The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-07-27

/ Thursday evening this section NJ
visited by heavy rain, completed.
soaking the ground. It was badly need
ed-came just in the nick Of time 4
make good corn crop certain.
| We have received the premium lis
of the Kansas City Exposition for 1873
This is the biggest fair vest Of St. Loui
and is to great extent supported BY
Kansas men and Kansas capital.
We don't close out to make room
for new stock, &C., but keep our stock
always full and complete, in both depart.
ments-groceries and queensware.
CowAN 4 Ireland.
"A. d. Dunn, business manager OF
the Inter- State, dropped into the REFS rER
efiice for short time last Saturday after.
noon. Mr.. D. is thorough printer, and
gets out very creditably appearing
paper.
VA grand Temperance revival is to be
held at Bismarck grove, near Lawrence,
commencing August SOth, 1878. Presi-
dent Hayes and cabinet, Francis Muir
ply and other distinguished men are to
be present.
-Chss. Briggs house on his farm
south of town was struck by lightning
Thursday evening last. No particular
damage was done. This is the second
time, within a year, that the house has
been struck.
DIR. Miller's littIs boy had his hand
crushed and finger broken by a win
dow falling on II lssssunday. He was
holding on the window sill and gust of
wind loosensd the window catch, allow
ing tito fall as above stated.
Teachers and pupils are enthusiastic
over the success of our normal institute
this year. We are pleased to notice the
interest which the teachers of the coun-
ty display in our educational methods.
There are no drones in that hive.
There will be a meeting of the lola
Town Company at the city council room
at o'clock on Wednesday, July 3lst,
1878, to take into consideration the dis
position of the public square.
w. A. CowAN, Sec'y.
NThe lecture of Rev. 8. Price before
the Teachers Institute last Friday night
week was largely attended. and atten-
lively listened to. Or limited space pre-
cludes any kind of a resume, but we are
satisfied all who attended were we'll
pleased.
were pleased to make the &C.
quaintance of Mr.. Hesler, relative of
Con Null, of Deer Creek township, last
Saturday. Mr.. H. is from johnson
county. Kansas, here, but originally came
from Indiana. He will locate in this
Lemons have been virtually out of
the market this week. The price was
too high for our local dealers to pay.
Just at this time, when there is consid-
cradle sickness caused by heat, it is a
to be deprived of the II.
They were worth $50 q box in Kansas
City.
The Atchison Champion, in acknowl-
edging the receipt of copy of w. A.
]ohnson's grafton at lola, on the 4th of
July, speaks of it in the most fattering
terms. 1t was probably the ablest ad-
lress made in the State-but our read
,rs have probably all read it, and know
hat to be fact.
Mr.. james Joy, proprietor of the
Humboldt paper mills, was drowned at
hat place last Saturday evening. His
clothes were first discovered lying upon
/ fish trap near the milldam. The sur
Mise is that he went in to battle and was
The verdict of the coroner's
ury was accidental drowning"
Attend the delegate conventions
lext Saturday, and vote for your choice
# men to go to the State Republican
There will be four dele
'atos from this county-two from this
nd two from the lower representative
district. Two conventions have been
to meet at lola, and one at
The Union announces that the Hum
'oldt Fair has been given up for this
ear. The Yansgement of the Allen
ounty fair b be held at lola next Sep
ember, extedd cordial invitation to
guarantee them a good
ime/ Come and meet with us, and
1ihg Up your big things to take away
he premiums.
The Democratic County Central
Committee met at lola last Saturday
nd called mass convention to be held
n the oath of August for the purpose of
ominating candidates for the several
ounty officers. Also for the purpose of
Letting delegates to the Democratic
tate Convention. and to the Congress
ional convention of the I'd District.
The "fence wire case" which at