The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-10-10

- Local Haps and Blishaps.
l. Politics warming up now.
THE "sere and yellow leaf il here.
ia shower, short and sweet, Monday.
4 Warm October wsathss we'rs havin
now.
IIMs. Whitney Il having her hous
painted.
Calendars for 1880 arc making an ap
ipearance.
By burning fire guards our farmer
may save property.
wv. A. Cowan has opened for business
in his new building.
Remember the teachers' meeting a
the school house tomorrow.
Qusils will begin to suffer from tn.
raids of the sportsmen soon.
w. A. Cowan succeeds Richards &
Cowsn in the queensware business.
Fix up yonr defective fues and save
trouble with the insurance companies.
A demand for coal is making its advent.
Wood likewise is an object of interest.
y Mr.. A. E. Wright has purchased G. B.
Keith's property on South Washington
Avenue.
The school board have had the pri.
mary school building painted. Good
for them.
Some one of our church societies conld
make good thing by getting up an oys-
ter supper.
Worst will keep the best table in the
city at the Locust Grove House. Drop
in to dinner.
A good old fashioned rain-enough to
make the creeks and rivers boom-is
wanted forth with.
fHendersOn & Root have moved their
goods into the old stand formerly &C.
cupied by Northrup.
70. p. Northrup & Go. have finally got
their entire stock moved into their new
building. Look out for the big bargains.
<Mr. John Everheart is building large
and convenient house in the northeast
part of town. The cellar is under good
r Messrs. Vancel & Baker have opened
a blacksmith and wagon shop in the old
stand of Weith & Co., north side of the
public square.
At the teachers examination last Sat.
urday there were nineteen applicants.
Seven received first grade certificates and
ten second grade.
The present is an extra good time for
farmers to put up shelter for their stock.
It will pay them to do so even if we
nave, As prophesied, an open winter.
Andy Barnett has his barber shop in |
order and will be pleased to see |
my who want first-class shave. hair cut |
,r shampoo. He has the neatest shop in
own.
/B. F. Pancoast has stereoscopic views
# the Presidential party, ground, stand,
.tc., taken at the District Fair. There
ire twenty-five different views we are
informed.
A new road to the depot commencing
It the west end of Madison avenue was
ordered opened by the Commissioners
his week. Mr.. Northrup, the owner of
he land, was awarded $3.50 damages.
We are requested to call the attention
# the proper authorities to the condition
f flues and chimneys about town. Now
8 the time to make thorough inspec.
ion and have them put in good shape
Or winter.
Supt. Root informs US that the increase
n children of school age over the enroll.
nent of last year is 1873. He will have
he figures in regard to the different
ownships ready for publication in our
ext weeks paper.
A man by the name of Mckinley, from
he southern part of the county was tried
efore Judge Allison last Saturday and
'ss decided to be insane. He will be
aken to the asylum as soon as the proper
teps can be taken. Il
Mr.. Geo. Worst has purchased the
,ocust Grove House of Mr.. Canatsey and ,
ill forthwith proceed to put it in shape f.,
, run q first-class hotel. Worst under .
:ands the business and will draw q good ,
'ade from the travelling public.
Mr.. o A. Means shipped thirteen car
'sds of cattle from this place last Sat- -,
rday to Illinois. He drove past several I
ations on the NJ. K. & T. and Southern s
'ads to ship from the best point in the {
eosho Valley. His rates were satisfac- {
Try from this city, fact that shippers {
ill do we'll to remember. Ii
Goforth understands the true way Of
seping books. What makes 60 certain
- the fact of noting on the side of his
dyer account against The REGISTER
ice the words, "Pass for cause" The
,pelessness of the situation could not