The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-01

Mrs. II. ID. Funk and son Roy came
over from NeOsho Falls and spent
Christmas with the family of w. j.
Evans. Mr.. Funk joined them over
sunday. Miss Neva, who has been
attending school here went home
with them Monday to spend the week
and Master Roy is spending the week
in this city.
ID. b. ID. Shelter came up from
Texas last Saturday, where he has
been for a number of months, and
will remain in lola awhile. He says
he has seen some good country aud
some places that he liked pretty well,
but that there is no place like Kansas
and lola after all. Every body is
mighty glad TO see him.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan were
married they went on visit to rela-
tives in Garnett. That was twenty
five years ago today, and in honor of
the anniversary they will go to-day to
visit the same relatives, favorite
nephew and niece of Mr.. Buchanan.
The REGISTER extends congratula-
tions on the happy anniversary.
II like to read good clean paper"
says Topeka man in a letter renew
| ing his subscription to the REGISTER,
land one that is not afraid to say
what il believes to be true aud right.
Believing the REGISTER to be one OF
that kind L herewith enclose sub
scription price for one year and you
can keep the Old Thing coming"
Marion Record: The lola REGIS
TER is trying 10 head off an old fash
| :; 4, h -; ri,
town is threatened. 1t frankly adj
mits that the town is growing faster
than any other town in Kansas, aud
is quite sure it will continue I'D grow,
but it wants it to grow so that it will
stay grOwed, or words to that effect.
+. }. Bames, real estate agent, of
Ioka, Ia, has been in lola for several
days looking about the country with
view tO locating some of his Iowa
neighbOrs who want to come to Kan
sas He is greatly pleased, both with
! the country and the town, and his
| efforts will doubtless result in adding
a number of families to our pOpula-
ton.
Marriage licenses have been issued
since our last report as follows: Chas.
w Il CluOCI
NJ. Montgomery and Ida May Burton;
Harry Hibbs and ImOge NJ. snyder;
James A. DOwIer and Lenna Burton;
Jesse o. Stanshury and Lola Eleanor
Newton; L d. Mize amt Bertha
Cleaver; John Witch aud Agnes
Hettinger; w. B. Moss and Grace
| Marsh.
Geo. H. Gregg, OF EmpOria, stopped
over i'm lola between trains last Sat
urday on his way home from Chanute
where b9 hap been TO spend Christ
mas with his brother. Mr.. Gregg was
! formerly station agent at the AiO. Pac.
depot here and has many friends in
! lola were glad to see him He
! is now with the Western Union at
| EmpOri8.
The lola Gun Club was organized
! last Monday evening by the election
of Jas. Wakefield, president; D p.
! N0rthrup, vice. president; r. II. Ben
nett, secretary; K. II. Brigham, treas
urer; Harry Brown, field captain.
Committees on finance, on grounds,
and on rules and regulations, were
appointed, and the Club adjourned
to meet in Mr.. Bennett s office Monday
evening.
Last Thursday evening as Mr.. J. s.
Martin was bringing his family to
town in his buggy 10 attend the
Christmas exercises his horse fell iutO
the open sewer ditch near the NJ. r.
church, throwing the family out,
breaking the buggy and harness aud
bruising Mir. Martin up considerably
The night was very dark AMI there
were no lights near the ditch, hence
the accident.
The President desires all the mem.
bers of the w. r. e. TO be- out Satur.
day Jan. 2ud at $50 as there is very
important business To be transacted
The addresses and reports of the re-.
firing officers will be rendered at the
meeting. Those who have applica-
tions in the corps come out as We will
initiate all that have not come in the
corps. We want to finish up the
work for the year.
DIR. ]. r. Pepper, of Garnett, has
decided to locate IN lola for the prac.
tice of dentistry, and has rented the
front rooms over Northrup's store,
which are being fitted up for his use
DIR. Pepper comes highly recommend
ed, having had a number of years.
experience and being a graduate OF
one of the best Dental colleges in the
country. He will be ready to receive
patients on and after Jan. 6.
Tie marriage of Edward 8. Davis
and Miss Lillian Stinson, at the home
of the brides parents, on Christmas
eve, united two of our we'll known
and highly esteemed young people
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Henry ID. Moore, of Columbus, uncle
of the bride, assisted by Rev. Squier
and was witnessed by relatives and
intimate friends. The REGISTER ex.
tends best wishes and congratulations
Some sneaking cur broke into john
Richardson's fish live box Saturday
last and stole twenty-four fine sucker
fish. John says the box had great
many fish that were good deal bet
ter to steal than suckers and he does
not want the fellow that got them tC
sue him because his choice was poor
And the next time he goes to rob hi;
box, if he will cali he may get some
valuable information from Johnny free