The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-21

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Pettingill's jewelry store. Mr.. Mum
| sell says that the line will be extended
to Ft. Scott as rapidly as possibly,
connecting there with Kansas City.
Mrs l.. NJ. Merrell. agent for the
LeavenwOrth Home for the Friend
less, is in lola this week soliciting
funds for that institution. This is q
most deserving charity and Mrs.
MerIelPs appeal for help to carry it
on should meet with a ready and
generous response.
Mr.. Herbert Davis, of WATERFOWL,
5. d, who bought part of the Chase
tract. has returned To his home where
be will remain until fall and then
come to make his permanent home in
lola. He is very pleasant gentle
man and we are glad he is to become
a citizen of our town.
Mrs. Jane Bedell and daugh ter,
Maggie. of EldOrado, mother and
sister of our wide-awake jeweler, Geo.
Bedell, arrived in lola Monday even
ing and have gone to housekeeping
on North street. All their old lola
friends will be glad to meet them and
renew their acquaintance.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Culbertson, Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Fitzgerald and dsugh-
ter Oracle, Frank Travis and Glenn
Kreuter were in Wichita this week
attending the meeting of Grand Lodge
K. of P. Mr.. Krueter is the repre-
sentative from lola lodge. Mr.. FitZ-
gerald made a trip to Larned on his
way home.
The New York boy who was taken
to raise by Mr.. Willard Lowe, west
of the river, got tried Of plenty to eat
and plenty to wear and plenty of
fresh air and took French leave last
Monday. The last seen of him was
by some of the boys who reported
him slowed away in hog car which
was pointed east.
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
will give you good stock and good
work for little money.
Rev. A. :. Dechant will preach at
! the Reformed church Sunday morn
| ing and at Allen Center on Sunday
afternoon. 1t is very much regretted
! by the Reformed church people that
| these arrangements were made prior
/ to the Memorial services and since
| Rev. pechant can only be here once q
year they feel they can not miss the
opportunity of hearing him.
/ Colony Free Press: John Dupuy
went to lola Tuesday to accept a
! position in Mark Gillihan's tonsorial
/ parlOTs. John DickersOn
came up from lola Sunday, and was
So well entertained in Colony that he
did not return until Wednesday. He
is holding down a chair in the Null
link barber shop, in that city.
Hiawatha World: Miss Brewster,
assistant principal in the High school,
left Saturday for her home in lola.
She has won by her careful and
thorough work a high place in the
estimation of her patrons and the
respect and admiration of her pupils.
She will spend the summer visiting
in different points in California.
MI. anu MIS-. w =. lth6H Gilt iO
Parsons yesterday to be present at
the funeral of Mrs. Susan CrichtOn
HOxie, the wife of Mrs. Picken's
brother, whose death occurred last
Sunday in Toledo Ohio. Mrs. HOxie
was for many years associated with
Mrs. Picken on the faculty of the
State Normal school, and was very
dear friend.
Some of our sweet singers got to-
gether in the telephone exchange
office Monday evening and sang to
Mr.. Munsell at Humboldt, and Moran
and LaHsrpe who were eavesdrOpping
requested them to sing to those
places. The young people kindly
consented. Mr.. Munsell said it was
the sweetest music he ever heard and
that he could hear every word and
sound distinctly.
For eighteen years the Ottawa
Chautauqua Assembly has pleased
people of our State and charmed
strangers from abroad with its great
and grand educational, spiritualizing
and pleasure giving work. And this
year is not to be an exception in its
usefulness and power. No better pro-
gram of lectures, instructions or enter
tainments has been given than that
which the managers have prepared
for this year.
Humboldt Union: A COwley coun-
ty farmer one day last week noticed
several of his cows badly bloated from
eating new alfalfa. After one had
died and the others were pretty well
along the same route, he died a stick,
piece of hoe handle, crOsswife in the
mouth of each, holding the mouth OPP
en-. In less than two house the gas
had all escaped from the suffering ami
mails and they were saved. A simple
remedy indeed and easily tried.
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION. Edi-
tor Morrison, of Washington, Ind,
SUM-" writes: You have a valu-
able prescription in Electric Bit
tiers. and l can cheerfully recommend
it for Consumption and Sick Head
ache, and as a general system tonic it
has no equal" Mrs. Annie Stehle,