The Iola register., 1901-08-23
BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS.
Happenings in Allen County Told
by County Papers That Will
Interest You.

The Moran Herald notes the organi-
zation of the Moran Plumbing Co.,
by w. S. and Omer Canatsey, of lola.
Sam O'Hara, Morans Philippine
soldier, secured Kiowa claim. He
got 160 acres close TO the town of Cad
do, ON the Choctaw railroad, watered
by creek, covered with fine soil and
worth he thinks, $1,000.
d. A. Bollinger has bought and
plated ten acres near Moran, between
the city park and lola road.
Humboldt Herald: A family reunion
was held at the hCme of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. H. Lash, in Salem township Tues
day. Twenty-seven persons were pres
ent and four generations were repre-
sented as foil ows j. H. Jamison,
Mrs. O. II. Lash, Mrs. VIM. Crawford |
and baby Crawford. The occasion
was very pleasant one and will long |
be remembered by those present.
Humboldt Union: The river is so
low below the dam that the fish have
to roll over to get wet on the back,
and some of them are sprouting feet so
they can walk.
Elsmore Enterprise; Ola Swanson
left Monday for Chicago, where he
goes to have an operation performed
to remove the cancer from his jaw. it
having assumed an ugly appearance
recently.
Humboldt Union: Tuesday night
Joe Langley was shooting a revolver
rather promiscuously on Bridge street.
Marshal Riley was near and arrested
him. He plead guilty and paid the
fine and trimmings. This shooting on
the streets should be stopped, and
few lessons like the above will help to
do it,
Eppel and Jesse Moore are Savou-
burg boys and George Underhill is
from Stark. Among the harvest notes
in Rice county paper is this: "Five
boys broke the record pitching to
RUM DluCItl uldNlllItY bp Dts
| :. .O59 bushels of wheat on the farm of
j. H. Krus, four and one-half miles
southwest of Holyrood. This work
was done between the hours of s "a.
m. and s p, IN. Thecrack pitchers are;
Ted Nehring, Chas. Morrow, Eppel
and Jess Moore and Geo. Uuder-
hill"
Elsmore Enterprise; EVERYBODY in
Allen county who knows, him will be
pleased To- learn that Fl. a. Myers,
"Hi Myers" of this township, was
one of those who secured acclaim in the
Kiowa country. And if Hi Myers
moves there, the Republicans of that
part of the country where he settles,
can always count on having some one
to whoop it up when any work is to be
done.
LaHarpe News: Last Saturday
morning the f. 5. /. & w Ry grading
gang came into LaHarpe on the run
and began tearing up the earth before
people had had breakfast. This was
a counter-move to head of the Electric
line and it worked. 1t looks now as
il the electric line will be shut out from
the smelters here.
Gas City Headlight: +. K. Taylor
went to Kansas City last Wednesday
night to figure with firm on build
ing 100 new houses in Gas City. At
present the town has not an empty
dwelling in the city and the demand is
so great for residence property that
something must bedone and f. X. Tay-
/, lor is the man,to do it.
Elsmore Enterprise: The township
board met here yesterday to consider
"a proposition to sell the stock owned
in the NJ. K. andT. Railway Company
by Elsmore township, and gave j. p.
Decker power to sell it at % cents
on the dollar, or for $1,000 for
the $40, 900 stock. The sale was made
by four o'clock yesterday evening,
and the stock sent to purchaser with
draft attached to cover the amount.
The township will be just $1,000 gain
er by this deal as the old stock in the
Parsons & Pacific was hardly saleable
at any price. In February the board
traded it on the 'Katy" people for
the "Katy" common stock which has
just been sold, and now pull $1,000 il
cold cash out of the deal.
The board expects to use this money
20 pay of some of the outstanding
bonds of the township, and will reduc,
our indebtedness as we'll as the tal
levy by the deal
Want Damages From Smelter
Edwards & Manley, the town lot firm