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

The Junction City Republican says
that "W. B. Clark, the honest bank
er," of that city, has paid for 800 copies
of the Republican to be sent to eastern
people for three months, and the Man
Elliott, of that city, has been sending
fourteen copies of the Nationalist tt
friends east and west for several years
We mention these things merely as @
pointer.
In a trial recently held before a Ger
tain Justice of the Peace not thou
sand miles from Humboldt, one of the
attorneys took occasion to refer to 9
minister who was connected in some
way with the suit as "traveling itin'
Grant" He was at once halted by the
learned Justice with the stern rebuke
"There is no such word as 'itinerant
in the dictionary and no man can use
it in my COURT"
In addition to transacting the bust.
ness elsewhere mentioned, the city
council at its last meeting instructed
the committee on public grounds to
dispose Of the grass in the public
square and repair the fence. The street
commissioner was instructed to notify
the proper parties to build certain new
crossings and repair others on the
Wichita road. The committee ap-
pointed for the purpose reported in IA
vOr of the room now occupied by JUS
tice MOOrehOuse, as a council chamber.
at the close of Prof. Dunham's mu-
steal convention last Tuesday evening
a Choral Union was organized by the
election of the following officers: Matt
Fields, Pres; Miss Ella Tozer, v. P;
J. E. Henderson, chorister; f. G. Ward
assistant chorister; Miss Ida Marley,
secretary; Mr.. Ralph Mcdowell. treas
urer. The Union will meet for drill
once a Observation-Disclosures the
NJ. E. church. There is already quite
a large membership, which will doubt
less be increased. We are glad the
Union has been formed and hope it will
be successfully maintained.
The weather prophets have all been
put to shame. According to all Of
them, from the 25th to the Goth was to
be a great "stOrm PERIOD" during
which we would have severe frOsts,
heavy rains and all sorts Of weather.
The period is passed and nothing they
predicted has come true. We confess
we are glad of it. not only on account
of having escaped the unpleasant wea-
ther but also because we hate to have
any thing happen that can give these
quack weather prophets a chance to
elbow" Ifamong thousand false pre-
dictions. one happens to be true the
earth is filled with the noise of their
"crowing." They are nOxiOus and
pestilent generation.
Readers of the REGISTER will re-
the arrest Ofthe McCOOl boys
about two years ago, charged with
larceny and with assault with intent
to kill. Joseph McCool was tried and
convicted and now is serving term in
the penitentiary. The trial of John
McCool was continued and be was re-
leased on bail. He jumped his bail and
has not been heard Of until last We'd
nesday when Sheriff Brown received
a telegram stating that he was at INDIE
pendence, Kansas. The Sheriff at once
responded to the message and returned
home yesterday morning, bringing Mr.. |
McCoOl with him. His case will be re-
instated on the docket and his trial |
will come off at the June term of court. |
The social in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. |
r. s. Miller at COlborn's hall last Fri. /
lay evening was an entire success. 1t
was altogether informal, there being |
no set program, and all present found |
the occasion q very enjoyable one. A
pleasant feature of the evening was
The presentation to Mr.. and Mrs. Mil