The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-04


partments Of the public schools clos
to-day, having concluded another yea
of successful work. The High SchoO
will continue four weeks longer.
Married, on Tuesday May LIST. 1888
in the Presbyterian church at Hum
bOldt, Kansas, by Rev. DR.. Drake
William Noble, of Pasadena, Califor
MIA, and Miss Ella A. Blood, Of Hum.
boldt Kansas.
Good grain and stock farm of 1O(
acres in Marion county ILL.,, 20 mile
east Of st. Louis, with house, barn
sheds ETC., and 20 acres of timber e
trade for an Allen county farm. Bost.
wick & Smeltzer.
McCook Post have secured Rev,
Boar, Of Otta va, as their Memorial
| Day orator. Mr.. Boa2 was Presiding
Elder of the Fort Scott district for four
years, and those who know him autici.
pate an eloquent address.
Everything new in parasols and
umbrellas at Northrup's.
As already forecast in these columns,
the council refused to grant the appli.
cation for q billiard license, aud the
hall il now closed up. And as has also
been already remarked here, the petit.
TONERS have nobody to blame but
themselves.
We publish an article on our last
page which seems to imply that the
Allen county republicans have again
succeeded in not pleasing the Kansas
City Times. 1t is too bad; but we
really do not know what the Times
can do about it.
The proceeds of the entertainment to
be given next Thursday evening under
the auspices of the Select Kni ghts.
will go toward furnishing the new n.
O. U. w. Hail.. The object is worthy
and the entertainment should receive
liberal patronage.
Miss A. NJ. Blair, of Pleasanton, is
in the city for the purpose of giving
instruction in oil, ald pastel painting
and in crayon portrait dra wing. SAM
PIES of her work may be seen at the
Post Office. Apply for terms etc., at
the Nickel Plate.
Having purchased the interest of H.
Sproul, We are now prepared to offe-
extra inducements to customers in the
way of fresh goods, low prices and the
most courteous treatment. We sell
strictly TOR cash and give our custO-
mers the benefit of the system. Briggs
& Graves.
The Newton Republican quotes our
"Remarks about the Oppressed" with
the following introductory sentence:
The lola REGISTER thus discusses
the demagogues aud hypocrites who
discourse on the Oppressed elias ses,"
with the idea that thrift will follow
sniveling.
During the month Of April, 1857, our
subscription receipts were $71.7O. The
past month they were S111.0O. AS we
made no effort this year to collect these
subscriptions, the increase is gratifying
as an evidence that the people still
have little money. in spite of the
democratic times.
Capt. Thrasher resumed his Old pro-
fession of civil engineering the other
day long enough to go down to the
Fair Grounds and lay off a race track.
The track is located in the open field
Just this side of Freeman's Grove. is
half mile in length and will require
but little grading.
W. D. Port returned last Friday
from Geneva, Ohio, where he has been
in attendance during the past winter
at business College. He saws that
times are as dull there as they are here
and that people do not expect any inn
provement until the democracy is
given the grand bounce.
At the solicitation of a number of
people, w. II. Evans has consented to
organize a class in vocal music. and
will appoint meeting for that purpose
at an early date. Mr.. Evans is fully
to give instruction in the
art of reading music and We hope he
will succeed in organizing large class.
100 yards lawn &c at Rodman's.
The REGISTER gives the widest pos
sible latitude to all its contributors in
any matter Of pu bile inter-
est. 1t cannot find room, however,
for communications of purely personal
nature, particularly when such COM
are written at great length
with a pencil and on both sides of the
paper.
Our offer to send the Kansas City
Journal free until the election to any
new subscriber to the REGISTER or to
any old subscriber who pays all ar
rearages and one year in advance,
holds good for the campaign. But
don't you see that the sooner you take
of it, the more you will get
for the money?
Prof. Burgett arrived here last Mon |
day according to announcement and al
once organized a class in voice culture.
He also has in preparation the operetta
Little Red Riding Hood" which will
be given at the Opera House next
evening, Bills giving cast of
characters and other details will be
circulated this afternoon.
Ladies Isle and silk gloves in kid
glove sizes. at Northrup's.
Rev. n. B. johnson has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Memorial |
Day address at Humboldt. We con-
graduate our friends below In securing
an orator that will prove himself wOr-
thy of the occasion. They may be |
assured that they will hear an address |
v hich will stir the blood and be long |
and pleasantly remembered.
A. c. Scott went to Topeka yester-
day to present motion before the Su-
preme Court to have a large number |
Of the Allen county land cases, now |
before that Court, advanced to an ear
" hearing. The reasons urged will be
the magnitude Of the interests at stake
and the desirability of having the con.
troversy settled as early as psssible as
4 matter of public policy.