The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-20

Carl Reynolds was up from Savon-
burg this morning. He fell on a hedge
thorn yesterday and ran it into his
knee cap and as result is stumplng
about with stiff leg.
Miss Dora Ellis, one of the colored
girls who graduated from the lola
High School last year, has been elect
ed a teacher in public school at Ia
lala, Indian Territory. She leaves
tomorrow to take the position.
Last weeks Mail & Breeze printed
the picture of the Lanyon Zinc Com
pany's works Nos. l and 2 in this city,
explaining what the works are and
adding the information that the plant
produces one-third of the spelter of the
country.
S. L. Willis was in from Usage
township this week and rendered
his resignation as trustee of that
township to the county clerk. Mr..
Willis expects to move to lola soon
and will probably be in business here
before fall.
Newton Kansas: Teachers as rule
are versatile geniuses. Witness the
following from the lola REGISTER:
"Thomas Leighty. who had contracted
to teach the Union school west of the
river, has resigned to take "a position
at one of the shelters. -
There was a goodly gathering of old
Republican wheel horses at the court
house today-iust about three times
| as many as thel g were at the "enthusi-
astic and largely attended" opposition
meeting last week at the time REGIS
TER reporter peeked through the door.
The lola Concrete Company began
work this week on a new Gem ent
walk in front of the DIR. Cox building
on the north side. The walk will be
twenty feet wide and similar improve
ments have been ordered all around
the square and will come in time.
In the general somberness of decor
ations Friday some excitement was
aroused several times by the display
of a red flag in front of certain stores.
Strangers mistook the flag to be the
red rag of anarchy, whereas it was the
innocent hailing sign to attract the
delivery wagon.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. f.
church wish to thank the public for the
liberal patronage they received al
their stand during the fair which en-
abled them to clear $75. We also
thank Mr.. Billie for his service
Mrs. James Finley president: Mrs. A
b. Comstock, secretary.
The cement company has bought o.
Mrs. A. Thomson her six acres of land
south of the creek and east of the
plant. The land was shut of from
town by the backing up of water by the
cement dam and will be of more value
to the company as gas land than il
was to her as farm land.
j. L. Christy, of Geneva, has SEN
the REGISTER curiosity that is hare
to beat. 1t is triangular growth d
oak found in dead tree in the fores
by Mr.. Christy. There is forkinG
ing branch and then third branch
growing across and firmly joined to
both of these making a complete tri
angle, firm and without mark to SHOW
how it happened to grow that way.
Mr.. b. Warkentn, of Newton, one
of the largest mill owners in the State
is here looking over the branch foul
business which he has here under the
management of Aldo Funston. Mr.
! Wa:kentin says that the wheat croI
this year was very close to 100, OOO, 00t
bushels and that there is one bushe
for every man, woman and child in
the United States. That is the kline
of State Kansas is. She feeds the
very people who revile her.