The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-08-19

ductor passed on down the aisle. 1t
is a fact that thousands of railroad
and travelling men never take a trip
without this Remedy, which is the
best cure for bowel disorders in the
world 25 and 80 cent bottles for sale
by Campbell & BurreDl.
Pitsburg T'ribune-The four block |
plant of the Empire Zine Co. at Joplin
is reported, by those who returned
from the log roll at that place, TO have
been wiped out by fire during the
night. The burning OF these
smelters will he quite loss to Joplin,
as 1t will throw nearly three hundred
workmen out of employment upon
whom about twelve hundred persons
depend for support. The
works of the Empire Zinc Co. cost SIS,
600. 1t is not learned IL the plant will
be rebuilt Immediately but 1t lie pro-
bable that the company will rebuild.
Lawrence Journal Prof. A. C. Scott,
of the Oklahoma agricultural college.
has accepted the invitation to deliver
the annual address at the opening Of
Kansas university on September 8
Prof. Scott Is well known for his
literary ability, and holds the chair
of English literature in the Oklahoma
| college. An lola boy. writing
homl, says of Ed. Little that he "has
nc more pull here than l would have
in the lola police court" The war
has demonstrated the fact that Kan.
sas has some very bright writers who
have escaped the drudgery of a
newspaper grind,
| Last sunday night there was riot
of colored soldiers in Topeka. The
prime mover in the fuss was one Ben
Hickey, late Of lola. Ben got fight
| ing jag ou and fired his revolver at
everything in sight. The entire police
force OF the city was called out to
gather him in and he knocked the
! stuffin' out of three or tour "a 1t was.
! When he had been safely locked up
/ MS COiul dueS ubN leu dIouuu tue JAN
all night. AT this safe distance the
! REGISTER ventures to remark that
Benjamin always was IA somewhat
eccentric individual. The fact was
noticed IN lola before his departure to
the war.
Phtsburg Tribune; Many of the early
settlers will remember Mr.. A.
Durham who used to be the steady
black smith at the Robert LanyOn
smelters in this city. He has for
many years been located at Scammon
and he has pounded iron for the
smelter firm for long time and a
more faithful man never struck a
blow. The closing down of the
Scammon smelters has thrown him
out and he has gone to the city of lola
for a job and will no doubt locate in
that city. We hope he has a
permanent JOB .... The Pittsburg
members of NJ. w. A lodge are max
ing preparations for the coming NJ.
w. of A. Log Roll to take place at
lola September Let. The Foresters
are drilling with the expectation OF
carrying Off their share of honors.
Things are coming to such a pass
that tor convenience an understand.
ing will have to he arrived at by lola
people 50 that when they talk about a
smelter one will know (Which"
smelter. The Robert Lanyon's sons
Smelter should be called mo. l." not
only because IL was the first to locate
here but because 1t Is the largest in
town. The w, d j, Lanyon smelter
might properly be styled mo. . !"
The Lanyon shelter this side of La
Harpe is mo. g." The Cherokee
+ Lanyon smelter at Rose Hill school
house is mo. L." The McRea Il DAILY
smelter at the same place is "No. So
And last (up-tO-date) the Nicholson
smelter just east of town is mo. 6 "
There are six of kind that are inn
possible to beat and hereafter the
REGISTER may see fit to refer to them
in that order when brief mention is
made to one of them.
Mr.. l.. A. Nichols, of Chicago, has
returned to lola. Mr.. Nichols rep
resents the La sale Smelling Com
pany, and he has just returned from
trip through southeastern Kansas
Every town he visited put on its best
bib and tucker, opened up bottled
gas well, drove him over the city
and the local paper devoted half q
column to showing why II Mr.. Mic
hols knew what was what and want
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