The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-14

Patrick McCabe is exhibiting his
jack "Wonder."
John Young is buying horses at
Humboldt this week.
VIM Yeager went to Kansas City
Wednesday on business.
j. T. Treadway is showing q head
of his Duroc Jersey hogs.
The collection of Oil paintings is
worth going miles to see.
G. G.. Mapes is starter-as usual
and gives satisfaction AS usual.
Some of Allen county's finest stock
can be found on the fair grounds.
Three fine specimens of pumpkins
are being exhibited by G. E. East
wood.
Remember that all the business
houses will be closed today from 1890
to 400.
Quite number of fine cattle have
been entered, and they make a fine
showing.
The track is in fine condition and
there ought to be some records made
this week.
You will find the latest papers every
day at the REGISTER tent. They are
there for your benefit.
The grove never looked better than
it does now. 1t is clean and cool and
as pretty as picture.
w. Null has a dozen beets on ex-
hibition big enough to supply a g.
tropolitan hotel for month.
The lola Band will play every after
noon. That of itself is worth the price
of admission to the grounds.
You can see sights in the big tents
at the fair grounds that are worth ten
times the price of admission.
Ifyou want your mouth to water
just step inside of the Horticultural
tent and see that display of fruit.
Have you seen Il copy of the REGIS
TER DAILY? If you want all the fair
news, there is where you will find it.
Harry Boeken has entered 10 horses,
10 cattle and 10 hogs, Among his
horses are fine colts, sired by Duke.
John Walters makes an ideal mar.
shall. And as an assistant Bill COnley
is not far behind. They make good
team.
The prettiest show ON the grounds
thus far is the Horticultural exhibit.
All who see it are surprised and de-
lighted.
r. NJ. Purdom was unable to serve
as superintendent of class c., and
Ralph Drake has been appointed in
his place.
A. l.. Harmon's floral exhibit is one
of the most beautiful on the ground.
He has some rare and very beautiful
flowers there.
Leave quarter at the REGISTER
tent and get the liveliest paper there
ever was in Allen county the remain
der of the year.
c. A. Japhet is exhibiting his two
f1ne draft horses--Paul and Prince.
And s. G. Fox is holding Royal Race
in for a premium.
A. l.. Taylor, the president of the
Fair Association, is a rustler, and he
was kept busy all day yesterday show
ing people around.
There will be a very fine show OF
blooded stock of all kinds. There is
an especially large number of entries
of horses and hogs.
The Business Mems tent is o very
interesting place and you should not
fail to see it as many pretty things
are on exhibition there.
Mr.. PIcken is sure he will get
the blue ribbon ON his Early Ohio po-
tatOes, which he let grow while he
was away teaching school.
A few fellows have tried to run
"bluff' on tine fair ground police and
gain admission to the grounds with
out paying, but it didn't work.
Mrs. Boulson being out of town,
Mrs. e. II. DeClute has been appoint
ed in her place rs one of the Superin-
tendents of the Floral department.
You don't need to 60 hungry or
thirsty on the Fair grounds You
can get anything you may wish for to
eat or drink, Except prohibition.
J. G. Norton and Son have on oxhi-
bition 8 head of their Shropshire |
sheep. This is fine lot of stock and |
the only ones of that breed in the
Near the Agricultural tent d. Sims
shows a wagon-load of corn, husked |
from three shecks-25 bushels from a |
quarter of an acre. And he has a |
large field just as good.
Abe Null has Sc entries,-22 stock.
Is grain, grass and seed and Is vege-
table entries. He is also exhibiting a
hill of Kaffir corn that has Is large,
well-develOped stalks. Also entries
in the display of best wool.
There is corn of all sizes, color and
Most too much to make
special mention of, for it would fill a
newspaper. But we will say that it
is all good corn and Allen county
need not be ashamed of it. Mr.. w.
II. Clark husked Al bushels from a
shock Il rows square.
The doctors say that more new
babies hove come to town this sum-
mer than ever before in the same
length of time. 1t would be interest
ing if the youngsters could be got to-
yether. down at the Fair. Maybe.
though, it might not be a good thing
for the Fair.
Johnnie Richardson. Jim Mills.
Merritt Esse, Clint Perry and Howl
White are running stands on the
grounds. They sell lemo made. pea
nuts, popcorn, etc. IL is very
that there isn't or has not
been a gambling device of any kind
IN our grounds since the Fair opened.
In the horticultural tent your
mouth will water when you see so
many different varieties OF fruit, and
hey are all so nice too. Mr.. Pancoast
las IL different kinds of grapes on ex-
and Mrs. ID. HOrviIle has Sc .
of apples. A sign made of
'pples is one of the things worthy of ,
mention also.
All kinds of crazy work can be seen