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

Mr.. and Mrs. II. ). Spencer, of
Osawatomie, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. A. +. Culbertson, OF n. Jeffer-
son street.
The Woodmen of this city are
unanimous in expressing their APP
probation Of the treatment OF them
at FIT. Scott Tuesday.
A REGISTER reporter counted
twtnty-one teams within three blocks
in this city yesterday which were
neither hitched nor held.
Mr.. A. p. Charles has moved from
the Edwards property on south
Washington street TO the Patterson
home Oh the corner of Colborn and
Broadway.
The REGISTER is sorry to learn that
r.. Nj. Purdom, who has been Ill Tor
several weeks, is thought to he grow.
ing worse, and 1t is feared that he
may not recover
Frank Jordan, of Texas, who has
been the guest of Sam Jordan return
ed home Tuesday. He was ac-
companied by his two brothers, Mas
tiers Albert and James.
Mrs. A. f. Culbertson returned
Tuesday from few days visit TO
her husband at Osawatomie. she
was accompanied home by {. Spen-
Ger and Miss Bell WyCoff.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hartman left Tuesday
morning over he Mo. Pac. for Co o.
RADIO Springs where she viii join the
Iolians already at that resort and en-
10y the mountains during the heated
term.
Mr.. Carmiin, who resides ON the
Fulton farm south of lola, says
that the army worm is thing of the
past, having disappeared from near
ly all fields as mysteriously az II
came.
X. c. STAR 1t has been so long
since lola has smelled coal smoke
that a steam merry-go-round which
IL run there by coal has been warned
that it must either use gas or get
out town.
Farmers residing near lola cay
that the army worm which has been
doing So much damage to the corn
crop IL rapidly disappearing. 1t is
to be hoped that this army has re-
ceived orders to muster out at once
Messers. f. c. Garvey, A. f.
| Edridge. f. Sykes, and +. :. Beuner
| the civil engineers who have been
here establishing grades for the
| santa Fee tracks 10 the Cement works
completed their task and went tC
| Chanute Tuesday
Mr.. G.. G. Johnson of this city ma,
a picture of the present speaker o
the house of congress which was
given TO him at the time that dig
nifty was i'm command Of Mr.. John
sons reg iment during the late war.
Ora C.. Mandelle, laborer a
Nicholsnn's smelter, had the littl,
finger of the left hand badly masheC
Wednesday bv falling bar ri
smelted zinc. II may he necessary
10 amputate II Mt the first joint from
the end.
Religious services were held at tn,
iail Sunday afternoon before
snnall audience of prisoners TIE
clergy of the c'tv are endos voring T.
have u Jail service each Sunday after
noon. each divine taking his turn il
the pulpit
The grading flr the new Santa +,
switch Is nearing completion. In
creased business at this point has
rendered II necessary tn have NOR
side tracks AZ hlockades have, IL
many instances recently been mar
rowly averted.
The executive committee of TIT
Southeast Kansas Teachers Associ
alton will meet in this city on Angus
9TH for the PM pose Of completing ar
rangements for the regular meeting
of the Association to be held here on
next Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. j. A. Wheeler. OF Detroit, AT
rived Monday with his wife ~,
two children, 10 assume his duties a
book keeper for the Cement Com
pany. The REGISTER is glad to wei
come the family and trusts they will
soon find themselves pleasantly q
home Ia lola.
Mrs GoshOrn has moved hel
millinery business to one Of the parlor
of her home and j. NJ Chambers ha
occupied the vacated building OF
Washington street with barbe
shop. Mr., Chambers came hers from
Topeka and the REGISTER hopes h.
viii do well.
The Lanyon Zinc Smelter Compan!
are repairing their roasters in lhei
smelters In this city. Besides thes
repairs they are building "a mammoth
smoke stack which Will be used il
the sulphuric acid works. The,
have also set the stakes for a stan,
tower which will hold $1,000 barrel
Of water.
Mr.. Cary Duncan, agent for Clarl
d Bates, lumbermen OF Kansas City
is in lola Friday,andconfirms thenew
item which appeared in recen
REGISTER that his firm would estah
lish yard at Gas City. While tn
yard is being established Mr.. Duncan
and his wife will remain in lola.
Mrs. g. Golf and daughter went {
Kansas City Friday where Mrs. Got
will take treatment for ner eye iron
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