The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-19
Miscellaneous Items.

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Junction City, now in process of erection,
the other morning fell with tremendous
crash, carrying with it portion of the roof
and joists and partitions beneath into the
cellar. The tower was ninety-eight feet
high, and the carpenters were at work on the
top on the previous day. Fortunately no
one was present at the time of the disaster.
The damage Is estimated at $4,000. The
cause Of the crash was defective walls.
A Washington dispatch says: 1t will
be remembered that Congress, at its last ses.
sion, passed an appropriation bill Of $19O, 900
to pay to the State of Kansas on account of
the percent. fund for Indian reservations
sold. It appears by law passed by the
Legislature, Kansas recognized the fact that
she was indebted to the Government Of the
United States on account of the direct tax
levied during the war. She never paid this
tax, and the question was raised whether,
before she drew this out Of the Treasury
Of the United States, the tax so unpaid
should be deducted from the amount Of the
appropriation. The question was referred
to Comptroller Lawrence, and after exam
lining the books he found that there was some
Offset against this direct tax, which the Gov
eminent owed to the State Of Kansas. De-
Quoted from these, however, 1t left about
$50, 600 to be taken out of the appropriation.
The Comptroller has made decision to that
effect, and the final settlement of the whole
matter now rests with Secretary Window.
The Kansas City Journal of the 10th
publishes reports from nearly every town in
Kansas reached by telegraph, giving the
condition Of crops. Considerable alarm has
been caused by the continued dry weather,
but these reports are in the main cheering,
showing that the damage up to the present
time has been much less than feared here.
Taking into account the increased acreage
and failure Of crops in the western portion
of the State last year, it seems fair to esti-
mate that this years crop of both wheat and
corn in the State at large will be nearly up
to the amount produced last year, provided
rain comes within week or so. Some Sec
tions have suffered severely, while others
will produce an average crop in localities
which suffered last year. With some excep-
lions, there is cheering prospect at present.
Taken all in all, there is as yet no cause for
serious alarm. Reports from Southwestern
Missouri are much the same as from Kansas.
The following charters have been
fled with the Secretary Of State: The Fort
Scott & Carthage Railroad Company, to run
from Arcadia, Hans, to Carthage, Mo-;
capital stock, S650,000. The Beatrice &
Great Bend Railroad Company, to run from
the north line of Washington County, Kans.,
20 RopA If o1>o
200 miles; capital stock, $4,OOO,OOO. The
Council Grove, Marion Center & Hutchinson
Railroad Company; capital stock, 800. 200.
Postal notes: New offices established
Grow, Phillips County, Isaac E. Dixon,
Postmaster; Venice, Sedgwick County, Da-
vid F. Hathaway, Postmaster. Discontin-
ued-Bee, Montgomery County; Dry Ridge,
Bourbon County; Forest Grove. Montgom-
cry County. Postmasters appointed-Bar-
clay, Usage County, Oliver w. Sidwell; Jer-
ONE, Rawlins County, Edward w. Yocum;
Lake View, Mcpherson County, Mrs. r. A.
Girard; Paw Paw, Elk County, Mrs. Ida
Sliker.
The reunion of the LIST Kansas Regi-
ment, held in AtchisOn on the 10th, was
very largely attended, and an exceedingly
interesting and pleasant gathering. About
400 soldiers, representing probably 100 reg
iments, were present. The occasion was the
twentieth anniversary of the battle of Will
sons Creek. Addresses were made by Chief
Justice Horton, Hon. T. p. Fenton, of Leav-
enworth, and Col. John r Martin. The SOL
diers were Hospitality entertained by the
people of this city. The Society Of the LIST
Kansas elected John B. Hurth, of Atchison,
as President for the ensuing year. The
next annual reunion will be held in Leaven-
worth.
Governor St. John made q temper
ance address at Howe's Opera. house, Usage
City, on the evening of Sunday, the 7th. The
suspended their usual evening
and the Opera .house was filed to
its utmost capacity. The Governor asserted
that the opponents Of the Prohibition law
had greatly exaggerated the opposition to
it's enforcement. He said the people OF
Kansas will not repeal this law, but intend
to see it fully enforced; and that it was to.
day throughout the State, outside Of three
or four cities, a. much respected Is any 9th.
er portion of the penal code.
Topeka is to have . new daily tenn
nerance paper.