The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-08-02


her married lady friends on last Fri
day afternoon, in honor of her 33n,
birthday. The afternoon and evening
was pleasantly spent and those whC
were present are loud in their praise
of Mrs. Steyer's hospitality.
Moran Herald: Chas. Richards UI
lola was in Moran the first of tht
week. He had with him his y earliue
pacing mare. He will take her to the
FIT. Scott fair, which will he held
July so, 81 and August ]. This year
ling is, considering the training it has
received, almost as promising as
Proctor.
Mr.. Fred Horton, foreman of the
Beatty oil gang, has not been we'll OF
late and is unable TO work at present.
Last Sunday Mr.. b. ID. Sullivan came
up from Neodesha to take his place
for time and as Mr.. Sullivan is an
experienced driller, the work on the
well west of the river will go on as
rapidly as possible.
The Santa Fe has now placed
in effect summer tourist rates to Dem
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Mani
tou and Glenwood Springs, Colo, Los
Vegos. Hot Springs, n. NJ, Grand
Cannon of the Colorado via Flagstaff,
Ariz., Ogden and Salt Lake, Utah,
Helena, Butte and Anaconda, Mont,
and Spokane Falls, Wash.
The prompt payment of taxes is ev-
idence Of The people being in good
con dition financially. The delinquent
tax list, as published in the REGISTER
this week, is much shorter than 1t
has been for years. The people of Al
len county are getting square with the
world and the bOuntiful crops this
year will bring the good times so long
promised,
In Practical Talk on Farm Topics
by j. f. Payne of Manhattan, this
statement is made: Good county
and district fairs are among the great
est of factors which are working to |
teach the farmers better methods. |
Farmers go there to see and learn"
The fair at lola, Sept. IL to IA inclus-
i've, will afford our farmers an unus-
ually good chance to compare notes
also farm products-and enable them
to get at the best methods of farming
in this locality.
Webb City Register: Miss Jennie
McNiPl and Miss Annie Mcdonald OF
lola, Kansas, who are visiting Mrs.
George Lawyer and Mrs. J. j. Cas-
mire, yesterday went out to the Vic
tor mine and went down in the cage
and explored the entire mine, going
out in each drift to its entire length.
They picked up many specimens TO
AXE home as souvenirs of their ex-
plot. The mine is 2lS feet deep and
n some places the roofs of the drifts
are more than 100 feet high. They
returned highly pleased with their
exploit.
II. p. Smith, secretary of the Moran
Fair, was in our town Tuesday. He ,
Informs us that the races have all :
,een filled and that there will be a !
arge number of fast horses at their +
air this year. Everyone who loves
o see good races, and this includes a ,
arge number of our people, should !
ttend the fair at Moran, beginning I
august 20. And then everyOn who G
) interested in the development of :
he resources of Allen county and de- y
Tres to see fine exhibition of fruit, ;
arm products, fine stock and fine E
rts, should attend the third annual
air of the Allen County Agricultural +
association to be held at lola BEG in >,
ing September 18th.
zone of the most pleasant social I
vents of the season took place at the .
ONE of Mr.. and Mrs. John Funk o
Ouser Wednesday, July S1st., it i.
cling Mr.. Funkhouser's forty-seventh Il
AT about eleven o'clock d
YER one hundred of his friends and il
eighbOrs gathered at his home and V
lcceeded in completely surprising a
i'm when he returned home for din
er. The day was spent in feasting, b
nd the tables fairly groaned under q
lie weight of so many viands until a.
n. Williamson, Mr.. George w. Il
pple and the city marshals were il
Ivited to paItake of the feast, then fl
ley began to disappear as if by mag fir
. Those present returned to their A
)meo at late hour in the afternoon, A
ter having wished Mr.. and Mrs. al
many happy returns of ci
Ie day.
Last Monday evening during the te
Orm some miscreant entered the fir
ed mill of Mr.. Mcmillan in the fr
nth part of town and carried off his tt
riting desk containing his books OF
Id about $1,000 in cash. The desk tt
next morning in tie gully a
est of Claiborn's new factory. Mr.. 81
cMillan thinks the entrance was is
ade about eleven o'clock when the m
under kept up continuous rumbl- bI
g, and the thief, fearing to arouse m
m if he attempted to open the desk, m
rried the whole thing away. A m
ne of glass had been cut out and