The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25

prizes, next Wednesday at the lola
Opera House, for the best corn raised
in Allen county for the year 1884. An
derson & DeClute.
We have neglected earlier to men,
ton the big brick smoke stack being
built by Waters & Thayer. 1t will
add much to the substantial appear
ance and safety of their mill.
If you wish a nice Christmas pres
ent for your wife, daughter or sweet
heart, you can find it in those seal,
plush or brocaded silk cloaks at Nc.
Clure's; he is selling them at cost.
Last Saturday was the last day Of
grace at the Treasurer's Office and the
clerks were kept busy making out tax
receipts. The town was crowded toe
and our merchants were kept busy.
The New York newspaper called the
Truth. has been crushed to earth. II
may flatter itself that the old adage
applies to it, but we very much doubt
| If it is the kind of truth that will rise
again.
We have received "Vick's Floral
Guide" and a seed catalogue from
Barteldes & Co.'S Kansas Seed House,
at Lawrence. These enterprising
firms are certainly taking time by a
very long forelock.
A team belonging to some young
fellow i'm the country, whose name we
failed to learn, got tired standing in
the cold and ran away Sunday night,
badly breaking the buggy to which
they were attached.
Among the contributions to The
Current for Christmas, will be found
a remarkable poem by Edwin Arnold,
N the way of an echo. or reflection, of
"The Light of ASIA" entitled IA Dis
course of Buddha."
A newly married couple took dinner
and silver napkin ring belonging
to regular boarder-at Lee Fuckers
the other day. They evidently real
lied the necessity of making the most
of their opportunities.
In our next issue we will publish
the names of all those who have paid
their subscription to THE REGISTER
dnring the month of December.
We should be very glad to have
your name in the list.
The Signal Service very wisely re-
marked that the blizzard which was
to come upon us last Sunday had got
it's back broken. 1t occurred to us
that the spinal column Of said blizzard
was in mighty good repair.
AS will be seen by a notice in anoth-
er column, Mr.. Worst has sold his coal
and implement business to A.W. Beck.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Worst from
among our business men and hope he
may find another opening soon.
Unlocking through Cowan & Marsh's
took we find they have been filming
up. In addition to their complete line
of drugs and groceries they have added
a handsome line of holiday goods, con
dictionaries, etc. Go and see them be
fore you buy.
The safest bet on the late election is
said to have been between youn,
man and young woman somewher
"out west" If Blaine won the youn!
man was to marry the girl and
Cleveland won the girl was to marry
the young man.
Our ice men worked day and nigh
the last of last week to get their hous.
es full before thaw came. Since tn
blizzard Sunday night they hav
worked little more leisurely. Itisn'
at all likely that this crop of ice will
have to be replanted.
While hauling ice up the bank fo
Kreuter & Kruger Monday, hors
belonging to John Oliver, fell ant
bursted blood vessel, killing it a
most instantly. The horse was wort
! about sixty dollars, and its loss will b
severely felt by Mr.. Oliver as it break
= up his team.
!. We have been shown copy of I'll
: Fulton County, (Ill.) Democrat, whic
states that corn is selling in Kansas I
: cents hushel, while the price in II
= innois is % cents. If any corn has sol
= in Kansas at cents we have not hear
of it. 1t has never been lower at tn
place than Is cents and we know of OF
t lot changing hands at % cents.
l. A man is generally considered a
candidate for lunatic asylum whe
Is he expresses a belief that an atteml
], will be made to have rebel claims pal
e Nevertheless it remains fact tn
nine claims have already been intr
v duced into Congress to pay citize
r of Alabama, Arkansas, Mississip
G. and Georgia for supplies confiscated
1.-The Union army.