The Iola register., 1900-08-17

ing ana CaSh won't dare make them
pay.
Mary Friend was calledto Colorado
City, Colo, Monday by the news
that her brother, William was very
low. ItIhas been 30 years since she
has seen him and it is hoped that she
will arrive in time to see him alive.
The REGISTER had the pleasure the
other day of meeting X. G. Bray, one
of the Usage township boys, who has
been in Los Angeles, Cali, for a
number of years past. He is back in
Allen county and will probably stay.
The Episcopalians, Presbyterians,
Methodists and Catholics are all pre-
pairing to build churches in lola with
in the next year. All of them will be
handsome structures and will give the
city much more metropolitan look.
The Arkansas City papers say that
the Grays, the champion team of Kan
sas, have disbanded, most of the play
ers going to Salina. In the bunch of
champions was a half dozen old lola
players, Jamison, Hester, Moore
Davis.
Rev. MacLean has heard no word
from his brother who is a missionary
in China since the outbreak of the
present trouble. The dispatches have
stated that there is rioting and uprs-
ing at Kio Kiang, the city in which he
was stationed.
When Mr.. Barclay gets his new
walk down it should be the signal for
ANEW walk north from the New York
Store building. The block in which
the Northrup bank stands is to be
equipped with new flag stone walk
its entire length.
The paths leading downward have
always been much easier to follow
than those upward. The city officials
had this effect in mind when they laid
nice new walk around the city hall
to the side door which gives admission
to the police court.
The Santa Fe has erected a fine
crossing post and upon this attached
an electrical bell which begins to ring
when the train is still 1000 feet away
1t will be in operation in few days
and will give fair warning on the ap-
proach of the train.
Five columns of this weeks Mail e.
Breeze were we'll filled with reports
from all over the state OF voters re-
turning to Mckinley who voted for
Bryan four years ago. Many of the
reports are in punches of from ten to
twenty in one community.
The Bricktown boys gathered nine
together Sunday and went out to Gas
City where they proceeded to rub it in
to the Gas City nine in great shape.
The score ran so high in figures that
nobody could carry it around in his
head and so 1t was lost.
r. NJ. Booth, Elgin H., who has
just escaped very dangerous opera
tion writes us, "Beggs" German Salve
cured me of piles after everything else
had failed. l was preparing for an
operation, as a last resort. Would
not be without it if it costs so a box.
Sold by all Druggists.
c. f. Cory, of Fort Scott, referee
in Bankruptcy for this district was in
lola few hours Saturday. He re-
ports that all is in harmony among
the Republicans of Bourbon county
and that that county will give the
ticket big majority this fall.
VIM. Cunningham, who was ap-
pointed guardian for old man Black
burn and daughter of Mrs. Wixon,
of Humboldt, at the same time that he
was made administrator of the estate
of Horace Wixon, was in town
arranging for final settlement before
the probate court.
L. b. Baird and wife left last week
for Bartlesville, l. T. where Mr..
Baird and his brother own large
store. Mrs. Baird will remain there
a month and will then return here as
she has sister who desires to attend
our schools. Mr.. Baird will not re-
turn for several months.
The REGISTER this morningreceived
a short note from ode c. Nichols
now stationed at Baler, Philippine
Islands. He enclosed several Filipino
keepsakes, including a watch chain
made of native grasses, a string of
beads which he bought of Filipino
widower, and a sack of mating.
Larned Chronoscope: VIM. Bick-
ford arrived in the city last Sunday
night and on Monday morning com
menced operations with large force
Of mpn hui11inU the now Krouob h1ool~