The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-02
ALL OVER KANSAS.

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Usage City will soon have waite
works.
Paola Is now connected by telephon
with Kansas City.
At the Ottawa assembly there are al
ready erected 305 tents, against 1877 las
year.
Arkansas City claims to have
cracker factory with capacity ofsixt.
barrels of flour per day.
An artificial stone factory is to b
started at Peabody in the midst Of thu
largest quarries in the State.
The newly developed quarries nea
Towanda, it is said, show the best ant
clearest stone of any desired dimensions
found anywhere in southern Kansas.
Two of the Troy saloon keepers were
ordered before Judge Bassett, at Sene
ca, Monday, for contempt in disobeyins
temporary injunctions, and each fined
500 and costs.
Hutchinson has a population of6, 221
a remarkable increase of $40 during
the past year. G. c., and w. f. Hutch
inson planed well when they laid Out
that town in 1871.
Beloit Democrat: Mad dogs have
destroyed more property this season in
this county than has ever been destroy.
ed here in any one year by storms, cy-
clones, hurricanes and "jimmicanes'
all combined.
Paola Republican: T. J. Lawhead.
of Miami township, has spring on his
farm that never freezes, even in the
coolest weather. The water is always
violently agitated by some hidden
force; supposed to be gas, thus prevent.
ing its freezing.
Dodge City Ne,Us: People who inn
agined it did not rain in Western Kan
sas, realized that their imaginatians
were at fault on Friday and Friday
night last. Three inches of rain in one
day is great fall. The dry spell found
its compensation in another extreme of
nature.
George r. Peck, Ed. Hewins and
Frank Gillette recently bought 10000
acres ofland in Kingman county, for
which they paid an average of 81 per
acre. They have already been offered
an advance on the purchase price, but
they propose to hold these lands until
they can treble their money.
Geo. Sutton, of lola has been con-
slant sufferer from rhumatism for 81
years, he is entirely free from pain be-
ing relieved by DR.. Palmer now ofthis
place who employs the Vita; Magnetic
Healing Process, Mr.. Sutton received
his last treatment on May 5. DIR. Pal
mer has rooms at Mr.. Jennings.
The right of way for the Missouri Pa
cific through Usage county was recent
ly assessed, and the price allowed was
put at s25 per acre. An allowance was
also made for damage to farm and
crops, making total of SCI 1885 for the
right of way through the county. The
total for each ranged from $50 to 500
per acre.
Two years ago Mr.. c. w. Lankton,
Of Chautauqua county, sowed some
blue grass on the prairie sod without
,ultivating. Last year it showed a
good stand, but this year it completely
killed ont the prairie sod and furnished
, much better crop than some of his
neighbors received who plowed and
cultivated the soil before sowing.
Arrangements have been made by
which the State places at the disposal
If the executive committee of the Ma
ional Educational Association the
ents used by the State militia. These
will give ample accommodation for
wo thousand persons. They will prob
IDLY be pitched on the south side of the
CapitOl square, near the State armory;l
md the collection will be called Scamp
Martini"
The Marsh Family Association will
lold reunion and basket picnic at
AXE Pleasant, Montague, Mass, from