The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-17

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% pounds beans for S I .0c
at klaumann'8.
v Winter hasn't got much of a gril
yet when a wind can blow out of thu
, northwest at the rate of fifty miles ar
hour for twelve hours and not brine
the mercury lower than 10 degrees
above zero.
Miss Clara WEIGH was the recipient
Wednesday evening of q surprise party
gotten up by her numerous young
friends in honor Of her seventeenth
birthday. 1t is needless to say that
the evening was most pleasantly spent
Us. Turner, the s. K. Agent, has
bought Crigler's harness shop. We
dOn't know what in the world Turner
wants with a harness shop, but we
guess he can come about as near run
ming one rs anybody if he starts out to
do it.
G. H. DeClute received last Friday a
dispatch from Coldwater, Mich, giving
the sad announcement of the death OF
his father, Jacob DeClute. The de.
ceased was IS years of age, and his
death was caused by congestion of the
lungs.
Mr.. s. Bevington has recently had
placed in the cemetery a handsome
monument with the names of himself
and his wife inscribed thereon, with
blanks for the insertion of the date
of their death. We hope it will be
many years before the blanks are filled.
Jacobs & Claypool, are now fairly
settled in the Brosier building and
have opened up large stock of grocer
les and Queensware to which they in
vite the attention of the people of lola
and vicinity. Their goods are new and
first class, and at prices to suit the
times.
The Administration is taking care of
the defeated Kansas candidates in
great shape. Moonlight has been ap-
pointed Governor of Wyoming. Isett
is made special agent of the public land
and Gov. Robinson has
been appointed Superintendent of the
Indian school at Lawrence.
The daily papers published the
of his death, contained the
that the pension applied
for some three years ago by John L..
Brown, had been allowed. It is much
regretted that the announcement could
not have come twenty.four hours earl
Ter. The amount of it is not yet known.
At the last meeting of McCOok Post
No. 81, G. A. R., the following officers
were elected for he'ensuing term; E.
J. Thayer, p CT. s. Slower. q. ";
I. Port, ~; I'M. Mcdonald, @. NJ;
r. L. Moore, Chaplain; w. D. Scott,
Surgeon; John Walters, officer of the
day; w. J. Ihrig, officer of the Guard.
Mrs. Simpsons has always been
head quarters for millinery goods, and
will remain SO this year as usual. She
has received her fall stock and now Of
fers some most attractive goods at
very low prices. Ladies will do them
selves injustice if they buy anywhere
else before examining Mrs. Simpsons
goods.
If you want job work of any kind
you should not fail to call on the REG
ISTER. You will find in this Office a
larger and better assortment of station
cry, from common news paper to the
finest wedding cards, a greater variety
Of type and more skilful. and artistic
printer than in any other office in the
county.
A gentleman from the east part of
the county in talking with us Monday
said that he recently met one of the
most active movers in the matter of
the county seat removal and asked him
how far he had got along with that
matter 1--WE have got far enough along
with it" he said, ITO let the county
seat stay where it is."
The Presbyterian Mission Band will
give an entertainment ut the Opera
House ON Thurday evening, Dec. %.
An attractive literary and musical
will be given, beginning
promptly at O'Clock, after which
oysters and other refreshments will be
served. Admission. ten cents; chill
dren five cents. Oysters the usual
price.
We understand that the Leaguers
have finally received a letter from
Judge Lawrence informing them that
The decision in the Odd-sectioDs case
las really gone against them, tut say
ing that if they will guarantee him a
certain amount he thinks he can save
hem the even sections. Our infor-
nant added that he thought the
Leaguers would much more willingly
guarantee" the learned Judge q coat
# tar and feathers, if they could once
ay hands on him.
The death of J. l.. Brown causes a
vacancy in the office OF Sheriff which
vii. have to he filley by appointment
~ the Governor A(number of gen. |
lemen have been spoken of in connec- |
ion with tbe appointment, among |
whom we haze heard mentioned D. A.
Aarvin, WIN. Mattox and l.. H. Cor.
ell, Of MArmatoh; d. ID. BrittOn, of
Usage; Wm. Btsh, of Humboldt. and
Alex Brown Samuel Hibbs. John |
and 7. F. Strickland, of lola.
The 1sEGIsT1R has no candidate and
will be satisfied with the appointment
f any honorable capable man,-and
re are certain that Governor Martin i
vill appoint no other kind. Pending
he appointment the under-sheriff,
Alex. Brown, will perform the duties
{ the Office. !