The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-10-20
NEWS NOTES.
Mr.. Barth, we are out of apples.

The dramatic club will soon be unde
{ way. lola is growing versatile.
T. A new line of cigars, at w. A. Cow
/, ans.
!; The 'front.' of the Odd Fellows hal
is to be rebuilt with brick.
: S. T. Ellis & Son have bought an.
a other of those elegant side-bar buggies
of Knapp's.
/ In this weeks REGISTER, outside OF
. advertisements, there are thirty-seven
i columns of reading matter.
Mr.. Rohrer has purchased Mr.. ]. S.
Fast's residence, and will move next
week. Mr.. Fast talks of building
again.
The comet wakes brighter and more
bright, but scant-clad star-gazers are
, beginning to find the roof uncomforta-
bly, frosty.
We are requested to give notice of a
; meeting of the McCook Post of G. A.
r. on Monday evening, Oct. 2Sd, at
the Court House.
Show your friends this paper, and
ask them to subscribe for it. While
increasing the size, we leave the price
at the reduced figures-Sl.5O In adj
vance.
Mr.. J. G.. Todd left at the Office of
Mr.. Bowlus last Monday sweet po-
tato weighing five pounds and four
teen ounces. IT was raised on ground
titled this year for the first time. Next.
Died Sunday Oct. Is, Jessie, infant
daughter of J. d. and NJ. I. nnowl-
ton, aged one year, eight months,
and twenty days. Mrs. knowlton is
daughter of Mrs. Evans, of lola.
On last Saturday Chas. Bishop. ar
rested for using improper language on
the street, made his escape from JUS
tice Christy's court while the papers
were being made out, and has not been
heard from since. Just as well.
Mr.. Robt. Hamilton is at present
connected with a carriage manufac-
tory in Las Vegas New Mexico. He
reports Mrs. Hamilton well satisfied
in her western home. Mr.. Hapilton's
brother Charlie. is also in business at
Vegas.
We understand Miss Ida Jones, first
assistant in the schools, will teach
music regularly in the school This
is as it should he. When it is one
understood that music must be learned
like Geography or Arithme tic, a
little to-day and little tomorrow, for 6
years we shall have more and better
The funeral of Mr.. John Willett, Oh
Wednesday, the 18th, was very large
ly attended. Mr.Willett was in his
6Sth year at the time of his death, and c
had been in failing health for long
time. The many friends of the family y
sympathize with them deeply in their
great loss.
Mr.. Allaway, agent at the X. G. L. =,
4 5. X. depot, informs us that on Fri
lay last, Mr.. J. Baker of this county,
shipped a carload of fall apples to a
Butte, Montana. There were 129 IL
barrels in the load, and the freight
prepaid, was $50 dollars. Apples "
must be worth something out in Mon a
ana.
The racy and interesting letter from Il
chicago, published on the first page, 81
$ the first Of series of letters from
different parts of the country, which II
We hope to make permanent and at 81
ractive feature of the REGISTER.
our Chicago correspondent will prob :,
bly, be regular contributor, while 8,
etters are promised us from several of .,
Ile southern and western States.
The building of the Lock and =,
Novelty works, west of the Methodist :,
hurch, is about completed. 1t is a q,
ubstantial frame structure 22x75 feet,
ivided into two compartments. The
Messrs. Smith & Son, ex- III
ect to have everything in working W
rider within two weeks. They will III
all kinds of shelf and
,ncy hardware. They expect to en- ST.
10y a large force of hands when bo
sirly started. al
The fine brick block on the north
de is looming up grandly. The walls tw
all of the four buildings will be up be
'ithin two weeks, and it is expected Y;
nat they will all be occupied by the
rst of January. We doubt if any Of
ther town in southern Kansas can ga
oast of four large brick buildings GO th
Ig up at one time. Mr.. Colborn's
lilding il 2tXS0 feet, and is complet- -
|, except the plastering. The upper NJ,
'om is admirably arranged for the ~
-asonic and X. of 2. hail. Mr.. Bru-
,ker's building, adjoining, is 22xSO
ct, and is also enclosed. Mr.. Cas- re
ire comes next with an immense Ing
om, 35Xl00 feet. This will be the po
rgest single room in town. HeXt are
mes the building of Messrs. Han
ms and Ihrig, 23xl0O feet, the walls mo-
which are rapidly approaching pri
mpletion. The north side boom will hi;
,ubtless stimulate south-side build for
g next spring. 7
We have lengthy and elaborate re- Nh
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