The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-09-24
OUR FOLKS AND OTHERS
Newspaper Remarks About People and
Things I'm and About lola Which 1t
Interest You to Read.
And He KNOWS IL.

Eureka Herald Bryan's talk at
lola Melted him $774.48. This cOun-
try has never elected q man to the
office of president who made it a
business to exhibit himself for one
half the gate receipts, and it never
will. Bryan is not even possibility
in 1900.
And They Didn't Charge Them.any Prem
ium Either
K. G.. JOnrnaI: The plutOcrats of
Kansas never miss an opportunity to
hit the pepulists lick. The smelter
at lola paid off all its hands in gold
the other day.
But the Natural Gas Was Free.
Baldwin Bee: The lola fair man.
agement, with a great idea of the
fitness of similitudes, gave II natural
gas display at the close of Bryan's
speech last week.
1t was Pretty Picture
Laurence Journal: The first prize
in the art exhibit at the county fair
held at lola was awarded a pastel
by Miss LeOti Nicholson of Lawrence.
Miss Nicholson did not know her
picture had been exhibited until she
learned of the awarding OF prizes.
The Doctor Administered an "Anecdote.:
HoWard Courant: A little lola
girl ate half a box of rough-on- rats
the other day and didn't die. The
Mail and Breeze says she "passed it
off as joke"
He PIE ased the Old Soldiers.
Yates Center NeaUS: Major Fuust
paid the NelOS a pleasant visit last
Thursday afternoon. The Major was
one of the reunion speakers and his
hearers speak well of his effort. Maj
or Foust is an ardart Republican and
is highly gratified at the rapid rate
the country has marched to prosper
ity since the election of Major Nc
Kiuley. In fact he told the people
at the reunion here last year, just
what would happen, and his predic-
tiOns have been amply fulfilled.
How Does this Fit lola?
Manhattan Nationalist: A news
paper which constantly abuses its
local contemporaries is a weakling
without influence. The fact that it
constantly assaiIs a rival is proof of
jealousy, which is generally caused
by the success of the assaulted. If any
one seeks the standing of newspaper
he has only to see if it is in the cate
CORY of assailant or assaulted. If in
the former it has few readers and
seeks by constantly barking at it's
successful rival to get itself into no.
tice. The homeopathic paper that
people like to read-has very little
space to devote to the abuse of rival
concerns 1t uses its columns for
news; all there ia that is worth read
ing.
But He Hasn't Quit Cuba.
Exchange: If Cuba wins Major
Funston will be sorry that he left hel
to fight alone. He won't find any
gold in KlOndyke ard he quit Cuba
too sOon 10 win much fame. He will
become lecturer, maybe.
He is Reported Better Now.
Topeka Journal: The condition of
A. d. Hubbard who is in the county
Jail awaiting the disposition of his
case in the Supreme Court has be-
come serious, it is said. He was
taken with severe attack of spinal
commissions yesterday and he is in
the bed in his cell today unable to
move. An effort will be made by the
attending physicians to secure an
order from Judge Hazen allowing the
removal of Hubbard to a hospital
He is in private cell on the first
floor of the Jail but the facilities are
naturally somewhat limited for the
care of the sick. DIR. Wehe. who is
one of the physicians, said today
that while he considers Hubbard's
condition serious he does not think
there is danger of death.