The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Local Notes.

shop floor completely covered with
linoleum.
Is per cent. off on $50 trimmed hats
at Miss Priboth's Millinery. Next
week only.
Mrs. Jennie Richards came over
from Ft. Scott Wednesday to visit
Mrs. w. g. Allison.
Mrs. Harry Thompson and child re-
turned Tuesday from two months
visit in Terre Hsute, Ind.
Mrs. Lucy Nye and son arrived
from Springfield, Mo-, for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. d.
Shelter.
1 have three choice residence prop
critics in lola to exchange for small
farms in Allen County. Come and see
me. l.. Hobart.
Chanute Tribune Ed. Ritz, an old
Chaaute boy, who has been in Old
Mexico for about four years, was in
town today. He is now located at
lola.
The ladies of the Relief Corps will
have an inspection AT the hall on
Friday evening. All members are
urged to be present and to bring their
baskets.
Seven years ago Tuesday all
that was left Of the lola REGISTER
was its name, good will, subscription
list and debts. All the rest was
ashes and twisted iron.
MIR. uer, who it was reported some-
time ago had bought out Mr.. Yeager,
lie in charge and is running the bust
ness while his partner winds up the
affairs at the old stand in western
Kansas.
John Often and Barney Sullivan
went duck hunting Wednesday
They were sitting on a log discussing
their hard lnck when large goose
Kew overhead and Barney shot hole
clear through it.
The boys who went out to Savon-
burg last night say they has a rous-
ing Republican meeting. They say
also that Ssvonburg lie pushing right
along and getting to be better town
every day.
Beginning Tuesday morning taxes
could be paid and already the money
is coming In. Many people save up
money to pay taxes with and they
have no object in holding it and 30
pay at the first opportunity.
Mr.. A. A. Myers, who lived here
years ago and ran the tin shop where
Will Root learned his trade, came up
from Columbus, Kas., Tuesday. He
WAS remembered and warmly well
coined by number of old friends.
Fred Horton is drilling two gas
wells just east Of town. One is on the
Bunnell tract for @. A. Nicholson and
this morning the drill was 500 feet
deep. The other on the LETTERS place
for the lola Gas Co., is down 275 feet.
There were many rumors in lola
the last two days to the effect that
LaHarpe was rapidly becoming more
metropolitan in many ways than lola.
Particularly 80 in the matter of sun
day prize fights, one of which was
announced last Sunday.
The REGISTER presses are busy all
day these days printing the official
ballots for the approaching election.
Something over $4,000 ballots are re-
quired by the law for this county, and
as each one has to be printed on both
sides it requires $4,000 impressions.
Some work on the streets right now
would not be amiss. On West street
and North Jefferson, two of the most
used streets in town, are full of ruts
and holes, some of them six inches
deep. The street grader could remedy
this on the side streets, but the ma
cadamized streets need filling.
A comparison of registrations for
the last two elections is interesting
and shows that Iola's growth is not
tagging. Last spring there were
registered 798. The books have just
closed for the election next Tuesday
and show a registration of 1886, q
neat and inspiring gaia oil 289 in
about seven months.
lola people are dabbling in luxuriss
again. g. II. Giwosky has a hand
some new horse and buggy, as has
also Mr.. Munger. Fred Horton has
tustlbought stylish rig TO run behind
his prancing blacks. Randolph
Washington has been known to eat
as high as three meals in two days,
and, in short, money is flowing freely.
Mr.. and Mrs. r l. Hart entertained
number of friends at their home on
north Washington avenue Monday
ayanin0 In naIahPatton Of tho fifth nm