The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-05-09

"China."
Come now, it's time for pic mics.
The city square don't look 30 bad!
Elegant toilet soaps cents . cake al
Scott's.
Y Spring chickens and new potatoes.
Yum, yum!
Dunn, do you ever write about any.
thing? Can you? Do!
" There are few calls for the new SO
certificates at the bank.
vThree cent silver pieces are to be with.
drawn from circulation.
The Mayor is to appoint some one to
take the census of the town.
Full line gents navy blue suits at
o. P. NoRTHRUP & Co.'S.
Chas. Sims shipped two car loads Of
hogs to Kansas City Tuesday evening.
lola is to have another band. At least
lot of the boys are footing around
nights.
Y The barber shop has moved into the
building recently built by Mr.. Jas.
Simpson.
Nearly time for the Street Commits
sioners to insist upon you working out
poll tax.
At the preliminary examination of Bot
kins, held at Humboldt last Saturday, he
was released.
There are only three petitions for a
license going the rounds. The chances
are bad for all.
The best shoe grease is simply pure
linseed oil. 1t will preserve leather and
keep it soft and pliable.
Alec. Wright. of Mormaton township,
had colt killed by running against
barb wire fence recently.
Y Mr.. G. w. Apple has one of the finest
oleander plants we have ever seen. 1t is
too large to keep in the house.
The base ball season is at hand and
soon there will be the usual number of
sp.ained and distorted fingers.
Political possibilities now interest the
politicians. The Office of sheriff seems
especially attractive for some cause.
\ Stevenson's drug store is popular
place, but it will cost him four dollars
and some cents for "locals" this week..
The Pleasanton Observer is the only
State Republican paper on our exchange
listopposed to the nomination of Grant in
1880.
Dr. G. d. Whittaker's youngest child,
an infant nearly year old, died at Car
lyle Sunday and was buried at the lola
cemetery Monday last.
The school entertainments will be
held Thursday and Friday evenings,
May 18th and 3Oth. Full particulars
will be Published next woek.
The Supreme Court has affirmed Judge
Talcott's decision in the District Court
in the case Of Geo. A. Amos vs.. The
Humboldt Loan Association.
Accounts against townships must now
be allowed by a full board at regular
meetings A law to that effect having
passed the Legislature last winter
1--WE are informed by Mr.. T. N. Funs
ton, who lives 5 miles northwest of lola,
that he has rs, 900 sweet potato plants of
all varieties, which he will sell cheap.
l have the biggest and best stock of
mixed paints ever brought to lola, and
will sell them as low as anyone will or
can-and don't you forget it. SCOTT.
G. w. Grissem, living three miles
south. west of town has field of about
40 acres of fall wheat which is fully two
feet high and is beginning to head out.
Y The Indian Territory rush still con-
tinues but is mostly confined to new
corners from other States. We have
heard of no one starting from this Sec
,jsn.
According to the temperance folks it
will require 2l1 names to make a legal
petition for saloon license. According
to the license crowd 200 will be suffi-
cient.
We have received Hon. Alfred Gray's
Quarterly Report of the State Board of
Agriculture for the quarter ending March
3lst. It's superior to any of its predeces.
sors and is valuable document.
Read the notice in another column of
the meeting of the Board of Equalization.
If you think erroneous assessment has
been made, be present and state your
grievances to the Commissioners.
Three gentlemen while attempting to
cross Deer Creek at Edmunson's crossing
last Saturday, found themselves afoat on
the raging waters. But one of the party
could swim, and q serious causualty was
barely avoided.