The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-12-23

DIR. Odell, late of Iowa, will preach
at the N. Z. Church tomorrow morning
and evening. All are cordially invited
to attend.
| The cholera broke out among Mr..
Pratt's hogs, at Humboldt, and all ht
had-forty head-died from the effects o
the disease.
Leap year is almost gone and tn.
manageable young ladies have only 6
few short days in which to hunt the colo
bachelor"
Republicans can End a sound Re.
publican paper in the Inter Ocean q
prospectus of which is published in to
days paper.
Read the prospectus of the Scientific
American published in The REGISTER.
For a scientific paper it has no equal.
50 20 per year.
There will have been ffty-three Sat
urdays and fifty three Sundays in 1876.
The year came in on Saturday and goes
out on Sunday.
Geo. d. Ingersoll and family arrived
at lola from Neodesha, last Thursday,
purposing to make this their future
home. Welcome.
The committee having the Christmas
Tree in charge would like to have the
presents handed in Monday afternoon at
the Baptist Church.
State Treasurer John Francis came
down from Topeka last Saturday. He
went to Chanute Tuesday and returned
to Topeka Thursday.
And now the thoughtful boy hauls
over his stock of socks to find one with
no hole in it except the hole at the top
where he puts his foot in
The christmas Tree" to be held at
the Baptist Church Monday night will
be as good an entertainment as you have
witnessed in many day.
Business was rushing at the County
Treasures Office the first of the week.
Cy. Simpson and t. s. Slower were help
ing make out tax receipts.
The holidays are almost here and it
would not be bad idea to think of some
poor family and make them a Christmas
present Of something useful.
One of the cheapest weekly papers
published is the Chicago Post, at IS {. a
year. Republican in politics. Examine
he announcement in this weeks paper |
Holiday goods in almost every store
n town and the little folks feast their
yes daily through the windows and live
n happy anticipation of Christmas
tight.
Prof Bryan, Of Mound City, Kansas,
ectured on Geology" at the NJ E.
?hnrch last Thursday night. Not being
present we don't know Is to the audience
n the success of the lecture.
An adjourned meeting of the Kan
rs State Teachers Association will be
eld at Topeka Dec Goth. 9th and 18th.
he l.. l.. & c. Railroad will sell round
rip tickets at one and onefifth fare.
Mr.. d. d. Power. who lives in Usage
ownship brought in seven Berkshire
shoat>" light months and four days old
all from one litter-lsst Monday. that
'e;ghed 900 pounds, realizing $lO3.50.
For sound reading we can commend
he atlantic Monthly and our subscribers
Vill agree with us if they look at spec
men number. Address ii. o Houghton
: Co Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.
Capt. VIM. Gallaher, agent OF the
iulf Road, Ft Scott. was in town last
tuesday,. He came over to pay the taxes
n the railroad land in El+m,re township
elonging to the NJ. r., Fl. Scott & Gulf
abroad
Pretty near IS hard matter to con
ince che average Democrat that Hayes
fairly elected As it would be to CON
ince dog that this is glorious coun
y nv attaching a bunch of fourth of
uly crackers to his tail.
John Be.gs and P. o. Malley, soc
rents of Jas P. Farrell & CO.. of New
. k, for the sale of English WOODEN
y de, are still in lola. These gentlemen
e canvassing the county in the interest
the firm they represent.
Mr. A. l. Bear advertises his shor,
I'm stock in to-day's paper. They:can .
, seen at Mr.. Bears farm in Usage :
and also at A. J. McCarley's,
le-half mile east of lola. Those want.
g fine stock cattle should pay visit to
ese herds.
Chanute and Thayer were
sited by sneak thieves Wednesday
ght of last week. At each of the
aces their manner of working was
out the same a at the lola affair few
.eks ago. 1t won't do any hurt for our
sIness men and citizens to be a little
reful.
.Vick's Floral Guide for January,
II is out. 1t is handsome and finely
ustrated quarto, containing every va
ty of floral and horticultural intor
ltion. Every one who pays any at
,tion to the cultivation of flowers
1uld send for this quarterly. Price,
" 25 cents per year. Address, Jas.