The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-11

and from the fair grounds. If you
wish him to call for you, leave word
at the Leland Hotel.
Eaporid Gazette: Mrs. Ludy At
kins and Mrs. Lena Moore, of lola, are
the guests of Mr.. A. w. Speck bottle,
of the Nit Way, for few days.
One of the best running races of the
fair will come off Saturday. 1t will be
between Pryor's Daisy w and Damper
a swift horse from Kansas City.
Mr.. r. S. Hamilton spent Sunday
with his mothers family at Ft. Scott.
We are sorry to learn that his moth
er, Mrs. John Paxson, is quite i'll.
Miss Mary Horney left Saturday
morning via the Mo. Pac., for AtOka,
1. T., where she has lucrative posi-
ton in the Baptist University school.
David Edwards of Arcadia, Kan,
was in lola on business Wednesday.
Mr.. Edwards, like all of Iola's visitors
thinks IoIa's gas is wonderful thing.
d. d. Chatterton, of Humboldt, was
in lola Wednesday on business. Mr..
ChattertOn says that we can expect a
good crowd up from Humboldt during
the fair.
John Kelley has bought J. +. Kings
ley's Second Hand Store, next to
Palmer & Mull's Marble Shop. All
kinds of second hand goods bought
and sold.
Mr.. D. Stephens and wife of Cha
mute, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. N Stephens
of Guthrie, Ok, are in the city visit
ing relatives and friends and taking
in the fair.
Frank Bedette came over from
Yates Center last night. He will
play tenor in the band in the place of
Bert Harris, who is otherwise engag-
ed. Our band is hummer.
Business at the Probate Judges
office has been slow this week, only
one marriage license having been
issued, that, to J. B. Scott and Lula
B. Russell, of Anderson county.
"Billy" Mcclure has entered Miss
May Scott's photograph gallery and
will learn the "tricks of the trade"
after which ne intends to go to Law
renee. We wish him success
"Uncle George" Brown was down
from Geneva Wednesday. He is near
ly "a years old and has seen some pref
ty hot weather, but he says the sum-
mer just passed was record breakers
Mrs. CD. Ingersoll and Mrs. Lyman
Carter and two little daughters ar
rived Wednesday morning from Cali
fornia, Mo. They will spend the week
here visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Stephens left Tuesday for
Cottonwood Falls where she will
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fryer, and teach in the
schools there. We wish her success.
Mr.. Miller, who lives in the north
end of town was held up on one of
the bridges near the Mo. Pac. railroad
Monday night and relieved of twenty
five cents. The scare was greater
than the loss.
A. f. McCarty, editor of the ElsmOre
Enterprise was in lola Tuesday solicit
ing advertisements for his anniversary
edition. Mr.. McCarty is young man
of push and will succeed in anything
he undertakes.
Mr.. Culbertson, of Wichita, is here
this week visiting his uncle, L. Gull
bertson, and taking in the fair. Mr..
Culbertson is the son of r. E. GILBERT
son, one of Allen county's most pros
perious farmers.
Mr.. w. T. Davis, of Deer Creek,
started Wednesday of last week to
Emporia where he goes to place his
daughter in the State Normal School.
He has rented his farm for the year to
Mr.. d. o. Sharp.
Frank Horville returned Tuesday
from Lawrence where he went to
meet his sister May, who had gone to
Chapman to spend the winter, but
who was compelled to return home
on account of inconsistencies.
Miss George English entertained a
number of her young friends at her
home in the southeast part of the city
Monday evening. About twenty
were present and all report that they
had a most delightful time.
Miss Pearl Hunt, of Fredonia, Ks,
is in the city this week visiting with
Miss Olive Hawkins and other friends.
Miss Hunt has great many friends
in this city who are always glad when
she pays lola visit.
The lola friends of the Rev. Mark
Taylor, brother of our townsman, A.
L. Taylor, will be pleased to learn