The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-05

GOODS WILL also DC mere next week. Al
persons contemplating purchasin
clothing will benefit themselves BY
looking over our goods and prices.
At the meeting of the Building an,
Loan Association last Monday evenin,
500 was loaned. It was all secures
by Moran parties, Mr.. c. A. Simmons
getting $500 at 100 per cent, and Mr.
NJ. L. Lacy getting $500 at ITO pc
cent.
Everybody is glad that the Stewar
Concert Company is to be here again
They give an entertainment of high
er grade than any other company thai
ever visits lola, and will doubtless gel
a full house this time as they always
have.
In addition to the marriages notet
elsewhere, licenses were granted thi.
week to Alfred Kettle and Caroline
Smith, to Calvin L. Morrison and En-.
ma NJ. Wallis, and to J. H. Jamisor
and Mrs. Susan c. Smith, all of Allen
county.
Married on Thursday at the resi-
dence of Chas. Denton, at Up. m, by
Rev. J. L. Longdon, of Colony, Kan,
Mr.. Howard Reed, formerly of Wheel.
ling, w. Va, to Miss Lizzy Shrek, Of
Colony, Kansas. Eugene Smith and
wife, of Colony, came down to witness
the ceremony.
Mr.. Funston has acted wisely in get
ting Mr.. Pruitt a pension allowance
and we are satisfied. We always had
an ambition to go to congress in order
to get this man a pension, but we are
not ambitious now Mr.. Funston is do.
ing we'll and is q faithful servant
Inter State.
"A card from q correspondent at Tam.
pa, Florida, says that they have had
the coolest weather known there; or.
anges frozen solid and dropping off the
trees. And not only is the fruit des-
troyed but the trees themselves are
killed. The loss to that State will
amount to millions of dollars.
Waters & Thayer are selling flour di-
rect to the consumer, thereby saving
them 40 cents per one hundred pounds.
Patent -four, $l.35 per sack; Bakers
flour, SIPS per sack: Fancy flour, 80
cents per sack; chop, 20 cents per 100
pounds; bran, 20 cents per 100 pounds.
Telephone orders from Whitaker's res
taurant.
The February meeting of the Allen
County Horticultural Society will be
held next Saturday at l o'clock p. m.
Owing to the bad weather the day of
the January meeting, the election of
officers was postponed until this meet
ing. 1t is hoped that all members
will turn out and vote.
Some of the towns on the blockaded
railroads are suffering a severe coal
famine. Reports from Ness City the
first of the week say that there are on
ly three fires in the town and that mer-
chants have burned their counters and
partitions. The last ton of coal in the
place was sold at auction for S32.
The County High School bill has
passed both houses of the legislature
and will doubtless become law. We
will publish the bill in full next week
and will only say now that we are
glad it has passed as it will supply the
missing link in our school system, and
make 1t the most perfect existing in
any state.
One thousand dollars month saved
by the flour buyers of lola aud vicinity.
Waters & Thayer have reduced the
peice 40 cents per one hundred pounds.
Patronize the men that make bread
cheap. Patronize home industries by
giving them your orders for flour, feed.
or coal. Telephone orders from Whit
aker's restaurant. Goods delivered
free to any part of the city. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
The professional card of DR.. w. II.
Mcdowell, whose arrival here from In
diana was noted in the REGISTER two
weeks ago, will be found in this issue,
he having decided to locate here for
the practice of medicine. The Doctor
comes with good name, and we wish
him success. His Office for the pres
ent will be at his residence, known as
the Charlie Steele property, in the
southwest part Of town.
AS will be seen by their new adver-
tisement, Mcclure Brothers have
decided to continue their clearance sale
another month preparatory to moving
into their new quarters. The new quar-
tiers. referred to is the DR.. Hendricks
building, formerly occupied by Beatty
Brothers. They have secured q three
years lease of this room and expect to
move into it about March 10. This is
one of the finest locations in town and
Mcclure Brothers are fortunate in Sc
curing it.
The Southern Kansas railroad is do
ing good advertising work for Kansas
now in the publication of sixteen
page paper called the Southern Kan
san. E. F. Caldwell, formerly Of this
comfy il editor Of IL and the Daper