The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-02-14

noon it Is reported that Mr.. L.. L.
Northrupt is slowly sinking and his
death is expected to occur at s-y
hour.
Neosho. Falls Post: E &. Eckley
and wife took off the first prize at the
old folks dance last Friday evening
and Ada Highbargin and George
Lieurance the second prize.
LOST: A ladies long black ice wool
fascinator, between Mechanics and
Gof7s jewelry store, Feb.7 Finder
please leave at Richards Bros. grocery
store and oblige Mrs. NJ. Croker.
Spring Hill Era: A lawyer, claim
ing to be from Hamburg, Germany,
is having hard work to convince an
lola merchant that he is one of the
five heirs to fortune of so millions.
The Concordia Blade has subscri-
Der who says that he has noticed for
long time that when he lives
through the month of January he
lives through the balance of the year.
Chanute World: Mr.. Egolf, the gas
man, is now officed with d. E. Nc
Clelland. He has leases on about
5000 acres of oil andsgas land and ex-
poets to drill at least 100 wells in the
Kansas gas belt.
Mr.. Joseph Culbertson and his
brother and wife from Missouri, were
in town Tuesday on their return home
to Marmaton township from weeks
visit with his son, the Superintendent
of the Poor farm.
Have you 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
Thomas & Patterson have made a
big water tight wagon box, big enough
to hold 60 bushels of shelled corn, for
Vezie Brothers, of Carlyle, who are
going to try the experiment of feeding
their cattle soaked corn.
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.
K. G. Gazette: Fred Funston of
Kansas has two columns of reading
matter in the last issue of Harper's
Weekly and a full page of illustra-
tions of his Alaska trip. Mr.. Funston
is always interesting and enter
tanning.
BurlingtO Republican: 1t costs
Sl976.30 to raise boy at lola. We
don't know what kind of boys they
have down. there, but it strikes us
that with a liberal use of the slipper
they might be squeezed through on a
little less.
My stock of lumber and building
material is complete and if you con-
template building l should be glad to
make figures for you. When you get
ready to build a house or barn il
will pay you to come and see me. A
L. Taylor
Union: The Forest Oil company
has made another location, and the
next we'll to be drilled will be on the
farm formerly owned by +. Pieper or
Coal creek, three miles northeast o
Humboldt. They began moving the
rig Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Beatty started
Monday to FOstoria, O., where Mr.
Beatty goes to consult with the othe
members of the Palmer Oil Company
in regard to the future operations 0
. the Company in this field. They will
be gone three or four weeks.
1t is understood that the Nationa
Bank of Commerce, of Kansas City
q expects to establish branch at Hum
! boldt. The opening is good one
and the town is to be congratulate,
q that SO staunch a concern as the Banl
of Commerce is to occupy it.
# Mrs. Mary BOerner Miller will b
: in lola from the 18th to the 25th O
o February, and would be pleased t
r meet with any one who may wish t
buy q residence in lola or farm on
n mile west of lola, on terms to suit tn
convenience of the purchaser.
= There was genuine April thunde
y storm here Tuesday night. A lot G
lightning and thunder and dash Q
o rain, and then a summer morning
/ But we may have six inches of ic
g yet for all that. This climate
}. mighty coquetish and ensartain.
A tramp printer who "panhandled" til
! | World Office yesterday, offered to sell us dii
L mond for 81. If John Cross is seen wearing
4 new diamond people may draw their own col
illusions as to where he got it and how much
r paid for it-ChGnute World.
v He only asked US so cents for it bu