The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-04

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Consultation free. See advertisement
of Chicago G rltive Institute in an
other column.
1t is respectfully urged that the city
council and commercial club get to-
gether and take steps to investigate
the exact effect of smelter smoke on
animals such as chiggers, fleas and
similar carnivari. Could 1t be shown
that such pests are destroyed, the
fact should be bulletined to the world
and the result would doubtless be an
increased immigration to lola.
Sleeper, Spencer, breckenridge,
Reinaert q Co., are putting in a very
handsome side walk in front of their
new block. Clay was hauled some
time ago and was tramped uown and
packed while wet by the walking
public. On top of this layer Of
smelter cinders and now the whole is
solid as rock. The large flag stones
from Redfield will make handsome
appearance of the block.
There is gang of loafers which
now infest the depots, crowding
around the stoves or occupying the
seats, which should be prohibited.
The ladies who have occasion to go to
the depots once in while complain
that these loafers either invade the
ladies' waiting room, or drive travel.
ing men out of their proper room into
the ladies' room. There is no reason
for this and it would do no harm to
have 1t stopped.
Mr.. Harmon left on the Noon train
Tuesday for Thuber, Texas, where
he will put in brick plant. A little
latter he will go to Vera Cruz, Mexico,
and put IN plant. Ae says that
there never was so much activity in
his line of business as during the
present season and that mis- firm could
not fill one order out of ten. And the
large part of the brick boom is in
the west. Nearly all the Kansas
plants are running night and day
and he expects to see handsome
business i'm Kansas next summer.
The wood sidewalk in Kansas is now
of proper age to rot, and nearly
every town is passing ordinaces
compelling the laying Of new brick
ones.
w. l.. McNall whose attempt
ed suicide is reported OH page 3
of this paper, is recovering rapidly
and will doubtless regain his health.
His father, Hon. Webb McNall,
arrived on Wednesday and had
a long talk with his son and
made future arrangements for his
welfare which are apparently satis-
factory to the latter. All the ex-
penses of medical attendance, room
rent and kilograms were cheerfully
liquidated by the old gentleman and
q goodly roll of bank notes left in the
sons hands. viii was also furnished
transportation to Topeka to be used
as soon az he feels able to travel, the
present intention being to go Satur.
day night. Mr.. McNall left on the
noon train for Kansas City where he
Will buy several car loads of cattle
which will be shipped to his large
stock farm near Gaylord. AS soon AZ
the young prodigal is able to work he
will be put In charge of the farm and
allowed to raise any number of fatte6
calves. to commemorate his return
In speaking of his sons act Mr.
McNall said he knew nothing of hi
being in want and would cheerfully
have helped him at any time. HI
had never heard of any previous at
tempts at suicide, the report of which
was based on the statement which
Will made to his attendants that thu
present trouble was nothing, as hi
had taken more poison without harm
before.