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, 1877-04-28
B. F. ALLEN.

&p<t41S CoSfttUoRa<Nfs ~ 'jAS Ts1oAHA
DEs Mo,xxs. Ia, April 2G.-One of the troubles
growing cut Of the failure OF u. r. Allen, and thu
complications Of that big blanket mortgage, u
that which Gomez ~ parties who have purchased
lands and town*lots from him on long tims. Its
we'll known that seyclal towns along tho Chicago
d Aock Island railroad. west of this city, were
owned principally BY him, and the lots sold on
liberal teEnas. Tho purchasers now can Rst no
tltls, and ARC beginning so yacate: going 10 other
part. Vt ths town. Tho tesnlt wlll = some ss.ss ~
town. Recently notlce has been served GU those
occupying lot: i1 which Aliens cstae !. Interest,"
the AssiYncv.
AuotAcr }ud'cIui problem, growing out of thls
faIlprs has Ipst turned up. D. Van Polt. IT IN.
danola. borrowed money Of tho Charter oak lnsnr-
sncs Company. giving notes and moftxayc, tho
iatrre.t being regrcsentsd by coupons: ivy Or
three day. before Sr. Aliens bAuk closed, Mr. Van
prtt Xu,u Harry Wc4t raxh!er VI lhs bank, $u00
with which y .ke up QUO of the !utc,sst.eoapons.
Nest sent AFaft for tho amount T. Allen blephens
3 Co., New York, with whoui The nutca and mort
gaso ws.o deposited. Instead of applysng !, ou
A1lca's ptitsto, sceoant This Charter Oak. after
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A SINGULAR ANp.pEClslQN.

fpeCiW IutTEepOHHEVCd ~ fNe AFseuWss
nEe Mo1sEs. Ia. April 2o.-Tho singular and
nnt!poiat rulings at tho General Land .O1acs at
Washington long ago ceased to surpsisc tho average
man Of common Out Of these ineonaiatoacics
and plain eontradtct!ons haze grown a1 the trouble
with Hct iars on land.granta In tho West. TO ind
two holders Of patents from tho Government 10
tho sanse sract If lnntl, il no Uncommon thing.
When thoy como together ns occupants, then
trnno1o md litigation begin Int 10 the present
head OF that Department bclongs the credit Of aol.
wing the problem, how both may be In possession
At The tato ttnc. ono may take tc top. Tho other
the bottom: OF. In other worsia, tho department
decides. by IT, Commissioner. that tho Government
purpose OF ttlla9c Of tho SOIL and 10 another Tor
the purpose Of mining: anu that one docs not
ruling. a miucr may dig al around and under a
settler has!ng "top title, until no + eompcicd
TO bridge siis wny t,ui. A tho Commissioner IL
resilient Of this city. tho pcopio l,elcabouts arc
generally interested In tho nattcr,-tho majority
believing TINT The cnnrts will knock tho pr1pa out
from nnlrt that botlou," title at the frat 0rror.
tuutly.
, 1877-04-28

Tho bank failure, demanded thc. sOoo of
Vnn rclt, mud no nsa,n ra'd the mnncy.
West in recover n the at,0o. IN lin ground TINT
the money was paid TO him IN hta private cnpacty,
d not =; agent 81 He W., ss' ~ e as
The money the nVcnt nf tic tank, and Il not re-
ep0nsible for IT. sMtscqnent diversion ~ Alien,
Al tho prtscnt rate nf progFc's. the proceeds OF
Aliens cttato Wilt ho divided amona tho admins
traitors Of cfedtors, for the creditors will all be
dead
Tho biz blanket mortgage antt will not bo tried
at tho May term of the Federal Court: 1Fnt, BE-.
cause there nru no funds 10 pay expenses af tho
Court; recond, because not half tho testimony has
ret been taken, anu the nartIcs arc rot ready.
, 1877-04-28
MISSING MAN,

Special CnsTsspandencs Hf Ths Tribune
DEa MolSE*, ln., April 20. Miro than year
ago. y. II. Franzcn, wealthy German, went from
sabutn, jackson County, 10 Germany. Until
within four months, his daughterr.. WIN arc all
TINT reH,n!m Of hIs family, received 1cttera scCu-
md wished 10 come homo. lie Inns considerable
teal cstate in Chlcago controlled ',y ascnts, VII?
recently Ia ! rhiladelphla papcr thas H. H. Il.
Franxen, Of sabuja, Ia, had drawn cnptnl
prtxo Of $AO 01U In German 1Dttcry It 10 fcnrcd
apulc tfuubl0 has como upon him,
, 1877-04-28

The second Of Mr.. Wolfaohn's sortes Of hlsto.i-
cal piano fccltals wilt be gtven this afternoon At
Hershey tfaIl. The French composers represented
nrc Coupes'n and Kamcau; the italian, Mstello,
Saeh. Johann johann III Christian i'aeh, Wilhclm Fricde.
man Dact. md Johann Sebastian Zach. Mr.. utIt
will sing 1'arccll's exquisite aon1 ~ Attempt from
Loves hlckncss to Fly" and Uarh's "O. Trusting
1(cart ~
, 1877-04-28
DECORATION DAY,

New YOnK, April u. -Ex. Confederate solders
resident here have formed a committee to comn,n.
ntcatc with tho Snnihrons In the city. afl secure
their attendance at tho graves of tic Federal anu
Confederate drnd on Decoration Dny, Mny 30.
, 1877-04-28
THE VANDERBILT LITIGATION.

NEw YonK, April a7.-CornclLus J. Vanderbilt
has inatttutcl suit agu!nst his brustur William, II.
Vanderbilt, for 81, 900, 900 on alleged breach of
contract under which 1t IN asserted tho contcft OF
tho viii Of tho late Gomuiedoto Vanderbilt was
Svtthdnvn.
, 1877-04-28

sssl E1N1 TEAR 70 AGENTS. OUTFIT AID 4
an L.elly t25 shut gun free. fos terts AddIskA ].
NORTH 4 CO., 1t. Lou41, Mo.
, 1877-04-28

EHrEHH4a 3.HGUFy Hf1rK FH TIHEIU1kFkf THT 11lV
pnschase s:,orY lEick sontnra' c"ssr IT, a.
cat OF TIE property terms to bu1t. inquire At 395
Westcrn.Av.
1TOR RAIE-OR RENT-FlNE aTOSE JIOUsE fNt5
L. PEaIfle.Av; 0niv 81. M. worth <7+up; FrMs 10
tuft, ". II. UEX3. m Clark IT,
, 1877-04-28

DEEsONAL-lF q Z. FitEEMUST IL IN TOW,
plua4e kchd 8td5sA 10 &. H. llAET. ISL NAhAAh'a
, 1877-04-28

I1UlLEIs-FEED srEAM pu,lPs AT LOW PRICES
q t q s She,psss I'D naost sars!,s ramps
etc.. at rtducu4 prlCx&. BY F1ELhlt1UhE. UuTCLlER
l. nkLuES. Wrought Plpo MAhufsGtarvss, cvTneF
Vt ExuAl aud Hourp4.xtS
t,oIk TIE BLACK uILLs-ArAMp- Mills AND
I n.s0t1f n.aeaincry, huils bT +. w. GATES soNs
, 1877-04-28

N1YANTED-A pIASl'-i WILL eTOHE. kEEP IN.
suErd An1 IN tune goo plano for IL Careful nAc
Aduyx&1 X a. TFIpunn OTTER,
, 1877-04-28

J1pll THoHoU0n ISsTHUCII.,S N COMMERCIAL
II And Eugah brHrIhRa Lbs EulrAAu GUultncrctal l1s
ltIsuto AID select school % LAsa!lA:at, tho best
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FALSE IMPRESSION.
cheapest place in tOlOn

1t is generally supposed by a certain
class of citizens who are not practical OF
experienced, that Dyspepsia cannot in
variably be cured, but we are pleased to
say that Green's August Fgoacer has never,
to our knowledge, failed to cure Dyspep
STA and Liver Complaint in all its forms,
such as Sour Stomach, Costiveness, Sick
Headache, Palpitation of the Heart, Low
Spirits. g., &c. Out of $4,000 dozen
bottles sold last year, not single failure
was reported, but thousands of compli
mentary letters received from druggists
of wonderful cures. Three doses will
relieve any case. Try it. Sample Bot
ties IS cents. Regular size IS cents. Fol
sale by John Francis, lola, Kansas. 81
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ELM TOWNSHIP.

The race between the farmers and
the growing crops is nearly over. and
many have given it up, and left The field
to the crop, but have the aatiataction Of
knowing that The weeds got the worst Of
the battle.
Tho oat crop is..ths most promising
in this vicinity that No have had for sew
sral years. and il being harvested.
The raspberry crop was good, but the
acreage was small. Why do not farmers
pay more attention to this and other
small fruits, that are 80 delicious and
easily propagated.
The 4th was celehsated by the Sun
day schools of Salem township in the
grove belonging to c. P. Ives. Two boys,
sons of Mr.. .Runyan, made the day mem
orable to themselves BY running . cub
wolf down with their ponies, and killing
it with . wagon whip.
MIR. Runyan has several hundred
sheep.
Tho Rose Hill Sunday school held q
responsive recitation of the ID quarterly
review of the international lessons on
June oath, which was interpreted with
some good music, vocal and instrumental
All the scholars who participated did
grandly, and proved their interest
Some 20 persons were present.
Rev. Mr.. Kline breaches at Ross
Hillschool house every alternate Sunday
J.W.
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HORSE THIEVES.

Last Sunday night, July LIT, 1877, two
horsss we're stolen from the Presbyterian
church whore they were hitched while the
owners we're attending services. One Of
them belonged to Mr.. J. A. Montfort,
and the other to Mr.. J. B. Griffith. At
the close of the services the theft was dis
covered and measures were at once insti-
tuted for their recovery, and the capture
Of the thieves. Horsemen were mounted
and started in different directions. The
Sheriff was informed, and all that could
be done at the time was done. In the
morning postal cards containing . do
scription of the thieves were sent ont
and telegrams sent.
The description of horses taken and
the thieves, are as follows: One, q pacing,
bay horse, low and heavy set, about ten
yssrs old. The other, bright bay, neck
quite sore on top, collar mark eight or ten
inches long on right shoulder. Supposed
thieves are two tramps-one . German
about IS years old, 5 feet 10 inches in
height, blue eyes, brown hair, fair COM
rlexion; had on striped overhauls, COLI
ored shirt, white wool hat. The other,
about thirty years old, 5 feet inches
high, dark, sharp eye, long, dark hair.
and looks like thief. Are carrying .
shot gun.
Allen county will pay $500 each for
the arrest of the thieves.
Up to Friday morning, no certain in
formation. had been received. A gentle
man who came down on the evening
train Tuesday, said that he was on the
cars at Burlington Monaay morning, and
noticed two horssmen, men and horses
answering the description given, At that
place Monday morning. Mr.. Griffith
saw this man at Leroy and started for
Burlington the same day (Monday).
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with the increasing trade deman

With the increasing trade demands
this season We obssrve that Cowan &
Ireland have determined to fully meet
all requirements. In the firss place they
have one of the best locations in the city.
The room il large and we'll lighted, and
the goods show Oh 70 good advantage.
Another thing we have noticed Cowan 4
Ireland never have stale and unsalable
goods on hand Their selections are
made with rare taste and discriminating
judgment, and arc sure to meet the pub
lie demand. It is really . pleasure
to trade with this firm and 20 the people
are rapidIy finding out in the city and
throughout the surrounding country. In
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-07

The recent fine weather has caused
crops of all kinds to make q most rapid
growth, and with the favorable showers
combine to render the prospects for a
large yield this season very aattering.
Many consider that the total yield of
staple crops in our stale will exceed
anything heretofore known, and it does
seem at this time that it is quite possible
that this should be the case. Farmers
are extremely Industrious now both in
crltivating corn and harvesting grain.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-07

One of the finest carriages that we
have ever seen was turned out Of Weith,
& Co.'s shop last Saturday. 1t was or
dered by L. c. Brubaker for his livery
stable. The work on the buggy is first.
class in every respect, and it will pay
anyone to go and take look at it. In
addition to extra fine painting, several
fine decalomanie pictures were put on
the body of the buggy. Weith & Co.
are rapidly making State reputation
for fine work.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
There will be . meeting of the stock
holders of the lola Cooperative Asso
citation held at Odd Fellows Hall on
Saturday, July 18th, at one o'clock p
NJ, for the election of officers and otheI
business. All stockholders are earnestly
requested to attend.
By order of Board of Directors.
A. HARTLEY, Secretary.
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GENEVA ITEMS.

July Sd, 1877.
Wheat is harvested, and oats will be
ripe next week.
Corn is growing vigorously, and
there is a flattering prospect for big
crop.
Mr.. Geo. Spicer bought, on last
Monday morning, team of match gray
colts, and sold them before shutdown at
a handsome profit of $50.
The river is again fOrdable at the
White ford, though the high water has
damaged the crossing somewhat. 1t
should be Immediately repaired.
Rev. s. NJ. Irwin has removed the
hedge fence in front of his dwelling and
made q new board fence with neat gate
in its place.
On last Friday night some pusilani.
nous villain stole . saddle and bride
from Mr.. Jno. Knowlton. This is the
second visit these "vile ours" have made
Mr.. K. Pass it around.
MIR. Elliot has halter, lost by some
one, which he will gladly restore to, the
owner whenever he calls round and iden-
titles the same. Don't all speak at once.
Independents day draws near, and
the youthful heart begins to throb with
. peculiar patriotism" The people Of
this vicinity We think will generally 60
to Neosho Falls to celebrate, and unite
in helping to IVORY the historic bird"
The public school of this place closes
today, and will give an exhibition TO-
night, which will no doubt be highly
interesting. judging from the juvenile
eloquence We have already heard, and
the intense assiduity of the past few
days. We regret that We cannot b
present 90 that We could give q synop'
els Of the proceedings. REPORTER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-07

The Attorney General has decided
that in criminal cases, where the defend
ant is acquitted, the county is not liable
for any costs except clerks and sheriff's
fees. This decision was concurred in
unanimously by the recent convention
of county attorneys, at Topeka. 1t is
only in cases where the defendant is
convicted, and not able to pay that the
State pays its own costs.
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0hefl6's Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS. L..
ALLEN COUNTY
John H. Moore, l

STATE n1ss OF CANS SASsAs' ,a
John H. Moore, :"
vs..
Horafio Bancroft, Amelia Bancroft, o.
II. Harlan and VI. G. Jones.
DY virtue Of IN Execution.to me directed and
ID delivered, Issued out Of the Seventh Judicial
District Court Of the State Of Kansas, sitting In
and for Allen County, in said State, will ON
Tuesday July 18th, A. D. 1877,
at tbs hour Of 8 O'Clock A. N. Of said day at
the Court House door in the city Of lois, In ths
county and Seate Aforesaid, o0er ct public sale
and cell to the highest bidder for cash In hand,
all the right, title and interest Of the above
named W. G. Jones in and to the following de-
scribed real property, tO-wit:@
That part Of the southwest quarter Of section
thirty five (35), township twenty -four (3O range
eighteen, described - follows, t0-wit: Conn
mencing at point my (50 feet west 0fthe south.
west corner Of block number nine (9) in Jones
addition ~ the city Of lola, Kansas, thence east
three hundred and f0rty-dve (3ll feet to the east
line Of the northwest quarter said southwest
quarter, thence south to the middle ofthe cham
rection down said channel 10 point south Of the
point Of beginning thence north to the point Of
beginning, containing three and sixty.hundredfhs
(3.0O) acres more or less, all IN Allen c0unty,
Kansas.
Said real estate has been duly levled upon and
appraised It he sum Of ninety (e90. 00) dollars,
and will be sold to satisfy said execution.
j. L. WOODlN, Sheriff.
Sherins Once, Iela, Kansas, June 9Th, lSv5.
NURxAY RlcmARDS,
MM Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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RA0NC 0AOhooy AhOAAAo6s <As SsAAAAs -
saw this man at Leroy and started fol
Burlington the same day (Monday).
LOCAL NOTES.
Real estate is still on the rise.
Teachers Institute next week.
Peaches and crear' ~ ripening.
Oats promise big yield this year.
"A baptisiug at the creek last Sun
day.
There will be large grape crop thi'
year.
EARLY apples will be in the marke,
soon.
Horse fair-bring out your fas
stock.
Turn out to the horse fair next Fri
day and Saturday.
The hog crop of this county will b,
immense this year.
This town needs q first class watch
maker and jeweler.
Young squirrels are large enough t.
excite our nimrods.
-Xenia folks had splendid time OF
the 4th, so we are told.
"A new awning has been put up il
front of the courthouse.
"A few days of this week we're prett!
tolerably hot thank you.
The political chickens in our count,
are beginning to "yeep."
The remainder of the court docke
will be published next week.
lola Mineral Water is extensivel!
sold by Kansas City druggists.
The County Commissioners slunl
hash at the Leland the first of the week
"A lot of young folks went to Hum
boldt in the band wagon on the 4th.
Those who went to the Falls on tn
4th say they had = very good celebration
there.
1T is time for the officers of thu
Allen county fair to make the announce
ments.
Good board and lodging with com
Portable rooms can be had at Mrs. Hays
cheap. 1w
No. castor oil, SLIGO per gallon
lubricating oil, so cents gallon; all a
Stevenson's. 1w
Our business men anticipate a larg
trade this fall. The crops promise
splendid yield.
Our land agency man, BOwlus,
filling up his Office with mammoth speci
mems of early crops.
The County Commissioners of on
county are prudent set-which the sam
il for the best-but-
-Chas. Richards lost one of his horse
Wednesday night, it is supposed fror
abe effects of q snake bite.
Married, in lola, July LIST, by Rev
s. G. Clark, Mr.. Fremont Bliss and Mis-
Okla Burt, both of Allen county.
The Taxpayers of the county hav
generally paid their taxes for the La
half of 1S76-an evidence of prosperity
The "Western Review of Scienc
and Industry" published at Kansas Cit
by Hon. Theo. 8. Case, is received fo
June.
lola was well represented at the Sun
day school picnic in Marmaton towr
ship on the fourth. They had goo
time.
The lola Driving Park Association
will distribute $4,000 in premiums 70
trotting- running and pacing races mex
Friday and Saturday.
| Geo. w. Martin has issued anothe
advertising book containing compliment
airy press notices. Is is gotten up j
tasty and elegant style.
We have noticed about two doze
cases of horse stealing in our exchange
from different parts of the State in th
past two or three weeks.
If Claude" who wrote Q commun
cation to The REGISTER several weel
ago, will send his true name to Til
Office, he will learn of something to h
advantage.
The remainder of the Ponca tribe /
Indians, about six hundred, passe
through town Tuesday on their way
the Indian Territory. A nice lookiu
lot Of "varmints."
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Here is what Prof. Tice predicts for
July: First to third, clear and pleasant;
third to seventh, rains; seventh to ninth.
fair tenth to thirteenth, heavy rains ;
thirteenth to fifteenth, generally fair ;
fifteenth 20 eighteenth, heavy rains and
severe storms in places; eighteenth to
twenty first, generally clear twenty-frst
to twenty-ifth, heavy rains twenty-ffth
to twenty-sixth, clear; twenty-sixth to
twenty.ninth, threatening storms of rain
and wind twenty-ninth to thirty-frst,
clear.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-07

Some way brother the festivals that
have besn gotten up lately have been
kept pretty quiet. Friday night of last
week, the ladies of the M. E. Church
held festival at the old Neosho Valley
House, and we know of several that
never heard of it until about eight
o'clock in the evening, when the yelling
of some boys apprised them Of it. Why
not let it be known . day or two ahead
of the time?
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we do mot aim to CODY the hotel !

We do not aim to copy the hotel reg
listers entire and probably do not men.
ton more than one in a dozen. Where
town people and those from the country
register two or three times q week it
would get monotonous. The same logic
applies to travelling men.
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. The information seems to be East
that the grasshoppers are eating up Kan
sas. In fact, we have had just enough Of
the pest to hatch out to say they were
here. The average eastern man who is
looking west is slow to believe that they
have done no damsge. Yet the facts are
there have been no crops destroyed by
them in any place. They have disap-
peared mysteriously and surely, without
doing any essential injury. They were
a feeble, dying remnant of the race.
Why will not eastern people believe the
facts.
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The Scientific American says that q
bottle of the oil of pennyroyal if left un-
corked in q room at night not mosqui-
to or blood sucker will be found there
in the morning. Mix potash with pow.
dered meal and throw into the rat holes
of a cellar, and the rats will depart. II
q rat or mouse gets into your pantry,
stuff into the hole q rag saturated with q
solution of cayenne pepper. and no rat
or mouse will touch the rag for the pur-
pose of opening communication with q
depot of supplies.
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For the best brands of white lead
linseed oil, paints, varnishes, and full
line of paint and varnish brushes, go Il
Stevenson's drug store. He is prepares
to fill orders in any quantity, and at tn
very lowest prices. 1w
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-07-07

Usage Township men were in t'wn
in force Monday, and how they Dragged
about their fine farms and crops and
such. By-the-way gentlemen, just bring
in some fine specimens for the Allen
county fair.