, since more negro schools would mean more negro teachers, a fact which all intelligent negros are compelled to appreciate, because it is true that negro teachers would not be employed in mixed schools where white teachers would be available. Negroes who view the matter from the proper standpoint are unanimously in favor of separate schools, for they recognize that so long as they have unwelcome association there will not be much progress educationally. "I there can be no question that the appropriate school system where the negro population exceeds 25 per cent would work a great advantage to both sexes in Kunst, providing the facilities for negro education would be as adequate as for the whites. I don't believe that the best is too good for any people since we cannot hope to produce the highest class of citizenship and support an inferior system of training for part in the people. The man will not develop into a good citizen but more than other people of his own word but to make good citizens there must be an arrangement there must be some tendency to uphold material of so much bitter discrimination as is practiced against the negro "When we come to consider the disadvantages wrought through the prejudicial relations existent in the mixed school it is easy to discern how much greater the percentage of progress would be in the education of both races in the separate school where more congenial association could be had, both in study and in recreation" Who is this crazy Negro] Dennis Thompson, of Buthel, Kansas, that writes Superintendent Dayhoff that it is better where 25 per cent. of the population is colored to separate their children from the Indian, Chinaman, Italian and the great god-like white American in the public schools? We would like for Dayhoff's man "Friday" Thompson and the few prejudiced whites who are harping about the Negro to tell us what the difference would be if the colored population exceeded 25 per cent. or 50 per cent; or as low as 5 cent, and would the mixing or separation make the whites and the other dark races of foreign extraction any better or worse by receiving instruction in the same building and from the same teacher. It makes no difference to us whether the teacher is black or white so long as they measure full up to the standard is required by law. Now "Friday," let us tell you a few things. This man Dayhoff and his kind are not interested in the colored teacher as they are trying every means to degrade the whole race. If they desire to see what the Negro can do as a teacher, they would give him a chance to teach wherever a vacancy occurs and let him prove to the world that he is capable of teaching anyone that speaks the English language. No, instead of that, they want to hold the Negro up to ridicule because his foreparents were slaves and he is poor, yet Dayhoff's man "Friday" Thompson is too densely ignorant to see it. It is not the question of going to the same school with white people that we kick about. It is the fundamental principal of freedom to be able to exercise your rights in a Republican form of government. If the schools are supported from the taxes on real and personal property, and God created the soil and sent the reason so that man could earn this money, why should some fool white people set themselves up as Gods and rulers and say to the colored man that he must send his children to a school that is set aside especially for colored people, that "you Negroes ought to be to yourselves." If this was true, God would have kept us to ourselves and the white man could not have been able to mix the race as it is today, until it is hard for him to tell his people from the Negroes. Now he wants them separated so that he can tell who is white and who is black, and "if today" Thompson and others like him are the cause of all the hell that is being kicked up today. If Mr. Dayhoff or his team "obliged" Thompson or anyone else who believes in this infamous custom in order to give somebody a job teaching colored children only, will show us a single school building in the state of Kansas exclusively for Negroes or any city or hamlet in the Union, when the building, equipments, sanitary arrangements, location, etc., are equal to the buildings set aside for whites, Dugos and all other nationalities except the Negro, we will forever hold our peace and acknowledge over our signature that we are wrong. The columns of The Prairie Theater are open to anyone who desires to take up the side of these two hypocrites. Another proposition. After careful examination and research one will find that 50 per cent. of the colored teachers are tools of hypocritical, being and deceitful school boards and superintendents, and have to regulate their pupils in such a way as to impress them that they are inferior to other races. This is another reason no many whites object to mixed schools because all white teachers must teach the children superiority, bravery, man and womanhood and they don't want the black boy or girl to know any of these things. If these things are not facts, we will step down and out and turn our office over to Dayhoff and his man "friday." The good people of this country stand for one faith, one country, one flag and one law to govern all, and those who don't like it, get out. Don't single out and exclude the law and try to force upon others that which you would not accept your self. If the white man who professes to be a Christian and a believer in the Ten Commandments would live up to it, race strife in America would be at an end and not until then; nor will the Negro ever cease trying to force the white man to live up to the tenets of the Golden Rule, the flag and the Constitution. NICK CHIES. EDITOR PRAINDERER;—As I am assigned to special service with the Pullman Co., I have a chance to gather a few notes on the South as I have seen it and think you will find these which I forward of sufficient interest to warrant publication. In company with Wm. Burrell, of Chicago, I spent a week in Ashville, N. C., a fine summer resort, where the Vanderbilt farm, with the finest home in the world, is locatrd. On account of the city being blessed with plenty of rich people from New York the colored line has been so reduced that colored people can ride on any street cars, any seat; but sometimes the conductor will politely ask you to give a lady your seat if she is standing up far. I was asked once myself. I learned afterwards that I was not compelled to give my seat to anyone. Well, I viewed everything around and saw what the colored people were doing. I found white men were going around begging for laborers and could not get them on account of corn mash whiskey being so good and so cheap that it kept them from working. Again, I found a beautiful building which cost Vanderbilt about $42,975. He sold it to the colored people for $11,000 so that they could have a nice building in which to carry on business of all kinds. Mr. Jones has a beautiful drug store, employs two clocks, and is doing aushing business. I met Dr. Bryant, who has a beautiful store building with about a ten thousand doll in stock of all kinds, managed by the most polite and prattest woman of the South. The doctor has a wonderful practice. There is a colored butler shop right on main street, building and shop owned by W. A. Williams. Mr. Johnson has a fine cafe, run by two ladies who are hard to beat in carrying the business on. You must eat in the colored restaurants or eat in the kitchen. The colored people claim that Ashville is a paradise beside some parts of the South. Well, we had a very nice time while there, but they all can have the South until it gets so you don't have to take off your hat when talking to white people on the street. In touring old Mexico I find good openings for colored people. The Spanish are friendly with us. Also, while touring Canada I found a great demand for colored people. Master Macco Birch, of Kansas City, Mo., has been visiting his godfather, G. W. Slaughter for several weeks and will return home on the 22nd. Mrs. Dr. J. N. Burch, who has been visiting Mrs. G. W. Slaughter will also return home on the 22nd. Robert Owens, of Los Angeles, Cal., who stopped over with me for a few days, has gone to New York, to join his wife. With best regards to all and wishing The Prayerist every success. Your ever truly: NUMBER 35. citizens of Kansas! WILL MEET IN TOPEKA! The National Negro Business League Will Be Royally Entertained Here in 1907. We are pleased to note that Mr. Ira O. Guy, president of the local Negro Business League, with the assistance of Mr. Jones of Chicago, has been successful in securing the 1907 meeting of the National Negro Business League for Topeka. This organization was founded about seven years ago by Booker T. Washington, and is considered the best J. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. President, Founder and of the National Negro Business League organization for the uplift and advancement of the Negro The Commercial Club of this city has joined hands with the local league and will assist in making it the best and most profitable meeting in the League's history. The meeting will be held in August and it would be an excellent time for the Western Negro Press association to come to Popeka, also. ATCHISON, KAN Mons James John Kelly, Wm. Porter and Miss Hustil Sloss returned from a visit to Salina last Thursday. Miss Virginia St. Clair was the hostess of an excellent party on last Tuesday afternoon, in honor of Miss Ort Carter, of Lawrence. The afternoon was very pleasantly spent in games. At 7 o'clock a dainty luncheon was served and the guests reported an enjoyable time. Gonnald Hudson is at home to spend a few days before entering K; U. this fall. Minn Ora Carter, who has been visiting Minn Winifred Morton, returned Sunday to her home in Lawrence. Minn Nellie Barnes and daughter Bernice, and Minn Agnes May McDowell, are spending the week in Kansas City, visiting relatives. Mrs. Ruthen Ingram was called to Cheyenne, Wyoe., Monday eve, where her daughter, Mrs. J. Brown, is seriously ill. Dr. W. H. Hudson was in Lawrence last week, on business. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. James Richardson left Monday for Kansas City. Mrs. John Pegg and children left Monday for their home in Omaha. Mrs. James Brown left last week for Kingfisher, Okla., to visit her cousin, Mrs. Coin. Mrs. M. E. Matley, Mrs. Nancy Perkins and Mrs. U. F. Scales will leave tomorrow for a visit in Chicago. Mrs. T. M. Weddington of 619 Morris avenue entertained Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Lillian Weatherspool of Saliza. The Missouri and Kansas Conference, C. M. E church, will meet in Richmond, October 3rd, 1906. Miss Juanita Adams has returned from Independence, and will hold her former position as stenographer in this office. Mr. Harry Perkins, a former Topeka boy, who now resides in Denver, is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt Perkins. Fred Adams, better known as "Bee," is seriously ill with stomach trouble at his home. Crane and Monroe streets. Misses Louise and Ola Dupree returned Tuesday from a nine days' visit with their cousin Mrs. Eugene Gay, in Kansas City, Kans. Prof. W. T. Vernon will make his opening speech in the coming campaign in Ohio and will then come to Kansas. He will fill several dates in this state in the near future. Rev. H. H. Williamson of the C M. E. church at Emporia. will preach for Rev. C. C. Crockett on Thursday evening. All are invited to hear him. R. Brooks and wife of Kansas City passed through the city yesterday en route to Holton to visit their friend, Mrs. S. S. Jolly, and other friends. They made this office an agreeable call. 1. Troops B and C of the Ninth Cavalry stopped in Topeka one day and two nights this week, en route from Osawatomie. The citizens were glad to welcome the boys. A party was given by Mrs. John Page and Miss Minnie Page, complimentary to Miss Laura Harland, Mesdames Smith and Winbush of Chicago and Mrs. John Pegg of Omaha. The Weekly Shoot. The Topeka Colored Gun club held its weekly shoot at the new grounds on the Vinewood line at California avenue, Monday. September 2nd. A number of visitors watched the boys do some good shooting. Following are the scores: E. S. Lee.....42 out of 50 Ed Greer.....34 out of 50 John Brown.....34 out of 50 Glenn Watkins...16 out of 25 Herb Jamison.....5 out of 25 The showing of Glenn Watkins is especially good, as this is his first experience at shooting the clay birds. All of our boys who own a gun should get abreast of the times and join the gun club. NOTICE. To Our Correspondents over the U. S. foreign and countries: We want you to take special interest in mentioning the progress of the farmers, stockraisers, poultry-raisers, hog-raisers, mechanics and other men of business among our race, each week. GRAND DEPUTIES WANTED. Competent men and women wanted be appointed as Supreme Grand Deputies, to have exclusive management and control of the appointing of Grand Deputies, and affairs of the order, viz: of organizing and spreading it throughout their respective territorial jurisdictions. Good commissions paid. Write today for full particulars, as we have no head officer over your state. Address: PHOR. WM. PATROM, S. G, M, Lock 1146 Box St. Louis, Mo.. Howard University Medical Department Including Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Colleges. THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL SESSION will begin October 1, 1906, and continue eight months. Students Matriculated for Day Instruction Only. Four years' gradad course in Medicine. Three years' graded course in Dental Surgery. Three years' graded course in Pharmacy. Instructions is given by didactic lectures, quizzes, clinics, and practical laboratory demonstrations. Well equipped laboratories in all departments. Unexcelled hospital facilities. All students must register before Oct. 12, '06. For catalogue or further information, adply ty F. J. SHADD, M. D., SECRETHRY 901 R STREET. Rev. Mrs. Elizabeth Dupree returned last week from a four months' stay in Texas. Lieutenant Thomas McAdoo, formerly of Topeka, but now of Lead ville, Colo., is visiting friends and relatives in the city. Master Arthur King, son of Mrs Mary King, has returned home from Stormont hospital, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis He is much improved, and Dr. J. M. Jamison is to be commended for the very efficient services rendered in this case. SUBSCRIBERS, TAKE NOTICE. M.i.s Willa Smith, circulation manager of THE PLAINDEATER will leave next week for the following places; Hutchinson, Great Bend, Emporia, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver. Parties in arrears will please take notice and have their money ready when she calls. You Can't Miss It! Miss what? "Thirty Years of Freedom," a drama in three acts, to be given by some of the best young talent in the city, Thursday evening, Sept. 20th at St. John's A. M. E. church, for the benefit of the pastor's salary. This drama was written by a lady of our race, and is something new. This drama has been played in all the large eastern cities with great success. One of the special features will be a chorus of twenty voices, who will sing those jubilee and plantation melodies so dear to every heart. This chorus alone will be worth the price of admission. The admission will be 15 cents, single, 25 cents per couple; children under twelve years, 10 cents. A full cast of characters next week. Keep the date in mind, Thursday, September 20th, 1906, at St. John A. M. E church. PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS. N J Reaser, of parts unknown, will take notice that she has been sued in the District Court of Shawnee County. State of Kansas, by her husband. J. H. Reaser, and that unless she appears or answers the petition of plaintiff filed in said cause on or before the 20th day of October, 1906, the petition of plaintiff will be taken as true, and judgment divorcing plaintiff from defendant will be rendered accordingly. J. T. WARD, Attest: Att'y for Plaintiff I. S. CURTIS, Clerk. [SEAL] By JENNIE C. ROSEM, Deputy First published Sept. 7, 06. PUBLICATION NOTICE. No. 4517. In the Court of Topeka, in the city of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. W. G. Brooks, Plaintiff. Ed Berry, Defendant, To the defendant, Ed Berry; You are hereby notified that you have been sued in the above entitled case, in the above named court for the sum of $7, and that a garnishee summons has been duly served upon the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, on the 8th day of August, 1906, and said ga nishee has answered that they have in their possession the sum of $10 belonging to the defendant. That unless you answer in said case or appear herein on or before the 8th day of October, 1906. Judgment will be rendered against you for said sum, and said money now in the hands of the garinishee will be applied on said judgment and costs of suit. E. L. O'NEIL, Clerk of the Court of Topeka. First published September 7, 1906. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN--Do it known that my petition is now on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors according to law at No. 100 F. Sixth street, in the second Ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, state of Kansas. Hearing is set for the final day of September, 1906, at 9 a.m. JOE GANS Was Nelson's Master from Start to Finish—Merrit, Not Color Wins. GOLDFIELD, NEV. Sept. 4 —Battling Nelson deliberately fouled Joe Gans in the forty-second round of the best and longest fight seen in the West for many years. Both men were tired when the fight ended but Gans was apparently the stronger. He was away ahead on points and had smashed and cut Nelson all through the fight without being badly hurt himself. Shortly after the forty-second round commenced the men were in their usual clinch. Nelson had his head on Gans' shoulder and his arm down. Several times he hit Gans below the belt, apparently feeling for a vital spot. At last he drew back his right arm and hit Gans a vicious blow square in the groin. The Negro sank to his knees and rolled over on his back. Referee Siler without hesitation ordered Nelson to his corner and awarded the fight to Gans on a foul. Siler's decision received almost unanimous approval. The foul was obvious that not even men who had bettion Nelson could say that it had not been committed. All through the long contest Nelson had employed rough tactics. He repeatedly butted Gans and had to have his head pushed away by the referee. Referee Siler stated to the Associated Press that while he would not say that the soul was intentional there was no doubt that it was committed. Nelson, he said, had used his usual tactics all through the fight and while he knew that Nelson was butting whenever he had an opportunity he did not disqualify him for that because he saw that it was not hurting Gans, and as no other referee had ever disqualified Nelson for doing the same thing he did not feel like doing it. Besides, the people were there to see the fight and he did not want to disappoint them. Siler was loudly cheered as he left the ring, as was Gans, who was carried to his dressing room. Nelson and his seconds were hissed as they departed. Billy Nolan, Nelson's manager, made a disconnected statement in which he said that Gans had promised not to claim the fight on a soul, and yet he jumped at the very first opportunity to make such a claim. All Nelson would say was Hon. Nelson Crews, Judge Bradley, Hon. W. W. Fisher, Clyde Miller, Secretary Republican State Central Com.; Charles Session, Paivate Secretary to the Governor. Big Barbecue: This will be the opening of the Campaign EXCURSION Rates on all Rail Roads FOSTER WILLIAMS COFFEYVILLE'S LEADING GROCER ALWAYS HAS THE BEST AND THE STREETS OF BROOKLYN that Gans was tired and quit. Gans, in many ways, put up an astonishing battle. Of course, his skill as a boxer was expected to be shown, but his endurance surprised everyone. His work was the more wonderful when it is known that in the thirty-third round he broke his right hand. Never after that did he strike a blow with it with the exception of a few short arm jolts in olinching. He did all his work with his left hand and put it all over Nelson. Gans' generalship was shown when he broke his hand. In the thirty-third round he landed a hard right hand punch on the side of Nelson's face. A bone in the hand snapped and Gans stepped back with an expression of pain. He limped around as if he had stepped on his foot or turned it, and no one realized that he had badly injured his right hand although it was sus- PUBLIC SPEAKING pected that it might have been injured. Gangstated after the fight that Nelson intentionally fouled him. He said he knew he could finish Nelson as he was comparatively strong and Nelson was growing weaker all the time. OTTAWA. KANS. Reva L. C. and J. L. Washington returned from a brief visit to Coffeyville, last week. Rev, G. W. Watson of Burlington preached Sunday night at the Baptist church. The day was gloomy, notwithstanding which a fairly good sized audience was in attendance. Prof H. R. Britt of Louisville, Ky., the noted "Gospel Singer," delighted an audience Tuesday night at the Third Baptist church. Local talent assisted in the program. An organization has been made, plans arranged and scheduled for the emanupation of the "Emancipation" here on Nept. 22nd, at Beautiful Forest Park. Low rates of fare from adjoining towns. Large crowds expected. Come and meet your friends. Rev. W. P. Green spent Tuesday in Lawrence attending to matters of importance. Miss Martha Claybone is somewhat ill at this writing "ALONE, A song that is becoming popular, and can be had for 250 by addressing the author Miss Lena Thompson 1027 Kantan Ave. TOPELA, KAS EMPORIA, KANS. Mrs. Crawford died Friday of typhoid fever and was taken to her old home in Hodge, Mo, Sunday for burial. She was forty-four years old and leaves several children and many friends to mourn her loss. The funeral of Mrs. Council was held Sunday at the A. M. L. church. She had been ill for about one year. She leaves a son and one granddaughter, Miss Berdie Council, and many friends to mourn her loss. Mrs. Lucinda Council was eighty-five years of age and highly respected by all, having lived in Emporia for about thirty years. Rev. James Miller of Paola, Kans, is assisting Rev. Blake in a series of revival meetings, which are meeting with considerable success, there having been already seven converts. Rev. Gausa of Strong, who visited in the city for ten days assisting Rev. Blake, returned home Saturday but expects to return Monday to assist in the meetings again. Miss Montez Booker left Thursday for Indian Territory where she will teach this year. Mrs. Sallie Wilson of Kansas City, Mo., is in the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Woodson. Miss Ora Woodson returned from a ten days' visit in Salina last week and reports a good time. Mrs. W. S. Blake and two daughters, Marguerite and Helen, returned from a few months' visit in in Joplin, Mo., Thursday. Miss Lizzie Wilson is visiting in Topka this week. Mr. Chas. Douglass is visiting in Kansas City for a few weeks. Rev. Topp, formerly a missionary to Africa, is expected in the city this week to assist Rev. Blake in his meeting. About eleven converts were buried in baptism on Sunday last at four o'clock. Many of both races witnessed the event. A few friends gave a surprise party on Rev. W. S. Blake at his home Friday evening. Miss Minnie Johnson returned after spending the summer in Denver, Col., to Emporia where she will resume her studies in the high school. Dr. W. N. Coleman, who left with his wife and son William for Albuquerque N. M., for his health is reported much better. The doctor likes the people there as well as the climate and may remain for sometime before return home. KANSAS CITY, KANS The seventh annual reunion of 23rd Kansas Colored volunteers was held at Booker Washington park, labor day. The Quinduo band rendered music and a very excellent program and barbecue entertained the large crowd present. Mrs. Myrtle Hall of Pueblo is visiting Miss Ann Smith this week. She will enter Western University next week. Mr. Robt. Monroe and Miss Ella White of Quinduo township were joined in the holy bonds of well-lost last Saturday evening. The groom is a very industrious and progressive young man well known in the community. Mudame La. Ashton Woods, graduate trained nurse, departed last week for Colorado Springs, where she has accepted a very desirable position at Camp Hutton, a summer camp worth in valuable. Hon. W. W. Lishu of Jopka addressed a large gathering of colored citizens at the Metropolitan Baptist church last Monday evening. Clement Highwarden, 17 years of age, met with a very unfortunate accident Saturday evening which resulted in his death Sunday by being pushed out of a second story window and falling fifteen feet to the ground upon his spine. Roy, H. Chaka Pope of Washington, D. C., with his 150 stercopion views and picture, "the Black Hand," is in Kansas City this week. The colored people are crowding the churches to hear and see upon the canvas the record of the black arm of the negro, from the time of Christ down to the days of Booker Washington and his Tuckkee. Rev. E. R. Vaughan and Mrs. Frankie E. H. Wassom, both of Western university faculty, has lately returned to the city. Rev. Vaughan from a very profitable trip among the prosperous Negroes of the territories, and Mrs. Wassom from a pleasant outing in Colorado Springs. Mr. Charles Anderson, well known here, is very near death's door at this writing. Mrs. W. S. Harris left last week for a few weeks' recreation in the mountains of Colorado. A charity baseball game for Douglas hospital will be played at Sportsman's park, between the colored doctors and colored teachers, September 13th. The schools of Wyandotte county will open September 17th. The new colored high school building, Summer Manual Training high school by name, is a thing of beauty and an honor to the colored people of the city. A number of very competent teachers have been added to the faculty, and the school starts out in the front rank of the negro schools of this western half of the nation. Now that separation has to come, let us make its work better than that done at white high schools in the lives of its graduates and then noble record in an utter life. --- Just think—19,000 new people came to reside in Kansas City, Kansas, in the last year. Most of them the common working element from Arkansas, Texas and Missouri. This element is what we must contend with daily and hourly, Board and Lodging-Everything Clean-First-class Rooms. ESPECIALLY EOR The Co ESPECIALLY ;EOR COLORED PEOPLE The Commodore Radium Bath House J.A.GOINS, PROPRIETOR These famous Radium lame to walk, the weaker to see, and cures all sick when these Radium sound and well. These famous Radium Water Baths make the lame to walk, the weakest to be strong, the blind to see, and cures all kind of dises. Why be sick when these Radium Baths will make you sound and well. Kansas City, Mo, also grew in a like proportion. And yet our colored young men and women with spare money hesitate to put their earnings in real estate on the outskirts of town, which is sure to treble in value in the next few years. Too much good time, beer and crooked women is rupping our golden chances to make money. Buy the land and make the poor white man the renter, and his prejudice to you will soon disappear. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. The faculty for the coming school year consists of the following persons: President, Wm. T. Vernon (on Indefinite leave of absence); Acting President, Shelton French, Logic and Psychology; Archie Gregg, Mathematics and German; Rev. E. R. Vaughan, Theology, History and Latin; Mrs. Frankie E. H. Wasson, Science and English L. N. Spurlock, Superintendent of Industries; Harry R. Graham, Printing; Roht. G. Jackson, Instrumental Music and Voice Culture; Albert Ross, Business Course; Wm. Kennedy, Tailoring; A. C. De Loo, Carpentry; George W. Jackson, Bandmaster; Madame Sadie Curry, Matron; Miss Gertrude Clark, Dressmaking and Millinery; Miss Josephine Wright, Scientific Cooking and Household Economics. Mr. John Walker, foreman of University farms, Miss Birdie Groves, President's secretary, and Miss Virginia Muse, bookkeeper, will continue in the same positions as heretofore. The faculty this year consists of college graduates representing Kansas University, Willaforce, Tuskegee, Hampton and Vance College of Business and Shortland. They represent homes in Kansas, Colorado, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia, and include all denominations except Catholic. Miss Elizabeth Brown and Miss Lula Tucker, last year students in Dressmaking and Millinery, have opened up an establishment near Muskogee, L. T., with a $1,000 stock of up to date goods and an excellent patronage. Such living arguments as these exemplify all to what our institution stande raisin using mothers and fathers in all parts of the great West to send and enroll then promising sons and in intelligent daughters with us, so that they too may receive the most modern and best training of heart, head and hand, which in these sturious days is so very necessary for individual success and racial update along material and substantial lines, not alone for the upper tenth of the race, but also for the great bulk and masses of our people. Prot. Wm. Kennedy arrived from a summer spent at Lacbon Springs, Mo., and Prot. A. C. De Loo from Ohio, this week. A GRAND SUCCESS. The musical and literary entertain ment at B Street Baptist church, Monday night, under the auspices of Navy Club, Miss Sadie A. Burder, com- mander in chief, was a brilliant success, both financially and socially. A large and appreciative audience was present and all testified to having enjoyed such a rate treat. The program was a good one, some of the best talent in the city being represented. Opening Song—Chorus. Invitation—Roy, G. W. Hartz Piano Solo—Miss Belle Forte. Vocal Trum—Miss Dalay Forte, Miss Birtha Forte, Lasco Forte. Restation—Miss Ethal Haley. Vocal Solo—Miss Eiffle Weathertly. Oration—Mrs. Anne Lee. Piano Solo—Miss Anderson. Duct—Andrew Weatherly, Alex. De Moss. Quartette—Ianah Liscobey, A. De Lou Haley, Miss Daisy Forte. Duct (Chorus accompaniment)—Mrs. Lou Haley, Miss Daisy Foote Dedication—J. M. Dorsey. LAS VEGAS. N M Mr. James, a health worker from the Indian Territory, and who has been out in the mountains camping for a month, has returned to town, being much benited by the trip. Mr. James Moore sustained a very bad cut on her hand last week, the doctor having to take several stitches in it. School started here last Monday with a large enrollment of scholars. Mr. Harry Kenworthy, who has been sick is out again. Those enjoying a delightful outing list SOUTH PART OP TOWN Opening Song—Chorus. 3 Blocks from Sequoyah Hotel Open from $ a. m. Until 12 p m. CLAREMORE, I. T. Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. M. Jefferson and daughter Edna, Mrs. Lou Butler and grandaughter Leona, Mrs. Lydia Houston, Ros Brown of Salt Lake, Utah, and Mr. L. Ransom. Mrs. Rosa Brown left Thursday for a visit in La Junta, Colo, from where she will attend the Conference in Pueblo, thence on to Salt Lake, Utah, her home. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burns will leave this week for their home in Lawrence, Kannas. Mrs. B. Super was on the sick list last week. Miss Laura Butler, who was quite ill last week, with rheumatism, is out now. Mr. A. Young, who came here for his health a few months ago, departed last Saturday for his home in Louisville, Ky. Rev. J. H. Smith departed Friday for Santa Fe, N. M., where he will preach Sunday an the following Sunday will preach his farewell sermon here before going to Conference. LINCOLN CONFERENCE MEETS. The first session of the Central District Lincoln Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, which convened August 22, 1000, at Asbury Church, North Topeka, Kan, has become history, and those who have been here all the while say it has made better history than any District Conference in this part of our work. Conference was called to order at 8 o'clock by the Rev. J. J. Cabbell, P. E. Roll call showed almost a full attendance of the pastors, but since this District includes all of Kansas and a part of Indian Territory, making travel very expensive, there were not many delegates present. The Conference was organized with the following officers, viz: (Linda omitted) C. R. Ross, Secretary; L. E. Hayes, Assistant Secretary; D. Smith, Treasurer; L. S. Burton, Reporter for City Press; C. R. Ross, for the Southwestern Christian Advocate; and H. F. S. Johnson for the Central Christian Advocate and the Iowa Plumblah. That the Conference might start right the Presiding Ilder called the pastor in executive session and informed them that the object of the District Center one was not merely to be reports, papers and speeches, but that the Center one was also to be the means of saving somebody and of making favorable sentiment for the church we represent. This meeting revealed that there were personal grievances between some of the baptism, which, in the time light of gospel birth, were settled satisfactorily to all consent for the sake of Christ and the church. When strong will and stubborn men will show such anxiety as these baptism did to settle their differences it gives us confidence in poor depraved humanity's ability to lose sight of self under the influence of the religion of Christ. The good sermons, frequent prayers and soul reviving songs were proof positive of the wisdom of this executive session. Since the saving of a soul is cause for jubilation in heaven, the conference properly repeals over one conversion. The Rev. Jordan D. Knox of the Kansas Conference in well chosen words and a brotherly spirit, welcomed the Conference to the city of Topeka. The response by Rev. J. N. Burton reflected credit upon both himself and the Conference. Naturally much interest would confer upon the Presiding Elder's first report. He went at it so much like a veteran in that office that some of the brethren think in anticipation of becoming Presiding Elder he had practiced making reports long before his promotion. The report showed progress along all times and also revealed that the Presiding Elder has confidence in his man. The reports from pastor and delegates showed that both spiritually and financially Methodism in the District is "pressing on the upward way." Dr M.C. B Mason for some unavail-able reason, could not be present at the Hardman's All and Southern Hour- tional Society's anniversary Thursday night. H. L. Candly, H. L. N Johnson and H. S. South, Proceeding Letter of the Western District, spoke of the maga- nent work the Society is doing to solve the race problem, and to save Aunt at home and Africa beyond the more than the high type of manhood and wo- manhood funnished by its schools. Whole Dr. Mason's place was not filled, the time was profitably employed. Church extension had its day, and the church extension man, Dr. I. L. Thomas, was there to make it a success. Comment is not necessary to any one who has heard this able son of the church preach church extension throughout the length and breadth of our twenty colored conferences. Dr. Thomas makes one see the truth while he is speaking, and hear it many days after he has gone. His description of $1.00 church extension pastors will always live in the minds of those who heard. I venture to say that not a pastor on the Central District will go to the annual conference at Muskogee in the $1.00 rank. If there were any who felt dissatisfied with their place as Negroes in the Methodist Episcopal church, they were much satisfied when Dr. Thomas gave his "Sixteen Reasons for being in the Methodist Episcopal church. He put an argument in the mouth of the humblest layman who heard him calculated to silence the most learned among those who criticise us. His sermons on Sunday were models of pulpit oratory. Learned yet simple, practical yet spiritual, and so illustrated as to chain them to one's memory for all time. Only God knows the amount of good this man does for poor, erring humanity through his lectures, his sermons and his goodly life as he travels from place to place doing the work of the church. In response to an urgent demand Dr. Thomas remained over Monday night and to a large audience, gave his famous lecture, "Vital Race Questions." Though the people were tired they heard him gladly and were sorry when he closed. Dr. I. L. Lowe of Sedalia, Mo, made a telling speech for education in general, and recommended Geo. R. Smith College as the place to obtain it. As an instance of the character of work done there Dr. Lowe mentioned that students of Geo. R. Smith College won first prizes in the Missouri State Collegiate contest this year for oratory and for cake making. Also in the stewart missionary contest for 1900. Geo. R. Smith students captured three prizes for orations and two for poems. This is very positive proof that our people do not need to send their children to other than the school of the church for the best possible training. Rev. D. Smith and his people deserve unstinted praise for the manner in which the Conference was entertained. This Conference was a harmonious blending of spiritual and nancal interests to the success of each. We have already mentioned that Christians were called and one soul saved by reason of the Conference, but we have not told you that when we quit shouting and counted the money we had to shout again over a total collection of more than $175. H. T. S. fourson, Independence, Kans. KANSAS BLACKS ARE PROSPEROUSE Continued from page one Gas company. They will undoubtedly make it a success and are already getting out several barrels of oil a day. Colleyville is growing, and the colored people are growing with it. Who's there we were the guest of Mr. Foster Williams and wife at their beautiful home Our friend, Hines, the druggist, has just begun to enjoy his honeymoon. We wish him a continuation of it. Mrs. Dr. Whitaker entertained last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Carrie Stradford of St. Louis, and for the pleasure of the students. Misses Mary B. Whittaker, Anna and Cornelius Stradford, who will attend Lincoln institute this winter, and Misses Minnie Brady, Trevy woods, David Morris and Irvin Kidd, who will attend Western University. The invited guests were Mesdames J. H. Dawson, Harvey Anderson, James Gilbert. Tim Ingram, M. E. Woods, William Love, Ernestine Brown. F. Williams and Miss Mabel Smith; Messrs. Williams, Brown, Stradford, Woods, Dawson, Anderson, Ingram, Love, Williams and Hines. Mesdames Whittaker and Love entertained Tuesday for Misses Olivia Porter of Oswego and Hattie Marie Marks of Chicago. The dining room was beautifully decorated with pink and white roses. Roses intermingled with white chrysanthemums and ribbons extended from the four corners of the table to the ceiling. Following are names of invited guests: Misses Mary B. Whittaker, Anna Stradford, Corinne Bledsoe, Bessie Ingram, Minnie Brady, Esther Dawson, Martha Tahaferro, Rella Sevier Mabel Smith, Cornelius Stratford, Pinckney Stratford and Trevy Woods. We stopped over at Parsons a few hours, and although we have quite a subscription list there and intended to collect there, but owing to pressing engagements elsewhere, we were unable to visit our subscribers at that place. We found there one of the finest drug stores in the state, owned by C. A. Morris, who conducted one of the best barbershops in that city for years. His drug store, which is a palace, is in charge of R. C. Wright, a graduate of Howard University. He is an experienced young man, and adds much to the business. The catchy name of this drugstore is the "Makin' Eyes Drug Store." P. E. Tipton accomplished one of the most difficult contracts in the history of house-moving in Kansas. He moved a house five miles through low, marshy places, and across a river, and succeeded without even damaging the plastering on the walls. He had to build trestle work to span the stream. Walter Phenix and wife, who resided in Parsons for some time, removed to their old home in Emporia. Parsons is also the home of Grand Master A. F. Greene. We did not get to see our old friend, J. W. French, but understand that he is progressing nicely. W. Sewall, one of the leading shoesmakers in the city, is still progressing. We stopped over at Columbus, and found most of the population at Baxter Spriniff attending the reunion. We saw Probate Judge Wilson, a very cordial and refined gentleman to meet. He says that Cherokee county is in the best possible shape this year, better than it has been for the past ten years, that everyone is prospering and that the Republican ticket is good for a thousand majority in that county. At Baxter Spring we found in the neighborhood of 70,000 people attending the reunion. Everyone was enjoying himself, and therefore it was impossible for us to see any of our subscribers. This was the gala week for that portion of the country and everyone was taking advantage of the same. They have a beautiful park, situated on Spring river. There were many refreshment and lunch stands on the grounds, two of which were run by colored men and were as fine as any on the grounds. We found R. J. Weaver and family of Kansas City conducting one of the finest stands in the park, and making money. Mr. Weaver is undoubtedly an enterprising colored man, and we know of no one, white or black, who can surpass him as a business man. Mrs. Wheaton, a substantial widow of Bastur, owns a beautiful home and raises hundreds of chickens each year which net her quite a sum of money. Rev. T. W. Green is building a new church which will be completed before conference. LINCOLN, NEB. Mendames A. P. Curtis and J. W. Bush returned from Denver, last week. George Miller, wife, and brother. James Miller, returned from Winston, S. C. last week. S. F. Westerfield returned home last Thursday after a two weeks vacation on the lakes in Minnesota. George Manuel was down from Council Bluffs, Ia., visiting for the fair. The A. M. E Annual Conference will be held at Wichita, Kansas, the latter part of September. Rev. Biggers is busy gathering dollar money for the occasion. Miss Emma Tinny, of Omaha, attended the State Fair Tuesday. Covenant and communion were enjoyed by members of Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday. Mrs Telitha Trusty is yet quite ill. Mother Ross and Sally Stout are very ill at the homes of their daughters. Miss Grace Cowen arrived in the city from Lawrence, Kansas, Monday. She will attend the State University here this season. The State Fair is on in full bloom and thousands of visitors are here Mrs. Dave Brown will join her husband next week. J. W. Cooley has returned home from Denver and Colorado Springs, where he spent a ten days vacation. Mr. W. M. Newman and wife, of Omaha, will visit with Mrs. J. W. Cooley this week. Mrs. Maggie Williams, of Kansas City, is visiting Mrs. Lillie Woods. Mrs. E. Ballinger and daughter, Letitia, have returned to their home in Chicago. Dora, wife of Rev. W. H. Young died last monday. The Grand, Lodge of E. B. F. and S. M. T. held very successful meetings in this city last week. Mrs. M. DeCrouch after a short visit with friends here left for her home in Chicago. Miss B. K. Morrison left here for Springfield Thursday, where she will resume her dutier as teacher. Miss L. Jean Douglass left Saturday and will take charge of the school in St. Charles. Miss Hallie Clayborne has gone to Deer Park to teach. Prof. J. Z. Mosely is employed to teach in Savannah. Mrs. Anna Holmesley is on the slok list. The concert under the management of Miss B. K. Morrison was a decided success. She and Miss Eulalle Douglass raised money enough to pay for the painting of the A. M. x. parsonage, and then had some left. Miss E. N. Brown has been elected to teach in Charleston. Prof. Harrison, of Jefferson City, was in this city Sunday. Prof. E. N. Emory will depart for Louisiana Friday, where he will open school the following monday. Misses Mattie Kirklin, Marjorie Powers, Maude Williams, Marylee Bailey, Edna Schweich, Bertha Sail, and Abraham Fisher left for Lincoln Institute Monday. VINITA. I. T. Rev C. R. Tucker, the presiding elder of the Muscogee district, was in the city Monday, enroute to Blue Jacket on business. Miss Dale, of Neosho, mo., registered at Riders hotel Tuesday of the past week, looking out for a location for a millinery shop. It is to be hoped that she will be successful as at present we have no dressmaker in the city. William Layette, of St. Louis, was in the city the past week with a view to establishing an undertaking business, and in case he does it in said that he will have a swell hearse, which the Negroes are much in need of. Miss Dollie Vaughn spent a few days in Muscogee the past week, visiting friends. Rev. C. R. Tucker, presiding elder, passed through the city Friday, for Lightning Creek. Enoch Hawkins, the cook at Devine's, is reported as being on the nick list this week. H. A. Bassett and wife, of Parsons, Kansas, on their return from Langston, Okl., whither they accompanied their son, who will this term attend that school, stopped over and were the guests of T. H. Finley and wife. Prof. Lewis T. Brown, of Muscogee, was in the city Sunday. Henry Pack, of Carthage, Mo., passed through the city last week. At the quiet little home of Pate Martin and wife, Lincoln Hutcherson of Granby, mo., was united in holy matrimony to Miss Annie Belle Martin, Wednesday evening at 8:30 p. m. The house was decorated for the occasion and only a few friends were invited. The bride is the daughter of a very prominent family and is well thought of by all. Mr Hutcherson is a very energetic young man, being a miner; and is always found at his post. At 10 p. m. the newly wedded pair boarded the cast bound passenger train for Granby where the groom has a nice little home ready prepared. All express the hope that peace, prosperity and happiness may attend them. Rev. Mrs. B. II. Hawkins and daughter, who have been at Sulphur Springs for their health, returned much improved. Miss Mollie Hawkins left for Langston Institute. The writer of this epistle was one of a large number of people who witnessed a very sorry spectacle at the trans erlast Monday evening. About a half dozen young colored girls about twelve or thirteen years of age had congregated there, and by their boisterous actions attracted the attention of all the bystanders. The usual number of small boys were in evidence and contributed their share to the disgraceful scene. The worst of the whole affair was the fact that the mother of one of the girls was standing near and smiled at the actions of her daughter, instead of doing her duty by taking the child home and finding something for her to do in order to keep her off the streets. Mothers, you need not expect great things of your daughters so long as such actions are courtenanced on your part. MEMPHIS, TENN Mesdames Esther Logan and Winter Logan left for Greenwood, S.C. after a few months visiting with Mrs. H. M. Bonner, on Dean Ave. Miss Maggie Searcy left for Chicago, Ills., visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Annie Johnson. Miss Bertha Many, of Canton, Miss., was recently the guest of Mrs. Nettie Bell. Miss Stella Budd has been quite ill for the past week. Misses Emma B. Wright and Mamie Savage are visiting friends in Chicago. Mrs. R. T. Goldsby and daughter Bessie have returned from an extensive trip, visiting friends in Washington, D.C., and Raleigh, N.C. Rev. C. C. Townsend is conducting a successful revival at Greenwood C. M. E. church. Rev. H. H. Edmondson, of Collierville, Tenn, is assisting him. Mrs. Josie Smith made a pleasant trip, visiting relatives and friends in Wilson, Ark., and Chattanooga, Tenn. J. C. Cosby, proprietor of the Kentucky Clipping Club, was kicked by a horse and has been seriously ill the past week. Mrs. Martha Cosby of Richmond, Va., is visiting her son, J.C. Cosby. M. W. Gilliam, the barber on Wellington, is up again after a short illness. J. II. Talerfero, the shoemaker on Beale, has been quite ill for the past week. Mrs. Jennie White has returned from Little Rock, Ark., where she had been attending the International Order of Twelve. Mrs. H. L. Briggs has returned from Elka and West Point. Miss., visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. E. E. B. Covington, President of the Greenville District Missionary Work, is in the city, lecturing at the different churches. A memorial service of the late Prof. B. K. Sampson was held at Avery Chapel. A. M. E. church, on Sunday, Sept. 2d, at 3:30 p. m., at which the following program was rendered: Selection, Avery Chapel Choir; Invocation, by Rev. F. W. gims; Remarks, Dr. E. W. Irving; Enlogy Prof. B. K. Sampson, Rev. Porter; Address, "The Citizen," Charles Bowles; Address, "The Christian," D. W. Washington; Vocal Solo, "Nearer My God to Thee," Mrs Fernandas; Address on Behalf of the Bar, Col. H. R. Sadler; Address "A; Friend," Rev. T.O. Fuller; Quintet, "Hark, My Soul!" Second Congl' Church; Address, "The Educator," by Prof. C. A. 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W. Irving, Master of Ceremonies. The following was left over from last week. Mrs. Ella Montgomery made a short trip, visiting with Mrs. Mary Alexandria, at Whitehaven, Miss. Mrs. Eliza Gains and Powell B Peterson were united in matrimony Sunday. Aug. 10, at 4. p. m., Rev. N. S. Saunders officiating. II. E. Brown is quite ill this week. Master Lowell Jackson, son of Louise J. Jackson, is suffering with his face, which was badly burned while attempting to make a fire in the stove where he had poured some coal oil, which caused an explosion. Mrs. Annie Simmons departed this life Aug. 25, after an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Kate Strong, of St. Louis, came to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie Simmon. Daniel Ransom and wife left for Kansas City, Kas., where they will make their future home. They will visit friends and relatives at Shawnee, Kas. Mrs. Mary Turner departed this life Aug. 18. She leaves a husband, three children, three sisters and seven brothers. Mrs. P. Reeves and children have returned from Mason, Tenn., where they were visiting relatives and friends. The Colored Shoe Store, Rev. J. H. Grant Proprietor, has moved across the street at 154 Beale. Mendames Bundy, Calhoun and Mollie Walker are visiting with Mrs Mattie Price, a sister of Mrs. Calhoun, living in Chicago. Joseph Davis is the master of his business as a butcher. Remember him, at 840 Lane Ave. Miss Lula Manuel made a visit of six weeks with Mrs. Gay Sullivan, at Burdette, Ark. It has been reported that Miss Georgia Covington and David W. Seals of Holly Springs, Miss., will be united in wedlock Tuesday, Sep. 29th. Miss Callie Matthis is visiting relatives at Senatobia, Miss. Mrs. Chas. Robinson, of Chicago, is visiting her niece, Miss Virginia Hamilton and will remain here for the National Baptist Convention, which convenes Sept. 19. She was formerly a resident of Atchison, Kans. E. D. Dandridge died Thursday, August 23, aged 63. His wife, two sons, two daughters and a sister survive him. The pastors of the various Baptist churches of the city are busy making preparations to entertain the National Baptist Convention which will convene here September 12th. Mrs. Benjamin Jonhe, of Omaha, Neb., is visiting her sister. Mrs. T. Bryant. IOLA. KANS. Dr. J. S. Bass, pastor of Bell Chapel, in Bassett Kans., will give an old time spelling bee, or spelling down, at the church, on Friday, evening, Sept. 7, to raise funds for mission work. A prize of £5. will be given to the person who remains the longest upon the floor. Mrs. J. W. Gordon will give out the words, while Mesdames Frank Daniels, Rufus Campbell and Estella Green will act as judges. Rev. T. W. Green, jr.. left last Sunday morning for Chanute, to assist Rev. Fletcher of the A. M. E church in a rally. Mrs. Ada Jarrett departed this life Aug. 2d. The funeral services were held from the A. M. E. church on Saturday, September 1, Rev. J. R. Ransom officiating. Sister Jarret was a loving wife and a faithful Christian and devoted to her church. She was loved by all and the church has lost a faithful worker. She was also a member of the Housefld of Ruth. She leaves a husband, son and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Sidney Handley has opened up a first class barber shop on North Washington street. The corner stone of the Second Baptist church will be laid by the Masons the third Sabbath in this month. HUTCHINSON, KAS. Miss Lettie Wakefield,the daughter of Charles Wakefield and wife, living seven miles in the country died Tuesday, August 28th at 7 p.m. She leaves father, mother, sister, niece, nephew and host of friends to mourn her loss. She had been a member of the A. M.E. church for four years and was born April 0th, 1875. The funeral was conducted by Rev. J. P. Howard at the A. M. E. church. Walter Evans and family have returned from Topeka, where he has been employed at the state house. Mrs. E. Q. Plummer and her two daughters are preparing to make their home in Baltimore, Md., her husband, Rev E. Q. Plummer, being engaged at that place in the ministry. Rev. J. P. Howard is preparing to have his last rally on the fourth Sunday in this month. The electric cars were put in action Saturday morning. At 0 a. m. all the whistles of the octopus in the city were alarmed. Mrs. H. Brady is yet on the sick list. James Johnson is the successful man to get the position as janitor of the Government post office dept. We wish him much success as day janitor. We do not know who will be the night janitor but we think it will be Son Williams. Revs. H. I. Jones and T. M. Davis filled the A. M. E. pulpit in a rally Sunday at 3 p. m. Much good was accomplished. Mrs. Mattie Jackson and little Eddie Jackson returned home last week from Manhattan, where she visited parents and friends. Rev. H. 1. Jones has been invited to make an address at the Emancipation celebration at Halstead, Kass on the 20th of this month. Dr. Basket, our colored doctor, is doing a good business in our city. Mrs H. B. Owens has been on the sick list. 'The Cat is Out of the Bag!" A chance for a wide awake woman to make a splendid living. I will send a recipe for making cold cream that has been used among the beauties in Paris for years. It bleaches the face removes wrinkles, makes skin velvety. W.th each jar of cream will send recipe and instructions how to treat diseases of the skin and how to give facial massage Price, $200; [Hair Pomade, 1.50] Miss M. M. Smith, Box 186, Glencoe, Ill. Rev. J. M. Davis preached at St. John's church on the 2nd, and left on the 3d for Columbus. Prof. W. A. King, Kansas City, Mo., has been elected principal of the day school, which will take up Sept. 10th. Prof. Green, of Parsons, addressed the Republican club on Labor Day at Hill's grove, at 2 p. m. and Hon. C. H. Callaway, of Kansas city, mo., at 8 p. m. Brc. C. Patter son of Kansas city was also present. Several of the colored people have been attending the bedside of Mrs. H. Hopkins, of Pitteburg, who departed this life Sept. 3, leaving a husband, two children and a host L. P. Hall, BARBER SHOP Hair Cutting, Shampoo, Shave. Special attention given to Pimples and Sore Faces. Give me a call. Satisfaction guaranteed. 962 PRESTON AVENUE. MEMPHIS, TENN. Hours: Phones: 7-10 a. m. Home 144 2 4p. m. Bell 140 7 9 p. m. of friends to mourn her loss. Asker Steward, who barbecued some meat on the 3rd, sold it in short order. Mr. Nick Chiles made his annual visit to our city on the 3rd. He looks well and seems to weigh more than 200 pounds. We were proud to meet him. J. B. Davies gave him a nice time in his new buggy. Mesdames Ella Young and G. W. Washington have just received a lot of new winter hats. Ladies, now is the time and this is the place to get your new hats. In the District Court of Shawnee County. Kansas. Petty C. Ransdell, plaintiff, v. Jacob Buffner, and Barbara Buffner, Christ Hensel and Anna Hensel, Jacob Renz and Margarita Renz, Viet Hornung and Mrs. Viet Hornung, intermarried, Magdalina Godbrod and Magdalina Hornung, as if living, and the unknown heirs, devisees, executors, administrators and trustees of John Hornung, Sr., John Hornung, Jr., Ann Hornung, Gottlieb Hornung, Jacob Hornung, Gustav Kutter, Gustavus Kutter, Johanna Kutter, J. Fitzgerald and Charles Willemson, defendants. The above named defendants and the unknown heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and trustees of John Hornung, Sr., John Hornung, Jr., Ann Hornung, Johanna Kutter, Jacob Hornung, Gottlieb Hornung, Gustav Kutzel, Gustavus Kutter, S. Fitzgerald and Charles Willemson will take notice that they have been sued in the aforesaid court by the said plaintiff and must answer the plaintiff's petition in the above entitled action on or before the 15th day of September, 1906, or said petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered against them as prayed for in said petition quieting the title of the plaintiff to the following described real estate, to-wit: The northwest fractional quarter of section nineteen (19) and the west eighty-six and one-half (80½) acres of the northwest quarter of section thirty (30), all in town thirteen (13), south, in range fourteen (14) east of the Sixth principal meridian, lying and situated in the County of Shawnee and State of Kansas, adjudging that the plaintiff is the absolute owner in fee simple thereof, that none of the said defendants have any legal estate or interest therein, and that all of said defendants be barred and enjoined from asserting any interest in, claim or lien upon said real estate or any part thereof, and that the claims of all the said defendants be adjudged null and void. J. B. McNARY Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: I. S. CURTIS, (Seal.) Clerk Dist. Court. First published August 3, '06. Of the whereabouts of Robert Gideon. He was born in or near the town of Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and at the out-break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having been owned by both slave holders and therefore used both names. Any information concerning him or any expense incurred in doing so will be paid by his son, Mr. L. L. Gideon, Brocton, Mass., or 302 West Fulton Street, Chicago, Ill. This is his son, who is the owner and originator of Gideon's Refined Negro Minatrels. He is very anxious to learn the whereabouts or his father, and we hope all who read this article, especially the old-timers, will give this careful consideration and investigate to the fullest extent. Mr. Gideon's son is a gentleman of refinement, culture and wealth. He is one of the leading showmen of the country, carrying thirty people and has been for years. He and his mother would profit considerable if they could locate him. W. M. E. JACKSON, M. D. PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON Office 494 Kennes Ave. OFFICE HOURS 12 M. to 6 P.M. Ind. Phone 868. 12 M. to 6 P.M. 12 M. to 6 P.M. J. M. JAMISON, M.D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Reamisting Physician of the Knights and Ladies action. Special Attention to deceases of women and private deceases. Office and Residence, 227 Madison Street. O. A. TAYLOR, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 921 Kansas Ave. Both 'Phone 734 Calls answered day and night. Office Hours { 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p.m. Residence 1535 Van Buren. Office over Lee's Drug store 921 Kas, Ave Office Hours { 8-10 a.m. 2-4 and 8-8 p.m. Physician and Surgeon. J Ind. 900 Bells Office 424-1 " " Res. 424-2 NEWS OF THE WEEK. Mr. Sherman Huff of Chicago is visiting his parents on East Tenth street. Misses Minta and Ella Pride of Paxico are visiting Mrs. John Huff on Tenth street. Miss Bessie Hawkins is visiting in Eskridge this week. Mrs. Sarah Scales of 805 E. Tenth street will be brought home from Christ hospital in a few days. She is still quite ill. William Evans will leave soon for the East, where he expects to attend school. The little child of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Oden is quite ill at their home in Grantville. Mrs. M. E. Langston returned from Arkansas City, Kans. last week Mr. Lloyd Bailer of Lawrence was the guest of Miss Corinne Buckner the first of the week. Mr. Charles Lytle left Monday night for Colorado for a week's visit. Miss Galena Bell will leave Saturday for Indiana, where she will reside. Mrs. J. H. Guy gave a lunch party one evening this week for Mrs. G. A. Glenn. Mr. George Porter of Elkton, Ky. is quite ill at the residence of his father on Lincoln street. Mr. C. A. Long will move his family to Kansas City soon. The kindergarten at Eleventh and King streets will open September 11th. Mrs. H. D. Horton of Chicago is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Wims. Mrs. J. T. Small of Kalamazoo, Mich., who has been visiting her parents, returned home Saturday, after a very pleasant visit. Mrs. M. J. Honeybuss will take a trip to the west in the near future. Miss Fannie Bush left Saturday to take charge of a school at Newby, Ind. Terr. Miss Ada Hortense Mason of St. Joseph, Mo., spent the week visiting her cousins, Miss Ollie Clay and Miss Flossie Mosely. Rev. D, Smith and wife, Rev. O. A. Johnson, D. D., of Des Moines, Ia. Rev. J. J. Cabbell. P. E. of In dependence, Kansas were highly entertained Wednesday evening of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Odell. Rev. John A. Gregg will give a lecture at St. Mark's church Tuesday evening, subject, Africa. If you want to know the different traits of our kinsmen in the foreign country, come out and hear Rev. Gregg. will be paid to any person who can find one atom of opium, chloral, morphine, cocalne, ether or chloroform or their derivatives in any of Dr. Miles' Remedies. This reward is offered because certain unscrupulous persons make false statements about these remedies. It is understood that this reward applies only to goods purchased in the open market, which have not been tampered with. Dr. Miles' remedies cure by their strengthening and invigorating effect upon the nervous system, and not by weakening the nerves. "I consider that there are no better remedies put up than Dr. Miles' Nervine, Anti-Pain Pills, and Nerves and Liver Pills. We have used them for years, and recommend them to many others. My wife is using the Nervine, and considers it the best medicine in the world. A lady friend of mine, who was almost a total nervous wreck, through my earnest solicitation has used several bottles of the Nervine with wonderful results." WM. CROME, Salt Lake City, Utah Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills are sold by your cruggle, who will guarantee that the first package will benefit. If it fails, he will return your money. 25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold in bulk. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind Rev. A. H. Brooks, presiding elder of the Wichita district, A. M. E. church, was in the city Thursday, and was the guest of Rev. C. A. Woods while here. 一 Miss Sarah A. Friend, evangelist of the Kaneas conference, preached for Rev, C.A. Woods at St. Mark's church Friday evening. The Dorcas Volunteers gave a kitchen shower for Miss Grace Ware September 3rd at the home of Miss Audrey Motin on Quincy street. --- The young people of St. John's church are making great preparations to present a play entitled "Thirty Years of Freedom" at the church on the evening of September 20th. Everyone should attend this. Della Goggins died Monday at her home, Second and Jefferson, of appendicitis, after an illness of a week. She was ten years old, and was an orphan, living with the family of Marcellus Owens. Her grandfather, two sisters and a brother survive her. The family with whom she lived was greatly attached to Della, and she leaves a large circle of little friends. Her funeral was held at the First African Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Carr. FIRST AFRICAN On Sunday morning, there was no sermon; instead, the members engaged in a covenant meeting, which was quite spirited and much enjoyed. A large congregation was present. The Labor Day entertainment was all that it was expected to be, both in the way of attendance and in the financial results. The First street property has been disposed of, and the amount added to the building fund. The lots were purchased by a Mr. Baker, who will carry on the manufacture of cement there. After the prayer service Tuesday evening, those present were addressed by Rev. I. Atkinson of Colorado, who is here in the interest of an organization for the suppression of mob law. The sewing circle meets this afternoon with Mrs. Amanda Chapman, Chatman, 1910 Topeka avenue. SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH. Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. At 11 and 7:30, preaching by the pastor. Subject, 11 a.m., "Love for God's House." Young people's meeting at 6:30. 7:30 "Doubting Thomas." Visitors are cordially invited to worship with us. All persons who desire to attend the National Baptist convention in Memphis, Tenn., please notify the pastor. One fare for the round trip Kansas and Missouri delegation will leave Kansas City Monday night at 11:30 o'clock. Rising Sun Fire Insurance Co. OF THE INDIAN TERRITORY. OFFICE: 18 West Okmulgee Avenue, Muskogee, Indian Territory. CAPITAL, $100,000. A SAFE BUSINESS backed by men who have proven their ability to succeed in business, and conducted on a sound business basis according to the regular business customs applicable to that particular business is about all that any THINKING MAN would wish. The Rising Sun Fire Insurance Co. WE write Insurance against FIRE and LIGHTNING on Houses, Household Goods, Coffee Furniture, Libraries, Merchandise, Live Stock, Farm Implements, Grain, Furpies, Wagons, Kearns, Saddles and Musical Instruments. R. H. WATERFORD, President. H. N. JOHNSON, Secretary. J. E. JOHNSON, Gen. Mgr. Misses Bessie Johnson and Alice Miller of Lawrence spent Sunday at Cassa Rossia, with Miss Hazel Washington. Mr. Alfred Payne gave a line party Monday evening in honor of Misses Alice Miller and Bessie Johnson of Lawrence and Miss Madison of Perry, Kans. The evening was spent in games and music. Mrs. C. H. Jones entertained Dr. Thomas of Atlanta, Ga., F. E. Cabbell, Rev. Johnson of Kansas City, Rev. Smith and Misses Alice Miller and Bessie Johnson at at a six oclock dinner. Mrs. Dina Scott and daughters, Viola and Thelma, left Friday for Paxico, Kans. Mrs. Rosa Glenn is seriously ill at her home on Topeka avenue. Stewards' rally at Brown's chapel Sunday. All friends and members will turn out in full and make the day a great success. Rev. Smith of Asbury M. E. church will preach at 3 p.m. The stewards are anxious to send their pastor to conference feeling good. Come and help us. Miss Laura Jones gave a lawn party Wednesday evening in honor of Misses Alice Miller and Bessie Johnson of Lawrence. The out of town guests were Miss Galena Bell of Mexico, Farnie Hunter. En poria Messera, Elgin Woodie, Louie Renfro, of Lawrence and Mr. Garnett, Rock Island, Ill. The evening was spent in music and games. After a late hour the guests departed, reporting an enjoyable time. City Hotel Servides first-class—Four doors from postoffice—Good, Clean, BEDS. Buss to and from all trains A. W. BLANTYRE, HILL CITY, KANSAS. Mrs.L.P.Allen HAIR-DRESSING, MANICURING AND= BEAUTY PARLOR. 25 E. Sherman Ave., HUTCHINSON, KANSAS. Will go out and answer calls. W. H. LUCAS, Photographer. The price at my Studio is cheap, but the work is of the highest class. Why pay such an enormous price when the same careful work can be secured for ONE-HALF? Stop and see me. 123 Kansas Ave. TOPEKA EXACTLY FILLS THE PRESCRIPTION. Mr. Ernest Harton of Wellington and Mr. Reed of Ft. Riley were the guests of Misses Janie and Jessie Chiles. "O Western U!" The Western University Glee Song—Just out. Words composed by Prof. Albert Ross, music by Prof. Robt. G. Jackson. Whistled, played and talked about from the Atlantic to the Pacific. A credit to the race. Fine zinc engraved pictures of Bishop Abram Grant, President Vernon and our three magnificent buildings on outside cover. Bright, snappy and easy to play. Every race-loving Negro should have a copy. Mailed to any address, 25 cents. Send now to Music Department, Western University Quindaro Kaa. Dr.P.Holmes, Regular Medical Physician with Thirty Years of Experience in the United States. PETER A GREAT DIVINE HEALER. With 25 years Experience. You Must See Him. He will cure you at a distance of one hundred yards. Will relieve any one of Fever and Chills in five minutes. Will cure you of alldiseases, Old Sores, Toothache, Cramp Colic. Rheumatism, Nervous Troubles, Loose and stiff Joint—in fact ALL DISEASKS OF MANKIND. He makes peace where there is war, brings loved ones back to their home who have been driven off by unfair means. HE IS A MEDIUM. He tells you every thing you ever did in your life, who you favor, mother or father, or ever will do. On September 5, 1905, he brought Ira Burrell, of Greenville, Texas, back to life Russell Grocery Co.. Wholesale and Retail. One of the LARGEST Negro enterprises in Oklahoma Territory. General Commission Merchants All MAIL ORDERS given SPECIAL ATTENTION. Your Business Solicited. RUSSELL GROCERY CO., 427 First Street, : CHICKASHA, I.T. PER R. D. FLETCHER. Mrs. Essie Clark gave a one o'clock dinner in honor of Misses Bessie Johnson and Alice Miller of Lawrence. Other guests were Misses Emma Clark, Lela Ramsey, Laura Jones and Ruth Scott. The afternoon was spent in music and dancing. The rooms were decorated with palms and ferns. Mr. Carl Harris entertained a few of his friends Monday evening at a lawn party at his home in Highland Park. A very enjoyable time was had in games of various kinds and an old time platform dance. It was one of the most enjoyable affairs and everyone was more than pleased with the way Mr. Harris entertained them. ST. JOHN NOTES. The final quarterly conference for this year was held at St. John's on Monday evening. The reports were favorable and the presiding elder was happy. The Rev. C. W. Abington of the Metropolitan A. M. E. church of Austin, Texas, preached quite acceptably to the St. John's congregation on last Sabbath morning. Rev. Charles Woods of St. Mark's preached the communion sermon last Sabbath afternoon. The Reverend is an enthusiastic and earnest speaker. Little Ruby Edwards, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of 111 N. Van Buren street, was laid to rest in Rochester cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The Willing Workers are at it again, they held an enthusiastic meeting at the home of Mrs. Clara Spotts, 818 State street, Monday evening. The hostess served an excellent luncheon to the workers. The public schools open next week. Do not fail to have your children begin at once, and keep them at it all the time. Remember this, parents. Services tomorrow at the usual hours. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Prof. R. H. Wade, Supt. Sermon and reception of persons into full membership and administering the sacrament of baptism at 11 a.m. Rev. George A. Griffith was the guest of Mrs. Mattle Richardson while in the city. Morning subject, "A Peculiar People;" evening subject, "The Barren Fig Tree." At 7 p. m. the Allen League of Christian Endeavor holds its regular service. H. Motin, Pres. You are invited to attend all the services. The conference passed a unanimous vote, asking the bishop for the return of Rev. Edwards. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the Court of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. H. A. Auerbach and II. A. Guettel, Partners, trading as the Palace Clothing Co., Plaintiff, va G. W. Smith. Defendant. The State of Kansas to G. W. Smiths You are hereby notified that in the above entitled court and action, you have been sued by the plaintiff upon an account for $16.05, and in said action the plaintiff has caused a garnishment summons to be issued to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and the said company have answered that they are indebted to you in the sum of $30, and this is to advise you that unless you answer the plaintiff's bill of particulars on or before October 5, 1906, that the same will be taken as true, and said court will make a finding accordingly, directing the said funds due from said railway company to be paid into court to satisfy the plaintiff's claim and cost of this action. Hereof you will take due notice. E. I. O'NEIL, Clerk. W. S. McCLINTOCK, Attorney for Plaintiff. First published Sept, 7th, '06. Oak Leaf Hotel East Side Katy Railroad DENNIS HICKS, Prop. Old friends all expected—New friends all all invited. VINITA, I. T. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. The weather has been fine, but on yesterday we had quite a hail storm, and about a mile out quite a snow fell. Mr. Benjamine, of Washington, D. C., has been visiting his mother and friends for the past two weeks. Mrs. W. B. Johnson, wife of Rev. W. B. Johnson, of Fauporla, Kansas, who has been visiting our city for a number of months for her health, and who has been benefited, will return home next week. Misses Toole and Hill, teachers of Gainesville, Texas, after a pleasant stay of six weeks, left for home Thursday. Mrs. N. P. Miller, of Arkansas City, Kansas, after spending six weeks in our city, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Bishop A. Grant is here for her health. Miss Willie Browning, one of Guthrie's (O. K.) popular young ladies, arrived in the city tonight. Miss Browning came to meet her intended, Mr. Wim. Wilson, one of our popular young porters. She is stopping at Mrs. Upshaw's, on Adelaide Avenue, where they expect to be joined in the holy bonds of wedlock tomorrow. Mr. Wilson has prepared a nice home for his intended bride. That is the proper way to do business—get the cage first. Mrs. Geo. T. Wassom, wife of Col. Wassom, of Kansas City, Kansas, is visiting our city for a few weeks. Mrs. Wassom is the science teacher of Western University, Quindro, Kansas. Prof. A. Ross, of Colorado Springs, but now of Kansas City, Kansas, and who is the business teacher of Western University, was in our city week before last for a few days. A fine entertainment was given last week by Mrs. A. E. Upshaw at her residence, 404 Adelable Avenue, for the visiting strangers. ROCK VALLEY. Rev. Ino. Gregg, formerly of Africa, delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture about that country in the A. M. H. Church to a large and appreciative audience on 1st Wednesday evening. September 29th. The church evening. August 29th. The church evening. August 29th. The church was very pretty decorated for the occasion. Afterwards, refreshments were served and a general good time was had by all. This little church is beautifully situated in a valley about 17 miles southwest of Lawrence, and is entirely surrounded by prosperous mugo farmers. It is entirely free from debt. Rev. S. M. Barker is its pastor. LAKE VIEW. The A M E. Church of Lake View will hold a basket meeting on the 29th of September, at Baldwin's Grove, Rev. Jno Gregg of Attica, will preach in the morning, and Rev. J. L. Lalwands is expected to preach in the afternoon. Many of the leading ministers of the Kansas conference will be present. All churches and the public in general are invited to attend. Rev. J. L. Lalwands Pastor KANSAS CITY, MO. Mr. Petrol — Please allow me space in your valuable paper. I have just returned from an extensive trip of over 600 miles. I was in Colorado, and I had the pleasure of meeting a great many people, and the most important one was in Colorado Springs. Auber, he had the asthma and I healed him in less than five minutes. I found a great many of my old time friends, after which I returned to Kansas City, Mo., to make at my future home. I find many large heated minsters in this city. Older Heath is building a very nice church. At 9 p.m. I found myself at Little Pilgrim and I delivered an address, and they have a deep down, broad out, God-called minister, which I enjoyed Sunday night. The little was made to walk, the deaf has been made to hear, the blind has been made to see, and chills and fevers have been made to move, and pains and aches. The gospel has been preached. I am on my mission that God told to go. I shall hear Kansas City as a whole before I leave here in God's name. All afflicted people are invited to call at Dr. Holmes' office at 427 East Sixth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Yours, Dr. P. Holmes. STRONG CITY, KANS. Miss Malal Harris left Tuesday for Colorado Springs, where she will spend a month of so. Rev. E. G. Grace returned Saturday from Emporia, where he has been assisting in a series of meetings. Mr. Wm. Lee spent a few hours in the city Friday. The Misses Blockwell have returned home after several days' absence. Quite a number from here spent Sunday in Emporia. Mrs. Richard Levell, Sr. and grandson, Hankie Levell, left the first of the week for a few days visit in western Kansas. Rev. Hampton, from Abalone, filled the pulpit at the Second Baptist Church Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Lewis passed through the city en route to Denver, Colo. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13. For the submission of a proposition to amend section 8, article 2, of the constitution. Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to each house thereof concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the State of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of the state for their approval or rejection: That section 8 of article 2 be amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 8. There shall be a probate court in each county, which shall be a court of record, and have such probate jurisdiction and care of estates of deceased persons, minors, and persons of unsound minds, as may be prescribed by law, and shall have jurisdiction in cases of habeas corpus. The court shall consist of one judge, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the county, and hold his office two years. He shall hold court at such times and receive for compensation such fees or saalry as may be prescribed by law. The legislature may provide for the appointment or selection of a probate judge pro tem, when the probate judge is unavoidably absent or otherwise unable or disqualified to sit in any case. SEC. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of the state at the general election of representatives in the year 1906 for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official The Northern Lake Resort Very low rates all sum to the Lake Resort of Wisconsin, Minnesota. It's cool and delightful "Fresh Water Seas"—to get there, if you go Spend a few weeks this enjoy the finest kind of Let me tell you about arrangements. Very low rates all summer via the Rock Island to the Lake Resort of Northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesoda. It's cool and delightful along the shores of the "Fresh Water Seas"—and ie doesn't take long to get there, if you go Rock Island way. Spend a few weeks this season on the lake and enjoy the finest kind of midsummer ohting. Let me tell you about the excusion rates and arrangements. A. M. Fuller G.P.A Rock Island Depot. Beneficial Order SUPREME OFFICERS. E. P. Penn, Dict. .....Denver, Colo. Mrs. Maria Wicks, Queen...Mobile, Ala. W. H. Curry, Vice Dict...Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. L. Wakefield, V Queen...Chicago Philip Keyes, See.....St. Louis, Mo. A. H. Howell, Guide.....Paducah, Ky. Plans to Celebrate of the Emancipation September The Subordinate Circles of the Be St. Louis, July 5, 6 and 7, last, and ap and to arrange a program of ceremonie Louis, September 18th to 22nd, nert (t Plans to Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, September 22,1906 The Subordinate Circles of the Beneficial Order of Seven met in the City of St. Louis, July 5, 6 and 7, last, and appointed committees to formulate plans and to arrange a program of ceremonies for celebrating in Abyssinia Hall, St. Louis, September 18th to 22nd, next (the 44th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation which President Abraham Lincoln signed Septembed 22nd, 1862. All past and present officers of our churches and societies are legal delegates to the convention for the betterment of our city and to prepare for Emancipation Day. About seven of the seventeen states in which the Order has branches were represented at the July meeting. The enthusiasm manifested convinced all of those present that the next anniversary of the proclamation that gave freedom to the negro race will be more generally celebrated than any of the preceding ones. District conventions of Subordinate Circles will be held in St. Louis, August 14th to 17th, next, for the purpose of perfecting plans which the committees appointed at the July meeting will present. It is earnestly desired that every church and fraternal society in the United States composed of negroes take part in celebrating the day upon which the race was emancipated. Delegates from all such bodies should be sent to the August meeting, and every member of a negro church or fraternal society in the United States should deem it an honor to be in St. Louis on the day of the celebration, if possible, and if not to do something to advance the progress of the amusement. The names of all delegates or others who may be relied upon to attend the August convention or the September celebration should be promptly forwarded to Robert Price, chairman of the Committee on Credentials, 1325 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, in order that the enrollment may be speedily and properly made up. At present only forty-one organizations have signified their intention of sending a representative to the August convention. ballot by the following titles: "The probate-judge amendment to the constitution," and shall be voted for or against as provided by law under such title. Passed the Senate February 8, 1905. Passed the House February 22, 1905. I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of original senate concurrent resolution No. 13, now on file in my office. J. R. Burbow, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.7. Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, two-thirds of the members elected to each house concurring therein: SECTION 1. The following proposition to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby submitted to the qualified electors of said state for their approval or rejection, to wit: The constitution of the state of Kansas is hereby amended by striking out the whole of section 17 of article 2 of said constitution, and inserting in lieu of said section the following, which shall constitute section 17 of article 2 of the constitution: Sec. 17. All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state; and in all cases where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted; and whether or not a law enacted is repugnant to this provision of the constitution shall be construed and determined by the courts of the state. Sec. 2. This proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state at the general election to be held in the year summer via the Rock Island of Northern Michigan, Ida. Faultful along the shores of the '— and ie doesn't take long to go Rock Island way. In this season on the lake and of midsummer ohting. About the excusion rates and RockIsland System Order of Seven Colo. Ala. Pa. Chicago Mo. Ky. James Arnstead, Asst. Guide... Topeka Frank Webb, Supreme Mgr., Omaha, Nb. Frank Manning, Asst. Mgr... Place, Miss. DIVISION OFFICERS. Frank Perkins ... Chairman A. C. Cummings ... Chairman William Goff... Secretary Alustus Walton... Reporter rate 44th Anniversary ation Proclamation, October 22, 1906 The Beneficial Order of Seven met in the City of and appointed committees to formulate plans monies for celebrating in Abyssinia Hall, St. ext ( the 44th Anniversary of the Emancipation 1906 for their approval or rejection. The amendment hereby proposed shall be designated on the official ballot by the following title, viz: "Amendment to the constitution relating to laws and their construction by the courts," and shall be voted for or against as provided by law under such title. Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute-book. Passed the House January 17, 1905. Passed the Senate January 19, 1905. Approved January 20, 1905. I hereby certify, that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of original house concurrent resolution No. 7, now on file in my office. J. R. Burrow, NOTICE. The Sunflower State Agriculturists are planning to hold a two days' session at Lake View, Kansas, September 28-29, and wish the hearty cooperation of every Afro-American farmer in Kansas and elsewhere to make this meeting a success. Reports as to crops, yields, etc. will be gladly received by the president, either at or before this meeting. The program will appear in this paper soon. INDEPENDENCE. KANS Nick Chiles visited Independence last week. Miss M. Craig, of Manhattan, Kan, is visiting her brother, Mr. Taylor. Mrs. Ella Allen Chenault, of Wamego, Kan, who has been visiting her brother, G. T. Allen, went home Saturday. Misses Anna and Ella Vandeford and Miss Ida Payne will go back to Western University Friday. Rev. T. H. N. Johnson expects his family this week from Kondale, La. J. Vandeford's new residence on 14th Street is nearly finished. A party went to Table Mound Cement plant Thursday evening. In the party were J. Knox and wife, Miss Lillian and Miss Retha Knox, Mrs. Ella Chenault, C. A. Allen, G. F. Allan, Miss Corine Robinson, J. Perry. On their arrival at the plant a melon cutting took place, after which the party started homeward. Mr. Joseph Vandetord, who was the party's conductor, seemed to enjoy the trip very much. Messrs. Gossett, Allen, and Johnson spent a few hours at the Hurwell's, Sunday afternoon, Object, water melons. IOLA. KANSAS. Saturday evening, September 1st, Mrs. Fred Jackson give a reception at her home on West Jackson Avenue in hom or of her house, Miss Jennie Stallord, of Limpori, Kansas. After refreshments, games were the chief amusement. At eleven the boys were sent home alone while all the girls remained over night with Miss Stallord. Everyone spent an enjoyable evening. Those present were Miss Jessie Gordon, Ressie Wells, Colest Stewart, Linda Clayton, Hattie Gosnell, Melena Lwell Minne Allen, Miss Simpson, Colest Chance Downey, Theron Rivers, I W Groene, Jr. Chrone Wells, Roy Groene. Mr Nick Chiles, business manager on the Plumberlal, was in our city last Sunday and Monday. While being in town privy from a business standpoint, yet from outcasties by Rev. L. C. Newby, pastor of the A M L. Church, he delivered an address at 8 p.m. to Rev. Newby's congregation. Mr Chiles is an interesting talker of no small ability. His a love was timely and good, more especially to the young man. Everyone was well pleased with the lecture, and asked what will be come again. WINFIELD. KAN. Arthur Nichols has a very sore hand. Please don't ask him how it happen. Mrs. James Nichols and two daughters, Gartrude, spent a few days in Wellington, last week, the guest of Mrs. John Monroe. Mr. Allord Burdine was up from Arkansas City last Tuesday. Mr. Pain is the guest of Mrs. D. D. Doughlin. Mr. Frank West and brother, Freman, of Arkansas City, were up last Wednesday with a load of sweet potatoes. Mr. West is one of our large potato growers in this part of Kansas. Mr. Thomas Campbell returned from Attleison, Kans, Last Saturday, where he attended the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. He was given the Knight Templer Degree and can boast as being the only coloured Knight in Winfield. Rev. S. S. Bady preached in Wellington last Sunday the 20th. He reports a glorious meeting. Miss Rickett Lutcher has returned to her home at Wellington after a few weeks' visit with her sister, Mrs. Dave Johnson Mr. Henry Johnson and J. W. Jackson, who attended the Gt. A. R. enamment at Minneapolis, have returned. They report a grand time. Mr. Jackson stopped on his return at Methison and attended the Grand Lodge of Masons and helped to elect Prof. A. F. Green, of Parsons, as Grand Master. Mr. Jackson is now Grand Senior Deacon. Revs B. A. Smith and S. S. Bandy left Monday night for Garden City, Ka. to attend the Baptist Association. Mr. Westy Morris, who has been assistant cook at the Brettun Hotel has left for parts unknown. James Nichols is filling vacancy. HUTCHINSON, KAN. There has been lots of talk of how negroes should acquire wealth as per the "other fellow." Most of the wealth the other fellow has was handed down or inherited by will, insurance, or some right or act of ancestors. Most negroes are too superstitious to insure themselves that they might leave something to their deserving wife or family. They had nothing to say of their former rights and their acts were such as the "other fellow" might desire, so that being true, we are at a stage of commencement if we would accept the right of legacy. If we would insure ourselves that we might show our appreciation to our families for their comfort and loving kindness to us as the "other fellow" does, by leaving them something to substitut upon after our demise, then we would be a prosperous race. Our right is to do the thing that mostly benefits us, and the most grave one is, to endeavor to rear your children so when we are gone the capital or estate that shall befall them will not be extravagantly spent or trilled away, and this act of real manhood should be established in each negro home. Learn your son or daughter the worth of a cent (some say worth of a "dollar," and they scarcely ever accumulate enough cents to have a dollar to know the worth of). Superstition is one of the greatest retards to the negro and it has constantly been put before him for that sole purpose, as I overheard the other fellow say. Superstition causes the negro to be dilatory and dilatoriousness causes absolute negligence. I mean not to score anyone, but I have heard the parents say, "I do not intend that my children shall work as I have, for I know they can not stand it." "That is simply teaching your children to be lazy, for they will soon learn what they can best stand. It seems that if one of our race or people acquires a little wealth he will leave it to some poor "other fellow." I have a personal knowledge of this fact. I now know of a colored man in a little Kansas town just about sixty-one miles east of here that will leave a fine sum to a rich "other fellow" when he dies. And also know of a colored lady who left or gave all of her money (and it was quite a sum), to the poorest of the "other fellow" to keep and protect for her and they now have a fine two-story house, carriage and fine horse, and a nice bank account from the effects of negro superstition. This old lady went insane to make effects of the way she had been dined and died in the asylum. Now here is two accounts of negro wealth and prosperity, and may they own remember that they are negroes and not to trust the other fellow with their "whoreship. As they have illustrated what they will do. And may the negro strive to keep them in the proper counsel that we may soon have more rich negroes among the race. PAOLA ITEMS Mrs. Muy L. Neet is on the sick list Mr. and Mrs. Reed Taylor entertained Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hobbs at supper Sunny evening. Rev. James Washington, of Ottawa, will preach at the second Baptist Church Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Austain Wally returned home from Denver, Colo., Friday, where they want to spend the summer. Miss Berthh. Jones came home from St. Paul, Minn., last Tuesday. Rev. H. S. Vanzego and wife, after a visit of a week in Paola, returned to their home in Holden, Mo., Friday. Mrs. Vanzego's mother accompanied them. Robt. Allen is on the sick list. Miss Virga Lewis, of Kansas City, visited relatives here Friday and Saturday. COFFEYVILLE, KANS. Mrs. Joe Wilson of Iopaka is in the city the guest of Mrs Goodrum. Mrs. Mammie Edmonson, who has been in the city the past three months will leave for Cherokee during the first week of September. She impressed herself as having a very pleasant visit having met several of her old friends and made several new ones. We wish her a pleasant trip and a quick return. Miss Cherry Briley has recovered from her recent illness. Mr. Will Johnson and Mrs. Charity Thompson are among the sick. Mrs. Clara Liabry is able to be out again. Mrs. Liza Buckner, who was struck on with paralysis is reported some better. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. James Gilbert is consolateur. H. H. Hopson left for Humboldt to fill his pulpit September 2. Prof. Wm. R. Carter, principal of the Loppea Industrial school, is in the city and preached at Macedonia Baptist church September 2d. His sermon was practical and full of truth. He also received quite a number of the pledges for his school. Mrs. Ida Lewis is in the city the guest of Miss Mattie Cartwright. NEWTON, KANS. Joseph Hart, who has been sick for the past two years or more, died Sunday morning, September 2d at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Hart was an old soldier and a member of Company D, having joined the army in '63, and for one year he served and received an honorable discharge. He was also a member of the C. M. E. church, having been a class leader of this church and a trustee 'till his death. The last work he did for the church was to sign the deed to sell the parsonage so as to set our church out of debt which leaves the church clear at his death. The funeral was conducted by Rev. W. H. Mauce of the C. M. E. church, assisted by Rev. W. H. Denton of the Baptist church. The old soldiers of Newton turned out in a body, there being three white and three colored for pall bearers, and the ritualistic ceremony was performed by them at the grave. He leaves a wife and son to mourn his loss and the C. M. E. church also. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Landon, Miss Marie Stevenson and Miss Sallie Ralls of Wichita spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Miller. Rev. W. H. Denton, M. Raach and others went to Garden City to attend the convention. Rev. Vanlen was seen in the city Tuesday. Cheap Excursions Southwest Cheap Low Rates each first and third Tuesday, monthly. Round trip tickets sold from nearly all Rock Island points in the North and Central West to practically all points Southwest. Rats about half the regular fare Pluck means sure success in the Southwest. An illustrated book or two will help you to a better acquaintance with the country. I'll be glad to send them on request, State the section which most interests you. Rock Island System A. M. FULLER, C. P. A. Topeka, Kau A, M. FULLER, C. P. A., Topteka, Kas E. J. GERDON 820 KANSAS AVE. I sharpen Lawn Mowers and repair Gasoline Stoves. Prompt service, good work and satisfaction guaranteed. Give me a triol. Cottage Restaurant. Meals and Lunch at all hours. Ice Cream, Fruits and Cold Drinks. When in Excelsior Springs, Mo call. MRS. JENNIE HILL. T. M. MARSHALL. Prons. BOLEY Indian Territory 一 兴 A progressive town. All eyes are upon the Indian Territory. More money is going to be made in the Indian Territory in the next few years than in any section of the country. In no section of the country has the Negro risen with such rapidity to financial imminence. BOLEY The exclusive Negro town of therritory, offers excedtional oppore as to location and general resources to Negro farmers, orchardists, stock raisers and investors. The adaptability of the soil to growing all kinds of grain, fruits and truck would make a mill and elevator, also a canning factory paying investments. For further information address The Boley Business Mens' Club, Boley, Indian Territory ! Initiative and Referendum Is Held Sacred As Imperative Mandate. SUFFRAGE FOR ALL OVER AGE OF 21 Constitution That Will Guarantee To All Persons Privileges Alike. Special Dispatch to Globe-Democrat. Shawnee, Okla, Sept. 1.—The federation of labor of Oklahoma and Indian Territory decided at its recent convention in Shawnee to ask the constitutional convention to insert the following provisions in the constitution: 1. That all the rights of labor shall have just protection through laws calculated to promote the industrial welfare of the new state. 2. That the legislature shall provide by law for the initiative and referendum and imperative mandate. 3. That not more than eight hours shall constitute a day's work in underground mines, and on all works carried on by the state, county or municipal government, and the legislature shall pass suitable laws to provide for the health and safety of employees in factories, smelters, mills, mines and on railroads. 4. That the common law relieving the employer from liability to an employee injured through the carelessness of a fellow servant be abrogated and suitable laws be passed by the legislature protecting such employees under such conditions. 5. The right of action to recover damages for injury or death shall never be abrogated and the amount recoverable shall never be subject to any statutory limitation. 6. The power of the civil authorities shall never be usurped by the military authorities. 7. Equal suffrage for all over 21 years of age. 8. The state may engage in any industry or enterprise. 9. All rights and other corporations shall be their full bond n of taxation 10. Commission to regulate railroads, insurance, telegraph, express companies, telephones and pime lines. 11. There shall be established and maintained the office of chief mine inspector, the duties and salary to be prescribed by law. Demands of the Legislature. The legislature shall prohibit by the enactment of the proper laws: 1. The employment of children under 10 years in mines. 2. The contracting of convict labor. 3. The labor of convicts outside of prison walls, except on public works and public roads under direct control of the state. 4. The political and commercial control of employees. 5. Railroads from owning coal lands or operating or leasing any kind of mines, directly or indirectly. 6. Any corporation from transacting business in the state without first procuring a charter under the laws of the state. "In conclusion," says Mr. Hurryth, "in good citizens, who have the welfare of the new state at heart, will join forces with union labor at the polls, and, irrespective of party affiliations, elect delegates to the constitutional convention who will make a constitution that will operate for the common welfare and against special privileges, it will be the pride and glory of the citizens of the state of Oklahoma." Sequoyah a Black Eye. At the suggestion and upon the recommendation of President Hammady, the federation also decided to ignore the constitution adopted at Muskogee by the convention organizing the state of Sequoyah last year. The federation had been asked to adopt this constitution as the best one applicable to the new state. President Hammady however, stated that he could not see where organized wage earners would be benefited by its adoption, and he asked that it be ignored entirely. He gave the following reasons: "A constitution should be framed by delegates who are elected by the whole people, and therefore represent the interest of the citizenship of the country. The constitution adopted at Muskogee was copied from the constitutions of the old states that were admitted to the Union when the industrial conditions of the country were entirely different from what they are today." Ask John Mitchell's Endorsement. The federation adopted the following resolution, asked its endorsement by the American federation of labor and requested that President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson of the miners' union send copies to President Roosevelt and all members of congress: "We petition the congress of the United States to sell the surface of the coal and asphalt lands to parties residing thereon who have built houses and made permanent improvements, and extend to them the same privileges as to the people residing in townites. We also petition congress to the end that the surface of the said coal and asphalt lands other than that including existing townites or that occupied by parties who have built homes and made permanent improvements, may be sold at public auc- tion to the highest bidder in tracts of not less than 640 acres. "We further petition congress that it forthwith enact legislation removing restitutions from the alienation of all lands except homesteads belonging to the members of the five tribes in the Indian Territory, to the end that the said land may be settled up with actual bona fide producing farmers, as the present system, refusing the Indians permission to dispose of the lands, is an injustice to the Indians and a heavy clog in the advancement of civilization in said territory." For Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Kate Biggars of Chikasha attended the federation convention, ad01-PLAINDEALER-11810 96 Buk dressed the body and secured the passage of the suffrage resolution. It is the same resolution adopted by the American federation of labor last year. BAXTER ITEMS. Mrs. George Hopkins of Kansas City is visiting relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. George Malone and children left Wednesday for their home in Chicago, after a four weeks' visit with Mendames Whinton and Dawdy. Mrs. Ida Wade of Denver, Colo., is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Eliza Perry. Mrs. Patty Gillepie and son Earl of Kansas City are visiting relatives for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boyd are the proud parents of a bouncing boy. Mendames Mary Robbins and Mollie Bond attended the Baxter reunion last Thursday. Mrs. Jennie Norman is on the sick list. Prof. F. L. Martin and Miss Nettie Pomick, of Kansas City, Kansas, were visiting friends in the city last Sunday. D. W. Hurt and W. J. Norman drove to Galena last Sunday. P. F. Romine of Jophn was the guest at Mrs. Wheaton last Thursday. The new A. M. E. church is almost completed. The first services will be held there Sunday. Rev. J. W. Greene doves much credit for his untiring efforts to raise means to build this edifice. Mrs. Battle White of Chicago is visiting her aunt and cousin. Mesdames Wheaton and Justice Smith Miss Tobie Bond of Columbus was the guest of her cousins, Misses Nontet and Hometta Norman last week. Among the Columbus visitors at the reunion last week were Messrs Wm Other, Silas Cross, Henry Other, Hust Ezell, Sand Harwell, Will Jackson, Jas Other, R. Hobson and Jom Horton. W. T. Lane visited his wife in Coffeyville last week. Mrs. Emma Mortord is quite ill at the home of her sister, Mrs. Parlee Wooten. RESOLUTIONS Of the Republican Club of Colorado Springs, Colo. Aug. 15, 1806 In the course of the history of every nation, race or people, there arise great men who stand out so conspicuously for eminent ability, honor service, exalt of character and sterving worth as to win the admiration and praise of those who are apprehensive of all that is grand and noble in human achievement. Unfortunately for the grand old State of Kansas we are permitted to honor one of these rare, unique and striking personalities who has been so closely identified with every movement leading to the material, intellectual, moral and spiritual advancement of our people in so many years. Viewing the history of Prof. Vernon from an unflish stumppoint, we claim him as one of the greatest of our great men Whotore beat Resolved— First—That we hereby express our highest esteem of Prof. Vernon, as a man who embodied in his personality those noble and exalted elements of manhood which every good citizen loves to admire and honor. Second—That as a citizen his life conformed to the loftiest ideals of true Americanism. And Third—That while we deeply deplore the loss of Prof. Vernon to the cause of education, we do rejoice that the memory of his work will forever live in the hearts and minds of every one who has been blessed with having known him. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) WM. H. BELL, A. B FOX, SEDLEY B. JONES. LAWRENCE. KANSAS. 2061 'Or justanny Hon. Nick Chiles, Topka, Kansas. Dear Sir—I received the first copy of the Plandealer today. This is the first copy of your paper I have even seen. Will you permit me to say that the paper happily surprised me. It is a credit not alone to the colored people, but it is a credit to the state. Such articles as you have about Vernon and Collins and others can not help but aid the colored people, if they will but read them. With best wishes for you and your valuable paper, I bag to remain, yours very truly, VINITA, I. T. Editor Plaindealer: Please allow space in your paper to say something about the Sunday School convention, which convened in Bethel A. M. E. church August 14th, in and for the Muscogees district of the Indian Mission Conference, at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. P. M. Johnson, district superintendent, assisted by Rev. C. R. Lucker, P. E., counsed the gavel. The foreman was principally spent in organizing and giving sacrament. At 2:10 p.m. the program was taken up with a paper on "Child Study," which was very interesting and instructive to the children. Time and space will not allow me to give the whole program, so I will give only a few of the most interesting papers. The next paper was read by Miss Jessie Holt, subject "Special Days, How Observed. After this paper had been read Rev. J. C. Hanks and others gave some brief remarks on it and the subject was closed with new ideas dropped by the way. At 8:30 p.m. as itt. Rev. E. Tyree, Bishop of the Lenth Epistolal district, was not present to preach the annual sermon as proposed. Rev. G. L. McCain filled the pulpit and preached a soul stirring sermon. Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock Mrs Annie Peterson delivered the address of welcome, which was timely and could not have been surpassed. After being responded to by Mr. B. C. Cumbers of Mukogee, a song was sung and Mrs. F. M. Johnson, district superintendent, arose and made her annual address, and when she had finished the house was alarmed with applause. With a few other papers the hour of the day was called for and at 2:30 p. m. the program was taken up with subjects of vast importance, but space will not allow me to name them. At 8 o'clock Rev. G. H. Burton assembled the rostrum which was good. After services had closed Rev. A. H. Hawkins invited the ministers and delegates to Rider hall, where a banquet had been prepared. The hall was decorated for the occasion and all attending enjoyed a pleasant evening. Thursday morning Rev. C. R. Tucker, P. L., being so gallant and full of plaintivity, adjourned the convention of the Sunday school and Mrs. Lunar Tucker, district president of the missionary society, organized the missionary convention. A pleasant session was held throughout, the program was most interesting, papers being read by Miss Bonnette of Boynton, L. F., subject "The Supremacy of the Cross." Closing the missionary convention Rev. R. A. Devors matched the annual saloon. At 2. 80 p. m. Friday A. A. Hawkins, president of the Christian Endeavor, took the chair, assisted by the Presiding Elder and others, organizing the Endeavor convention. A paper, subject "A Plea for a Single Standard of Morals for Both Saves," was read by Rev. J. C. Hicks, which was interesting to all. Closing the Endeavor convention, Rev. E. W. Chambers preached the annual sermon. Sunday at H o'clock Rev. J. C. Hicks preached an educational soul starring saturn. When he had finished a bouquet of flowers in the shape of a heart was presented to him by Miss Josie Holt with encouraging remarks. At 3 p.m. Rev. W. H. Bushman preached a wonderful sermon and at 4 p.m. Rev. W. N. Humphrey nibled the rostrum and delivered an address to a crowded house. During the convention Rev. C R. Hucker was presented $500 as a birthday present and Rev. A. H. Hawkins a suit of clothes by the members of his church. The amount raised during the convention was something over $100. Pence and humility prevailed during the whole session. A. A. HAWKINS, Reporter. HIGGINSVILLE, MO Rev. J. H. Jennings left Wednesday, August 29, for Nelson, Mo., to attend the Baptist association. Prot. B. H Murray changed cars here last week returning from Sedalia, Mo., preparing to take charge of the school at Waverly, Mo. Rev. N. Parks of Odessa, Mo., was in the city a while on last Wednesday, August 29th. Miss Beulah Douglass, who has been visiting Mrs. Ehra Brown at Lexington, Mo., changed cars here last week for Mexico, Mo. Mr. W. R. Nelson of Kansas City, Mo., was here on last Sunday visiting with friends. Miss Eva L. Britt, who has been very sick for over two weeks, is improving nicely at this writing. Missra Susie Harris and Mamie Graham went to Kansas City, Mo, last Sunday evening for a visit. Mr. S. H. Thompson, manager of Rev. H. E. Pope's Pictorial Encery, The Devil's Cook Kitchen No. 2, exhibited at the A. M. E. church last Monday night and Tuesday night at the Second Baptist church. Both exhibitions were certainly grand and entertaining. Everyone seemed to enjoy them, especially the moral and generous way in which the entertainments were conducted. Mrs. William Harris and daughter Miss Geneva Harris of Okarche, Okla., are still here visiting. Mrs. Harris will return home probably this week, but Miss Geneva is thinking of remaining until Christmas. INFORMAITON WANTED OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF ROBERT GIDEON. He was born in or near the town of Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo. He was a slave and at the out break of the war enlisted in the First Kansas Colored Infantry, and served until the close of the war. He may have went by the name of Rhine or McAfee, having been owned by both slave holders and therefore used both names. Any information concerning him or any expense incurred in doing so will be paid by his son, Mr. L. E. GIDEON, Brocton Massachusetts or 892 West Fulton Street, Chicago, Ill. This is his son, who is the owner and originator of Gideon's Refined Negro Minstrels. He is very anxious to learn the whereabouts of his father, and we hope all who read this article, especially the old-timers, will give this careful consideration and investigate to the fullest extent. Mr. Gideon's son is a gentleman of refinement, culture and wealth. He is one of the leading showmen of the country, carrying thirty people and has been for years. He and his mother would profit considerable if they could locate him. ```markdown ``` Corner 7th and Quincy Sts. GRAND OFFICERS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS G. C., J. F. Lewis, Box 1017 Wichita V. G. C., B. Pope, Topaka G. P., S. W. Bitchley Lawrence G. M. B., E. S. Lee, Topaka. G. K. R. & S., Dr. L. H. Anthony, 1514 North Fifth, Kansas City, Kan. G. M. A., W. A. Wright, Winfield. G. L. G., E. Hobson. G. A. G., E. H. Harris. G. M. D., Dr. S. H. Thompson, 1512 North Fifth, Kansas City, Kan. G. P. C., W. W. Plumb, Topaka. G. T. E. B., S. W. Flaming, Wichita. G. S. E. B., A. T. Glover, 702 North Market, Wichita. G. Atty., J. H. 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Home 'Phone Tax Main 815 Baltimore Ave. Kansas City, Mo BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chas. Smith ..... Sam Yarbrough Robbe Childers ..... Ed. Tipton Matt Bolen ..... Sam Jones Social Club Sunday was rally day at the M. E. church, Trinity Chapel, of Joplin, Mo. They were successful in raising $104.50. Rev. R. G. Smith, the pastor, is quite an energetic worker and is pushing things to the front. There was a grand free barbecue given at Cunningham's Park by the Hod Carriers and Laborers' Union No. 165, on Sept. 3. It was largely attended. Muscle was furnished by the Pittsburg Band. Speakers of the day were Rev. O. D. Hond, Rev. H. H. Curtis, Prof. N. T. Greene and others of notable reputation. Mrs. C. H. Knaves left last week for Parsons, Kan, for a three months' visit. Mrs. S. H. Houston is visiting relatives in the city and is stopping at Mrs. M. J. Stower's residence. Mr. James Smith has returned from Muskogee, preparing for the advancement of his education at Lincoln Institute. Mr. Earl Hatcher is also preparing to attend Lincoln Institute this winter. Mr. Sherill Hatcher, his brother, is seeking a place to board in Japhn, so as to finish in the grammar school in the ninth grade under Prof. Charles H. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. King, Mrs. W. Kingcade, visited Mrs. Ida Prost, who will take her departure for Denver, Colo., in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Penman spent Sunday at Lowell, Kans. Rev. S. S. Picher of Kansas City, Mo., pastor of the A. M. E. church in Westport, will preach here Wednesday night. Miss Bessie Broner and Miss Elsie Taylor of Graly, and Miss Clara Carter and Miss Helen Wallace and Mr. Charles Wallace of Neosho were over to attend the barbecue on Labor Day. Mrs. S. C. Winston has moved her bath and massage parlors from 419 Main street to 419½ Joplin street. She is doing a fine business and has the finest and best parlors of any of its kind in the state. Mr. Nick Chiles made a flying trip through Boplin. Thursday, spanning one night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stover, where he was served an elaborate breakfast with his friends, Mr. C. H. Knaves and Mr. J. P. Shopherd. Mr. H. Brown has gone to Kansas City. Mr. seeking a better business location for his grocery store. He has recently closed out his store in Boplin. Rev. Duncan had a soul stirring meeting Sunday. Miss Denee Heming is going to return to Quintaro University. School will begin Sept. 17. Mr. I. W. Lotty has returned to the city from Chicago. A petition signed by Rev. I. A. Duncan, Rev. I. H. Christopher, James Mason, H. Brown, Charles Hall and Henry Landsay was presented to the city council Tuesday night by Prof. N. T. Greene asking the city of Joplin to give employment to migrants whenever an opportunity presented itself. It was accepted and placed on file by the council. PUBLICATION NOTICE. In the Court of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. L. M. Wood, Plaintiff, v8 Lewis Hazelbart, Defendant, The State of Kansas to Lewis Hazelbart. You are hereby notified that in the above entitled action you have been sued by the plaintiff upon an architect's contract for One Hundred and Thirty-seven and 72-100 Dollars [8137.72] and in said action the plaintiff has caused a garnishment summons to be issued against A. T. Pigg and the said A. T. Pigg has answered that he is indebted to you in the sum of $6500, and this is to advise you that unless you answer the plaintiff's bill of particulars on or before the 5th day of September, that the same will be taken as true and the said court will make a finding accordingly directing the said funds due from the said A. T. Pigg to you to be paid into court to satisfy the plaintiff's claim and costs of this action. Hence, you will take due notice. E. L. O'NEIL, Clerk. T. D. HUMPHREYS, Att'y. Firstlish pubed August 10th, 1906. We Want to Hear AT ONCE FROM EVERY NEGRO NEWSPAPER IN THE INDIAN AND OKLAHOMA, TERRITORIES. Mail us at once a statement of your guaranteed circulation, commissions to agents, advertising rates and a copy of your paper. We can use energetic, representative men and women in every community. Particulars free for the asking. Ethiopian News Agency, DENISON, TEXAS Reporter, CIRCULATING and Adv't Agents OHALLENGE TO DEBATE WITH HOCH NOT ACCEPTED. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MADE AN UNUSUALLY FAIR OFFER. THE DEMOCRATS EVADED IT PULL TEXT OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE'S LETTER. Would Pit Each Republican Candidate Against His Opponent. W. H. Ryan, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, concluded the other day to gain a temporary advantage by proposing a series of joint debates between David Overmyer and Fred S. Jackson, the Democratic and Republican candidates for attorney general. In view of the fact that Mr. Overmyer is the chief spell blender of the Democratic campaign, Chairman Ryan thought he would force the Republican committee to decline to accept the challenge Mr. Ryan was disappointed. The Republican committee not only accepted the challenge, but went the Democratic chairman one better, and proposed a series of debates between each Republican and his Democratic opponent. This proposition naturally included a challenge to Colonel W. A. Harris of Chicago to meet Governor Hoch in joint discussion of the issues of the campaign. Of course, Chairman Ryan and Colonel Harris have not accepted the challenge. They know positively that Harris is not the equal of Governor Hoch on the platform, and that he has not the issues to talk on this year, and if it can be avoided they will not consent to a series of joint debates between the two candidates. The letter of the Republican committee to Chairman Ryan, which was signed by Clyde Miller, secretary, and John C. Brown, chairman of the speakers' bureau, is as follows: Hon W. H. Ryan, Chairman Democratio Central Committee, Topeka, Kan. Dear Sir: S. C. Crummer, chairman of the Republican state central committee, is out of the city and will not return for several days. Your letter directed to him and proposing a series of sixteen public meetings to be addressed jointly by David Overmyer and Fred S. Jackson, the nominees for attorney general of the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, therefore cannot receive his immediate attention. However, in view of the wide publicity given your proposal, we, as members of the Republican committee, deem it fitting that we address you on this subject The desire expressed by you that the issues of the present campaign be fully discussed by the candidates for public office in order that the voters be fully informed is commendable and is entirely in accord with the plans of this committee. However, we do not understand why you should single out two candidates for subordinate place and stop with discussing a series of meetings to be addressed by them jointly. It is the candidates for governor who are the most concerned with the social square Deal issues to which you have referred. There is no reason apparent why you should seek to evade this fact. The issues you suggest for discussion by Messrs Overmier and Jackson will be before the governor of the state and the members of the legislature this winter as problems for solution. The attorney general will have little or nothing to do officially with the proposed legislation. The voters are therefore most interested in knowing positively the positions of the respective candidates for governor. Recognizing this fact this committee will be pleased to arrange at the earliest possible time for a series of joint debates between Governor E. W. Hoch of Kansas and Colonel W. A. Harris of Chicago, his opponent on the Democratic ticket. We are willing to go even farther. This committee is ready and willing to pit each and every candidate on the Republican state ticket against his opponent on the Democratic ticket for discussion of matters affecting the administration of the various offices for which they stand as candidates. To in any event not acceptable of campaign issues possible and not leave it entirely to candidates for subordinate positions. We assume that you entertain no hidden purpose in suggesting the series of meetings you have proposed, and expect you to accept our counter proposition. We hope that in any event you will consent to arrange a series of joint discussions between Governor Loch and Oblacon Harris. Or you may accept our proposition to pit each Rt. Governor candidate against his Democrat co- ponent. This challenge has practiced declined by the Democracy and it is plainly apparent is not the intention of meet Governor Hood in Hech Will Win In Counties of All Belt Earl W. Evans of Vleishita, a law partner of ex-Governor Stanley, has been travelling over the state quite extensively recently and is of the opinion that the back bone of the Democratic campaign is broken. "It is my judgment that the entire Republican state ticket will be elected without a decrease of the Republican majorities of 1804," he said, while speaking of political conditions the other day. "The Democrats started out to make a hot campaign, but discovered before they had made appreciable progress that they were without an issue Naturally, a party cannot make an aggressive campaign without an issue. "Seriously speaking, there is no reason why the Republican ticket should not win and every reason why it should. The Hoch administration has done everything it promised to do and many things beside. It has been a success. Now, I have been in close touch with affairs in Southwestern Kansas throughout the summer, particularly conditions in the oil producing counties. The Republicans are strongest in the oil counties. The oil producers—that is, the strongest element of them—are pleased with Hoch's course. In saying this I speak of both independent producers and those reputed to be allied with the Standard." This last statement is particularly significant, coming from Mr. Evans, in view of the fact that he is a local attorney for the Standard Oil company. "The Standard will not oppose Hoch because of his support of the independent producers?' was asked. "I am not in a position to say what the Standard will or will not do," was the reply, "but I do know that it never has taken part in Kansas politics. No effort was made by the Standard to block oil legislation at the last session of the legislature None is being made now. The Standard simply is not in politics in Kansas. With me it is simply a question of good government for the state. Hoch has given the state good government and he will undoubtedly be re elected." HOCH DESERVES SUCCESS. Strong Argument for Hoch From Veteran Wichita Editor. Col. M. M. Murdock, the veteran editor at Wichita, who for years has been one of the most trusted and sanest observers of public affairs in Kansas, is not deceived by the clamor of the Kansas City Star and other representatives of Missouri and a Bourbon Democracy for the election of Col. Harris of Chicago as governor of Kansas. Col. Murdock recognizes that the Kansas City Star, notwithstanding its wide circulation among Kansas Republicans, is Democratic in all its instincts. Regarding the relations of Missouri to the present political campaign in Kansas, Col. Murdock recently said. "Most of the last all of defeating the Republican state ticket, most all of the fault finding and citi- tion of the present Republi can administration, is also practically all if the grituous flow about the perfection and superi- ority of the men composing the Democra- tic ticket, was inspired by Kansas City Missouri, interests, and voiced by its anti Republican and politically inde- pendent newspapers. For years the commercial, financial and politi cal interests of Kansas have been dominated by those of the town that stole its very name from this state. During the past two Republican administrations that grafter has lost its grip on the legislative and political affairs of Kansas. Notwithstanding this Missouri municipality still holds and rules Kansas commercially and financially, the aurety of the continuance of these boasted advantages inheres largely in the necessity of continuing to influence and dominate the state politi cally. No commercial or financial center must be permitted to arise in the interior of Kansas, but her products of every char- acter must continue to be dumped at the mouth of the Kaw, there to be priced and toiled, which point must this people also patronize and look to for needed supplies and for money ac commodations. To this end railway rates must be adjusted along lines prescribed by the Missouri city, Kansas laws be compiled or amended, and a general supervision of all that the laws or expects to be, left to the manipulations of the interests of the city, the directors and managers of whose affairs desire the defeat of the Kansas Republican state ticket." Dent Murdock Stubbs' road agent, declined to shake hands with Governor Hock given Murdock a job on the board of control, for which he fairly itched, he would not only have shaken his hand, but would have lauded him to the skies. 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