The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11

: in Its remarks about the condition 9
the Jail and the duty of the Commits
!, sioners in relation thereto. .sThe Gran,
Jury has condemned the Jail and hav,
made a report upon which the law com
mands the Commissioners to act. We
are Informed, however, that 1t vii
cost in the neighborhOOd of 81, 80
to make the changes recommend.
ed by the Grand Jury, and in
view Of the approaching League trial
as already stated in these columns, the
Board probably did the wisest thing liz
deferring their action until it could BIZ
taken without involving the county in
debt.
| We are informed that in some local
tiles the chinch bugs have already
made such ravages that farmers are
blowing up their oats. Where this is
the case we would like to know wheth-
er the oats was sowed on spring plow-
ing or on land more or less covered
with weeds and trash of last years
growth. The REGISTER suggested
early in the season that every patch of
weeds or grass, every nook and corner
that could harbOr bugs, b. burned. We
would like to know whether this was
done in the cases above referred to.
VIII some one who is posted please
communicate the facts?
Mr.. Jas. p. Price, of Elm township,
closes this week what has been an in
teresting and we'll written series on
triumphant Democracy, with some
caustic and witty remarks upon the
tariff issue. Mr.. Price was born and
raised in England. He knows all
about the results of free trade from
actual experience. And he is q pro-
:ectiOnist Of the prOtectiOnists. If some
OF our democratic brethren who really
believe that the common laborer and
the farmer are as we'll as or better of
in England than i'm America, would
talk few hours with Mr.. Price they
would know more. But they would
not be quite such enthusiastic free
traders.
Ladies Isle and silk gloves in kid
glove sizes. at NOrthrup's.
The steady increase in the force 1T
the Carriage Works and the expansion
of the business of the Company, is q
matter of much congratulation to every
citizen Of our town. There are now
twenty-seven men on the pay roll, not
including the superintendent and the
two other officers who give all their
time to the business and they turn
out an immense amount of work. Mr..
Wood, the superintendent returned
last week from California, having tax.
en- orders for more than four hundred
j0bs,-all the Works will be able to
build this year. 1.-THE Company now
occupy twice aslhuch room as they did
q year ago, and we predict that within
another year they will be using the
entire main building. This is one of
the enterprises that was boomer from
the start.
Moth proof carpet paper. Pattersons.
Contrary to the general expectation.
judging by the slim attendance, the
operetta Of "Red Ridinghood" given
at the Opera House Monday evening
proved to be very charming enter
tainment. 1t was the old nursery story
of Little Red Ridinghood, and the bas-
ket of goodies and the wolf and the
grandma, with plenty of fairies and
flowers, all told In verses set to taking
and appropriate music. There was 3
stageful of children in the choruses
and they sang with spirit and accur.
acy that spoke much for the training
Prof. Burkett I'D given them, while |
the solo parts we, { all excellentlytaken
Professor Burkett has shown himself. |
in the week he has been here thorough
ly competent to do the work to which |
he devOtes himself, and should he re-
turn at any future time he will have |
no difficulty in securing class.
New gloves and mitts at Rodman's. |
We have repeatedly requested mem.
bers of the Farmers Mutual Benefit |
to furnish us for publica-
ton a statement of the purposes and
of the organization, but without
avail. The COurdnt seems to have
been more successful, however, and we |
are indebted to it for the statement
which appears in our Farmers COlnmn. |
A perusal Of this declaration confirms
the favorable opinion We had already !
formed of the order. If this is lived |
up to in letter and in spirit, the F. NJ. |
B. A. cannot but be of great advan-
tage to its members, and therefore to |
the entire community. We hope, how
ever, that our friends will pardon one |
little word of warning: Don't 90 into
this Association with the idea that its
main object is to fight somebody. 1t
IS the attempt to carry out that idea
that has been the death Of so many /
similar organizations. No man ever
yet succeeded in lifting himself up by |
tearing come other man or set of men
Down. However hard certain newspa-
pers may try to make it appear so,
there is no cause for antagOnism be-
tween different classes of the pOpula-
lou in this country. The interests oil
1ne are the interests Of all. The F.
N. 3. A. has career of much useful
ness before it if it but remembers this
and devotes itself, in the language of
ts declaration of porpOse, to- exchang-
ng ideas, exchanging experience, ex.
changing sympathy, and dissemina-
ing timely and important Informal
ion" and "tO educate ourselves to ap-
Dreciate the dignity of our calling, to
oOk up with pride .and satisfaction to
,ur chosen business, to make our busi-
less more inviting and promising" So
ong as it abides by these declarations
he REGISTER has nothing but good
wishes for it and will take pleasure in
its interests whenever and
however possible. We especially In
rite the officers Of the various Lodges
20 use our Farmers Column" for any
they wish to make.
LETTER LIST.
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