The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30

Ter, by the ladies of the church, of a sc
of solid silver spoons. Mr.. A. G. Scot
presented the gift with few apprOpri
ate remarks, and although evidently
much effected, Mr.. Miller responded il
a very fitting manner. The relation!
between Mr.. Miller and his church
collectively and individually have al
ways been exceptionally pleasant and
harmonious. and they could not have
been brought to a close in a more ap
propriate manner than was done by
this farewell social.
If some Of our prohibition friends had
happened down in the city about II
o'clock last Saturday night they would
have been thoroughly convinced that
"prohibition did not prohibit" We
have been in states where the "Oper
saloon did not have to CO." but never
struck a town the size Of lola where
drunken people staggered around the
streets as thick as they did in this city
Saturday night.-Democrdt.
The Democrat has started out on the
platform that prohibition does not
prohibit and it is willing to SANDER
its town to make the saying good. Will
the editor of the Democrat tell us how
many drunken men he personally saw
on the said Saturday night? We hap
pened to be on the streets pretty late
that night and we saw one man that
was drunk, but he was in the hands
of couple of friends who took him
quietly to a hotel and put him to bed
without any disturbance whatever.
Whether prohibition prohibits or not it
is not q fact that drunken people
stagger about the streets" and he SLAM
ders the town who says so.
On the 18th of May, Mrs. Sofge, as
sisted by Miss Belle Ricketts,, will open
a school for general instruction in the
common school branches, connected
with the kindergarten work, in the
New York house, opposite the Fisher
Hotel. The value Of the latter meth
cd is recognized in the larger cities
where it is used as the proper basis up
on which to build the education of the
child. This part Of the work will be
under Mrs. Sofge's special supervision.
The objects used in this work also the
calisthenic drill will be for the penefit
of all the pupils. We hope to be of
special use to those Of the lower grades
who having failed in promotion at the
present examination, wish to enter
a higher grade at the commencement
of the fall term, and hope to give good
also that we may have lib
eral patronage and that you will give
us evidence of your interest otherwise.
bp calling and investigating for your
selves. Where the two systems will
be combined the price will beS1 .35, but
for the kindergarten proper, 500 per
month. School hours from 8 O'Clock
a. m. till 8 p. m.
Mr.. r. r. Claiborne was down from
Carlyle Monday and gave us the par.
ticulars of the burning of his barn. On
Of last week he was engaged
nearly all day in burning heaps of
weeds and rubbish about the place, one
Of these piles being near the barn. He
took special precaution to prevent the
Dire from spreading in any way from
this particular heap. On Tuesday
evening he examined it carefully and |
Gould discover no sparks. All day |
there was no evidence Of
ire any where about the place and Mr.. |
=. dismissed the matter from his mind. |
On Thursday, however, while he was
n lola ON business, his wife discovered
he barn to be in flames. She went |
to the school house near
,y to get assistance, but before any
,Ould be rendered the roof of the barn
lad fallen in and it was impossible to
ave any thing. 1t is hard to account
or the fire but it must have started
rom smouldering embers in the pile
# rubbish that lad been burned ON