The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-03-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Monday TO Visit relatives ana Iflends.
R. II. Blair, of Cottage Grove, was
a pleasant visitor at this office Mon
day.
Give us a week of fine weather and
there will be twenty houses under
way.
DR.. J. II. Wilson was upfrOm Hum
boldt Wednesday and made us a
pleasant visit.
Rev. w. l.. Squier will spend Sun
day at Cherryvale, to preach and
hold communion service.
Evans Bros. have a loo of pine boxes
that they will give away to anyone
who will come after them.
Miss Sadie Post returned home
Wednesday from near Humboldt
where she has been teaching school.
Hon. Oscar FOust returned last
Thursday from his trip east. He
went to Garnett Monday to attend
court.
E. H. Toby, of Elm, one of the most
successful cattlemen of our county
made this office a pleasant visit
Tuesday.
DIR. G H. BOulsOn went to Carlyle
Wednesday to wait on Mrs. J M.
Dunlap, who We regret to learn, is
very ill.
The frame work for Patterson &
Thomas new lumber office is up and
the work is being pushed as fast as
the weather will permit.
D. Ewart selected about $1,000 worth
of goods from his store this week and
traded them to P. H. Moore for the
latter's farm west of the river.
Kansas potatoes sold for S5c a
bushel at the Thompson sale last
week. The same kind of potatoes
can be bought at the stores in lola
for 45c bushel.
Probably one fourth or one third of
the people in lola attend some church
every Sunday. What do the other
two-thirds or three-fourths do with
their Sundays?
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Henderson have
received the pleasant news of the
birth of 12g pound boy to their
daughter. Mrs. Mildred McFarlane,
of Andale, Kan.
Prof. Snow says that this February
was the clOudiest, wettest and nasti-
est February on his thirty years re-
cord 1t is a great blessing that it
only had twenty-e;ght days.
A Texas man recently pleaded
guilty to having sixteen wives. Of
course such plea meant term in
the penitentiary for him; but what
relief the penitentiary must have
BEEN
Have you seen he fine photographs
displayed in the case at Anderson & |
DeClute's corner? They were made
by Mr.. Willetts, the photographer in
charge of Miss Scott's gallery. Call
and see other samples and get prices.
VIM. Mcclure went up to Topeka
again Monday to lobby for the pass
age of the general utilities" bill,
Populist measure which has within it
the possibility of greater danger 10
lola than any bill now before the
Legislature.
The REGISTER regrets exceedingly
to announce the death of Mrs. II.
Reimert, which occurred at the family
home in this city yesterday morning
at four O'Clock. The funeral services
will probably be held at the residence
on Sunday afternoon.
Reserved seats for the Fiske Jubilee
Singers will be on sale at Anderson d
DeClute's tomorrow morning. This
is the finest musical treat lola is likely |
to have this year, and there will
dou btless be a crowded house, so you |
would do well to get your seat early.
T. w. Lieurance, of NeoshO Falls,
who used to play cornet in our band |
last summer was in town the fret of
the week and tells US that. in partner
ship with an uncle, he has purchased |
a drug store in Parsons, and will go
there soon. We certainly wish the
young man success.
Mr.. H. B Harmon, who has been
east placing the orders for the new
Brick plant, returned yesterday. He
has "blue print" drawings showing
details ofall the buildings, machinery,
ETC., and work will be commenced in
a very few days. The machinery is
to be shipped from Bucyrus, o., March
18th.
@. w. Cox, who came here from
Indiana short time ago and went
into the real estate business, is not
here now and it is reported that the