The Iola register., 1902-05-02
COUNTY NEWS
MORAN.
Mrs. II L. Basse,t, Correspondent.

Ebersole were in lola last Saturday.
The NJ r. church are holding their
regular services in the Baptist church
while their own building is being
greatly altered and improved.
The hail storm Sabbath night was
quite severe, breaking window gla SIS
for quite a number of people. Corn
was less injured than was feared Mr.
Spotford thinks some of his fruit trees
were considerably damaged.
Mr.. Fletcher and family came to
Moran on Monday to attend Com
mencement Mr. Fletcher's home is
in Parsons and he is Mr.. Mendell s
cousin, so was especially interested in
Wayne's graduation.
Will Dougherty who has recently
sold out his barber shop here and To-
Gated in LaHarpe moved his family
there on Monday.
John Vaughn and his family moved
into the country this week Monday.
ate and Grammar departments, and
all who attended we're much pleased
with them. Mrs. Collins has taught
here several years and her work has
always been satisfactory. This is Dir.
Collins first year in our school and
it has been filled with faithful, pains
taking, successful work.
The work of the temperance evauge-
lists, Wilson and Ridenour, is worthy
of the highest eommendation. Men
deil's hall was we'll filled each even
ing, and all who were there enjoyed a
rare treat, The addresses were ex-
cellent and convincing and the stere-
Optican views tvery fine. The last
evenings entertainment surpassed
those proceeding and was one of the
best that was ever given in Moran.
Mach good will result from this cam
paign, and many rejoice over the sue
cess of the undertaking.
April 29-The floor of che building
known as Varner's opera house has
been taken up to place new sleepers
beneath it. A new roof is also to be
given the building.
Mr. Ebersole's house near the
Baptist church looks very neat and
inviting.
Mr. Hanson is enlarging and repair
ing his house in the east part of town.
Mrs L B Kinne and Mrs McGlashan
went to lola Monday.
Mrs DR. Jewell went to lola Tuesday
to attend the w C T U institute. She
returned on Wednesday evening.
The Misses Grace Nelson, Alice
Montgomery and Josie Weith and
Guy Montgomery attended our com
mencement on Monday evening.
Miss Olmstead and Mrs Millard
were the guests of Miss Josie McCor-
mack when they came to Moran for
commencement.
The eleventh annual commencement
of the Moran High School was held at
Mendell's hall Monday evening and
was listened to by an attentive audi
ence. There were but -four graduates
this year, but what they lacked in
quantity is made up in quality. Miss
Lois Young, the salutatorian, after
extending che class greeting to the
audience, gave her fine Grafton on "a
Modern Cleopatra. In it she pictured
the modern woman as fitted for any
sphere and gave as her crowning
glory "The Home" "The Mills Of
the Gods Grind Slowly" was the sub
ject of Walter Strong's Grafton. The
necessity of time, in all things was
clearly brought forth and he showed
the steady progress of thought and
education throughout the ages which
has produced the present state of
civilization and intelligence The
power OF triHes was we'll shown by
Miss Nellie Caldwell in her Grafton
on "Small Links Make Great Chains. "
1t showed careful and thoughtful study
and well deserves its merited praise.
The subject The Sunrise of the Cen
tury" was ably handled oy Wayne
Mendell AS valedictorian he gave
the closing speech in we'll chosen
words. The class address was given
by Rev N V Moore who is so well
known here as speaker that he needs
no other comment The diplomas
we're presented by the county superin-
tendeht, Miss Hattie Olmstead. Music
was iuterspersed throughout the pro-
gram and consisted of selections by
an octette and male quartette with a
duet and piano solo, making the even
ing one long to be remembered. In
spite of the time of year. flowers were
in abundance, and by these and other
gifts, the friends of the graduates
showed their appreciation of their
efforts. The tasteful decorations
added TO the beauty of the scene for