The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-30

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the Probate Judge, VIM. Shipley. and
Mary r. Williams, both Of Allen
County.
Mrs. L. T. Holstein, of Eismore, will
accept our thanks for fine package Of
choice butter. Our folks say she
makes excellent butter in every re-
spect.
Let every young gentleman remem-
Der that he can take his lady to no
more enjoyable place than to the en-
tertainment at the Opera House
Saturday evening.
Messrs. Kreuger & Son decorated
their meat shop in an artistic manner
Christmas. They have added fine
machinery and from now on will fur
nish all kinds of sausage.
Remember, you will have not only a
good time but an excellent supper for
twenty-five cents at the Opera House
New Years eve. There will be good
oysters At thirty-ive cents.
Rev. C. F. Tolman, of Chicago, a
former missionary in India, and now
Western Secretary of the Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society, will speak
at the Baptist Church tonight.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents, Dec. 9th, 1881, by
Rev. VIM. Hawkins, Mr.. Joshua
Butler and Miss Mary Williams, all of
lola township, Allen county, Kansas.
Prof. H. c.. Ford and Miss Ellen
Bartlett were married Dec. 2lst, at the
residence of the brides parents. Prof.
Ford is principal of the Humboldt
schools, in which the bride was ia
vorite teacher.
We are under obligations to Mr..
Fisher, landlord of the Central Hotel
for an invitation to dinner Christmas,
and truly mourn that other engage
ments were such as to make our alb
sence necessary.
A good time to square accounts is
the first of January. Every man hav-
ing accounts with another should ex-
change bills and pay the difference if
able. We are are printing blank state
ments very cheap.
Attention is called to those firms
who allow their show windows to be
mOnopolized by smeared paper sup
posed to advertise rival establishments
in neighboxing town.
We mail something over four hum
dred statements of accounts to-day to
our subscribers, and the coming week
will mail the rest. It is custom well
established, and no one should feel
hurt at receiving the same.
The regular meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners will be held,
next Monday. All bills should be
filed with the clerk not later than to-
morrow. On the following Monday
the new board will meet and organize.
Mr.. 1. Port called Wednesday and
left us lot of excellent cheese which
was duly appreciated by the REGISTER
folks. Mr. P. is making some very
fine cheese and we hope will soon sup
ply the lola maaket entirely.
Mr.. J. R. Stilwagon will sell at pub
lie sale, at his residence, in Geneva
township, Monday, Jan. 8, commence
ing at ten o'clock, large lot of per-
sonal property, including horses, cat
tie, hogs, farm implements, house
hold articles, &c.
The individual who asks a newspa-
per to suppress legitimate item of
news might with equal propriety de-
mand of a merchant the free gift of
goods from bis store. The newspaper
which prints the news without fear or
favor is the paper that gives it's leaders
the worth of their money.
The morning passenger train going
west on the Wichita road was wrecked
at the M. X. & T. crossing in Woodson
county Monday last. The rail spread
throwing five cars including the
Sleeper" from the track. A wrecking
car went out Monday forenoon and the
road was cleared. No one injured.
A cigar maker at Humboldt, named
w. w. Ridenour, was brought up to
lola and lodged in the county Jail,
charged with seduction. The officers
are looking for the victim who had
been sent out of the county. Ride
nour is q married man and the girl is
under age.
Many presents were placed in the
hands of the committee who decorated |
he tree Saturday night, for parties
whose names were entirely unknown |