The Iola register., 1880-01-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

THERE having been made no provision by
the General Government to have separate
copies of the National CELSIUS of each State,
which will be taken next year, deposited
. with the respective Secretaries Of the several
States, as has been done heretofore, a letter
has been addressed to each Of our Kansas
Representatives in Washington, by the Sec
retary of our Agricultural Department, look
ing to the securing of such an object.
THE Governor has issued commissions as
follows: Notaries Public-J. S. Lawrence,
Osborne County; 5. P. Connell, Anderson
County; John A. Beeler, Jewell County;
Geo. D. Stinebaugh, Franklin County. Cen
sus Taker for Ness County, for the purpose
of organization, John F. Bowder.
S. H. CLARK has been appointed General
Manager of the Central Branch Union Pa
cific Railroad. The appointment has not
been made public, but it reached the Atchi-
son Champion so authenticity that there
can be no doubt of its truth. twill be some
days before he assumes control of the line.
A CIRCULAR has been issued by Major
General Willis Brown, suggesting that a
convention of the officers of the Il. S. NJ.
meet on some day in the near future for the
purpose of devising plan for the building
up of the State Militia, and of increasing its
efficiency, by the formation of State Militia
Association.
THE Receiver of the defunct Merchants
National Bank of Fort Scott has declared an
additional dividend of 80 per cent. payable
to the creditors on and after the 1st of Jam
uary next.
AT Topeka, the 10Th, j. NJ. West was
frightfully gored by bull. Great wounds
were made in the abdominal region, ard his
spine was terribly bruised, producing par
alysis of the lower eXtremities. Three ribs
were broken, and other injuries inflicted,
which will cause death.
THE Buell. WoOlen Mills at Blue Rapids
took fire at So'clock on the morning of the 23d
and were totally destroyed. The fire origin
ated in the upper story of the building-a
| fine stone structure supplied with the latest
and best machinery. The wool and manu-
| factured goods were stored in another build
inc which was not injured. JAS. Warming,
foreman of the mill, was badly injured by a
fall from ladder. The loss is avery serious
one to the community.
STEPHEN C. WOOLsEY of Sherman Town
ship, Leavenworth County, fell dead the
other day while burning brush-heap.
WRIT w. WALTON has been appointed
First Lieutenant and Adjutant Of the First
Regiment Il. V. NJ, Col. Bradley command
ing.
THERE were filed in the Office of the Sec
retary of State, on the 22d, articles of con-
| solidatiOn by and between the Waterville and
Washington Railway Company, the Repub-
lean Valley Railway Company, the Atchison,
Republican Valley and Pacific Railway Com
| pany, the Atchison, Solomon Valley and
Denver Railway Company, forming a con-
solidated company to be known as the Atchi-
| son, Colorado and Pacific Railroad Com.
pany. Principal Office at Concordia, Kansas.
THE following changes were made in post
Offices in this State during the week ending
December 90, 1879: stablished-Burden-
master. Discontinued-New Canton, Cowley
County. POstmasters Appointed
der, Rush County, Robert Stephens; Arthur,
Ness, Adam Ditman; Baltimore, Cowley,
VIM. Fl. Gillard; Carmi, Pratt, Mrs. Frances
E. Benton: Excelsior, Mitchell, Robert Cas-
ton; hatfield Green, Chase, G. W. BocOck;
Mulberry, Saline, Walters Chilson; MUIR
dock, Butler, j. w. Tucker; Naomi, Mitchell,
Samuel Ernst; Neuchatel, Nemaha, Chas.
Am; Bonjour: Oak Ridge, Elk, Samuel j.
Cox; Ward, Wilson, VIM Sharpe.
DORY Fox, at one time a member of the
notorious Jesse James gang, was recently ar
rested in Sumner County, Kansas, and is now
in Jail in Kansas City, Mo. He is under indict-
fnr sv, <1,o, - T
Whichers, one Of Pinkerton's detectives,
near Independence, Mo-, on the 10th Of
March, 1874, and also for engaging in the
robbery of a bank at Independence, during
the latter part of the year of 1876. Fox was
with Quantrell during the War. An old
comrade, who states that Fox told the whole
story of his participation in the murder and
bank robbery, will be the chief witness
against him.
JOHN BELL, a wealthy resident of Leaven.
worth County, was taken to Topeka on the
23d and placed in the Insane Asylum. He
has become insane on the subject of National
politics and labors under the belief that he
is to be the head of a new Republic, which
is to be formed. One phase of his lunacy is
that unless all persons vote for him, they will
be struck by lightning.
COAL has been discovered in the south
west part of Mitchell County, and the first
| load was sold in Beloit, and was pronounced
of excellent quality.
A FEW days ago 6-year-old son of A. W.
Berry Of Jewell City accidentally shot him.
self with revolver, but not fatally.
Mr.. JOE PHINNEY, Cashier Of Warden's
Bank, in Frankfort, was seriously burned
not long since, while lighting fire with kerr
osene.
Mr.. Fl. T. CHELLIS was thrown from a
wagon at Yates Center recently, resulting in
severe injuries, three ribs being fractured,
and his nervous system receiving a terrible