The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-05-16

About Town and in the Country
A bastard case attracted the .atten.
ton of those who would listen to the dis
gushing details, before Justice Boyd We'd
nesdsy.
There was . large attendance of the
Sunday school workers of lola and vicin.
ity at the convention held at Humboldt
last week.
The cheap buggy man was in town
Tuesday. He sold one at auction for
$500 and half dozen others for about
$500 apiece.
Next week We shall have more to say
about the school entertainment. In the
meantime don't fail to talk up an inter-
est in the matter.
On the outside Of our paper this week
is given President Hayes veto message
in full. Also the resolutions Of the
Vicksburg Convention.
The ladies N. E. social will be held at
the residence of w. II. Slavens next
Tuesday evening. Ice cream will be
served. All are invited.
It was eroneously reported around
town Monday that the time Of arrival
and departure of trains had been chang
ed. 1t remains the same.
A petition is out for another postoffice
in Allen county. 1t is to be called
Brownsville, and is located some six
miles southeast of Elsinore.
have the biggest and best stock of
mixed paints ever brought to lola, and
will sell them as low IS anyone will or
can-and don't you forget it. SCOTT.
The Democratic editor of the later.
State calls the Democratic editor of the
OEolona States an idiot. Behold how
good and pleasant thing for brethren in
unity to dwell.
There is more real estate business done
in lola at the present time, and for the
last three months, in one day than in
all the towns in the county besides.
lola is booming"
Sheriff Hodgson is on the look out for
a fireman on the NJ X. & T. R'y who is
liable to become a father before he is
married. The girl lives in the western
part of the county.
Owing to the amount of bonds required
of postmasters and the small profit accru-
ing from their sales, (only oue-eighth OF
one per cent? our postmaster does not
keep them for sale.
Teachers and others interested will do
we'll to read Supt. Roots communication
in regard to the Normal Institute for
this year. Let there be a good attend
ance of all our educators.
"Carlyle Warblings" is written in such
pale ink this week that our compositors
cannot we'll decipher it. Correspondents
are requested to use bIacE ink and write
only on one side of the paper.
1t will not he the fault of our farmers
if good crop is not raised this year. A
large maturity are hard at work. Farm
work is being rushed through this spring
and the prospects were never better.
Well, some of our people had better
read The REGISTER little more closely
and let lightning rod and all other traoel
ing pcddlers severely alone. Our State
has been filled with these sharpers fol
the past year.
The Public School entertainment is r
he the finest affair of the year. The OBJ
jects sought to be attained are in every
way worthy, and the teachers and pupils
should be encouraged by the bigges!
kind of a house. Don't fail to attend.
Ifa proper effort is made uniformity
of text books can be secured all over thu
county. Other counties are doing q
and it would certainly he . wise meas
ure for our district boards to do the same
One selection this summer and NJ
change for five years.
We expect in the next few months Il
make = complete settlement of all out
standing notes and accounts preparator,
to change in our business. We do no
intend to insist on immediate payment
but hope all will pay what they can.
RICHARDS & CowAN.
The district convention of the Sunday
Schools of the Fourth District including
the counties of Allen, Woodson, Elk
Chautauqus, Labette and Chetopa, va
held on the 9TH and 9Th inst, at Hum
boldt. The convention was largely at
tended, oyer one hundred delegates AMI
visitors being present. Nelson Case
Esq, of Oswego, was reelected Presi
dent. A great deal of work was dom
and much good accomplished.
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