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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24

Mr.. Chas. Freeman has traded his farm here
for one In Missouri. Mr.. Freeman has lived
here as long Is we can remember. He Is q
kind neighbor and all his friends are sorry "a
see him leave. and unite In wishing him hap
piress and success in his new home.
Miss Bernice Ferguson, one Of the most sue
cessful teachers Salem has sent forth. 10
home for few weeks OF vacation.
Messrs. Logan Fronk snd Robt. Moore re-
turned from their trip to Missouri. Mr.. Moore
has rented q farm there and will soon move on
10 1t with his family.
Miss Ferguson from across the river, 10 Wis
iting her uncle David Ferguson.
The question for debate at Salem Friday
night IL. ''kesolved that the tariff does not
increase general wages" The debators on the
al. are Leroy RuDyan and B. X. Montgomery,
and on the Neg. L. B. Pearson and c. A.
Fronk.
David Ryrum who has been very sick for
some time Is able to be around again.
Mrs. E. A. Pearson, mother Of L B. Pearson
received news from Illinois last week that her
brother Chauncy Harmon. aged IS was dead,
A short time ago another brother 81 years old
died In New York. They belonged to very
family Of eleven children, the
youngest OF whom IL g and oil but four are
alise. PM PnARIsY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What 10 Being Done Throughout the
county-Events and Gossip
of the Week.


The readers Of Moran Matters have no doub,
noticed the fact that our town lacks nothing in
way OF entertainments. there being something
Of the kind almost every week. And, notwith.
standing the fact that We had two Of our usual
entertainments last week, we were treated to
one unusually given 90 far east % Moran. It was
nothing more nor less than genuine cowboy
escapade minus the pony and sombrero. II
seems one John Stewart, who has been board
Ing with Charley Reese this winter, had IN al
tercation with our postmaster about some
stamps, he being drunk at the time On last
Wednesday Stewart got hold Of some whiskey,
and q natural consequence soon got drunk,
aud when he had his courage worked up to the
proper stage he started for the postoface swear
ing he would kill NcGlashen. But when he
arrived there,Mc had gone to supper, leaving
his wife and daughter, Floy, In charge. Not
finding the object Of his rage he contenied
himself with pounding the shutter
to the box delivery (which Mrs McGlashen
had closedD with his revolver, and pointing the
same at Miss Floy and swearing what he could
do. He then: turned TO Mr.. Lowe. who sells
goods in the postofice building, and holding
the pistol near his breast, swore he would
shoot him full OF holes. He then went out into
the street and fired . shot into Hobby's build
ing. Seeing Mr.. Jas. 3. Mcknight across the
street he crossed over and presented at him.
Mr.. Mcknight, not being prepared for such q
reception and deeming discretion the better
part Of vaior. got out OF his way. Arriving at
Samuels' corner he shot sross the street at or
toward Messrs. Rumbels meat market. Thence
he wendell his way to the tonsorial parlors OF
Jake Hudkins, and altar running some of Its
out of the house. swearing that he
would shoot everything to pieces afterwhich
he returned to his boarding house in great gles
Boosting OF what he had DONE Papers were
made out for his arrest but when the officer
went for him he was gone and has not been
heard OF since. But should he q gain put in an
appearance In our town he will be furnished
tres transportation to and board at the Hotel
Britton, lola, Kansas.
We are pleased to be able to report the litera-
y entertainment, given by the Band of Hope
friday evening, Was grand success. And al.
70 the PIE and pantomime social, given by the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
CuRR RoR BLACK LEG.

James Crow, of lola, hands us the
following recipe for the treatment Of
black leg. As soon as the first symp
tom 10 seen, shut up the animal over
night without feed, In the morning
give l pint of strong tansy tea. Let
the animal then feed as usual until
night then treat a. before. Mr.. Grow
says this receipt has been In his fam
lily for nearly q hundred years and thai
it rarely fails to effect cure. Three
doses of the tansy on three consecutive
mornings are usually sufficient.
-EDIrOR.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
NCURsI0N RATS.

The Mo. P. Railway will sell excur-
sion tickets 70 all Texas points at one
fare for the round trip good for GO days
with privilege of stop over at points
south of Dennison and Texarkana,
Tickets will be sold on the following
dates: Jan. %, Feb. s, Feb. p, March
6, March q, April 4. April q, May 8,
May q, June 6. GEO. 81. GREGG,
Agent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24

8. W. Strsub & Co., the enteFprisiDg music
publishers Of Chicago. have favored N with
two Of their latest publications:
=, TT N, Had s Tss seX ia! GIsfS-Pys;-sMorass
Many beautiful compositions have been given
to the world by these gifted c0-laborers. The
last seems always to be the best. This undoubt-
edly Is the best 90 far. II IL full OF the tender
eat emotion in both words and music, and 10
destined to become very popular.
Price SOC.
DivertiseRent.-The famous pizzicat
music Of Sylvia by Leo Delibes. Arranged for
piano. It Il rather dificult forth grade music,
but will amply repay all labor bestowed upon
it. Price SC.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY "a. 1883.
ARrcErr1oH AT TIE WHITE Hous1

: A RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, assisted BY
the ladies of the Cabinet, held laSl
evening, the last official reception fol
1888.
As we passed up the fine avenue
lighted with gas and electric lights to
the veranda with its handsome marble
columns, tho strains of . military
band fell upou our ears. Passing
through the spacious hall, on each side
Of which were ferns and stately foliage
plants, we passed the band, who were
dressed in scarlet and blue uniforms
elaborate with gold lace.
The State and private diningro,lns
were surrounded with boxes in which
the wraps and hats were put.
The dining rooms have handsome
sideboards, on which rare china, sill.
yer ware and vases are displayed.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
stood at the entrance of the blue par
lor, and shook hands with each guest
az they were presented. I supposed
Mrs. Cleveland would give a polite
touch of the fingers, but she gave your
hand pressure that you feel for q
minute after.
Mrs. Cleveland is fine looking, or Il
it the contrast as she stands by the
President? Mrs. Cleveland wore a
princess robe Of ruby plush, the body
and skirt trimmed with bronze gold
passamenteries. The sleeves body was
cut square in front and pointed at the
back, and in front q diamond necklace
was fastened and caught with diamond
pins. All the Cabinet ladies who as
sisted Mrs. Cleveland were In evening
costumes. Most of the guests wore
suits of cloth, silk or satin. AS each
guert was presented they passed to the
red parlor. AS Mrs. Pres. Hayes when
she first went to the White House,
remarked, "They are such spacious
grand roo ms"
Every available space wac filed with
rare foliage plants, or flowers. The
conservatory contains some of the
finest flowers and plants in the world.
This is a city of flowers.
There are 80 many parks with f0un-
tains, rustic seats, Magnolia trees with
their blossoms like a white rose, and
trees, shrubs and flowers from every
cline.
The people wear flowers on the street,
to church, to parties, receptions &c.
II there il sickness or death, or q we'd
ding in a family. tie friends send
flowers.
The people are very sociable, and II
you are invited to a five o'clock tea.
the rooftree of the hostess is consider
ed an introduction, and that only. those
are present whose acquaintance it is
desirable to make.
Mrs. WIN. DAVIS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
FARMERS AND FARMING uArrERs.

ne spring time las come 8entle
Annie" and il the "wild flowers are
not scattered DER the plain" there
is every reason to hope that they soon
will be. The farmer will soon find
that the book agent was not winter
killed, but will come forth smiling and
bland, ready to offer . new and
beautiful work, probably Seems Of
Thought" from the writings and
speeches of Grover Cleveland, Preei-
dent of the United States. Or 1t may
be "HOw the British Laborer and
Farmer Flourished on Free Trade,
Observations of an Eyewitness" by
James q. Blaine, either or both, OF
which will sell like gum boots in a
thunder storm.
But whatever the work may be, he
will be here and ready, as usual to
offer bushels OF advice from his store
house Of information, to the ignorant
farmer. For 1t is generally known
that this itinerant gentleman regards
himself as an authority OIL matters OF
agricultural.
Farming is like gambling, If a man
once gets into it. he lie never contented
out it. We may grumble a little il
It is too wet or too dry, but grumbling
IL our inalienable right, and rather
than rob US of this privilege disfran
chise US, and superintend the whole
political machinery yourselves.
But have shrewd suspicion that
the Allen county farmer does not feel
in a mood for complaining at present,
but as the days get longer and the sun
stronger, he is more disposed to spit on
his hands and take q fresh hold. If
chinch bugs grazed our oats last year
that is no reason that they should want
to do 90 this year, and if the two days
rain did not come in ~ which would
have filed our corn cribs, that should
not prevent our selecting good seed
corn-late, early, or medium, accord
lug to our fancies,-plowing the ground
carefully, planting straight, and then
give the ground someth ing more than
. scratch and a promise for in all
probability this will be known to the
future generation as the "Big Year."
Any how we can all work al ii we ia
tended it to be, "hope springs eternal
In the farmers breast" If it did not he
would be disconsolate indeed:
The price Of stock is low, very low,
but the present indications are that
we have struck the bottom, and a very
muddy bottom it is. Many who are
here have seen worse times than those
In this county, but Allen county is out
Of her swaddling clothes now, and
instead Of shipping our corn out, we
get it consumed at home, and It is
much better to see the corn going to
town on the hoof, than In the wagon.
Though some farmers have left,
there il hardly vacant farm, as some
one appears to want TO step in where
there Is a vacancy. This is as 1t should
be.
I am glad you re-opened the Farm
er's Column, and hope practical farmers
will give the benefit oftheir experience
but as know you like articles, short
and sweet, I will desist, for fear that
this will be Crowded out to make
room for more important matter"
JAS. p. PRICE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
ORDINANCE NO. 281.

Published. February e4th 1sss.l
An ordinance providing for the election OF
City Officers.
Be It ordained by the Mayor and councilmen,
Of the City OF lola, Kansas. as follows:
SHCfYoR I. That IN the md. day If April,
A. d. 1888, that there be held in said City at
the ONCE OF John Walters, Justice OF the Peace,
an election for the purpose OF electing Mayor
and five cOuncilmen and Police Judge, to serve
the ensuing year, and until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified.
SECTION II. Shall be In force and effect from
and after its publication once In the Democrat
Couranf or lola REGISTER.
Approved February q, 1885.
W. A. CowAN,
Mayor.
Attest W. p. NoRfHRUP,
City Clerk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
NOTICE.

Feb. g, 1sSo.
Notice 10 hereby given that the County Com
missioners will at their regular meeting in
April 1883. make an appropriation Of % .00O. %
or so much thereof as may be necessary for the
building Of a bridge on the middle branch Of
the Usage River at place known - the Hum
misOn crossing on said river.
By order Of the Board OF County Commission
ers. r. W. DUYYY,
Co. Clerk
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
SHERIFFS SALE.

In the District Court Sepenfh Judicial Disfrcf sit
ting in and for Allen County, State Of Kansas.
The vanfosscn & Wilcox Invest-l
ment Co. ct al, Plaintiff,
VS..
r X. Hill ct al, Defendant.
Bv virtue Of an order OF sale, In the above
entitled cause, to me directed and delivered,
Issued out Of the District Court OF the Seventh
Judicial District, State Of Kansas, sitting In
and for Allen County, in said State. will. on
Friday, the 30th day Of March A. ID. 1858, At
O'Clock p. m. Of said day, at the front door Of
the Court House In the city Of lola, Allen Co. +,
Kan. offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder
for cash In hand the following described real es-
tate, tO-wit: The northwest quaster % Of
section TWENTY-FIVE tA), in township twenty.
six Ca), In range twenty-0ne ely, In Allen Co.
kansas.
Appraised at 81 800 90.
Said lands and tenements to be sold to satisfy
said order Of sale
ID. ID. BRIrroN,
Feb-24tMsrch23 Sherif;Of Allsn..Co., Kan.
Sherif's Office, lola, Kansas, Feb. 10, 'SS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24

Report of Wise school. district No. 4,
for month ending February IL, '8s.
Total number enrolled, q; average
daily attendance, %; cases Of hardness,
n; visitors, 10. The following were
neither absent nor tardy: Della and
Frank Longstreth, Frank and Maggie
Hoke, Cliff. Cofield, Name Chilcote
and Retta Howard. Roll Of honor,
Frank Cleek, Pearl Mourer. Retta How.
ard, Libra Longstreth and Fred Scot
field. OLIVE SMITH,
Teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVICTION.

SUNDAY SCHOOL coNvKHIIoN.
Program of the Sunday school con.
vention to be held at Prairie Center,
in the western part of the county on
March 8, commencing at 10 O'Clock
q. m.
Praise Service,
.........., Rev. Mr. Staley.
Bible Reading, or How to Study the Bible
......Rev. Mr.. James Wild
What are the benefits Of 8. 8. Conventions!
-.........Mr. w. K. Bigl0W.
What means shall We adopt for the comins
year to improve our Sunday Schools?
............ Levi woodward
How can Sunday School teachers induce Oh
members Of their classes to study the s. 8.
lessons including the parallel passages aud
old Testament accounts Of persons places and
events alluded to In the Lessons
Mr.. Gibson
Shall our Sunday School contribute for
mission work and how?
MI. D. Ellison
Election Of Officers.
Macy WOODWARD. Sec.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
SCHOOL REPORTS.

Report of Woodruff School, Dis
trict No. for the month ending Feb
10:
Total number enrolled 80, Average
daily attendance Is.
flNumber cases. Of hardness 66.
Number of visitors Is.
Names of those neither tardy, absent
Frank Cox aud Ada Peterson.
BERNICE FERGUSON,
Teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
AUCII0IEEH.

VIM. III. Wychoff, Moran Kansas
cries sales in Allen and adjoining
counties. Gstisfaction guaranteed or
no pay. Charges l. per cent.
Correspondence promptly answered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24
CHEAP MoHsY.

Bowlus has any amount of money
that he can loan on real estate security
at lower rates than can Se had any
where else.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-24

GpR1Q pApER may be found ON 0le at Geo
4040 1 AZ Ed p. R0wellk Co.'S NexsoapeS
Advertising Bureau n0Spsuce ST. where adverttstn1
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06
SALMAGUNDI.

The Anoka Herald has the following
record of a characteristic act of Hon. w.
D. Washburn:
81 want to tell you story" continued
my Meeker county friend, that illus
trates the kind of man Washburn is.
Until recently he owned a big farm in our
county and in Kaudiyohi. During the
year of the drouth and grasshopper raid
he was heavy loser-the pests destroy
ing at least $40, 900 worth of his crops.
He came up through the county to see
the actual condition of things, and he
found us in a bad plight. Many of us
had lost our entire crops, and hadn't a
thing to live on through the winter. He
never said word about his own loss
but he was full OF sympathy for us. He
didn't make manv promises, but in few
days after he went home he sent his
farmer neighbors up big lot Of provis-
ions and clothing-thousands of dollars
worth. He didn't make any blow about
it, and the papers didn't get hold of it,
and but few people ever heard of his gen.
crosby. That is the kind of a man Mr..
Washburn is. He amt much on talking,
but he is a regular steam engine for doing
And when they say he is rich and that is
against him, l say, give us more rich
men, but give them the same kind of a
heart that w. D. Washburn has,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06
TATE SPRINGS, Tenn, July d, 1888.

TATE SPRINGS, TENN, July d, 1888.
The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ca:
During the spring of 1871, while working
in the field at my home in Morgan county,
Ca, pulled off my shoes to give my feet
rest. Unfortunately, walked into ctump
of poison oak, and in a few days my feet
were In terrible condition, and I could not
put on a shoe because of the soreness and
swelling. I was treated az poison oak cases
usually are, and everything was healed up.
About the same time the following spring,
1872, my feet became sore again, as at first,
and every succeeding spring for five years
brought back the same condition of the dis
ease, only each time it became more dis
tressing, because began to think it was
lifetime trouble. Finally, was induced to
try Swift's Specific. took six bottles, and
to-day am entirely well. My improvement
was gradual from the first, and no evidence
of the disease remains. I shall take pleas
pre in testifying as to its curative proper
ties. 1t is the greatest blood purifier in ex-
istence. Yours truly, J. L. MORGAN.
The foregoing certificate Is taken at
random from thousands of letters in possess
sion of the Swift Specific Co., and presented
simply as a sample. 1t is a voluntary
statement, giving facts and results of tho
case. Its accuracy and genuineness are
beyond question.
A valuable Treatise On Blood and Skin
Diseases mailed free. Address
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3 Atlanta. Ga
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06
SAUK CENTRE HERALD.
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1883.
LET US ORGANIZE.

The immediate requirements of Sank
Centre for which the legislature will be
required at the next session are import
ant if not extensive. and our citizens
should take the preliminary steps in
shaping affairs without delay. a NUM-
cipal charter which shall secure to us
compact, economical and efficient local
government independent of the township
would not only be of great advantage,
to us, but to the township as well, Civ
ing better satisfaction to all concerned.
As it is at present there is unnecessary
and inconvenient ENHANCEMENT and COM
plication in certain features, such as the
care of the poor, the conduct of elections,
street and road disbursements, records
of certain instruments, ETC., which would
be for more satisfactory if wholly indie
pendent. Again, there are wider powers
required in many instances than are con-
terred by the general law Incorporating
villages under which we are now COM
PEELED to act. A city organization, with
say four separate and district wards
with an alderman tor each, who shall,
with a mayor, compose the city council,
would give better satisfaction to the
whole territory embraced within the mu-
nicipal limits.
There would be no additional expense
in conducting business over the present
unsatisfactory methods-no salaries at
taching to the several Offices greater than
at present.
Under this system the township would
elect its own officers and manage its
own offairs without interference on the
part of the voters of the present village.
At present the village conld, if it desired,
absolutely deprive the township at large
of any representation on the town board
and take every office in the town. That
it has not so desired in the past is no as
surance that it may not in the future.
While such course would be unjust and
selfish in the extreme yet the present con-
dition renders such action within che
legal power Of the village should 1t
OCT mt to exercise it. Therefore. the HER
AID holds that it would be better for
both village and township to have sepa-
rate organizations.
There are other matters of scarcely less
Importance ripe for legislation, but these
will be separately eferred to in due time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

The democratic managers seemed to
have moderated the integrity of many
of their own party occupying exalted po-
sitions. 1t was their scheme to have
democratic governors in several of the
states give certificates of election to DEM
ocratic members of congress who were
not entitled to them in cases where dis
tricts were close, and by means of such
frauds capture the house by bare ma
jority. But they counted without their
host. These democratic governors were
more honest than these revolutionists
gave them credit for being, and they gave
the certificates of election to those to
whom they honestly belonged, hence a
republican majority of six or eight in the
house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

THE Minneapolis police have receiveda
letter signed William Halen, alias knife
Stab, late of London, England" in
which the writer states that he will, on
December sth, inaugurate reign of ter
ror and blood, equal to the Whitechapel
of London, unless the "select houses" on
First street are cleared up. 1t is thought
to be the work of a practical joker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

Union Thanksgiving services were held
last Thursday at the West Side Opera
House. Rev. ]. B. Drew preached the
sermon. The Baptist, Congregational,
Methodist and Strangers Churches were
represented. The Opera House was we'll
filled and Mr.. Drew preached very able
sermon.-West st. Paul News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

ALL partisan considerations aside, it
would have been little less than nation
al calamity had the democrats scored a
majority for the electoral ticket i'll New
York. In that case West Virginia would
have been the pivotal state upon which
the election of the president turued-and
West Virginia, if not still in doubt is
doubtfully counted. Excitement over the
outcome would have reached fever heat
and the elections of 1876 and 1884
would have been tame affairs in compar-
ison.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

AFTER the professional cabinet-makers
have all had hand in fixing up a salts
factory advisory council for thr presi-
dent-elect, how would it do for them to
take rest about the last OF next Febru-
airy and let General Harrison take hand
in the business? He might not please
them all but this arrangement would
doubtless prove quite as satisfactory to
him. Perhaps he will do it-anyhow he's
built that way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

Is it not possible for Sank Centre to
have a course of lectures during the seas
on? A course of popular lectures would
certainly meet with favor and could be
made to Fay expenses at least.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-12-06

THE PRESIDENTS annual message, deliv-
cred to Congress on Monday last, was
an able and thoughtful state paper. His
discussion OF the tariff was less radical
than that of year ago. 1t was not in
any sense an intensely partisan docu-
ment, and reflects credit upon the auth
~