The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04
Best styles shirtings a. Rodman's.


At meeting Of city council Monday
night bills were allowed as follows
>. A. Brown & Co., lumber. $l1.67; J
I. Carson, labor 6 days, $50; w. J
Ihrig, labor IS street commissioner 14s,
days, $22.l2. judiciary committee
reporte,t sidewalk ordinance, but no
action was taken on it. Bill of Ellis &
Evans, $3.50 for setting out trees in
park, allowed. Committee on public
grounds made a report recommending
the vacation Of certain lots In lola
cemetery to be used for street purposes.
and that certain lots be decided to AL
len County Commissioners in trust as
a burial ground for deceased soldiers,
for consideration Of $50 and that
said amount received for said lots he
appropriated for improvements upon
the burial lots as described in said
reports. Report was approved and
placed on file. Committee on license
recommended that billiard license
prayed for by J. George be refused.
Report approved. An application to
move the hay scales of w. II. Ling
was referred to committee on streets
and alleys. The appointment of A. H.
Campbell az city attorney was confirm
ed.
Senator ingalls, made his promised
speech in the Senate Tuesday and
grandly justified the confidence that
inspired the resolution of our conven-
ton Monday. The speech was deliver
ed in the presence of the larges. audi
ence that has been seen in the Senate
for years. even the corridors and stair
ways being crowded, and 1t was go
tumultously applauded that the pre-
siding officer had to threaten several
times to clear the galleries. Iugalls
had for his theme Dan. Voorhees, aud
the cOpperheads and butternuts of the
North and he flayed them as only In
gals can do. When he closed VOor-
hees arose, red with rage, and replied
in speech of an hour, denying all
that ingalls, rad charged against him.
ingalls, replied with the most over
whelming proofs Of his first statements,
>',owering Voorhees, with invective,
sarcasm and ridicule until the Tall
Sycamore of the Wabash was fairly
beside himself with anger and excite.
ment. He tried hard to hold his
ground and recover himself, but at
every step he only floundered the more
until he finally lost his grip entirely,
leaving the man from Kansas in clear
possession of the field. 1t was the hot
test debate there has been in the Sem
ate since the war. Audit wasn't
Ingalls, that lost his scalp.
Beautiful ruchings at Rodman's.
AS will be seen by our Salem letter,
the republicans Of that township, at
their primary last Saturday, proposed
the name of our friend, l.. B. Pearson,
as a candidate for the Legislature.
from men among whom he |
has lived for 18 years, the resolution |
the announcement il GER
tainly very fiattering and indicates
that there are exceptions to the old
adage that a prophet Is not without
honor save in his own country. Mr..
Pearson has many things to recon-
mend him to the Office for which he il |
He is man of liberal edu-
cation, of more than ordinary intelli-
gence, of good judgment and of wide
Information upon all topics Of current
Interest. AS q legislator he would be
active, efficient and thoroughly reliable
In this connection it is but fair to add
that Mr.. E. D. Lacy, Of Marmaton
township will be candidate for re-
election to this Office. which he now
holds. Mr. Lacy served during the
asst term of the Legislature with
much credit, being guided in all his &C
ions by what he conceived to be the
best interests of his constituents and
If the State at large. He tells US that
while'he would appreciate the endorse
nent of a second nomination, he will
not make a personal canvass to secure
t as the people of the county know bis
'ecord and he is willing to abide by
heir judgment. Whichever way that
Judgment may be, whether in favor Of
Mr.. Pearson or Mr.. Lacy, the republic
IAN party will have candidate for the
Legislature of whom it need not be
lshamed