The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-19
9utal Matters.

for cash or trade.
Miss Trego, of Mound City, is visit
ing with her sisters in lola.
One thousand bushels German mil
let wanted at Beck's in next ten days
While you are settling up, don't for
get that little hardware bill at Steele's
Moran.
A series of meetings is being held a
the NJ. E. church the latter part of tn
week.
Mr.. c. l.. Knowlton and d. d
Spicer, of Geneva, were in town Wed
nesday.
Twill make some low prices On gro
ceries for the next two weeks. w. A
Cowan.
Miss Trego entertained small part,
of friends at her home last Saturday
evening.
Miss Maggie Norris, of Kansas City
is in town, the guest Of Miss JOSH
Stevenson.
The "spy of Atlanta" was produced
in Topeka last Tuesday evening, un
der the direction of l.. p. Dobbs.
A conesrt Isrou pc from st. Loui
is among the attractions promised TO
the opera house within few days
save your pennies.
Aniline Dyes, Kings Catarrh Cure
Hairs Asthma Cure and Halle's Kid
ney Cure are among the new RENE
dies at Gillian & Cowan's.
Wonder if the change;in the WITCH
ita time tables wasn't scheme of Bro
Rice to get the Monitor over here three
hours ahead of the Kansas City pa
pers?
The spring imm igration is already
beginning to set in. Hardly day
passes but brings some one to our town
in search of a home in Kansas. And
still there's more to follow.
Notice is given that the public sale
by Mr.. Geo. r.. lite, announced tC
take place last Tuesday, has beer
postponed until two o'clock to-mor
row, Saturday, Jan. 2O) when it viii
be held at the southwest corner of the
square.
Lieutenant George Bartlett, U. S.
A., is at home this week on twenty
days leave of absence. He has been
stationed at st. Augustine, Florida
for some months past, but his com
mand has recently been ordered tt
San Antonio, Texas, where new for
is to be erected.
The Neosho Valley Land Agency
sold the Woods and the John Wright
farm on Deer creek, this week to 8
Mr.. Rogers and another gentleman
from Missouri. The new corners are
good, substantial men, and intend t.
give,special attention to the raising o.
stock. They take possession March 1
Look at these prices:
10 pounds white sugar ..............-.S1 on
S best rio coffee. Lon
Sthree-pound cans tomatoes...... 1.0(
5 d" peaches....... Lon
10seaRs beans......-..-... ................. LIN
IL pounds white beans................. 1.0t
For spot cash at the Star Grocery.
An impromptu party at DR.. Clifford:
on Monday evening was one of the
events of the week. The usual mum
her of young folks were present and
enjoyed themselves to the full extent
of the law. The DR.. and his "folks''
are adopts in the art of entertaining.
The old complaint of smoky stoves
at the school house is heard again
The school board ought to offer re-
ward to any one who would discover
some plan to remedy the evil. The
most practical plan We have yet heard
suggestedis that the building be torn
down and q new one erected.
So far as could be seen at this point,
the Eldorado excursion to Fort Scott
yesterday was a grand success. The
excursionists, about 150 in number,
were met here by fifteen of the promi-
nent business men of Fort Scott, and a
reception, banquet and ball, were part
of the programme at the latter
place. We acknowledge with thanks,
an urgent invitation to be present, and
exceedingly regret our inability to
comply.
We are not working for any "safe
fiend,n but it strikes us that one of the
first duties of our county commission
ers is to provide fire-proof vaults for
the protection of the county records at
the court house. This would involve
considerable outlay, to be sure, but the
merest trifie, when compared to the
irretrievable loss in case Of the destruc-
ton of these records. This is a matter
of interest to all the people of the coun-
tys and as a matter of ordinary bus
mess foresight, they have right to
demand that their interests be protect
ed. There is not man of average bus
lness sagacity in the county who, if
bis personal business were as valuable