The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
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its greatest circumference, and 5 inch,
at its smallest.
The Fourth of July committees al
hard at work, and it may be put dow
as settled that lola will have one
the biggest and best celebrations eve
held in the county.
The librarian asks that all partie
borrowing books from the library, pre
sent their membership ticket whel
they return their book, in order tina
q proper credit may be given.
" One of the attractions of the celeBra
ton here the Fourth of July will be
v lunch stand on the grounds, under tn,
charge of the Library Association.
/. is certain to be well patronized.
All parties knowing themselves in
). debted to Ricketts, & Brown will pleas,
call and settle at once by cash or note
business is business. 1t takes money
to buy groceries. Delays are danger
Gus.
BY the programme of the HorticuI
tural Society meeting, given in anoth.
q er place, it will be seen that those wht
visit the Opera House next Tuesday
l evening may expect to be well enter
tanned.
The Union says that a citizen of lois
remarked to member of the investi
eating committee, that "the court
house is just as strong as it was the day
it was put up" Will the Union
kindly give us his name?
The children are finding pleasant
and profitable occupation in the large
strawberry patches of Mr.. Jones and
Mr.. Richardson. They receive DC per
quart for picking the berries, and one
!, little girl on Monday picked 100 quarts.
Two or three Humboldt men were
standing near the door of the county
clerks office the other day when some
clustering fell out of the wall and
dropped down among them. 1t was a
little amusing to see them "skip" for
a place of safety.
At the meeting of the Building and
Loan Association last Monday even
ing, Mr.. J. H. Croker was the success
full bidder for the 500 loan, receiving
it at Sc per cent. He will begin the
erection of a house at once. There are
now something over 140 shares SUBJ
scribed for.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church have not been before the pub
Ito very often of late, but their former
success will guarantee full attend
ance at their entertainment at the OPP
era House this evening. Strawberries,
ice cream and music will constitute the
programme.
We have received an invitation to
attend the commencement exercises
of Drake University, Des Moines, Ia.
We notice that Miss Lille Wisner, of
Carlyle neighborhood, is a member of
the graduating class, and we presume
it is to her courtesy that we are indebt-
ed for the invitation.
So far as we have learned, but one
mistake was made in our list of pres
ents at the Northrup anniversary par
ty last week, One French plate mir
ror was credited to Mrs. Anderson
alone, when it should have been cred
tied to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Anderson
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. III. DeClute.
Rates have been received at the |
Southern Kansas depot for the G. A.
r. Encampment at Portland, Maine. |
Round trip tickets will be sold for !
S40.25, the date of sale being June 1922 |
inclusive. Tickets will be good for |
five days going, and good TO return |
within thirty days from date of sale.
Treasurer Hayward moved this
week into the house vacated by H. X. |
Herbert, Recorder Duncan moved in
to the house vacated by Mr.. Hayward, !
Mr.. 1hrig moved into the house vaca- |
ted by Mr.. Duncan, and Mr.. Mcknight |
moved into the house vacated by Mr.. |
Ihrig. Ito be continued next week.
When ready to purchase their spring
millinery ladies should call upon Miss
Thornber, who has received a 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 roo ms
are over Cowan's store.
Mrs. S. Baxley met with quite Sc
we're accident last Wednesday. While |
going with her husband to visit their |
son John in Deer Creek township, the |
buggy dropped into rut and Mrs. B. !
was thrown to the ground, breaking |
the radius of her left arm near the |
wrist. DR.. Fulton was called and re- |
duced the fracture. The injury is a |
severe one.
The Baptist ladies ask us to return |
thanks to the citizens of lola and vi |
cinity for the liberal patronage given |
their dinner and their evening enter |
tainment on the 30th. The gross re- |
ceipts were something more than Sll3 |
and the net proceeds about $50. This |
is certainly encouraging, but without |
being asked to, we may say that the |
reputation the Baptist ladies have
won for always giving first-class ell
tertainment, and the full worth of the |
money asked, had great deal to do
with the iberality with which they
were patronized.
Quite number of the merchants of
lola and Humboldt appeared before |
the County Commissioners Monday to |
"kick" against their assessment. The |
board listened to their statements and
took the matter into consideration.
The valuation of two of the complain
ing parties was lowered, but that of
the remainder was left as fixed by the
assessor. The board further ordered
that about fifty of the prominent tax
payers of the county be notified to APP
pear before them next Wednesday to
show cause why their valuation should
not be raised. There will be music.
AT the last meeting of the city council
a chain and ball was ordered for the
adornment of malefactors of the lesser
degree. in order that the city rock pile
may be augmented. The question of
licensing peddlers, hawkers and auc-