The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-01-09

countv showing the greatest averag
attendance at the annu..l meeting O
the association, considering the dis
lance from Topeka. This valua bl
prize was secured by Russell county
In order to be able to look afte
other business which demands IN,
attention, L desire to sell out my res
taurant and confectionery. 1t is &
we'll established business on a good
paving basis, and the right man car
get bargain. Call OH or address L.
Gillihan, lola, Kansas.
Union: III. Hamm, of lola, was in
Humboldt last Saturday, on his way
home. He had been the guest of his
cousin, ]. W. Hamm, over Christmas.
Mr.. Hamm is teaching school near
lola, and is said to be one of the most
successful young teachers i'm the
county. He paid the Union a short
call while here.
Having made a change i'm the own
ership of our stock Ofgoods by admit
ting new partner, it becomes neces-
sary that the business of the old firm
should be closed. We therefore notify
all those indebted to us that prompt
settlement, either by cash or note, is
expected, a. we must balance our
books. :. III. Patterson & Co.
Mr.. \. Fredericton, formerly of the
Usage, but who has been working as
a carpenter at diffel ent towns i'm Tex
"a for the past two years, is home ON a
visit to his family and called on the
REGISTER last Saturday. He il very
much pleased with the climate of
Texas and thinks of moving his FAM
lily there i'm the spring.
The lola Marble and White Lime
Company, the one in which Messrs.
Pryor & Paullin are interested and
which has a lease on the Marion prop
erty, has ordered machinery and ex-
poets to begin opening its quarry not
later than the first of March. The
company expects to use a heavy loco
motive channeler and other machinery
in proportion. Things south of town
will begin to look like business when
spring opens.
Mr.. s. Jacoby hands us the follow
ing report Of the rainfall of 1890, as
by linn at his home west of
the river. 1t will he noted that the
total amount is fully up to the average,
the only trouble being the distribu-
ton: Amount of rainfall and melted
snow for the year 1890 il 37.25 inches.
July had the smallest quantity and
the largest. The former, 1.O7;
the latter, S.S7 inches. The average
per month, $40 inches"
Mr.. ID. Harmon was i'm Indepen-
dence, Mo-, last week and brought
back with him 12-pound solid shot
which was taken short time ago
from an oak tree i'm Thich.it had been
lodged in 1852 from the guns of the
steamer White Cloud i'm an action
with bushwhackers. 1t is an interest
ing relic and is presented to McCook
Post, q. \. r., through Mr.. Harmon
with the compliments of the Com.
of the g. A. II. Post at In
Some time ago Mr.. G.. II. List sent
sample of our marble to J. L. Chap
man, proprietor of the large steam mar
BILE works, of Indianapolis, Ind. Mr..
c. was greatly surprised at the beauty
and other qualities of the stone, and de-
1lares it to he the best marble he ever
far superior to italian marble |
and, in his opinion, the finest in the
world. Such unqualified endorsement
from disinterested man and one so
we'll qualified to pass judgment, is GER
tainly most gratifying.
The annual report of State Sugar
Inspector Kellogg, filed with the de-
partment of agriculture, il encourage
ng. The report deals fully with the
cause affecting the manufacture of su-
gar at the different points. The
products of the plants are as follows:
Medicine Lodge, 596, 1913 pounds; Fort
Scott, 356,7I51 pounds; Topeka, 277, 742
pounds; Attica, Sl,62T pounds. At
mailer factories in the State 55,9O7
pounds were produced, making the
:Ota1 product for the year 1871 $50
pounds, upon which the two cents per
pound bounty will be paid by the
State. This years crop is 1850
pounds in excess of last years crop.
Altogether the most brilliant social
went of the holiday season was the
house warming" given by Mr.. and
Yrs. Geo. A. BOwlus at their elegant
lew home on New Years night. The
paciOus and handsome rooms were
illed at an early hour with happy
of our best people, the "Old
ettlers," those who have been friends
md neighbors of the host and hostess
ornearly twenty years, being particu-
arly well represented. In such COM
ANY there is never lack of entertain
nent and the evening passed rapidly
nd pleasantly. Elaborate refresh
nents were served at the proper time,