The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-03

over from Fit. Scott this week visiting
their daughter, Mrs. F. A. Northrup
My stock of lumber and buildin!
material is complete and if you con
template building 1 should be glad t.
make figures for you. When you gel
ready to build a house or a barn i
will pay you 10 come and see me. A
l.. Taylor.
The G. A. r. and w. r. C.. will
hold a joint installation of officers
elect on Saturday evening, January
IL, to which all old soldiers and theil
families are cordially invited. Bring
well filled baskets and have an old
fashioned good time.
David Skillen was arrested and
taken before Police Judge Duncan
last Saturday, charged with an as
sault with intent to kill. He was
given preliminary hearing and
bound over to the district court.
Frank Lee was arrested on the same
charge and his preliminary is set for
January 26.
John Z. Bacon, of Moran has secur-
ed the exclusive agency. for Allen
county, of John Sherman's AntObiO-
graphy and was in town Tuesday
canvassing for it. 1t is a great book
and no one who wants to be Thoroughly
posted on the political history of this
country for the past forty years can
afford to be without it.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. r. b.
Arnold was recently paid S500-half
the face of his policy-by the Order of
Aegis, on account of disability. Mr..
Arnold would not have been hurt as
he was for good many times $500.
But since the hurt had to come it is
much satisfaction to know that he
belongs to an order which meets its
obligations.
A lot of the girls got together the
other night and, not having anything
better to do, began telling whom they
would marry if they had to choose
among lola men. And three of them
picked on one man, a widOwer, and
said they would rather marry him
than anybody, if he didn't have Sc
many children. Now who do you
suppose the man was?
Mr.. ''Ren" Jones, who lived in lola
a great many years ago and was pro-
prietor of the brick yard across the
river, was in town the first of the
week on his way from Guthrie, which
is his home, to Cripple Creek, Colo,
where he has some valuable mining
claims. Mr.. Jones is brother of the
late w. c. Jones, whom he much re-
sembles in feature and manner.
Robert Warren, of Usage, who lived
in Ireland until a few years ago,
thinks that in case of war between
England and the United States the
Protestant Irish would be loyal to
England, while the Roman Catholics
would probably be on our side. And
the result, he thinks, would be that
the Roman Catholics who remained
i'm Ireland would be exterminated.
In view of the many conflicting and
confusing statements that have been
made about both the gas companies,
the REGISTER feels sure that the
letters from Mr.. Henderson and Mr..
Benton, on our last page, will be read
with much interest. 1t should be
said that neither letter was seen by
the writer of the other, so that one is
in no sense an answer to the other.
Uncle Jimmie Taylor brought his
family in from the farm last Thurs
day, and they are now at home in
their new house. And this new house
is one of the prettiest and most COM
Portable houses in town. 1t is heated
and lighted throughout with gas, and
has every convenience that could be
desired. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor are to
be congratulated that they can have
so delightful a home in which to
spend in ease and peace their declin-
ing years.
We regret to announce that on
Monday last Mr.. E. G. Esse closed his
doors and made an assignment of his
stock of goods for the benefit of his
creditors. The liabilities are less
than $500, $50 of that being due to
w. E. Davis & Co., for flour, and the
remainder due to various wholesale
houses for groceries. Frank Null
will have charge of the stock, as tenn
porary assignee, until the meeting of
the creditors, which has been called
for January 24th.
Married: At the home of the brides
mother at lola Kansas. Miss Leota J.
Teats to Mr. E. j. Westrup, on We'd
nesday morning of this week, Rev.
Wy Cnu;ar fRoiafinn Tho honnu