The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25

The Interstate estimates the loss by
the Humboldt fires at $25O,OOO. Rath-
er steep, we think. At any rate the
assessors returns of the property de-
stroyed would hardly justify such an
estimate.
Servey and Thomas have finished a
commodi0us barn for Mr.. Vincell, two
and one-half miles west of town, and
are now engaged at Mr.. JOhnsOn's fine
country residence four or five miles
southwest of town.
Lee Rucker had an order this week
for ITO barrels of apples. Most of them
are to be shidped to Wellington and
other points in the southwest. The
fame of Allen county as producer Of
good apples, covers all the land.
1t is expected that the excursion
from Fort Scott next Sunday will bring
over 800 or 400 people. They will pic
mic in Horville's grove, and "excurt"
up the NeoshO on the steamboats,.
They will remain from 1880 till 4:3O.
The District Clerk reports the filing
of large number of papers within the
last few days, indicating that the dock
ct before the November term of court
will be a heavy one A large number
of the cases begun are League" suits.
We have just received direct from
the manufacturers an elegant line of
ladies' Jerseys, including all the new
shapes in coat backs, vest fronts, braid
ed and scalloped. Prices less than ever
before quoted. o. z. NOrthrup & Co.
| Our Moran correspondent gives an
account of some interesting operations
conducted in that village by one who
was we'll up in the ways that are dark.
The next fellow that pulls a check on
a Moran man may expect to be shot
on the spot.
DIR. Lafary has proven himself to he
a reliable dentist and is permanently
located and he still guarantees first
class work for reasonable prices eX-
tracts teeth without pain by the use of
the safest anaestbetic known. Call
and see him.
Times are hard, money is scarce and
school books are necessity. In view
Of these facts we have concluded to re-
duce the price of school books to the
lowest possible figure that will justify
us i'm landling them. Call and get
prices. Goodhue & Evans.
We have neglected heretofore to note
the removal of Mr.. +. Richardson and
family to New Kiowa. BY notice in
another place it will be seen that they
have engaged in the hotel business Mt
that place. Mr.. I. s. Smith has NOV
ed into their residence here.
This city will be hOnored with a Wis.,
it next Sunday, the 9th, from the Or
der of hallway Conductors, who will
run an excursion from Fort Scott to
lola. AS the Fort Scott papers are adj
vertising it quite extensively, there
will probably be large mum Der OH the
train.
Marriage licences have been issued
this week to the following parties ::
John F. johnson of Allen county, and
Augusta Anderson. of NeOsho county:
VIM. s. Palmer and America M. Sow
ers. both of Allen county; VIM. F..
Creighton, Harper county, and Ida
Jennings, Allen county.
If you have anything you want to
sell, if you want to buy something, if
you have lost anything or found any
thing, advertise it in The REGISTER.
Everybody in the county takes it. Or
if there is any one who does not take
it, he borrOws 1T. at any rate every
body reads it-or ought to read it.
The "old doctor" having taken his
place behind the prescription case, DIR.
w. ID. Scott is again giving his entire
time to the practice and will be found
at all hours of the day and night
when not professionally absent-at his
office in scott & Sons drug store or his
residence, first dwelling south of the
Presbyterian church, west side.
Quite a number of our exchanges
have quoted approvingly our remarks
about the meanness of a man who will
refuse to take his paper from the office
without having paid all arrearages,
and have declared their intention to
follow the lead of THE REGISTER in
the names of such parties.
Our article evidently supplied long
felt want.
In the course of an interesting con-
with Prof. Rosedale, he in
formed us that Jerusalem, now city of
S5 900 people, has not single newspa-
per published within Its borders. We
haven't been anxious to sell out, but if
some one wants THE REGISTER right |
badly he may have it, and we will 90
to Jerusalem and begin over again. |
thousand people, and
never newspaper. J-e-r-u-s-a-l-e-m
At the time of going to press we
have not been able to see anyone who
has attended the fair ut NeOshO Falls,
aud the inference is that it is not be-
ing very well patronized. When rates
are so low that people can attend the
great fairs like Bismarck and Kansas
City for trifle, there is poor show
for the little concerns. The NeoshO
Falls fair has made brave fight, but
we fear it will have to give up the
struggle sometime.
THE REGISTER is under obligations
to Mr.. and Mrs. 5. NJ. Jennings for
some elegant cake, which accompanied
the announcement of the marriage of
their daughter Ida to w. I. Creighton,
of Harper county. In the short time
she has been president of lola Miss Ida
has made a great many friends whose
best wishes will follow her. The we'd
ding took place at II o'clock Wednes-
lay morning, Rev. r. NJ. Scott offici-
Ating, and the happy couple took the
afternoon train for Anthony, their fu-
ture home.
The Kiowa House has changed
hands, Cline & Son having sold out
TO Richardson & Mcdonald Of lola, who
will take charge Sunday morning.
The house will he neatly refitfed and