The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-15
KANSAS NEWS.

Gov. ST. JOHN has commissioned the fol.
owing Notaries Public: Nathan Wheeler,
Chautauqua County; L. C. True, Labette
County; John G. Hill, Marion County; W.
II. Dodge, Barton County; Jesse A. Clap.
ham, Elk County.
A GENTLEMAN In Salina, says the Her
aid, who owns two farms, II about to engage
In new line Of business. Having large
crop Of corn, he intends to market the corn
and cut the stalks up into cord.wood, calcu.
lating to have about 200 cords Of wood,
which will be clear profit.
PREPARATIONS for the coming National
Temperance Camp-meeting at Bismarck
Grove at Lawrence are on an extensive
scale, and indications are that it will be the
largest assemblage ever known in this State.
The material conveniences are even sur.
passed by the array Of talented speakers who
will be present. The tabernacle IL nearing
completion, and will be Of sufficient size to
accommodate comfortably 5000 people. In
shape it will be octagonal, and Is feet In
height. 1t will be handsome and perma.
nent.
CHANGES were made in this State during
the week ending August - follows: Es-
tablished- BASKERVILLE, Decatur County,
Noah Bradley, Postmaster; Crane, Mont.
gomery, Commodore P. Burchfield; Fair
Haven, Norton, Judson e. Wilson; Garden
Grove, Edwards, Charles r. Finkle; Spring
Dell, Sumner, Sargent ]. Kingsly. Discon.
tinued-Foster Springs, Lyon County; Lo.
rain, Nemaha; St. Paul, Sheridan. Post.
masters Appointed-Arlington, Atchison
County, s. B. Randolph; Gomerla, Republic,
A. Capers; King City, Mcpherson, VIM. H.
LOOMS; Pretty Prairie, Reno, F. b. Smith;
Quincy, Greenwood, James II. Smyth; Rush
Center, Rush, James B. Hazelton; Zion Val.
ley, Stafford, Chas. B. Weeks.
DURING his recent Western trip, General
Tyner, First Assistant Postmaster General,
passed through Kansas. He reports the tide
Of emigration into this State as never before
equaled in the history Of an American State.
He thinks Kansas will become one of the
great States of the Union, like Ohio, In.
diana, and Illinois. 1t is more than twice ~
large as Ohio, and il as densely populated,
could support 1000 600 Of people. As to the
negro exodus into Kansas, he says it Is but
. drop in the bucket, and that an equal
have attracted no attention whatever. He
thinks, however, that the westward move.
ment of the blacks has but commenced, and
that Kansas will eventually have 500, 900 of
them, and that they will have plenty to do
and make good living. He reports enor-
nous crops all over the West, and laborers
will be in demand, white and black.
Vt. d. CLARKE, banker of Junction City,
who made an assignment few months ago,
but who compromised with his creditors for
% cents on the dollar and who subsequently
paid them 10 per cent. additional, announced
on the 7th that he is ready to pay his obli-
cations in full with interest to date.
THE Kansas City (Mo.) Times says: The
iron for the Kansas Pacific extension from
Clyde to Concordia is being received, and
| very soon track.laying will begin. The
people in that section are anxious for the
line, and are waiting its appearance in Or
der to ship their present crop Of grain to
Kansas City. The iron has also been bought
for the Solomon Valley branch.
THAT portion of the Army in the Military
Division of Missouri commanded by Gen.
eral Sheridan, which embraces the depart
ments of Texas, Dakota, Platte and the
Missouri River, will send representatives to
Creedmoor to take part In the annual fall
target shooting there, and there are accord.
ingly now "a men from different regiments
at Fort Leavenworth in practice daily, from
which number 12 will be selected to be sent
to Creedmoor. The practice is in charge of
Capt. Shorkley of the fifteenth infantry,
and the selections will take place probably
at the end Of this month.
TIE following Notaries Public were ap-
pointed the 9Th: E. G. Chase, Greenwood
County; C. Steward, Cherokee; j. B. Beals,
Ellis, to do business in Grove; J.K. Good.
in, Franklin. On the 9Th, the following
were appointed: Louis Chopeck, Washing.
ton County; Edward Van Candy, Mont.
gomery; j. s. Provine, Morris; Winfield
Freeman, Ottawa; j. P. Morrequan, Cha.
tauqua.
On the 4th, John Drake was arrested near
Abilene, charged with the murder of Abra.
ham Norvall. They belonged to . party Of
immigrants recently from Gilman, Ills.
A sTABBING ARRAY occurred between two
colored men named Conister and
Burke, near Lawrence, on the 9th. Conis.
ter cut cash nine inches long in Burke's
side, penetrating into his left lung. His re.
covery is very doubtful Conister was ar.
rested and lodged in Jail.
The Kansas g. Northern Railroad and
Telegraph Company, is the name of the
proposed branch Of the X. p. from Wame.
60 to Louisville and northward. Louisville,
Pottawatomie and Shannon Townships hold
an election September I'd next, to vote upon
the issue of SO, 900, $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively. The road is to be completed
within twelve months.
AT Summit, on the Sth, . horse fell
through the bridge Of the Leavenworth
Branch of the Kansas Pacific Railroad. Mr..
John Hamilton, the engineer, while at
tempting to extricate the animal, was kicked
from the bridge, striking on his head and
shoulders among the rocks 90 feet below.
His face and head were cut in frightful
manner. He also sustained other injuries
His recovery was uncertain.
Kansas City Markets.
KANSAS CITY. No., August L.
Beeves-Native SteS-s. sales at S9.500L6O;
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