The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-27

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sold q number Of instruments lately
and: all of them have given the most
complete satisfaction. He deals v it'll
we'll known houses, his prices are reas-
enable and his purchasers have the
satisfaction of knowing that If every
thing Is not all right It will be made
all right.
A Mr.. Cosgrove, who claims to be
travelling by direction Of the National
Bureau Of Temperance, Of Boston, gave
a lecture at the Presbyterian church
Monday night. We must say that 1t
is hard for US to understand why
Massachusetts should send man all
the way out here to preach temperance
i'm Kansas, when there are more saloons
in one Boston block than there are in
all this State. II there is any mission
airy work to be done 1t strikes US it
should 90 the other way. Kansas
knows more about fighting whiskey
In q minute than Massachusetts, does
in week. Kansas took the liquor
traffic by the back Of the neck and the
slack Of the pants and bounced 1t out
of the State, while Massachusetts, was
adjusting its one eye-glass a nd solemn
~ organizing "National Bureaus"
Massachusetts, 10 pretty good State,
but it can't give Kansas any points In
the temperance business.
We understand there Is talk of cir
culating a petition asking the City
Council to appropriate 500 for the use
of the Library. Whether we are able
to do this or not depends, of course. on
the condition of the city finances. But
there is no question that If tae money
can be spared it cannot be put to bet
ter use. Not only az an educator but
also as moral agent the value Of our
library, small as 1t is, cannot be over
estimated. 1t has been sustained
heretofore mainly by the unselfish eff
forts of the ladies of the city. With
500 each year from the city treasury
the labor Of these ladieswOuld be light
ened and the usefulness of the library
much extended. If the Council are
asked to make this appropriation we
feel certain that if the money can pos
sibly be spared they will cheerfully
make it; and we are equally certain
that such action would meet with the
approval of the taxpayers.
The Library social at the G. A. h.
Hall last Thursday evening was very
gratifying euccess, socially and hnan-
cially, netting large amount Of en-.
jOyment for those present and about
$25 for the Library fund. The feature
of the evening were the recitatiOns
gi ven by Miss Lenore X. Murray who
kindly gave up her entertainment In
the Opera House 80 as not to interfere
,.,:XL c,,ooooo ~ tho pnoio1 A1do<1
to a charming face and figure, Miss
Murray possesses great mimetic pow.
er, a pleasant and flexible voice and
easy and graceful action, all of which
combine to make her readings except
tionally pleasing. If she visits lola
again, as she hopes to do in the neal
future, she may be certain Of large
audience. The recitatiOns being end
ed, the interest Gentered in the ballot.
| ing for the prettiest lady, the result
being a tie vote between Miss Adah
Wright and Miss Murray. The dis
pute was anlicably settled by giving
each of the ladies prize. Altogether
the Library social was thoroughly sat
isfactory.
Being in Humboldt on business las
Friday we had an opportunity for th'
first time to personally sinvestigat'
their famous gas find. In company
with Capt. Slower, who happened T.
be in town and DR.. Russell, we visited
the we'll and were afterwards conduc
ted through the Lindsay Touring. mill
the Wooden Mills and the Furnitur
Factory. There il no doubt that they
have valuable gas we'll. Capt
Slower agreed with US that 1t wa
doubtless the same vein struck here In
our Carriage Works well. But 1t ha
continued to grow stronger for tn
reason that the well is perfectly dry
1t is doubtful whether it will supply
fuel enough to run the. heavy ma
chinery Of the FIGURING Mills, bu
there is no doubt that 1t will run tn
engine of the Wooden Mills to which
it is now being piped. The lesson o
this to our Gas Company IL plain: Ge
a dry we'll and we are all right. The.
have got more gas at Humboldt nov
than we have simply and only becaus
there has not been bucketful of waite
in the well since it was finished.
The Videne would like to see mass meetin
called of old soldiers .Of NeOshO, Wilson an
Allen counties to give expression to their sent
ments on service pension matters. Such
meeting must result In great good. IL wOui
arouse the people to earnest effort 20 CORE,
some, and, In many cases, unjust pension laws
It would let tricky politicians know that thei
actions and words are being closely scrutinized
IL would start the ebbing tide Of National hon
or and patriotism into high food OF LOYAL d!
votion In the cause of Justice and right.
would let the people know that we are IN earn
est In what we claim to be right; 1t woul
"enthuse'' the boys all along the line. and tn
|, enthusiasm would be contagious. LIE us nav
: a mass meeting, in the city Of Chanute. an
the time the Fourth Of July; Let US hear fr9 y
aeac.
The Vidette's suggestion meets witt
the approval of such Of the Gran
} ARMY men here as we have spoke
= to. except that they say "Why not In
/ clude WoOdson county and have tn
!. meeting at lola as the most centrs
: point ?1 That would bring tOgethe
all the counties of this judicial distrit
? and give us the grandest meeting eve
, held in these parts. Our railroad Il
: cilities are such that arrangement
can be easily made to bring guests he'
from any part Of the district ana r
turn the same day. And then We hav
a magnificent grove. Would it not o
I good idea for McCo0k Post to tax
the lead in this matter, correspon
. with Posts in other counties and sc
= whether the meeting cannot be brougt
a here?
The Republican Club met at II
d Opera House Tuesday evening, an
n after the transaction Of routine busine
listened to an address by Capt. J.
: Iohnson Of TOpeka. The house wa
8 crowded and the fact that for near
y two hours the speaker held the close
!, lattention of the whole audience, not