The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-06


Tuesday for visit with relatives
and friends. She now lives in Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, where her daugh-
ter, Nettie, Is attending the Colorad o
University. Her many friends here
are delighted to see her.
Ed Cain, whose serious illness some
time ago his friends feared would
prove fatal. is so far recovered that he
was able to be in town Tuesday. His
daughter. Miss Minnie, is married
that evening to Mr.. John ID. Gregg.
Invitations we're received by large
number OF lola people Saturday to
the wedding of Miss Eunlce Jennings
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 5. NJ. Jen-
nings, to Mr.. Gregg Of Emporia, We'd
nesday October II. They will make
their home in Emporia.
Mr.. Kingston, of Waverly, Kans.,
has taken the position at the Santa
Fe depot left vacant by the promo
linn of Clark Riggs. Mr.. Kingston is
bright energetic young man aud he
will doubtless soon adjust himself to
the change from quiet village to
hustling city.
The Shields-Barclay clothing com.
pany have torn out the entire front of
their building and replaced 1t with
plate glass. The doorway was removed
rom the center to the south side of
the front, thereby making room for
one of the largest and handsomest
display windows in town.
For all fresh cuts or wounds, in
either human subject or animal, "s a
dressing, BALLAR'S SNOW LIN
IN ENT Is excellent; while for sores on
working horses. especially II slow to
heal, or suppurating, its healing quail
tiles are unequaled. Price 25 and 80 cts
The work on the Santa Fe switch
to the Cement Works was begun Fri
day and now 1t IL only matter
of a week or go until the track will he
laid. Then the brick plant track will
undou btedly he put in 10y the same
work men and then the preliminaries
for the fracas will have been ar
ranged.
Mr.. Ladd, of Hutchinson, Kans.,
has been here the past two days
looking over the city for Chicago
capitalists who wish to place some Of
their money. As an evidence that
the gentlemen back of Mr.. Ladd are
sufficiently wellheeled to rank in
the best local society, il may he added
that they recently placed loan with
the Mexican government for $40, 000,-
600.
Mr.. Jones, who has n frame build
ing up on North Jefferson avenue,
Just south of DR.. McDowell's resi-.
dence, which he will occupy with a
grocery store, brought his wife to
lola Monday and will make this
home. Mrs. Jones IL very sick and
had to be carried 10 her room at the
Lawrence House, where they are
stopping.
The next council meeting Is expect
ing to result in the gathering into the
boeom of the city of lola the half dOZ-
en- outlying tracts which have beet
dded to the citv during the past
year OF two. This will increase the
population of the town something
like 1000 and will make IN town half
as large again on the map as it has
been.
Allen county farmers never follow
ed the advice of Mary Ellen Lease to
the extent of raising much hell, but
they have certainly been raising
cane this year, for every day tons of
wagon loads pass through town on
the waY to the Claiborne sOrghum
mill. Another year of fruit failure
has Taught the farmer to raise his
sweetness long drawn out
Some Of the farmers who raised tomatoes
! for the Girard canning factory this season
! got from lh' 10 22' bushels per acre and the
yield It is said, would have been doubled
almost Rad tnOt turned dry ut critical
time. The cannerv paid 10 cents n bushel
-LcdrepWOrth Times,
And why in the world wouldn't the
same he a good thing here? Within
a mile OF lola on every eide are creek
bottoms comprising hundreds of acres
suitable for garden patches, and were
n market offered this land would be
the most valuable i'm the country.
The Humboldt Relic il headed for
home and its arrival is confidently
expected before ice closes the river to
navigation. The Herald says:
The steamer Humboldt Relic Will be here
ready for business Sundsv. Two large
axles have been placed under the boat and
provided with wheels, and when rifle is
encountered n team o. horses win he hitch
ed 10 the boat and viii draw It until thereis
sufficient water to loat II.
The brick masuns Friday started
the ID Mann hotel building and
the walls are rising rapidly. This
when completed will he one of the
largest and handsomest in town, be-
ing three stories high and the two
wings occupying two entire lots
The work will he pushed right along
now and 1t ia hoped te have the struc-
ture finished before the new year.