The Iola register., 1881-09-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

n l8ISc mdSS-mcotIuS VI tu0 ulCuOS
Of the Prohibitory liquor law was held at the
Congregational Church, Topeka, on the
evening of the 4th, at which addresses were
made by Governor st. John and others, urg-
ing the temperance people 10 stand firm and
| insist on the enforcement Of the law in ev-
cry locality. The Governor said that he
would be one Of fifty citizens of Topeka to
subscribe 500 each to fund to secure such
enforcement, to engage able prosecutions
and generally aid the cause of prohibition.
One thousand dollars was Immediately sub
| scribed. and a committee appointed to in
crease the amount to 5000. The County
Attorney announced that hereafter all cases
| for violation of the law would be brought in
| the district Court, to avoid the delays and
| uncertainties of July trials in the Justices
Courts. Several cases are now pending in
the District Court in appeals and new in
formations are to be speedily had.
Some days ago Mr.. Frank c. Smith,
of this city, says the Topeka Common
aceGlth, was so fortunate as to save the life
Of little girl at the Union Depot in St
Louis, who but for his promptncss would
have been run over by the cars. In saving
her he was slightly bruised by being struck
| by one Of the coaches. The grateful parent
desired to reward the young man, but Mr..
Smith refused to accept any amount. though
the offer was large one. Upon his arrival
home Mr.. Smith found awaiting him an ele-
giant gold watch and chain, worth at least
5000, with the compliments of the child's
father. Mr.. Smith has something to be
proud of.
Richard Z. Clark, aged % years, a
printer in the Office of the Junction City
Union for the past year, went swimming
alone in the Smoky Hill River at that place,
early the other morning, and it is supposed
was drowned. His father was Capt. Charles
Clark, who died from injuries received dur
ing the war. Five years ago a brother of
young Clark was killed ut Fort Riley, and
another brother lost an eye by an accident.
The Commonwealth says: News has
been received in this city, said to be authen-
tic and official, that contract had been en-
| tered into Boston by which Don Cameron,
| of Pennsylvania, and his associates, have
agreed to build the railroad from Leaven-
worth to Topeka, Salina and Delhi, in Os-
borne County, distance of $50 miles.
Work is to be commenced ut once and COM
pleted by the first of March next. We did
not learn the time the rest was to be built.
1t is to be of steel rails and first class in ev-
cry respect.
Says the Sterling Bulletin: 1t is easy
to see what manufactures are worth to a
community. Sterling has two Touring. mills
which turn out a joint daily product of about
$3.50, while her two sorgO works turn out q
joint daily product not far short of So. 600.
This money all goes to pay for productions
of the immediate vicinity, for labor per-
formed in the factories and for profit, eX-
cept small per centage paid for fuel, re-
pairs, etc. The money is earned and en-
joyed here.
John Hughes, Scotchman, employed
at the rolling mills in Rosedale, committed
suicide by drowning himself in cistern.
He had been de'iriOus from malarial fever
for some days and stole out Of the room
while his brother was sleeping on the sofa.
Hughes was married man, and leaves six
children in Scotland. He was temperate
and industrious, and the three brothers, all
TEEN.
The Topeka City Council has passed
an ordinance granting twenty years. fran
chise to the Topeka Water Supply Company.
Work on the enterprise is to begin in sixty
days and the works must be completed with
in one year. The company is to lay fifteen
miles Of pipe, put in $50 hydrants, furnish
the public schools, the city offices and the
fire department free of charge.
Post-office changes: Established
Arnold, Labette County, Allen S. Meek,
Postmaster. Discontinued-Guz, Sheridan
County; Hebron, Clay County; Ocole, Reno
County; Otis, Graham County; Viola, Ellis
County; Walnut Grove, Mitchell County.
Postmasters Observation-Disclosures, Os-
borne County, Sylvanus S. Warren; st. So
phis, Ness County, John Tullingbeck.
The Mcpherson Freeman estimates
that the sales of the surplus wheat this year
will bring in that county $1,OOO,OOO; oats
about 1000, and broom corn $lS0, 900.
Mr.. j. A. johnson, of Topeka, while
driving his team on Quincy Street,w caught
under the chin by telephone wire and
forcibly thrown from his wagon. His shoul-
der was badly bruised and his side partially
paralyzed. 1t was thought by the doctors
that his injuries would prove fatal.
The estimated total number of letters
mailed in the State of Kansas during the year
1880, was 1s, So, ,OOs; postal cards, 1851 1874;
newspapers, 13,703,924; total of all mail
matter, 1920, 1l6.
Until quite recently Kansas wool has
been looked upon with disfavor by Eastern
wool merchants, and has always brought
very low price. But the Boston Herald
says great change has been wrought this
year. Some of the very highest wool sent to
that market was from Kansas.
A call has beer issued for a meeting
of the Young Mems Republican Club of
Kansas, to be held at Topeka on the 10th
inst.
The sugar mill at Anthony has COM
menced operations.
The Marshal of Atchison has issued
an order to the police force that all idlers,
white and colored, shall be arrested as
vagrants.
Jacob Waters, a resident of Connor's
Station, fell from Missouri Pacific freight
train near that station and was instantly
killed.