The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-04

Among the charters filed Saturday
in Topeka is the following: The Tu-
der. COverdale Mercantile, Manuract-
uring and Mining Go. of lola. The
Capital Stock is $25,0 600. The directors
are Owen Plautagruet, Theodore n.
Coverdale, Berry M. M. Tudor, EN-
ma Rernadine Coverdale. sally Louise
Tudor and Emma j. Coverdale.
The Western Poultry Breeder, Of
Topeka, has the following pleasant
and deserved editorial mention of two
boys we all know:
Spicer Bros, Geneva KS, have made a
great record on Barred r. Rocks this season
winning first honors at Emporia Ottawa,
Wichita aud the great Mid. Continental. on
Light Brahmas alSo they are In the lead.
They are straight reliable men and will
treat their customers like gentlemen.
The North Side Racket has closed
its doors in order to pack the goods re-
naming and ship them to new
location. Mr.. Fleming has not yet
decided upon his new location and
may go to Eldorado or back to Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming have made
many friends here as has also Mr..
Studyvint, his clerk, aud their de-
parture will be regretted.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church of lola are preparing to publish
cook book, and ask that any ladies
who are willing to help Them will
kink ~ write out their favorite recipes
and send or hand to any Of the follow
ing board of editors: Mrs. l.. H..
Picken, Mrs Agness Scott. Mrs. A. J.
Fulton, Mrs. Nj. l.. Brewster, Mrs.
Geo. a. Bowlus kind Mrs Chas. f..
Scott.
A great many mechanics and
laboring men have quietly but de-
cdedly changed their views on the
gas question i'm the past few weeks.
| Not because they have been "coerced. ~
But because they have studied the
situation and have learned to their
own satisfaction that the prospect for
plenty of work next summer is a
whole lot better If the bonds are not
voted than If they are.
eve may bt driven to collect H.
cense from the saloons i'm order to
raise revenue for the city" was one
of the alternatives which Mr.. Acers
threatened in his Opera II use speech
| Does MIR. AceTS think for one moment
that he can bulldOze the people OF
tins town into voting these bonds 10y
the threat to license the saloons il the
bonds are not voted? 1t he does he
mistakes them very much.
Exchange: An old bachelor bought
"a pair of socks and in the toe of one
of them he found note which said
81 am young lady of twenty and
would like to correspond with bach
elor with a view to matTimony." Oul
friend wrote to the address given anC
in few days received the reply: 81
was married three years ago las
Christmas" The merchants who SOLD
him the socks did mob advertise.
The heat from the fire Saturday
night caused the brick on Otten'l
south wall to crack and chip off and 1
good many people were under the
impression that the wall was render
ed unsafe. fla new building goes W
it is all right the way it is, but If 4
remains exposed very long the water
will gradually destroy it. To prevent
this coating of cement will fill NJ
the holes and preserve it without any
trouble.
A mourful little Popullst funera
procession passed thrOughIOla Friday
/ consisted of four wagons with side
boards, drawn by four pairs of large
well-fed horses, driven by four com
torta BILE, .iovial men. The wagons con
tanned shelled corn, which was bein,
hauled to market to oe sold for goot
money which will he expended il
masses for the soul Of the general VIII
opposed General Prosperity in the re
cent bout.
Here is something that puzzled {
l.. Whitaker. See if you can figure
> out: ~ went into the Model an,
bought "a cents worth OF grocerie
offered in payment 81 bill and tw
cent piece and IA three cent piece
The merchant only had rs cents /
. change, fifty cent piece and twenty
five cent piece, We appealed to by
stander who had two dimes and
penny. The correct change wa
| finally made. How was it done ?''
There was large crowd in FOL
Saturday and they were we'll care
for. Besides special sales at humble
of The dry goods and the cIothin
stores, low rate sales at the grocer
stores, an opening sale at a genera