The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-08
Tuesdays News

MISS Julla Evans lelt To-Day Ior
Cincinnati, Ohio, where she will visit
for couple OF months.
Miss Lulu Beymer was mp from
Chanute and visited her aunt, Mrs.
}. E. Jones yesterday.
Mr.. Roy johnson, of Neodesha, and
Mr.. Oliver, of FIT Smith, Ark, spent
yesterday with lola friends.
Miss Nellie Whitaker left for
visit in Nebraska last night, after a
short visit with relatives here.
F0und.-A purse with money has
been found and left at this office.
Owner may obtain same by settling
for this notice.
The county commissioners are hold
ing their regular quarterly meeting.
They will probably be in session two
or three days.
Charles aud Alta Wharton, who
have been visiting, their aunt, Miss
AIDA shank, left for their home III
Lyndon, Kansas, today.
MIR. and Mrs. F.. A Northrup and
children and Mrs. ID. p. Northrup and
children left for Manitou, Col, to
spend the summer today.
Chanute has mortgage on the
hearts of the lola boys since yester-
day and can foreclose any old time
che sees fit. She cent n delegation
of girls up to the celebration that was
hard to beat for good looks.
The only accident of yesterday was
the upsetting of carrisgeload of peO-
Pile going to the fair grounds. The
wagon turned completely over and
was dragged some distance, but
though full of people no one was hurt.
Dr. Henry strong died at his home
in Moran at $50 this morning, in the
ssth year OF his age. His death has
has been long expected, and all of his
children were at his bedside when
the end came. The funeral arrange
ments are not yet announced.
J. H. Mckee of Moran, bad a brown
wood-fibre telescope valise, about IL
by 20 inches stolen from his buggy al
the grounds yesterday, containing
his dinner, two plates and two
knives. The team was hitched just
east of the ice nous. at the northwest
corner of the grove.
Frank Travis with his accustomed
usefulness, offered to take water
melon home for lady yesterday
morning. No one was at the hous,
except a visiting young lady wh'
was not acquainted with the Ware
McAlister of lola. She went to tn
door and asked him curtly but pleas
antly to carry the goods to tn
kitchen. Frank carried them ant
the young lady has not vet discover
ed her error in mistaking him for tn
grocer's boy.
n. Swigart and family were in iron
Deer Creek and spent the day. H
returned home In the evening to fee,
and found that some one had entere,
the house, eaten all the rations visi
BILE, piled two large stones on the ia
BILE and rummaged through all tn
drawers, piling the contents on tn
floor. The silverware on the tabl
was not taken and only carefu
search will show what IL missing
Til this ID done the motive for tn
deed, whether for theft or for malic
onsness, will remain mystery.
Andrew Hudson, an old X. u. ba
who now belongs to the regular arti
lery was in town today. He returne
to Kansas to recruit for the 22nd an
: was ordered to stay here and recru
colored troops. He says the work
slow and that he is picking up sma
squads wherever he finds them r
recruits at Chanute today and toll
u the dozen or so boys who want to {
from here that they will be given
chance. Hudson spent several yea
& at military college and when Il
G war broke out he enlisted as reg
u lar volunteer cavalryman. Being Il
Z only qualified man in the compar
u he was elected lst lieutenant wit
rank Of captain.