The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-20

Married, at the residence of the
brides parents, Saturday, Aug. 14th,
| by Rev. e. s. Miller, Mr.. John Shoe
maker and Miss Mary e. Budd, all Of
Allen county.
The hot dry weather Of the past few
weeks has done considerable damage
to corn and potatoes in this section.
OF the former q good half crop Is about
all that can be assured.
The second semi-annual dividend Of
the State School Fund has been made
by State Supt. Lennon. Allen c0un-
| ty received Sl,728.35, or AZ cents for
each person Of school age.
w. W.. Curdy and III. b. Adams
we're elected from the SD Representa-
tive District of this county to attend.
the State convention. They are for
Ino, C.. Carpenter for Governor.
There was slight difficulty between.
some of the boys Saturday night which:
caused the arrest of one of them. It
is to be hoped that all signs of rowdN-
ism will be promptly suppressed
Mr. ONE Sss Of H our ssbscrbers at that
place, made us q pleasant call last
week. He was out looking over Kan
aas with view of removing TO- this
State.
Monday night the chandelier in. the
court room fell to the floor utterly de-
molishing the lamps. Had any per
Torrance been going on and the lamps
been lit this item would. have been
longer.
At a meeting of those interested in.
the building Of town hall, Tuesday
forenoon, it was decided that the work
should be pushed along rapidly and
the committee authorized to proceed
at once.
Mr.. d. p. Green has bought out Mr..
Anderson's interest in the grocery OF
Wright & Anderson. We hope the
new firm may do good business and
while holding. the old make many
new friends.
NJ. VIM Yarch0 and August Beck,
of Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois,
who came to Lola q few weeks since
are thinking ofopening q butcher chop
in lola. Mr.. A. Crandall will Proba-
bly, go in. with them.
W. Roth, G.. Hettinger and ]. Nc
LeOd represented Allen county at the
Greenback Congressional Convention.
Lust when, where and how they were
selected would be pretty hard to guess.
And where do they live?
That outrageous assault uAOn Jas.
Ard at Humboldt will not make any
friends in ElsmOre. The U5:iOn bub-
bles all over with glee because he
was pounded up, and defends, as a
matter Of course, the dastardly deed.
The Republican County Central
Committee met at the court house last
Saturday to fix the time Of holding
the county convention. The official
call is published this week.. Candi-
dates will take due notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
| Mr.. r. B. Stevenson has recently re-
ceived two of the finest scales ever
brought to this city. One set is for
the prescription business and is sensi-
tive to one-thirtieth Of a grains. The
Others are counter scales. 1t will pay
the curious to call and see them.
We hope our people will bear In
minds the. Neosh0 Valley District Fair
andieverX one who can get something
ready to take. Ehe display from. this
county, should be such that every citi-
zen would be proud to point to it as a
fair showing of what old Allen cando.
Now is the time to begin to prepare
for this display, and we hope every one
will take due notice.
Last weeks Humboldt Union says
the previous. issue of the REGISTER
contains q nnmber.Of lies about Hum
boldt. The Union squealing in the
manner it does would of itself be pDOf
sufficient of every assertiOnimade. 1t
may become necessary to. handle the
editors of that paper and show them
up in vivid colOrs, and a little more
prOvOcation will be thus met
A Democratic Mass Convention f6H
the SD District will be held at the
Court House in lola on Saturday,
August 2lst at o'clock p. NJ, to elect
three delegates and three alternates to
attend the Democratic State COnven-
ton. Also to elect three delegates and
] three alternates to attend the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention to be
held at Fort Scott, September eth.
! There seems to be considerable COM
maat in regard to our approaching
school term. It cannot be wise to stir
I'D bad feeling among our people at
present. Let the board alone and
they wilhdO what is right. If cot it
will he time to find fault then There
are many who feel that the retention
Of our present principal wOuldibe moth
ing butjustice, and fair play will gen.
orally win.
Several gentlemen from South Mare
NATION, and. Elsmore were I'M town
Monday handmade US q pleasant call.
They were Outspoken in regarciitO the
assault upon, Mr.. Ard at Humboldt
last week and denounce the article in
the Union inunmeasured terms. They
claim that McClanahan and others
laid for ATd and hit him just as he