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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12

The State of Kansas Allen County IS.
In the matter of the estate Of Paul Forth, late
of Allen county, Kansas. a.. .,
Notice "a hereby given that on the seth day OF
sentemSer, A. D. ISIS, the undersigned was
bv the Proba tie Court of Allen County, ksn:ss
duly appointed and qualified as M aIen
county. deceased. Ali parties interested IN
said estate will take notice and govern them-
selves accordingly. s. ro,,,x
o,,., Administrative.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
Mo1,cEoFAPPoINrMENT

The State of Kansas, Allen County, s..
Tn the matter of the estate of Robert Stanley
late of Allen County, Kansas.
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of February, A. d., 1887 the undersigned was
by the Probate Court of Allen county, Kansas,
of the estate of Robert Stanly, late OF Allen
county, deceased. All parties interested In
said estate will take notice and govern them
selves accordingly.
+. C. STANLEY,
oe.s1 Administrative.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
PRESBYTERIAN.

Services every Sunday at II a. m. and p; m.
Sunday School at 9:45 q. m. Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening. All are invited 10
sttand w H HYATT, Pastor
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a LIEN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL So
"A Getty meets in lola the second Saturday
each month at Q O'Clock p. m.
ROBERT Cook, President.
B. T. PAEcoAsT, Secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
BIBLE SOCIETY.

A supply Of Bibles and Teetamsnts may be
found at the Allen County Bible Depository, at
Scott q Sons.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
BAPTIST.

DIN sycamore Street Large brick northeast
of the SQUARE Preaching every Sunday at ii a.
M, and at the usual hour in the evening sun
dsy school at Gas a. m. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening" D. m. Young peoples PRAYER
meeting every Sunday evening at $50. This
notice Is inserted to assureyou Of warm well
come at any Of these services.
CHAs N. II. MOORE, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
ICIA PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Over Northrup hank. Open every Saturday
rom till O'Clock y. m. Stock and MEM
nership tickets for sale at the room.
Mrs JOHN HARRIS, Librarian.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
REFORMED.

Divine worship in Court House every Two
guace, and at 2:3e O'Clock p. m. in the German
language. Sunday School at 10 O'Clock a. m.
All are cordially invited to attend.
REV. s. A. ALT, pastor
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

,,o-ner of Jefferson Avenue and Broadway ST.
Services every Sabbath at ii q. m. and 80 p. m
Class meeting Immediately after the morning
service. Sunday School ct $3.50 q. m, j. ~.
Henderson Superintendent. Prayer meeting every
Thureisy evening at 7:30 p. m. Strangers ana
visitors In the city sndall others cordially invit-
N. B. JOHNSON, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12

"A, L. WaSaman, Deienuant)
By virtue of an execution issued by the Clerk
of the Seventh Judicial District Court, In and
for Allen County, State ofKansas, In the above
entitled cause, and to me directed and deliver
ed, will, on the 30th day of October A. D.,
ISIS, at O'Clock p. m. of said day at the mont
door of the Court House in the City OF lola, Al
len County, Kansas, offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder, for cash in hand, all of the
right, title and interest of the said defendant.
A. T.. Wagaman, to the following described
real estate, to-wit: That part of the southwest
quarter of the southwest quarter of section
thirty-six 1857 township twenty-three C23)
range eighteen QS) east lying west of the Kan
sas City Lawrence Il Southern Kansas X, X. I,
less strip 100 feet from the C inter- of track and
lying parallel with said railroad. Also less a
tract in southwest corner of said land COM
mencing at the southwest corner Of said section
IS thence north 10 rods east IL l6-lO0 rods south
Is rods west IL 16-l00 rods to place of beginning
and containing twenty-One eli acres more or
less Said lands and tenements appraised and
to be sold subject TO leins as follows: mortgag-
es, interest, taxes and costs to the amount oil
three hundred and thirty-three (3S3) dollars.
Said lands and tenements have been duly lev,
led upon as the property of the above named
defendant, A. 4. Wagaman and will be sold to
satisfy said execution.
ID. d. BRITTOy,
Sheriff of Allen Co. KS
Sherif's Office, lola Kansas, September, 70,
1855. (S23 t5)
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Church Directory.

CHRISTIAN.
Services ON first Sunday of every month at IL
1, ,lock a. m at the Court House.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
NOTICE FINAL SETTLE
MENT.

STATE of Kansas Allen county, s..
In tho Probate Court in and for said county.
In the matter of the estate OF Mary A. Law
yer deceased. ,.
Creditors and all other persons interested in
the new regular term of the Probate Cour in
and for said county to be be begun and held at
,ns court room in lola, county OF Allen, State
of aforesaid. on the first Monday in the month
Of November, A. ID. 1888, shall apply to said
Conrt for a full and final settlement Of said es-
.',a C.. C.. BRENGLE,
t"te- Administrator OF
MARY A. LAwlE
o., Deceased.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
CHRISTIAN OR DISCIPLES.

Corner of Sycamore and Broadway. services
m, PRAYER meeting We lnesday evenings.
IN w, T. HUNT, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12

VAIL PoSsSHe>
cara attached to ain passenger trains running
between lola and st. Louis via. Fort Scott In
connection with the Missouri Pacific Ry With
out change, arrives at st. Louis Uuion de-
not in time to make morning and evening
Connection with all trains of other roads for III
points. Baggage checked through to destina-
ton.
For rates and other information call on I'M
dersigned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
sHERlFF's SALE.

State of Kansas, Allen County, SIS:
In the District Court, Seventh Judicial Dis
trict, sitting in and for ALLEN County, State
of Kansas:
Cowan & Marsh, Plaintiffs,
A, Z. wagaman, Defendant}
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
SAUNDERS POST NO. 254

Meets the first Saturday before full moon Of
each month, In Dawson Hall, at Z 80 p. m. All
comrades In good standing are invited.
G. W. MATTHEWS, P. C..
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12

McCOOK RELIEF CORPS No. I43.
McCoock Relief Corps, No. AS, meets the
first and third Friday evenings Of esch month,
at the G. A. Il. Hall.
MRS. AGNES ScoTT, Pres.
Ms. + W. GRoEsBECK, Sac.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-10-12
Dentists
Secret Societies.

MCCOOK POST NO. 81 G. A. r.
Meets the first Saturday on or before eachfull
moon at the Odd Fellows Hall. All Comrades
n good standing are invited to meet with the
Post. T. S. SLOWER, PC.
E. M.ECKLEY, Post Adi.r
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
Literally Rotting Away.

WABASH, Ind, July 2.-Samuel Bower,
farmer living near this city, is literally rot
ting away. A few months ago Bower suf-
fered considerable pain and gripping after
performing on horizontal bar. In a short
time the bones in his hands began to rot
and the infection spread rapidly, the bones
in the hands and arms becoming honey
combed and rapidly decaying. The fingers
and then the hand fell of. It was seen that
heroic measures must be taken, and short
time ago the left arm was amputated, since
which time it has been healing. Last night
the right arm was taken of at the elbow.
The patient ia very low and his recovery ID
hardly looked for.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
THE HILLMAN CASE,
Judge Shiras Denies . New Trial in this
Famous Case.

Judge shiras Denies . New Trial In this
Famous Case.
DUBUoUE, Ia, June 30.-Judge Shiras, Of
the United States circuit court, has denied q
new trial in the famous case of Sallie Hill
man against tho Mutual Life Insurance
company, the New York Life and the Con-
necticut Mutual Insurance company. The
three cases were consolidated. They are
well known in legal and insurance circles,
and were brought nine years ago, in Kansas,
to recover the policies held by plaintiffs
husband. The issue is merely one of fact.
resting on the identity of cor
tain badly found soon after Hillman
had insured his life for $4,000.
BE and q friend had gone hunting, and few
days later body alleged to be his was
found on the route the two had taken. The
insurance companies charged fraud and
claimed that the body was that of a young
man who had disappeared from his home in
Iowa. Two juries have disagreed on the
case. Tho third trial was before Judge
Shiras, at Topeka, Kansas, last spring. Il
occupied nineteen days and 123 witnesses
were summoned A verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff in the sum of $37, 900. A
new trial was asked for and denied. The
case now goes to the supreme court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
A DESPERATE MAN.
He Murders His Wife In Cold Blood AMI
Then Comm Suicide.

He Murders His Wife In Cold Blood and
Then Com its Suicide.
FREEPoRT, ILL, June 28.-Charles Deck
Ter, farmer of Buena Vista, sent his chill
dren from the house yesterday and then
crept up behind his wife and shot or in the
brain. Decker then went into the sitting
room and sent bullet almost through his
heart. Throwing the revolver away he drew
q razor and cut his throat 30 desperately
that the head was almost severed from the
body.
The shots were heard by one of Deckler's
little girls, who had been sent to the we'll.
She fastened to the house and looking in
the window saw the body of her dead moth
or on the floor. She hurried to a neighbor,
Arthur Holgate, who at once went to the
house and found Decker on his knees tear
ing at his throat and gasping for breath.
Holgate hurried away far assistance, and
when he returned Decker was stretched out
in q pool of blood, dead. The murderer
and suicide leaves family of nine children
all highly respected. The cause of the trag-
edy is unknown.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
Confessed His Crime.

SYRACUSE, KAN, June 26.-Sheriff HUFF
man arrived here to-day from Trinidad,
Colo, having in charge Wallace Mitchell,
who murdered the boy johnson and
wounded his father in this city on the night
Of June 9.
In an interview he said: 81 was born in
Denton county, Texas, December 6, 1869,
and have been in Kansas six years. MY
father was killed in the Big Horn massacre.
My stepfather, w. w. Lane, has farm and
horse rancho, near Hazelton, Harper county,
Kansas.
was in Coolidge about May Is and met
Oscar johnson there. He engaged me to
work for him for my board. went to
Syracuse with q bunch of ponies, and met
his brother August there with his boy. From
there We all went to Hartland, Kan.
slept with Oscar in Syracuse. He proposed
to murder his brother in Hartland. He
told me his plan, and said that his brother
had about $1,000 in his vest pocket
and left pants pocket. should 60 back to
Syracuse with August and son during the
night, take an axe and kill the old man and
he Oscar would come in during the night
and divide the money. He would go back
to camp, and 1 to Coolidge, and south from
there to the Texas panhandle.
The old man, the boy and myself
reached Syracuse, got there Tuesday
night. went to bed in the
wagon and johnson and his boy
slept on the ground. slept about an hour
and then awoke, waiting for johnson to
come. He did not appear and at l O'Clock
got up, took the axe and going to tho bed
struck the old man on the head. The boy
rose partly up and struck him. thought
then that both were dead. I searched two
pockets and found 81 in currency and in tho
other checks and drafts for $3.50.
then took q cattle train to Coolidge and
went south on cattle trail. The next day
got into q COW camp, and in the night
took horse and went to Minneapolis, Col,
thea to Stavington, where I was captured
by one of the cowboys and given over to
the sheriff and taken to Trinidad.
No one believes Mitchelps story about
young johnson being connected with the
murder. Joe Mitchell, brother of Wallace,
was lynched in Ashland for killing two men
and vounding . girl. Wallace is a tough
customer, and talked of his bloody deed
with the utmost composure. Public feeling
is strong against him and the people may
forestall tho courts.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
HRONEK PAYS THE PENALTY.
He Bears up Bravcly on the Instrument
of Death.

He Bears up Bravcly on the Instrument
of Death.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, June 29.-Peter Hronek
was hanged to-day at p. m. for the murder
of his wife on April II. 1887. The prisoner
has borne up bravely and denied any intent
to commit the crime. He rested easily last
night ambrose this morning at o'clock
and ate light breakfast. After religious
consolation he was conducted to the scaffOld
accompanied by his religious advisers. He
preserved his frmness to the last, exhibit
ing only slight symptoms of weakening.
After the usual preliminaries the trap was
sprung at l p. M, and in seven minutes
Hronek was pronounced dead, and the body
cut down and taken to the cathedral of St.
Peter and Paul. He will be buried by the
side of his wife in the Polish cemetery.
THE CRIME FOR WHICH HE WAS HUNG.
The crime for which Hronek was hanged
was the murder of his wife, commit
ted April II, 1887. He had accused
her of intimacy with a man living in the
same house, and had frequently threatened
to kill her. On this day. while intoxicated,
about O'Clock in the evening. Without
word of warning he fred at his wife, the
shot taking effect in her breast. He imme-
diately fired second shot which penetrated
her brain.
When arrested he claimed that he had
Killed her on account OF her lntdellty, though
he later disavowed al knowledge of the
murder. Hronek was about 81 years
old. He was Bohemian and came
to this country nearly ten years ago.
Six years after his arrival he sent to Bohe-
mia for his betrothed, whom he had known
from childhood, and on her arrival they were
married at Easton, Mo. Until within few
weeks of the murder they had lived happily,
and had child, a little girl, 2 years of age,
who since the tragedy has been cared for by
a former neighbor of the murderer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
THE SECOND DAY.
The Gettysburg Veterans on Their Battle.
field.

GErTYsBuRa, July 2.-The second day of
the reunion opened, and the weather was
beautiful, no clouds menaced the enjoyment
of the visitors, and the terrible battle of
twenty-five years ago was on the lips of
every one. At 10 O'Clock the regiments of
Green's brigade, the Seventy eighth, Tenth,
Sixtieth, One Hundred and Thirty -seventh
and One Hundred and Forty-ninth New
York dedicated their monuments.
On Culps hill, and Immediately afterwards
a reunion of the brigade was held. Major
General Henry j. Slocum, who commanded
the right of the federal line during the bat
tie, and Brigadier General George
made addresses at the same hour. Sickles'
Excelsior brigade, made up of the Seven
tieth, Seventy second and Seventy fourth
New York regiments, met at the site of the
brigade monument and held the dedicatory
exercises at $50 o'clock. The members of
the Irish brigade, composed of the Sixty
third, Sixty ninth and Eighty eighth New
York, marched to the Catholic church,
where requiem mass for those who fell in the
battle was celebrated by Fathers Suillette
and Corley. The party then proceeded to
the moD1ment for the "Loop," back of the
"DeviPs Den," where the exercises of dedi-
cation were held. Generals Robert Nugent
and Denis F. Burke made addresses.
At O'Clock the society of the army Of
and elected General Joshua Chamberlain
president for the ensuing year. A telegram
was sent to General Sheridan congratulate
ing him on his convalescence. At half past
four the grand procession moved from
central square to the rostrum in the
national cemetery, where the exercises of
reunion between the blue and the gray took
place in the rostrum. The front row OF
chairs was occupied by General Sickles,
General Robinson, (all with crutches)
General Gordon, of Georgia, Cen
eral Gresham, General Butterfeld
and DR.. Valentine of the southern theolog-
ical seminary. At o'clock General Robin
son, IN few brief words, introduced Gen.
eral Sickles as the presiding officer. The old
commander of the left corps made an elo-
quent address. General Gordon, of Georgia,
also spoke.
Governor Beaver was received not less
enthusiastically than his predecessor, and he
also was broken in upon by the hearty cries
of the spectators.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
HARRIsON,s MovEMENrs
ne Attends the Funaral of an Old ComraAe
Tho Notification Committee.

ne Attends the Fuuaral of an Old ComraAe
Tho Notification Committee.
INDMAPoLB, June 29.-Many were callers
at General Harrison's residence TO-DAY but
no recommendations. The general came down
sown IN the forenoon and spent an hour At
MS Law Office, where he received many call
ers. Among the gentlemen who paid their
TespeSts to him during the day were Genera
Lew Lew; " allace: Nh. A. L. Congor, of the ma
nonal republican committee, from Ohio,
and Secretary Dougherty, of the committee
t On nosihcation. In the afternoon be at
senoeo me funeral of Joseph Lendormi, q
locomotive engineer, and formerly of the
79th Indiana regiment, of which General
harrison was commander.
Captain John G. Dougherty, of Tennes-
see, secretary of the COMMITTEES of notifioa-
non to the nominees of the Chicago con.
ve We, was IN the city to-day. The CON-
mlttee will meet at the parlors of the new
Denison hotel in this city at 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday, July 4. The formal presenta-
uon OF me committee will take place at the
residence of General Harrison at - O'Clock
to- morrow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
D.l.r.te. TO st.se Convention.

WELLINGTON, KAN, June 30.-The repub-
hcan county convention to select delegates
to the state convention met in this city to-
day. The resolutions adopted endorses
Plumb's speech for the Investigation Of tho
cattle syndicate and winds up with hearty
endorsement Of Harrison and Morton. Tho
vote for J. w. Hamilton for state treasurer,
otherwise are uninstructed. A majority Of
the delegation are for Humphrey for gov
ernor and some claim seven Of the nine del
e0ntes for him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
A Heavy Rain Storm.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, June 2S.-The severest
rain storm which has visited this section for
years prevailed here Tuesday night and
yesterday, doing great damage to growing
crops, washing out bridges and culverts
and flooding fields which were never known
to be submerged before. Trains on the
Wabash road were abandoned all day on &C.
count of the washed out bridges. A bridge
on the st. Louis, Keokuk d Northwestern
railroad, which had been weakened by the
flood, gave way as a freight train was
crossing it. and three cars crushed through.
None of the crew we're injured, but freight
trains on this road were abandoned, while
passengers were transferred around the
Washout.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
Forty-One Days Without Food,

RACINE, WIS.,, June 29.-Zachar, the faster,
worlds record. He has now been forty-one
days without food. He remains in bed
most OF the time now, sleeping quietly. He
is quite thin and looks like man who has
passed through q severe spell of sickness,
but is convalescing. The family state that
he still persists in refusing all food offered
him. he spends his mornings in bed and
on pleasant afternoons wraps himself up in
q blanket and goes out in the yard and sits
under tree. He will not take anything,
not even his medicine, from anyone but his
physician. That Zachar is demented, is
certain. He is very quiet and when he talks
is rational in his remarks. but his mind is
firm oe the subject of food. He gets little
testy when pressed to eat and says he knows
his own business and when he wants any
thing he will let them know.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07
Caught in His own Trap.

JEBsE1v1LLE, ILL.,, June 29.-Michael
Keif came up from Grafton this morning on
the train and telegraphed back to his friends
that he was dead, signing fictitious name
to the telegram. His uncle replied that he
would be up after his body this afternoon.
Alarmed at the CHASTITY joke he had pepper.
tried to purchase pocket knife, saying
that his uncle was coming up af-
ter his body and he wanted
q knife sharp enough to cut his throat, 40
that they would find him dead. The mer-
chant asked for the knife again to see if it
was sharp enough, and upon getting posses.
sion of it refused to sell him one. The po-
lice, hearing of it, locked the man up in the
calaboose. This afternoon three men rode
into town from Grafton with hearse and a
casket. Upon learning the facts they took
Keif back with them on the hearse, but not
in tho coffin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-07-07

The Confederate Soldiers Home Opeu ed
BALrndoRx, Nd, June 28.-The P1kesville
arsenal has been transformed into the con-
federate soldiers home. The formal open
ing of the homo took place yesterday. The
stand was decorated with the national COL
ors and portraits of JEFF erson Davis, Robert
e. Lee and Stonewall jackson. Addresses
were made by United States Senators Wade
Hampton, of South Carolina, Zebulon B.
Vance, of North Carolina, John w. Daniel,
of Virginia, ]. @. 8. Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, James B. Beck, of Kentucky, George
G. Vest, of Missouri, and Governor Proctor
Knott, of Kentucky. Judge George Will
liam Brown presided.