The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-03-05

The Allen County Horticultural So
ciety will hold its next meeting at the
residence of A. l.. Harmon on Friday
March II Come with your baskets
well filled and enjoy the day admir-
ing the beauties of nature. BY order
Of Committee.
T. NJ. Gregory, of Greeley county,
was here last week and bought the
Woods place, northeast of lola. His
uncle. Mr.. A. S Ruby, also of Gree
ley county, will occupy the place.
These gentlemen are old friends and
neighbors OF b. F. Linderman.
w. C. Adams returned from a visit
of about fourteen weeks in California
Wednesday. He went there for the
benefit of his health and we are
pleased to not that he has been bene-
flied. He visited some relatives in
Kansas City a day or two on his way
home.
j. z. Keeny, sheriff of Anderson
county, came down to lola Tuesday
and took George Thomas back with
him, who will be tried there in the
district court on the charge of MUIR
der. He has been confined in our Jail
because the Garnett Jail is considered
unsafe.
Miss Minnie Brown has had a
building erected on Washington ave-
nue. which she will occupy with her
dress cutting school. Things have
come to such a pass in lola that the
only way to get into business here is
to build a house. There are no va
cant rooms.
Mrs. NOla F. Kline and her two
little children, of Baldwin, Mich, are
i'm town, the guests of her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. u. Miller, and
will prOba bly, remain about six weeks.
Mrs. Kline "growed up" here and
has hosts of friends who are delight
ed to see her.
Miss Blanche Richards returned
Sunday morning from a visit of about
three months with her sister, Mrs.
Leslie f. Potter, of Omaha, Neb. We
are glad to report that the change of
climate was very beneficial to Miss
Blanche's health. Her many friends
rejoice to welcome ner home.
Miss Belle Evans, who was in this
city last week, the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. H. NJ. Miller, left last Friday
morning for EmpOria, Kansas City
and st. Lonis. at which places she
will make short visits before return
ing to her home in Logansport, Ind.
Mrs. Miller accompanied her as far
as Piqua.
Albert Needy, who used to work
for Mr.. Patterson in the Pennysl-
vania hotel, but who has been in
Texas for some time, is again in the
city working for J. d. Arnett at the
above named hotel. Since leaving
lola Albert has had long siege of
sickness which has somewhat altered
his looks.
1t was cold and gusty last Friday
and Frank Canatsey was the only
member of the Gun Club so crazy for
fun as to go down to the shooting
grounds. He set a blue rock up
against the fence and shot until he
broke it, and then came up town and
claimed the medal on the ground that
his was the best score made that day.
Rev. s. b. Fleming d. D., SynOdi-
cal Superintendent of Kansas, will
preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and also at
night unless otherwise announced.
The night address will be especially
in the line of mems thoughts and
needs. Every young man who hears
DR.. Fleming will be repaid for his
abtoHuduCO upOh OhO Sol NAOO'
Clarence Thomas did not go to the
Territory as we announced last week.
He started, but only got as far as
Winfield, when he fright about face"
and came hOme,-brOke. They do say
that the reason he returned home so
promptly was that he saw real live
Indian and some one told him that
the woods were full of them out where
he intended going. So he decided to
return home to his papa.
The scheme at Chanute to get gas
is to have the Forest Oil Company
bring it to the city limits and furnish
it to a local company which shall pipe
the town, the Forest having 60 per
cent. and the local company 40 per
cent. of the gross receipts. The gas
will probably be brought from Long
ton, about Is miles from Chanute.
The local company will sell SO shares
and sell the gas at S1.00.
Z we are very much cOmplimented
Ia raoaiva from the authOr a conv