The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-29

| IN lc&81 test OF the PROVISIONS Oh ScctlOu ~
and of such otherpOrtiOns of the present TEN
perance law as may be necessary for q cleal
and final Interpretation of the law.
Miscellaneous Items.
May 4 is the day appointed for q mass
meeting to be held at Winfield Of all those
who are in any way interested in the ques.
ton Of raising and handling sheep. All
the sheep owners in the county will be there
and it is expected that fine collection Of
sheep will be on the ground, one Of the fea.
lures of the meeting being prizes to the
owners of the best animals. Several shearing
machines of different patterns will be on the
ground and publicly tested as to their eff
cheney. An invitation is extended to all, and
it is hoped that large attendance will be
had, for this undoubtedly is a question OF
vital interest, not only to Cowley, but to the
whole southern portion of the State.-Ar-
kansas City Traueler.
From the best information at hand we
| feel justified in saying the wheat crop OF
1881 in Cowley County is much better than
reports from some localities would indicate.
The increased acreage will compensate for
all that is damaged as yet, and with the
crops are insured. We have in some in
stances heard that the chintz- bug is at work,
but no considerable damage is done to fields
a. yet.-Wixeeld Telegram.
The Topeka Odd Fellows are to cele-
brate in fine style, on the Goth, the sixty
second anniversary Of the founding of the
order.
A New Hampshire company of capt.
talists propose to build car factory in At
Gibson, If the city will give them Sis, 900.
They pledge themselves to employ 400 hands.
Topeka gave majority of about 500
in favor Of the railroad bonding project.
The Burlingame Chronicle says:
"Rev. G. w. Henning, Of the NJ. E. Church
of this city, is member Of the State Board,
having in charge the care of freedmen com.
ing to Kansas from the South. He informs
us that the Board has received, cared for
and distributed over one hundred thousand
Of these people and been the means of turn
ing ten thousand more into other States.
There seems TO have been some dissatisfac-
ton in the State Board, and at its last meet
ing the entire Board resigned, leaving the
reorganization to committee appointed for
the purpose. Mr.. Henning also informs us
that the Board has done all in its power to
check the incoming Of these people,
spending much money in the effort,
but without avail. They are bound
to come to Kansas, the home of old John
Brown. The Board is quite anxious for the
future. The exodus has again commenced,
thousands are now on their way. In answer
to question whether the Board knew when
or where these movements were going to
take place, he replied that they did not;
their only sources Of information were the
dispatches, and their duty was simply to
distribute aid furnished them by the charit-
able people Of the North when the refugees
arrive in the State. He also informed us
that the Board had received tenders from
Southern commercial centers of unlimited
means to check the exodus, but this was be-
yond their power"
A summarized crop report from near
ly every county in the State shows that on the
whole the winter wheat crop is in excellent
cOndition-better than usual at this season.
The crop now depends upon rains. The
farmers say with favorable weather the crop
will be the largest ever harvested in Kansas.
The spring wheat crop appears to be in
favorable condition. In seventeen counties
its condition is poor. In forty-three it is
poor crop, and little confidence is felt in it.
The aggregate acreage of rye is rather limit.
ed and the reports as whole are quite favor.
able.
Daniel johnson, Swede miner, was
run over by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe express at Usage City, and his head was
completely severed from his body and his
right hand cut of. johnson was about "A
years old, single man, who had been in
this country only one year. He has nc rela.
tives in America. During the day, he had
a large sum of money in his possession, and
was drinking in low saloon, and there are
grave suspicious of foul play.
In the United States District Court at
Topeka, in the case Of the United States |
against Halderman, it was charged in the |
indictment that the defendant bad opened a |
registered letter and taken therefrom lawful |
money. The evidence showed that the letter |
contained national bank note. Defendants |
counsel argued that this was not lawful |
money of the United States. His objection |
was sustained by Judge Foster, and the de- |
PENDANT acquitted.
There are many curious tradition |
al formalities in connection with royal |
marriages in Germany. On a recent |
occasion the MARRIAGE contract was /