The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-11

are sorry to lose him.
A crippled man who has been
around town week or more is hav-
ing a street stand built on DeClute's
corner from which he will dissipate
popcorn and soda-pop to the public
which dissipates that way.
Quite q crowd of Bronson people
were in town Monday most ofthem on
their way to Sunday School con-
vention in Ottawa. Among them
were Rev. Trip, and Miss Edith
Adams and Miss Myrtle Moore.
Mr.. Vsnriper, nephew of David
and Gaylord Robinson who has been
visiting them, returned Tuesday to his
home In Knox county, Ill. He was
highly pleased with lola and may
decide to return and locate here.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Medi-
cine is sunque-iionahly the best
remedy ior The Throat and
Lungs Pleasant to take
and is GUARANTEED.
EVANS Bros.
Since w. A. Cowan made
known his plan, he has been APP
preached and informed that he
was not the only man who had
figured that way and that his guess
was somewhat in the nature OF an eX.
pose.
WANTED-By two thoroughly ex-
perienced newspaper men, to lease a
good weekly paper in eastern Kansas
or western Missouri. Best of refer
ences. County seat preferred. May
buy, IL for sale. Address lock box
$40, Olathe, Kan.
Shep. Moore, who was injured in a
runaway last fall as readers of the
REGISTER will remember, has so far
recovered as to he able to get around
on crutches. He hopes with the aid
of cork leg to recover part of his
lost spryness before long
February, 1898 was the best month
in the history of the Missouri Pacific
railroad at lola. All kinds OF freight,
running up into the hundreds of cars,
was hauled and the last day was a
good example for March as fifteen car
loads were handled here.
Somebody broke into Fred He'll
mans barn the other night and car
ried away about 600 feet of pine lum-
ber he had stored there. This is the
second time Fred has been robbed OF
lum Der, and he will pay five dollars
for the apprehension of the thief.
The hedge fences along the north
side of the town site adjoining the
Buchanan place have been cut down
and everything is ready to plat that
| part of the country. The south slope
of the hill will afford some of the
handsomest residence lots in town.
A man rushed up to the Bank o.
Allen County Monday about 4:30 p
IN. and found the door locked. AS he
turned away he murmured: "Gues'
they must have closed all the joints.
When Geo. \. Bowlus heard 1t, h'
tore his place where the hair ought tC
| be.
The medicine company that II
running an ad stating that "thous
ands of people have dyspepsia anC
don't know it" ought to be prosecuted
if one case can be found where a vic
tim has been aroused from ignoran
bliss. He Is not apt to thank the dis
coverers.
Johnny Hart says that within twt
years he will wager that he ride
from Humboldt to LaHarpe on stree
car. He puts the forfeit high-agree
to walk if the line is not built. II
those knowing John, this wager Seems
binding and would indicate firm
conviction.
Col. Nelson, insurance man, is her,
adjusting fire claim. Speaking o
b. J. Mitchell to the boys he said
at was awful the way Mitch got hi
mouth burned wasn't it ?" "Why
how" was the immediate response
"Oh, singing hot time" said Nelson
and they all smoked.
The lola churches are keeping uI
with the growth of the town as i
shown by the increased attendance
Sunday at the Methodist churcl
there were 22S in the Sunday schoo
class and as this number crowded tn
room 1t was decided to hold one elias
in the parsonage hereafter.
Four young darkies have CLAIM
on West street near Washington ave
nue. and they daily entertain a crow,
of people with their antics and sian,
as they play "bull ring" An aver