The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-01

Eldorado Republican: "rhis time at
Lorena. Rumors reach here that
natural gas been struck near Lorefa,
in western Butler. 1t is said that
an lola gas man Is there, and that he
says the flow is as good as at lola"
The grading for new house track
at the Missouri Pacific depot Is being
done. Az soon as the new depot Is
flushed the old one will be moved to
the east end of the block and used as
a freight depot and the switch will
extend from the main line east of it,
west past the freight house over to
new depot.
The Northrups may begin the
foundation for their new building In
the next week or two, the delay be-
ing due to the limited supply of
brick which is available at any time.
Being interested in the brick plant
they feel delicate about filling their
own order while anyone wants brick
and the demand seems to be everlast.
ing.
Chanute has gun club composed Of
women. They hold regular meets, but
have been so unsuccessful with pigeons
that a movement has been started to sub
stitute ostrchs. The woman who kills the
most birds win then have feather in her
hat that lisa feather.-fold Register.
The women of Chanute seem to be
successful in bringing down the lola
dudes though, every pop Chanute
Tribune.
Mr.. II. Klaumann returned Mon
day from his trip east. He left here
some weeks ago and accompanied his
cousin, an Iowa farmer, to Illinois to
have a surgical operation for cancer
performed. The operation proved
fatal and Mr.. Klaumann remained
and fulfilled the sad duty of looking
after the funeral and settling up the
estate.
The lola land.seeker who missed his
pocket book and $40 after being driven
about the county by half dozen local real
estate men IN turn, has not yet recovered
his property, Mr.. VIII Wharton is Of the
opinion that he was lucky to get away with
his clothes. Ott1Ud Republican.
Any body in lola who knows any
thing about the above Is that much
ahead OF this paper,
Miss Clara 'Klaumann entertained
informally Saturday evening in homo
of Miss Mclaughlin, of Moran. A
very pleasant evening was spent 10y
the Young people present among
whom were: Misses Mclaughlin
! Rogers, of Moran, Beck Henderson
Kline, of Moran, Grove, Of Okla
homa, DeClute and Messrs. Hender
son, Willis Henderson, Doc Bowlu
and Rail.
The REGISTER IL sorry to learl
that viii Drumgould VINO has beef
very sick with typhoid fever, diet
about o'clock Tuesday. II,
was about forty years old and wa
one of the best known and most re
spected colored men in the county
He leaves a wife and four children
He was a member of the A. NJ.
church and the funeral was heldifror
the church Wednesday.
A kind word from the Minneapoli
MESSENGER A Wichita minister wen
TO lola with view of accepting tn
pastorate OF one OF the churche
there, hut after looking over the tow
concluded 1t was tough and will go a
a missionary To south Africa. Som
one worked a film fam game on tina
minister. There Is no more orderl
or better behaved town in Kansa
than lola.
Monday evening at the Thomso
Hotel pleasant little dinner part
was given by Mr.. Frank Knox, Nj
+. J. Brown and MI. A. G. Rhobertl
Mr.. Knox Ia out from Chicago visi
J ing his father, Judge Knox, and tn
other gentlemen are English friend
} visiting him. The gentlemen entel
tanned as guests Misses Dudley, Her
derson, Beck, Ewing and Mrs. Duo
! ley and Messrs. John and Will
Henderson.
The preliminary hearing of the tw
. boys, Wolfe and Aten, who were 81
rested by J p. Remsherg on a charg
of stealing grapes from his vineyard
took place before Mr.. PotterSaturda!
? The prosecution was conducted b
Gard d Gard and the defense wa
abundantly cared for by Ewing, SAY
age, Morse and Bennett. The heal
ing was before jury and war;
fight will be put up probably.
A recent letter from Guy Tredwa
dated August 10 announces h
marriage to Miss Anna Tear of Wict
tia, Kans. He met the lady, a teach
er in the school at Emporia, in ~
Her home is near Wichita but sh
was staying with her brother in Oh
cago. who IL a professor in the schoo
3 there. They took tour OF tn
northern lakes returning to his schot
work in Minnesota Sept lst wheI
= they will be at home in future.
Mr.. Wheeler, superintendent of tn
Cement Company, ls waiting for fini
orders to begin operations. The dat
set for the fret move is Septembt
9Th, and unless something new II
, terferes the work will be starte
about that time. And when wor
does begin there will be doings of
sIZe and importance going on in Iol
such as no other town In the Stat
can show. Good things are wort
waiting for.
Jim Williams, who is well know