The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-06-05

sister of VIM Buchanan, and Mrs
James Buchanan, of Garnett, his sis
ter-in-law, haze been visiting hin
this week. Mr.. Innis is one of tn,
proprietOrs of furniture factory tina
employs 100 men, and is man o
much wealth and influence.
Robert Cook returned last Friday
from an extended visit to relatives
and friends in Ohio Indiana, Michi.
gan and Illinois. He says that all
those states have suffered severely
from drOuth for the past three years,
bnt that the crop prospect this year
is very fair. He found lots of politics,
AID it all pointed to Mckinley.
Every farmer in reach of lola should
arrange TO attend the meeting of the
State Horticultural Society which is
to be held in lola next Thursday aud
Friday. A great many people will
come more than hundred miles to
attend that meeting. Surely every
farmer who can reach it with an hour
or twO's drive ought not to miss it,.
In honor Of Charlie's sixteenth birth
day, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Klaumann in
vited number of his school mates
and friends to their hospitable resi-
dence Wednesday evening and enter
tanned them in very delightful man
ner. The usual games were played
elaborate refreshments served, and
every body had most enjoyable time
as they always do when they go there.
Colony Free Press: We are i'm re-
ceipt of the Allen County Investor, a
neat little sheet that has just opened
out for publication. 1t interests will
be non political, but will be devoted
To the general interest of a lien cOun-
~. This paper is published by d.
w. Bostwick and will be read with
interest by great many who know
that his judgment on Kansas real
estate is good.
We learn with much regret that ).
G.. Warner, of Moran, has been obliged
to close his store and bank and make
an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. Mr.. Warner is man of
great energy and sagacity, and while
deeply deploring his present rever. es
all his friends have the utmost conf
dence that he will find way to re-
build his shattered fortunes and again
come out OH ton
In our rush last week we neglected
to mention the surprise party given
Mrs. Otto Kruger on Wednesday
evening in honor of her forty-seventh
birthday. A crowd of Rebekahs and
Odd Fellows met at c. H. DeClute's
and took her by storm. She was pie
sented with handsome silver
cake basket as a souvenir of the oc-
cssion A very much enjoyed even
ing was reported by all.
Original spelling and grammar item
from the HdzeltoR Express: "Any
persons that has ever saw one of those
patent medicine adds, with picture
of before and after taking can give a
very good idea Of the difference in the
appearance of the farmers before and
after the rain Saturday only the con-
trast, before their faces was to long to
eat hay and now they look fat and
plump and are reathed in smiles.
This office is in receipt of card
from the postmaster at Carlyle notify
ing us that the paper addressed to J.
Huff is no longer taken Fl Om the office
for the reason that Mr.. Huff has re-
moved to GaInett and left orders with
the postmaster that he did not want
the paper to follow him. Considering
the fact that Mr.. Huff owes nearly
$500 on subscription it is not surpris-
ing that he should not want the paper
to follow him.
A great crowd of lola people went
W I1uhbOiuI uCoudy dhu "lbhOoSOu
the best ball game of the season be-
tween Humboldt and lola. lola lost
the game by some rank errors on the
part of the first baseman. The score
stood IL to Is in favor of Humboldt.
That lola could have won the game
if her nine had played little better
was conceded by everybody. AS it
was she has nothing to be ashamed
of. The return game will be played
here this afternoon. Game called at
8 o'clock. Admission 10 and Is cents.
While they have not been making
any great noise about it, Mr.. Tell
Evans and his sister, Miss Lutte, have
been hard at work for the past two
years studying pharmacy, under the
competent direction of the head of
the firm, Mr.. w. J. Evans, and on
last Thursday they went to FIT. Scott,
where the State Board of Pharmacy
was in session and passed the rigid