The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-08-20

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talking of giving a stag party and
who knows what "might have been.'i
On the fences between lola and
Humboldt are several signs adver.
Using DIR. Diamond Dick. Two OF
those signs are certainly gotten up
in most unique way They say "a
word to the wise is sufficant," and il
the artist had had sufficient room he
might have made it worse than that.
Company D., Kansas National
Guards are cleaning up their guns
and doing some drilling now. getting
ready for the State encampment that
will be held in Topeka the latter part
of September and the first of October.
The boys are counting on a big time
and can hardly wait for the time to
come.
There are more houses in the course
of construction right now in lola than
there has been at any one time since
our little boomlet began, and there is
no telling how long this sort of thing
is going to last. There is just as
much, or more, of a demand for
houses here now than there has been
at any one time yet.
The Epworth League of the Methe-
dist church gave an informal recep-
ton at their church last Friday even
ing to WHICH every body was invited.
They had short but highly interest
ing literary program, after which
they served ice cream and cake to
their guests. Everyone was praising
the league for their cordiality.
For the benefit of the people who
do not live in lola and have no way
of telling how we grow, we will just
say that the payroll of the two smelt-
ers and the brick yard alone amounts
to Five Thousand dollars every two
weeks. That is not so bad consider
ing that these industries have all
been located here in little over one
year.
We are both glad and sorry to note
the departure of Mr.. Willis Hender-
son for Chicago, on last Friday. where
he goes to attend the University of
Chicago, the coming year. We are
glad that he is to have this educa-
tiOnal advantage and sorry to lose
him from our social circles. Willis is
a fine fellow and all his friends will
miss him.
AT the Model Grocery Spot cash,
low prices prevail. There will be
found, Heinz's baked beans, Heinz's
India Relish, Heinz's new crop To-
matO Catsup, Heinz's Evaporated |
HOrseradish, Scotch Oats, Buck Dat
Flake. Well. well, come in and see
for yourself. Everything marked in
PLAIN figures. From Sl.OO to $500
saved every week by buying for spot
cash.
To accommodate the @. A. r. ex-
going to Buffalo, n. Y, to
attend the National Encampment,
Mo. Pac. train No. 10 on Aug. 21st,
will have one chair car and a sleeper
N addition to their regular equip
nent. These cars will go through to
Buffalo. Fare S24.0O for the round
rip, good either way via c. & B.
steamers between Cleveland and
Buffalo or via all rail line. See the
No. Pac. agent for full particulars.
About sixty of our people and a
largo of watermelOns went to the
liver last Thursday evening in the
buses and took the steam boat for
! trip up stream. They went up the
liver about seven miles, and then
tarted back. On the way back they
anded on a gravel beach where they
disposed of their melons. Then they
anne on down the river. They reach
d home about II O'Clock and every
'ody seemed to have had a good
ime.
This month, the month of August,
8 the dullest month of the year for
newspaper men. There isn't much
and when something does
appen every body likes to keep it to &
imself, because it is too hot to answer S
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