The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-05-29

Miss Medora Richards, is visiting in
Fl. Scott this week.
Mrs. JOHN Hart and little daugh-
tiers are visiting in the city this week.
Mrs. DR.. Russell, of Argentine is in
lola this week the guest of Mrs. q. A.
BOwlus.
Mrs. c. NJ. Richards was called to
Moran Tuesday evening blythe illness
of her father, DR.. Strong.
Walt. Parsons and sister of Chanute
were in the city this week visiting
their cousin w. T.. Hawkins.
The Eckley Racket store now own
ed by r. z. Smith & Co., of Chicago,
has been brought to lola and put in
the Apple building, in charge of
T. +. Kelley.
Minneapolis Messenger: THAT lola
man whose necktie stopped a bullet
which was fired at him probably be-
lieves that four finland is better than
bullet in the lungs.
1t is reported that Guffey & Galley
the oil men who have been operating
extensively in this aud other counties
have sold all their holdings to the
Forest Oil Company.
The daily papers have been filled
for two weeks past with reports of
storm after storm, wind, rain, hail
and snow, north and south, east and
west, destroying hundreds of lives
and millions of dollars worth of prop
ii hn IN, of
location as the townhas never been
visited by destructive storm.
The mad dog scare at Humboldt
has resulted in an ordinance taxing
all dogs two dollars each, and re-
curing them to wear collar and
tag. All dogs that have not complied
with the provisions of this ordinance
by June 1st, will be shot on sight by
the city marshal-ahd the people of
Humboldt are looking forward with
much eagerness to period of cheap
Bologna.
NeodeShd Derrick: Monday of this
week the Forest Oil Co. set force of
men and teams at work building
dykes about the large storage tanks
at this place. The dykes or breast
works are to be six feet high inside
with a fifteen foot base and five-fOOt
crest. Large casing mains will be
put through the base, with stOpcOcks
on the outside, for the purpose of per-
hitting the water to be drained of,
and allow the oil to escape in case a
tank should be split by lightning and
fire should ensue. There are now two
tanks full, of 3d. 900 barrels each, and
the third one more than half full.
In the near future a small cannon
about a five-pound gun, will be
stationed near aud trained upon the
bottom of the tanks so that in case o.
fire from any cause, hole can be shoI
through and the oil drawn off and
saved. There is in the neighborhOod
of $50, 900 WORTH of oil in the tanks al
present.
Some of the good women have pre-
scented petition to the City Council
asking that some one be employed
permanently to keep the cemetery
grounds in order. The petition haC
nearly 100 names, but there is little
doubt that practically every either
of the town would have signed it if b,
had been given an opportunity, TO
the movement is one that commands
universal sympathy. AS 1t has beer
thus far no work is done in the Gem
eteTy except such as is done or paiC
for by individual lot owners. The re
suit is that a large portion of tn,
grounds are neglected and allowed t.
grow up in grass and weeds, making
the whole place unsightly. The Gem
etery fund has nearly 5000 on hands
and it would seem as if part of thi
money might be most appropriately
used in hiring some man to spend hi
time there during the summer months
moving and raking up the grass
trimming and caring for the trees anC
otherwise identifying the grounds
We believe that the council would bt
endorsed without dissent in acting
favorably upon the petition that i
before them.