The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-12
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Incorporated in the State to be known as the
"Western National Fair Association" The
first fair Of the association will be held at
Bismarck Grove in September of next year.
Premiums aggregating SO, 600 will be offered.
special premium Of 81 600 each for butter
and cheese has already been arranged for.
The following have been elected Directors
for the first year: n. A. Adams Of Adams
County, J. +. Keeney of Trego, VIM. Mar
tindale Of Greenwood, Cyrus Leland, Jr., Of
Doniphan; +. A. Merrill Of Brown, John Il.
Andersen Of Davis, John ii. Price Of Mi
ami, George A. Crawford of Bourbon, l.. G.
WATSON Of Franklin, l.. S. Avery Of Lyon,
Levi Wilson Of Leavenworth and George
Leis, Isaac n. Van Hosen, j. ID. Bowersock
and Sam'l 4. Riggs Of Douglas. Jay Gould
or j. +. Keeney Of Trego will probably be
made President, though Ex-Governor Craw-
ford is prominently spoken Of for the posi-
ton. Arrangements will be made by which
excursion tickets will be sold from every
State in the Union.
ROBERT NORRIS, one Of the Oldest and
most widely known citizens of Usage COun-
ty, was killed at dusk the night Of the I'd
about three miles from Usage City. He
started home with 4 team and got to racing
with neighbor. Another teamster, going
in the same direction, was overtaken, and
MOrris's wagon ran against his wagon. Be-
coming angry, he picked up the end gate of
his wagon, which was lying loose in the box,
and struck Morris violent blow just across
the forehead, killing him instantly. Morris
leaves a large family and many friends.
John Jones, miner, was also killed the
same day by the falling in Of a roof of mine
in which he was at work.
TIE population of Kansas, as shown by
the recent census, is S49,91S, an increase of
1909 in the last year. Leavenworth is the
largest city, with 1868 people; Topeka has
1,904; Atchison, II 600. There are eighteen
cities whose population each exceeds 1000,
and thirty mine which have each above L.
600. This shows 4 vigorous growth. And
yet Kansas has but begun to be p ,pulated.
AUGUST HORNEMAN, = well known farm
er of Wyandotte County, committed suicide
on the seth ut. by hanging himself in barn
with halter. Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause of the rash act.
JERRY SAUNDERS stuck and killed Phil.
Bradshaw with Il doubletree in Kinsley at Il
O'Clock on the 1st. The trouble originated
over a woman. Saunders was Immediately
arrested and placed in Jail. Both parties
colored.
LAST Saturday Peter Keenan, and wife,
living some six miles south of town in the
edge of the territory, came to town and i'm
Libed too freely of bad whiskv-such as is
sold here Oh the sly. On their way home Mr..
Keenan, in some way fell out or was thrown
out of the wagon, and in the fall received a
fearful bruise and cash on the head, from
the effects of which, together with the
whisky in all probability, he died the same
night about 10 o'clock, and was buried the
next day by some neighbOrs. Whisky was
the murderer of this man. and those who let
MIN have the whisky are alders and abcttOrs
in the murder, and the temperance people Of
Chetopa who allow this whisky to be sold on
the sly, as they all know or can know how
and by whom it is sold, are not wholly free
from responsibility in the matter.-ChetOpg
AdrdRce.
An engine and machinery are being put in
for mining coal from the lots owned by John
Speer, just east Of POeher's elevator at Law
renee. The vein is about II inches thick
and has already been worked over 200 feet.
1t is not shaft, but goes right back into the
side of the bank, and is nowhere, probably,
more than 30 feet from the surface. The
machinery being put in, it is expected, will
cut the coal and draw it out, a work that has
been done by hand. If the machine works
as they expect, coal can probably be mined
profitaby even from so thin a vein.
AL,
to be connected with the st. 10. and Denver
road, by line built north from Waterville
to Marysyille. The distance is about eight
miles. The plan is to run the st. 10. and
Denver trains west of Marysville into Atchi-
son.
THE Governor offers a reward Of 500 for
the arrest of the unknown person who re-
Gently murdered Professor a. b. Harvest in
Harper County, and 800 for the capture Of
one Hudson, charged with the killing of
VIM. st. Clair at Empire City in 1877; and
also $500 for the apprehension of the MUIR
derer of an unknown man at Junction City,
Nov. -, 1879. The following is descrip-
ton of the last named: About IS years old:
about five feet ten inches high; weight
about 40 pounds, dark complexion. Roman
nose; squint or crOSs-eyed, full, dark beard
aud muStache; had on coarse boots, brown
overalls; short light waistcoat, dark oyercoat
and felt hat: apparently of foreign descent.
CHANGES in post-Ofiices in this State were
made during the week ending November %
as follows: Established-Dun,W Wilson COun.
ty; Robert Il. Mccain, Postmaster. Post
masters ppointed-Burrton, Harvey COun-
ty, John Goodwines; Echo, Douglas County,
Mrs. Sally A. Van Wrinkle.
THE Wichita extension OF the St. Louis
and San Francisco Road reached New Al.
bany on the 9th, and the Directory located
the depot at Wichita the same day. The
Commissioners are condemning lands within
the city limits near the bank Of the river for
a round house, machine shops and switch
purposes. The road is magniiicenty con-
structcd one of stone crlverts, iron bridges,
and steel rails.
CARLOADS Of quails and prairie chickens
are being shipped from Wichita to st. Louis
and Chicago.
A CHAPTER Of Royal Arch Masons is or.
ganizing in Hiawatha,
Kansas City Markets.