The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-04-10

have been down from Lawrence this
week visiting Mrs. Stephens parents.
Robert Hart has bought the Travis
property on North Washington street
and is having a new foundation built,
repaintiDg and overhauling it geHer-
ally. 1t is good thing to see these
improvements going on.
MIR. and Mrs. u. F. Crowl (the lat
ter was formerly Mrs. Hawk, of lola,
came up from Urbans, Neosho county
last week, and will make lola their
future home Mrs. Crowds old friends
are glad to have her back.
Farmer Guthrie of Cowley county
says that each days blowing should
be narrowed before it has chance to
dry out. This is the explanation he
gives for always raising crop, and
there is good sense In it to.
c. II. Fryer and wife left Monday
for Strong City, where they will open
dress cutting school. The young
people are we'll known here and all
their friends will join with the REG
IsTER in wishing them unlimited
success.
Mr.. C. Newton and his wife and
son, started by wagon to Arkansas
partly for health and partly on bust
ness. Mr.. Newton has farm that is
in the zinc region of Arkansas, and
he is going to spend the summer pros
pecting on it: Here's hoping he will
strike it rich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Overmyer, of
New Mexico, are in the city this
week visiting relatives and friends.
Both the young people are well
known here. Mrs. Overmyer is a
formerly fIols girl and Leslie will be
remembered by all the base ball
lovers with whom ke was great
favorite.
Rev. Mr.. Pulliam, the NJ E. minis
ter, preached his first sermon in lola
last Sunday and made an excellent
impression upon his audience. Mr..
Pulliam is young man of pleasing
address and of much character and
force, and we are glad to welcome
him to lola. His family consists OF
his wife and four children.
The REGISTER is glad to note the
prosperity of the lola Herald under
the management of Bert Harris. The
paper has lately enlarged until it is
now the same size as the REGISTER,
and new press and new type have
been added to the equipment. Bert
is graduate from the REGISTER Of
fee, and we are glad of his success.
Web. Bostwick, with his usual en-
terprise, is working up scheme for
the publication of real estate paper,
to be publ shed every month for the
purpose of attracting immigration to
Allen county. The plan now is to
have it six-column, four page paper,
and it will be printed, of course, from
the REGISTER office. Anyone desir-
ing to secure advertising space in the
paper should apply to Mr.. Bostwick
In view of her expected departure
to Moran few of the friends of Miss
Nettie Reed slipped in on her at her
home in this city last Friday evening
and gave her a complete surprise.
The evening was a most enjoyable
one and all had good time. Those
who attended were, Misses Brown,
Coffield, Irving, Stillwell, Lula Harris,
Shields, Mesdames, Pryor and Moore,
and Messrs. Walt McNiel, Hender-
son, Brown and Martin.
Last Sunday as Mr.. and Mrs. Blood
got in their buggy at the Baptist
church to go home the team started
up, when Mr.. Blood grabbed up the
lines to stop them and ia the sudden
jerk one of the lines was broken. The
horses started to run, turned the
buggy over, throwing the occupants
violently to the ground. They were
picked up and taken to the home of ].
R. Crigler, where they were cared
for. They were pretty badly hurt
but fortunately not seriously. The
team ran on completely demolishing
the buggy.
| At the home of the
BRIDES parents in Lawrence, Kansas,
Wednesday evening April l, at 8
o'clock p. m. Mr.. Henry A. Purinton,
of lola and Miss Maude o. Moore, OF
Lawrence. The happy young couple
arrived in this city Friday and will
make their home here. The groom
is pleasant young gentleman who
is the "Co." part of the firm of Harris
& Co. Carpenters, and the bride is a
handsome, winsome lady. The REG
lister welcomes them to our city and
will join with their friends in wish
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