The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-09-09
Wells and cisterns are low.

Wells and cisterns are low.
DR.. Fulton lost colt this week by
lightning.
Hunting up overcots is the general
occupation.
Elsmore finally voted in favor OF
railroad bonds.
"Injeanny" is the favorite place to
visit this month.
Candidates will scan that list of del
egates in to-day's paper.
C. A. Steele has new show case
filled with beautiful jewelry.
There will be 81 delegates in the
County Convention tomorrow.
Thayer & Gray are doing a good
business at their mill at present.
All reports from the Bismarck Fair
are to the effect that it is booming.
More rain Wednesday morning and
a radical change in the atmosphere.
Don't you forget it, the District Fair
is the place to go and have a good
time.
Albert Hodgson is announced as an
Independent candidate for sheriff, this
week.
AS last weeks paper was being
printed magnificent rain was in
progress.
A daughter of Sam'l Blooms has
been quite sick with typhoid fever
this week.
Sam1 Brubaker this week finished
up residence house east of the Bap-
fist Church.
Treasurer Mcclure commenced the
delinquent tax sale at the court house
las. Tuesday.
The walking race for 100 miles at the
District Fair is going to be very ex-
citing contest.
The successful candidates are expect
ed TO set up the watermelons to-mor-
row afternoon.
Mr.. Jos. Hoagland has nearly COM
pleted very fine house in the north
east part Of lola.
A prominent Humboldt firm appro-
priately advertise 'The Boom is a
Thing of the Past"
The injunction suit against the
Wichita Railroad was dismissed by
plaintiff, Wednesday.
Any one having a residence prop
erty to rent can secure a permanent
renter by calling at this office.
A member of the Eastern Star gives a
we'll written account Of the excursion to
Fort Scott, on our first page this week.
More interest than ever before man.
tested is the report from almost every
township, as to last Tuesdays pri-
mary.
From the number of new buildings
erected during the past two months,
we judge the northeastern part OF
lola is booming.
Mr.. A. E. Sweet has the contract for
building the new hotel at Colony,
which is to replace the one destroyed
by fire few weeks ago.
Iwould return my heartfelt thanks
to my neighbors and friends who were
so kind in their attentions during my
recent bereavement. c. TIE.
The special over from Fl. Scott
Tuesday made the run in one hour
and twenty minutes, and in going
back made the distance in one hour
and fifteen minutes. Pretty good time
for new road,
Beatty Bros. broke ground this week
for the erection of massive two story
brick block on the lots where their
meat market has heretofore stood.
They will build the full breadth and
depth of the lot.
The choice of location for booths,
swings, dining halls, &C., will he sold
on the grounds of the Neosho Valley
District Fair Association, at Neosho
Falls, Kansas, at 2 o'clock p. M,
Thursday, September Is.
Until further notice, Stevenson will
close out a job lot of wall paper at ten
and twelve and a half cents a roll. An
extra good chance for any one to secure
a bargain in wall paper. Remember
the place, Stevenson's drug store.
The District Fair Association have
negotiated with Prof. Brayton, the
California bal,oonist, for
three ascensions during the fair; one
each on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday. and they can assure the pa
irons OF the fair that 1t will be no fail
ure this time.