The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-02-24

and planoforte player, assisted Oy
Miss Stella May, gave a concert last
night at the Centenary NJ. Z. Church.
! The greater part of the program was
/ instrum mental, and the touch and ex-
/ preston of the blind man is exquisite.
Considering the disadvantages he
labors under, he is perfectly marvel
Gus. His principal pieces were a
I Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven, and
: the Marshfield Tornado. Miss Stella
May, a young lady scarcely 16 years
of age, sings admirably and has per-
feet contralto voice.
! The old residents in the northwest
part of town note the loss of familiar
| land mark IN the destruction of an old
pine tree on the H. p. Gray place.
| The beauty of the tree was not in
symmetry of form, but in the assOcia-
lions clustering about it in the minds
/ of those who remember lola in her
early days. J. +. Colborn says if his
memory is not at fault the tree was
set out by DR.. BOstwick about thirty
years ago.
The descents of the diver in his div
I ing suit at the new railroad bridge
over the Neosho are said to be very
interesting spectacle. The work of
diving is very dangerous and very
Sc we're, but several of our citizens
stand ready to undergo the hardship
and peril, they say, for the SS5 per day
which report says is the mans salary
at this time of year.
The Clionian Club. composed of
young ladies of the High School, gave
an entertainment in the High School
room last Friday night. The "Alas-
kan Concert Company" who made
the hit of the evening, looked some
ching like the Peak Sisters who gave
an entertainment in lola two or three
years ago, and their behavior was
bout as bad.
The Atchison Weekly Champion
has doubled its size and is now six
teen page paper. They have added
an agricultural, live stock and home
department feature. You can secure
this paper at reduced figure through
the REGISTER. The Weekly ChdB'n
pion and the REGISTER for 800 a
year.
The c hristian Endeavor Gospel
meetings in the Presbyterian church
were cl osed last Friday evening. They
were conducted for the last two weeks
by Mr.. Frank Camel, of Cherryvale.
Mr.. Camel is a young man Of unusual
promise, and as a speaker he COM
pletely captivated his hearers.
For instance, Mrs. Chas. Rogers, of
Bay City, Mich, accidently spilled
scalding water over her little boy. |
She promptly applied De Wits
Witch Hazel Sslve, giving instant
relief. It's a wonderfully good salve
for burns, bruises. sores and sure
cure for piles. Cowan & Ausherman.
Rev. Mr.. Squires of Cherryvale, who
preached in the Presbyterian church
here on Sunday, Feb. II, received a
unanimous call to accept the pastorate
of the lola Presbyterian church from
the members of that congregation
last 5 unday. His acceptance has not
yet been received.
The editor of the Chanute Iidette-
Times must be confirmed plutOcrat.
n spite of the unapprOachable price
of pork he boasts that considerable
fun is made of ground hog day, but
h ere in Chanute we have ground hog
every day through the winter-sausa-
GEES"
J. NJ. Huffman enjoyed visit this
week from his uncle whom he had
not met before for . years-W. H.
TIM berlake, of Cherokee county.
Mr.. Timberlake was a lieutenant of
volunteers, and is now visiting G. A.
r. Posts in this part of the state.
The men at work on the new rail-
road bridge were blasting out ice last
Sunday morning, the charge being
so heavy that some of our citizens
were greatly alarmed. a man from
Salem. over ten miles away, reported
tn at he heard the blast distinctly at
that distance.
lola representatives to State En-
of the G.. A. R., w. r. c.
and :. of V. a. Pittsburg, Kans., this
week are Capt. 7. s. Slower. Mr.. f. J.
Thayer. DR.. w. d. Scott, VIM. Huck,
Mesdames NJ. L. Miller, NJ. E.
Shelter, Anna Apple, Bert and Rae
Miller.
Miss Emma Page, the blind lecturer
of the w. c. T. L., delivered lecture
at the NJ. f. Church last Saturday
night. one Sunday afternoon and one
Sunday night. The latter was very
earnest appeal for temperance and
and was well attended.
-. Casmire has gone over to Webb
City, Mo-, to go into partnership with
Harrison & Lawyer in the hardware
business. Mr.. Casmire has lived in
lola long time, and we are sorry to
lose him. But we wish him abundant
success in his venture.
-Four head of horses for sale as fol-
lows: One mare 5 wears old. one mare