The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-03-12

Allparties contemplating purchasin
spring or summer suits should make
their business to place their order il
our hands as soon as possible. Firs
come, first served. Davies & West.
Any one buying box of condition
powders or a bottle of Kendall's Spawn
Cure, of Scott & Son will receive graft
a copy of Kendall's "Treatise on tn,
Horse" Come soon before they ar
all gone.
| WANTED! 100 men and boys t.
look at our stock Of spring goods. All
late styles and handsome. You can
buy them for less money than you can
get old goods for elsewhere. Anderson
& DeClute.
We neglected to report last week the
action of the B. and L. Association at
its last regular meeting. w. J. Ih-ig
secured 500, at "a per cent premium,
and w. III DeHart of Moran secured
$500 at ITO per cent premium.
The Atchison champion, Leaven-
worth Times, Lawrence Journal, and
a score or more of other papers have
made note of the fact that lola is going
to bore for gas. We must do some
thing now to cave our reputation.
Waters & Thayer are selling flour d.
rect to the consumer, thereby saving
them 40 cents per one hundred pounds.
Patent flour, 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.
We have just received a complete
line of the famous Rock Island, chill
dren's reed and rattan carriages, with
latest style parasol or canopy tops.
These carriages are warranted first
class. We have..them from $500 up.
Please call and see them. Patterson
Bros.
If you were surprised to II arm last
week from Goodhue & Evans adj,
that it took five pints of anti-kalso-
mine to cover five square feet, you will
be still more surprised to learn this
week from the same source, that five
pounds of the article will cover five
hundred square feet.
We are indebted to Geo. w. Crane &
Co., of Topeka for pamphlet contain
ing copy of all the laws passed at
the special session of the Legislature,
which take effect from publication in
the Official State paper. The pamph-
let will be sent to any one by the pub
fishers on receipt Of fifty cents.
The other day one of our attorneys,
happening to meet little boy of his
acquaintance asked him where his
brother was. "He's up stairs sick"
"Well, run up and give him my COM
pliments and tell him Pm sorry he's
sick" 81 wont do it, give him your
com 'munts. Mas giving him castor
oilw
Hasn't the street commissioner suf-
ficient means at his disposal to keep at
least one man at work cleaning off the
cross walks this muddy weather? 1t
would not cost much to keep them in
good condition and we are sure 10 one
would object to the expense. 1t is a
shame to leave them in the condition
they are now.
BY handbills posted up, in two or
three places about town we are inform
ed that Martin Van Buren, Bennett
is expected to deliver lecture on pro-
hibition at the Baptist church this
evening. We have not been asked to
make any. notice of this meeting, but
hope no Offense will be taken because
of our having done SO.
Harry Brubaker surprised the boys
last week by running up to Ottawa
and returning married, Miss Lillian
Gould being the happy bride. The
young couple were treated to sere-
made by the band on their return which
was very pleasant affair all round.
The REGISTER extends its best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs. Brubaker.
The Presidents messages to the Sem
ate relating to "them pap ers' and to
the Chinese question, will be found on
our inside pages, and will be found in
teresting If not profitable reading. BY
way of comment we will only remark
that the first, in our opinion, was die
tated by the back of Mr.. Cleveland's
neck; the second by the front of his
head.
Mr. Acers informs us that he is go
ing to work at once to clear out his
we'll and put new tubing in it. There
seems to be an obstruction about 400
feet below the surface that prevents the
water from rising freely. This will be
removed and the well may possibly be
sunk..deeper. Mr.. FLYNN, the man who
bored the well, is here and will super
intend the work.
We are indebted to Capt. Clinchy, Of
New York, for papers giving an ac-
count of the recent trial in that city of
the Texan, Holland, who killed the
swindler. Davis, some months ago.
Holland was acquitted, the jury doubt
less reasoning that man who would
sell man counterfeit money and then