The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18

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near LaHarpe and is building der
rick for another well.
Emporis is about to issue $30,0OC
bonds to build two new school houses
to replace two of the present ones
which have been condemned as un
safe.
Mrs. G.. 5. Potter returned Monday
morning from visit with her mother
in Lathrop, Mo. The old lady is now
% years old and is still in fairly good
health.
T. NJ. Swift has finished the jot
Of plumbing in the Thomson house.
1t took 900 feet of pipe which will
furnish gas for thirteen stoves and
thirty-hve lights.
GarDett Piaindealer Mrs. Cecil, OF
lola, arrived Saturday afternoon aud
is the guest of Mrs. 2. f. Keeney.
They were neighbors in the western
part of the state.
The mad dog business has grown to
such extensive proportions in the
southeast part of the state that all the
best people now include mad stone
in their wardrobe.
The household goods of Mr.. :.
Heller who recently moved here from
Iowa and bought property on South
Washington have arrived and he will
begin housekeeping at once.
1t again becomes our embarrassing
duty to inform the citizins of lola that
the registration books are now open
at the Office of the city clerk, and if
you don't register you can't vote!
Chanute Blade: Chanute is now
connected by telephone to Humboldt,
lola, Moran, Fort Scott and other
neighboring towns, the line having
been completed from Humboldt yes
terday.
Have you noticed the growing ten.
dency of lola people to jab each other
in the ribs on the street? 1t is not
due to growing pugnacity, but to in
creased population and should be
borne and reciprocated.
DR.. j. II. Johnson, of Kansas City.
was in lola Saturday, the guest of
&. Golf. The doctor has considera BILE
city property here and was down
looking after it. He is delighted with
the rapid growth of lola.
The w. G. 4. L. of lola are prepar-
ing to hold memorial services at the
opera house next Sunday evening for
Miss Frances Willard. A very inter-
esting program lie being prepared and
will be published in due time.
One of the boys in the REGISTER
office is authority for the statement
that Claernce Norton, Allen county's
editor of the Kansas Farmer, now
parts his name in the middle and
signs himself j Clarence Norton.
Mr.. Dickinson man of consider
able wealth was in lola Monday
and looked the town over. He was
on his way from st. Louis to Hum
boldt and has prospective factories
of various kinds in his minds eve.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Medi-
cine is unquestionably the best
remedy for the Throat and
Lungs. Pleasant to take
and is GUARANTEED.
EVANS BROS.
One Of the reports of the recent
council meeting says that III. Cutler
complained that Tommy Booth is
maintaining a nuisance in his pig pen"
A man who will shut up a nuisance
in such place ought to be prosecuted.
WANTED-By two thoroughly ex-
perienced newspaper men, to lease
good weekly paper in eastern Kansas
or western Missouri. Best of refer
ences. County seat preferred. May
buy, if for sale. Address lock box
$40, Olathe, Kan.
Where can you invest money more
rroiltably than by buying bottle of
PRfcKLY ASH BIrTERs, you get four
for one. A kidney medicine, a liver
tonic, stomach strengthened and
bowel cleanser. Four medicines for
one dollar. Sold by Chas b. Spencer
a. Co,
The editor Of the REGISTER went to
Kansas City Monday to attend meet
ing of tie committee of editors APP
pointed at the last meeting of the
State Editorial Association TO devise
ways and means to raise funds to help
in the erection of monument to the
late John A. Martin,
Marriage licenses have been rare
of late and so far in March only three
have been issued. On March S, to