The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-16
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Jas. Burns was at home over Sum
day.
e. A. Earl, of Bronson, was In town
Tuesday.
RIB. Stevenson is in Topeka on State
business this week.
Miss C. Willett has returned from
her visit to Wichita.
Mr.. NJ. P. Briggs, Of Bronson, made
us a pleasant call Tuesday.
Dave Collins and wife were in town
two or three days this week.
J. H. Fisher was in Norton county
the first of the week on legal business.
Mr.. Dysart, of our new real estate
firm, was down from the Falls Tuesday.
Mrs. E. III. Funston started to WASH
ington last Monday to join her hus-
band.
George Amos has been in attendance
upon the Commissioners court this
week.
w. A. Chogulll and Editor Smith
were among our Humboldt visitors
Monday.
J, H. Richards and family were reg
istered at the Pennsylvania Central
this week.
| H. e. VanDeman called on us last
Saturday. lie has moved back to his
farm near Geneva.
We noticed E. n. Vert, T. H. De-
Haven and John Herfurth up from
Humboldt Tuesday.
G. w. Matthews, the live real estate
man of Moran, was in town Tuesday
and called on the REGISTER.
Joe Bierly. Hershberger's Bros. barb
er left Wednesday for Kansas City.
His place is filled by Amos Ray.
d. B. d. Shelter started to Arkan-
sas on business trip yesterday expect
ing to be gone until about June LIST.
Rev. Henry Martin came down the
first of the week and shipped his house,
hold goods to his new home at Prince
ton.
Rev. E. K. Lynn and wife started
this week to Indiana where they will
visit friends and relatives for some
weeks.
Rev. d. B. Shuey, Of Emporia, was
in town over Sunday and assisted in
the services at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening.
Mr.. E. NJ. Eckley returned Monday
ports business very badly ..demoralized
in the towns along the Missouri Pacific.
Mr.. H. K. Scott, a gentleman who
has recently arrived from Elk county
and has rented a farm on the river from
Mr.. Torrance, called on the REGISTER
Tuesday.
Lon Northrup and Homer Hendricks
started to Florida yesterday on little
trip for recreation and investigation.
They will be gone two or three weeks
and We only wish we had as many
dollars as they will have good time.
Mr.. Burnham, editor of the Neosho
Falls Post, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday and made the REGISTER
a pleasant call. Mr.. Burnham has gal
vanized considerable life into the Post
during the six weeks he has conducted
it.
Mr.. w. NJ. Knapp, of lola, who has
been in the city for day or two with
business connected with the lola Car
rage factory, of which he is one of the
prOprietors, returned to his home yes
terday. Mr.. Knapp is an old friend
of our popular bus man, P. ID. Early
Harper Graphic.
Mr.. Obed Kerr, Of MarmatOn town.
ship called on The REGISTER Monday.
Mr.. Kerr is one of the. farmers who be-
lieves that Allen county can raise wheat
even on up land. He says that out OF
eight crops he has only lost one, and
he now has wheat enough ahead to
bread" him two years.
Clarence Spenser, G. L. Knowlton,
D. Warner. VIM Denney, p. r. Nc
Clure and VIM Mcclure were down
from Geneva Tuesday to impress upon
the Commissioners the necessity of
bridge across Indian Creek at Sponsors
ford. It's about Geneva's turn and We
guess she'll get her bridge when the
time comes.
We bad the pleasure this week, of
making the acquaintance of DIR. Geo.
NJ. Haines who has lately settled at |
LaHarpe for the practice of his profess
sion. DIR. Haines is physician of ma
ny years practice, and brings with |
him from Durand, Illinois, his late
home, many letters cordially testifyiny
to his skill and character. The Rec
lister wishes him success in his new
field.
We had pleasant call Monday from
Mr.. J. I. Rice, { young man who late
~ arrived from Virginia and is visit
ing his uncle, Mr.. Burkholder, near
Moran. lie says that when he bought
his ticket for Kansas the agent told
him that he had sold fifty tickets that
week to young men in the same county,
all of whom were starting west. The
''effete east" cannot hold its enterpris-
ing and ambitious young men.
H. NJ. Miller attended the meeting
of the Second District central commit
tee at Garnett Wednesday. as proxy for
X. b. Stevenson and reports to Us that
it was decided TO hold the convention
at Ottawa on Thursday July1. The !.
vote for Blaine in 1884 will be taken
as the basis of representation, one
delegate being allowed for each $50
votes or major fraction thereof. That ,
will give Wyando.te County IL dele
gates, Douglass Is. johnson Miami
aud Allen each 8, Franklin aud Linn 9,
Bourbon IL and Anderson Z.
DR.. A. Clifford and family expect to L
go 10 Lawrence next week, where they ;
will hereafter reside. The REGISTER 1
very much regrets to make this an