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

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VIM Davis returned Tuesday morn
ing TO Oklahoma. Miss Lizzie MCGEE
went with him and will spend the
summer with her parents at their
home near Clifton.
Miss Ella Ball returned Monday
from Colbert, l. T., where she has
been teaching in an Indian school ,
and will spend the summer with her
parents at Carlyle.
In another place we print directions
for escaping injury if yon get caught
in a cyclone. But the surest way of
escaping is to come to lola where we
never have cyclones.
Mr.. H. C. Martin csnse down FRI m
Kansas City the latter part of last
week and in company with his wife,
returned Monday. They Will probe
bly, go to Nebraska soon.
The new schedule of prices offered
by the Allen County Gas Company is
generally considered very reasonable,
and Secretary Fry informs us that he
has written a great many contracts.
J. A. Kimball, one of the Humboldt
"scorchers," won the Waldo bicycle
road race at Kansas City lat Satur-
day, the prize being $500 piano. His
friends are much elated over the great
victory.
Arthur Coblentz left Sunday for
Kansas City, where he has got q job
in a grocery store. Arthur is genial
hard working boy and we hope he
will meet with the success he de-
serves.
Mr.. Thos. Ball of Carlyle got his
fami ly all together on Tuesday for the
first time in eight years, and celebra-
ted the event by bringing them to
lola and having group picture taken
by Miss RSimert.
One of the handsomest offerings
seen at the cemetery on Decoration
Day was floral anchor placed by
Mr.. J. E. Ireland upon the grave of
his friend, Col. w. G Jones. 1t was
artistic and beautiful.
J. B. Goshorn was elected alternate
from this District to the National
Democratic convention by the State
Convention which met at Topeka on
Wednesday. The convention declar-
ed for Is to l free coinage.
Upon the invitation of the pastor,
Rev. Leslie F. Potter will preach at
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock, conducting
the regular Episcopal service. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. E n. Vert was in from Cove
county this week and made this office
a welcome call. Mr.. Vert has $50
acres of land and a wide range and
expects to make his fortune in the
cattle business, we hope he
surely will.
The little village of EismOre has
put up $1,000 for a creamery. A
creamery is good thing, but lola has
chance to get ten times better
thing for the same money. Shall we
be put to shame by town with not
one third of our population or wealth?
The State S. s. Convention OF the
Colored Baptist church began here
yesterday and will continue today
and tomorrow. We hope that every
thing possible will be done to make
the meeting q success and to contrib
ute 10 the enjoyment of the visitors.
Dorothy Lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekab, made their first appearance
Decoration Day, with their new re-
gala and banners. The ladies were
all dressed in black and their green
and pink collars were very becoming,
while their new banners were beau
tiful.
Rev. A. P. George, d. D., will con-
duet ChiIdren's Service at the NJ.
Z. church Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock and Normal Study at 8.
DR.. George has no superior in the
State in Sunday School work. All
are invited to these services. Ad-
mission free.
In the program of the Horticultural
meeting published last week some
errors occurred which we wish to cor
rect. The essay Thursday afternoon
is by Mrs. J. NJ. Mason, not Mrs. a.
Mason, as published. The picnic on
Friday will be in the public park in
lola, not at the fair ground.
Rey. Leslie Potter, rector of the
Episcopal church at Mexico, Mo-, is
here for a two weeks visit. Every
body is glad to see him. He was in
st. Louis at the time of the storm, but
the hotel in which he stopped was
only slightly injured. He says the