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TOPEKA PLAINDEALER We Advised You to Vote for William Howard Taft and Let Teddy and Wilson Aloue. Now Comes Segregation. People of Kansas and What They Are Doing! Plaindealer Editor Sees Race Advancement and Future Prosperity for the Energetic Negro Who is Seeking the Things Higher Up. Historical Society State House Fifteenth Year. No. 44. We Advised You to People of Kane What They Plaindealer Editor Sees R Future Prosperity for th Who is Seeking the T We visited Newton, Hutchinson, Arkansas City, Winfield and Wichita last week and found the people in that section of the state in good spirits and plenty of good grass and fine loot and stock. Our first stop was at Newton, the division of the Santa Fe, where we found members of the race employed in the Santa Fe service. There are porters and men working in the round hoats, wiping engines and holding a number of other good paying jobs. Newton boasts of having the best wait in the state, 99,910 pure. The colored people own several good houses and there are among them several good mechanics, such as plasterers, brick masons, carpenters and contractors. Mr. Ramsey owns a good two story brick building in the heart of the city and rented to colored people. Our old friend, R. L. Moore is still in the junk business. He is getting aged and his health impairs, but he says he cannot find a good, responsible colored boy or man to take up the business for him. Mr. Charles W. French was a fine barbershop and smoke house and is making money. Mrs. French, his wife, keeps boots and handles the cash and we must say that she is a fine business woman, well educated and keeps the business in good shape. There are two colored men empl ored in the postoffice, Mr. Jackson Ross, who has been in the service for several years and Mr. W. C. Ridley, Mr. J. M. Grose conducts a nice touring house and restaurant. Mr. Resey is running a barbershop and a nice building and is doig fine. AT HUTCHINSON we found a thriving town and the people long fine. Here we found one of the best classes of white people we have found anywhere in the state. They are friendly to the colored people and do all they can to assist them by giving them employment. This is what we like to see. Senator Emerson Carey is an excellent gentleman and always in the lead and is a man that is worthy to be called a leader. He is fair, honorable and upright and is the life of Hutchinson. Senator Carey is a friend to the colored people and employs a good many of them and pays good wages. Here we meet Congressman Geo. A. Neeley. He is an excellent gentleman and seems to be interested in his work at Washington. He is still undecided whether he will run for United States Senator. County Superintendent S. F. Rowland is a gentleman who has demonstrated his ability along educational lines and one who cannot be exegiled. He not prejudiced and be- 1930 MR. B. E. RADDICK. lives that everyone should be educated, irrespective of color and given a chance to earn an honest living. We would like some day to see him state superintendent of public instruction and would do all in our power to land him in that position. Sheriff K. C. Beck is an affable and kind young man and is making an excellent sheriff. Since he has been in that office he has won many friends. We must a young man, B. E. Raddick, fireman at the Winchester Packing Co., a local packing plant that is doing a business of over $200,000 a year. He is about 26 years old, has a wife and three children and owns some very fine property. He was born in Carrolton, Mo. and has been employed by the company for over nine years. He started in as a hide packer and worked himself up until now he is foreman of the store concern. He understands thoroughly the buying and selling and supertends from the office down to the packing department. He is an excellent example for other young men, who could command such positions if they would work steady for their employers and attend to business as Mr. Raddick has done. He is sober, honest and upright and loves his wife and children and takes care of them. He attends strictly to business, thereby winning the respect and confidence of the best citizens of Hutchinson, as well as his employer, who trusts him to manage and assist in operating the business. T. H. Hairt conducts a fine restaurant at 425 South Main street and is doing a fine business. N. O. Berry is still in the bakery business and is one of the best bakers in the West. Mr. J. W. Davis is assistant baggage agent at the Santa Fe depot. Mr. H. B. Owens owns a fine piece of property, for which he has been offered a large sum of money. He has just returned from Excelsior Springs. Mo., where he has been for the benefit of his health and is now able to be about the work. When he left he was walking on crutches. He is one of the old timers around Hutchinson. Mr. Paul Parkerson and his estimable wife are among the most progressive citizens of Hutchinson, and have a beautiful home nicely furnished. Mrs. Parkerson was a $n_1$ orphan, but by her ambition and in, dustrial pursuits and hard work, she educated herself, and was for sometime a teacher in the public schools of Missouri. She and her husband have worked hard and are still working to accumulate wealth and property and make themselves comfortable in the evening of life. They have one boy, who is the sunshine of their lives. Rev. Bray, the new A. M. E. minister, is organizing a forum which will no doubt be of great benefit and a source of advancement for the people. Mr. Walter W. Evans is temporary president and Miss Bessie Harrison, temporary secretary. She is one of Hutchinson's leading, industrious young ladies and has an excellent literary training. Mr. H. Broaddus is one of the most substantial men in Hutchinson and owns considerable property. He is chef at the Reo house. In company with Mr. Walter W. Evans, we had the pleasure of dining at a five course dinner at his beautiful home. Mrs. Broaddus was a candidate for a member of the school board at the last election. She works hard for the uplift of her race and sex and enjoys the company of her three children, two boys and one beautiful daughter. Mrs. Broaddus is a fine housekeeper and is an artist when it comes to preparing good things to eat. Hutchinson has mixed schools and we are told that the two races get along splendid together and to prove the assertion, Mr. Solomon Butler, a young high school student, and one on the foot ball squad and in the athletic sphere, has won thirty-seven medals as prizes for field work. One is due him now from Manhattan, but they refuse to give it to him on account of his color and we hope the citizens of Hutchinson will see that the young man gets justice and receives the medal he honors and squarely won. We predict great things for young Butler in the future and the white students as well as the citizens of Hutchinson speak in the highest of him and say he is always polite and kind and they show him that they appreciate anything TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 31, 1913. good that a colored man can do and will give him credit when merited just as readily as the white man who earns these things. This is the home of our friend, Rev. C. O. Smith, one of Hutchinson's leading politicians and ministers. He is now in Cheyenne, Wyoming, but expect to pay his home a visit soon. While in Hutchinson, we were the guest of our friend, Mr. Walter W. Evans and wife, and must say that we were highly entertained. Mrs. Evans is a splendid housekeeper and certainly knows how to cook to appease the inner man. They have eight lots and a beautiful home, which they have recently remodeled. Mr. Evans is employed at the city hall and must say that his is the first town we have visited, where a colored man handles the cash in the office of city clerk. Mr. Evans collects the city taxes and is in charge of the office when the clerk, Hon. W. C. Metz is absent. Hutchinson has built a fine convention hall, which we were surprised to see when we visited the city. One thing that we are especially proud of is that all the leading hotels and cafes of Hutchinson employ colored chefs—a thing one seldom finds in other cities. Here we met Rev. C. A. Morgan who was the guest of Rev. Bray. He was a member of the Kansas conference for several years, but is now on his way to Canada, where he will make his future home. Our friend Andy Sims, who has been in Hutchinson every since it was a city, and was one of the members of the Twenty-third Kansas that went to Cuba, is still at the Rock Island restaurant. Mr. Sims says, that he is not like Jeffries and could not come back, but that he is coming back. "Uncle Andy" as he is called is looking fine and from what we can ascertain, he is just about back and we are proud to see him getting along so well. One of the largest enterprises owned by colored people in Hutchinson is by Mr. G. M. Harrison, who buys waste paper. He hauls and bales all the old paper and is the only man in the business and therefore has no competition. He sells several thousand bales a year, which is used right in the city. We talked to him about his business and he says he has considerable to do, but says it is hard for him to find young Negroes who he can trust and who will take an interest in the business. He says that just as soon as they earn enough to buy a suit of clothes they are ready to quit and this kind of business keeps him tied down. He is also a hog grower and has several hogs that will tip the beam at 500 pounds and over. Rev. J. C. Rodgers, the Baptist minister is doing fine. He has been conducting a revival which he says has been a grand success. He is a straight-forward and upright Christian and owns some very good property. He spends much time in helping the poor and needy. Mr. Frank Eagleson, Ph. G., is still at Allen's drug store. Dr. Allen, the proprietor has gained a reputation, as a celebrated cancer curer, and has had several successful cases. Mr. Geo. Saunders, one of Hutchinson's old timers, still conducts a barbershop. Dr. Allison is a young, promising physician and enjoys a good practice. On Sunday in company with Hon. A. D. Griffin, manager of The Topeka Plaindealer and Mr. Walter W. Evans we were entertained at dinner at the home of Miss Mable Plummer, mother and sister. Miss Plummer is agent for The Plaindealer. The colored people of Hutchinson have more modern and better equipped homes than in any city we have visited. The majority of them are nicely painted and neatly furnished right up to date. We are compelled to say that they have most of the colored people of the state skinned when it comes to homes. We noticed in Swift's packing plant a sign where fifty colored women was wanted to pick chickens, and as a rule we see these signs for this job for white women, and this is the first one we have seen I. Kansas where colored women were wanted instead of white. AT WICIUTA we found everything about the same and the colored people doing fairly well. One new addition to business (Continued on page 8.) SACRED TO REV. M. COLLINS! High Tribute to the Noble Character and Life Passed to Eternity. It is with profound sorrow and the deepest regret that we record the denise and the funeral of Rev. M. Collins, late presiding elder of the Southwest Missouri Conference, and a citizen of Kansas City, Kansas. After a lingering illness of more than a year, during which the sublimity and excellence of a genuine Christian life were portrayed, this good man and minister of the gospel left his temporal for his heavenly abode, o. the morning of Oct. 12th. Rev. Collins had done yeoman work in the African Methodist Episcopal church of the Kansas and Missouri conferences, in both of which he was at different times, connected as pastor of some of the most prominent congregations, and as presiding elder. In attestation thereof, and in appreciation of his worth in the church, the bishop of the district—Bishop H. B. Parks, who was then holding conference at Jefferson City, hurried with many of his co-workers and friends in the ministry, to attend the funeral, which was one of, if not the most solemn and impressive services of the kind we have ever witnessed. The tribute of respect paid by his brethren in the ministry of his and other denominations has never been observed here before. No eulogies of empty platitudes and framed-up avowals were heard, but from Rev. Howard, his boyhood companion, and friend, to Rev. Bowren, of the First Baptist church, who knew him in the last few years, the expressions were sincere convictions of the joy and benefit they had in his association and friendship, and their deep sorrow in his loss. The avowals of all, from the venerable bishop and scholarly presiding elder of the Southwest Missouri conference to the resolutions of the attendee, may be summed up in the same words, "he was a good man, faithful and true—good in that he had at all time, what was right; faithful in his mission in the ministry, and true to his God, his fellowman, and his citizenship." This funeral on the morning of Monday, the 20th, gave proof indeed of the high esteem in which he was held. There was not the moral curiosity of the idle, but the paying of the last sad tribute of respect and of love by friends to their departed friend. Long before the hour of eleven a.m. approached, the spacious A. M. e. church on Eighth and Nebraska avenues, Kansas City, Kansas, was thronged with those who had felt his helpful influence for years. The wreaths and other floral designs, superb in their loveliness, fragrance and abundance, were fitting reminders of the sweetness of the life of the departed, and lavish tokens of the love and respect with which this friend and fellow-citizen was held. The Masonic services were conducted by Grand Master Hawkins of Kansas, assisted by Grand Master Crews of Missouri, and brethren of both jurisdictions. Both grand master spoke affectionately of the deceased Craftsman, whose life was an embodiment of true brotherhood, and whose labors are noble examples of how a Mason should act and walk. Past Grand Master C. H. M. Collins and his beloved mother, in their sad hour of bereavement, have the consolation that the church, the fraternity of Free Masonry, the friends, and the citizens of Kansas City, appreciated the merit and deplore the loss of Rev. M. Collins, and the assurance that indeed "Though dead, he yet liveth." Rev. H. Franklin May is the new pastor of the A. M. E. church here. He comes to us highly recommended and we feel that we have been honored by the annual conference in the city of Omaha, Neb., in sending us Rev. Bray. He is a scholar, preacher, statesman, and a Christian gentleman. We are now planning an $800 tally for the first Sunday in December. We are going to have a new church office and Rev. Bray is the man to pilot the way. Rev. Bray was born in Ohio thirty-seven years ago, and has been out West nine years and has served some of the best churches in the gift of the A. M. E. conference. He served three years in Kentucky as presiding elder. This [Picture of a man with a mustache and a high collar. The background is a solid black oval.]] REV H FRANKLIN BRAY. record shows that Hutchinson has been lucky in securing such a captain to guide the ship of state into spiritual and financial success in the next conference year. And once again we extend the hand of welcome to this Christian guardman on Zion's wall and sing "All Hall the Chief." Congregationalists True Christians! We are proud to note that one white Christian organization has the courage to stand up and contend for the rights of mankind and protest against the burning, lynching and segregation of the colored people by the unnaturalized, degenerate class of white people, who have lost all respect for decency. The Congregational churches, that were in session in Kansas City last week called President Wilson's attention to the disgrace about to be wrought by the segregation of white and colored employees, in the service of the government and the cry for a man that is conscientious believes in square death, with mankind. We hope we will not be disappointed in President Wilson for we said in an editorial following his inauguration that he had the opportunity to be another Lincoln, but we are afraid he is not taking advantage of the opportunity and if he listens to Tillman and Van Damman and their followers, we will have to place him in the same gang. Following are the resolutions passed by the Congregational Assembly at Kansas City; Segregation of white and Negro federal employee was denounced by a unanimous vote of the national council of Congregational churches and President Wilson was requested to abolish the segregation plan. The occasion of the resolution was the recent order in various departments of the federal government compelling whites and Negroes to work in separate rooms or in different parts of the same room. The resolution adopted was drafted by the Rev. A. C. Gainer, of Washington, D. C., assistant moderator of the council, and the Rev. H. H. Proctor of Atlanta. Segregation has been a favorite subject with these two Negro ministers. Both have discussed it in address made in Kansas City since the beginning of the council meeting. Dr. Garner, at the time the revolution was being adopted, was himself the subject of discussion by members of a M. E. church, South, who objected to his dining with white Congregational ministers in the room where meals are being served to members of the council. The resolution reads: "This council view, with profound concern the tendency to extend the principle of segregation in discriminating against the Negro race. We regard this form of race humiliation as violating the spirit of the United States constitution and opposed to the teachings of Jesus Christ. "The council, therefore, makes earnest and respectful appeal to President Wilson, to use his authority to prevent any such humiliation of employees under the rational government." Price $1.50 Per Year. SATAN RULES THERE SUPREME Because Colored Man Would Not be Bluffed Whites Blow Up His Residence. The following is clipped from an Oklahoma daily newspaper and shows some of the dirty work of some of the degenerate whites, who blew up the residence of some peaceable colored citizens because they would not move away from their homes without any compensation. These colored citizens no doubt occupied this land long before the white people ever thought of housing there and because the community had grown up with white people, they sought to drive these peaceable colored citizens from what had always been their home. Now this land was created by the Almighty pre to all mankind, and no one has a right to interfere with another as long as they are law-abiding and peaceable and it is, the duty of the Governor to locate these degenerate whites and punish them to the full extent of the law, if it takes the whole state militia to bring them to justice. And there is no question in the mind of any one that they can be located if the officials so desire and we do not doubt in the least, but that the majority of the officials know the very parties that committed this disgraceful act: "As a result of his persi tent refusal to move from the white neighborhood in which he has been residing, the house owned by Eugene Huffman, Negro barber, 1921 North Ames avenue, was blown up with a charge of nitro glycine at about 8:15 o'clock Wednesday night. The act was committed by unknown parties. Noose of the explosion was heard fifteen blocks in every direction from the house. "The house, a two-story affair, with three rooms down and two upstairs, was greatly damaged by the explosion. The person or persons who committed the deed removed a few bricks from the foundation of the building under the room at the southwest corner, placing the shot directly under the room in which Huffman and his wife were sitting. The floor in this room was blown up and a hole six feet in diameter was made $ I_{n} $ the ceiling. Huffman and his wife were not injured. Furniture Disarranged. "The furniture in the house was turned top-to-turvy by the explosion, pictures were thrown face downward upon the floor and the telephone wire thrown some seventy-five feet in the yard. Parts of the sideboarding of the house were thrown as far away as the alley. Every window in the building was broken, as were those on the north side of the house occupied by K. If Abington, druggist. A jumbled mass of preserves, jams and canned fruits formed a part of the wreckage. "A call was turned into police headquarters at 8:15 o'clock. Chief of Police Jones and Detective Dan Herring responded. About fifteen minutes prior to the call to the Huffman house, a woman 'phoned for a motorcycle policeman, giving her address in 1841 West Park Place, and stating that a drunken man was in her front yard Traffic Policeman Help, who answered this call, upon his return to headquarters, said that there is no such number on Park Place. It is presumed that this was merely strategic move of those concerned in blowing up the Huffman home, the object being to prevent headquarters from sending a motorcycle officer to the explosion. Work of Veggs. Detective Dan Herring, who has had much dealing with jeegs and with persons well versed in the use of "soup," stated that the work on the Huffman home was done by experienced jeegs, men who knew their business absolutely. Trouble between Huffman and the whites in the surrounding neighborhood $i_5$ of long standing. It started several years ago when efforts were made to get Huffman to move. Upon (Continued on page 8.) Official Statement of the Financial Condition of the Emporia State BANK At Emporia, State of Kansas, at the Close of Business on the 4th Day of September, 1913. Resources. Loans and discounts.....$290 485.42 Loans on real estate.....£1 000.74 Overdrafts.....1 303.50 Other real estate owned.....8 942.00 Bank building.....14 000.00 Furniture and fixtures.....2 500.00 Expense account.....37.55 U. S. bonds on hand.....none Bonds to secure state deposits..none Bonds and warranties.....16 070.29 Guarantee fund with state treasurer, bonds.....1 000.00 Cash items and cleaning house items.....1 162.94 Cash and sight exchanges, legal receive ..... ..... Due from closed b. k.... Other resources, judgments Total ..... Liabilities. Capital stock paid in. Surplus funds. Undivided profits, interest, and exchange. Divided liabilities but not Individual deposits. Banks and banks' debts. Certificates of deposit. Bill, disbursed. Bill payable. Encumbrances on estate. Cashiers and cashied chicks. Collector not remitted. Other habitats not chan- Total bail for STATE OF KANSAS County of Lyon. I. L. W. Wayman, a man of said bank, do knowly swear that the above statement is true; that said bank has no habitats, a district orerson on any note of obligation, other than shown in the above statement, to the last of my knowledge and be helf. So help me good. I. L. W. WAYMAN, cash on Subscribed and sworn to be me this 11th day of September, 1915. MASON W. McARRY. (Seal) Notary Public. Commissioner, the 12th day of January, 1915. Will Wayne. E. C. Edward. Flemmon Miller. G. A. Hoge. H. A. Wayman. A. S. Yout G. D.W. HAINER. DRUGGIST. Drugs, Medicine, Paints, Oils, Pocket and Fancy Articles, Fine Perfumery, Books and Stationery, Cigars, Tobacco and Pipes. NYALS FAMILY MEDICINES 601 Commercial St. Phone 320. IMPORIA, KAN Gro B Home Phone 550 West. Wyandotte Sheet Metal Works. IN SHIFT IRON and COPPER WORK OF ALL KINDS. Cornices, Sky Lights, Slate Reading. Purnace and Blow Pipe Work. 147 MINNESOTA AVE. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS. J. J. and W. F. MUENZENMAYER, FOR HARDWARE, COOKER HEATING STOVERS and GAS RANGES Cash and credit cards. We can satisfy you QUALITY ALWAYS. JUNCTION CITY. KANSAS. The Bulkley Dry Goods Company. EXTENDS to the Colony People a Most Hearty Welcome to Town and Visitors. You'll Receive Customs Treatment and Lead Here Large Assortments of DRY GOODS, MILINERY, READY-20-WEAR GARMENTS, SHOPS AND ACCESSORIES. Send Your Mail Gray, 10 The Bulkley Dry Goods Company. WE PAY POSTAGE. HOLTON, KANSAS. Mr. T. J. Davis, brother of Mr. William Davis, was down from Horton Monday visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Davis is in business at Horten. Vern, Armstrong and Evans visited Holton friends Saturday and Sunday. Alex Gunn is home from Falls City, Neb., with a very badly sprained ankle. He has been working there for the past three months. Mrs. Clint Plumb was adjudged insane last week by a jury in the probate court and was taken to Topeca for medical treatment. The Rafter Mortgage company has just completed a three story building on H. 10th street, and Mr. Dan Webster has been appointed jamtor. A grand program will be rendered some time soon at the Perkins Theatre by members and friends of the Second Baptist church, the proceed to for benefit of the church. A social was given at the Second Baptist church on Thursday evening of last week, conducted by Misses May, Martin and Garner. Sandwiches with coffee, ice cream and cake were served, and all report a time time and the church beautifully. Every one of Holton's people should make an effort to visit Topoka and attend the grand band concert given at the Auditorium on Thanksgiving for Jackson's Twenty-third Regimental band. Let us hold up the hands of the managers as we have no hard of our own. The price of a mission will be 25 cents and the trip to Topoka will be worth the railroad are there and back. It is rather a hard matter to col- late the news of our people here, but if each one would take enough inter- net in the matter and phone in call on the correspondent, we assume all that Holton will make as good a showing as the next town of its size in Kansas. Miss Elizabeth May will graduate this year from the Holton High school and Miss Gladys Martin will be the next one, also Miss Jenne Riley. We are very proud of our girls and know that everyone will join us with three cheer for the girls. Girls, never be discouraged, but press onward and upward. CHEYENNE, WYOMING. The members and friends of the A.M.I. church gave a delightful pound party in the form of a surprise in Rev. and Mrs. Warren, on new pastor, and wife, on Monday evening at last week. Mrs. S. L. Willis had managed the affair so discreetly that he received many compliments from it. The presentation speech was made by Mr. H. C. Jefferson, and Rev. Warren responded in an appropriate manner, although being so completely taken by surprise that his total flow of words nearly deserved him to express his gratitude to the very good things that were brought in and to and Mr. Warren have at only the heart of the stems their hospitable cat. The church he can revive and we shall expect to a compish much good at Allen Chap this year. We had Rev. and Mrs. Warren there welcome. Those on ubituate to make the party a sacred rest. Rev. O Smith, pastor of the second Baptist church, Mr H. O Johnson, and family, Mr J. C Gaskin and family, Mr and Mr C Lucas, Mr and A. M Reed, Sir and Mrs I. Vaughn, Mr and Mrs F. E. Grace, Mr and Mrs L. F. Smith, Mr and Mrs J. T. Muse, Mr and Mrs H. Plucker, Mr and Mrs Chas, Robson, M. and Mrs J. F. Brown, Mrs Sarah Hookins, Mrs Niel Person, Mr Chas, Person, Mr Henry Cooper, Mrs D. Marge Dewes, Mrs Simon Smith, Mrs Joe Baker, Mrs M E Baker, Mrs H H Thompson, Mrs S A McClain, Mrs H Montgomery, Mrs Peggy Ander s, Mrs Harrison, Mrs C O Chatham, Ms Lucy James, Mrs Adela Wilson, Mr Ire, Mr Frank Martin, Miss Harriet Lavon, Mr Frank Giss k, I and Mrs J A Paker Mr and Mrs I Wills BRONSON, KANSAS. Miss Dollie McDowell and brother returned Monday from a week's visit with their brother and other relatives at Kansas City. They report a very recent trip. Mrs. Jerry High of Topka, spent sunday and Monday in the city, the guest of Miss Alice Stanley, who is the sick list. Mrs. John Oliver was a Topka visitor last Saturday. Mrs. Nancy Martt was a visitor to Topka Saturday and Sunday. Harry Lucas of Valencia was in the city last Saturday evening. Luther Bradley and Lewis Bradley of Pasco were visitors Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Davis expects to leave on for Kansas City, Missouri, where she will reside. Mrs. Anne Miller of Topka spent sunday at home. JOHNSON & SON. UNDERTAKERS..... 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MISSOURI PACIFIC IRON MOUNTAIN BETWEEN TOPEKA — AND — FORT SCOTL, PITTSBURG, WEB CITY AND JOPLIN Leave Topeka at 9.00 a.m. F. E. NIPPS, Ticket Agent phone 311. THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE Eat or Sleep? Then... When in Kansas City and want first class service and a fine place to stop, call on Mrs. Josephine Daves 117 Minnesota avenue, Kansas City Kansas. H. T. GEEDER, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. PITTSBURG. KANSAS Office: 1241, E. Third St. Phones: Office 1475; Rea. 1945. —Diseases of Women a Specialty. WHEN IN COLORADO SPRINGS —and want a FIRST CLASS PLACE TO STOP CALL ON MRS. C. E. BRAXTON, 915 E. Huerfano St. COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO To know at all times what the race is doing you should be a leader of The Plaindealer. The B. Rockwell Merc. & Grain Co. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Mrs. Emma Lyman is reported to be very ill. Mr. Harding, our mail carrier, is confined to his home on account of illness. Mrs. Emma Stevens is suffering with rheumatism. Lincoln can boast of one Negro on the University foot ball team in the person of Clinton Ross. He is playing his last year's in the school. The "Jolly Dames" have invitations out for their Halloween party. Mr. Bert Patrick and wife of Denver, Colo. are here visiting his mother who is ill. Mr. Burton, one of oldest and best respected Negro farmers, died at Durchester last week. Master Millard Woods of 650 So 20th street, I, confined to his home in account of illness. Mrs. Prueda Cooky a d Miss Doothy Hippins were invited to a party given at the Governor's Mansion on Friday night of last week by the Young Women's Club of the State University. They report themselves having had a time time; and Mrs. Sellars' class of young men gave a musical Friday night at the Masonic hall. Dr. Loydson and Mr. Len Hale went hunting one day last week, but game wouldn't stay still long enough for them to get a good aim. First A. M. L. Church Notes. Mrs. Emma Lyman is dead Mr. Glen. Pleasant is on the sick list. The A. M. E. church is moving toward completing its unfinished building. Loading the rally for Nov. 23. Mr. J. W. Wright and Rev. O J. Burckhardt. Solicitor-at-Large- Mr. L. C. Coll. leader of the Church. Brotherhood; Mr. Harry Barrett, leader of the Young Men's Willing Workers; Mrs. F. J. Penton, Sanday School; Mrs. Lizzie Broacher, A. C. E. S; Mrs. An a Bedell, Stewartess Board; Mrs. K. C. Moore, Stewartess Penal No. 2; M. M. J. Runyon, W M M. S. Mr. F. C. Reynolds and several ladies are preparing a 6,000 to 9,300 p. m. Thanksgiving dinner at the Masonic hall Thursday, Nov. 27. A program will be rendered for the entertainment of all. The first quarterly meeting will be held Nov. 9th Rev. J. C. Owens, P. E., will assist the pastor at each of the three services, and all are cordially invited to be present. Brother J W Wallis was appointed asher on the First side of the church Sunday evening. Class No 1 (S. S. boys) gave a musical program at Masonic Hall on Friday evening of last week and the affair netted $700 on the building fund. These boys are headed for a high place of life. Mrs. Sellars came tamed the Daven Women's Federation club last week Row R Ranyo, by special request, addressed the late the Postmaster served a notice in his was removed to the limit. Mrs. M. L. Ranyo, tamed the W. M. M. Tuesday at a two course lunchroom and, at another time, at the lasting of $25 for the holding fund. Mr. and Mrs. James Carnaver, Borne N. 10th street, tamed Mrs. and Mrs. Bedell, Rev. and Mrs. C R Ranyo and Mrs. C H Ranyo, at a delightful retreat last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Letter Washington, entertained Ray and Mrs. C. R. Run- son and daughter last week at a most delightful dinner. PILTSBURG, KANSAS. The president of the Southeastern District Woman's Home and Foreign Convention bags to state that an actor recently appeared in The Plaindealer, in which it was stated that the gold medal offered by the convention to the one bringing in the largest amount of money to the convention was awarded to Mrs. Hamps of the Southwestern District, but this honor went to Mrs. D. A. Elias of the Southeastern District. We are having a taste of winter in this locality. Deacon Glen is still improving from his recent illness. Miss Sadha Nayana has returned to the city. 11.11.1. Mr. Morris Matthews of Tilie was recently in the city on business Mr. Lampton of Emporia, who was in the city a few days, left this week for Tilie. Rev. Lytle, our pastor, who was out in the city, returned and found his congregation somewhat disturbed over the report from Clay Center that he had been excluded from the Baptist church there, but that should not in the least interfere with his work in our midst with the Pleasant Green Baptist church, as we are in need of men who are peace makers, and as Rev. Lytle has proven himself a man of character here we need not worry about the matter until we meet that which interferes with the work of building up our community. The Missouri Boiler Works Co. HARRY DARBY, President Boilers, Smoke Stacks, Breechings, Tanks of All Kinds, Smoke Connections, Water Towers, Boiler Fronts, Grate Bars, and Castings. ALL REPAIR WORK GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION Third and Minnesota Avenue. .. KANSAS CITY, KAS. Shops Phones: Home 1193 West Bell 1519 West—Forman's Residence Phone Home 530 West. Official Statement (Condensed) to the Comptroller of the Currency, August 9, 1913. 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Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Andy Grant entertained twelve ladies in honor of Mrs. Paul Grant of Winfield. The parlors and library were elaborately decorated in gay colors, and all enjoyed a gay evening $ _{n} $ music, games and conversation. Prizes were won by Mrs. Morris. The spread was one of the most elaborate ever spread in this city, and the twelve ladies enjoyed themselves in the highest. Mesdames Jack Rogers, W. P. Love and Mr. Grant Rogers and Mr. Geo. Blackwell and Dr. Whittaker made a business trip to Independence Thursday at last week Miss Perl Washington spent a few days visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Washington. Miss Hawkins, a graduate of W. L., gave a successful rental at the M. H. church Friday evening of last week. She was ably assisted by local talent. The members and friends of the M. H. church are rejoicing over the return of their pastor, Rev. H. H. McAllister. Mrs. H. L. College returned one day last week from a three weeks' visit in Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Paul Grant is spending a few days in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Mr. Alex Black has returned from a stay of several weeks in Escelsior Springs, Saint Joseph and Omaha. He is looking fine. Miss Carrie Nunley, of Golden Gate Temple is quite all Miss Ethel White, of Oakland, Cal, is visiting her aunt, Miss Grace P. White. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Williamson of 2201 Landon Court, entertained with a three course lunchon in honor of Miss Nellie Waldon Friday evening of last week. Miss. Anna J. Smith of Saint Louis is visiting Miss. H. P. Boyd, 1639 Cottage avenue. Miss Grace White was hostess on Thursday evening at last week to a joyous party of young folks in honor of Miss Nellie Eubanks, of Denver, Colo., and Miss Ethel White, of Oakland Cal. The Ladies Cottie club met Wednesday with Miss Seaton in Quindale, N. Miss Bendy Foster, one of Kansas City's most popular young masses and Mr. James Harrison, a prominent undertake, of Saint Louis, married Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Prof. and Mrs. R. W. Foster, 1215 Pasco. Many beautiful and useful presents were received. They will be at home after November 1 at 2:08 Garrison Court, Saint Louis. HIGGINSVILLE, MISSOURI. Rev. J. C. Caldwell, secretary of the Allen C. E. League, lectured at the A. M. E. church on the 6th inst. All who heard him were highly pleased. Dr. Caldwell was en route to Marshall to attend conference. Mr. Geo. W. K. Love, grand secretary of the Missouri Masonic Grand Lodge, visited Strother Lodge here Tuesday. Douglass school was fortunate last week in securing the Horace K Turner Traveling Exhibit, consisting of about two hundred reproductions of the world's masterpieces of art, architecture and sculpture. The pictures were on exhibition four days beginning Wednesday, Oct. 22d. All the school children of the city, both white and colored, viewed the pictures in charge of their respective teachers. We believe that the art exhibit will have a dual effect; first, it will stimulate the child's love for art, while on the other hand by the exhibit having been held in the Douglass school building, it will bring colored and white schools into a closer relation. Principal W O Williams and his instructors: Miss Anna M. Britt and Mrs. Dora S. Johnson, are doing all in their power to place and keep the Douglass school upon a level with all other two year High schools of the state as well as creating a favorable school sentiment in their community. Such movements as these are sure to be productive of the most cherished results. Dr. J. T. Williams, of Jophn spent the week end in the city visiting with friends. Mr. George Edward received a sad message last week announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Ollona Brown of Oklahoma City. 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CAREY. attorney at Law, Russell Springs Kannan. parted at once to attend the funeral The deceased was well and favorably known in this city, having been a former resident and had a number of friends here who heartily sympathize with the incurred family. Rev H. Green, who for the past three years had been pastor of the Saint John A. M. E. church, Kansas City, Mo. arrived late Thursday of last week to take charge of the A. M. E. church Rev. S. S. Pitcher, who pastored the church during the past year has been assigned to Jackson We wish both a happy, prosperous year. Rev S. S. Pitcher, who had been pastor of Saint James A M K. church during the past three years at Kansas City, showed his interest in the public schools in quite a substantial manner last week when he presented Douglass school a twenty-five volume set of Encyclopedia Braunmusa. The school is highly appreciative of this donation and we feel sure that the students will be materially aided by the use of them. Would that we had more public spirted citizens like Rev. Pitcher. LAKE BANSA. The quarterly meeting was held by the presiding elder, Rev. H. W. King at the A. M. E. church last Sunday. Rev. Eastman is the new pastor of the A. M. E. church here and so far he is making a good showing. Mrs. Culie Lewis, and Mrs. Minnie Thompson were in Pittsburg on Friday of last week. Mrs. Nettie Hudson has opened a restaurant at the old place. M. S. Johnson was in Pittsburg on business last Wednesday. Mrs. Jessie Kinkead was in Franklin for three days last week, guest of Mrs. Whithead. Miss Clara Gipson sport Morris at Franklin. SPECIAL NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. It would save much annoyance and guessing on the part of compositors if our correspondents would not use such term as "yesterday," "today" or "tomorrow" in writing, but always give the date; and be sure not to write on but one side of the paper. WORDS OF APPRECIATION. Mothers Testify to merits of XXth Century Hair Preparations. 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Nick Chiles. and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: (None.) NICK CHILES, Owner. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of Oct., 1917. (Seal.) HUGH MACTARLAND. Prolate Judge. Mrs. Ianna Gray, wife of Mr. Geo Gray, departed this life Saturday Oct. 25th at a very ripe old age. She was a good Christian woman and loving wife. She retired no children of her own, all having died in infancy, but she raised several adopted children. Funeral services were held from the Second Baptist church Monday at 2 p.m., the Rev. G. W. Peckins officiating. Rev. R. S. Everett, the new pastor of the A. M. Echurch preached two able sermons Sunday. Missie Minnie, Laura and Bettha Work, were shopping in the city one day last week. Mrs. Richardson will leave Thursday of next week for Paris, Mo. Editor keNr Chiles of the Topeka Plumdaler was a visitor here last week. Mr. Kathar Oldham, of North Seventh street continues very ill. Mr. D. N. Austin, who has been ill is reported some better. Mrs. Molhe Keller is reported on the sick list. LAWRENCE, KANSAS. One of the most elaborate receptions of the fall season was given by Mrs. Mary L. Dillard and Mrs. Claire Jackson at Mrs. Dillard's residence on Louisiana street in honor of Mrs. Jackson's aunt, Mrs. Belle Bryant and daughter, Mrs. Mikhail, of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Coha Gieger, of Saint Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Mary Brooks, of Denver, Colo. The guests were received by Mrs. Dillard and Mrs. Jackson. The fare one decorated home in autumn to have looked grand indeed. About 50 guests called during the evening. Several Ladies met at the home of Mrs. Clara Jackson last Saturday to organize a club. This club will be known as the Nantucket Club. The guests are as follows: President, Miss Clara Jackson; Vice president, Miss Mary J. Dullard; secretary, Miss Mattle Miller; treasurer, Miss Gertrude Clark; historian, Miss Mabel Gloed, critic, Miss Oni Carter. Mrs. W. C. Brown delightfully entertained with an elaborate banquet Sunday, Assisting Mrs. Brown in the dining room, was Mrs. Lee Mason. The guests were Mrs. Maria Henson, Mrs. Salena Holmes, Mrs. Thos Dradom, Mrs. Lucy Brown, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C. B Venerable, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mason, and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jones. Mr. Charles Brown, of Popka, visited in the city Sunday, the guest of Mrs. Donna Gray. One of the most delightful affair of the fall season was the thimble party given by Mrs. Sale a Holmes in honor of Mrs. John Vickey, of Nat. Joseph, Mr. The attentive Holmes house was neatly decorated with autumn leaves. A buffet sampler was served in the dining room. The table was unusually attractive with a beautiful hand embroidered centerpiece. An elaborate two course Holmes was served and the cool seabreeze, pr. and white were laid out in all four portraits. Mrs. W. C. Brown poured coffee. Mrs. Martin He served ice cream from the dining room table. Mrs. Holmes was assisted in serving by Mrs. Frank Germany, the following ladies presented Mrs. J. George with a beautiful souvenir spoon or lawrence. Mrs. Thomas Brisdson, Mrs. Salem Holmes, Mrs. W. C. Brown and Mrs. Marc Henson Mrs. Holmes presented the spoon Souvenirs were little cards with a thimble attached to it, tea with pink ribbon. The guests were: Mrs. Joc. . Gregg, of Saint Joseph, Mo., Mrs. C. Bärker, Mrs. Lucy Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Mrs. Henson, of Saint Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Steve Dimity, Mrs. Mary Tydings, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Ganeva D. Smith, of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Fatinda Crouch, Miss Birdie Clark, Mrs. Fannie Smith, Mrs. Frank Geimany, Mrs. Ben Anderson, Mrs. W. C. Brown, Mrs. Maria Henson, Mrs. Thomas Driadom, Miss Maude Davis, Miss Elsie Brown, and Miss Bindie Ellis. The guests departed declaring Mrs. Holmes an ideal entertainer. Mrs. Maria Henson entertained at waist Friday evening of last week. There were three tables and at the close of the evening a dainty luncheon was served. The guest were: Mr and Mrs. L. Renfro, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morton, Mrs. Salena Holmes, Mrs. W. C. Brown, Mr. Frank Germany, Mrs. Hazel Harst, Mrs. Hazel McDaniel, Mrs. Elsie Brown, Mr. Clyde Taylor and Mr. John H Sinon, Rev. William Beckham, of Austin, Lexus, held secretary for the Home Board of the National Baptist Convention, visited in the city Monday, the guest of Miss Piarnda Crouch The body of Mrs. W. H. Stamps, 58 years old, of 911 Tennessee street, who died Tuesday was sent to Hawaii Saturday morning for interment. Her husband and sister, Mr. W. H. Stamps and Miss Nanny Patrette and children, Mr. Charles Lee and Miss Clata Lee and Master Loonan Stamps accompanied the names, Mrs. Ganova D Smith returned to her home in Minneapolis, Minn. Wednesday afternoon after a very pleasant visit with her niece, Miss Paninda Crouch. Her mother, Mrs. Stross also returned with her. Mrs. L. Johnson and Miss Crouch accompanied them fat as Kansas City. Mrs. Frank Copeland and baby, of Emporia, are visiting in the city, the guests of Mrs. Copeland's grandmother, Mrs. Fuell. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McCloud left Monday for Lopaka to see Mrs. McCloud's sister, Mrs. Lars, who is very ill. Miss Nanny Parlette, of Atchison, arrived in the city Wednesday morning. She was called here by the death of her sister, Mrs. M. H. Stamps. Misses Crisilly and Dora Gray returned Tuesday after an extended visit in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. A Douglass left on Wednesday for Kansas City. Mr. Theodore Copeland spent the week end in Kansas City. Rev. W. L. Basson was very acutely surprised by the members and friends of his church Tuesday evening at his home on Mississippi street. Mrs. G. N. Jackson is out all at this writing, and her many friends wish her a good recovery. He rally at the Holy Glow Baptist church Sunday was a great from every point of view. Rev. N. meetings are in 11:00 at the First Baptist church. One of the most elaborate receptions of the fall season was given on Tuesday by Mrs. C. C. Jama in honor of Mrs. Treva D. Smith, of Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. Horee a Douglas of Orden, Utah, Mrs. Cora Gorgge, of Saint Joseph Ms. Mrs. Mary Brooks of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Wadal agton, at Iopaka. The goose was beautifully decorated with a sun foliage. The glasses were carried by Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Gregg, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Jordan, and Mrs. Wadal agton. The color of schema pink and green was carried out in all its superstitions. Mrs. Blanche Robinson served Iopaka. Mrs. James was assisted Mrs. Marie Henson, Misses Fratimma Couch and Mabel Gloed. About intensive ladies called during the afternoon. One of the most delightful affair of the fall season was the common given Monday afternoon a Mrs. Iroy Brown in honor of her daughter, Mrs. John Gigg, of Saint Joseph, Mo. and the hambone Boy nomine was dramatically decorated for the occasion. The hosts are used by Mrs. Minta Henson, Ms. C. C. Henson, Mrs. Gina Henson, Ms. Gina Henson, Ms. Henson, of Saint Joseph, Mo. and Mrs. Hosee Douglas, of Ode, Utah Assistant, Mrs. Henson, Mrs. Mattie Henson, Mrs. Wild Nelson, Mrs. Hip Hawkins, and Mr. There is one feature of this case that will be settled which will effect all of the Negroes in the United States and that is the Inter-State passenger law. If he succeeds it will put an end to all Jim Crowism, so far is Inter-State passengers are concerned. They will not ever be subject to the Inter-State laws of the South. Hence we hereby appeal to every liberty loving woman, man and friend of the Negro race in this country to make a contribution to the expense of fighting this case. We think it is high time, if Negroes want liberty, they should be willing to pay something towards it. A few nice loving men and women in the Oklahoma League, led by the Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., who is now pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist church, Washington, D. C., have made great sacrifice to bring the case through, lower counts to its present stage and Mr. Harrison has practically given his service for nothing; but must be rewarded. We are informed that two able constitutional lawyers of Boston and New York will assist in this case. Therefore let everyone who is interested send at least 81. All contributions to be sent to Rev. W. H. Jernagin, D. D., 420 Q stte t, N. W., Washington, D. C., who will receipt you for the same. He is a reputable, straight forward, Christian gentleman, and will make an honest report of all money sent him. If persons making contributions do not object, their names will be published in the leading papers of their state. You for justice. S. W. Layton, Philadelphia, Pa., President Womans Convention Auxiliary National Baptist Convention. Nannie H. Burroughs, Washington D. C., Secretary Womans Convention Auxiliary National Baptist Convention. P. S. - Ediths of the race who are interested will please copy. GREAT BEND. 11111. Quarterly meetings at the A.M. H. by which was a great success. Present in Edl. P. was one of the de- livered two able seminars. Re. Ramsay and f. may drive the work and were royally a served by the members and friends of the church. The official board of Bethel A. M. E. church showed to all they hold Rev. Biggers in the highest esteem as a faithful pastor and practical preacher by increasing his salary last Monday. The board further gave him a thirty days' vacation and left it to him as to when he would take it. Among the members of the Masonic ledge who attended the funeral of the late Rev. M. Collins were: Dr. C. M. Moates, Reuben Smith and Samuel Jones. Chaplain Prioleau of the Ninth U. S. Cavalry was the week end guest of Segeant and Mrs. Lyman. NEWTON, KANSAS Messrs Vernon Snow and Jake Dixon, Amuilla, Texas, spent Saturday in the city with friends. Chick Davis, of Topeka, was the breakfast guest of Charles French Saturday morning. Hon. A. D. Griffin, manager of The Topeka Plaindealer, was in the city an hour or so Wednesday afternoon. The Excelsior Art and Study club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Pinkard on High street. It being guest day, the following programme was rendered: Roll call was answered by favorite quotations; select reading, Mrs. J. M. Giess; solo, Mrs. Gibmore Bell; remarks, Mrs. Heiderson; duett, Mrs. S. Butler, Mrs. William Pinkard; reading, Mrs. Joe Black; reading, Mrs. Minnie Morgan; duett, Mrs. Wm. Pinkard, Mrs. S. Butler; reading, Mrs. Charles W. French. The social hour was spent in games and music. An elaborate luncheon was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Willa Lea Pinkard. Guests: Mrs. Witheshire and Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Jesse Frazier, Mrs. Charles W. French and Mr. L.Roy Hogan attended "The Typhoon," by Walker Whiteside at the new Crawford theatre in Wichita one evening last week. After the performance they were served supper at the Cent House. In by the genial host, Mr. T. S. Hackley, returning home by the way of the Santa Te having spent a very enjoyable time and pronouncing the show exceptionally fine. Carl Gross is making good on the foot ball team this year and we are all very proud of the record he has made. Rev. Prazier, pastor of the A. M. H. church for this conference year is preparing to move his family to the city. Mrs. Don Liggens has been confined to her home for the past few weeks but at this writing is better. WINFIELD, KANSAS. The C. T. T. club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. W. Woods Thursday of next week. The lab will be entertained by Mrs. Pearl Harding. Mr. Chas. Walton will go to Augusta in the interest of the rally for the Second Baptist church. Mrs. Nesley Grimby and son, Haiti are well after a two weeks' visit in Hutchinson. Mr. Dewey North was taken to Mary's hospital Tuesday quite早. Mr. Ocad Brown went to Topeka this week to see about a position in the Santa Fe hospital. Mrs. S. I. North is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. Indwell in Independent this week. Berry Lov witnessed the foot ball contest in Wichita between Fairmount and Southwestern. Roy plays on the Southwestern and they won the game. Mrs. Walton Nichols is in Arkansas City visiting her mother. Rev. Wooten, pastor of the A. M. H. church, went to Hutchinson Sunday night to be at the bedside of his wife who is ill. Hon. Nick Ciles, editor and owner of the Topeka Plaindealer, was transacting business here Tuesday. He was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery. BEVIRECE, NEBRASKA. Mrs. Gee, Robinson is on the sick list. Miss Nondas Scott is recovering from an attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. Robert Scott was hostess of the D. S. P. Thursday of last week. He evening was spent in muse and games after which the hostess served aunt, lunchon. Mrs. William Bloss and brother, Frances Bell have returned from Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Irene Clayton is on the sick list. Misses Grace Gordon and Nondus Scott went to Hancoln to attend the KANSAS AVE. DEPT. Y. M. C. A. SUNDAY AFTERNOON TALKS TO MEN 1 O'CLOCK P. M., 1913. PROGRAM. Oct. 5. Mr. W. T. McKing Subject:—"The Nashville Baptist Convention." Oct. 12. A. M. Thomas, Inwey Subject:—"Obligation to Law in Liberty." Oct. 19. Mr. E. Ridley Subject:—"Wanted Opportunities." Oct. 26. Dr. F. W. R. Carter Subject:—"Our Boys and Girls." Nov. 2. Dr. J. L. Ransom Subject:—"The Doctor as a Moral and Spiritual Factor in the Community." Nov. 9. Mr. Herbert Jamison Subject:—"The Law and the Scripture." Nov. 16. Special Service Subject— Nov. 21. W. M. Young, Student Subject:—"The Morals of Today." Nov. 29. Rev. Walton Brown Subject:—"Systematic Living." Dec. 7. Arthur Hardy, Student Subject:—"Athletics and Religion." Dec. 11. O. A. Taylor, M. D. Subject:—"Health Talk." Dec. 21. Rev. Geo Gilbert Walker, M. A. Subject:—"The Coming of the King." Dec. 28. To be Supplied. BIBLE CLASS WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 7 O'CLOCK. See our line of Boys' suits—£2.50 to 5.50—Van Leeuwen Bloos, Junction City. FOR SALE: A good house and wagon. Call M. K. Owens, 2515 Union avenue. The Armor Plate History for men Ladies and Children has been Van Leeuwen Bloos, Junction City. Plenty of wood and fishing at the Cash Coal Co. Owens delivered in any part of the city. No. 4931 Plush. We call all the residents of Mrs. Linda Smith which are dear to us in this paper. She is located at 1027 Kansas avenue, where she is conducting a class of class rooming house for the accommodation of the public. She will appreciate your patronage and reads good service at live and live prices. ATTENTION, SUTFERERS! with the following diseases: Heart trouble, lung trouble, general debility, theumatism and hay fever, and who like us have for these many months sought relief, know that "Bodi-Tone Tablets" have either cured or wrought a wonderful relief to the following chronic sufferers, and if it will relieve them, why not you? Wm. Ogel-svie, 1187 Lincoln St... hay fever; D. Hickman, 1108 Topeka Ave.; general debility; Amanda Sanders Johnson, 21st and Adams, heart trouble and rheumatism; J. L. Hatton, 1404 N. Kansas Ave., Kidney and lung trouble; Rufus Knott, 1203 Lane, general debility and Geo Carpenter, 1001 Wordward Avenue, lung and heart trouble as well as theumatism. Some of these persons have suffered for over thirty years. Give the tablets a trial. They will not hurt and are almost sure to help you. They can be procured from Geo, C. Carpenter, sole agent, 1001 Wordward Ave., Topeka, Kansas. Price $100; Podium Pills for certification, 10.15; Hightons Store for rheumatism, etc., 10.15; Telephone number, 4808 Black. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS: If you fail to get The Pia Center, retu- fy the office at once. Additional Local. An exceptional offering is to be found in the special week of the theater features to be shown at the Apix Theatre beginning Oct. 27. Prof. J. M. Marques, principal of the Sumner High school of Kansas City, was in the city this week with the Fish Jubilee Singers. His last voice cannot be excelled. The applause was tremendous and hung on rushed forward to shake his hard Mrs. Thaddeus P. Martin and the children returned home last week after a visit of several weeks in the East with relatives and friends. The first stop was at Portsmouth, Va., where she was called to the because of her father, who was sick. After his recovery, she visited her mother-in-law in New York and with other relatives and friends in New Jersey, in Washington, D. C., Philadelphia, and at Richmond, Va. She resided a fine trip. Her many friends were glad to welcome her and the three sweet little children back to Popka. They are looking fine. Dr. Merrill is weathered in smiles, as he was just about tired of catching. Mr. P. P. Metzger has resigned the presidency of the German-American bank to engage in the life insurance business. He made the bank a leader within the short space of time he has been connected with it—seven years. Most people said a bank on lower Kansas avenue would not pay and soffed at the idea. That Mr. Metzger has shown them that he could put life in dry bones and save them to move. The stockholders, however, on the advice of Mr. Metzger, store on to their stock like a leech and none have been misguarded. No stock is for sale, though it above par. Mr. Theo. Mueller needs Mr. Metzger. He has been cashier since the bank first opened, and is a Napoleon of finance. The policy of this bank is to give every worthy business man a chance, be he white or black. Fisk Jubilee Singers. The Congregational church at the corner of Huntoon and Buchan, is having its winter program, consisting of the finest talent that can be returned within season, and the operand of the series was with the Disk Committee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee. The musical aggregation is composed of Prof. J. W. Work and wife, Mrs. O. Hulley, Prof. J. M. Marques (engaged especially for the Topeka engagement), and Mr. Arthur Jones, who had to return home on account of the illness of his wife. Prof. M. Marques is one of the finest bass players in the country and the most profuse. Prof. Work has set the most company of singers in the country, if not in the world, a far more melody and harmony they have on their capals. This singing will make anyone forget his troubles and only of stained blues, the a great and the pretty gates and the streets of gold. The audience was large and enthusiastic and those who have good vocal music when they hear it realize the worth of such singing. Let us savour here that this church has the best class of white Christian people in Topeka or anywhere else for that matter. This is why Sheldon's church, whose book, "What Jesus Would Do," is a household treasure, and the members of Rev. Sheldon's church are trying to follow and live up to the doctrine prescribed in that volume. One of the auxiliary invited the singers and what in the city these singers were guests of the members of the church and were entertained in some of the best and leading homes of Topeka. This proves that they are following in the steps of Jesus. If they were good enough to sing in their church they those good people of the cross-bearing faith consider them good enough for guests. There were about twenty-five colored present and they are made welcome in any part of the church. The devil and old "Tin Cree" were not visible. We are glad to show that there is in Topeka congregation of white Christia—a congregation which practices what teaches and preaches and we off at to that loyal hand of Christia known as the Congregational church at Huntoon and Buchanan. Prof. Work and his singers return to Nashville, they having come to Nashville City to sing for the National Council of Congregationalists, which were in session there. Prof. Work holds a chair at Park University and the only colored man on the faculty. They were the guests of the one and only Club for dinner. Mrs. Smith, our city collector, will call in you sometime within the next few days and we hereby notify you to be prepared to pay a part of your subscription. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BUY A TICKET FOR THE GRAND BAND CONCERT AT THE AUDITORIUM THANKSGIVING NIGHT BY JACKSON'S TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT BAND. Dr. R. L. Calvin of Abilene, Kansas, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Guy Douglas spent last Saturday with relatives and friends in Kansas City. The Excelsior Boys' Shoes are shoes that wear like tion.—Van Leeuwen Bros., Junction City. Mr. R. H. Tine of Pleasanton, Kc. spent Sunday in the city, the guest of Miss Claudia Jackson. 10 Privacy of Osage City coal at the CASH COAL, CO., yards at 421 Holiday. Phones 2642 and 19731 black. Rv. Gio. McNeal of Kansas City was in the city a few days this week looking after business for the U. B. P. and S. M. T. If you want the best coal at $4.25 per ton call the CASH COAL, CO., phones 2642 and 19731 black-Yards a 421 Holiday. 0 Mrs. Sarah Smith, after a pleasant visit in the city, guest of Mrs. Fannie Douglas, 621 Lost, returned to her home at Catbondale Sunday. 0 Mr. Chas. Whitney, the contractor and builder, has sold the property of Mrs. Fannie Motin, at 1546 Quincy street, to Mr. M. W. Cunningham. Kindling wood—four bundles for $81.00, ready for use and delivered. Call the CASH COAL CO. Phones 2642 or 4911 Blk. Yards at 121 Holiday street. --- Dr. M. L. Ross is the new addition to the professional line-up in Topeka. Dr. Ross comes highly recommended. He is located at 720 Kansas avenue, rooms 5 and 6. 0 The Educational classes at the Y. M. C. A. will be $ _{10} $ Monday, Nov. 10. All those wishing to enter any of the classes see the secretary before that time and enroll. 一 Miss Florence Williams, of Okmulgee, Ola, who has been visiting her parents in Burlingame, stopped in the city a few days the guest of Miss Goldie Duke, on her return trip house. Miss Albert Holder, of Monroe school, won the first prize at Time Chapel during their annual fair for the best entry. Her subject: "Why Prison High School?" The prize was a law dictionary. 0 Our friend and fellow citizen, Hon J. H. B Taylor, well known in politics in Shawnee county, and an attache of the state house force, has purified property in Lowman Hill and has moved in his new home. ۱- ج Mr. Goo Wells and family consist of wife, two sons and five daughters, arrived in the city last week from Marshall, Mo. to make this their home. They are domiciled at present at 1206 Buchanan street. 0 The Misse, Goldie Duke, Aurora Ford, Louse Oden and Ruth Shuck, and Morris, Jos. W. Rollins, Festus Duke and Carl Sharp spent Saturday and Sunday in Burlingame as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams. All report a very fine time. --- Dr. M. L. Ross of Chattanooga, Tenn., and a late graduate of Mehatty Medical college, is now located in Topeka, at 720 Kansas avenue. He come to us highly recommended and we expect him to be one of Topeka's leading physicians in the future. --- Mrs. Milton Danean entertained at an informal dinner Monday evening in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Ella Evans, of Leavenworth. Among the invited guests were Mrs. Cona Brown and Mrs. Marina Brown. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Du can had not met since their childhood days, seventeen years ago. Mrs. Evans left Tuesday for her home at Leavenworth. Mr. James Huddlesson entertained in honor of her son, Mr. Ashle Huddleson, at a private dinner on Wednesday of last week. He is with "The White Glaze" company. There were sixteen guests and all declare that in more pleasant time could not been enjoyed. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BUY A TICKET FOR THE GRAND BAND CONCERT AT THE AUDITORIUM THANKSGIVING NIGHT BY JACKSON'S TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT BAND. See our Special, "Clothescraft" Suits at $12.30 to $18—Van Leeuwen Brothers—Junction City. --- Frank Clark of St. Joseph, Mo. is in the city visiting his brother, Robt. Clark, 1012 N. Western avenue. Mr. Clark's stay in the city is indefinite, although he expects to leave in the near future for Dallas, Texas. 0 Mr. Leo Mendenhall, formerly of our city, stopped over it Topeka a few hours Sanday on his way from Chicago to his home at Denver. He is in the Pullman service and is making good. While here he was the guest of Mr. Pearl Mack. -0- Mr. C. C. Jones, of Dover, Okla. arrived in the city Tuesday on a visit for a few days with his sons. Mr. William Scale, Fourth and Fulmore, and Patrolman Sam Jones, 1017 Washington street. Mr. Jones is one of the prosperous farmers of Oklahoma. 0 Mrs. Marie Berridge of Chicago, her sister, Mrs. Rose Bertha, and Mrs. Chaterge Beck and Howard Logan were members at a very jolly dinner party at Mrs. Austin's Cafe last Sunday evening. A very delicious repast was served, after which the party enjoyed themselves playing and singing. They report a pleasant evening. 0 The Monday Evening Reading club met at the residence of Miss Zenola Jackson, 1164 Buchanan street, last Monday evening, Oct. 21, and rendered the fellow. Program. 2-Discussion, "Principles of Democracy." 3-Report of standing committees After the program a delicious repast was served to the following members: Misses Ada Upshaw, Anna Brown, Elizabeth Pennington, Nelle Ellis, Keziah Wins, Mattle L. Bradshaw, Eulah M. Ridley, Tressa Penman, Zenola Jackson, and Miss Mabel Hillman Bradshaw. The club adjourned to meet Nov. 1, with Miss Eulah M. Ridley. 0 One of the daimiest and most unique dinner parties of the season was given at Mrs. Austin's Cafe last Tuesday evening by five jolly couples in honor of Mrs. Florence Williams of Okmulgee, Oke., and her brother, Mr. Clyde Williams of Kansas City. A dinty four course lunch was served, composed of some of the finest delicacies of the season, and the music during the repast by Mr. Robert Hamilton made it more enjoyable for those who "like music with their meals." The remainder of the evening was spent in lively games, whist, playn', and singing, who were enjoyed to such an extent that the two hours of movie set up on the party long before they were welcome and the jolly ones were compelled to seek that "dear old standard," after spending one of the happiest evening of their lives. The following people composed the party: Misses Florence Williams, Goldie Duke, Lounge Olden, Ruth Shack, Annora Ford, and Misses Clyde Williams, Curt's Burton, Fessus Duke, Carl Sharp, Joseph Rollins, Robert Hamilton. --- The Plaindealer extends its deepest sympathy to the wife and son of the late Rev. M. Collins, who has been identified with the A. M. E. church for more than a quarter century. He was a brilliant character and a lover of the race and an upright Christian demean. We have known him for years and never heard an unkind word about him or any charges of a faintness or anything that would throw a reflection upon his character or his work. He was always kind and painstaking and worked hard for the upbuilding of the Christian religion and the progress of the race. He struggled hard for the support of his family and the creation of his children, and he lived long enough to see the profits of his labor and enjoyed the brilliance of his son, Milton, who was his ideal. He is one of the formost young men of the race and is employed in the railway mail service and has no equal in that department by the death of Rev. Collins the A. M. E. church of Kansas and Missouri has lost an invaluable friend and one who spent his life serving God and helping humanity. Peace to his mother. WHEN IN ROCK ISLAND RESTAURANT. Meals at All Hours. New, Clean Rd. G. F. BURTON & SON, Props. FOR DRUGS AND PRESCRIPTIONS HOT SODAS, CANDILS, ETC. THE BIG NEW DRUG STORE Corner Third and Kansas Ave. JAMES WHITE and J. H. HARRIS EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BUY A TICKET FOR THE GRAND BAND CONCERT AT THE AUDIORIUM THANKSGIVING NIGHT BY JACKSON'S TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT BAND. SAINT JOHN A. M. E. CHURCH. (Notes Worth While.) Large and appreciative audiences are now crowding to St. John every Sunday. The weather was inclement last Sunday, but the congregations were good and services were interesting indeed. At the close of the morning service Dr. M. L. Rose of Nashville, Tean, who will reside in Topkau, and practice medicine, united with the church. He is an able young man and we are delighted to welcome him into the church and city. Pursuant to the call of the pastor, Friday evening, Oct. 17th, following class, a large body of St. John members met in church conference to organize for a financial campaign to liquidate the present indebtedness, thus paying the way for the erection of the main auditorium—so very much needed. A more unanimous meeting of the kind was never held and all are more than jubilant over the plans and nearly everyone pledges attested support. The fifth Sunday in November will mark the first effort, the church being divided into thirteen divisions, according to the classes, with the leaders as captains. A committee is now making a most beautiful class banner, and the class bringing in the largest amount in proportion to membership, will be known as the "Banner Class." Governor Hodges will be the speaker at 3 p.m. on the occasion and the chon will reader a special program in the evening. An Informal Reception. On last Tuesday evening Mr. and Mr. W. W. Bucknac were host and hostess to the offices and teachers on St. John A. M. E. Sunday school, and a few other guests, at an informal reception given at their pleasant and hospitable home on East Fifteenth street, in compliments to the pastor of the church, Rev. J. M. Brown. An interesting feature of the evening was the program rendered by some of the guests, Mrs. Zephra Turner, a few well chosen and appropriate words, gave the welcome and easy which was followed by an address, "Our Pastor," given by Mrs. J. W. Northington, who, in her pleasant man, spoke words of encouragement and pledged the co-operation of the Sunday school teachers in new works. Mr. Garfield Grant spoke of the aim of the school and Prof. R. H. Wade made an address, the subject of water was "a lot, not." At the conclusion of the program short talks were given by Rev. J. L. Lowards, Rev. B. R. Ross, and Mr. I. Stewart, after which Rev. Bow pressed his gratitude for the words of welcome, good will and encouragement. A dainty two-course lunchroom was served. Mr. and Mrs. Buck were assisted in the serving by Mrs. Rose Bertha. Mrs. Laura Vaughn is all at her home on Buchanan street. The Ladies' Sewing circle will meet Wednesday at the church. The State Teachers' association will convene in the city next week, Nov. 6 and 7. Dinner and supper each day will be served at the church, to teachers, and friends. Class No. 12 of 8. John will give a grand musical concert Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, for the benefit of the Re-Building Fund. Some of the best talent in the city will appear in program After a most enclosed rich at last Wednesday evening the choir proceeded to elect the following chers: President, Mrs. Maggie Hayes, vice president, Mr. Gwendolyn Grant treasurer, Mrs. Zephra Turner; secretary, Mrs. Kee, one-to, Mr. B Riley; chanter, Mrs. Gretav; musician, Mrs. Lamberson; assistant musician, Merilil Brown. Mr. Ro McAfee and Mr. E. W. Beck were appointed to the choir. The new a choir book will now be used regularly of the new music, with charged ensembles but an earnest effort of a musical trust for the music and public enjoyment. It is more than a fair time to see Mrs. Hitch. It is not an able to come to attention. I trust that she may continue to prove. The trustees have beautifully hauled the interior of the parlor and the plaster and Everybody is Going to Buy a Ticket for the Grand Band Concert at the Auditorium Thanksgiving Night by Jackson's Twenty-Third Regimental Band. All band members have tickets for sale, 25c Notice to Members of Business League. Dear Members Topeka Business League No. 248, will hold their first Saturday meeting of the year at Saint John's A. M. E. church, corner of Seventh and Topeka avenues on Sunday evening, Nov. 2d, 1910, at 7:00 p. 11. - - p. This will be one of a series of Sunday meetings at the church of the city. Every member is urged to come and bring a friend. The regular November meeting of the League will be held at Leagac Headpanters on the second Monday in November. The League will be favored with a visit from Hon. Ralph W. Tyler, National Organizer on the evening of November 12, 1913. Special program arranged for this meeting. very comfortably dominated. They desire to tender a cordal welcome to the members and friends at all times. The Sunday school and Endeavor League are progressing nicely, with Mr. W. W Buckner, superintendent, and Miss Lora Jeltz, president, respectively. The Junior Endeavor has been organized, with Miss Johnson conductors. Every auxiliary and department seem to be taking on new life. We shall hope to see you Sunday at every service, one at least. Visitors and strangers in the city will be especially welcomed. Sunday: Preaching at 11 a.m. m. by Rev. J. E. Edwards, D. D. out expaston. Do not fail to hear him. The sermon will be followed with our monthly communion. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Allen Badavon, 6:3 p.m. and special program under the auspices of the Business League at 7:30 p.m. At the close, the pastor, is to deliver a short address on "The Relation of Business to the Christian Religion." Prayer meeting fuesday evening and class meeting Friday evening. Sunday service, both morning and evening, at Brown Chapel, A. M. F. church, were well attended. We were very much pleased to have with a Mr. Garfield Grant, district superintendent of the A. C. E., who was well pleased to see our league in such fine condition under the guidance of Mrs. Dorley. Rev. L. B. Chiles called on Rev. B. R. Ross Wednesday morning, on route to Lake View. Mrs. Martha Christen entertained the sewing circle on Friday of last week. After the business was completed a very nice two course lunch cup was served. Rev. and Mrs. B. R. Ross visited the Crittenden Home Monday afternoon. Mr. Victor Washington made a flying trip to Kansas City Wednesday after 10 o'clock. M. John Chiles Lark is home from Chicago. On 1st Tuesday evening member of the parishioner and singer "We are all here." Please be disc- Thirty Years in the Milling Business... The She Mill and Elev SALINA so we think we know how to make GOOD HOUSE having the BEST. Manufactured n. The Shellabarger Mill and Elevator Company, "THE ONE PRICE CASH STORE." VAN LEEUW BETTER MERCHAND UP TO DATE High Grade Clothing Furnishings for M LADIES' SHOES AND Junction City, Kas Colored Pe FREE BETTER MERCHANDISE FOR LESS MONEY. UP TO DATE HIGH GRADE High Grade Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings for Men, Boys, Children. LADIES' SHOES AND HOSIERY A SPECIALTY Colored People's Hair. FREE . TOPFKA, KANSAS, OCT. 31, 1913. League No. 248, will hold their first John's A. M. E. church, corner of day evening, Nov. 2d, 1910 at 7:00 p. m. of Sunday meetings at the church to come and bring a friend. The rega will be held at League Headquarters. The League will be favored with a national Organizer on the evening of arranged for this meeting. FRED ROUNDFREE, President. JOHN M. WEIGHT, Secretary. tuned the quintetude of the pastor and wife. They came with well that baskets and bundles of all kinds of the things that go to make the linen man feel like a board new fellow. They showed that they were willing to divide the good things of the land with us and we as we them not only in words but in actions also that the act of kindness was appreciated more than words can portray, and we be them come again. Our first quarterly meeting for this conference year will be held Nov. 9th and our presiding order, Rev J. W. Wilson, will be present. Everybody is cordially invited. We are trying to make this a high day in Zion. God bring our helper. So come out and join with us on that day. NOTES OF ASBURY CHURCH (Rev. Walton Brown, Pastor.) The literary society rendered a new program last Friday evening. Mr Harry Carper, the president, will see to it that a lively program will be on every Friday night. Miss Amanda McHarris of Little Rock, Ark., is a new admission to Asbury choir. Rev. Walton Brown, the pastor, delivered two funeral services last Saturday, which were enjoyed by all. Mrs. Rose Rutherford conducted the Funies And Society Friday evening in last week. The members and friends of Asbury are engaged in a big rally to the month of November, the different clubs are working hard. More has been paid on the diluted mess of Asbury this year under the pastorate of Rev. Walton Brown in the last six years put together. The aim of the memorial past is to pay all the indictments off the church this year and deliver the building at a cost of thousands of dollars. While the church is so close from a financial view, it is growing, steadily. Plain Sewing.... Parlor Millinery Mrs. Essie Clark. 111 WESTERN AVE. LOPEZA. KANSAS make GOOD HOUR Manufactured by llabarger ator Company. 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Mrs. Melissa Gresson of Chicago, has moved her home to Topeka with her sister, Miss Elizabeth Pennington, on N. Western Ave. They are the daughters of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Pennington. Mrs. M. D. Jones was shaking hands with friends in Kansas City at the State convention. Since her return from Europe and the old world one has been asked by several of the cities in this part of the world to take her trip, but owing to the end death of her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Pennington, she has refrained. Rev H. W. White was called to Oklahoma last week to preach the final of an old friend, Mr. Frank Mann, who was a deacon of the Central Baptist church here in the years past and gone. Mr. Florence McClinton served a small lunchroom for Miss Alta Jones at her home on Taylor street last Sunday. The writer would like more of the North Linda people read The Plan. India. The use of Kelly and Merriam shoes have to equal-52 to 15 per pair. The Lauwen Bros. Junction City, Kansas. MRS. LUCIE SMITHES FASHIONABLE ROOMING HOUSE Notly Furnished Rooms Clean Beds 1027 KANAS AVENUE M. Smith has just opened the last Rooming House at 1027 KANAS Avenue. The building thoroughly deodorized and the new furniture from top to bottom. She des. as the Patronage of the public. Both phones 774. Res., Bell 144 OLIVER A. TAYLOR, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Office 334 Kansas Ave., over Gibbons Drug Store, across from Ibrook Hotel. Calls Answered Day and Night Residence: 1535 Van Buren Pt. DR. THADDEUS P. MARTIN. Physician and Surgeon. 832 Kansas Ave Residence: 1026 Buchanan St Residence phones: Pc.1 901-2 Ind 2589 Red DR. J. M. JAMISON. Physician and Surgeon. Examining Physician of the Krights and Ladies of Protection. Special attention to Diseases of Women and Private Diseases .. 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Baum's Hair Emporium, 49th 5th Ave, Bt. 34th and 35th St. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Trolly to Kansas City. Cars leave Third and Delaware Leavenworth for 10u and Main, Kansas City, Missouri every hour in the half from 3:00 A.M., to 10:30 P.M., except Saturday and Sunday might last car leaves at 12 o'c or midnight. Sunday when the weather is nice, cars will leave in the half hour from 9:30 A.M., to 10:30 PM. Express car leaves Leavenworth. If not delayed at 4 A.M., and 2 P.M. Leaves depot at 5th and Penn Kansas City Missouri at 11 A.M., and 5 P.M. A Meadow Gold Butter Purest of cream, carefully selected, thoroughly pasturized, skilfully churned makes this the best of all butter, always pure, sweet and good. Packed fresh from the churns in patented odor proof packages to preserve all its goodness for you. Meadow J Gold Brittler Its flavor wins favor. Continental Creamery Co., Topeka, Kas. 103th Fason Avenue Home Phone West 360 From Purest of oughly past this the be sweet and Packed fr odor proof p ness for you Continent Ask Your Grocer for COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS. Mrs. W. E. Love, Mrs. J. A. Rogers and son, A. G. Rogers, were in Independence, Kansas one day last week on a business mission. Mrs. M. L. Brookins is visiting a few days with her daughter, Mrs. B. Harding Guy. Mrs. Brookins is just back from the A. M. E. annual conference that met recently at Vinita, Okla, where she was re-elected president of the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary society of the North east Oklahoma conference. She has served as conference president and as district president alternately for fourteen years, beginning in the old Oklahoma conference. Mrs. Brookins is an inspiring and intellectual woman. She is respected and esteemed by all those who come in daily contact with her The People's Forum met last Sunday at the Sandia Baptist church and the member responded to toll call with quotations, after which an excellent program was rendered. The subject for discussion was "Is there any good to come from discrimination?" and many interesting things were said among them that it would do the Negro good in some instances. That it will make Negroes in business. It is earnestly requested that the general public attend this society and help to make it a success, for it is something elevating, inspiring and intellectual If you head, right or left side, hunt, so Dr. R. N. Whitaket, one of Coffeyville's most prominent practicing physicians. If your teeth ache just go to Dr. O. N. Goins, the colored dentist, and get relief. If you are hungry go to S. W. Jones' Cafe. If you buy groceries buy them of the Uno Grocery Co., W. E. Love, proprietor. If you owe for The Plaindealer pay Mrs. G. Blackwell. Miss Mary Fox has been sick with typhoid fever for over a month, but is much improved at this writing. Mr. Peter Wallis is oₙ the sick list. Miss Lottle Cartwright entertained at 6 o'clock dinner Sunday in honor of Messrs. E. Canatax and E. Long of Kansas City, and the following were present. Misses Lillian and Ida Hummar and Ruby White; Messrs A. G. Rogers, and Edwards. A delightful time was enjoyed by all. They left declaring Miss Cartwright aₙ ideal entertainer. The people here were surprised to find snow here Sunday morning. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS. The Citizens' Forum was entertained by an interesting progrum arranged by Attorney Snackeltord. Miss. Willis Allen has returned from a pleasant visit out of the city. Miss. I. V. Brown, of White Church, was in the city visiting friends and Electra Chapter. The funeral of the late Mr. Bailey, of Betnel, who was shot by his son, Ben, was held at Jones' undertaking parlor, Tuesday afternoon. We hate to hear of such an unfortunate affair. The Inter-city Musicians' association held its third annual sermon at the A. M. E. church Sunday. Following is the program: "Onward Christian Soldier"—Band. Invocation. "National Emblems"—Band. Sermon—Rev. J. R. Ransom. Instrumental Quartett—Ellison, C. Johnson, Geo. White and G. Floyd. Frombone Solo—"Holy City." Quartett—J. Holloway, C. Johnson. A. Moppins and G. Floyd. Paper—J. V. King People's Band. Merchants' Band. Ladies' Band. Intersity Band "God Be With You." Sumner High school's night school still outnumber the day school. A few more found in the business department are Mrs Hunter, Mrs. L. Green, Mrs. Frederick, Mrs. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. C. James, Misses M. Johnson, E. Jackson, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. T. Davis and others. We were pleased to know at the great meeting of the 600 delegates of the National Congregational council in our sister city—Kansas City, Mo. at the First Congregational church, of the great interest taken by them in the uplift of our race—especially the most excellent plea of Mrs. Ida V. Woodbury, of Massachusetts in her excellent address entitled, "Wanted a Samaritan," in which she estolled many of our race's good and noble deeds and said, "we had rightfully won the flag, when our fathers enlisted 180,000 strong at the call of President Lincoln" also that we have come from ignorance to seventy per cent literacy, and pay taxes on $800,000,000 worth of property. Rev. E. L. Garner of Plymouth church, Washington, D. C., Rev. H. H. Dunn of New Orleans, Ia., and Rev. Procter of Georgia, (colored) sat among the prominent white ministers on the platform. Rev. Garner is vice moderator of this great council. They held a meeting at Lincoln High school for the uplift of the colored race in the two Kansas Cities and elsewhere. Mrs. M. C. Matthews was the only Kansas City, Kansan of our race seen at the Congregational council. She was invited by Rev. and Mrs. Maxwell, of Natal, Africa, to cross the ocean and help teach the natives. The Seventh day Adventists held a meeting at Roedale the first of the week. Mr. Graham I. All at Douglas hospital. Mrs. Ruth Collins and son, C. H. M. Collins, 317 Nebraska Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, take this occasion to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation to their many friends, and the friends of their deceased husband and father, for the sympathy shown them, and for the kind and abundant test nony of esteem evidenced by the beautiful floral gifts, in their recent sad lot or graft and sorrow MRS. RUTH COLLINS, C. H. M. COLLINS PARSONS. KANSAS. Mrs. Abe Doreas has retained from Kansas City where she attended the Fashion show. Since his return from Omahu Rev. J. W. Williams of the A. M. E. church has settled down to hard work. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. Bridgewater Oct. 7th, and mother and babe are doing nicely. Miss Reese Eads has gone to Langston, Okla., where she will attend school. Mrs. Chas. Geary has returned from Kansas City where she attended the twenty-second annual session of the Kansas Baptist State Convention, and while there was the guest of Mrs. A. T. Marr and Mrs. J. W. Willis. Mrs. Bettie Spencer of Oklahoma, came up to attend the funeral of Mr. Tillman Ballinger. Oct. 14th. Mr. Tillman Ballinger, one of the well known and esteemed citizens of Parsons, passed to his Maker on the 14th inst. He leaves a faithful wife, one son and one daughter, and a host of friends to mourn his demise. The funeral services were held at 2:30 at the residence. Rev. Payne ably officiating. The services were largely attended and the many beautiful floral designs which covered the casket bone mute evidence of the esteem in which this young man was held. The sad hearts can test assured that he is resting where sorrow never dwells. Mrs. Mamu F. Huffington is suffer- Mrs. L. Bridgewater is on the sick list. Mrs. Pelora Ballinger, who has been quite ill, and who was unable to attend the funeral of her husband, is now much improved, and her many friends rejoice to know that she is now almost out of danger. Mrs. Martha Craig is indisposed this week. Mrs. A. D. Hickerson underwent a serious operation at Dr. Rotter's private hospital, but is now out of danger. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Lowe from Coffeyville attended the funeral of Mr. Tillman Ballinger. GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. Mrs. L. B. Sneed, of Langston, was in the city last week en route to Boley. Hon. Ed. Jefferson, of Mushogee, was in the city Monday. Rev. J. E. Sfoombs has returned from Oklahoma City, where he attended the A. M. E. conference. Rev. Toombs was appointed presiding elder of the Oklahoma City district. Miss Marie Toombs spent Sunday in the city. She came over from Langston. Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Dobbins have returned from Conference. Rev. Dobbins was returned to this city. Mr. O. H. Bradley, of Boley, spent a few days in the city last week. Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Washington attended the A. M. E. conference. Rev. Washington was assigned to Newkirk. Miss Moore is assisting Rev. Toombs this week. NEELY, KANSAS. Miss Maggie Allen of Leavenworth is visiting her friends, Misses Laura and Nettie Morris, of this city. To know at all times what the race is doing you should be a reader of The Plaindealer. In the World for O.K.L. for Pure, Wholesome Substitutes are always advertised acknowledging the superiority of used to insure good cooking or baking. O. K. Lard is made from select under federal inspection, rendered packed in our patented, air-tight. O. K. Lard is used by thousands it's the best lard that money can Order today from your grocer The Chas. Wolf TOPEKA, Condensed Statement. Show Bartlesville O.K.LARD Pure, Wholesome Pastry Co. States are always advertised "as good as lard, aging the superiority of lard. Good, pure lard, ensure good cooking or baking. Lard is made from select, Kansas fed, fat, general inspection, rendered in open kettles and our patented, air-tight, odor-proof pails. Lard is used by thousands of the best families best lard that money can buy. Don't accept a today from your grocer or butcher. He has Chas. Wolff Packing TOPEKA, U. S. A. Used Statement. Showing the Condition Hartlesville State Bank for Pure, Wholesome Pastry Cooking Substituutes are always advertised "as good as lard," thereby acknowledging the superiority of lard. Good, pure lard must be used to insure good cooking or baking. O. K. Lard is made from select, Kansas fed, fat, little pige, under federal inspection, rendered in open kettles and carefully packed in our patented, air-tight, odor-proof pails. O. K. Lard is used by thousands of the best families who say it's the best lard that money can buy. Don't accept a substitute. Order today from your grocer or butcher. He has it. The Chas. Wolff Packing Co., TOPEKA, U. S. A. Condensed Statement. Showing the Condition of The Bartlesville State Bank At the Close of Business June 1, 1913 RESOU Loans and Discounts ... Stocks, Bonds and Warrants ... Overdrafts ... Real Estate ... Furniture and Fixtures ... Cash and Sight Exchange ... TO LIABILITY Capital Stock ... Surplus and Undivided Profits ... DEPOSITS ... TO The Above States RESOURCES Discounts .... Issues and Warrants .... Fixed Fixtures .... Right Exchange .... Total .... LIABILITIES Undivided Profits .... Total .... The Above Statement is Correct CAUB, Pres. G. R. McKINN Stronage Solicited on the Strength of The Right to accommodate you, and not too big. Loans and Discounts ..... $216,836.54 Stocks, Bonds and Warrants ..... 23,354.09 Overdrafts ..... 601.3 Real Estate ..... 409.47 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 7,500.00 Cash and Sight Exchange ..... 97,090 37 Capital Stock ..... 25,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits ..... 2,715.27 DEPOSITS ..... 317,976.33 FRANK C. RAUB, Pres. Your Patronage Solicited on the "Big enough to accommodate you." Your Patronage Solicited on the Strength of This Statement. "Big enough to accommodate you, and not too big to appreciate you." Why Not Let.... BRO WILL FIL Prescrip He has pleased t in Topeka for 15 next one to the Drug Store at 404 Kansas Phone BROWN WILL FILL YOUR prescriptions has pleased the best Ph eka for 15 years. Ta me to the big, fresh store at 104 Kansas Avenue BROWN He has pleased the best Physicians in Topeka for 15 years. Take your next one to the big, fresh stocked Drug Store at Phone 4211. 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Alcohol Heater, price $8c. Liberal terms to agents Write for literature today. MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA Stonestreet & Son. Undertakers and Funeral Directors. ```markdown ``` . 705 Union Street URCES $216,836.54 23,354.09 601.3 409.47 7,500.00 .97,090.37 total $375,691.60 ITIES 25,000.00 2,715.27 .317,976.33 total $375,691.60 ment is Correct G. R. McKINLEY, Cashier. the Strength of This Statement. you, and not too big to appreciate DOWN options? the best Physicians years. Take your big, fresh stocked s Avenue. 4211. Everything First-Class. Quick Service THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER Hair Straightener MAILED ANY WHERE IN U.S.$100 POSTAGE PAID MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER Press all letters to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minn. not to individuals. BOY'S CROWNING GLORY.—And every lady can ill dry the hair after a shampoo or bath, and immulate its growth. The Aluminium Comb can et, but takes its heat from the heating bar which water. We advise the use of Hoyce' Hair Pomade, Heater, price see. Liberal terms to agents fature today. ANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA et & Son, Funeral Directors. We curry one of the finest lines of UNDERTAKING GOODS in the State. We never sleep. Three Licensed Embalmers in attendance 636 Quincy St. Phone 52 Coffeyville, Kansas Mrs. A. M. Pope—Turnbo Results of "Poro" Treatment. "PORO COLLEGE" Largest College of its kind in the world. 3100 PINE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO.1 OUR GUARANTEE Every box of "PORO" is fully guaranteed without reserve. Kee or restriction. Should the contents of this box, FOR ANY REASON, not meet with the approval of the purchaser, it may be returned at our expense, stating where purchased, and we will replace same free of charge. GUARANTEED UNDER THE FORM AND BOOKING ACT JUNE 24, 1912. "Sweet Heart Flour" A. J. KELLY, WEIR CITY, KANSAS. Staple and Fancy Groceries The best place in the city to trade. We give you tage of quality and price. Staple and Fancy Groceries first place in the city to trade. We give you quality and price. Phone 92 Home T C. Stewart & S. General Merchandise House With a Price to Fit Every Purse, and in Quality. We Want a Share of You. WEIR CITY, KANSAS. --The-- Commercial National B HUTCHINSON, KANSAS. Transacts a General Banking Business—Ever dollar of Our Capital Invested in U. S. Bone STOCK $100,000.00 SURPLUS New Accounts Invited The best place in the city to trade. We give you the advantage of quality and price. J. C. Ste General The Big House With a P surpassed in Quality. W WEE Commercial HU Transacts a Gen Dollar of Our C CAPITAL STOCK 100,5 New --- The Big House With a Price to Fit Every Purse, and Goods Unsurpassed in Quality. We Want a Share of Your Business WEIR CITY, KANSAS. Commercial National Bank HUTCHINSON,KANSAS. Transacts a General Banking Business—Every Dollar of Our Capital Invested in U. S. Bonds. CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00 SURPLUS, $45,000.00 New Accounts Invited A. E. ASHER, President. A. H. SUTER, Cashier. THAT PROMPT COAL SERVICE OF The Purity Milling Co. THAT PROMPT COAL SERVICE OF Purity Milling THAT PROMPT COAL SERVICE OF The Purity Milling Co. MANHATTAN KANSAS WILL BRING COMFORT TO YOUR HOMES THESE CHILLY EVENINGS. GET THEIR PRICES. PHONE 400. Home Phone 26. Bell Telephone 92 roceries. We give you the abvan- & Son, andise. My Purse, and Goods Un- re of Your Business. NAS. National Bank KANSAS. business—Every on U. S. Bonds. SURPLUS, $45,000.00 ed A. H. SUTER, Cashier. Bell Phone 85. Home Telephone 72 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. M1. and Mrs. Vincent J. Foster and daughter, Miss Carrie, are arranging to have a series of entertainments, house parties, etc., during the holidays in honor of the home coming of their son and brother, Mr. Alvin L. J. Foster, who has been away for several years at the University of Wilberforce, Ohio. Mr. Foster has risen to a distinguished position of his military company. He is now captain of "B" company. So many are awaiting the home coming and hand shaking of Capt. Foster, who has also made good along other lines which he has attempted. Miss Anna Denning, Lincoln High school's domestic science instructor, comes to us with the most complimentary recommendation, and a woman of rare ability. Prof. W. H. McAdams says of his excellent corps of teachers that she is a jewell. Miss Denning is from Canajohane, N. Y., sixty miles from Albany. She graduated from the High school and academic courses at her home. She also completed the post-graduate course. She spent three years at Albany state normal, and graduated from Cheyney Institute Pennsylvania. In 1912 she assisted the motion $ _{n} $ substitute teaching at Cheyney. Aside from her regular work she did much public missionary work. At Holly Springs, Mississippi she was instructor $ _{n} $ domestic science. Miss Denning has at present about one hundred students under her supervision and we look forward to a very profitable as well as pleasant year. Miss Doris B. Cooper will spend a week visiting in Saint Louis. Misses Blanche and Kate Robins have been repairing and repapering their home, making it very cozy and cheerful for the indoor winter season. Mr. Charlie Nunley, the newly-wed replied as to how he enjoyed the matrimonial sea, "That he wouldn't take a cool million for his wife, nor he wouldn't give a dollar for another one just like her for one was all that he desired." Miss Florence Kelly, of Saint Louis and Mrs. William Moore, of Kansas City, sisterg of Mrs. Helen Jarrett and Mrs. Walter Duke of Saint Joe accompanied the body and attended the funeral of Mr. Frank A. Jarrett. Mrs. Ellen M. Smith, wife of Mr. C.W. Smith, died at 5 o'clock Thursday evening of last week. Funeral services were held at the home in the rural district northeast of the city and interment in South Hazelwood cemetery. The service was an impressive one and very beautiful. Among the flowers was a large design bearing the word, "Mother" in purple letters. Although it was a long distance from the city, yet a large number attended, evincing the fact that she was well loved by those who knew her. Rev. J. D. Greer, of the C. P. church spoke in eloquent language of her life as a wife, as a mother and as a Christian. She had been a faithful worker in her church and a good Christian; a devoted unselfish mother, giving ten years of her life to her afflicted daughter, Lacha, who passed away about four years ago and since whose death Mrs. Smith has been on the decline. She was a devoted wife and always loving and kind to her other children. She was a model mother. Rev. J. S. Dorysey of the Baptist church in his own and impressive manner spoke of the deceased as a sister, as a Heroine of the Court of Jericho, also as a mation at one time of the Order. He enlarged upon the characteristics of her disposition, as being unselfish, uncomplaining, sweet, pleasant and submissive. She not only be missed from among the members of her order but from the fireside in her home. The services of the Queen City Court of which she had been a long and faithful member was conducted in a very impressive manner by its excellent matron, Mrs. Ora V. Ford assisted by Mrs. McClellan and the members. This service was very intelligently rendered, appealing in a number of ways to those who did not belong to the order and what it meant to them when a "link" was torn from their "chain." Doing in love all that could possibly be done for its beloved dead, this order tenderly carried the remains of Sister Ellen Mary Smith to its last resting place to be awakened by Gabriel's trumpet. Mrs. Smith was fifty-six years of age. She leaves to mourn, it seems, her untimely demise, a husband, C. W. Smith, a son, Mr. Walter Smith, a daughter, Mrs. Maud Townsend of Seattle. Wash, a grand son, Garrett Smith, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Smith, three sisters and brothers-in-law, Wilburn, Smith and Cooper and other relatives and many warm friends. Mrs. Maude Smith Townsend, of Seattle, Wash., who has not been home for about seven years, fortunately about a month ago paid her mother a visit. On account of the great distance she could not return in time for her mother's funeral. Mrs. Lucy Hall, who with her daughter, Miss Susie has spent the summer here, has returned to her home in Denver, Colo. En route she will go via Walsenburg, Colo., and visit her sister, Mrs. Susie Rose who is ill. The daughter, Miss Susie Hall returned to Howard University, at Washington, D. C. Mrs. James Stephenson and granddaughter, Essexline, have recently returned from a weeks' visit with Mr. Stephenson's sister in Saint Louis. Mrs. Aggie Gatewood is reported ill at this writing. After the postponement of two meetings of the clat, owing to the great loss and deep sorrow of the president, Mrs. Mary A. Jarrett, of the club and also Mrs. Poster, an aunt of the bereaved wife, Mrs. Helen Jarrett, the next meeting will be on Friday afternoon, Nov. 7th at the residence of Mrs. V. J. Poster, 2134 N. Benton avenue. Author for the meeting, Shakespeare. The Perseverance division renders a program. The captain, Mrs. Beitha B. Cooper, urge every member to be well prepared with something good and interesting Mrs. U. R. Smith very recently paid her mother, Mrs. Edmonds on Washington avenue a very pleasant visit. Mr. Walter Bias and his wife of Muskogee, Okla are rejoining over at eight pound son who made his appearance on Oct. 22d. He carries the name of Carlos Westley Bias and his father feels as though he is the king of a kingdom. Mr. A. B. Preeman has been so thoroughly all for a few days with an attack of la grippie, but is now better as is also Mrs. A. B. Preeman, who has been confined to her bed on account of the pneumonia. PAOLA, KANSAS. Rev. K. P. Bond is the new pastor of the A. M. K. church. Paola has six colored girls and one colored boy in the High school. Miss Nagatha Marshall, a quiet, mannerly young girl, when not in school or at work, spends her leisure moments making fanciful needle work. James Ellison, Oran Hare, Willi-Brue, John Lindsey and McInley Lancee are the colored boys of the grades who are taking the work in the Manual Training department. Miss Zola B. Lowry, the daughter of Prof. and Mrs. G. W. Lowry, has been elected tencheer at Holiday, Kansas, at a salary of $50 per month, and began work last Monday. Miss Lowry is a graduate of the Paola High school and has a state certificate from the State Normal at Emporia, besides she is well versed in music, both vocal and instrumental, and has had the best of home training, and we product for her a brilliant career as a teacher. Mrs. Mary J. Adams entertained a few friends Friday evening of last week in honor of her sister, Mrs. Idia Love of Colorado Springs, Colo. The following were present: Mrs. Daisy Peak, R. M. Shely, R. M. Faylot, G. W. Lowry, Wm. Robinson, Mr. are Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Adams is a polite hostess and a royal time was enjoyed Mrs. G. W. Lowry and her daughter Miss Zola, were at Holiday last week on business. Miss Edith McPherson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elissa McPherson, who graduated from the Laola High school last spring, is teaching school in Audrama county, Mo. Miss McPherson has the yum and energy to make a successful teacher. Mr. Been Cooper, who went to work in Sellars' big marble works is making a grand success. He can cut out blocks cut a level surface, and polish and make bases for tombstones. Mr. Cooper is a fine young man of steady habits, owns some good property and has a bank account. He does not use tobacco, drink intoxicants nor play at any game of chance. He is determined to learn every detail of the important trade. SALINA, KANSAS. The High School "Hoo Hoo," an organization composed of colored students in the Salma High school, met at the home of Mr. Perry Renfro Saturday afternoon and installed the following objects: Veronica Brown president; Jeanne Boswell, vice-president; Esther Perrine, sec'y; Wendell Williams, assistant secretary; Fannie Gaim, treasurer; Perry Renfro, sergeant-at-arms; Alphonso Perrine, chaplain. A short program was tendered. The club is strictly progressive and literary work, and problems which will confront the Negro youth in general will be discussed. At the conclusion of business the club was adjourned to meet with Miss Boswell Nov. 9th. The members were then invited into the spacious dining room which was artistically decorated at school premises. There a dachio treecreation luncheon was served to the great delight of all. Mr. Renfro was the toastmaster and his ability as a host was demonstrated, as well as all entertainment. The club notto be "MORALITY ABOVE ALL." WHOLESALE GROCERS Lawrence, Kas. Emporia, Kas. Prompt attention given ALL orders, large or ship promptly to any section of Kansas, Missouri or or attention given ALL orders, large or likely to any section of Kansas, Missouri or Prompt attention given ALL orders, large or small. Worship promptly to any section of Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma. Ice Cream, Sherlets and Ice for Party or Private Use—Ice Cream Parlor R. L. HOWARD CONFECTIONERY AND CREAMERY—HOME MADE CANDIES, BON BONS, CIGARS AND TOBACCO R. L. HOWARD RECTIONERY AND CREAMERY—HOME INDIES, BON BONS, CIGARS AND TOBAC Detroiter" Osawato W. 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CONDENSED STATEMENT AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JUNE 4, 1913 Loans and Discounts ..... $867,456.91 Overdrafts ..... 1,625.40 United States Forces (at par) ..... 50,000.00 Other Stocks and Fonds ..... 10,000.00 Banking House and Facilities ..... 28,000.00 Other Real Estate ..... 2,500.00 LIABILITIES Capital ..... $100,000.00 Simplus ..... 50,000.00 Undivided Profits ..... 15,695.22 Circulation ..... 50,000.00 Reserved for Taxes ..... 1,908.64 Deposits ..... 1,176,132.09 Capital ..... Surplus ..... Individued Profits ..... Circulation ..... Reserved for Taxes ..... Deposits ..... Prices or Taxes to your request, believing we can rede We do in your request, believing we can render satisfactory service. Can Test Rock Salt FREE and a chunk of it free to every stock raiser with if he can't get it from his dealer, and name. ZELD ROCK SALT - CLEAN, REFINED D enricious hydraulic pressure, into stony- grey white—smooth as marble. It conta t other impurities to make animal's tongue rock salt. Not effected by moisture or w who, left in, feed let or open field. Can't found. STOCK GETTING PLENTY OF SALT makes rich blood, strong bones, aids digest with, keeps stock in general good health. And if he hasn't got the Carey-sized rock salt name for a FREE SAMPLE CAKE. Write THE CAREY SALT COMPANY BUTCHINSON. EI. President L. A. BIGGER E. W. MEYER, Assistant Cashier. FENTY-FOURTH SEMI-ANNUAL STATES First National Bank HUTCHINSON, KAS., JUNE 30, 1913 RESOURCES Discounts Enter Funds House Municipal Bonds School Warrants Sight Exchange Total LIABILITIES Ck Profits No. 74 Bank Currency Total We will send a chunk of it free to every stock raiser who will write for it if he can't get it from his dealer, and give us the healer's name. 'CAREY-IZEL ROCK SALT' - CLEAN, REFINED DAIRY SALT, pressed by enormous hydraulic pressure, into stony-hard, uniform cubes. Snowy white—smooth as marble. It contains no stone, shale or other impurities to make animal's tongue sore, like natural rock salt. Not effected by moisture or weather—don't waste any when left in, feed, let or open field. Can't be trampled in the ground. INSURES STOCK GETTING FLENTY OF SALT ALL THE TIME. Makes rich blood, strong bones, aids digestion, promotes quick growth, keeps stock in general good health. Call at your healer's and if he hasn't get the Carey-ized rock salt send us your healer's name for a FEED SAMPLE CAKE. Write today. THE CAREY SALT COMPANY, E. L. MEYEI. President L. A. BIGGER, V. President E. W. MEYER. Assistant Cashier. Loans and Discounts $1,019,463 82 United States Funds 235,500.00 Banking House 115,000.00 School and Municipal Bonds 100,000.00 City and School Warrants 31,771 83 Cash and Sight Exchange 349,441 53 Capital Stock $ 250,000.00 Surplus 50,000.00 Undivided Profits 99,272.00 Dividend No. 74 12,500.00 National Bank Currency 200,000.00 Deposits ,284,405.17 orders, large or small. We Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma. Parlor OWARD CREAMERY—HOME MADE NIGARS AND TOBACCO Osawatomie, Kansas. ANKNIN, DEALER IN al and Mutton as. You always get low prices ords. A trial order will convince a mistake by going elsewhere. L. Hatton. Ole. WEIR, KANSAS. e Trading Company Coal Merchandise. Coal Coal and Mining Company. National Bank STATEMENT BUSINESS JUNE 4, 1913 SOURCES $847,456.91 1,625.40 50,000.00 10,000.00 28,000.00 2,500.00 LITIES $160,000.00 50,000.00 15,695.22 50,000.00 1,908.64 1,176,132.09 $ 1,393,735.95 ving we can render satisfactory L. E. PHILLIPS. Cashier. SUPERNOI quality of Carey-ized Rock Salt FREE OF COST. To every stock raiser who will from his dealer, and give us the BEAN, REFINED DAIRY SALT, pressure, into stony-hard, uniform marble. It contains no stone, make animal's tongue sore, like by moisture or weather—don't open field. Can't be trampled. PLENTY OF SALT ALL THE bones, aids digestion, promotes general good health. Call at your Carey-ized rock salt send us your TLE CAKE. Write today. ALT COMPANY, KANSAS L. A. BIGGER, V-President, Assistant Cashier. ANNUAL STATEMENT National Bank, S., JUNE 30, 1913 SOURCES $1,019,463 82 235,500.00 115,000.00 100,000.00 31,771 88 349,441 55 CITIES $ 250,000.00 50,000.00 99,272 00 12,500.00 200,000.00 ,284,405.17 1.284,405 17 1.284,405 17 FRED C. FRENCH, Cashjun $ 1,393,735.95 People cf Kansas and What They Are Doing is a collectionary store conducted by Mr. John E. Lewis. Mr. Fred C. Helm, a young attorney, is doing well and getting along nicely. Things look promising for him and he seems to be making good. P. J. Coleman is conducting a barber-hop and a headquarter place for porters and waiters. He is a contestant for one of the prizes offered by one of the local daily newspapers. There will be two or three fine automobiles given away and we predict success for Mr. Coleman. His friends are rallying to his support. Mrs. A. Paul has moved to Los Angeles, Cal., to spend the winter with her daughter. Mr. Paul is still in the barber business where he has been for the past 20 years and has won many friends and does not want to leave them for California. Mrs. Alice Pope Wilson, formerly of Hutchinson, is connected with the Hinderman beauty parlor and she is well thought of and has won many friends. Rev. Williams is preparing to erect a fine A. M. K. church and says when it is completed it will be one of the finest in the state. WINTELD a beautiful little city and while here we were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery is assistant bargeage agent at the Santa Fe depot, and his estimable wife is correspondent and agent for The Plaindealer. He is a prosperous young man and owns good property. Here we found an industrious class of colored people. Everyone was busy and doing something. Mr. L. B. Cotton is succeeding in the business of building concrete walks and has all the work that he can do. We met Mr. Andy Charles, engineer at the ice plant. He has just completed a fine residence and owns some very fine property and is making good. Mrs. Rosa Works, of Oxford, will make her winter home in Warefield. She spent the summer in Colorado. She is one of the most industrious women of the race, is very ambitious and is bound to succeed in anything she undertakes. Mr. B. C. Lee is employed in one of the largest real estate and trust companies in the Southwest. He has just purchased a nice home in a very desirable locality. He is now making a claim on a large estate of William Henry Lee, who died in Chicago on June 30, 1912, and who was believed by everyone to be white until his death. There were several white people making claims $o_{f}$ the estate until they found that he was a colored man and since then there has been nothing heard from them. Mr. Lee believes this man to be his brother from what he can ascertain and is collecting evidence to substantiate his belief. Mr. Arthur Nichols has been chauffeur for F. K. Robinson, one of the leading men of the state for nine years. Mr. Nichols is a fine young man and prosperous and attentive to his dutes. He has some bright ideas in which he intends to invest his earnings in the near future. AT ARKANSAS CITY we were the guest of Miss Belle Smothers. She owns 240 acres of land and some good city property. She is just remodeling her home and making it all modern. Her daughter, son and son-in-law live with her and her eldest daughter lives on one of the farms. Her husband home-tended one of the farms and she expects to pass it down $n$ to future generations. We are pleased to note that she is one woman out of ten thousand members of the race that has honor to respect the name of her husband, who battled with grasshopper, drought and other hardships to home-read a farm, to keep it and pass it down to future generations. Mr. D. P.Andrews, also came to Kansas and homesteaded 100 acres of land. He still owns the land, but is a retired farmer and resident in the city. He has several children and most of them are teaching school in different sections of the country. Mr. W. G. West owns a fruit farm which is well improved. He has an splendid wife and enjoys the company of his family. Mr. E. F. Bailey and wife have a fine milk dairy and have several heads of excellent milch cows and they are making money. Our old friend, Mr. Happar is still running the "Equal Right" type serial parloos. Mr. Giant Whitfield, a best chauffeurs in the business is played by Dr. McKay. He is a young man and coming to the front. Mrs. Colbert, of Columbia, Mo. who had been the guest of her son, Mr. J. D. Colbert has returned to her home. Mrs. J. D. Colbert entertained at her home Tuesday afternoon in honor of her husband, mother, Mrs. Colbert of Columbia, Mo. The Carnation Art club has been doing some charity work. They very agreeably surprised Mr. and Mrs. John King, whose home and most of its content, were recently destroyed by fire. The club is carrying on a laudable work. Mrs. Jerry Taylor entertained the elderly ladies in honor of Mrs. Collet, of Columbia, Mo. A very enjoyable time was reported by all so tortunate as to have been among the list of guests. Sunday was quarterly meeting day at Campbell chapel and Presiding Elder Ovens proached a very interesting and highly instructive session on The Curatato. Art club was the guest of Mrs. Nancy McDowell. A two course luncheon was served and nearly filled by all. The trustees of Campbell chapel have remolded the parsonage. Rev. Taylor moved his family to our city from Tepeka last week. Pleasant news or call Monday 21st. Mrs. Long will be around to collect. Please settle all or a part of your subscription. The wedding bell will soon ring for a young lady who resides in N. Atchison. Rev. Taylor, new pastor of the A. M. E. church preached a soul stirring sermon Sunday. Rev. Terrel preached the funeral of Mrs. Marie Jackson. She was a loving wife and mother. Through all of her illness, her two daughters, Misses Ethel and Mabel gave her the very best of care and attention. The Rev. J. W. Wilson assisted in conducting the funeral. The floral offerings were profuse and many. Our loss is heaven's gain. Mrs. Delia Sardeles and Mrs. Sarah Scott returned from Kansas City, where they had been visiting friends. The latter was the guest of her Laughter, Mrs. Hallie Boone. OLAFHE. KANSAS. Mrs. B. Scale Gilmore died Monday at the Rosedale hospital where she underwent an operation. The funeral was held Sunday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. from the Second Baptist church, the Rev. Wm. Jackson officiating. She leaves two daughters and one son and other relatives. Mrs. Amelia Davis and Brownlee Baird spent the week end in Kansas City. Mr. Thomas Simpson, of Ottawa, spent Monday in Olathe on business. Mrs. Nellie Johnson, of Kansas City, spent Saturday with her sisters, Mrs. H. Wright and Mrs. E. Tonoda. Rev. W. M. Martin of the A. M. E. church, is holding a series of meetings in Hillsdale. Rev. J. W. Allen piled his pulpit here Sunday. The Sunflower Art club met Oct. 10 with Mrs. George Williams. One hour was spent in embroidering, then tree entered into a business session. A very interesting paper, "The Habit of Criticism" was read by the hostess and discussed by the members. A very palatable repast was served by the hostess. Medames Crawford and Cester, members of the Progressive Art club of Kansas City, were guests of honor. Oct. 22d the club met with Miss Brownlee Baird. Her paper, "The Valuation of Character" was discussed in a very interesting manner. After pataking of a very delicate luncheon, the club adjourned to meet with Miss Amelia Davis. Oct. 29. Mrs. John Baker was guest of honor. (First Published in The Topeka Plandeser Oct. 31, 1913.) In the Probate Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. In the matter of the estate of Robert Keith, deceased. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. No. 6,087. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid estate, are hereby notified that on the 1st day of December, 1915, said day being the first Monday of said month and the next day of the December, 1915, term, I shall apply to the Probate Court to the Court House in the City of Tampa, Shawnee County, Kansas, for a full and final settlement of said estate and for an order of the Court finding and adjudging who are the heirs of Robert Keith, deceased. Satan Rules There Supreme! his refusal shots were fired into his home by unknown persons. The matter was taken before the courts by the whites and Huffman charged with being a public nuisance. The courts handed down a decision in favor of the Negro, alleging that inasmuch as he did not disturb the peace of the surrounding residents, Huffman could not be legally regarded as a nuisance. Huffman, in court, told of how he had bought his property when there were no other buildings in that community and how, as the neighborhood became more thickly populated, efforts were made by the whites to oust him. He stoodly refused and various means have been resorted to by the whites of the neighborhood to gain their end. Sold Property Once. Sold Property Once. At one time Huffman sold his property to a other Negro, who resided there for a short time, but became frightened and turned the place over to Huffman again. About three months ago a second effort was made to state Huffman away by unknown parties fitting into his home. No one was injured by the shots, but the Negro still refused to vacate. When talking to Chief Jones and Detective Herring following the explosion, Huffman, with his curly wool sta dung upon end and his knees trembling, said, "Ah don' bieve these heath white soaks done want, me to stay 'tour heath much longer. I done 'ngee I better get out." Several days ago a complaint was filed by Huffman with Deputy County Attorney John Choate, stating that he had bee threatened with destruction it he did not leave the community. Deputy Choate says that he took the name of the party alleged to have made the threat and warned him to make no attempt to carry it out. HON. RALPH W. TYLER COMING. Ex-Auditor United States Navy and National Organizer Nationl Negro Business League Will Address the Topeka Negro Business League. On the evening of November 12th the members of the Topeka Negro Business League No. 248 will be addressed by the Hon. Ralph W. Tyler, National Organizer. The success of the Philadelphia meeting of the National Negro Business League in August was due in a large measure to the active, systematic and intelligent work of Mr. Tyler who is rounding out his first year as National Organizer. In point of attendance of delegates the Philadelphia meeting was the largest in the history of the League, while the scope of country covered equalled that of the Topeka meeting, which up to 1907 was the largest and best meeting. The interest manifest was not confined to the business men and women but the leading men and women of the professions were much in dveneise. The Topeka Business League is the largest organized local league in the United States among the cities of the same colored population. The executive committee of the local league has arranged a program for the regular meeting of the league on the second Monday in November, and also for the November 12th meeting when the National Organizer will be with us. The public is cordially invited to attend the meetings of the league and to become active members in encouraging and promoting business among members of the race. Allen Jones' prize dance was well attended Monday evening. Several prizes were awarded for waltzing and two-steps. Revial meeting has opened at the A. M. E. church, but owing to the inclement weather the attendance has been rather light. Rev. Broadenax, of Pittsburgh is here assisting in the meetings. He is an excellent speaker. Mrs. Ballagner, who had been ill at her home on 20th street with rheumatism is not much better. Mrs. S. Walker has returned after a visit of five weeks with her sister Mrs. Holland in Independence. The Jewell Art club met Monday with Mrs. May Hood. The afternoon was spent making arrangements for the Cornwallace party. The club was served with dainty refreshments and adjourned to meet with Mrs Mary Hienden. Mrs. Emma Bradshaw, of Salnt Paul, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. H. Morton this week. The Cleaners club will meet with Mrs. William Franklin Wednesday afternoon. An elaborate two course luncheon was served by the Cleaners club at the home of Mrs. A. A. Glass Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 p. m. A magnificent program was rendered by the members consisting of reading, papers and graphonola solos. Piano music was furnished for the evening by Mrs. K. J. Walker. After partaking of the delicious fried chicken, Waldoir salad, peas and mashed potatoes, ice cream, cakes and black coffee, the guests departed declaring they had spent one of the grandest evenings of the season.—Mrs. A. H. Morton, president; May Smith, secretly. WIER. KANSAS. Rev. W. H. King, presiding elder of the A. M. E. church held his first quarterly meeting here on the 19th and went to Pittsburg. Rev. C. (Teal, of Independence, was in the city on the 23d en route to the Executive Board which met at Cherokee. Mr. Will Atkins, Jr., had a narrow escape from death on the 18th. He was caught by a fall of rock in Penoad shaft No. 1. A nearby car caught the weight of the stone and he escaped with only a few slight bruises. Rev. William Moore has made a new start at preaching again. He preached Wednesday evening at St. John. Mrs. Nettie Moore, of Montgomery, Ala., who had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Robertson for the past two months, left here on the 27th for her home in Dixie land. Her son-in-law Mr. Will Robertson accompanied her as tat u. Iott Scott. Rev. A. J. Jones, of Joplin, Mo., is doing a revival meeting at St. John. Death of Chicago Publisher Revealed His Hidden Parentage—From the Son of a Slave Mother, William H. Lee Pought His Way up in the Business World Until He Became Head of a Big Concern. Chicago, Ill.—Masked behind the good old Southern name of Lee, the son of a Negro slave woman fought his way upward to success as head of a big publishing concern and kept concealed the story of his birth until death came as he poed over the proofs of what was to be "the finest dictionary in the world." That was the explanation given tonight by Frederick C. Laird of Spokane in the mystery of the life of William Henry Lee, former head of the Laird & Lee publishing house Laird came to Chicago to help the public administrator settle Lee's $200,000 estate. Made No Friends Lee lived in Chicago as solitary a life as a hermit, according to the story told by his former partner. He was on speaking terms with perhaps a hundred men, but he sought close friendship with no one. His story of his birth and his struggle upward was put together only by chance remarks he dropped about his place of business. His father was a white man, it is believed; his mother a slave. In the war he served as valet for a Confederate general; he was a waiter in a Saint Louis restaurant; a book agent and finally head of a great publishing house. "Lee was a Negro," said Laird tonight. "He considered it no disgrace, but he kept it from the public. He told me at one time that he had no living relatives. The ambition of his life was the dictionary upon which he was working when he was stricken with paralysis. He wanted to make it the finest book of its kind ever printed." Two women knew him better than his business associates, according to the public administrator. One was Mrs. Barbara Clough of Sherburne, Minn., who is here to help the estate. The other lives in New York and is on her way to Chicago. Lee left no will and under the Illinois statutes his $200,000 estate will rivert to the state. Along the Color Line The appointment of W. W. Sanders by Gov. Hatfield, state librarian of West, Virginia, should be entirely satisfactory to the colored people of that state. Negro Democrats all over the country seem to be very greatly dissatisfied just now. Why not come out boldly and condemn President Wilson, for not giving them as big a piece of the pie as he promised? The semi-centennial Exposition for the state of New York to commemorate a half century of freedom by exhibiting the progress and achievements of Negro people, opened Wednesday, Oct. 22d. It is expected that this exposition will be as complete in detail as was the showing made in Nashville in September. It will be just like New York to try to surpass Tennessee. If she does, her exposition will be a grand achievement to say the least. We are apt to condemn a weakness in our fellows when at the same time we believe we are rotting with the same infection. Why curse a fellow brother for gambling or drinking when we ourselves will lie and cheat and steal? To us the mote in our own eyes is a small thing but it cause us to make as big a mistake as our brother does who has a huge mote in his eye. It is very little encouragement to the Negro farmers round about Depew and Spring Creek, Okla., to have their home blowed up with dynamite by the white people of that section as was done about two weeks ago. The attempts here and there to make worthless Negro people out of the thrifty one immediately should be checked less it becomes a nation-wide menace to all good people. Theodore Roosevelt, a long time president of the United States has gone to South America to conquer it. We are certain that it will not be necessary for the ex-president to shed any tears upon his return home for there will be other portions of the world to conquer. The North and the South poles are ceded and should thee become trembling subjects of his great power, he might turn upon himself. He larded in Rio Janeto, Tuesday, Oct. 21. The war on vice goes on. Sooner or later this evil will be stamped out, or we will know the rea-on why, more particularly the latter, we presume. We do not mean to say that no good will come from any efforts put forth, for we believe that the doings as well as the prayers of the righteous availeth much. What we do say is the righteousness of an act that distinguishes between the victims of vice who happen to be black and those who happen to be white looks like a ghost without an image to use. It is a mere delusion. 0 Miss Emmeline Parkhurst has been permitted to land in the United States after some explaining and such parling with the authorities, but with it, it seems that this country is more considerate and even tempiate in its treatment of the English suffragette than her own country, the reason is, we believe, the woman offending question has a better foot- In this country than it has in England, owing to the far teaching effect that the American doctrine of liberty and equality has had upon all classes. This is as it should be, if it is true that the unit of society is one man and one woman, and the woman is an equal factor of that unit, it is but fair to allow her to say, and to say it in a substantial way. Whether she does or does not want a particular law or condition especially so long as she is clothed with responsibility. This is just; and justice in any society makes it secure. Note that although Burr Harris received $500 for the recent murder of Mrs. Rebecca Gray in Los Angles, Cal., no face issue was made upon the discovery of the murderer being a Negro. This will ever be the case, where, as The New Age expresses it, good sensed fairness predominates among the white people and the Negro people alike. Mrs. Gray was a victim of an unfortunate insane creature. This we regret Lady Duff-Gordon, of London, Paris and New York City, the foremost fashion creator of the world, intimates that we are returning to old fashions and figures rather than going forward to new ones. Quite pungent is the question, "Is there anything new under the sun?" If her conclusions are correct, the women of today should not be surprised if they find that they feel just as their great-great-great-great grandmothers felt, who then were enmeshed by the same sort of fashions that exist today. The Standard Life Insurance Co. of Atlanta, Ga., the strongest insurance company organized by the Negro people in the world, and as for that matter one of the strongest insurance companils in the United States opened its offices for business in Kansas City, Mo., Monday morning with Prof. C. F. Porter in charge. Sixteen agents were put to work Tuesday morning. The company is pushin Westward and soon hopes to be doing business in all the Western states. (By Lydia C. Smith.) The Rev. S. S. Willett, rector of the Episcopal church, who delivered the able discourse on "Women of the Old Testament" at our vesper service last Sunday will talk on "Women of the New Testament" at the service, 3 p. m, o₁₁ Sunday, Nov. 2d, at the Y. W. C. A., Fifth and State avenue. Father Willett used as his heroines on last Sunday Eve, Rebecca, Deborah and Esther. All women and girls are cordially invited to come and enjoy this hour in service. There are eight vacancies in our physical training class. This is an opportunity that may not occur again that is offered our young women for the small fee of $1.50 for eight months. If you are not a member of the Y. W. C. A., any woman can join for one dollar yearly. The woman who joins row 14 given the same privilege of any other member. The Association is open daily at 9 a.m. Our is a Bell phone No. 1566. In response to a call for girls of 12 to 10 years, we have had more than forty of the dearest girls in this city in the Association rooms on Saturday all of whom are to become members of the organization which is National in its scope and known as "The Camp Fire Girls." This is an organization similar to the Boy Scout movement and has fitted splendidly into the junior work of the Y. W. C. A., well as in the home for it teaches the girl to love domestic activities. Mrs. Dorey Green is the superintendent of the Junior Department of this branch of the Y. W. C. A. She is to be the chief guardian. Many very capable and aggressive young women among our best women teachers are too guardians of their respective groups. Each guardian is to have from 12 to 20 girls. Girls are invited to come to the Association daily or at earliest convenience to register. Miss. Mimnie Bluie of the Yates Banch of the Y. W. C. A., has moved to Saint Louis, Mo. She will doubtless first Miss Mae B. Belcher and the Phylh. Wheatley Association at 2042 Pine street. he Rev. Dr. H. H. Proctor, of Atlanta, Ga., who made the manly plea for fair play to the National Council of Congregational churches on behalf of his race Thursday Oct. 24 delivered an able sermon for Dr. J. R. Rannom in the First A. M. E. church on Sunday morning to a large audience. Dr. Proctor declared that it is the duty of every public school teacher receiving pay from the pockets of the public to use his or her influence to teaching in the Sunday school $i_4$ the church. "What we need in the church is more people converted. The secret of efficiency is co-operation," said he. (First Published in The Topeka Plaindealer Oct. 31, 1913.) In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. State of Kansas, to Maggie Williams, Dedendant: You are hereby notified that you have been sued in a action in the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas, wherein Samuel Williams is defendant, and that the petition in said action was filed in the Clerk's office of said Court on the 22nd day of October, 1913, and that unless you answer said petition on or before the 10th day of December, 1913, judgment will be rendered against you in said action, granting the plaintiff a divorce against you. Plaindealer Oct. 31, 1918.) In the District Court of Shawnee County, Kansas. MYRTLE MAY BRYSON, Plaintiff, vs. THOMAS H. BRYSON, Defendant. PUBLICATION NOTICE. State of Kansas, Shawnee County, na. The State of Kansas to Thomas H. Bryson, Greeting: You are hereby notified and warned that you have been sued in the above entitled action by said plaintiff asking for divorce, a restoration of her maiden name and other relief, and that unless you appear and answer her petition on or before the 14th day of December, 1913, the same will be taken as true and judgment rendered accordingly divorcing her from you, restoring her maiden name and for all other relief to which she may be entitled in equity. ARTHUR J. BOLINGER. Attorney for Plaintiff. Attest: C. W. BOWER. Clerk of the District Court. (SEAL.) So eer eee Ea SEs = long as!