The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
Moran Maftara i.

Mr.. G. Keith, of Gilfillin, took in the
picnic Saturday. He said he came up
to get square meal once more........
Mrs. Susan Lock, of Iowa, is visiting
her mother and brother, Grandma and
w. G. Carter. She had not met her
brother for twenty years......... Uncle
Jake Adams, father and grandfather of
most of the Adams in Allen county,
has returned to make Kansas his flu
ture home... Henry Knox, wife and
son, Mrs. Cunningham and Miss Buck
ingham, all Of Humboldt, were the
guests of Prof. Adams the latter part
of last week.........We noticed Miss
Hayward, of lola, on the picnic grounds
Saturday.........Mr. ID. Is. Allen and
wife, of Wichita, were visiting their
sister, Mrs. Charles Steele, over Sab
bath. ........ Our picnic was a grand sue
cess. The attendance was large, the
order unusually good and all seemed to
enjoy themselves to the fullest extent.
The fact is, we had such fine grove
and the day was so superbly grand,
that it was almost impossible for any
one to be otherwise than pleasant. The
committee would tender Mr.. gilbert
son their thanks for the use of his grove.
........JOhn Conway sold his household
goods Saturday, preparatory to moving
to Springfield, No., where he goes to
take a position in a wagon factory. ......
Lew West leaves this week for his new
home i'll the northern part of the state.
......... Mrs. Il. G. Wills and Miss Sadie
left Sabbath instead of Thursday, as
stated last week.......M VIM. Pearson
and son have gone on tour to the west
with view to locating. There are two
other parties from this vicinity that
are looking over the west at the present
time. ........Mr. S. G. Warner is deliver
ing the material to build the largest
barn i'm Allen county. Mr.. NJ. l.. Sny-
der gave him the contract, which
amounts to $4,000 feet of lumber and
1000 shingles. Mr.. Snyder is in the
east now and does not expect to return
alone. .Messrs. Weaver and Il.
Harris each lost a horse last week. ...
Quite number of our citizens are ex-
pecting to attend the reunion ut Tope-
ka next week One of We confidence
men got in his work in our town one
day last week. His mode of proceed
ure was about this, as near as can
gather: He represented himself as
having lately bought farm and want
ed to buy lumber and wire to fence it.
He called on S. G. Warner and bought
a bill of number one fencing, amount
ing to $4,000, and offered in payment a
check on Garnett bank, drawn by a
well known man in Anderson county,
whose name have forgotten. Mr.. V.
accepted the check, paying the differ
ence in money. He wished to leave
the lumber in the yard for a few days
then calling on Mr.. A. G.. Shockey, he
selected 5000 pounds of wire and had
it rolled to one side, stating that he
would take it sway in short time, Of
fering in payment Il $4,000 check on the
same bank and drawn by the same
person, Mr.. S. paying him the differ
ence-$26.O0. He then tried ether par
ties in town, but without success. He
stove of Steele, and groceries |
Of Young Il Carter. He then left for
Bronson, but failed to accomplish any
thing there. In a short time Warner
and ShOckey learned that these checks
were fOrgeries. He was slicker .........
Tom Lanes house was burned one night
asst week with all the contents.
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