The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-07-29

DR.. NJ. E. Wolfe and J. w. Patter
son visited the lola Lodge Knights o
Honor last Friday night, at which
time the Installation of elected officers
took place.
The unusually warm weather tina
has prevailed in this latitude for q few
weeks past, last Monday gave way t.
cooler weather. The change was sud
den and marked.
Mr.. T. F. Hazard died at bis resi-.
dence west of the river Saturday nigh,
last, of consumption. Funeral service:
were held at the residence Sunday
conducted by Rev. Hankins.
When you want to know who are
candidates examine the list of an
nouncemepts in THE REGISTER.
People are often supposed to be can.
didates when they are not.
The street commissioner has done
well this week having weeds moved
down about town. Now if every prop
erty holder will do their part a better
looking town will be the result.
How many of the business men OF
lola are there that prefer to patronize
a crazy fool at Humboldt instead OF
giving their home business men a
chance at the work? We can spot
three at least.
The city treasurer has mailed postal
card notifications to every male resi-
dent of the city asking them to step
forward and pay their poll tax, accord
ing to the law as laid down in section
one Of Ordinance 206.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Craig, of Leav-
enworth, have been stopping at the
Central, and have finally concluded to
locate in Iole. DR.: Craig was looking
for house yesterday, and will soon
be one of our citizens.
Stevenson's Price list-Strictly Pure
White Lead, $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Linseed Oil, IS and 20 cents per gallon.
Machinery Oils from 30 cents to SIPS
per gallon. Now is the time to paint
while material is low.
"What shall we do with the revised
New Testament?" will be the subject
at the Baptist Church next Sunday
evening. Morning subject, "Fearfully
and Wonderfully Made.V
Il. C. CoFFEY, Pastor.
Messrs. John Viets, r. w. DeLanl-
bert and I. Stevens, of Heplcr, Craw-
ford county, were in lola yesterday in
with the officers of the
Topeka, lola & Girard Railroad. They
are very ANXIOUS it should run to their
town.
The colose4 meetings in the south
vest part of the city keep some folks
awake until a late hour. But probably
he sinners who are thus Kept awake
would never hear a good sermon were
t not for the energy displayed by the
,olored orator,
The poles for a telephone and tele-
graph wire on Washington Avenue,
nave been erected. Mr.. Pancost is
the business and will |
un a wire from his hoqse south of town !
% his place of business, GtheEs along |
he line will add telephone wires.
At HUMBOLDT there is quite al cpl
lemic among children which is called |
hummer complaint. We are informed
here was ten deaths last week. AS
ret no serious sickness has been devel-
ped at lola, but unusual precautions
hould be used in the care of children.
Humboldt school district wanted a
lew school house to replace the old
now used, and at the cleo
ion called last week 116 voted for the
'onds and 113 against. The PROPOSE
ion failed as a majority vote of all the
lectors was required. Humboldt
leeds a good school house.
Fhe excursion rate to Indianapolis
nd return which was advertised last
7eek was just ten dollars too high.
he rate from lola round trip ticket is
My $3.50. Mr.. Ayers can give the
,west rates ever offered to eastern
tiles and return, and those desiring to
o east should call and see him before
uying tickets.
Among those who prepared for
uests on the occasion of the excursion
HON we failed to note last week were
[r. J. J. Casmire and Mr.. E. H.
[ounsir. w. G. Allison should have
cen credited with cash paid and there
ere two bills that had not been settled.
he amounts received and paid out
alanced the same as last week.
Last spring Mr.. S. D. Boughton laid
IT some fine resident lots on the north
de of town. They are of good size, I
from one to five acres, and
ell located, being where it will rap {
ly build up and where the new /