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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
New to the Business.

A West Washington young lady fsays
the Post of that city, who has been
married but few weeks, had her first
experience at going to market" the
other day. After she had succeeded in
making several laughable blunders, as
Young wives are apt to, she approached
poultry dealer and asked the price Of
chickens. Being told by the dealer,
who also handed her fine pair of live
birds 70 examine, she quieted their flut-
ter1ng as best she could and then, APP
plying her nose to them, and giving
them an audible smell, said, in the most
innocent manner: Are you sure they
are fresh, sir?"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

Sub Rosa-The merchant was tell
ing bright reporter of q bad business
failure. Kind of sub rosa affair"
said the reporter. BEG pardon?" "Went
down under their owes" and the re.
porter laughed long and loud Detroit
Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26
Martha ra,h,nrton Monnmen.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 1S-In the SUI
preme court Of appeals Thursday Judge
Fauntleroy delivered the opinion in the
celebrated case of Colbert and Kirtley
against Shepherd, the verdict of the
lower court, which was in favor of the
defendant being sustained. This is
more commonly known as the Martha
Washington monument case, and is a
suit for $40, COO damages on an alleged
breach of contract. The plaintiffs al
legged that defendant agreed to sell the
monument, while the defendant claims
he only agreed to sell the ground on
which the monument was located,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-26

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov 1s.-Thurs-
day afternoon Mrs. Ida Marsh, who is
defendant in habeas corpus proceed
ing in Judge Bartholomew court,
seeking 70 secure possession of her
daughter, attempted to kill her hus-
band, George b. Marsh, at the west en-
trance to the courthouse. The ball
missed Marsh and struck Barney McCoy
in the leg. Mrs Marsh cooked the re.
volver TO shoot a second time, but
Charley Sorters, constable, who hap.
pened to be at hand, ard Patrolman
Wurtz caught her and disarmed her.
She was taken to the police station,
charge 'th attempted murder
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Resolutions of Respect
ANSON JEWELL.

The undersigned committee APP
pointed by the Moran Presbyterian
Sunday School and church upon resO-
buttons of respect on the death of our
beloved brother, Arson Jewell, re-
spectfully report.
Whereas, 1t is with sincere sorrow
and regret that we are called upon to
mourn the loss of our beloved brother,
Arson Jewell, who departed this life
March Z, 1892, and
Whereas, While our brother has
been called to higher and better life
his gain is a sad loss to his family, his
many friends and the Sabbath School
and church he loved so well, therefore
be it
Resolved, That while we bow in
humble submission to God who dOeth
all things well, we realize with true
and heartfelt sorrow the loss the
church and Sabbath School has sus-
tanned i'm the death of one who was SO
active, energetic and so generally low
ed and respected.
Resolved, That we extend to the
surviving wife and children our heart
felt sympathy in this their greatest
affiiction and we pray that God In
His infinite mercy will enable them to
bear up under their sad bereavement.
Resolved, That copy of these res
olutions be handed to the bereaved
wife and also to the Moran Herald
and the lola REGISTER for publica-
ton. w. A. ROSS,
\. THOMPSON,
A. WRIGHT.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
A Pleasant Occasion.
WISE, KAN, March !

WISE, KAN, March 10, 1897.
EDITOR REGISTER. SIR:-W h
your humble servant should have
been selected to perform the task, is
to us at least, mystery, but as WIS
have been especially requested, we
will do the best we can to write up
for your paper an account of the
"Event of the season. which came
off at the pleasant home of Mr.. Will
liam Banta: on the 9th ult., the Occa-
sion of Mrs. Banta's fiftieth birthday.
We hope the zealously religion pa
irons of your valued weekly will not
Judge us too harshly for getting up
feast right in the midst of the lental
season. The only excuse we have to
offer for such conduct is that BIRTH
days, like Christmas, come but once
a year. Had Mother Banta antici-
pated such an event as took place last
Wednesday, and had she been per-
mitted to choose she would doubtless
have preferred her natal day should
have come at some other than the
lental season. But, like the rest of
the world, she could not penetrate
the cycles of more than half century
or choose the time of her birth. By a
little innocent deception, Mr.. and
Mrs. Banta were cajoled from home
early in the morning, and when the
company was assembled a messenger
was dispatched to request their re-
turn, with the information that Mr..
and Mrs. James Davis were at their
place. We leave those who have been
similarly situated to depict their sur
prise npon returning to find the house
overlooking with friends and neigh
bors. and bountiful repast already
spread, for all had brought well-filled
baskets. There was bread and but
ter, ham boiled and fried, beans and
vegetables, and what would have in
terested the REGISTER man most,
there was chicken, chicken, chicken,
baked and boiled, warm and cold;
fruits, jellies and sauces, honey and
pickles, enough it seemed to supply a
regiment, ana although they disap-
peared like mists before the crimson
glory of the morning sun, yet the sup
ply equalled the demand, and there
were many fragments to be taken up
when all were satisfied. Thus, with
feasting, music and social converse
the hours sped by until the declining
sun reminded the crowd that some of
them were miles from home and the
roads were very muddy. Once more
gathering around the organ, the as
sembly sang "God be with you till we
meet again." then after a touching
and appropriate prayer by Rev. Sam
uel Jones, the people dispersed, wish
ing Mrs. Banta many returns of the
happy occasion, for overly her hus-
bind trusteth in her and her children
rise up and call her blessed"
L. d. J.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Good Looks.

Good looks are more than skin deep,
depending upon a healthy condition
of all the vital organs. If the Liver
be inactive, you have a Bilious Look,
if your stomach be disordered you
have Dyspeptic look and if your
Kidneys be affected you have a pinch
ed look. Secure good health and you
will have good looks. Electric Bit
tiers is the-great Alternative and Tonic
acts directly on these vital organs.
Dures Pimples, BlOtches, Boils and
gives a good complexion. Sold at w.
J. Evans Drug Store, soc per bottle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18

emit medicines, and In fact everything
i'm those lines all i'm the same building,
and we have loafers. think it is
the greatest place in Allen county at
which to congregate evenings to play
checkers, talk slang and scandal (such
as happened west of the river not long
ago. Even the heads of some fami-
lies go and spend three or four hours
in such interesting exercise, and en-
tice young men and boys away from
home to learn such interesting pass
times. They get home at late hour.
Wife and mother in bed. Next morn
ing. "Well John, what time did you
get in last night?" 20, L had little
business to attend to and didn't get In
till half past nine. What time did
you go to bed, wife?" "Oh, l had the
dishes to wash after you went out,
and yeast to set for to-day's bread
and then the children were tired and
l put them to bed. After that had
to bring in coal and kindling, mend
Willie's pants and Annie's dress, and
baby was so cross didn't get to bed
till eleven. Then at half past eleven
you tried to slip i'm at the back door
and wakened me. l had to get up
this morning at five o'clock, so L had
only four and half hours sleep when
| should have had ten"
AS a rule, Mr.. Editor, our neighbor-
hood is very good indeed. Now and
then family will move in for only a
year or two, and as q rule their influ-
ence is bad. They do not attend
church or Sabbath School. Their in
fiuence Is little like pouring black
ink OH a white cloth-it takes lots OF
washing to eradicate the stain, and 1t
takes lots of patience to counterfeit the
bad influence of the average migratory
One-year Kansan.
Occasionally we notice, or observe,
q great many things as we perambu-
late around over the county. We OBJ
serve the township road scraper stand
ing out on the highway,-two hun
dred eighty dollars or more invested.
Wonder if the township trustee thinks
the roads will be the better for the
scraper standing out in the snow and
rain of the last three or -four menths.
| And all the road Overseers draw thelI
pay for fifteen or twenty days work.
Well, it is little like the town tramp
or loafer,-the labor is spent for but
little profit to our roads. 1 observe
that some of us farmers take care OF
our tools about the same way. Oul
plows, harrOws, and other nipple
ments are left i'm the field all winter
and when pillow time comes we go out
and hunt them up. Then we get an
old case knife and the fun begins. We
start the team then stop and scrape
and-swear. / think rusty plOws
have sent more farmers to hades than
all the "watered stock" and dirty
grain they ever sold for the pure arti
cles. l apprehend man will gel
about as hot over rusty pillow as it il
possible for him to get this side o
hades. OBSERVER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
WILLIAM HAWK.
lola, March L, 1892.

lola, March II, 1892.
To the Commander and comrades of
McCook Post No. 81 g. A. r.
We, your committee appointed for
the purpose of reporting to the Post
proper resolutions upon the death of
our late William Hawk, beg leave to
submit the following:
COmrade Hawk enlisted in Company
ID, 9th Kansas cavalry, Oct. 10, 1861,
and served until Dec. 10, 1854. He
died at his home in lola Kansas, on
the 18th day of March, 1892.
Comrade Hawk has the record of a
good soldier.
He has been a sober and industrious
citizen.
He has been an esteemed and at
tentive member of this Post.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That as it has pleased an
Allwise Providence to take from his
family their husband and father and
from this Post an active and faithful
member we hereby extend our SYM
patty to his family and relatives in
this their hour of bereavement.
Resolved, That the usual badge OF
mourning be displayed in the Post
room for thirty days. T. S. SLOWER,
II. ID. SCOTT,
ROBT. Cook.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Spring Branch.

1t was pretty rough the first of the week.
Messrs Anderson and voorhees, have had
their summers wood sawed up with Mr.. ThOm-
as steamer 1t is quite success.
Some of us country folks are looking forward
to Sunday not altogether on account of going
to church but we are insured grass that day you
know
Mr. John Francis arrived last Thursday from
New York to Superintend the construction of
his fine residence 1t viii be of brick forty
feet square, two stories high with basement
and will be heated by hot air furnaces. When
completed II will be one of the finest residences
in the county 1t will cost from seven to ten
thousand dollars.
new pOst-office is being talked of in this
locality OF course II would be a small Office,
but for about dozen or fifteen families IL will
be a mighty good thing if it can be located
about half way between lola and Wise post
the expense would amount to but very little.
1t looks as though we might be favored with
mail closer home. If successful the Office will
probably be located at Mr. VoOhees' as that is
about six aad one-half miles from lola. five
miles from Wise, five and One-haf from La
Harpe and five miles from Carlyle. We GER
tainiy deserve I he Office and will no doubt get
it
There will be more oats sown in these parts
than ever before.
As neither party is satisfied with the decision
of the arbitrator in the CAN'T estate, II Is our
opinion that the arbitrators did about the right
thing.
Mr. Bishop of Fort Riley moved onto Mr.. Ste
venson place last week
Mr. Fackler sold some onions In lola last
week for four dOllrrs a buShel and sets for
twenty cents quart. That strikes US as
pretty good price.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
What are Krause's Headache Capsules?

To be brief they are unlike anything
prepared in America. a few years
since an acquaintance who for years
had been a headache sufferer, until
his system had been nearly ruined,
was advised to go to the Carlsbad
Springs, Germany; to try the effects
of the water. While the waters were
apparently benefit, still they were
not a cure. While at the Springs he
heard a great deal about the court
physician, DR.. Krause, who afterward
became famous the world over owing
to the Mackenzie controversy during
and after the last illness of the empOr-
or William.
He consulted DIR. Krause in regard
to his headaches, and to quote the
doctors words:
"Here is a prescription which, if
taxed as direct, will prevent or stop
any kind of a headache, no matter
what the cause. You will find the
frequency of the attacks will diminish
and by taking the capsules when you
feel the approach of headache you
will never have another"
The patient was radically cured and
with his permission l prepare, and
sell what 1 have seen fit to call
Krause's Headache Capsules to head
ache victims. w. J. Evans
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
NeOshO Valley.

There was a good attendance at the quarterly
meeting Saturday and Sunday. About twenty,
five persons were present from Rock Creek and
other foreign points
] Butler is hauling his wheat to lola. where
it is received by Fit Scott parties
Will Strawderman went to Mo with another
load of his fathers goods the first of the week
Master Harry Bassett of Moran, attended
church at this place last Sunday. His well cor
rected manners, his logical reasoning ON sub
iects submitted to his consideration. his beam
ing countenance that is unmistakable evidence
of a high state of intellectual culture made him
a subject of admiration by all with whom he
came in contact
Oscar Castator. of Hancock county, Ill. was
visiting at the old homestead short time ago
His visitafforded great pleasure TO his afflicted
mother
John Preston has sold his farm in Iowa and
has returned to Allen county to seek perma-
nent location Like many others a short stay
away has doubtless forced the conclusion upon
him that this is the best place to live after all
Farm whispers that had increased to pretty
lively buzz were suddenly silenced by the heavy
snow storm the first of the week.
u F. Clark went to Kansas City on Monday OF
last week to have his eye operated on. Ii was
decided that it would have to be removed. and
the operation was performed shortly after his
arrival. He is expected home in few days
NALLEYITE.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Concerning Loafers and Things.

CARLYLE KANSAS, Mar. IA, 1892.
Mr.. Editor: We noticed last week
in perambulating around, the number
of loafers on the streets in lola. Now
suppose eight, ten or twenty women,
both white and black, would cOngre-
gate on the other corner of the street,
talk slang, chew tobacco, and be mix
ed up till you couldn't tell "tother
from which,, and do this day in and
day out. What hubbub it would
make! Why sir, it wouldn't be more
than two hours before you'd see a
great burly black man rush off to the
court house to apply for divorce. He
would be followed by a little fish of a
white man as a witness, and as the
burly black man would make his
statement, the little white man would
rise up and say, "That's fact, that's
a fact" "Well," says the lawyer,
how does it come you know so much
about this NATTER" 80, was loaf
ing ON the other corner"
If you please, loaflng, ETC., is not
confined to lola. Take our own Pres
byterian neighborhoOd, where every
body ought to be a saint. We have a
post Office, groceries, dry goods, pat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18

interest. And while upon this SUBJ
ject, am happy to inform you that
met, about two weeks ago, a gentle
man who resides in this county, and
who is a relative and naIne-sake OF
the first white resident of Allen coun-
ty. Having only few moments OPP
portunity to converse with him-he
being i'm great haste to start on his re-
turn to the ranch-he promised when
informed of desire to interview him
concerning his illustrious relatively to
give me full opportunity when next
in the city, which would be about one
month from that time.
With reference to San Diego City
and county, so much has been written
and read about "Bay'n Climate" and
the phenomenal growth of the city,
that it may prejudice all my efforts,
especially in that line, and cause the
best of the latter to be described by
professional hoodlums and cranks in
the artistic(?) and technical term used
by them of "ratsl" To disabuse all
minds in that regard, fit can be so
done, will state that am not an ad
vertising medium, 'that whatever will
be written i'm these articles will refer
to matters of personal observation,
covering a period of four years, and
will be written for the purpose of CIV
ing to those seeking it, such reliable
information as may not be despised.
With this preface, Twill so soon as
the REGISTER appears with its pub
LEGATION, resume; hoping that its read
ers may be as much entertained in the
reading as the undersigned is in the
writing. H. w. TALCOTT.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Mustered Ont.

DIED: Friday morning, March II,
1892, VIM. Hawk, at his home in lola.
The deceased was born in Warren
county, n. ]. Sept. l, 1885. At q
years of age he went to Illinois, re-
moving from there to Kansas in 1857.
He enlisted in the 9th Kansas cavalry
and served his country faithfully for
three years. He has lived in lola
during the past eleven years and has
been good citizen, being specially
active and useful member of the Nc.
Cook Post, G.. A. r.. He leaves q
wife and daughter to mourn his loss
The funeral services were held in
the Nj. f. Church, and were conduct
ed by Rev. A. s. Freed, assisted by
Revs. Hawkins and Huckleberry
The Post attended in body and the
church was crowded with sympathiz.
ing citizens.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
OF Interest To Educators

Superintendent Barber has sent out
the following circular letter to the
teachers of Allen county:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Our
April meeting of the county teachers
Association will be held in lola, Sat-
urday April 2. The city teachers
will again serve a free lunch to all in
attendance.
The following changes in the pub
lished program will be made: The
morning session will be open at ten
O'Clock and the recitations in General
History and "Page" will be heard be-
shortened. The papers will be pre-
scented after dinner. At O'Clock the
city schools will hold a matinee at
the opera house and give an enter
tainment at night for the benefit of
the Columbian fund. Matinee 10c;
entertainment 10c and 15c.
The program of the S. E. X. L. A.
is enclosed with this letter. 1t is a
rare treat to have this association SO
near us, and l desire to urge all AL
len county teachers to attend. Ask
your school board to permit you to
dismiss school for Thursday and Fri
day.
The county normal institute will
probably begin June this year. If
one hundred pupils can be secured for
the extra time, an extra session will
be held beginning May %. This ses-
sion will cost Sl.00 extra for tuition.
Prof. and Mrs. Picken and Prof. Es-
tey will have charge of the work. Can
you not become member ofthis extra
session and bring one or more of your
pupils? Let me know at an early
date if you will join us.
Yours very truly,
ED. L. BARRIER, Supt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
Diamond.

The REGISTER made us say last week that Mrs
Wise was convalescent, when we were speaking
of Mrs Strickland
There has been much moving around lately,
caused by the late decision on the land question
Almost every quarter section has homestead
cr on il now We understand Mr. Garrison has
returned to his claim. as have many others. We
Join the REGISTER and every other law abiding
citizen in wishing that whatever the June YER
dict is that ii will be just and equitable and be
received by both factions as final Then, and
not till then. will our county have anything like
a fair chance with other parts of the State
The many friends of Mr.. Charles Sprague
were panied to learn last Thursday that he had,
on the Monday previous departed for parts un-
known leaving his wife to live alone or 10 re-
turn to her father. Fortunately there are no
children and Mr. Nader with true fatherly
kindness opened his heart and house to his al
most broken hearted daughter
The cold rain last week was very hard on I'M
sheltered stock but we have thus far heard of
few losses Mr HinZie lost n COW, and Mt.
Brown lost a COW and a cali.
MT Robinson returned from Leayenworth
Friday We are very sorry to learn of the death
of his aged mother Thus zone by one the old
soldiers are called home anc their vacant places
can never be filled in the hearts of their loved
ones" May we live so that our children can ac-
cord to us that love and respect we have always
observed MI Robinson rendered his aged moth
or.
MIS- A. and Mrs r A Hardy accompanied
by little Howard visited MIS- Charles Nanderver
OF Usage Saturday and Sunday
a surprise party at Mr.. Bantas wednesday
Miss Mcclure the teacher at Waverly, Sunday
ed at Geneva
How was monday and Tuesday for winter in
Kansas? OMEGA.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-18
"REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD SETTLER

SAN DIEGO, CAL. MARCH Z, 1892.
Editor REGISTER: Your letter ac-
cepting my rash proposition to write
YOU ''some "reminiscences of Allen
county, interspersed with incidents
and descriptions of this country" was
received short time ago.
If my taste had, in its first building,
or in subsequent additions thereto,
taken to the eating of tobacco, (Which
from the first sickening. recollections
of its trial it did mott now feel that
in making that proposition L have,
figuratively speaking, tried it again,
and as if following the example of the
man who located into the hollow OF
his cheek more of that weed than he
could conveniently or gracefully mas
ticate. The task is one of hardship,
and the fear is that you and your
readers will be disappointed, and wish
the recollections parenthetically refer
red to above may attack your writer
with severityand cause him. to abandon
the second trial with CELEBRITY.
AS to attempting "the ancient his
tory of Allen county"-that is beyond
the question. When it is to be recOl-
Iected that Allen county contained
white people as far back as January,
1856: that your writer's permanent
location therein was not until March,
1868: that he has been thousands OF
miles away from there during more
than four years, and that the are 9TH
ers on the ground just as able, better
qualified, and with access to the help
of others who are CsncieRts, and "were
there, ut can hardly be expected
that one at this distance could give
reasonable satisfaction to the readers,
or do Justice to himself So you must
excuse me on that part of your sug-
gestion.
But, as to the "Reminiscences, etc,
the effort is herein commenced pre-
fatorily. In it many instances may
be referred to of quite ancient date,
and being only such as We're commun-
icated to the writer by those who were
truthful witnesses-bothi in knowledge
and narration-and who could have
no object in deceiving, they may be
read with some degree of historical