The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-04-25

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TIT womanis Foreign Missionary socis.
ty Of the Msthodist Episcopal Church was
in session at Atehison from the nth 70 the
,14th.g Mrs. Bishop Andrew presided over
Its session.
Ne AZ ltchison, on Sunday, the 1sth, Ms.
Mary Shear md MIS-. Conrad were thrown
from vehicle and 20 badly injured that
Mrs. Shear died the same day and Mrs. Con.
rad was not expected to recover. .'' 2''-
AT Lawfence, oh the 14tb, 9-ysar.old
SON Of Mr.. Vim. Seamoa fell from wagon
was run, over and instantly killed. s..g /,
ALADy, PANIED Mn. Abigail Peire. who
resided near Wyandotte, fell overheard from
q boat, while crossing the Missouri River on
the 18th, and was drowned. ,02Gis
THE following changes we're made in
Kansas post ofaces during the week ending
the 18th: Established -Black Wolf, Els.
worth County, Phillip Young, Postmaster;
Delano, sedgwlck, Daniel 8. Hunser; Me-
vada, Ness, William Harding; Scsmmonville,
Cherokee, Thomas N. Grisbam; Violet, Os-
borne, William W. Dimond. Discontinued
-Hackberry, Republic County; Victor, Os!'
borne. Postmasoers appointed Beulah,
Crawford County, A. A. ,Msjors; Cheever.
Dickson, j. W. Robson; Fort Liz coin, Bour.
bon, Mrs. Agnes Young; GAINESVILLE, Green
wood, Mrs.! cDudH JenniDgssH Livingston,
Pratt, E. Benjamin Smith; Neuchattel. Ne
maha, Alfred Bopjour; Oak Hill, Clay,
Aaron r. Graham; Porter's Ranch, Smith, A.
J. Crum; Wa Keeney, Trego, Charles p.
Keeney. asSaHas : 1a'A 'ihas o2'j't'-
sEDGwucK CouNTYis going to vote on the
question ofissuing 10000 In bonds to the
St. Louis, Wichita and Western Railroad.
The proposition to vote aid to this road is
before the people Of all the counties from
lOswego to Wichita. > stsl-. So RI ssmo
THE following letter, In reply TO one from
District Clerk Davidson, explains itself, and
may be Of interest to some Of our readers:
- 3,As'A SALINA, KAs.. April Is, 1873.
CAPT. A. g. DAyIDeoN-Dear Sir: Under Act
Of Congress, approved March Cd, 1873, per-
son who has aOf been . soldier can. under the
acres of double minimum land Qand in rail-
way limtts). Respectfully, w-.t,,
Nom. .t Receiver U. s. Land Office.
GOV. ST. JOHN has returned from Wichi-
tn to Topeka, where he had been for several
days organizing the Patrol Guard, as pro.
yided in . law enacted by the late Legisla.
ture. Wagons, mules and horses have been
purchased, and men are daily being sent to
Wichita, from which place the Guard will
move. At present the number will be % or
80 men. Gov. St. John spprehends no dan.
Mt tho nd ar
nothing to indicate it. This is the general
feeling all over the State. 7i.~
THE Ford County Globe says: "Old
Crow, /" is good Indian. He is general fl.
vorite around the Courthouse. "Wild
Hog" is . musical genius, and frequently
entertains his comrades with songs. Big
Head" sits on his launches in one corner Of
the room apparently in deep study, and
never stirs except at meal time. The Chey.
enne Indians never allow an eyebrow OF
whisker to grow on their faces. They pull
them out % fast as they appear. a
ABOUT 10000 fruit and forest trees were
burned at the County Farm, junction City,
few weeks since. The fire was caused by
some colored boys burning some trash on
the land north Of the farm. The day was
very windy and the fire soon got beyond
their control and swept over the County
Farm in few minutes. The loss is very sc.
we're on the Superintendent, as he is bound
under his contract to plant and grow the
trees.
Two freight trains collided on the Atchi.
son, Topeka and Santa Fe on the 18th about
10 miles west of Topeka. Both engines and
20 cars were ditched; no person hurt. "a
REPORTS received by the State Board of
Agriculture show that the recent rains have
removed all danger concerning wheat, and
that the crop promises to be fully up to the
average. $3.50. ~ -.,
QUITE sensation has been caused at Cof-
feyville by the circular of Col. C. C. Carpen-
ter proposing to lead colony, which will
rendezvous ut Cofeyyille on the It'll of May,
to the Government lands in the Indian Ter.
ritory. -....
WALLACE GAMBLE Of Abilene fell into .
vault and broke his neck. '4 '-i5- t'E i.-r
ANDERSON COUNTY has voted in favor of
Issuing bonds to tie st. L., K. & A. B. R.,
by q majority Of 16S in vote Of 1,4J6.
Mrs. G. LONG of Jefferson County com.
mitted suicide few days ago by shooting
herself with shotgun. Ever since the
death Of her two children last fall Mrs. Long
had been melancholy and low spirited; this
it is thought was the cause Of lher rash act.
A METEoRIc stone weighing IL pounds 10
on exhibition at Lane & Kent's Office, Bur-
lington. Iron forms its chief ingredient,
and it was found by Frank MCGOWAN on the
farm Of Mr.. Smith on Leabo Creek. There
was no other rock near it, snd it bore evi.
dence Of having been strongly heated.
JOHN A. SCOTT. while herding cattle on
the farm Of w. A. Paine, about miles west
Of parsons, in Usage Township, Labette
County, was struck BY Lightning few days
ago and killed. Mr.. Scottwas an unmarried
man, Of about % years OF age, and had re.
sided in that county some two years. s'''' p.
THE Arkansss Valley Editorial Associa.
ton will meet at Newton, Saturday, May 3,
instead Of April ~. Is. .,.y ...,....... 81 =
+ A HORTICULTURAL Society has been or.
ganized at Paols. W. K. Wagstaff is Chair.
man, and e. w. Robinson, Secretary: i9 Fi
TIE Marshall County poor farm contains
GO acres, over 400 Of which are under cult.
walton.
~5iial Kansas City Markets. af
- - KANSAS CRY, No., April q.
Beeves-Native Steers, sales as SS.30L75;