The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-14

employing fifty men.
There is hole in Ottawa's dam
and the W. d. thing is threatened.
The TT. Scott merchant who bet GO
silk tiles on Bryan is about drained
dry.
A huge starch plant is talked of for
Bonner Springs, TO be built by Michi-
gan capitalists.
The thirteenth child has been born
to Mrs. Gardner of Wetmore the last
ten being girls. The Oldest child is24.
A vicious drunk at Leavenwortb
buried his teeth in pOliceman's calf
and on cowed when badly beaten
with a club.
DR.. Gabriel lives at Parsons where
he closes the eyes of the good citizens
until the toot of his relatives horn
bids them open.
AT the depth of l4OO feet at Emporia
a "a inch vein of coal and little gas
were struck. The coal makes the town
particularly "vein."
The Ft. Scott Tribune has bought a
Mergenthaler which is doing pretty
well Tor fusion paper under Repub-
llcan administration.
Gold has again been discovered
near Lindsburg, this time not in the
turkey crop but in the cropped out
vein on suburban farm.
Mr.. Dickinsheets got so badly
worsted in street fight at Newton
that he had to change the bed clothes
on his name the next day.
The Walnut Eagle says S. Trebil-
cock of Iowa paid SO, 200 for 100 acres
near there, which is surely going into
the poultry business on large scale.
To hear the howl going up from
Kansas towns over the census one
would readily believe that twice the
accredited population was participate
ing.
The Troy Chief notes that Mr.. Le-
land is enarging his ice house, so
there seems reason to believe that
uncle Cy will be able to preserve his
plans for future use.
Mr.. Petherbridge married Miss
ltickenbaugh near Oskalousa and the
Independent thinks that with two such
names telescOped there will be more
room in the neighborhood.
And now it has been discovered that
alfalfa tablets make people fat. DR..
Schultz, formerly Of Kansas, dis
covered the fact in Chicago and all
the girls are now eating them.
With the report of the Cherryvale
man that the gas is failing there the
Edgar Zinc Company is preparing to
enlarge. How foolish capital must
look to disgruntled fabricator.
The Santa Fe has agreed to do all it
can to assist Beers to locate along its
line. This means a future cross be-
tween Dom Paul and w. A. PETER
whiskers among Kansas posterity.
The Coffeyville Journal gravely as
serts that two men in Parsons fought
over girl in Coffeyville. They
must have had reach that would
make Bob Fitzsimmons green with
envy.
A man named Smith was elected
constable on the Fusion ticket and
road overseer on the Republican ticket
in Pike township, Lyon county, and
showed up at Emporia to qualify for
both offices.
Even the Republicans looked rather
askance at the prosperity of the man
who recently showed up in Fort Scott
with a check for 100 million dollars,
Even a Pop in all his glory never wore
such figures.
Ottawa will miss being on the ORR
ent railway 10y ten miles, but her peo-
pie feel greater need of quick service
ON the Santa Fe plug to Kansas City's
attractions than rapid transit to the
Philippines.
The Lawrence Journal keeps pound
ing on John Rockefeller's stomach.
Every time Standard Oil stock goes
up, Charlie Finch recalls that John
mas the stomach ache most ofthe time
and has no fun.
There is move on foot in Con-
gIess to have the house increase
twenty eight members, which will en-
able Kansas to keep her eight con-
gressmen, redistricting the state into
eight districts.
This is the season of the wear when
the fond father take his Offspring on
his knee sand lectures him abuul the
evils of lying betweentelling him varie-
gated lies about Santa Claus. But
they're white.
The Gazette says that 1000 turkeys
and 100 barrels OF cranberres were
sold in Emporia for Thanksgiving.
which is not surprising to those who
have heard Mrs. Whites remarks
about Whites appetite
Kansas commissioners of the Pan
American exposition have decided the
Kansas building at Buffalo shall cost
Sl5, 900 and Kansas architects will be
invited to compete for prize of $500
to be awarded for the best set of plans.
The World declares Lawrence to be
the best corn market in the state.
This is not news, for many people
are acquainted with Lawrence board.
ing houses, and the Missourians al
ways refer to the X. U. football team
as ''thp corn fed -