The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-10-13
HUMBOLDT ITEMS.

~ o0AOA EMO.
[From last weeks Union.l
The youngest child of Rev. w. A.
Dotson is quite sick.
JAS. Crossman's friend, John +. e.
lison, left for San Francisco, California,
on Monday.
g. Z. Gleason, of Larned, arrived in
town this week, aud is visiting relatives
and friends. He is in the grocery bust
ness out there, and we are glad to learn
that he is doing we'll.
The other day John Urquhart
brought load Of new corn to market,
and told Us that his cvrn crop this year
would average sixty bushels to the acre.
Pretty good Tor upland corn.
Monday evening constable Shellman
arrested man for who had stolen bri-
die from G. w. Moon, In his trial the
party plead guilty to the theft. The
fine and costs amounted to $l5. The
man left good horse, which he rode
into town, as security for payment Of the
fine.
Our reporter noticed his Honor,
Judge Talcott, T. s. Slower, J. B. Young,
Mr.. Harlan, w. G. Allison, and d. Hor-
vile, from lola, at the fair yesterday.
lola and Neosho Falls sent large
delegations to the fair. The Falls peo-
pie are paying US back in kind. The
people of Humboldt will remember lola
and attend their Exposition.
Mr.. A. P. Cushman, late of Dewitt
County, Ill.,, has purchased the residence
property of F. &. Adams. in this city.
Mr.. Cushman, while in Illinois, was en-
gagged in the stock business. and we are
glad to know that he will follow the
same line here. To him and his family
we extend cordial greeting.
IS. Wilcox, of Elsmore, requests us
to notify all parties who are willing to
contribute money to help defray the ex-
penses of carrying on the land suit of
the settlers to pay their contributions
into the Humboldt Bank. The money
thus paid in will be placed to the credit
of the fund, and the officers of the bank
are authorized to give receipts in Mr..
Willcox's name.
Recently w. c. Whitney lost by
death his famous horse Bald Eagle. I'M
one of the finest bred horses
in the State. Bald Eagle was raised by
Robt. Alexander, Of Woodbura, KY.
The animal was highly priced by Mr..
and Mrs. Whitney, and we are sorry
that they were compelled to part with
him. Mr.. Whitney has also lost one of
his blooded cows. Prize Sd.
Quite an excitement occurred in
Elsmore township on Friday of last week,
in consequence of an attempt to arrest
John Ard, who it is alleged, has been
guilty of disobeying some order of the
United States Circuit Court, in one of
the Elsmore railroad land suits. 1t
seems that the two parties attempting
the arrest had been, for day or two, in
the neighborhood of James Ard, at
whose house John was stopping, osten.
sibly as land purchasers. On the day of
the difficulty, one of the parties arrested
John Ard, who was sitting at the dinner
table. John asked if they had q war
rant. They replied that they had. He
asked them to read it. or show it. In
stead of doing 20, they took him from
the table, and out of the house, placed
him in their buggy, and started to drive
of: James, who being unwell, was ly-
ing on bed in an adjoining room, hear
ing the difficulty, sprang up, seized his
revolver, stood in the gate and refused to
permit them to pass out. One of the |
parties got out of the buggy, presented
. double barreled shot gun, and ordered
James Ard to get out of the way. This
he refused to do, at the same time say
Ing if they would show their authority |
It would be all right. In the meantime,
John Ard and the other party got into q
scufae. and fell out of the buggy on op-
posite sides. John got up and ran into
the house, and James followed him, and
the officers drove off without their pris.
oner. In the meantime. several of the
neighbos assembled and some shots were
fired.