The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-07-03

Mr.. and Mrs } =. Duncan were in
!, Humboldt "Wednesday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Allen CuIuty Horticultural Society
will ne h-l 1 al q. A r. Hall next
} Friday July 10th. 4 paper Will be
read nv ". II Mcclure. Experience
aud Observation nn the planting of
Orchards" which will be followed by
general discussions.
Misses Maude Lakin and Rena
Richards, of Fl. Scott, who have been
visiting relatives aad friends i'm this
city the past few dsys, returned to
their homes yesterday evening. The
young ladies possess many winning
ways which made them many warm
friends who will welcome them back
to lola.
Lone Elm Ledger: Saturday the
lola REGISTER issued an extra an
DOuDeing the result of the 1t. Louis
convention and incideptly referring to
the great fourth. of-July gas carnival
for which lola is making such big
preparations and announcing the
great ratification meeting held in lola
Wednesday evening.
The great lantern was safely raised
in the middle of the square last Tues
day morning by the help of the sur
plus population of the town 1t is an
exceeding v graceful and handsome
structure and when illuminated as it
will be with eight strong gas lamps
it will he beacon 10 all the country
around and an abiding ornament TO
the town.
Little Anelle squire met with a
very painful thought not serious ac-
cident Tuesday evening. 1t seems
that she aud some little friends were
preparing IN have a bonfire when in
some uuacruuntable manner her
sleeve caught fire and burned to the
shoulder before it could be extin-
guished, burning her arm quite sever
ly iii several sIaces.
Remember the social on the lawn at
"Our house" tonight. Every one
paying the admission fee of 10 cents
will be given a ticket good for one
bottle of pop, and good also for as
I ltrh
much general good time as he may be
able to assimilate. The proceeds will
be used ny the Presbyteria choir to
purchase new music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry PuringtOn left
We dnesday foI Lawrence where
they expect to make their future
home. Mr.. PlEingtOn having sold
his interest in the carpenter shop at
this place to Mr.. Harris. While here
Mr.. PuriDgton has proven himself a
man of honesty, and won many
friends who wish him success in his
new field of labor.
1t is great pleasure to all their old
friends to learn that the wife of Mr..
E. H. Rnble, book keeper for the
Smelter Company, was formerly Miss
AIDA MOunser. and that her mother
is living with her. They have rented
the George w. Brown property, on
Washington avenue just north of the
Mo. Pac. railroad, and express them
selves as delighted TO return to their
cid home.
In response TO invitations about
twenty young people gathered at the
home of Miss Henrietta Henderson
last Friday evening and proceeded to
the home of a. w. Beck, where they
perpetrated a complete surprise on
Miss Grace. The hostess was equal
to the occasion, however, and the
young folks enjoyed themselves until
late hour, leaving many kind words
and wishes.
The REGISTER regrets very much
to learn through a SavOnburg cores
pendent that Mr.. r. B. McCutchen,
cashier of the bank at that place, and
for many years q we'll known and
highly esteemed citizen of the county,
suddenly lost his mind last Sunday
night and it is feared that there is
little hope of his recovery. At this
writing we have not learned any far
ther details.
This has been an unusually hard
week on the average small boy. The
old threshing machine and traction
engine that have so long been an eye
sore to the east side of the square has
been removed, ferris wheel and a
gas tower have been erected and the
fact that young America could not be
present at all three of the attractions
at once has caused several of them to