The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-07

Mr.. j. III. Osborn was up from Hum
boldt yesterday. He said that the
results from shooting the well near
there the other day were not as en-
couraging as had been hoped for.
We regret to say that the condition
of Mr.. l.. l.. Northrup is not mater
tally improved since our last report.
He is very weak and there seems to
be but little hope for his recovery.
A. l.. Taylor is the first public spir-
tied citizen to show up under the new
ordinance with a street lamp. He
has had his old gasoline lamp made
over into gas lamp, and it lights up
well.
Notice the change in the Santa Fe
time card that took effect last Sunday.
The day passenger now goes north at
1:57 and south at PIG and the night
passenger goes north at 2::25 and south
at 1:57.
Ed. G. II. Sims, pastor of the Gen.
trail Christian church at Wichita
will commence series of meetings at
the Christian church in this city Fri
day evening Feb. Z. All are cordially
invited.
J. M. Humphrey, a prominent at
torney of Fort Scott, was in town
Wednesday on his return from Tope-
ka where he had been to attend the
meeting of the Republican State GEN.
trail committee.
Mr.. ]. F. Sallie made his family
happy this week by purchasing a
Henning piano. Two new pianos in
town in a single week is an evidence
of prosperity that the REGISTER is
glad 70 chronicle.
Have you a good picture of every
member of your family? If not can
you afford to put off getting one? The
lola Art Studio, in the Marble Block
has all the latest methods and guar
antees satisfaction
w. ID. Jackson, of Elm, was one of
our callers Tuesday. Mr.. Jackson
doesn't bank much on the ground
hog superstition, but it scares him
nearly to death to see the new moon
over his left shoulder.
lola is in luck this year in having
visit from the Tennessee Jubilee
Singers who are billed to appear on
Feb IL. A large number of seats are
already taken and the house will
doubtless be crowded.
We regret to learn from the Yates
Center Nesos, that Ed. Wright, OF
Piqua, whose foot was crushed in a
hay press few days ago, as already
reported i'm the REGISTER, has been
obliged to have his leg amputated.
Mr.. w. s. Pryor made his wife a
present of the Bradbury piano that
was used at the concert Tuesday
night. 1t is fine instrument and it
is needless to say that there is one
proud and happy woman ia town.
David r. Gard has been appointed
agent for the farm department of the
Continental Insurance Company.
Those desiring insurance in that re-
liable company will find his Office in
the REGISTER building. lola, Kan's.
We invite the attention OF our read.
ers in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New
York and other points on the Arctic
circle to the REGISTERS weather rec
ord. 1t will show them what they
miss by not living in Sunny Kansas
l Ord Christian, Vinetta Merchant
and Julius Kreuger went down to
Chanute last Friday to take in a
theatre, and the next day the Cha
mute World had this item:
There were two angry girls in town last
night Their lola fellows came down Ostensi-
show n
There were FIVE gentlemen from
Iowa here last week looking over
Allen county lands with view to
buying. Two of the men wore large
fur overcoats until they reached Sun
ny Kansas then they had to discard
them.
BY glancing over this copy of the
REGISTER you will see that it has a
good many columns of home matter.
There is some of it on every page but
one. The contributions on page three
will be found of special interest and
value.
My stock of lumber and building
material is complete and if you con-
template building 1 should be glad to
make figures for you. When you get
ready to build a house or barn it