The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-08

J. s. Haws and Frank Sears, Of Col
ony, were registered at the Leland
Wednesday.
Mr.. J. n. Richards went to Girard
Wednesday TO attend meeting of the
directors Of the Topeka, lola and Gil
rard railroad at that place.
Business meeting of lola Temple No.
8, U. o. A. T., Monday evening, July
18th, Installation of officers and busi-
ness Of interest to the insured men,
bers.
The excursion party NEXT week will
consist only Of invited guests. It win
comprise representative business and
professional men from Bourbon
County.
Ellis & Wing have purchased the
livery stable and stock of Henry
Smith, on West Street. They expect
to make additions and establish fine
livery outfit.
Mrs. J. n. Richards. and Miss Abbie
Gray were added to the committee to
canvass the northeast part of. town to
secure entertainment for guests expect
ed on the exclusion.
Possibly it is none of our business,
but we are curious about the efforts
being made by the Greenback party
to arrange for so many public speeches
by their noted apostles.
Only one smash up ON the 4th, and
that not serious. Henry Smiths car
rage was run into by another team
and the end of the box broken by the
pole of the other carriage.
Mr.. D. r. Coblentz has opened a
harness shop in the rear of A. E.
Wright's grocery store, where he will
be pleased to see his friends who may
want anything in his line.
]. w. Sullivan & Co. have opened
meat market one door east of Roach &
Woods, where they invite the patron
age of the public. Their advertise
ment appears in this issue.
Gen. John II. Rice, editor of the Fl.
Scott Monitor, was in town Tuesday
short time. Mr.. r. came over to make
arrangements for the excursion from
that place to lola next week.
L. J. Steele aud wife, of Parsons,
were in attendance at lola on the 4th.
Mr.. s., or "old hard metal" as the boys
used to call him, was a sergeant of the
10th Kansas Veteran Volunteer In
fantry.
Married, at the parsonage in lola,
July 4, 1851, by D. T. Summervill, g pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal church,
Mr.. Henry E. Billbe to Miss Ella J.
Heldebrandt, both Of Allen county,
Kansas.
We owe sfr. YIN. Buchanan an
apology for not noticing fine lot of
early potatoes left at this Office two
weeks ago. For the season they were
the largest and finest we have seen
this year.
The passenger coaches of the X. c.,
L. 4 S. Railroad have been crowded
lately. But wait until fall if you
want to see things hum. Excursion
parties from all the Eastern States are
being arranged for.
Stevenson's Price list-Strictly Pure
White Lead, $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Linseed Oil, 65 and 20 cents per gallon.
Machinery Oils from 80 cents to S1.25
per gallon. Now is the time to paint
while material is low.
McElroy, "Nasby" at Humboldt,
gave US call Wednesday. He is
much pleased with the material pros
perity of the club" and rejoices with |
his many friends up this way over the
bright prospects before Allen county.
Owing to change in in the time of
the arrival and departure of the excur-
sion next Friday, the same committee
will canvass the town to see who can
guests for dinner and supper,
to report to the chairman, DR.. Scott,
as soon as possible.
Tuesday quite party Of gentlemen
connected with the Wichita road came
over from Fl. Scott. Among the NUM-
Der were Mr.. F. Tiernan, J. D. Hill,
wife and child, G.. E. Howe, G. B.
Phinney, John White, w. 81. Baker,
n. s. Woods, w. C. Whitesciver and
J. E. Tatten.
Mrs. J. H. Richards address in pre-