The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-06-30

morning on VlSlC 10 MS OrOtner
They will be absent several weeks.
The rooms of the various State De
partments are to be refurnished will
new body Brussels carpet, Governo
st. Johns private room being the frs
to be thus improved.
| Found, q small gold pin of som,
secret organization, on the sidewalk
leading to the mineral well. Parties
can obtain the same by calling at this
office and proving ownership.
Last Wednesday we were shown an
onion by Mr.. A. L. Dibble measuring
13 inches in circumference and weigh.
ing IA ounces, which was raised in his
garden in the south part of town.
Mr.. Daniels, of Deer Creak, left ir
this office last wednesday a fine speci
men Of flax, grown on upland prairie
With favorable weather this flax ought
to yield ten or twelve bushels per acre
A large majority of the political
"wire-wOrkers and convention-fiXers''
have opposed the nomination of E. H.
Funston, for Congress. They have nc
desire to see q genuine farmer in
Congress.
We have heard it intimated that
Hon. John Francis will again be q
candidate for nomination for State
Treasurer. If he is he will be in the
way of those gentlemen who are aspir-
ing to that position.
While there is no special "boom"
for Judge Thatcher for Governor, there
is steady increse in the number of
those who are urging his nomination,
both among the prohibitionists and
anti-prohibitionists.
AS an evi 1ence that locality does to
some extent effect mans political
opinions we would state that since our
old friend J. G. Murray moved to Mis-
souri, he is bitterly opposed to the
Greenback party.
| All persons who have failed to pay
their poll tax, either in money or work
had better attend to the matter at
once, or the Street Comm issiOner will
have to see that the penalties of the
law are meeted out to them.
The first car load of new wheat was
received at Kansas City last Monday
shipped from Winfield, Kansas, and
sold for 81 .184 per bushel. The wheat
crop in Kansas will be unprecedented
both in quantity and quality.
By way of warning to the young
folks we mention that Judge Williams,
of Minnesota, has recently decided
that unless the marriage takes place
within one year after the proposal,
the engagems Mt is obligatory.
There is no help for it. We are to
be forced some of these days to per-
form the painful duty of announcing
that some boy has been killed by
jumping on or off the cars at the depot.
1t may be some time yet, but tle boys
are persevering.
In Wellington a company of Sunday
School Cadets has been formed, for
the avowed purpose of getting the Ca
diets to attend Sunday School. But
whether they intend to practice target
shooting or 90 fishing after Sunday
School, is not stated.
Miss Ada Anderson, of Yates Center,
will be in lola next week to form q
class which she will teach the art of
making artificial flowers, boquets, etc.
Miss A. was in lola last week and
from samples of her skill we judge she
thoroughly understands her business.
The select soiree given at the Opera
House last wednesday night by Prof.
Tappan's class was well attended not
understanding the intense warm wea-
ther, and all express themselves as
having had a pleasant time. He will
give another at the expiration of the
term.
If it be true, as has been suggested,
that the recent storms i'm Iowa were
caused by the agitation of the prohibi-
ton question in that state, let US hope
that the season for tornadoes will have
passed before the candidates for the
Kansas Legislature take the stump
this fall.
Welch & Harris delivery wagon in
dulged in a lively runaway last Mon
day. Starting near the depot they
come down Washington avenue on q
dead run and attempted to go through
Hankins' blacksmith shop. Here they
were stopped without damage to them
selves. The wagon was somewhat
demoralized.
The strike of freight handlers in
New York and Jersey City has
caused great loss to many of the lead
ing merchants in New York, and has
to some extent affected the business in
other cities. The strikers are quiet
and peaceable, and will doubtless get
the increase in wages which they de
mand.
The cream of every society will be
found taking part in moral entertain
ments, Sabbath schools. picnics and
social gatherings. The man who does
not lend his aid is not a benefactor and
should be frozen out. The lady who
stays at home and smiles a sickly
shipper, should be left to her own
destiny in the fifty years to come.
We received a call last Wednesday
from Doctors r. HI. McCoOl. of In
dianapolis. J. D. and J. A. Stillwell,
of Maysville, Mo-, oculists and aurists
of considerable experience, who have
purchased Mr.. Frank Wings property
in the west part of town in which,
after reaodeling, they will establis b
an eye and ear infifmary.