The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-02-26

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rival the s. A. Brown store,n "revol,
tionize the grocery business" and s
forth and so forth.
There are some locals we get paid #
putting in and there are others we q
paid for leaving out. Of this latter elias
is the one furnished in front of Pattel
son Bros. furniture store on Tuesday
Young ladies, please call at the bus
ness Office and settle at once.
You will never regret telling tn
truth, believing no evil report, circu
lating no SANDER, paying your debts
treating all people politely, and al
tending to your own business general
ly. If you don't understand this tn
first time, read it over again.
The Sedan papers contain very com
plimentary remarks about Prof. A. NJ
johnson in connection with reports o
some of the school exercises. Prof
johnson is well known in Allen cOun
ty and his old friends will be glad t,
hear of his success in the Sedan schools
A London medical journal says tn
immoderate use of tobacco exerts a pc
culiar influence upon the sphygmO
graph. We have repeatedly told tn,
boys that the abnormal appearance o
their sphymograph was all on account
oftheir smoking, and We hope they
will believe us now.
Altogether the most valuable public
document we have yet received is thu
Sth volume of the 10th census contain
ing history of the newspapers and
periodicals Of the L. s. from the fOunda
ton of the government to the present
time. Our thanks are due Hon. Z. H
Funston for the volume.
We are informed on good authority
that couple of Topeka gentlemen are
under bond to start a democratic paper
i'm lola within the next thirty days
There is already one more paper in
lola than town of this size ought to
be called on to support and a third one
will find it almighty thin picking.
In talking with a number of demo
Gratis with regard to starting demo
cratic paper here, they admit that
there is not room in lola for a third pa
per, "but," they say, 1T looks as though
we ought to have at least one democrat
ic paper in the county,. We hope the
Interstate appreciates the compli'
ment.
Waters & Thayer are selling flour di
rect to the consumer, thereby saving
them 40 cents per one hundred pounds.
Patent flour, $l.35 per sack; Baker 5
flour, Sl.25 per sack: Fancy flour, 80
cents per sack; chop, 20 cents per loo
pounds: bran, 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Telephone orders from Whitaker's res
taurant.
The time of the year is coming my
dear, when the late stroller through
the residence portion of the town will
be forcibly reminded of Eugene Fields
famous cOnundrum: IF a horse weigh
ing 1000 pounds can haul three tons
of pig iron, how long will a front gate
painted blue carry young man on
one side and young woman on the
Other?"
Just as we go to press Thursday p.
m.) Rev. Scott informs us that he has
just joined in matrimony, Leroy Run
yam and Theresa E. Ramsey. We
would not have been much more sur
prised if he had shown us our own
name on the license. However, here's
to "Bonny Benz and his bonny bride,
hoping they may live long and be
happy.
Superintendent and Prof. Henderson
have been supplying Prof. Olin's place
in the High School this week, and they
the school very highly.
They say they have never seen school
under better control and that the en-
thusiasm and zeal of the pupils even
down to the lowest grades is something
lola can certainly pride
herself on having one of the best
schools in the State.
a number of men who wished to
write to our congressional delegates as
Il late number of the REG
IsTER, have asked US to give the names
and address of our Representatives.
They are as follows: E. n. Morrill,,
E. H. Funston, B. W. Perkins, 8. r.
Peters. ThOs. Ryan, Lewis Hanback,,
John A. Anderson. They should be
blouse of Representatives,
D. c."
w. A. Cowan hands US this week for
a synopsis of the statement
Of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Conn
pany. Although the law requires that
such a statement should be published
i'm every county by every company do
ing business therein, this is the first
time the law has been complied with
in this county. We would suggest to
agents of other companies that they
look after the matter.
Mrs. Clifford, Mr.. Davies Allie Nor
ris, Eddie Marsh, and Maud Richards,
". re the fortunate contestants at the
soap bubble battle, they having each
a prize for blowing the largest
ou BILE at their respective tables. You
will observe, please, that neither Of the
above named persons is connected in
my way with the newspaper business;
/ IA, which we merely allude to in a
,ooJ humored way to convince doubt
nR sopulace that editors don't do all
he blowing.
I'll. work of the reapportionment
is given in full on another
,age. Byreferring to this it will be seen
hat this county is joined with Wood
on in the thirteenth senatorialdistrict.