The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

l-Deerneld, Kearney County, Mrs. Bell
Dice; Ransomville, Franklin County, Mrs..
Myra Ransom; Swansea, Usage County,
Frank p. Hollis. observation-disclosures,
Saline County; Nettleton. Edwards County.
Postmasters appointed Hill, Rus
sell County, William h. Blays; Coolidge,
Hamilton County, Martin Christensen;
Dighton, Lane County, George Wright;
Grand Haven, Usage County, w. A. Melton
Jacksonville, Neosho County. G. d. De.
ment; Jefferson, Republic County, Mrs.
Mary NJ. Kent; Oakwood, Linn County,
Sanford F. johnson; Ogallah, Trego Coun-
ty, Charles T. Clark; Ray, Pawnee County.
Lucian E. Bagg; Sharon, Harper County,
Miss Sally Henton.
The charter of the Cheyenne County
Irrigation Company has been filed In the
Office Of the Secretary of State. The pur-
pose for which this company Is formed Is to
irrigate the valley Of the South Fork Of the
Republican River from the entrance Of said
river into the State Of Kansas to Its exit, and
furnish water power by taking the water
from said South Fork of the Republican
River. The place Of business is Wane,
Cheyenne County. Capital stock, 500, 900.
Directors: John Long, 8. D. Ksnis, Geo.
B. Hill.
The Kansas Surgical Hospital Asso-
citation, of Topeka, have elected the following
officers for the coming year: President,
Col. George W. veale; Vice-President. Or
rim T. WEIGH; Secretary and Treasurer,
Thomas 8. Lyon, Esq. Surgeon and Gener.
al Manager, Henry w. Roby, II. d.;
Board Of Consulting Surgeons, 8. A. Beyn-
ton, n. D.; II. w. Jenny, n. D.; VIM. D.
Foster, N. D.
An Atchison correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe Democrat learns from promi-
nent railroad Official, who Is now managing
the scheme Of building new line Of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy into Kansas,
the true inwardness Of the sale of the Leav-
enworth, Topeka & Southwestern Road to
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Company.
This gentleman stated that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe has ever. endeavored to
obtain the carrying Of Government supplies
from Fort Leavenworth to the Southwest,
but for well.understood reasons preferred
to obtain charter for new road terminal
at Atchison, Topeka, Leavenworth and some
underlined spot in the Northwest. This was
done to recover the $50, 900 and other voted
local aid. The company building and for.
warding the Leavenworth road were part
and parcel Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
what was desired It ostensibly purchased
what was really its own. The gentleman
states positively that the charter Of the road
had this in view, but keen. railroad manage
ment blinded the eyes Of the people. He
also states that unquestionably the Kansas
Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
roads have agreed upon . line of mutual
procedure, by which the former protects
Northern Kansas from railroad encroach-
ments and the lstter does the same for the
west half Of the State.
There is q female convict in the State
Penitentiary, at Leavenworth, to whom two
children have been born at different times
during her Incarceration. The circumstance
is explained in the following manner: Sew.
eral years ago she was sent there from
Southwestern Kansas, where her husband
lives, and shortly thereafter was confined,
bringing into life healthy boy, who, after
sufficient time had elspsed to warrant his
separation from his mother, was taken in
charge by the wife of one of the officers Of
the prison and kept until the time Of the
mothers release. She did not enjoy her
freedom long, however, and is again behind
the bars on the charge Of abusing her step.
child, and she has recently been delivered Of
. second child, this time girl, who was a.
kindly cared for by the wives Of the prison
officials as on the previous occasion the
''little Stranger had been.
At recent meeting of the Lawrence
Post Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, It
was resolved "that Sergeant Mason has al
ready suffered sufficient punishment for his
breach Of military discipline" and full
pardon and restoration to his former posi-
ton in the military service at the earliest
possible moment was requested.
ID The City Treasury of Topeka is en-
riched every month 81 800 from licenses is
sued to retail liquor-dealers.
Thirty eight horses were roasted in
the recent fire at Fort Leavenworth. Fiji
teen belonged to Troop G, Of the Fifteenth
Cavalry, and twenty three to Battery F, Of
the Second Artillery. Several of the ami
mails were killed with axes when It was
found they could not be taken from the sta.
bles. The soldiers and officers worked hard
to save the horses, and succeeded in rescu.
ing many uninjured. Several of the men
were burned during the fire, but not seri-
ously.
The work of building q telegraph line !
from Atchison to Omaha by way Of the ex-
tension of the Missouri Pacific in Kansas
and Nebraska is being rapidly pushed by a
large force.
The strike of the men employed by
the Topeka Water Company has ended. The |
employees are anxious to 70 to work, and |
the company have more men than they can |
use.
Spotted fever is still raging near Lam
caster. Some half-dozen people have died |
and twenty more are reported sick. It is
spreading rapidly, and is fatal in nearly all |
cases.
The Central Branch Railroad will |
plant 5000 trees around its stations the |
coming summer. Box, elder and cotton.
wood will be the varieties, as they do better |
In the Kansas prairies than any other.
Sabetha will build $15, 900 school |
house during the summer.