The Iola register., 1891-05-08

The lola REGISTER seems to have made g won
the manager oftbis column Brother Scott Ii
| you could have condescended to look over in th'
J Fields Of Marmaton township last week yor
would have seen US with three Texas horse'
narrowing fax in the mud, your stupenduou'
mind would change concerning our occupation
| No. my dear sir, 1 have not abandoned the hon.
orable calling Of farmer.-C. s. Ritter IN Br0n-
son Pilot
Al an example of what the lawyers
call confession by avoidance" the
foregoing is masterpiece. The REG
IsTER stated that Mr.. Ritter is resi-
dent of Bourbon county and lawyer
| by profession. The answer to this is
that Mr.. Ritter "harrowed flax in the
mud with three Texas horses in Mar
maton township some day last week!
That may be fairly admitted as con-
fession that the law and loan business
is not exactly rushing in Bronson; hut
can it be construed as proof that Mr..
Ritter's residence il not outside of a J.
len county, and that his profession is
not that of lawyer? 'Fess up"
Mr. Ritter. Tell us in straight words
what you consider yoir legal residence
and whether you are engaged in the
practice of law And when you have
answered these things truthfully, tell
us in confidence how you managed to
hypnotic the Allen county Alliance
into electing you, Bourbon county
man, lawyer and money loaner, as
your president.
The teachers of the schools to which
the REGISTER has been sent during
the past winter, report, without ex-
ception, the most gratifying results.
The pupils always awaited its coming
eagerly, and the publication of the
monthly reports awakened q spirit of
emulation that was very helpful. One
| teacher said: 81 very soon came to
know the families who didn't take the
paper for the first question the child
ren asked ON Monday morning was
"Has the new REGISTER Gomez"
Another said: 81 taught in a part of
the county [South Elsmorel where
comparatively few REGISTERS are
taken, and l was Obliged to interfere
often to keep the children from quar-
reling over who should have the paper
| first when 1t was put on file." These
are but two samples of the testimony
given by all the teachers as to the
eagerness with which the REGISTER
was read by children whose parents
did not take it. OF course these child
ren cannot see the paper during vaca-
ton, and the question we wish could
be put to all parents is, "Are you do
ing right by your children to deny
them a paper which they would so
eagerly read and which would, if it
were furnished them, be no small fac
tor i'm their education?"
Prof. Scanlon, the "world renowned
magician" didn't give any show Mon-
day night. He sent his strong box, In
which he would be tied and from
which, by the aid of "spirits" he
would emerge without breaking the
seals,-he sent his box ahead for in
spection. The boys inspected it and
amused themselves and the passers by
all the rest of the day locking one an
other i'm and then crawling out through
the "solidn side. The Professor came
along in the evening and hired the
band to play for him, and then when
ne came to count up his audience he
found grand total of two small boys
who had paid their way i'm for the
sake of yelling "rats!" when he began
ON the box trick. He gave the boys
L <,
and then departed thence. The in
spection of the strong box is what did
| The business.
The people didn't leave their mirth
and their employments to any great
extent and all come with one accord
to the circus. In fact If it had not
been for the band and the elephant
one would hardly have known there
was q show in town. However it
was a pretty good show, as shows go.
The snakes were sufficiently horrid,
and the mermaid was very much
alive, and the vampires looked real
blood-thirsty, and Punch and Judy
were as funny as ever, and the oamels
were as ugly as usual, and the tum-
bling was fairly good, and the clown
didn't talk at all, which was great
relief. This reporter did not remain
to the concert, but he knows it was
positively the best entertainment of
the kind ever given under any canvas,
for he heard the manager say so.
The lola Public Schools will close
Tuesday morning, May II, with short
rhetorical exercises i'm the different
rooms. The graduating exercises Vt
the High School will be held Tuesday
evening in the \. o. U. w. hall, the
exercises beginning at o'clock. Tick
cts Will be on sale at Aliens Book
Store at s O'Clock Monday morning,
May IL. General admission 10 cents,
reserved seats ID cents. The
following pupils belong to the
graduating class: Thomas HI. Bow
Ius, German course: Craigie Mellow
ell, Latin course; Sadie Post, English
course; Lutte =. Slower, German
course; George l.. WOOdin, German
course; Orval X. Williams, English
course.
The Fisher Sisters have leased the
Washington hotel, Galveston, Texas,
and expect to take possession of it the
18th of the month. Miss Lyb. started
to Galveston Wednesday to conclude
the negotiations and Misses Jennie
and Frank will follow her in few
days, the three assuming the manage
ment. The Washington has 62 rooms,
is well located and is already doing a
good business, which will doubtless
be increased under the management
of the Fisher Sisters whose success in
the art of hotel keeping has gained so
fiattering reputation all over Kansas.
Their lola friends will wish them a
full measure of prosperity in their
new venture. The house here will be
continued as usual.
Superintendent Barber has been dis
tributing himself about the State
quite Iumerously this week. Monday
night he attended the Moran high
school commencement and delivered