The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-25

Messrs. B. O. Davidson and T. s.
Slower were admitted to the Allen
county bar last Monday and are au-
thorized to practice in the lower conrts
of the State.
Street commissioner Gear is doing
some excellent work on the streets
this summer. Last week the junction
of Madison and Washington avenues
was thoroughly graded.
N. N. Templin has purchased a
peanut rooster and hereafter will al
WAYS have roasted peanuts for sale at
the same price as those purchased IN
the east. It is 'daisy" and does It's
work well.
The people of Usage township will
meet at Gilbert's Grove, July Sd, to
celebrate the 4th of July. Rev. VIM.
Shockey will deliver an appropriate
address. A good time will be had and
all are invited to attend.
There will be large number go to
Kansas City to share in the celebration
of the fourth and help swell the crowd
of the Grant reception. Trains start
from here early in the morning and
come back at night.
VThe contract for Mrs. Brewster,s
house has been let this week. 1t Will
be built On the hill adjoining Mr.. VIM.
Buchanan north of town, having site
euualled by very few buildings in the
CITY. The estimated cost is 100000.
Our Geneva correspondent writes us
that DIR. Wolf and DR.. Morgan, OF
Neosho Falls, extracted some teeth
from Mr.. P. r. Mcclure, and under
protest DR.. Morgan gave chloroform.
The result was nearly the death OF MI.
Mcclure, but he finally was brought
around all right.
Seventeen of the young ladies OF
lola concluded to have a leap year boat
ride Monday evening and invited a
like number of gentleman. The nat
ural result was "just the jolliest time
of the season. and everything passed
off splendidly. The ladies are to be
congratulated upon the success OF thell
effort. :,
Saturday morning about 7 O'Clock
the house rented by Mr.. Keith, oppo
site the Baptist Church was discover
ed on fire. An alarm was quickly
sounded and by persistent work it was
extinguished. The fire caught in tn
roof from the stove pipe, which touch
| ed the shingles. The damage will mo-
exceed $500.
Messrs. Sims and Horville shipped
thirteen loads of fine cattle to Chicagt
Thursday. Mr.. Horville had 14O ant
lSims 80 head. among those shipped
were 40 head raised bysMr. Waters tina
since Juns1st hsyetaken on an aver
age of 20 pounds, and their averag
weight was 1866 pounds. Messrs. Ohl
| fest also brought in a fine lot.
Il /Charles Hamilton left on Wednesba..
for Las Vegas n. NJ, which he viii
probably make his future home
Charlie is one of our most estimabl'
Young men in every respect, and b.
those who knew and appreciated III
T many attractive qualities, his depart
ure is sincerely regretted. AT til
same time, they wish him success an
happiness in his new home.
The census law governing the enum
orators is faulty in one place at least
. No provision is made for taking tn
l number or value of live stock in cities
For instance, no account is taken {
, cattle or other live stock owned by an
l citizen of lola. There are probabl
several hundred cows alone, owned b
e orr citizens that will not be enumers
ted. ;, ~,
IXBy chance last Saturday the follow
ing gentlemen met in front OF MIR. 20
!. born's store, where the subject as
how long they had lived in Allen q
1 came up. MI. J. F. Colbern has live
here % years Mr.. NV. Post, Z
D. Horville, %; A: y Estep, ~: "
;, Christian, II; e. *. Perkins, q i'm
Walters;19. The total being l56 yea
or an>averageOf % 81.
VThe people of Deer Creek will hold
u Temperance pic mic at the wire brldg
lnear Mr.. Waters residence, on Sa
II urday. July 3, 1880. They will eel
g brate the fourth of July with speeche
singing and amusements. And tht
i cordially invite all to come and tai
part in the exercises and enjoyment.
D. II. FACKLER,
q Chr'm. Com. on Programme.
k/Prof. r. B. Whitaker, assistal
principal of the Normal, left yesterds
{, for his home in Carlyle, Allen count
. Kansas. We believe he has not y
;: made any definite arrangements as
u where he will teach next year and
q hone his services may be secured
u some live school in Holt county. 7
>, is a first-class teacher and gentlem;
II | in every sense of the word.-HoH C0u
y ty, (lNo.) Seminal.
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