The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-12-01

there is a "free parliament for a
hour in which members of the clai
present short papers on topics pr
viously assigned or ask or answt
questions touching points brought oil
in the lecture. So that SO far frOl
being a dry. stupid, school. the Tn
versity Extension class is really a Iii
erary club, led by an accom-
plished scholar, and bringing to a
who attend it not only increase
knowledge, but rare entertainment
We believe there are at least 100 pee
pie in town who, if they should hea
the next lecture would not miss hear
ing all the remainder. Suppose yo1
try it.
You can get Ladies' and Children
Muffs at NOrthrup's.
A friend i'm Anderson, Ind, send
us an item from an Anderson pape
which will be read by good many
Allen county people with considerable,
interest. For the benefit of new com
ers we may say that the story is sub
stanfially true, except as to Christ
ler's wealth, and except that Garter
was assasinated instead of being hang.
ed by a mob. We had not heard O
Christler for several years until thi:
item recalled him:
Ten days ago a rather slenderly built blind
man. led by his companion. a little girl. appar
emily fourteen or fifteen years old struck An
dersOn and spent a couple of days in Begging
aims. He registered his name at the Lockwood
Hotel as John Christler. and said that six years
ago he was a resident of Bartholomew county.
He told pttiful story Six years ago he was
un cn1I n Dc d. fkalD
farm and went to Allen county. Kansas where
he was persuaded to purchase a farm which
was represented to be free from incumbrance
and for which he paid its value in cash To his
sorrow, he found year later, that an Eastern
trust and loan company had a mortgage on the
farm for almost its entire value In 1889 he and
a cowboy had difficulty concerning a corn
planter and went to court about it. In the trial
Christler was victorious and Carter threatened
to have revenge. He assaulted Christer with a
pitchfork, striking him on the head rendering
him unconscious, and while in that condition
gouged out both of his eyes. Indignant citizens
pursued Carter, and six days later, he was
caught by mob and hanged
But few gave the blind man credit for telling
the truth, but the entire story is corrUbOratedby
a statement in Associated press dispatches this
morning from his Bartholomew county friends
who know him. He arrived in Columbus day
before yesterday and will spend the remaining
days of his life in the locality where he was
once ruling power.
1t is the honest intention of the
REGISTER to treat all the churches of
lola exactly alike i'm the matter of
news concerning any of
them, or advertisements of any of
their socials Or other entertainments.
the church which we regu-
larly attend is the one about whose af-
fairs we learn the most, and it may be
that for this reason more frequent
of its "doings" appears in
these columns than of the other
churches. But if there is any dis
i'm this way it is only be-
cause we are better informed concern
ing our own church and not because
we desire to make any distinction.
We earnestly hope that the ministers
and members of other denominations
will remember this and do us the
favor to furnish us with announce
nents of their meetings, reports of
their work, and any other items of
news of like nature of which they
would like to see mention i'm these
columns. Do not reproach us for par
5iality until you have made it pos
'ible for us to be impartial.
Mr.. J. p. Baize, an extensive real
estate dealer in Des MOines, Iowa,
escaped one of the severest
attacks of pneumonia while i'm the
northern part of that State during a
ecent blizzard, says the Saturday
PeUietU. MIR. BaiZe had occasion to |
lrive several miles during the storm |
md was so thoroughly chilled that he |
vas unable to get warm, and inside |
f an hour after his return he was
with severe case Ofpneu-
nOnia of lung fever. Mr.. Baize sent |
0 the nearest drug store and got q
ottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
dy, of which he had often heard, and
DOk a number of large doses. He
avs the effect was wonderful and in
short time he was breathing quite
asily. He kept Oh taking the medi-
inc and the next day was able to
ONE to Des Moines. Mr.. Baize re-
ards his cure as simply wonderful.
er sale by Evans Bros.
The REGISTER would again remind
nose concerned that the law requires
very candidate for any office, wheth-
r he was elected or not, to file with
he county clerk within 80 days after
he election sworn statement of his
expenses. If he spent
OthiDg he must swear to that just the
lme. This provision applies to every
ficer voted for in the county from
'ad Overseer up. And the penalty
r failure to comply is fine of from
o to 500, with a chance of 30 TO 365
avs i'm the county Jail. Less than
of ha LOFT hoC |
led with the law, although the time
nearly up. Look to it!
The executive committee for the !
oliday festivities met last Friday i
-ening and partially arranged a pro-
am, which will be announced i'm due {
me. The committee is good one,-
esdames Knapp, Turner and Evans l
/ the part of the library, and Mes
S DeClute, Lutte Northrup and G.. l..
'hitaker, on the part of the Park
Id nobody need doubt that we will S
, entertained in the handsomest way q
lring the holiday week.
Harry Gordon, of the law firm of s
Brien & Gordon, Wichita, was in +
la Tuesday on legal business, and c
lied to renew an old acquaintance a
it'll the REGISTER. He says that I
ere is probably not a man in Wich-
/ who has fewer friends there than 6
d. Lewelling. Men who used to r
spect him before he was elected e
overnor, now pass him on the street
it'll hardly a look of recognition, and
hen it was proposed the other day ,
ask him to respond to a toast at a :
nquet to be given by his lodge. the :
question was unanimously vetoed. :
. has his reward.
The entertainment at the Opera
Ouse tonight will be one of the most =
tractive presented here for long !,
ne. A recitation by Miss Clara g
elch, another by Miss Grace Beck,