The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-11-09
STATE NEWS.

A YEAR ago Henry Thompson, residing 2
miles east of Harper in "dug-out" had SO
much difficulty In finding his home, when
returning from Harper or Wichita, over the
then painless prairie, that he put up pole
with cloth tied to it to guide him. This
signal answered very well in the day time,
but was useless at night; the pole, however,
served the purpose of . lighthouse on the
sea coast, for q lantern could take the place
Of the worn.out pantaloons to guide the
farmer to the port of home. Wondrous
change! Mr.. Thompson is now in the midst
of thickly settled county, with near neigh
bors and well travelled road in front OF his
door on which teams are passing hourly.
GEO. A. HOLDERMAN, agent of the United
States Express Company at Baldwin City,
disappeared on the 3lst ult. Six hundred
dollars belonging to the Leavenworth, Law.
renee and Galveston Railroad Company, and
q team which he had hired at livery sta
BILE, are missing. Hoiderman is only ~
years Of eye.
JOHN MCCURDY, q young man in the en-
ploy of McCurdy Bros, at Lawrence, was
arrested on the 3lst ult. by Deputy United
States Marshal Mccall for embezzlement.
His populations extend over period of five
years, and amount to nearly 5000. He had
heretofore borne an excellent reputation.
Mr.. JOHN HANSON, of Topeka, had leg
broken on the 1st by being thrown from
vehicle attached to q runaway horse.
ADAM SCHERER, of Dickinson County,
near Enterprise, who was fatally hurt by his
clothes being caught on the tumbling-rod Of
threshing. machine, died day or two after.
A SISTER of John Holmes, Of Elmdale,
who some time since lost her husband, and
has since been partially insane, succeeded a
few days ago in cutting her throat with q
butcher-knife.
OVER 1000 pounds Of zinc Is made each
day at the New Pittsburg Zinc Works.
THE following changes were made in Kan
sas post offices during the week ending Oc-
tober 20: Established-Eagle Creek, Rocks
County, Samuel n. Pritchard, Postmaster;
Sherlock, Sequoyah, Eli Overton; Wood
vile, Russell, Alvin Wilson. Discontinued
Island, Neosho County; Springfield, Mitch
ell. Names changed-Bowdenville, Smith
County, to Badsr, VIM. 8. Brown, Post
master. Postmasters appointed-DeWitt,
Washington County, Himanus Dewitt; Fort
Lincoln Bourbon, Carver Hotchkiss; Hes
per, Douglas, Jacob Homer; High Prairie,
Leavenwsrth, William Sloan; Oakwoed,
Linn, B. Scott; Otter Lake, Pottawatomie,
Mrs. Hattie Shehi; Piercsville, Sequoyah,
John B. Prescott; Riverdale, Clay, George
Atwood; st. George, Pottawatomie, C. T.
Slips; Severance, DOniphan, Nathan A.
Springer; Stanton, Mama, Robert Jones.
PROFESSOR Roof, of the Wheeler Survey,
intends shortly to establish on the Court
house Square, Dodge City, an astronomical
monument for the purpose Of determining
the exact location of the line Of the Tooth
meridian, which Is presumed to be six miles
west Of Dodge.
Douglas County, has been held for trial for
embezzlemsnt of the county funds. A prima
facis case having been made against him, be
interpossd no defense, and was held to an
swer in s., 600 bail.
on the afternoon of the 3Oth ult. young
man, named Huston Shelton, was killed at
Edwardsville, on the line Of the X. P. R.
r., while attempting to jump on the plat
form Of q moving car. He caught hold Of
the guard rail and was thrown with great
force against cattle guard, about six feet
distant. He got up, walked to the platform
and fell dead, his chest having been crush
ed in by the fence. He was farmer, and
lived in Wyandotte County.
AS THE eastern bound passenger.train
on the Santa Fe was passing Pauline on the
18th, John W. Bakers residence, which
stands on the raise about half-mile south
of Pauline, was discovered to be nearly con-
sumed by fire. The family were looking on
unable to do any thing toward saving their
home.
JUDGE HUFFAKER, who has returned to
Council Grove fren Washington, whittier
he had been called as member of the Kaw
Land Appraisement Commission, states
that Major Jones and Mr.. Newlin were also
at the Capital with him. All obstructions
which the old Indian Ring and other de-
signing parties had thrown in the way of
the confirmation Of the appraisement were
easily explained away by the Commission
and the appraisement will be confirmed
without delay. Mr.. Huffaker expresses 1t
a. his belief that the lands will be put upon
the market in time to make payments the
frst of April.
The residence Of Capt. Fla. Berger, near
Effingham, in Center Township, Atchison
County, was totally destroyed by fire, on
the 2sth. Capt. Berger was at work in =
field at some distance from the house. His
wife discovered that the building was on
fire, and, mounting horse, went after him,
but he arrived too late to extinguish the
flames. The house and its contents were
totally destroyed.
A PROBABLY fatal accident occurred miles
east of Abilene, on the 18th. Mr.. Adam
Shearer was caught in the thumbling- shaft
of . threshing- machine, and dangerously in
jured. No bones were broken, but the
lower half of his body was completely
paralyzed.
RECENTLY, Mr.. Cole Smith, for refusing
to sit on Jury in . trial before Justice
Maloy, at Council Grove, was fined s., which
he paid. The cause Of his objection was that
Lewis Meyers, colored, was Juror.
A BOY named OHy Pickers, aged about
years, was scaldsd to death at Leavenworth, |
on the 18th, by the overturning of kettle Of
boiling water. The flesh was almost entire |
~ taken off his bones.
Kansas City Marksts.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, November5.
Beeves-Native Steers, sales 1t $s3504.o0;
Native Cows, $l.6Sa2.75.
Hogs-Sales at s2.40e 2.60.
WheatNo. 2, 72x972kc: No. 8, 71071ke.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, 23k 8 asKc; rejected, 9ox
D71c.
Oats-No.e, l6Xdl7c.
Rye-No2, 29k a30Kc.
Seeds-The following quotations represent
prices which can be realized on shipments to
.hfa market: Claxsead. prime crushing. 81 05 |