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Show TIIIEII HF THE WIS. i Tho Citisens of a Kansas Town R.'gtret j ! What Was at That Thna a Joko ! i With , Thwu. i j I jOrPOSED TO PETTICOAT RULE, j Baptist Anniversaries -A Seasou of Opera - It Will Be a Hot Met ting Kemmkr's Cn&j. Oi.atiik, Kan., May lit. (Special. A special election which is attracting much attention is Ix-ing held today in the city of Kdgcrlon in this county. A few mouths ago, tlm citizens of Kdgcr-ton, Kdgcr-ton, happened to be in a playful liu- mor and they elected Mrs. W'.'jl. Kel-lcy, Kel-lcy, mavor; Sirs. Thomas tirecr, police I judge; Mrs. Nat Ross, Mrs. Holla Hidden. Hid-den. Mrs. II. V. Hrown aud Mrs. J. Slew art members of the couiici'. The new ly elected ollicials at once proceeded togiclhe city a n'ftuin adniiuislra- lion, which first brought protest and then obstruction from the male members mem-bers of the council, who claimed that as they paid the taxes they should be iicrmitted to manage municipal n flairs. Finally to avoid trolib'e th : ladies resigned re-signed their ollices. The citizens, how ever, today manifest a disposition to re-elect them, and if they do m the ladies will eoiiMder it an endorsement of their programme, and they w ill not only gratify but carry out 'their proposed pro-posed reforms. Til K KIKST OF SIX. Five Tlionsmiil Krlfpilca Are In Altpnd-Hiice Altpnd-Hiice ut l!Hitll Anntvorsary. ClltcA(ii), May 10. Spccial. The lirst of the six liaptisl anniversaries which are to be held in this city met this morning at Immaniicl Baptist church. The meetings have, it is Intimated, Inti-mated, brought nearly Ij.OOO delegates and visitors to the city. The Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society held its thirteenth anniversary. The address of the president. Mrs. J. N. I'ronse, which w as an able aud interesting effort, ef-fort, was listened to with wrapt attention atten-tion by th.i vast assemblage. Thiol Thi-ol her societies to meet here are the American Baptist Publication Society, Wednesday; the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Thursday: the American' Baptist 'Missionary I'nio'l, Friday; the Amciiean Baptist Home Missionary Society, next Monday, and Tuesday, ' and the American Baptist Education Society on the 27th and iiHth. A great demonstration will be held tit the Auditorium on the 2Wth. |