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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
NILwooD ITEMS.

NILwooD, Feb, 4th, 1879.
Spelling at Nilwood Thursday, and at
Montevale recently.
Once more the prodieal son returneth.
We hope the fatted calf is to be killed
this time.
Mrs. Young is on the sick list.
Mr.. Collett leaves the Muth place
soon.
Mr.. Moose and son have just returned
to live in Kansas. 1t awakens old time
feelings to have them among us once
more.
Denton Buck is making extended ef-
forts as D. d.
The good people of Walnut Grove e1'
pect to hear the Rev. Mr.. Miller, of lola,
on the 9th inst. We hope he may come
often.
Died, January 30th, an infant child Of
Mr.. Stout.
Many of our people know how to ap.
preciate the plentitude of water.
Sims says he never swears this side Of
the divide" We presume those little
Modocs would rejoice to hear him vent
ing their portion in oaths. w.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
Usage ITEMS.
FEBRUARY 9Th, 1877!

FEBRUARY 5th, 1879.
The Italy of America! Slush and
Snow.
Those new buildings that were begun
last fall are being rapidly completed.
Mr.. J. ID. Hosley, an old and respected
citizen of this township closed this life
Wednesday after short illness. Mr..
Hosley came from PENNSYLVANIA to this
State in early times, having been citi
zen of this township for twenty years
He was an ex-member of the Legislature
of Kansas. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. J. w. Alton, on
Thursday at two o'clock.
Mr.. Tate, an old citizen of this State
closed his earthly career last Thursday
George Adams. young man about
twenty years old, died last Friday o.
pneumonia at the residence of MIR
Harvey, where he had been working.
Considerable sickness on the creek
principally pneumonia and colds.
A new preacher from Missouri by tn
name of Drennon, of the Christian
church, is holding a series of meetings a
the Glendale school house.
"Osages off their reservation" Bal
move. Two horses captured. Big haul
The principal seat of war in and abou
lola. LONE HAND.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Sunday afternoon for February opens
with a story by James I. Mackay it has
two others, Paper Roses by Sarah o.
Jewett, author of Deephaven, and one
relating to the Japanese custom of blood
revenge by Prof. VIM. Elliott Griffis.
Calvin the Sinner has a second Install,
ment. The essays include A COnven-
tional Conscience by Pres. John Bascom
of Wisconsin University; What is Con
science ?; and Ministers Hobbies by w.
NJ. +. Round. Caroline II. Dali writes
of Anna Jameson, with whom she had a
personal acquaintance E. G. Gardner
best known by his popular books on the
architecture of homes, gives in the form
of sketch the reasons why the familiar
"NIr. and Mrs. John" did not, or did &c
to church; and J. B. I. Marsh take:
ground against Sunday Dailies as an in
fluence strongly conducive to the "Con
tinental Sunday" The Littleton Re
formers suggests practical means of relief
for women from domestic cares. More
about Jerry McAuly is given; also {
Moody and Sankey sketch and accounts
of Sir Michael Faraday, and of DR.. E. X
Kanes' ':Hans" the Greenlander familiar
to us from his connection with various
Arctic expeditions; and there are poems
bv I.ucrece and others. The Editor
Table has Where are the Churches; al
article on theaters Notes, and there ar
book reviews. $500 year; Springfield
Mass. Canvassers wanted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

A temperance lecturer who has been
at work in the towns up the Hudson has
been giving reporter of the Kingston
Courier page from his early experience
in Michigan. Previous to his arrival in
a small town where he intended to do
some work, the boys had agreed among
themselves to go to the meeting but not
to sign the pledge. He appealed in vain
for recruits for the temperance cause.
Not man would move At this stage
of the proceedings the belle of the town
sprang to her feet and cried out: "Boys,
this is really too bad. Won't you sign
the pledge~ Not soul moved from
his seat. Again the fair belle appealed
to the mems better nature, but it was OF
no avail they had promised they would
not sign. Finally the lady said: 'Boys,
I'll kiss the first man who signs the
pledge" At this juncture up jumped a
tall backwoodsman and drawlingly ex'
claimed: "Siss, I'm yer huckleberry.
Whar's yer pledge ~ The brave girl
kissed the fellow, and the cheering which
followed made the house rattle. This in
cident broke the ice, and before the re-
former had left the town nearly every
one had donned the blue ribbon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The issue of the 4 per cent. bonds has
had the effect of reducing the current
rate of interest the country. Govern
ment bonds, because not subject to tax,
and for other reasons, will command par,
though they bear lower rate of interest
than other bonds. When Government
bonds cannot be sold at par for less than
6 per cent. interest, money will com
maEd from s to 10 per cent in Other
forms of investment. The reduction Of
interest on Government bonds to 4 pei
cent reduces the value of money in Othel
good bonds to 6 or per cent. according
to the credit of the company issuing
them.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The Democracy through the upper
house of the Virginia Legislature has
made itself ridiculous again. That au-
gust body has adopted by unanimous
vote a series of notification resolutions.
They deny the right of the general gov
eminent to protect citizen in life. lib,
erty or property, or the exercise of right
where the State claims jurisdiction ;
declare the legislation which has grown
out of the constitutional amendments to
be null and void deny the right of the
general government to enforce the decis
ion of its judiciary where the State inter
noses its ~eto, etc, etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Bragg's speech against Southern claim:
moves Nasty to remark: The perverse
ness of some men is beyond all human
calkalashun. and the mistorchoons NV the
Dimocrisy is suthin which nothin short
NV intinity can calkelate upon. TheI
amt no disiplin in the party, but it seem:
on the contrary, ez tho every man Nv
EN-, from the highest officer down to the
lowest privit in the ranks, wuz a fitip or
his own hook" And he adds: 'The
hopes nv the South are forever dashed
and freedom may ez we'll commence hel
shreeks. never want to see Dimikra'
elected from a State like Wisconsin
They amt half baked"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Chalmers has been allowed to let offhis
speech and may now be pronounced out
of danger. The fiery bolt had been held
back so long that it wasn't dangerously
hot when it escaped, and no harm has
been done to anyone. The great mans
mouth is little under the weather from
the friction inevitable upon the passage,
but will be in good working order again
in day or two. Meantime the subject
of Southern CLAIMS stands precisely where
it stood before. There has been some
more talk, but the chance for the adOp'
ton of an amendment making their pay.
ment impossible is as remote as ever.
General Bragg will do the country &
great service. as we'll as stir up some
more liveliness. if he will advocate the
adoption ofsuch measure a. necessary
Democratic policy.-N. Y Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The election of Hon. John J. ingalls, to
the United States Senate on the fourth
ballot last Friday gives general satisfac'
ton to The people Of this county. An
ardent admirer of Gov. Anthony our
personal choice was first for that gentle
man. The election of Mr.. ingalls, meets
with the sentiments Of our people. Both
of the gentlemen above named were able
to do honor to the State, and believing
that the will of the majority should rule
we heartily acquiesce lu the decision
made. So far as we can determine the
bitterness engcnderei by the contest in
this county has been allayed. This is a.
it should be.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Nothing in Lippincotts Magazine for
February will be read with more inter
est than the sketch of the great Hunga-
rian artist, Munkacsy, by his intimate
friend, Mr.. John r. TAFT, of Baltimore.
DIR. Felix L. Oswald gives graphic de-
scription of the great barranca of Jorullo;
and Edward King sketches with his us
ual vigor Hungarian Types and Aus.
TRAN Pictures" Both these articles are
we'll illustrated. "Women's Husbands, y
series of brilliant sketches of American
society, is continued, as is also Miss o.
ney's delightful novel, Through Wind
ing Ways" 1.-THE ColonePs Venture
is Virginia story, by Rebecca Harding
Davis; and "Carrie Fane," pleasant
New England Sketch, by Mary N. Pres
cott There is lively sketch of Lord
Beaconsield's career, and pleasant
account of the school at which the
Daughters OF the Legion of Honor" are
educated with other short and amusing
papers that help to render the number
highly readable and attractive.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
A MIXED CASE.

Horse thieves have again visited this
section, taking couple:of horses from
the stable of Mr.. w. c. Barnes, a farmer
of Usage township. last Sunday
night. Mr.. B. thinks they were after a
younger span which he drove to church
that night leaving his work team at home.
The description of the horses is as follows:
One gray mare fourteen years old shod
all around, and one chestnut sorrell fif-
teen hands high, about fourteen years
old, shod all around, heavy long tail,
fair flesh. The thieves also took two
brides, two halters and one saddle. The
reward offered by the county and by MIR.
Barnes amounts to 1925 for information
leading to the conviction of the thief
and S25 additional for the recovery Of
the horses.
Later-Since the above was put in
type last Monday, further developments
we're as follows: Mr.. r. B. Stevenson
owned chattel mortgage on the team
which Mr.. Barnes had gwen, and in the
mortgage the age Of the horses was giver
at ten years. Whereat Mr.. B. was ar
rested, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Tuesday night
telegram was received from the marsha
of Garrett stating that the thief wa
captured.
Thursday the preliminary examination
of George s. Riggs was held, resulting il
acquittal of the charge of grand larceny
and a plea of guilty OF attempting to rul
off mortgaged property. Justice Boy
fined him s25 and costs, and to STAN
committed until paid.
The case against Barnes was tried an
defendant discharged upon the showin
that he was not the authority of tn
statement made in the postal cards Of th
! age of the horses. He was again arreste
charged with an attempt to dispose a
mortgaged property, the last cause bein
set for hearing next Thursday. We ur
derstand however. that the last case vii
be dismissed by the county attorney.
County Attorney Slavens conducte
the case for the State. ]. III. Richard
for Mr.. Barnes. Alderman & Simpso
for Riggs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
IIRERTY ITEMS.

The Enterprise school is prospecting
finely with John Young as teacher.
There is talk of an exhibition at the
close of the winter term of school at Lib
erty.
Mr.. Silas McClain has returned from
Illinois. He reports times very dull
there.
Singing at the church every Friday
evening.
Mrs. G. Gilbert is in very poor health
at present.
Mr.. Preston is just recovering from a
dangerous illness.
While getting a load of wood some
time ago Mr.. Free Bliss cut his foot very
badly. The doctors have great difficulty
to keep it from bleeding.
Quite a number of Pennsylvania:
arrived here last week. We think they
intend to rusticate here. CLEANER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
THE DOMESTIC MONTHLY.

The February number of this splendid
magazine has just reached us, and is, as
usual, full of practical and useful infor-
nation concerning current fashions. 1t
opens with the customary review, giving
a complete account of everything new
in the fashion world, following which
appear full and explicit descriptions OF
the many stylish costumes and garments
shown on the colored plate and repre-
sented by illustrations. These styles are
exceptionally neat and exquisite in de-
sign, and cannot fail to attract the femi
nine eye. The department devoted ia
children's costumes is also very full, and
contains many tasteful designs for both
boys and girls costumes. The Domestic
Monthly is published by Blake & Co. s4s
Broadway, New York, at 81 so per year
inclusive of pattern premium. Specimen
copies 10 cents.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The city of Memphis has levanted.
She has run away from her creditors.
This is the first instance of city taking
to her heels to avoid the constable. A
decree of the United States Court was
about to issue, commanding the city to
levy tax to pay its debts. when the city
absconded Strictly speaking, she did
not run away bodily, but disappeared,
dissolved, vanished. She suppressed her
charter, and declared that she ceased to
exist as a municipal corporation. She
committed telo de sc. The inhabitants
and the houses remain, and also the
ground, but it is no longer Memphis, but
simply the territory ofTennesee. Mem.
phis has ceased to exist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
Full of good things is the America

Full of good things is the american
Agrieulturist, for February LIST, just at
hand, with upwards of sixty engravings
Ia distinguished and important feature
of this misunderstanding more than
hundred practical articles too numerous
to describe in detail. No family can
afford to be without its reliable informa-
ton for the Household, as we'll as out
door work, for the children as well as
grown up people The cost is only 81. 81
year, or four copies for SIS, and splen,
did Engraving to each subscriber adding
20 cents extra Single numbers 10 cents
A specimen copy for three Scent stamps.
Orange Judd Company, Publishers, 24i
Broadway, N. Y.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
list OF JURORS.

The following is the list of jurors fol
the March term: s. S. Speakman, Hum
boldt; Geo. Marshal, Salem; Jacot
Heath, Geneva; w. P. Gassaway, lola
J. Hecox, lola j; E. r. Maybe, Geneva
Jas. Simpson, lola; J. D. Hosley, Usage
Jacob Ladd. lola; L. Purdom, lola; Z
NJ. Works. Humboldt; c. Lands, Hum
boldt; Geo. Hettinger, Cottage Grove; j
Y. Funkhouser, Marmrton Isaac Bone
brake, Salem Geo. A. Riley, lola; E. L
Bassett, lola; T. 81. Riggs, lola.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The Irish World and other journals of
che same stamp have no difficulty in
finding, to their own satisfaction, the
reason why in land of abundance there
are SO many wOrkmen going idle and
starving. This is problem they are
never tired of presenting, and their solu-
ton is equally ready. 1t is all along OF
grinding monopolies, bonds and interest.
There are only few errors in this solu-
ton. In the first place the problem is
not correctly stated. There are compar-
atiyely few wOrkmen out of employment
and still fewer starving. Wherever there
is chronic idleness and starvation the
cause for it is more likely to be whisky
than monopolies, and beer than bonds.
In the next place, the reasons given for
this Starvation" are not adequate. So
far from monopolies-such as railroad
and manufacturing companies-depriv,
ing the worRingmen of a living. they are
the chief providers of work and wages
The bonds are, of course, burden upon
the whole nation, but the interest upon
them, which is all that is necessary to
take into account, is being rapidly re-
duced from six and five per cent. to foul
per cent. and to nation of forty mil
| lions of people, with the richest resourc
es of any country on the face Of the eartf
that burden is not one to whine about
Few nations have less and many have
much greater burdens; besides, thes'
bonds enabled the Union to survive the
assaults of tremendous rebellion, ant
the commonest honesty requires the I'm
ion to meet them without repining. /
the Kearneys, Schwabs and other impor
tations do not like to help pay the inter
est on the bonds, they can easily escape
from the grievance by returning whence
thew came.-N Y. Witness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The National Repository for February
contains two principal illustrated arti-
Giles, the first entitled "Winter with the
Poets" being selections from standard
poetry about winter; the second, by
Prof. VIM. Wells, entitled "Saunterings
in Tyrol," portion of Europe through
which most tourists only pass, but where
they do not linger. The writer gives an
entertaining account of the country and
its countrymen. Rev. Lucian Clark
contributes good article on "Deafmute
Education and Henry B. Dawson on
the "Dunmore Indian War;" Mrs.
Dickinson continues her story "Among
the Thorns;" and S. G. Arnold writes an
appreciative sketch of "Clara Barton" a
real sister of mercy during our civil war
and the Franco Prussian conflict to many
a poor sick and wounded soldier. Three
or four selected or translated articles and
two poems, with a page Of music and the
ever-readable "Miscellany," make up one
of the best numbers of this magazine
which we have seen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
Usage.

Old residents say, "The snow never
went off in better shape" The Usage
was not out of its banks.
Winter wheat is looking we'll.
The destroying angel seems to have
passed over the community taking both
old and young.
Died, January 29th, Grandfather Hos
ley, aged y; January 31st, Grandfather
Tate, aged II; January 23d, Rev. Levi
Alsop, aged II; January 29d, Charles
Fish, aged IS; January 3lst, George
Adams. aged %.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

A bill has been introduced into the
Missouri legislature which provides that
"every person who shall set up or keep a
common gaming house, or brothel, or
house of designation, shall, on conviction,
be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor,
and punished by fine not exceeding
1000, and it shall not be lawful for any
county, township, city, or town, in this
State, directly or indirectly, to license,
regulate, or place under the sanction OF
law gambling or gaming houses, bawdy
houses, or houses Of ill-fame, or assigna'
tion, under any pretense whatever"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
CARD.

1t has been freely reported in certain
localities in Allen county, and the report
is believed by many to be true. that l
stated that the certificate of Thos. E.
Kelly had been revoked for immoral
conduct In justice to him AZ we'll as to
myself, wish to state that the report il
not true. Charges have not been pre-
ferred against Mr.. Kelly. and the exam
lining board have not revoked his certif
icate. FRANK Roor, Co. Supt.
lola, Feb. 5, 1879.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

st. Mary's college. located at st. Mary's
Pottawatomie county, twenty. four miles
from Topeka. burned Feb. Sd, the loss
being $4,000. The original capital eight
years ago was $4,000 Most of the bed.
ding and furniture was saved, but the
clothing belonging to the ninety eight
boarding students, library, fixtures. etc,
were totally destroyed. The fire is
supposed to have caught from defect
i've flue in the garnet which was used as
a place for the clothes of the boarders.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

There are Estimated to be 4.500, 900
barrels of petroleum in the tanks in the
oil region OF Pennsylvania. The United
States can light the world. The yield
OF this product in this country is seven
times greater than in all the world be-
side Petroleum is found i'm Japan,
Persia, Siberia, France and Italy. and
was used by the ancients 5000 years
ago, being spoken of by Herodotus as in
use before the Christian era. The first
borings for oil in this country were in
1859. That year the product was SO, DOC
barrels. From that it has increased
until now it amounts to from 5000, 0OC
to 10, 600, 600 barrels annually.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
An attempt will be made by the Re

An attempt will be made by the Re-
publican members of the Potter commit
tee to secure copies of the cipher dis
patches sent 20 Michigan by Mr.. Tilden,
while his books were in litigation, which
were translated by the same key used for
the purpose in some of the Florida dis
patches, for the purpose fshowing this to
be Tilden's usual business cipher. But
the majority of Democrats in the COM
mittee will not admit such "outside
mattnrsn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
MATTERS.
LITERARY UNION.

Programme for the meeting tonight:
Music. n sal
/. Reading-Mrs. Bell.
Recitation-B. A. Casmire.
Oration-A. G. Scott.
Dramatic Representation-Prof. Har'
ris. Director.
Recitation-J. c. Bush.
Extemporaneous Address-Judge Bell
Music. N sI
Observation-Disclosures, That Con.
science is always 3 safe moral guide.
Aft. W. D. Chastain.-Neg. r. B. Whit
aker. s1a @
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

"An ramitigatsd liar. and lineal de-
scendant of Balkans saddle horse Is
the statement that Hamilton, OF Marshal,
authorizes the correspondent of the Kan
sas City journal to make in reference to
the correspondent of the Kansas City
Times
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

The surest way to secure an election
by the Republicans of this State is to
induce the Kansas City Times to oppose
a candidate. Senator ingalls, would
probably have been defeated had it not
been for the opposition of that paper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

An effort will be made this winter to
appropriate money to finish the east wing
of the State House. Something should
be done to give more room for our Legis-
lature. Representative hall is altogeth-
e. too small for the use of that body.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07
3 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Z, 1879.
Printers,

For sale-a Washington Hand Press, column
size. Ii will work an s column paper is7s fica
columns Only reason fer seiling-too small ior
future use. Any one proposing TO start paper
will do well to address, for the next 20 days,
H. A. PERKINS, lola, hs-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Senator Beck is evidently determined
to be boon to the Republican party, 70,
in addition to opposing resumption and
favoring free trade, he now demands the
payment of all Southern claims. What
beautiful Democratic candidate he
would make for 1880!
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Que of the town gamins took novel
eide one day this week, by catching hold
of heifer's tail and standing ON his
sled as the animal went up the street at
three minute gait. 1t was all right
till they turned corner, and as the boy
picked himself out of a drift he remarked
that it wasn't what it was cracked up to
bc.-Freionia Citizen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

Strange that so much time is taken up
by Congress, both in the House and Sen
ate, discussing Southern claims, when
the country was so recently informed by
reliable Democrats that there were no
Southern claims.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-02-07

How has the mighty fallen. Now
comes the Burlington Patriot with a
patent outside. One by one the papers
are squeezed down. First to patent
and then cut down in size.