The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-11-22

Roadway at Blue Rapids while III,
merchants continue to sell canton
flannel ones at 10 cents.
An Emporia youth is bringing ON,
with hum from Missouri u BRIDE who's,
name was ltalnwaIer. She must hav,
been unpopul AZ at home.
Looked like convicts," wasa head
ing under which most Kansas editor,
caIled attention 10 the phy siognUm.
OF some OF The local beauties.
The teacher of Drum Creek schoo
near COttey VILE has resigned becaus,
the pupil, Will not wash their ieet
This is the worst drouth story yet.
The Armour Packing Company av.
erages "a shipment OF 10 barrels u
poultry from EmpOria daily. Which
Is one reason the Kansas den has To
keep busy.
Brother Chaplin of the Strong City
Derrick notes that man will comb his
hair over "a bald spot and yet expect a
fruit man to put the big berries on top
OF the box.
A Topeka girl was recently married
in what the papers "call the new nub-
lenne champagne white" 1t is said q
prize will be given the person guess
ing nearest what that is.
The Kansas and Texas Oil Co, of
! Beaumont, has leased 1900 acres of
land south of Humboldt and will com
mence prospecting soon. The land
lies near Capt. Stewards farm.
When you hear a person whistle a
good deal you get the idea he is
healthy, prosperous and cheerful.
When you hear a town whistle a good
deal you get the same idea. Did you
ever see town that whistles as much
as lola does ?
II is said that evangelist Williams
who converted Hiwatha, Winfield and
| Wellington once remarked that he
wished pestilence would follow in
his wake. Then he thought some of
his converts might get TO heaven.
Some years ago a probate Judge re-
fused to let the sheriff of COwley
county take insane people TO the
asylums but sent them.by his own dep
uty, collecting the fees. the other
day the supreme court gave the fees
back to the sheriff,
Race for office shows man up.
Frank Smith won out for printer OF
Linn county and one man fought HIM
because years ago Smith called on Il
girl, the man put Smiths horse il the
barn and Smith didn't tip him.
The Ottawa city council recently
changed the occupation tax, cutting
| the Standard Oil Company's fee down
| lifty per cent. Ottawa consider the
oil octopus a beast, but believes thai
'merciful men are merciful to theii
Leasts."
A bloody Thanksgiving is on the
tapis for Parsons. The Sun says a
fifth Of the population will go game
killing, another fifth will watch foot
ball players attempt murder, and the
remainder will try to suicide by the
overeating route.
Some idea OF the the extent of the
business transacted in the Office OF
your uncle, Cyrus Leland, pension
agent, in Topeka, can he obtained
when it is known that IL takes 224
check books with 500 checks in each to
make quarterly payment
Western Life says n Leavenworth
mother has twin girls that she cannot
tell apart. The other night after put
ting them to bed she heard them fuss
ing and upon inquiry as to the cause
received the reply: You gave me two
baths and Lucy didn't get any"
Investigation by the State Agricul.
tural College which sent out l440
blanks and got replies from $50 show
! that 6S counties in this State have
prairie dog towns 5l8 townships out
of 1918 report ,224 1854 acres occupied
by the dogs. The damage to the land
land, mostly grazing land, is esti-
mated at so per cent.
Another long strip of twenty foot
cement walk is being laid on the north
side of the square, extending from T..
| b. Shannon's east to the end of the
will be covered up. II stood at the
edge of the old wood walk and was
sunk by j. + Colborn, Jake Casmire
and Dan Bruebaker years ago.
At meeting of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy yesterday, a young
lady read, according to the Associ-
ated Press dispatches, "a very able
defense of secession" 1t may have
been able, very able, as the dispatches
say, but there are a whole lot of old
veterans in this part who we're down
in her country in the sixties that can
assure her it wasn't half so able as
the defense put up by her father and
older brothers before she was born
Lawrence Journal
Charlie Harger, editor of the Abil-
lene Reflector writes stories himself,
and hence it must be professional
jealousy that arouses himto print this
EXTRACT" from G.. M. Sheldon's latest
novel. He says: An extract from
the Rev, Charles M. Sheldon's new
novel: 81 have a terrible sin on my
soul" John Gordon said to the hero.
81 would like to confess it to some
good man before ! die" "Confess it
to me, " the hero said. 81 hate to, -
john Gordon said. at is so terrible. ~
mo difference what it is" the hero
answered, 81 will forgive YOU
"Well, then the wretched man said,
81 once attended a social and kissed
| a. GIRL on the wav homo 4 am nOU