The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-02
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j At the meeting Of the city council
Monday night the sidew ak ordinance
published elsewhere in this paper Va
passed. A new docket was 0rderes
for the Police Judge and the billiart
license for the unexpired year VA
granted to C. A. Japhet.
The Mandolin Tourists. quartet,
OF expert mandolin and guitar per
formers, will give q concert at thu
Opera House on Thursday evening
March 8, under the auspices Of the
Library Association. The music Low.
ing part OF our population may antici.
pate treat.
The Board of Trade held q meeting
last Friday night to consider the ap
peal for aid from Lane and Comanche
counties. After thorough discussion
1t was decided that. owing to the
stringency Of the times, 1t was moi
worth while to ask our people for the
supplies needed.
Alta Campbell, an Anderson count,
boy. is now acting as U. 8. COmmis-
siOner at lola. The Gorham case was
the first one on his docket. Mr.. Camp
bell went to work like an old hand at
the business. Alta has many friends
in this county who wish his success
Garrett Journal.
Mr.. Geo. Davies has closed his
tailor shop and went yesterday
to Lawrence where he has q position
with Mr.. Mcconnell the leading mer.
chant tailor of that city. Mrs. Davies
and Mr.. West will follow him in about
two weeks. They have many friends
in lola who sincerely regret their
departure.
There seems to be a sort of epidemic
Of hydrophobis through the country
this spring, as hardly a week passes
that one or more mad dogs are not re-
ported. Fortunately no human beings
have yet been bitten, but there have
been come narrow escapes. and every
possible precaution should be taken to
prevent such calamity.
The Pennsylvania Hotel has receiv.
ed a large lot of handsome new furni.
ture this week. for the new building
Mr.. Fisher tells US that it is his inten.
ton to remove the old building this
summer and erect a south wing that
shall correspond i'm size and style with
the new house. The result will be
a hotel worthy of the town.
One day last week F.. L. Marsh COM
pleted an abstract Of land for w. r.
McKeen, of Terre Haute, on 802 acres
in Valley township. The abstract was
the largest ever completed In the coun.
ty. requiring 80 square feet Of writing,
q portion Of which consisted Of S. trans
fers, a court proceeding of 3, 500 words.
1t cost Mr.. McKeen about thirty dol
lars.-Mound City Clarion.
1t may be little bad for the tailors,
but it is nevertheless true that one
may obtain ready made clothing which
in cut, make and quality of goods may
be fairly compared with tailor made
goods. If proof Of this statement il
wanted it may be had by examining
the stock Of clothing Just received by
L. A. Thrasher. It is fresh, fashion.
able, cheap and we'll made.
In order that the duties of the Office
may not be neglected at any time on
account of bis necessary absence from
the city, G. E. Benton has appointed
Mr.. Alt. H. Campbell, deputy county
attorney. Although young in the
practice of law, Mr.. Campbell is we'll
grounded in the principles Of the pro-
fessiOn and his appointment il al.
together fitting and acceptable.
It was rumored on the streets yester.
day that the Mineral Well had been
sold and that the new proprietor, q
brother Of DR.. J. A. Houser, would at
once begin new and extensive improve
ments. On interviewing Mr.. Acers,
however, we learned that these reports
were without foundation. Ne9otia-
tions for the lease Of the property are
under way. but nothing definite can
yet be announced.
There is consid cradle talk among
business men Of starting q canning
factory here this summer. Talk is
good. but in this case 1t must not last
too long. In the language Of Mrs.
Macbeth, eff 'twere done when tits
done, then 'twere we'll 1t were done
If q canning factory is to do
any business this summer 1t must be
under way in time to have the fruit
and vegetables contracted for.
Next Sunday ends the present NJ. E.
Conference year and on that day Rev.
johnson will preach his farewell ser.
mon to bis congregation here. We
are sure however, that it is the unan-
imous wish, not only Of the people of
his own church bnt Of all Of his ac-
of every denomination,
that he should be permitted to remain
with this charge another year, and We
hope the conference will accede to their
wishes.
The NJ E Church was crowded Tues.
day night with an audience that did
not 90 away disappointed. Mr.. John.
son has evidently made q careful study
Of phrenology, and being himself, like
Cassius, IA great observer, who looks
quite through the deeds of men," his
suggestions as to the general qualifica-
tions necessary to success in any bus
mess career, as well as the special fac
ulties essential in different branches of
business, were sensible and valuable.
Excellent music by thechoir contributed
much to the pleasure Of the entertain
ment.
A call il published in this issue for
a meeting to be held at the Court
House on Friday evening, March 9th,
for the purpose of organizing Repub.
lican Club. The political campaign
upon which we are just entering Is go
ing to be q conflict. not of sentiment or
passion, but of ideas. The republican
party, standing, as it has always stood,
for good morals, for good government,
for "a free ballot and q fair cOunt,n