The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-05-03

A good report of the Golden We'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Denny,
kindly furnished US, is crowded out
of this issue, but will appear next
week.
r. G. Wood was greatly shocked
last Sunday to receive news that his
son, l.. ID. Wood, had received injuries
in railroad wreck in Texas which
compelled the amputation ofhis right
leg below the knee. "RenDan Wood
as he was known when a boy, was
formerly member OF our band, but
for nine years past he has been run
ming a locomotive on the NJ X. & L. in
Texas. He is now in a hospital in
DennisOn, but expects to come home
as soon as he is able to travel.
A glove contest was arranged to
come off at Humboldt night before
last. The participants, Robbins of
Parsons, and King, the man who was
instructor in the gymnasium here a
few years ago. were on the spot, the
hackers of each were in prayerful sus-
pense, the hot blood of the fighters
was in readiness to be spilled,-it was
a fight to finish,-all were looking
for something to drop as a signal for
beginning.-andli little Charlie Ausher-
man dropped in and it was finished
with nobody hurt.
Troy Chief: The worst sandstOrm
on record occurred in Western and
Southern Kansas and Oklahoma, last
week. 1t literally rained sand, as it
rains water in the hardest storm.
Places were covered to the depth of
six and seven feet by falling and drift
ing sand, and the grass was covered
under so deeply that horses and cat
tie cannot reach it, and are starving
to death. John Alumbaugh writes
Greedy County, that the country will
have to be abandoned. There are
nine men left in his neighborhOod,
where there were fOrty-fOur two years
ago.
81 appreciate the introduction of
Horticultural Department" writes
j. b. Fergus, of Lone Elm, sin the
REGISTER. think it is a step in the
right direction and the farmers should
be able to get many hints that would
be valuable to them in the growing
and care of fruit and l think Allen
county farmers can have all the fruit
they can use, and some to sell, if they
will only give the subject intelligent
thought and elbow grease Some
slack time l will ask few questions
of some of the members of the society
through the REGISTER"
At the adjourned meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners held
last Thursday +. G.. Gilbert was ap-
pointed trustee of Usage township,
rice e. L. Hammell, resigned, and
Myhew Stewart was appointed in Cot
tage Grove in place of G.. l.. Downs
resigned. The county clerk and the
district clerk were authorized to buya
desk for each of their offices at Cost
not to exceed $500. w. II. Moon
was employed to prosecute claims of
the county against the State for er-
rOneOusly paid taxes and for amounts
due on account of the destitute insane.
Representations of more or less
handsome physiognomies of a couple
of members of the REGISTER force are
being widely circulated this summer.
Not long ago pamphlet advertising a
European excursion was sent out, and
one of the pictures in il was view of
a group of tourists standing within
the walls of the Coliseum at Rome, "Of
whom we were which,. And now
comes the OttaWd Herald, advertis-
ing the coming Assembly, with a pict-
ure of a group of which our handsome
composition, "Billy b." is a central
figure. Too bad those pictures weren't
copy rIghted so they couldn't be used
without compensation in the way of q
49,, ;ol, or 70 hn
cursions.
Robert Cook, who has been assist
ing Trustee Abrams in taking the
census of lola has finished his work
and reports that there are 800 families
living in town. and that the total
population is 1919, classified as fol-
lows: White males, 652; white fe-
males 755. COlOred males; 81; colOred
females 20. Foreign born, males 10;
females il. Number of children who
attended school during the year 374.
There are So old soldiers living in
town. The coolest inhabitant" is
Mrs. S. A. Terril, aged So years. Next
to Mrs. Terrill in point of age come q.
NJ. Brown, j. A. Christy and Thos.
Booth. who are each in their S3rd
year. The total population is 20 short
of last years census.
A surrey belonging to G. A. Japhet
was pretty badly used up last Friday
night. The parties who had hired it,
two men and two women, had return
ed from Humboldt about 2 O'Clock a.
M, were driving rapidly to catch the
south bound passenger train when,
in turning the corner south of PryOr's
shop, the surrey was overturned.
The occupants were dumped out and
the horses ran on, dragging the
vehickle after them on its side for about
three quarters of the way around the
block when a wheel caught under a
sidewalk and the double tree broke,
freeing the team which ran to the sta
BILE. The dan age to the surrey Will
be twenty-five or thirty dollars. The
people who were driving were bruised
but not seriously hurt. One or more
glass bottles were utterly ruined.
MARRIED AT the Pennsylvania
hotel at 10 o'clock a. m. Wednesday
May l, Mr.. l.. G. Beatty and Miss
Mabel Laid, Rev. James Hunter Of
floating. The wedding was very
quiet only the brides immediate rela-
tives and few of the groOm's most
intimate friends being present.. A
large circle Of the friends of both par
ties were much interested, however,
in the pleasant event and will join
with the REGISTER in extending best
wishes. Mr.. Beatty has lived here
but a short time comparatively, COM
ing here a few months ago as the
western manager Of the Palmer Oil
Company, of Ohio. But he entered so
readily into the business and social
life of the town that he very soon
gained the esteem and confidence OF
| oil our nannla and is already rpOardPl