The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-06-08
STATE NEWS


MILTON ENoLER, who stabbed and killed
Samuel Clevinger on the LIST of April, near
Chetopa, and was held for granddaughter in
the third degree, was on the 31st ult. &C.
quilted by the District Court of Labette
County. sss 7i-
CoNsrABLEs Bently and Kelley arrested
Leander and Frank Davis, % miles west Of
Chetopa, on the S1st ult-, charged with
breaking into the house and beating D. g.
Hunt. All are neighboring farmers. 81
THERE is talk of organizing joint stock
company at Larned for the purpose Of
prospecting for coal in the vicinity. Expe-
rienced coal-miners are confident that there
is coal there and it may be found II shafts
are sunk deep enough.
THE Ellsworth Reporter says that their
chcese.factory last year manufactured the
milk Of about 100 cows. The proprietor
found ready sale At home for it, yet the de-
mand was not half supplied.
KINGMAN COUNTY is increasing rapidly,
and when the census was taken had 500
people. There are Is houses In Kingman
City, five stores and shops Of various kinds,
anewspaper, and there will soon be grist-
mill with three run of stone. G=r-f
THE following postofice changes were
made in the State during the week
ending May %: Standardization
Rush County, Addison Marymee, Post
master; Lanart, Pawnee, Orange r.
Taber: Myrtle, Phillips, Enoch W. Poor;
Wellmanville, Ness, Homer E.. Wellman;
Woodbury., Reno, James NJ. Ransom. Name
changed-St. Mary's Mission, Pottawatomie
County, to st. Mary's. Postmasters ap-
pointed-Bellefont, Ford County, j. A.
Cline; Everett, Woodson, T. McSpirritt;
Lane, Franklin, David L. Welsh; Oak Mills,
Atchison, John Davitz; Olesburgh, Potta-
watomie, Jacob Peterson; Pleasant Valley,
Lincoln, Walter E. Marsh. 10 aI.is
AT Oswego, ON the 18th ult., Commits
sioner Deboldt's stable, sheds, hog-pen and
granary were struck by lightning and were
consumed by fire, together with q reaping-
machine. Three boys were in the stable at
the time, putting up the horses, and were
stunned. 1t knocked down three horses, q
yoke of oxen, herd of cattle and hogs, and
killed two chickens and cat. The parties
labored hard to put out the fire, but failed.
TEN miles south of Lawrence, few
nights ago, three masked men entered the
house of Charles Smith and demanded a
certain $500 which they supposed Mr.. Smith
had in his possession. The sum in hand,
however, was but $50. This was handed
over, and the thieves departed. A short
time earlier the residence of Mr.. Gould, an
old soldier OF 1872, in the same neighbor-
hood, was entered in the absence of all mem
bers of the household, and a considerable
quantity of silyerware and other valuables
taken. 80 81
NJ. r. JORDAN, young attorney Of Min
neapelis, recently committed suicide by
taking poison. He had been there about
six months, and leaves wife at Fredonia,
Kansas. Cause, domestic infelicity. a..
MISS SALLIE HUCKELL and Mr.. Rice Rob-
erts Of Mitchell County, have eloped with
each other. Miss Huckell left note be-
queathing a COW and calf to her mother to
pay the expenses Of procuring hired girl.
THE Germans of Salina are talking of get
ting up one Of the grandest trades-proces-
sions ever seen in the State, ON the Fourth
of July.
THERE is valuable slate-quarry near
Frankfort. .-.! f-4.f
In Troy Township, Reno County, recent
ly, two young men, named Prowley and
Stanley, had difference Of opinion with re-
gard to the right Of possession of some cat
tie. 1t appears that the cattle belonging to
Stanley had been trespassing on the prem
ises of Prowley, and Prowley had taken up
and detained one or more for damages and
refused to allow Stanley to remove the
stock until the charges had been paid,
whereupon Stanley attempted to obtain
possession of the stock against the will of
Prowley. The result was that Stanley was
shot and dangerously wounded. Prowley
was arrested, had a hearing, and was dis
charged.
ORsON AIKEN, while boring well for Mr..
Waldron on the Otoe Reserve, Washington
County, went down in the same to fix the
shaft, and while there the well caved in,
burying him about 40 feet below the sur
face. He kept up rapping on the shaft
about two hours, and then all indications of
his being alive ceased. His body has not yet
been recovered.
MIR. SOLOMON LINvILLE, who died re-
Gently in Chase County, had four sons in the |
Union, and two sons in the Confederate |
Army. Both Of the latter died, and one Of |
the Union was killed at Pittsburg Landing.
THOMAS h. KENNEDY, jr., and Alexan-
der Grostadt, who left Lawrence on the first |
Of May, at o'clock p. m, with span of po-
MES and blackboard, arrived in Trinidad,
on the 21st, making dis
.ance Of over 600 miles in 20 days, an aver.
lge of over 30 miles per day. -.,..-..
SAM BRowNLEE, employed as herder by
was shot in the left thigh by
mother cowboy, on the 18th inst, at point
lear the head of Bear Greek, 40 miles south
" Dodge City. The wounded man was TAX
N to the Fort Dodge Hospital, and is under
he treatment Of DIX. Tremaine, Post Sur
.eon. The wounded man will survive, but
lie will nc a cripple for life.
AT Haddam, yn'rrC man of about %
ears Of age, by name Noah Alkire, was re-
emily married to Amy Bronson, q child Ii
ears old. They are now enjoying their
honeymoon together in a dug -out nesr that
own. rsz -a-e5 ~ = -
Kansas City Markets.