The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-04

her children arrived from Lyndon
Wednesday, and will remain in lola
this winter, Mrs. Cooper having been
employed to teach in one of the de-
partments of our high school. They
will occupy one of the Bowers houses
on South street near the NJ. E. church.
We have for sale, the entire stock
of the lola Carriage and Harness Co.,
consisting of Vehickles, Poles, Shafts.
Tops and other goods which we will
sell at prices that are not often seen.
Call and examine stock and get first
selection as they will not last always
Sleeper & Breckenridge, North side
Square.
Miss Frances Mcclure started last
Saturday for Chapman, Kansas, to
begin her years. work as teacher of
music in the Dickinson county High
School. She will be greatly missed
here, and all her friends will wish
her q happy and prosperous year.
Miss May Horville accompanied her
and will study music this winter.
The only sensible town in Kansas
about the newspaper business is Hia
wstha. There are nearly four thous-
and people in the town, but they
never let but two newspapers run
there. The result is that they have
two of the most creditable weekly pa
pers i'm Kansas, and both are well
supported and there is no grumbling.
Lutte Thrasher, who is now a report
er for the Lawrence Journal, is an en-
thusiastic wheelman and has been
elected representative to the National
meeting of the League of American
Wheelmen. He was also awarded
the diamond badge for having secured
the largest number of members to the
l.. A. w. in Kansas during the past
year.
While out driving last Thursday
evening Mrs. Turner's horse became
frightened at young lady riding
bicycle and turned around suddenly,
throwing Mrs. Turner out, bruising
her uD considerably and breaking the
top off the buggy. We are glad to
report that Mrs. Turner was not
seriously hurt and that she lie able to
be at her place of business again.
Moran Herald: Monday afternoon
Sheriff Ausherman came over to
Moran to sell the fences, stalls, judges
stand, ticket Office and ampitheater,
the property of the Moran Driving
Park Association to satisfy judy
ment. A few bids were offered, Mr..
Joshua Rumbel offering the highest,
1925. This property contains some
excellent lumber and cost about $500.
A crowd of Dorothy Lodge Re-
bekahs assembled at the home of A.
J. Servey Monday evening and gave
him genuine surprise in honor of
his fifty-fifth birthday. They were
royalty entertained and treated to
ice cream and everybody said they
had All excellent time. Mr.. Servey
was presented with handsome rock
ing chair as token of remembrance.
What an illumination we could
have if every business firm would put
up a gas torch light in front of their
place of business, such as McNutt &
Urine have. LATER: Since the above
was written we have learned that
nearly all the merchants on the west
side of the square and many of those
on the south, will display the gas in
one way or other. The Gas Carnival
is going to be great show.
The base ball season closed in lola
this week with two games between
our club and Coffeyville, In the first
game our boys won out with a score
Off TO i'm their favor, but the game
the next day went to the visitors, 10
to 8. Both games were good ones,
and were we'll attended. The season
has been a highly successful one for
the lola nine and the boys are entitled
to much credit for the reputation they
have made, not only as players but as
gentlemen. Now if we could get up a
foot ball eleven for the fall months
A team of ponies from MYERS liv-
cry barn, ran away last Sunday
about noon, with Bert WOOten and
Willie Walters. The boys were driv-
ing near the Santa Fe depot when the
team became frightened at the north
bound passenger train and got beyond
the control of the driver on account Of
a broken line. The team ran up to
main street where the boys were
thrown out and the top broken off the
buggy. Bert Woeten was skinned
up little but Willie Walters escaped
without injury. The horses were not
injured.
L L.a I