The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25

III lClNN ElGdSdDl ICllGIS. lneY TePu-
late and invigorate the stomach, liver aud
bowels. By all medicine dealers.
Friday morning the train which
brings in the Kansas City papers was
an hour late. and the lineup in the
post-office was unusual. 1t reached
from the delivery window to the front
door and stood there waiting for the
mail. Above and around and beneath
1t drifted a current of smoke, the
mingled product of pipes and cigars
and cigarettes, so thick that it made
deposit all over the walls and floor.
Finally the boys who have to work in
the room went into cahOots and turn
ed out all the fires and opened the
doors. After the frost had formed
about an inch deep on the goose flesh
of the patient crowd, they quietly
snook. That was the way the report
got such general circulation this morn.
ing that the temperature was below
zero.
Thursday afternoon a pleasant sur
prise party was sprung upon Mrs.
William Thrasher in honor of her
sixty fifth birthday. \ number of
her friends gathered at her home in
the south part of town and completely
surprised her. Mr.. Thrasher was
also in the dark and upon his late
arrival for dinner came upon dinner
party in complete possession Of his
house and board. He gracefully ac-
cepted the inevitable and joined in
the fun. A number of handsome
presents were given to Mrs. Thrasher
and the entire party wish her many
happy returns of the day. Those
present were: MIR. and Mrs. Decker,
Mrs. T. f. Kelly, Mrs. EIdridge, Mr..
Dick Eldridge, Mrs. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Servey, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Emily But
Ter, Miss Grace Kelley and Mise Ruth
Kelley.
Mrs. l.. A. Watson Friday put a re-
plevin summons in the hands OF the
constable To be served on w. A. Bail
ey ordering him to appear before Jus
tice Potter to answer to the charge of
refusing to turn over to her household
goods belonging to her and retained
by defendant. Mrs. Watson ran the
New York house and when she retired
leased the hotel furniture and house
hold goods to Bailey. She went to
Humboldt and when she wanted to re-
gain possession of thegoods the defend
ant refused to deliver them. Today
she took forcible possession and swore
out the complaint to which defendant
will answer next Monday. A number
OF lola bachelors are houselss in con-
sequence and as Bill Keith expressed
1t: have gone into the hands of re-
ceiver. Mr.. Baily has since rented some
household furniture from one of the
second hand stores and will continue
to do business at the old stand.
"Down with the traitorous Span
lard Such was the cry which rang
down lola streets last night when the
X. n. q. heard of the latest Maine
dispatches. War talk was all the go
and the boys were very positive that
when the cruel Spaniard saw long
John Thomas, and Kinney and
Pompey, backed up by Randolph and
coupe" their dismay would know no
limits. And in point of loyalty, no
one establishment is ready to give
more hearts blood than this office.
Bostwick and Knapp and Bush and
Harris, all placed the limit of time in
which Spain could be licked at one
week, six days and half to get TO
them and half day to settle 1t.
Captain Slower says that he is only
waiting now To hear from Lieut.. Hull.
The plan Of campaign as marked out
by the officers IL to turn StOver's fat
pug loose and while the famished
soldiers are pursuing it, to stab lem
in the back and seize the Notifications.
The boys In this office have decided
that rs soon as war is declared they
will start out quietly and try to take
the enemy In the rear. In order to do
thus they will make long detour, via
KlOndiks.