The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-11

In accordance with announcement
, there was mass convention os the
citizens OF lola at the Orera House on
Thursday evening of last week for the
purpose Of placing Ia nomination u city
ticket. The convention organized by
electing Chas. F. ScOtt Oh sirman aud
K. w. Duffy secretary. Nominations
f)r mayor being declared in order, the
names Of E. J.Thsyer aud W. G. Jones
were presented and the convention
proceeded to ballot. One hundred and
ninetv-nine votes were cast, OF which
Mr.. Thayer received majority and
was thereupon declared the uominee.
D.. B. D. Smeltzar was namsd for
police judge aud there being III Oppos.
ing candidate was nominated by ac-
lclamation. The name, of A. j. Fulton
and w. H. Mcclure were pres ente1
for councilmen- at-large ADD a ballot
being taken 30 votes were cast. of
which Dr. Fulton received q majority
and was therefore declared the nominee.
The convention then resolved itself
into four sub.cOuventions. after the
usual fashion aud selec-ed a c,unriimap
for each ward, As follows. For the
Northeast, G. L. Whitaker, for the
Southeast, w. A. Cummings, for the
Southwest, G.. w. Mcneil, for the
North west, NJ. q. R,binsou. These
selections being duly ratified the c,n-
vention adjourned.
The committee sent to investigate
the Butter and Cheese Factory bust
oess returned on Saturday, having
visited the factory at Trenton, Mo.
Their report has been published in cir
cular f1rm and Is certainly very favor
able. We have not space to give the
report in full, but 1t shows that the
factory made its own way from the
start, that 1t distributed large sums Of
money among the farmers, and that il
expects to nearly double its business
this year The report of the commit
tee concludes as follows: ave be-
love that q Factory properly managed
and literally supplied with milk, as
might be done here, would be profit.
able investment To the stockholders as
| well as tn the farmers who would pa
tron,ze it This Is certainly as favor
able as could be expected, and the
work Of getting the enterprise Under
way will Re vigorously pushed. A
meeting Of all interested has been call.
Ell for tO-nigh: 8 O'Clock, at the Court
House, and it Is hoped that as many
farmers as can get in, and all the bus
iness men Of the town, will be present
so that the wheel may te started. IL
will be at least three months after
work begins before the factory can be
ready for operation, 30 no time should
be lost. We trust the meeting tonight
will be largely attended.
Superintendent J. T.. Barnes and
his engineer, Mr.. Wells, Of the y. X.
road, came up from Chan1te last FIJI
day to inspect our marble. Tney were
shown all the shafts, AMI expressed
prospect. They believe that the stone
is one Of great commercial value. aud
that the development Of the quarries
And best Of all they pledged their
cordial co-opera ton in getting the
marble properly exhibited aud placed
upod the market. These gentlemen
are in position to be of great assis-
securing their kind Offices
LsnrenworM Sun: The lola mar
BILE discovery continues to give album
dant proof Of its value. Several c,m.
panies with ample capital have been
orgsnized with the purpose of putting
this marble on the market. IL is no
Ion ger considered prospect" but =
valuable find. in proof Of which it /.
proper to say that the best and
must approved machinery has beei
ordered. This marble and an alb
undant supply Of natural gas, not
only for Illuminating purposes, but foe
fuel aud manufacturing uses, bids fair
to give lola lasting boom.
Among the articles on the inside
rages Of the REGISTER this week will
be found graphic account OF the great
Mississippi floOis, Secretary Mohlsr's
monthly crop report, a report of the
meeting Of the Kansas dairynen, the
full text of the antitrust bill. and of
the dependent pension bill as IL passed
the Senate, and a summary Of the new
tariff bill. All these things aided to
the regular features certslnly make
this issue of the REGISTER rs complete
q newspaper as could be asked for.
As a sign that thing. are beginning
to move BosIwick & Smeltzer report
that within the past few days they
have sold the Geo. D. Cole farm. 32O
acres, the Geo. NJ. Graham farm, I'D
acres, the Clayton Smith farm, 30
acres, the Walker & Holzaptel farm.
$50 acres, the Sturgis tract, in Green
wood county, the Brubakef building
and the Cssmire building, on the North
Side. They also sold the frame mill
and electric light plant In Chsnute to
Pittsburg parties.
The agitation OF the "cow question
brought out by our city election has
started a discussion Of the mstfer all
over the county, and the result may be
county herd law. We understand
that number Of petitions will be cir
cuiafed between Cow and the next
meeting Of the County Commissioners,
asking the Board To have the question
voted Oh at the general election next
fall.
The Travellers Accident Insur-
ance Company, Of Hartford, settled
with w. p. North-up the other day
for the injury t. his finger, paying
him S333.25 Will woui hardly have
cared 10 sell his finger for that money.
but since he had 10 part with il, lIe
| wa in luck to receive some conpensa-
ton.
p. S. Call on II % Henderson agent.
and see how little it will cost You to Sc
cure protection against a like or q
worse misfortune.
The city council met Wednesday
Dight and canvassed the election re-
turf, with the result elsewhere given.
w. p. Northrup resigned the Office VI
city clerk. and Chas. F. Scott was ap-
points Ia fill the vacancy. The new