The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-22


the cold folks" to leave Kansas for
good. Mrs. Colborn will probably !
leave in short time and her many
lola friends will think of her daily
during the warm months, out in the
cool mountain country.
The following item from the Cha
mute Sun would seem to indicate that
the A lien County Fair will have no
compe ition on the south this year:
"The directors met Yesterday and re-
solved not to nave fair mere this fall.
The action IL I'm consequences of Rawl-
1ngs canoeing his lease of the track.
The fair grounds will be used for
pasturage, and Chauute people who
delight in such amusements can seek
them I'm other towns. Some of the
stockholders are exceedingly wrathy
over 1t. q"
What has become of the man who
used to rise up of the curbing with a
dusty tear in his eye aud a mouth full
of grit and, as he gsZed through the
/ impenetrable gloom occasioned by the
migration of the south end of town
in atoms to the north part, exclaim-
| ed: "Why in the name OF all the
/ prophets, don't u town that puts on
as much style as lola own and opera
te, borrow or steal street sprinkler?'
The law against cruelty to human an.
finals ought to make some provision
against dust necessary.
There are now eleven residents in
the county jail, to say nothing OF tue
iailors aud bed bugs. Henry Mas
seth, a Piqua jointist; Jim Reedy, u
Yates Center jointist; Geo. Laramie,
a Yates Center fighter; Moses Rush. a
shoe thief of Humboldt; -- Fergu-
son, an lola jointist; viii Gay, grip
thief; l.. ID. Brown, horse thief; -
Robinson, La Harpe jointst; aud
three drunken tramps. 1t has been
a good while since there was such a
congestion of population in this pop.
ular resort.
The REGISTER is pleased to ac-
knowledge the receipt of cards an
nounciug the marriage, at the home
of the brides parents, DR.. and Mrs.
f.. II. Russell of Kansas City, Kansas,
of Miss Josephine Russell and Mr..
Alfred stewart, of Troy, Montana.
Both OF these young people formerly
lived in Humboldt and are well
known and have many friends both
there and at lola, who wish them a
life OF happiness. They Will reside in
Troy, Montana, where Mr.. Stewart
holds responsible position.
a business house with all Its
"fixinsn was sold Saturday afternoon
by Chas. Bishop for two dollars
Who can claim nov that lola real
estate is out of reach Of the poorest
man? The establishment sold in.
cluded the building, shelving, count.
ers and all the appurtenances of the
Hot Tamale joint on Walnut street
which was the scene of the late la.
mented "Chile Queens" operations
1t is rumored that the purchaser
Miles Fisher, bought the concern
chiefly 10 obtain an old sign which
is credited with having come fren
Spain which read mo Lofing"
There will be an interest ing con
test up at Neosho Falls over the
bridge which fell down there recent.
, ly. The customary sign on the
bridge announced the fine of several
hundred dollars for driving over
twenty-five head of cattle at one time
on the bridge aud Inge had good
many more. On the other hand the
bridge had been in an unsafe condi,
ton for years, being twenty-six years
old and swayed and wobbled from the
jar of an ordinary wagon. If the
county sues Inge for driving too many
cattle on the bridge, he will counter.
sue for damages. 1t will he a game
of toss-penny, heads or tails, who
wins.
AHd now comes therryVale before
the world with the claim-at least the
story had reached these proportions
: when 1t reached Iola-that she ha:
struck an 100000 well. Private in
formation from an authority that can
not be disputed places the well al
100000. A mighty good we'll and q
reason for great joy in Cherryvale
but -! The statement will be found
on record in the REGISTER files thai
Allen county has the only gas we'll:
In Kansas of capacity over 3,000,00C
, and that statement stands. The new
, well at Cherryvale is on the came
, pocket as the brick yard we'll which
measured a little over 100000 three
years ago. Good luck, Cherryvale
! but don't get out of your class.