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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
LAST YEARS WEATHER.
Prof. Snow summarizes the met,

Prof. Snow summarizes the meteor.
OlOgy Of 1857 as follows
The year 1887 was marked by a &, Id
winter and u warm spri"g, while the
summer and autumn were Of nearly
the average temperatures. The total
rainfall fell but little short of the aver
age amount, but its distribution was
unfa vorable to corn and other midsun-
mer crops. A serious deficiency in
July found the ground nearly destitute
Of moisture, on account of the eleven
inch deficiency of the year 1886, and In
less than two weeks what promised to
be the most abundant corn crop ever
produced in the State was reduced tn
very small proportions. The abund.
ant crops of oats, hay and other spring
and autumn products gave the State
of Kansas great advantage over some
other States which suffered from a
more serious dr0uth without similar
compensation.
Other characteristics of the year were
the small per centage of clOudiness,
the moderate wind velocity, and the as.
tonishingly low barometer of February
Sd.
Mean temperature of the year, 53.12
degrees, which is O.2O deg. above the
mean Of the 10 preceding years. The
highest temperature was l02 deg, on
July 18th; the lowest was 40 deg. be-
low zero, on the 10th of January, Civ.
ing a range of 122 deg.
The warmest month of the year was
July, with mean temperature 1918
deg; the warmest day was July 18th,
mean $3.50 deg. The mercury reached
or exceeded 80 deg. on 40 days dust the
average number) viz: one in May, 5 in
June, Is in July, 10 in August, and 6
in September. There was only one day
on which the temperature reached 100
deg..-July 18th.
The coolest month was January,
with mean temperature 3d. deg; the
coolest day was January 9Th, mean 7.13
deg below zero. The mercury fell be-
low zero on 16 days, of which 9 were
in January, 8 in February and 4 In De-
cember.
The last boar frost of spring was on
April oath; the first hoar frost of au-
tumn was en- October 18th; giving an
interval of 2O3 days, or nearly months
without severe frost. The average in
terval is 1893 days. No frosts during
spring and autumn caused damage to
crops of grain and fruit, but the low
of January were serious
ly destructive to the buds of budded
varieties of peaches.
The entire rainfall, included melted
snow, was 1884 inches, which Is only
0.88 inch below the annual average.
Either rain or snow, or both. In meas
urable quantities, fell on 81 days-13
less than the average. On 16 other
days rain or snow fell in quantity too
small for measurement.
The number of thunder showers was
q. There was but one light hail storm
during the year.
The entire depth of snow was %
inches, which Is Is inches above the
average. Of this amount 8 inches in
February, 6 inches in March, one inch
In November and inches in Decem-
Der. Snow fell on q days. on of
which the quantity was too small for
The last snow of spring
was on April I'D. The first snow Of
was on November 23d-l5 days
later than the average date.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
TEMPERANCE BUT NOT POLITICS.
Mr.. Editor !:

Mr.. E0ltOr:
DEAR SIR-Most of the prob ibition-
lists of the county take the REQ lister,
and as we have no paper would like
to write short article-say about every
two weeks. Can l have such space?
You might answer by postal card or in
the REGISTER, as you think best, If
such space is granted. l know you
said the door was open last year, but
we want to wage as heavy war as We
can this year. Respectfully,
s. NJ. IRWIN.
The REGISTER is now publishing,
whenever desired, a Temperance COL
umn" which is conducted by the ladies
of the lola w. C. T. U. If Mr.. Irwin
wishes, as a prohibitionist, to "wage
war" on Intemperance. We have no
doubt the ladies would be glad of his
assistance in filling up the column. If
he desires, however, as a third party
man, to wage war on the republican
party, we fear the door must be closed.
Not because of any damage the repub-
lican party might suffer from bis at
tacks; but fol the reason that the pro.
posed articles would not be Of sufficient
interest to any considerable proportion
of the REGISTERS readers. Accord
ing to the last election returns there
are less than sixty third party men in
the county. Even if all of these took
the REGISTER land we regret to say
that number of them do not) it would
certainly not be good newspaper man
agement to regularly publish articles
that, while pleasing TO these few,
would be distasteful to hundreds OF
others. Of course if Mr.. Irwin or any
other third party man wishes at any
time to reply to any argument or state
ment made concerning his party by
this paper. he will be granted re-
spectful hearing, as he has always been.
Or II, as stated in the beginning, he
wishes TO wage war on intemperance.
his contributions will be welcome. The
REGISTER does not feel called upon
however. to aid in the dissemination of
political views that it deems harmful
to the cause of prohibition, and inim-
ical to the best interests of the country
at large, and to which the vast ma
jority of its readers are either Indifferent
or actually hostile.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20

Six young ladies' wanted to take "a
sleigh ride Tuesday evening, SO they
chartered big sleigh and drove
sround and told six Of the young gen.
tlemen their wishes-a proper thing to
do. The party drove fDr two or three
hours aud enjoyed the evening
thoroughly, the gentlemen extending
the ladies, when they parted, heart
felt invitation to "come again."
The appointment Of Lamar as Asso-
ciate Justice Of the Supreme Court was
confirmed on Monday, Senators Riddle
berger, Stewart and Stanford, on the
republican side, and all the demo.
cratic senators voting for him. The
REGISTER expressed its opinion
of the appointment when it
was first made. The confirm
alton of it has not changed our
views.
1t seems that lola is soon to have
a cigar factory. Mr.. j. A. Sampsel,
of Ottawa, was here. the first of the
week and sold q large bill Of cigars
conditioned upon their being manu-
facturered here. We understand that
he will put two men to work probably
in the Stevenson building next door to
Goodhue & Evans, the first Of Feb
ruary, and that he will bring his en-
tire force here the first of April, at
which time the lease of his building
In Ottawa expires.
A number of youths in Shelbina, Mo.
haveSrganized themselves into an aid
society; the object is to see that the
poor widows of that town have their
wood sawed and placed in the shed
without cost. The boys 60 from house
to house after having finished their
own work and perform the mission for
which they are organized. Their ex-
ample Is prayerfully commended to the
attention of the enterprising and be-
nevolent youth of lola.
S. H. Patterson & Co. have traded
their residence property to J. J. Cas-
mire & Co. for the Ward building, on
the north side of the square, now oc-
cupied by Marsh Harris harm ess shop,
and will move their stock of furniture
into it in few days The building is
much larger and better fitted for their
use than the one they have been occu.
plying, and will afford them much bet
ter facilities for displaying their stock
Mr.. Hart will move his harness shop
into the building just vaca ted by DIR.
Gillihan, which he owns.
Those remembering the advertiser ent
recently inserted in the REGISTER
prizes for the best essay on the
topic " Why Should Use Dictiona-
~ Holder" may be int erested in know
ing that the prizes were won by the
parties: W.C.Howett, Union
City, Mich; Prof. Geo. w. Pye, Sandy
Hill, N. Y; Mrs. Caroline H. Stanley.
Kalamazoo, Mich; Miss Minnie J.
Irwin, Pa; Miss Kate l..
bearing. Buchanan, Mich; J. C.
Danville, Ind; Miss Stow
ell, Baltimore, Nd; Miss Annie T.
Tapleyville, Mass. J. E. Nc
La Crosse, Wis; D. w.
Atlanta, Ga; Miss Flora A.
Krum, Oberlip, O.; Josephine 8. Nc
Daniel, Des Moines, Iowa; Miss Mary
P. Nowlan, Newark Valley, N. Y; F.
NJ. johnson. Holyoke, Mass.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT

Will be given to a capable and reliable
lady canvasser residing 10 this place
No investment required. Goods sell
all the year round. References neccs
ary. Write 10 J. B, HCRLING co.
177Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
FLAX NOTICE.

AS sowing seed is scarce. Beck must
positively know how much seed each
farmer wants, in order to purchase the
amount needed. Otherwise there will
not be one fourth enough to supply the
demand.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
CARD OF THANKS.

We hereby express our heartfelt
thanks to the good friends and neigh
bors for their kind assistance during
the sickness and death of husband and
father.
Mrs. JOHNSON & CHILDREN,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
A CARD.

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their kindness and sympathy dur.
ing our late bereavement.
MRS. F. E. KEYsER & FAMILY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Conducted by the lola W. c. T. U.l

All tnOS0 VINO Jake up 8uy Nu0 VI
work in life for the benefit and eleva-
ton of humanity, doubtless have times
of Encouragement, of feeling that their
work is futile, that their best efforts
are but drops in the great ocean Of
need. though all the while knowing
that all great revolutions come about
but slowly. 1t is said that at Niagara,
when they wanted to bridge the
chasm, they flew kite over first, and
that drew a string, and the string
drew cable which held upa man who
went across in a suspended basket, and
he got the things started for the superb
suspension bridge that clasps the
continent together, and touches the
world for its beneficience and beauty.
So from these little threads of human
interest and sympathy, these unwind
ings of the heart-strings, these wings
Of sweet and tender concern which
We take across the gulf, we can reach
those who by adverse circumstances
dwell apart from US in isolation.
The W. c. T. U. of Georgia is assail-
ing the abominable convict lease sys-
tenn of that State, under which the
convicts. divided into gangs, are leas-
ed to contractors for sixteen dollars a
head per year. They are grossly over
worked, underfed and herded together
it. is said all ages and sexes. in kennels
not fit for dogs. The ladies have pc
titioned the legislature to provide for a
separation of the female convicts and
minors from the grown males. and for
other much needed improvements.
No better arguments for woman suff.
rage eau be adduced. tits evident that
each sex should look after the welfare
of the degraded of its own kind. Such
facts as these disgrace our civilization
and Christianity. The noble women
who devote their time and talents to
the enfranchisement of their sex, find
alstrange and incongruOus combination
The pulpit and the partisan press. with
honorable exceptions, either openly or
covertly oppose woman suffrage.
Preachers and politicians together
could not long Withstand the contest
were they not reinforced by the i'm
mense army of poison vendors and con-
sumers. The average expenditure per
year for beer and liquor is $7O0, OOO, 600.
This vast interest is In it's own behalf
violently opposed to woman suffrage,
and is also leading factor in party
politics, and tradition, conservation,
bigotry and selfishness combine to
array the clergy against women in
this contest for her rights.
There are in the United States 90, 900
ministers teaching the people the way
of truth and right, and 100000 liquor
sellers dealing out to them death and
destruction. And what opinion can
one form Of minister Of the Gospel
who has publicly expressed himself az
being in favor OF all temperance move
ments-radically so-in fact as reg.
ular prohibitionist, who refuses to read
from his pulpit notice of q meeting of
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union? Is he trying to trim his sails
to the breeze ofpublic opinion, or shall
We charitably conclude that his mar
row horizon is only bounded by
mountains Of prejudice, superstition
and blgotry:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
BECK

Wants to trade an Organ for a good
horse or pony team. A flne Piano for
a good team, balance on time.
A good Gale Sulky seeder for good
pony.
A sewing Machine for $500.
sell the WHITE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
CHEAP HONEY.

Bowlus has any amount of money
that he can loan on real ertate security
at lower rates than can be bad w,
sVis<4rs. else.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
AuCTIONEER.

F. NJ. Adams, lola, Kansas, cries
sales in Allen and adjoining counties.
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.
Charges II per cent. Correspondence
promptly answered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
AUCTT0NEER.

VIM. n. Wychoff, Moran Kansas
,ries sales in Allen and adjoining
counties. Ectisfaction guaranteed or
no pay. Charges ~ per cent.
Corfsspbnd8ncs prdmrtay answered!
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
solCETHIHo FEW.

A sewing machine that sews back.
wards as well AZ forwards. Call
and see it ut Beck's. Sold on
monthly installmerts.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
SCHOOL REPORTS.

Report of Lagrande school for month
ending December Is, 1887:
No Of pupils enrolled IS. Average
daily attendance 40.
Number not tardy during month
A..
Those averaging 90 or above in
monthly examinations, were BERTHE
and Fred Springston, Herbert. Ethel.
Earl and Guy Vandegrift, Lindsey
and Otis Gellimvaters, Alpha, Ona
aud Gertie Nelson, Willie and Katie
Mills, Hannibal and May Burris, Alice
and Mary Harris, Maude Reece, Mat
tie Myers. Scott Feslsr. Willie Morrison
and John Deweese.
Number Of visitors 8.
Patrons of the school are cordially
invited to visit US.
FRANK H. OLMsTEAD,
Teacher.
Report of Rose Hill school, District
No. 81, for the month ending January
9Th 1885,
Number of pupils enrolled, males %;
females II; total 80. Percent Of atten-
dance 80.
Those neither absent nor tardy,
David Brown, Ransom Watkins and
Charlie Brown. r. C. WHITE,
Teacher.
Report of District No. 2 for the month
ending Jan. 6.
The following are the names of the
pupils who were 100 per cent. in atten-
dance, punctualitv and department
and whose general average was above
IS: Hope Vezie, Ord Christian, Mer-
ril Winchester, Enes, Thomas and
DOtt Chris tian. Total enrolment 81.
Come and see US.
l.. F. POTTER,
Teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20

tuCu.
The necessary absence of the editor
on Tuesday and Wednesday, must
explain and excuse the scarcity Of city
locals in this Issue. Our country col.
respondents come to the rescue, how
ever, and give our readers an unusual
~ full report Of happenings in other
parts of the county.
Mcclure Bros. stock of dry goods
was sold Yesterday to W. J. Milligan, oi
Kansas City. AS We 60 to press he
has not yet decided what disposition
he will make of it. Later:-As will be
seen by item in another place, the stock
has Teen sold to L. A. Thrasher.
Farther notice next week.
English SPAWN Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft, or Calloused Jumps:
and Blemishes from horses, Blood
SPAWN ,Curbs ,Splints, Sweeney, STILES
Spruins, Sore and Swollen Throat,
Cough, etc. Save $50 by use of one
BEETLE Every bottle warranted by
Scott & Son druggist, lola. Feb. 8, IS.
The funeral services Of the late Ma.
thaniel johnson were held at the res
idence at three o'clock last Sunday af-
ternoon. having been delayed until
that time in order that the brothers Of
the deceased might be in attendance.
Mr.. johnson was public spirited cit
lien and an exemplary man and his
ldslsh Il Z In ID Tho community.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20
MARKET REPORT.
CORRECTED THURSDAY JAN. 10.

KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12

than fifteen times, hut Mitchell showed a
most wonderful ability to stand being
knocked down, but each time Mitchell was
being carried off in his seconds arms he
would turn his bruised face and say: Not
yet. Sullivan finished the second round by
knocking Mitchell down with IA blow on the
left eye, which pufTed out
In the seventh round Mitchel's nails
scratched Sulivans face and brought blood,
whereupon Mitchell CLAIMED first blood All
laughed, but Mitchell explained that it was
because he had bet. In the ninth round a
foul was claimed because Mitchell went
down to avoid punishment. Mitchell was
guilty, but Sullivan declined to press the
point The referee warned Mitchell. A
half dozen fouls were claimed during the
fight, but Sullivan invariably declared that
he would not pot the coin that way, and
withdrew the claim made on his behalf each
time.
In the fifteenth round Sullivan could have
won the battle had he wanted to foul The
round concluded with an awful Highlander
on the temple, which sent Mitchell down like
a shot He was almost knocked senseleSs,
and in coming up for the fifteenth round
had an enormous bump on the side of lis head,
and was too shaky to have withstood or es-
capped Sullivan, had he rushed in his old way,
but Sullivan allowed the chance to escape.
The sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth
and nineteenth rounds were Z sue
cession of rapid knock-downs but
Sullivan's arm had not all of
his old power back of it, and Mitchell kept
coming up each time The thirty second
lasted twenty-oue minutes and forty-five
seconds. and after that the rounds got ridic-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12

WASHINGTON CITY, March 12.-The house
Saturday received the dependent pension bill
from the senate and appropriately referred it.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which
March % was set apart for consideration of
the Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Blair pension bills
was entered by Tarsney. The Indian affairs
committee then took the floor and bill to
restore part of the Uintah reservation in Utah
to the public domain was passed Also a bill
prescribing penaty for unlawful cutting of
timber on Indian reservations The bill al
loting land in severalty to the United Peoria
and Miami Indians i'll Indian territory was
debated without action until adjournment.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12

lousy long. Mitchell kept rushing away
from Sullivan, who could not get in a hit.
He was chilled by the pelting rain and took
to standing in the middle of the ring, while
Mitchell and Bonnet deliberately walked
around the edge of the ring At last the men
took 10 going TO their corners without being
called, 50 that practically five rounds We're
added 10 the official minutes, making forty
four. The last round was farce, and Sulli-
van seemed unable 10 knock Mitchell out.
Mitchell could not finish up Sullivan except
by time and when Mitchell's friends pro
posed TO make it a draw it was accepted,
though bitterly opposed by Phillips, Sulli-
vans hacker, and others of his friends.
The fight lasted three hours and eleven
minutes. At least two hours of daylight re
manned The fight was beyond all question
fair and square one and on its merits.
Sullivan, Mitchell, and thirty spectators of
the fight were arrested by gonlarms on leav-
ing the field and imprisoned at Seulis, The
spectators were soon released, but the princi-
pals were kept in custody until Sunday when
they were released.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12
A MlSHAP ON THE ERIE


BRADFORD, Pa. March l2-Train No. B on
the Erie railroad jumped the track at Scio,
N. Y, Sunday morning and caused in the
death of one Passenger and the manning of
twelve others, of whom four will die. The
accident occurred opposite a brick water-tank
near Scio station. \ bad joint derailed the
locomotives, but the baggage car, smoker,
and day coach chung to the rails The two
sleepers on the rear end jumped
from the track and were com
pletey wrecked The first of these
plunged into the station platform aud tore
its way through the plank the entire length
of the station. The second sleeper shot vio-
lcntly against the corner of the brick water
tank, tearing it completely away a wooden
water tank west of the station was struck
and knocked or its foundation The sleepers
were reduced to kindling wood, and freight
car standing n side track was also wrecked
by the coach that struck the brick structure.
The locomotive and three coaches ran quar-
ter of mile before stopping,
The train men and passengers chen returned
to help the injured. Under the debris was
found the bruised and bleeding form of Mrs.
j. Ii. Brown, of New York city. She was placed
under treatment by physicians, but soon after
died. Mr. and Mrs. Aonzo Mccain, of l3
West Twentieth street, New York, were prob
ably fatally hurt. l.. H Howe of Boston,
was badly hurt, and Louis Weiss, of Nazoo,
Miss, had his logs crushed and was injured
internally. Six other passengers We're hurt,
bat will recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12
SOME FIGURES FOR FAR MERs.


WASHINGTON CITY, March II The sta
tistical returns Of the department of agricll
ture for March, relating to the distribution
and consumption of wheat and corn the stock
in farmers hands, the proportion of 1ner
charitable corn, and average prices respec
lively of merchantahle al-t understandable
show that tn, corn crop is the smallest since
1854, and the remainder on farms also the
smallest i'll seven years. 1t is estimated at
sos 100000 bushels, against COB, 900 last
year and 773 900, 900 two years ago. The proper
ton is $40 per cent of the crop, the lowest
percentage except in 1854, when it was 30
and the stock 5l2, OOO,O0 bushels. In recent
years the percentage has ranged from oue-
third to fourteenth. of the annual product.
The proportion merchantable is S44 per
cent. of a present average value of so. u cents
per hushel. The understandable averages
30. 2 cents per buske The average value of
the stock remaining is 47G cents per bushel,
80 cents higher than on the lst of December
The proportion consumed without removal
beyond county lines, which was last March
II pei cent, is estimated at II per cent. for
the present crop. which reduces the quantity
transported to 170OO0,O0O bushels, 1lS,OO0,-
900 less than last year, while the amount for
consumption is also smaller by 10000, 900
bushels.
The indicated stock of the wheat of 1887 in
the hands of farmers is l32 600, 900 bushels,
against l22 900 last year; or 20 per cent.
Of the crop against 20. 7 per cent. last March.
There has been used in seeding of winter
wheat, 81 10000 bushels: 1s7,OOOOOO, in
eight months consumption; 6l,OO0,0OO, ex-
ported in wheat and flour; IS ,000, 900 visible
supply, and an unusual quantity in minor
elevators and mill stocks in course of dis
tribution between farm stocks and actual
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12
Hnyemcycr on the sngnr Trnst

WASHINGTON CITY, March l2--llenry o.
Havemeyer was the witness in the sugar
trust investigation Saturday. He declared
the statementssthat the trust managed the
business of the retineries absolutely false; it
was false also that the trust controlled the
business of the companies in any manner; in
fact there was IA strict provision in the agree
ment to the contrary. The trust had made
sugar cheaper, as if it had not existed the
product would have been a cent higher than
a year ago, instead Of half cent. Protec-
ton to the sugar industry was absolutely nee
essary. He wanted the drawback fixed by
congress, and not by the treasury, as he
wanted it to be stable.