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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

years Of our record having been 20. in
1877 and 1884.
The coolest month was FEBRUARY
with mean temperature 27.56 deg; the
coolest week was February II to 2Srd,
giving an interval of 147 days, or
nearly month without frost. This
IL days shorter than the average in
terval.
The last severe frost of spring was
on March 18th; the first severe frost
of autumn was on October q, giving
an interval Of 213 days, or exactly z
months, without severe frost The
average interval is 1913 days. No frost
during the spring or autumn caused
damage to crops Of grain and fruit, and
for the first time In several years there
was an abundant crop Of peaches.
The entire rainfall, included melted
snow, was 43 SO inches, which is 8 SO
inches above the annual average.
Either snow or rain or both, in meas
urable quantities, fell on IS days-19
less than the average. On IL other
days rain or snow fell In quantity too
small for measurement. The rain Of
the night of the 18th of August meas
ured 5 SO inches, which surpassed any
previous single rainfall on our record,
the next to 1t being the inches Of June
18th, 1876.
The entire depth of snow was only 6
inches, all of which fell in February.
This is Is 93 inches below the average
and with the exception of the 5 inches
in 1876, Is the smallest snow precipita-
ton on our record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
LAST YE.s,s WEATHER.

Prof. Snow favors US with the fol.
lowing interesting summary of the
weather during the year 1889:
The most notable meteorogical
features of the year 1889 were the re.
markable absence of extremes of heat
and cold, resulting in a very mild win
ter and very cool summer; the album
dant and well distributed rain fall,
making this one of the three wettest
years on our % years. record; the
phenomenaliy warm December, whose
mean temperature was six aud one
half degrees above that of November;
the low wind velocity; the small
amount of snow; and the unusual mum.
Der of fogs.
The warmest month of the year was
July, with mean temperature as deg |;
the warmest week was July 10Th TO
2Srd, mean 1910 deg; the warmest
day was July 7th, mean 1915 deg.
The murcury reached or exceeded 80
deg, on only 6 DAYS "a below the
average number), all of which were In
July. This is q most extraordinary
deficiency of hot days, the smallest
number Of such days In any preceding
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
Bayard.

This ladies Home and Foreign Mission societ,
had q quilting at Mrs. J. VOLTS on New
Years day. We presume they had a fine tim
as the mfn went along to clip the thread
Mrs g. Gilbert has been at Moran tn
past week visiting her daughter who has beef
sick.
Quite a pleasant surprise party was given
the residence OF Mr. ami Mrs ]. ). Wolf OF
Ia st Friday evening in favor Of their son Ed
ward. 1t being his birthday.
We understand that l.. G. Baker was MARI.
wishes to extend congratulations.
George Bowls we are informed has the con-
tract to put In the approaches to the bridge q,
''Nigger HIP as IL Is called.
Rev Trout reports splendid meeting at Mo-
ran during the holidays, lie babtized three
candidates Jan 8. in Mr.. Keith 8 pool.
Behold the Italian summer is gone and the
cold sieet Is upon us. But let 1t come, we were
getting tired OF the warm weather.
Well Mr. Editor since we have new board
of county commissioners do you not think II
would 9e good Idea for our pauper affairs to
Union Labor nor an +. Al. b. A man. but we
do think that this matter ought to be looked
after: The county has gone to the expense of
house will accommodate at less, 10 persons At
present there are six inmates and the baIan &c
o. the paupers are sea TERED around at different
places over the county. Ifyou will look at the
$50. SO paid to paupers not at the poor farm
while Il. b. Arnold superintendent Of the poor
farm received Sl0S %. Now IL I understand
the matter z. B. Arnold will hoard and clothe
paupers for o.. so per week. Now know Of a
certain woman coming before the board OF
county commissioners and getting %. 50 per
week for taking care of one boy. Then there Is
another instance Of one man costing this cOun-
ty $lOO who could have been cared for at the
county house at the expense of 49,. 80. Now
we do not wish to kick much but the people,
money m Is being used little to free. We say
II there are people who actually need support
send them to the comfy farm. We ars salts
fled that IL great many people:who RE recelyr
ing aid knew they would have to 20 to the poo
farm they would SHIFT for themselves. My in
formation will be found in ths REGISTER 0
July 10, 1889.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

tenn for several hundred years,"-more
than ten years ago. The "break" has
proven to be very satisfactory to bench
and bar. 1t was an example well fol-
lowed by the Dakotas, and "that
could be followed by all the States,' y
in my opinion, with gratifying re-
Suits"
Having started this only for the pur-
pose Of suggesting your error, 1 am
tempted to write you briefly concern
ing matters dear to Californians. This
theKssnsas, June everything, ex-
pit the mud, being beautiful and at
tractive. The choicest Towering
plants now catefully housed by the
thoughtful Kansas wife-the finest
vegetables only tasted by Kansans af-
ter submarine research where stow
age from ice lie usually necessary-the
most beautiful lawns, the most attract.
i've gardens. the most delicious fruits,
are now to be seen in abundant growth
out of doors in every direction, and en-
joyed in doors at every table or every
window. You suggest-California
June? I answer that most people are,
by a cheap system of irrigation, reap
ing the best of results. 1t causes q
perpetual Kansas June without it's
sudden changes to cold, and places on
ones table fresh vegetables and fruits
every day in the year, and in ones
body Joy and comfort without the aid
Of one ton base burner at one hour
and two ton refrigerator at the next.
Allow me to compliment you by sug-
costing that, under your management,
the REGISTER is better paper than 1t
was under any previous control. When
you remember that I was, for several
years, in the "previous," you ought
not to think: "Taffy." Hoping for
your future success, I remain,
Yours Resi- ectiully,
H. w. TALCoTr.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
L.aHarpe.


The Christmas exercise were very pleasant
with appropriate speaking by the children,
music by the older ones and presents for young
and old.
VIM. Wagner returned from Missouri on
Christmas eve with his bride and was rendered
q reception dinner by his father and mother,
only few intimate friends being present. The
boys extended congratulations by chfvarieing
them and were Hospitality treated to apples and
cigars. May their lives be as pleasant as this
Christmastide.
Prof. Reeder of the Greedy schools is visiting
his brother James during the holidays.
Your Salem correspondent speaks Of pansies
and viOlets in bloom out of doors while sfrs
Mason, of LaHarpe has verbenas In bloom and
two JapOnica trees almost ready to burst into
pleasant as Mayo
John Thomas is spending few days at Fort
Scott.
Our depot agents father. Mr. Edwards. is
visiting him.
Elmer Remsburg Is spending the HOLIDAYS at
home Also his brother Aaron of the Emporla
schools
We noticed Mrs. Will Robertshaw and Miss
Edna Post, of lola, at our Christmas tree.
Miss Mira Brown and brother attended a
wedding In Anderson county Ibis week.
A watch party" at II. F. Travis was much
enjoyed by orr young folks.
John Ohlfest and Mr. johnson have been
making very nice improvements
pneumonia but Is much better.
Mr.. Roberts spent Christmas In Missouri.
Rev. Pyke Is holding series Of meetings at
LaHarpe.
Simon Remsberg and Mr. Mason are the DOS.
SCISSORS Of new buggies.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
CALIFORNIA LAW, CLIMATE AND rAffY

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. %, 1859.
Editor Register:
While your correctness cf statement
as to most things is universally &c
knowledged, I notice an error In your
issue of the 9Th inst, under the head
of Editorial Notes" which does Cali.
fornia an injustice. You announced
that 1T is the law in 10th the Dakotas
that where nine of the twelve jurors in
any civil case agree, their decision will
be accepted as verdict. This is the
first break in the jury system for sew
.ral hundred years, and it lie an exam :
pie that could be followed by all the
States, iu our opinion, with gratifying
results"
Your error is in this: The Constitu-
ton of California, ratified by the PEG.
pie May 7th, 1879, Article l, Section Z.
reads as follows: 1.-THE right of trial
by jury shall be secured to all and
remain inviolate; but in civil actions,
three fourtbs Of the jury may render a
verdict" Following this constitution
al provision the Legislature passed an
act which was approved March 10,
1880. providing that 1.-THE jury must be
kept together until at least
three fourths Of them agree upon q
verdict or are discharged by the court.
When the jury, or three fourths OF
them have agreed upon . verdict, they
must be conducted into Court = = u
and the verdict rendered by their fore.
man. Either party may require the
jury to he polled; il more than
one fourth Of the jurors disagree there
Ia. the jury must be sent out again, but
if no such disagi cement be expressed
the verdict is complete, and the jury
from the case.:'
You thus observe that California
made the first break in the jury sys.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

PRoF. BLAKE, looking forward,
declared that the past December
would be the coolest we had had fol
many years, one 'evere>etorm follow
ing on the heels Of Another. Prof
Snow, looking backward over his
record of daily observations. character.
ICES the month as "the warmest and
driest December CD our % years
record" Prof. Blake now has the
floor for discourse on the relative ad-
vantages of foresight and hind.sight.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
"a QUIET AFFAIR. +"

JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 1.-The mu.
nicipal election passed off very quiet.
ly and without any disturbance.
General Henry the Democratic can.
didate for mayor, and all the Demo.
cratic aldermen are elected.
Only about fifteen or twenty negroe:
all told, presented themselves aud ask
ed the privilege of voting, but on be
ing told by men stationed near the
polls to see that there was q peaceable
election, that their voting might cause
trouble, they quietly withdrew, none
of them insisting on voting.
There were q great many strangers
in the town, many Of them coming
here purposely to assist the Democrats
1t Is believed their presence had the
desired effect of preventing trouble.
The above is an Associated Press
dispatch which was published in all
the daily papers. What appears on
the lines does not take much space,
but that which may be easily read be.
tween the lines would fill good many
columns # it were all written out.
"Only fifteen or twenty negroesf Amer
lean citizensl asked the privilege of
voting" but did not insis: upon their
rights when men stationed
near the polls "to see that there was
peaceable election" told them they
had better not. "There were a great
many strangers in the town, many of
them coming here purposely to assist
the Democrats" OF course it is Gus.
tomary for strangers to drop into Jack
son whenever they see 1t and take
part in its elections! And 1t lie all
right so long as they "assist the DEM
ocrats." But suppose they had come
to assist the Republicans: What q
howl there would have been, and
what an outcry against the violent in.
fringement of the right to self govern
ment! at is believed their presence
had the desired effect of preventing
trouble" No doubt of it. ITO pre-
vent trouble" at q Southern election
means to keep the negro away from
the polls, and the presence of the
''stranRers" no doubt contributed very
effectualiy to this end.
Jackson is to be congratulated that
her election passed off very quietly"
and that all the Democratic candidates
were elected.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
Geneva.

II some of our items are somewhat stale this
week 1t can be attributed to the result Of holi
day recklessness.
Misses Tiny and Lou Inge entertained num-
Der OF their young friends last week.
Mrs. j. II Spicer visited withMrs. Hastings
OF Spring Hill q short time last week.
I. WoOifOrd's father, OF Missouri, Is Wis
itiDg him this week.
Mr. and Mrs. II King have returned from
their wedding tour and are keeping house Ia .
part Of MIR. Esse's house
James Tempiin has.purchasedthe store build.
ing now occupied by him.
The Geneva Union sunday School was reor-
ganized for the year Mrs. Anderson WAS re-
elected Superintendent
o. r. Anderson has returned from a trip to
Chicago.
The boys Of Carpenter neighborhood had a
rabbit hunt during the holidays, and The losing
side paid for the oysters and supper held In
the school house at that place last week
Rev. Gamble has been holding q series OF
successful meetings at the Quaker church
Albin BaDta and bride called on their Gene
Va friends recently
Miss Lou Hyde entertained number OF her
friends at progressive euchre Tuesday evening.
pleasant time is reported.
Mrs. Rosa Denny aud Mrs. John Eeece, of
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
Bucklen's Arnics Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chspped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions. and posi-.
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale by w. J. Ev-
ans (successor t. G0odhue & Evans).
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness to robust health
marks an epoch in the life of an indi.
vidual. Such q remarkable event is
treasured in the memory and the sgen-
cy whereby the good health has been
attained is gratefully blessed. Hence
1t is that 80 much is heard in praise of
Electric Bitters. So many feel they
owe their restorati) IN to health to the
use Of the great Alternative and tonic.
If you are troubled with any disease
Of the kidneys. liver or stomach, of
long or short standing you will surely
find relief by the use of Electric Bit
tiers. Sold at 50 cents and s1.O0 per
bottle at Evans Drug store.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
KANSAS IN CONGRESS.
A Record In Brief OF the Doings Of
our Senators and Representa-
tives a. Cleaned from the
Conversational Record.

now existing by one-half, and no PEN
sion hereafter granted shall be for less
than IS per month. Also q bill en-
towering local land officers to employ
stenographers; also bills granting pen.
sions to various persons, among them
Mary Ann Dougherty; also a bill for
the relief of the widows and orphans
Of the men killed by the explosion OF
the steamer Sultana April 1865, 81 ,OOO
each; also bill for the relief Of VIM.
w. Barrett: also bill to remove tn e
charge of desertion from the militia
ry record of Daniel Van Wicklin; also
q resolution empowering the boards OF
managers of soldiers homes to meet
and consider the advisability of eetab-
fishing a hospital at Hot Springs, Ark,
to which all disa bled soldiers shall be
admitted upon proper recommendation
and directing them to make an early
report of their deliberations upon this
subject.
Senator Ingalls, filed the petition of
Mary Quanet for special pension also
the petition of 125 members of the
Union soldiers association of McPher.
son, Kan :, in favor of service pension;
alec a petition Of the old soldiers of
Bronson, Kan, for the g. A. R. pen.
sion Till; also q petition of Is members
of the G. A. R. Poet No. 40, Baldwin,
Kan, in favor of the Indian pension
bill; also a bill for uniform rate Of pen.
sions fer aged pension volunteer off.
GERS who served in the war OF the re-
bellion; also to increase the rate Of PEN
sion for the loss of an arm or leg. also
the petition of the mayor and council
Of Topeka for the location of the worlds
fair at Chicago.
Mr.. Perkins introduced bill for the
erection Of a postoffice building at Par
sons. Kan, not to cost over $50, 600; TO
divide the State of Kansas into two
judicial districts, similar to that intro.
duced in the last congress by him and
in the senate last month by Mr.. ingalls,
EXCEPT that Jadge Prkins provides that
court when held in Hayes City and
Larned shall not cost the government
anything for rent Of buildings; to pro-
vide for free coinage of both gold and
silver and the issuance of coin certifi.
Gates to circulate as money; to estab.
lish an Office of congressional CORES
pondence and departmental business
by providing for an office in connec-
ton with the House with clerks, whose
duty it should be to attend to the de-
partmental business of members.
Mr.. Peters introduced bill to read
just the salary and allowances of the
postmaster at Guthrie, I. T.
Mr.. Kelley introduced a bill to pro-
vide for national education in the sew.
eral States.
Mr.. Funston introduced bill appro-
priating $3.50, COO for the construction
Of q thoroughly equipped laboratory at
the agricultural department in WASH
ington to aid the department in Its sci
entific researches.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
Diamond.

Old Winter seems at last to have remember
ed that there Is State named Kansas on the
globe.
A letter from the north part OF the State,
written Cristmas eve, and shown us q few days
ago stated that Even in Northern Kansas
meu went without coat or vest all that day ("
When in the history Of the State will 1t be said
again?
Our excursiOnists are all drifting back to
Mrs Reece (nee ida JOnes) has returned to
Kansas City: II. ii. Jones to Baldwin,; and
Grandmother Robinson to Topeka.
Mr.. and Mrs j A. Hardy and son :came in
Friday from Lindsburg. Kansas, where they
went to visit their daughter Mrs. Boughton.
MIR. Oscar Smith. son of Geo Smith, arrived
sunday from Nebraska where he has been for
the past eight years. We Opine he will find
many changes in our county since he left.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

MRS. HANNAH b. SOUTHwoRTH,
the young woman who killed Stephen
L. Pettis on the streets of New York
November % for having grievously
wronged her. died last Tuesday morn
ing in the Tombs prison. of pneumonia.
1t was a strange case and 1t is we'll that
it is to be tried, first and finally, by the
Highest Court,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

One of our exchanges notes that our
friend c. c. Hahn, of Topeka, won the
Hutchinson Clippers s25 prize for a
short story. Another exchange an.
nounces that Mr.. Hahn has taken
charge of the Hutchinson Clipper. IL
this case of post hoe, propter hoe ?
Did Mr.. Hahn have to foreclose on the
paper in order to collect his $25?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
SUNDAY SERVICES.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preach.

Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preach
ing at IL. Morning subject, "The fu-
ture glory of the whole family in
heaven" Young peoples meeting at
six. Union services in the evening
commencing promptly at seven. Chas
n. H. Moore, Pastor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

The rustlipg noise you heard early
on Wednesday morning Of last week,
was not the signing Of the wintry
winds through the forest trees. twas
the sound made by 80 millions Of con-
science stricken people turning over
new leaves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

THE REGISTER lie indebted to Mr.
A. e. Shinn. of Otta wa, a pleasant and
intelligent gentleman who WAS one of
the Kansas delegates to the National
Silver Convention at st. Louis, for a
folder giving a number of interesting
tables on the silver question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The Board OF County Commissioners
have been in session this week and
have Transacted the follow business:
The usual bills were allowed.
The designations Of Jno. Taylor, con.
stable of Usage township, l.. Lindsay,
treasurer of Humboldt township, and
II. f. Vandegrift, constable of Deer
Creek township, were accepted and J.
w. Mccoy, G. E. Lehman and l..
Jones. were appointed to fill the respec-
tive vacancies.
The lola REGISTER was chosen as
the official county paper for the year
1890, upon the same terms as last year.
An appeal from the action Of the
county superintendent In detaching
the south half of the northwest quarter
of 8, "a, 10, from school district 3. and
attaching the west half of the north
west quarter of Z. "a, 10. was sustained
The official bonds Of the newly cleo
ted register of deeds, surveyor, coroner
and sheriff. and bonds of numerous
township officials were accepted and
filed.
Viewers were appointed upon roads
petitioued for by e. b. Lambeth, ct.
al, E. Easdale. ct. al . S E. Gantz, ct.
al, aud for the vacation of road petit.
toned by VIM. Vezie.
The petition for a change in the
boundaries of the observation-disclosures
districts was taken up and changes
were made as follows: Marmaton
township was taken from the second
and added to the third district, and the
second district exchanged Elsmore for
Salem with the first, 50 t hat they now
stand as follows: Is. district, Hum
boldt, Logan, Cottage Grove, Elsmore;
End district, lola, Elm, Salem; 3rd dis
trict, Geneva, Deer Creek, Usage,
Marin atom. The object in making
these changes was to equalize as near
ly as possible the population aud
wealth of the respective districts,
aud that the new arrangement is
vast improvement over the old in these
particulars is shown by the following
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

THE STATE JF KANSAS. ALLEN co S.
i In the matter OF the estate OF Chas.
Engelhardt, late Of Allen county. Kansas
Notice 10 hereby given, that ON the 3otii lay
Of December A. ID 1853, the undersig ned was,
duly appointed and qualified as administra a.
tor OF the estate Of Chas. Engelhardt, late
Of Allen county, deceased. All parties inter-
ested la said estate will take notice, and
govern themselves accordingly.
ROBERT ENGELHART,
GUSTAvU5 ENGELHARDT
Administrators
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
DUB CLUBBING LIST.

The following reduced rates are of.
fered to all new subscribers to the
REGISTER who will pay one year in
advance, and TO all old subscribers
who pay their arrearage and one year
in advance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10
AUCfIONEER,

George Rhoades, s miles south of La
Harpe (P. o. address HumbOldt) cries
sales in Allen and adjoining counties
Satisfaction guaranteed or no pay.
Charges 1 per cent. Correspondence
solicited.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-01-10

THE democrats have finally succeed
ed in captu ring the Montana legisla.
ture and have elected w. A. Clark
and Martin Magipnis United States
Senators