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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
JOHN 3. COUGH DEAD.

Tho Well Known Temperance Orator Sue
cumbs to the Attack of Paralysis
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. l9.-JOhn B.
Cough, the eloquent temperance lecturer,
died at 4:4O o'clock yesterday afternoon at
Frankfort, where lie was taken OIL Mon
day night when stricken with paralysis
while lecturng at the FrankfOrd Pres-
byterian Church. Mrs. Cough was at
the bedside when he died. There
were also present Mrs. Ridge,
his sister, Mrs. Burns and two nieces,
Misses Mary and Fanny Whitcomb, Mr.. j.
Wanamaker, the Rev. Charles Murphy and
Mrs. Jacob Wagner. 1t was recalled yes
terday that the last words spoken by Mr..
Cough were: "YOung man, make your
record clean.' The body will be embalmed
and after services at the house will b. taken
to Worcester, Mass.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
John B. Cough was born at Sandgate,
England, August %. 1917. He came to
America i'm 1929 and soon after became q
bOOkbindef's apprentice in New YORK. He
became Incorporate and was accustomed
to sing and recite In grog shops, where his
powers of mimicry and action made
him a favorite. He fell into great
poverty, but about 1910 took the tenn
perance pledge and soon began to lecture
on intemperance,s both in America and
England. In time he added other subjects
and became very popular orator. In No
vember. 1872. he recited one of his Orati0ns
in New York. announcing that this would
probably be his last public appearance in
that city. He has published his autObiog-
raphv (lS46) and a volume of ora:iOns
llSS4l lie resided near Worcester Mass,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
The Freak Market.

ST. LOUIS Feb. 19.-S. p. Williams,
ranchman of Galloway, Tex, bitten by
mad dog. came to st. Louis for treatment
and Dr. Mclean has in0culated him ac-
cording to the methods pursued by Pasteur
in his treatment of the New York children
row at the dime museum. Williams, it is
thought, will recover. He can then start out
as freak in the dime museum business.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
The champion family for elaborate

The champion family for elaborate
names is to be found near Hardse, Ark.
The fathers name is Elisha Shirley. his
wife's name is Harriet Susannah Maria
Jane Shirley. and their oldest daughter.
fifteen years old. is called Ann Elizabeth
Dixie Shirley. Then comes BENJAMIN
Kirby Smith General Hardee Shirley,
aged thirteen; Robert Enos Napoleon
Bonaparte Lee Wilkes Booth Shirley.
who is nine years old; John Thomas
Emanuel Forest Champion Gatewood
Shirley IS seven years old. while Jo-
seph Wheeler Zoi,icofier StOnewall
jackson Sam Hildebrand Sterling Price
Shirley is five years old. The family
ends with Mary Virginia South Carolina
Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana
Shirley, who is three years old. Surely
it would be hard to beat this.-N T.
Sun.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26

HnLsBoRo. ILL.,, Feb. 19.-George May,
q noted character, was shot by Officer MINI
bro ten miles southeast Of here last night
while trying to escape. May was under
Indictment for grand larceny. He is not
dead vet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
Loss of Hooded Stock.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 19.-Severa! import
ers of fine biooded cattle in this section
have recently come to grief. Among tho
number of victims are d. II. FAINT, j. H.
Matthias, d. NJ. Wilson, Judge McCampbel!
and +. A. SkidmOre, Of Beeville. The
former purchased thrty-nne head Of fine
registered DevOns, landing them at Vic
toria, and before they had reached the
Santa Isosa branch all had died except
nine. SkdmOre lost about the same pro-
portion of HerefOr1s imported from
Beechcr, iii. The native cattle in Bee
County have passed. through the winter re-
markably WELL there being plenty Of year
lipgS for shipment.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
THE EAST.


The remains of ex- Governor Horatio Sew
mour were buried from Trinity Church,
Utica, N. Y, ON the 10th. The services
were conducted by Bishop Huntington
Governor Hill delivered an address when
the remains were laid in Forest Hill Gene
terry.
In response to q demand by the street car
drivers and conductors of the Newark, n
j., lines, the company agreed to reduce
their hours from fifteen to twelve per day.
The striking coke burners have received
a proposition from the syndicate, offering
to pay the advance asked, beginning March
Is, if work is at once resumed. 1t was be
lieved that the offer would be accepted.
EXPORTS of gold continue, 100000 being
exported from New York on the 10th.
A 1shEE-EIGHTH inch cartridge of dyna-
mite and giant powder was found the
other night near the cigar factory of Brown
& Earl, New York, where the cigarmakers
were on strike.
CONNECTICUT lost over 81, OO0, 600 by the
recent floods.
IT is understood that Yseult Dudley, who
shot O'Donovan Rosa a year ago, and who
was committed to the Middletown insane
asylum, is greatly improved and will soon
be released.
THE difficulty at the silk mill at Canton,
Mass, has been settled by arbitration, the
employees being allowed 10 per cent. ad-
vance in wages.
ARCHBISHOP RYAN, of Philadelphia, has
issued q pastoral announcing universal
jubilee to continue to the end of the year.
In addition to the property which the
n ate General Hancock left, he otherwise
|! provided for his wife before his death.
When he was in st. Louis in 1866 he took
out policy on his life for SO. 900 and main
tanned it to the time of his death
FIVE cases Of smallpox were reported in
a New York City suburb on the 18th.
JOHN B. COUGH, the well known temper
.ance lecturer, died at frankfort, Pa, on
the 18th. He was born at Sandgate, Eng,
August %, 1877. He came to America in
1879
> John H. BELL, wealthy upholsterer of
Pittsburgh, Pa, was recently decoyed into
a bunco room, knocked down and robbed
of 5000.
THE Supreme Court of New Jersey has
decided the State railroad tax law uncon-
stitutional, as being special legislation.
About 81 600, 600 in taxes has already been
collected under it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26
TELEPHONE TALK.

Attorney General Garland ON tho Tel0.
phone Charges.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Attorney Cen
ing TO say concerning the manner in which
he had been interested in the Pan Electric
Telephone Company, or the circumstances
under which the suit at Memphis against
the Bell Company had been instituted by
direction of the Solicitor General last au-
tumn. For" he added, my published
statement to the President last autumn said
every thing knew about those matters.
and my attitude in regard to them has not
changed in the least since then. Besides
this 1t now appears that an investigation
concerning the whole question is to be had
BY the House of Representatives. l am
glad of it and hope it will be thorough and
complete, and that all there is Of it will
be revealed and made public in advance
of this investigation, which heartily well
come. l feel disincIined to go into the sub.
ject in detail, but will say this, however,
that since it has been asserted by some per-
sons that as am member of a rival COM
pany to the Bell Company and the Govern
ulcOG Is uOw pIOSCCuliuk q quiz u6oilos shO
Bell patent, this suit may result to my bene-
fit or advantage, and that, too, while l am
at the head of the department of justice
through the Solicitor General o. which the
suit is to be carried on, and that therefore
something should be done by ME to relieve
myself and the administration from the APP
parently delicate situation indicated.
have considered this suggestion in all its
bearings as far as am able, and l recOg-
nize the fact that there is much in it worthy
of thought. 1 have discussed in my mind
most thoroughly what could and ought to
do in view alone of this state OF the case.
and I have determined to take steps to
meet this in a way that will, l think, re-
ceive the appreciation of all people who
really desire to be satisfied. This would
be at once cOnsummated, but, as the inves-
tigatiOn by the House Is now to proceed, I
do not think it right for me to do anything
or explain what intend to do until the
investigation is concluded, as my motives,
in view of this investigation, might be mis-
construed. But, whatever the result of the
invest CATION may be, Twill carry out and
execute the determination have reached,
and of which have Already spoken. More
than this hope you do not expect me to
say or Indicate"
'But. MIR. Attorney General, does this
foreshadOw your resignation from the cab
iuet?" was asked.
NO; it does not" replied Mr.. Garland.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26

A BILL to settle the Virginia debt troubles,
prepared by Lieutenant Governor Massey,
has been introduced in the State Senate.
SEvENrY-FrvE Mormon converts from
Georgia, Alabama, North and South Caro-
lima and East Tennessee left Chattanooga,
Tenn, the other night for Utah. They
were converted by Mormon elders who are
ct work throughout the South, and these
viii be followed by rs many more within
the next two or three weeks. Nearly 800
elders are at work in different Southern
States.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26

tinuOus and unchanged from the beginning
until now, and that, in its belief. no in
stance within the principles and limitations
before stated has occurred, in which calls
for official papers and files, addressed either
to the President in the form of requests or
to the heads of departments in the form of
commands, have not been complied with,
but it has sometimes happened, where the
request to the President was merely a con-
ditiOnal one, leaving it to his discretion
whether the papers should be communica-
ted or not that they have not been COM
municated. The practical construction Of
the constitution in these respects by
all branches of the Government for
SO long a period would seem upon
acknowledged principles TO settle what are
the rights and powers Of the two houses of
Congress in the exercise of their respective
duties covering every branch of the opera
tons of the Government, anu it is submit
ted with confidence that such rights and
powers are indispensable to the discharge
of their duties and do not infringe any
right of the Executive, and that it does not
belong to either heads of departments or TO
the President himself to take into cOnsid-
Grafton any supposed motives or purposes
that either house may have in calling for
such papers. or whether The possession or
knowledge of their contents could be APP
piled by either house to useful purposes.
''The constitution of the United States
was adopted in the light of the well known
history that even Ministers of the English
crown were bound to lay before Parliament
all papers when demanded, on pain of the
instant dismissal of such Ministers OH re-
fusal through the rapid and effectual in
strumentality of vote of want of conf
dence, and the Continental Congress had
for more than ten years itself governed the
country and had control of all papers and
records. not by reason of any thing ex-
pressed In the articles Of the confederation,
but by reason of the intrinsic nature of free
government. The jurisdiction of the two
houses Of Congress to legislate. and the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-12-29

81 Sure. an I'd better be afther bringin'
como er them big jists in thir sthablo am
pUtiin' lem be top I'VE thor rum
" After we'd run round 50 two or three
times uncle says; 'BASor Then we all
rushoi for chair; for, you sec, the ono
that's left sticking upon his feet has 70 be
Huntsman next time.
..''Well, when we were running and having
the greatest kind of time, tho door began
70 open slow-ly, slowly, AMI black nose
cafno polfing in, and pretty soon Tige's
hcnd after II: Tige's gran1pa's big curly
Newfoundland. He looked al around, but
we couldn't sec any thing hut his head for
q minute or two. Then be- mads out there
was some fun going ON and n, gave one
jump into tho room and began running
srunnd, too, at tho end Of the procession.
When tho huntsii an said BAE0i' Tigo
,lidn't know what 10 make of II, and ran
around after tho folks wero sitting down
puiIlng and catching their breath. tell
sou . fellow has 70 huve pretty good wind
toplay Huntsm II.
I'VE played lots Of times more and tho
next tnie Tigo ran round Just as he did at
first, but after he'd got tho play into his
head, when the 'BAN0v came no sat right
down and pounded the floor with his tail.
That's his way OF laughing 'spose.
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and booked throueA Mat into her eyes.
''Wiil you kiss me. Bessiof' he aeized. Ia a
voice that his other visitor remembered 70
have he1rl long aga.
She did 80 without hesitation
Mr. West thought that be might venture
to speak now
'.Ths directors OF the asylum had re-
solvcd,r be said, :. to take legal steps TO
compel y0u to maintain your grSndchild,
Mr. Spr0ule. / was unwilling % think
that 81 human affection had died ia the
brcas. Of The man whom once knew as a
kind husband and father, a generous friend,
and obtained their consent to first use this
little aFtifce should judge it has sue
cocded.''
We should judge so too; and subsequent
events confirmed good Mr. Vests opinion.
For, shortas was the time before that Christ
mas, IL was so well employed that upon its
eve a large and delighted party Of the
friends Of other days was gathered in that
mansion to view the reiuvenation aud re-
demption from moth and rust OF the house.
But they saw something better than that
the rejuvenation OF human heart, saved
from the tends Of unnatural anger that had
long possessed it, ard brought back 70
light, to hope and peace IN that holy Christ
mas time, by that gentle yet powerful in
fiueDce that prevails now as it did thou.
sands Of years ago, when il was written:
" And little child shall lead them.
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Land once at Larned, Kans,. oct. 7, 1885

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof i'm support of her claim and
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk of the district court ut Medicine Lodge.
on May 5. 1887, viz: Elma Byrd, ID $ No 1865
for the srw sec 20, twp ~, range -.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land. viz:
John Middaugh, Joseph Garrison, A d Kess-
Ter. Sarah Dwycr all of Deerhead Postofice.
Barber county, Kansas.
/ Also John Middaugh, D s 1879, for the s-e
sec 30, twp ~, range Is.
He names the following witnesses to provo
his continIouG residence upon and cuItiva
ton of said land, viz:
Joseph Garrison. A d Kessler, Sarah Dwyer.
Elma f3irch Robert Wright all of Deerhead
Postoflice, Barber county. Kansas.
263lc ~. II. BRowSLEE, Register.
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Land once at Larned. Kans. Nov. IS. 10


Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before tho,
Probate Judge, at Medicine Lodge, Kansas
on January 10Th. 1887, viz: William II. Carna-
han, Tor the y ne Il sec 81 and W \ NV
sec -, twp 81 south, of range - west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Peter Hoover, John Arterburn, Clarence
Schwartz, Charles Tullis, all of Medicine
Lodge, Kansas.
Also Columbus a. Courtney, for the O NO
u sec 10, twp 81 south, range IL west.
He names the following witnesses to provo
| his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
| ton of said land viz:
Charlie GIL, Frank Colburn, w Lowe, CAL
vim Martin, all of Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Also Daniel w Hanes, ID 57I2 for the lots
| 3. 4, and 8, g 4 NV sec 1, twp 30, range l2
west.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Anderson Sherman. of Bates; William Stiles
of Medicine Lodge; B Cool, OF Amber; Geo
Sellers. of Medicine Lodge, Barber county,
Kansas.
&c SIC W. r. BRowNLEE. Register
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Land ofIice at Lnrnod. Knns. nnc 2 lsas

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention
to make final proof in support of her claim.
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court of Barber county,
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge. on January ~.
1881, viz: Lima Rines, for the w u sc X w
ne see IL. Twp -, range IA.
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous rcsidenceupon and cultivation
of said land, viz
Isaac Shkiar, Sbklar, ID Kerchner, S Gil
vowsky. all Of Lodi. Kansas.
Also Abel b. Reese. of Barber county Kan
sas, ID $ No. 1924, for the Sc \ NV \, s q NO
y sec l3, twp 30, range 10; and lot 3, sec Is twp
30, range IA
He names the following witnesses to provo
MS cont1nuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
I Proctor and Robert Burgin, of Sun City:
Thomas owens, OF Springvale; II NJ Mason, of
Lake City.
% 33o w. Il. BRowNLEE, Register
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Land Office at Larned, Kan. Nov g. 1890

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
II. Hardy. Probate Judge, at Medicine Lodge
Kansas, on January IS, 1887, viz: Robert s.
Brunef. for the Sc ne 4 and 4 Sc !. SEQ
81, twp 80 SOUTH of range Is west.
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz:
VIM CaImihX, James Clancy. Joseph Hns-
ton, Joseph Cox, all If Aetna, Kansas
Also Wilkerson Purcifull, for the s-w Il s-w
u sec 20, Sc e-e sec 10, G !: ne II sec 20.
twp 30, range I3.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
William Starr. o Throck morton, NJ Roy
ers, John Depugh, all of Lodi postoi,ice, Bar
Der county, Kansas.
rs % &C w II. RROwNIFF Repister
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sHERIFFs SALE.


Henry Finson, plaintiff,
versus
Charles Berry, defendant.
DY VIRTUE of an alias execution, to ne di-
ID rected, issued out of the District Court of
Barrier county. Kansas. in the above entitled
action, J. Charles ID. Nelson, sheriff Of said
Q}llfisy, win. on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1885,
At o'clock p. IN. of said day. at the front door
OF Che courthouse, in the city of Medicine
Lodge, Barber county, Kansas, OFFER for sale.
~ public auction, to the highest bidder. for
cash IL hand. all of the right. title and interest
wnofeocyeFcf the said Charles Berry in and
% the following lands and tenements. to-wit:
The west one-half III If the northwestern quarter
III and the west oDe-haif | a OF the south
west quarter ~ Of section nine ~ township
thirty -four I3fl south, of range fifteen II5f
Neet. All IN Barber county. and state Of Kaneas,
70 satisfy . Judgment of plaintiff against de-
PENDANT Tor the sum OF Thirty-Csne Dollars and
Iwentysexcn Cents t$Sl-25l; and the further
sum u sixteen Dollars aud Fifteen Cents
I$ld-IEl with interest. rs costa OF suit. and the
costs Of this sale.
6i:sn under my hand this, lzeth day Of No
- CHARLES D. NELSON.
EheriHuf narbeTcouity. Kansas
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER s1st, 1886.
sHERIFF,s sALE.


In the District Court of Barber County, State
of Kansas.
G0tflieb Arndt, plaintiff,
versus
Israel Spiro, Defendant.
DY VIRTUE of an execution, TO me directed,
ID issued out of the District Court OF Barber
county, Kansas, in the above entitled action,
1. Charles ID. Nelson, sheriff of said county,
will, on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1885,
ut 2o'clock p. m. of said day, at the front door
OF the courthouse, in the city of Medicine
Lodge, Barber county, Kansas, offer for sale,
At public auction. to the highest bidder, tor
cash In hand, ali of the right, title and interest
whatsoever of the said Isreai Spiro in and to
the following lands andi tenements, to-wit:
The northwest quarter % Of the southeast
quarter ca and northeast quarter ~ of the
southwest quarter tkl, and the southeast quar-
ter ~ of the northwest quarter 90 of section
thrfy-five ISL, township fhirty-three (33), range
fourteen yl4l, all in Barber county, Kansas, 10
eaffefy Judgment of plaintiff against defend
ant for the sum of Nine Dollars $9.D0J; and the
further sum of Ten Dollars and Seyenty-Five
Cents lk10.75l. with interest. and costs Of this
suit, and the costs Of this sale.
Given under my hand this, 18th day of No
ycrnbeF. 1886.
CHARLES ID. NELSON,
~ Sheriff of Barber county, Kansas.
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Land Once at EARNED, Kans., Nov. 10, 1855.

Notice is hereby given that the following,
named settler has filed notice or his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be InEde before the
Probate Judge at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on
January 9Th. 1851. viz: William III. Knox, for
the sc sec %, twp "a, range III west.
He names the following witne6s55<o prove
HIS continuous residence upon aIi1 cultfya-
tion or said land, VIZ: r.
John Linn. George Straw, George c<ytzcr.
James Benjamin, all OF Medicine Lodge, Bar
Der county, Kansas.
Also Carrie G. Cartan. for the ne X s-w X
and n-wh sc u, W II ne 4 scotch IS, twp 81.
range IL west.
ehenafnes the following witnesses to prove
Il on OF said land, viz: - -. - !. . a
John Riinyan Ba W ads-Torth, 8 W Eel0
and {; ~ X n, All of Medicine Lodge, Ka1fa6I'
- 3fet w.R. BEot~rEvE lesgssf5-sf
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PUBLICATION NOTICES.
Land Oftice at Larned. Kans.. Dec. a !,

Land ONCE at Larned, kans., Dec. 8. 1856.
Notice is hereby given that the following-
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Kansas, Mt Medicine Lodge Kansas. on Jan.
uary q. 1887, viz: John. frisco, Jr, for the
Sc section IL, Z ne i sec IA, twp 30,
range Is.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove
hiscontnuous residenceupou and cultivation
of said land, viz:
son X II Clay, all of Elm Mills. Kansas
Also James n. Lee, for the \ NV Kex
s-w sec twp 81, range IL.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land. viz: -
Furgason, james Tufts, Philip Butcher.
county, Kansas.
- SIC" W.R. BRowSTEE, Register.
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PUBLICATION NOTICE

xu6L1CATION NOTICE.
STATE OF KANSAS
BARBER COUNTY. S.
In the District Court of said county.
Milford w. Standiford. Edward
1oumans and Charles III, e.
bred, partners. under the name
OF Standiford, Ioumans & Ell
dred, plaintiffs,
versus
Willis II. Peak, defendant
GAID DEFENDANT. Willis Fl. Peak. win
~ take notice that he has been sued in the
aooVe-named court, in civil action for the
sum OF Three Hundred and Eighty-One Dollars
anu twenty Cents I$3Sl.201, with Interest
thereon from March 9th, 1886, and that an or
det OF attachment issued in said cause; that he
must answer the petition filed therein by said
piaintins, on or before the 18th day of Janua-
~, 1851, or said petition will be taken as true
and Judgment for plaintiffs in said action for
the said sum of Three Hundred and Eighty-One
Dollars and Twenty Cents 1881. 2Ol. with in
terest thereon from March s, 1856 and in the
attachment therein granted will be rendered
accordingly, with costs of this action
% II; ci ~, iN NJ Ia an.
brand & LONG, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.