The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-14

the corner stone of the new Presby
terrain church that is being erected in
will be laid with apprOpri- |
ate ceremonies and services. All are |
invited to attend and hand TO those |
in charge any suitable article for de- |
post in the stone.
O. w. Bane, convict now in the
penitentiary, has written to Governor |
stanley that he has proof of the in
nocence of Willie Sell, who is in the
for life for the murder
of his family. Pardon me,n says
Bane, "and / will tell you all about
it.n County Attorney Cline, of Cher
okee county, recommends That az
Bane'e time IL up August 3rd that he
be pardoned and allowed to tell his
story. 1t will doubtless he int crest.
ing and will m AXE some good matter
for the daiies whether II is true or
not.
A Geneva eubscr Der sends us the
following paragraph and asks If 1t
is true:
gen. Funston. whose recent bravery In
the Philippines has commanded the ad-
miration Of the world is native Of North
Carolina. The Raidqi christian Adrocaie
hundred pounds but North Carolina Is
proud o. the manhood that is 10 him.
IL Is very GOOD Of North Carolina to
wish to claim him, but a. "A matter Of
fact Gen. Funston was born in ohio.
Humboldt Uniou When Allen
county earth is punched so full OF
holes that they ruo against each
other; when all the earth is used mp
in making brick, when the rocks are
all ground up for macadam and ce-
meut. and the water all used for fac
tory purposes, what in the thunder
will tee me Of its buildings and in
habitants. This is serious problem
dear people, and should he investi-
gated before we tear everything TO
smithereens, or else we might vote
bonds and buy new county.
Chanute has struck gas and the Tribune
will now probably hedge on that remark
made few days age to the eject that the
| town is too pretty TO be defled 10y dirty Old
| smelters Topeka Capital
Not bit. The Tribune is now and
always will he feminist smelters
Chanute is city OF beautiful homes
and nice people. Smelters kill vege-
] u
with deadly fumes and we don't want
them Chanutc Tribune.
III Kansas City would stand ny me
the way lola stands by her team,
would be n millionaire remarked
Manager Manning after the game yes
terday. The blues came down here
thinking they were going up against
a lot OF "taTmersn and that there
would be probably two hundred peO'
pie out to see the game. Tney were
very frank in saying that they return
ed home after their hard. won victory
" it'll much greater respect Tor the
town and the team than they had
thought it possible for them TO enter
tain.
Chanute Tribune: VIII Ptrkins, OF
more generally known az "GundN
Knox, a cOlOred boy, was arrested
at lola on the ball ground YESTERDAY
by Deputy Sheriff Mannatt, charged
with entering lodging room over
the State Bank and stealing lot o
clothing, etc, belonging 10 two rail
road men who were rUoming there
he was brought TO this city last eve
ing and this morning ne waived hi
|
noon by the sheriff. Most of tn,
property stolen has been recovered
ana he mas confessed TO the deed.
+. c. Remsberg, clerk of the schoo
board il taking the enumeration o
the children of school age and finish
ed his work in the fret ward Tues
day. Ii shows that there are 50
children in that ward between the
ages of 3 and ~ His power only ex
tends in the city limits and of cOurs
he can not catch those who liv,
in the various additions ust acrOs
The line, and who are In the TOWNSHIP
and will be memt g : OF the loli
schools. He save hat he feels safe II
saying that there are nearly l5U
children of school age in the city
These together with those in the ad
ditiOns will easily run the number M
TO 1000. lola is getting TO be city.
The man who travels for Barnard
d Company, the well known blanl
book manufacturers of st. Louis, wa
in town Tuesday, and admitted &
the officers at the court house tina
the hooks made for the county by tn
REGISTER Bindery were "all right
He would not admit OF course tina
they were as good as Barnard coult
make, hut AZ Mr.. WhitmoTe, of tn,
LRnyon Zinc Company, told humble
of people that he liked the books h'
got in this Office better than those ht
GO from Barnard, we are willing T.
= ID it 90 at that. The importan
point is that the man from ST. LOui
did not carry away any blank boot
orders with him from lola.
Moran Herald: j. NJ Rhodes wa
down To lola Wednesday on business
While he was there j. II. LockhRrt
chairman of the board of count.
commissioners, told him that he nat
been informed that Mr.. Pratt, owne
If the farm on which the house wa
burned north Of town, Intended I
bring suit against the county boar,
for ordering the house burned with
out any law giving them the pow Q
to thus act. The law gave them IN
noWar tn pnndamu the hOuEa bnt