The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-05-28

All who wish to attend the grand
Interstate Reception of Gen. Grant at
Kansas City, July I'd and Sd should
get together and make up an excursion
train from lola. 1t will be the largest
assemblage west of the Mississippi, and
one that will call out the enthusiasm
of both States. Who wants to go?
Gov. st. Johns temperance address
at this place last week was highly
commended by all present. It was of
the ''stalwart" kind and went directly
to the root of the question. AS tenn
perance man we admire his pluck,
judgement and standard. 1t will pay
any who may oppose the amendment
to listen to his logical address at the
earliest opportunity.
The census enumerators for Allen
county are as follows: Cottage Grove,
L. L. Hartman; Deer Greek, E. F.
Caldwell; Elm and Marmaton, J.
Webster Johnson; Elsmore, J. w.
Cox; Geneva, c. L. KnOwltOn; Hum
boldt, John X. Wilcox; city of Hum
boldt, J. B. Torbert; lola, Chas. D.
Briggs city of lola, A. G. Scott; Usage,
A. E. Martin; Salem, A. L. Swap.
The school report received from Dist.
Z, Miss Libbie Ray, teacher, is neatly
and Systematically gotten up, but in
the tabular form it is nearly half a
days work for a good composition.
Hence it is left out. We cannot set up
school reports in tabular form when
there is so much work attached. We
would suggest to teachers that they
follow the style adopted by Mr.. Young,
whose report appears this week.
Among the land sales made by Bow
lus last week were several of some note,
as follows: A Mr.. Vinton from San
Antoine, Texas, purchased the old
Samm's farm of PIG acres in Geneva
township paying $4,000. Robert
Bruere, of Imlaystown, New Jersey,
bought an entire section (64O acres)
north of lola. Peter I. Giberson of the
same place bought a half section in
MarmatOn township on the main road
running east of lola.
We are in hopes the marshal is at
tending to the instructions Of the coun-
Gil in reguard to the report of the board
of health. But in one or two places
that have fallen under our observation
nothing has as yet been done. Filth
and stencil becomes unbearable as the
heated term comes on, and is unneces-
sary. A "sickly summer" is frequent
ly prevented by proper sanitary regu-
latiOns. We hope our officials will in
sist upon thorough work.
Through the kindness of the author,
DR.. Robert Morris, LID, we have re-
ceived from the publishers, Knight &
Leonard, Chicgao, a revised edition
of DIR. Norris Masonic Odes and
Poems." It's neatly and substantial
ly bound in paper and contains all the
poetical articles of this accomplished
scholar and Freemason. We shall
cherish it as mementO and remem-
brance of DIR. Morris, whose visit to
lola will long be remembered by Ma
sons here. It will repay any Mason
to obtain this book of poems which
throughout breathe the true spirit of
Masonry.
We learn from letter received by
Mr.. Daniel S. Kepler, of this place,
that Mr.. Charles B. Shelter, who, since
leaving this vicinity in March last, has
been travelling extensively over the
State of Kansas and portion of the
Indian Territory, seeking good loca-
ton for cattle grazing, returned last
week to Allen county, I Kansas, and
purchased from Mr.. John r. Lawrence
172 head of cattle, mostly two and
three year old steers. These cattle he
is now herding on the prairie near
lola, and has taken up boarding with
our former townsman, D. Z. d. Smelt-
zer, Esq, from whom he has also rent
ed a corral. Charley seems much
pleased with his location, and thinks
Allen the banner county of Kansas.
We hope our young friend will find his
new enterprise profitale beyond his ex-
Observation-Disclosures MAJ Valley
Register.