The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-11-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Judge Martin, in the District Court
at Seneca, decided that Section Isl, Chapter
81, of the act prescribing civil procedure
before Justices, did not exempt the wages
of labOrer under punishment proceedings
before judgment, and that said section only
applied to proceedings after return of exc
cution unsatisfied. Under this decision the
wages of laborer can be taken on garnish-
ment before judgment in payment OF debt.
The 10Th Infantry, which has been
stationed at Fort Leavenworth for eight
wears, has been ordered to Texas. This
movement is to prepare for the new military
training school, and eight cOmpanies-two
of cavalry, two Of artillery and four OF in
fantry-will be sent here from the various
departments to carry out the long-cher-
ished design of Gen. Sherman to establish
at Fort Leavenworth one Of the finest mill.
tary training schools in the world. Three
hundred cavalry horses have been purchased
at the Fort to prepare for the new order OF
things.
The connecting link between the st.
Louis & San Francisco and the Sante Fe
roads will be put in between Sedgwick City,
Sedgwick County, and Burton, Harvey
County. The Newton & Wichita line will
be used between Wichita and Sedgwick
City. As soon as this short line is built,
| through sleepers will be put on from st.
Louis to Deming.
The Commonwealth notes a rumor
current on the streets of the prospective con-
solidation Of the Western National Fair AS
ISOLATION, which has held its fairs at Bis
marck, with the Kansas State Fair Associ-
alton, of Topeka.
Recent postal changes: Established
Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, Geo.
r. Edwards Postmaster; Croco,
Norton County, James Blue POST
master; Dundee, Barton County, Thos. A.
Cline Postmaster; Emmett, Brown County,
Henry S. Adams Postmaster. Discontin-
ued-Elma, Republic County; Leota, Nor
ton County; Osma, Phillips County; Spring
field, Marshall County. Name changed
Marion Center, Marion County, to Marion
Postmasters appointed Carter Creek. Clay
County, David H. Kulp; Dallas, Norton
County, VIM. T. Campbell; Gettysburgh
Graham County, H. S. Hogue; Golden Belt
Lincoln County, Walter E. Beach; Hoyt
Jackson County, Willard Il. Clelland; Gill
more, ST. John County, Dan E. Sears; Lake
View, Mcpherson County, John Archbiel
Linn, Washington County, VIM. Cummins
Marvin, Phillips County, Mrs. Helena Bor'
sheim; Nelson, Cloud County, Kate NJ. Fin
ger; Oneida, Nemaha County, John d
MAYHEM; Redwood, Dickinson County
Daniel Weaver; Rose Bank, Dickinson
County, Donald Mckay; Summerville, Otta
wa County, VIM. II. Andrew; Victoria, Ell
lis County, Geo. Phillip.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa F.
Railroad Company are making EXTENSIVE
improvements on their lands in Topeka
where they own 10 acres around the Cit
Depot. The work of putting fifteen miles
side track for the freight business OF tn
Santa Fe Road has commenced in Kline
Addition, extending along the Kansas Cit
branch of the road. The immense quantit
Of freight shipped over this great thorough
fare compels the laying down of these an
additional tracks at this point, besides abou
three more miles of switches in the materia
yard just east Of the depot. The compan
own the entire block lying between Secon
and Third streets and Pitu and WashingtO
streets, and plans are now being made for
; three-stOry stone store house, the mai
: building being 100 by 200 feet, with add
. tions. The new round house Of fifty.eigt
stalls will occupy the next block north, ais
, the property of the railroad company. TIL
,, machine shops are to have north addition
E of 200 feet added.
! There has been filed with the Secre
! tary of State the charter of the Gued
Springs Railroad Company, to run frol
Arkansas City, Cowley County, by the wa
of the Gueda Mineral Springs, to Dodg
City, Ford County, branch eXtendin
> from Gueda Springs to some point on til
q south line of Sumner County. The cour
ties through which the road will pass al
4 Cowley, Sumner, Harper, Barbour, Ct
e manche, Ford, Kingman, Pratt and Et
d wards, the length being estimated at abol
8 200 miles. Gueda Springs will be the heat
= quarters of the road. The Directors are E
B. Pruden, Dayton, Ohio; j. W. Devort
o West Point, Ind; w. P. Hackney, VIII
. field, Kans.; C. r. Mitchell, James L. Her
!, nv and j.. D. C. O'Grady, Arkansas Cit!
y and W. NJ. Berkey, Salt City, Kans. tt
capital stock of the company is $2OO,O
n Two supposed Missouri train-robbe
- were arrested in Lawrence the other da..
They were detected in attempting to 81
flannel shirts at a secondhand store. Of
- GERS Swallowed the men and saw them tai
70 two packages of shirts from under ham
car house on the Santa Fe Railroad, about
mile east of the city. The shirts had sal
e tags on them which the men tore off. o.
le of the thieves ate his as he tore them o.
N the other put his in his mouth altogetht
le and after chewing them while threw the
e away. One of the tags was not destrOye
and on it was found "M. F. T., St. JOSEF
y Mo- Railroad detectives of the Chica
,e & Alton and Missouri Pacific, who were
n, Topeka, were telegraphed for, and cal
!. down on the afternoon train. They iden
fed the men as train-robbers, and to
r. them to Kansas City.
|. The Topeka Stock Yards Compal
Or has been formed and duly organic ed. T
ID capital stock Of the company is S1OO, 200, {
vided into 1000 shares. The Directors
in the first year are VIM. Sims, VIM. We
II house, D. F. Ruggles, F. r. Foster, T.
! n n.