The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

dlerS reunion Will Jake pidco aug ust
the 24th.
A friend of the human race at Salina
has discovered a microbe that preys on
the eggs of the chlgger.
A sanitarium will be opened at Sa-
lima in October because that town is
| $50 feet above the level of the sea.
A Norton county farmer has new va
riety of white oats that will yield this
season one hundred bushels to the acre.
A Finney county farmer makes affida-
Wit to Holstelu calf that weighed los
pounds before it was twenty-four hours
old.
An Emporia man has built cistern
of cypress wood which, he says. is su-
perior to cement or any other compost
ton.
L. II. Lifts, an old and prominent
citizen of Dickinson county, died
Wednesday, the 18th inst, aged IL
years.
The Methodists OF Pittsburg, laid the
corner stone for a fine new church,
Wednesday with Masonic ceremonies.
Rev. r. H. Sparks is now pastor of the
congregation.
Mother Superior Catharine, formerly
Miss Kate Drexel of Philadelphia, one
of the richest women in America, is in
Concordia, visiting Mother Superior
Stanislaus of the Nazareth academy.
A good many hogs are dying in this
vicinity at present with disease about
which there is variety OF opinions,
some claiming it is the cholera while
others say it is nothing like it.-NeOsho
Falls Post.
One of our enterprlsing farmers who
raised a large amount OF corn every
year has for the past ten years sold
none for less than 40 cents per bushel
and none has been more than two years
ld.-Nortonville News.
Emporia Republican,: 1t is sad to see
Europe short in its bread supply, OF
course: but the seriousness of the situa-
ton is relieved by the knowledge that
Kansas stands ready to help her out
with good grain at good round prices.
There are farms in Brown and Doni-
phan counties which have been occu-
pied thirty years, but which have not a
single tree or shrub, The owners OF
these farms carry their water from a
spring, which is sometimes a mile
awaY.-Atchison Globe.
Five car loads of black walnut lumber
will be shipped from Fairview. It goes
direct to Montreal. There is consider
able timber in Brown county, probably
more in Brown and Douglass counties
than in any other five counties in Kan
sas.-Fairview Enterprise.
J.R. Pratt, of Jewell county, planted
an apple tree when it was in bloom last
spring. The blossoms fell off and the
tree put forth another set of blossoms
which also dropped. The tree is now
in bloom the third time and is expected
to produce winter apples.
Bourbon county will lay the corner
stone of its new court house on the Sd
OF September. Addresses are expected
by Chief Justice Horton and General
G. w. Blair. The ceremonies are I'M
der the direction OF a general commit
tee. assisted by the Masonic order.
Frank A. Fitzpatrick, formerly super
intendent of the Leaveuworth schools,
was released August 10 from the assist
ant superintendency OF the Kansas City
schools at his own request, that he may
begin duty as superintendent Of the
Omaha schools at a salary of 81, 200 q
year.
A Kansas farmer testifies that he
hung seed corr in the smoke house and
smoked it az long as he did his hams;
that every kernel grew and not spear
was touched by gophers, mice or black.
birds. while some sweet corn planted by
the side of il, not smoked, was entirely
destroyed.
The Western Lumber company oil
Atchison has incorporated, with Willis
Brown of Lawrence. A. Oberdorf jr. oil
Centralia, William r Smith of Atchi.
son, w. H. Welty of Downs, aud ]. F.
Hollenbeck of Red Cloud. Neb., as di.
rectors. Bankers and individuals to
whom George w. Howell turned over
his lumber yards in Kansas are the
stockholders. The authorized capital
of the company is $4,000.
The preparations for the Pennsyl-
vania settlers reunion are progressing
steadily and the Goth OF August will see
over 1000 people from the keystone
state gathered at Soden's grove.
Everybody anticipates a good time and
nobody will be disappointed. 1t will be
a grand picnic and every Pennsylvan'
ian in this county is expected to be
! present and bring well filled baskets
enough for themselves and the guests
from other counties in the state.-Em
poria Republican.
Attorney General Ives received q
sample of manufactured coffee a few
days ago from a man named Taylor
living at Schroyer, Marshall county
The coffee was purchased in Blue
Rapids. and when examined it was
found that fully one-half OF the beans
were manufactured limitations. The at
torney general has written to the coun'
ty attorney of Marshall county to make
an investigation of the case. A chem
ical analysis of the bogus beans will be
made, and the party selling them will
prosecuted.
Rev. Thomas w. Houston wife and
child, left this morning at 10:15 for Sar
Francisco. They sail from San Fran
cisco for China August %, where Rev,
Houston will take charge of Chinese
mission at Hong Kong. The period o.
his appointment is eight years. Hous
ton was formerly compositor and af
forwards reporter on Leavenwortt
newspaper. Some years ago he became
interested in religious work and las
spring graduated from Presbyterian
college near Chicago and was given the
mission to China Stand
ard.
A poor farmer rented aquarter section
of land in southern Kansas from a To
peka man, agreeing to pay on shares, OF
divide the crop by half. The farmel
had no money or seed wheat. He Dor
rowed enough seed wheat from friend
to plant forty acres. and took enough
seed wheat from the state to plant forty
acres more: The Topeka Democrat say
that fen DAYS AGO the owner of thu