The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-03
Local Haps and Rlishaps.

Very truly yours,
SARA J. TRAVIS.
Local Haps and Hlishaps.
Cowan's grocery is opening up with
big stock.
Prairie grass is dry enough to bnrn in
many localities.
Mn. Kingsbury died Wednesday night
after short illness.
A very light shower Sunday morning
merely laid the dust.
It has the appearance Of general rain.
We need it bad enough.
We surrender most of our space this
week to the District Fair.
Judge Talcott is holding court in Will
son comfy again this week.
Remember the entertainment at the
Court House next Tuesday evening.
Y Miss Jennie Pickell will take Prof.
Scott's place in the school until he re-
covers.
Northrup is opening the largest stock
of dry goods ever brought to the Neosho
Valley.
Mr.. Waters shipped two car loads OF
hogs from this place this week. ). u.
Sims shipped one.
Republicans, remember the Republic
can meening at the court house next
Monday night.
The platform of the Democratic Coun-
ty Convention will be answered at the
Republican meeting next Monday night.
Namendorf has given up the idea of
leaving lola. He will still be found at
the old stand over Cowan & lreland's
store.
The Board of County Commissioners
meet in regular session next Monday to
tran sact such business as may come be-
fore them.
The Neosho River is about the only
thing in this "neck of the woods that Is
not "booming." 1t will boom later In
the season.
Messrs. Anderson & Declute have made
a slight change in their announcement.
Read what they say and prepare to see
big stock.
Married, at the NJ. E. parsonage, Sept.
9th, by Rev. J. 8. Kline, Mr.. Frederick
Goring and Mrs. Maggie A. Pence, all of
Allen county.
T. Mr.. ]. F. Colborn has bought and
koyed to the rear of his store frame
building which will be rented by Mr..
Barnett for barber shop.
Sheriff Hodgson reports eight birds in
his cage and two more expected this
week. One from Wilson, six from Wood
son and one from this county.
Township officers can obtain the re-
vised laws, late edition, by calling on
County Clerk Slower, and surrendering
the old law books in their possession.
Frank Shesfor has got into the news
papers again. The staid old Lawrence
Journal heads the article, "A dirty scamp
who has not yet received his deserts"
Mr.. VIM. Dwyre and lady, from Iowa,
arrived last Thursday. They will prob
ably make Kansas their home. Mr..
Dwyre is son-in-law of Mr.. Robt. Cain.
J Somebody broke into Browns saloon
Saturday night. A few cigars, couple
| bottles of whisky and not to exceed
NO dollars in small change was all that
was obtained.
Sunday School workers are requested
to notice the call for Sunday school
convention in Elm township next Satur-
Iday. The article was received too late
for publication last week.
Mr.. VIM Apple and Mr.. Mock, of In
dianapolis, who with their families have
been visiting our townsman, Mr.. U: w.
Apple, returned home Wednesday. They
1 we're highly pleased with our county.
The house owned by Frank Root and
OCCUPIED by John Reese, one mile east Of
Geneva, was burned Thursday while the
] folks were all away to thefair. 1t was
reported that it was first ribbed and then
SET fire. Mr., Reese lost everything he
had.
The rise in lumber stopped the build
ing of three or four houses that had been
contemplated. Here let us say that il
was not the fault in any manner of oul
lumber men, but the natural result OF
rise in Chicago and the formation OF
Filroad pool.
~ District Clerk VIM. Davis made out
the vouchers for Mrs. Sophia Bostwick
this week in which she will receive from
the Government under the arrears o.
, pension law the nice sum of $25OO. Mrs
. b. is the mother of d. w. and DIR. Bost-
wick and Mrs. A. J. Clark.
Our citizens should give Miss Travis {
good audience next Tuesday night. VIZ
cannot copy the fattering notices she
has received all over the State. but dt
.. saw that no entertainment has ever conn
to lola so universally recommended. II
, is given under the auspices of the Liter
ary Union, we believe, and our people
know what that is. Miss Travis intends
making this place her home.
Mears. Alderman & Simpson have
dissolved partnership as per notice else
where. Mr.. A. expects to make an ex'
tended visit to his old home. We arr
sorry to part with him, but have hi!
, assurance that he does not think of giving
up making his home here in the future
MI. Simpson will still be found at thu
old stand ready to get his clients out o
bad suit, or into good one.
, The advance in lumber at Chicago
, and the end of the freight war helped
one man at least as the following item
shows: When Mr.. White sold his lum
, Der yard to 8. A. Brown & Co., he hat
ordered q car load of lumber from Chi
cago, bought and shipped under the OLE
prices When it got here it netted him
) Just $50 05 without his touching it il
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