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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1874
Page
2
The Republican Congressional Committee for Kansas Second District meets at the Ludington House in Ottawa to set the time for the district convention and appoint delegates. Full attendance expected. open to all district Republicans for guidance on campaign questions. The session begins June 26, 1874 at 2 p.m. and is chaired by H. W. Cook.
A Topeka dispatch reports the Republican Central Committee directing a convention at this place the day after the State Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress. Delegates from each district, about seventy, will participate. the selection coincides with the State Convention delegate vote. The piece also notes local reform and party shifts in Leavenworth and broader Kansas party dynamics.
A reflection arguing that wealth comes from increasing production not consumption. It compares national growth to a farmer mismanaging crops and urges Kansas residents to avoid waste, practice rigorous economy, and leverage abundant local resources such as fruit and cheese instead of importing them.
Farmers argue against shipping wheat for manufactured goods and flour, urging local production to create jobs for idle mechanics. They claim continued exports would worsen hard times for farmers merchants and mechanics and stress avoiding long cross country trade.
The piece surveys Calvin Reasoner’s political moves in Leavenworth and nearby towns. It cites the Commonwealth calling him unworthy of candidacy, notes his shifting stance between Republican and anti Republican factions, and references prior party alignment and maneuvers around the House caucus and reform movements.
In a speech excerpted from Hon. Cobb, the case for cheap freight via new routes argues that current eastern gateways force Kansas exports like beef, pork, wheat, and corn to costly sea routes. The west seeks cheaper transportation to allow western farmers to thrive, with railroads failing to satisfy the need for a home port and broader markets.
The speaker argues Kansas and the West need improved river channels to reach sea markets. By deepening the Mississippi outlet to allow twenty foot ships to Memphis, the state’s vast lands gain vast value. Such progress would nearly place all local districts within four hundred miles of tide water, spurring rapid growth.
A Glas go correspondent to the Leavenworth Commercial Juneath reports a tornado-like storm that swept west of town, blowing down houses and stores. Mr C Davis's house exploded, J M Copeland's storefront damaged, W Abbot's store nearly destroyed, A and two children escaped after their house was hit, and J A Mann injured. Several buildings including Berryhill log home, Mann's log house, Woolward school, Snyder granary, Hurles and Frank Wilson's properties were damaged or moved. Local residents fear damage beyond early estimates.
Local report notes abundant showings of lead from many deposits and hints at future mining booms. The piece envisions rapid industrial growth with machines that can extract metals, foresees vast iron copper zinc and nickel resources, and mentions wealth from gold and silver found along with these ores.
An Atchison dispatch reports Kluckhuhn a Defiance area German resident abused his wife after a religious gathering. He pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars. the wife seeks divorce, aid from neighbors, and neighbors condemn the family. Also noted is the lengthy trial of a Leavenworth County treasurer embezzlement case.
The Leavenworth Commercial notes the president is expected to veto the pending bill and that passage would send the issue back to the people for settlement. It accuses the president of lacking policy and siding with eastern stock gamblers and western gold gamblers in the labor money dispute, predicting the people will decide in the Congressional election.
The Spirit of Kansas endorses manure as a remedy for chunch bugs. Kansas reports 484,600 hogs versus 457,200 last year per the Agriculture Department. Jennison Miller fined in Leavenworth for keeping a gambling house. W W Creighton to lead Leavenworth Commercial local columns. Regular trains begin on Kansas Midland from L L G depot. Laurence Tribune notes a 28 inch vein discovery at 46 feet. mining profits teased by News Letter. Chicago Zinc spends 4600 on works at Cherokee on the Mises River line. Southwestern State stables burn at Eureka, six horses lost. arson suspected. Bond fraud uproar in Barbour County. 200 armed citizens pursue county officials. M W King Solomon grand lodge set for Lawrence June 18 1874. A Smith Center youth dies after rattlesnake bite. whiskey given but no aid. Spalding seizure debate over Kansas Pacific Railway in Leavenworth. judgment 250 dollars. WTS Burke reports on satire at Cort Meott. Ongoing Wyandotte bond case ends with ruling for bondholder. Paola Spirit comments on new party leaders. criticizes demagogues and reform rhetoric. Seneca Courier notes Harper County population claims and bond debt. Leavenworth circuit court upholds Wyandotte bridge bonds suit against county. Miami County bond interest suit advances. local tax concerns voiced. Burlington Patriot critiques new party lines as opportunistic office-hunters masquerading as independents.
A Lawrence Journal item notes cherries are plentiful in Kansas, with ripe fruit visible in city gardens. It also quotes the Oskaloosa Independent urging reform advocates to address moral questions and oppose corrupt party tactics, calling for broad people’s control and the defeat of “shysters.”
News weekly item notes a large gold find boosting global supply, reports on currency bill defeats in Congress hindering new legislation, and mentions women gaining rights. It includes a Williams College valedictory for Lillian H. Andrews, a Kentucky mob killing, Mississippi river relief funds, Missouri river bridge concerns, a Des Moines murder mystery, a failed marriage and remarriage tale, and a St. Louis Republican anecdote.
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