The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
MORAN.
Mrs II L Basset Reporter.

Pearl r Smith of Mt Pleasant, Penn
is visiting her cousin, Mrs G G
Thomas.
The McGlashans drove over to
lola Monday to spend the day with
friends there.
Mr. Crawford and wife drove over
from lola last Thursday, returning
the same evening.
Mrs Cobb and her daughter have
been over from Butler, Mo, to visit
relatives here.
Quarterly meeting was held here
Monday afternoon and evening. At
the latter service Presiding Elder
Durboraw preached.
AS Glen Caldwell was crossing the
track near the elevator Saturday eve
ming he was thrown from his horse
and narrowly escaped serious injury.
He was unconscious for some time and
has an ugly cash on his ear.
Moran was well represented at the
ball game at LaHarpe last Wednes-
day afternoon, and of course all came
home happy over the result sof the
game.
Last Wednesday evening the Nc
G lashans entertained in honor of Miss
Alice McGlashan, of Rockford, III.
1t was the social event of the season,
and was very much enjoyed by all the
guests.
Miss Josie Mccormick will teach
this winter at Prairie Rose, and Mis-
Laura has secured the Walnut Grove
school.
Old Mr. Aldrich died last Saturday
morning, and was buried that after
noon. Rev G b Mehl conducted the
funeral services which were held at
the Presbyterian church and were
well attended. The family has the
sympathy of the entire community.
After a long and tedious illness,
Mrs Mapes entered into rest on Fri
day evening. The next afternoon her
sons and their wives started with the
remains for Des Moines, la, where she
was laid to rest beside her husband.
All who knew Mrs Mapes admired
and loved her, and she will be sorely
missed by her children and large
circle of friends and relatives.
Last Friday evening Floy Nicolas
hans piano pupils gave recital at
Mrs Lizzie Thompson's and fortunate
indeed were those who were invited TO
attend. The entire program was ex-
cellent, but what most surprised the
guests was the success and skill of the
four youngest m embers of the class
who had never before played in puplic.
These recitals are a rare treat, often
superior to concerts of note.
At the close of the entertainment Mr.
Thompson invited all the guests out to
the lawn where he treated them to
watermelon which was delicious. The
evening was one not soon to be for
gotten.
The annual school meeting at the
high school Saturday afternoon was
well attended. 1t was decided to make
some repairs and improvements that
have long been needed. After nine
years of faithful and efficient service
II. b. Smith positively declined to
serve any longer, so ID A Bolinger
was elected clerk of the board of edu-
cation. The term will be nine months
and school begins the second Monday
in September. Twenty dollars was
voted for the library fund and fifty
dollars for an apparatus for philo-
sophical experiments. With these ac-
cessories our school will do better
: work than ever.
: August 6-Maude Hodges went out
to LaHarpe to spend Sunday with
her sister.
, Bessie Rankin after spending a
week here with friends, returned to lola
, Saturday.
Mrs Lucy Jewell came over from
lola last Wednesday returning Friday
J morning.
Mr. and Mrs G G Mapes returned
from Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday.
Prof G w Kline is spending the
month of August at his home in
Emporia.
c Warner is building an addition
on the north side of his house.
Rev S d Jewell spent two days last
week with relatives here. He returned
to Butler Tuesday evening taking his
two children with him.
The Junior Y p S e of the M p
church had merry time attheirpicnic
Friday evening at the park.
PJ McGlashan, his daughter, Floy,
and his neice, Alice McGlashan, left
last Thursday for Chicago. The first
two go on to Canada this week where
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