The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-11-02

Mr.. W. 81. Richards has had the
carpenters u work on . building on
Washington avenue this week. It will
be occupied BY Mrs. julia A. Whitney
Is music emporium, when completed.
Mrs. Whitney's business hss grown %
during the past year or % that she ID
compelled TO thus enlarge her capacity
for business.
/ The election of Judge Allison is fore.
gone conclusion. He will have the larg.
est Republican majoEjty cast this fall
and he deserves it. His capability and
Judgment are not questioned and his
political faith 10 not decided BY . nomi.
nation. While being unable, on account
of sickness, to canvass the county. his
majority will be most Aattering.
Perhaps the most important Office to be
filled this year will be that of Repre-
sentative. A United States Senator to
BE- elected makes it important that We
should send . man who will represent
Athe people of this district in their choice
flor Senator. Mr.. Hankins, the Repub-
|lican nominee, will do 90. Besides, be
will make an honest. efficient, and pains.
taking official.
Mr.. VIM. Davis, the Republican can
didste for Clerk of the District Court is
q gentleman against whom not . single
thing can be charged. An upright man,
IL number one citizen, well qualified and
personally liked by all, his election by
an overwhelming majority is certain.
Mr.. Davis will poll the largest vote of
any man on the ticket in this township.
Wherever known his friends are legion.
Davis is our next District Clerk.
Gen. Clapp, of Woodson county, was
in our county last week and made an ex-
cellent speech in Usage township Friday
night. The General is one of the abIest
and most accomplished local speakers it
has been our good fortune to meet. Our
people were highly pleased with him and
are only sorry they could not vote for
him. However he will be elected with.
out trouble and Woodson will have an
excellent Representative in the next
State Legislature. He spent Sunday in
pur town making the acquaintance of
our people.
A few weeks since new baby appeared
at the poor farm, the mother Of whom
had been an inmate of the county poor
house. She swore out complaint chxrg-
ing one Best, with having been the
father Of the child. Afterwards it was
proved that the woman was married and
the bastardy case fell through. Thurs
day the case came up in different form,
the complaint now being against said
Best for adultery. The State was repre-
sented by Messers. Bell and Keplinger
and Messers. Richards and Smith for the
defense. The case was called and after
some trouble jury was procured. Up
to time of going to press no verdict had
been reached by the jury.
Many of our citizens will remember
the circumstances of the lynching of
Ezra Dolson. who had been confined in
our county Jail on the charge of murder
ing boy who had in some way angered
him, and throwing tie body in a we'll, at
Humboldt. A few nights after he had
been lodged in Jail lola, mob came
up from bel9@, oyerpOwered the jailor
and took the prisoner away, hanging him
in an old bulldog that stood on the site
Of Cofaehique/two miles south Of lola
Rube SteveEs was recognized as one Of
the mob aid was arrested but was re.
leased oya writ of habeas corpus. eventu
ally giving bail His bail bond was for
feited Through some quarrel with one
of his relatives word was received here
Of his whereabouts and he was arrested
last week at or near Larned, by Sheriff
Hodgson. as the trial comes off next
week we have no facts as yet to lay before
our readers.