The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-21

Capt. Hawkins asks ~ 10 motif,
the boys of the 3. Of v. Camp tina
Capt. Slower has kindly consented Il
be at the hall at seven o'clock TO NOR
row evening to drill them. Ever
member of the Camp should be ther,
promptly on time.
One of our promising young a!tnr
neys went up into Anderson county
the other day to defend q man charged
with stealing check. The fellow
was cleared and they do say that h,
endorsed the check over to the p, v. a
to pay for his efficient services.
Will White has observed that the
boy with knee breeches IL poor mar.
bic player generally 1t is the boy
with the loose baggy trousers, who
wipes his nose on his coat sleeves and
rubs his hands in the dirt before shoot
ing that has the most marbles in bis
pocket.
Agent Gabe asks US to say that the
Mo. Pac., will sell round trip tickets
to parties wanting to attend the cattle
raisprs' conven ton tn be held at Fl
Worth, Texas, March IL, for SIG 80.
Tickets will be on sale March aud s
and are limited To return March 81, 80.
in complaining about low prices
for farm products" says the Ottawa
Republican, "the fact should not be
lost sight of that farmer with crit
full of corn and fifteen cent market
beats farmer with an empty crib and
a fifty cent market by large majority
In response TO courteous Invita- ton
number of the K. of p. boys went
down to Chanute on Wednesday even
ing to help the Lodge at that place
celebrate the anniversary of the found.
ing of the Order. They had a splendid
time, Of course. as the guests Of the
Chanute Lodge always have.
From report on the bridges of AL
len county, made to the county com.
missioners by Mr.. g. NJ. Smith, super.
intendent, We learn that there are %
bridges in the county, Of which Is are
Of iron, of wood aud 2 combination.
These bridges have been erected at an
average cost to the county Of $3.50 .OC.
steadily on, although the rock Is 30
hard that progress is very slow. 1t is
showing up better and better with ev.
cry foot and there seems no doubt that
1t will equal the most sanguine expec.
tations. The letter which we publish
on another page is especially encourag-
ing.
The papers are telling the story that
q farmer near Chanute sold beef for
two cents a pound to butcher, agree
ing to take q quarter of it for his own
use. The butcher charged him regular
rates for the beef, and when they Set.
tied the farmer owed him s. Are any
OF the Chanute papers acquainted with
the MANI
For the purpose of taking the census
the State of Kansas is divided into
four districts, Allen county is In the
first associated with Anderson, Butler,
Bourbon, Chase, Chatauqua. Cherokee,
Coffee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Green.
wood, Labette, Linn, Lyon. Mont
gomery, Neosho, Wilson and Wood
son counties.
See here! Wheat Is cheap and we
offer you -four and feed at these prices
Patent" at $500 per hundred pounds.
"Rakersn at 81 80 per hundred pounds
"Fancy" at 81 20 per hundred pounds,
meal at 60 cents per hundred pounds,
chop at 40 cents per hundred pounds,
brau at 60 cents per hundred pounds
Thayer Il Gilmore.
We clip from the 'Paola Times q re-
port of the action taken by certain com.
mittees of the F. NJ. B. A. at their
meeting in lola a week ago last Sat-
urday. About q thousand members
of the order in this county would have
had this news week earlier il our eff.
forts to obtain report at first hands
had been successful.
Gov, Humphrey appointed B F.
Simpson, Geo. b. Green and J. C..
Strang, supreme court commissioners,
last Saturday. While the REGIsTER
would have been glad If this section of
the State could have been recognized.
yet no criticism can be passed touching
the fitness of the gentlemen who re.
ceiyed the appointment.
At the meeting of the city council
last Monday evening the resignation
of A. ]. Clark as city treasurer was
accepted and H. l.. Henderson was ap-
pointed in his place. The question of
q city herd law was brought up and it
was decided to submit 1t to vote of
the people at the pext city election.
The question of buying a fire engine
was discussed but no action was taken.
Since our last report marriage liGen-
ses have been granted to the follow.
ing partiesi
! Amos NJ. Thomas ............A ALLEN county.
Irene NJ Kennedy. characterization county.
s G. b. Foster ................... Allen county.
! Annie johnson ....... Linn county
SJohn j. Heath .............. ALLEN county.
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