The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-03

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The following item from the Leaver
worth Times would seem to indica,
that "Our Nels." IL about to becom
coal Biron. We trust he will fin
millions In 1t. The Times says:
Colonel Acres has secured the coal right I
about twelve thousand acres OF land ndjotuin
Le1veuworth. The Colonel IL on e OF the ID
VIM o psops hs1s Ssen ss1ns s ssas
20 mine 81, 90, 90. The Colonel 10 NOT ssyfn
much at present. but IL 10 well known that
10 connected with outside capitalists who hav
IN eye on Leavenw0rth coal.
Morris Rodman has received gov
eminent appointment as mailing clerl
on the Southern Kansas, and enterel
upon his duties Wednesday. His rur
is from Kansas City to Wellington
The situation Is quite desirable ont
- it pays . good salary and offers up
portunities for promotion. Morris 4
quick and methodical and will doubt.
less advance rapidly. We wish hin
success.
In last weeks REolsrER the portion Of locs
government relating to county officers was tn
installment In that excellent series. Their
were, however, . couple Of errors as regards
the salaries Of the county officers. The county
superintendent does not uniformly receive
Thousand dollars year, In this county thai
official receives twelve hundred dollars . year.
The probate judge receives. besides the stated
500 salary, fees from various sources and
on account Of prohibition. CoaTanf
Thanks for the correction. The
changes alluded to were made after
the publication Of the "Compiled
Laws" which we were using as refer
ence and were thus overlooked.
As announced last week, the first
address Of the Home Lecture Course
will be given at the Presbyterian
church next Tuesday evening by Prof.
Umholtz. The subject, "Cranks and
the New Civilization" is promising
one and Prof. Umholtz will doubtless
bring out of it all that it promises. AZ
the object OF these lectures is the en-.
tertainment of the people not less than
the raising of money, the admission
fee has been placed at 10 cents. At
this price the church should be crowd
ed, aud we trust it will be.
The "January thaw" came..in about
on time. If we had not gone out Of
the weather prophet business we
would guess that it would be followed
In day or two by February freeze.
Having denied ourselves the luxury of
prophesying. however, we can only say
that the thaw has given us q week Of
most abominably muggy, foggy, muir
Ky and altogether dismal weather.
But the f-ost is about all out of the
ground now, and if it doesn't rain or
,now or sleet or freeze, we will have
,ome fine weather next week.
The Live Hardware changed hands
IN Tuesday, Mr.. J. w. Coutant, 8. A.
Brown & Co.'S well known and popular
manager being the purchaser. Mr..
Coutant will continue in the employ
nent of Brown & Co., for the present
It least, placing the management of
he lstore in the hands Of George
Lawyer, who has already abundantly
proven his fitness for the position. Mr..
swart will remain in lola and will
open up some other business
Don, as he is not in the habit of stand.
ng around with his hands in his
In calling attention to the adver-
isement of c. F. Merriman & Co.. it is
! pleasure to be able to commend the
irm to the confidence and favor Of the
public. Mr.. Merrlman tells US that he
Is going to have the very best rigs OBJ
and this is assured when it is
Irown that he has ordered them from
he. lola Carriage Works. He will have
harness to match, having ordered them
rom our own manufacturer, Mr.. J. F.
aud he will have as good
lorses as can be got. In short, he will
AVE an establishment that will In
very way justify his advertisement
md be q credit to the town.
A placard is now posted in the Office
f the Register of Deeds giving notice
hat on and after February l, there
' i'll be no more copying Of the records
flowed by any person. The notice is
'osted on the authority of q recent
supreme Court decision which holds
hat the law gives q person the right |
D examine the records ofthis Office but
lot to copy them without the consent
( the Register. OF course the Register
himself may make q copy of any in
trument, for which he may charge
be usual fee. We do not kno " wheth. |
= the new ruling will prevent the
Abstractars from taking the notes |
to keep their books posted |
r not. Fit does there will probably
e war.
Mr.. w. L. Allison, one of the work. |
1en at the Carriage Shops, was quite |
everely hurt on Wednesday. He was
t work at the shaper when the stick
e was shaping got caught in some
ray and one end of it struck him
iolently in the stomach. The blow |