The Iola register., 1901-08-09

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will give 800 acres to $50
men so the five companies are anxious
to have the required number on hand.
If not enough show up it is believed
plenty of men now in that country
will pay their $5 and join issues with
the companies in securing the town..
w. B. Kennedy, a horse buyer OF
Erie Kas, who has been here for sew
eral days leftlast Fridayfor his shome
minus the tip end of his third finger
on the left hand. He was at the Star
barn with DR.. Mcintyre and the crowd
was discussing the probable age of
McIntyre's horse. Kennedy was APP
pealed to and when he opened the
horses mouth the tip of his finger was
snapped Off. DR.. Cox dressed the
wound.
George Harris, of Deer Creek was
in town with curiosity. He
had an ear of green corn--early corn
at that-that was regulation length
and filled with large, even kernels to
the end. 1t was fine corn and he says
he will have eighty acres OF it. Some
of the neighbOrs will do as well. but
he knows Of others less fortunate.
Deer Greek had soaking rain that
didn't touch lola and that neck of the
woods is full of corn juice.
d. b. ID. Smeltzer, Mr.. Gillian and Mr..
Haney left \ onday with tentfor the
new country, to participate in the
starting OF the new town in which lola
men to the number of 100 are interest
ed s. worth each. 250 men must be on
hand to secure the grant of $40 acres,
while 800 men can have $40 acres. The
town is located, the site is praised,
the Choctaw road must pass to cross
the mountains and everything is love-
ly. 1t is hoped to arrange to give
each certificate holder his three lots
whether he personally shows up or
not.
Charlie Armstrong started Saturday
for his new field of usefulness in Brit.
ish Columbia where ne will be super.
came here from Pittsburg, Pa, and
has had charge of the machinery ot
the Lanyon Zinc Company, a respon'
sible position which he filed most ac
ceotibly, resigning it for this new and
better place. He didn't live here
long, but he won friends. He was q
manly man, "a great big, joval, kind
hearted lrishman, and the echo Of hi,
jolly laugh and the memory of hi,
cordial greetings will not soon b,
forgotten.
/ The lola Belle went to the bottom o
3 the river again Sunday This is be-
: third trip to the river bed and wa
p su, assful as usual. She sank at he
moorings on the west side of the river
from the combined water that leake'
through the bottom and rained in a
the top. The men who had the boa
leased have removed their engine AN,
machinery and will give the Belle "a
% as bad bargain. If the outcome i
Il the purchase Of launch that is mod
Il ern and suited to the present need
and demand the mishap would be wei
come. AS it is shipping on the Neosh
e is completely tied up now.
The council was asked Tuesday L
. pay a bill of 81 for "a cart wheel broke
. in the ditch north of the Richard
home where the electric railway eN
=. cavated canal. The ditch is danger
: Gus, barely enough room being LEI
for team and no room to pass. Nj
y Hill met team in this way and ha
! to turn into the ditch, breaking hi
u wheel. Mr.. Crouch will have pay i
u The city has ordered the block fence
. in at both ends for serious accident
II are likely at any time. Pressur
u ought to be brought on Mr.. Crouch t
get some of his line in town in pass
e able condition lola has lots of pa
d tience but even her supply can be eY
o hausted.
.' A REGISTER representative had III
) pleasure Friday of driving Mr.. Cha'
! Gleed, of Topeka, about town a little
y The rest of the Santa Fe party ha
gone to LaIIarpe and Mr.. Glee
~ dropped into the REGISTER office. II
II was taken out to the cement plant q
% he had already visited the smelter
y After seeing the plant under the guit
y ance of Mr.. Leigh Hunt, Mr. Glee
-" expressed the firm conviction tn;
u this town is certain to make quite
~ city" He said he had no idea of II
" extent of the smelters and cemel
works and knew that the majority
:. the people over the state entertainC
"a the same view that the factories het
4 were comparatively small concern
nc magnified by the local papers for
sb purpose.
re The Spring Hill New Era tells of Il
of wedding of a young man who on