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Show MISSOURI BOY SHOWS KANSAS s j Everyone in Kansas, and particularly particu-larly in the Seventh congressional district, is talking about a former Columbia and Mexico, Mo., boy, Jouett Shouse. He moved to Kinsley, Edwards Ed-wards county, from his former home in Lexington, Ky., on November 18, 1911, and on November 3, 1914, was elected to represent the largest congressional con-gressional district of the Union. Shouse is the son of the late Rev. John S. Shouse, one of the most widely wide-ly known and beloved ministers of the Christian church. During the period pe-riod from 1892 to 1S9S, Mr. Shouse had charges in Columbia and Mexico. His son Jouett was a student at the University of Missouri. In 1911, through Shouse's efforts, the delegates to the state convention from the Seventh Sev-enth went to Topeka with instructions for Champ Clark. The state convention conven-tion instructed for Champ Clark. And Kansas was one of the first states to have a whirl at trm Clark hnnm Next year Shouse was elected a state senator and his brilliant work in that position resulted in his election to congress. Only twice before has that district dis-trict sent a non-Republican to Washington. |