The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-17

We notice that the lola papers don't have
much to say about Humboldt's gas boom
Colony Free Press.
Least said, soonest mended.
The price of cattle is gradually ad.
vancing. Our butchers tell us they
expect to pay $3.50 for beef animals
next month.
1t will save you pain and expense to
call on DR.. LaFary and have your
teeth examined and repaired before de.
cay becomes serious.
When you want bargains in gro.
ceries don't fail to call OF Kingsley 4
Wharton. They will give you the big
gest drives in town.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. D. d. Proper, the State Mission.
airy, will preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning.
0. P. Northrup & Co. edit q consid-
cradle portion of our local space this
week. 1t will pay you to read every
word they have written.
In spite of the cold weather there
have been q great many people in town
every day this week and our merchants
have enjoyed good trade.
J. F. Campbell has employed an ex-
ira workman, F. w. Hargis, late of
Emporia, and is getting ready for big
spring trade in the harness line
The REGISTER will publish an or
iginal story next week that we hope
will be not only interesting but also
valuable to large number of readers.
We understand that our schools are
preparing to celebrase Washington's
birthday next Wednesday with appro-
pirate exercises. Which is rs it should
be.
Some mighty good republican doc.
trine will be found ON the inside pages
of this paper. There are some good
republican facts on the first page
also.
The president Of the w. r. C. re-
quests Us to remind the members that
the regular meeting Of the Corps will
be held tonight. A full attendance is
desired.
Now is the accepted time. If you
want q lOau on your farm come and see
me and will have your money in fue
days. Delays are dangerous. w. A.
Mccoy.
Circulate around among your neigh
bors q day or SO and see if you cannot
get enough of them to subscribe for
the REGISTER to pay you for your
trouble.
In our late purchases we find sixty
one mems and boys overc0ats, which
we are determined to cell. You can
get one at almost your own price now
Northrup 4 Co.
NJ. Weighley has added much to
the appearance as well az to the con-
venience Of his shoe store by having
glass cases made in which samples Of
stock are placed.
The next boom that will strike Kan
sas will be in farm lands. One hum
dred and sixty acres of Kansas lands
will be mighty nice thing to have
five years from now.
We have recently printed a number
of Mortgage Sale blanks and have
them for sale at this office. We have
also for sale, or will print on short
notice, all sorts of legal blanks.
The Mo. Pacific R'y. will sell tickets
to the G. 4. r. encampment to be held
at Winfield, Feb. q, % and ., at one
fare for the round trip, good to return
until the 25. 6. II. Gregg, Agent.
Two tracts of good raw land in Al
len county Kansas, $50 and $40 acres
price $3.50 and $40 per acre. Will sell
all together or in small tracts, on long
time and low interest. Bostwick &
Smeltzer.
D. r. Locke, editor of the Toledo
Blade, is dead And with him dies
Petroleum V. Nasty" whose keen
political satires have been the
delight of thousands for q quar-.
ter of century.
John McCullagh. a well-known bus
iness man Of Independence, and q
prominent official in the Masonic Or
der, died Thursday morning, the 9th.
He was in business in lola for short
time several years ago.
Those who have had auction sales
of stock, farm implements ETC., report
that everything sells at very satisfac-
tory prices considering the times. They
say that an advertisement in the REG
IsrER always brings q crowd.
A number Of our exchanges have
copied our item about the new rule
lately put in force by the Register of
Deeds concerning the copying of coun-
ty records. The outcome Of it is evil
IDENTIFY awaited with considerable
interest.
Rev. Mr.. Hyatt is improving slow
" but will still be unable for some
time to resume his pastoral duties
His pulpit at the Presbyterian church
will he filled next Sunday morning
and evening by Rev. J. Crawford, Of
KiDcaid.
The Valentine social at the G.. A. r
Hall on Tuesday evening was pro-
nounced success. A large crowd was
present and the Valentines furnished
any amount of fun. The Corps is some
SIS the richer - the result Of the en-
teftninmenf.