The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-12-10
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

of bilious fever.
Miss Grant, OF FIT. Scott is visiting
Mrs. f. \. Northrup.
Born: Sunday. Dec, 5, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Brown, boy.
Erie Republican: Mrs. Lulu Bell,
of lola, is visiting her uncle, Joe
Smith.
Mack Travis has quit his job with
the North Side Racket and will work
at the smelter.
Georgia English lett Saturday for
Coffeyvtlie where she will visit her
uncle, 1. w. Potter.
Clarence Rowland has just COM
pleted large stock and hay barn On
his farm near Geneva.
License to marry has been issued
to VIM. j. Hammel aud Dema p.
HicksOn, both of Bronson.
Pittsburg Headlight: J. F. Franks,
of the North Broadway meat market,
went to lola this morning on business.
Born. Sunday evening, to MIR.
and Mrs. L. s. Crandall, 2tI8 s. Syca-
more, 9-pound boy. II is the fret
child in the family and is welcomed
accordingly.
Burlington Republican: David
Sanders went to Lone Elm, Kansas,
tsday. From there he will go to lola,
where he has secured q position in
machine shop.
Joe Cozad. the Missouri Pacific
agent, is confined to his bed sick, but
is not dangerously ill. Several of the
bays have been relieving Mrs. COZad
who was nearly worn out by sitting
up nights.
Last Friday a special train of four
teen cars, nine ofore and five of cattle,
came from Chanute to lola. We in
tended to mention it, but these little
every day occurrences slip ones men,
DRY so easily.
The Manhattan papers contain an
account of fire in the house which
the Duffys occupy. Mr. Duffy doesn't
own the house, and had his goods in
suTed. The fire did considerable
damage upstairs but was put out in
time to save the downstairs.
\ disguised Memphis editor petu-
that white wings would occasionally
grow weary, that our gal wasn't Il
high born lady, that all cOOns didn't
look alike to US, and that Mr.. Johnson
would turn that fellow loose and tell
him to go to the devil"
COfeuUiLle Journal: Noah was the
first man to advertise. He advertised
the flood and it came on time all right.
The fellows who laughed at Noah got
drowned aud it served them right
Ever since NOah's time the advertiser
has been prospecting while the other
fellow is being swallowed up by the
flood of disaster.
Mr.. c. NJ. Allison Joined his family
in lola recently aud will make this
his future home. His wife and son.
Dean, have been here nearly a year,
he having been in Grand Rapids,
Mich, on account of poor health. Mr..
Allison will probably work at the
smelter where his brother and son are
employed
A called meeting of the Presbytery
of NeOsho was held at the Pres byterian
church Monday and Tuesday.
The purpose of the meeting was to dis
solve the pastorste of Rev. s. d. Jew
ell over the Coffeyville church. Those
here were Rev. Irwin Of Geneva; Rev. |
Austin Warner. of TT. Scott; Rev. |
Jewell and Mr.. Carpenter, of COffey-
Vile: Rev. J. d. Hewitt, president of
the College of EmpOris
James Townsend came in from west
of the river Monday morning with
fairy story about one of his old turkey
hens who disappeared about four
weeks ago and didn't show up until
Sunday morning when she came
strutting around with breed of lit
tie ones. 1t is all right this time;
but if Mr.. Townsend wants to make
US believe any more stories of that
kind he will have to bring in the
turkey properly dressed) and let US
make post mortem examination.
Mr.. w. T. Davis was in from Deer
Creek Saturday and showed US the !
remains of the old brass spur that |
was issued to him at ST Louis, along |
with his sabre and carbine when he /
enlisted in the old 18th Missouri Cav |
airy He wore it for three years with /
the army of the Tennessee first, and |
afterwards up into the Yellowstone /
country on the trail of Indians. and it |
lOOksnO W like the face of an old COM
rade. Mr.. Davis kept journal of his
experiences while in the Indian cOun-
try, and come of these times he is GO
ing to copy it of for the REGISTER.
The Alabama Coons, alias MiDstrels
showed Fridaynight.A small audience
gathered, but fearing to disturb the
enjoyment of the "play actOrs", they
rose and quietly stole away. There
were nineteen large, well fed eoIored
gem men on the stage and if one of
them ever saw Alabama it was only
in his dreams and the native heath of
this aggregation of aggTavating aero
bats was not far from the present site
of Topeka The orchestra, we must
say. was all right. No matter how
much out of tune a song was, the
orchestra followed perfectly. We
could take Ysller, Big Dick, PAGER
and Rat Grubbs and with a half
hours notice give a better show.
Those who went were glad to get /