The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-05

ii. T.. Post, the missouri racine
traffic agent, was here Tuesday con-
ferring with the lola Wholesale
Grocery people and taking steps look
ing to locating them on the Pacific
right of way. The house wants to
build Its ware room near the railroad
and both roads have made overtures,
but 30 far no definite decision has
been reached.
When Mrs. Groth was arrested re-
Gently at Humboldt, there was q
warrant also for her son, Ernest, but
he skipped out and eluded capture.
Monday he returned to town and
was gathered in by the authorities
and bound over under bond to appear
for hearing He also is charged with
selling the drink that cheers to peo-
pie who were already very much too
cheerful.
The probate judge has the big Hum
boldt saloon mirror in his Office and ii
seems probable that he will have it
hung up and make people who want
to get married face 1t while the cere.
mony is being performed. When
they see how sheepish they look they
are supposed to Immediately hustle
around and get another couple to APP
pear, 40 that they can have their turn
at laughing.
Humboldt Union: Milt. Simpson
has leased his blacksmith shop to
Joseph Cave for year, and will go
to- lola Jan. LIST and commence the
erection of a shop in that city. Milt.
is a good blacksmith and tip.tOp
horse ehoer and we wish him success
in his new location, but wish he
could make up his mind to remain
here. We wish the new proprietor
of the 9TH street shop successful
year.
A man from Nebraska has been Wis
iting the Tom Anderson ranch for
several days and may buy some
blooded Polled Angus cattle. Tom
says that during the last year the
ranch has sold several punches OF
these cattle at 500 to eastern and
southern breeders. The cattle shows
have helped the price of fancy cattle
wonderfully and the ranch has die
posed of some $4,000 worth and has
several hundred headle!t.
The Humboldt Union thus Loyalty
concludes lite report of the prospective
removal of Tholen IL Achter 10 lola:
1--WE are sorry to hear of this removal, but
suppose the prOpTietors deem 1t best, and
they are the ones mainly concerned. Hum
bOldt has had Wholesale grocery house
for over twenty years and supposed II was
fixture here, but 1t seems not. We under
stand the move was made to keep a whole
sale grocery house from locating at lola,
which OF course is good business move.
However IL be wish The nrODriptOTS
success in their new location"
A REGISTER reporter caught Claude
Culbertson interviewing Probate
Judge Smith this morning and he
blu shed to the roots OF his hair when
the reporter looked at him. A STAN
merIng denial and q precipitate flight
on his part and calm assumption of
ignorance ON the judges part would
seem to indicate that Claudius
Aurelius Gully, supposed to be be-
yond hope, was really hoping
Action on the part of the No Hopes
is expected Immediately.
A. w. Beck is in receipt of a letter
from Jas. A. Davis, industrial COM
missioner of the Santa Fe, asking
several dozen questions about lola
and her raw materials. Mr.. Davis
has done considerable good to lola
already, item, Cement Plant, and his
continued interest as manifested by
the letter is very pleasing. The let
ter wants to know about the factories
now here, the mineral resources I'm
the way of coal, gas, clay, etc the
agricultural products of the country
and all the points which might lead
to interesting some prospective man.
ufacturer.