The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

over 200 tons of fine firm ice at North
rup's ford, which will average from
II to 8 Inches in thickness. This IL
the best natural ice crop grown here
for years-just as the REGISTER pre-.
diced when the ice plant came. This
ice Is for the use Of the firm in their
market.
Bin COnl"y and Judge Smith were
in horrible mood today, due to the !
bad weriher, and spent the morning
di.cnssing human chances of saliva
ton ana damuation, with the evil
dence very much in preronderence un
The latter side. Conley wa4 psrticu-
larry despjndent, but the Judge mau-
sgei to- cheer him up on the subject
of the human race generally although
unable to say much for Bills own
chances
Contains had a narrow escape yes
terday from being burned from stove ut
his home ON the East side. He was pokiug
wood fire when all of sudden the fire
caught draugbt and the flames bursted
out In his face. What hair he has on his
head and his eye brows were singod r.
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All of which shows how exceeding
ly dangerous wood or coal is and is
another reason why careful thought.
ful patres Mmiiiarum are moving their
families to lola where gas is the only
fuel.
The Emp0ria Gazette has the follow
ing in write up of a recent society
event and, judging hy recent events
la lola, 1t will be read with large,
appteciatiye sigh here eighty more
or less Young people made what the
-ociety reporter would call pretty
party at the wigwam Last night.
The same nOmen clalure would desig-
nate it as the society event of the sea-
son The party was organized and
engineered by the girls, who deserve
much credit Tor the delightful evening
Incidentally it may he said that the
boys OF this town are no earthly good
aud that they haven't enough get-uI
to do the Ornamental standing around
of he boarding house keeper II II
wasn't for the girls of this town there
would be no more social life here than
there Is around the north pole.n
Mr.. Charles OF the lola Gas Company,
who is going to drill here called at the
Nous Office Wednesday. lie says that they
will commence drilling in n few days The
derrick is up and as soOu as the boiler gets
here they will be ready for business In
response 10 an inquiry II he thought that
there was gas here MIR. Charles said that he
believed there was, aud believed 1t 80
strong that his company was willing to
r back their judgement with their money in
sinking VOLS. All Yates Center hopes that
they will succeed. Yates Ccncer NcCs
And all lola seconds the hope mos
sincerely.
Miller Bros. proprietOrs of the corr
mill on the south eide of town, hav,
decided to utilize all the power @
their big gas engine, by putting NOR,
machinery in their mill and thereb,
double their present capacity. The!
!, say they may also put in machiner!
tor making flour. This they have no
y decided upon, but they are gettin!
=, ready to handle the business whel
/ rola's population reaches the 1000
/ no'ch. They are ente p is ng ant
ambitious young men ana the REGIS
TER Is glad to note the growth q
-. their business.
DID you notice that little item fl
, "a recent paper about the children
% getting mired down in the mud " hill
:. trying to reach the north side schOo
house for the reason that there are n
street crossings? That item did no
exaggerate the facts at all. One q
the young lady teachers furnished
the information, and she said more
over that she should he obliged her
l. self to get pair of rubber boots II
order to wade through the mud. An'
all for lack Of two or three crossing
= that the city administration has beer
petilinnrd again end again to pu