The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25


ed the Geller property just south of
Del Northrup's residedce on South
Washington avenue. Mr.. Heller ex-
poets to go into business here.
Union Work at the brick plant is
being pushed with a vigor, the main
buildings are up, the machinery
nearly all in place, and If the weather
keeps on its good behavior brick
making will commences in week or
ten days. The pond is full of water,
and there will be no delay on that
account.
The Maine disaster furnishes an
excellent antidote for the stories of
he evils that befall bad boys. Three
men who had been bad in some way
were doing fatigue watch as a punisn-
ment on board the ship at the time of
the explosion. They were uninjured,
while had they been in bed as were
their betters, they would have perish.
ed.
salt Lake city, Utah.
BEGGs MFG. Co.
AS general thing I am down
on all kinds of patent medicines, but
am happily disappointed after trial
of Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup among
my customers and patients. 1t re-
lieves all throat and lung difficulties
at once. II. f. OGDEN, NJ. ID. c. b.
Spencer d Co.
The latest local explanation of the
destruction of the warshlp Maine is
that IL was ordered by the Gas Com
pany in order to divert attention from
tue pending bond election. This re-
port would not receive much credence
but for the fact that the Company has
already done such incredible things,
IL reports are to be trusted, that moth
ing can be put past it.
What does the man who was led
to believe that the price of gas would
be reduced think of the story told
the colored people around town,
namely, that within three years the
surplus gas revenue would he paying
their taxes. That revenue will have
to be mighty spry and active If it
does all Its advance agents and man.
ayers have promised it will do.
A few months ago, Mr.. Byron
Every, of Woodstock, Mich, was bad
ly afflicted with rheumatitm. His
right leg was swollen the full length,
causing him great suffering. He was
advised to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. The first bottle of it helped
him considerably and the second bot
tie effected cure. The 25 and so
cent sizes are for sale by Campbell Il
Christian.
Mr.. l.. b. Kline, receiver of the
Moran Bank, was IN lola this week
and filed his statement OF the
assets of the bank with the clerk of
the District Court. The showing is
a good one and Mr.. Kline is of the
opinion go far as he has yet been able
to make an estimate, that all the
claims against the bank can be paid
in full without an assessment upon
the Stockholders.
Onion: The Comptroller of the
Currency has intructed VIM. Rath,
Receiver of the First National bank,
to pay q divident of s per cent. to the
depositors Of the bank. Mr.. Rath
will commence handing out checks to
depositors next Monday. This is
the fourth dividend, which will make
66 per cent. paid to those who had
money in the bank when it failed two
years ago last January.
Envious slam from the Humboldt
Union: lola has q policeman who
wears helmet cap and uniform, 80
the crooks can keep watch on him
to see that he does no harm. Towns
of three times the size of lola have
their policemen dressed in citizens
clothes, but then those towns are not
VI ehS uiuSulOOu NdElbhy, anu nave
let the booms go by. lola will get
over these things by and by.
Capt. T. s. Slower left last Sunday
for FIT. Scott where he Joined an ex-
cursion to Mammoth Springs, Ark.
1t 10 one of the Moiiitt and Ed wards
excursions and Washington's birth
day Will he spent at that point.
There are several huge cotton mills
at the Springs and arrangements
have been made to run one for
the entertainment of the visitors. 1t
is delightful trip and Mr.. Slower
anticipated an elegant time.
Mr.. j. f. Standish, wife and two
children came in from California Fri
day and will visit Mr.. Stasdish's
aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Mason. The sudden jump from the
tropical rose-scented garden of Cali