The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-02

and Mary johns, OF Emporla, and the
ceremony was performed at EN-
poria Wednesday. Mr.. Cain is al
brother of Pete Cain, who works at
the Lanyon emelter, and all his lola
friends wish him and his wife much
joy.
Capt. Jones, of the Salvation Army,
an account of whose illness was given
in the REGISTER some time ago, left
Tuesday for her home at Arcadia,
Louisiana, for few weeks rest. She
is very highly esteemed by the men,
DeTs of the Army here and quite "a
delegation saw her off despite the
Indictment weather.
One of the leading real estate men
of FIT. Scott WAS in lola last week
and called at the REGISTER office for
Information about lola and the gas
country, saying that he frequently
had letters of inquiry from eastern
psrties about us aud wanted to be in
position to tell the truth. The infor-
nation was gladly furnished.
Tom Bowlus went to Kansas City
Saturday night and when he returns
he will have arranged for the ship.
ment here of new billiard table
home on east Madison avenue. Since
this news became public there have
been a dozen applications filed by
young men desiring to teach Tom the
game.
A Humboldt man wrote to "get.
rich-quickn advertiser back east, in
closing 81 80 for receipt to prevent
horses from slobbering. The answer
came back: Teach them to spit"
His brother who lives I'm Chanute
wrote similar letter of inquiry about
how to keep his well from freezing
and was advised to take it in the
house.
Eld0rado Is figuring on rebuilding
her burned $4,000 school house by
borrowing some of Butler county's
surplus sinking fund money now ly-
ing in the bank and drawing per
cent, ut 4 per cent. Three annual
assessments would pay off the prin-
opal and interest, whereas S25 600 in
bonds to run 20 years at per cent
/ would reach total OF $55, 600
Superintendent Bllbe has been
| figuring on the Allen county share OF
the State school fund and finds that
of the total amount of 81, 1888 SO, lola
City gets S72l Al; Hum boldt S244.S0;
LaHSrpe Sl20 As; Moran Sll3.76. The
| fines of one kind and another turned
In represent $3.50, 1921 OF the total and
/ if all the joint fines were paid the
school fund would benefit consider
ably.
OttdlOd Republican: Architect Geo.
p. Washburn returned last night
from southern Kansas. He is super
| intending the construction of two
| business houses and two residences
at Independence. He reports that
there IL prospect Of great boom in
building operations in that part OF
the State this year, especially in In
dependence, Cherryvale, lola and
Galena.
The latest plat to be recorded is
that of the n. NJ. Pyle addition north
of town. 1t lies directly north of the
John Mcdonald plat and contains two
blocks, beth south of his house. Time
was when this land was out in the
country and the man who talked OF
making town lots of ii would have
been sent to Osawatomie. Now people
gladly pay $3.50 or more for lots out In
that vicinity.
The six months old daughter OF
MI. and Mrs. Gus Krannich died Sat
urday after short illness and the
funeral was held from the home at
o'clock Sunday, Rev. J. M. Leon
ard officiating. This is the second
baby which has been born to them
and lived long enough to gam a firm
hold on their hearts only to die and
leave them in sorrow. They have
the deepest sympathy of all their
I friends.
The teachers who went to Ottawa
returned last Friday and in all the
history of the road the trainmen say
the gang beat the record. They were
put i'm car all by themselves and
had great time. AT Ottawa Prof
DIN and the Ottawa teachers gave
them reception and showed them
every attention aud the teachers
"simply doten on that Ottawa crow q
and and say there is one of the finest
school systems in the State in that
| town.
Tuesday afternoon at 4:40, at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Harmon, Rev Doughty
united in marriage Mr.. p. w. Statler
and Miss Grace Harmon. Only few
intimate friends were present. The
ceremony was very pretty and the
bride looked charming in white.
Both the young people have numer
Gus friends over the county and Miss
Harmon is widely acquainted in town
and all their friends wish them many
years of joy and happiness.
e. G. Siggers, Patent Lawyer,
Washington, d. g., reports the fol.
lowing patents granted to inventors
in the State of Kansas, February 20,
1900. He will mail copy of speciflca-
ton and drawings of any patent Tor
10 cents in stamps. w. w Greene,
Oakland, and j. A. Cole, Topeka,
corn harvester; J. l. Sloan, Kansas
City, oven for gas or gasoline stoves;
e. 4. Stuart, Ottawa, envelop; j. X.
Thomas, Winfield, wire fence machine
A. b, Zimmerman, Troy, Scale:
M. l.. Decker, county treasurer, has
| on his desk at the court house q