The Iola register., 1891-04-24

| w. H. Ricketts, is now in charge oi
the Allen county shoe store, and he
says while the boss is gone the people
will get the benefit of some low prices
in shoes.
Mr.. o. J. Nichols, of Cherokee, Past
Supreme Protector of the o. s. F., and
Mr.. A. HI. Sears, of Ft. Scott, chair
man of tie Executive Committee OF
the same order, were in lola last Sat
urday on official business.
Mr.. James Townsend killed an old
wolf and captured seven young ones
ON his farm west of the river the other
day. The wolves have been giving
him great deal of trouble and he is
well pleased to have made 80 good a
capture.
McCook Post, Relief Corps and Camp
will be represented at Hutchinson re-
spectively by Capt. Slower, Mrs. Stow
er and Frank Nigh. Mr.. Cunning
ham will represent the Humboldt
Post and Ed. II. Barber will prObabl bly
go over also.
GdimeH Ptdindeuic.,: Last week
we spoke of stranger forging an Or
| der on district No. II. The lola REG
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attempt upon school district there
No doubt both attempts were made
by the same party.
Clay Center Dispatch: The boys
have thoroughly convinced Charley
Scott that bachelors 60 t. heaven,
sometimes, and he now advertises for
an old fashioned singing school teach
er. He intends to fit himself for po-
sitiOn in the heavenly choir
4 Salem Farmer: / live little
closer to Humboldt than 1 do to lola
but / always come TO lola when /
have produce to sell because / can get
better prices here. Butter and eggs
are always from cent to three cents
higher here than in Humboldt.
Miss Josie Swearingin Is exhibiting
to her friends fOur-legged chicken
which Matched from one of her broOds
the other day. The two extra legs
are just behind the regular ones, and
are perfectly formed but smaller and
not used in locomotiOn. 1t Is a curious
lUsus ndturde.
The REGISTER office has printed
some handsome invitation cards for
the graduating class of the Geneva
High School which will hold its Com
mencement exercises next Saturday,
May .. The graduates are Misses
Olive Knowlton, Lucy Gray and An
na Carman, and they offer an attract
i've program.
1t is understood that half interest
in the Farmers Friend has been sold
to Mr.. Wilson, of Elsmore, who will
take editorial charge, Mr.. Harris do
ing the mechanical work. Mr.. Wix-
son is spoken well of by those who
know him and we trust he will find
his new work pleasant and profitable
In politics he has always been Dem
Ocrat.
The REGISTERS new job press, a
with all the late improvements, arriv-
ed last Saturday and has been kept
busy all the week. 1t is beautiful
press and does splendid work. The
facilities of the REGISTER Office for
doing job work are now far and away
better than those of any other office in
Allen county.
Cowley county reports serious in
jury done to young apple trees by the
ravages of a small insect at the roots
of the trees. 1t is called the apple
tree louise. a sure remedy is said to
ha weak solution of "blue-stOne," or
sulphate of copper, which can be OBJ
tanned at any drugstore. Our farmers
and nursery men should make early
examination, and report for the BEN
eft of the public.
Thos. Jones, father of Asa Jones,
who came here q few days ago on a
visit after an absence of a year or
more, died last Thursday of paralysis.
His son, Reuben Jones, was with him
during his last hours, and conveyed
the remains back to the old home,
Piper City, ILL.,, for interment. Asa
Jones was telegraphed for but was un-
able to leave Oklahoma City on ac-
count of the serious illness of his wife.
We are in receipt of handsome
card of invitation to attend the Second
annual commencement of the Moran
High School to be held on Monday
evening, May 4. Upder the principal
ship of Prof. l.. l.. Carter, ably assist
ed by Misses Flora Gay and Ida A.
Spencer, and Mr.. U. r. Courtney, the
Moran schools have been brought to
a high grade of excellence. The class
of '91 has five members, Glare B. Kim
ne, Florence A. McGlashen, w. w.
Nelson and J. l.. Smith.
Pdrson Pcterkin: Not counting the
colored denominations there are five
small churches i'm lola, five little |
choirs and five poorly paid preachers.
Why not have one big church, one big |
choir and one well paid preacher?
All these churches believe practically |
the same things, and they are all 60
ing in the same direction to the same
place: Why not go together? 1t
wouldn't cost so much and believe
it would be better for all concerned.
I believe that one great big church
would exert greater influence for
good in this town than our five small
churches do.
A proposition was made at the coun-
ell meeting Monday night that the
city should erect a one-stOry frame
building on one corner of the public
square, to be used as a council cham
Der and a store house for tools, fire
ladders and other city property. 1t
would be very nice to have a city hall;
but it should be a building worthy
the name and not little "shack" we
would all be ashamed of. Wait until
we can afford to put $4,000 into a
house to be built out of lola marble,
srchitecturally beautiful, and large
enough to furnish home for the Ii