The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-09

Mr.. N. Southland, Of La Crosse Mich
igan. who is stopping with Mr.. Ross,
Of Ozark, made us q pleasant call Tues
day. We understand he thinks some
of locating in lola, and hope he will.
The old Soldiers Reunion on the Sd
was well-attended, and but for the rain
would have been an entire success. Col.
Dan. Grass, of Independence. was the
only notable foreign speaker present.
Married, at the residence of Chas,
Mcclure, four miles northeast OF lola
July !, 1880, by Rev. D. L. Summer
vile, Mr.. Rudolph Wenzel and Miss
Talitha Mcclure, both OF Allen coun-
ty, Kansas.
Posten was sentenced to serve
thirty-one years in the state penitenti-
ary last Monday by Judge Talcott.
The prisoner received the sentence IN
a cool: manner, apparently not IN the
least affected.
It ought not to be necessary to call
the tttSntion of the proper authorities,
more than once, to the number of loose
horses at large on the principal streets.
Give us a limited ordinance, even
though the "town COW" should be sa-
cred.
We consider it good evidence of the
ability and disposition of our lumber
men TO sell lumber as low if not lower
than any point near us, from the fact
that parties living Is miles from lola,
in almost every direction, are buying
lumber at this point.
Mr.. join willett has resigned the
office of Trustee of Elm township and
will break up housekeeping for a
while. He goes from here to Parsons.
Mr.. w. has lived here for years and
has hosts of friends who wish him well
and hope he may return again.
Quite a number of Iolians attended
the interstate reception of Gen. Grant
lat Kansas City on the Sd. Five or six
lof the boys who had never been away
from home before were left at Ottawa
and awaited the regular train. But
the whole crowd report a good time
Possibly the Independent would like
to start another Whitfield boom. If 81
the results will be guaranteed fully a:
brilliant. Temperance records are moi
manufactured in day but are thu
growth of wears. A comparison o.
personal records will not be shunnet
by the editor of this paper.
About two o'clock Friday night las
the Baptist Church, at Garnett, wa
destroyed by fire, supposed to be tn
work of an incendiary. A "whisk.
: war; has lately been inaugurated, ant
we see it intimated that it was a re
i, taliatory act, and if so, Garnett will
hereafter be temperance to the core
But as yet theory is vague surmise.
In calling attention to the adver
, tisement of the University Of Kansa
in another column, we note with sat
isfaction the growth which has takel
l place during the past session. Their
has been an increase of thirty-eigh
students over the previous year, til
! present number being four hundre
and thirty-eight. Forty-nine Kansa
. counties are represented. Allen stand
third in numberO of students sent to thi
institution.
G Quietly and unOStentatiOuSly, MI
s Fisher, who purchased the Centrs
House, has added many improve
lments to the building, and in additiO
u has purchased new furniture through
J out. To-day there is not a finer ful
+ nished hotel this side of Kansas City
When it comes to Brussels carpet fc
the rooms, and other like appurtenar
Y ces, it deserves more than passin
# note. The table is not neglected Blu
on the contrary all the delicacies of til
season ars clearly and neatly servet
lola can boast Of good hotels at pre-
:, ent.
Sunday afternoon Arthur Trav
# aged about twelve and Lewis Clar
- aged seventeen years become involve
- in boyish quarrel, the former bein
stabbed in the back with a pen knit
The wound is severe but not necessaril
t. fatal. Clark was arrested charge
e with wounding Travis with intent
Is kill, the case coming up for hearin
before Squire Mcdonald last Monda.
% After hearing witnesses the court four
~ that the knife was not deadly veal
=. on and Clark did not intend to xii
Clark was then charged with an a
sault upon Arthur Travis and he no
, pines in Jail awaiting his trial whil
TT comes off next Monday at 10 o'clock.
Mrs .Si1227SO7l has re