The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-17
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
BOB FORD, the slayer of Jesse James
without warning, was shot in his OWL
dance hall at Creole, Col, by Deputy
Sheriff Watt Kelly.
The grand lodge of Oklahoma terri
tory, Knights of Pythias, met at Ed
mond with large attendance. A grand
banquet was given the members by the
citizens.
RUMoRs of martial law created excite
ment in portions of Wyoming, especially
among certain classes. Some of the so
called rustlerss swear they will never
submit, but will hide in the mountains.
A CLoUDBURsT at Swingle, sixteen
miles south of Dubuque, Ia, swept
away the entire village. 1t is situated
on Otter creek. The flood which came
down was thirty feet high. The inhab-
itants had time to escape, but over 100
head of live stock were drowned. All
the dwelling houses in the hamlet but
one were swept away.
An explosion occurred at Kings pow
der mill, twenty miles from Cincinnati
During the severe storm the machines
in the cartridge house exploded and
Archie Grubbs, aged 90, living at Nor
row, O., was instantly killed by piece
of iron being driven through his head.
Several others were injured A bolt of
lightning struck one of the powder hop
pers on the top floor and ran down an
electric wire to the cartridge machines.
The factory is total wreck.
The noted Usage chief. En-Tsa-Wah-
Bright's disease. He was just closing
his second term as principal chief of the
Usage nation. White Horn, the second
chief, has assembled the throne.
The canvas roof has been put on the
wigwam in which the national demo-
cratic convention is to be held at Chi
cago Sergeant-at-Arms Bright says
everything will be in readiness shortly.
a TIMBER fire broke out on Bachelor
mountain. Colorado, near Creole, and
has done great damage. Several acres
of valuable timber sadly needed by the
mines are destroyed. 1t broke out near
the Hidden Treasure shaft house and
burned rapidly in all directions.
SUIT for breach of promise of mar
riage and S950,O0O has been instituted
in the superior court at Chicago by
Mrs. Jesse Hail. former actress, whose
stage name was Dorothea Lewis,
against James w. Paige, of Hartford.
Conn. Mr.. Paige is manufacturer of
the Paige type-writing machine.
THE German Baptist Dunkards' an
nual conference closed at Cedar Rapids.
la. The next meeting will be held in
the southern district of Indiana. The
will be decided when the COM
mittee on location hears from the diff
ferent cities.
Mr.. GEORGE w. CHILDs. of the
Ledger, and his party.
who have been travelling in the west
since the dedication of the Childs-
Drexel printers home, of Colorado
Springs, passed through Chicago re-
Gently en- route to his eastern home.
AT the session of the national confer
ence of German Baptist Brethren at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, the following petit
ton was passed: ''The Middle district
u -hiSSOuIl pCilNlOIS the annual meet
ng. through their district meeting, to
advise all our members not to attend
The worlds fair at Chicago"
IT is reported in Chicago that States
Attorney Longenecker has in his pos
session the instrument with which Dr. |
Jronin was killed, which turns out to |
% stone cutters chisel and not the |
ce pick. 1t is said he has under OBJ |
ervation and has seen the wagon which |
.arried the trunk and body to the catch |
BASIN in Lakeview, and it is further |
aid he has confession embodying the |
Ibove information and much more of |
IN equally startling and sensational |
character. The states attorney does not |
Idmit the assertions
LIGHTNING struck one of the big iron
anlls of the Buckeye Pipe Line Co, sit
lated on the Smaltz tanl1age farm.
bout three miles southwest of Findlay. |
}. The tank, which contained $50, 600
,arrels of oil, made great fire. The
oss will reach $50,
THE German Baptists' conference has
losed its session at Grand Rapids, Ia.
fter deciding to hold the next confer
nee in the Southern district of Indiana.
III new converts were publicly bap-
lied in the river