The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-06-25

lively one ana every Oue ought 10
keep thoroughly posted. The best
way to dose Is to subscribe for the
REGISTER. It will only cost you SO
cents from now till election.
Parties wishing to buy or sell prop
erty in the south part of the county can
not do better than to call on or address
Wallace Young, SavOnburg, Kansas.
Mr.. Young also loans money ut the
very lowest rates Of interest.
The Leavenworth Tines weather
prophet risks his reputation on the
prophecy that the heaviest storms of
the year will occur during the last ten
days of June. He also has the kind
ness to predict storm for July 3.
The Courant has looked up the fig
ures and finds that this county pays
$14, 6O5.96 interest on railroad bonds,
while the railroads pay taxes into the
county treasury to the amount of Sl1,
055.57. The balance is not 80 bad.
You don't know what you miss by
not coming to lola every Saturday af-
ter noon to hear the band concert.
Each concert lasts an hour and doesn't
cost you a cent. See program for to-
morrow's music in another column.
Mr.. r. r. Thrall, we are glad to
state, is again able to be on the streets
after being shut up in the house for
three months, with an liberated eye.
His sight is much improved although
he still sees "men as trees walking"
Golf & Leffler, the new jewelry firm
that is to occupy the south side. of the
Apple building, have received their
safe and expect to have their stock and
be ready for business within ten days.
Keep watch for further advertisement.
We have received the annual Cata-
logue from Baker University. This
institution has made very commend
able progress during the past year and
undOubtless ranks next to the State
University among the colleges of the
State.
Miss Lou Wells has been delivering
John B. Coughs book, a number of
copies of which she sold about town,
this week. The book gives very sat
isfactory view of the great lecturers
life and furnishes most entertaining
reading.
The Gas Company has determined to
buy machinery and do its own work.
The machinery has been ordered from
a st. Louis firm and Mr.. Kahle, living
west of the river, will superintend the
work, which will doubtless be begun
within 80 days.
The ladies will find that Mrs. Simp-
son has chosen her spring stock of mil
linery with her usual fine taste and
Judgment, and that she has also
brought on a great many goods. Ev-
cry one can be suited in style and
price,
It seems to be part of our friend
Barth's religion to remember now and
always the printer. His latest mani |
festation of this was presented yester-
day in the shape of some very fine
cherries for which he has our best
thanks.
Men of much experience and of cool
judgment have told us that the wheat |
which is being harvested in the bot |
toms this week will yield 80, 35 and 40
bushels per acre. So far as we have
learned it has been harvested in splen- |
did condition.
The public services ut the Christian |
church next Sunday will be as follows:
At CASA. m: Sunday School; |! a. m:
sermon, subject: The Institutions Of
Christianity 500 p. M, sermon, The
Increase of Christ. All are cordially
invited to attend these services.
w. c. Ricknell andJ. s. Smith have
recently left lola without notifying
us of the change in their pOstoffice adj
dress although both of them owe US for
subscription to the REGISTER. The
law says that such action is "priB,d
.facie evidence of intent ional fraud"
Since our last report marriage Ill
censes have been issued to the follow
ing parties w. s. Boughton, Ander-
son county, and May c. Hardy, Allen
county; VIM. Moore and Martha Fer
ris, both of Allen county, and Willis
c. Walker and Allie A. Alsop, Of Al
len county.
We hope the convention will not be
so carried away with excitement over
the nomination of a county ticket as to
neglect to choose the very best men as
delegates to the Congressional and
State conventions. Send men who can
make the wishes of Allen county count
for something.
Mr.. VIM. Buchanan brought into
town the other day q bunch of oats,
headed out and fully developed, which
is part of the second crop grown this
year on the same piece of ground. This
sounds pretty loud, but if any one
doubts it the oats is at Bostwicks Office
to show for itself.
The Humboldt of last Wednesday
must have very mnch resembled the
Humboldt of war times. All of her
able bodied male citizens were away
at lola before the Grand Jury. Even
McElroy was here; but he came mere
ly for the sake of company, and to re-
port the casualties.
Robert Langley and L. L. HOuck
have gone into the livery business uni
der the firm name of Langley & Houck.
They are temporarily occupying barn
in the rear of Bakers blacksmith shop,
but will at once commence the erection
of stable on the site of the old Grif-
fifth stable on South street.
The notice of the ElsmOre primary
reached us too late for publication last
week. In order to insure insertion
contributions must reach this office
not later than Wednesday evening.
And if they are of such q nature as to
admit of it, we would much prefer to
have them sent in on Monday or Tues
day.
We have heard a number of men in
volved in difficulties with the Leaguers
express the satisfaction they felt in
having a sheriff who will do his duty