The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-22

tne lays ana UaSe8. lula, AANS
October, ID, Sd, 4th, and 9Th.
| A rumor has been started that the fai
was to be postponed. We have author
ity from the President, Mr.. Cook, t
state that it is mistake.
@-Full programme and notices mex
week.
y PERSONAL MENTION.
Sims will be the next commissions
from this district.
KEEP" was one of The s'third house
boys last Saturday.
Slower and Young were re-nomi
mated by reclamation.
Mrs. w. G. Allison is still seriousl,
i'll, and improving but slowly.
Jas. Holt took his fine horse up Il
the Kansas City Exposition this week.
IT. NJ. Russell, of Kansas City, ship
ped three carloads of hogs last Monday
Pete Long was up last Saturday t.
show the boys how to run the "masheen.'
Mrs. J. F. Colborn has been quite
seriously i'll with -remittent fever this
week.
+ Mrs. G. d. Ingersoll has been seri.
ously i'll of remittent fever for the last
week.
Mr.. Hartley took first premium on
his fine horse "for general purposes" at
the Chanute fair.
Charles Scott started Thursday
morning for Lawrence to attend the
State University.
"A. G. Jones has already forty acres
of wheat nicely drilled in and will still
SOW more this fall.
Miss Alice Hartley, who has been
very i'll for sometime past, is, we are
pleased to say, recovering rapidly.
We neglected to mention last week
that our friend Jas. Holt took first mon
ey at the Chanute fair in two of the races.
Delegate Amos was one of "these
suspicious kind of fellers," you know.
He had been terribly frightened by the
"third house" threats.
Frank. Harlan was up to Ottawa
last week with maggie Fulton" He
took first money in the "free for all"
Mr.. Fox, with "Lady Alice" took second
money.
Those luscious tomatoes that friend
W. 7. Barnett left us last Saturday were
the finest ones received this season. We
hank Mr.. B. very much for his kind re-
We were glad to meet DR.. Gilliban
IN the street again last Tuesday. He
ooks somewhat thin as yet, but is re-
covering as rapidly as could reasonably
,e expected.
We congratulate the Republicans of
he Sd commissioner district, and now
lsk them to forget local or personal diff
nlties, and elect Mr.. Christian by a
arge majority.
Our worthy P. N. has gone into the
inc stock business. He purchased last
from Mr.. J. P. Boyd, a fine
'oland China SOW and litter of pigs.
$500. @
-Messrs. c. and George lite went
ack to Ohio last Monday. They will
eturn to our county "a soon az they can
ecure their crop there. Messrs. lite
ave purchased land near lola.
-Bowlus has an ear of corn at his
flee grown on Mr.. Cooks farm near
ola, which has twenty eight rows, aver
ging fifty-eighs kernels to the row. or
624 grains altogether. Who can beat
We were pleased to make the ac-
uaintance of Mr.. Geo. Vandyke, OF
'hio, this week. Mr.. V. is out looking
round our country, with view of lo>
ating. He is stopping at Mr.. Hart
,y's.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Trumbull, of Sioux
ity, Iowa, are III town on visit to Mr..
nd Mrs. Judge Boyd. Mrs. Trumbull
a daughter of the Judge, and has not .
efore seen her parents for some eight
ears. {
Mr.. Pike Sprague left us a fine wa {
rmelon last Saturday which he brought
to compete for the premium. 1t was
, extra fine melon, and the printers en-
we'd it. Come again. By-the-way. the
is still open. Rush in the
e melons and take the premium.
"A. G. Jones sees Mr.. johnson in the
illet business, and goes considerably
tier. Mr.. J. brought in in US last Mon
" sample of German millet which :
six feet, four and-a.half inches
length. Two of the heads weighed
ounce and-a-half. Who antics this
me?
Downer & Goforth will
ease accept our thanks for some nice c
NIPPLES of the sorghum syrup they are
w manufacturing at their mill near d
wn. The syrup is thick, clear and v
easant to the taste. In short, it is
tie the finest article of the kind we
we ever seen.
Mr.. A. G. Jones will please accept
r thanks for a jug of choice, new cider,
,sh from the press. It was simply
licious; but is no better than Mr.. J. m
every day at his place,
ross the river. Persons wishing cider, Ii
cider vinegar, cannot get nicer article
ywhere than by calling or Mr.. Jones. f
Mr.. B. Brewster started last Tues ].
y morning for Colorado, for the benefit
his health. He went via. Kansas n,
ty, and will take in the Exposition as
ort of a parting view of civilization, re
fore getting fairly off for the noun "
ns. We wish him good luck, and
pc he may return tn us in a few
'nths fully recovered in health.
Mr. A. P. Cushman. of Chatauqua
unity, Kansas, but formerly Of ILL
IS, was in town this week. Mr.. G. CT
lis extensively in fine stock, and is