The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-02-01
THE lola REGISTER, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1901

In the legislature notes in the To-
peka Capital is found the following
relating to the introduction of a bill
| by Senator Stewart, of Allen county:
| Mr.. Stewart-An act to authorize
cities of the second class to issue
bonds to pay for procuring by pur-
chase or condemnation the right to
construct main sewer outlets within |
and beyond the corporate limits of |
said city, and for constructing such
outlets,
Four wagon loads of lola Odd Fell !
lows drove out to LaHarpe Monday
and helped make two of the citizens
of that town loyal members, the lola
team putting on the work. The lodge
hall was crowded with the members
and after the work was over ban
ouet was served that the lola boys
say was cracker Jack. The clock
was dolefully striking twelve when the
start home was made, but there are
none in town who even hint that they
are sorry they went.
There is again talk of the Missouri
Pacific and the Katy roads merging.
The eastern papers are full of it. The
Rockefellers of the Katy the other
day bought $50, 900 shares ofMissiouri
Pacific stock. Last fall they acquired
) lot of this stock and it was reported
5 then that they were figuring on swal-
lowing the Missouri Pacific. 1t is
now minated that the G Guilds and
Rockefellers are about to form
company" of interests.
MIR. Mcdonnell, the city engineer,
promises water and light within five
weeks, unless the worst weather shows
y up and stops work. All the machinery
, and boilers are now here and the
foundations for the engines are be-
ing laid. The mains are still going
in and a few more poles in the middle
{, of blocks Iaround the square, to carry
e the wires, will be the last work on the
S electric light plant except the swing
g ing of the lamps, connecting the wires
e and starting the engine and dynamo
! y rumor which will be very agree
able to his friends, who are legion,
comes from the east part of the county
, that Marmaton township may ask tn,
IS next Republican county convention tC
ID nominate Mr.. C. G. Thomas, edito
r of the Moran Herald, as the candidate
;, for Register of Deeds Mr.. Thomas
u active and effective party work as wei
% as his personal popularity will Ger
Is tainly make him a formidable candi
date should he decide to enter tn
~ race.
IS Surelda Merica, formerly Sureld
ir Sordon, who brought suit under he
D." old name for division of the estat
g, of her father Samuel Kelley, an
II reached.a satisfactory arrangement i
tn court with T. Z. Kelley, administrato
and co-heir, has again brought sui
since the death of Mrs. Samuel Kelley
- Property valued at over 1000 wa
49, concerned and the new suit is to sc
80 cure an equitable division on the ne
basis.
m A letter to ID. w. Bostwick from hi
mn daughter Hattie, who is now living /
dc Tacoma, says that Mrs. j. c. Clar
died from nervous prostration after
twelve days seige of the grip. II
- funeral was held from the Mason
y, hall and conducted by the Easter
? Star, Maccabees and Rebeckas. Nh
" Clark thought for while of bringin
20 the remains to lola for burial, but wa
" too worn out to stand the trip himse
", and the remains were buried f;
~ Tacoma.
Mr.. j. b. Evans has received
, letter from Mr.. Taylor, his Seatt
~ son-in-law, giving details of the acc
dent which happened to himself al
80 his wife, as recently noted in Il
20 REGISTER. Mr.. Taylor was not ser
- ously hurt, but his wife formerly Mi
Julia Evans had her left arm brok,
= near the shoulder and her pelvis fra
W tured. Her injuries are not necessar
." ly fatal, but it will be long time b
fore she is fully recovered.
20 Saturday. was chief of police tx
ins Royer's birthday and his wife play'
~ little surprise on him. He usual
~ goes home about six O'Clock and 81
~, wanted little more time to prepa
AZ the arrangements so Lon got an g
cited telephone message just at
-ol hurry to the Missouri Pacific dep
~ and collect two awful DRINKS.
N' went and found nothing. When
got home all the neighbors and frien
rs. were there and they spent merl
ION evening, having a good laugh at Lon
BILE wild goose chase.
&C. On the last page of the last numb
nts of the Scientific American is the a.