The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-06-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

1t costs the teachers of Kansas 500,
900 a year to attend the normal insti-
tutes.
The teachers had all served for sew
eral years and two of them for eight
years.
The county assessors of Smith county
report falling off of |, 100 in the popu-
lation of that county.
Wheat harvest will commence near
Sedan next Wednesday, and farmers
are petitioning for dry weather.
Springfield, Seward county, with a
population OF less than 225, anil with
but sixty-five voters, has bonded debt
of $780, 900.
A spelling contest is now on between
the Empire and the Blade OF Concorlia.
The latter leads with an ''ellegant re-
lief corpse"
Miss Nora Whitney is the editor Of
the Williamsburg Enterprise. Her pa
per is bright and cheerful, and makes
all Its readers glad that Miss Whitney
lives.
The estimated damages in Douglas
county to fruit and growing crops will
reach 100000. and if the wet weather
continues these figures will soon be
doubled.
Jam es II. Garfield, professor of history
in the University of Kansas. here, was
last night elected by the regents as
chancellor OF the University of Nebras-
ka. to succeed Acting Chancellor Bes-
sew. who has held the position since the
retirement OF Irwin +. J. Mammoth in
1883.
At the last meeting of the State Med
ical society held at Wichita, call was
issued to organize district medical So
ciety embracing all the counties of the
southeartern part of the state. The
meeting for the organization of this So
ciety Will be held at this place. June
3)th, in the Pittsburg opera house.
The Arkansas City schools have eight
graduates this year, and the highest
mathematician among them. receiving
the highest grade. was colOred boy.
He is an orphan. paid is way through
school by acting as hoStler, and his
graduating speech is highly compli-
mented by the city papers. Re
publican.
The city assessor of Atchison in his
report. returns population OF l3,9IS.
This is considerably short of the figures
of the government enumerators, which
were also complained of and recount
demanded. If the assessors return is
accepted it will make Atchison city
of the second class. In that event the
city will happily get rid OF number of
expensive salaries. The salaries of the
police department will also be re-
duced.
The law passed by the recent legisla-
ture providing that eight hours shall
be days work for all employees of the
state institutions, unless special ar
engagements are made for keeping them
opcn. The work of these institutions
cannot be done if the present force of
employees is worked only eight hours.
To do the work properly, will necessi-
tate the employment of loo new EN-
plOyes.
There was considerable amusement at
the union depot yesterday evening.
when woman with seventeen children.
all her own, got oil the Central Branch
train. The mother is German, and
looked to be under 40 years of age. She
said she was from Irving. and was 60
ing to Michigan on visit. The ages
OF the children rang"i from months to
Ii years. There were five boys and
eleven girls. The smaller children
cried constantly, and the passengers on
the train had to shout to make them
selves heard.
Prof. 5. w. Williston, who has just
returned from his first trip since TAX
ing to the field as director of the uni
versity geological survey, expressed
himself as very much pleased with his
work. The professor has been very
in hunting for fossils, hav-
ing found twenty-four specimens OF
several pterodactyis. one of which is.
perhaps, uneXcelled in the world for its
perfection of preservation. The pier
Odactyl is one of the most interesting
fossils of the reptilian age. 1t was
half bird. half reptile, having wings
and teeth. IL measured from ten to
fifteen feet in acknowledgements Jour !
nf |.
The appropriations passed by the
late legislature will not permit of the /
OF any more employees. The !
question of working the present force |
over eight hours day was referred to |
General Ives. He gives it as |
his opinion that the authorities who |
permit employees to work over eight |
hours day will violate the law and |
subject themselves to a heavy fine. The |
governor will probably call a special |
session of the legislature to pass emer-
gency appropriations, so as to permit
the employment OF the necessary extra
number of state servants.
L. L. Polk. president of the national
farmers alliance. has issued circular
10 all state alliances requesting them TO
make arrangements for holding num-
Der OF mass meetings. one in each con
grosSiOnal district, some day early in
Acting, upon the advice of
he national president Secretary French
If the Kansas state aliaure Will in q
ew day issue circular designating q
place in each district where the meet
ng shall be held, and suggesting de-
,ails necessary TO success. 1t is also
part of the plan to have these district
Meetings followed by county meetings 4
n order to give all an opportunity TO
attend and participate in the boom
which they are Intending to give the
lew peoples party.
The Kansas state institution for the
.ducatson of the blind in Kansas City. i
5 without instructors L. X. Kirk
# Garnett, president of the state
Dard, appeared at the blind asylum
nd informed the teachers that they
ould all consider themselves dis
harged. The news was a great sur
rise and the teachers went in j body ]
o call on President Kirk. One OF the
eachers said this morning that Kirk
old them that Colonel Alan Buckner.
he superintendent had refused to sug-
esther names for reappointment and