The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-05-14
ALL OVER KANSAS.
Frcdonia had $l2. 600 fire last week,

! ALL OVER KANSAS.
Frcdonia had a $l2, 600 fire last week.
Representative Anderson, of Kansas,
is the only ordained Clergyman in Con-
gress.
The Verdigris Valley, Independence
& Western railroad has been complete
ed from Leroy to Yates Centre.
Sedgwick county is the only locality
from which we can expect any peaches
this year, and not many from there.
The Atchison city council has accept
ed the proposition of. P. Pomeroy,
who gives to the city $4,000 library.
Dodge City Journal. N. Logan, of
this city informs us that he has planted
this spring about forty thousand trees.
The democratic editors of the state
will meet at LeavenwOrth the same
time that the democratic state eonven.
ton does.
Neosho county is all torn up over
the question of establishing County
High School ut Chanute. The matter
will be voted ON May Is.
Rossvile is run by young men. The
Mayor is but % years old, the Police
Judge q, the Principal of Public
Schools Is, and the Postmaster q.
The copies of the laws of 1886 that
are sent out to the justices of the peace
and county clerks, are this year for the
first time branded Estate property,
The Santa Fe has decided to become
metropolitan and oriental to the extent
of having double track from Turner
to Argentine. The contract for grad
ing was let last week.
The upper Neosho valley was visited
by very heavy rain and hail storm
on Thursday of last week. Several
lives were lost and great deal of dam
age done to growing crops.
The gamble rs and hard characters
generally have been driven out of Dodge
City and other towns along the Santa
Fe road where they have been staying
for years and are scattered promiscuous-
ly over the country.
In the Interstate Oratorical contest
held at Lawrence last week, the first
prize, SIS, was awarded to E. G. Ritsh-
er, of Beloit college, Wisconsin, and
the second, $50 to II. II. Russell, of
Oberlin college, Ohio.
It is stated that all laborers now out
of employment can find work at fair
wages on the new lines of the Santa Fe
railroad at Hutchinson, Independence,
and other points in the southern and
western part of Kansas.
Cora Union: Our County Commits
sioners have decided that Smith county
Jail birds shall pay for their feed by
pounding rock on the streets of smith
Centre. or working the public highway,
with ball and chain attachment
Dodge City Journal: Hon. r. NJ.
Wright proposes to erect a SIS, 900 hO-
tel in the eastern portion of the city, If
he can make satisfactory arrangements
with property owners in the immedi-
ate locality where the hotel is to lie
erected.
Wellington Press: Mr.. Crossman to- |
day reported that they were still in the
rock salt strata, and that counting to-
day and yesterday they had gone
through twenty-eight feet of very
pure article of salt. They were down
ga feet at } p. m. to-day.
Sterling Bulletin: William Nichols
and Rebecca Nichols his wife, have
brought suit against the city of Ster-
ling for $1,000 damages, alleged to have
b cen caused by the city allowing dead
animals to be buried or deposited near
the city limits, and in the vicinity Of
their residence.
Eldorado Republican: Thousands of
plovers are being slaughtered weekly in
this county this spring. Parties in Tow
anda are buying them at 60 cents
dozen for shipping to New York where
they are sold at $3.50 per dozen. We
know ofone hunting party that killed
2 900 in one day.
John Coulter, formerly of the Leav-
Times, but now connected
with the Chicago Tribune, has written
\ novel, which will soon be issued from
the publishing house of A. G. McClurg
& Co. The title is "Mr. Desmond, U
). A, and the scenes and incidents
IRE laid at Fort Leavenworth.
What is known as the Southern Kan
,as trotting association was formed at 6
recently, with capital Of $25,
100. The circuit is to consist Of New :
on, Eldorado, Wichita, Kingman, We'll l
ngton, Winfield, Harper and Anthony s
Each of the above named places is to
lave three days trOtting and 4 purse Of
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