The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-03-08
DR.. Linn was upon our streets again
Monday betweens trains.

Lawyer Foust was attending couI
at Garnett the first of the week.
The snow that fell Monday evenin
disappeared s quickly as it came
Lawyers Gard and Bennett wer
trying case in Elsmore the latte
part of last week,
This is indeed a month of many
changes, not only in business location
but i'm weather as well.
Mr.. Walter E. Miller went down t,
Thayer Kansas last Sunday TO spenG
the summer with his brother.
DIR. Scott lost his driving mare las
Thursday. She died with collie. Sh'
was good animal and was a grea
pet with the Dr's. family.
Last Friday was the first day o
March and it sure came in like lion
We hope it will go out in the proverbs
al way-like lamb.
DIR. Chastain went up to Kansas
City Tuesday morning to attend the
graduating exercises of his son Earl
who is now full fledged Doctor.
Miss Olive Thayer went over to Mo-
ran last Friday evening 10 be in at
tendance upon the Teachers AssOcia-
ton that convened there Saturday.
Governor Morton, of New York,
has signed the Lawson bill, prevent
ing the display of foreign flags on pub
lie buildings. Hurrah for Gov. Nor
ton.
The Baptist people had a baptising
at Northrup's ford Sunday at noon.
Two persons were baptized. The
usual crowd of curiosity seekers was
present.
Our G.. A. RS and w. r. C's. all
home again from the encampment at
Lawrence. They say there was an
immense crowd present and they had
a good time.
Where are you going tonight?
There will b. Mask Ball at the Ope-
ra House, Social by the Guild in
the Reading Room aud a meeting at
the Christian church.
Mr.. J. 5. McClain has rented the c.
&. Clark property, one block east of
the public square and moved into it
the first of the week. The house has
been repapered and reprinted inside.
We were favored with very pleas
ant visit from "SOl" Edwards last
Saturday. He came up to keep the
''oId thing" coming to him as he says
it is one of the family and can't get
along without it.
Nearly all Of our merchants are
improving the looks of their stores
this spring in one way aud another.
Most of our business houses are Kept
clean and neat and present a very
respectable appearance. lola is the
town.
Tuesday evening while the Odd
Fellows were busy initiating some
new members into their lodge they
were bOmbarded and captured by the
Rebeccas They went with well fill
ell baskets Of good grub and just
had fine time till late hour
w. II. Ling is fixing up his lunch
room this week. He is having it re-
painted, repapered and cleaned and
when it is done it will present quite
an acceptable appearance. Thus the
work of improvement goes on in our
beautiful little city.
Wharfage licences have been grant
ell to the following persons since our
last report \Aba l.. Townsend and
A lice Porter Hugh NJ. Riley and
Mary Schultz; E. NJ Burris and Nam
cy Thorpe; Thomas Pugh and L. JOS
ephine Moore Geo F. Moore and Ger
tie Saeger.
c. G.. Null returned Sunday after
noon from his extended visit TO Rock
vile, Ind, Con" says he has had a
great big time all the time he was
gone and that Indiana is great cOun- |
try, but he says there is no place like
Kansas, and lola is good enough for /
him. We are glad to welcome him
back.
Mrs. J. s. Rude, of Labette City |
who was visiting her sister Mrs. J. 5.
McClain in this city last week return
ed home the first of this week. She
was here only short time but during
her stay she become infatuated with .
BUR town its surroundings and people. /
We hope she will locate with US some /
time in the future as she is a most es-
Unable lady.
When We got out of doors Friday /
We were mighty sorry that
we had said anything about spring
and flowers and green grass etc. The
always changes on Thursday
night just after we get our paper
printed and then when it comes out /
in the morning it makes people be-
Iieve we had lied a little. That is
about the only time an editor lies
when the weather changes and makes
him.
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