The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-10

Justice of the Peace Smltn. says tnat
the Interstate pays more taxes than
any other paper in the county. We do
not know what the rate is in Hum
boldt, but we do know that the assess
ed valuation of the REGISTER is 500
higher than that of the Interstate.
While the flood was at its height
last week, Judge Stillwell took a boat
and was rowing across the fields when
he met Capt. Ewing. coming out from
his inundated farm. "If your honor
please,n said the Captain, ~ wish to
make motion to retaX COSTS" NO
flood can submerge the Captains wit.
One of the saddest cases of loss by
the flood, is that of two women and
some children who were travelling In
| a wagon. They ran out of money at
this place, and had stopped and had
hired out to work in the cornfield OF
Mr.. Drake, west of the river. When
the flood came both their horses were
drowned.
Ry reference to our District Court
proceedings, it will be seen that Mr..
Keplinger won all of his league suits,
securing an order of ejectment, dam
ages and costs. In passing upon the
cases Judge Stillwell took occasion to
saw that he had studied the matter
yery carefully and had come to the
conclusion that there could be no
shadow of a doubt as to the railroad
title to the even sections.
The band boys got up some very
creditable music on the Fourth cOnsld-
ering that they only had about fifteen
minIItes' notice. We are glad to hear
every other night-that they are con-
tinuing their practice, and hope they
will keep it up. If they once give evil
dence that they are on a permanent
i footing, we think they may count on
the substantial support of our business
men. lola must have band.
The Wet. U. of Humboldt, perpe-
trated a genuine surprise on county
Attorney Amos last week, by present
ing him with a handsome and costly
silver water pitcher and set. DeVotlon
to official duty, is so commonly taken
for granted, no matter how much 1T
costs the officer exercising it, that this
recognition of it by the ladies of the
Union must be very gratifying to MIR.
Amos. 1T is compliment which he
has richly merited, and honors those
who conferred it but little less than him
who received it.
Taken as a whole lola is the most
moral town we know of, but individu-
al citizens will lapse occasionally: Last
Sunday, on our way to church. we
passed group of young men and boys
, standing on the sidewalk on one of the
principal streets, watching two of theil
Z number throw dice. Near each of the
PLAYERS was little pile of silver, and
it looked very much rs if they were
: gambling. When such things can bt
r done on the main street, in open day
, light, on Sunday, it would seem that
little home missionary work was III or
: der.
I'm conversation with a number o
:. farmers this week, we learn that IL
!. their opinion the probable shortage il
our corn crop will be pretty nearly
! made good by the unusual growth o
v prairie grass and by the fine yield o
: oats and flax. Millet and broom corr
a also promise well. Indeed the corr
crop will be very far from total fail
a ure. many farmers having fields thai
+ promise as good yield as usual, while
\ many others will raise fair crops If tho
q season continues favorable. There D
10 need yet for Kansas people 10 he
i come discouraged.
With their accustomed generosit.
: and enterprise, Goodhue d Evans conn
7. to the front with an offer of VOLUME
e of Red Letter Poems 10 the SUDDEN
e in the "An grade of the Normal Inst
II lutte, who passes the highest eXamina
d ton at the close of the term, and Vol
ume of Scott's poems to the studen