The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-09


Mrs. A. O. Allen was the recipien
Monday Of a box of sea shells sent he
from Tampa, Florida, by Miss Doll,
Myers. The shells are very pretty an
curious, and Mrs. Allen is proud of he
lpresent.
A number of our citizens are contem
plating going to Garrett the 10Th, +
hear Joseph Cook 3 lecture. Seats viii
be placed on sale tomorrow, the pric
being SO cents. Those who 60 will no
regret it.
| WANTED! 100 men and boys t,
look at our stock Of spring goods. Al
late styles and handsome. You car
buy them for less money than YOU car
get old goods for elsewhere. Anderson
4 DeClute.
One may now purchase a round trip
ticket, first class, from Kansas City t,
SanFrancisco and return, good for 81
days, for $40. Don't some body want Il
run the REGISTER a month and lenC
US ten dollars?
The lady members of the Eastern
Star Lodge are requested to meet Al
the Lodge room at 2 o'clock next Wed
nesday afternoon April IA. BY order
of Worthy Matron.
The assessor Is again on his rounds
and it Is strange to notice how he If
lodged by some men who
would walk up to the lannon's mouth
without tremor. 1t must be that we
are all towards in some particular line
The Atchieon Champion has not a
very high opinion ofour Federal officers
Referring to Marshal Jones' conduct
during the strike it said: 1--WE don't
want to be severe on Jones, but really
he doesn't know any more than Acers.' u
c. w. Harris, agent for Grants
Memoirs, Is in town this week and in
forms US that he will not be able to de-
liver the second volume Ofthe Memoirs
until after May l, owing to an unex-
pected delay in the publication of the
book.
Rev. +. 8. Miller breaches his fare
well sermon at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday, and the services will
doubtless be very interesting. He will
preach at Allen Centre in the evening,
Rev. Alt occupying his pulpit in
town.
creased number of requests for sample
copies from different points in the east
ern states, indicating that at least
some droppings of the flood of immi-
grafton that will pour into Kansas this
spring, may fall on us.
The new canvaser for the Democrat,
who is evidently stranger in the land,
created considerable amusement the
other day by tackling Gordon for a
subscription. The idea of an editor
paying for paper struck the bystand-
ers as highly ludicrous.
After being delayed nearly month
by the strike, the REGISTER has at
last received large invoice of new sta
tionery from st. Louis, and is now pre-
pared to offer its customers great va.
riety of good goods. Orders for job
work promptly executed.
For the benefit of those living i'm the
country especially, and for those living
in town who cannot leave home at
night, the Cantata of Esther will be
given as q matinee at two o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, April II. Make your
arrangements to be there.
The lower House has passed the bill
giving pension of S. month to all
surviving veterans of the Mexican war,
and to the widows of those who were
killed during that war. Mr.. G. w.
Apple is the only Mexican war veter-
an in lola, to our knowledge.
Johnson & Perry are prepared to
handle broom corn i'm any quantity,
and also wish to contract for n limited
amount. Consult them before con-
tracing your crop elsewhere. Office
for the present at Sprouts grocery
store, lola. Reference, Bank of Allen
County.
Attic meeting of the B. and l.. as.
ISOLATION Monday evening the PROPOSE
ton to sell money in advance was voted
down. 1t was agreed to start another
series providing enough shares could
be sold 10 insure loan. The cash on
hand, $500. was sold to w. J. Ihrig,
who bid 97per cent.
In order to give the blue grass sOwn
on the school grounds a chance, the
board have forbidden the pupils to play
inside the yard. 1t is little amusing
to hear them calling to one another to
keep off the grass!", but it is very
much to their credit that they seldom
need the injunction.
Rev. Henry Martin came down from
Princeton last Saturday remaining
over Sunday. On Monday he handed
US this notice to account for his presence:
Married, at the residence of A. J. Frey
er on Sunday. April 4, 1886, Mr.. Jacob
G0odner and Miss Sarah E. Tilton,
Rev. Henry Martin officiating.
Waters & Thayer are selling flour d.
rect to the consumer, thereby saving
them 40 cents per one hundred pounds.
Patent -four, Sl.35 per sack; Bakers
flour, $1.25 per sack: Fancy flour. 80
cents per sack; chop, 20 cents per 100
Telephone orders from Whitaker's res
taurant.
Anyone, not already a subscriber to
the REGISTER who should receive a
copy of the paper, need not fear that a
bill will be presented to them without
further notice. We are letting the
REGISTER do its own canvassing by
out few sample copies each
week. Those who receive them will
it a polite invitation to come
in and subscribe.
The unanimous reelection of Mayor
Cowan is a deserved compliment to a
man who has probably put more hard,
work and thought into |
the Mayors office than any one who |
ever occupied it. No detail has es-
capped his attention and no duty has
been unperformed. The city has done |
itself credit in recognizing this fact.
The Shiloh Association ask us to ex-