The Iola register., 1889-05-24

Judge Arnold has receivd circular
letter from the Superenteulent Of the
Insane Asylum at Topeka stating that
the institution Is now cowded to its
utmost capacity and that new paii~n,s
can only be received by diemissiDg
old once. The census shows that ia
this State there is on an average one
insane person in evury thousand Of the
population. Allen county now has
fourteen lunatics in the State ASYLUM
the full number we are entitled to
have thus cared fOr-so that any ad.
ditional cases must be provided for at
home until the state can make further
provisions. The past two legislatures :
have been grossly negligent in not
makins.apptopristion for an addition
al asylum, rs there are now five or six
hundred Insane i'm the state was
cannot be admitted, although by her
constitutional obligations Kansas
should provide for them all It is to be
hoped the next Legislature will do
its duty in this regard.
]. o. Fife, formerly county attorney
for Allen county was elected to that po-
sition in Wyandotte county last fall,
and from what the papers say he ap-
pears to he making it hot for the Joint
lists in Kansas City, Kansas. Tues
days Star has long report of his op-
erations, from which it appears that
Mr.. Fife has already secured conviction
in "a cases, while warrants are being
issued at the rate Of about five q day.
Thus far he has not failed in a single
liquor case triei. the number of counts
in each case ranging from ) to 30. 1t
might be remarked incidentally that
IL Mr.. Fife succeeds In collecting the
fees allowed by law-S25 for each
count-he will find profit as well as
clear conscience in the vigorous per-
formance Of his duty. II is estimated
that liquor is sold in not less than 800
places in Wyandotte county. Say
that 2OO persons are convicted on the
average number Of counts: That would
bring he attorney the modest sum Of
$4,000
We did not expect that all those
who have been taking the Couront
would desire TO continue taking the
REGISTER after the consolidation.
who wished the paper discontinued
would be decent and honest about it.
In this expectation We have been
quite numerously disappointed. 1t is
not decent to hand a paper back to the |
postmaster and compel him to notify
the publisher that ii Is refused" and |
1t is not honest to stop paper with
out paying the amount that is due on |
It. These two propositions are cer-
talniy SO evident as to require no |
argument. The law says that for a |
to refuse his paper while |
still in arrears for 1t. or to remove from |
one postoffice to another without noti-
Tying the publisher, sis prima fdcie
evidence OF Intentional fraud" Com.
mon, every day logic says that a man
that will steal from printer-for it is
stealing to repudiate an honest debt
will steal from anyone else il he is
offered an equal opportunity. The
community iD general ought to be
warned then against such men and
The REGISTER will hereafter make il
tn duty to pu blish the names of those
who by their actions towards US pr,-
,laim themselves dead beats.
BY the following remarks from the
Oklahoma JOurndt, things seems to be
still booming down there:
Real estate has advanced nearly or
lulte lCO per cent in the past week
)ne thousand dollars each was offered
or lots on the corner Of Broadway and
california avenue, and refused. On
irand avenue similar offers are re.
ported. On Main street 35 feet at the
Intersection with Broadway with a
rame partially erected, was sold for
2oOO. aud the purchaser was imme.
iiately Offered $50 for his bargain.
Across the street two lots of AZ feet.
without Improvements were sold for
'2iOo. All these prices will doub bic, in
'ur Judgment, i'll thirty days. OIL
,ourse, inside lots onithese streets can
till be had at lower figures. but no
'ody is anxious to sell. Residence
in the north part of the city
las felt the effects of the boom par
icularly this week and values have
more than doubled within the week.
The entering wedge Of a complaint {
hat may prove fatal is often a slight I
old, which a dose or two Of Ayers
,herry Pectornl might have cured at I
he commencement. II would be well a
heie efore to keep this remedy within
each at all times.