The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-15

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at work these days, rebuilding the
west wall and making repairs where
ever needed. They have put up
large ice house just south of the main
building and are ready now for winter.
McCUok Post and Corps will hold a
Joint Installation of officers, according
to their custom, tomorrow, Saturday
night. Members of both orders are
invited to come early with well filled
baskets, so as 10 serve supper at six
O'clock.
f.. H. Ruble naoved into the house
recently vacated by J. s. McClain
yesterday. A lex. Brown is moving
to his property in The south part of
town. Mrs. Thompson Will move into
the Leland and Mrs. Arnett into the
Pennsylvania Hotel.
J. A. Robinson and brother Warren
left Tuesday for Rensselaer,, Ind.
where the former gentleman went to
tell them about lola" Frank Robin
son of North Dakota, who was here on
visit, accompanied them to Kansas
City, on his way home.
The many friends of Mrs. Laura
(Chad wick) Ash will regret to learn
of her death which took place at her
home i'm Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 6, 1897,
after brief illness. Her husband
and four children, the eldest but 8
years of age, mourn her loss.
Dorothy Lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekah, installed their new officers
last night, following the ceremonies
with an elaborate banquet. About "a
members of the Garnett Lodge came
down to attend the exercises and the
occasion WAS greatly enjoyed by
both hosts and guests.
Writing to renew his subscription
/ to "the old home paper, Mr.. j. j.
Daley, of Chicago, says: MAY the
REGISTERS flag of prosperity live to
! float over lola when she becomes q
city of twenty Thousand inhabitants
through the medium of natural gas
and honest advertising J"
Constable Cunningham came uI
from Humboldt Monday to bring be-
fore the Probate Court William James
an aged resident of Humboldt, whose
nina has recently become unbalanced
An inquiry resulted in a verdict IL
accordance with the facts and appli
cation has been made for his admls
sion to the State Asylum.
Every once in awhile some human
being falls into error. The REGISTER
hired a man to make up the list OF
new houses and other improvement:
which it printed last week. He tool
two days To do the work; and then M
omitted one of the best houses IL
town, the fine residence just cOmplet'
Ell by Mr.. McClain. Accidents viii
happen.
A tea party at the home of Mr.. anC
Mrs. G. H. DeClute given by Miss Idi
McHugh in honor of Miss Mcmillan
last Saturday evening was one OF TIT
pleasant social events of the week
In addition to the guest of honor Mes
danes Smith, Evans, Mcneil anC
Ewing and Misses Wright, Mcneil
Reimert, Bula Reimert, Evans, FOust
Jennings, Smeltzer and Ewart wer
present.
The big slx-inch main Of the Coop
erative Gas Company sprung a leal
in front of KIaumann's store the othe
day. And incidentally the joke is OF
several good people who talked som
before they found out just where thu
break was. The facts are that sucf
an accident is likely t" occur ever
with the best of material and tn
most skilled wOrkmen, and the bes
thing is to not get excited about 1t.
A reader of the REGISTER at La
mar, Mo, writes the following note
by which it appears that little Bessie
Spicer is not the only fortunate cnil'
in the world.
I happen to know a little one, who like
little Bessie Spicer has four great grand par
r ents. Rev. ]. f. Myler and wife OF lola, KAN
saS. and Mr. Cook and wife, of Harrisburg
, Illinois four grand parents r; f. oliver
and wife and J. B. Atchison and wife. Its
parents are I. Z. oliver aud wife OF Kansas
t,ity and the name of the little one is Myler
, DOno oliver.
Talking about money being scarce
had you noticed that the two bank
of lola had on deposit Dec. %, 1896
|, SIG, DDS. so? Assuming that one-thir
of the people of the county do thei
S banking here that is S35 per capita
This money does not belong to tn
banks remember, but to prObabl!
? 1000 people who leave it on depOsi
; because they have no immediate US
for it. 1t certainly argues a prett,
fair financial condition for thi
vicinity.
-, The city council met in special ses
= sion Wednesday night ana passe
! an ordinance granting the People
Telephone Company the right to us
the streets of the city for the purpOs
D of erecting poles and lines. The oil
dinance provides that after the in
l come of the Company at this plac
e shall amount 10 $1,000 a year, it sha
>. pay the city an annual tax of D pc
cent. on the total receipts. The Com
pany has not yet stated whether c
not it will accept the ordinance
1 AS party of rabbit hunters wer
J. coming home Wednesday evening tn
hind wheels of their wagon drOppe
! into a sunken gas pipe ditch Opposit
y Mrs. ChOllette's, breaking the coul
y ling pole and letting the front end {
= the wagon down with lurch tina
= threw the boys into the mud in gret
d shape. Fortunately no body wa
:. hurt, and the damage done was NJ