The Iola register., 1902-07-11

ed deputy county treasurer by Miss
Francis Wilson. Mr.. Whitaker is an
excellent penman, an accurate account
ant and thoroughly reliable clerk.
The work in the treasury requires the
services of deputy at all times and
often other assistants. Mr.. Whitaker
has been given TRY OUT and he has
"made good" as the ball boys say,
and his friends are glad of his good
fortune.
Things are getting a habit of losing
themselves here of late. For instance:
What has become of the plan to let
the contract and have the work on the
new court house begun this season?
Everybody agreed that the work
should be commenced this summer SO
the foundation might settle and posi-
bly, the frame work during the winter.
And the street paving, which is so
badly needed. Is it to go over until
1908.
Mr.. A. Mari opened his bowling
alley Saturday evening in the build
ing formerly occupied by Ira Patter-
son on East Madison. Mr.. Mari has
two alleys and took great pains to
get them made properly and old
bowlers who used them speak in com
plimentary terms. The alleys will be
kept in the best of shape all OF the
time and Mr.. MARI respectfully asks
the business Of those who desire a
healthful exercise.
A member of the city council in.
forms the REGISTER that the council
is mighty anxious to have the city
cleaned and has tried To- do so. Or
ders have been given and bad places
cleaned again and again, but people
seem determined to throw slops and
trash back in the alleys. 1t seems
that about the only safe and sure way
for the town to be cleaned and kept
clean is for every person to clean his
own premises and see that they re-
main so.
The Humboldt Union tells of the
death in the Leavenworth Soldiers
Home of j. w. Riseley, formerly of
Humboldt. Riseley was Lieutenant
in an Illinois battery in the civil wal
and came to Humboldt about 1870
For years he was cashier in a bank
and later engaged in the hardware
business. Later he moved to Kansas
City where he passed through a boom
believing himself to be worth q
million. Then the collapse came
Riseley was ruined, had stroke o
paralysis, and the end came in the
Soldiers Home.
Deeds have been titled conveying
lands and right-of-way for pipe liR'
from farmers iH lola and Elm town
ships to Geo. T.. Nicholson. Thest
deeds were doubtless transferred tC
the New Jersey Zinc Company with
the other property. one deed Is from
Emily Port and husband, for 81 900
giving a strip OF land along the south
side of the south half on the nortl
half of the northeast quarter Of l-25
j.. The other deed is from the same
parties and sells the south half of thC
north half OF the northeast quarter
of the same for u, 800. Another is {
contract with c. b. Pennel grantin
right of-way for pipe line along hi!
land.
The Presbyterians have progressed
I with their new church work TO tn,
} point where they are considering
plans for the building. Numerous
architects have been requested tC
submit plans and quite number have
done SO, while others cannot compl,
before the middle of the month. Ii
Evans Bros. window is n plan sub
mitted by a Mr.. Hill, Of Kansas City
1t shows large and attractive bulls
ing, the long side Madison avenu,
and the east end OF the south side
The pulpit is ia the west end Of tn,
building. The money for the $50, 00l
ediice is available and as soon a,
plans are decided upon contracts vii
be let and the work commenced.