The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-04-08


" w. NJ. Hartman has sold out his In
terest in the hardware store to Joseph
Bell and c. A. Casmire. See notice
elsewhere in to-day's paper.
A surprise party wandered around
town for time last Wednesday night
and finally broughtup at DR.. Fulton's,
where pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Nh. A. Perkins has not, as some have
supposed, been staying at home on
account Of his new baby. He has
been down with the mumps.
County Superintendent Root meets
the Superintendent Woodson county
tomorrow for the purpose of consid-
ering the propriety of forming joint
school district.
J. E. Tharp has recently fitted up
the room formerly occupied by Harvey
& Ellis, as a harness shop, and now
has one of the finest barber shops in
Southern Kansas.
w. III. Mcclure has been appointed
by the Lodge of Knights of Honor, at
this place, to represent them in the
Grand Lodge at meeting to be held
in Junction City next week.
All notaries public are now required
by law to add to their certificates or
jurates the date of the expiration of
their commission. A failure to do this
makes them liable to fine not to ex-
coed 500.
There were but seven teachers at the
examination held in the school house
in this city last Saturday. Of this
| number four received second grade
certificates and one received a third
grade certificate.
Our announcement last week that
Mr.. and Mrs. Bevington were visiting
in Iowa, was made rather late. They
had completed their visit and returned
home again by the time We mentioned
their having gone.
Prof Tiilotson's concert at the Pres
byterian Church last Friday night
was an interesting one to those who
appreciate good music. We hope our
people may have the opportunity OF
hearing him again.
| AS a rule we look with suspicion up
on poetical communications /; but we
give on the first page of to-day's paper,
under the title, "a Gloomy Morning"
a poem written by one of0ur citizens
which we think worthy ofpublicatipn
vVery little interest was manifested
in the City election last Monday and
a light vote was polled. The officers
elected fol, the ensuing yeaE/are as fol.
lows: Mayor,>W. L. Baktefs, Council
men, ". H. Richards, H. L. Hender.
son, W.P Northrup, S. T. Ellis, and
tG. w. Apple; Police Judge, w. G.
Mcdonald.
Mr.. L. H. Gorrell, of Marmaton
township, informs us that he has q
large Durham COW which gave birth
to fine large calf in February last
and that in five weeks and two days
thereafter she gave birth to another
calf, which was very small but per.
fectly formed. The last calf lived
only a short time.
"London Assurance" is presented al
Longs Hall, in Humboldt, Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week
The entertainment is for the benefit 81
the Library in that city, and is given
entirely by home talent. New scenery
has been obtained especially for this
play, and no pains have been spared
to make it a success.
A little twelve year old boy Of Mr.
Geo. C. May, of Salem, township, met
with a serious accident last Wednesday
morning. While cutting stalks fhe
team he was driving became flight.
ened and ran away, when he was
thrown off and run over by the stalk
cutter, the knives of which inflicted
ffightful and dangerous wounds upon
his arms and legs.