The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-12-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

day, Investigation proved that she
had taken an overdose of choral
The late rains were the heaviest that
have fallen in Kansas for years AT
Fort Scott considerable damage re-
suited. Over FIVE inches Of water fell
in as hours. The rain was followed by
a heavy snowstorm on the 10th and
Goth.
The senate on the 18th confirmed the
following Kansas postmasters: c. r.
Baldwin. at Belleyille; J. T. Davidson,
Girard; !. G.. Haskell Baxter Springs;
Robert Kennedy, Pleasanton; C. w. II.
Lucas. Cherokee; G. l.. Mattingly,
Sedan; A. G. Patrick. Oskaloosa.
Three men who were in Col. Aber-
nathy's barn at Leavenworth the other
evening permitted two masked robbers
10 hold them up and rob them of their
watches and cash in pocket. The rob-
bers secured three watches and about
twenty-five dollars and left their vic.
Tins with hands pointed sIyward.
Pensions recently granted Kansas
veterans: Original. John c. mccarthy,
Argentine; Jacob Grover, Fort Scott
James E. Foster, Soldier. Increase,
Elijah Monroe, Troy. Reissue, Sam.
uel J. Churchill, Lawrence. Original
widows. etc, Sarah A. Goodsiclt, Nick
erson; Belinda McCarty. Lane: Anna
II. Fisher. Liberal
Levi Cbubbuck. secretary OF the
Missouri State Dairy association, has
been appointed by the secretary of
agriculture special expert agent of
the dairy division of the department of
agriculture for Kansas and Missouri.
He will be glad to hear from any one
in either state on matters Of interest
to the dairy industry.
NJ. +. Lowe, eX-city scavenger of
of Topeka, was recently arrested on
the charge of being the party who re-
Gently robbed graves in that city and
sold them to the medical college. DR.
Minney, dean of the college, and two
students were also arrested on the
charge of arranging with Lowe for
the bodies. The three latter gave
bonds
The body of the man recently found
with his throat cut near Piper, Wyan-
dotte county, was later identified as
that of Phillip Belt, a veteran who
had been an inmate of the soldiers
home. lie drew pension of 81? per
month and had just drawn three
months pay when he disappeared. Cir.
cumstances pointed to murder and
robbery
Representative Curtis has intro
duced 4 bill in congress for the pen
sioning of the heirs Of the Young men
killed at Lawrence on the morning
Of the Quantrell raid i'm 1853 There
were - Of these recruits. They had
hecn examined and we're To have been
mustered into the service ~ members
of the 18th Kansas cavalry on the cath
of August, 1868. but on the morning OF
the 23d Quantrelrs raiders killed - Of
hem
When interviewed as to his opinion
OF the presidents message on the
Venezuela dispute Gov. Morrill, said
An Americans who are Americans in
patriotic spirit will indorse the mes
sage. 1t is bold. courageous and
timely II is what the people were
looking for. and if England insists
upon war. they viii respond as one
man to the presidents call for troops,
and in that event Kansas may be De
pended upon to furnish her full quota"
\ citizen of Wichita is said to have
received a letter from W. p. Patterson,
the hotel keeper of Arkansas City who
had been sent to the penitcutiary for
completely in the murder of cattle
man, ana whose dead body (aS was
supposed was shipped from the peni-
Tertiary about a year ago. Patterson
s quoted as saying that he paid pen
itentiary official 5000 for his liberty
and that his alleged corpse had been
procured from Chicago. Tho story has
fishy smell.
Judge llazen. of the Shawnee county
district court, has made ruling that
in the settlement of litigation arising
ont of the recent mortgage redemption
decision Of Judge Martin. that de-
ciSionS made by him and based on Chief
Justice Horizons former decision will
be permitted 20 stand until the matter
: finally settled in the supreme court
OF the United States. but that in all
future cases he viii be governed 10y
the more recent decision of Chief
Justice Martin.
DR.. i. +. Minney. DIR. NJ. t. Mitchell
and DIR. {. :. NcCiintocll, members Of
the faculty of the Kansas Medical col
lege at Topeka. in which the stolen
bodies of three women were found re-
Gently. and y \. Johnson. ianitor.
nave been arrested on warrants sworn
ont in the district court 10y the county
attorney of Shawnee county. charging
-hcm with having received stolen hu-
man bodies. They gave bonds for their
appearance. \ special grand jury has
been ordered L. Investigate the ease
Ia answer to an inquiry from the
state hoard of health Acknowledgement
Dawes has given AN opinion 10 the cf-
1cct that parties who were practicin~
medicine for ten years previous TO the
act, in 1870, are the only persons le-
-ally entitled to practice besides those
who have graduated from some rem
utalle MEDICAL school. or hold certif-
Gates from some qualified medical So
c!ety. AS to health boards the attor-
rcy-~eneral SAYS every board of comfy
commissioners il local health board
and if it refuses to appoint physician
- health officer il may Tee man