The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-04-18

The horse buyers are scattering 8
good deal of money through the coun
try. One carload OF horses wa, ship.
ped from lola last Saturday night. thai
averaged the buyer 500 for each ami
NAL. aud another carload will be
shipped Tomorrow night. Taken alto
gether within the last three weeks moi
less than $4,000 worth of horses have
been sold out of Allen county, aud
most of them from the immediate
vicinity of lola. 1t is big thing.
A veteran business man of Topeka,
man who has been dealing in Kan.
sas lands for many years. writing to a
correspondent in lola says: 'There is
bound to b. q boom in land, you mark
what I say. A good crop this year
aud YOU will gee bigger demand than
We had or years ago. Eight years
ago I bought some lands in this aud
| Pottawattomia county, and in two
years sold them for just twice whist
paid That time is coming again"
Moran Herald: Over three million
busheI, of flax seed was imported into
this country last year 4 letter from
Mr.. Funston informs the Herald that
he will use his best endeavors 20 have
the tariff on this product so increased
as to shut out the foreign article. A
large amount Of fax has been sown in
this part of Kansas this spring. An
Increase in the du;y would probably
raise the price a little, and thus bel
out our farmers somewhat.
Samuel Trimble, George Siders and
Chas. Harvey. of Usage township, were
arrested on Tuesday on complaint Of
G. w. Custer, charged with disturbing
the peace. They were brought before
Justice Smeltzer and jury and tried
for the oGense. After being out "a
hours the jury brought in u verdict
finding George Siders guilty and &C.
quitting the other two. Siders was
fined s. and costs amounting to about
$40
We have before US q sworn report BY
the secretary, of the business done by
the Brookville, Kansas, butter and
cheese factory during the year ending
July 81, 1858, from which we take the
following items: Average price paid
for mix, So cents; total amount paid
10 farmers for milk during year, S23,
72S 0S; net profits during the year,
Sl.7l.42 This is certainly encourag-
ing Ia the last degree.
At the meeting Of the "Band of
Promise" at Christian Church ON last
sunday twenty two new members
were received. Several young ladies
anil gentlemen were enrolled. ALI
children and youths are especially So
licited TO come aud join The meetings
will he held. until further notice. at
the Christian Church, every Sunday
at 8 O'Clock p. m.
The Capital Insurance Company, of
Topeka, Kansas, issues q special con-
tract irsuriny owners of live stock
against loss Of stock ty lightning at
25 cents per SlO0 per annum. Call on
James McCann the agent Of the COM
pany for particulars. The Capital is a
home company and should have the
patronage Of ksnsans.
See here, Wheat IL cheap ami we
offer you -four and feed at these prices
Patent Mt 500 per hundred pounds.
Bakers at 81 80 per hundred pounds
Fancy" at 81 20 per hundred pounds,
meal at GO cents per hundred pounds.
chop at 40 cents per hundred pounds,
bran at 60 cents per hundred pounds
Thayer 4 Gilmore.
Colony Free Press: Our neighbor.
ing city of lola is nov or the high
road to prosperity and entitled to Fec
ogniriou from the outside world. She
has three newspapers, two gas wells,
one mineral well, one large carriage
mandatory and . splendid marble
quarry.