The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-03-20
KANSAS NOTES.

The n. o. L. w. of Lawrence is rich
enough to build hall.
The peoples party will support
Peter Carroll for mayor of Leaven-
worth.
There is rumor that an Emporia
lady is to marry real live German
baron"
A Stanton county farmer has 1000
bushels or more of wheat in the stack
which has not yet been threshed.
Every farm in Mitchell county that
was for rent has been taken up and in
quiries are daily being made for more.
The Mcpherson county commissioners
have decided that so is enough for the
burial of paupers and that is all they
will pay.
There are two counties in Kansas
each with less than 1000 population.
They are Garfield with SSl and Morton
with 124.
The Equal Suffrage society OF Salina
denies that it has put candidate for
mayor in the field and disclaims any in
tc.::ion Of doing so.
Colonel Goss left fortune estimated
at $lO0.G00 the bulk of which. it is
understood. will be inherited by his
nephew at NeoshO Falls.
There are 100 witness in attendance
at the United States court at Wichita,
including Indians, negroes, half-breeds.
greasers. coyotes, cowboys, etc.
Says the Lawrence Journal: THE
LcavenwOrth Times is the most liberal
paper in Kansas. 1t offers the mayors
office 10 some man every morning"
BY the passage OF the bill providing
'nr the payment of the French spOlia-
lion claims an Abilene photographer.
". \. Hansborough, will receive about
$30.C00.
\ load Of straw which brings 81 at
the Lawrence paper mill, produces $40
worth OF paper. The $50 is the amount
paid for labor and the profit to the man
ufacturcr.
The secretary of war has directed
the abandonment of the ordnance depot
at Fort LeavenwOrth, and the trans er
Of the ordnance stores and enlisted men
now there to the Rock Island arsenal.
\ Reno county man has received a
commission to purchase jack rabbits
and ship them to England for tHe pur-
pose OF stock up the game preserves of
some OF the Oldest estates in Great Bri-
tain.
There IS a movement in Garfield
county to settle the county seat trouble
by starting a town between EminenCe
and Ravanna. and making it the county
scat. Both parties are said to be in
favor of this compromise.
a German sugarmaker was looking
around over the state last week for a
location. He proposes to open with an
experiment this year of 5000 tons and
will enlarge as things take shape. The
factory Will cost $50 900.
President August Meyer of the
large number OF books to the public
library Of Argentine, Kansas City.
kals2S, and has promised to donate SlGt
in cash every three months for the
same purpose.
Complaint has been filed in justices
courts at Fort Scott againS G. G. GOines
pastor Of the colOred Baptist church OF
that place charging him with bastardy.
The alleged victim is Mary Hunter.
IT-ye2r'Old colored girl. The ministe r.
friends deny the charge.
Recently a ranchman in Norton
county lost twenty-five head of high
grade Hereford cattle in less than one
hour. Upon examination it was found
that the stomachs of the animals had
turned black. The conclusion arrived
at was that death was caused BY feeding
the cattle corn stalks on which there
WAS Sleet The same resTlt il said IN
follow grazing on grass while covered
with sleet
During the months of January and
February the two milling companies oil
Salina paid the farmers OF Saline county
S104, 900 for wheat As there are
several other firms in the town which
buy grain it is estimated that the whole
amount paid out by all of the dealers
for wheat was not less than 500, 600.
Besides raising wheat the farmers OF
Saline county are also raising mort
cages.