rry, Paul and Otho were off
doing for themselves. Harry had attended school at Holton and
Lawrence. Paul had graduated at a Business College in Kansas City,
Mo. Otho had graduated at the county High School. The girls and
Milo each afterwards graduated at the County High School, and the
girls attended school at Drake University, and Milo graduated from
the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, Kansas.

On the night of the same day I was elected trustee, the High School
burned to the ground. We could see, the next morning, from
Farmington, where we then lived, the flames and smoke still
ascending. The first thing after the fire was for the Board to
secure a place or places to continue the school. A mass meeting was
called in the Presbyterian Church. I attended the meeting and was
called to the chair. Through the energy, enthusiasm and sacrifice of
the citizens, especially Mr. Frank Wallack, the resident member of
the board and Principal Mr. Hunter, Assistant Prin. J. W. Wilson, and
the suggestion of Pres. Snow of the State University, who happened to
be present, the school was running the next day in the churches and
suitable vacant rooms that could be found in the town.

The new board was organized the 1st Tuesday in January, and the first
business of importance was the securing the insurance money, and the
building of a new house. There was some delay, caused by not being
able to adjust matters with the insurance companies, and collect the
money. Finally, however, every cent was collected and a new building
was erected and stands to this day, and Atchison Country has a high
school second to none in the state.

Our move from Farmington to Effingham was the only move we had ever
made. It being only six miles, it was suggested that we move
everything worth moving, which when accomplished proved to be a task
of fifty-two wagon loads.

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C H A P T E R E I G H T E E N

Effingham, Church. S. S. Muscotah. 1899. Second visit back
to old Indiana. The Captain. Return to Kansas. St. Louis.
Return. Clara. Home. Waiting.

Our reasons for locating at Effingham were, the civility of the town,
the beauty of the country, and the advantage of the High School.
True, there was no congregation of Christians, nor ever had been
except those with human named added, but my life up to this time, for
thirty-five years had been spent in trying to persuade Christians to
be one, and organize simply as C