The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16

proof can be brought, action will at
once be commenced against the Offend
ers.
Axtell Anchor: One of our business
men was called upon Wednesday morn
ing by party who wanted a breakfast,
voluntarily offering 10 pay for it in la
Dor. After carrying two barrels of
water he was denied the meal. He
went out emptied the barrels, and Off
cred to clean out the ranch, q privilege
which was also denied.
The sum Of the casualties thus far
reported from the war in which the
militia have been engaged is one pri-
vate, shot in the knee. He belongs to
the Humboldt company and received
his wound by an accidental shot from
his captains pistol. We have not
learned whether or not he has applied
for q pension.
The Kansas, Nebraska and Dacotah
railroad has bought the old Gulf House
at Fort Scott and will convert it into a
depot, headquarters and general office
building. The road has also purchas-
ed large tracts of valuable land in that
city for depot and yard facilities, the
total amount invested being near
$4,000.
Cherryudle Bulletin: On Monday
last, Justice Morning performed mar
rage ceremony for a couple living
east Of town, the groom being q years
old and the bride less than IL. We
don't know the parties, but we can't
see why the gentleman in the case
didn't have articles of adoption execu.
ted in place of the marriage ceremony
Dispatch; The proposition to change
the name of the city is again agitating
the public. The Board of Trade has
had two informal meetings to discuss
the subject. The names meeting with
most favor are Coronado, ingalls,, Edi-
son, Cairo, Albany, Clacine, Clay and
Canton. A great many other names
have their friends. Well call it Clay
until better name is agreed upon.
They had an election April in Ham.
ilton county for county officers and to
determine the location of the county
seat. The principal contesting towns
were Syracuse and Kendall. A major
ity of the votes were cast for the for
mer but the latter claims that gross
fraud was perpetrated and has asked
the Supreme court to compel the coun-
ty commissioners to recount the votes.
At the late election in Dodge City
the progressive citizens were in the
majority and in the language of the
Dodge City Times that city $50 long at
the mercy of the baser element, stands
redeemed and disenthralled. The
mayor and council stand pledged to re-
form means and progressive measures.
Let the good news be spread abroad
in the land ~
Within six days the editor of the
Severy Liberal met with misfortune
from three different sources. First his
printing office was fired, and only es-
capped ruin by extraordinary exertion.
Next his wife's store caught fire and
was almost entirely destroyed, and TO
end Off the week his residence was dis
covered at 2 o'clock in the morning to
be in flames. 1t was entirely destroy
ed, and the insurance thereon was held
by bloated bondholder to cancel a
mortgage.
The superintendent of insurance
warns the people of Kansas against
persons pretending to act as agents for
''The Globe Reserve Mutual Life In
surance Company" of Baltimore, Md,
or "The Peoples Mutual Live Stock
Company" of Chicago, Ill. Both of
these concerns are swindles, and as
their agents have been driven out of
Ohio and Missouri, it is thought that
Kansas might be invaded next.
The Mutual Live Stock Association,
of Marion, Iowa, is another concern Ell.
deavoring to defraud the people of
Kansas, having no authority to trans
act business in the State. Any infOr-