The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-02-20
STATE NEWS.
Fort Scott tassfxee lectures.


The Usage CAfbnstae has new dress.
Burlington is taking steps to build an
oil mill.
The Alma salt works appear to be a
great success.
The Salina Herald favors a Cons.ilu.
tional Convention.
The new land Office at Hays will be
opened March Sth.
Ex-Sheriif Rainey, of Mama county,
has bought u g, 400 farm.
They ere trying to work up mad dog
scare in Jefferson county.
Two thousand Menonites lave brought
to NaEsis S5J0,G0u in gold.
The Germans of Ellsworth celebrated
Ground Hogs Day with bail.
Dentists in Fort Scott announce that
they will "half-sole" teeth with gold.
"The Linn county annua! circus" is
what they call their county seat election.
A paper is to he started at Holton by
Mr.. Sinner. lie ought to get up Il bright
sheet
The United States District Court of
Kansas will si:.on the first Monday in
April. -,...,- -s.t 49,; ~.
Representative Cox, of Davis county.
is trying to steal slice OF Dickinson
county.
A four-handed county seat contest
makes the winter days seem sliorter in
Linn county.
1t is reported that Supt. Henning Of
the Gulf will soon resign. Resignation
is a Christian virtue.
Mad dogs have broken out in Wilson
county, but the people think they have
them. -. s.-,. -..'
Mr.. McMullen of Burlington, lost
about $4,000, including forty tons of
hay at recent fire.
The State Central Relief Committee
row publishes a daily statement Of re-
ceipts and shipments.
The Southern Kansas Conference of.
the NJ. E. Church will convene at indie
pOndence, March 3rd.
Nearly all the section men on the
Leavenworth Lawrence & Galveston
Railroad have been discharged.
At late meeting of the Washington
county commissioners, a pauper was "let
to the lowest responsible bidder"
The Leavenworth Times is enjoying
another of those rare luxuries-a libel
suit. A Mr.. Hines is complainant.
A temperance paper is to be started at
Leavenworth called the State Sentinel.
Mr.. N. H. Wood will be the editor.
S. N. Wood talks of exploring the
Western Territories in search of loca
ton for q colony. from Chase county.
Senator Ingalls, telegraphs the Topeka
Commonwealth that his bill locating the
public buildings at Topeka has passed,
and appropriates ten thousand dollars
for the purchase of site.
The Garrett Plaindealer has discover
ed that the honest men are not all dead
yet. Mr.. j. W. Vaughn, of that place
found pecket-book containing 800 and
it to the owner.
The Wichita Beacon finds upon careful
inquiry among stock men, that but few
Texas cattle have died during the recent
cold weather, and the percentage of loss
during the present winter will not ex-
ceed that of former years.
1t transpires that Mr.. F. P. Baker has
really purchased the Topeka Common
loealih, and will assume control of the
paper on the LIST of March. 1t is said
that Mr.. N. L. Prentis of Junction City
will become editor of the paper under
Mr.. Bakers management
Miss Corina de Vidaldi, q native of
Kansas won the annual
gold medal premium awarded to the
pupils who, during the year had most
themselves, in the College
IF Brazil at Rio Janeiro. Her father |
settled at Manhattan in 1856 and pub
|ished a newspaper there. In 1861 he
was appointed by President Lincol as
Consul BAT Cantos, Brazil. He is now
publishing the South American Wdh.