The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-08-07

Ladies', misses and chlldren's slip
pers at McClure's for 10, go and 40 cents
also fine line of walking shoes, New
port tie and four button kids at eX-
tremely low prices.
| H. L. VanDeman, indefatigable as
ever, is again at work collecting fruit
for the Bismarck Fair. If Allen county
/ is not we'll advertised in the fruit line
it will not be VanDeman's fault.
Mr.. J. w. Browning has rented
Bowlus' old office on South street and
will engage i'm the musical instrument
business. He will sell pianos, organs
| and all sorts of musical merchandise.
The order of the railroad conductors
| will, in three or four weeks, run an eX-
cursiOn train from this city to lola.
The preliminary steps are being taken
already. 1t will take place Sunday
Monitor.
Yesterdays dispatches brought the
news that Capt. w. G. Jones mad Sc
cured the appointment as U. S. Mar
slal. We congratulate the valiant Cap
tain on the success of his trip to "New
Mexico"
We have interviewed number of
our Usage friends, and they are of the
opinion that with favorable weather
during the season, that township will
raise as many bushels of corn as it did
last year.
A serenading party, consisting of a
dray, an organ and several young Ia
dies and gentlemen made Wednesday
night melodiOus. The o. BIS. occupy
! ing "rooms in business block" were
especially favored.
We notice in the Interstate ca II
for a meeting of the democratic County
Central Committee, in the Office of j &.
G. Gordon i'm this city August 20, 1885.
We publish this notice gratis in order
to give i: some circulation.
At the meeting OF the B. and l.. AS
ISOLATION last Monday night, 500 was
loaned to Mr.. A. p. Neighbors at a
premium of lO1 per cent. The remain
der of the money Oh hand was resery-
ed to pay outstanding bills.
Mr.. J. o. White. who recently NOV
ed here from Shidler, Ind, has rented
the Fisher building just south of Nc
clure's and is opening ont stock of
dry goods and groceries. He expects
TO be ready for business in day or
two.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the State University, on our
first page. The University is now ac-
knOwledged to be one of the very best
colleges in the country, and the youth
of Kansas should be proud to have the
privilege of attending it.
AT the County Commissioners meet
ing, the county poor farm was let for
the coming year to II. b. Arnold, who
will board paupers II years of age and
over for $3.50 per week; those under
II years, Sl.25 per week, and will pay
500 for the use Of the farm.
The Examining Board will earn
their salaries this time. One hundred
and sixteen teachers Were examined
last Friday and Saturday and rs the
examination was quite long, the mark
ing of the papers is no small job. The
Board expect TO finish their work to-
morrow.
In cleaning up his rain barrels the
other day, Capt. Slower was surprised
to find in one of them a gcggle-eyed
perch, alive and active. The question
that now agitates the Captains mind
is whether the fish rained down or
whether it il the result of spontaneous
generation.
At meeting of the republican
County Central Committee last Tues
day, it was determined to hold the
county convention on Wednesday,
September lG. \ regular call, giving
date of primaries and the representa-
ton of each township, will be publish
ed next week.