The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-04-02

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Every body is always glad to see the
smiling countenance of our old friend
A. o. Allen. He dropped in from
Bushnell, H., last Saturday and has
been enjoying himself this week by
watching lola grow. He says he
likes his new home, but we notice he
comes to lola every so often.
We are glad to note that Township
Trustee Wright is having good strong
stone arch bridge built on West street
near Kruger & Kreuter's slaughter
house. 1t will be "a feet long with
20 foot roadway-wide enough for
teams to pass on, and will have two
seven foot arches. w. ID. ROwley is
building it.
Capt. Dewitt has recovered from
his Two months association with a
POpuli-t Legislature sufficiently to be
around. and was in lola Wednesday.
He says he never saw men so sorry
to go home as the Pop. legislators
were,-not because they wanted the
session to last any longer, but that
they hated to face their constituents.
They say that Joe. Langley,
Familiarity and affectionately known
as "COckey," had "grand opening
of his new saloon at Humboldt last
Friday night, and that among the in
vIted guests in attendance from lola
were-Gee whizI What a shaking
up there would be every week if this
paper would print everything it find
out
Mrs. w. w. Anderson, who has
made her home at Kansas City for
some years, returned TO lola and will
resume her residence here, much TO
the satisfaction of her old friends.
Ex-Treasurer Nelson, who has been
! living in her house, is unable to rent
house in lola and will be obliged 20
take his family to Moran for the
present.
The Kansas City Medical College
graduated a large class last Monday,
one of whom was Walter X Jones,
brother of ex-Supt. Jones. formerly of
this county. Mr.. Jones has worked
his own way through this school and
will at once enter upon the practice of
his profession at Kansas City. He
deserves success and will win it with
out doubt.
The REGISTER belives it has twice
as many subscribers in Allen county
as any other paper published here.
1t is ready to guarantee that it has
| fifty per cent. more than any other
paper. And as an evidence of good
faith any advertiser is at liberty to
come to this office and count the
names on our mailing list at any time.
Invest your money where you can get
the best returns.
J. ID. Aruett has surrendered his
lease of the Pennsylvania hotel to J
w. Mcclure who took possession
Tuesday. "Jim" Mcclure will make
clever and accommodating landlord
and we predict that under his man.
agement, with the help of his capable
wife, the Pennsylvania will soon be-
come one of the most popular hotels
in this part of Kansas. Doug. Arnett
will continue to run his bus line, and
attend to the oil business.
A false alarm of fire was given last
Thursday night about 10 o'clock
Some of the boys who belong to the
Fire Company thought they would see
how long it would take to get together
in case of an emergency So they
hauled some old boxes and paper and
trash to the common north of George
Akley's, set it afire and gave the
alarm. The engines were gotten out
but found out the joke when they were
within q block or two of the fire and
turned around and went back. 1t
was a dirty Irish trick as it caused
good many to get out of bed to go TO
the fire.
OLD PEOPLE. Old people who re-
quire medicine to regulate the bowels
and kidneys will find the true
remedy in Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other in
toxicant, hut acts as tonic and al
terative. 1t acts mildly on the stom-
ach and bowels. adding strength and
giving tone to the organs, thereby aid
ing Nature in the performance of the
functions. Electric Bitters is an ex-
cellent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old People find it just exactly what
they need. Price fifty cents and 81 90
per bottle at G. B. Spencer & Co.'S
drug store.
Mr.. Geo. Beoell, OF EIuOrauO, mas
bought the jewelry store of Mr.. g.
Golf and has taken possession. Mr..
Bedell is an estimable young gentle
man and has had considerable exper-
fence in the jewelry business and we
are glad to welcome him to our corps
of business men. His mother and
sister will come here from EldOrado
and they will 60 to housekeeping as
soon as they can get suitable resi-
dence. Mr.. Golf has been giving a
great deal of his time the past two or
three years to the study Of optics and
we are glad to announce that he will
open Optician rooms as soon as he can
secure location.
Little Orinne Pulliam, daughter of
Rev. L. B. Pulliam, of this city, met
with a very painful accident Sunday
evening. She went TO light the gas
stove with a match, putting the
match into the stove after she had
turned the gas on. AS it did not
light Immediately she looked into the
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