The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-08-06

The IN. NJ. NJ. >" who have had
some exceedingly lively times for sew
eral Monday evenings past; have de-
cided to wind up the summers frOlic
Oh next Monday evening with sup
per ut COlborn's hall. We are not au-
thorized 10 make any such announce
ment, but we presume of course the
gentlemen friends of the members of
the sosiety are more OF less cordially
invited to be present.
Webb BOstwick says he Travelled all
over the county last week, 200 miles in
al, and from careful examination in
scores of fields he is convinced that the
corn will be big half crop, while the
millet and broom corn will both be A
l. He brought in with him some sam
pies of those crops, as well as some
| fine stalks of castor beans, which GER
tainly do not look as if there had been
a drouth anywhere near them,
I We are pleased to be able u an
nOunce the establishments lola Of a
new business enterprise, the suco So of
which is assured from the start. Mes
srs. BrOwnley &Conkling, of Burling-
ton, have rented the old Newbury &
Norton building. opposite J. F. Col
born's residence, and will establish
quite extensive marble works at once.
IA CIR load of material has already ar
rived, and work will RECOMMENDED
Immediately.
Mr.. Ira II. Kasebeer. who is now on
q visit to his old home in ILL.,, in send
ing US the name of a new subscriber,
kindly adds the following: II tell all
the parties here, who own land in Allen
county and cannot get possession of it,
that they ought to take your paper, for
you are surely doing your best. not on
ly for their interests, but for the best
interests of Allen county. Hope I can
get you another subscriber or too"
Mr.. Kasebeer has our assurance that
his kindness is most deeply appreciat-
ed.
The entire corps of teachers in our
schools has now been. elected, Mr..
Merwin's place having been supplied
by l.. L. Carter, and Miss Barker hav-
ing been elected to the position of as
sistant in the high school. Mr.. Car
ter is known as one of the most thor
Ough and successful teachers in the
county, and Miss Barker has taught
with marked success and acceptance
in the Topeka schools aud come to use
with flattering recommendations as ali
educated and refined lady.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday night, Colgin was granted
license for one additional billiard table.
The street commissioner was instruct
ed to proceed at once with the con.
strnctiOn of all sidewalks for which
ordnance had been passed and which
have not been built by lot owners; alsOl
to make repairs in sidewalks wherevekl
needed. The usual batch of miscella.
neOus bills was allowed. The resigna-
ton of G. H. Kingsley as city marshall
was accepted and w. J. COnley was
appointed to the Office.
H. v. Rice, of the Monitor. was in |
town Wednesday and had with him
"Rattle snake cucumber" from Har-
per county, which measured feet A
inches from the tip Of its nose to the |
last rattle ON its tail. The ,guileless
land az ent who gave this specimen to
Mr.. Rice, assured him that whenever
these cucumbers were ut the proper
stage the farmer sunk barrel of Vine
gar in the middle of the patch and the
cucumbers all crawled into it and pick
eled themselves. The aforesaid agent J
evidently took advantage Of the simple |
and trusting nature peculiar to all
newspaper men and republicans to
keep himself in practice for eastern
land buyers.