The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-10-22
PERSONAL.

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Tom. Reed started last Monday {,
California on prospecting tour.
Jas. Simpson and j. G.. Gordon, U
s. Grand Jurors returned home Tues
day.
Miss Effie Collett came over from
Fort Scott to attend the Drake-Cain
wedding.
Mr.. George Barker and wife came W
from Humboldt Wednesday evening
to hear Vending.
DIR. Russell and wife, w. A. Cho'
quill and wife and George Amos anG
family came up from Humboldt to
hear the MikadO.
Harvey Longshore, of Carlyle town
ship, went to Ohio the first of the weeb
with the remains of his father, who
died while here OH a visit.
We noticed Rev. Milliken and wife
VIM. Davis and wife and Chas. De Wore
and Miss Carrie COzine, all of Carlyle,
among the Vending audience.
w. H. Richards returned from Kan.
opolis the first of the week well pleased
with the investments he made there In
the spring. He says the town is boom
ing.
George Baumgardner and his wife
have moved to Girard where they
will make their future home. We are
sorry to lose them and can heartily
commend them to the good graces OF
the people Of Girard.
Mr.. S. Pierson, of Princeton, Ill. has
been in the county this week, called
here by the illness and death of his
sister, Ms. Mons. johnson, near Mo-
ran. He was in lola Tuesday and
called on the REGISTER.
Capt. T.. NJ. Sawyer went Monday to
Lawrence where he will join his family
and proceed in a few days with other
lola people to Pasadena, California.
The Captain has been one of our most
public spirited citizens and he and his
pleasant family will be greatly missed.
May good fortune attend them in their
new home, and raise them up as good
friends as they leave behind them.
Capt. L. a. Thrasher returned home
Wednesday evening from the last trip
he will make as U. s. Revenue Agent,
his term of0ffice having been brought
to a close by the appointments Of anOth-
er man. Capt. Thrasher has long been
recognized as perhaps the most efficient
Revenue Agent in the service but ire
form" has finally done its perfect work
and he is sent to join the geat army of
the ''rascals" such as Cy Simpson and
others. Just before returning home
the Captain nabbed nest of ''Moon.
sinners" in Nebraska, the first Illicit
still ever found in that State:
Cy Simpson and >amily, after a
hasty farewell visitfo relatives in Erie
and Fort Scott, <bade goodbye to their
friends here and started yesterday to
Kansas CITY where they viii spend
day With rrelatives. Frem there they
go to Emporia where they will be
joined by Capt, Sawyer and family
and by Mrs. LA. DUNCAN with her
daughter and and son-in-law, the whole
party starting Monday for their long
journey>tO their future home in Pasa-
dena. California. It is needless to say
that they take with them the very
best wishes of our entire community.
If any thing will test mans popular
ity 1t is the holding of public Office.
Cy. Simpson has stood the test. Dur
ing his service as postmaster for near
ly ten years, he never lost friend or
gained an enemy that we know of.
And although stalwart in his repub-
licanism, he might have held the Of
flee to the end of his term if he had so
desired. He expects to engage In the
real estate business in Pasadena, a
business for which he is eminently
qualified and in which he will doubt
less meet with the success he 80 richly