The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-16

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| The robber then demanded what mon
ey Mr.. Webb had about his person.
/ This also was handed over, but when
Webb protested that 1t was pretty
: tough to take the last cent from man
who had a large family to support on
a small salary, it was handed back
again. The robber then commanded
! him to open the safe, but Webb did
not know the combination, and so the
I $500 or more that was in the safe re-
manned there. Finding that he had
secured all he could-S19.92-the rob-
l Der told Mr.. Webb to sit down and
"stay sOtn for five minutes, and then
/ disappeared. There were several
| tramps about town Monday, and it is
naturally supposed that the deed was
committed by one of them. But the
amount taken was so small that it is
not likely that any effort will be made
to apprehend the thief.
Mr.. J. H. Belts, of MarmatOn town.
ship, was in town Monday and in
| formed us that his house and barn
with all their contents were burned
last Friday night. Mr.. and Mrs. Bet
tbs and all the family left home early
Friday morning, not expecting to re-
turn home for = or days. About
midnight the neighbOrs discovered
the buildings to be ON fire, but they
were destroyed before anyone got
there. All the household furniture,
all the farm implements and lot of
hay, were a total loss. There seems
to be no doubt that the fire was the
work of an incendiary, but Mr.. Belts
ss, Al 20, IN al, IN,
as he had not an enemy in the neigh
borhOOd to his knowledge. The farm
belongs to an investment company at
X. c., and it will probably rebuild
the house. But the loss of the furnit-
ure, implements and hay is a severe
one to Mr.. Belts and he certainly de-
serves every accommodation that can
be extended to him.
"Ta-ra-ra- bOOm-de-ay,n has been q
long time getting to lola, but it is here
now and it has hit us hard. All the
boys are whistling it, and one boy
that we unfortunately know of uses 1t
instead of his devOtiOns. He sings it
at the top of his voice the first thing
i'm the morning. Then he plays it on
a fife. Then he goes to the organ and
plays and sings all the verses, repeat
ing the chorus each time. That he
has not yet met a violent death is the
strongest evidence that could be adj
duced of the indulgence of his neigh
bors. How such a song ever "struck
i'm so deep is one of the inscrutable
mysteries. There is no music i'm it,
and the words are positively indecent.
The town ought to have been quaran-
tined against it.
Phil. Kearney Command Number l,
department of Kansas, Union Feter-
ans Union, was mustered in Thurs
day evening at G.. A. II. Hall, with
twenty-five charter members, by J.
b. GOshorn, Colonel on National Staff
and Mastering officer for Kansas. The
Command organized by electing the
following officers: Colonel, Oscar
FOust; Lieut.. Col, y. j. Clark; Maj,
Phil. III. Moore; Quarter Master, J.
f. ireland; Surgeon, John Dunfeo;
Chaplain, Jos. J. Weaver; Officer of
the Day, Otto Kruger; Officer Of the
Guard, II. c. Rutledge. The COM
mand will meet in q. a. II. Hall the
first and third Thursdays of each
month.
Our old friend, G. NJ. Simpson,
seems to have gained as much pOpu-
larity in his new home as he had In
his old. He is candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for member of
Legislature, and the Los Angles
Times tells how he swept the pri-
maries as Pasadena:
Those Ong-talked-Of primaries were held
yesterday and between the hours of high noon
and p. IN. Capt simpson swept the town He
swept it clean from Alpha TO Omega, from the
First Ward TO the Fourth, and all the wards
between, and when the smoke of battle cleared
away, John G.. ROsSitcr and other leaders in
Mr. Arthurs, ranks were heard to inquire.
got there to an extent that must have surprised
himself Every ward went his way, and by
decided mHjOnties
The publications of the Experiment
Station at Manhattan are sent free TO
farmers who apply for them. At
present limited number of the ali
nual reports for 1888, 1889, 1890, and
1891 can be supplied. These contain
essentially all the matter published
so far, and treat of experiments with
wheat, corn, oats, forage plants, sOr-
gum, sugar beets, ensilage, peas,
beans, potatoes, tomatoes, strawber-
ries, grapes, smuts in cereals, injur-
ious insects, diseases of animals, pig
feeding, ETC., and contain many val
liable hints and suggestions.
DIED: At the residence of his faith
er J. l.. WOodin, west of lola, ON
Thursday September 8, 1892, George
Lorenzo WOOdin, in the 2Oth year of
his age. The funeral services were
held at 3 p. m. Friday, Rev. Freed,
Officiating and were largely attended.
g Gorge WOodin was clever and
promising boy. Quiet and gentle
manly always in his demeanOr, he
was equally popular with young and
old, and his early death, the
result of consumption, is deeply re-
GREETED by all who knew him.
Garnet Republican: September
% will be observed by the cOlOred peO-
pie of this county as Emancipation
day. Extensive preparations have
been made to entertain the public in
the city park, as they anticipate quite
an attendance from WyandOtte, PaO-
la, Ottawa, lola, Chanute, TT. Scott,
Lawrence and from other points. b.
X. Bruce and Hon. \. Fairfax will
address the gathering of colored
brethren.
A note received this week from Miss
saba Travis, at Washington, says
that there is no question in the minds
of the officials there that this country
will suffer from a visitation of the
cholera, and encloses circular giving
as prevention and treat
ment. Miss Travis is trained nurse
connected with the q. a. r. Hospital,
and she sends assurance that if any
of the Kansas visitors are taken sick
they will receive extra care.
are fighting the Cholera hard
at New York, but there is hardly one
chance in a thousand that it can be