The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-02-20

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the builder and former proprietor Of the store
at LsHarpe, and we are glad to hear Of him do.
ing 30 well there. HE keeps . large stock Of
general merchandise, and ID rightly denominat-
ed one Of the merchant kings Of Benton. The
last we copied from the Reporter.
Otto Ohlfest seems very sorry to give mp
school, which he was compelled to do on &C.
count Of helping his father on the farm.
Mr.. Amos Paske started for London. Eng
land, Sunday, from LaHarpe. It was not very
pleasant weather to 90 In. We hope they will
reach their journeys end in SAFETY and that
they will like it there as we'll IS they expected.
Mr.. Russell and family are visiting Mrs.
Russell's parents, Mr.. Hackney's.
Mrs j. Lsury's mother, sister and sister-in-
law arrived from Nebraska recently, and her
brother 10 expected soon. They LEFT there be-
cause 1t was 30 cold, but do not find II much
better here.
Mr.. Toby shipped another carload OF hogs
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Wilson 10 expected home from ILL.,
inois this week. Mr.. Wilson has rented the
farm west Of Allen Center for the ensuing year
Mrs. C. Wilson's father is here, from Him
oils on a visit.
Mr.. Stansbury is hauling the lumber TO put
up residence in LaHarpe.
Mr.. Hunts brother is here from Ohio. He
is going to build Mr.. Hunts new house az soon
as the weather will permit
Miss Paske went to Fort Scott last week on
business. FoRGEr.MR-Nor.
Moran Matters.
Mr.. George Smith, OF Dakota, is visiting his
brother, Henry, our wagon maker.
August Jay Lee, Of Geneva, is visiting his
sister, Mrs. W. j. Steele.
The entertainment at the Presbyterian church
given by the ladies of the missionary society,
on the tenth, was q success Notwithstanding the
inclemency Of the weather.
The avoirdupois supper given by the band
boys was not as well attended as 1t should have
been, but the boys did fairly well realizing
about s25 net; Mrs. s. c Warner was the heav
lest lady present and drew the prize which she
generously donated to the band and which was
sold to II. B. Adams.
We occasionally have side show stop with
us but think they find short picking which is
as it should be
Mrs. Fehleson and daughter, Leora. stop OF
. few days with relatives on her return from an
extensive visit east. Master Henry met them
here and all left on Monday for their new home
at Wichita.
We understand that Will Smith. who struck
Ingle the fatal blow, left last week for parts I'M
known.
MIR. Penquite, our assistant P. NJ. was on the
sick list last week.
Two of Lew Vests, brothers with their
families, made him q short visit last week;
they were on their way from Iowa to south
western Kansas.
Mr.. Dan Rowman has been quite sick the past
week, but is now eonvalescent.
Our farmers who did not get their corn in
last fall now husk with cold fingers and toes;
better hustle around little more brisk In the
fall, brethren.
Mr.. Barnett will soon have his new house
done; and Mr.. s. Young is building In the cas-
part Of town.
Messrs. John Thompson and Jno Schlimmer
shelled and shipped three car loads Of corn this
week. They can't stand the gouge here at Mo-
ran, and we can't see why corn isn't worth as
much here as at LaHarpe.
o. Sansbe,ry has cast his lot with the festive
fruit tree peddler, and is now canvassing for
the York nursery.
This winter has been q bad one for driving
fence posts.
Noble Seth returned from Dakota Tuesday;
he says he don't know how cold it was for the
mercury froze.
Mr.. G. R. Thompson fell Tuesday morning
and hurt himself badly.
Mr.. L. A. Abel and his mother, Mrs. Dur
ham, left Tuesday for Wichita; Mr.. A. to look
for location and his mother on visit.
DIR Lambeth and wife are visiting relatives
at Uniontown.
DR.. Dickman, Of Fort Scott and DR.. Hen
bricks, OF lola, were in town Monday examin-
ing those that were hurt in the LaHarpe wreck
and adjusting claims for damage; they were
very fair. PENCIL.