The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-05-15

A committee from the library asst
citation have partially canvassed IL,
. town this week In regard to Memoirs
Hall subscriptions. We cannot say a
: to their success, no official report hav
ing been made.
, Knowlton & Spicer have just receiv
, ed the incest line of dress goods eve
brought to Geneva, and would b
pleased to have you come and look a
their stock and get prices before pur
chasing elsewhere.
In order to keep up with the process
sion, Messrs. Vannuys and Henderson
have decided to extend their building
occupied by Mr.. Sproul, 81 feet farther
back so as to make it of equal depth
with the one now being built by c. Nj
Simpson.
We publish on our last page por-
ton of the statement of accounts audit
ed and allowed by the Commissioners
at their last meeting. The remainder
of this statement and the Treasurer's
quarterly statement will be printed
next meek.
This is about the time of the year
that a man goeth into his closet and
taketh down his last summers trous-
ers and putteth them on; and wasp
that had abided therein during the
winter awakeneth and stingeth him
vehemently.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church expect to give strawberry
festival at the Opera House about the
first week in June, for the purpose of
raising iund to help meet small in
debtedness incurred by their building
last summer.
A full line of groceries which we will
sell at as close margin as any house
in Allen county. Although we do not
propose to sell one article below cost
and rob our customers on another to
make it up. Knowlton & Spieer, &C.
neva. Kansas.
The ladies of the Baptist church are
making preparations to furnish dinner
at the Opera House ON Decoration day.
They expect also to give a strawberry
and ice cream festival in the evening
of the same day. Further announce
ment will be made next week.
Only one little suit disturbed the Sc
renity of Justice Harris court this
week. 1t was entitled T. G. Lange
vs.. DIR. l.. Tozer, and judgment to the
amount of 1925 was rendered defend
ant. Kent was attorney for plaintiff
and Knight & Foust for defendant.
People interested in the affairs of the |
county are requested to call and ex-
anime the court house at lola and see
if it would not be better to build new
court house instead of spending s., 600
or 5000 to fix up the old shell and
then have an old court house left
Moran Herald.
When ready to purchase their spring
ladies should call upon Miss
who has received large |
and very handsome stock of spring
goods. She calls special attention to
some very stylish shapes in hats and
bonnets, and to some handsome flow
ers and other trimmings. Her rooms
are over Cowan's store.
Mr. H. E. Vandeman, who has been
writing letters from New Orleans to
Allen county papers, has returned to
Kansas. He says, in summing up his
in the South 1.-THE South
belongs to the black man, and l think
with others, that he will eventually
,wn it.-Atchison Champion.
The largest audience that has been
n any of the churches for long time,
greeted Miss Hartwell at the Presby-
erian church last Sunday night.
That the lecture was very entertaining
vas evidenced by the fact that the au-
Hence listened to it for more than two
hours without giving signs of weari-
less.
We clip the following fiattering no.
ice of one of Knapp & Co.'S. buggies,
rom the Fredonia Times: johnson
I Boatman have just placed buggy
IN the road made at lola which they
purchased at the Independence fair
where this buggy took first premium
over several competitors. 1t is dam
ly and no mistake"
The last boarder received at the no.
el de Brocn, is a young African, Jos.
Peoples by name, who is accused of
a butcher shop in Hum
Doldt last week. We believe he has
plead guilty" and is committed to
await the sentence of the district court.
AS he is only Is years of age he will
probably be sent to the reform school.
As we have in some cases two or
three correspondents dating from the
same address, and as their nom de
olunles are somewhat difficult to re-
t1Ar hn 10
ton to us if each one would sign his or
her own name to each communication,
in addition to the non, dc plume, so
that We could always give credit
where it is due.
In the.case of the State VS.. Frank
Geo. Sears ct al, for an un-
lawful assembly, disturbing the peace,
etc., tried last week at Humboldt, be-
fore Judge Baland, the jury disagreed,
nine being for conviction and three for
acquittal. Amos and Smith, attor-
neys for State, Knight & Foust attor-
neys for defendants. The case is set |
for another trial May 18th.
Mrs. Brewster entertained the lady |
of the lola schools at her resi-
dence Wednesday evening. 1t is I'M
necessary to say that they were well
AS this was probably |
their last complete reunion they aban-
doned themselves to 'good time" in |
a manner which would have startled |
their pupils, so we heard, and say they
will "never forget it."
Some time after purchasing Lou Ed
house in the southeast part
of town Mr. 4 ley Brown discovered