The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-11-21

BIDS l0f tue U0fIuJng 0f tuf6e Uf1ufs
es, one across the Usage at O'Neal's
crossing, one across Elm creek south
of lola, and one at Ellis' crossing on
Coal creek, east of Humboldt, will be
opesed and contracts awarded by the
county commissioners next Monday.
The true test of greatness is defeat.
Blaine is beaten, but he Is just as great
a man, in the hearts OF his country
men and in the eye of history, as he
would have been If elected. If Cleve-
land had been defeated who would
ever have heard of him or spoken OF
him again?
Mr.. (ireason informs US that round
trip tickets from this place to New
Orleans and return are now on sale at
S23.15. The tickets are limited to six
days each way and are good for 10
DAYS from date of issue. Passengers
may go either by way of Texas, Mem
phis or st. Louis.
A friend in La Harpe neighbOrhood
notifies us of the arrival there last
week. of Mr.. w. f. Lowe, of eastern
Indiana. who comes to make Allen
county his home. He brings with
him some fine Poland china hogs and
other fine bloodcd stock, and will be
quite an acquisition to that neigh
borhoOd.
Robert A. Neff7s original Chicago
Comedy Company will appear at the
Opera House on Friday and Saturday.
Nov, %, and %. presenting on the
first evening the great act play,
entitled. "Fanchon the Cricket"
Louisa Chase Neff as Fanchon, and
Mr.. Robert Neff as Didier. supported
by the entire company.
Since our last report marriage licen-
ces have been issued to the following
parties: J. F. Nigh and Miss Lou
Hubbard, of Allen county; w. r..
Maxson. of Woodsou county, and Miss
Dora Rich, of Allen county; Thos.
McGannon, of Allen county, and Miss
Joanna Heffern, of Woodson county /;
w. M. Affieberry and Mary A. Ran
dolph, both of Allen county.
The assistant commissioner from
this state to the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton was i'm town one day last week
and examined the fruit collected by
the horticultural Society for exhioi-
ton at tile Exposition. He says it Is
the best he has seen in the state. The
society has already made two ship
ments and the remainder of their ex-
hibit is ready to ship as soon as wanted.
The ladies of the M. Z. Church will
give a Thanksgiving dinner at the
Onera House November 9th. also a
Japanese supper in the evening. Dim
ner will be served for 80 cents. In the
evening ten cents admission and sup
per q cents. Each one purchasing a
supper ticket will be presented with
beautiful cup and saucer of real Japa-
nese ware, which alone Is worth the
price of the supper. All are invited to
come.
l.. w. Keplinger was unable to
bring up his case against the leaguers
at the last term of court, but will bring
them up ut the January term. AS
There are two trials in cases OF this
character he will take a pro .torn,o
Judgment i'm January and be ready fol
1.-The real trial at the next term. KEEP
means business and the Leaguers will
find they have tackled no kid glove
gentleman when they attempt to bull
doze him.
There will be conference Of the AS
sistant Inspectors of the southeast por
ton of the department of. Kansas q
A, r. at this place next Saturday, thu
2ond inst, There will be about NIFTY
assistant Inspectors present also zen
Pond, department commissioner w
, b. Starkey, assistant Lleutena4I
General Geo: 8. HaOpton, deputy IN
t spector, and others Of the deputy stan
!, The boys ought to turn out and giv'
them hearty welcome.
AL. Chandler lost two three-year Oh
4 steers from eating smut on corn. MI
3 Chandler opened them and found thei
. stomachs packed solid with smu
e which they had eaten while in tn
|cornfield. Farmersshould be careful
to remove all the smut from the corn
I stalks before turning In their cattle
D Osborne Farmer.
q Several cattle have died in this VI
o entity from the same cause. 1t woui
e seem to be the part of prudence Il
stock feeders to have their corn car
! fully sorted.
e It becomes ouf duty to record til
;. death, at ! o'clock a. m. Wednesda.
y Nov, 10, of Mrs. 'Fidelia Cassida, la
e widow of DR.. J. A. Cassida. "A vel
severe attack of pneumonia was I'll
:, cause of her death, which resultt
II after only few days illness. The q
'e ceased leaves no relatives, except, p"
u believe niece of her late husban
o. but she was rendered every attentiC
. possible by kind neighbors during IL
= last illness. The funeral took pla
on Wednesday afternoon; Rev. II. !
t. Scott officiating.
Is In talking with the county comm
n sioners we learn that we were mista
en- in stating last week that Mr.. NJ
!" Clure's settlement was postponed, Z
es cause the books of the county Gle
were not quite ready. We were mi
informed as to the facts and hasten
IS correct the error. Mr.. Duffy assur
" us that the county clerks books
es ALWAYS ready for examination and 81
no Element. 1t was at Mr.. McClure's on
as request that his settlement with q
county commissioners was postpOn
bo until their November meeting.
re I MEAN BUSINESS.
re- Until December list I will sc
ny gold and silver watches at n