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

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l.. Taylor.
The ground hog did not see his
shadow in Kansas last Sunday for
two reasons: First because there
was no sunshine, and second, because
there was no ground hog. Conse-
quently we are bound to have spring
right away!
The REGISTER is proud to be able
to append the name of an lola woman
to the exquisite verses that adorn our
first page this week. 1t is a matter
for regret to all her friends that Mrs.
Picken does not oftener exercise her
fine literary gift.
E w. Hall has been janitor for Nc
Cook Post and Corps for number OF
years and has given such good salts
faction that he has apparently be-
come one of the permanent fixtures of
the Hall. 1t speaks well for his faith
fulness and efficiency.
Mrs. Mary Boerner Miller will be
in lola from the 18th to the 25th of
February, and would be pleased to
meet with any one who may wish to
buy a residence in lola or farm one
mile west of lola, on terms to suit the
convenience of the purchaser.
The suit brought by Harry Hibbs
in the police court against Robert
Thornton on the charge of stealing a
banjo, was dismissed at the cost of
the plaintiff, as it appeared that the
banjo did not belong to him but had
merely been loaned to him by Thorn
| ton.
Mr.. Glass, representing the Bell
Music company of Lawrence has been
in this city the greater part of this
week. Mr.. Glass formerly lived in
Moran, where he was a confirmed
drunkard, but he took the Kelley
cure over year ago and is as straight
as string now.
The many friends of Miss Maude
Foust will be pleased to learn of her
recent marriage to Mr.. Bean. OF
Oklahoma. Maude is a daughter OF
Charley Foust who used to live up
near Carlyle and has host of friends
in lola who extend congratulations
and best wishes.
On last Monday evening about 80 Of
the friends of David Robinson, very
much to his surprise, assembled al
his home and spent the evening there
in honor of his birthday. The guests
brought generous supply of refresh.
ments, and the occasion was very
happy one for all present.
f. Nj. Vanarsdale, who bought the
Marsh Hart farm, north of lola, some
time ago, arrived here the first of the
week with his family by wagon from
their late home in Sedgwick county
The REGISTER is glad to welcome
them and hopes they will realize al
their hopes in their new home.
Owing to the fact that the Farmers
Institute is called to meet on the 14tl
of February, the regular meeting o
the Horticultural Society which
would have been held on that day
has been dispensed with, and thu
program which was to have been Civ
en- then will be given at the Marcel
meeting.
A monster mass meeting was hello
in New York Monday at which
Cnauncey Depew presided to prOtes
against the recall of BallingtOn Bootf
as commander of the Salvation Army
forces in America. Miss Sara Travis
had personal letter from Gen. BOOtI
recently explaining the reasons fol
his recall.
Union: We have it from good au
thority that by the first of March ther,
will be from 200 to 300 oil men leave
tho oil regions of Pennsylvania fol
the oil fields of Kansas. Let them come
We believe there will be hundred!
more than that before the summer i;
half over. The Kansas oil field is toe
large 10 b ide under half bushel.
1t is reported that three small boys
on last Sunday afternoon were made
very drunk by some hard cider which
they procured from man who live:
west of the river. The name of the
man has been given US but we with
hold it because we do not think he
has been in the business regularly
and this warning may be of service tC
him.
Mrs. r. H. Bennett and her child.
rem returned last Friday from an ex-