The Iola register., 1883-01-05


Eup & Co.
We hear that a good many business
changes are to to be made soon.
A. s. Hankins still insists that you
ought to pay him that meat bill.
Boys boots from $3.50 to S2.75
Mems boots from 1915 to Sc 90, made tc
order by Jos. Pike.
We will have Q full line Of ladies
low cut rubber sandals next week
o. P Morthrup & Co.
The high school literary society and
the kiekapoo elsb meet tonight, the
first mentioned with open doors.
In an lola court the other day, GER
tain evidence was declared inadmiss.
ible as being "irreverent aud GONZALES
cent"
PROT. Tappan is going to have q
grand phantom party" on the 18th.
We don't know what that is, but We
are assured it will be a very pleasant
\affair.
The following officers will be sworn
into their respective Offices on Mon
day next: W. G. Allison, A. G. Scott,
J. f. Henderson, Geo. A. Amos, 4. ].
McCariey.
We regret to learn Of the death, on
Saturday night last, OF the infant
daughter of Mr.. VIM. Gilkeson, of
Carlyle. The child seemed i'm usu-
al health in the evening, but was dis
covered to be dead in the morning.
beatty & Swisher, and Kruger &
Gray are putting up ice at lively
rate. We sincerely hope they will
profit by past experience and put up
enough. 1t has been Iola's almost in
variable experience to want for ice be-
tore the warm season was through.
Attention is called to the dissolu-
tion notice OF Bartels Bros. "Nilt.Y
will continue at the old stand, and
will keep up the good name Of the
arm. We understand W. l.. ret res
from business temporarily for the b EN-
eft of his health.
The churches at Geneva expect, ss
usual, to observe the week Of prayeh
by appropriate union services, alter
mating between the two houses of
worship. Look for full announce
ment from the pulpit next Sunday,
Jan. 9TH, at the regular 8 o'clock
service. p.
We noticed at the Presbyterian
church last Sunday Mr.. f. 6. Smith,
formerly a well known citizen and
prominent member of that church in
this place. He is now farming near
Independence, and came up to spend
the holidays with old friends. He re-
turns Monday.
The county commissioners held their
regular quarterly meeting at the court
house on Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week. Among the bus
mess Of general interest transacted
was an order establishing q new vot-
ing precinct in Elsmore township, in
cluding the south half of the township
with voting place at Savonburg; an
order to enforce the night herd law in
Salem township, and an order to re-
ceive bids for public advertising al the
regular session next Monday.
AS holiday, New Years day vas
rather failure in this city. A little
social watch meeting was held in the
south part of town on Sunday evening
by some of the young folks who duly
rung out the old and in the new at the
appointed time. But the day itself
passed on the street much as other
days pass. Business was good and
merchants and customers seemed to
nave forgotten that it was legal hol-
iday. A few young gentlemen were
out calling in the afternoon but found
/; little hard to realize that they had
not made mistake in the day.
The school board has decided upon
Introducing music into the schools, as
one Of the regular branches of study,
With our present corps of teachers ],
music can be intelligently taught in
ali the departments. We trust that
the parents will sustain the board and
the teachers in this action by impress-
ing upon their children the importance
Of fdoing their very best in this depart
nlent. We hope, too, to see our boys ed
ucated out of the foolish and absurd n o.
ton that music is "only for girls" and
not worth their attention.
Mr.. r. Haynes, Of Xenia, was in
town Wednesday evening on the look
out for q couple of craksmen who had
entered the post ofice at Xenia the
night before, had blown open the safe
and gotten away with about 500 in
cash and $50 worth of postage stamps.
he men were undoubtedly old hands
at the business, as they did their
work. IN the latest style Of the art. One
Of them is described as q short, dark
eomplected, cross eyed man with
closely trimmed black beard. The
other is slight built. boyish-looking
nan, smooth shayen and light COM
aecteo- Both were dreseed in dark