The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-04

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Tulles. of Carlyle, have purchased
three-fourths interest in the princip
; drug store in Colony. They are ul
right and reliable young men and "
hope they may prosper accordin
to their deserts.
Sheriff Gordon accompanied by
II. Fisher, took Birks and Roweth
the penitentiary last Saturday. The
remained over Sunday and were stron
in their praise of the conduct of the in
stitution and of Warden Jones' courte
sy and hospitality.
| Bert Casmire received q machine TO
making fence barbs this week, which
| now gives him a complete factory. TIL,
machine weighs 500 pounds and cos
upward of 500. The factory is nov
independent and Bert expects to begin
work again next week.
The Chicago & Alton Is most gen
erous advertiser. 1t made present Il
our schools the other day of four mag.
nificent Rand & McNally maps of the
United States. The maps are not dis.
torted to fit the c. & A. railroad but
are accurate, complete and well-execut-
ed.
Since Gov. Click seems to be a lit
tie backward on the business since his
unhappy experience of last spring,
wouldn't it be a good idea for our
Mayor to appoint an "Arbor Day" for
lola? II not, let every fellow have
an Arbor Day of his own. Let us have
trees.
Gordon says that the talk in Topeka
last Monday was that Hurd, of Leav-
would be appointed to fill
Judge Brewers place on the Supreme
Bench, and that in the contingency of
his declining, which was very prOba.
BILE, Judge John r. Goodin would be
appointed.
That old "Vet" is wholly irrepressi-
BILE. Always at the front with the best
corps of assistants as none but reliable
sterling men land not trampsl are en-
ployed. Hence no new man on your
face at each alternate shave. Good
shaving, perfect courtesyand no multi
alton is our motto.
AS a result of the criminal prosecu-
ions at the recent term of court, $3.50
we're turned into the school fund of
he county. with 500 more contingent
lpon decision Of the supreme court |
hat we consider foregone. Even as a |
operation the prosecutions are |
lot all unmitigated evil.
On last Sunday morning while at
to break a colt, Mr.. Jas. Van |
7Ossen, eldest son of J. J, Van Fossen,
If Humboldt township, was thrown
lpOn pile of rocks, receiving injul les
rom which he died on Monday MORN
ng. The remains were inferred in the
ola cemetery on Wednesday.
DR.. Hendricks is having the mate
ial placed on the ground to commence
he erection of his fine stone business
louse. The bnilding will extend from
he Doctors Office to the sidewalk, will
e full two stories high, of stone and
rick, and will be a substantial addi-
ion to our already goodly number Of
me business houses,
The MALTA company had meeting
asst Monday night at which several
ew members were added and G.. E.
Vareham and Albert Allen elected
rst and second Lieutenants respect
Tely. The company adopted the name
( lola Rifles" Another meeting
Tas held last night to complete the de-
,ils of organization.
c. A. and w. J. Steele have bought
. n. Steele's harness shop at Moran,
nd will continue the business at the
Id stand. With these two enterpris-
lg men at the head, the business will
,se none of its prestige, and the peo-
lie in the vicinity of Moran can always
epend on having q wide awake har-
ess shop.
In regard to "that fence" our co.
emp. may as well understand that it
-as not among the items enumerated
l that bill of sale and that as matter
fact it does not of right belong to
nem.-Courdnt.
Quite right. We never laid claim to
for a moment. Every one knows
nat you would not part with it for any
and no one disputes your
ontinued and abiding possession of it.
We were pleased to meet this week
18th Mr.. Reyer, lately of Lawrence,
tho has rented the Bowlus building
nd in connection with Mr.. Winchell
xpects to start furniture store.
heir goods were expected to arrive
and they will be ready for
usiness by the middle of next week.
he new firm are very pleasant gen.
emen and will no doubt succeed in
ui1dipv nm q good trade
Mr.. S. Cole, returned last week from
visit Of three months through Ne
raska, Illinois and Ohio. He has been
alking Kansas every where and [
rought with him a large excursion
arty who came to "view the landscape
err He says that our late election
-as watched with as much interest in
illinois and Ohio as it was here. and
nat there was enthusiastic rejoicing
yer Funston's election.
One of the pleasant social occasions
last week was the party at Mr.. J.
'. Colborn's on Friday evening. 1t
as intended to be a surprise on Miss
ennie, and succeeded better than such
usually do. But although I
ntirely unexpected she did the hOnors
the occasion with her usual grace
nd tact and the evening was spent
lost enjoyably by all present. Il
All Fools day was properly observed
,st Tuesday by our practical jokers.
he usual number oflost packages and
ocket books were lying along the
ide walks; Richards Bros. had a
new brand of sugar" which had not
,st any of its taste by the addition of
alt and cayenne pepper; cigars and
ipes exploded mysteriously, while
be court house was besieged all day
Y anxious but absent minded citizens