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

Arrangements are now being made
for the recognizing Of the Childrens'
"Band of hope" also for the organic.
alton of Young Peoples Temperance
Society. The program will be publish.
ed next week for the first meeting to be
held on the first Sunday in July. A
full attendance is desired. By order OF
President.
Since making note Of the excursion
train to be run to Ottawa to day by
the Southern Kansas, we are handed
a circular stating that another train
will be run on the same time on
Wednesday June 80 and on Saturday
July 3. The round trip fare to day and
next Wednesday is S1.S0; on Saturday
July 3, it will be % cents less.
The LeavenwOrth weather prophet
has predicted a heavy storm for July
3. As soon as it heard of it the REG
IsTER sent orders to have the aforesaid
W. p. shot ON the spot and send the bill
to us. The patriotic intentions of the
people of kansas are not to be baffted
by any half-fledged upstart ola prophet
NOT if within our power to prevent.
Cummings & Jones can and do loan
money on the cheapest and best terms.
Why? 1st. They own the best set OF
abstract books in the county. I'd. They
give the best optional payments before
maturity. Sd. They charge no COM
missions. 4th. They pay the borrower
the proceeds of his loan upon compile
ton of the papers. Call and see Cum
mings & Jones.
We publish as a matter of news the
Gas Ordinance passed by the City
Council Wednesday night. The ordin-
ance was passed by unanimous vote
of the council and will undoubtedly
meet with the approval oftheMayOr and
thus become a law. So we feel safe in
saving that the last bridge is safely
crossed and thatsit will not be long now
until the drills are at work.
DIR. Leonard is making an attempt
to 90 ahead of the maple. worms. To
do this he treats his trees to q spray
composed of two spoonsful of Of Royal
Greenn to bucket of water. So far
his experiments have been very sue
cessful as the sidewalks will be covered
with worms in q few hours after the
spray is used. He thinks he can pre-
vent the worms doing any serious DAM
age-Ld,orence journal.
Has it occurred to the people of the
third commissioners district that they
are expected to nominate q candidate
for commissioner tomorrow We
haven't heard whisper about 1t and
mention it now lest it may be forgot
ten. Mr.. Ross has made an excellent
officer and could doubtless be renOmi-
mated if he would accept it, although
we understand he is not candidate.
IF he does not want the Office the Third
District still has plenty of good mate
rial and we hope it will give US its
strongest man.
As the editor of the REGISTER was too BASH
full to suggest place for himself In the base
hall team he organized last week, we would
suggest the name of T.. F. Scott IS ''scOrer.
as we believe he has already made o reputa-
tiOu In this particular business, and could per.
haps perform the duties with more grace and
dignity than any other person In the city, but
criticisms will be strictly ioroidden'-De"o-
AS the principal business Of the scOr-
er is to sit under an umbrella and tell
both captains how to run the game, we
modestiy but cheerfully accept the
proffered honor. Players will please
come prepared to prove their runs by
affidavits.
The preliminary examination of Will
loughby and Williams was. held before
Judge Harris on Monday afternoon,
and resulted in binding over the de-
PENDANTS to appear for trial before the
next term of the District Court. They
were released from custody on giving
bond for their appearance In the sum