The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-03-28
KANSAS NEWS.
THE following list Of acts passed by the
recent LEGISLATURE will be continued to com.

hANSAS NE "Ss
The following list Of acts passed by the
recent Legislature will be continued to com.
pletion Is space permits:
Making an appropriation for the leg1sla.
Making appropriation for deficiency in
contingent fund for the executive depart.
ment, for the year ending June 80, 1872.
made In sthe sRe{scsfon Of School
Making appropriations to furnish the To-
50. 1879.
of June, 1879. .
Making appropriation for the purpose Of
paying the fees of the Registers and Receiv.
ers of the United States Land Office. for the
final location of lands granted to the State OF
Kansas by the United States, as indemnity
school lands.
of certain railroad corporations.
Authorizing the County Commissioner OF
Wyandotte County, Kansas, to Issue bonds
for the purpose of building a superstrneture
on the abutments and piers of the Southern
bridge in Wyandotte County.
To authorize and empower the county OF
take up and refund their railroad bonded in
debtedneSs.
To authorize and empower the county OF
Douglas to take up and refund its railroad
Authorizing the Board of County Commits.
sioners of Franklin County to make dona-
ton for railroad purposes:
promise and refund its bonded Indebtedness.
Relating to a special election in Anderson
County, September IA. 1871. empowering the
County Commissioners of said county to sub
scribe to the capital stock of certain railway
TO Ieeaiize the action of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Wilson County.
Authorizing any township in Linn County,
Kansas, to vote bonds for the purpose OF
making and improving roads in said town.
ship.
To authorize and empower the County OF
Doniphan to take up and refund its railroad
bonded indebtedness; after its passage.
For the relief of G. w. SQuires, of Wilson
County.
To amend section . of chapter 81 Of the
laws of 1876, entitled " an act to provide Tor
the assessment and collection OF taxes -.
To repeal chapter lis of the laws OF kaneas
of 1877, entitled an act regulating the salary
Of the County Attorney of Neosho County,
Kansas"
To repeal chapter 81 of the laws of Kansas
of 1877, entitled ian act to authorize Elias
Reese of the County of Lincoln to build and
maintain a toll bridge.
District Court in Clay County, and to repeal
all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith:
To amend chapter 81 of the session laws OF
TO change the line Of the Fort Scott and
Ottawa State Road, and to vacase certain
portions thereof.
DANIEL SMITH was shot and fatally
wounded at the Planters House, Leaven.
worth, Kansas, on the 18th, by o. B. Latin,
livery.stable keeper. There had been a
previous rencontre between the parties, and
| on the present occasion, after some hard
words, Smith seized Ratchet and struck
Latin on the head, whereupon the latter
drew a revolver and fired twice, the last
shot taking effect in Smiths abdomen. The
wounded man was brother Of L. T. Smith,
President of the Kansas Central Railway.
Smith fingered till next day, when he ex-
pired.
ATGalena, on the 18th, Joe Ivey, saloon
keeper, shot and killed &c Finley, livery.
stable keeper from Columbia Finley had
been playing cards in Ivey's saloon, was
under the influence of liquor and very abu-
sive, and at last attempted to draw his pistol
with intent to shoot Ivey, who was behind
the bar, when the latter fired, hitting Finley
in the neck. The wounded man fell to the
floor and expired in few minutes.
| AT Lawrence, the night of the 18th, the
house of Miss Mary Mack was entered by
sneak thieves. The family, consisting OF
Miss Mack and five sisters, the oldest being
1G and the youngest about year old, were
alone. They were evidently chloroformed,
rs traces Of the thieves were apparent, and
all were very sick from its effects next morn.
ing.
| FIFTY families from Illinois have sent a
committee to select lands in Morris County.
| AT LeavenwOrth, on the 10Th, Policeman
William Miller shot and fatally wounded
George Mallory, young colOred desperate.