The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-11-30
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the court house lately.
Y A load of hay capsized in front of the
Leland Hotel Monday.
HPrairie fires north and south shone
brightly Monday night.
vim Thomas has been doing the fine
lettering at the post-ofice.
Some Of the societies should talk up q
dance during the holidays.
Don't you forget to take your live
chickens and turkeys to Goforth.
Take your paper rags, old copper and
brass to Hartaan & Casmire.
Business at the County Clerks office
has been lively for some time past.
I'D. Sims shipped one car of hogs and
ten cars of cattle to Chicago, Thursday.
tx would seem that the mortality
among turkeys has been very large re.
Gently.
Read the report of Trustee Harris in
regard to township matters in another
column.
Mr.. Chas DeWolf, of Garrett, is to
entertain the people of lola to-day at the
NJ. E. church.
The Wilson County Citizen published
an interesting history of the papers of
that county last week.
The penalty does not attach until the
10th of December instead of the present
month as We stated last week.
Judge Bell has an article about the
relaxation of costs matter this week,
which deserves careful attention.
A. G. Jones and wife went down to
Wilson county this week to spend
Thanksgiving with relatives there.
A slight change has been made in the
notice of proposals" on the local page.
The NJ. DIS. should take a second look
p Mr.. A. S. Hawkins sold thirty-nine
three year old steers to Mr.. J. d. Sims,
last Thursday, that averaged 1862 pounds
each.
Don't forget that you can buy lamp
burner, chimney and all, at
from Is cents to $l75 at R. B. Steven
sons.
WI. L. H. Gorrell is erecting black
smith ard wagon shop on the east side of
Washington avenue and will do all work
in that line.
Stevenson is receiving Mexican. dollars
and Trade dollars at their face value tor
goods and pays them out in change at
ninety cents.
Receipts at the Treasures office come
in slowly this year. Money matters be
ing too close to permit the usually prompt
payment of taxes.
Since Chas. Sims purchased that farm
there has been sundry suspicious circum
that evidently point toward the
sea of matrimOny.
L. L. Low will have a general insigh.
into the business of most of the county
offices before long. if he keeps up the
round he has started.
Recorder Fast has been away on Wis
it the greater part of this week. l. l.
Low has been at work in the Recorders
office in the meantime.
From the number of "pussy" men
about town Thursday we judge turkeys
did not roost as high the preceding night
as they might have done.
Cowan & Ireland carry the largest
stock of queensware and glassware in the
county Remember this when you want
to make sensible present.
: The family of Mr.. Worst is still afllict-
ed by sickness, father, mother and all of
the children. The baby was not expect
ed to live part of this week.
I'VE are sorry to hear that our old friend
Geo. B. Inge, of Geneva, has sold out.
We hope he will conclude to remain in
this county when spring comes.
Mr.. Cal. Graham and family, Of Leroy.
Kans., were visiting at Rev. Mr.. Kline's
this week. Also Mrs. Kerr, sister of
Mr.. Graham, accompanied them.
We are requested to notify those wish
ing presents for the Christmas tree and
that special rates can be had by
calling at Stevenson's drug store.
FMr. Port expects to go out on the A.
T. & S. F. road next month some time.
In view of which he is now advertising
a lot of goods at public sale. Sale to
take place December 9th at 10 O'Clock.
Harry Howard, the gentleman who
will be remembered as the writing school
professor, by our town folks, died at Dial
las. Texas, on the 18th inst of con-
Rev. J. S. Kline, of lola, stopped in
town few hours Tuesday, on the way
home from Ottawa, where he had been
attending district conference. Gdrnett
PlaindeaLer. frr
The south side of the square seems to
be getting ahead of the west side. We
hope generous rivalry will be inaugur-
ated that will lead to further improve
ments "over there"
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