The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-12-13
STATE NEWS.

gro al LeaSenwOrth, on the 9th, to outrage
the person Of white woman, a stranger
named Costello, from Buffalo County. He
inveigled her into his house, but was frus.
trated in his diabolical design.
MAN at Topeka, named Simon Hoag,
tried to kill his wife on the 9Th with butch
er-knife for going off with another man.
Her screams brought assistance and he was
arrested.
On the 9th, an old lady named Pierce
walked off the train near Atchison, while 1t
was running at full speed, and was SO badly
injured that her life was despaired of. She
was on her way to White Cloud, and it was
thought that she was probably deranged.
A FISH with four legs has been found In .
well 40 feet deep, at Hutchinson.
Mr.. G. KERN has had charge of the st.
Louis parks for the past seven years, and
has had large experience in horticulture.
The Kansas Pacific Railway Company pro-
pose to employ his experience and knowl-
edge Of horticulture in identifying the nu-
merous parks along the line of the road,
and, what is infinitely more important, in
inducing the settlers of Western Kansas to
engage in forest-planting. Mr.. Kern has
been through the country and knows where
Of he speaks when he nrononnces the plan
practicable. The most serious obstacle an.
ticipated ia the difficulty Of persuading set.
tiers to engage in tree.plsntine to sny con.
siderable extent, Mr., Kern will spend some
time this winter along the line Of the road
talking up the matter, and In
the spring will be ready to commence
q demonstration of the practicability of his
proposition. He SAYS that most of the trees
found in the forests of the eastern and
northern portions of the country will thrive
on the Kansas prairies, but he regards the
black walnut and the catalpa as the best trees
to plant for timber purposes. The catalpa
is said to be the most durable wood grown
in this country. Mr.. Kern says that thou
sands Of bushels of nuts and seeds are ship
ped to Europe every year for forest-raising
purposes, and urges that it is high time
that settlers on these Western prairies were
beginning to grow forests, too. He expects
to show the people along the line of the
Kansas Pacific that this thing is practicable
by starting a forest of a hundred acres or
more. This Is matter of great Importance
to the people of Kansas, and the result of
Mr.. Kern's work will be watched with in
terest.
1t is reported that the Missouri River, at
a poi.t mile or an above the great iron
bridge which spans the Missouri at Leay-
enwortb. IA steadilv eating into the hank.
and seems IN hid defiance tn all that can he
dome IN nrevon, II Tn t,v, months II has
eaten away one entire farm. on which were
two dwelling houses. and ia now encroscb.
inc mon the nike road between that place
and platte Citv Tb. work done Inv the
the Government so far. in placing the mat.
tresses along the bank to.protect it, has not
been applied to the point where the
river Is making the greatest inroads,
and the engineer in charge is of the opinion
that it will be very difficult to stop the in
roads of the water, il it is possible to do so
at all. II the water keeps on eating its way
eastward it will soon cut q channel to the
eastward of the bridge, which is q magnifi-
cent iron structure that cost nearly 81 ,OOO,-
Rock Island road, except by ferry, with that
city, and also cause great damage to the bed
of that road. The situation is conceded to
be serious, but it is hoped that means will
and can be taken to stop the further inroads
of the stream. The river is at very low
water now, but when the spring rise comes
there is no telling what the consequences
may be.
THE following changes were made In
Kansas Post. offices during the week ending
November 80: Names ohsnged-Lincoln
Center, Lincoln County, to Lincoln. Lola,
Barbour, to Springvale. Postnssters ap-
acknowledgements, Ranuhlic Countv r r
Dunkin. Woodruff, Chase, Patrick Muir.
ply.
TnRr are now e81 patients in the insane
ASYLUM at Osawatomie, with so officers and
attendants. The current expenses Of the
asvlum for October were "A. 1S6. AZ. of which
ali but about 1000 were expended in the
county. The amount of fuel used is 25.OOO
bushels of coal Der wear, and 1 1-2 cords of
wood Der dsy, The amount Of meat used last
month was .9a8 pounds Of beef and 900
mounds Of nork. A cistern with the capaoi.
ty of GOO barrels has lust been completed.
all the work being done by attendants and
patients.
OFFICIAL, RETURNS from every orpanized
county in the State for State officers. at the
election Of November 4. show ss follows:
For Governor-St John. 75J0aO. Goodwin.
A. eos. u. p. Mitchell. 81 OH For Lieuten.
AMI. Observation-Disclosures. 1920. I'm.
methun. az .a47. TAYLOR. a6' 7a5. For Score.
% no Sp. o. ose. C.,.u 90 ZOO
FOR treasurer FRANCS, 'o,eio; BLACK, d..
SOL; WOlcott, q, 941. For Attorney General
n.,,:. 20 soo. o. 20 49, ~. oso