The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-12-13

on Denal1 III long suffering puDilc OF
account of the condition of the MAR
road between lola and LaHarpe. 1t il
said by our infOrmants to be nearly
impassable on account of washed-Ou
places and unsafe culverts, and shoulC
have immediate and extensive repairs
And in this connection we desire tC
put in word in favor of better roads
in general. A great many good citi
zens seem to think that work and mon
ey spent on public roads are practical
ly wasted, and when summoned by
the proper officer to "work out" theiI
poll tax, consider themselves justified
in doing Just as little work as will pos
siblv satisfy the demands of the law
A moments consideration, however
would show them, particularly IL they
be farmers, that there could hardly be
be worse economy than to have bad
roads. How many farmers have been
obliged to haul half a load five or ten
or twenty miles when they might
have hauled q whole one if the roads
had been good? How many horses
have been strained, how much harness
broken, how many wagons and bug
gies racked, how much valuable time
lost on account OF bad roads? The
Kansas law provides that wherever
practicable the Overseers shall con-
struct permanent" roads, and that
proviso ought to be carried out to the
letter. If all our country roads were
ma cadamized the annual saving to the
farmers would be hard to Overestimate,
Wooden toys at Evans.
The REGISTER certainly has a mod
ell list o. subscribers. Instead of get
ting "hOt' when we send them a dun,
they apologize for having let their &C.
count run 30 long and accompany
their remittance by compliment for
the paper. 1--WE think the REGl sTER
is the best paper published west of the
Mississippi river,n writes an enthusi-
astic lady from Fit. Scott. A long
time subscriber at Geneva writes 81
am well pleased with the REGISTER.
[ like your position on all leading
questions and like the moral tone of
the paper" Another Geneva friend
writes, I'VE like the REGISTER. Our
family would not be complete without
it.n A man who has wandered away
down into the wilds of Arkansas Gays.
Don't let the REGISTER stop. l
couldn't get along without it," And
SO on and so on We haven't time to
answer personally, as We should like
to do, all these pleasant letters, and SD
we make this note of them to assure
the friendly writers that we deeply
appreciate their kind words and shall
DO our Level best to cotinue to deserve
their good opinion.
The colored Methodists have been
having series of meetings in their
church in the youth west part of town
and have succeeded i'm awakening con-
siderable interest in religious. things
Among those attracted to the meetings
was Miss Muzy Ewell, who attended
hem much against the will of her
mother who is Baptist and doesn't
want her daughter to "get Methods
ligion." On two or three occasions
he daughter was taken away from the
church by her mother with scaDt
but on last Saturday night
The again attended the meeting and
Mrs. Ewell, fiuding her there. walked
boldly into the house and began to
punish the refractory child. This
disturbed the meeting some
what and some of the brethren ran up
own for the marshsl who went down
md arrested Mrs. Ewell and took her
before Justice Smeltzer. On the prop
r showing the case was continued IN.
il Monday morning at which time, as
Ir. Shelter was obliged to leave
own, it was tried before Justice Wal
ers. One dollar and costs.
Best line pushes in lola at North.
up Bros.
A correspondent adds the following
luery to his items this week: "What's
he matter with the REGISTER? Why
ant it make terms with the +. NJ. Il
\. and give them farmers paper, in
tead of letting them run Off after new
md strange gods? That is. start a pa
,er of their own at some other point"
We bad not heard that the F. NJ. b
\. contemplated starting a paper of
heir own, but if they wish to do so the
will certainly offer no ob
ections. 1t may not be amiss to say,
however, that this paper has always
published gratis all notices and an
furnished it by any lodge
# the order, and it also submitted a |
written proposition several months
go to the County Assembly Offering |
o set apart a column each week, or
more if required, for the use of the or
Ter free of charge. That offer is still
pen, and the space il ready whenever
t is called for.
Our good friend E. n. Vert, former
y in the livery business at Humboldt,
ut now running a farm on the Big |
'andy, 20 miles west of that place, was
ne of our callers last Friday. He |
avs that his corn made an average |
ield this year of little more than 20
ushels to the acre. which is little the
est yield we have yet heard Of The
ED which made this record was
tainted with lister, the grains being
ropped II inches apart.
At the last meeting of the ". r. G.
he following officers were elected for
he ensuing year: Mrs l.. A. Thrash
r pres; Mrs. Agnes Scott, s. v Miss
essie Thayer. j. ": Mrs. Annie Eek
~, Chaplain; Mrs. Gratia McClaren,
reasurer: Mrs. A. A. WEIGH, conduct
r: Miss Sue Reimert, guard, Mrs
J. w. Groesbeck was elected delegate
D Department Convention TO be held
t Salina in January.
At the meeting of McCook Post G
|. r. last Saturday evening the fol
owing officers were elected for the en-
uing term: J. w. Deleplain, p. C; r.
!. Moore, s. v. c.; j. E. Henderson, j.
j. c.; w. d. Scott, chaplain; w. H.
lcDowelI, surgeon; John M. Melon
Id, q. IN John H. Walters. o of d.;
V. H. Mcclure, o. Of e., delegate to
department. Encampment, G. J. Ed
dge, with T. S. Ball as alternate.
The REGISTER desires to intimate in