The Iola register., 1886-05-21
ALL OVER KANSAS.

saspenitentiary is 838.
Every county In Kansas will be
organized before the year is out.
The Fredonia papers are agitating
the building Of water works in that
town.
The water power of Burlington is
soon to be improved by putting in q
$4,000 mill property at that place.
The Democratic State Central Com.
mittee is called to meet at the Windsor
Hotel, Topeka, May 9th, at 2.3O p. m.
Rev. Barnard Kelley, presiding elder
of the Emporia district, has been ap-
pointed on the state board of charities
to succeed DR.. Philip Krohn.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Kansas Pharmaceutical Association
will take place at Emporia, Wednesday
and Thursday, June and 10.
The Arkansas Valley Democrat
came out printed in red last week in
honor of the railroad victory won by
Arkansas City over Winfield.
Prof. E. Miller, of Lawrence, would
be glad to hear from any persons hav-
ing copies of the catalogues of the
University Of Kansas for 1856 and 1867,
The contract for the inside masonry
and iron work Of the first story of the
main building of the State Capital has
been let, the price to be pail aggrega-
ting s33,945.
Hon. John Z. Rastall has moved the
Carbondale Independent establishment
to Burlingame, Kansas; where it will
be issued under the title of Burlingame
Independent.
Leroy will celebrate the 4th day Of
July in due and ample from, an excur.
sion to that point over the V. ", .I&
w., as far as then completed, forming
an important part Of the program.
The Kansas Normal Institute Course
of Study for 1886, revised by the state
board, is expected to be ready about
June 1st, from Geo. w. Crane & Co.,
who should be addressed in advance
for supplies.
Rawlins county Democrat: The past
winter has cost this county in loss of
stock between SIS, 900 and S2OOO0. A
great many of our cattle men have lost
from half to three-quarters of their cat.
tie, and they are yet dying.
Kansas is to have two camps of cav.
airy on the southern border through
the summer. Gen. Sheridan will es-
tablish.them at a point convient to good
water and pasture. This will afford a
great relief to that part of the State
which suffered from imaginary raids
last summer.
Near the State line in Linn-co., on
the 10th, Frank Lyes, rejected suitor,
shot, hacked and beat to death Minnie
Grimes, young lady of II summers,
as she was returning from school, and
was promptly lynched for the inhuman !!
deed. He fired fouteen shots into the |
girls body and then cut her throat. |
lie admitted the crime.
The crop and weather bulletin of the |
State Board of Agriculture for April |
says. At least forty-five rer cent, Of
the wheat sOwn in the State last fall
has been destroyed, and that the con-
dition of the remaining area, compared |
with five years average at this date,
will not evceed eighty per cent, which
clearly indicates that the product of
next harvest cannot reach fifty per cent
of the State average for five years.
Stockton News: Mr. F. s. Hutson,
of this place, has invented a paper bag
holder for use by merchants, that is
quite convenient little affair. 1t con-
sists of an upright post nearly three
feet high, on the top of which is arrang-
ed wire wheel which turns Oh the top
of the post as wagon wheel turns on
the axel. Around the rim of this
wheel, which is about two feet in di-
ameter, are arranged hooks Oh which
paper bags of different sizes ate sus-
pended. Mr.. Autson has applied for
patent on his invention.
Junction City Union: Kansas lies
in the pathway of all travel, north,
south, east and west. Midway between
the Gulf and the lakes and the great
oceans of the world, she is seen and
known by all people. The great secret
Of this wonderful growth is due princi-
pally to "adv ertising." Kansas never
raised a big potato, mammoth ear of
corn, or an apple of unequaled size and
favor without hasting out and holding
them forth that the whole world might
might behold them. She never fails to
carry the news to Mary" She is lib
,ral and never loses an opportunity to !
insist on inviting everybody outside j
ler borders to come and take dinner
md bring their. knitting. Hence, it Is
lot strange that she prospers.
Topeka Capital: Governor Martin ,
eceived letter yesterday announcing L
hat post of the Grand Army recent \