The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-06-25

Thieves broke into d. Ewart 4 Co.'S.
store Monday night by cutting the
screen and prying up one of the
windows at the rear end. They must
have been .'OntO their job" for they
turnea down the gas aud then knew
right where TO find the best clothing
in the house. A good suit of clothes
rs the only thing that has been missed,
but other articles may have been
taken. Some one also stole Grant
Billbe's harness and buggy the same
night.
Special attention is called to the
announcement of Supt. Billie of the
lecture by Prof. Frank Nelson which
is TO take the place of the usual ex-
ercises by the graduates on the Oc-
casiOn of the Common School COM
mencement on Tuesday evening,
June 20. Prof. Nelson is not only
scholar and gentleman, but he is an
orator of mnch more than usual ability
and power, and no matter how hot it
may be next Tuesday it will pay you
to 60 out and hear him.
Mr.. I. B. Lawyer was called to
ElDOrsdo Monday by the death of
his fsther-in-law, Mr.. UtZ. Mr.. Utz
was born in Friedrich (nOw CarrOlD
county, Maryland, April "a, 1907 and
died June 20, 1897, at ElDOfadO, Kan.
in the 9th year of his age. He was
married twice, and reared three
daughters and one son, all of whom
he has survived except one daughter,
Mrs. Laura Griggs, now living IN
western Kansas. The remains were
buried in the lola cemetery, Rev.
Hankins officiating.
We regret to record the death by
suicide, on last Thursday night of
Adam Harclerode, of ElsmOre town.
ship. MI. HarclerOde was very old
and feeble and of late has been down.
cast and despondenC to the verge of
insanity. 1t was doubtless in one OF
these moods when, to his disOrderd
brain the burden of life seemed great
er than he could bear, that he deter
mined to finish the story aud close
the book. An aged wife and five
children are left to receive the SYM
patty of their friends.
The city council had special meet
, ing Wednesday night to consider
petitions for building permits. Eight
were granted. seven for brick bust
, ness houses, and one for frame adj
f dition to Prices livery barn. There
was q petition also for bowling alley
license, but it was promptly denied.
The council will hold an adjourned
meeting next Wednesday night to
consider a revision of the license
ordinance. Merry-gO-rOunds, shoot
ing galleries and good many other
amusement devices have come into
vogue since the old ordinance was
framed, and a new one is wanted to
bring the city code up to the times.
Last week completed the 14th year
of the existence of the Moran Herald
and the editor, Jay Matthews, prints
an interesting sketch of the paper and
his connection with it which began
the day it's material arrived and has
continued, off and on, ever since. 1t
should certainly be a matter of pride
to Mr.. Matthews that he is now the
owner and editor of the paper on
which he began as ''red-headed devil"
, for he has climbed the ladder unaided
except by his own pluck and perse-
verance and brains. The Herald is
becoming more and more a power for
good in its section year by year and
we'll deserves the excellent support it
t receives.
Moran suffered a severe loss from
I, fire on Tuesday night, the Moran
Bank and PettingilPs jewelry store
and photograph gallery being entire
lly destroyed, and the Pennsylvania
, hotel was badly damaged. The fire
: started in the bank and was undOubt-
!, edly the work of incendiaries, as
: there has been no fire in the building
= since cold weather. The building
: and its fixtures were total loss, ex-
cept for $500 insurance. Some of the
goods in Pettingill's store were saved
: but his loss will be close to $1,000 as
t there was no insurance. The hotel
9 was only saved by the hardest work,
T all the south windows being burned
= out and much of the furniture dam
| aged. We understand that both
D buildings will be rebuilt.
Mr.. j. n. Sapp, of MarmatOn, who
/ is the living image of Cy. Leland
: was in lola Monday and made this
: office a welcome call. Mr.. Sapp re-
g called a barbecue given by the old
r League out in his neighbOrhoOd about
g twenty years ago, at which the late
T Dudley c. Haskell was the principal
speaker. The brave Congressman
6 advised the Leaguers to buy theil
lands and not to take any chances,
;, saving that even if the%railroad title
: were bad it would cost the settlers
+ more to prosecute the case than the
= lands would cost at the low price
! they were then offered. How many
thousands of dollars and how many
wears of contentment and happiness
better off these men would have beef
= if they had followed that advise!
: EFF. Caldwell, formerly of Carlyle
!, was elected President of the Republi
: can State League at Topeka last week
= Caldwell has come up through mighty
u discouraging circumstances. He go
. his start herding cattle up on the
prairie with us as partner. 1t is
wonder he ever got over it. Then he
s plugged along on the farm till he wa:
l. about twenty years old, when he con,
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