The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-02-10


items of news are correct before pub.
fishing will save the Yates Center
NeWs mans bacon.
The K. of P. talk Of having q little
song and dance. It will be very
recherche-we have forgotten the term
Knight Acres uses.
The literary programme which II
published on the first page to-day has
been changed and is correctly publish.
ed on the local page.
Yesterday was one of the most
pleasant days Imaginable, but the
signal service report norther work
ing down this way from Manitoba.
James Collins, while working on
the Wichita road last week had one of
the fingers of his right hand cut of
by the bumpers of the cars. He will
be laid up four or five weeks.
Mr.. Chas. Merritt will sell large
lot of stock, farming implements and
household goods at public sale ut his
residence in Geneva township, on
Monday Feb. q, 1882. See bills.
The case of Conley vs. the city OF
lola, on which decision was delayed
by the justice until next Wednesday
morning at 9 O'clock-after the cleo
tion," was Withdrawn by the plaintiff.
A surprise party at Mr.. T. S. Sto-
ver's residence Thursday evening in
honor Of Miss Kapp was attended by
numerous friends of that young lady.
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by those present.
1t was rumored one day last week
that lola had a case Of small pox but
there was no foundation for the state
ment. We have not heard OF a case in
this section OF country this winter,
nearer than forty miles.
Geneva township elected township
officers as follows: trustee, ID. l.. War
ner; treasurer, Geo. Hall; clerk, H.
N. Gray; justices, J. NJ. Nation and
II. Groesbeck; constables, Eugene
Esse and Harry Newbro.
Township officers elected in lola last
Tuesday were: trustee, J. NJ. Melon
aid !; treasurer, W. II. Richards ;
clerk, w. a. Cowan justices, Jno. A.
Christy and J. X. Boyd; constables,
7. F. Strickland and John Arnett.
Township officers elected Tuesday In
Marmaton township are: trustee,
VIM Mattocks clerk, A. b. Isaacs
treasurer, John Sapp; justices, J. T.
Butterfield and VIM. Berry consta-
bles, John Harcleroad and Jas. Strong.
Judge Taicott now OWNS one of
these new-flshioned iron frame work
buggies aud it is a beauty in every re-
spect. Most of the work was done at
Hankins' shop in lola, and reflects
credit upon that establishment.
Unsolicited, tie gentleman who
stopped his paper last Saturday, re-
newed it again this week. after the
first two pages were printed. 1t only
confirms the good opinion we have
always held in regard to him.
At the township election in Elsmore
the following officers were elected /:
Trustee, n. L. Ard; Treasurer, Sam'l
Hibbs; Clerk, John Keen; Justices,
VIM. Kennedy and E. H. Snodgrass;
Constables, Lewis Huff and S. H.
Judd.
That particularly bright hoodlum
who is in the habit of emitting loud
and discordant whistle whenever the
audience applauds at an entertain
ment. is respectfully invited to fill his
mouth with soft mud, or some other
and thus oblige suffering
audience.
Mr.. J. w. Mcclure has rented the
room which has heretofore been used
as the billiard hall adjoining his pres
ent quarters, and will connect the two
rooms together, using both for the dis
play of his goods. This will give him
IN abundance of room and avoid the
fearfully cramped room he has had
before.
BY the Humboldt paper we see that
the meeting at which was adopted the
published elsewhere, was
presided over by J. H. Sommers, chair
nrn. Chas. Smith was elected secre-
AIRY. Had their names appeared
signed to the resolutions we should
nave published them last week. These
were adopted at an anti
township convention in
at which time township
ticket was nominated.
The subject at the NJ. E. Church
lext Sunday evening will be "Throw-
ng Stones" and as we all throw them
everybody ought to attend to hear
what may be said on that subject.
This announcement is not so much to
lraw a crowd as to present facts which,