The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-23
STATE NEWS.

| STATE NEWS.
Not cars enough in Kaasas with which
to move tho grain eastward.
The first new corn this season was sold
in Paola, September 2.
George W. Martin owns twelve histo-
ries of Kansas all written prior to 1858.
The Woodson County Pot has Twelve
feet more Of printing Office than form
erly,
The citizens Of Great Bend are agitat-
ing the question of railroad from that
place to 1T. Joseph, Mo.
The Topeka Blade says that "the peo.
pie of Shawnee arc nearly unanimous for
Plumb for the U. 8. Senate"
The Methodist church ct Lyndon wa
blown six feet OF its foundation in q
storm Tuesday night Of last week.
The Grand Council of the Settlers
Protective Association have levied an as
sessment of ten dollars on esch quarter
section of land.
Five prisoners were sentenced to the
State Penitentiary BY the District Court
in Montgomery county, and went to
Leavenworth under escort on Monday
last.
A circus wagon containing lions upset
between Fredonia and Neodesha, and
made so great . roaring that the house
wives in that neighboFhood shut their
doors in fear.
A wheat thresher in Riley county says
he gets more money for his work this
year than last, which shows that money
is plentier. He says that winter wheat
will average eighteen bushels per acre.
In Sumner county they have the Egyp-
tian wheat which resembles millet. The
heads are ten to twelve inches in length,
we'll filed with seeds, on stalks seven feet
high. 1t is said to be IN excellent for.
age plant.
At the State farm ct Manhattan, eihgt.
teen acres of wheat produced S46 bush.
els, or more than nineteen to the acre.
From six and q half acres of barley were
raised 205 bushels, or thirty.0ne and q
half to the acre.
John r. Goodin came to Paola the 9TH
er day, it being marked down in his dali
ry probably as one of the salient points
on the line of his "still hunt" for votes.
He found the "sit," rather unfavorable
Ihereabouts.-Spirit.
The Lantern tells of q man just return.
ed to Blue Rapids from visit to Maine.
While east he took boat ride, and sew
en- miles from shore the water was thick
ly covered with grasshoppers, apparently
en- route for Europe.
The Independence Courier says there
are few old fossils at Cherryvale that
still, in their ignorance and prejudice,
cling to the old Democratic party, tried
to get up Tilden meeting q few days
ago and completely failed.
The Oskaloosa SicEel and Sheqf carries
the Democratic State Ticket at the head
of its columns and raised the name of
Mr.. Phillips for Congress instead of Mr..
Fenlon because, it says, he is undoubted-
ly the better man of the two.
Among the many who struck paying
leads in the Black Hills we may mention
the name of John CASTOR, at one time
one of Thayer's business men, and man
of very chequered career. He is now
said to be worth $l0O,0OO.-Head Light.
Salina Herald: Mr.. James Smith, of
Liberty township. says that after the
hail storm last Monday jack rabbits and
prairie chickens could be picked up all
over the fields and prairies, SO wounded
numbed and bruised they could not get
out of the way.
A man at Winchester, Jefferson cOu&
ty, says the New Era, seized his clothing
during a heavy blow one night, and
rushed out in the brush. A heavy fall
of hail Immediately followed, and he
concluded it best to take his chances in
the house. He was badly peppered.
K. M. Owens, q citizen of Neodesha;
aged about fifty years. was attempting
to move house in that place on Mon
day of this week, when . part of the
walls, or some pieces of the framing tim
Der. fell down, striking Mr.. Owens, pros
trating him, and doing grievous if not
fatal injury.
Upon the wings of the wind there are
borne to us pleasant reports Of the splen.
did canvass of our candidate for con-
gress, Hon. d. G. Haskell. His manly,
straight forward speeches carry convic-
ton with them. The people are becom-
ing aroused. They like Haskelps plain,
square, straight talks. He is winning
golden opinions in his csnvass.-Par.
sons Sun.