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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
West Of the River.

March 1.-WelcOme sunshine.
The first of March finds muddy
roads to move over.
A Mr.. Laughly has moved on the
RawsOn farm and will cultivate it the
ensuing year.
|, Chester Smith has moved back on
the west side of the river, and is Ev-
ing on the old Arnold farm.
>, Mr.. .Ausherman and family will
move this week to Mr.. Smeltzer's
farm northwest of lola. We regret to
lose them as neighbOrs, for during
their short residence in this neighbor-
hood they have made many friends
who wish them well.
Miss Lena Davis has returned to
Kansas from a visit to Illinois Of more
than year.
The members of Liberty Church
have made quite an improvement in
the appearance of the yard around the
church, by setting an abundance OF
forest trees therein. 1t is an example
worthy of following; every prairie
farmer should do likewise in his door
yard.
Some of our young folks attended
the closing exercises of Jeddo school of
which J. &. Hamm is teacher. They
speak of the school as model school
| in behavior and otherwise. They also
speak highly of the bounteous repast
and cordial welcome they received
from Mrs. Clinchy and sister, and
with the exception of muddy roads
they enjoyed pleasant visit.
Last Friday some old friends
gathered at the residence Of Mr.. Cut
right for the purpose Of welcoming
back the prodigal, Burnum Outright
| and wife who were to arrive that day
But they did not come and later 8
| postal card came stating that wash
out on the railroad was the cause O.
their delay. OCCASIONAL.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Bronson Items.

March I.-Mr. Leonard is going to
build an agricultural implement store
town.
Louis Webb, of Johnson county,
has been in this vicinity visiting old
friends.
Mrs. Chambers expects to move into
the new hotel next week.
Mr.. Still, ST., will move upon hel
place son.
The Free Methodists will hold q
quarterly meeting on next Friday,
Saturday aud Sunday at the South
Methodist Church.
School commences at the Bettry
school house Oh next Monday with
Miss Griffith as teacher.
Public schools at Spring Valley and
Maple Grove closed on last Friday.
Albert Martin and Rev. Young have
moved into their neat dwelling houses.
7 Wesley Holman has moved to town.
Mr.. Moore talks Of putting up a
butcher shop
The town school closes this week.
Mr.. J. Cooke is having the fOGnda-
ton of his new house laid.
There is some talk Of organizing a
bank at Bronson.
The Weir Lyceum closed last Fri
day evening with grand exhibition
which was pronounced by all to be q
success in every respect.
DR.. Meals drug store - fast nearing
completion. He contemplates erect
ing s new dwelling house also.
AUNTIE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Personal.

Mr.. ]. p. Flock made Us pleasant
call Saturday.
Mr.. A.. Vandergrift, of Elm town.
ship, called Tuesday.
IS. Wood, a nephew of Mrs. Col
Inns from Colorado, is visiting at lola.
w. II. Ricketts, having sold his bill
lard parlor will open out grocery store
at Garrett.
D. r. Beatty will once more cause q
flutter among the girls. He's the last
one left of the brothers.
Mr.. D. B. D. Shelter moves to
town this week, occupying house on
South Washington Avenue.
J. D. Christian, of Carlyle, and one
of the many fine citizens of Deer
Creek township, called Monday even
ing.
Miss Josie Stevenson has sold her
stationery store at Garrett and return
ed to lola to live. She thinks there is
no place like home.
Judge Talcott returned from Wilson
county last week. He holds court in
Woodson next week and follows up
in Allen county next.
Mr.. G. N. Smith, who lives about
nine miles northeast of lola, called at
our office Thursday. He came out
from Maryland last October and To-
Gated as above.
Mr.. A. G. Boyle, of Fort Scott, attor-
ney at law and stenographer, has To-
Gated in lola and has his office with
Judge Talcott at the court house.
His professional card appears this
week.
Mr.. Joseph Beatty moved his fam
lily from Usage to lola last Friday and
now becomes a citizen Of this town.
township. He has purchased D. G..
Woods residence, nesr the Baptist
church.
VIM. Kennedy, justice of the peace
of Elsmore township, called Weqnes-
day and laid in a stock of blanks suit
| able to his Office. He is one of the
live men of that township and of
course is a reader of the county paper.
Judge Paxson, roate agent on
the railroad called Tuesday and had
his paper changed from lola to Fort
Scott. The mail now runs through
from the latter plaza to Yates Center,
and he will not be able to clay OFF, at
| lola.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
2 Geneva Jottings.

A few bright days will start the
plow.
Wheat never looked better.
Some have planted potatoes and
sowed oats.
Geo. C.. Barrick is q born leader
among our naturally successful raiser
of fine horse-iesh. He is now grow
ing as matched yearling mares as can
often be found. They will readily
bring $3.50. 90 when five years old.
Rev. ]. L. Longdon, OF Neosho
Falls delivered pertinent discourse
at the stone church, Thurday evening.
He attends conference which opens TO
day.
Two of our citizens had very mar
row escape at McQuigg's lower ford,
Martins Creek, Friday evening. One
was fortunate enough to be able to
swim. and clinging to the wagon bed
"a it rolled down stream pulled for the
shore when he reached an eddy. The
other went like lead to the bottom,
and although he afterward succeeded
in climbing into tree he was terribly
chilled before assistance could reach
him. At last he was able to grasp a
rope and after fastening it firmly was
told to Jump for his life. His reply,
"I'm coming" was heard and he dis
appeared in II feet of water with but
the fragile thread holding; strong
hands drew him forth, but only just
in time. Moral.-Don't neglect to
promptly teach every child, male or
female, how to SWIM.
On Sabbath the Congregational
brethren were much favored by re-
ceiving a visit from their State Home
Missionary Superintendent, Rev. s.
D. Storrs, of Topeka. In his sermon
he alluded to prohibition, and firmly
stated that the facts were unquestion-
able that it did prohibit. With the
Supt. in the chair, the church after di-
vine services proceeded to business.
A constitution was adopted and a
manual of business chosen; and a re-
quest coming from J. p. Dickey and
wife, and P. R. Mcclure and wife for
letters to the Presbyterian church at
this place, was granted.
Miss Jennie Thornber, the popular
milliner Of lola, has just spent a
pleasant week at Uncle HOvey
Spicer's.
Our Prohibition League met last
evening, but were very mush disap-
appointed that our main speaker, Mr..
L. w. Keplinger, OF Humboldt, was
absent. but still the exercises were ill
Jeresting and we believe profitable.
Rev. S. NJ. Irwin, J. H. Spicer and H.
n. Gray stand as special committee
on bylaws, ordered to report at next
meeting. The League will meet
monthly, and the Directory are fully
determined to secure speakers and ex-
ercises that will tell. They pledge
themselves to be very careful about
announcements, and after this when
special speakers are promised they Uitl
be present even if the president, secre-
tary or treasure have to go after them
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
OUR SPEECH!


Friends and Patrons, do not think
US ahead of the season when we talk
to you about Spring Goods. "Old
Winter" will soon be gone and you
will begin to look about for the
best place to buy your Spring supplies.
We want to say to you that we are
daily receiving new and first-class
goods for the Spring Trade, and re-
spectfully invite you to call, examine
our stock, compare our prices and we
are sure you will give us your patron
age. We keep the best assortment in
town of Prints, Muslins, Dress Goods,
Shirtings, Cottonades, Hosiery, No
tions, Mems and Boys Dress and
Stogy Boots, Plow Shoes, Ladies' and
Children's Shoes, etc., etc. We make
speciality of Mems and Boys Cloth
ing, Overall's, Hats, coarse and dress
Shirts, and in prices defy competition.
Our stock of Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries is complete; also Queensware,
Stoneware and Glassware in variety.
We also keep constantly on hand q
supply of Fl. Scott and Mayberry Coal.
Produce and grain taken in exchange
for goods.
COME ALL. Remember,
DeHART & SON,
South of Depot,
MORAN KANSAS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Ordinance No. 21A.
Published March ), 1881

Published March ), leSz.J
An ordinance entitled an ordinance for the
WASHINGTON Avenue in the City lola, Kansas,
and along and admitting on certain blocks aud
lots on sand avenue.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council Of
the City OF lola.
SECTION l. That sidewalk be constructed
along the west side Of Washington Avenue in
said City OF lola and abutting on the following
blocks and lots tO-wit: Blocks Six, Eleven,
ty-one, One Hundred and Two, One Hundred
and Seven and One Hundred and Twenty-three,
and in front Of and abutting on lots one, two.
three. four, five and six in Block one hundred
and eighteen and lot one in Block Fifty-one.
SEC 2, That said sidewalk, AUDITING on the
following lots and blocks tO-wit: Block Nos:
Six, Eleven, Twenty-Five, Forty three, and
bred and eighteen and one hundred and twenty
three, shall be constructed Of pine or hard
wood timber and be four feet in width and Of
inch plank with three stringers underneath, two
walks abutting upon Blocks 81, 81, l02, Luz shall
be constructed Of pine or hard wood timber and
shall be five and 0ne-third feet in width and Of
BY four inches in size, and firmly psced upon
stone bearings, said sidewalks to be Of uniform
grade with others already constructed In laid
SEC. 3. That said sidewalk shall be construct
ed and completed by the owners Of the lots and
blocks described in the first section ofthts crdi.
nance within thirty days from the publication
SEC. L. That If the owners Of said lots and
blocks described in said section one shall neg
lect or fail to construct said sidewalk ss pro-
iI Ssren iof more man - Thirty dsys
provided, then the street commissioners Of said
city shall construct said sidewalk as specified
herein along said blocks and lots where the
struct the same and the cost Of construction
shall he assessed upon such lots respectively
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

The Knights Of Pythias of lola will
give grand ball and banquet at the
Opera House Wednesday evening,
March Is, 1882. No pains or expense
is being spared te make this the grand
est success of the year. All members
of the uniform rank will appear in full
uniform and delegations are expected
from neighboring towns. One hum
dred and fifty invitations will be issu-
ed and no one will be admitted except
those invited. The best music will be
had and able committees will see that
everything is done to make it an en-
tire success.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Notice.

A silent partnership heretofore exist
ing has been dissolved by mutual COM
sent. 49,
All notes and accounts have been
left with Geo. A. Bowlus for p0llec-
ton. -
Parties concerned will save expense
by immediate attention, as the entire
business must be closed up at once.
MILLER,
The quiet furniture man of the Neosho
Valley.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Thursday afternoon Of last week
while working on Mr.. Chase's build.
ing, A. E. Sweet fell from the
second story to the ground, the
work breaking off: He worked all
afternoon but the following day was
very sore throughout the body. ne
was fortunate in escaping with Sc
we're jafriRg.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

BY a private letter from an old sub
scriber, Mr.. Isaac Freeman, New Car.
Isle, Ohio, we are are informed that
that section has just been visited by a
big flood (Feb. 2lst). The Miami and
Honey creek being on boom: "There
has been continued rain for four days
We have had no cold weather worth
speaking of this winter. Within the
last hour the wind has changed and
the rain has. turned to snow, The
railroad is completed through to Car
Isle and will reach Troy in a fe"
DAVIS"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

We have a little job of printing to
do next week that takes the CAKE ne
for this section of the country: me
programmes and invitations for the
knights Of Pythias ball c1st over
SIS. 90 in ST. Louis for the stock alone.
And that only includes LOU pro-
grammes and $50 invitations notprint.
ed. We claim that it is the c0stllest
lob put out of any country Office III
Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Programme

OF the lola Literary Union for Atarch
Sd. 1882.
Music. .E
Recitation.-Mrs. B. A. Casmire,
Question for debate: Does the spirit
of the constitution, or the best in.
terests of society demand that the
right of suffrage be extended TO the
woman? Affirmed by Prot. Harris
and denied by Col. Smith. Each
member of the society to have two
five-minute speeches on such side as
he may choose.
Extemporaneous speech.-Praf. P
III. Harris. ~.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

The assessors of tie county are To
to meet in the court house next Mon:
day to fix upon the proper basis oil
valuation for such property as they
are required to assess. 1t Is hoped
thew will agree upon a more uniform
and higher rate of assessment than
heretofore. Not one-fOurth of the per-
sonal property of town and not more
than one-half of the real value OF
county property has been assessed IN
the past.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1882.

Iwant the address of William Moon
and his two step sons, one namea
Herbon, or something like that, for
merly of Indiana. They came through
Missouri to BOonsville, with me IN
Nov. 1880. Hthey have gone back TO
Indiana will some one write me, ana
I will pay. JOHN T. CANNON, OK
ford, KANSAS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Yates Center is to have another paper
owned by II. w. Wilson and w. III.
Jones. One of them must eventually
60 to the wall, as the business of the
town will not sustain two papers,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Messrs. Travis & Gordon are doing
a good business in the line Of real es-
tate and insurance, and are also rush
Tag things in loaning money. During
the past few weeks we have done con-
siderable printing and advertising for
this firm and know that they are
working up a good business. Reliable,
prompt and hard workers, they are
bound to do their share OF the business,
and we take pleasure in wishing them
the utmost success. When you want
to borrow money, insure property OF
sell the same, give this firm call.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Wednesday afternoon about three
O'Clock a small lamp which was being
used in Wing & Powell's jeweiry stose
caught fire and running over soon
communicated the flame to beezlne
bottle standing near. Fortunately
neither exploded and no serious dam:
age was done. Mr.. PowelPs hands
were severely scorched in attempting
to put out the flames. A large crowd
soon collected and the incipient fire
was quickly sqbdued.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Ordinance No. 215.
Published March 3, 1921

An ordinance entitled an ordinance In refer
ence to an election for officers Of the City .
lola, Kansas, for the year commencing IL
April, 1882. .
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council o.
the City of lola. Kansas, as follows:
SECTION l That on the first Monday in April
1882, lit being the I'd day thereof at the Git,
Council room in said City, there shall be heIi
an election for the purpose OF electing the fol
lowing officers of said CITY for ths year com
mencing in April, 1882 and to serve until theil
successors are elected and qualified viz:
Mayor i've Councilmen and p lice Judge
SEQ. 2, This ordinance shall take effect am
he in force from and after its publication onc'
in the lola REGISTER.
Approved Feb. q, 1882.
Attest: W. L. BARTELs, Mayor.
IsEALI R. b. STEVENSON, City Clerk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03
Letter List.

List of letters remaining in the post
Office at lola, Kansas, March $, 1857.
Church, Henry MoFall, Albert
Curtis, w N McGill, Lorenzo
Gilmore, ST Randolph, II f
Greer, James n Stofel, VIM
Hayes, p H Shoemaker, j. Dale
Hanover, Nellie
Persons calling for these letters
please cay advertised"
C. NJ. SIMPSON, P. ".
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Messrs. C.. H. Malin and Geo. A.
Bowlus returned from New York last
Friday evening. where they had been
for a few weeks upon business con-
nected with the building of the Ne
braska, Topeka, lola & Memphis
Railroad We are assured that every
thing is in good shape and the road
will be built. Further than that the
reporters pump could not 60. A
meeting of the directory viii! be held
soon. when definite steps will be taken
and the signs of success, in our judg-
ment, will be SO plain that he who
runs may read. At this time nothing
more is to be said.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

Considerable excitement was caused
Tuesday morning by the cry Of fire,
which caught from adjective fiue in
the roof OF Mrs. Jennie Richards
house northwest from the square. A
large crowd soon collected and owing
TO the dampness which has prevailed
for some time the fire was easily sub
dued. Quite hole was made in the
roof and many articles of furniture
were more or less damaged by water.
The building was detached" as in
surance men say, and there We're nc
fears of a spread Of the flames at any
time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
GONE AWAY


VIII not think of thee as cold and dead.
, mom iying IN the grave that oan see.
Iwouid not stand beside when life had aet,
ANA lett thy body only there for me.
never saw thee with thy pale arms crossed
>ron tnat unbeating heart that was mine own
iIey only told me all that had lost
"nen from thy breast thy lovely soul hat
Thou vert not that. and so turned away,
Ara LETT tha house when other mournerS
stayed:
Nor did come on that unhappy day
When in the tomb that dreadful thing was
laid
To me thou art not dead. but gone an hour
Into another country fair and sweet
Where thou shalt by some undiscovered
power ~.
Be kept in youth and beauty till we meet
Thus can feel that any given day
could rejoin thee, gone awh lie before
To foreign Chimes, to pass duh weeks away
BY wandering ON the broad Atlantic shore,
Where each long wave that breaks upon the
sand
Bears the message from me waiting here,
And every breath Spring breatheS across the
land .
Seems as sign that thou art near.
So will think of thee as living there, '.s
And VIII keep thy grave in sweetest bloom,
As II thou gayest garden to nv care
4 er thou departed from our English gloom.
Then, when my day is done. and |. too. die,
Twill be as il l journeyed TO thy side;
And when all quiet we together lie
We shall not know that we have ever died.
Alfred TeRngs IN, ia Au the Year Round.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
Growing a King in West Africa.

Duke Ephrim j. Orok was crowned
King of Duke Town, at Old Calabar,
on the Sth of August, by Mr.. Edward
Hyde Hewitt, her Majesty's Consul on
the West African coast. The ceremC ny
took place at the Mission House. and
was attended by the traders, merchants,
chiefs and natives of the district. A
throne was erected in the church at the
left side OF the CT mmunion rail.
At the request of the Consul the big
chiefs selected Orok in the church as
their ruler, the latter agreeing to the
stipulations laid down by the chiefs as
to his future conduct. After retiring to
the vestry, the King emerged robed in
a huge coat of scmi-state and semi
mail description. The coat was of ma
tive manufacture, and was tied round
the middle by fancy cord. The Rev.
Messrs. Anderson and Edgerley Off
ciated. The crown and scepter were
placed before Consul Hewitt on a table.
The throne itself had been sent out
from England, and bore the English
royal coat of arms. being upholstered
in crimson brocaded satin.
The existing treaties with the English
Government were read over to the
King-elect, who took the usual oath
binding himself to uphold them. He
further promised to govern his people
to the best of his ability, and to en-
courage and develop the trade of the
place. Consul Hewitt then placed the
crown on Orok's head. invested him
with the symbols of authority, and pro-
claimed him as King Duke IN. The
cere mony was most impressive through
out, and was engaged in by the natives
in the most earnest manner.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-12-01
fro BE CoNTINUED.1
Telephone and Electric Light.

The discovery of the telephone has
made us acquainted with another phe-
nomenon. 1t has enabled us to estab-
lish beyond doubt the fact that currents
Ga electricity actually traverse the
earth's crust. The theory that the
earth acts as great reservoir for eiec-
tricity may be placed in the physicist S
waste paper basket, with phlOgiston,
the materiality of light, and other n.y.
potheses. Telephones have been fixed
upon wire passing from the ground
floor to the top floor of large building,
the gas pipes being used as return,
and the Morse signals sent from tele-
egraph office two hundred and fifty
yards away have been distinctly read;
in fact, if the gas and water systems be
used, it is impossible to exclude tele-
graphic signals from the telephone cir
cult. There are several cases on record
of telephone circuits miles away from
any telegraph wires. but in line with
the earth terminals. picking up tele-
graphic signals. When an electric
light system uses the earth, it is
stoppage to all telephone COM
munication in its neighborhood. The
whole telephone communication of
Manchester was one day broken down
from this cause, and in the City of Lon
don the effect was at one time so strong
as not only to destroy telephone COM
munication, but to ring the bells. A
telephone circuit using the earth for re-
turn acts as shunt to the earth, pick
ing up the currents that are passing, in
proportion to the relative resistances of
the earth and the wire. The earth Of
fers resistance, and consequently obeys
the law of Ohm; hence it is not only es-
sential for a telephone system that the
earth should not be used on any electric
light system, but it is also desirable that
the earth should be eschewed for tele-
phonic purposes. Thus, the double
wire system adopted by the post Office
and by the Societe Generate DIES Tele-
phones of Paris not only cures the i'll
effects of induction, but it materially
diminishes the disturbing Influences of
earth education. The four-wire system
of the post-office eifee tually checks leak
age from one wire to the Other-cross
contact, as we call it in England-for
each wire of the same current is always
on different supporting arm.-London
Nature.