The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-04-01

Fred Funston expects to be at home
a few days next week, on his way to
| Alaska. The object and nature of his
errand there Is sufficiently explained
i'm the following extract from a private
letter recently received from him:
ITO make long story short, i am on
my way to Alaska. The u. s. coast
survey steamer 'Hassler' leaves San
Francisco April 10, for the north, and
the Department of Agriculture got
them to agree to take me up to Yoku-
tat Bay, at the foot of Mt. st. Elias,
i'm which uninhabited wilderness of
glaciers, grizzlies and mosquitoes, am
to do the Robinson CrusOe act until
next fall, when the 'Hassler' will pass
by ON her return south and pick up
me or my remains and convey me or
them to the States. My work is to
make a large collection of Alaskan
flora, and incidentally q few animals.
1 shall have with me one man who is
to perform the duties of chef dc cuis-
inc, rdtet de chdmbre, chaplain, mind
reader, weather prophet, and such
other things as may give him to do
when time hangs heavy on his hands.
/ shall have a lonesome vigil up in
those gloomy forests, with no one to
talk to but my Imam Friday, but there
are some fine points about it, mainly
that at this spot is the finest bear
hunting in the world today, and one
of my small ambitions has been to
kill a grizzly. This place, Yokutat
Bay, is right up the coast 800 miles
north of Sitka, which latter place,
will. 1 suppose, be my postoffice.
Mr.. s. A. Gard, of Bronson, and Mr..
J. q. Roberts, of Moran, have entered
into a partnership and will locate in
lola for the practice of law. Mr.. Gard
has been practicing for about two
years, and has already built up a
large business and achieved an envi-
able reputation as well read and
sagacious lawyer. Mr.. Roberts is now
teaching school, but has been admit
ted to the bar and has had some prac-
tical experience. Both are young men
of character and ability, whom lola is
glad to welcome, and who are bound
to succeed. Two fine rooms in the
! front of the REGISTER building are
now being fitted up for their use, and
their clients will find them there after
next week
Send so cents to Bond & Co., SO
ROokery, Chicago, and you will re-
ceive, postpaid, four hundred page
advance Guide to the Exposition,
with elegant Engravings of the
grounds and buildings, portraits of
its leading spirits and a map of the
city of Chicago: all the rules govern
! ing the Exposition and Exhibitors, and
all information which can be given
out i'm advance of its opening. Also,
other engravings and printed infor
nation will be sent you as published.
1t will be very valuable book and
every person should secure o copy.
Geo. A. BOwlus has received this
week q consignment of iron shutters
which he will have put ON the rear
doors and windows Of his bank build
ing as q protection against fire. He
expects also to have his vault extend
ed and the walls and roof of it so
strengthened that even if the building
should burn down over it, 1t would
still stand. Mr.. BOwlus doesn't pro-
pose to make any money collecting
| fire insurance if he can help it.
An especially valuable and enter
/ tanning feature of the REGISTER dur
! ing the next few weeks will be the
/ Schwatka letters, the first of which
appears to-day. These letters will
give graphic account of the discOv-
cries made by Lieutenant Schwatka
during his recent exploring expedition
and will furnish the most complete
and reliable description that has ever
been published of that distant corner
of Uncle Sans possessions.
/ M. IA. %, ;,.I
/ the "tOwn COW" that the ordinance
under which we are now living does
/ not give her the freedom of the city
until May l. 1t is hoped that she will
bear this i'm mind and not make eX-
pense for herself and trouble for the
marshal by transgressing the law.
On account of the bad weather of
the two nights when it was first given
great many people who wanted to
see 1.-THE Texas Steer" were unable to
attend, hence the Dramatic Clab has
decided to present the play again on
next Friday evening, April 8. We
trust they will have a fnll house.
I Mr.. E. G. Bennett, a farmer who re
Gently moved into lola from his farm
on Deer Creek, died last Sunday
morning. The funeral services were
held on Monday, conducted by Rev.
/ Hankins. The deceased leaves a wife
and three children who have the SYM
pathy of the community.
Next week being set apart by the
National w. G. Il. L. for special pray
/ er for the better observance Ofthe Sab
bath, the subject of the discourse at
/ the PRESBYTERIAN church next Sabbath
/ no II Of 10
| Sabbath, founded on Exodus 20-S, and
! Acts DOT.
We wish the prophets who rule the
weather by the moon could get tOgeth-
er. Some of them say that the new
moon is wet one and some that it is
dry one. So we don't know wheth-
/ er to order an umbrella or a watering
pot. What good are doctors if they
disagree?
The protracted meetings which
have been conducted at the NJ. +.
Church for seven weeks, closed last
! Sunday. They have been very sue
cessful, resulting in % accessions to
the church, of whom all but three are
adults.
Attention is directed to the call for
a city caucus to be held tonight. No
body seems to be bit excited over
the question of candidates and the
prospect now is that the election next
Monday will be very quiet.
I From the numerous wagon loads of
lumber and other building material
that may be seen going out OF town
every day, it would seem as if numer-
Gus improvements must be making in
| tho oOuntrv IF ic q OnOH cipn