The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-10-06
Pursuant to announcement the uni

Pursuant to announcement the Uni
versity Extension class met In the
High School room on Tuesday even
ing. Prof. Pieken called the mseting
to order aud Chas. F. Scott was elect
ed chairman, and w. 8. Picken, Sec
rotary. Constitution and bylaws
were adopted under which permanent
officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Chas. +. Scott, Vice-President,
w. s. Picken. secretary, Miss Clifford
Mitchell; treasurer, III. NJ. Miller.
The class agreed that the first course
of lectures should be on the topic
History and Philosophy of American
Literature" offered by Prof. Edwin
NJ. Hopkins, of the State University.
The course will begin as soon rs ar
engagements can be made, not later
than Nov. l, and the lectures will
probably be given on Friday evening
every alternate week, or perhaps
every week. There will be twelve
lectures and they will thoroughly
cover the entire period of American
literature from 1907 down to the pres
ent day. They will be given at the
school house and an admission fee of
25 cents for each lecture, or of s.. so for
the entire course, will be charged all
who are not members of the class.
This is brief report of what the REG
ISTER regards as altogether the NEST
important and significant educational
movement ever cOnsumated i'm lola.
The organization of this Uniyersit v
Extension class means that all the
citizens of lola who care to avail
themselves of the privilege are to have
the benefit of University instruction
without the expense of attending the
University, that they are to come
under the influence and teaching of
profoundly learned and scholarly
men, and thereby receive an intellect
ual and spiritual stimulus whose val
ue cannot be estimated in money.
We use the plural form in speaking
of this matter, because we fully ex-
pect that the course now agreed upon
shall be one only of many that are to
follow. The University offers courses
in political economy, in Philosophy,
in Astronomy, in Electricity-in fact
in all branches of science and art and
and now that a beginning
has been made lola will certainly ask
for more. 1t is a great movement, an
epoch in the intellectual life of our
town, and every citizen of lola ought
to feel personal pride in it. To Prof.
Picken the sole credit is due for the
successful organization of the class,
and he deserves the thanks of the
At the meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners this week the
order was passed: "The
trustees of lola and Humboldt town.
ships are hereby authorized to furnish
rock to be broken by those who need
aid, and to pay for said
labor by the perch at rate equal to /
Of common days wages, the wages to
be paid in orders according to present
Provided, that the town.
ships or cities of lola and Humboldt
will purchase said broken rock at one
half the amount that is allowed for
such labor. The trustees will submit
to the county board at each quarterly
detailed report Of the bust
ness done according to the foregoing
Drder.n In addition to the routine
work of auditing bills and cane cling
the time of the Board has
been chiefly spent in considering
claims arising out of ID. H. Scott's
work on the Big Creek and
Marmaton bridges, 1t seems that
Mr.. Scott underestimated the expense
Of the work and issued orders to Ia
bOrers and others Sol. 3S in excess of
the amount of the contract, After
two days of discussion the Board
finally decided to pay first the orders
for material and labor. The remain
der due under the contract will
be paid to Mr.. Scott
and all those whose bills
are not paid in full will have to look
70 him for the balance. Every
body regrets that Mr.. Scott lost mon
ey on his contract. The only other
action of the Board of general interest
was an order that the names of all
hose to whom county aid was given
outside the Poor Farm) should be
published at the end of each quarter.
rhe publication will be made i'm the
REGISTER next week.
Don't fail to get some of that Giant
cloth at print price, at Northrup's.
1t is eleven years this week since
he present editor became connected
with the REGISTER. The paper was
1 six-column quarto then, and the
weekly edition was 80 quires, printed
IN q Washington hand press on type
hat had been i'm the office, some of it,
or 20 years. Now it is a 7-column
Iuarto, the regular weekly edition is
20 quires-althOugh the population of
he town and the county is less now
han it was then-and it is printed on
. steam power press, from new type
n one of the best equipped weekly
,ffices in the State. Eleven years
lgo the REGISTER was simply an lola
paper, but little known and seldom
quoted outside Of the county. 1t is
10 boast but merely statement of
act to say that it is probably as well
Known now, all over Kansas, as any
weekly publishedin the State and that
ew if any weekly papers are more
,ften quoted. The growth of the
in circulation and size and
has been gratifying to US,
# course, and we hope it is q matter
n which the people of the county gen.
'ldiIy hay edho couc PIiuc.
And now for another eleven years.
Good -four only IS cents at Brigham
Z Munger's.
Perhaps some Of our readers would
ike to know in what respect Cham
,erlain's cough Remedy is better
han any other. We will tell you.
When this Remedy is taken as soon
Is cold has been contracted, and be-
ore it has become settled in the sys-
EN-, it will counterfeit the effect of
he cold and greatly lessen its sever
ty, and it is the only remedy that
will do this. 1t acts in perfect har-
noHy with nature and aids nature in
thu lnnrs onaninnr thu aac-