The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-25

of 5000 and $500 respectively, and de-
parted for their homes cussing the
town and all the inhabitants thereof
1t has frequently been observed that
persons have not much love for town
when they are brought into it by the
Sheriff.
The ladies Of the lola Relief AssOcia.
ton will give lawn social at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Harmon Scott next
Tuesday evening, June %, for the ben.
eft of their society. The usual refresh.
ments and entertainment will be given,
and it is earnestly hoped that there
will be liberal patronage. The AssO-
citation did splendid work among the
poor of our town last winter and the
funds raised Tuesday evening will be
donated to similar work next winter.
Thus for 'sweet charity's" sake. as
well rs for the sake of having q good
time the social next Tuesday evening
ought to be largely attended.
While riding up from the depot on
the steps of the Leland bus the first Of
last week, Mr.. Rambo, the editor of the
Democrat was struck on the head and
quite severely hurt by a heavy grip
which fell from the top of the bus,
This true statement of facts is made fol
the confounding of those malicious per-
sons who have been circulating the
report that Mr.. RambO's swelled head
was the result of that democratic love
feast" to which he SO tOuchingly al
ludes in his last issue. The REGISTER
will not stand calmly by and see its
acknowledgements sla nde-ed when
in its power to prevent.
Quite q number of Mrs. Tozer's
friends gathered at her green house
Monday evening to witness the un-
folding of the first bud of her
Night Blooming Cereus. She has
had the plant for eleven years
and this is the fret time it has bios
somed. The popularity Of the flower
is that it blooms only in the night, open
ing about nine o'clock and remaining
in full bloom five or six hours when it
closes forever. The encyclopedia de-
scribes the flower as follows: "The
Night Blooming Cereus cactus grand
itaOrus) is remarkable for its large,
beautiful, sweet scented flowers.
which begin to open in the even
ing and close again before morn
ing, the calyx, nearly one foot in
diameter, is of splendid yellow,
enclosing pure white petals, and the
flower during the five or six hours of
its continuance is hardly surpassed in
beauty"
One who reads carefully and COM
pares the assessOrs' returns as given on
our last page will observe some peculiar
facts. For example, the average value
of town lots in Humboldt is 5000,
while the average value of lots in lola
Sl06.49. and in Moran $51.49. lola has
lost 165 (?) inhabitants and S11, 1859
worth of personal property, while
Humboldt has lost 1O(O inhabitants
and SIS, S41 worth of personal property.
Another somewhat peculiar fact is that
most of the loss in population in the
county has been suffered by what are
generally considered the oldest and
best townships, as Geneva, Usage,
Humboldt and Cottage Grove. On the
whole, however, the loss is not nearly
SO severe as might have been antici-
pated when one remembers the hard
times and the violence with which the
western fever has ragged. and when
these have somewhat abated we may
be sure that the loss will be more than
made good.
Col. Halls circus arrived on time
last Thursday and pitched its tents ac-
cording to programme. Owing to sun
foreseen circumstances entirely beyond
their cOntrOl'' the promised street pa
rade had to be dispensed with. The