The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-03-19
GRAND ARMY GOSSIP.

The Sons Of Veterans camp 1t Raymond
Kan, 10 in hourishing condition.
Peabody Post, No. 30, g. A. R., has pur.-
chased corner lot in this city, with the in
tention, in the near future, Of erecting an
armory Of sufficient size for their use and
for public gatherings.-Peabody (Kas-) &C.
sette
The Woman's Relief Corps have presented
g. A. r. Post No q with beautiful hand
worked Bible cover, with handsome letters
and costly velvet corners and fancy stitched
flowers to decorate the lining. It Is one or
the best souvenirs, which is highly apprecf-
ated by the post.-Hxmboldt (Kan.) Onios.
The bill to pension soldiers of the Next
can war has passed the National House OF
Representatives. The new measure con-
tains provision requiring the applicants
for pension to have served at least sixty
days and prohibiting the drawing Of moro
than one pension by any pensioner under
the act.
Robert Bayles, Company d, Sixteenth
Kansas, remembers among q batch of
rebels captured by his regiment during tho
Price raid in Missouri, one apparently not.
over eight or nine years of age. The little
fellow was too young to hold gun, but.
aimed by resting it ON log OF fence.-Na-
tional Tribune.
The amount recently paid Mrs. Grant
$780, ON account for tho first volume.
of General Grants book is said to be tho
largest ever before paid for the writings OF
any author. The largest sum ever received
before in one lump by an author for a book
was check for 10000. (slOO,OOO), given
by his publishers to Lord Macaulay as tho
repayment on his History Of England"
81 Walter Scott made about 100000 by
bis pen in something like ten years, but,
500, 600 in one year and $500 c0Oin less than
two years is altogether unprecedented.
There was an unusually interesting meet
ing of Garfield Post, G. A. R., in the court
room last night. Five new recruits were
mustered in and three were admitted ON
cards. At the close of the regular routine
business Past Commanders H. ID. Heisex-
man and ]. NJ Balderston were called up
for reprimand before the Post Commands,
Colonel John Fisher, who detailed some Of
their honorable services in one Of his hu-
morous speeches. Then Comrade Buckner
stepped forward and in Q neat speech pre-
ccutcu SOmIdu0 DdlucIbJOh ~Aeu ia CIV
CANT silver water service, on which was tho
inscription: ''P. c., J. M. Balderston; from
Garfield Post. Wichita (Kdn.) Eagle
Charles ]. Webster & Co., the publisher
of General Grants book, sent Mrs. Grant q
check yesterday for 100000 as her portion.
of the proceeds SO far derived from the sale
of the Generals book. The check is drawn
in favor of Mrs. Julia ID. Grant ON the
United States National Bank of this city.
and the receipt signed by Mrs. Grant speci-
fies that the check is Ito apply on account or
profits accruing from the sale of volume
of Personal Memoirs of U. s. Grant" In
a letter to Cyrus W. Field, dated just ono
year after signing the contract, the pub
Usher says: I'VE expect to collect A.;
much again when the second volume ap--
pears, so that Sfrs. Grants profits within q
year from publication will not fall below
s4OO,OOO, and will probably reach $500, 000. -
". !. Times.