The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-02


in Connecticut. He was the first
man i'm his town to enlis. when the
war broke out, and he served to the
end. Afterwards be was prominent
in the politics of Connecticut and was
elected treasurer OF that State. He
came to Kansas four years ago and
was elected to the legislature last fall:
He was one Of the most influential
members of the Douglass House dur
ing the Lewelling war. He was
radical of the radicals and when the
Republicans were locked out OF the
chamber he was made chairman OF
the "war committee" charged with
the duty of getting back into the
chamber. He laid all the plans that
led up to the sledge hammer and the
broken door and the final victory. He
was i'm command when the Republic
cans fought their way up the stairs
and it was his cool head and his I'M
fiinching nerve that made it possible
to achieve the victory without blood
shed. We learned to know the Colon
ell we'll i'm those days, and to admire
him greatly. There was never any
back down i'm him. His voice was al
WAYS for war until the right was vim
dictated. Col. Warner is connected,
through his wife, we believe, with
the Alden family, and in his house at
Baxter Springs are many relics that
once belonged to John Alden, the
friend of Miles Standish, and to "the
Puritan maiden, Priscilla"
The proceedings against l.. Gill;
ha n, proprietor of the Leland hotel,
for violation of the prohibitory law,
have been already noted in these col
umns. Mr.. Gillihan gave bond for
his appearance at the June term of
court, and then went to Missouri.
Last Saturday night the remainder of
the family quietly left town, leaving
the hotel in charge of Mr. W. b. KEEL
lev. 1t is the general impression that
MIR. Gillihan will forfeit his bond and
that none of the family will return
here. The men who signed the bond,
and who will have it to pay, are John
Richards, Alex Brown, Sam Hibbs,
Fred Heilman, Lloyd Coe. We un-
derstand that they are UNIDENTIFIED by
A chattel mortgage on the furniture of
the hotel. The lease of the Pennsyl-
yania Hotel, which Mr.. Gillihan had
secured, was of course cancelled, and
the Fisher Sisters will continue to
run that hotel. We do not care to
comment on all this farther than to
saw that there was never q better IL
Illustration of ssthe bad policy of viOlat-
ing the law than is furnished by this
case, Mr.. Gillihau may have made a
few dollars selling whiskey. But he
has lost q hundred where he made
one, he has sacrificed.a fine business,
he has broken up his home, and he
has ruined his reputation.
Owners of horses who use notes in
their business can find them, bound
in books of 50 at the REGISTER office.
We take pleasure in calling atten-
ton this week to the announcement
of another candidate for Register of
Deeds, Mr.. d. H. Scott, of lola. In
order to prevent q Misunderstanding
which might work to his disadvan-
tage, we will say that Mr.. Scott is no
relation to the editor of this paper.
He was born in East Tennessee in
1912, and lived there on farm until
1854 when he removed with his par
ents to Missouri. Although born
and reared in the South he promptly
Joined the Union army when the war
broke out, enlisting as a private In
Co. A. 23rd Mo. Inf. He was taken
prisoner with Prentice's division at
Shiloh and was held months before
being exchanged. He served until
December 1864, Soon after the war
he came to Kansas locating at first on
a farm in Bourbon county. In 1875
he came to lola and has lived here
ever since, working at his trade as
stonemason. Mr.. Scott has never be-
fore been a candidate for any office.
He has always been stalwart Re-
publican, and his work and influence
in behalf of the party have always
been highly valued. He will make a
strong race.
We haven't space to give the COM
plete report we should like to give of
the Decoration Day exercises in lola.
There was twice as large q crowd as
any body expected, for the rain Mon
day evening and Tuesday morning
had made the roads bad. The pro-
gram as published was carried out in
every particular and was deeply in
ter ssting. The address by Col. Alex.
Warner, of Baxter Springs, was one
of the finest we ever had in lola. 1t
was eloquent and strong, full of pat
riotic feeling and rich in moral and
political precept and suggestion. 1t
got out of the beaten track and gave
us something new to think about and
remember. 1t was very trying to the
orator to speak outdoors in the wind,
but he held his audience and We have
heard nothing but concentrations
| from those who listened to him. Col.
Warner made many warm friends
here who will always be glad to have
him visit lola. 1t was a good day.
Don't let the flies get on you, but
go to Bartels and get screen doors and
windows.
Mr., d. B. d. Smeltzer came up from
Pittsburg last Saturday. His son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Gid
con Nigh, came up with him for few
DAYS visit. We are glad to observe,
by the way, that Mr.. Nigh has recent
Iy received a marked promotion in a
business way. The Pittsburg Head
light says:
The many friends Of Gid Nigh, here as well as
elsewhere win be pleased to learn That ne s mas
| here to that of Teller OF the Manufacturers Ma
tional bank Of Pittsburg; The position is q
/ good one and all the more desirable because II
came unsolicited to him. Gid is a rising young
man Of fine business ability. capable. trustwor-
| thy and always found at his post OF duty He
| has padded his own canoe from barefooted
| boy in a telegraph ofhce up TO the responsible
| position in the railroad Office and his genial
countenance win be greatly missed there. Gid
NAV never own O National bank himself but we
predict q successful financial career.
The law requires four years exper-
fence In drug store and the passing
of q rigid examination before the
State Board of Pharmacy before one
can become o registered pharmacist
Having complied with these require