The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-07-08

held at the Deer Greek school house
near J. c. Clsrk's. A constitution adopt
ed and company formally organized
with the following officers and members:
J. w. Scott. President; John Hamilton,
Vice President; -. NJ. Perkins, Score.
tary; James Mcdonald, Treasurer, and
A. q. Carpenter, b. L. G. Stone and H.
D. Parsons, Directors. Members-Wm.
c. Keith, w. ii. Cochran, J. c. Redfeld,
d. Horville, ]. C. Clark, Simon Gamer
er, j. F. Colborn, L. E. Rhoades, James
Faulkner, Eli Torrance, w. NJ. Brown,
N. Hankins, W. T. Brooks. J. A.
Hart, J. T. Cornell, Garlic Faulkner,
J. NJ. Faulkner, J. b. Lamkin, NJ. A.
Simpson, J. c. Parsons, Rufus Perkins,
II. d. Parsons, A. Case, VIM. Louis, and
others to the number of fifty or sixty.
The site selected was near the confluence
of Elm Creek and the river, two miles
north of Cofachique, on land claim
ed in part by J. F. Colborn and w.
II. Cochrane. The claims on two
quarter sections were purchased, the
new town surveyed by A. G.. Carpenter,
and called lola in honor of Mrs. Colborn.
At the time it was supposed that it was
an entirely new and original name.
This was a mistake. The Legislature
had chartered town of the same name
in Doniphan county several years before.
Fortunately this lola was never heard of
afterward.
The new company worked most en-
Enthusiastically. In looking over the old
record one would conclude that it re-
CURED an immense deal of wind work
to build town. For q whole year
meetings were held almost every week,
at every one of which the writer presid-
ed, and the attendance of members waS
SO punctual that only on one occasion is
it recorded that the meeting adj"u-Sc,
for want of quorum. Most Of ne
in Cofachique were moved to
the new site, and as each member was
required to make a certain amount of
improvements, the level prairie soon
began to assume the appearance of
town. And of course the people were
not slow in moving for relocation of
the county seat. The first vote on that
question was taken Mar "a, 1860. On that
occasion Humboldt adopted the tactics
already familiar in the history of the
and polled nearly five hunl
red votes, while the legal votes in the
township were less than half that num-
Der, and in that way secured majority.
Of course the people of lola felt outrag-
ed and indignant at the fraui which had
been perpetrated. and determined to in.
stitute legal proceedings for redress. But
they committed the singular blunder OF
a Humboldt lawyer and
another from Fl. Scott to prosecute
their case. As a natural consequence
the litigation amounted to nothing and
after paying round sum in fees to their
counsel the suit was aban-
doned and Humboldt remained master
Of the situation till 1865, when another
vote was had and the county seat re-
moved to lola where it still remains.
On the 7th of June 1859, an election
was held for members of the fourth con.
vention which had been called to frame
4 constitution for the State, At this
election J. H. Signor was chosen by a
majority of six, having received IT'S
votes to 1863 for Chas. s. Clark.
The convention met in Wayandotte
July 9TH and framed the constitution un-
der which the State was finally admitted.
The first liquor license issued in the
county was issued by the County Board
Aug. %, 1859, to Thos. S. Neal and Wei
don S. Main, at Humboldt. At the same
time voting precinct was organized on
The Usage preparatory to the October
election, and Samuel B. Crist, Enoch
Bray and James Anderson appointed
judges.
The Wyandotte constitution was sub
mitted October 4th, and the vote in this
county stood for pa, against $50, and on
the homestead clause which was submit
ted separately POI for and 152 against
The time for the general election this
year had been changed to November, and
, new apportionment had been made for
he Legislature. Bourbon, Allen, MCGEE |
Dorm, Woodson and Wilson formed the
18th council district. Watson Stewart |
vas elected to the Council and John w.
Scott representative, with the following |
county officers: Simon Camerer, Probate
Judge; III. H. Hayward, Sheriff; J. NJ.
Perkins, Register of Deeds; J. H. Signor,
County Clerk; VIM. Doren, Treasurer
Merritt Moore, Supt. of Schools; A. G.
Surveyor; Chas. Fussman,
Coroner. About q month afterward,
Oec.6, an election was held for State and
county officers under the Wyandotte
their terms to begin when
he State was admitted. Result in the