The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-01-25

DR.. G. d. Whitaker of Colony was
on our streets last Saturday.
Our "devil" got his finger in the
press Monday and got pretty tight
squeeze.
Mrs. c. NJ. Chollette went up to Gar
nett last Friday to visit day or two
among friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews of Bloom
ington Ill. were visiting the family of
Il. Waters the.first of the week.
Miss Gertie Weckerlie of Yates Gen.
ter was visiting relatives and friends
in lola the latter part of last week.
Roscoe Jones went to Wichita Mon
day to attend school. he has been
spending several weeks in this city.
Mrs. :. \. Alt and children return
ed to their home Monday after visit
of few weeks with relatives in this
city.
County Treasurer Nelson went up to
Topeka Monday to attend the meeting
of the Treasurer Association which
met Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. f. White arrived
last Sunday from st. Paul, Mimi. and
will visit relatives and friends in this
city few days.
Not less than thirty people got of
the noon train on the Mo. Pac. in this
city last Monday. People come from
all over the county to trade in lola.
VIM. Bean of Blackwell. Okla, was
upon our streets last week getting ac-
uuainted with his old lola friends.
| He was once one of our rustling mer-
chants.
Bert Mitchell was home the first of
the week visiting his parents. He Is
travelling advance agent for Fred
Funston and says Fred is making a
success of his tour.
We heard a young man say that
during the time he was in Topeka he
didn't see single pretty girl or wO-
man, and he attended the inaugural
| ball too. He says for ugliness, Tope-
ka females take the cake.
Union: Thursday near the railroad
| crossing northeast of town, two ladies
from lola, one OF whom was Mrs. j.
| B. Goshorn, were thrown from their
buggy, the accident being caused by
their horse being frightened by a pass
/ ing freight train. Neither OF the la
dies were seriously hurt.
Capital: Lutte Peeler, one year
old boy from Oklahoma, is being ex-
/ hibited through the state and is now
at Emporia. At his birth he weighed
one and a half pounds and now at one
year old he weighs but five pounds.
! Tom Thumb at his birth weighed two
pounds and az one year eight and a
fourth pounds.
The annual election of officers of the
| County Horticultural society was held
last week at the regular meeting.
| The selection of officers was as follows:
Pres, J. T. Tredway; Vice President,
Squire Young: Sec, B. F. PancOast ;
| Treas. Geo. A. BOwlus ; Editor, j. w.
Johnson. Next regular meeting at
G. A. r. Hall second Friday in Feb
ruary.
The Seventh Day Adventists will
hold their Sabbath School as usual
tomorrow at IL a. m, after which Ell
der w. w. Stebbins, Of Newton, viii
speak. He will also conduct a service
on Sunday at II a N. at the regular
place of meetiDg,-first door north O
court house. All will receive hearty
welcome.
The many friends of Charlie Moore
will be much grieved TO learn OF hi:
death on Saturday morning from con
sumption. He had many friends
among our young people who loved
him dearly and who miss him sadly
T He was laid 20 rest Monday by the
Odd Fellows in their impressive cere-
mony, Rev. King officiating. Ht
leaves a wife and baby boy to mourn
his loss who have the sincerest sym
pathY Of scores of friends.