The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-08

can county central committee at the !
court house next Thursday, Sept. Ia, |
at 1880 p. m.
Wilson County Sun; The Commercial
hotel has changed hands again and
this time 1t looks as If 1t means bust
mess. A. H. Brown, an old hotel man
and one of the oldest citizens of A lien
county, according to the lola REGIS.
TER, has leased it and will take pos
session next week, The Sun has
printed them full supply of station
cry, which shows, to us at least,
that they have started out right.
The Kansas City journal has been
printing the pictures of the queens
of the numerous carnivals over this
section OF the country. This morn
ing 1t had the picture of Miss Mullau,
OF Waterloo, Ia, and in the accom-
panying sketch said she was Zone of
the most beautiful young ladies of
the city, The picture made her
look like cross between "a irish
and Indian and aged about forty
If she survives the sigh, IL will
prove that she possesses rare good
qualities which will make up for the
defects which the picture portrays,
if true.
WANTED-We will pay $1,000 a
week salary to either a man or wO-
man to represent the Midland Month
~ Magazine as n SUBSCRIPTION solicit
tor. The Maitland is the same size as
McClures or the Cosmopolitan. 1t
is now in its sixth year and ia the
only Magazine of this kind published
Ia. a s....t
some premium given to each suit
scriber. Send 10 cents for n copy of
the Midland and premium list to the
TWENTIETH CENTURY PUBLISHING
Co., 81. Louis, Mo.
The report of the statement of the
settlement of Gus Kraunich's insur.
ance was written after an interview
with him and stated the facts as the
reporter understood them to be. Mr..
Bennett, the agent for the company,
says, however, that the report was
erroneous in one or two important
particulars. The face of the policy
was $500, but as Krannlch's loss was
but partial he only claimed 800, and
the company paid $3.50. Mr.. Bennett
says the adjuster did not threaten 10
take the case into the court, but ad.
mitted from the first that his com.
pany was liable for the loss.
Gus Krannich Is unfortunate in
the matter of his insurance. The ad-
iustor held that the fact of his moving
his stock of goods and the insurance
not having been changed although
the policy was in the hands of the
10 3al agent Tor change, he declared
gave the company grounds on which
a fight might be made and Gus,
rather than accept battle and the
consequent loss of time and possible
loss of all the insurance and costs.
was in position where he had totake
anything with a thank you" The
amount of the insurance carried was
about $500 and the amount he col
lected was $3.50.
The board of county commissioners
met Monday for the purpose of
accepting the new iron bridge over
Coon Creek at the west side of the
lola Cemetery. 1t will be remember
ed that an agreement was reached
whereby the township put in a bridge
at the southeast corner ofthe ceme-
terry and the county one at the south
west corner. The new bridge will be
twenty. five feet long, built of good
stone abutments and having an iron
span. Hereafter the dirty, little
stream will be unable to stop traffic
on the river road.
Ernest Birdsall, who was accident.
ly shot by his brother Walter about
five months ago Is still unable TO
stand on his injured limb. He has
been planning 10 enter the bushes
college this fail and put abrace on the
leg where the supporting bone was
shot away, severe pain led to an
examination and small piece OF
bone over an inch long was drawn
from the wound. An an exhibition
OF pure clean grit, the young man
who has been LAID up nearly hall a
year sat and without tlinching
watched the operation. His friends
all hope that in time he viii fully
recover his former health ana
strength.
a former resident of Allen county
writing a business letter to
the editor of the REGISTER adds this
postscript: 81 wish to congratulated YOU
on the material growth in the various
issues OF the REGISTER. Also on the
material and splendid growth of the
city of lola and adjacent territory as
far east as LaHarpe and south of
Rock Greek, even taking i'm Shale
Mound which our Il. l.. Byrun OF
early times once said was hole in
the ground when he first came to
this county, and which hole in the
ground it is likely to be when the
new brick plant is in full blast. And
last but not least / want to congratu-
late the Republican party on its
candidate for county treasurer. /
ascrioe the prosperity and growth of
lola and its adjacent territory to the
untiring efforts and Unlimited adver-
tising given IL by you and the
REGISTER While the last state.
ment is too sweeping to be entirely
justified, yet the REGISTER is deeply
gratified to have assurance that II
has been at least factor in the pros
perity and growth referred to.