The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-06-04

Coffeyville, and Miss Ada Myler came
up from Chanute Monday to visit their
parents and other relatives in lola.
The Arcade has put up a new sign
this week. 1t is one of the prettiest
signs in the city and the work was
done by an lola buy, Ralph Thrasher.
Scalds, Burns, Old Sores. Tumors,
Piles, all are relieved at once, and i'm
time effectually cured by the use of
that perfect ointment, BEGGs' GER
MAN SALvE. Ask your druggist for
sample. For sale by c. b. Spencer &
Co., North Side Square.
Mr.. Avery Turner, of Topeka,
Assistant General superintendent of
the Santa Fee system, superintendent
J. l.. Barnes and Assistant Superin-
tendent T. J. Whisenand of the
Santa Fe were in lola Tuesday look
| ing around and admirIng our progress.
DR.. G.. c. Maynard and his wife
drove down from Kincaid Wednes-
day and made this Office pleasant
visit. DR.. Maynard is a candidate
for the office of Chief Inspector at
Kansas City an Office which he is
specially qualified to fill and to which
we hope he will be appointed.
The knights of Pythias have added
to their pafaphernalia a stereOpticOn
and q number of views for use in
illustrating the lessons taught in each
of the three degrees. The boys are
Justly proud of the acquisition, which
certainly adds greatly to the beauty
and impressiveness Of their ceremon-
| les.
Parties thinking of erecting monu-
ments or tomb stones at the grave of
their friends will save money by call
ing on Palmer d Null of lola. They
have good stock on hand to select
from IfyOu wish work for decoration
do not delay but call at once. We
4 will give You good stock and good
work for little money,
There was a big crowd at the Pony
and Dog show last Thursday night,
and it was well entertained. The
dogs were no great shakes, but the
ponies were the best trained horses
ever seen here. Diamond Dick
wanted to buy the whole outfit and
keep it here, but the owner thought
he has too good thing.
John Henderson has the right kind
of grit. He has been doing news
paper work at Lawrence to pay his
expenses at the University where he
has been taking a post graduate
course for the past year. And next
year he will continue his studies at
Chicago University, paying his way
by work on the Chicago papers.
At the semi-annual election of the
NeOshO Lodge, Knights of Pytbias,
last Monday evening the following
officers were elected for tine ensuing
six months: G.. c., &. A. Clark; V. G..
J. E. Chastain; P, ThOs. H. BOwlus;
NJ. F., II. Steyer; NJ. E., w. j. Evans;
NJ. W., Gus Krannich; NJ. A, Ord
Christians; |. G., Frank Scott; o. G.,
F. L. Travis; K. r. and s., James
Wakefield.
One of the most interesting events
of the coming week will be the Piano
Recital of Miss Aida Kirkton, of
Garrett, assisted by Miss Emma Pax
ton. soprano, at the Opera House on
Tuesday evening, June 8. Miss
KirktOn is pupil Of Mrs. j. r. Pep
per and lovers of music may be as
sured of a treat in hearing her.
The Kansas Property Improvement
Company, of which James Wakefield
is president and Frank Travis secre-
tary, have got out a lot of circulars
advertising the advantages of lola
and Allen county in handsome way
, The corporation includes some of our
most pushing and public spirited
young men and will do good work for
the town.
The Vita scope showed to small
houses last Friday and Saturday. II
people realized what a miracle it is,
what a marvel of chemical and me-
chanical ingenuity, the hall wouldn't
have held the crowd. The electrical
part of the machine that was here
was built by Prof Blake. of the State
University, and the managers of the
show were University students.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church took
charge of the evening services last
Sunday and presented an entertain
ing program consisting of papers by
Mrs. MOunser and Mrs. Ewart and
recitations by Miss Ruth Ewing and
Miss Grace Kinney. The singing by
Miss Lena Long, who takes the place
! in the church choir which Miss Mel
lie Shelter so long and acceptably
filled, added an enjoyable feature to
the exercises.
We publish elsewhere in this num-
Der, with much pleasure, commune
; cation from some Of our friends at
Piqua, in regard to the closing of the
joints there This letter affords an
other illustration of the fact that
whiskey is fool If the jOintists had
! been content to observe common
decency by respecting the Sabbath,
they might not have been disturbed
: in their week day violation of the law
But they had to have Sunday also!
And so they were choked to death
, by their own greed.
The infant child of the late Mrs.
Kate (Ellis) Miller died at the home
of its grandparents, Clifton, Okla,
last Saturday. The remains were