The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02

Optimdtes!
At a congregational meeting of til,
Pr sbyterian church last Sunday, Rev
f. s. Miller laid before the congregation
his resignation as pastor and asked
them to join with him in requesting
Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral rela
ton. The announcement was not q
surprise, rs his friends have known for
some time that owing to the poor health
of himself and family, and to other CON
siderations, Mr.. Miller has been con.
templating a change. We are sure,
however, that it was heard with regret
by every member Of the congregation.
As Mr.. Miller will remain here at least
two weeks longer before going to his
new field-at Crown Point Indiana
we will have more to say at another
time concerning the work he has &C.
complished here.
At the request of citizens of Geneva
township, the County Commissioners
met on Monday to consider the matter
of calling a railroad bond election for
the said township according to the
provisions of a petition of which men,
ton was made last week. Before &C
ton was taken. however, a letter was
received from D. D. Spicer of Geneva,
stating that the railroad had changed
its proposed route so that an election
called on the petition then before the
Board would be illegal. We have
heard no particulars, but infer from
Mr.. Spicer's letter that Geneva's "cake
is Dough- We hope that things may
vet come about all right, however, as
we should be glad to see Geneva town.
ship have q railroad.
At the risk of making itself tiresOme
the REGISTER again wishes to urge
upon our business men the desirability,
almost the necessity of a business or
ganization. The advantages of such
an organization need not be again set
forth in these columns for they are ap-
parent to every one. In talking the
matter up about town we have not
found man who doubted that board
of trade would be of use in numberless
ways. And since the sentiment Is 80
unanimously in favor Of it, there could
certainly be no difficulty in organizing
and maintaining it if the first steps
could only be taken. Cannot two or
three of those interested in the matter
agree upon a time and place and issue
a call inviting all business men to meet
and organize? The REGISTER will
gladly publish such a call, and doubts
not that it would be heartily respond
ed to. We hope the matter will be
talked I'D so that a call may be pub
lished in our next issue.
By reference to a notice in another
column it will be seen that Mr.. n.
Johnson and Mr.. Jas. Perry have
formed a partnership for the purpose
of handling broom corn. These gen.
tlemen inform US that they have
bought two lots at the west end of
Madison avenue near the railroad and
will erect there this summer large
building for storage purposes, thus en-:
abling them to handle an unlimited
quantity of broom corn. They are
now contracting for fall delivery, but
they will also buy the product at the
market price and expect to pay such
prices as will make lola the leading |
broom corn market of Allen county. |
Both members Of the firm have had
wears of experience in the business and |
are thoroughly reliable men. Farmers
expecting to raise broom corn this year, |
or in doubt whether to do 50 or not.
cannot do better than consult them. |
For the present one of them may al !
WAYS be found at Sprouts store.
We have about come to the conclu-I
sion that we must hereafter do one Of
two things; either confine ourselves to |
plain "yea, yea and nay, nay" or put |