The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-18

Sheriff Gordon wishes us to remind
the public that by order of the county
commissioners the court room will not
be let for any other purpose than for
political conventions and for religious
services on Sunday. The sheriff is in
charge of the room and no one Is per-
mitted to use it without first consulting
him.
1t is doubtful il the joke was on
Whitaker or the other..fellow, when w.
met one of his girls on her way to the
theater the other night, and remarked
to his companion after passing that it
was "strange that girl would go to the
show alone" when as a matter OF
fact she was accompanied by one Of the
most prominent young men town.
We received this week a musical
composition :.of Miss Lillian Bell, who
is now in the Chicago College Of Music.
Technically the production Is a
"Scherzo" and 50 far as we can appre-
ciate it is very fine, and indicates gen.
uine original talent in the young au-
thor. Miss Lillian Bell is a remarka-
BILE young girl, and with the untiring
energy she adds to natural ability, will
be heard from.
Considering the magnitude of the
question at issue, there was remarks
bly, little interest exhibited in the dis
trict bond election. The vote stood
ID for the bonds to SO against. This,
however, is fair index of the popular
sentiment, and we are confident that
q larger vote would have disclosed a
still smaller percentage of opposition.
The ladies that voted were unani-
mously i'm favor, about so casting their
ballots for the bonds. The board will
proceed upon the election with all pos
sible speed, application for the bonds
having been already made. 1t is
highly desirable that work should be-
gin upon the building as soon as school
closes.
Quite an interesting experiment was
made last week at Emporia, being the
trial of steam pillow. Six plows, 50
arranged as to be easily under the con-
troll of the fireman and each turning
twelve inch furrow, were attached to
fifteen horse power traction engine.
The experiment was a perfect success,
the plows making a clean furrow
through the sod, six feet wide and
three inches deep. The capacity of the
pillow is said to be 20 to % acres per day,
and can be run at total cost of ten
dollars a day. The engine was manu-
featured by Frick & Co., of Waynes-
bora, Pa, and the plows by Kimmell
Bros, of Cambridge City, Ind. and
the entire machine cost about
$1,000. This is the first time that steam
blowing has been made a success in
Kansas. Mr.. A. w. Beck is the agent
for Frick & Co. at this place.
The Interrogation Point has gone.
We miss him. We don't think We
shall ever look upon his like again. He
wedged his way into town with look
of silent, intense and absorbing curios-
ity on his ingenious face. The perfec-
ton of cheek il tn conceal cheek-which
he did. 1t was the most matter of fact
thing in the world for him to wedge
his way, with that same silent but de-
termined curiosity, into every social
group or private tete-d-tete on the streets
and gaze from one speaker to another
with a rapt, burning and compressed
iuauisitiveness that would have pene-
trated the secrets of the Sphinx, or
brought back an answer from the
Sybil's cave. But he has gone. The
Interrogation Point pointeth to past
ures new, and punctuateth other
crowds. Perhaps he will read this and
come back an exclamation point.