The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-09-17

| The first four days Of the District
| Court last week were occupied in TAX
ing testimony i'm the Marsh vs.. Davis
case. Instead of oral arguments, writ
| ten briefs are to be submitted to the
Judge, and he will render decision
i'm November. The contempt case Of
Sears, the Lacquer, who went upon
Kiefer's land in defiance of an injunc'
] ton, was called up on Friday, and Mr.
Sears fined $40 and costs, ordered tC
give bond for $500 to obey the iniunc.
ton, and committed to Jail until the
orders were complied with. Not being
able to pay fine or costs or to give
bond, the man who "didn't give a d-n
for lola law" is now languishing in
| Sheriff Browns "basteel."
The Horticultural Society was moi
SO fortunate at Bismarck last week, as
in former years, as their exhibit was
only awarded the third premium. New
ertheless Allen county and lola in par
ticular, did not come away from the
great Fair entirely barren, as Miss
Heiser received seven first premiums
OH fancy needle work, and Mrs. Da-
vies (who is pupil of Miss Heiser),
received two first and one second pre-
MUM on the same class of work. The
ladies are certainly to he congratulated
on their success. At the solicitation
of many of their friends, they have
kindly consented to place their premi-
UNI work Oh exhibition at Patterson
BrOs.' furniture store next Monday,
where it may be seen by those wishing
to examine it.
Under the head of "Opening the
Books" and Democracy and the Tar
iff," the Courdnt publishes this week
its first installment of the democrat.
ic Campaign Book" gotten up by Mr..
Kenna, chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
and published at 81 a copy, or 8 copies
for s.. But the worst of it is the Cou-
rant threatens to print all the rest of
the book as the campaign proceeds.
Can't something be done to advert
this calamity? Is 1t not enough that
this devoted community should be af-
flicted with drouth, chinch-bugs, Lea
guers, and post-office squabbles, with
out flooding it with lot of hog-wash
that even the daily democratic paper,
with unlimited space at command,
were ashamed to publish?
The city schools began their years
work Monday and are now moving
along smoothly. The first days en-
rollment was 377. which has been in
creased--at this writing, wednesday,
to 40. OF this number, % are from
other school districts. as follows: An
ma Moore, District 40; Anna Nadler.
Wise Z. O.; Frank Horville, District q:
Chas. Delaplaine. District 80; Bird HOr-
vile, District Z; Oliver Adams, District
IL; Frank Power, District Z; Minnie
Cain, District 5; Katie Pressler, La
Harpe; Ruby Wisner, District 5; Ida
Carnine, Carlyle; AIDA Adams Dis
trict IL; Susie Boyd, District II; Lille
Martin, Bronson; Katie Burkholder,
Bronson; Burton Funston, Carlyle;
Alick Mcdonald, District 81; Harvey
Power, District Z; Nelson Strickler,
Colony; Anna Booth, Bronson; Vim.
Moore, District 10; Frank Traves, Dis
trict 81; Alma Cochran, Ne0sh0 Falls.
The marriage of Miss Emma Lewis
to Mr.. jeremiah Parsell, Of Jerseyville,
Illinois, took place at noon yesterday
at the residence of the brides mother,
in the presence of about 80 relatives
and intimate friends Of the family,
Rev. S. NJ. Irwin. Of Geneva, of1icia-
ting. After the ceremony the cOmpa-
ny eat down to an elegant dinner spread
under canvas in front of the house, and
shortly afterwards babe adieu to the
bride and groom who started on the