The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

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Monday stating that pension of
eight dollars month had been grant
ed to the widow of the late II. III
Hay ward. Mrs. Hay ward lives on
the farm between lola and Humboldt.
The pension brings with it back pay
from January, 1894, giving her the
neat little sum of about $500. Her
many friends all over the county will
rejoice at her good fortune.
Bronson Record: 7. ID. Webster
was pleasantly surprised by some of
his neig h bors this week and Is guess
ng who it was. He has been patching
for some time, since Mrs. Webster has
been in lola, and last Tuesday while
he was at work some one broke into
his house, washed his dishes, pre-.
pared his supper and baked enough
pies to last him week. Wednesday
he was hunting someone to thank but
could not find the guilty parties.
There have been five cases of beer
at the Santa Fee depot for some time
and they have been getting to be very
"cold ones" Sunday night they be-
gan popping, nearly all of them hsv-
ing frozen and now about halt the
bottoms are out of the bottles. Sixty
quarts of booze wasting its sweetness
on the desert air sixty bottles de-
signed to give the bust head, eXpir-
ing from bust bottoms A depot
smelling like brewery Somebody
loser, and the public Indifferent
At the home Of Franklin b. Kerr,
at high noon Sunday, February II,
Jason r.. Sherrell and Miss Carrie NJ.
Kerr were joined i'm holy wedlock by
Rev. A. b. Bruner, pastor OF the NJ.
T.. church, pronounclng the beautiful
service. The presents We're varied,
but beautiful and useful. The dim
ner was most sumptuous and the best
of all lands, even the tropics, contribu-
ting. a quiet Sabbath delight per-
vaded the assembly with some streaks
of fun held in check only because of
the day.
The Sisters of Saint Francis Clinton
Iowa, Writes under the date of Jan
uary 81, 1897 about six months ago a
very reverend Clergyman recon-
mended Regan's rheumatism Rem.
edy to us as one of our sisters was a
severe sufferer from rheumatism Of
over three years duration. After she
had used one bottle of the remedy we
are pleased to say she was entirely
cured. We therefore cheerfully
recommend this wonderful remedy to
ali similarly afflicted and heartily
wish it the unlimited success 1t so
richly deserves. For sale by Evans
Bros. 81 per bottle
A little story of good fortune comes
there has lived there Mr.. and Mrs.
Shears, Mr.. Shears being in the
butcher business. Several years ago
Mrs. Shears brother, a nan named
McCOmas, left Humboldt and went to
Texas. Little or nothing has been
heard from him until last week when
letters came to Mrs. shears from
Texas lawyers stating that her brother
had died leaving property valued at
| $l4 900, and so far as they could learn
she was the heir. The little butcher
shop was closed and Mr.. Shears left
at once for Texas to embrace the I'M
expected windfall.
the Allen county Horticultural
society held its regular monthly
meeting in the q. A. r. hall Friday.
The members got together about II
O'Clock and the first thing on the
program was n spiritual discussion of
dinner. BY one O'Clock the business
session was called by President
Smeltzer and the following program
was carried out: Preparing the soil
for garden culture, A. l.. Harmon.
Pruning grape vines, |. b. Lawyer.
New varieties of fruit trees, vines
and berries, j. b. Fergus. There
were present about thirty members,
in spite of the bitter weather, and a
pleasant and: profitable meeting re-
suited.
Mr.. ID. Wolf. moved here from
Missouri Tuesday after a months cor
respondence with A. T.. Krut sch, OF
the Arkinsaw grocery on the north
side, and took rooms over his store.
For the past three days they have
been invoicing and last Friday Mr..
Wolf bought for cash the stock,
fixtures and business of Mr.. Krutsch.
Mr.. Wolf is a man of means ample
to enlarge and conduct the business
successfully and he brings the know
ledge acquired in many years of mer-
/ camilla awparianna with him Mr.