The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-01-02
THE REGIsTER-vOLUME.IX.

With the year. 1875 The REGISTER
enters upcn its ninth volume. 1t has
undergone many changes, both in name
and proprictors, during the eight: years
it has been published. W. H. johnson
published the FIRST paper in lola, calling
it the ALLEN COUNTY CoURANr. lie
continued its publication some twenty
months when in July, 1868, the paper
changed hands for the first time. having
been purchased. by Messrs. Talcott q
Acers, Mr..Johnson,-as he expressed IL
in his valedictory,-with
"a smile for those who love
And a tear for those who hate,
bidding adied. to Lola and the paper he
had established.
Soon after taking charge Of the paper
Messrs. fTalcott & Acers changed Its
name from ALLEN COUNTY CoURANT
70 NEosHo VALLEY REGISTER, and con-
tinued to elit .and publish the paper
until in August, 1869, when there was
another change. The partnership be-
tween Messrs. Talcott & Acres was dis
solved Mr.. Acers retiring. Mr.. Talcott
continued to edit and publish the REG
1srEn until August "a, 1870, when ne
sold his paper to NJ. Milton Lewis:
Mr.. Lewis entered upon his ne~spa-
uorial career with quite high-soundlng
salutatory. He changed the name OF
the paper to KANSAS STATE REGISTER
and continued its publication under this
name until the 10th of December, 1871,
when he said his valedictory and disap'
peared but we believe he is not yet for
gotten. Mr.. Talcott again took charge
of the paper and changed its name back
to NEosHo VALLEY REGISTER, and con-
tinued editor and proprietor until March,
1871, when he again retired. q. A.
Overstreet & Co. purchased the REGISTER
Office at this time. This firm with IT,
NJ. Overstree. as editor, continued to
furnish the people of lola and Allen
county with local paper until the first
of January, 1872. At this time Mr
Overstree: concluding that there was a.
much glory-apd more roney-in prac
ticing law than in editing a newspaper
decided to retdrn to Indiana and resume
his law practice.
Louis Walker & Co. took charge o
the REGISTER the first Of January, 1872
For the past three years. with Mr.. Walk
er as editor, the paper has been publish
ed by the above firm. With the close o
the wear 1874, comes another change
Mr.. Walker retiring, and Messrs. Allison
& Perkins taking charge of the paper
Under Mr.. Walkers management thu
REGISTER was ably conducted, and HI
leaves the paper with the hest wishes o
the new proprietors. Messrs. Allison
& Perkins change the name of the pape
from NEosHo VALLEY REGISTER t.
The lola REGISTER.
The new firm take charge of tn
paper at a time when everything j
rather discouraging; business is dul
throughout the country-even where tn
crops were good-and here where the.
we're 80 near q failure it is dOubly 50
everybody is economizing, and newspaper
usually feel its effects most, being looke'
upon as luxury rather than a neces
sity; but by hard work and close atten
ton to business they expect TO get thei
paper through the hard times all righ'
and then reap the benefits of the "goo'
time" that is coming. The REGIsrE
will be Independent in all things, an
will be radical in the support of freedom
Justice, and equal ights to all. The put
fishers will endeavor to make it pape
suitable to the home circle, and if
should contain nothing of great meri
everything indecent and immoral wi
be excluded from its columns. An
that it may be interesting on account {
its "home news" former correspondent
and others, are invited to furnish fd
publication such items of news as ma
be of general interest.
Without making many promises as
what they will do,-simply promising
do their best,-and wishing their patror
all Happy New Year." the new fri
enter upon their duties as publisher
hoping that the year 1875 may be one {
plenty, peace, prosperity and happines
The condition of affairs in Louisian