28 Jun 1873
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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1873
Page
1
The notice lists ad rate options including cards of ten lines or less, minion type, and various durations with prices such as one year $10, six months $7, three months $5, and other extended rates. It states all regular and transient advertisements must be prepaid.
Directory notes Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Christian services and times at corner Jefferson and Broadway Sycamore Street, MadisonWestern corners, with pastors J N Cuarx, J W Puxkertos, and others. Also lists local officials including judges, clerks, sheriff, commissioners, mayor, and councilmen.
The article describes Iola in Allen County Kansas as a growing rural hub with rail access via the Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston line. It highlights population about 1600, local churches, lodges, numerous businesses, and abundant natural resources including pure water coal and building stone. It also extols favorable farming land, soil types, fruit growing potential, and stock raising near Iola, urging settlement and manufacturing due to river power and healthy climate.
The Great South excerpt describes fertile Indian Territory fueling white border anxieties over fencing rights and unfenced land, while rail pressure loosens Indian exclusivity. It notes railroad protests and settler dreams of rich prairies and mines. A separate Washington inquiry investigates Iain Hall of the Polaris death with expedition survivors being examined separately.
Leavenworth Times argues against unchecked bond finance in Kansas counties and cities. It proposes securer governance by giving property owners two votes in direct tax elections and adopting cumulative voting to curb purchases of votes, urging restraint and responsible taxation for public works.
A Kansas Supreme Court decision addresses the Osage Ceded Tract dispute between settlers and railroads, ruling no homestead or preemption rights exist on the lands granted to the Leavenworth Lawrence Galveston and Missouri Kansas Texas railways. The ruling confirms patents to the railroads and allows residents only the right to purchase from the companies.
A Kansas City police sergeant faced a scandal after allegedly stealing an infant and concealing the child at home to his wife. The incident follows a city council plan to trim the police force with preferred relief for single and childless officers. The distraught mother identified her child, who was found with corn cob candy in the sergeant’s home. The sergeant swore he would resign rather than endure another such ordeal.
The Topeka dispatches announce the trial of 3. C. Pomeroy postponed till December, signaling his exit from the Kansan stage. The piece denounces his criminal prosecution, political career ending after last winter’s earthquake, and defeat as a Senate candidate. It debunks his King Bridge Company claims and notes King of Cleveland absorbed the business. The Journal says farewell to Pomeroy as criminal, politician, and bridge builder.
In Louisville a Sunday School class studying the creation topic ends the lesson with a girl cleverly answering what came after Eve. The joke prompts laughter as the class is dismissed. Separately, Last week a Jubilee celebrating rebuilt Chicago drew crowds. railroads cut fares, boosting country visitors, but the concert was a musical swindle. The Modeca and Pal Docs. are both likely to disappear soon.
Framing the era of postal policy, notices outline abolition of franking for officials, stamp use rules, limits on free mail, and penalties. Articles discuss taxation on newspapers, exchanges, and printed matter, plus scattered remarks on law, population, and industry developments. The mix presents regulatory updates, trade notes, and local anecdotes.
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