The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-30
MORAN.
HARRY BAssETT, Reporter.

new 0eIlVery wagon WHICH Ie very
neat and attractive.
The Farmers and Mechanics Lum-
Der Co. was robbed Tuesday night.
The burglar went in the back way
and helped himself to some small
change, a bicycle and lamp and q few
other things. There is no clue to the
guilty party.
l.. II. GOrrell, formerly of this place
but now of Centerville. Kans., had
his left arm broken by maui recent
ly. Later the arm was injured again
while it was being dressed. Mr..
Gorrell's friends will be sorry to
hear uf his misfortune and it perhaps
would not be out of place to suggest
hear that any who are owing him
would confer a great favor by settling
with him at once as he needs the
money.
Blanche Smith and Mrs. Nelson
drove to lola last Wednesday.
Mesdames F. E. and H. d. McCOr-
mick returned from Deerfield, Mo-,
last week where they bad been visit
ing.
Last week the Junior Christian En-
deavorers accepted an invitation to
hold a picnic at the Elsmore school
house with the Juniors OF ElsmOre.
They report a fine time.
Mrs. HumistOn came down from
Kincaid to spend the Sabbath with
relatives.
Mrs. Jewell and Mrs. Chenault and
children, of lola, spent Monday night
at Dr.. Jewell's. They were on their
way to Missouri to visit relatives.
Eddie and Ollie Sutherland of Car
lyle have been visiting friends here
lately.
L. Hobart, of lola, was in town one
day last week.
Little Claude Stafford fell from a
hay loft one day last week. He is re-
covering from his bruises nicely. 1t
is wonder that he was not fatally
injured.
Last Thursday morning an attempt
was made to burn the building Oc-
cupied by the Moran Bank but the
night watch saw the smoke escaping
from under the side walk and i'm
mediately gave the alarm and the
flames were soon extinguished- The
fire was started underneath the
building. The unknown miscreant
crawled under the building started
the fire and then crawled out again.
Some one must be very anxious to de-
stroy property in Moran. 1t is GER
tainIy to be hoped that this matter
may be ferreted out and the guilty
party or parties discovered and pun
ished. Such things are becoming
entirely too numerous in our city.
The Bronson bloodhound was brought
over Thursday and taken to the Bank
but he failed to take the scent so of
course nothing was accomplished.
Last Wednesday J. s. Tanning
was taken violently ill and though
everything was done to save his life
he passed away Sabbath afternoon.
The funeral was held in the NJ. E.
church Monday afternoon and was
attended by large number of friends.
Saunders Post q. A. r. and the WO-
mans Relief Corps attended in body.
Rev. Henshaw preached an excellent
sermon from the text, ''There is but a
step between me and death" The
remains were inferred in the Moran
cemetery. "Joe' Tanning, as he was
familiarity called, will be greatly
missed by his many friends, and his
bereaved wife and children have the
sympathy of the community
The Nj. f. church was filled last
Saturday afternoon by the friends and
relatives of Miss Ollie Smith whose
death on the proceeding Thursday
was announced to her friends in
MOIdu ny boloS tdLl. MISS SLGllH udU
been some time with relatives in
WaverIy. Her illness covered a
period of about four weeks. All that
could be done to. prOlong her useful
life proved vain. Rev. w. A. Howard
of Princeton conducted the funeral
services and paid fitting tribute to
the memory of the deceased. The
remains were laid to rest in the Moran
cemetery, Miss Smith had a long
list Of friends and acquaintance, all
of whom sympathize with the stricken
family circle.
Last Thursday small but merry
party of Moran young folks went up
to HOsley's Grove for a picnic. A
regular picnic" is reported.
Rev. Charles Evans delivered his
farewell sermon at the Presbyterian
church last Sabbath morning.