The Iola register., 1891-07-24


II The second In the series of Normal
lectures was given by Prof. Adams, as
4 announced, last Thursday evening to
an audience which tested the capacity
of the NJ. f. Church to the utmost.
4 Prof. Adams is well versed in his sub
Ijeet, astronomy, and treated it in a
way sufficiently popular to hold atten-
ton, and sufficiently scientific to fur.
nish much instruction. The stereop-
ticon views with which he illustrated
his lecture are of the best that can be
obtsined, having been borrowed from
the State University especially for the
Occasion. Those who failed to attend
missed a rare opportunity.
On last Monday night about 10 p. m.
after the adjournment of the Good
Templars' Lodge, a large company OF
the members went i'm body to the
residence of Mr.. e. w McNiel, to see
a beautiful night-blooming cereus in
bloom. 1t was indeed u magnificent
sight to see the beautiful flower that
had come in full bloom to stay one
night only, as it stood i'm stately form,
with its snow-white petals unfolded be-
meath the silvery drapery of flood of
soft light from the full moon. How
we thought Solomon, in all his glory,
was not arrayed like one of these.-One
of the Company.
The announcement of the lola Park
Association in regard to the horse fair
appears In another part of the paper.
We are glad to hear that this fair is to
be permanent institution The matter
is under the direction of some of the
solid business men of lola, who guar
antee the premiums offered. Stalls
have been built for the accommodation
of the horses; the track is in fine con-
dition, and the grand stand is to be
enlarged. Farmers from all l,arts of
the county should take an interest i'm
the horse fair.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents, 10 miles northeast Of
lola, by Rev. A. s. Freed of the NJ. +.
church, Mr.. Arthur w. Edw ards and
Miss Sarah f. Lawler, both of Allen
county, Kansas. The ceremony Oc-
cured i'm the presence of about fifty
witnesses. The bride and groom were
the. recipients of many handsome pres
ents, including table linen, glassware,
and handsome family bible. They
have the best wishes of the REGISTER.
1t seems as though some people have
more than their share of suffer- ing i'm
this world. One of our local reporters
tells about Mrs. Marian Christy who
came in from the country on the 4th
and while stopping at the residence of
Mr.. Jack Morris, had paralytic
stroke. and has been speechless ev-
er sincs. Besides that she has been
blind for eight years. She has one
child over seven years old whom she
has never seen.
The prospect for the fruit crop in
this part of the State was never bet
ter than at present. All the small
fruits yielded unusually well and
plums, and early apples and peaches,
are now flooding the market. Every
farmer who has good orchard on his
farm has two strings to his bow, for
the same rains that prevented him
from cultivating his corn proved the
making of q splendid and valuable
fruit crop.
Prof. G. T.. Merwin, of Erie, who had
been engaged to deliver one of the lee
lures in the Normal Lecture course,
WIS obliged to cancel his engagement,
and has gone to the Teachers Associa.
ton at Toronto, Canada. From there
he will go to his old home in Pennsyl-
vania, to see his mother, probably for
the last time, as she is failing in
health.
Harry Thomas exhibited his prowess
night by killing a coon
which was in his hen house. How
ever the feat did not seem so worthy
Of respect when 1t was learned that
the coon was the tame one belonging
At Watkins livery barn, which had in
some manner escaped and taken to
chicken stealing for living.
DIR. w. H. Mcdowell and family re-
turned last Thursday night from the
Colorado River Indian Reservation i'm
Arizona, where he has been stationed
IS Government physician for the past
year. He found the climate of that
country very deleterious to his health
md was obliged to resign his position.
The "Longfellow Entertainment"
oy the Epworth League last Friday
right was an interesting program well
'endered. There Is not a young gen.
ileman or young lady in town who ,
would not be benefited by attending
hese Epworth League meetings at
he NJ. f. church every Friday even ,,
ng.
Kansas is having a healthy boom
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