The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-01

ready and glad to acknowledge talent
and accomplishment even in It's own
citizens. This good trait was most
pleasantly shown by the large audi
ence which filled the Orera House
last Friday evening, and which ap-
plauded most generously the recital
given by Miss Maude Richards and
| Miss Clara Welch. 1t seemed to us
that Miss Richards never played so
well, and that we never heard any,
body who played better. We could
not write a technical criticism of her
work if we wanted to. But i'm plain
terms, it suits US. In her.pidnO pas
sages she has a way of stroking and
cdressipg the piano instead of striking
| it, that brings the sweetest tones i'm
aginable and makes you feel as if you
never wanted to hear another loud
note. But pretty soon there comes a
forte passage. and then the firm, loud
tones stir you so that you hope they
will keep on roaring forever. 1t is
finished and consummate art that
can bring such music from the bat
tered Hall piano as we heard last Fri
day night. And Miss Welch is as
great in her line as Miss Richards is
| in hers. Ordinary elocutiOnists make
us weary. But Miss Welch is very
extraordinary elocutionist. Her voice
| is flexible and every note is pleasant.
Her action is good and her conception
of the authors idea is always excel
lent. And so it is pleasure to hear
her. The audience enjoyed every
thing she read, but "The Old Kitchen
Clocku was the best of all. The pro-
NJ h.,
cal solo by Miss Maud Parmenter, of
Ottawa, who was heartily encOred
and responded with Last Night"
Miss Parmenter is one of the best
known singers of Ottawa, and lola
was very glad of an opportunity to
hear her. The young ladies who gave
the recital very much appreciated
their audience and the audience very
much appreciated them, so the occa-
sion was a decided success.
The managers of the lola Fair have
not been making any great noise for
the past month or two, because they
did not want to interfere in any way
with the success of the Moran fair.
But now that it has been held, they
want it distinctly understood that
there is going to be great big Fair
here at lola on the 21st. 22nd and 23d
of September. The special features
to which they call attention are the
liberal premiums offered for live stock
and other farm products. These prem
iums are such as to justify stock rails
ers and farmers in going to good
deal of trouble to come here and bring
their sheep, hogs, cattle and horses,
and their specimens of grain, fruits,
vegetables and dairy products, and it
is confidently expected that this
will be the best stock show and dgri-
cultural Fair that Allen county has
had for many years. While liberal
purses are offered and there will GER
tainly be interesting races every day,
racing will not be the chief feature of
the Fair. The chief object is to show
what Allen county farms can do even
in dry year. We hope, therefore,
that every farmer in the county will
take an interest in it and do his share
toward making it a success. Help US
to have a great big Fair, and you will
be well repaid for all your trouble.
1t is the general understanding that
L. +. Kelley has skipped the cOun-
try leaving large number of debts
and taking with him all the money he
could realize from the sale of his per-
sonal property. This is sad news.
We always thought 2 good deal of
Tom Kelly. He was hard working
man, and we thought an honest one.
He was not a good manager, though,
and could never get ahead any and We
guess he got discouraged at last and
gave up trying. When this sort of
thing happens, when a man goes to
pieces morally all at once. We always
wonder whether he was from the first
dishonest in his heart and was simply
a hypOcrite, or whether he honestly
struggled against temptation as long
and hard as he could and yielded
only when the pressure was too great.
But it is another Lady or Tiger"
problem. We believe though that if
Tom Kelly had been prosperous he
would have been honest, and we are
sorry for him.
We are sorry and glad to learn that
the Moran Herald has been sold to
G. w. Allison. Sorry because we re-
greet to lose two so good men as &. ID.
Ingersoll and l.. l.. Carter from Allen
county, and glad that we are to regain
our former townsman, Judge Allison.
Ingersoll q Carter have bought the
Herald, of California. Mo-, a county
seat town of $500 population, and We
certainly wish them all kinds of good
luck. G.. w. Allison was editor and
part owner of the REGISTER for many
years, was Probate Judge of this coun-
ty for several terms and then editor
of the Alien County COurdnt for
year or so. So in buying the Herald
he is only coming back to his old bus
mess. Hundreds of friends all over
the county will bid him welcome.
1t is reported that one of the dele
gates at the Prohibition convention
last Saturday spoke substantially as
follows: 81 formerly voted the DEM
ocratic ticket, but have prayed God
fervently for forgiveness and trust /
have received it. (Applause.) Last
fall voted the Peoples party ticket,
but if 1 ever receive forgiveness for
that sin l promise faithfully never to
repeat it. (Applause and fervent
amens.) This fall 1 intend to vote
the Prohibition ticket straight" 1t
ing political pilgrim never once cast
MS vote IOr the only party III hdusds
that ever really did anything for pro-
hibition.
We were go busy last Saturday that
we clear forgot the Third Party Pro-
hibition convention at the court
house. We learn, however, that there
were about 80 delegates present, men
and women, and that the following
ticket was nominated: For Treasur-
er, John Dickey, Geneva; Clerk, War
rem Pine, Salem; Sheriff. John Nc
Kee, lola; Register of Deeds, Miss
Olive Gerall, Salem; Coroner, DIR.
Brown, Humboldt; Surveyor, c. w.