The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-01-17
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EDITOR GUIDE Your correspondent
arrived in this young aud promisin.
city, Tuesday morning at about clever
o'clock, feeling as happy asa clam. Th,
first man l met after landing on thu
depot platform was D. Webb Bostwick
that genial and indefatigable outside
man Of the we'll known Neosho Valley
Land Agency, of which Geo. A. Bowlu.
is general manager, and j. h. Richard.
attorney.
lola is one of the most promising towns
in Kansas. 1t is situated little west Of
the center of Allen county, in the north
east corner of lola township, on the
Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston
Railway. 1t is distant from Kansas City
l04 miles, from Lawrence 70 and from
Topeka, the capital of the State, 1903
1t was first settled in 1858. In 1862 q
town site was laid out, and in 1872 il
was incorporated as city of the third
class. 1t contains, at the present time,
in the neighborhood of seven hundred
inhabitants, although some of its most
enthusiastic citizens claim emphatically,
a population of dozen hundred. 1t is
the county seat of Allen county, one OF
the best and most rapidly growing
counties in Kansas The city is nicely
laid out into large blocks or squares with
good wide streets crossing each other at
right angles. The sidewalks are usually
kept in tip top condition, and being of
good width and in many parts of the
town shaded by young and thrifty look
ing maple trees, adds greatly to the APP
pearance of lola in the summer season.
The principal business thoroughfares at
the present time are Madison and Wash.
ington Avenues. Along these avenues
are found stores of almost every descrip-
ton, ranging in size and importance
from a peanut stand of 8x10 feet con-
tanning stock Of fifty to one hundred
dollars. to fine two story brick, 80 by
100 feet, containing stock of merchan-
disc ranging in price from ten to fifteen
thousand dollars. with elegant show
Windows Of French plate glass.
noticed in nay rambles around town
three substantial church ediices-Pres-
byterian Methodist and Baptist-that
would be credit to any town in the
State; one large two story school build
ing, and some very neat and coy private
residences.
The public schools are under the
charge of Prof. Harris, gentleman of
rare attachments, and we are glad to say
that the citizens OF lola take an extraor-
binary pride in their schools, both pub
lie and private, and every one with
whom we conversed upon the subject,
seemed to be unanimous in their opinion
that lola had the best conducted and
best attended schools in the State.
There is some manufacturing done
here, but not near as much as there
should be, considering the ample facili-
ties afforded. The Neosho river, only q
short distance west of town, furnishes
the best of water power, which, if util-
lied. could be made to turn the wheels
Of dozen OK more manufacturing estab-
lishments. whether located upon the
banks Of the river or in the most remote
corner Of the city, and we hope that the
day is not far distant before something
Of the kind is done. The manufacturing
interests, We believe, consists of two or
three carriage and wagon factories and
sne Touring mill.
The society of lola is one Of its chief
and we challenge any town
in the State to show a higher state of
moral culture. The basinsss men are
generous aud hospitable, and take great