The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-11-05

| IL OPOhSOA ~ W nOi vi SAOO cluaTt.
Mrs. J. H. Ramsey, who has beer
clerking at Ewart's for some months
has been obliged to give up her plac,
on account of failing health, and will
return, with her husband, to Colony
She will be missed by the friends she
made here.
j. A. Nicholson, the rustIng broom
corn broker, drove up with
Trustee Rundquist from EIsmOre Mon.
day and came to the REGIsTEB
office TO order some stationary. They
started at O'clnck a. m, and had q
chilly enough drive against that cold
northwest wind.
The President of the Universal
History class, which did such pleas
ant and profitable work last winter,
hereby announces that the class will
meet for reorganization at the home
of Prof. Picken on Monday evening,
Nov. s. Not only all the old class,
but any others who think they would
like to take up the work, are cordially
invited to be present.
The new clothing store in the Rich.
ards building, 1.-The Famous" OPEN
ed its doors Saturday and was
crowded with visitors all day, a
REGISTER reporter noticing many
people there from long distance. 1t
is evident from the outset that Mr..
HershkOwitch knows all about the
clothing business, and the new store
will no doubt get Its share of the
trade.
Warrants were sworn out Satur-
day evening charging Louis Whit
lock and G. G.. LuckOch with selling
Intoxicating liquors in a manner for
hidden by the State prohibitory law.
they were both arrested and lodged
in the county Jail. A peculiar feature
of the case is that the place chosen
for dispensing fire water and hop tea
was house on north Walnut street
belonging to Rev E. A. King, who
is attending school at Lecompton.
Rat Grubbs aud Ben Hickey dis
puted over the latter's right to keep
dollar that he had snatched from the
formers hand last Sunday. The
argument became fast and furious and
when Will AilstOck arrived, he was
just in time to arrest Grubb's hand
which was making graceful sweeps
preliminary 10 passing a razor across
the swallOwer of AilstOck. We are
glad to say that Hickey stills takes
his breath and food the usual way
and ALPS well that ends well.
Miss Mary Decker, oldest daugh ler
of our genial county treasurer, enter
tanned few of her friends at her
pleasant home on north Sycamore
street Friday evening. The time was
spent with games and con-
Dainty refreshments were
served during the evening. Those
present were: Misses Bonnie Post,
Florence Bean, Cora Mcdonald, Nellie
Coffield, Gertie Hobart, Pearl Auder-
son, Mamie Waters and Clara COzad,
and Messrs. Ralph Brown, Homer
Dean Allison, John
Tuggles, Harvey DOwler and Scott
Gard.
Moran Herald: Not long since Mrs.
w. A. Ross deposited her purse con-
tanning SIS in currency i'll the oven of
her gasoline stove while she came up
town. On going home she had fo;-
COTTON about the money and the stove
was put in operation. When it came
to her mind that the money was in
the oven she at once removed it from
its place of safety only to find it burn
ed to a crisp. The purse and money |
were sent to the Treasury Department |
at Washington for redemption of the
whereupon she received a |
check this week for SIS for the mutt !
ated money.
Word was received here late Monday ,
hight of the death at Chanute on that
lay of Mr.. w. B. Allcock, at
he age of S3years. The deceased has
for some time with heart
rouble and his death was expected at
my time. He has lived in Chanute
or the past twenty years and leaves
wide circle of friends who extend
incere sympathy to the bereaved
elatives. His wife, three sons and
wo daughters, one of whom is Mrs.
\. L. Taylor, OF this city. survive him.
lie was an uncle of Geo. and VIM.
Davis, proprietors of our Touring
Mills.
The reporter for the REGISTER rode
p from the station this morning in
ompany with three bags of "filthy :
lcre," two bags of 81 900 and one of
800. 1t is the small (?) change Ship Z
ed in twice a month by the Robert
.anyon's Sons Spelter Co. for paw
ay. We felt all the itching desire of
ne kleptOmaniac but our early train
lg was remembered in time to save r
8. The fact that the bags weighed ,
bout sixty pounds each fortified our ,
scruples, we admit.
!, 800 in chicken feed" is a lot of {
loney to circulate in a heap and !
bows that Iola's pay roll is not being Y
fected by the fall in the mercury.
Mr.. F. S. Bennett, immigration 6
gent for the Missouri Pacific railroad :.
nd one of the biggest real estate l
gents in eastern Kansas, has at last c
ecided to join the procession at lola. {
e has bought lot l in the X. p. I. =
'mpany's addition, and has 9
'dered lumber for one of the hand
'mest houses in the town. During
le past four years Mr.. Bennett has f
andled over ], 400 immigrants. We y
e very glad indeed to make this an =
and feel sure that orr II
ty will be materially benefited by
10 addition of such an active and G.
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