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The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Neosho Falls Notes.

Sleighing is splendid. Too bad
the skating spoiled by the snow .........
Miss Anna Woodward started for Chi
cago last Friday. We wish her
pleasant journey. Turn Wolford
moved to Colony last week. We are
sorry to lose one of our biggest men,.
Union services still cOntinue.........
Silent vOices-young lady and gentle
men of the Presbyterian choir.
Miss Fannie McFadiu spent vacation
at her home. Married, New Years
eve, at the residence of the brides sis
ter. Miss Estelle Morgan and E. J.
Beam, all of NeOsho Falls. May they
enjoy long and happy life is the wish
of their many friends.........We see J.
n. Stout on our streets again. We
heard a little girl say, ''she guessed
she was going TO have a new aunt
soon." How is that, J. N.:.......Mr.
George Lynn is the proud father of a
boy. mills must be
doing big business, for We hear two
steam whistles every day......... Mr..
Heron was on the sick list last week.
......... There was no mail received here
last week on account of the bad wealth
w. Myler, from Salem, has
taken the high school for the rest of
the term. Mr.. Allen, the former teach
er, has moved 10 the Indian Nation.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Osare Occurrences.

Well, Mr.. Editor, what did you think
of Monday, the 14th day Of January,
1886, As q change. That was lovely
day. For what, you will ask why.
Sir, for sitting around roasting your
shins. There is where the pleasure is
in being a granger. The busy bodies
say, Close had ought to have gone to
Bronson, as he generally picks out
such days to 60 to town. 1 expect he
would but I think he was there last
Saturday, which was a very fair day
Of the mans kind....... L see Jack and
Jill has::cOme to the surface again, and
am very glad of it.........Mr. Editor,
will you please tell me why you (alOng
with other republican papers) state
that there has not been one dollar of
the national debt paid since the demo-
Gratis came into power, and the presi-
dent in his address to congress says
il has been reduced? Please explain
this to your readers, and 0blige many.
........I see that a great many mer-.
chants are using all kinds of devices
and schemes to dispose of their stock Of
goods. Some say they will sell regard
less of cost, and others say they will
pic mic them off. I think I can sug-
gest better plan. and one that would
be profitable. Just make a lot of
Christmas trees and hang them full of
good things-which the people will do.
Then, you see, Mother Flunkey will
buy Susan: Jane dress. cloak, or q fine
pair of shoes and hang them on the
tree, and as soon as Mrs. Busy Body
cbnles In che will see what her neigh
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Diamond 0leanings.

Our last was SO long In appearing
that we had concluded thatit had been
consigned to the waste basket.".....
Thanks to "Phil Farley" 1t does one
good to have the sympathy of one of
the gentle sex once in a while.......
There has been SO much to write about
since our last one hardly knows where
to begin........ Well, everybody knows
that Allen county has been visited
with an Arctic wave, but although
there has undoubtedly been much suf-
fering we have heard of but few pecu-
mary losses, except among the fowls
and canned fruit. A few Of our neigh
bOrs, who believed we were going to
have a mild winter, lost heavily of
both. ........ The sensation of the fore
part of the month was neighbOrhOOd
quilt, which the ladies were getting up
for some person, and we do wish they
would all show as much zeal in keep
ing their husbands buttons in place as
they did over that quilt. l am sure
the men are glad it is done, for a fell
low could hardly get warm dinner at
home, or have his bed made in time to
get into it at night, while that quilt
was unfinished.........We heard that
Miss Ida Jones was at home for Christ
mas but that she has returned to Kan
sas City. Also that she was to be
married sometime in the near future
to Kansas City chap. Wonder how
that strikes the gentleman of Usage.
But it will be lesson to him, and also
some other Allen county boys ........
The following extract from a western
county letter, speaks for itself "NOw,
my dear friend, please tell me why are
you girls fOOling around old Allen,
when there are dozen fellows out here
willing to give you all hOmesteads and
help you to hold them and this snap
ping cold weather is beginning to
make at least one of US feel as though
he would be willing to do great deal
more. Yes, / would be willing to-
the-preacher,-tO love, ,-hODOr-Obey,
and will rustic around lively to pro-
cure the water for two. if you will
promise to get the bread. 1 have a
mind to petition Superintendent Hem
dersOn to ship US out a bakers dozen
of school marms, he could manufac-
ture enough new ones to fill their
places out of the crude material of next
summers institute" Look out, boys,
or you may wake up some morning to
find that some of our best girls have
skipped off We were
glad to see the smiling face of Miss Mol
lie Hardy among us Sunday. We
learn she has secured q six months
school ut Kincade. Poor Johnny,
we are sorry for you, it is long drive
up to K, but the roads will get better
sOmetime........ We were shown letter
from Miss Ina Jones, in which she re-
ports it quite as cold in Missouri as
here. She is making an extensive Wis
1t among old friends and relatives in
Kansas City and Lees Summit, Mo.
Rev. Longdon, of Colony, is holding a
series of meetings at Diamond, and
the Lord is manifesting himself with
great power. There has been quite a
number of conversions. May the good
work go on. ~
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Sky Rocket Scrapings.


We have had about all the winter
we could ''chaw" since our last writing,
although the thermometer did not reg
ister as low as on previous occasions, it
was the most severe storm on stock
We have ever witnessed in this latitude.
Messrs. Maley, Diamond, Forester,
Campbell, and Hibbs may be named
as those who haye lost cattle by the
storm. =. ....Alf Gordon lost q valuable
mare during the storm. He was riding
her to drive his cattle into the corral,
when she suddenly stopped. pitched
forward and was dead before he could
take the saddle off of her %. ...Sylvest-
er Wilcox, we'll known throughout the
county, from his connection with the
league, died of pneumonia Saturday,
January 9th. He was buried the fol-
lowing Monday in the Moran ceme-
tery.........-A. Morris has gone to Iowa
op visit to relatives. .....:.. The follow
ing are among the new arrivals: John
Ludlums. Sam Stanleys. Marion Kir-
bys, Pierce Kirbys, u. Cars ct al. too
numerous to mention. All of an av-
erage weight.........We understand that
the Prairie Rose teacher has had trOu-
BILE with some of his big boys......... We
visited the ElsmOre lyceum last Tues
day and pronounced it success. E.
L. Barber, president of the association.
brought the noisy boys to a stand, by
stating that the names of disturbers
would be handed to the county attorn-
ey........ Rev. Means breaches at Sky
rocket next Sunday. Chanute
hog buyer has been in this neighbOr-
hood for some time past, paying 25 cts.
per cwt. more than Humboldt buyers.
F. NOJICH
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Correspondence Solicited.

bor has done for her daughter she
would buy something more costly
and hang it on for Anna Mariah, and
soon all the way through, and you can
see there would be a constant putting
on and taking off all the tlme.........A
young man in our vicinity, becoming
uneasy on the matrimonial question,
thought he would advertise for cores
pOndence in the Bronson Pilot, and
the result is his time is entirely Occu-
pied in answering the most affecting
and loving letters that any man ever
thought OF. The fact is, the young
men of to-day do have q great deal Of
trouble, and in 80 many different ways.
One young man sat on q stone wall
two or three hours waiting for the
moon to come up SO that he could see
how to coon a slippery, treacherous pole
across the raging waters of the mighty
Usage. And now, Mr.. Editor, 1 want
you to stop, study and ponder over
what / am going to tell you, for you
are q young man and can take the
whole thing in. This young man, sit
ting on a cold, snowy, icy stone wall
waiting for the moon to rise-all of q
sudden some one hallOOed out. "Who
are you 2" which made his hair stand
on end. Well, it was only one of those
big cat owls after all. The next thing
he heard was the brush crack, and q
growing, snarling noise, and before he
could think twice q pack of wolves be-
gan to kie! kie!! kie!!! and yelp.
He jumped onto this wabbling foot-pOle
and splash! something went into the
river, and some one had to pull off his
boots and squeeze the dampness or
night air out of his harness. Things
are quiet on the three prongs of the
Usage river, people are resting up from
blowing last week, so they will be
ready for the next warm spell.
HAWK EYE.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
Usage Items.

Mr.. Editor, IL you will please allow
us a little space in your valuable col
umns we would like to say q few
words. Now it seems as If "Old
Hawkeye" has it all his own way for
"Jack and Gill" have disappeared.
I guess Jack got married and Gill
must have gone up the hill and hasn't
returned. ....,......... This is terrible cold
weather but all seem to stand 1t pret.
ty well. There has been some loss Of
stock, not very heavy though. Mr..
Haynes had ten hogs and one calf
frozen. L. Myers will move to
Fort Scott soon. We Osagers hate to
give up any of our neighbOrs, but az
they must go, may good luck attend
them... ......NOw Mr.. Editor, as We see
"Hawkeye" has been imposing on
some of our young men and widows,
and as they do not take it up, we will
act as their attorney and intercede for
them. Now the boys are willing to ad-
NIT that they enjoyed their Christmas
and had their mishaps, but II they ever
have to combat with another "mOun-
tain fiap-jack they will not be able to
enjoy the like again. Now then the
question comes up "WhO made it?"
Jack made it. The boys say it took
him long time to get the batter to
the "f1ip-fiap" but he got there Eli, and
don't you forget it. The next was to
cook the thing, and Oh! when it was
done Jim said he had saw mountain
flaps, but they are not to be compared
with those of the western ranges. He
also said, "You bet we were hungry
for the hour of nine had arrived" /
think he said there was three taken
for breakfast there that morning, the
first being fried brown and placed upon
the table, they proceeded to sever it in
to its parts. First they tried all the
knives in the house, then the Ak, razor,
saw, plane, drawing knife and pick but
all in vain. Well, just think Of man
trying to eat what 1t would take mo.
gul engine to digest. Jim said he
would bet twenty-five dollars there was
nothing that would cut it but dia-
mond and if he can get one he aims to
start a new kind of industry by cutting
the FLAPS" into fiddle strings and
wholesaleing them. The boys hope
the Mrs. will not get sick again. The
half has not been told. FANCY.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS.
What is Being Done Throughout the
County-Events and Gossip
of the Week.
Neosho Valley Notes.

Skating parties occur nightly of late.
=. ......John Cleaver has added new
organ to his home comforts. .........A Mr..
Glen, who is in the employ of N. Heath
has moved his family on the Jones
farm........ Mr.. ROwand has traded his
farm for a place near Piqua.. Mr.
Mcfarland a relative of Mrs. Williams
is here from Ohio. MIR. West, of
Greenwood county, is again in the
neighborhOod. %. .......,. Word is received
from Oregon that our old neighbor,
Frank Barr, was recently married to
Miss Cora Thompson, who was also
formerly a resident of Allen county,.
...... Mrs. s. Jacoby is not snly rendered
helpless with rheumatism, but for sew
eral months past has suffered the
greatest pain with but brief intervals
Of relief. VALLEYITE.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
CARD FROM DIR. I. T0zER OF lola, KANs

CARD FROM DIR. L. T0ZER, OF lola, KANs
Having established an Infirmary in
lola, for the treatment of chronic dis
eases and surgery, we would call the
attention of the public to the follow
ing:
We treat all durable diseases with a
success unsurpassed in the West. We
cure all Ruptures by process entirely
new, safe and simple, which does away
forever with the truss: no knife no
danger. We cure PILES aud FIsTULA
without the knife or pain.
Structures, HydrOcele, Variocele, and
diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder
are cured by the latest and most ap-
proved methods.
In all private diseases we have a
wide experience and unsurpassed snc-
cess. Diseases of the Joints and Bones,
Old Sores, Tumors, Cancers, Scrofula,
Spinal Curvature, Hip Joint Disease,
Hare Lip, Cleft Palate, and all diseases
of the Throat, Lungs and Heart are
treated by those improved methods for
which the last twenty years are ia
nous.
We straighten Crossed Eyes, operate
for Cataract, remove obstruction to
Tear Ducts, and treat successfully all
curable diseases of the Eye and Ear.
We are especially prepared in the
Infirmary for the treatment of the Dis
eases of Women. If you have any
Chronic Eisedses, come or send for
Circular. We will visit any part OF
the county in consultation or to per-
form surgical operations. Address
communications to DIR. l.. TOzER.
lola Infirmary, lola, Kansas.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

jackson Sweeten vs /. T. NOrthrup:
judgment for defendant, statutory mo-
ton for new trial, it being an action in
ejectment granted.
l. L Northrup VS. Chas Woodland;
judgment for plaintiff that he recover
land in controversy and his costs.
State vs. II Green; defendant not
appearing ordered that recognizance he
forfeited and cause continued.
Jane A HillL1an VS. A q Hillman;
judgment that plaintiff receive $500 al
imony and S25 for attorneys fee.
J j Close VS. Melicent Close; dis
missed at plaintiffs cost on his own
motion.
JW Jackson vs. Jas Paddock ct al;
dismissed at defendants cost.
NJ l. Brewster VS. Geo w Fisk ct al !;
judgment for plaintiff vs. defendants
for 81 1915 and costs with foreclosure
awarded, same being first lien. Judg-
ment for NJ NJ Hart vs. Geo W Fisk and
G. H Bliss for S6O1.72 and costs and
foreclosure awarded, same being Sec
ond lien.
Chas r Wise vs. D c Wood ct al;
Judgment for plaintiff VS. D G and Hell
en- Wood for $751; 20 and costs. Judg-
ment against D G Wood for 81, Ass. 20,
with foreclosure Of mortgage, land to
be sold with appraisement.
Amyit Cross VS. Merritt Cross; de
vorce granted plaintiff and plaintiff
restored to former name Amyit NJ Har-
ris.
Geo w Leffler vs. w Wilmington;
verdict for plaintiff vs. defendant for
SO and costs.
Lucy A Ashcraft vs. Jas w Golf ct al;
judgment for plaintiff VS. defendant
Goff, for $25 and costs, defendant to
give quit claim deed to property.
State vs. VIM. Neighbors; defendant
pleads guilty and fined $40 and costs.
State vs. w C Keith; same order.
State vs Joseph Biersly; same order.
State vs. VIM Pike; same order.
s Riggs vs. county commissioners;
judgment for plaintiff for $50 and costs.
Alex Reed vs. p II Harris, judgment
VS. plaintiff for costs.
Henry Prettyman VS. Robt Lille;
judgment vs L FL Prettyman as surety
for costs in the sum of $l22.SO.
Court adjourned Wednesday after
noon. All cases not noted in these re-
ports as disposed of are continued un
til the March term.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
HIGH SCHOOL JOTTINGs.

RhetOricals to-day.
No morning session was held in the
high school Tuesday, the room being
too cold for use.
The attendance, punctuality and de-
pertinent i'm the high school, during
the term just ended was better than
during any term for three years. There
are thirty-One scholars who passed
through the first sixteen weeks with
out absence or tardiness.
Miss Kitty Winchester, cousin of
Miss May Ewing, entered the High
School this week as member of the
eighth grade.
There were no jottings last week on
account of the rush of denominations.
Since physiology has been placed as
a ninth grade study, there will be no
class in that branch this year, as all of
the present ninth grade have studied
it.
Botany has also been crowded out of
the course, leaving only three studies
for the ninth grade.
The tenth grade had only two cases
of tardiness during the first sixteen
weeks, and the lowest per cent of at
tendance was 92.1. Two JOTTERs.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
A FEW MORE PLUMs

FROM MCCLURE BROS. PIC MIC "POIE."
Mems coats $500, $500, $4.OO and
$500, would be of good values at from
S4.00 to $l2.0O.
Mems and boys vests from 25 cents
to S1.50.
james pants 81 to $3.50.
Cashmere pants from 50 to 81, well
worth from 81 to 81 of any mans mon
ey.
We are offering suits for men and
boys at prices that will surprise you.
If you are wanting an English Cork
Screw, Diagonal, or Riverside Worsted
now is the time to purchase and save
from So to S. on the suit.
We are offering our line of fine and
medium grades Overcoats at such prices
rs will make you smile. We have Is
overcOats which we will sell for $500
each-dirt cheap.
Boys wool hats 25 cents; mems wool
hats, SO cents; fur caps Sl.OO; skating
caps Is cents.
Ladies and misses hoods 25 cents.
The biggest and richest plum yet
ffshed from the ''poie" is those chill
dren's and misses hose.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22

~ VIA uOS ue mouy years uutu AOle
will be too small q place for the REG
IsTER and its editor.
Yates Center ,Neus: The lola REG
lister of last week reached as with the
name of Chas. F. Scott, singly and
alone, as editor, publisher and proprie-
tor, at the masthead, he having pur-
chased the entire interest of his late
partner, E. E. Rohrer. Mr.. Scott is q
graduate of the University of Kansas,
of the class of 'S1, we believe, q pleas
ing, verpatile, yet vigorous editorial
writer, of excellent tastes and unim.
peachable personal habits, and we note
with pleasure the advancement he is
making and the exalted position he has
already secured for himself in his cho-
sen vocation, journalism. Like his
sire before him, whom we have known
and esteemed nearly quarter of q GEN.
tury, he is constructed Of seasoned ma
terials, has the true republican ring to
him, and in his recent move has Be-
cured absolute control Of one of the
finest and best paying newspaper
properties in this portion of the State.
We are ever disposed to rejoice with
our friends prosperity and with none
more than that of Chas. F. Scott.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
THE SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILWAY COM.
pANY.
OFFICE OF GENERAL
PASSENGER AGENT,

LAWRENCE KAN, Jan. IL, 1886.
To general passenger and ticket agents:
1 have much pleasure in informing
you that this Company's line has been
to Medicine Lodge, Kansas,
33S miles distant southwest from Kan
sas City, and is now open for passenger
traffic. Commencing on this date, our
trains will run through. from Kansas
City Union Depot, without change.
Ticket representation to the above
point is especially desired. But one
coupon is required, which should read:
'Southern Kansas Railroad Co."
Medicine Lodge is our nearest station
for points in COmanche, Pratt, Clark,
Meade and Seward counties.
A daily line of Concord Coaches runs
from Medicine Lodge to Mingonia.
Lake City, Sun City, Leland, Nesca-
tunga, Coldwater, Pleasanton and
Ashland. Yours truly,
s. B. HYNEs,
GenI Pass. Agent.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22

Our scholars were sorry to lose their
teacher, but we hope Mr.. Myler will
fill his place In their affections ........
Walter Inness spent Christmas at
home. ........ Mr.. David Moore has been
very sick, but is improving we are
glad to say...... J. Hemings is down
from Burlington. .........Our town can
boast of new meat market. Miss
Mollie Haughawont spent vacation at
home. ........ Miss Frances Basher ID on
the sick list this week,
CHATTERBOx.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
lola RELIEF ASSOCIATION:

According to call announced from
the pulpits Sunday, few persons met
at the NJ. f. church last Wednesday
afternoon to devise means to relieve
distress wherever it might be found
among the poor of our town. After
some discussion it was determined to
form q permanent organization to be
known as the lola Relief Association.
Upon motion Mrs. n. Hankins was
chosen president and Chas. F. Scott
The Iola register., 1886-01-22

secretary. For the purposes OF this or
gaHixation It was decided to divide the
town into four wards, Washington and
Madison avenues being the dividing
lines. Four vice presidents, represent
ing each of these wards were then cho-
sen a. follows: Mrs. w. 8. Webb, Mrs.
8. A. Alt, Mrs. Harmon Scott, Mrs.
Matt Fields. Mrs. A. J. Clark was
elected treasurer. 1t was then decided
that the officers above named should
constitute an executive committee.
Anyone knowing of a case of want is
to report it to the vice-president of the
ward in which the same exists. She
will investigate the matter and report
to the executive committee, which will
see that relief is extended. A. G..
Scott was appointed to solicit cash do
nations, and it was resolved to ask all
citizens who are willing to donate any,
thing in the way Of clothing, food or
fuel, to take the same at the earliest
practicable moment to Young & Clark q
store which will be used for the present
as depot of supplies. 1t was agreed
that the executive committee should
hold its first meeting at Mrs. A. j.
Clark's on Saturday afternoon at Ave
o'clock. Adjourned.
MRS. N. HAWKINS, President.
CHAS. F. SCOTT, Sec'y.
The Iola register., 1886-01-22
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

J. L. Brown took the oath of office,
Monday, and is now sheriff of Allen
county. The HERALD will keep its
eye on Mr.. Brown and will be careful
that he gets no mortgage on the Office
to foreclose. r. w. Duffy succeeded
himself rs county clerk as does
j. P. Duncan register. This shows the
eternal fitness of things, no better men
for their respective offices could be
found. County commissioner McCar-
ley retired Monday last, making room
for III. L. Henderson. McCarley was
a good commissioner, one who always
had the interests of the county at heart
and is man that will be well remem-
bered by the people. Henderson will
doubtless make good officer. Time
will show. A merchant on a commits
sioners' board is rather novel acqui-
sition. yet if he is honest as we have
every reason to believe, we cannot see
but what justice is done all around
Moran Herald.
Quite a number of our exchanges
made the recent change in the proprie-
tOrship of this paper the occasion of
some very complimentary remarks
concerning the REGISTER, for (which
courtesy they have our best thanks.
We republish some of these notices in
another column, not merely to crafty
our personal vanity-alth0ugh we con-
fess that we call attention to them
with some pride-but that our readers
may Judge of the standing of the REG
lister among its contemporaries in all
parts of the state. AS we are not even
personally acquainted with many of
the writers of the paragraphs quoted,
and as none of them could have had
any possible motive in giving other
than their honest opinion, the views ex-
pressed may be reasonably regarded as
sincere. We have tried to make the
REGISTER credit to lola and TO Allen
county and we hope our friends will be
gratified with the flattering mention it
has received from men who are entire
ly disinterested and part of whose
business it is to pass judgment upon
newspapers.
VIM. Worst, formerly connected
with this office, has accepted the posi-
ton of foreman in the REGISTER Office.
We were sorry to lose Mr.. Worst, as
he was always attentive to business;
performing all the duties assigned him
to our complete satisfaction. The REG
IsTER has gained valuable and relia-
BILE foreman. Success to you Will, our
worst wish is that you will soon be at
the head of the profession.-C0urant.
The Courdnt errs slightly in the
above handsome notice. E. H. Nc
Mel, who learned his trade in the
REGISTER office and who has been
with us continuously for four years is
foreman. AS matter of fact, howev-
er, the word foreman doesn't mean
much in the REGISTER office. Every
man knows what is expected of him
and does it without any 'bossing."
THE REGISTER congratulates itself,
however, OH having two such men as
Ed McNiel and Will Worst. They
make the EDITORS interest their own
and do just as much work when he is
out of town as when he is in the Office.
The only trouble with them is their
modesty. Both of them fatty refused
to set up these few complimentary re-
marks, and we had to do it ourself.