The Iola register., 1891-04-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Hutchinson reports the only fight in
Kansas on election day.


Kansas on election day.
The condition OF wheat in western
Kansas is reported as very promising.
James N. Harrison, veteran of Co.
H, 1lth Michigan volunteers died al
Lawrence on the 9th inst.
Tie residence of David Hofflebower a
prominent Miami county farmer, was
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss
g, 500, with sl,00) insurance.
Ottawa is building a very large ja;!
room wherein to work prisoners Tsamps
and vagrants OF all kinds are required
to break stone in this enclosure.
The Management of Lane university
at Lecompton is looking for new To-
cation. Paola seems to be mostly ia
vored. Lane university had $50 students
last year.
The Atchison Globe remarks that
the supply of hogs at the East Atchison
packing house is very good, in spite OF
| the statements that there are no hogs
in the country.
A little jag OF straw sold the other
| day on the streets of Abilene for So. and
| the farmers of Dickinson county burned
thousands of tons OF it last fall to get it
out of the way.
Harry Mayberry, young farmer
who resides near Fontana, Miami
county, accidentally shot himself last
week. The deceased was to have been
married in June.
Professor J. II. Garfield has been in
yited to take part in organizing the
new state training school for Missouri,
but declines because of the pressure OF
his own university work.
| A Peabody man died on the train the
other day us he was on the way TO New
.On to be examined for pension. If
here is any warning in this incident it
will be wholly lost upon the veterans OF
Kansas.
n Louisburg man, in digging over
| he ground he had planted in potatoes
asst year, found almost enough seed to
plant the same patch this year. He feels
learly as rich as if he had discovered 4
yold mine.
In 1889, $4,000 was bet on the local
election at Wichita This year not
more than $500 was put up. That
howS that there is less money or more
;ense in Wichita now than there was
wO years ago.
a Harvey county farmer sold 22j
Ons of hay during the winter at $1,000
ton. which he put up last summer at
/ gross cost of s. a ton. But he didn't
lit around on the fence and spout poll
les while the sun Shone.
In March there we're seventy-three
mortgages paid of and released in
Douglas county, while but tiity-One ad-
IitiOnal were filed. So far this month.
yenty-five mortgages have been paid
Ilf and released, while nineteen We're
Executed.
The Mettman case will be tried at
he June term OF the United States dis
rict court, which convenes at Leaven-
worth. OF the two alleged principals,
Benson is still in jail ut Topeka and
Mrs RoutZahn is at the L"avenwortn
county jail.
The peach, cherry and plum trees
IRE putting on their spring suits now,
and greens" are also coming on very
nicely. 1t is such weather rs this too
that makes young people think Of star
gazing. The picnic out is likewise
preparing for campaign work.
Ellsworth reporter: Leonard White
and his nine daughters left his old
place in Golden Belt, Lincoln county,
Sunday. for north Missouri. He took
two loaded wagons and some led stock.
He drove the foremost and the oldest
drove the balance OF the procession.
The Burlington knitting factory has
lately received a number OF new ma
chimes and a large shipment Of yarn is
on the way, double the amount OF any
previous purchase in the history OF the
factory. Thirty-five operators will be
set to work il the factory next week.
1t is stated that the Wheat fruit farm
in LeavenwOrth county, which is COM
posed OF 22I acres OF apple trees. last
year yielded nearly $1,000 bushels OF
apples. After all expenses were paid,
the net profits were $4,000. The eX-
perience with this orchard has been
that the Missouri Pippin is the best ap-
pie for this section, the Ben Davis sec
Ond ard the Jonathan third.
The executive committee OF the State
Bar ASSOCIATION held meeting Thurs
day evening and arranged for the publ
cation of the proceedings Of the annual
meeting held in January. The follow
ing members of the committee were IL
Hon. I. I. Carver. Salina;
Z. w. Cunningham. Emporia: Hon. c.
]. Brown and W. 2. DOuthitt, Topeka
and Colonel ]. r. Mcclure, Junction
City.
The meeting OF the executive com
mittee of the Kansas Trotting Horse |
Breeders association, met Thursday !
evening at the Copeland, Topeka. The |
iOllOwing delegates were chosen to rep !
resent the association at the national |
association meeting in Chicago April |
%: L. /. Lee, Topeka: E. y. Smith, |
Lawrence: alternatcS. J. Q A. Sheldon, !
and J. r. Young, Junction |
City.
Thursday evening Christian Otto
meyer, an inmate OF the soldiers home, |
net with painful but not serious acci-
lent at the south edge OF Leavenworth.
he was walking on the Missouri Pacific |
abroad track, whom Il south bound pas
;cnger train came along and struck
lin. throwing him from the track. He
vas picked up and taken to the soldiers
nome, where he was examined by the
physicians and his right arm found TO
. broken.
Secretary Mohler has carried of the
worlds prize in the way Of written agri-
cultural reports The worlds fair COM
nittee OF Paris, France, offered Il med
II for the best report OF agriculture by
my state or county in the world. 1t has
)een awarded TO Kansas which in this is
)laccd at the head OF all nations and
,tates in agriculture. The reports OF
secretary Mohler are models in arTaign-