The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-01-27

land office.
il/When will the Eastern Star give us
another ball? Their last one wa.
such success that they really ought
to try another.
Rev. J. J. Thompson, agent Of the
State Bible Society, will preach at the
Baptist Church Sunday night, holding
Union services.
The list of expenditures audited and
allowed by the Board of County Com
missioners at their January session
will be published next week.
The "high joints" Of the Topeka
road are in New York this week max
ing final arrangements to secure the
money for building their road.
v The plastering is nearly completed
in Beatty's new building, the weather
so far this winter having been very
favorable for that class of work.
Cold weather has visited New Eng
land in earnest during the present
week, the mercury ranging from
twelve to thirty degrees below zero.
If you are needing any winter
goods we would advise you to
Northrup's as they are cutting all
prices to make room for spring stock.
why would it not be good idea for
our city fathers to arrange for few
street lamps to be placed on the cor
ners of the principal business streets?
" Judge Paxson, route agent on. the
Wichita railroad, being compelled to
pass most OF his spare time at Fort
Scott, has removed his family to that
place.
Isaac Mcbride will sell at public sale,
Wednesday, Feb. 1st, at his residence
six miles east of lola, some fine cattle,
including q milch cows and 10 steers.
See bills.
Married, at the residence Of the
BRIDES father, Miss NJ. III. Torrance
and Mr.. D. ". Crumrine, by J. A.
Epling, Justice Of the Peace, January
q, 1889.
Petitions are being circulated in
Shawnee county to vote to take $4,000
in stock in the n, T., I. & NJ. Rail-
road, and the election will be held
right away.
We have printed four hundred of
the neatest programmes ever put out
for an lola entertainment, for the Kan
sas Memorial Day entertainment, to-
morrow night
" Better order must be maintained
about the billiard hall or there will be
serious complaint made by those who
are now annoyed by the almost night
ly racket that takes place.
Tuesday, Jan. 81, at the farm Of L.
d. Matthews, nine miles northeast of
lola, will be sold at public sale, lot
of personal property, including over
10 bead of cattle. See bills.
y The Literary Union should try to
hold its meetings more regular or peo-
pie will not know when to go. The
programme for tonight Ehould have
been giten three weeks ago.
Messrs. Travis & Gordon favored US
with an order for job work this week
which evidently goes to show that
they mean business and propose to do
their share towards getting it to do.
We Were mistaken last week in re-
ferring to the Decentralization case,
as decided in the Supreme Court. The
decision was squarely against the set
tiers and in favor of the railroad COM
pany.
1t is unfortunate that the manage
ment who secured Mrs. Dainty should
lose money on the entertainment. 1t
takes minstrel troupe or something
in the line OF burnt cork to draw q
CROWD.
A gentleman from west Of the river
asks us to say that the people On that
side want the township trustee this
year. as they want some one particu-
larly interested In fixing up the road
west of town.
VMr. J. B. Myres is building a neat
residence in the southwest part of
town. We We're told it was for Mr..
Myres but really we have faint sus-
picion that Oscar is somewhat interest
ed, you know.
An item in the Emporia Republican
says "Tanner Bros, of Humboldt,
were in our city looking for a hun
dred foot front upon which to erect
business house to be stocked with gen.
erai,merehandise."
Mr.. Ira d. Bronson and the pay
master of the Wichita road were in
town Tuesday evening and paid off all |