The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-18
ALL OVER KANSAS.

|. ALL OVER KANSAS.
Wellington claims 5000 inhabitants.
Miss Susan B. Anthony will reside
during the summer at Fort Scott.
Tracklaying has been begun on the
railroad between Chanute and Longton.
$50 persons were engaged in putting
up peas last week atthe Lawrence can
merry.
The gamblers who run faro banks in
Fort Scott pay $50 per month into the
city treasury.
The contract for building a $40, 900
court house in Elk county, was let last
week to Kansas contractors.
State Veterinarian Holcnmbe has
just made tour of the State and repots
stock everywhere in excellent condi-
ton.
George E. Clayton, the postmaster at
Willis, Kansas, who was lately tarred
and feathered in that town, has resign.
ed his position.
A man by the name of Lewis
Hughes, of Neosho Rapids, was fined
500 and sentenced to thirty days in Jail
for making false application for in
toxicating liquors in that city last
week.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad Company recently contracted
for the construction of 345 miles of rail-
road in Kansas. and expects to build
All miles this year. Five thousand
men will be employed.
The city Council of Emporia, Kansas
recently increased the wages of the
men working on the streets from $1.OO
to $1.5O per day, and resolved to en-
ploy none but married men or those
supporting families.
THE people had nothing to do with
stirring up the opposition to Mr.. Funs-
ton that has developed within the last
thirty days. The people will have
something to do, however, with the
quietus that will be administered on
the first of July to the politicians who
did stir up the opposition.
The following are the dates of some
of the fairs that will be held this fall
in neighboring counties: Bourbon
county, October 5th to Sth; Coffey, Sep.
TENDER 18th to 18th; Cowley, August
Both to September Sd; Franklin, Sep
tember 9th to October LIST; johnson,
September Goth to 23d; Miami, Sep
TENDER 2lst to 24th.
Kansas roads arc the marvel of the
Illinoian, accustomed as he is to bot
tOmless mud. No matter how much
rains falls, or how badly the roads may
be cut up by use, when the storm is
over the sun shines, the wind blows
gently and the surface moisture flies
into the air, and the roads are immedi-
ately solid and smooth again. No fin
er natural roads in thc..universe than in
Kansas.
Columbus Cherokee county, Advo-
cate: Frank Arnold, the only known
survivor of the Quantrell massacre at
Baxter Springs, 1868; was in attend
ance at the decoration services at Bax-
ter Springs yesterday, and delivered
fine address. He is the brave boy who,
while .lying.upOn the ground with six
rebel bu llets in his body, Quantrell
rode up to him and said, "Young man,
when you get to hell say to, the devil
that the last man You saw on earth
was Quantrell," and deliberately pull
ed his revolver and gave him the sew
enth bullet, which chrushed through
his body. 1t is needles to say that he
never delivered the message.
The following dispatch in the daily
papers of Saturday will doubtless inter.
est many of our readers: The board of
trustees of Baker University, Baldwin
City, have removed Rev. A. X. Sweet,
for fourteen years President of the
University. Their avowed object is to
get man of wider reputation and
greater ability. The students unani-
mously signed petition requesting
the retention of President Sweet, but it
was denied. Professor Quayle, Colt
and Breyfogle have resigned from the
faculty. 1t is generally supposed that
II. G. Denote: LII. D., of Chaddock |
college, Illinois, will be called to the
head of the University, though the
Students and citizens of Baldwin de- |
sire Rev. James Marvin, ex-chancellor |
of the State University. Yesterday |
President Sweet delivered his farewell
address and in the presence of the
board of trustees denounced their in
gratitude to an old and faithful servant.
COURT DOCKET FOR JUNE TERM.