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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-06

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At Fred l.. Kings, 5o2 Main street.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
Pleasant Prairie Points.

Dear Regisfer:-As you are asking the opinions
of many in regard to the court house building.
would also venture my humble thoughts. /
am quite in favor of having spacious, strong
and magnificent court house, with Jail, to pro-
tect the many good men as well as bad who are
sheltered there. You know in the prosecuted
league there are Christians who, though they
steal land, burn houses, shoot people or for any
other trivial cause, are cast into prison Now
such bnilding as the present one might fall if
such wind as the Euroclydon of Paul's time
came on it, and so some people would be in
jeopardy. think lola ought to be the place for
such site, as its lawrulers have lately taken
such noble stand in protecting those martyrs,
notwithstanding the Federal courts should be to
the contrary. Now with regard to the cost of
said building: You may have to eliminate some
of my former argument, or perhaps the whole
is upset; but am much inclined to think that
an innocent Lacquer who holds possession of
land ought not to be taNeG for county buildings.
He has to pay his lawyer to fight the owners
who knew no better than to pay for their land.
Mr.. Editor, will leave the matter with your
readers, hoping you will not think me old and
childish.
Corn has to be replantei. Too wet.
Our Sabbath school is proving success. Time
ten O'Clock. Come all.
Mr.. Farr's father has come from afar to visit
him.
w. Jones has .sown clover among the wild
grass. lie thinks it will grow, with good har-
rowing.
DR.. Doyle, who resides at Mr.. S. Smiths,
is becoming useful man in our vicinity.
ITSn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

ritory. 1 am not ashamed to confess
to the Union or anyone else that 1 did
my duty as an honest representative;
so If you are not satisfied shoot your
gun off again and will reload and try
another shot.
The way the Union reads, people
would think lola had both members
in the House, but this is not SO as
Humboldt sent Watson Stewart to
represent them which he did with all
his power, although some Humboldt
people say he was bought over, but it
is false as Humboldt backed him up
with her ablest men and they know
he stood by them. Where are the men
from lola, as you say, who backed me
up? You know there was no fraud in
all these proceedings, as the vote for
the county seat was done fairly.
Your humble servant,
JOHN A. CHRIsTy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

The bonded Indebtedness of Allen
county is S37S, 900, of which $50, 00C
is for the county. alone; the balance
sos, 900 are bridge, railroad, city and
school bonds This amount we all
know is n heavy load to carry. And
besides, we are not making any pro,
vision for sinking fund to pay off the
debt; we are only making arrange
ments to increase our Indebtedness
that our taxes may be lower by max.
ing larger figures and voting addition.
al bonds to build new buildings.
now say to the tax payers, see that the
guides of the craft in which
we are sailing Keep clear of the
whirlpool that will engulf us forever
in a sea of Indebtedness, and drive us
from our happy homes into the miry
marshes of the capitalists and bond
holders, where the hand of sympathy
is never extended to you or word of
pardon ever falls upon your ear. Let
us stear clear of this gulf; use econo-
my; pay off some of the debts that are
hanging SO heavily upon us; give us a
chance to breathe more freely; then as
soon as we can see that we are clear of
the gulf we are now in, we will put our
shoulder to the wheel and raise the
means to build new county buildings
that will be an ornament not only to
Allen county, but to the state.
But here comes another cry: They
say the old Jail is rotten, dirty, filthy
hole. Is it not better than great
many houses that respectable citizens
are occupying i'm your town, who are
striving to support their families by
honest industry and hard labor? Now,
what is a Jail for? Is it not to secure
those that are violating the laws of the
state? If they do not want to be con-
fined in these prisons, let them abide
the laws of the land and they need
never see the inside of those rotten
holes. do think it is not necessary to
furnish parlor, dining room and bill
lard hall for the cutthroats and outlaws
of our land. 1 think we are under no
to build paradise to entice
to cut some deviltry for the
express purpose of boarding in one of
these mansions. The old Jail is good
enough for the class that is forced to
occupy it.
beg pardon Mr.. Ed. for occupying
so much space, but I have tried to
make.it as condensed as possible. If 1
have made any statements that are not
true, please correct me through your
columns. G. H. BLISS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS.
What is Being Done Throughout the
County-Events and Gossip
of the Week.


We are happy to say that a new floor has been
laid In the iron bridge across Deer creek. This
Is what we have been wanting for long time.
Mr.. Miles Fisher, of lola has traded his town
property and gives boot to the amount of 500
for Mr.. Burns bottom land on Deer creek
Mr.. M. Fisher has moved onto the place COM
monty known as the Morris place. and will
probably remain there this summer.
Chinch bugs were flying pretty thick on the
2lst.
The commencement at lola was good and well
attended.
Bert Welborn returned home from Baker
University, Baldwin City, on the 10th. lie
has been there seven or eight months fattening
his mind. OF course we are all glad to see him
again.
Mr.. John Rutledge has sold his fine stallion
to Rev. Mr.. Hankins, of lola, for $40, so they
say.
Mr.. Editor, you made me say that Mr.. How
ard had the lumber ready for new house when
i surely wrote it barn. And it should be barn
for Mr.. Howard has very nice and comforta-
BILE house now.
Langdon is the minister's name that preach :
es at Pleasant Valley, so have heard.
Mr.. Carter school will soon come to close.
The attendance has been good.
ONE OF THE Boys
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
FREE FROM MALARIA.

rNEE FNOM MALARIA.
In the fall of 1884 I was taken with
a case of malarial fever which prostrat-
ed me both body and mind. 1 was
drugged after the old fashion with
mercury and other mineral mixtures,
but with no good results. My health
was shattered and my energy cones
My legs and feet would swell, and
had what everybody thought was the
dropsy. These symptoms alarmed me,
and 1 was ready to grasp at any RENEE
dy suggested. A friend advised me to
try Swift's Specific. procured three
bottles and commenced its use. The
swelling soon subsidized. 1 have taken
the three bottles, which have made a
perfect cure, and feel like a new man
to-day. There never was a more mer-
itoriOus medicine offered to suffering
humanity. 1t has wrought wonders
for me. WALLIS JONES.
Leesburg, Lee Co., Ga, March IL, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3
Atlanta Ga.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

IT has been suggested that the Coun-
ty Commissioners select committee of
architects from some entirely disinter-
ested town, say FIT. Scott, and employ
them to come and inspect the old court
house, and give an opinion as to
whether it is safe in its present condi-
ton. The suggestion seems to us to be
a good one. AS THE REGISTER has
often said, no one would ask for new
buildings if the old ones were in good
condition or if they could be put in
such condition at a reasonable expense.
Let us. have the opinion of competent
and disinterested judges, and let us act
upon that opinion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

place a guard around him, and with the
knowledge of crime ON his mind and
knowing that escape was impossible,
he too would be ''unhealthy.n
I see that some are agitating the 10
cation Of the county seat. 1 think all
talk on that is premature, as lola has
it now and will retain it as long as
they are satisfied to occupy the present
buildings.
Mr.. Delaplain In concluding his rea-
sons why new court house should be
built. says, at would also give work
to men who need assistance, to
straighten them up from last winters
hard times" Now, SO far as 1 know,
the mechanics are getting about all
the work they can do, and are financi-
ally speaking, in about as good shape
as any body in the county. The mer-
curry was as low at my door as any
other mans, yet no one proposes to
"straighten" me up from the effects of
last winter or my neighbor who lost
81 900 worth of hogs or the Messrs.
Kavanaugh, of Deer Creek, who lost
81 800 of cattle and numerous other eff
fects of last winter upon the tar payers
and the prospects for this season are
gloomy.
Every citizen is aware that there
has been great deal of eastern money
sent here through loan offices and
taken on one-fourth of the
farms of the county, and the interest
paid to eastern capitalists is constant
drain on our county. For these rea-
sons and many others, I am opposed
to building new county buildings or
paying out more money than enough
to make them safe.
Yours, ETC., J. H. RUNYAN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
West Of the River =.

Farmers that do not get discouraged this
| spring will do well ''to tie to- as the saying
is. But let us tell you, brother farmers, do not
get disheartened. We have seen darker days
than these, in the spring of 1875. The Nth OF
June there was not green hill of anything on
the Neosho bottom; all eaten up by the grass
hoppers. Then the hoppers began to leave and
those farmers who planted again reaped rich
reward for their labors, as providence smiled
upon us with good and late season and the re-
suit was heavy crop of corn.
Since our last, old mother Peese departed this
life at the advanced age of 81 years. She was
the mother of Jas. B.Peese, and was native of
Pennsylvania
1t is said by those that have seen it that Mr..
Lawyer has the best field Of wheat On the west
side.
Oats are looking fine.
Apples have fallen Off considerably, still
there may be an average crop.
Corn planters were in great demand Welnes-
day. Some farmers have planted for the third
time.
Mr.. George lite is having his sheep sheared.
OCCASIONAL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
LA.SIMMONS' LIVER MEDICINE.
WHAT IS SAID OFT.

tbs indispensable in this Malarious climate.
Wecant do without it. 1t saved us from much
sickness.'-Rev. j. c. Weaver of Texas.
Twenty years of .'ufering from Indigestion
and diseased Liver was relieved by a package
oil 1t'-Rey. NJ. II. Cailum, Grapevine. Texas.
1t has done more to relieve and cure me of
Sick Headache than all the other remedies
ever used j. N. Leod. of No. Carolina.
1T proved blessing to my family.I cheerful
ly testify to its merits Its popularity here is
unbounded. Rev. S.G.Shaw. Batesville. Ark.
These are but samples from among the many
thousands of unsolicited testimonials received
during the past few years ASK your druggist
for the original NJ A. SIMMONS LIVER MED
tCINE. made at St. Louis. Mo. Take no other
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
A LITTLE REPLY.

Editor RegiSter:-It is little anus
ing to read the little report of the little
committee, sent up from the little town
of Humboldt, as published in the little
Humboldt Union; it (the report) is so
very heavy on the ''little." The COM
mittee say they found the east wall
"sprung out a little"; the south wall is
"sprung out little in places; the
"plastering scaled off a littlen; the
wall between the two windows "has
sprung out little" and wind up by
saying the court house can be repaired
with very little expense" Now, Mr..
Editor, I submit that that report
shows that the committee themselves
really believe the old court house is a
"little" dangerous. And does not the
report further show that the people of
Humboldt are "little" jealous of lola
which is the real reason they are SO OPP
posed to voting the ''little" tax to build
a new court house? If that committee
had found the court house had fallen
down and killed the county officers, 1
suppose they would have reported:
awe find the court house has fallen
down little and killed the county
officers little, and we think with
little repairs at very little expense,
the old building will answer for court
house little while longer. H.
Carlyle, Kan, June Z, 1885.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

The drop in the price of quinine may
have been caused by the large ship
ments of Collins Agile Cure into the
malarial and chills and fever districts
throughout the south and west, where
formerly it was supposed nothing but
quinine would cure. Judging from
the large shipments daily of this rem
edy from the laboratory of the Collins
Bros. Drug Co., Second and Vine
streets, it looks as if Collins Ague
Cure was taking the place of all Other
remedies for chills.-From Missouri
Republican, dug. Is, 1884.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
THE COURT HOUSE.

Editor, Register:-As you have re
quested through your columns the
opinions of the citizens of the county
in regard to building new court house
and Jail or repairing the old buildings
L thought it my duty to say a few
words as to my opinion. 1 have
scrutinized very closely the answers
of citizens throughout the county and
find that the majority are in favor OF
new buildings and some advocate the
project very strongly. Now, Mr.. Edi-
tor, before going any further with this
matter, would it not be a more wise
and judicious course to lay before the
public the financial condition of the
county so that the tax payers may be
better prepared to decide what course
to pursue; for think the public have
been kept ignorant Of the financial
condition of the county, SO that the
Court House Ring could have a better
chance to swindle the tax payers out
of their hard earnings and at the same
time stink their crooked necks of pay
ing next to no tax themselves.
Now We all know that our taxes are
unreasonably high and the majority
of the farmers have close work to make
both ends meet because they can not
slip out of paying their full tax Yet
the Court House Ring, who started
here few years past without a dollar
and are now rich and sit in their easy
chairs and study out new schemes to
plunge US deeper in debt and by SO do
ing grab up the balance we have left.
If they intended to build new build
ings why did they spend so much mon
ey putting in new vault and in re-
pairs on the old building for the last
SIX months? Why was that amount
not saved to 60 on the new building I? |
1t looks as though they could not be |
extravagant enough or could not graf |
ify their ambition to rule or ruin.
Repairs on the old building can be
made at much less expense than has
been stated to me. If repairs must be
made SO thai twill stand for years in |
safe condition and saveus from another
bonded debt. 1t is an easy matter to
talk of how low the per cent. would be
to pay the interest. and that it does not
increase our taxes, etc., but 1 notice
that our taxes do not get any lower
but gradually increase every year and |
at the same time are only paying the
interest on our bonded Indebtedness.
And for the year 1884 we fell short of |
the money to pay the interest to the
amount of over SIS, 1000, and which the
commissioners must levy in excess of
the usual amount to be collected dur.
ing the coming year, and which you
know will not reduce our taxes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

PROF. Snow reports that the past
month was the clearest May since
1865; that rain fell OH only eleven days;
and that the total rainfall was OILS
inch below the May average. We have
kept no record, but we are very GER
tain that the weather at Lawrence
must have been vastly different from
that at this place. 1t seemed to us
that it rained nearly every day in May
i'm Allen county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
LaHarpe Locals.

Mrs. Barnholt fell over large stone Sunday
evening and broke some of the small bones in
her wrist.
Mrs. Cruse's health is improving.
Everybody is busy blowing, planting and
narrowing; also replanting.
Our Sunday school is still progressing nicely.
We wish the Salemites success with their fes.
tival' 1t would also give ''Uncle Ned'' an
item. Wish something would happen so we
could get some items.
Nearly everybody is anxious for new court
house and are not in favor of spending any
more on the old one. For GET ME NOT
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
PUBLICATION NOTICE

i and James III. Amos, defendants; greet
ing:
You and each of you are notified that you
have been sued by +. \. Barber, plaintiff that
you and each of you must answer the petition
filed by the said A. Barber, plaintiff in the
clerk Office of the district court of Allen coun-
ty, Kansas, on Or before the 18th day of June,
A. ID. 1885, or the same will be taken as true
AMI Judgment partitioning the south west quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of sec. ten QO) i'm
township twenty-siN t26), south of range
l0 east, in Allen county, Kansas,
and allotting the west half thereof to said Bar
Der, will be rendered ACCORDINGLY
Z. A. BARBER, Pro se
Attest: NJ. P. JAcoBY, Clerk. April 8, 1856.
May lt3
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
CURE FOR PILES

The first symptom of Piles is an itch
ing at night after getting warm. This
unpleasant sensation is Immediately
relieved by an application Of DR.. Bos-
anko's Pile Remedy. Piles in all
forms, Itch, Salt Rheum and Ring
worm can be permanently cured by
the use of this great remedy. Price so
cents. Manufactured by DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Company Piqua. o. sold by
Scott & Son.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

By the Washington Star of last week
we see that Joseph Stewart, of Hum
boldt, and a. G. Scott, of lola, both
well known i'm Allen county, were adj
mitted to the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, upon examina-
ton. Both of them also take this week
the degree of Master of Laws from the
University law school.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
LADIES, MEDICAL ADVISOR,

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cure all diseases of the sex, by treat
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
WORDS FROM ONE WHO KNOWS.


The editor of the Humboldt Union
must have brass enough in his fore.
head to pave the streets of Humboldt
to enable him to publish such a motto.
rious article as that entitled "County
Matters He ought to have known
he would be caught as regards the pa
triot citizens of Humboldt. 1 do not
think any of the citizens of Humboldt
would have published such an article.
In 1860 when I landed in Allen
equity the first introduction I had was
the county seat question. lola claiming
ed she was wronged as Humboldt had
obtained it through fraud, by taking
votes On the. Usage Indian land, claim
that the county line included this
land, which was not true as they be-
longed to the Usage Indians and Allen
courts had no jurisdiction over them,
The people in the north part of the
county determined to have the line
put where our courts had Jurisdiction
and sent petition to the legislature
asking them to locate the south line of
the county on the south line of the
New York Indian lands and on the
north line of the Usage Indian lands.
This petition was sent to the Legisla-
ture for five terms and argued on both
sides, Humboldt being always there
with her ablest men, while lola was
then quite weak but still contendinp
for what she believed to be right and
finally prevailed. The lawful vote of
the county was then taken on the
county seat question and lola received
over 300 majority.
They sent Col. Thurston to the Sen.
ate and he had bill passed which stat
I'd that where a vote had been taken
or county seat no other vote could |
De taken. They thought they had
he nail clinched on the other side.
'ut as it happened I had little ham.
ner that broke that clinch.
Now, the Union claims that lola
obtained the county seat through
raud. o, Union! o, Union! How
ften would I have had you to tell the
ruth but you would not; except you
epent and acklowldge your wrong
tatements you will be found to be
disappearing in most of your facts.
n regard to the "hocus pocus of poll
ics," and that lola got the legislators
rom her vicinity and that they threw
way, without anybody asking it but
ola, eight miles off the south side the
ounty; this is false, as the Union
1ust know that majority of the
ounty signed the petition establishing
he county line. Mr.. Union, you are
utting on lola what I will shoulder
n my own little shoulders, as they
re able to carry it, aud will not finch
t the load; the Union may jump on
op, as I think he is so light he would
OF increase the load much. 1 think
II these slam bangs of the Union were
brown at me as L was the member
Tho got both the bills through the
that gave lola fair vote.
nd she got the county seat fairly
7ithout any help from the Indian Ter /
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

One of the agents of the National
Yeast Co. was in town a day or two
ago looking after the interests of their
celebrated yeast. National Yeast is
acknowledged by all to be superior to
any other, and much cheaper. BE sure
and use the sample; We know it will
please you.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
THE HOUSEWIVES FAvoRIrE

We will send free for one entire
year, to every lady who sends us at
once the names of ten married ladies,
at same address, and twelve two-ct.
stamps for postage, our handsome, en-
tertaining and Instructive Journal, de-
voted to fashions, fancy work, decora-
ting, cooking and household matters.
Regular price, 81. Send to-day, and
secure next number. Address, Domes-
tic Journal, Nunda, New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

WE again yield considerable space to
letters OH the Court House question,
mostly on the con side this time.
This matter should be thoroughly dis
cussed, and THE REGISTER is glad to
be made the vehicle for both side.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
Carlyle Correspondence.

Preaching at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday at IL O'Clock by Rev. Mr.. Chids.
Several of our farmers have had their dogs
killed
Rev. f. X. Lynn was trying to tie calf last
Sunday evening and in some way got entangled
in the rope and was dragged some distance by
the calf. He received some severe injuries and
is confined to his bed.
MIR. Mull's "corps'' is working out the T. L.
tax in these parts.
Miss Louie Ijams was the guest of Miss Julia
krugn from May 18th to June LIST, when she left
for her home in Garrett.
We understand that the mite social was a
success both in fun and funds o. SEE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05

A NUMBER of our readers have ex-
pressed to us recently their high appre-
citation of the letters from Arizona
that we have teen publishing for sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Mcdonald certainly
writes very interesting letters, and we
hope that they may continue regularly.