The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29

Store and it is equal to those of any
CITY. It's stock is as varied and is
sold as cheap as i'm any city. This
store is managed by w. H. Ricketts,.
The celebrated Barton Bros, K. Z.
Smith and Nelson x Co.'S. shoes are
handled and every one knows they
are up to date All kinds, cOlOrs and
prices are to be found in this store.
The prices are the main thing Mr..
Ricketts, brags on and he cannot be
undersold and no one can put up a
line of shoes at his figures. MIR.
Ricketts, also carries a line of gents
furnishings that is great.
One of the firms very largely pa
troDized by the great inventor was
that of A. w. Beck. My, Mr.. Beck
has a line of everything. For his
farms Mr.. House bought a Deering
binder, a Buckeye mower and Sulky
pipws. He also bought whole lot OF
J. l. Case. Memphis and other makes
of machinery, including an Eclipse
Hay Press and also Milburn aud Stu
debaker wagons and Keys Bros. and
Studebaker buggies. For the house
he bought a Kimball organ and for
the air ship Kimball piano. For
his sister Mr.. House bought Clough
& Warren piano and the same make
of an organ. AS Mr.. Beck has the
Household, White, Sterling and
Queen sewing machines Mr.. House
said he would send the women folks
down to make selection. MIR. Beck
uses four big ware houses to store his
stock, the average size of which is
25x1OO. He also employs men. He
| full of
grinds by means of Is horse power
gas engine. Mr.. Beck has an eXcell-
emit line of musical instruments. He
has been here 26 years.
While In the city the great inventor
never failed to eat his meals at the
Leland hotel, the best 81 day hotel
i'm the state. This hotel is pleasantly
situated aud its meals are equal to
many of the higher class hotels. 20
bed rooms are nicely furnished and
the beds are comfortable and clean.
Travelling men are made welcome at
the Leland and free hack at the de-
pot await the strangers arrival.
BY the way, Mrs. House, to be, had
a cute little bonnet on to-day aud in
answer to my question of where she
got it said at Mrs. Hankins' place.
Mrs. Hankins has a nice place and is
an artist i'm dressing hats. She also
has good taste Mrs. House, to be, said
in buying her stock of notions. In
her dressmaking parlors she turns
out elegant creations. In this de-
partment she mas two employed.
She has been in business here IL
years which fact is her recommended
ton.
OF all the stores in the city in which
Mr.. House had trouble owing to the
big line of goods carried, in selecting
his purchases, was at the Big Racket
Store, under the management of j. +.
Sallie and J. s Emerson. This firm
has an immense stock, fully $4,000
worth. Every thing but eatibles is
sold and at prices that would aston
ish one. From l cent up is the motto.
The Century Sewing Machine, the
latest on the market, is a great III
ducement to the ladies. The machine
sells from $40 up. It's positive fact
that boys clothing is sold cheaper
here than in Kansas City. This is no
fairy tale, but the truth. 1t requires
! 5 clerks to wait on customers at this
store. When you come to lola don't
forget the Racket.
, 1t was only this morning that Mr..
House saw that he had miscalculated
the amount of groceries he would
, need on his long journey to the frozen
north. He did not figure that it
would require several thousand
pounds of eatibles extra for deposit in
, the caches along the route. You
know these caches are more for the
purpose of retreat. In retreating you
know one must live and its pretty
hard to carry provisions, and then
} again none may be on hand to carry.
So Mr.. House went to the popular
grocery store of II. Klaumann and
, laid in a great big supply. Mr..
Klaumann sells in wholesale and re-
tail lots and buys i'm car load lots.
His prices are as low as the lowest.
He paws the highest market price for
all country produce. His goods are
} fresh, up to date and the best and
he carries the biggest stock in the
, city. He is a wholesale and retail
commission merchant and his pota-
toes find their way to every city for
miles around as he almost controls
that line of edibles. He has been
here Is years and everybody likes
him because heis so good natured.
The last thing Mr.. House supplied
himself and family with was dry
goods and furnishing goods. He
bought big bills for the air ship and
his sister but for his wife's use he left
, that for the last. He sent her to
Northrup Bros. place and she spent a
? whole day buying. And well she
5 might have spent whole day as this
} stock is valued at $4,000, but it
D takes some time to look through
} it. My, but this firm has big
) store and it iscrowded from top to
| bottom. 1t is the only exclusive dry
= goods house in the city and its lines
D are as complete as those stores in the
I big cities. 1t carries full lines of car
= pets, trunks, shoes. dry goods, etc
$ The celebrated Drew-Selby d Co
: shoe is sold here also the Royal w.
b. C.. Corset and Amsterdam silk mitts
} A full and unique line of fans and up
to-date shirt waists have just been
f received. Those popular young la
t dies Eunice Jennings and Dot Harris
} are employed at this store.
4 You should have seen the wOrkmen