21 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1873
Page
1
The Register lists rates for legal and regular advertisements including coins, months, and quarters. Rates show one column annual ten dollar ten cent. six months ninety six dollars. one year one hundred dollars. and other local ad fees. Regular and legal notices must be prepaid.
Directory of religious groups with services on Sabbath and evenings. Methodist EFWOORAL on Jefferson Avenue and Fiveadiray Street holds 10 a m and 7 p m services with prayer meetings Thursday. Baptist on Sycamore Street offers 10:30 a m and 7 p m services, Thursday prayer, and Saturday gathering. Presbyterian at Madison Avenue and Western Street runs 10 a m and 7 p m with Sunday School at noon. Christian Bible classes on Sabbath at 10 a m and preaching on the third Sabbath each month at 11 a m plus a strong note from Croker.
Hon. J. BR. Goodin District Judge John Paxson Probate Judge Wm. Thrasher Treasurer J. A. Needham County Clerk RB. B. Stephenson Register of J. C. Murray County Attorney C. M. Simpson Clerk District Court G. DeWitt Supt. Pub. Schoole E. C. dusaietphere D. P. Grees Deputy Sheriff A. DeWitt Surveyor D. Horville A. W. Howland Commissioners Paul Fisher John Francis Mayor J. A. Hart Police Judge N. F. Acers AW. Beck JH. Richards C. B. Keith Clerk L. L. Northrup Treasurer EL W.Talbott Attorney J. N. Woollames C. D. Briggs Assist. Marshal
An 1870s Iola overview highlights its thriving Masonic and Odd Fellows buildings, diverse commerce with ten types of shops, and strong professional presence. It praises clean water, building stone, and timber, and notes Allen County’s population, school quality, health, ample land, and rising values.
Deacon David Dulldoser and Moses Knapp travel to Chicago where a stranger gains their trust. Moses teams with Featherly to protect valuables on a train, while the Deacon, naive but hopeful, is conned by a confidence game involving a truck, a bill of sale, and a sharp merchant. The misadventure ends with the Deacon learning the scam and returning home wiser.
Celebrated aeronaut Donaldson envisions a transatlantic balloon voyage from Boston aiming to reach Europe in about sixty to seventy hours. He explains that eastward drift due to upper air currents, not steering, would guide the craft toward Great Britain or France. If successful, this venture could shift mail routes to an airborne system, ending reliance on steamers and advancing government support.
A historical tale connects the Bender murder house to Old Patty Cannon, a slave trader linked to a notorious cross state canal of abduction. The Cannon residence near the Nanticoke river allegedly housed captives, with a secret cellar of remains, and Patty Cannon reportedly died in jail before execution while Brewton perished in the hangings.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss salaries of crowned heads including Alexander II and the Emperor of Germany. Mentions daily pay rates and large sums like 4,000,000, referencing Austria and London trade, with incomplete lines and unclear context.
Rene Mac Mahon, under foreign guard in Algeria, evades capture by Arabs seeking to torture him for French troop secrets. With a steadfast horse, he threads a deadly ravine, outpaces pursuing warriors, and leads aid to beleaguered comrades, risking life and liberty in a bold rescue.
Auditor Wilder warns about bonds issued for private gain under 1872 law and Dillon’s interpretation limits on private uses. He notes bonds for bridges, railroads, or internal improvements could be misused if private enterprises profit, urging compliance and solvency to protect the state's credit. The communication references legal provisos and nearby libel case context involving Geer Daniel Pratt and Henry Ward Beacher.
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