The Iola register., 1901-11-01

Justice Holgh reports that during
the past month he has turned over
nearly fifty dollars to school funds,
which is the place where fines in his
court go.
The latest thing in slot machines is
stand on east Madison where you
drop penny in slot, make cup of
your hand, press lever and catch a
hand full of salted peanuts.
Tom Hines, who lived here a yearor
two ago and has since then been in
Colorado, returned TO lola Monday
and is occupying his old place with
the lola laundry, driving wagon.
License to wed was issued Saturday
evening To Chas. M. Wiley, who
works at the foundry in this city, and
| Rosa f. Wagner, of Burlington. 1t
is suspected the knot was tied Sunday.
Down at Wellington where the com
| pulsory attendance at school is being
enforced four boys whose parents were
too poor to clothe and supply books so
the boys were given outfits by the
school board.
Mr.. Harvey Eisiminger, of Newton.
has bought "a residence lot from ). NJ,
Cooper right west of Mr.. Foust's new
house on neast Madison. Mr.IlIisimingel
bought other property in Brooklyn
Park last week also.
Chester Cowan, after three weeks
hunt, finally found house to live in
and began moving in the back door
before the other family had gotter
outside the yard. He has one of tht
Klaumann houses on North Street.
The treasurer and clerk Of lola
township met with the road overseers
Saturday and madeinal settlement a
$3.50 q day, for work done. Tn,
board will turn over the business after
the coming election to the incoming
members.
Justice David j. Brewer OF the Su
preme Court in delivering the com
memorative address at Yale recently
referred TO Yale as place wher,
men are taught to recognize Wash
ington, whether his first name Is
George or Booker -" $50
The registration books closed at II
o'clock Friday for the election which
the city will not hold November 3
The total is about 1900, only about
100 new names having been added this
time. 1900 voters indicate 5000 pop
ulation-and lola has all of that.
The first batch of material for the
extension of the city water mains in
the first ward, as arranged for by the
loan of 5000 from Mr.. w. H. Layton,
arrived this week, and it seems
likely that before long some more
people will be hooked onto the water
line.
Health Officer Teas says the smallpox
is not making any headway here SC
far, and he thinks that If everybody
will observe the rules exactly there
need be no such general epidemic as
lola had last year. There are two cases
now quarantined, but both will
soon be out.
Just exactly what good is gained by
leaving the streets Uttered up for
weeks after any improvements are
made is hard to discover. The new
walk on the south side of the square
has been finished week, but the
boxes and boards remain piled to the
middle of the street.
At meeting of the official boards
of the Presbyterian church Tuesday
ing, IL was decided to call a congrega-
tional meeting one week from next
Sunday, at the usual hour of the
morning service TO consider the ques-
tion of new pastor. Further notice
will be given in due time.
Next Sunday the new time card will
go into effect on the Santa Fe, making
the day trains pass at Chanute and
sending both through here close to II
o'clock. An important feature of the
change is the new running card, the
official time on the new trains being
fifty-oue miles an hour, whereas the
present time is thirty miles.