The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-25

Do you realizs that winter is half
yer?
There has been a good many trav-
cling men coming and going this week.
Some peddlers of foreign birth have
been working this city the past two
weeks.
The meetings at the United Brethren
church are still in progress, and much
interest is being manifested.
\ few of the young people from
town went out to Mr.. Austin's north
of town last Saturday and spent a
very pleasant evening.
The ladies of the Christian church
gave social at the home of W. B..
Reed last night. \ very pleasant
and profitable time was had.
The social dance given at the opera
house last Friday evening was well
attended by very select crowd and
the usual good time was reported.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage on January 3lst of Mr.. Orrin d.
Hartley to Miss Anna RObertshaw.
The REGISTER extends cOngratula-
tons.
The many friends Of Walter Hull
will be pleased to learn of his return
from Alabama and that he is again at
his post in NOrthrup Bros.'s store in
Colony.
Strikes are getting SO numerous
that every choir in st. Louis church
struck last Sunday because the officers
of the church would not pay the leader
what they owed him.
Doug. Arnett has had a telephone
line run from the depot to his house
and then up 20 the Pennsylvania hotel
for his own use. 1t is a great luxury
and saves him lots of trouble.
Rev. A. Ross, of Princeton, ILL.,, will
preach at the Christian church on
next Sunday morning at ii a. IN on
the subject, The Mission of Moses
Everybody is cordially invited.
The high school boys have "chipped
in" and bought a foot ball and have
cleared off a ground in the southeast
part of town. Now the doctors will
find themselves busy patching up
boys.
lola will be sure to build up as soon
as spring opens up. There isn't an
empty house or an empty store room
| in town and the demands for them are
getting quite numerous. We are all
right for '95.
Joe Often has fitted up a derrick in
/ the lot near the depot and will place
/ a large water tank upon it, He is
getting ready to do big business this
summer by manufacturing pop. He
/ sold a great deal last summer and will
/ sell a good deal more this year. Joe
/ Is a rustler and deserves success which
he is sure to have.
NeoshO Falls Post: f. VI. Eckley,
has rented the FeZler store building
and is opening up a stock of goods
this week. He is an old resident OF
the state, a very sOciable gentleman
and We bespeak for him liberal pat
rOnage. He will have something tC
say next week. In the mean time &c
around and get acquainted.
HotUdrd COUrdnt: That little item
of Charlie Scott's which has went the
rounds of the press, wherein he adj
vises all old lushers to ''buy a gallon
at a time and make your wife the
bar-keeper," turned Howard nome
into a trough house, the other morn
ing. The gallon was purchased and
business opened up briskly the frs
day, the old man putting on a foul
dollar jag. This so vexed the bar
keeper that she bluntly refused to lei
hubby have his mornings morning
the next morning when he appeared
at the bar with light brown taste in
his mouth, whereupOn he had her ar
rested on the charge Of conducting :
} joint. This is not all. The injured
husband threatens to bring sui
against the lola REGISTER to recover
damages