The Iola register., 1890-05-16

Miss Hattie Williams went yester-
day to Ft. Scott where she will visit
with friends few days before return
ing to her home in Lawrence where
she will spend the summer. As assis-
tant in the High School during the
past year Miss Williams has done ex-
cellent work and has won golden
opinions from patrons as well as pu-
pills, all of whom will wish her a pleas
ant vacation.
Topeka LdIlcc.: Our commissioner
to Paris having had conferred upon
him the decoration of "Officer d. cad
emie, we are anxiously awaiting the
next issue of the lola REGISTER TO
know what it means. Since they dis
covered a quarry of italian marble i'm
lola, Charley Scott il regarded as the
star linguist of the Kansas press.
The Capital Insurance Company. of
Topeka, Kansas, issues a special con-
tract insuring owners of live stock
against loss of stock by lightning st
= cents per Sl00 per aDuum. Call on
James McCann the agent of the COM
pany for particulars. The Capital is a
home company and should have the
pdtEOutgc vi haHSanS.
Mrs. Turner has just returned from
Chicago where she purchased one of
the most beautiful and complete stocks
of millinery ever brought to lola.
which she il selling at very low fig
ures. She is also sole agent i'm lola
for Stewards Complexion Cream and
Face POwder-the cheapest, pures.
and best in the market.
Certain cheerful prophets who gave
the REGISTER only one week to live
after an opposition paper was started,
may be more or less pleased to know
that we are now sending out g6 more
papers than we were six weeks ago.
VIII not somebody kindly rustic
around and get two or three more pa
pers to locate in lola:
n State convention of the +. NJ. b.
\. is 10 be held in this city next Tues
day, May 20, for the purpose, we un-
derstand, of enlarging and perfecting
the commercial operations of the Or
ganization. The convention will be
composed of one delegate from each
of the counties organized, probably
fifteen in all.
Brock Reed has had his barber shop
put in admirable shape this week, a
handsome carpet and platform along
the side of the room for the accom-
mediation of customers giving il quite
a "citified air. Brock is "old relia-
BILE y himself i'm the tonsorial line and
we are glad to note evidence of his
prosperity.
The competition of chicken buyers
has run the price of that commodity
to what must be a very profitable fig
ure for the producer. Edwards 4 Co.,
of TT. Scott had an agent here the first
of the week who paid as high as y
cents a pound for some of his poultry.
This firm Is buying for the New York
market.
The first strawberries of the season
were served by the Methodist ladies
at G.. a. R. Hall Monday evening, and
were much enjoyed by the large num-
her in attendance. An entertaining
little musical program was given, and
the occasion, in spite of the clustering
wind was a decided success.
The wedding of Miss Nellie Wilson,
of Carlyle, happened to fall on the an
of her fathers birthday and
the ladies of his congregation took ad-
vantage of the occasion to present him
with handsome arm chair. The gift
was all the more appreciated for being
entirely unexpected.
Mr.. :. B. Willhite, one of the fortu-
nate Neosho valley farmers, sold his
hno h IN, fNr
cents a bushel. He has reason to con-
gratulate himself that he held it until
this time instead of selling it two
ago as he made clear Dcents
a bushel thereby.
The new postmaster starts out well
in his choice of an assistant. Miss
Clara Welch il cne of "our girls" who
has grown up here, making friends
and only friends of all with whom she
has been associated. y more pOpu-
lar appointment could not have been
made.
The Missouri Pacific passenger rate
Is now to st. Louis S7.55; to Pueblo,
Denver and Colorado Springs sos.
Other exceedingly low rates to num-
erous points east and west. For furth-
er information call on f.. III. Gabe,
ticket agent, Mo. Pac. depot.
Glenn Kreuter and the editor of the
REGISTER got up IOla's Fourth of July
last year on their own res
and made fairly good job /
of it "if we do say it as PERHAPS |
Who will step into the |
breach this year:
LOST: On last Saturday, either in |
lola or between lola and Allen Center, |
a ladies' pin, about 1-2 inches long, |
with capital in the middle and a |
ball on one end. The finder please |
leave it at the F. NJ. B, A. store, or
with Tom. Kelley.
The Eighth grade surprised their |
teacher, Mr.. Grant Billbe, very bappi-
" last Friday evening by running In |
On him without warning. They |
brought well filled baskets and made |
themselves at home, spending a de-
Iightful evening.
The gas street lamps have been put
in and are literally dazzling success. |
The burners do not seem able to with |
stand very strong wind; but in any
thing like calm night they certainly
illuminate the streets to a very salts |
factory degree.
The six-months' sentence of Charles |
convicted for assaulting one
Wheeler, expired yesterday and he
was released from the county Jail. We
he will remain in lola in
the employ of some Of our horsemen.
Two boys who are not 80 small but
they ought TO know better and whose
names we suppress in the hope that
they will hereafter do better, were ar