The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-09-02


was way down with the funniest
little waddle when she walked), and
the tattOoed man was q sight to be-
est finger nails you ever saw, to say
nothing of his hair, (which the small
boys say he took off when he went to
eat), and the elephants were big and
well trained, and the camels had their
back up as natural as life, and the
lions roared "as gently as any sucking
dove" so the ladies were not the least
frightened, and the athletes turned
summersaults over the camels and ell
ephants i'm the good old way, and
man lay ON his back and kicked bar
rel for nearly half an hour before he
could get it away from him, and the
tight rope man performed some as
tonishing feats, and the equestrians
rode two horses at once with an ease
that must have turned the fusion can
didates green with envy, and the goat
and the dogs and horses were trained
till it seemed as if they must be folks,
and the "Roman racesn were as excit-
ing as could be, and the managers
speech which was not intended to he
funny at all was really "quite the
reverser and tickled everybody, and
the skirt dance was not a bit pretty,
and the concert as whole was longer
than it ought to have been for ten
cents,-and then the lights came
swinging down and flickered and
went out, and the walls of the great
tent dropped, and the people dribbled
out on all sides and stood for O time
bewildered, asking each other, with
Congressman Cobb, "Where am at?"
and then they got their bearings from
the serene and steadfast stars which
never wander from their courses, and
sauntered slowly hOmeward. And
the circus was over.
One of the pleasantest sights we
saw on circus day was the dozens Of
people eating their dinner and lOung-
ing about under the shade of the trees
in the Park. The old "square" has
been an eye-sore for many year, but
the use that was made of it Friday
changes it at once into a thing of
beauty. 1t marks distinctly the end
of the square" and the beginning of
the "Park." And now the thing for
the city to do is to fit it up, as park
should be. 1t is SO late i'm the season
that it may not be worth while this
year, but next spring we hope to see
lot of benches under the trees and
maybe a swing or two for the child
ren-invitatiOns to everybody who
comes to lola to "cross over and rest
i'm the shade of the trees" The ex-
ample set by the good people who
picnicked there last Friday is one
which should by all means become
contagious.
The managers of the Moran Fair
are rustlers from Rustleville. In the
face of every discOuragement they
worked right ahead and they made
their Fair q splendid success. Their
Floral Hall was crowded with beau
tiful display of fancy work, flowers.
vegetables, grain and fruit. Their
stock pens were filled with q lot of
the finest horses, cattle, hogs and sheep
ever shown i'm the county. And
their races brought to the track q
that ever event" in this part of the
State. The attendance was large and
we understand that the receipts were
sufficient to pay all the premiums and
cover all expenses. The men who
managed it are certainly to be con-
graduated on their success. And the
town of Moran certainly owes them a
vote of thanks for bringing the big
gest crowds that have been seen there
for many day.
About the first week i'm July Abe |
Null showed us some stalks of the Ear
ly Murdoch corn he had grown which |
we thought fine enough to merit men
ton. The Kansas City papers and a
great many Kansas papers reprinted |
the item and as a result of it Mr. Null |
has had orders for seed from the most |
remote parts of the State. He was i'm |
the office Friday and told us that the |
corn was put in the shock, fully ma
tured, on the 22nd of August and that |
it is husking out close to 80 bushels to |
the acre. Some of his Alliance neigh |
bors who were inclined to jeer him |
about the Republican breeze" the
REGISTER gave him, are now invited |
to call at his house and see for them |
selves.
The following Republicans, voters |
and otherwise, attended the rally at
Fort Scott yesterday: w. H. Nc
Clure, his wife and Miss Julia, VIM. |
Cunningham, Merrill and Uriah Win
chester, A. n. Swigart, j. w. Carter,
l.. Hobart, A. n. Mitchell, Aldo Fun
ston, Mrs. f. H. Funston. w. G.
Slack, Miss Pearl Anderson, Capt. |
Slower, Lutte Slower, Oscar Foust, |
Capt. Ewing, ID. Ewart, Mr.. Mealy. |
The Harrison d Bruce club was rep |
resented by Albert Woodland, Peter |
Ross, Luke Garner, Henry Garner, |
Bird Keller, George Orndorf, Geo. !
Newmen, Cal. Ross, Geo. Washing |
ton, VIM. Moore.
Although but brief notice was given
forty-one Republicans were present at |
the organization of the Republican |
Club last Thursday evening. Presi- |
dent Ewing called the Club to order, |
and in the absence of the Secretary, !
f. NJ. Eckley was made secretary pro |
tenn. Committees were appointed ON |
Club, Glee Club and Perma- |
nent Organization, and the Club ad-
jOurned to meet at the Court House
Monday, September 5. The organiza- !
and it is hoped that every Republican
in town will be present.
At the annual meeting in school |
district 4S it was voted to have but |
three months school this year, and a |
teacher was hired to begin April l..
The law provides, however, that there
shall not be less than four months
school every year in every district
and in case the district itself has not
employed a teacher or levied q suf-
ficient tax by December l, it becomes
the duty ofthe County Superintendent |
to hire a teacher, levy the tax and
start the school going. The action of
the annual meeting will doubtless be
poOOSidarpd