The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-04-03
j Che candid o,p,inion 81 tbe,a water that


blessing here, for only last Monday
night a drunken broil in saloon in
Carbon Center, little mining suburb
few miles out from here, sent John
Heating with "A callibre ball in his
skull, to his long home. And Jes.
CLANCY, who fired the fatal shot, is
now in durance vile, and may get an
opportunity from the end of rope, to
meet John in land which is hotter
than this. At the ford of the stream
near the scene of the foregoing TRACE
dy, circumstance occurred which put
quietus upon another kid. A horse
had been stolen east of the stream, and
the road being muddy, was easily
tracked TO the swollen strerm, but no
trace of him could be discovered in the
road on the west side of the stream.
Further search, however, revealed the
presence of the horse browsing around
in the timber. Dredging the stream
brought the drowned thief to the sur
face. He had lost his balance and
sank to rise no more.
have recently associated considera-
bly, with DR.. Stone, who is conducting
drug store here. He is one of the pi-
oneers OF Allen county, and we'll known
to some of the old citizens of your place.
He tells me he is the man who nego-
| tiated the treaty with the Indian chief,
Little Bear, for six miles square of
land, and helped lay out the town of
lola. Among other incidents the Doc
tor narrated to ME the thrilling adven-
ture which he and twenty-four other
persons had during the Border Ruffian
days; when lying in ambush in the tall
grass, two miles north and one mile
west of lola, they (only % in number)
utterly discounted and routed about
twelve hundred armed invaders, and
run them clear out of the state. Many
OF the incidents which he so relates
seem more like romances than reality.
Indeed, some seem almost incredible.
| am trying to prevail on the Doctor to
write up series of short sketches for
publication in your valuable columns.
He said he had often thought of it and
about half promised me to do so. 1t
would doubtless be very interesting to
many of your readers. The Doctor
still seems to retain his adventuresome
spirit, and informs me that he is clos
ing out his business here and has a
colony of about hundred persons
ready to start for Oklahoma as soon
as there appeared to be any possibility
of entering the promised land.
In my last spoke of the apparent
eagerness manifested among farmers
to dispose of their property and rush
into town, and attempt to compete
with old business men. This was strik-
ingly exemplified here last week when
the sheriff sold out farmer, who, only
two years ago, came in with two thou
sand dollars and now goes out without
a nickle. Rich Hill is very well sup
piled with ministers and churches in
deed, think almost all creeds are rep
resented here. The interests of the
Presbyterian church are presided over
by Rev. Wieman,-a bran new man,
fresh from the Theological Seminary
an able speaker and true gentleman.
They have had an elegant new brick
church recently finished, in place of
the fine brick structure which was Ell.
tirely demolished by the cyclone on the
4th of last July. The NJ. Z. church,
South, is ministered to by Rev. Briggs,
quite an orator, and an o. b. of the
staying type-has the largest audience
in town, probably owing to the fact
that the o. Me are particularly atten-
tive Oh his ministrations. Brother Da-
mon (not Of Pythias notoriety) has
been looking after the interests of the
Christian church. He is all right OH
the water problem. We went around
a few SabbaChs ago to hear his vale
dictory, and he said he was i'm favor of
much water. And l think he is, for he
has quit his charge to enter the lee
ture field in the good and glorious
cause of temperance. He is known in
your town, having lectured there.
l would like to say right here, that
Rich Hill is improving some in sobrie-
ty, having, as l am informed, lost near
ly sixty of her saloons in the past two
years. Had over seventy of them two
years ago.
Revs. Shore and Collins 1.-THE latter
known in your place., are keeping
watch over the Baptist church. Rev.
Hackney, of the NJ. T.. church, a quon-
dam lawyer and one of the most gifted
and eloquent young men of the age,
fires volley after volley right into the
crowd, apparently Indifferent as to
whether it hits saint or sinner. He
has accomplished good work here.
He took congregation that was all
chaos and confusion with a heavy debt,
and builtup prosperous congregation.
Last Sunday being quarterly meeting,
the Presbyterian and the NJ. +. church
South, adjourned to Rev. Hackney's
church at IL a. NJ; and all enjoyed a
good time Mr. II took this oDDOrtIl-