The Iola register., 1889-08-16
A con,iderable sum Of money will {.


been appointed to solicit it. The REG.
lsTER bespeaks for this committee a
cordial reception and courteous treat.
ment. The writer of this has had the
misfortune to serve on a similar com.
mittee one time and another and be
has been treated in some bust ness
houses as If he were beggar soliciting
aims for his own personal use. Such
treatment vas thoughtlese, of course,
and not intended to give offense, new.
ertheless it MAS all wrong 1t shou Id
be remembered always that the gen.
tlemen who are soliciting these funds
are doing all of us favor. They are
spending their time and their energy
for the benefit Of the town. Not q
dollar of all the money they receive
will lodge in their own pocket. They
are doing work that places every bus.
iness man in town under obligation to
them. So when they call on us let us
give what We feel able to give prompt
ly and cheerfully, and make them feel
not as If they were beggars, but as II
we appreciated their unselhshnees in
undertaking this task. 1t is not a
task at best that any body likes to per-
form; but little cOnsiderateness will
go far to make it less unpleasant.
We have a communication from an
esteemed correspondent in Cottage
Grove township discussing the temper
ance question generally and proposing
to follow with other articles upon the
question of resubmission. We regret
to decline any contribution with which
Reckabite" may faver us. And yet
we cannot believe that discussion Of
these questions at this time would be
of interest to any considerable number
of readers. To argue in favor of pro-
| hibition in Allen county is very much
like arguing in favor of the abolition
of Slavery. AS for the little stir the
Kansas City Times has raised about
resubmission, it is tempest in tum-
bier, a good deal of sound and fury,
perhaps, but signifying absolutely no.
thing. At the worst 1t cannot amount
to anything until the State campaign
next fall, and year in advance is too
long to begin fight which can only
go one way anyhow. If resubmission
is made an issue next year the REGIS.
TER will do its share in the battle; but
it is a waste of ammunition to begin
firing before your enemy is in sight.
The NJ. I. and J. G. T. society which
will be remem bered as the organization
of bright girls who published 1.-THE
Salad" during the summer Of 1884,
held its fifth annual reunion on Mon
day evening at Miss May Ewing's.
There was boating on the Neosho un-
til darkness and wind drove the boats
ashore, and then there was mutual
Improvement and jolly Good Time, ("
particularly ]. &. t.) in the house
until midnight or thereabouts. The
members of the original society present
were, Mrs. G. Z. Benton, Misses May
Ewing, Fannie Mcclure, Lola Smeltz-
er, Elfie Scott, Grace Acers, Anna
Pickell, Alice Hendricks, May Ellis
and Dee Arnold. Miss Lemma
Child, Of Kansas City, was also pres
ent as a guest.
Western School Journal. The
common school commencement eXer-
cises of the Allen county schools were
held in the opera house at lola, July
80, and were a grand success. There
were thirty.one graduates, represent
ing nineteen districts in the county,
and every township but one. The
youngest member of the class was
thirteen, and the oldest twenty-one.
Supt. Winans addressed the class in a
few short remarks that were highly
appreciated. The opera house was
filled to overffowing, and all agreed
that the exercises were equal to any
high school commencement. Supt.
f, II. Barber has reason to be proud of
this, the first fruits of his work.
At the annual meeting of the w. C.
T. U. the following officers were elec-
ted for the ensuing year. Pres, Mrs.
L. G.. Hankins Vice Presidents, Mrs.
E. w. Gilmore, Mrs. c. A. Kinney.
Mrs. c. Cummings, and Mrs. D. Civ
ler; Treasurer, Mrs. c. Kinney; Cor
responding and Recording Secretary,
Mrs. E. w. Groesbeck Supt. of Jail
and Prison work. Mrs. A. Pike Supt.
of Literature and Press work, Mrs. E.
w. Gilmore; Supt. of Franchise. Mrs.
E Thayer; Supt. Of Scientific Tenn
perance Instruction, Mrs. &. Cum
mings; Supt. of Anti-Tobacco work,
Mrs. D. Givler.
The REGISTER has an application
from bright country boy who wishes
to attend school in lola this wiuter
and desires to find place where he
can do chores to pay for all or part of
his board. Other applications will
also be made doubtless and if parties
in the city who could make room for
such applicants will kindly leave their
names at this Office we will consider it
favor.
Having obtained patent dated Oct.
9. 1888, for the manufacture of a very
superior article Of soap which can be
made by families for their own use at
the small cost of S1.75 per 100 lbs, am
here for the purpose of selling territory
by counties; or will sell family rights
Parties who wish to see the soap cen
Restaurant. 1 have sold Allen count
lily rights here. F. P. Moore. If.
"a few years ago" remarked a we'll
known stockman the other day,
"when hogs got down to 2 cents and
everybody went out of the business, ]
went into it. / bought stock hogs and
raised all could. Within q year /
was selling hogs off my own scales at
S6.75, and 1 sold $500 worth in one
year" There Is pretty useful point
er stuck away in that remark.
am now fairly settled in my new
location, first door south of Scott's
drugstore, and would be glad to do
business with all my old friends. /
have a good stock of shelf hardware
and tinware. 1 make a speciality of
tinwork, repairing ETC., and can guar
antee satisfaction. Call and zee me.
J. J. Casmire.