The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-11
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: Upon an agreement between Col
, Smith and the County Attorney
, Frank Babbitt, convicted of sellin,
whiskey and sentenced TO = month!
in the county Jail and to pay fine ant
costs, was released by the commission.
ready served out his sentence and a,
MIR. Amos was convinced that he wa,
not able to pay all of the fine and costs
he agreed to recommend his release OIL
condition that he pay all the cour
costs aud one fifth of the witness fees
and give a bond of $1,000 for goot
behavior for two years.
/ The death of DR.. J. A. Cassida
which has long been anticipated by
those whe were best acquainted with
the nature of his disease (cancerl, DC.
CURED last Wednesday evening at s
O'Clock. We are sorry that lack oil
space prevents US froa giving the ex.
tended notice of his life that il de
serves. Suffice it at present 10 say
that he will.long be remembered as an
upright, conscientious and useful citi-
zen. His funeral was held yesterday
at o'clock p. M, under the auspices
of the U. o. A. T., Rev. +. A. Martin
officiating.
We understand that criminal
action has been instituted against G..
NJ. Simpson in Anderson County for
cruelty to animals. The information
recites that at Equity in said county,
on or about the 4th of July, 1884, the
said Simpson did then aud there un-
lawfully, maliciously, and of malice
prepense maltreat and abuse the
American Eagle, by pulling the tail
| feathers and wing-feathers out of said
bird, and making said bird scream
through and by reason of said msltreat-
ment and abuse, contrary to law, and
against the peace and dignity of the
State of Kansas"
OF great public interest is the stand
ard Life of James G.. Blaine,n by the
renowned author and historian, Col.
Russell H. COnwell; published at
Augusta, Maine the home of Blaine.
In the preparation of this grand work
the author had the interested co-opera-
ton of Mr.. Blaine, his relatives and
friends: the work Is most thorough
and complete, aud though i'm size and
quality regular $3.50 or $500 volume,
is sold to the people for much less.
Wait for the authentic, Augusta,
Maine, edition, and accept no other.
Capt. Whitaker is agent for the book
and will soon call OH the people of this
locality. Every intelligent household
should possess a copy.
A good many of our citizens seem to
be at loss as to the meaning of the
card which they have received from
the city treasurer, asking them to step
up and pay their poll tax. 1t simply
means that, by virtue of an ordinance
passed some time ago by the city coun-
Gil, every able-bodied man is required
to nav into the treasury the sum of one
dollar annually. The authority under
which the city passed the ordinance
is found in the Compiled Laws of Kan
sas, one section of which, relating to
the powers of cities of the second and
third class says: "The city council
shall have power to impose by ordi-
nance poll tax not exceeding one dol
lar on all able-bOdied males between
the ages of twenty-one and fifty years"
1t will thus be seen that the city has
The amount thus collected is placed to
the credit of the general revenue fund
of the city. .aa
While the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court on the Prohibitory law is
probably the true doctrine, it must be
acknowledged that it is serious blow
at the enforcement of the law. County
attorneys are not generally i'm posi-
ton to swear positively to an infOrma-
ton against violators of the law, or at
least those that are, are of the kind
who would use any excuse to get out
of prosecuting under the law and
they are cases. moreover, in which it
is exceedingly difficult to find witnesses
who will swear to an information.
The organization of a grand jury, how
ever, or some other means, will prob
ably he found to overcome. or at least
lessen, this new difficulty. While as
prohibitiOnists we can not but deplOre
anything that initiates against the
enforcement of the law, We can not
with hold from Col. Smith the need
of congratulation due for a notable
legal victory.
Charlie Knowltou was down from
Geneva Tuesday and gave US the par
ticulars of a very serious accident that
happened in Geneva township last
Saturday. Mr.. Henry Grimm was
cutting wheat, having four horses to
his reaper, the two lead horses being
ridden by his little boy and girl. The
team became frightened at something
and started to run away. The little
girl was thrown from her horse and
the horse broke loose and ran to the
house. The horse ridden by the boy
got in front of the sickle and had one
of its hind feet cut off entirely and the
other more than half severed. Upon
being cut it lunged forward, throwing
the boy just outside of the grain wheel.
Mr.. Grimm was thrown from his seat
on the machine but held on to the
lines. BY almost a miracle neith-
er he nor the children were seriously
hurt, and the machine was but little
damaged. The horse which was so
badly hurt had to be killed.
There seems to be a serious mis-
apprehension among our business men
as to the status of the X. of p. band,
some of them laboring under the
| impression that it has been entirely
abandoned by that order. Such is by
no means the case. The intention of
the Lodge in dispensing with Prof.
Brasier's services, as I'VE understand
it, was simply to let the band rest a
mouth or two during the hot weather