The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-17

highest standing on first grade ce
tificate; also Wadsworth's Poetic,
Works to the one who attends the II
stitute twelve days and takes the Sc,
ond highest standing on a second grad
certificate.
Among the serious losses by th
flood which we were aware of but neg
lected to mention last week, wer
those suffered by Mrs. Briggs an
Messrs. Anderson & Mckenzie. TIL
former lost all the crops of her bottom
farm, some fences and other property
probably to the aggregate amount Q
ST. 900. The former lost all their bricl
and had their yard further damaged
to the total extent probably of $500 t,
1000.
| Capt. Slower solemnly promised u!
when he started for Portland, that hi
would "write things up" for THE REQ
ISTER. He sends us word however thai
he is absolutely too busy to do any.
thing at it. He failed to say what he
is busy at, but we presume it is at fish.
| ing, baking CLANS, lying in the shade
talking Kansas, etc. Ii this presump-
ton prove true we will forgive him
provided he "writes it up" when he
gets home.
Mr.. Theo. Maxson, whose house
near LaHarpe was struck by light.
ming and burned last week, called on
us Tuesday to renew for THE REGIS
TER. He and his entire family GER
tainly had a narrow escape from the
flames, and consider themselves, in
his own words, "very unfortunate, but
extremely lucky"-unfortun in
losing their house, lucky in saving
their lives. They are lucky also in
having their house insured.
Every time we entered the court
room during the last term, we were
unconsciously impressed with the idea
that some hitherto familiar adjunct
was lacking. We were unable
to learn what it was, howev-
er, until In running over the
docket we found the nameOf Sylvester
Wilcox. 1t was all clear then. No
wonder court didn't seem natural with
Mr.. Wilcox absent.
Through provoking oversight we
neglected last week to make mention
of the elegant flag that was presented
TO the city on the Fourth of July by
the young ladies. The flag is of the
finest quality of bunting, very large,
and was manufactured with a great
deal of neatness and care by Misses
Jennie Mcneil. Beulah Reimert, Ada
Wright and Kate Coutant. The
young ladies deserve, and We are sure
they have. the thanks of the commu-
nifty. Hereafter on every public occa-
sion the flag will be displayed from
the staff on the band stand. Long
may it wave.
Those who have kept track of the
record of court proceedings will have
noticed the fact that an unusually
large number of cases were finally set
tied and stricken from the docket at
the late term. 1t is particularly graft
flying to note that several old "saw
logs" that have encountered the dock
ct term after term, have been finally
set aside. The docket is more nearly
clear than it has been for several years.
The Judge will return in August and
dispose of some that still remain. No
jury will be called, however, until the
regular November term.
Mr.. Joseph Eastep, young man
living on river farm, was severely
bitten by rattlesnake yesterday
morning, the bite taking effect be-
tween the thumb and fore finger of his
right hand. When bitten he at once
had his arm tightly bandaged above
the wrist, applied some mud to the
wound and started to town. Arriving
here DR.. Scott lanced the hand, which
had swollen enormously, applied the
usual remedies and administered whis-
key and ammonia. As we write this
the patients arm is very much swol
len and the pain is extreme, but there
is no danger of fatal result.
y petition is being circulated this
week praying the city council to eX-
tend the limits of the city so as 10 iu-
clude that part of town lying between
the Wichita railroad and RhOades' adj
dition and extending as far east as the
present eastern limits. This much GER
tainly should be done, for the tract
thus described is laid out in blocks and
lots and is really as much part of the
city rs. any other portion. 1t seems to
lis however that the extension should
reach north of the railroad, at least as
far rs Lincoln street, and run east from
that street To the east line of Rhoades'
addition.
In his communication from Allen
Center last week, "Bonny Ben" res
pectfully inquired what good the Elm
creek bridge did solong as the approach
es were in such condition that even
slight flood made it impossible to reach
the bridge. The inquiry is certainly
a pertinent one. Ever since that
bridge was built it has been of use only
in extremely fair weather. The APP
proaches should be graded up SO that
as long as the bridge itself remained
above water, the stream could be
crossed. We have always understood
that one Of the principal uses of q
bridge was to provide a crossing in
case of high water.
It takes lola to manage a strike.
Chicago and Cleveland ought to come
out here and take lessons from us. We
had a genuine strike here Tuesday.
Every employee of one of our immense
establishments walked
out and absolutely refused to do an
But did they go to eating
pea nuts, drinking bad whisky, tear
ing up the gas mains, cutting off the
water supply, turning over the street
cars and such other riotipgs? Not
they. They merely waited quietly
about till the proprietor did appear,
and told him what they wanted.
Why, my foolish children, / never
said you shouldn't have it, And so
il transpired that everybody went 10
work again and was happy. That's
the way We manage strikes out here.
We kiss and make up.