The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-04


Frank Neer and Miss Nellie Often
hacker at the home of the brides
parents at Los Angeles, Cali. MIR.
Neer is son of ID. G.. Neer, living |
south of lola, and his mauy Allen
county friends will join the REGISTER
in congratulations and good wishes.
Sunday was day of surprises |
The hour set for the wedding WAS
changed without notice and one Lew
is Coffield was lost in the shuttle,
Lewis was to have been best man,
but when the time came his courage
had ali fed, taking him along aud
in spite of diligept search his
whereah bouts remains unknown even
to this day.
PaOla Republican: The shot that
struck gas in lola has echoed almost
around the world. From far off
Belgium comes proposition from
syndicate Of capitalists who desire to
locate large window glass factory in
our sister town. The agent of pros
perity seems to have showered Kan
sas with the best he had i'm stock and
lola appears to have had first pick of
the lot.
Usage City Free Press: Jap Apple,
who was sent to the penitentiary from
Allen county for burglary and
robbery, and who has served about
eighteen months of a l0-year sentence,
is asking Gov. Leedy to pardon him.
If we are not mistaken, when Jap
gets through with the Allen county
affair he has little score to settle
with Usage county. He escaped from
our Jail and went to Allen county.
Last Friday while men were blast
ing holes for trees on South Walnut
street i'm front of Mr. l.. II. Wishard's
house, u huge chunk of frozen earth
was thrown across tho street and .
piece of it went through d. Ewart's
front window. The window was a
tered into fragments. The family
was good deal frightened by the
crash and was under the impression
for time that the house was falling
down.
The deputy Bank Commissioner,
who recently took charge of the affairs
of the Bank of Moran, has completed
his report, but has not yet made it
public. 1t Is settled, however, that
the bank will not be able to go on as
in the past as was hoped at first.
Word came from Topeka Saturday
appointing l.. b. Kline receiver aud
he will take charge at once. Mr. Kin
ne is a well known and popular man
and his appointment ia sure to give
satisfaction to everyone concerned.
Milo Adkins, one of the two men
who cleaned out thewell at the south
west corner of the square, says that
the water has run in until. it is near
: the top of the well. He doesn't think
it is surface water either, but incllnss
to the belief that the well has gradu'
ally filled from the vein below. The
3 water seems to he clean and pure and
could be used were II not for the fact
, that when operations ceased the buck
/ cts and chains were all dumped into
3 the dry well to prevent their being
r stolen.
l Mr.. J. +. Higgins a contractor anC
builder who recently came here from
Gallatin, Mo-, has moved into No. 20
Q North street. He is a pleasant gen
. teman and has succeeded in tn,
8 short time ne has been here in getting
4 a number of contracts. He il now
Q finishing house for Mrs. Robinson
{ on North street and his work Is be
ing very favorably commented upon
Mr.. Higgins lived hare ten year.
q ago and married Miss Luella Rhoda
q barger. The REGISTER is glad t.
1 welcome them to lola,
0 Harmon Hobart is in hard luck
Y Last week he received a marked copy
> of al Illinois paper containing an an
nouncement of the marriage OF n Ger
r tain young lady with whom he ha
a correspondent for over year. IL
y knew she was pretty and the daugh
/ ter of a banker, but he decided iron
the town where she came from tina
q it was only small bank that he
p. pater owned. And now comes tn
| l.. IL.
says the old gentleman was million
q aire and had money to burn.
y 1t would be mighty good move Of
t the part of the management of tn
s Opera House to either exclude tn
n small boys who are i'm the habit q
n occupying the front row, or tie then
r in their chairs. People are annoyed
at nearly every show by lot of kid
l. | Va hn unaroh nnigilV tn thair plapas ne