The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-23
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A broken rail recently caused wreck on
the Whitewater road. near Connervilie, Ind,
by which dozen passengers were injured.
heavy prairie lire in the Indian Territory,
last week, burned SO sheep belonging to j.
B. Landers, forme ly of Indianapolis, Ind.
Estimated loss, $500; no insurance.
A man named Murphy the other day, at
Harlem, near Kansas City, shot his wife with
nearly fatal effect Murphy claims it was an
accident, the wife was silent but physicians
thought it not an accident.
In Beaver Head County, Montana, last week
body Of citizens overpowered the jailer and
took out John S. Jezerang, who was in for
cruelty numbering and burning Charles Da-
wilson, and hanged him to the ra.ters Of the
Jail.
In reply to request from the Iowa Execu-
tive Committee of the State Temperance AS
so iation to call an extra session of the Legis-
lature, the Governor of that State replied that
he did not think the present such an extraor-
binary occasion as is contemplated by the
Constitution; therefore he, could not con-
scientiously call the Legislature together.
The steamers Enquirer and Dora Cabler
collided few miles below Evansville. Ind,
recently. The Cabler sunk to the boiler deck
in about four minutes, when she took fire in
the ladies' cabin, and burned to the waters
edge. No lives lost.
The two-year-old daughter of John Child, O.
Kansas City, died from the effects of drink ng
concentrated I've, which the child by some
means obtained on the day prev GUS. -.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
Triennial Conclaye Committee Of knights
Templar, in San Francisco the other day, the
value of four trophies was fixed at $500, $500
500 and $500 respectively. The committee
on transportation reported round trip tickets
from New Orleans, $50; from all points not
specially fixed, one fare for the round trip
not to exceed SIS; from points west o
Omaha and st. Louis and return, So.
As token OF their esteem the citizens of
Leavenworth lately presented Genera Pope a
handsome sword. Judge Crozier made the
presentation speech.
The other day at the Chicago and North
western depot, Mankato, Mimi, Carl Winter,
of st. Paul, shot Lizzie Levi, of Mankato. and
then shot himself. The wounds of Miss Levi
are not dangerous, but those of Winter were
considered fatal. Opposition of Miss Lewis
father TO their marriage is sa to be the
cause H.
Clarence Hite, one of the James gang of
train robbers, whaTas recently pardoned out
of the Missouri Pehitentiary, died soon after
reaching his fathers house in Kentucky.
A shooting scrape between Peter V. Maekel
and Frank Kiser, at White Oaks, N. VI, lately,
resulted in ktser eing mortalIy and Mackel
badly wounded. The cause of the affrav was
the seduction OF Mackers daughter by Kiser.
A few days since a THE entered the resi-
dence of Mr. A. j. Fisher in Kansas City,
while the parlors were full of company, and
carried off overcoats q d ladies' furs valued
at over 81 900. One lady lost a sealskin sacque
valued at $500.
An examination Of the books of the Harbor
Commissioners at San Francisco, showed that
John s. Gray, Secretary. was defaulter to the
sum Of 10000. @S~1Nt
While Lizzie Dickson, girl about thirteen
years Of age, O. Blackburn, Mo-, was engaged
preparing supper for her sick mother the other
day, her clothing caught fire. Her mother be-
ing in bed and no one near her, she was so
badly burned that she died the following
morning.
According to the deposition Of Obey F..
Owen, defaulting Teller of the First National
Bank, of st. Louis, it appears he distracted
from that institution about S2J9,G0 between
1915, when he began the thieying operations,
and the time he was arrested. This money
was all sunk in the butter and cheese bust
ness and speculation in cotton and grain.
Obey has been convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary.
The large wooden mills in Mexico, Mo-, took
fire from some unknown source a few days
since, and were almost totally consumed, to-
gether with all the fine machinery, with the
exception Of the stationary engine. Loss es-
timated at S60,0O0; insurance, $4,000.
The bonds of De Witt County, ILL.,, OF 1850
have been discovered to have been largely
oouptarfeitad