The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-27

They are having trouble ObOut their
post. office up at Bayard and are like
iy to lose it if they dOn't watch out.
The trouble all comes because nobody
wants to be postmaster. The present
official sent i'm his resignation two or
three months ago and the depart
ment at once wrote to Col. ii. IL.
Moore, at Lawrence, to recommend
somebody to take the job. The Col
onel wrote to the folks here to sug-
gest somebody. The township has
been secured to find some good DEM
ocrat; but Uncle Jimmie Taylor was
fixing to move to lola and the other
Democrat up there didn't see how he
could give up his farm and hire out
to Uncle Sam for 1854 a year. AS
last desperate resort they tried to get
some Republican to take the office,
but they were all too busy. So the
Department threatens to discontinue
the office and Col. Moore told us
Wednesday when he was here that
this would surely he done if someone
was not found very soon to take
charge of it. The present postmaster
has a little store there which he
wants to sell, and it would seem as if
somebody ought to he willing to buy
it and to take the office along with it.
1t would be a great calamity to the
large and prosperous community
there to have the office discontinued
and we hope that some 'self-sacrlfic-
ing patriot can be found 10 take
charge of it.
The Franklin und) Republican
contains the following report of the
funeral of Mrs. +. s. Miller, whose
death was noted in last weeks REGIS
TER:
Mrs. Mary v Miller, wife of Rev. f $. Miller,
pastor of the Greenwood Presby terrain church.
died at the family home on Saturday evening
she had been in declining health from lung
trouble for several years. The funeral service
was held on Tuesday morning In the Green
wood church, conducted by Rev. J. A Bright
of Hopewell where Mrs. Miller was born and
where she grew to wOmanhOOd. The church
was beautifully decorated for the service by
the Christian EndeavOr society. There was a
large attendance Of sorrowing relatives and
friends. Among those in attendance were her
brother DR.. John ID. NanNuyS. and wife, OF
Kansas. and W l. Miller, OF Peru: Inc i9liow-
life was read by Rev. Bright MRS, Mary V.
Miller wife of Rev. f. ;. Miller, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church of Greenwood, Ind, after
a lingering illness of about three years aud
half died at S:45 on Saturday evening Sept IA,
lSq5' She was the only daughter of John H. and
Caroline Ditmars VanNuyS. She was born of
christian parents and lived until the time of her
marriage in the HOpewell neighborhoOd, west
of Franklin. In early childhood she united
with the Presbyterian church. and during all
the years that followed, until her death. lived
in that connection, a faithful christian. CON
scientious and careful in the discharge of rehg-
ious obligations. she was married on March
IS 1897, to the husband who now, with three
children, she leaves behind. At the time of
marriage she was the greatly beloved teacher of
the primary class in the Sabbath school of the
Hopewell church and counted almost indispen-
sable to that work. Most of her married life
was spent in Kansas, where, as elsewhere, she
was most faithful and efficient helper of her
husband in the work of the ministry she
died at the age of thirty-six years, ten months
and sixteen days. calm and trustful. longing
for her heavenly home, whittier one daughter
had preceded her. She was never willingly alb
sent from the church services on the Sabbath.
even being carried in her chair from the par
sOnage to the church when no longer able to
walk that distance. Only the Sabbath before
her departure in great weakness. she asked to
be carried once more to the house of God, that
she might attend the morning service. This
request was granted and she afterward express
eb the hope that she might spend the next
Sabbath in worship before the throne above.
This, also, was granted her"