The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-05-02

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People come for miles to have
chance to select from the complete LIN
Of cutlery, 1t the Live Hardware.
You can buy vile cheaper than eve
lat the Live Hardware.
Frank Wheeler Il fitting up his ic
. cream parlors In good style and viii
be prepared for custom next week.
'IBob. Reimert has given up his posi-
ttion as train boy on the Wichita roa,
. ~ssi expect. ''''af' to Colorado mex
Y Wallace Duncan who came dow
from Emporia last week, has beef
taken down with the measels but Il
getting better.
Parties intending to Law stone walk,
would do well to get figures from
Lawrence & WOrst before contractiDs
for their stone.
The Seventh Day Adventists will
hold grand camp meeting at Bismark
Grove, commencing May 21st and
continuing week.
The Ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give strawberry and ice cream social
at the Opera House next Thursday ev-
ening May 9Th.
Mrs.Avery, who has been waiting on
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Henderson, was
taken suddenly i'll with fever Monday
night and is still very sick.
III. L. Henderson is having a sub
stantial awning erected In front of his
west side store rooms occupied by B.
T. Rodman and T. M. Bartels.
The expenditure of $1,000 III the
erection Of new school house, will be
a very respectable drop In the bucket
of the business Of our town this sum-
mer.
The L. of C. girls ask US to say that
they will give another social at the
Opera House one week from this even
ing Further notice will be given
next week.
The Anna Dickinson lecture is post
pohed until Monday evening May II.
A large number of seats have been
sold and the house will undoubtedly
be crowded.
From the prices paid by our butchers
for fat cattle, it would seem that the
market is by no means glutted. Gray
& Ellis paid $3.50 this week for two
ordinary yearlings.
Miss Willett has her rooms over
Richards, Lakin & Ireland's elegantly
fitted up and is now prepared to do
dressmaking promptly in the latest
styles and at reasonable prices.
Ladies are again reminded that Mrs.
Simpsons millinery stock Is replete
with the best goods and the latest and
best styles. Call on her for any thing
in that line, and you are sure to be sat-
isfied.
The Republican convention to nom
mate State officers will be held July
l6, at Topeka. The second district
convention, to nominate E. H. Funs-
ton for Congress, will be held at Paola
June oath.
1t was little peculiar to hear attor-
neys referring to "the gentleman from
Ohio on the jury the other day. He
had just arrived, and his first intro
duction to Kansas was a juryman In a
whisky case.
For the benefit of the readers of this
paper who do not already know that
the Peerless flour Is kept to the high
est standard Of excellence, we would
say that such is the case, while the
price is no higher than second rate.
n. B. Stevenson says that he will
donate the use of a room for a year for
the benefit of a town library if one
were started. Now let some other
public spirited citizen donate the libra
~
Mr.. Knights good example in lay
ing flag stone sidewalk has been fol-
lowed by his neighbors on the north,
DR.. Chastain and H. Reimert. Mr..
Fields is also putting down a similar
walk. Z
Mr.:Oscar Foust has bought the lots
on the corner of West ahd Western
streets, where Buchanan's old black
smith shop stands, and expects we
understand, to erect fine residence
upon them.
The building committee for the new
School house copssts Of Messrs. Bow
US, Hendrysks, ~. H. Mcclure,
Ijams, anNhe school board. The first
meeting was held last Tuesday even.
ing and arrangements made to have
different architects submit plans on
Wednesday evening of next week
There is an inflexible determination or
the part Of the committee not t.
''stretch" the amount voted.
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