The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-06-20

Remember these warm days that yor
can get ice cool lemonade, soda waite
and ice cream at Mabie & Bakers, on,
door south of Wright & Anderson's.
MI is claimed that small piece of liner
moistened with spirits of turpentine snt
placed in trunks or drawers. two or thre,
times year, is preventive for moths.
Three games Of chess by postal are be
ing played between parties in this town
and persons in other parts of the State
The games progress too slowly to be o.
interest to anyone except those engaged
in them.
W Now that it is warm enough for loafers
to sit around on steps and dry goods
boxes, would it not be we'll for our mer.
chants to close their houses of business
at eight o'clock except on Saturday
evenings?
Tomorrow is the time appointed for
the committee to report in reference to
uniform series of text books for the
schools of the counties. This committee
was appointed at meeting of district
school boards some time since.
The jury in the case of the State of
Kansas en- rel. Lille Conrad VS.. John
Richardson, after considering the case
all night, failed to agree and were dis
charged. The jury stood, 70, verdict of
guilty, 8; for verdict of not guilty, 4.
A couple of strangers, man and wife,
stopped at the Central House couple of
days the first of the week, leaving town
Tuesday evening. Wednesday morning
parties were inquiring for them who
stated that the gentleman was needed
very much in another part of the State.
In an insanity trial before the Probate
Judge last week, one Mrs Sarah A. Estus
was adjudged insane. And the jury
finding that she manifested homicidal
tendencies, she was given in charge of
the sheriff until application could he
made for her admission into the insane
asylum.
There was quite mad dog scare north
of Neosho Falls last week. Four men
and boy passed through Geneva on
their way to Paola to test the virtues of
a mad stone," as they had all been bit
ten by dog supposed to have been mad.
When they returned home they reported
that the ''mad stone" failed to stick to
the wounds.
At the meeting of the City Council
Monday evening they refused to pass an
ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of
fire crackers within the corporate limits,
as prayed for by number of petitioners.
ionng America can rejoice that their
liberties are not to be restrained, and |
that they can indulge in this nuisance to
their hearts content, or till their finances
are exhausted.
The June term of the District Court
in the court house at lola
last Monday, Judge Talcott presiding.
Unless the jury cases are somewhat pro.
onged, the term will be a short one
Allen county attorneys are all in attcn-
lance. II is the practice of Judge Talco:t
% get through with the jury trials as
'apidly as possible, and then discharge
The jury. A practice that is appreciated
oy the, tax payers.
B. F. Brumley, who was tried for horse
tealing last Court and sentenced to six
months imprisonment in Jail on account
# being too young to be sent to the pen
Tertiary, is likely to get a term yet.
Being now old enough to 60 to the pen.
Tertiary, the order committing him to
all has been revoked and he has been
e-arrested for horse stealing. He has
,een guilty of stealing several horses,
nd he also aided Phillips when he broke
all recently. Frank is bad one.