The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-05-18
Seasoned fence posts, at Coutant's.

VIM Gwillim was in from Elm
Monday and told us that little ad-
vertisement we printed for him in our
free "FOr Sale or Trade Column"
about timothy seed that he had for
sale, brought him customers from all
over Allen county, and an inquiry
from New York, enabling him to sell
all the seed without going off his
farm. This is one of the practical il
Illustrations of the benefit the REGIS
TER is to its subscribers.
A great many people who strOlled
leisurely up to the Opera House on
Tuesday evening between O'Clock
and $50, were doubtless much embar-
rased to find that the exercises had
begun. 1t would seem as if we all
ought to have learned by this time
that when Prof. Pirken advertises
that a program of which he has
charge will begin at 8 o'clock he
means that it will begin just exactly
at that time whether anybody is
there to hear it or not.
The Garnett Journal gives the par
ticulars of the fatal shooting of Clar-
mentioned briefly two weeks ago:
Clarence and Mr. Cox. druggist, Of Hart
well, were out hunting. and they were both
kneeling down watching for ducks. Clarence
got up and walked in front of Mr.. Cox and as
Mr.. Cox attempted TO get up his gun was acct
dentally discharged, the load passing tnrou ~
under part of his left, making an ugly wound
Clarence fell. but he got up and got into the
cart and rode to town mile and hall, before
A. hos Rad lr hn hn RI
thi ng possible was done for him both at Hart
well and here, but he passed quietly away
about o'clock Monday morning.
The organization of a company in
Washington on a capital of 500, 900
for the cultivation of the sunf1Ower is
announced. 1t is claimed the seeds
of the sunflower produce an oil equal
to olive oil, and that cake from the
seeds is equal to cotton-seed cake, and
can be produced much CT" aper. The
company will soon have representa-
tives in the south selecting lands suit
able for raising sunfiOwers. We don't
know why they don't come to Kan
sas, the Sunflower State. They could
reap their harvest along the country
roads here, without planting or pillow
ing.
The preliminary examination of ID
Sims, charged by Il. +. Strickland with
assault with intent to kill, was helC
before Justice Morehouse in the cour
house on Monday, Oscar Foust assist
ing the county attorney in the prose
cution and II. A. Ewing and j. III
Fisher appearing for the defendant
A number of witnesses WEI examined
and the prepOnderance o: he testimo
nv seemed to be in favor o! the defend
ant. The case was argued Tuesda,
morning and in the afternoon the jus
tice rendered a decision acquitting thu
defendant and releasing him from Gus
tody. The decision seems to be gen
orally approved.
Garnet Eagle: The supreme cour
last Saturday sustained the opinion
Judge Benson of the Anderson count.
district court in the case of the bank
against r. S. Ayers. sheriff. The ei
feet of the decision is that 1.-The wor'
credit as defined and used in the Law
providing for assessment and collec
ton Of taxes docs not incl ide share
of stock in a national b'nk and tn
owners of such shares have no RICH
to deduct from their asse Ssments tn
amount of their debts.n Nearly a.
the banks of this country have refus
ed to pay their taxes for 1928 pend
ing this case. We understand tina
the total amount now due from all tn
banks of the county will aggregat
between 20 and 80 thousand dollars.