The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-08-19

smoke in town at SteVeDsOn'S drug
store.
A private letter from Geneva en-
dorses THE REGISTERS position on
the Games case"
A gentleman replies to the Wichita
freight article of last week, and his
figures seem to be right.
It is generally reported that Albert
HodgsOn will make an independent
race for sheriff this fall.
The primaries for Deer Creek town
ship are called this week. 1t is time
Geneva was heard from.
For a small matter the average
school meeting holds its own in
stirring up strife among otherwise
peaceable people.
Prairie fires will sweep over the
country unusually early this fall, and
it behOoves the wise farmer to put out
fire guards at once.
A large delegation from lola went
up on the excursion train to Bismarck
Grove to-day to take in the closing
scenes of the jubilee.
Mr.. w. l.. Bartels has concluded to
close out his harness and saddlery
shop and will quit the business on &C.
count of his failing health.
a glorious and long needed shower
made the streets actually muddy Mon
day afternoon. A very much imprOv-
ed atmosphere since then.
Reese Cravens, colored well digger,
while down in well the other day
was caught by the damp air and near
ly killed before he was taken out.
We would suggest that the city
council pass a liquor ordinance and
scoop in the fines. Otherwise the costs
go to the school fund of the county.
Only eighteen candidates have an
nounced in Lyon county as yet, but it
is supposed that the out townships
will more than double the number.
Two very interesting Letters are
published this week. One from Rev.
Summerville dated at Baltimore, and
one from G.. \ Scott from Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Tharp have
adopted boy baby that arrived at
their house Saturday last. Tharp pro-
poses to put in another chair at once.
Unusual precautions should be used
at present to guard against fires.
Everything is as dry as finder, and a
fire once started would be hard to
control.
AS vet we have failed TO hear any
thing about the Neosho Valley Dis
trict Fair. AS the premium lists are
will be fair.
All sorts of "re-unions" are becom-
ing fashionable now and we would
suggest reunion of the disappointed
candidates to be held at lola Saturday
night, Sept. 10th 1881.
The new Baptist Church at Garrett,
Kansas, will be formally dedicated
Sunday. Aug. 2lst, 1881, at 1880 p. M.
NeighbOring churches are cordially
invited. BY order of Committee.
j. Casmire & Co. have removed
their hardware store to the west side
of the square, one door north of Myers
& Richards. where they will be pleas
ed to see their old friends and customers
If Humboldt would as. carefully
watch for violations of the liqIor law
as our county attorney at lola, there
would be less chance to secure drop
of the fluid that intoxicates in this do
minion of Allen.
Elsewhere Mr.: Bartels adyertises
that his stock and store is for sale, as
his falling health makes it necessary.
for him to quit the business. This is a
good chance for some one to buy an es-
tablished business.
Stevenson's Price list-Strictly Pure
White Lead, $50. per 100 pounds.
Linseed Oil, IS and 20 cents per gallon.
Machinery Oils from 80 cents to Sl.25
per gallon. Now is the time to paint
while material is low.
Considerable speculation as to the
course the Democrats will take this
fall. Well miss our guess badly if
they do not wait until the independ-
ent candidates are announced and
then "endorse" them.
There is no let up to the Wichita
road. 1t is being pushed on into
Woodson County as fast as possible.
The surveyors are at work west of
Yates Center, and between that place
and lola the contractors are at work
grading.
A fine assortment of candies just
opened at Otten's bakery. We have
noticed that he generally lays it over
everybody in the line of fancy candies,
and we believe his goods are all pure.
No terra alba or -four paste, but genu-
inc candies made from pure syrups.
Messrs. Ayers, Tiernan, Bronson
and Hill were in town Saturday after
the lola city bonds. Owing to their
blanks being wrong they were COM
PEELED to wait until they could be
printed over. The City council held a
called meeting and 'received" the
road, and the bonds were turned over
to the management this week.
Very few men could have come to
lola at the time Mr.. KAUFMAN struck
the place, and during the time have
built up so large a trade with the best
paying customers. Commencing in y
modest way, by the aid of that vim
and energy that seems natural to q
Chicago bred business man, he has es-
tablisbed grocery store that is hard
to beat for good goods at reasonable
prices. And when Mr.. Eshbaugh was
added to the firm, tireless worker
end an always ready business man
was added that ably seconded the
senior member of the firm. They
solicit call at their new brick block,
southeast corner of the public square.