The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-09-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mrs. S. E. Comings, wife of Judge
from apploplexy. Mrs. Comings was
one of the oldest residents of that city.
Billy Bolton OF the Greensburg Sig
nal, says: 'The income Of the wheat
crop alone in Kiowa county this year.
if evenly divided would give to every
man, woman and child in the county
SI54 each. Add one-fourth more to the
income for other grains and 800 per
capita would be very low estimate"
Hon. Leander Stillwell. Judge of the
Seventh Judicial district. composed OF
the counties OF Allen. Wood son, Neo-
shO and Wilson, has been awarded a
prize OF $50 b. the New York Tribune
for the best account of battle of the
rebellion written by private soldier.
Judge StllYell wrote al account OF the
battle of Shiloh.
Judge Foster writes from Paris un-
der date of August lst, that he eX-
pscted 20 remain in that city n couple
OF weeks. Concerning his coliition
the lett, y says he is improving. but not
well. He expects to return to Kansas
about October Isl. but he does not
think he will Re able to resume court
duties at that time.
c. Fl. J. Taylor. the Kansas co'orcd
man. has had one A. y. Jones of Oska-
lOosa, Ia. arrested for criminal libel
Taylor is in Iowa making democratic
speeches. At Cedar RaDid5 Jones read
Il letter from a friend in Providence,
l.. l.. which pretended TO show M the
record of Taylor while he was United
States minister to Liberia.
Week before last which has been ua
prccedently warm in the southwest. has
witnessed the death of large numbers
of cattle in the counties of Pratt. Bar
Der, Kiowa and ComanchC. It was
feared at first that some fatal di5ca e
had found its way into the herds. bat
tie leading stockmcn have satisfied
themselves that tie animals died from
Sunstroke.
Frederick A. Turner and Jasrer 4
Childers of Topeka, have bought the
Leavenworth Advocate, the cUlOretl
paper. and will move it to Topeka this
week. The name is to be changed to
the Observer. and it is 10 be run
rs a straight republican newspaper.
The Office of the paper will be in Jaini-
sons old court room, BIB Kansas ave-
nue., Topeka.
Everybody in Kansas who knew Col
Onel 5. 5. Prouty-and who did not
will be gratified to learn that his widow
has received a pension allowance of &lI
per month and back pay amounting to
500. This was ACCOMPLISHED through
the efforts of p. B. Plumb, who be-
lieves that it is the duty of a Unitsd
States senator to make himself useful
to his constituents instead OF running
up and down the country disseminat-
ing ISLANDERS about his state.
Mr.. J. c.. Carpenter of Council Grove,
claims to have the largest horse ever
raised in the United States. He was
sired by Netherby Second, pure bred
Clydesdale. His dam was sired by
Brampton, Percheron horse, and her
dam was sired by Prince Albert, a
thoroughbred horse that John Morgan
used to ride in the confederate army.
My colt, whose name is Jumbo, was >
years old May Both, last and weighs
2,400 pounds. He is 90 hands high and
it is IL feet and 10 inches from the end
of his nose to the root of his tail, and II
feet and 6 inches from the end of his
nose to the end of his tail. His body
is 8 feet and 10 inches in circumference,
his arm 81 inches, his knee 1871 inches,
his shin bone IL inches, his stiie joints
4 feet and inches, his hook joint foot
and 10 inches. He is as gentle as a
horse can be and is well broken to har-
ness, both single and double. and can
carry four persons on his back.