The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-11-16
The friends of MIR. B. F. Clark and

Miss f.. i. Arnold, of the neighbor
hood west of the river. will be inter
ested in the account of their marriag
given by our Neosho Valley CORES
pendent, and will extend their bes
| wishes
Prof. F. III. Umholtz, formerl!
superintendent of eur city schools
was elected to the office of Superin
tendent of Public Instruction of Okla
homa county, Okla. last week. Hi
lola friends are glad TO learn of hi:
success.
[Prof. E. H. s. Bailey, of the State
| University, was here yesterday To get
samples of our natural gas for analy'
sis. Prof. Bailey is making 3
thorough examination of the Kansas
oil and gas fields, and his report viii
be awaited with much interest. ~
The court house will be heated by
gas this year instead of coal, Mr.. Pry-
or having taken the contract to do the
plumbing and heat all the rooms dur
ing the entire winter for Sl3S.0O. 1t is
needless to say that the change is
entirely satisfactory to the official.
Prof Blackmaf. who begins course
of University Extension lectures at
the High School room this evening is
a profound and accomplished scholar,
the author of several books, and a re-
cogniZed authority in political econ
omy. He ought to have large audi.
ence.
The newly erected church edifice
at Golden Valley will be dedicated
December >, 1884. Rev. J. H. Tobias,
of Kansas City, will officiate. The
young people of Golden Valley will
furnish the music. All neighbOriDg
friends are cordially invited to at
tend.
J. A. Monfort went into his pasture
the other day and found one of his
yearling heifers dead from a shot in
the eye. 1t would seem as if such a
shot could hardly have been accident
al, but Mr.. Monfort has no idea who
could have been willing to do SO cruel
thing deliberately.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 5. Hamilton were
entertained during their visit here by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Evans, and on
Thursday evening quite a number of
their old friends called on them in
OlAdIs anu : ENhb bACdcdhS hOuA
talking over old times. Mrs. w. G..
Allison, Of Moran, was with them.
James Taylor, of Usage, was in
town Tuesday on his return from Ar
kansas where he has been for three
weeks past OH business. "Uncle JIM
mie,' is hardshell Democrat, and he
thinks 1t must have been a special
providence that took him during the
election season to about the only State
ON earth that went Democratic.
Owing to misunderstanding as to
the redistricting of the township there
were no road overseers chosen at the
last election for this township. As
the plat OF the proposed redistribution
has not yet been filed, the districts
will remain as they were. and the
new trustee will appoint Overseers.
Mr.. A brams says he would be glad to
consult with thetax payers of the var
ious districts as to the men to be APP
pointed.
Santa Fe Route has now on sale |
Winter Tourist Tickets to Aufiusta,
Ga, Austin, Tex, Birmingham, Ia. |
Callahan, Fla, Charleston, :. c., |
Deming, y. NJ, FL PasO, Tex, Eddy, |
\. NJ, Galveston, Tex, Glenwood |
Springs, Colo, Houston, Tex, jack |
Fla, Lake Charles, La. |
Mo bile, Ala, New Orleans, La, San
Tex, Savannah, Ga, and 4
rhomasville, Ga. Ask Agent for
c. NJ. Simpson was elected to the
California Senate all right, whereat |
Ill his old lola friends rejoice. The
Pasadena Star says editorially: Capt.
simpson made Il splendid run in this
,ity and contiguous precincts and
having Outvoted his double headed
opponent he is subject to especial con-
His enemies fought him
Doth and nail, resOrting to several
ricks of the trade to beat him, but
hey couldn't impeach his splendid
'ecord as member of the assembly.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowlus entertained a
arge number of their friends in de-
ightful manner last Saturday even
ng. The occasion was really intend
ID as surprise upon Mr.. BOwlus,
)ut with his usual stupidity about
uch things. as be explains it, he did
lot discover until near the close of
he evening what the purpose of the
gathering was. He thought the folks
lad ''just happened to drop in"
The event was a very pleasant one
and all who were present en-
osed it greatly.
to the Indictment weather
asst Friday night the Republican rat
ficatIon meeting was postponed to
Wednesday evening. 1t was held
hen with great noise and and big
rowd and lots of enthusiasm Owing
o the Opera House being engaged,
he meeting had TO be held in the
,ourt House, and il was not half big
nOugh to hold the crowd that clam
red for admission. Capt. Ewing
'pened the meeting with an enthusi-
site speech which was loudly cheer
d, and then introduced successfully
Ion. E. II. Funston, Major o. FOust,
has. F. Scott and Capt. 5. ]. Stew
Irt, who made brief addresses. The
,and furnished the music, and every
'ody was happy. A large number of
'eople were in from the county,
\. c. Scott was elected a member ,
f the Territorial Council of Okla
oma, position corresponding to the ,
flee of Senator in a state, by a plU- |
atty of 205. His opponent is re-
arded as the ablest and most popular
Democrat in the Territory, and the ,
district had been Gerrymandered by -,
be Democratic Territorial officers in !
nch way that they considered the
lection of Republican fatty impOs-
ible Under these conditions the
uccess of the Republican candidate {