The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-05-20

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
G. W. Reed, proprietor, and Col. s.
n. Wood and Rev. D. p. Mitchell, editors a.
the Topeka State Journal, have been sued
in civil suit by Rev. Allen Buckner, Chap.
lain Of the Senate. The lawyers in the case
are Messrs. Davis & Jetmore, and the amount
claimed ~ damages IL SIC, 900. A criminal
information was also filed against the same
parties by the County Attorney, with Davis
& Jetmore as assistants. The action is for
libel contained in . letter published in
the Weekly Journal of March "a, 1881, n.
leging that Mr.. Buckner had drawn pay ille-
gally for services as Chaplain.
The first case under the new Prohibi-
tory law was tried at Topeka on the 5th, Mr..
Holmes, druggist, being arraigned In the
Police Court for selling bottle of Hostel
ter's bitters. 1t was proven that the bitters
were sold by clerk through . misunder-
standing Of the law. The City Attorney said
It was not his duty to recommend leniency,
but the selling was undoubtedly an inad-
vertence on the part Of the accused. Police
Judge Thomas stated that he would fine the
accused 500 and costs, which was the least
sum that could be assessed under the law.
The Judge further stated that it was the in.
tention of the Court in the future to inquire
of all intoxicated persons brought there
where they purchased their liquor, and if
they gave the information action would be
taken in accordance with the premises. No.
tice was given that an appeal would be
taken from the decision of the Court to the
District Court of Shawnee County.
The State Homeopathic Medical So
ciety, recently in session at Topeka, elected
the following officers: President, DR.. H.
W. Roby, of Topeka; vice-President, DR..
w. D. Gentry, Of Wyandotte; Secretary,
DR.. j. II. Mosely, of Olathe; Corresponding
Secretary, DR.. T. j. Patchin, of Topeka;
Treasurer, DR.. G. H. T. johnson, of Atchi-
son. It was decided to hold the next meet
ing at Wyandotte, and to invite the Western
Academy of Homeopathy and the American
Institute of Homeopathy to be present. The
ulCmUClS VI LILO ASSOClotAOA VC1C tCuuCAVu q
grand banquet and bali by their friends on
the evening of the 9Th.
A cyclone on Buckeye Greek, Chase
County, few nights ago, carried the roof
and porch of a store-house 200 feet away,
scattering them into thousand pieces. No
harm to material or occupants, and no other
house touched.
The third annual convention of the
Eleventh Sabbath. school District of Kansas
will be held in Wichita, in the NJ. E. Church,
on May 10Th and Goth. All Sabbath-school
workers in the counties Of Butler, Cowley,
Sumner, Harper, Barbour, Kingman and
Sedgwick are members Of this convention.
In Leavenwortb, it is said, but little
attention is paid to the Prohibitory law.
There are some twelve or fifteen saloons sell.
ing liquor the same as If there were no law
against it, but nobody SO far seems to haye
felt it duty to enter complaint against those
engaged in the traffic.
A young man named w. S. Carson,
for some time employed in the A.; T. & S.
F. yard at Topeka, is under arrest charged
with purloining coupon tickets from the
company's Office, to which he had access,
and selling them to outside parties. His
populations were carried on for some time
before he was detected.
The State Medical Association (Allo-
pathic) at its recent session at TOpeka, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, j. H. Stuart, Lawrence; First
Vice. President, G. w. Holderman, Paola;
Second vice.President, c. H. Guibon, Be.
lott; Secretary, F. D. Morse, Lawrence; As
sistant Secretary, L. j. Cuncit, Madison;
Board Of Censors, w. L. Schneck, Julius
Grass. L. D. Jacobs, D. N. Baldwin, G. Boyd.
Emporia was selected as the place ut which
the next annual meeting shall be held. The
society adopted as its views the following
extract from the address of the President:
"The State Temperance law lately passed by
the Legislature has one requirement objec-
tionable to many physicians, viz, the taking
of oath prior to prescribing any alcoholic
to me, be objected to, for while it may at
first sight reflect upon those who are beyond
suspicion, it is well to remember that laws
are made not for the rule Of those obedient
to law, but for the law-breakers."
The committee having in charge the
for the National Temperance
Camp.meeting at Bismarck Grove have fixed
the date from August 10th to 18th. Gov. st.
John will preside, and Neal Dow, Of Maine,
and many of the most distinguished temper
ance speakers and workers in the country
will be present. Among those invited are
Gov. Colquitt, of Georgia; Green Clay Smith
and Geo. w. Balm, Of Kentucky; Gideon
Stuart, w. H. Gibson and S. F. Cary, of
Ohio; C. W. Blain, Of New Hampshire; Gov.
Crittenden and B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri;
Miss Willard, Mrs. Woodbridge, Miss Dick
inson and others.
The officers of the Kansas State Edi-
torial Association, in view of the fact that SO
many District Associations have been or are
now making arrangements for holding con.
have determined not to call any
this year, but to meet next year
at Lawrence, some time in June, and 60 on
an excursion to California, free transporta.
ton for which has been proffered through
Capt. King.
Frank Benning, q young man of 10,
was arrested by Officer Beardsley, of Atchi.