The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-05

We have some beautiful tinted and
gold bordefed business cards which
win Be printed cheap. illustrated
business cards Of :All kinds kept in
stock.
sam1 Ellis, who ,vas bitten by q
rattlesnake near CoQeyville few
weeks since, IL now about town and
fast recovering. His escape was mar
row one.
Roach 4 Wood have finished one Of
finest stables in town on the rear Of
their business lot. It IL the best and
most convenient barn Of the size in
the city
O. p. Northrup started for New York
last Monday and expects to be gone
two or three weeks. While absent he
will lay in a mammoth stock Of fall
and winter goods.
We have received long oommuni-
cation from Geneva upon a matter
preached by our correspondent at that
place, last week. The article will ap-
pear next week in full.
The NJ. e. Sunday School is prepar-
ing . concert to be given in the near
future. Itpromises to be very inter-
esting one, and we hope it will be large
" attended, asin justice it ought to be.
Messrs. Roach & Wood are putting
up q magnificent Fairbanks scale in
front of their agricultural warehouse.
The foundation Is solid masonry and
everything is being fitted up in first
class style.
The annual school meeting of school
district No. 10 Qola), will be held at
the school house, Thursday, August
18th, at 2 o'clock p. m. A full attend
ance of qualified voters of the district
is earnestly desired.
Stevenson's Price list-Strictly Pure
White Lead, $3.50 per 100 pounds.
Linseed OIL, IS and 20 cents per gallon.
Machinery Oils from 80 cents to $1.2s
per gallon. Now is the time to paint
while material is low.
Only a minority of our people have
paid their poll tax as yet. About the
time few dollars in costs is added on
the balance will realize their mistake.
But it is tough; lis thy servant q
, dog?" that he should do this thing.
Prof. Harris returned from Sedan
Chautauqua County last Saturday
He reports a pleasant and successful
l Institute at that place. He goes t.
Garnett, Anderson County tomorrow
: where he conducts the Institute of tina
county.
The Board of County Commissioner
f were in session last Monday and mad
b the tax levy for the ensuing year. 4
bridge tax of one mill was levied in ad
!. dition to the usual tax. The genera
. revenue was raised, over that of las
year. ; -, :. :
II "a gentleman from Lawrence was il
! town this week and will start a dali
:fpaper at lola. The field is good ont
land no doubt lots Of money can b
made-or lost. If he only had til
I money to start we should be glad t
see that much more capital left in on
~ city. > go
" Every qualified voter in this scho>
district, ladies as well as gentlemen
81 are requested to devote one hour mel
d Thursday afternoon to the school u
terests of the city. The meeting wi
70 be held at 2 o'clock p. M, and will N
rs last more than an hour in all prob
bility.
K Mrs. Rev. C. r. Pattee will lectul
10 in the NJ. E. Church next. Sunda
evening on "Woman's Work in Flo
a eign Land, as Laborers in the Won
a ans Foreign Missionary Society
The lecture without doubt will be got
and highly profitable to all who wi
=. attend.
The firm of Geo. W.. likes 4 c
-, are doing a good business in the 81
r cery line and in addition are doing
= rushing business in the wood line.
good wood yard has long been need.
IN in lola, and we are pleased to see tn
ne this firm are meeting with deserv'
~ success.
:. The depot Of the Wichita railroad
r. located on Sycamore street, poi
IL fought for by those in the eastern pa
of town. It seems to US that the FL
m about the depot was unwise and To-
nd ish on both sides. Let the matter n
at and publ together for some more ii
portant end.
ge Rev. D. T. Summerville, pastor
ek the M. E. Church, left Thursday no
70 for London, England, the seat of
Ecumenical Conference which he "
IN attend. He went via Baltimore, tn