The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-18
Bargains in Watches at Goh-s.


Leadford and Ed Irving went t.
Chanute yesterday to take in the fair
The cOlored people are making ar.
engagements for big meeting here
next Tuesday, Emancipation Day
w. ID. Driver will be the principal
speaker, and there will be a free-for.
all dinner in the Park. We hope the
people will turn out and give the
colored folks good crowd.
II. b. Adams, Of Moran, was in
town Wednesday on his way to Law.
renee where he went to see his son
George who expects to start to Ger
many Friday for q year Of study.
Geo. lie an ambitious and brainy boy
and we are glad he lie to have the ad-
vantage Of q year abroad.
We have for sale, the entire stock
of the lola Carriage and Harness Co.,
consisting of Vehickles, Poles, Shafts,
Tops and other goods which we will
sell at prices that are not often seen.
Call and examine stock and get first
selection ss they will not last always.
Sleeper & Breckenridge, North side
Square.
The National party, (the st. John
wing of the Prohibition party met in
convention last Tuesday for the pur-
pose of considering the propriety of
nominating county ticket. As the
attendance was small it was thought
best to adjourn until September 26, at
2 p. m, when all who are in sympathy
with the movement are invited to be
present.
Bronson Pilot: The lola REGISTER
had a matrimonial advertisement last
week on it's last page. Some forlOrn
bachelor or widower of Humboldt is
making call for some respectable
middle age lady to help him make
life's voyage. He has the best wishes
of one or two persons of this town
who are in the same fix and are anx-
iously awaiting the result of his ex-
pertinent.
Rev. Beeson has been in this city
the greater part of this week super
intending the erection of q monument
and fixing up his lot in the ceme-
terry. The lot will be surrounded by
heavy stone fence with neat corner
posts. The stone came from War
rensburg, Mo-, and Palmer & Null
did the work. 1t is handsome and
valuable addition to our already
beautiful cemetery.
Last Thursday morning Mr.. c. s.
Bishop received telegram stating
that his sister, Mrs. c. G. Wilmore, of
Dunlap, Penn, was thrown from a
buggy and seriously injured. Her
sisters, Mrs. J. E. Oliver and F. B.
Smith, started Immediately to Dunlap,
where they found her in very criti-
cal condition, having been unconciOus
over AZ hours. Mrs. Wilmore was a
former resident of lola and her many
friends will be sorry to learn of her
sad condition.
The joke seems to be on Ira Kelley.
When Mr.. Watson, the Populist
candidate for Vice-President, was
in the city last week he wrote quite
lengthy telegram and asked Mr.. KEEL
ley to take it to the depot and pay for
it and he, Mr.. Watson, would make
it all right with him when he return
ed. Well, Mr.. Kelley fulfilled his
part of the program but when he re-
turned to the hotel Mr.. Watson had
gone to Abilene, via Piqua by buggy,
and Mr.. Kelley is loser two dollars.
J. w. Park, one of the carpenters at
the Lanyon Smelter works, was a
pleasant caller at the REGISTER office
the latter part of last week. He was
taking lay off as the result of fall.
1t seems while working on a scaffold
over the ovens one day last week. one
of the boards gave away, letting him
fall head foremost to the ground, fall
of about 20 feet. His arms were both
injured and also one of his hands.
the hurts are not serious they
are very painful. Mr.. Park is most
gentleman and we were
glad to see him.
Neosho Falls Post: J. w. Dice ex-
humed complete skeleton of buffa-
10 last week and is preparing to
it. 1t was % feet under
ground, and must have been buried
there centuries ago. He found it near
where he got the remarkably large
one last year, and says there were
fully % feet of earth on it and trees |
growing over it that are nearly two |
feet in diameter. Mr.. Dice is an en-
thusiastic naturalist, and besides the
two skeletons he has many interest
ing geological specimens and Indian