The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-27
HRUP BRO 9TH ERS,
LEADERS IN Low PRICES

The river road, coming into lola
from the west, ough6 to he macadam-
lied from the railroad to the section
line on the west side of 1.-The lake"
1t is probably not an exaggeratiOn to
say that during three months of the
year it is impossible to haul a decent
load along that road. Even in dry
weather the road is a succession Of
ruts and chuck-hOles that rack a We
hicle to pieces and worry a team. The
only remedy is a permanent rOsdbed,
say - feet wide, extending clear
across the bottom. 1t will cost money
to build it, and it will take time to do
the work, but the city and the town.
ship of lola can well afford to spend
the money, and they ought to begin
the work right now. The city Is in
terested in it because it loses every
year hundreds. if not thousands Of
dollars of trade that belongs here but
is driven to other towns on account Of
the impassability of this road. The
township is interested in it because
the pOpulOus community west Of the
river is put to loss and Inconvenience
y
flee and its market town. The proper
thing, therefore, would be for the city
and township authorities to counsel
together and agree upon some plan
for prosecuting this work. Let some
competent road engineer be consulted
as to the best kind of a road to make
and the way to make it, and then let
the work be commenced. Instead of
patching the road here and there, let
all the road tax be concentrated on
the work of building permanent
road, beginning at one end and keep
ing it up until the other end is reach
ed. II there can be but q hundred
yards built in year, still let the
work be commenced. Let US give our
children a good road if We can't have
it ourselves.
J. +. Dewitt, son of the Captain,
whom we had not seen for l6 years,
walked into the REGISTER Office last
Saturday, and spent what was to US
at least pleasant halt hour recalling
old times and old friends. "Flsvius
Josephus," as the boys who loved him
used to call him, and Calvin Stanley
rOomed together in the room,,now used
by DR.. Chastain as an Office, and went
to school here in the winter of 1873 and
4. They always kept "Open house" to
the boys,-and we wonder If "the
boys now ever have as good times
as we used to have then in that little
room. But that was long time ago.
Mr.. Dewitt is married now and has
four children. His home for several
years past has been in western Kan
sas. and now he is thinking of going
to Oklahoma. Good luck go with him
and follow him everywhere, for there
is no whittier man alive.
The REGISTER noted last week the
splendid gift by Mr.. +. V. DebOissiere
of property to the value of $50, 600 to
the Odd Fellows of Kansas for the
founding of an Orphans Home. In
order to show their appreciation OF
the gift the members Of the order will
tender the donor a grand reception ut
Ottawa tonight, at which 1t Is ex-
pected that every lodge in the State
will be represented. The following
members of lola Lodge expect to 20
up to-day on the noon train: J. FOust,
Chas. Ausherman, Capt. Jones, Otto
KRUGER, Lou HOrville, Oscar FOust,
J. F. Turner, Del Northrup, Ed.
Langford, J. y. Riggs, II. l.. McNiel,
Percy Harris, III. Hobart, w. a.
Grace, w. G.. Thrasher, Samuel
Brown, Alfred Morrison, a. j. Clark.
The Normal Institute lecture to be
given by Mr.. Geo. f. Little, of Wash
ington, ID. c., bids fair to be one Of the
most interesting and instructive lee
lures ever delivered in our city. The
fact of his being engaged by the Cha
tauqua ssemblies at Council Bluffs
Iowa, and Beatrice, Nebraska, gives
assurance of his marked ability,
Besides the evening lecture Mr. Lit
tie will give three talks before tbs
Institute on illustrated Teaching
The subjects are: Hints on rapid
blackboard sketching; familiar OBJ
jects: vegetable and animal forms
/ These talks are illustrated with black
board sketches. Opera house Jun,
Q. Admission % cents for reserved
seats. General admission 20 cents.
! We have letter from our old Re
publican friend, r. V, Reed, Of Cot
tage Grove, in which he most cordially
endorses the candidacy of Geo. t. An
thOny for Congressman-at-large. HI
recalls his first message as Governor
of the State and declares it was thu
most scholarly and statesmanlike doc
ument he ever read. He Alludes ais
to his splendid administration ane
concludes by declaring that in hi
Judgment Geo. T. Anthony has M
superior among all the public men o
the State and that his triumphan
election is certain.
At the request of the REGIsTEI
Prof. Picken has prepared and pre-
sents tn this issue statement OF thu
results of the various entertainment
that have been given by the High
School during the year. The showing
made is certainly very gratifying &
the patrons of the school, and entities
the Superintendent and his assistant
to the warmest commendatiOn. w
doubt if any::other school in the Stat
can show as good a record.
Victor .nurdock: Say, mister,
said a new conner to a Kansas man, a
he held onto a post TO steady himself
''does the wind always blow thi
way?''
Not always" answered the Kan
san. as he yanked his hat furthe
down over his ears. 1T sometime
blows the other way"