The Iola register., 1901-08-23
THE WEEKS NEWS
P. {. Waucb, DeDtiet.
Buckeye Churn at Coutant's.

take it to Claiborne's mill.
"Joe" Fowler, Register of Deeds,
went out to the farm Saturday.
w. L. Bartles has bought lot 3 in
block 20 Gas City from Jack Kuntz
for $3.50.
Dispatches state that an oil we'll has |
been found at Erie that equals the
Chanute gushers.
DR.. Coifman reports the birth of
twin girls to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Newman, colored.
Wanted: Who has seed buckwheat.
want some. Cecil. Barth. Post
Office, lola, Kansas.
F T. A, Pitts arrived from Goodrich,
Kan, to visit his cousin, Y. A. Wealth
erman on North street.
Will Bartels has bought a lot in
Gas City and is planning to establish
plumbing and tin shop there.
Mrs. |. S. Reeves returned to her
home in Neosho Falls after a visit
with her niece, Mrs. A. T. Runyan.
The Kansas City Star says; La
Harpe is twanging away at its G string
again, with the "biggest gusher yet"
Miss Amy Carey who has been here
visiting Mrs. A. Shaffer leftlast Mon
day for her home in Franklinville.
N. Y.
George c. Ferguson has sold to
Edward b. Sucher the house on lot 3,
block 81, south Walnut street for
ST, 800.
II. Kramer, manager of the Ft. Scott
ball team that recently played here,
stole Ss5, all the club had, and skipped
Saturday.
w. H. Root and son left Friday
for st. Louis where Mr.. Root went to
buy the lighting fixtures for the new
M, Il. church.
Homer Fowler says Usage township
got fine rain the other day when it
blufred in lola and that crops will be
greatly helped.
Ralph Pickell returned Tuesday
noon to his home in Humboldt after a
visit here with Rick Hankins and
Clark Jacoby.
Mr.. j. c. Noble returned Sunday
from Denver, Colo, whittier he went
with his wife. Mrs. Noble remained
at Idaho Springs
Mrs I. NJ. Richardson, of sullivan,
and Mrs. Ransom Burton returned
last week to her home.
NJ. L. Allstott has nearly finished
his new store room in Bricktown and
expects to remove his stock of goods
there about next Monday.
Clarence Hereford, who grew up
here and who has been practicing
dentistry at Independence, is now in
Kansas City seeking a location.
Gas City has sent in its tax levyfor
this year. the first levy of the new
town. 1t is ten mills, seven for gem
eral and three for street purposes.
N. A. Baker who has been employ
ed with the Kansas City Plumbing Co.
left last week for his home in Kin
caid having given up his job here.
Messrs f. V. and Sam Lanyon left
for the east, to take in the Buff
falo Exposition and the sights about
Niagara. Their wives accompanied
them.
r. A. Edgar and daughters, BERTHE
and Addie, and w X. Edgar left last
Friday for Colorado where they
will spend month having q good
time.
Theodore w. Kitchen, of the Hub,
who has been frisking about the great
lakes, attending the Elk grand lodge
at Milwaukee and the Buffalo show at
Buffalo, is home.
One lola councimPn is quoted as
intending to introduce soon an ordi-
nance establishing chain gang OF
prisoners who shall be compelled to
work on the streets.
Judge Smith seems to be the cham
pion knocker in lola right now. He
issues about two restraining orders a
day to stop the energetic sheriff from
doing what he wants to.
Ottawa Herald: John Steel, who is
also known as Funston's press agent,
is down for the Twentieth Kansas ban
quet to respond to the sentiment, 81
did it with my little PEN"
w. w. Cook, who built the lola
waterworks, was here Saturday and
left today for Osawatomie. He has
the job of extending the mains on East
street to the Acid Works.
A rather Unusual invoice of goods
came into town this morning. 1t was