The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-11-15
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years past, returned to lola last week
and has bought Mr.. Welch's interest
in the grocery store of Richards &
WEIGH. The new firm will be kownn
as Richards Bros. and with the "Old
Man" at the head will continue 10 do
business at the old stand in the old
way. We are glad that "Cy" is back
| to stay.
IL am afraid to advertise" said w.
/ l.. Bartels when we struck him yes
terdsy morning. "for we are as busy
now as we can possibly be. am
reaping the reward now for the adj
vertising did all through the dull
season." This seems to be one of the
cases in which the REGISTER worked
itself out of a job. But we will try 10
get even some way.
Wash. Harris, one of the best color
ed farmers in the county, remarked
last Saturday "a he paid his subscrip-
ton to the REGISTER that some of his
corn had weighed out 66 bushels to
the acre. That kind of a crop pays
pretty well even at Is cents a bushel.
Mr.. /. Port says he has sold 300
packages of Vitae Ore since last Dec.
and has just received % more dollars
worth, and with it Vitae Catarrh
cure which is said. il taken in connec-
ton with V. o. will cure the worst
Ease. One package of Vitae Ore will
not cure any one.
Mr.. Spencer was down from Gen.
eva last Saturday and called up to
have the date on his REGISTER label
moved ahead to January | 1897. 1t
is y years since Mr.. Spencer began
taking the REGISTER and he has al
ways had it paid at least a year
ahead. 1t is that kind of men that
keep the old thing going"
H. L. Henderson's new building
when completed will show a job of
wall aud ceiling decoration that has
few equals for beauty and originality.
The material used is gypsine, a sort
of plaster-Of- Paris manufactured in
Grand Rapids, Mich, and the Bene-
diet Bros, are the artists who are
putting it on. The work will go far
toward making the new drug store
the prettiest room in town And
Campbell q Christian " i'll do the rest
or work themselves to death trying.
A few of the young friends of Mr..
Elmer McClain surprised him by
gathering at his home during his
absence Monday evening to help him
celebrate his 21st birthday. The
was complete, but Mr.. and
Mrs. McClain came to the young
mans rescue and a delightful evening
was spent in the usual social
manner. Nr. Elmer has become
very popular, during his short resi-
dence here, with our young people,
and now that he has reached man
hood they all entertain best wishes
for his future success. At late hour
the friends departed wishing many
happy returns of the day. Those
present were: Misses Clara Foust.
Eurith Proctor. Susie Golf, Ida Me
Hugh, Eunice Jennings, Mabel Thorn
As. Ona Cox. Blanche Richards, Katie
and Messrs Ord Chris
tan. Frank HOrville, Frank L. Travis.
Lutte Slower and Maynard Bush.
Clarence Norton, of Moran, is
awarded the distinction by the great
agricultural journals. of having raised
The greatest quantity of potatoes from
A single acre this year, of any farmer
outside of the irrigated regions in the /
United States, his yield being 437
bushels. The variety was Kansas
Esrly-a variety, by the way, which
in Allen county being de-
veloped by VIM Hankins In order
20 achieve these great results Mr.. |
Norton first thoroughly MANFRED his
ground, and then SUBSIDIZED it to a |
iepth of two feet, then cultivated the |
crop right up to the handle, his idea
,eing that one acre well treated is
worth four or five half tended. Mr..
Norton is acquiring quite q reputa-
ion, by the way, as a writer on farm
opics, being a paid contributor to
half dozen or more of the best farm
ournals in the United States. We
re glad to note his success as he got
lis start in that kind of work as a
for the REGISTER.
Mr.. E. C. Esse returned Tuesday
rom Kansas City, Kansas, where for
he past month he has been taking
he Kelley cure for alcoholism and
lis friends are rejoicing with him In
he fact that he is physically, moral
y and mentally a new man. Mr..
Isse is not ashamed now to confess
hat when he went to Kansas he was
'ery nearly a wreck. The appetite
or drink had so com pletely mastered
lin that he found it impossible to
brow it off, although no man ever