The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-12-24
Prairie hay is worth 1915 per ton.


Go to Bowlus for money and borrow
at "the old-fashiOned" rates-interest
payable annually, and no commissions
aOhdteUer.
Under the management of Slavens
& Fry the Yates Center NeaUs is being
made one of the best local papers in
the State.
Mr.. John Young, of Colorado, has
been visiting his father, J. r. Young,
the past week, and expects to return
this week.
T. NJ. Bartels and lady returned
home last Saturday evening from their
visit to Mrs. Bartels' old home in
Michigan.
A package of tasty, gilt-edged call
! ing cards would be a handsome present
for Christmas. Call and see them at
this office.
w. A. Jackson, of the Kansas Map
Co., is in town again. The map of AL
len county will be ready for distribu-
ton next week.
Mahlon Palmer, for number of
years citizen of lola, but who now
resides i'm Crawford county, is in our
city on business. =
IVMr. Northrup has put up a new
stable Ou the north side of the square
for the accommodation of our County
Superintendent.
| If it were not for the expense con-
nected Herewith, grand jury would
be a good thing for Allen county, for
one year at least.
Mr.. Fox. who took his wife to Colo
RADIO for her health, returned yesterday,
leaving his wife there. He reports her
health improving.
MIR. Remington recently purchased
of Mrs. Whitney, a fine Estay organ,
which he has generously presented to
the Baptist church.
Deputy Sheriff Harris was down at
| Independence this week on official
business. He reports Il good snow i'll
that part of the State.
Bowlus has 500, 900 to loan to farm
ers, in any sums desired, on one, two
three or five years time, at the uery
forrest rate Of interest.
! District Clerk Davis made flying
! trip to Chanute last Saturday to look
after. some papers that purported to
have come from his office.
When you "swear off" next New
Years, include in one of your resolu-
tons that during the year 1881 you
will mind your own business.
! Why not have a musical concert in
! the new hall? What say our singers?
! There is musical talent enough in lola
! to give us good entertainment.
Mr.. r.. Proctor, of Garnett, was in
town Thursday. He informed us that
! his daughter Theo. was married We'd
nesday and goes to Colorado to live.
The end Of the year draws nigh, and
settlements are in order. l want all
persons indebted to me to call and set
I tie at once. w. l.. BARTELs.
Persons who intend keeping open
houses on New Years day should
leave their names at this Office for
publication in the paper Of December
3lst. g..
Mr.. Henry Smith. Of Usage town.
ship, has bought out Brubaker's livery
stable and moved to town. Mr.. b.
goes on his farm across the river, we
believe.
Quite number Of persons have been
attending the examinations at our
public schools this week, bnt nothing
like the number who should be in at
tendance.
e. Our young men should remember
that willie the coal famine continues
+ the cold folks" would like for the fires
in parlor stoves to be put out about
nine o'clock, p. IN.
Nearly all those who attended the
Literary last Friday evening got their
clothes more or less soiled with paint,
on account Of the fence and gateway
having been newly painted.
When the alarm Of fire was given at
the Central Hotel last Tuesday, MIR.
Fisher had just had the house insured
and the agent was still present. The
fire originated in an ash barrel.
Come and see our Overcoats and
Sutings. We have the largest stock
ever brought to Allen county. We
are bound not to be undersold.
ANDERSON d DECLUTE.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
| have a Christmas entertainment at the
church this evening and doubtless all
the members of the school will feel
that il is good for them to be there.
Col. Smith has bought Mahlon Pal
mer's property southeast of the school
house. The Cololel designs fitting
this up for home, and it will make
one the most pleasant places in our
city.
The building formerly occupied by
Wood & Sweet, west of Mr.. ROach's
agricultural store, has been fitted up
for the reception ofagricultural imple-
ments, and will be used by Messrs.
Roach & Wood.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Halls team ran away one
day the first of the week, and his wife
who was in the wagon with him,
jumped out and sustained conclusion
of tho brain and received some severe
| bruises about the face.