The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-12-16
days and long EVENING"
Remember the Christmas Tree.

One more week and then the holi
days.
Another lot of hogs shipped thi
week.
The Centennial year will soon max,
its exit.
City Council meets next MONDAY
evening.
Large quantities of corn lie brought
to town daily.
We will try and "write up" the ele
vator next week.
Read the report of the city finances
in another column.
Don't forget to renew your subscrip
ton to THE REGISTER.
Wood still wanted on back subscrip.
ton to The REGISTER.
The County Commissioners visited
the poor farm yesterday.
Prepare your good resolutions for
the end (of the year, draweth nigh.
Skating is over for awhile owing to
the warm-heartedness of the weather.
1t requires some snap to enter the
corn fields early on a frosty morning.
Pay your debts before you grumble
about your neighbors not paying theirs.
Prof. Tice predicts a cold winter.
So do We if this weather is cold enough.
Next Wednesday is the last day for
paying taxes before the penalty is added.
The Street Commissioner has been
making some needed repairs on our side.
walks.
MIR. Gorrell has about completed his
new house on his farm in Marmaton
township.
Vacation week" of the lola public
school from December 18th tn January
I'd, inclusive.
Prof. Redfeld. of Humboldt, was in
town last Wednesday night. He estab-
fishes singing class here.
We do wish the County Commits
sioners would give the court house new
coat of paint. 1t needs it badly.
j. L. Thorp has been fixing up his
house lately; got it completed In fact,
all of which indicates prosperity.
Wood is legal tender now. We
wish some of those owing on back sub
scription would make US tender.
w. G.. Allison, editor of The REG
IsTER, was summoned to Indiana this
week by the dangerous illness of his
father.
An extra article of -four, fresh
stock of candies and good line of gro
,eries at the Centennial Bakery and Res.
aurant.
After attending the Christmas Tree
at the Baptist Church
stop at the festival at Odd Fellows Hall
md get Your supper.
For the young folks no better or
'urer monthly magazine is published
han st. Nicholas Read over its adver-
isement in to-day's paper.
If you are able put some presents on
he Christmas Tree for some little one
vho you think might not get anything
Observation-Disclosures the poor.
Be sure and attend the Christmas
Tree concert at the Baptist Church
christmas evening, to he given by the
'upils of the lola public schools.
The jury in the case of Schmidt vs.
)Brien & Lindsay cost the county some
our hundred dollars, and as they failed
o agree on a verdict the end is not yet.
Those of our Democratic friends
gho wish a paper after their own heart
Gill de no better than to read the pros
ectus of the New York Sun published
u another column.
The lola REGIsraR is nearly ten
ear old. Truly a marvellous age for a
'estern paper.-Parson's Record. The
REGISTER only lacks a week of being a
'leven year old" Try again.
John Pegs and P. o. Malley, agents
J. Farrell & Co., of New York, for the i,
lie of English wooden goods, are in our
OWN yet and expect to remain another
eek at least. Read their advertise :.
tent.
-Lippinootfs Magazine announces an /;
Kcellent list of articles for 1877, and it
i'll repay any one to read over their
published in our paper this I,
eek. 1t is one of our most welcome .
kchanges.
Don't forget the little folks on q
hristmas; they all look forward to that l
y IS the happiest of the year, and a c
" we'll selected presents will give them e
ore pleasure than ten times their value f
any other way. b
Owing to the absence of Mr.. Allison q
. are thrown upon our own resources
lis week. And it being q rather hard Y
after to do two things at once will e
count for the meagreness Of our local
i'd news columns. l
These mornings remind the men I
lks who 60 shiyering around for An l
bur or % in the morning TO get the :
tchen fire we'll started, that there was !