The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS

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Rev. A. Cornish, pastor of the U. B.
for $1,000 damages against woman
member of his flock, alleging defama-
ton of character.
The Girard Building & Loan associa-
ton has given notice that it has ex-
tended its existence 2Oyears from July
1. and increased its capital stock from
500, 600 to 100000
While delivering a political speech
at Mound City the other day United
States Senator Lucien Baker tainted
from exhaustion and heat and had to
be carried tGa hotel.
Republicans; of WOodson and Allen
counties nominated 6. III. Lamb, of
Yates Center. FOR state senator to sue
coed Charles F. Scott. who would not
accept denomination.
The most hotfy contested republican
primary in the history of Wichita was
held the other day, resulting in the de-
feat of Mayor e. NJ. Cox. who was
Sighting Gov. Morrill,.
Topeka has sold. 100000 of her
bridge bonds to the state sshool fund
commissioners, and'snew bridge across
thu Kaw at that place is among she
immediate certaintbcs.
Populists of the Twenty-Second sem
atorial district met at Abilene the
otheY day and nominated George
Hanna for senator. He is no 5elatioE
to McI[inlev's manager
Se7enty-five tramps boarded and
took complete possession of freight
train at Topeka recently. Ths-train
crew was unable to turn awheel" until
police assistance arrived.
The republicans ct Wichits are.
sporting two county tickets now as
result II split over the nomination of
n. 8: Bc5dgeman for clerk of the district
court. Ex-Mayor Cox led the boilers.
A seveFe windstorm struck Pawuee'
Rock, near Great Bend The otherdAy,
destroying large number of buildings
but killing no one. There. was" no
damage tS property outside of Pawnea
=ock..
It is, estimated that it will cost $780,
1OOi to- finish the stase house and
grounds There is SOS, 600 on hand to
Be expended between now and Jsnu-
any l., VIXEN 900 additional wilE be.
available.
J.. w. Sponsble, wealthy citizens of
Paola, has purchased tn sS6O0 timepiece'
that was formerly in use on the now
dismantled post Office b7ilding in0hi-
cago,. and will present :t to Paola fora.
town clock
Miss Leu Jacobs, of Wichita, felllin-
te,a we.g at Ness City the other day
and was drowned. She was a ppomi-
gent society lady and the accident oc-
enrred while she was attending party
given in her honor.
Poput:sts of the Eastern divisions,
Northern department! met at Topeka
the: other day and nominated ex-Judge
J. P Hindman> for appellate court
Judge Hfndman WIS a republican,
until aAOut four years ago.
John J. Ingalls, formally launched
! his candidacy for the United3 States
senate IN speeclb at LyO1s, Rice
county; the other dag He declared i'm
favor of bimetallisni and against silver
| and gold monometallism. II = also de-
| clared hostility to the retirement OF
| greenbaclSS
Dudley C. Flint iiEss sold his interest
in. the Girard Press to his partners
son, A. NJ. Wasse7, and Wilt start a
daily and weekly paper az Pittsburg.
| Flint and E. y. Agasser were in part
nerShip on the Girard Press II years,
and they made II one of the best of
Kansas papers.
A bold robbery was pCcpe;rate8 at
Bonner Springs early one morning re-
GENTLY Ingebright Rosnao awakened
| to- find two mon in his room. They
ssized him and after tying his arms
and feet, gagged him with a corn cob.
The thieves took SIPS in cash ana left
ROsnao was discovered S sme hours later
and released.
D. NJ. FrozS, of Garden City. chair
| man of the state board of irrigation,
saws western Kansas farmers have
never seen a more unfavorable year
for Agriculture than 1896, cJeing to
lack of moisture. lie says the only
remedy is, to utilize the underf1Ow of
the Arkansas river for irrigating or
farmers must abandon their farms
At Topeka a demand vas made
for a public Drum. where the
people could meet AID discuss
the money question. Everybody was
talking about silver and Topeka police
were forced to disperse the throngs Oh
the street that block the sidewalks,
An ola courthouse will be-. opened and
local speakers sill instruct the hungry
votes
Nancy Fristow died at Wichita the
other day at she alleged age of 1OA A
certificate to be married to Thomas
Marray given her in 1915 by her master
she retained until her death. She was
bought ana sold several times in Mis-
souri,. She was 65 pears old before she
saw railroad. She had ~ children. rs
: grandchildren, So great-granachildren
and 43 great-great-grandchildren-
! The millers of Leavenworth and
AtchisOn held q meeting recently fol-
the paropose of considering the pres
ent disastrous freight rates, and to de-
termine upon some united action look