The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-30

Look ont for The War Of the RoseS
/ r. B. Stevenson starts tomorrow fol
Chicago. where he will attend the Ma
tional Convention - an alternate from
this district.
We received to-day the finest selec.
ton Of cheap and medium grade wall
paper ever brought to lola. Call and
examine. Scott and Son.
Stephens has the best baking pow.
der in the market, and every one who
buys q can of it will get a chance to
draw a singer sewing machine.
Pedestrians are beginning to grum-
bic considerably at the condition of the
sidewalk along the first block this
side Of the Southern Kansas depot.
Any man that beats me selling goods
for the next sixty days must steal hi g
goods and dead head his freight, and
you must not forgetit. w. L. Bartels.
The case of the State vs.. Lawrence
and Wesley Frost charged with the
burning Of Bakers house, will proba-
bly, be called before Justice Harris
next week.
Mr.. R. H. Knight has been elected
president Of the council, and is there
fore acting-Mayor of the town during
Capt. Sawyer's absence. The selec-
ton is a good one.
We are glad to be able to announce
that J. E. Henderson lie at last getting
the better of his rheumatism and
hopes to soon be able to get back to
his Office.
The Neosho Valley Editorial AS
ISOLATION will hold its fourth annual
meeting at Columbus on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week.
There will be no excursion.
The lawn social at the Mineral Well
park, has been postponed until Friday
evening of next week on account of the
lecture at the Opera House on Thurs
day evening by Mr. Bennett.
I. NJ. Chase has returned from Med
icine Lodge and will again become a
resident Of Allen county, He thinks
that western Kansas was never in
tended for farming country.
Miss Jennie Colborn is at present
visiting friends in Lawrence. The
fearful friends who thought she was
going away to Washington Territory,
and wanted photo, were taken in.
The clover and blue grass on the
public square are now ready to cut, and
several citizens have availed them
selves Of the privilege Of purchasing a i
row for the small sum of one d ,llar.
Ladies, if you are intending buying
window lace curtains, I have as good
a line as can be find in any large city, |
and at very low prices. Call and see
and judge for yourselves. B. T. Rod
man.
Don't you forget that I will for the
next sixty days sell fly nets, busters,
horse covers and in fact all goods
In first class harness shop, cheaper
than any man in Allen County. J.R.
Crigler.
Work has been begun on the Pres
byterian parsonage. The house will
be 26x2S feet, two stories high, and is
to cost about $1,000. It will
be built on the lot just east of the
church building.
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. have
Mr.. NJ. v. B. Bennett, editor
Of the Prohibitionist, to deliver tenn
perance lecture the Opera House next
Leursday evening. Admission free.
Come every body.
Quite large fishing party went out
on Elm creek Tuesday afternoon for |
the purpose Of indulging their pisca-
torial tastes. H. K. Herbert was the
lucky man Of the party catching more
than all the others together
The Ladies of the Baptist Church
will give strawberry and Ice cream
festival at the Opera House We'd
nesday evening June 4th. Admission
10 cents. Berries, per dish, Is cents.
Ice cream and cake 10 cents.
Mrs. Gabriel Washington, one of the
colored mothers in Israel, had festival
at the Opera House last Friday night.
The net proceeds were S4.S5 which will |
go into fund with which she intends |
10 purchase town lot sometime.
The query that agitates the average
young mans mind about now is,
whether it is cheaper to hire a buggy
and take your best girl out Of town, or |
promenade with her past the ice |
cream parlors and soda fountains.