The Iola register., 1901-11-01


east Jackson.
The Bixby Commission house and
The lola Wholesale Grocery have
handled already this seasCn twenty.
six car loads Of potatoes or $4,000
bushels, which goes to show that the
wholesale business is growing here
and that lola people insist on eating
potatoes no matter what they cost.
Definition of church fair by Wa
mego editor who accepted an invita-
tion to attend one: "a church fair is
function where a man spends more
money than he can afford, for things
he does not want, to please people he
does not like, for the benefit of the
heather who are better off left alone. "
Mr.. Middlebock, the gentleman who
will shortly open up an exclusive shoe
stock in the south side of the North.
rup building at the corner of Wash
ington and West streets, returned to
lola with his wife and son Saturday.
He has bought his goods and will
open up as soon as they reach here.
Fredonia Citizen: The Charles
& Cantrall gas ,w,ll on th Hudson
farm was abandoned tuesday after
noon Of this week at a depth of 1920
feet. In drilling the well gas was
struck three different times, but not in
paying quantities. Another well will
be drilled, but the site hasnot yet been
/ selected
Mrs. William Crumley. of Gas City.
who was adiudged insane by the pro-
bate court last Friday, as told in the
REGISTER, was taken to Osawatomie
Monday. For several weeks she has
been cared for by her mother-in-law,
Mrs. Samuel Crumley and the entire
family feels confident that proper
care at the asylum will fully restore
her mind.
The electric light poles about the
square are being whitfield slowly
but surely until they will be ruined
| The wood was cracked when the poles
were set up and all of these cracks
have been cut deeper and the weather
will slowly rot the pole. There is a
strict ordinance against defacing pub
lie property and the police have been
told to enforce it. So look out.
Nothing new has been reported
about the sale of land on Elm Greek
to Mr.. McClelland. The brick story
is discredited generally as limestone
rock is found under the land. None
Of the parties credited with having re.
ceived share in the price money have
signified that the report is true. Mr.
McClelland is said to be out of towr
and expected back the last of the week
Rev. G. b. Zook, of Baldwin, anC
Mr.. l.. y. Hwang, who have been a
FIT. Scott attending the Y. Nj. G. A.
meeting, passed through here Monday
on their way home. Mr.. Hwang is ar
educated Chinaman. who has taught
in the mission schools at his home anC
comes to this country for two years
course. after which he will return ant
teach English and Christianity
The Chanute Tribune reports tn,
biggest gas well yet struck in tina
field. 1t is the property of the Cha
mute Oil & Fuel Company and tn,
newspapers estimate the flow at sever
milliou feet. At any rate it is de
clared to be the best we'll in the Cha
mute district and the papers OF tina
town have very serious doubts II /,
bigger well was ever found any
where.
Fires are now glowing in the nev
Cockerell smelter at Gas City anC
charging will be soon begin. The ma
chinery is not running, but steam i,
kept up in the boilers to test them ant
when the proper time comes the whistle
is blown regularly. II is a huge ole
steamboat whistle and with the full
force of steam back of IL it shakes tn,
leaves off the trees on Elm creek hal
a mile away.
A Washington dispatch tells o
honors distributed by the Suprem,
Council of Scottish Rite Masons nov
in session in Washington. In con.
siderable list of Kansans honored ap
pears the name of l.. G. Beatty. o
this city. who is nominated for ,
Knight Commander in the Court o
Honor Only he is known in Wash
ington as Luther Chamberlain
Beatty.
Capt. l.. A. Thrasher who has beer
on leave of absence from his duties Il!
U. s. Revenue Agent for nearly two
months past on account of his own il
health and the death of his son, ha!
received orders to proceed to Louis
Nllle, kentucky, November /, to tak)
charge of the revenue district which
has its headquarters in that city. Hi.
family, who have been visiting here
for some weeks past, will follow hin
In short time.
Jay ID. Robbins is now busy build
ing bridges for the Ft. Scott. lola q
Western and he says he and his fell
low workmen are building the very
best bridges they know how He like
wise says that the road between lola
and Moran is going to be one of the
best pieces of track in Allen county
and that the men have it that the pas.
senger schedule to be put in force by
the Katy will be great improvement
on Iola's present service.
DR.. Basham, the expert surgeon of
Neal, was in town Friday attending a
difficult case. Asked what he had de-
cided about new location for his
rapidly growing hospital, he said he
was still hesitating between lola,
Wichita and Ft Scott. He has won
an envidable reputation all over this
part of the state by his work and his
| hospital Is SO crowded that he muai