The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13

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lattended it. In the first place oul
order. sent i'm some weeks be iore, for ,
pleasant day was honored by tn,
weather clerk with one of the best o
the year. In the second rlace Their
was plenty to eat. In t. ,-iird place
Everybody was acquaint it'll every
body else, or soon became and was
at his ease accordingly. Tn. talk
part of the program came at the Gloss
tOf the dinner and was introduced by
the editor who stated the object of tn,
meeting and expressed the pleasure ht
felt in having his reportOrial family
together for the first time. "Willow
Farm" responded on behalf of the cor
respondents. He was followed by
Occasional" who discussed from the
correspondents standpoint what
should properly appear in a correspon.
dents letter. Mr.. Leo. Fesler, of the
Moran Herald, responded from the
editors standpoint. The old contro-
versy between the correspondent and
the devil was then taken up, omega, u
one of our brightest lady contributors,
Iappearing for the plaintiff and Mr..
Percy Harris for the defendant. Both
sides were brilliantly represented and
the speeches provoked much laughter
and applause. After this there was
an hour or two of general discussion,
"for the good of the order" and then
adjournment with the unanimous I'M
derstanding that there should be an
other picnic next year.
The G. A. r.. delegation from Kan
sas to the National Encampment
which meets at Boston in August have
decided to embrace the opportunity to
advertise Kansas by taking along
with them the most gigantic and art
istic display Of Kansas products ever
ATTEMPTED at home or abroad. An inn
mense hall has been secured for the
display and Prof. Worrall, the renown-
ed display artist, has been engaged
to arrange the exhibit. In addition
to the display the delegation will dis
tribute advertising matter from every
locality that is furnished them. This
is grand chance for Allen county to
come to the front, and we hope the
opportunity will be improved. We
want to have specimens of all our
products, by no means forgetting our
marble, placed in the exhibit, and
there ought to be thousands of cir
culars descriptive of the advantages
offered by Allen county to the capital
ist and the hOme-seeker. We would
suggest that the real estate agents of
the county consider themselves an ex-
ecutive committee to look after this
business, aud that they call a meeting
at an early date to perfect arrange
ments. The secretary of the Ct. 4. IL,
committee is =. NJ. Lanham, Topeka,
and products should be sent to Mai.
VIM. Sims, Topeka.
Eric Record: The home of Prof.
Merwin and wife was the scene of con-
siderable festivity and enjoyment last
Thursday evening, the Professor hav-
ing invited the teachers and pupils of
the high school to meet at his house
and have a general good time. About
eight o'clock the guests began to ar
rive and soon the house was full to ov-
erfiowing and of course that necessita-
ted going out and promenading i'm the
moonlight. The evening was spent i'm
social chat, singing, etc., until ten
O'Clock when the guests were called to
another feature of the enjoyment of
the eccasion-a bountiful repast of
strawberries and cake-and as may be
supposed they all did ample justice to
the hospitality of the host. After sup
per the guests all assembled in the
house where John Roe, on behalf of
the teachers of the Erie public schools,
presented Prof. Merwln and wife with
q handsome silver cake basket. After
this f. l.. Rosebush, on behalf of the
pupils of the school presented them
with beautifully bound family bible.
He also i'm few well chosen remarks, |
thanked the professor for his faithful
work during the term. Prof. Merwin |
then responded with a few words of
thanks. After singing "GOd be with |
you till We meet again." the guests de- |
parted, all feeling better from having |
been present OH the occasion.
We trust that our farmer patrons
will read closely and carefully consider |
the article on our first page headed |
Things to think about" And If there
are any who differ with the views
therein expressed we should be glad
to have communication from them
stating the grounds for their disagree
meat. The question of whether or not
the FARMERS Shall 90 into politics as
class party Is certainly one
that deserves the fullest and most |
open discussion. The REGISTER be-
gins the discussion with statement
of its views, and its columns are open
for the continuation of the debate.
The editor of the REGISTER was
very busy during his childhood and
neglected good many things that
ought to have been attended to then.
Among other things he neglected to
acquire case of the mumps,-a
neglect for which he is ataning this
week with what seems to- him seven
led and all getting IN their work at
once. II the REGIsRR therefore,
should appear somewhat disiigured we
trust 1t will be overlooked. 1t is not
halfa as disfigured as its editor il.
The Brerer's Handbook, which
ought to know, says that with the ex-
ception of Arizona and Alaska, less
beer was sold i'm Kansas last year than
IN any other State or Territory i'm the
Union. The total sale for the year in
this State was only 200 barrels,
the total sale in Missouri dur
ing the same period was eighteen hun
bred tjaobsaad barrels! 1t is hard tol
see how even the ingenuity of a resub-
nissionist can torture these figures
INTO proof that prohibition increases
the consumption of liquor.
There will be a picnic at the fair
grounds ON Thursday, June 18th, by
The Band of Promise under the aus
Dices of the w. G.. T. L. All will meet !.
1t the Presbyterian church at $50 and
march TO the grounds. There will
be music, recitations, &c. All chill
iren whether members or not of the
Band, pastors, and all others willing {