The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-15

his farm that is located in Salem lis
trict.
The boy who lifts his hat in saluta-
ton to a lady, young or old, or even
to little girl whom he knows and
passes on promenade, is the beginning
of a polite and courteous man of the
future.
Our people who were wishing 50
much for sleighing the first of the WIN
ter must have got their fill, for sleighs
ceased running when there was plen-
ty of snow. And now they are wish
ing for spring and grass.
Five eclipses will occur during the
year 1S95-three of the sun and two OF
the moon. The first will occur March
10, which will be total eclipse of the
moon, and will be visible generally
throughout the United States.
Thomas VannOuse of ElsmOre was
taken before the Probate Judge and a
jury Wednesday and was adjudged
insane, caused by religious excitement.
He was placed in Jail to await the ar
rival of friends from the western part
of the state.
Young America had picnic on the
streets the first of the week hitching
their sleighs to wagons and other
vehicles. They filled the air with
many shouts and had a good time.
What is a town without a lively
crowd of boys.
Star: Fred Funston seems to be
breaking all records in the Kansas
lecture field. He has been in the
State lecturing for nearly month,
and has eaten three times a day. You
can't keep a good man from getting
the early worm.
Several of our exchanges are speak
ing of entertainments given on Feb.
II, in honor of Abraham Lincoln's
birthday. Why wouldn't it be a good
idea for our legislature to make the
18th day of February legal holiday
as well as the 22nd.
One Ofour most enthusiastic lit erary
women has been sitting up nights
reading "Trilby," and she told We
local when asked how she liked the
book, that lit is just perfectly awful,
and no good at all And we think
she is right about it, too.
People who kick about Kansas cold
waves ought to emigrate to the Rainy
Lake region of Minnesota where AZ
degrees below zero is often reached.
Then they would come back to Kan
sas and think zero weather SO balmy
that they'd never buy an overcoat.
Star: The REGISTER explains the
fact that boys do not go home at
night in lola whistling, "Then you'll
Remember Me-" as the editor used to.
in the d-d-.past, by calling at
tention to the fact that the boys have
cigarettes tucked in their whistles.
Kansas City Journal: Theappoint-
ment of Messrs. Scott, FOrney and
Crowell by Governor Morrill,, as re-
gents of the University has been re-
ceived with universal expressions of
by the Kansas press. Bet
ter selections could scarcely have been
made.
The Cook gang has now been en-
tirely wiped out with the exception of
Bill DOOlin. Mr.. DOolin has been
killed once or twice in interesting and
exciting combats, but is still able to
attend to his railway and banking
business with reasonable efficiency
and dispatch.
f. d. Lacey representing the Allen
county Board OF County Commission
ers, met with the Commissioners of
Woodson county last Wednesday and
let a contract for the erection of a
bridge over Owl Creek at Hanson's
The contract was let to the
Mis- souri Valley Bridge Company
MARRIED: by the Rev. l.. l.. Faust,
at the residence of +. +. Remsberg of
this city, last Thursday evening at
seven o'clock, MIL. r. Remsberg of
near lola and Miss Lizzie Wilson of
LaHarpe. The happy couple are
known quite extensively throughout
his county and their many friends
oin with the REGISTER in wishing
them a long and happy life.
Miss Minnie Spielman left Wednes-
lay morning for her home in Colorado.
She has been visiting with her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kruger
in this city the past few months, and
while here has won scores Of warm
est friends who deeply regret her de-
Darture. Miss Minnie is a most es-
Unable young lady and will be very
greatly missed by the society young
'Olks ofour city.
The weather report for January as
sent out by Chancellor f. H. Snow of
he State University at Lawrence,
among other things, says: ga month |
with average temperature, deficient
clear skies and low wind We
Ocity. Fourteen Januarys in the last
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