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Newspaper
Neosho Valley Register
Location
Iola, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1869
Page
2
The Allen County Agricultural Fair has been postponed to October 14 15 and 16 as farmers toil with wheat sowing. Board of Directors calls delay absolutely necessary and expects a successful event. Ex Governor Crawford reports Anderson county voters favored bonds for the L and G railroad project, signaling active operations and a push to Garnett.
The Allen county Republicans prepare for a county convention on October second and township caucuses on the 25th to nominate candidates. Voters are urged to attend township meetings, select delegates who will vote for honest, competent men, and avoid infringing records of past officers while choosing the right men for all offices.
At the County Commissioners session on the sixth inst Ire an assessment of taxes for the coming year was adopted. The county levy is eighty cents per $100 for county expenses plus twenty cents per $100 for jail bond interest. Road tax is two mills per dollar. Geneva township bears one half mill per dollar, while Iola Isamboldt Balm Grove and Osage townships share one half mill per dollar. Elsmore township assesses one mill per dollar for the same purpose.
A Sopeka Commonwealth correspondent centers six lines on Burlington and most of a column on Prouty. The piece repeats Prouty nine times and uses many pronouns. The writer likens it to a joke about an old maid unable to see the bars on a roof.
An editorial column recounts Gen. Rawlins life as a brave general and capable secretary of war. It notes his death, calls him a good citizen, and reports eastern subscribers have raised 11,000 to aid his grieving family.
Gen. W. T. Sherman is named Secretary of War replacing the late Gen. Rawlins. His commission lasts until the next Congress session ends. He can hold both offices but may draw pay for only one, chosen by him.
The Allen County Republican Central Committee votes to hold the county convention on October 2, 1869 at the Court House in Osage Kansas to nominate officers including three county commissioners, clerk, treasurer, recorder of deeds, sheriff, coroner, clerk of district court, and county surveyor. Delegates are apportioned by township with primaries on September 25, 1869. Gen. Rawlins dies in Washington after a long public career.
The article traces General John Aaron Rawlins life from his modest early education at Mt. Morris to his rise as a trusted chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant. It highlights his plain honesty, decisive judgment, and wartime service from enlistment after Fort Sumter to leadership roles, including Brigadier and Major General, and finally Secretary of War. It notes his steadfast loyalty, discipline, and role in pivotal moments such as the Appomattox surrender discussions.
The article details a man who, after eighty years of struggle against consumption, remained steadfast until two weeks ago when his energy failed. He suffered a lung hemorrhage on the 25th of August and steadily declined, passing away yesterday afternoon.
Gov Geary and Asa Packer contributions noted. Thomas Carson and George Morgan report thorough exploration of Avondale workings with all bodies recovered. Missing John Davis and James A Meyers. Scranton dispatch confirms continued search to reassure all and recalls the mass funeral crowds and somber scenes as 3500 passengers ride in to mourn.
The Mobile Tribune reports a tactic by swindlers who alter nine five dollar notes to create ten by adding fractions at specific positions. Each bill loses a tenth part in a different spot yet passes as intact. Many such mutilated bills have circulated, with robbers selecting five dollar denominations to avoid close scrutiny. The piece also quotes a definition of true Democrats from the paper.
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