The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-04-15
STATE NEWS.

i Blue Rapids is to have a paper callet
the Lantern.
The Howard County editor advertise.
for lost tooth'pick.
A colored man was taken ont of Jail t.
vote in Independence.
| The Salina journal dominates T. G
Henry of Abilene, for Congress.
Arbor Day did not turn out much o.
a success. The weather was too bad.
The Wilson County Citizen doubts the
propriety of fall elections for township
officers.
Hon. T. Dwight Thatcher announces in
his paper that he is not a candidate for
| Congress.
The number of convicts now confined
in the military prison at Fort Leaven,
worth is 2S3.
The Arkansas City Traveller thinks
recent legislation is driving capital out
of the country.
Wichita has 3 pctrified stump two and
one half feet long, one foot thick, weigh
ing about two hundred pounds.
A big tent in which religious services
will be held daily will be set upon Main
street in Wichita in few days.
1t will require $4,000 per year to
support the little Usage Indians now
being educated at Usage Mission.
The Gulf road is paying the first half
of its taxes in Crawford county although
the amount is not due till June Goth.
A law was passed at the last session of
the Legislature to suppress "three card
monte" and prize package swindling.
Two Kansas men have already made
their way to Philadelphia, and have been
appointed on the Centennial police force.
Milt Reynolds, writing from Washing
ton, says that Col. Phillips will be a
contestant for the United States Senator
ship this winter.
Baxter Springs, they say, wilbeventu
oily be located near the Big Bonanza
mines, recently discovered. Several
houses have already been moved.
The Troy Chief says that the announce
ment that Web Wilder has consented to
make the race for State Auditor once
more is equivalent to his election.
The spiritualists of Newton have or
ganized Religio.Philosophical Society
for the purpose of developing mediums
and investigating spiritualism phenome
ma.
Howard City can boast of the young
est minister in the State of Kansas. Mr..
J. A. Nowlin, pastor of the NJ. e. church
at that place is not yet twenty -one years
of age.
Mr.. s. Buchanan was the only man in
Garnett who observed arbor day. Not
withstanding therain and mud, he plant
ed fine elm tree at every church in
town-seven in all.
The Walnut Valley Times favors the
denomination of Hop. ID. w. Wilder rs
State Auditor by the Republicans. 1t
says he has made "the best auditor the
State has ever had"
The Marysyille Me,cs thinks the con-
test for the Governorship has narrowed
down to race between Hon. John A. |
of LeavenwOrth, and Hon. |,
John Guthrie of Topeka.
The editor of the Kansan has had so
many boots lodged in the forks of his
coat tail, he can tell the exact size of a
a mans foot at forty PAGES without clos
ing one eye.-Ladependence Courier.
A fine specimen of lead was brought
to the Girard Press Office on Monday
last. 1t is from a recent discovery in
that county, the location of which the
finder will not at present reveal.
The Central Congregational Associa-
lion of the State of Kansas, comprising
he counties of Wabaunsee, Usage, Riley
Shawnee and Davis. will be held in Alma
IN Tuesday, April 18th, and continued
.hree or four DAYS.
Kansas and Colorado are "going in
.ahoot" in the centennial business, Kan
as furnishes agricultural products and
the minerals We predict that
he display will be the most attractive
witnessed at the exhibition.
lieutenant Governor Salter is receiv-
ng concentrations and congratulations
N all sides. He is President of the Set
ler's League, and has always cOunseled
hem against violence and to abide by the
decisions of the courts. The event jus I.
ifies his course most fully.