The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-01-20
Miscellaneous Items.

At Fort Leavenworth, aged y, was a re-
markable man In many respects, being thu
first to 60 up the Yellowstone with steam
er. He also superintendent the building o.
two boats at San Francisco and shipped
them to the mouth of the Amoor River
where he had them put together by con.
vicss and took them 2, 400 miles up the river.
He spent two years in Liberia in the EN-.
ploy of Russian merchants, and consequently
felt deep interest in the Jeanette. There
was scarcely spot on the shabitable globe
that he had not visited.
The Topeka Commonwealth says the
recent Supreme Court decision does not in
any way invalidate the liquor law or any
other important enactment. The Secretary
of State and Chief Clerk of the House have
concluded their work Of comparing the orig
inal roll calls with the House and Senate
dockets, and find that only two out of one
hundred and eighty of the bills that became
laws received less than q constitutional
number of votes in the House last winter.
The Memphis, lola, Topeka & Lincoln
Railway will open to the people of the north
west the coal and timber of southern Kan
sas and Missouri, together with the mex
haustible mineral wealth Of the latter State
while for the farmers of this State and of the
northwest it will afford unrivalled facilities
for shipping their millions Of bushels of
wheat and corn to the ocean and thence
to the great markets Of the world. Taking
the extent Of this road from its northern to
its southern objective point, it is probable
that it will link greater variety and extent
Of staple products than any railroad in the
West.
A crazy woman with three children,
who came from Trinidad, Colorado, and
were going to Clinton, Iowa, were among
the passengers on Santa Fe train at Tope-
Ia the other day. They were placed on the
train by the husband and father, who then
left them. The mother became frantic at
her desertion and attempted to throw the
children through the car window, being pre-
vented, however, by the passengers and Of
ficers of the train. The company sent man
with them to Atchison, to see that the wo-
man did not accomplish her insane pur-
pose.
Fort Leavenworth is progressing.
The handsome new building near the Fort
hotel will soon be completed. The first
floor will be used for reading, dining, reci-
tation and bath rooms, and the upper floor
for dormitories for cavalrymen. The build
ing will have the best conveniences, includ-
ing steam-h heating apparatus. The roads
are being substantially improved. The
parade grounds will be enlarged. Sheridan's
nr;vo will have itc hoo,t;oc oud oouvon;
ences increased. The Rock Island Arsenal
will probably be removed to the Fort, and
more troops are expected.
The first train started upon the Leav-
enworth, Topeka & Southeastern Railway
along Choctaw street, Leavenworth, to the
end of the track Jan. 18th amid great en-.
thusiasm.
The Toronto Ne,cs is dead.
A petition signed by two hundred Ia
dies and gentlemen has been presented to
the Leavenworih County Commissioners,
asking that the State Temperance law be en-.
forced over the heads Of the city officials.
The Saloon Keepers Pro, ective Association
held meeting and increased the funds in
the treasury.
Fearing an Injunction, two hundred
men we're set to work grading and laying
track for the Leavenworth, Topeka & South
western Railroad, from the Missouri Pacific
mair line southwest through Lesyenworth,
the other Sunday.
Washburne College, Topeka (Con.
gregationaD, has An enrolment of III.