The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-22

TREAT Us Was luIHisutu " tHc lcd l
wear ball given on Wednesday even.
ing under the patronage of the ladies
of the East and West side Lunch
Clubs. One hundred invitations were
sent out and they were SO genarally
accepted that when the Grand March
was called thirty-eight couples took
their places on the floor. Music was
furnished by the lola Orchestra and
the excellence of it was frequently
commented upon. At eleven O'Clock
the entire company repaired to the
Pennsylvania House where all were
seated at once in the large dining
room which was handsomely decOrat-
ed for the occasion and served with
an ella borate collation.. Those who
have had a great many years eXper-
fence of lola banquets unreservedly
declare that this was the most COM
plete and best served that was ever
given here. Dancing was resumed
after supper and continued with un
interrupted pleasure until the usual
"early" hour. The ladies who origin
ated the party and so cleverly carried
/ it through are certainly to be con-
graduated upon its complete success
as a social event that will be long and
pleasantly remembered by the large
number of people who were in attend
ance.
We haven't any grudge against the
doctors and the undertakers; but we
can't help wondering sometimes that
it never seems to occur to some peO-
pie that some of the money they pay
out to these useful members of society
might have been paid to greater adj
vantage over the counters of the
clothing store and the shoe store.
Monday morning as we came up town
in the teeth of that zero blizzard that
seemed to get straight to ones bones
in spite of warm clothing and heavy
overcoat and Overshoes, just in front
of us was small boy, dressed as he
might have been dressed in August,
He had Oh light cotton trousers that
reached barely to his shoe tops, a
light jacket of the same material, but
no vest, no OvercOat, no OvershOes, no
mittens no muller. His face and his
hands were blue with the cold and
the wicked wind must have penetrat-
ed to every part Of his body. He was
shifting with a cold, of course. The
only wonder was he didn't fall down
dead with it. The wonder is, when
one stops to think about it, that any
small boy ever lives to grow up.
At meeting held directly after the
services last Sunday morning the
Presbyterian congregation decided by
unanimous vote to invite Rev. J. Me
Gaughey, to become their pastor. Mr..
McGaughey could not say definitely,
until he has conferred with his family
who are now at Ration, \. NJ, wheth-
er he could accept the call, but it is
quite probable that he will. He start
ed on Monday for his home and if he
concludes to accept he will return in
two or three weeks to begin his work.
He has conducted the services at the
Presbyterian church for three weeks
past, during which time he has made
an excellent impression upon the con-
gregatiOn, as their unanimous vote of
invitation amply testifies. The REG
IsTER will be glad to announce his
positive acceptance of that invitation.
Leo X. Fessler started yesterday af-
ternOOn for Rogers. Arkansas, where
he has purchased the Rogers Repubt-
can, the leading Republican newspa-
per of that portion of the State. Mr..
Fessler is a young man, but has had
considerable newspaper experience,
and has decided ability in that direc
ton. For some time he had the editor
ial control of the Herald, and he was
afterwards connected with the Fort
Scott DaiH Monitor as city editor.
We predict that he will manage the
we wish him the best of success in his
new venture.--MOrdn Herald.
All of which the REGISTER heartily
endorses and echoes. 1t takes good
deal of nerve for a Kansas Republican
to go down into Arkansaw to run Il
newspaper, but Fessler has got it; and
as missionary; carrying the lamp of
truth to those who sit in darkness, he
should have the prayers of all good
people.
The Cdpitdps last mortgage report
shows that during the last six months
of S9l Allen county farmers paid
S9,Sl2 more mortgage debts than they
contracted. This does not take into
account mortgages released by fore
closure, nor does il omit mortgages
recorded as security for purchase
money. 1t simply gives the net re-
duction made by the farmers in their
debts during the past six months.
Considering the Drop failure from
which this county suffered, the show
ing is a remarkably good one and
ought to he encouraging. Atthis rate
we will work out of debt after awhile;
and when we are out of debt we will
begin TO lay by money.
The peerless Knabe pianos which
are to-day taking the lead away from
the Steinway, are without question
the most perfect piano made. Won
Bulow the world-renOwned pianist
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