The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-05-26

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announcement will be found in tn
proper place in this paper. MI
1hay,r was born in Vermont and liy
ed there until he was IA years Of age
when he removed with his parent
to Iowa. After living in that State
years the family went to Illinois. A
the beginning of the war Mr.. Thaye
enlisted in the 39th, Illinois and ser
we'd four years and four months
During most of that time he was will
the Army of the Potomac and bore
gallant share in the terrific fighting
engaged in by that army, receiving
wounds from which he still suffers
AT the close of the war he returned Il
Illinois, but in 1866 removed to Kan
sas, locating on a farm in Bourbo
county a short distance north O.
Bronson. He lived there IL years
when he removed to lola where he
has since lived. He was engaged in
the milling business until three years
ago when his fine mill was burned
Inc insurance companies failing tC
pay his losses, he was unable to re-
build. and turned his attention to the
marble quarry, of which he is now
manager. Mr.. Thayer is one of ouI
best citizens. thoroughly qualified fol
any clerical work, industrious, public
spirited. and quiet modest Christian
gentleman. He has never before
been candidate for office. although
always a stalwart Republican, and
he has many friends who will work
hard for his nomination.
On Monday, May 9th at G.. A. r.
hall, the Allen County Horticultural
Society will entertain their friends
and the public with strawberries and
ice cream. Commencing at 10 a. m.
with trawberry and floral exhibit,
continuing in the evening with ice
cream and cake, music, essays, a hor-
ticultural talk by Prof. Picken, reeita-
tions and other interesting features to
pass pleasant evening. Flowers ex-
hibited will be reserved for Tuesdays
decoration. Admission to Hall free.
all invited. Owing to the scarcity of
strawberries, Mr.. Harmon withdraws
his premium of three gallons of berries
offered by him for the best collection
of mixed plants.
The remains of C. C. Clarke of lola
Kans., arrived this noon and were
taken to New Milford, for burial by
Undertaken Marsh. A large COM
pany of the immediate friends met
them at the depot and accompanied
them to the place of burial. Short
services were held at the grave, AFTER
which the casket was opened for a
last view of the remains before COM
uniting it to the final resting place.
The wife and mother and children
will receive the fullest sympathy in
their great sOrrOw.-Rockfond (HL.)
Register, Nay IL, 1893.
Union: Last Sunday afternoon two
young men from lola, were arrested
by Constable Herfurth, charged with
assault and battery. 1t is said that
the two came to town in an intOxicat-
ed condition. AT all events their con-
duct here was disOrderly in the ex-
IRENE. They were taken before Jus
tice Schaffner Monday morning, and
that officer fined them each SO and
costs. Served them right. II people
will not observe the law, order and
decency they should be made to do so.
d. Sims wants it understood that
he refused to testify before the county
attorney in the prohibition cases for
the reason that the county attorney,
in his judgment, had refused to do
his duty in the matter of instituting
against the county com,
for having violated the
law, as Mr.. Sims contends, in the
building of certain bridges. The
question as to whether Mr.. Sims shall
be compelled to testify has not yet
been decided. In the meantime he is
at liberty on his own recognizance.
The following is the program of the
to be given al the Opera
House next Thursday evening, June
J, 1893, by the ladies of the Christian
Ghul Oh:
Reading ......................M Miss Maude Power
RS Sca, sSa1 Nc, ChS Ma,I;o scott scott
Quartet .-........ Only Original Ross Family
song-Grandma's Spinning Wheel
Recitation -.---.-------..-.. Miss Dode Higgins
Violin Solo. -.-...--.....--..-...M Miss Grace Beck
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss Lulu Harris
Music .-----..... ..-.. Harpers' Orchestra
Looking Backward Drill .-.'...-....--
At the conclusion of the program re-
will be served. Admission
10 cents. Refreshments usual price.
Miss Alice Myler returned from Os-
awatomie where she was sent as a
delegate from the lola Epworth
League to the Ottawa District League
Convention held at that place May Is
10 20. The convention is reported as
the best ever held in the district, both
in attendance and interest. "a chap
tiers reported with a total member
ship of over 100. The next conven-
ton will be held in Yates Center.
Glenn Kreuter was in Salina last
week attending the meeting of the
Grand Lodge, knights of Pythias.
He returns home better satisfied than
ever with lola and Allen county. He
says that while Salina is a town Of
600 population, yet their stores are
not any better than ours, and business
he thinks is not as good. The wheat
crop in that part of the State will be
almost total failure.
George Davis caught a 40-pound
at-fish on trout line in the Neosho
the other night. This is the biggest
fish that has been taken from the riv-
er for many years. He put it in the
live box and in few hours il had
swallowed nearly half a bushel of
smaller fish that were in with it.
When taken out it had 5-pound cat
fish half swallowed and was looking
as happy as lord.
Moran Herald: J. NJ. Collins has
a law Office in the old
Young 4 Hoffman building. Mr.. G.
has studied law under Richards &
Benton of Fl. Scott, and also took a
course in a law school last winter, in
Indiana. He is sterling young maR'
and deserves all the practice the east
part of the county can give him.
Aliens Racket has already given
the people of lola the biggest bar
gains they ever had before. But wait
till the new stock gets in which Mr..