The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-02-27
There will be a meeting at Fairview

y
who have friends buried there vii
please take notice and come.
i Topeka Lance: The lola REGIsTEF
has a confession of faith covering
twenty-five counts, detailing what i
believes. But it says never a wore
about matrimony. one way or the 9th
er. Il Scott coming around?
The ''lion" that March sent for t.
come in with arrived little ahead o
time. \ slight snow fell Wednesday
night and the mercury yesterday
morning stood at 4 degrees above zero
the lowest point reached this winter
We understand that at meeting
held in lola last Saturday the F. NJ. B
A of this county was formally disband
ed and the Alliance substituted in it:
place. We have made diligent inquiry
but have failed thus far to learn any
of the details of the proceedings.
\ temperance drama entitled, "Dot
the Miners Daughter" will he given
at the NJ. E. Church at Piqua Oh
Thursday and Friday, March and 6
by home talent. The proceeds are tC
be used to repair the church and it is
hoped there will be a large atten.
dance
The REGISTER is running a tariff
picture" from the New York Press
each week and will continue to run
them a. long "a they last. File them
away in a scrap book and it won't be
long until you will have a bundle OF
tariff arguments that may come handy
some time.
Mr.. Swigart, whose location here
was noted last week, has bought a
half interest in w. J. Ihrig's grocery
and meat business and the new firm
will be known az Ihrig & Swigart
Mr.. Swigart will be found pleasant
man TO deal with and the firm will be
a popular one.
Rev. ". w. Blalock, who was pas
tor of the Christian church here in 1883
has just closed series of meetings at
| Troy, Kansas, which resulted in 10
additions to the church. Mr.. Blalock
has developed much power as an
evangelist and will hereafter be en-
ployed in that work.
The entertainment to be given by
the Presbyterian ladies March l. and
Is will be designed to illustrate the
life of the Indians. The ghost dance,
] the squaw dance, the sun dance, the
council, etc, will he faithfully de-
picted, furnishing very interesting
and instructive enter tainment.
The Southern Kansas has finally
got around and enlarged the culvert
just north of the depot. This is an
Improvement that has been long need
ed and it il hoped will relieve the
people in the northwest part of the
city from farther loss and annoyance
on account Of the damned water.
Since the repairs have been COM
pleted-the walls kalsomined and
wainscoted and the woodwork paint
ed-the G.. \. r. Hall is altogether the
handsomest assembly room in the city.
Several new pictures have been added
and everywhere flashes and glitters
the glory of the flag" making the room
most beautiful and inspiring place.
The County Treasurer has received
the sum of S2516.6i az Allen county's
share of the March dividend of the
permanent school fund. The County
Supt. bas added to this ST. SO from
the Stray & Fine fund of the country
making a total of 3. 5GS which gives
% cents to each pupil in the county.
\ few weeks ago we clipped an item
to the effect that the New York Knife
Company had lately advanced the
wages of its employees u per cent,
the advance being made possible on
account of the beneficial effect of the
Mckinley bill on the cutlery industry
i'll the United States. Capt. Travis, of
Elm, told US Saturday that the pres
ident of this company, Thos. w.
Bradley, is an old army friend of his
and that in private letter recently
he said the item was true.
As announced last week \. r. Tay-
Tor, president of the State Normal
school will lecture in the opera house
Friday evening, March s. Subject,
Measure of Man" President Tay-
lor il one of the ablest educators in the
State and a very interesting speaker,
and well deserves full house. The
net proceeds of the lecture will be used
for the benefit Of the public schools.
Reserved seats p cents. Admission
pupils of the school 10 cents. Tickets
on sale after March 1 at Anderson 4
DeClute's.
Knowing the keen appreciation Of
the Oklahoma City people for good
music we feared that 1t was danger
Gus experiment to allow Miss Maude |
Richards to go among them on a visit,
and now we learn that what we half
has happened. They have
made her the pianist Of their choral
society and have given her a large
class of pupils in vocal and instru-