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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

HERE is a portrait of the sham refor-
mer that will pass into history. Bob.
Ingersoll, in one of his speeches in Maine
asked, "Who is Samuel ]. Tilden ?" and
answered the question himselfas follows:
Samuel J. Tilden is an attorney. He
never gave birth to an elevated or noble
sentiment in his life. He is kind of
legal spider watching in web of techni.
calities for victims. He is a compound
OF cunning and heartlessness, of beak
and claw and fang. He is one of the few
men who can grab railroad and hide
all the deep cuts, tunnels, bridges and
culverts in a single night He is cor
poration wrecker. He is demurrer
filed by the Confederate Congress. He
waits on the shores of the sea of bank
ruptcy to clutch the drowning by the
throat. He would not save his country
if he could. He swore be paid his in
come tax and he swore to lie. He
knew it. He was never married. Tam
many was the only maiden he ever
clasped to his withered breast"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
TUE OUTLOOK.

John r. was up to see the faithful last
Sunday. Rumor has it that he came up
to get the consent of the Democrats here
to allow him to come out for Peter Coop
er, and that they have their consent. So
look out for new recruit.
Rumor has it that John r. was not in
the most hopeful mood as to the result
in the District. As the national con-
test settles down and the lines begin to
be drawn Republican majority looms
up more and more prominently. Re-
publicans see the necessity of having a
loyal Congress to hold up the hands of a
loyal President. Every. honest supper
ter of Hayes and Wheeler finds himself
naturally supporting Haskell for Con-
gress. This sentiment will grow stron-
ger As the canvass proceeds. and will
ultimate in a sweeping Republican vie
tory.-Larrence Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
BUILDING, FENCING
AND FIJEX1.

One of the special advantages which
this county possesses over the treeless
plains of Western KANSAS is found in
its timber, coal and stone. The average
width of timber belts is half mile or
more, and the quality is excellent, fur
ni>hing reasonable supply for all prac-
teal purposes, as is shown by the fact
that the prise of good hard wood in the
towns seldom exceeds SO 30 per cord. In
the eastern and less tmbered portion OF
the county cs'ai of fair quality is mined
in quantities Sufficient for domestic
purposes, aid will no ,iiubt he deveh
oped rs the wants of the county require.
For building and fencing stone of an
excellent quality abounds in many local
itics, yet 50 disposed as to interfere but
little with the cultivation of the soil.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
AErER the Vermont election the Chi

AETER the Vermont election the Chi.
cago Times asks its party some pertinent
questions, which it would be interesting
to the people generally to hear answered:
Its queries are as follows:
What do they 1.-THE Democrats mean
by reform? What do they propose to do
about the spoils system and the civil SER
vice? What about the revenue system?
The politicians Of the Democratic Babel,
who are exercising their lungs with so
much energy upon the stump, have not
touched nor even ventured to approach
these questions.
Reform with Democrats, and would.
be-Reformers, means, "get Office" and
their speakers map out no general plan
in reference to the matter because they
know nothing about it aud if they come
into power never mean to do anything
about it. ITO the yictors belong the
spoils" is their motto, and with them
"reform" means old fashioned Democrat
jc stealing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
KANSAS AND COLORADO.

Many of the States have very fine
buildings and though have not visited
all, | think the Kansas and Colorado
carry off the palm. Their exhibition is
simply grand and produce a very favor
able impression, they have left nothing
out, they exhibit all their cereals in the
stock and in the grain, manufactured
articles, minerals, the fowls of the air
and water, and the beasts of the fields
and woods. And as moved among a
pushing aud admiring crowd, could not
but regret the short sighted policy of
our last legislature in refusing to en-
brace as fine an opportunity to show off
our State to advantage, and in the feeling
Of bitterness on the subject 1 could not
but give my assent to squib in the
Pioneer Press stating that the members
of our late legislature had been lucky
not to be in Paris during the late siege,
as the French killed all the asses for cul-
mary purposes.-&. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
IN BAD LUCK.

The Cincinnati Commercial (Independ-
ent) makes these discouraging remarks !:
''The Democrats have had an almost I'M
broken streak of bad luck since the St.
Louis Convention. There was, first,
Tilden's mistake in making concessions
to Hendricks, and in not holding the
House of Representatives firmly to the
resumption act, to which he WAS unmis-
takably committed. Then it is discov-
cred that he and Hendricks have too
much record. The party is put upon
the defensive, and is engaged in apollo
giving and explaining. The ultra-react-
tionary element is coming to the front
also, especially IN the South, and this
creates uneasiness. Altogether, the pros
pect of success, so bright in June. look
unpromisingly dull in September"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
THE SOLDIERS.

Gov. Hayes sent the following letter
to the Soldiers National Reunion, held
at Caldwell, Ohio, on the 9th and 9TH
inst:
81 regret that ! shall not be able to
attend the reunion of comrades of the
Union Army, to be held at Caldwell.
The services rendered by the men who
will be there can not be over.estimated
they and their comrades saved this ma
ton, and fought successfully the battle
of freedom for all mankind. They and
their work will ever be gratefully re-
membered and honored throughout the
world.
(SignedC R. B. HAYES.
An appropriate answer was forwarded
to Gov. Hayes by order of the camp.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The Irish World, an influential and
widely circulated journal, hoists the
Peter Cooper ticket. This is another
damper to Tilden for his hope of carry
ing New York depended upon the Irish
votes of that city. Speaking of Mr.. Til
den the World says:
"But Mr.. Tilden is as cold as he is
clever. He is not in sympathy with the
toiling millions. He understands law
yers and wire-workers, and ne anticipates
by instinct, the desires of those sweet
scented gentry who move in the upper
classes; but the common people he does
not appreciate. For them his heart has
never beat one responsive throb."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republican County Convention for Allen
county, Kansas, to place I'm nomination candi-
dates for Clerk of the District Court, County At
torney, Superintendent of Public Instruction and
Probate Judge, will be held ut lola, Kansas, on
Wednesday, September 10Th, 1S76, at O'Clock
r. N. After the adjournment of the County Con-
ventOn the delegates representing the SD and SD
Representative Districts will organize a separate
convention and will place in nomination candi-
dates for Representatives of said Districts.
Townships are entitled to representation as
follows: Humboldt, Il; Cottage Grove, 2; Sa-
lem, ?; Elsmore, :; Marmaton, L; Usage, q;
Elm. 2; lola, IL; Deer Greek, s; and Geneva, 4.
1t is recommended that the primary conven-
tiops be held in the several townships on Satur-
day, September 18th, at O'Clock P. NJ.
BY order of Central Committee
JAS. BURNS, Secretary.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
STATE NEWS.

ne Na'lSaS cora crop from tllS year l.
worth about SAC. 900, coo.
The Eureka HeraI says TIE corn crop
il Greenwood county will be immense.
Mr.. T. w. Williamson is to build an
elevator at La Cygnc, with a capacity OF
$4,000 bushels. ~
Mrs. Nietcalf, of Burlington, expects
to get 5000 pounds of grapes from an
acre and half of vineyard.
Oswego Independent: SluaLters are
having trouble with the settlers league
in the west part of the county.
silk will be an important production
in Kansas this season, and it is expected
S2O,0t0 worth will be shipped.
The Jewell County Diamond says a
sure cure for a horse choking on q corn
cob, is to pour water in his ear.
A bunch of lowland grass was brought
into Lawrence the other day, which
measured twelve and one half feet.
The Pao!a Spirit publishes in full the
speech of S. A. Cobb, delivered at Law
renee August 81. 1t demoiishes Goodin.
DR.. Humphreville, of Waterville, re.
Gently threshed crop Of spring wheat
that averaged over twenty bushels to the
acre.
On Saturday last, says the Manhattan
Enterprise, Hon. Welcome Wells shipped
a barrel Of apples to the Centennial, com.
priSinv fnrtv Varieties
A farmer in POttawatOmie county
raised this season nine hundred and six
bushels of barley of fine quality on
twenty-thiee acres of land.
The Salina Herald says that many
pieces of corn in Lincoln county will
yield ninety bushels per acre, and the
general average will be about fifty.
The Wilson County Sabbath School
Association will hold its third annual
meeting at Coyville, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, October 10th, 18th
and 18th, 1876.
"Uncle Jesse Affair."" father of Robert
H. Adair, District Clerk of Coffee county.
died recently at Danville, Indiana. Mr..
Adair was one of the Oldest residents of
the Neosho Valley.
Five boys were arrested at Paola last
week for stealing from wagon guam
tity of watermellons, eating some and
destroying others. One escaped, two
paid their fines and cOsts-S475 each
and two were sent to the calaboose-all
under fifteen years old.
Marshall County Nsps: Francis N.
Kirkwood, an old fossil of the Tilden
stamp who has cvaded paying taxes in
this county for ten or fifteen years, by
claiming he is a non resident, was con-
victed Of perjury in our district court
last Thursday. He was arrested on
complaint of Judge Pr &c, of Troy.
A prisoner broke Jail at Lawrence on
the 30th ult., and concealed himself in
the brush near the l.. L. & G.. depot. A
boy coming near, he requested him to
procure a file, and exhibited pair of
government bracelets around his ankles
as reason for his request. Instead of
the youth informed a police
man and the man was recaptured.
John Smith is lucky darkey. He
was recently tried at Marysville for set
ting fire to depot at that place and &C.
quilted; as soon as he was discharged he
was arrested on the charge of stealing a
gold watch and again acquitted. These
facts taken in connection with the fact
that Mr.. Smith has been once hung to
make him reveal the whereabouts of
stolen property, and yet escaped with an
nnbroken neck. look as if "fate smiled
on his birth"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
BOB INGERsoLL, in his speech at Au

Bob INGERsoLL, in his speech at Au-
gusta, Maine, commenced as follows:
The Democratic party is wolf which
has been starving at the door of this ma
ton for nearly a score of years. The
wolf wants Office, and it will keep ON
wanting. n We are fighting to-
day the same party that we fought in all
the terrible years that followed 1860.
We are fighting Democrats, and in the
time to which I refer every Democrat
with musket was rebel and every reb-
ell without masket was Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

VIM. NJ. TWEED, the grandest thief Of
the 10Th century, who escaped from New
York City prisons under very suspicious
circumstances some months ago, has been
captured. He will be returned to New
York in due time. The "Boss," on account
of long and intimate association with
Tilden is supposed to be in sympathy
with the "Rcform" movement of the
Democratic party.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
AFFAIR STATEMENT.

The New York Nation probably repre-
resents the conscientious, fair minded
sentiment Of the community in regard to
Gov. Tilden's income tax return when
it says: There are two apparent contra
dictory sworn statements of his own,
relating to matters of fact, and he owes
it to the public of all parties to show if
he can that they do not mean what they
seem to mean"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

ID. Z. Haskell, together with some other PROM
insaf speaker, will address the people of Allen
county As follows:
MarnatOn, Friday, September %, evening.
lola, Friday, October i3, evening
Humboldt, Saturday, October Ii, evening.
Deer Creek Township, Wednesday, November
], at Up. m.
Elsfpore, Thursday, November ?, evening.
Usage Township November 3, evening.
Candidates for the State Offices will address the
citizens of Allen county as follows:
Humboldt, Thursday, September elst.
lola, Monday, October 1th.
Humboldt, Tuesday, November ID.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

HURRAH for Maine. They have had
an election up there, and there is no in
dications of that tidal wave." On the
contrary the old Pine Tree State speaks
in unmistakable tones in favor of Hayes
and Wheeler and gave the Republican
ticket majority of over 1900. Again
of nearly 5000 over last years vote. The
Republicans will have a two thirds ma
jority in the House and all but four or
five out of thirty-0ne Senators. Next.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

GEN. SHERMAN and Secretary of War
Cameron we're at Fort Leavenworth on
the 18th inst, and in conversation with
the reporter of the Leavenworth Times
Gen. Sherman said that the Indian
trouble would be settled this winter by
whipping the Indians into a lasting
r,aaco
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The only hope the Democrats have
had for success in the present Presiden-
tial contest is that the Republican vote
would be divided; but the elections
in Vermont and Maine gives conclusive
evidence that the Republican masses are
again united-consequently Hayes and
Wheeler are sure to be elected.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

THAT "barrel of money" couldn't re-
duce the Republican majorities in Yer.
mont aud Maine. A satisfactory expla.
nation of those two contradictory aifila-
Wits made by the Democratic candidate
for President would do their cause more
good Just at this time than the distribu.
ton of two barrels of money.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

D. G. HASKELL has been addressing
large and enthusiastic Republican meet.
ings in the southern part Of this Con-
gressional district this week, and the
papers speak in fattering terms of the
reception given him everywhere. Every
day gives additional evidence that Mr..
Haskell will poll the full Republican
vote of this district, and be elected by a
handsome majority.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

THE Independent Reform State CEN
trail committee met at Topeka on the
18th inst. and repudiated the action of a
part of the committee in attempting to
withdraw the name of Hudson as a can
didate for Governor. Mr.. Hudson and
other candidates were present. The
committee will fill all vacancies on the
State ticket and make arrangements for
an organized campaign.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

THE Greenback men are going to have
no foolishness in their campaign in this
State. If the candidates nominated by
them for State officers and afterwards
taken up by the Democratic State con-
vention are going to make the campaign
as Democrats they propose to put genu-
inc Greenback men in their place. Gen
tlemen. show YOUR colors.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

In 1872 Maine gave nearly doub.e the
majority for Grant that it did for the
Republican Governor. 1t will do so this
year. Hayes and Wheeler will carry the
State by 10000 majority.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
No. 100. Farm Of162

acres one and one-half miles southeast Of
Iola.-70 acres in cultivation, all but
about two acres fenced, over one half
mile stone fence, Elm Creek runs through
it, plenty Of timber for firewood, posts
and rails. Two story frame house 16x32
and addition 14x22, box stable, smoke
house, buggy shed, % or 80 barring apple
and cherry trees, good we'll.
Price $25 per acIe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
PUBLICATION NOTICE.
Julia Briggs, Plaintiff,
vs..
Joseph Pri,iiam,
Defendant

Joseph Pritiham,
Defendant.
The shove named Joseph Friedman defendant
will take notice that he has been sued by the
above named plaintiff Julia Briggs, that her pc
tition was fled III the office Of the Clerk of the
District Court of the eth Judicial District of the
State of Kansas within and for the County of
Allen on the 9TH day of September ls1G, and that
he must answer the petition of the said Julia
briggs against him filed, on or before the 2Sth
day Of October, 1876, said petition will be
taken rs true and judgment rendered against him
for the sum of fourteen hundred and twenty-five
dollars and seventy-fOur cents with interest
thereon at the rate of ten per cent. per annum
from the 18th day of June ISIS, till paid, and for
costs of suit; that sum being the amount Of bal
ance due ON two certain promissory notes for
$3.50 90 EACH bearing date June 18th, 1876, exc
cuted. AMI delivered by defendant to plaintiff,
and for foreclosure of a mort gage dated June
10Th, ISIS, given by defendant to plaintiff to Sc
cure the payment of said notes, and an attorneys
fee of fifty dollars stipulated in said mortgage,
and an order to sell said mortgaged premises,
described as follows, tO-wit: The southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section 81
township ?. south Orange ls east containing 40
acres more or less, situated in Allen county,
state of Kansas.
ssw3 JULIA BRIGGS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

AT THE Republican Congressional con.
yention held at Lowell, Mass, ON the
18th inst. Gen. B. F. Butler was nomi-
mated for Congress on the first ballot.
Old Ben. was badly needed in the last
Congress, and his services may be very
valuable in the next
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

A mob in the city of Baltimore broke
up q meeting being held by Hayes and
Wheeler club on the evening of the 9th
inst. Pistol shots were fred and several
persons were injured.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The Republicans in this Congressional
district will all 60 TO the polls and vote
this year, and one of the results of this
vote will be that John R. Goodin's first
term in Congress will be his last.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

TWEED was identified when arrested
by one of Nsst's caricatures in Harper's
Weekly. Tweed is not the only promi-
nent Democrat whom Mast has, by his
inimitable cartoons, brought to grief.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The Commissioners who have been
sent out to confer with the Indians re-
port them as anxious to make new
treaty and to again commence drawing
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

HENRY A. WISE, an eccentric Vir-
ginian, is dead. He was at one time
Governor of his State, Member of Con-
gress, and occupied places of trust in the
councils of the Confederacy. He is re-
membered as the man who hung old John
Brown
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
RAILROADS AND MAR.
kETS.

The Lenvenworth, Lawrence & Gal
weston railroad traverses the county
from north to south. passing through the
towns of lola and Humboldt, and affords
direct connection with Lawrence and
Leavenworth in Kansas and Kansas City
in Missouri. This last is one of the best
markets in the country and is but six
hours from lola, the county seat.
The NJ. K. & I. passes through the
S. w. corner of the county, touching at
Humboldt, and affords an outlet to the
mining regions of the west, and south to
Tavas apd tho Gulf
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
No. 10Y. II farm of 80

acres, about eight miles west of LOLA
New house lSx3l. feet, good cellar under
the whole. (enclo>ed but only partially
iinished.) Hedge growing all around
the 50, apple orchard Of 100 trees 10
years old and another of 800 trees re-
Gently planted. 500 peach trees in bear
ing, all choice fruit
Price $500 cash.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

ETHAN ALLEN, the celebrated trotter
and king of the American turf, died at
the Kansas stock farm at Lawrence last
Monday aged twenty-seven years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

LUcIUs ROBINSON has been nominated
by the Democrats of New York as their
candidate for Governor in the place of
SEYMOUR.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The late Democratic House spent over
Sic, 900 in running investigating COM
mittees for the purpose of making cam
paign capital.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

The Woman's Suffrage State conven-
ton for Massachusetts, met in Boston on
the 18th inst. and nominated prohibit
tory woman suffrage State ticket.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

VERMONT has done well, Maine has
done better. Gas goes Maine, so goes
the Union"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

In Maine the Republican candidate
for Governor carried every county in
the State. Hurrah for Blaine's State.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
CHEAP LANDS.

Notwithstanding the county has been
settled for many years and contains a
population of over 1000, large bodies of
unimproved lands are yet for sale. These
lands belong to the l.. l.. & q. and NJ.
X. & 7. railroad companies, and are
offered for sale cheaper than such lands
can be bought any where in the United
States where equal advantages exist.
Land capable of producing twenty to
twenty-five bushels of wheat or 80 to rs
bushels of corn per acre is sold at 1920
per acre for cash, or S4.0O ON time. Al
most any year, after being reduced to
cultivation, single crop will pay the
entire cost of the land.
During last season many parties in
this county with less than half their
land in cultivation raised corn enough
when sold at 25c. a bushel to pay for the
whole tract. Any one looking for new
location can not fail to appreciate this
fact, especially considering the fact that
these lands are surrounded by old set
Elements, and are convenient to railroads,
towns, mills, school houses, churches and
all the appliances of civilization. Land
at pioneer prices, without any of the
privations of pioneer lite.
These lands are sold by Messrs. SCOrr
& BOWLUS, local agents
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16
Products.

As elsewhere stated this county is well
suited To all the productions of this
latitude, bat is especially adapted to the
growing of wheat, corn, fruit, and to
stock raising all of which succeed ad-
mirably, and particularly the last The
inexhaustable supply of native grasses
both for pasturing and for hay-offers to
the stock raiser most inviting field, and
makes this one of the most certain and
remunerative branches of husbandry
thai any one can engage in
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-09-16

Hayes was accused, and he answered.
Tilden was accused, but he answereth
not. Will the friends of the latter make
a note Of it and tviteh him up little !?