The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-02-12

who spoke briefly but earnestly of the
value of Christian lite. There was
a union meeting of all the churches at
the Opera House in the evening which
was also addressed by Mr.. Hobbs and
which was attended by an audience
which entirely filled the hall. Mr..
! Hobbs is chairman of the executive
committee of the Y. NJ. e. a. work of
this State, and his visit here was in
the interest of that WORK By pro-
fessiOn he is a lawyer aud occupies
prominent position in Kansas City
where he once made a war on the
dives that people talk about yet. He
made many friends here who will al
ways be glad to have a visit from
him.
. The editor of this paper has poor
memory for names and it gets him in
to no end of trouble. Men who have
been taking the REGISTER for years
and whose faces we know perfectly
come into this office to do business
and we have to ask them their names
and they feel hurt and half mad
i And we would not blame them if it
were not that it hurts US a great deal
worse than il does them. Nobody
wants to be friendly and sOciable
more than we do, but lot of people
think we are naughty and "stuek-up"
because we can't remember their
names, We would give a thousand
dollars,-at least we would give our
note for a thousand dOllars,-if we
could call by name every man in
Allen county whose face we know.
But we started cut to cay that the
poultry advertisement which was
published last week over the name of
Z. w. LAYER, really belongs to j. o.
Ferris. 1t was just another case of
getting names mixed. Please hunt
the ad. up and read it.
Miss Jennie McNiel gave a dainty
"White Tea" at her home on south
Walnut street, last Friday after
} noon from to in honor of the Q. q.
Cs. The blinds were drawn and the
rooms were beautifully Illuminated
} with natural gas. The dining room
and fixtures were entirely white
and were handsomely decorated
with white carnations and roses
The afternoon was pleasantly spent
in games and music. The most inter
r esting feature being the 'AuthOr
Guessing" contest Miss Clifford
Mitchell won the first prize, lovely
bOquet of carnations and roses, and
Miss Mable Thomas won the BOBBY
prize, soap baby. Miss McNiel is q
member of the Q. Q. c. which is proof
positive of her ability as an entertain
er. The occasion was greatly enjoyed
by the following guests: Mesdames.
NolIie Allison, Frank Smith, Lena
Evans, May McNiel, and Misses FlOy
McGlashen, of Moran, Conant, DOttie
Harris, Sadie Reimert, Nellie Smelt-
ger, Clifford Mitchell, Eunice Jen-
nings, Bula Reimert, Lulu MeMilliD,
Adah Wright, Anna Mcdonald, Lutte
Evans, Grace Acers Mable Thomas.
Maude Minrow.
Mr.. Ned Dibble is visiting his
father and sister this week and is
warmly greeted by his old friends.
1t is ten years since he was here be-
fore, and he is greatly pleased with
the changes in lola for the better.
His home is now in Chicago and he 10
engaged in extending the business Of
the Merchants National Union, a
corporation which is organized for the
purpose of furnishing retail merchants
with the commercial rating of their
customers, as Dun's and other Com
mercial agencies do for the whole
salers. We have not given the scheme
careful examination, but off hand it
seems as if it ought to be a good thing
One thing sure, the merchants ought
to devise some way to protect them
selves against dead beats. Nobody
uuarrels with man who unavoidsbly
falls behind with his bills, provided
he pays when he can and dOsen't mis-
represent either his intentions or his
ability. But there are men in and
about every. town who run bills that
they never expect to pay, who prom
ise with no expectation of performing,
who take refuge behind the exemp-
ton laws and deliberately beat those
who trust them. There ought to De
some way to make common cause
against such pests and leeehes.