The Iola register., 1901-03-08

coming very common in the papers of
the state.
Mrs. IHughey arrived Tuesday from
Arlington, ILL.,, to visit her sister Mrs.
j. p. Wright.
Dell Northrup returned Wednesday
noon from Chicago where he has been
buying goods.
Rev. j p. Wright of this city holds
pretty good record for weddings
during his life as a minister. The
number is reported to be 115.
Ernest Brown returned Tuesday
noon from Garnett. His many friends
will be glad to learn that he was en-
tirely cleared from the charges against
him.
A host of lola friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Ewing will be plea sed
to learn of the birth to them this
week of a baby daughter, Eliz-
abeth.
Flax Seed will be scarce this year
and you had better leave your order
now and not get left. Also Texas
Red Seed Oats. S. A. Wickard &
Co. r. M. Travis.
When the legisl ature adiou rms il is
customary to remember the officer
with tokens of esteem. Speaker Bark
er, father of Mrs. G. b. Spencer of
this city, was given diamond ring
and his wife set of sterling silver
knives and forks. r. S. Stover was
given handsome clock.
Chas Morrill, and wife left last
Tuesday for San Francisco. Cal,
Mr.. Morrill, has an interest in the
Stanley Air Rapid Transit Company
and said he was going there to help
start the first air ship. He had
picture of the machine and seemed to
be wonderfully worked up over it.
There was report in town Tuesday
that the Runner family, out in Geneva
township, has the smallpox. Some
days ago man who came to town and
was promptly lodged in thepest house
said that he had been working at Run
ner's. The fact that he had the small
poX gives credence to the report.
Allen county people will be inter-
ested in knowing that the Glfllan
stone company of Redfeld, just over
in Bourbon county Il few miles, is
planning to drill a deep well at the
quarry. They hope to find gas and if
they do it will start the liviliest boring
around Moran and Bronson that this
state ever saw.
Chas. Colgin passed through lola
Monday with the remains of his wife
who will be taken to LaHarpe for
burial. She died at Pueblo last week.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Kate
Clark. mother. of Mrs. Colgin. Chas.
Colgin used to live here and his
many friends will be sorry to learn of
the death of his wife.
Miss Ruth, who Is now teaching
painting here, has two very handsome
pieces of work displayed in Evans
window. One is bunch of oranges,
which look tempting enough to eat,
and the other looks very much like
onions, so much so that several
strangers in town have called for
onions at the drug store.
Slowly but surely the warrants are
being returned and filed in the district
conrt, recording the arrest of men
charged with violating the prohibtory
law. Yesterday afternoon Sam Mills,
of lola, and Jack Koontz, of Gas
City, were added to the list. Both
gave bond for their appearance at the
sitting of the district court.
Sherman Culbertson went to Wich- |
ita Thursday morning where he will |
resume his old position in a whole
sale sash and door house. He was
very fond of lola, Sherman was, even |
hadthis affections considerably con-
eentrated at various points, but he
didn't like undertaking, and so being |
offered his old job as book keeper
back he went.
The new inquisition bill as amended |
seems likely to pass. 1t gives county
attorneys practically the same power
in liquor cases heretofore enjoyed by
grand juries, allowing him to issue
subpoenas for people whom he sus-
poets can give testimony regarding a
place, and compelling such
persons to testify or stand the penalty
for misdemeanor.
John Adams and wife, an account
of whose injuries in runaway we're
told in last weeks paper came up
from Humboldt Saturday and were met
at the depot by delegation of wood
men from the Natural Gas Camp. Mr..
Adams is pretty severely hurt about
the han1 and Shouldarc and ui1l 10 |