The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-25
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We acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to attend the Commence
ment exercises of the Ottawa Universi.
tv from May q to 3Oth.
The A. o. U. w. Lodge will hold
its first session in their new hall to
night. and will confer the w. degree
upon Rev. n. B. John son.
The Normal Institute begins or
Monday, June IL. Prof's. Conway and
Umholtz and Miss Dicklow constitute
the very efficient board of instruction
Tin the effort to run two shops at
once, the editor pro TEN. of the REars-
TER must beg indulgence if the paper
bears some evidence Of running itself,
$50 parasols received at Rodman's.
The strawberry box with its descrip.
tive sign is again making its appear
ance. The style used this season is 9
slightly smaller depth than that of last
year.
We have large stock of Carriages
Surveys Ph@tops and Buggies and We
are bound to sell them out regardless
of cost. lola Carriage 4 Omnibus Co
New gloves and mitts at Rodman's.
Prof. Wallace Duncan was a vel
come visitor at the Kickapoo meeting
Monday night. The boys are making
the acquaintance of an elegant new
book.
An interesting letter from the edi
tor of the REGISTER dated at Las
Vegas, New Mexico, is received toe
late to publish this week. 1t will ap-
pear in our next issue.
John S. Martin, of Moran, was in
yesterday to get his fine training
track sulky made by the lola Carriage
Works. He was delighted with it,
and it is indeed beauty.
On the 18th instant the Douglas
county Bar Association held memorial
services in honor of Chief Justice
Waite. Our old friend, Judge Bell,
was the orator of the occasion.
Geo. Baumgardner. of Chanute,
writes to Mr.. White that disastrous
fire visited that city by which the Oc-
cidental Hotel and a large number of
business buildings were destroyed.
lola will be well represented at the
Ottawa Assembly, several tenting par
ties being in prospect. The attractions
are numerous. two or three lectures by
DR.. Talmage being of the number.
Harry Brubaker and Ralph Blair
have formed a partnership in the
jewlery business, being located in d.
c. Brubaker's store on the north side.
The firm name is NJ. c. Brubaker &
Co.
The entertainment and supper to be
given under the auspices of the base
bail boys next Saturday night promises
to be something worth hearing. There
should be good house for the cause
if nothing else.
The leap year ball at the A. o, U.
w. Hall Wednesday night was one Of
the most thoroughly enjoyed events Of
the season. The drenching rain add
ed to the somewhat adventurous spirit
of the occasion.
Good grain and stock farm of 100
acres in Marion county Ill.,, 20 miles
east Of st. Louis, with house, barn,
sheds ETC., and 20 acres Of timber to
trade for an Allen county farm. Bost-
wick s Smeltzer.
But eleven couples braved the storm
Thursday night TO attend the 40. U.
W. ball. Had the weather been fair the
bali would no doubt have been a grand
success. Those there, however, report
an enjoyable time.
We are in favor Of Fourth of July
Experience has demon
strated that the people of the north
part of the county turn out very liber-
ally, in fact almost en- Dsdsse to
celebration at lola.
The freight on the Southern Kansas
which passed here at 5 4. m. was
wrecked near the depot Fri
day morning, one car jumping the
track. 1t was some little time before
the track was cleared.
A company composed of leading
business men of lola has been formd
~ iai Shtt INV CstiSae auo oCNCfOp thC
coal find east Of lola. They. have
leased large amount of land, and if
coal is there in paying quantities they
are going TO have it.
All the members of the senior class
in the High School successfully passed
the teachers examination recently
held. This is good fair test of schol-
arship. and their success argues well
for the thorough character Of the train
ing they have received.
The memorial sermon will be
preached by Rev. G.. II. n. Moore at
the Baptist Church at eleven o'clock
morning. All old soldiers are
invited to meet with the G.. A. r.
Post at their Hall at ten o'clock and
attend these services. Committee.
A letter from Rob. Reimert states
that q cyclone visited Chetopa last
Thursday evening doing great dam
age. The roof of the Opera House, in
which commencement exercises were
being held, was lifted but fell back to
its place. causing panic 10 the aud
fence.
The reason why the trade of COwan,
Aushe-man 4 Norris has, of late, IN.
creased so largely, is that they sell all
goods uniformly low, thereby making
the oceasionsl buyer a regular custo-
mer. They boy lower and their ex-I
pense il less than that of anyone else.
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