The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-10-10

The recorders books show mort
cages released during September {,
the amount of So, 517, and new mort
cages placed to the amount of S25, OF
Nearly $40, 600 of these new mortgages
however, represent purchase money
so 1t is fair to say that the net gaiI
during September was not less thar
$4,000. Eighty chattel mortgage
were placed on record this year a
against 101 in September of last year
The editor of the REGISTER wishes
to express his deep appreciation o
the hearty and spontaneous applause
that followed Mr.. Funston's fiatterine
reference to this paper at the meeting
ON Saturday evening. a paper tina
speaks its mind on all public ques
lions is bound to make many anC
bitter enemies, and it is very crafty
ing to be assured that il makes some
friends too.
The County Commissioners were In
session this week. Very little bust
ness was transacted, beyond allowing
the usual claims for county expenses
A road petition of =. f. Ganty, o
Carlyle township, was granted, while
the petition for the Stewart road was
laid over till next meeting. Six Of
eight bridge petitions were also laid
over.
The east bound passenger train OF
the Missouri Pa ,ific road, due i'm thi;
place at 5:5S p. M, met with an acct.
dent last Tuesday evening about six
miles west of Toronto, by colliding
with COW, in which the engine, bag
gage car and smoker were derailed
No one was injured, we learn, and the
train arrived here nine hours late.
The question with our citizens is
who could it have been aud what the
object in attempting to burn down the
Presbyterian church in this city last
Tuesday night? Certainly such per.
son is unfit to live in civilized com
munity and ought to be hunted down
and taken into Arkansas.
w. H. Root is now settled in his
new shop, in the basement of the
Coutant building and solicits the pat
ronags of those needing the services
of first-class timer. Spouting, roof
ing and sheet iron work done prompt
ly and at reasonable rates. Salts
faction guaranteed.
Fifty-four tickets to Topeka were
sold Tuesday, and nearly as many
more Wednesday and Thursday. The
"old boysn went prepared for jolly
time, and everybody hopes they will
have it. The editor is along with
them and if he lives through the CAM
paign he may have some report of 1t
in the next issue.
Mrs. II. X. Buell., of indianapolis,
is in lola this week, the guest of her
friend, Mrs. M. l.. HEREFORD. Mrs.
Buell. still has warm place in her
heart for lola and regrets that she
cannot again make it her home,-a
regret which her lola friends fully
share.
A gentleman was in the city this
week trying to organize q dancing
club, and gave a hop at the opera
house to complete arrangements, but
did not receive the necessary en-
to warrant him in FORM
ing class.
Miss Madaline Colborn started for
Idaho, Wednesday, where
she expects to remain one year with
her sisters Mrs. Northrup and Mrs.
Moffit. Miss Maddie's lola friends
were sorry to part with her for so
long time.
An original package house at Gar
nett, the stock of which was seized
upon the passage of the original pack
age bill, was broken into Tuesday
night and about 100 gallons of whisky
and 700 bottles of beer taken away in
/ wagon.
Geo. G.. Clements of Wichita, and
Jas. w. Steene, of Kingman, were bill
ID to deliver speeches in this place last
evening on the question of resubmis-
sion, but the REGISTER went to press
TOO early to give report of the meet
ing.
1t is the opinion of noted specialists
IN diseases of the nose, throat and
lungs that one baby in every three
las growth in the nose that OBJ
'tructs nasal respiration. 1t Is due
o covering up the head.
More people were turned away from
he Funston meeting Saturday night,
Unable to gain admittance, than were
present at Mr.. Chapman's or Mr.. AL
ems meeting meeting. Straws, etc.
w. j.. Bartels made business trip
o Kansas City yesterday for the pur-
,ose of purchasing stock of hard
ware which he will open out to the
'eople of lola in a few days.
Parties having farms to sell for cash
II to exchange for other property will
,lease call on us at once as we have
inquiry for farms.
3ostwick d Smeltzer.
The Missouri Pacific run a special
rain to Fort Scott Wednesday MORN
ng, the attraction being Barnum's
how. Fifty-eight tickets were sold
t this place.
Il. NJ. Bartels visited his wife at FL
Dorado Springs, Mo-, three or four
.ays this week. He reports that her
Iealth is slowly improving now.
Last Saturday a couple of our young
nen engaged in a rough and tumble
ight for which they donated to the
fly treasurer in the sum of $3.50.
The city marshal has five or six
'oys under arrest for shooting craps, |
AIKEN under special ordinance for
reaking the Sabbath.
If you wish to take advantage of
he cut in wall paper, now is the
ime as Allen has cut it way down.
Wall paper at greatly reduced prIc-
5 at A. o. Aliens.
HAPPY HOLSTERS