The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-12

thing as that, and if the offenders an
caught they cannot expect mercy.
We are sorry to learn that ROb't
Dawson, who has been doing u general
merchandise business i'm Moran fol
several years, has been obliged to sus.
pend. We have not learned the extent
of his liabilities. His failure was due
to the impOssibility of collecting what
was due him from his customers, An.
other example of the evils of the credit
system.
1t was evident, from an unguarded
remark dropped by one of the witnesses
in the Walker trial, that the whole
League knew of the attempt that was
to be made on Monday night to GUST the
BOekens. What honest man will cOun.
tenance for a moment an organization
that quietly approves, if it did not
directly counsel and advise such flag
rant violation of law?
We were shown a letter the other
day from the chief clerk of the revenue
office at LeavenwOrth, saying that the
last monthly reports of w. L. Bartels
were the best that came into that office.
We always thought Lou would get
there if he had half chance. If he
could only get over that old habit of
sticking his tongue out when he writes.
Reports of the proceedings of the
legislature in the daily papers contain
frequent mention of Capt. Stewart,
the gentleman from Allen" Capt.
Stewart doesn't talk much with his
mouth but he watches legislation very
closely, and any measure that he intro
duces or supports stands good chance
of going through. He is a useful men,
Der and credit to our county.
The district clerks Office has been
besieged this week b y Leaguers who
have received orders from headquar-
tiers to make homestead filings on their
claims. These filings will go to the
land office at Independence and will
be returned endorsed "RailrOad land.
Not subject to entry" and the Leag-
uers will be out their little fees and ex-
pense. "What fools these mOrtals be-"
A friend hands us an eastern paper
giving an account of the great success
of steam heating apparatus in use in
Il county infirmary, and suggests that it
should be substituted for the hot air sys-
tenn adopted in our high school building
There is no doubt that the change
would be Of great advantage, but it
would be expensive. Our experiment
with hot air has certainly not been
satisfactory.
Whether the League as whole, was
responsible for the Boeken outrage or
not, it cannot be denied that the direct
tendency of the teachings and prac-
tices of the organization is such as to
naturally lead to just such violation of
law. When an association bold
ly proclaims that the sole object
of its existence is to get something for
nothing, 1t is not surprising that its
members should proceed to take sOme-
thing for nothing. When the organi-
cation breaches sin, it is not surprising
that its members should practice iniqui-
ty.
Slower reports curiosity in his
line of business. The first of the week.
among other old papers brought into
his Office, were four u. S. patents to
land in Indiana. One was dated July
10, 1926, and was signed by J. @. Adj
ans; another was dated April 13, 1929,
and was sighed by Andrew jackson
the other two were each dated March
20, 1887, and were signed by Martin
VanBuren. The signatures of Adams
and Jackson were evidently placed
there by their own hands as there was
no countersign of any kind. The pa
pers are held by Mrs. Rebecca Gilbert,
and the lands granted by them were
doubtless entered originally by the
father or grandfather of her late hus-
band, Theodore Hazard.
On several occasions when it has
been obliged to give an account of some
outrage perpetrated by Individual
members of the League, the REGISTER
has freely offered the use of its col
nmns to any statement the officers of
the League desired to make disclaim- !
ing any responsibility for such un-
lawful acts. The offer has never yet |
been accepted, but We again extend it.
If the League as an association disap- |
proves of the course pursued by Will
loughby and his friends. in the Boo
ken matter, let its officers sign a state
ment to that effect and send it to us.
We will publish it with great pleas
ure. That is a fair PROPOSE ton and if
it is not accepted we don't want to
hear any more talk about "the REG
TsTER condemning the whole League
On account of the action of two or three
irresponsible individuals" IfyOu dis
approve of such action it will not cost
you anything to say so.
Our friend, J. H. Ross, of Moran, al
70 wrote to Senator ingalls, regarding
MS land bill, and receives reply which
he has kindly handed to US. The SEN
stor gives the same explanation that
the REGISTER has already quoted, of
us reasons for not including Allen
county in his bill and adds: II am in
with Judge Lawrence, of
his city, the attorney of the League,
who approves the bill I have already
Introduced, and my expectation 10 that |