The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-22

was foreman of the Lanyon Smelter
which recently closed down. He goes
to lola to one of the Shelters there in
a similar capacity. He thinks Pitts
burg within two years will be the
smelter city of the world but at pres
ent she has no claim to supremacy in
zinc manufacture.
The campaign in Allen county this
fall is going to he a lively one, be-
cause Kansas is going to be one of
the battleields of the national cam
paign. Party organization is being
perfected with greater completeness
than for years, and the young Repub-
licans are going to have glee club
which will attend the meetings and
help make the program interesting.
All his many lola friends will be
pleased to know that Jay Myler who
is now located at Larned has 100
acres of as fine wheat as heart could
wish this year. He has lived and
fought bled and nearly died to make
that wheat grow and it is fine. 1t will
make some 1000 bushels and Jay is
thinking of changing his last name to
Gould when the crop is in and he
pockets the 81, 800 revenue.
The Northup bank building and the
adjoining new buildings are going
right along and the terra Gotta is be-
ing put in place in the bank walls.
1t is white and in contrast with the
rich red of the brick will make a very
striking and handsome structure.
Some idea can be obtained from the
work already done of the way the
outer will look, the doors and windows
having the appearance of being sup
ported 10y columns.
An lola man recently entertained a
friend. They strolled down Wash
ington avenue and the lola man point
ed out the handsome homes. THAT
place on the corner belodgs to Col.
Saphar,' said he and on the opposite
side of the street he pointed out the
home of "Col. Lanyon." Say Bill"
said the man from out of town. "this
country is a good deal like Kentucky.
it seems tonne. Two Colonies to one
| block. "
Blue Mound Sun: a son was born
to Mrs. j. w. Matthews last Friday.
| Mrs. Matthews is making her home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
: Woods, southeast of town, since her
husband was killed at LaHarpe few
months ago, by the smelter smoke
stack falling on him while he was try
ing to save the company's property
from destruction. Your correspon-
dent understands that mother and
child are doing nicely.
Through her attorneys, Gard &
Gard, Mrs. Maggie Stotts recently
brought suit for divorce from her hus-
band James Stotts. They were mar
ried about eight years ago, both hav-
ing been married before, but separ-
arated one year ago Thursday and
Mrs Slotts charges her husband with
enough crimes of neglect of duty to
make her case good. She has lived
in town during the past year and he
occupies his farm north of town.
Some things are good deal funnier
| for the spectators than for the partici-
pants. This story from the Eureka
Messenger about a formerly of lola
man is one of that kind:
| j, NJ Smyth became involved in an en-
tanRlng alliance witha robust calf last Sunday
and has since been walking with a crutch The
calf was at one end OF the rope and Mr..
Smyth ut the other, After number OF rapid
ana thrilling evolutions both came to the
earth. The calf fell on Mr. Smyth's leg and
came near to breaking it. Our guess is that
jim will have little to say in the future about
cattle not coming down during McKinley's ad
ministration.
Chas. Gardner, the big Humboldt
soloist and band man who is now
working at the cement plant, has re-
ceived a proposition from the Crows,
who will be remembered here, to go
with them and play the role of Ursus
in "Quo Vadis." Ursus is the old
boy who takes the bull by the horns
and wrings his neck and Charlie says
he never tried that but has often
thought it would be fun. The Crows
will have some twenty people and
their own car, but Mr.. Gardner has
good job now and will have to be
paid if he quits it for the boards.
Mr.. w. H. Richards, an old and es-
teemed resident of this city, being
duly sworn, says that in spite of
screens he is troubled with flies at
his home. He therefore wants to
know all he can find out about the
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