The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-11-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Fair Association, held few days ago at To-
peka, . constitution was adopted and an
election of officers had. The officers elected
were, Hon. T. C. Henry, President; VIM.
Griffenstein, Vice-President; T. L. String
ham, Secretary, and JOab Mulyane, Treasur-
er. Major Sims was first elected Treasurer,
but resigned. An Executive Committee,
consisting Of Major VIM. Sims, p. 1. Bone
brake and T. j. Anderson, was elected. A
committee was appointed to solicit persons
to take stock in the enterprise, and consists
of NJ. Bosworth, Joab Mulvane and T. l.
Stringham. The meeting then adjourned, to
meet on November p, at the rooms of the
Board Of Education, in the City Building.
WILLIAM TINKER, Sr., was killed at
Salina, on the 4th, while on the road to the
polls. While crossing Gypsum Greek
bridge, his horse became frightened and
threw Tinker against the bridge timber, and
broke his neck.
THE City Of Sterling, on the LIST, voted
unanimously to issue the city bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for stock in the Kansas
Southern Railway, the name Of the Kansas
Pacific branch from Salina. Two hundred
and two votes were cast for the proposition;
and 18th in Sterling and Washington Town.
ships in the same county on the proposition
to extend aid to the Kansas Southern.
A SHOEMAKER by the name of Rowen at
tempted to board a freight train at WamegO
the evening of the Sd, and was in some way
dragged under the wheels, and both his legs
cut of to the thighs. He was found after
the train passed by, and was taken to the
depot. He died at 0 O'Clock.
A FEW evenings ago Mrs. Worth Elliott,
residing two miles west Of LIE Roy, was
passing from one room to another with an
ignited coal-oil lamp in her hand, when the
lamp exploded, setting fire to her dress and
to the house. The unfortunate woman died
within few hours. The house was saved
by neighbOrs.
THE total debt OF this State now unpro-
vidcd for amounts only to $5Ol 500.
TIE night of the 4th a young man named
AlonzO Mitchell was killed on the track of
the X. c., S. +. and G. Il. Railroad, near
Prescott, in Linn, II miles north of Fort
Scott. 1t is supposed he was attempting to
steal ride.
CHANGES were made in post-ofices in this
| State, during the week ending November 1,
as follows: Established-Oak Ridge, Elk
County, John Rulk, Postmaster; Oxford,
Sumner, Ashley Gridley, Jr. Discontinued
Keota, Stafford County; Retreat, Hodseman;
Taylorsville, Stafford. Po>tmasters APP
pointed. Bitter Creek, Sumner County, John
Dean; Bulls City, Osborne, Mrs. Sarah A.
Bull; Strawberry, Washington, Mrs. Hattie
a. Merrill; Vicksburgh, Jewell, Matthias
Betzncr; Wall Street, Linn, John S. Som
mers.
A GREATER number of cars have been
drawn over the Smoky Hill Division of
the Kansas Pacific during the past
thirty days than during any corresponding
period since the opening Of the road. So the
books indicate.
THE bonded debt Of the State amounts to
just 81 ,1Sl,915.
of this amount the State Sinking fund
| OWNS --------.....: -..:....-..-....-.--.. Sl.et
The Permanent School fund owns..... G1i,.2
| State University fund owIiS............. g,S0
| state Normal school fund OnIS......... Lon
LIVING state bonds not owned! by the
Statc -Sfoo-i'
The Sinking fund for the redemption OF
the above bonds, now invested and in the
State Treasury, amounts to $l6G,415.
GOVERNOR ST. JOHN, on the 9th, issued
commissions to the following NOtaries Pub
lie: III. Pierce, Wabaunsee County; James
T. Armstrong, Rawlins; Geo. q. Bates, Phil
lips; John II. Taylor, Norton; Angus Nc
MILAN, Pattawatomic; Geo. Lcmblc, Re-
public; G. Monnell, Phillips.
JOSEPH LIGTTNER, brakeman on traiT
No. ), was badly injured at Newton, thu
evening of the 9Th, by being dragged under
the pilot Of an engine while switching. Tn,
injury was confined to his legs. Station
Agent Mckee took charge of the injured
man, and DIR. Boyd, the company physician
was sent for. Lightner lives at Abilene OF
the Kansas Pacific Road.
NEAR DIR. Lawrence's farm, in Dougla
County, a few days ago, a man went into
pen where boar was confined, and wa
pitched upon by the hog and terribly torn t.
pieces before he could be rescued.
THE twelfth annual meeting Of the Kansa
Academy of Science began ut Topeka OH tn
9th.
NEAR Spearvillc, of late, prairie fires hav
, been raging. The Spearville Nel1S calls ut
, tention to the fact, and asks farmers to pre-
, pare for emergencies.
, On the Sth Governor st. John commits
stoned Geo. w. Stryker Of Russell County Il
Notary Public.
AT their regular meeting, on the Sth, tn
State School Fund Commissioners purchase
|. the following described bonds:
5 School District 90, Marshall County....s 7s2
, School District 63, Lincoln COunty...... 32
School District g. Lincoln County,. 3i6
I School District SO, Wilson County....... Dis {
School District 50, Chautatlqua County. 81
Total amount of Investments. s,ll7 :
; LIEUT.-COL- j. T. BRADLEY has bee
L commissioned Colonel of the First Regimen
X. V. NJ, vice Willis Brown, promoted to b
Major General.
J.V. PRATT of Hays City, just elected
the office of Register of Deeds Of Ellis Coun
ty, has been commissioned Brigadier-Ge
al Il. v. NJ.