The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-08-02

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good plan for lola? A good lamp can
be bought properly mounted at total
cost Of not to exceed S.. and we believe
that if the city would see to it that
they were kept filled and lighted there
would soon Toe lamps on nearly every
corner in town. On the part of the
city the expense would be trifling. Tn
city marshal assures US that he will
attend TO any number of lamps that
are likely to be erected without asking
any addition to his present salary. so
that the only expense to the city would
be the cost of the coal oil or gasoline,
which would be small matter. The
result of this sort of cooperation would
be well lighted streets, which would
be one of the very best advertisements
a town can have, to say nothing of the
contribution it would be to the safety
and convenience of our own citizens.
We trust the council will give thi g
suggestion candid consideration.
Last Sundays Oklahoma City Jour.
nal contained an account of an affray
which resulted in Asa Jones, formerly
of this place, being shot and severely
wounded. 1t seems that there are
four claimants to the quarter section OF
land on which Jones is living, and on
last Saturday one of them, Mr.. Will
kinson, began blowing in front OF
Jones' house, contrary to tacit agree.
ment that had heretofore existed. Jones
ordered him to desist, but instead OF do
ing so, Wilkinson went and got . shot
gun. Jones rode over to military head
quaters, but not getting any satisfac-
ton there returned home and after
trying in vain to get. Wilkinson to conn.,
promise, guided his horse In front of
the pillow team and declared it should
not take another step. As he said this
he either accidentally or Intentionally
displayed a revolver and Wilkinson
threw up his gun and fired. The gun
was loaded with buck shot and one of
them struck Jones in the mouth.
knocking out two teeth and a piece of
the Jaw bone. lie fell from his horse.
dropping his revolver as he fell. Will
kinson picked up the revolver aid
walkel away and gave himself up to
the officers. Mr.. Jones' lola friends
seriously regret the occurrence and
trust to hear of his early recovery.
Colony Free Press: Politics in Old
Anderson are rather quiet at present.
There seems to be no doubt that Ed.
+. Ewing as Register of Deeds and S.
Durall as County Clerk will receive a
denomination without contest. This is
as it should be, for they have both
made good officers. For County Treas
urer the names of J. J. Houston and
F. G. Barber, of Garrett, and II. Blunt
of Rich, are mentioned. For Sheri Il,
Joe Wright of Garnett, J. H. Wilson,
of Garnett, Howard, of Reeder town.
ship, ii. H. Hickman, OF Rich, and
several others are on the anxious seat.
1t promises to be warm contest in
the convention over the nomination for
these two offices; and the chances are
that bitter feeling will be engendered
regardless of who may be the lucky
man. "Let her go, Gallagher"
The Presbyterian ladies have given
many pleasant socials this summer,
but none that were so thoroughly en-
loved as that held i'm the park last
Thursday evening. The lecture by
Rev. Anderson, of which mention is
made elsewhere, constituted an adj
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Elimination, the music by the band and
the we'll served refreshments, all of
them promoting sociability, joined to
make the evening beautiful one.
The net proceeds TO the society were
in the eignborhood of $40.
The prize offered by Anderson &
DeClute for the solution of their puzzle
was won by Julius Merwin, one of the
Carriage Works boys, with the follow
ing: 1886 plus 1850 equals 100."
G. w. Matthews, of Moran, sent i'm ex-
actly the same solution but it was dat
ed five days later than Merwin's.
About 40 solutions were sent, some all
the way from California.
The following parties have refused
their paper while in arrears for sub
scription and have paid no attention to
a courteous request for remittance:
I. F Randolph, Humboldt. -. so
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A. Sarter, M,se ~
H IL Michaels, Humboldt. ........... rs
James Drake, lola. ....................2.o O
Saturday evening DR.. Diamond Dick
got drunk and made disgusting ex-
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