The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-10

Think what an advertisement i
would be to the town if the smok
were rolling from the machine shop
every day and there were great sign
1.-THE lola Carriage Works and Ma
chine Shops" facing both railroad
where every passenger could not hell
seeing them This is what may b.
seen if we are only willing to do fo
ourselves what we have promised to d.
for strangers.
The Democrat flatters itself that it il
"boycotted" by the merchants of lola
There never was greater mistake
People don't boycott a thing which il
of no consequence. The merchants o
lola are business men and they do thei
advertising, as they do everything
else, on business principles. They dc
not advertise in the Democrat simply
because they do not want to pay some
thing for nothing.
By reference to the ordinance pub
lished i'm this issue it will be seen thai
the city limits have been very consid
erably extended. In addition to pass
ing this ordinance the council decided
to purchase hooks, ropes and ladders
thOrized the mayor to employ a night
watch at an expense not to exceed one
dollar per night. This last is another
idea the REGISTER has often urged
and it is glad the action was taken.
Allen county is threatened with a
L M mt q N
for ali election to move the capital OF
that county from lola to LaHarpe are
in circulation. Under the present law,
i'm old counties like Allen, it is very
difficult thing to get county seat
election ordered, and still more difficult
to secure votes enough to cause an act.
ual removal of the county seat. We
think there is no more prospect of lola
losing the county seat than there is OF
Topeka losing the capital of Kansas
Frcdonia Citizen.
Two weeks ago the REGISTER noted
the fact that the city council were
thinking of purchasing some hooks
and ladders. Within ten days after
this paper was issued the city clerk
received letters from seven manufac-
turing firms, two in st. Louis and five
in Chicago, saying that they had ''seen
by the lola papers" that the city was
thinking of purchasing certain material
and asking to be allowed to place bid.
AS the REGISTER was the only lola
paper that made note of the proposed
purchase, it shows that this paper cir
culates pretty widely and is closely
read.
Pursuant to call made by all the
physicians of lola, meeting of the
physicians of Allen county was held
in DR.. l.. Tozer's office last Friday,
and it was determined to organize an
"Allen County Medical Society,"" DR..
Geo. w. French, of Humboldt, was
elected president, DR.. J. E. Jewell, of
Moran, vice-president, and Drs. TOzer
and Chastain, of lola. secretary and
treasurer. A committee was appoint
ed to draft constitution and bylaws,
and the society adjourned to meet at
the same place at ten o'clock a. m. on
Dec. II, when the organization will be
perfected. All the practicing physic.
ians of the county are invited to be
present ut the next meeting.
Upon the advice of physicians Sher-
iff John Brown submitted last Sunday
night to the amputatiOn of his left leg
at the knee joint. The condition
which compelled the amputation re.
suited from q bruise received ON the
shin b,ne while Mr.. Brown was in the
army in 1861. The operation was per.
formed by DIR. HALEY, of Kansas City,
assisted by Drs. Fulton, Chastain and
Gillihan, and was entirely successful.
The patient is doing as we'll as could
be expected and hopes to be out with
in month. Later: AS we go to press
we learn with much regret that Mr..
Browns condition is more unfavorable
and that his recovery is doubtful.
Yes, and perhaps il 1t had not been for sys-
tematic boycott Of the Democrat by members of
the band and some Of the pretended hackers,
prompt payments of the amount subscribed.
OF course the REGISTER can well afford to pay
when il makes clear Profit Of over 400 on
the little work done for the band just for one
little ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Itappears then that whether or not
the Democrat pays its debts depends
on how hard it loves its creditors. As
for the REGISTER, it would he very
glad ifit could have made "clear
pIOl1L VI S1 Nv Ou Tile ubtIc WOfh IL
did," but as our total price for the
work done was only 1915 it can't soma
how figure it out. The Democrat must
have been figuring from the price it
would have charged.
The Democrat affects to think that
because the merchants Of lola give
most Of their advertising to the REGIS
TER. they do not want the trade OF
democrats. Not at all. They adver-
tise in the REGISTER because they
know that an advertisement in this
paper will be seen by every democrat
whoes trade lie worth having. Demo-
Gratis as well as republicans want a
county paper for the news there is in
it, and the one that has the news is |
the one they take. regardless of poll
tics. That Is the reason the REGISTER |
has nearly fifty per cent more subscri- !
bers than any other paper in the cOun-
ty, and that is the reason that, al
though republican paper, it reaches |
twice as many democrats as the Demo