The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-07-13

<Mr. Conley has purchased the old
ware-room formerly used by Hartman &
Casmiie, which he has had hauled onto
the corner of the square, and will use il
- shop.
We are informed that in the case oil
the forfeiture of the Van Horn recog'
nizance, Judge Talcot overruled the mo-
ton of the attorney from Woodson
County, to have the money applied 70
the payment of the costs which had
accrued in trying the case.
DO you buy your goods Of the man
who build up, and sustain the businesa
interests of your town and country, OF
will you buy of those whose business ID
to tear down? If the former, you can
not do better that to 90 to Richards &
Cowan's. Nv
The city council met Thursday eve
ming, and ordered the marshal to notify
parties having buildings ON the square
to remove them forthwith. Wehope the
question win be tested /; it should have
been long ago, If the ground is free to
all it will revive the old days of "claim-
Jumping"
Judge Bell, in company with his
brother, started this week for an extend.
ed trip through the Southwestern part
of the State, expecting to be gone about
six weeks. J. 81. Richards Esq, will
attend to the business in the Office of
County Attorney during Judge Bells
absence.
The meeting of the Ladies Home
and Foreign Missionary Society, at the
Presbyterian church Sunday night was
we'll attended. The programme was in
teresting, but too long. Some parts of
the programme were too indistinct to be
heard by those in the back part of the
church. The house was crowded.
1t is unlawful to kill prairie chick
ems until the LIST of next month. Far
mers should see that the law is enforced,
for they are the ones most vitality in.
terested. One or two have already spo-
ken to US in regard to the law, and say
that they will prosecute any one hunt
ing in their neighborhood before the
proper time.
We neglected to mention last week
the improved appearance of Mr.. Muir
rays residence. New fences, paint and
whitewash, makes the place an ornament
to that part of town. J. G. is doing a
rafting good business, which we are
glad to chronicle, but, he ought to get
his work done in the community which
supports him.
Although there has been q good
many horses stolen in this section of the
State we believe that the officers of the
the law have done all they could to break
it up. They have never failed to turn
out at any time of the day or night to
forward the ends of justice. An officer
is not ubiquitous simply because he is
possessed of authority.
Peter Anderson, one of our we'll
known dry goods clerks, left US yester-
day for st. Louis which he intends max
ing his future home. He has lately been
in the employ of George T. Todds 4 90.
but is graduate of the Mammoth Store.
-Tayer Head Light. Mr.. Anderson
called and subscribed for The REGISTER
while in lola. he started for st. Louis
Monday.
We would respectfully yet earnestly |
call the attention of the city council, or
that portion of the august body styled
the committee on public grounds, to the |
condition of the cemetery. A heavy
growth of rank grass and weeds has about |
covered everything within the grounds.
The grass should be mown and hauled |
should be done at once.
There is good cause for complaint at |
present.
The atmospheric changes since since
he 4th, have been somewhat out of the
usual course of events. The mornings
hot followed in the after
looms by thunder showers, clearing at
right. Monday morning heavy shower
anne up, the atmosphere becoming cold
II than for some time past. Since then
rot forenoons, without a breath of air.
With cool breezes from the south in the
.fternoon and evening.
The city council are hard at work
IN some general ordinances for the gov
of the city. While they are at
t we should like to have them devise
ome plan to stop the use of profane and
Indecent language on the street. There
Ire a few young men (who are old enough
o know better) in this place, who cannot
peak without making use of such lam
,uage as would bring the blush of shame
% the cheek of satan. They can be
heard nearly all over town.