The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-06

The McCarley school, Miss Bell
Ricketts,, teacher, closed on Wednes
day. Miss Ricketts, conduct of tn
school has been very satisfactory to tn,
patrons.
Miss Lola Smeltzer closes to-day .
very successful term of school in thu
Pleasant Valley district. The schOo
will have o picnic tomorrow in honor
of the event.
All of the churches were deliberately
decorated last Sunday and the beauti
full Easter festival was celebrated in
all of them by appropriate and inter
estlng exercises.
Remember the meeting of the Re
publican Club next Tuesday evening
Speakers from abroad will probably be
In attendance and an interesting pro-
gram will be presented.
As usual, A. O. Allen leads the wal
paper trade this year. He is showing
magnificent line of new goods, and
his prices are within the reach of all
Call and see the new styles.
We have been asked q number Of
times why 1t is that the street lamps
are generally lighted when the moon
is shining and are not when it is dark.
We are unable to answer the query.
One bed of lettuce has been reported
to us, that is large enough for table use
and was grown out OF doors without
oru medication Thio oOsvnoo nroffv
near being 'sunny Kansas" after all.
w. E. Lowe, of Elm township, has
traded his farm for one lately owned
By G. A. Japhet, in Co6ey county and
has removed to it. Mr.. Lowe was a
good citizen whom we are sorry to
lose.
DIR. LaFary has been advertising for
two weeks for q failure in any of the
dental work done by him during the
past four years, and has not yet found
q single case.-a fact that needs no
comment.
In view of events sufficiently detail
ed elsewhere, it is matter Of profound
satisfaction to the REGISTER that it
has never been betrayed into uttering
a syllable of encouragement to the bane
of Allen county, the Settlers Protective
Association.
Two or three of the communications
in the Farmers Column this week,
were written several weeks ago but
were unavoidably crowded out. There
is yet plenty of time, however, for
most of the suggestions they make to
be acted upon.
As will be seen by advertisement in
this issue, Ed Canatsey has goue into
the grocery business at E. Richards
old stand. Ed il a bright and ener.
getic young man, thoroughly posted
on the grocery business, and will get
his share of the trade.
You can get Arbuckle's coffee at 20
cents a package, Ii pounds of granu-
lated sugar for Sl.OO, II pounds of ex-
ira G sugar for $l.O0, tea from Is cents
to IS cents a pound and everything
else in proportion at Kingsley &
for spot cash.
Sunday morning April 9Th, the pas
tor will discuss at the Presbyterian
church "The extent of the piety Of the
man who does not bride his tongue"
Topic for Sunday night "Zaccheus the
little man as an illustration of CONVEX
sion" Service IL a. m 1880 pm
The Carriage Company is having its
gas we'll cleaned out this week. The
workmen find that at least ten feet of
1irt has settled on top of the gas vein.
This dirt is so solid that it has to be
1rilled and it is a wonder that any gas
It all has been able to escape through
The attention of members of the re-
publican Central Committee is called
70 the notice of meetirg of the Com
nittee next Tuesday at O'Clock p. m.
It is hoped that every member Of the
who cannot be present in |
person will send some one TO represent
aim.
The LaHarpe Dramatic Society will
1--WE another one of their popular enter
ailments at Elm Dale school house |
O-morrow evening. The roaring farce. |
'Courtship under Difficulties" will be
and also the drama, "The |
Turn of the Tide" Admission 10 and
5 cents.
VIM. Sheldon was arrested Satur-
lay charged with breaking into a Car
N the TT. s. w. & w. Ry and steal
ng several sacks of flour, was brought
'efore Justice Smeltzer on Monday
where he waived his preliminary trial
nd was committed to Jail in default Of
500 bail.
Our regular Moran correspondent
ends US in a good report of the League
utrage, but as "Citizen's' letter is
lready in type and recites substantial
Y the same facts, we omit it. "Pencil"
ondemns the'crime in the most en-
hattie language, as does every law
biding citizen.
Mr.. A. L. Dibble, who keeps a rec
rd of the weather, tells us that the
1ercury was higher yesterday morn
1g than on any morning during the
lonth of April last year, and that
here was only one morning during the
1onth of May last year when it stood
igher than it did yesterday. MAY be
his spring isn't go backward after all.
Everybody talks about hard times,
D 1 guess times must be hard, but 1
ont feel it myself" said one of our
usiness men as he paid our bill on
Ionday. II know that my trade is
etter than it has been at this time of ,
ear for two years past. Times are
God with me-" We might add that
ne gentleman who talks this way
eeps standing advertisement in the
sEGISTER. +,
Mr.. Brightley, in our Farmers Col