The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-18
NEWS NOTES.

IL. BluWcllt hBeu w, Coihhibttu SUI
eide by hanging himself from bridge
near Horton, Kan.
The Missouri Bar association will
hold it's annual meeting in Kansas
City March 30 and 30.
Lloyd & Brace, general merchandise
dealers at $40 Main street, Kansas City,
Mo-, failed for $4,000.
A Washington telegram said Il. Il.
Durham, of Maryville, Mo-, would be
appointed United States marshal for
the Western district of Missouri.
Nellie Fisher, aged eight, while
kindling FIRE at the home of her pa
rents in ST. Joseph, Mo-, accidentally
set fire to her clothes and was burned
to death.
New York to Buffalo, N. Y, 425
miles in 426 minutes, actual running
time, was the record made over the
Erie railroad on the 18th by a special
newspaper trein.
The Missouri grand lodge, A. o. y.
W., met at Springfield to-day. A
change will probably be made in the
plan of assessments and steps taken
to boom the order.
The l2-year-old son of George Hoag,
who lives near Holton, Kan, accident
ally shot himself in the shoulder with
shotgun he was carrying. His arm
had to be amputated, but he died from
the wound.
Lee Shepard. who is charged with
calling DIR. Campbell, Of Carney, Ok,
to the door and shooting him on Christ
faNull,, x.a,,nIaI ;,, ~,
encounter with Creek Indian near
Eufaula, |. Il. The Indian was also
fatally wounded.
The Indiana Republican league met
with over 1000 delegates present, be-
sides politicians from all parts of the
state. Messages were read from
President Mckinley, J. w. Babcock, of
Washington; ex-President Harrison
and Senator Fairbanks
DIR. A. r. Mcleod, coroner of Wyan-
dotte county, Kan, and grand medical
director of the Degree of Honor, died
suddenly of heart disease, aged "a. He
had been an invalid several months.
Two years ago last carnival night his
wife and mother-in-law met a horrible
de ath by being thrown from Kansas
City elevated train.
NJ. Ferdinand Fabre, the French
novelist, is dead.
Three of the leading stores OF Pur.
cell, |. T., were robbed Thursday
night. About $500 in money and good.
was taken.
A census taken February shows 55'
distilleries in the country, an increase
OF 81 for January. The total capacity
of these is SS2, 1917 gallons daily.
Mrs. George Livesey, Who was borr
in Missouri, and was probably tn,
Oldest native in the state, died a
Schell City, Vernon county, at the ag,
Of 81.
The police of the Harlem district
New York, have found 20 dead babies
within the last 30 days. They thinl
there is a baby farm somewhere in the
vicinity.
Judge George b. McFarlane, Of tn,
Missouri supreme court, underwent al
operation for appendicitis in ST
Louis hospital. His recovery was con
sidered doubtful.
The Chanute Kan city council ha
voted to appropriate money for tn
purpose OF prospecting for gas an'
also voted to macadamize the mail
street OF the town.
According to treasury department
decision, bicycles become household
effects after having been used NOR
than year, and may be brought int
this country free Of duty.
Near Linden, Ind, Nellie Ward, age
"a, was assaulted by a tramp. As 500
as the crime was found out posse q
over 100 farmers with bloodhound
started in pursuit of the fiend.
In the Mahasha county court at o.
kaloosa, Ia, Judge Dewy remove
County Attorney Carroll for genera
, incompetency and for non. prosecutio
~ "'o,otion NJ the Iowa mulct law.