The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-12-07
[ And now comes Christmas.

III OOO4 uoIScs CO"usSnu AosA P''Ss
Mud and slush Monday last-a rarity
" Why don't the Good Templars star,
pp again 81
Sneak thieves work on an abstract
principle.
Y Chas. Sims is teaching school over on
the Usage.
i Judge Talcott went up to Kansas City
"Wednesday.
! s. T. Gordon shipped two car loads Of
hogs Tuesday. irrs.s es.l-aa
Our merchants are preparing for q big
holiday trade. I, ~ -, .,a....-l :. :,
Travel on the railroad has been good
and is increasing. T..
Fisk has plastered Bowlus & Miller's
building this week.
Mr.. I. s. Coe has purchased very fine
thoroughbred ram recently.
The lyceum at Rose Hill was we'll at
tended, as usual, this week.
Six families have recently located q
few miles south west of lola. r.s
VA grange feasta the Star valley school
house, Wednesday night last.
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Scott. of Gallon, Ohio, is
here looking after his interests. -.
Mr.. H. H. Mccormack, of Geneva
made US short call Friday last.
ED. Wolf, of Usage township, shipped
two car loads of hogs Thursday.
Many of our best citizens have Joined
the new temperance organization.
Commissioner Long, of Humboldt.
made US pleasant call Saturday.
Mr.. Crabb had all his winter hay
burned by a prairie fire last week.
Mr.. A. NJ. Adams, of Carlyle, feels
proud over that new girl at his house.
All good farmers are done gathering
corn. Careless ones gather as they feed.
81. Cowan boarded Tuesdays train
for Kansas City. After goods probably
Elder Faxon, of this place, commences
series of meetings at Erie, Kansas, to-
day.
(Seyerai of our citizens have fac SINH
lea of the South Carolina tissue election
tickets.
Tree peddlers have succeeded in gull
ling good many farmers in this section
this fall.
Messrs Hart and Hankins shipped
two car loads ofhogs and one of cattle
Monday. ..s
The Miss Gwillems have lately COM
pleted cosy little house out in Elm
township.
Mr.. VIM. Bostwick has just completed
a very neat fiame house, a few miles
east of town.
xMr. A. E. Wright thinks some of en-
gaging in the grocery business in lola the
coming spring.
CD. Briggs did not sell out as per
understanding last week. The other
man backed out.
Extra copies Of The REGISTER for sale
at the news stands in lola and Humboldt
Also at this Office.
Our citizens should turn out to the
Literary Union and make it a greater
success than it is now.
The entertainment of the Presbyterian
Sunday School will be on the evening of
the 24th-Christmas eve.
We are requested to notify the road
overseers elect to come in and file their
bonds. Don't neglect this.
IyRrof. Scott has succeeded in organic
ing class in elocution, which meets
once a week at the school house.
1t is something we had not heard ofbe-
fore-that our business men all dare to
sell whisky. A mistake we think.
Now that the long winter evenings are
here, why not organize a chess club.
Who will move first in the matter?
Specimen sheets of calling cards, at this
Office. If you intend calling New Years,
come in and select your cards now.
Don't forget that you can buy lamp
complete, burner, chimney and all, at
from Is cents to $7.75 at r. B. Steven
sons.
While at a dance Thursday night, out
in Elm township, some of the parties got
into fuss resulting in knock down
argument.
Stevenson is receiving Mexican dollars
and Trade dollars at their face value for
goods and pays them out in change at
ninety cents.
4 The officers of the Literary for the en-
suing term were elected Friday night of
last week. Prot. Harris, President FL
mer Paxson, Sec'y. 7a7r.
VMr. and Mrs. Alex Hunt, of Fredonia,
celebrated their tin wedding on the Oath
of November. The Citizen gives long
list of the presents.
Hereafter we shall publish the pro.
gramme of exercises of the Literary
Union. Next weeks programme will be