The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-07-23

J Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pike represent
ed Allen county at the Prohibition
Convention ut Emporia last week.
Mrs. w. w. Scott was down from
Lawrence this week, to visit her moth
er, Mrs. COlborn, who has been quite
sick.
Mrs. Asa Jones started Monday to
Thawville, ILL.,, where she will remain
, some weeks visiting relatives and
| friends.
G. J. Smith, now located ut Larned,
was in town over Sunday OIL his re-
turn from visit to his old home in
Illinois.
Bert. Richards went over to Fort
Scott last week where he will be en-
gagged for while on G. NJ. Richards
fruit farm.
Oscar FOust and A. G. Scott went
down to Erie last Monday to argue q
motion in IN injunction case before
Judge Stillwell.
Mrs. f. A. Phenis, of Emporia, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. G.. NJ.
Simpson, and will remain with her
during Mr.. Simpsons absence.
Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Fulton are en-
tertaininga Canada cousin, Miss Olivia
Mark, who arrived last Tuesday and
will remain two or three weeks.
Miss Maggie Steel, of lola, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong. She i'm.
tends to spend the summer in the
"healthiest town in Kansas. Thay-
err Headlight.
Miss Virginia Summerville returned
last Saturday to her home in Williams
burg after quite an extended visit that
has been much enjoyed by her friends
here. Mrs. Knight accompanied her
for few days. visit with her brother.
JIG. Gordon, of the C0urant, started
Wednesday night to Illinois where he
will "recreate" for week or ten days.
Never mind. There will be a change
in the administration after awhile and
then republican editors can take
holiday.
The REGISTER had a pleasant call
from Mr.. J. d. Crabb, of Humboldt
township last Wednesday. He re-
ports quite heavy rain in his neigh
borhoOd on Monday anil thinks if it Is
seasOnable from now on that they will
have fully two thirds Of q crop.
Harry Sofge is in towA this week on
a visit home, expecting to spend the
remainder of the summer at Fort Scott.
He came away from the school at Usage
Mission with high honors, having Ia
ken innumerable prizes for scholarship
and department..
Mr.. r. F. Barnes, of Lincoln, Neb.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Apple, this
week. Mr.. Barnes lived in lola In the
early days but has been in Nebraska a
number of years, being at this time the
proprietor of one of the largest hotels in
the city Of Lincoln.
Miss Mary G.. Clark, favorite with
lola society during the residence here
of her father, Rev. 8. G. Clark, was
expected to arrive here yesterday af-
ternoOn for q visit with old friends.
This will be Miss CIark's first visit to
lola for five years, three of which have
been spent as a missionary In Persia,
and her old acquaintances will be very
glad to meet her again.
| At the late meetings Of the directors
of the st. Louis Fort Scott and Wich-
ita, and Of Wichita & Colorado rail-
roads, ]. III. Richards was elected Vice
President of both. "Joe'' has evidently
struck his forte in the railroad business
and we heartily endorse the following
complimentary remarks nom the
Wichita Eagle.
1.-THE psonot10n 10 not only deserved one
/ upon his part, but wise one for the companies.
Upon Mr.. Richards as general solicitor. and