The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-07-11

whom we esteem. And yet, on behali
of the taxpayers of Allen County,
we feel that ii is our duty to protest
against the apparent r" I essness,
as regards the expense (" e county,
with which the defense 5.,s Carter
cases has been conduct The fee
bills turned i'm to the G., . :iissioners
this week show that i'm these cases
1.-TWO hundred witnesses were subpR-
lnaed for the defense. The clerk
docket shows that only fort,-three OF
these were examined. Furthermore
lit appears that large number OF
these witnesses who were not needed
when they put in appearance at the
beginning of the term, were excused
by counsel who said they would send
them word when they were needed.
But when they were needed, instead
of sending them word, counsel made
out new subppnas and sent officers
after them, thus putting the State to
q double expense. Still further we
have before us two subpRnas, issued
by the same attorney, the same day,
on each of which appear the same two
names of witnesses. One of these sub
pHnas was served by the sheriff. The
other was served the same day by the
deputy sheriff, who frdreted eructty
the same road and summoned the same
,rifaesses. These are some of the
things that would make it appear as
if counsel had almost wilfully piled
up needless expense. The county Is
willing to see to it that the defendants
In these cases are given every proper
facility for making their defense; but
1t does not seem right that the tax
payers should be put to needless and
inexcusable expense.
The secretary's report, kindly fur
nished us, of the meeting of the Coun-
ty Assembly, f. NJ. b. A, last Tues
day, will be found i'm this issue. The
item of most general interest is the
one noting the action taken with re-
gard to the annual picnic of the order
to be held the first Saturday i'm Sep
tember. 1t will be remembered that
their first picnic, held here last year,
was a splendid success, calling togeth-
er one of the largest crowds that ever
assembled i'm lola. The one to be held
this year will doubtless prove an even
greater success. We understand 1t
was reported to the Assembly that If
they came to lola they would be
charged heavily for the use of the
grove. The REGISTER desires to as
sure the committee now having the
matter i'm charge that such report had
no authority. The grounds were fur
lnished them free last year and we
have no doubt they will be made wei
come to their use this year.
Yates Center Neus: Rev. J. W.
Doughty preached in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning aud eve
ming. Mr.. Doughty was married on
the 18th inst. to a young lady of Car
lyle, Kansas, Miss Brooks Cozine.
lThey go as missionaries to Japan the
latter part of July, sailing from San
Francisco. Mrs. Doughty at the time
Of her marriage had just finished a
wear in the Boston Conservatory of
Music. Both the morning and even
ling discourses of the soon-to-be mis-
sionary were much appreciated. The
evening discussion was a humorous
portrayal of the present social and
moral condition of Japan, showing the
lopen door and urgent demand for Cos
pei laborers. Rev. Doughty and his
bride will carry with them the best
wishes of the Yates Center people.
| We print Mr.. Mathews reply to the
critics of the Diamond picnic this
week, but we guess We will have tC
ask the brethren, who do not seem tC
be dwelling i'm very great unity, to ex-
Icuse US from furnishing more space tc
continue the controversy. Everybody
understands by this time, probably,
that the anti-Republicans, by what
ever name they may prefer to be call
ed, were pleased with what was said
there that day while the Republicans
were not so well pleased. We guess
we would better let it go at that. 1t
Is time to put an end to an argument
when the disputants seem to have
nothing more left to say than YOU'RE
another"
Tuesday morning Col Conley and
his little boy were going down towards
the river i'm a one-horse buggy. While
crossing big culvert the horse SHE'D
at pile of rocks and backed off of the
culvert, but Mr.. COnley managed to
keep the horse from going over. The
hind wheels were off of the plank, but
the boy hung to the dashboard and
was taken off by some men that hap
pened to be close by, and the buggy
pulled back. No one was hurt, but
the mis-hap shows the necessity OF
guards being put up on the sides OF
high culverts.
Judge Smeltzer's court was in ses-
sion all day last Saturday, having be-
fore it the following cases: Katie
LANCE vs.. ID. X. NJ. Caldwell, suit
in ejectment, change of venue to JUS
tice Cummings on the ground that
Judge Shelter was an important wit
ness i'm the case; State vs.. Hooker
SHAPED, charged with assault upon
Melville Carlton, case continued until
Friday; City vs. Justus Plazier, "drunk
and disorderly," fined 81 and costs;
lefty va. w. II. Ramey, disturbance OF
the peace, fined s. and costs.
During the quarter which ended
July /, there were 3,I29 pounds of sec
Iond class newspaper mail matter en-
tered at the lola pOstoffice. OF this
Iamount THE lola REGISTER furnish
ed 1888 pounds, nearly 50 per cent.
The attention of business men Is res
pectfully called to this demonstration
that an advertisement in the REGIS
TIER is worth at least three times a.
matchmaking due allowance for diff
ference in size-as an advertisement
in both the other papers published
here.
In addition to being printer, a
school teacher and the best superin-
! tendent Allen county ever had, Mr.
Ed. Barber is a house and sign painter
and frescoer. He has been out OF
practice in this last line for some time
but at the earnest solicitation of some
of the good people Of Carlyle who had
learned in some way of his talent, he