The Iola register., 1890-05-23
The w. r. C. socIals are always sue

The w. r. C. socials are always sue
cessful, but the one given last Tuesda,
evening fairly eclipsed all that hae
gone before it. The hall was filled a
an early hour, and cool as the evening
was--it always turns cold just befor,
an ice cream social-the refrashment
tables were filled again and gain. Tn,
literary program was suppl / by Mis-.
May Ewing, Mr.. +. T. - '',r, Miss
Clara Welch, and Mr.. Ih TllrAsher
who acquitted themselHe. admirably,
as they always do, and delighted the
audience. The principal attraction, OF
course, was the Ladies Cornet Band
of Humboldt, which was present ac.
cOrding to announcement, end furnish.
ed excellent music. The ladies have
only been practicing seven months and
they certainly play. remarkably well,
showing able leadership and much
talent and application. The band is
composed as follows: J. w. Hagee,
leader; Maude Burtis, solo b flat; Nav
Waggoner, 1st b fiat; Ida Holland, md
b fiat; Ella Smith, solo alto; Mrs. A.
F. Fish, End tenor; Clare Smith, bari
tone; Emma Fussman, 1st bass; En-
ma Gloeckner, md bass; Jessie Webb
snare drum; Mamie Platt, bass drum.
1t has been quietly understood for
some time that the lola Carriage and
Omnibus Company was negotiating a
sale of its stock and machinery, and
the deal has reached such a point as to
be definitely announced. The pur-
chasers are the EmpOria Carriage
Combany, of which A. r. Hardesty, of
Kansas City, is president, G. l.. Gray,
of Kansas City, vice-president and j.
A. Wood, of lola, secretary and treas
urer. NJ. l.. Gray, ofKansas City, and
w. III. Jordan and G.. +. Duncan, of
lola, are also members of the company.
The capital stock Is 100000. The
company will begin the erection of a
building at EmpOria next week, but
i'm the meantime, for three or four
months at least, work will be contin-
ued here. Indeed arrangements may
be made by which the shops at this
place will be used permanently for the
manufacture of certain kinds of vehic-
les. An effort is being made to bring
this about and we hope it may be sue
cessful. 1t is a matter of universal re-
gret that the old company has felt
itself Obliged to make this sale. 1t has
spent great deal of money, and has
established for its work a splendid
reputation. 1t is too bad that it could
not reap its reward
In our Forum this week Mr.. Willen-
burg takes lively exception to that
part of our last weeks Washington
letter which alludes to the efforts of
hn fnf TO In, f.,nt ha1 -, I. -
Government departments. 1t has al
ways been our habit to avoid theo-
logical controversy as we would the
pestilence, and 80 We will enter into
no argument with our contributor
touching the claims of the Holy Cath
olic Church. We desire to say, how
ever, that if the condition of affairs
which our Washington correspondent
depicted i'm his last letter really exists,
1t is occasion for grave concern. Not
because 1t il Catholic infiu-
ence that Is gaining the ascendency.
1t would be just as bad if it were Pres
byterian or Methodist or Baptist. One
of the fundamental principles of this
Government is the absolute divorce
ment of Church and State, and that
principle is violated when it can be |
truly stated that "nO influence is 80
potent as the endorsement of the priest
(of any church) i'm securing a position
i'm securing a position in any of the
The county Board of Examiners met |
in the county ySuperintendent's office
last Saturday, for the purpose of re-
porting the results of the teachers ex-
animation of April 26. OF the fifty
seven applicants, twenty-nine received !
leaving twenty-eight fail
ures. Those receiving certificates are
~ follows: Z. II. Courtney, J. +.
Coulter, J. NJ. Collins, John Il. Wood,
NJ. :. Barber, f. +. Curt, G. w. Trout,
ieo. \. Smith, A. II. Ellison, Anna
Ford, Kate Smith, Sadie Cain, Ida
DeHaven, Maude l.. Smith, Louis De
Haven, May WoOdin, +. f. Marley,
Minnie A. Childs, Sarah McGuire,
Alice l.. Crosby, Anna Ruble, Hattie
,. Divilbiss, T.. Fannie Johnson, Sadie
Anna KeOugh, Eta Al
ord, Mary Osborn, Emma Lacy, S.
Barber.
PdrsOn Peterkin. I have noticed
or long time that public office has a
mighty demoralizing effect on man.
10 matter how smart he may have
'een as private citizen, as a publicl
'fficer he "has no ability" and ought
o be left at home. No matter how
lonest he may have been, the mOmentl
le is elected he belongs to "the ring"
nd is as big a rascal as any of them.
lie may have been a farmer all his
ife, but as soon as he gets into office
le at once joins his strength to those ,
rho are fighting the farmer. He may ,
ave been an old soldier but amid the d
weets of office he forgets the ties of d
1t seems queer that the {
are fact of entering public life should 7
D utterly change mans nature. But I
must be so because / hear men say
like this about some office
olders every day.
If the merchants of lola only care to, \
hey can extend their trade into every 4
art of the county. 1t is purely mat e
er of advertising. In business as i'm a
Dcial matters, people go where they f
re invited. The REGISTER goes to v
very post-office i'm the county, and e
as its readers in every neighbOrhOOd.
We feel safe i'm SAYING that it will
AIRY your advertisements to more peo- Il
lie than all the other papers in the !
Dunty combined. If this fact were II
roperly appreciated we believe that a c
cry large percentage could he added e
, the trade of lola. Invite people to Il
,me here, and offer them induce C
lents TO come. They will see the in n
itation, if it is in the REGISTER, and {
eed it.
Noble Prentis has been appointed to e
'ok after the farm mortgages of Kan p
,s. He writes us that i'm the course e
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