The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-08-04

Maynard Bush visited the Chanute
gas well Monday morning and his JUDI
lnent is that there is about as much
gas there as there used to be in the
surface wells that were struck here
in the early days.
In July of 1898 the total amount of
money received at the lola postGflice
was a little under $500 In July OF
this year the gross receipts of the
Office were over 1925. And hat Is
the way we grow.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. DcClute and
MI. and Mrs. Rowland will leave ON
Sunday next, overland, for ElDorado
Springs, Mo-, where they 90 to spend
week or ten days. Their wagon
will be thoroughly equipped with
all conveniences for camping out.
While in ElDorado they will occupy
their tents.
The way to keep cool these hot
days IL to keep cool. The people who
are all the time fretting about the
awful weather, looking at the Their
mometer dozen times day aud
telling every body how hot It is, are
the ones who suffer the most. 1t Is
the ones who take things easy and go
right along with their usual work a.
| If nothing unusual were happening,
that get through the day with the
least discomfort aud fatigue.
Chemrvale Clarion: j. V Forcin.
ger, general watch inspector for the
Memphis Route, with headquarters
at Chicago, was in the city last night
and informed J. V. Merchant of his
appointment as division watch in
| spector for all the ii es s,uth of FIT
/ Scott. This will take about three
weeks of Eds time four times year.
He will have complete charge Of all
local inspectors and authority TO hold
a train a few minutes TO inspect an
Office or to carry a man with him to
inspect his watch. He will get u
good salary and also commission
All local watch inspectors purchase
their watches of him. We are glad
to see Cherryvale ability recognized
and we have more just as good.
lola advanced from 10Th to 23rd
place in the list of Kansas cities last
year, but ii was third on the list in
the matter of actual gain, only
Topeka, with its remarkable gain of
2,7l4, and Empire City, with its gain
of 900, exceeding lola with its gain
OF 5Sl. As matter of fact lola came
more nearly gaining thousand than
800 last year, the reason II does
not show on the list being that the
limits of the city were not extended
to take in the additions upon which
"A large portion of the newcomers had
located. Next year, when all these
additions are added to the presen
city, lola will take II jump that viii
land 1t right up next to Emporia and
Hutchinson.
The lola City Directory which il
now going through the press at this
Office, is going To be as complete q
directory as was ever published fol
any city. In addition to the usuaI
alphabetical list of the people, with
their occupation and residence, the
book will contain street and number
directory showing the location and
mum Der OF every lot on the townsite
a classified business directory, 8
lodge directory giving list of all the
lodges in tho city with their time and
place of meeting and names of officers
a church directory, a school directory
and the names of the City, County
aud State officers. In short the book
will answer nearly any question thai
could be asked about lola -Or any o.
its business interests. 1t VIII he a
volume of two hundred pages, printeC
on heavy paper, and well bound II
heavy boards, and lola will be proud
of IT,