The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-01-29
Some time ago the rcounty commits


the county at their homes instead of
being sent to the poor farm, should
not be supplied with coffee, tea or
sugar except upon physicians pre-
scription. 1t seems, however, that
some of the pensioners have been
evading this order by getting an Or
der from the trustee for meal or meat
and then exchanging it at the stores
for an equal value of sugar or coffee or
tea. The matter has been brought to
the attention of the Commissioners
and they desire to give notice that
where it is done they will be obliged
to disallow the bill. This is matter
in which every tax payer is equally
interested and the Board expects the
cooperation of all the merchants of
the county i'm enforcing their order.
G. III. Griffin, well known drum
mer, was arrested here Tuesday
charged with having attempted to
kill his wife at Yates Center the day
before. II seems that his wife was
staying at her fathers and he asked
her to go home with him. She refus-
ed, when he tried to draw revolver,
at the same time swearing that he
would kill her. She caught him by
the throat, while her mother struck
down his arm. Their Outcries at
tracted the attention of the neighbOrs,
and as they came he went out. He
tried to escape from the officers here
but was safely turned over to depu-
ty sheriff from WOOdsOn county.
1t seems that the man Holloway
who has been here since the first of
the year buying chickens and hogs
has been banking mainly on his
cheek. He bought several thousand
chickens last week and had them sent
to Moran. And he persuaded Mr..
Rumble to go out and buy him a car
load of hogs. But when the time
came for showdown he had no
money to pay for either the hogs or
the chickens, and when he found he
couldn't get them shipped without
paying for them, he disappeared. We
understand that Mr.. Stevenson took
the chickens and Mr.. Rumble the
hogs.
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
and composer says: The Knabe
pianos which l did not know before
having been chosen for my present
concert tour in the United States by
my impresario, and accepted by me
on the recommendation of my friend
Bechskin acquainted with their mer-
its. Had I known these pianos as
now do would have chosen them
myself as their sound and touch are
more sympathetic to my ears and
hands than all others of the country.
c. H. Beaumont, agent.
Union: Judge J. l.. Fletcher, an
old and familiar citizen of NeOshO
county, died last week and was bur-
led Sunday. He was one of the first
pioneers in NeOsho county, locating
4 in what is now known as Big creek
township in 1853. When NeOshC
county county was organized, in 1861
he was the first county clerk, receiv'
Ing 46 of the a. votes pOlled in the
county. Jonas Fletcher was a man OF
good impulses and a reputable citizen
In early years he used to he fire.
quent visitor to Humboldt, and was
well known to our citizens.
The following problem has beer
handed to us by man who says il
"stumped the teacher"
A and b buy 100 acres of land fol
which they each pay 500. Wher
they come to divide it is found thai
AS land is worth ~ cents an acre
more than BIS. How much land doe
each receive and what price per acre
does each pay?
1t doesn't strike us as being so yer,
difficult a problem, but just for TIT
fun of the thing we wish every teach
err in the county would try it and sent
his solution to this office within TIN
next ten days. 1t might he interest
ing to learn how many could find tn
right answer.
Mr.. p. II. Powers, of Linn county,
: in lola this week representing TIL
Rand. McNally 4 Cos. New Famil.
: Atlas Webster's Encyclopedias Die
: tionary,r and Mrs. Logan's book, 9Th
Home Manual" These are all excel
lent books of their kind, the DictiOna
nv and Atlas being, in our opinion, es
pecially useful and valuable. MI
Powers. in spite of the fact that he
a "book agent" is pleasant gentle
man and will doubtless do goo
business.
, Chdnute BIdtlc: Maynard Bus
9 and Leonard Gibson. of lola, perform
ed the feat of skating from that cit
to this, making remarkably qulc
time considering their ages. lOun
Gibson came down Tuesday, leavin
lola at ten o'clock and arriving hei
at about 4. Bush started Wednesda
:, morning at o'clock and stopped
!, Humboldt for dinner, arriving here
e l2:45 o'clock.