The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-14

Pleasant Hill & Dc SOtO.. SIT 6.
RRePu6ll Dir; Valley.................... 2As 8
salina { Southwestern. ............... s5S 4
Short Greek Joplin. l,829 81
St Joseph Western .:..:.......... 2l.7s9 y
s. LOUIS LOUIS ssn ,ssso 8
st. Louis, Wichita & Western........ 1888 q
Solomon ll,7Os 81
Kansas Division, Union Pacific. .... 9s,2l6 50
UnOr.
Ranized counties. 3.4Ss 40
Kansas Division, Union Pacific,
LeavenwOrth branch. .............. 72aO q
Wichita Southwestern. ............ 9,O52 90
Wellington & Western. ............... $50 81
Manhattan Blue Valley. ............ Dol 79
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ,7s6 81
Governor st. John has made the fol-
lowing executive appointments: e. l..
Riddan. Of Ell Dorado, Regent of the State
Agricultural College at Manhattan for
three years from April 1, 1882; D. C. Nc
Kay, Of Carmel, Regent of same institution,
to be bis own successor; c. r. Mitchell, of
Kansas City, Trustee of the State Charitable
Institution, to succeed Gen. T. T. Taylor,
Of Hutchinson. Justice of the Peace
Dwight L. Marcy, of Gordon Township,
Harvey County; w. 81. Webb, Usage
Township, Labette County; B. F. Webb,
Oxford Township, Labette County; s. 8.
Blyton, Maple Hill Township, Waubansee
County; N. w. Halcon, Neosho County; j.
S. Hughey, Miami County.
The various city elections on the 4th
passed off quietly. In Topeka . band Of
women held prayer meeting at the polling
place. Anti-prohibition Councilmen were
chosen in all the wards in which elections
were held. At Lawrence there were two
tickets in the field, the citizens and the
law and order ticket. The first was elected,
with but two or three exceptions. At juno
ton City the Anti-prohibitionis majority
was 45. Cold water was thrown on the tenn.
perance movement in other places.
The Kansas City Birthday Association
have fled a charter with the Secretary Of
State. The purposes of this company are to
furnish indemnity to customers at reasona-
BILE expense, and to establish fund known
as the birthday benefit fund. Trustees
Charles McVicker, VIM. G.. Watkins. E. II.
Gamble, Wyandotte; E. D. Dillon, John
Salisbury, Kansas City, Mo.
Post-officcs have been established at
Alfalfa, Norton County; Alfred, Douglas
County; Clarion, Sedgwick County; Howe,
Rush County; Trail, Lyon County. The
Offices at Cheeseman, Concord, Parker, and
Princeville have been discontinued.
The construction of the Leavenworth
waterworks has begun in earnest. A tun-
mel 100 feet long has been dug into the river
bank, north of the coal shaft, through which
the water will be carried to well in the
basement Of the pumping house. Work on
the foundations for this house is progress.
ing.
The contest as to who was elected
Sheriff of Shawnee County at the November
election has been in progress since Dec. 26
last, the Office meanwhile having been held
by H. 4. Bush, who received the certificate
from the County Board. The confession was
John A. Mccall, who alleged bribery and
illegal voting. The Probate Judge and two
associates, before whom the case was tried,
have rendered an opinion declaring the cleo.
ton void.
The Ladies' Literary Association Of
Independence, for the purpose of support.
ing literary society and maintaining q IL
brary, recently filed charter in the efice
of the Secretary Of State. Trustees-Mrs.
w. A: Plank, Mrs. w. A. Turner, Mrs. j.
E. Hough, Mrs. Nellie Williams, Mrs. Alice
L. C. Herring.
The Atchison Canning Company have
already made contracts with for farmers fol-
their entire product.
Some important accessions Of law
books have recently been made to the State
Library. Librarian Dennis is busily en-
gagged in compiling complete catalogue Of
the works, which will soon be ready for the
printer.
Wild geese are very plenty on the
western streams and wheat fields.
Wichita claims to have planted as
many as 40, 600 trees In one year.
The first shipment of new rosin of the
season was received in Wilmington. N. c.,
last week.
Rev. Washington Mercy, pastor of the
colored Baptist Church of Lawrence, hap.
tized seventy persons in the Kansas River
the other day. Nearly 1000 persons were
on the banks watching the performance.
The parties baptized were all converts Of the
recent revival.
Another injunction has been obtained
In the Pottawatomie County seat matter.
Leavenworth wants Board of Trade.
At Weston, few days since, several
white men attempted to ride horse back in
to the colored Methodist Church during
service. The elders Of the church and male
members organized themselves into . mill.
tary company, arming themselves with old
army muskets and sabers, and avowed their
purpose of repelling threatened repetition
Of the dissertation. The City Marshal was
but the disturbers of religious
put spurs to their horses and fed.
A party of eastern capitalists are me-
for the building of large grain ell
evator at Topeka.
Ellsworth County will hold . fair next
TALL.