The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-12-07

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Geo. A. Fry, who has been down il
Oklahoma for the past month or so
returned in time for ThanksgiviD.
and will remain in lola for some time
We are glad to see him back.
Ir. John Huber, who has been will
his brother, VIM. Huber, of Deel
Greek, for the past year, returned {,
his home in Illinois Tuesday. He or
dered the REGISTER to follow him.
Klaumann's will be headquarters
for candies and nuts this winter. Par
ties wanting large quantities for
Christmas trees or other festivities,
should be sure to get Klaumann's
prices before buying elsewhere.
! Topeka Breeze: The Fort Scott
Monitor says that Senator Scott is
taking 'plebisciten of his constitu-
ents. We don't believe a word of it.
Charley Scott never did dirt to any
man, much less his own folks.
Our poultry men have lost lot of
money lately on account of the sharp
decline in prices in all the cities.
| Turkeys have been selling i'm New
York city the past week at 90 cents a
pound dressed, which is cheaper than
they have been right here in lola.
AS showing at the same time how
well the REGISTER is read and how
much demand there is for houses,
Capt. Slower had three applications
| for his house within few hours after
this paper came out announcing his
appointment to an office in Topeka.
The REGISTER office has received
large line of samples of the latest de-
signs in invitations, ball programs,
wedding cards and all kinds of fancy
stationery. When you want any
thing in this line come in time to make
your selection aud have it ordered
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Apple re-
turned Tuesday from their visit to In
diana. having greatly enjoyed their
| trip. Mr.. Apple says that natural
gas is so abundant there that it is fur
nished for song, large store stoves
being supplied for fifty cents month.
Col. Lillard has been very success
full in recognizing the Select Knights.
a drill corps of nearly 40 men will be
organized, and it is likely that the
members of the band will all join and
become the First Regiment Band.
We are glad to see so much accom-
plished.
The REGISTER acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of cards announc-
ing the marriage, on Thursday, Nov.
%. of Miss Jennie DOtt Christian, of
Carlyle, to William Sherman Dicker-
son, of Colony. The young people
have our best wishes for a long and
happy life.
About 10 members of the \. o. L. w.
went up to Colony Wednesday night
in response to an invitation from the
lodge at that place, and came home
sometime the next morning reporting
more things to eat than they ever saw
before, aud a big time generally.
They are loud in their praises of Colony
hospitality.
Mr.. Lewis Logan. a pleasant spoken
and well-to-do gentleman from Den |
yer, has bought the Kruger farm out |
on Rock Creek, consideration $500, |
and expects to move onto it with his |
family in the spring We are glad to
see Such men as Mr.. Logan coming in !
to the county.
Some strolliGg musician were on the /
streets Wednesday and charmed a
good many nickles out of the crowds |
that gathered Ito hear them dang |
eyetalfcs play, as Will White puts it, |
An impromptu dance was given at |
the Opera House in the evening in or /
der that the music might be enjoyed.
There is nothing like natural gas
to build up town." said an Indiana |
man who was here the other day. |
"lOu have the gas here, and it will |
not be long till manufacturers find it
ont and come after it. You couldn't |
keep them away if you tried.n That |
is the kind of talk it is pleasant to
hear.
Capt. Stewart says the Guffey & |
Galley company are prospecting for
gas, not oil, at Humboldt, and that |
what they want with it is to pipe it to |
Chanute. AS it costs about $500 a /
mile to lay gas pipe, it will be seen
that such wells as we have here at |
lola must he considered worth good |
deal of money.
w. :. Pryor, VIM. Lehr. VIM. Pike,
Stewart, and Frank Reed |
expect to start today or tomorrow !
on a trip of several weeks through !
Missouri and Arkansas on a hunting !
expedition. They will travel by |
wagon, and take tent and other |
camp equipage. They expect to have |
a great big time.
There will be a meeting of the Prov
ident Association at the residence of
O'Clock, for the purpose of planning |
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non-sectarian and all charitably in
requested TO attend this meeting and |
assist in the good work.
The Kubach Bros, who have been !
here the past week with the Excelsior
Fence Machine, report large numbe |
of sales. The machine is one that |
com mends itself to every man who |
examines it. and every one who buys |
it knows he is getting the worth of
his money. Messrs. Kubach Will be |
here a week or two longer.
We heard a shrewd and prosperous
farmer remark the other day that if 1
he had four or five hundred dollars to |
spare he would invest it in lola town |
lots. And we heard another man say /
that this town was certain in his judg- |
ment to have a thousand more popu- |
latIon in yoar from now than it has |
now. The feeling that better times
than lola has ever known before are |
in store for her in the immediate fu-
ture is in the air.
Abou all that has been necessary |
to bring rain here in Allen county this /
year has been for some one to wish |
for it real hard. The REGISTER did 1
the wishing for the community last |
week, and on Thursday and Friday |
nights there was a fine rain, filling |