The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-12-19
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That "blizzard" arrived Tuesday last
WEIGH opened his restaurant last Sat
urday. IS
.Thayer. Benedict & Co. are shipping
corn to Texas.
i The saloons are. now compelled to close
at ten o'clock. -
i Theo. Elliott, Geneva's merchant, was
in town Monday.
There was a coal famine in town the
fore part of the week.
MIR. Ely is talking of buying the LIE.
land Hotel we are told.
Rev. Price, of Humboldt, made US a
pleasant call Wednesday.
The Society of Ancient Templars is
ninety strong, we are told.
Tomorrow is the last day for paying
taxes before the penalty attaches.
Bissonett has moved his jewelry store
into the room occupied by Tharp.
Put up ice now. The present harvest
may moi blossom again this winter.
A. w. Beck tells US corn is "a and %
cents per bushel. The market still i'm
proves.
Nose Coy was one of the birds that
got away from the Bourbon county Jail
last Sunday.
Mr.. Pratt has purchased Frank Wings
house and lots, and is to take possession
in the spring.
The bottom fell out of the hog market
Monday. The corn market caught it and
was helped thereby.
Burns & Denzel have dissolved part
nership. MIR. Denzel will continue the
business at the old stand.
The NJ. E. Sunday School will give
their scholars some sort of an entertain
ment, but have not yet decided what.
Mr.. A. d. Quackenbush has opened
new meat market on the west side of the
square. See his card in to-day's paper.
The K. c., L. & S. Railroad paid about
81, 600 into the county treasury as their
portion of our taxes. Who wouldn't be
a corporation.
Corn is worth "a and 25 cents in our
market. This is new corn. There is one
grade that commands % cents, but there
is none to be had.
Chas Sims lost book Tuesday night
somewhere on Madison avenue. 1t was
"The Dalton" by Lover. Finder please
return to this Office.
Rev. Mr.. Winters will preach at the
Methodist church Saturday evening,
January Sd, 1880, at 7:3O o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
A temperance meeting at the Presby-
terian church last night. w. II. Slavens,
J. &. Murray and Judge Paxson were
announced as speakers.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
give their scholars supper Christmas
eve. We predict a grand rush to that
Sunday School next Sunday.
Mr.. j. NJ. House will sell, large
amount of personal property at public
sale. next Tuesday at his residence in
Usage township. See bills printed at
this Office.
Mr. Jas. Hoagland presented us with
an excellent specimen of gold quartz,
Wednesday. which he brought iroln Cal
ifornia with him. He has some very
rich pieces of quartz.
The Rev. J. J. Thompson, of Topeka.
State agent for the American Bible SO
ciety, will preach at the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday morning All the
congregations will unite.
We received an invitation TO attend
three weddings last night at Carlyle. AS
We could not give an account of the |
affair and get our paper out in time, we
will tell our readers all about it next
week.
W. G. Mcdonald, L. L. Low, Jno. A.
Christy. q. A. Steele and the present
incumbents are signing for the. Justices
Offices next spring. There may be Others
whose names we have not heard men,
toned.
The Humboldt Union now runs a por.
ton of their inside pages in electrOtyped
matter selected in Chicago. There are
few papers in the State that have SO
rapidly gone down hill during the past
year.
There was considerable rowdyism
among some half drunken young men
last Saturday night. Mr.. City Marshal
please put your official foot down on
This thing or your official head will have
10 ''drap."
Prof. Harris sent out some very neat
to the patrons of the school,
inviting their attendance at the exam
nation. Go and witness the improve
nent made by the present efficient CORPS
If teachers. l.
No one has a right to feel insulted
lpon receiving REGISTER Statement"
They are sent to all, and to many whom
We know are as "good as old wheat" All
on our part will be cheerfully
Call and see US. K
We shall publish the notices of the +.
literary society only when they are left |,
With us for publication. Last week
everal corrections were made and no
,otice of the change given us. Conse- /
luently our notice was not correct.
If the city marshal does not enforce :
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