The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-08-28
CAMPBELL & CHRISTIAN.

and will extend their mains so as to
practically reach all of the consumers
of gas in the town before cold weather
sets in.
New Tie and Ribbon Pins at Golf ..
During the recent absence of the
editor of the REGISTER his house was
entered and missionary box, in
which the baby had been faithfully
depositing his hard earned pennies
for the past year, was ruthlessly ia
ken and appropriated. The house
was entered by means of a ladder,
which We keep conveniently near for
that purpose. through an upper win
dow. The amount of money in the
box was something over a dollar, but
we do not count it loss. 1t was in
tended for the heather-and they got
it. II
The school book committee thought
that their labors were finished, but il
transpires that the firm from which q
grammar was ordered declines to car.
ry out the contract proposed by its
agent and the committee is therefore
called to meet again tomorrow. As
there will be twelve or fourteen book
agents here, and possibly a good
many more patrons of the various
schools who want or do not want the
previous action of the board reversed,
the meeting promises to be a highly
interesting one for the members Of
the committee, and they are entitled
to the sympathy, and if necessary
the protection, of the community.
The fair managers are making eff
forts to have the political parties take
advantage of crowds that will be here
to hold meetings at the Fair grounds.
The plan is to have the PopOcrats
Thursday, the Silverites Friday and
the epublicans Saturday. Mr.. L. G.
Boyle, tire POpncrat candidate for
Attorney General, is already billed
here for the 10th. The Silver men
hope to be represented by Senator
Teller, and the Republicans by Ben
ButterwOrth, the eloquent Ohio Con-
gresham. If these men can be Sc
cured lola can count on having three
of the biggest political rallies that
will be held in this section of the
State.
Mr.. H. L. Henderson showed US an
inter- esting relic the other day. II
was the Wooster, o., Democrat, dated
Nov. Z. 1850. The first page began
with poem, under the general head
ing "The Muses. Bow err" Then there
was a short story by T. s. Arthur
Then nearly three columns about the
Worlds Fair which was to be held in
London the following year. The re-
mainder of the page is given to mis-.
cellany and letter from California
miner telling about hard times in the
new country. The political matter is
all directed against the notification
and disunion threats Of the South
On the local page Jennie Lind is adj
vertised to give concert under the
management of P. t. Bsrnum.
Mr.. w. NJ. Knapp was brought
home from Junction City Tuesday
suffering from a mental arrangement
that has so far resisted all remedies
and occasions his family and friends
great apprehension and distress. Mr.
Knapp went away nearly six weeks
ago on a trip to sell his bow protec.
tors. He was suffering then under q
severe mental strain induced by wor-
~ over business affairs, and it was
hoped that he would be relieved by
engaging actively in outside work.
These hopes were not realized, how
ever, and several days ago his letters
began to show that he was not in his
right mind. Mr.. Ritter and Mr..
Kelley went to bring him home, but