The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-06-29

and swept everything in its path. 1t raised
Middle Yuba River hundred feet. The
roar of rushing water was heard several
miles distant. II carried away all bridges
and several lives were reported lost. Loss
on reservoir $4,000.
C. j. SYNoLD, who had not seen his
brother Ernest for twenty years, since they
were boys together in Germany, recently
visited him at Menominee, Mich, persuaded
his brother to sell his place, and then get
ting possession of the money, 5000, eloped
with his wife.
TaK st. Louis School Board made an
order abolishing corporal punishment In
public schools.
THE eighth annual convention of the
American Association CT Nurserymen,
Florists and Seedsmen met in st. Louis
last week, the President, ex-Lieutenant
Governor Norman ]. Coleman, presiding.
About $50 delegates from various States
attended. The Treasurer's report showed
O balance of S206,6.4.
PETER MCGEocH's real estate in Wiscon-
sin was attached recently to the extent OF
nearly $500, 900 to satisfy the claim OF james
Ellis and Milton Lightner for Sl25,ooO
against McGeoch, Everingham & Co., of
Chicago. The property lies in Milwaukee,
Wauwotsa and Greenfield. His homestead
also was taken, as the Wisconsin act of last
winters Legislature allows only 5000
homestead exemption.
A CONVENTION of the people of Dakota,
recently held at Huron, resolved shat for
Al. >ofo fhf Of of
pat of Dakota south of the forty-sixth
parallel to organize and form State Gov
eminent and make application for admis-
sion into the Union of States q delegate
Convention is hereby called to meet on
Tuesday, September 4, 1888, at II o'clock
noon, for the purpose of forming State
Constitution republican in form and doing
all other things essential to prepare the
Territory for making application to the
General Government for admission of such
part of Dakota as a State of the Union"
THE other day Prof. E. j. Stewart, an
itinerant aeronaut, made an ascension in a
balloon at Fayette, Mo-, but alighting in a
stream that was swollen, drowned.
WHILE John Parney was repairing a
break in the electric light wires at Kansas
City, recently, the current was turned on
and the electric shock caused his death in
few minutes.
CHARLES WINTERS, editor of the Xenia
Qnd.) Times was probably fatally shot the
other night. Winters had been arrested on
the charge of receiving stolen goods and
threatened to punish the persons causing
his arrest. He met some of them on the
street and general fight followed, during
which he received shot in the side.
The Chicago express on the Omaha line,
when near East Minneapolis, Mimi, the
other day, ran off the track, owing to a
misplaced switch, and the entire train, con-
sisting of the engine, baggage and three
passenger coaches and sleeper, were de-
rallied. Engineer VIM. Harrington and
Baggage Master Roberts were instantly
killed and a brakeman named Vanderhart
was badly hurt. 1t was the first trip of
the engineer over the road. The train was
running at the high rate of forty miles an
hour when the accident occurred. A few
of the passengers were slightly injured.
FRANK VAUGHN, the money clerk in the
local Office of the American Express Com
pany at Indianapolis, Ind, who was ar
rested some weeks ago for embezzling a
5000 package, was recently found guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years.
THE Butte coach, with eight passengers,
was stopped by road agents at Boulder
Mountain, Montana, recently, and the pas
sengers searched and robbed of all their
money and valuables. The robbers took
the treasure box. Amount of contents not
known.
CAREFULLY computed statistics regard
ing the California wheat crop make the
yield 1000, 600 bushels at least. Had there
not been hot northers in the beginning of
June the crop would have been $1,000, 900.
A RECENT fire at Salt Lake City, Utah,
destroyed the Mormon Council House where
secret meetings were held, and the Taber-
nacle was on fire several times. Half ton
of powder exploded while the streets were
crowded, destroying over 5000 worth of
glass and injuring twelve persons. The
losses footed up about $4,000.
WHILE bathing in the river at Cleveland,
Ohio, a few days since, Eddie Ryder, aged
fourteen, began to strangle, and his broth
er, Charles H, aged twenty-nine, jumped
in to assist him. Both were drowned.
ANOTHER attachment was filed against
Peter McGeoch's Wisconsin property. 1t
was by George E. Eldridge, Nathaniel S.
Jones and Charles j. Singer, who made a
demand for 1894
THE other morning Mrs. L. C. Fitch, the
wife of a prominent merchant of Warrens-
burg, No., came to her death under very
peculiar circumstances. Accompanied by
a friend she started for neighboring town
in a buggy. On the road the horses be-
came frightened and SHE'D. Mrs. Fitch
rose up suddenly and fell back dead. She
was only eighteen years old.
1T is reported that bloody results may be
expected from the army of twenty-five
Texas COW boys whom Halvell 6 Denny
have employed near Caloosa, in the Creek
Nation. This cattle farm is held near the
Greek line, and the cattle are mostly grazed
in that section, and it is to prevent
the Creek officers from collecting grazing
tax that the herders are armed. About
two months ago the Greek Commissioner
had iInpounded 5000 cattle, intending to
hold them until the tax was paid, and
while holding them with few herders,
Denny with large force made charge
and drove the cattle off. Now the Greek
officers are holding 400 of these cattle under
a strong guard, and instead of paying the
lawful tax the owners have armed their
men and propose to take forcible possession
of their stock, and the attempt to do this it
is said will result in fight.
THE Ohio Democratic State Convention
nominated Judge Hoadley for Governor.
The ticket was completed as follows: Su-
preme Judge (sbort term), Martin Felett;