The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-11-16

to Humboldt some weeks ago at the
invitation of Mrs. VIM. Cunningham
but were prevented by the weather,
drove down Saturday to spend the
day. Mrs. G.. A. Bowlus, Mrs. A. j.
Fulton, Mrs. NJ. l.. Brewster, Mrs. II.
r.. Claiborne were in the party.
A whole lot of lola people will be
glad to know that H. Klaumann has
decided to come back to town. He
owns nice house on south Cotton
wood street near Madison avenue and
will remove his family and household
goods from his present abiding place
on south Washington avenue to this
house.
A. IL. Brown has picked twenty-five
bushels of fine pears off two trees
on his place in the southeast part of
town. The latest he gathered Fri
day and they were as firm and hard
as ever. He lost one young tree,
two year old, which was loaded down
with twelve large pears, the wind
breaking it down.
The Southeastern Kansas Teachers
Association meets in Garnett on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
November 2S, 20 and December l. A
good many of the teachers from AL
| len county expect to attend aud all
those who have not yet arranged for
the trip can learn the details of the
meeting by comforting with Superin-
tendent Billbe.
Lutte Slower left Saturday night for
the Indian territory where he will
visit his old friend, Joe Miller, and
spend week hunting. Joe is one of
the wealthiest ranchmen in the terri
tory, having made fortune OIL of
wheat alone this past summer, and
Lutte will doubtless have a fine time.
Mrs. Slower is visiting her mother at
Humboldt during his absence.
Yates Center Advocates A red
headed, one legged printer from Cha
mute, was caller at this office last
week. He told us that he came up to
lola on the night train and intended
to stay at the depot until the 8 O'Clock
train next morning when couple of
policemen arrested him as vagrant
and it cost him 81 to get away. He
thinks lola just little too stuck up.
The new advertising sign in front
of Campbell & Burrell's drug store
has attracted considerable attention.
1t is u glass case with a revolving
cylinder inside. Cards of different
business firms are displayed on the
case and on the cylinder, all gotten up
in a very neat and attractive way,
and the whole makes a pleasing ad-
vertisement that quickly catches the
eye of the passerby.
Nothing more has developed in the
Methodist church building deadlock
since the bids were opened. The ar
chitect referred the committee to the
contractor who is erecting church
on the same plans in Kentucky and
asked if he should be sent here. The
committee said to hurry him along,
but nothing farther has been heard,
probably because the contractor is
still in old Kentucky.
A letter to her parents from Miss
May Scott brings the good news that
her candidacy for the position OF
superintendent of the schools of Bing-
ham county, Idaho, was successful.
Two years ago the Republicans nom
mated her and she paid no attention
to it but kept on teaching and the re-
suit was that she lost by four votes.
This year she did not teach but went
after the votes and got a plenty.
The American soldiers in the Phil.
ippines see some strange sights.
Lately crowd of them attended a
church service in their honor. There
was much praying and singing. The
image of an old saint drew their at
tention. Above the image was the
picture of an eagle. On the banner
which streams from the eagles bill
was the following legend: "The Ole
Reli able Condensed Milk" The art
list had copied the eagle from milk
can. The padre explained that he
thought it was an American motto.