The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-23

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Pay up that subscription.
Festival tomorrow night.
Our merchants report an immense
holiday trade.
"All aboard for Yates Center" via
the Wichita railroad.
County officers elect will take the
offices the 10th of January.
O. P. Northrup & Co. advertise in
the Woodson county papers.
Everybody invited to the festival at
the city hall tomorrow night.
Our usual statements of accounts will
be mailed next week to all subscribers.
There were several bad cases of
drunkenness in town Saturday night.
The Topeka weekly Commonwealth
and the REGISTER for one year only
$3.50.
Remember the Christmas tree en-
tertainment at the city hall tomorrow
night.
The usual number of aspirants for
deputy sheriff are making themselves
heard.
Harry Athol, contortionist, with
Humpty Dumpty, is the best that has
ever been in lola.
Our young men are formulating good
resolves preparatory to swearing off
with the new year.
Some fine day the city will have a
heavy bill of damages to pay because of
defective sidewalks.
Elegant uniforms have been ordered
by members of the X. of P. which they
are expecting about the 2Sth inst.
There are about fifty subscribers on
our books with whom we sre compell-
ed to part. Cause-we can not carry
accounts from year to year.
If you want a neat new year card
call at ths post Office and see those il
Gray's show case. Or call at this office
aDd haye your name printed on them.
VThey had big time at Yates
Center last week when the railroad was
completed and the iron horse came in,
one of the merchants distributed a
peck of pea nuts.
We make prediction once il a
while, and those who are selling
liquor in lola can stick pin right
here-the next arrest will result in a
conviction and heavy penalty.
The Eureka Herald says Judge
Hill was back to New York last month
and purchased two engines, four pas
senger coaches and one hundred and
fifty coal cars for the Fort Scott road.
The best material, finest stock and
good printers is the reason our job
room is crowded with work. Our
prices are always reasonable, and con-
sidering the quality of work, cannot be
beat.
An important change in the train
time of the Wichita road was made
Monday. The passenger now leaves
Fort Scott in the morning going west,
and returns from Yates Center in the
evening.
A package of neat calling cards,
with or without case would make
an acceptable holiday gift. We
have the latest and most elegant de-
signs in stock, and will furnish them
at very low rates.
Subscribers knowing themselves
more than one year in arrears will re-
ceive next weeks paper only, unless
arrangements are made at this office.
We can not and will not carry SO
much outstanding and always deferred
accounts.
A. 81. Chilson succeeded in having
the amount of his bail reduced to 81 900
and is now foot loose. He will proba-
bly, seek some more congenial cline
and forfeit his bond. The Kansas
City Times says it is case of black
mail. Chilson was a married man,
his wife living in Kansas City.
A generous and hearty contribution
to the fund being raised to pay for the
repairs on the Presbyterian Church
should be given by every one attend
ipg the festival tomorrow night. The
ladies having the matter in charge
will furnish the most excellent spread
ever placed in lola, and a rare good
time may be expected. Be sure to go.
We have been asked to elbow up"
the management of the Wichita road
for not settling their little bills around
town which have been due for months.
It is supposed they know their own
business best bYt a feeling of disgust
is being engendered unnecessarily. We
have written the auditor in regard to