The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-10-06
STATE NEWS.

THE following letter to Col. A. s. johnson,
of the land department of the Atchison, To-
peh & Santa Fe Railroad, explains itself
Mr.. johnson sent him names Of land ofices
Does any one know Of Mr.. Num-!
BEREA, KY, September q. 1871.
s0s:-DEAR Strive are anxious to find a
man who went from this county about the
year 1874 to your State to locate his soldiers
he e here
smiles in his direction at last. An old and very
rich farmer in this (Aadison) county has
region, in q high state of cultivation, worth
$sIo@ or $1,000, and its appurtenances are al
30 added
session of this estate before he dies.
Please give me the name of all of the land
Offices In your State that Imay write to them
to see If 1 can find where Mr.. Num- has locat-
ed his soldiers land claim. II can find that,
perhaps can find Mr.. Num-.
Please give this your immediate attention.
an e BE m
charges to be sent to this place for collection?
am, r,your most obedient servant.
G. v. HOLLAND.
PROF. b. WORRALL, Of Topeka, in COM
pany with Prof. Boos. an extensive foreign
banker, doing business in New York, spent
Thursday of this week in Barton and Rush
counties, taking views and sketches and COL
lecting botanical specimens. Prof. Worrall
showed us some excellent Mennonite views
which he is taking for the A., T. & S. +.
road. Prof. Boos gathered quite choice
collection Of botanical specimens from the
broad and fertile prsiries of Barton County.
Great Bend Democrat. -,
A KANSAS man who was too mean to ad-
orfsc LAM ho faI 20 n r-rsx<
notice in one of the hotels the other day.
A man who was inquiring for small farm
was referred 10 the written notice, when he
replied: az can't buy land at fair price
from man who does his advertising in that
way. He would steal the fence, the pump
handle and the barn doors before he gaveup
possession."-Howard City Courant.
JAMES BARTON, of Browns Creek,
brought in bushel of pop corn on the stalk
yesterday, one of the stalks measuring nine
feet in length. Who can beat it? Don't all
speak at once. Mr.. Barton also brought in
several ears of Squaw Indian corn, one ear
Of which measures IA inches.-Je,ceH COuR-
ty Democrat.
THE following commissions were issued
by the Governor for the week ending Sep
L
Rush County; U. NJ. Beachy, Franklin; j
B. Moore, Clay; Selwyn Douglas, Linn; d.
NJ. Mckinney, Cherokee; Harry S. Shoe
maker, Leavenworth. Justice of the Peace.
Nelson C. Lane, Valley Township, Linn
County, vice G. S. Atkins, resigned.
FOLLOWING is list of Post Office changes
in this State for the week ending
September %: Established-C Cottonwood
Grove, Lincoln County, John B. Thatcher,
Postmaster; Woodward, Butler County,
Mrs. Mary w. Dick, Postmistress. Discon-
tinued-Dresden, Smith County. Postmas-
ter appointed Granite Bluff, Phillips Coun-
ty, Simeon Bailey.
1T is reported that evidence is had that in
1857 party of Mexicans were murdered near
Dodge City by the Indians, and only one es-
capped. The survivor buried 81 bags, each
containing 81 900 in silver, and went away.
His son after many years went back to hunt
for the money, but did not find 1t. He re-
vealed the secret to person who is now a
resident of Dodge.f, An effort is now to be
made to find the money.
A FEW days since the house and entire
household furniture and clothing belonging
to Mr.. j. w. Thomas and family, living Just
northeast of Tisdale, were destroyed by fire.
Cause, mice getting the matches.
A LITTLE son of Henry Booth, of Larned,
was riding pony, when the animal ran
under clothes-line, which hurled the boy
to the ground with such force as to break
both bones of his right arm, and dislocate
the wrist of the same arm.
CONCORDIA is to have two banks. I
THE Frankfort Record is printed on pa
per made at Blue Rapids.