The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-20

Lea venWorth Times: This is some-
thing to be proud of: OF the 5000
volunteers enlisted in Kansas, there
is not man who can not read or
write. Ninety per cent of them are
as well educated as the average COM
missioned officer in the army of
Spain.
Webster Johnson returned from
Emporia Saturday where he had at
tended the State ). :. Convention.
He brings the good news that Miss
Nettie Wise, who has had very
severe attack for nearly year, of
inflamatory rheumatism, is now much
better.
The three year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Peck died of measles
last Saturday morning at the home
four miles west of lola and was inter-
red in the lola cemetery Saturday
afternoon. The bereaved parents
have the deep sympathy of their
many friends.
Judge Gard: "Lsst spring while
fishing 1 caught a pound catfish
which put on a string and tied to
the bank Before l got across the
river l heard a splash and returning
found that a thirty-gve pound cat
had swallowed the one-pounder.
got 'em both" Comment is unneces-
sary.
j. H. Newbarn, M. d., of White
field, one of the foremost doctors in
the Indian Territory writes: ~ have
recommended and sold Beggs' Blood
Purifier for the past five years and
am pleased to say 1t has no equal in
any blood medicine that l have ever
tried" Sold by Spencer, North Side
Druggist.
Bert Thomson, son of Mrs. A
Thomson of the Thomson Hotel, was
fooling with fishing pole and line
Saturday evening and gave the pole
quick jerk as if catching fish and
the hook flew up and buried its point
in his lower lip. DR.. Short was pass
ing by and he cut it out for the sue
cessful angler.
salt Lake City, Utah. Beggs' Mfg
Co. AS a general thing | am down
on all kinds of patent medicines, but
am happily disappointed after trai
of Beggs' CHEEKY Cough Syrup among
my customers and patients. 1t re-
lieves all throat and lung difficulties
at once. H. f. Ogden, NJ. d. Spen
Ger, North Side Druggist.
The lola Mfg. Co.'S. plant is busy
place and work is piled up which
will keep them busy for many weeks
all of which is very gratifying t
lola people. A new iron building
to be used as blacksmith shop il
being erected just north of the plan
ing mill and this will give them adj
ditional facilities for work.
Married at the home of the BRIDE
mother, Mrs. Frank Campbell, at II
a. M, Sunday May Is, Mr.. JOIN
Often and Miss Clara Burris, Rev
VIM, Hankins. officiating. None bu
the immediate relatives of the brid,
were present, but the hundreds o
friends of the two young people Will
wish them future of happiness anC
prosperity.
Mr.. w II. Clark, who.lives in tn
south part of town, suffered a sever,
attack of heart failure, to which he II
subject, while returning home will
the mail Sunday He was standing
in front of Roots tin shop reading tn
war news when the attack occurred
and he fell on the walk. The weak
ness passed quickly and Marsha
Mann took him home in a hack
Think of this from Lew Horville
A crowd was discussing the compare
tive education of the American an,
Spanish soldiers and the fact that al
the Kansas boys can read and write
while many Spanish officers can not
"Read and Write" shouted Lew
"why the bloomin' idiots can't eve
make their mark, to Judge by tn
way they've been shooting lately !"
A little "shot at the goose AM
/
killed the gander" incident Saturda.
resulted in Chas. Sargent being place,
In the lola Jail. Policeman Lucocl
went north Saturday on a clue tina
the bigamist Madden was in Colony
He found no trace of Madden, bu
found Chas. Sargent in Garnetl
where he had fled to escape the $24. 8
fine awaiting him in police court,