The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-06-19

peareQ as caldIulty ORATOR OF the mos
y calamitous type, and whose last al
lpearance was as an active manager {
the Cincinnati convention which CAV
birth to the Peoples party. When h
came here he claimed to have been
= Republican, and we wondered wha
private griefs" he had that made hir
leave the party. A recent letter fror
Washington gives his record and W
set it down here for future reference
and as fair sample of the disinterest
ed patriots who are heading the ney
movement in the direction of '',,ure
politics."
; Mr. Powers was employed in the campaign
1888 by the Indiana Republican State centrs
committee. He had charge OF the roll of oil
soldiers and sent out such literature as was as
signed to that department. As soon as the glo
rious victory was known Powers pounced upo
chairman Huston for an Office He led off 70
register of wills for the.District of Columbia bu
fell short; then he concluded register of deed
for Washington would fit him nicely but IL wa
declared q mistit. To have charge of the pos
Office at Terre Haute, was praiseworthy am
bition land he entered that contest ffe di,
not getit Then he concluded that collector o
internal revenue for that district would not b
| bad thing, but IN this too he was doomed +
disappointment Once more and out Though
to be deputy under the collectors for the distric
but again he was not Sin it, BY thisstime tn
! year W nau arrived anu poor POWERS felt III
republicanism weakening lie must turn farm
er and he commenced to correspond with Farm
er Roller and the new class of agriculturists ant
in due time he commenced to tell the farmers o
his county, how badly indeed were they op
pressed. He had never farmed except in poiit
teal way, but he knew all about it and this wal
the enthusiastic beginning of his new labors.
The meeting of the Republican
county central committee on Tuesday
was remarkably well attended consid
ering the horrible condition of the
roads and the threatening weather
every township in the county, except
two of the most inaccessible being rep.
resented. The following members OF
Hardin, p. Moss, j. +. earle, J. b.
Smith, f. d. Lacey, f. G. Gilbert,
James Peery, G. e. Kelsey, J. H.
Hamilton, J. G. Denman, J. c. Beatty,
J. p. Remsberg, c. G. Null, G. w.
Corns, f. NJ. Eckley, Al. Abrams.
The principal business before the COM
mittee was to fix a date for calling a
county convention. Tuesday, Septem-
Der 8, was the day determined upon,
the primaries to be held on the Satur-
day preceding. The convention will
have the same number of delegates as
it had last year. The official call will
be duly published in the Republican
papers of the county. G. d. fngersoll
was chosen to fiji a vacancy i'm the
Marmaton committee caused by there
moval from the county of A. b. Isaac,
and ID. ID. Britton was chosen to sue
coed G.. w. Corns, who has removed
from Usage township. The report of
the treasurer showing that all the in
debtedness incurred by the committee
during last years campaign had been
paid in full, was received, and some
other routine matters were dispatched.
The meeting throughout was harmon
ious and enthusiastic, the report conf
ing from all parts of the county that
Republicans are firmer i'm the faith
than ever, if possible, and are determ-
ined to maintain the good record that
Allen county has heretofore made.
Mr.. d. j. d. Shelter received Oh
Monday letter dated Walters Station
San Diego county, California, of which
the following is copy:
DEAR SIR: DO you know man by the name
of Alex. Straubenmueller2 He was lost on the
Colorado desert last May and is supposed to be
dead ! saw your name on his memorandum
book and hence write to you. If you care for
more particulars concerning him you may adj
dress me. III. ). BARNES.
A great many people in Allen coun-
ty will remember Alex. Straubenmul-
Ter. He was a German and an old
bachelor and lived OH farm near
Moran. He left here about year ago
for California. He carried life in
surance policy in the Select Friends
lodge at this place, and was also in
sured with the Masons, we under
stand. His policies were made pay
able to his legal heirs" but who they
are nobody seems to know, as he had
no relatives in this county. Perhaps
this publication may reach some of
them. Mr.. Shelter has written to
Mr.. Barnes for further particulars, and
proofs, if any exist, of Mr.. SIS death.
Last weeks REGISTER noted the
fact of colt belonging to Fred He'll
man having fallen into the river. The
accident occurred early Friday MORN
ing June 5. Sunday afternoon June
4, Mr.. S. G.. West living near the riv-
err about four miles south of Humboldt
found it i'm some driftwoOd. He re-
leased it and brought ii to land and il
soon recovered from its long bath.
From last weeks REGISTER Mr.. West
learned whom the colt belonged to
and promptly notified Mr.. Heilman
who drove down to his place Tuesday
and secured it bringing it home with
him, apparently none the worse for
wear and tear. "Thompson's colt"
which swan the river to get drink,
has been the champion in that line
for a long time, but it ought TO be re-
tired now to give place to Heilman's
colt which took to living in the river
for fear it would get thirsty.
The July meeting of the Neosho
Valley District Fair Association will
be held July =, 3 and 4. AS the pro-
gram indicates, there will be q num-
Der of exciting races each day. The
track is i'm splendid condition, there
being no better race-cOurse in the
State. The best horses in the country
will compete for the premiums. Hon.
Jerry Simpson, the notorious "sOck-
less" Alliance congressman, will be
present on July 4th, and address the
people. Arrangements have been
made to run special trains on the San
ia Fe and the nj. X. & II. railroads,
but the time table for the latter road
cannot be given at this time. The
train on the Santa Fe will leave lola
for Neosho Falls at : a. IN. Fare for
round trip, IS cts. Lv. Carlyle, Ills;
fare for round trip, SOC. Colony, 7:30;
fare, SIC. Geneva, 7:55; fare, lie.
Arrive ut Neosho Falls at Sis. Leav-
es Neosho Falls for Geneva, Colony,
Carlyle and lola at 9p. m.
So far as we have observed any ex-
preston of sentiment the newspapers
Of the Seventh Judicial District, with |
put regard to party, seem to favor the
reelection of j Judge Stillwell. Among
the latest Communications from the