The Iola register., 1901-08-23

VI VIC " oCOb1, lOld ~ w SSutIu run
road, was in town today.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Frank
lin of Lawrence, Kansas, son. Mrs.
Franklin was formerly Miss Enie Scott
OF lola.
The telephone company is putting in
new poles and preparing to make their
line TO Cementtown less liable to dam
age from trees.
Two small boys were playing by the
court house today. One took a drink
from the nozzle. The other turned on
the water. There is no need TO tell the
rest.
Mr.. Basseit, president of the cement
company, expects hereafter to spend
about half his time here. Yesterday
the boys fitted up rooms over the Office
building at the works for him.
MIR. j. Overmyer who was called
here on account of the illness of his
mother has returned TO his home
in Chicago her condition being so
much improved that she is out of
danger.
While there is no bank very close
to the court house, people desiring to
pay taxes can get plenty of "chicken
feed" at Wilson's feed store nearby
and of course Miss Wilson would not
refuse this.
East street is now simply a lane be-
tween two lines of skinned poles. Two
telephone lines, the electric light poles
poles whicn are sticking in a wobbly
fashion in their holes, make sober
man feel groggy.
Miss Olmstead has divided the
county's share of State school money
among the various school districts.
lola city received $797. .l6; Humboldt
$ll. .26; Moran SSS. 20; Gas City S6792;
LaHarge Sl32 -; Elsmore S44. 80; Saw
onburg S47.02. This division of the
State school interest is made according
to the number of children of school
age in each district and every district
gets its share.
Letters received in lola by interested
parties bring the joyful news that the
/ Beatty Oil Company of Beaumont last
week brought in their expected big
gusher on Spindle Top and that it is
believed to be second to no we'll in the
field for output. $4,000 barrels day
is the estimated flow and as the oil is
worth 30 cents barrel the we'll means
an income of Slj,0 day for the
owners, several of whom live in lola.
Monday deaf man solicited do
/ nation of thirty-tive cents from sew
eral people with which to pay the eX-
, press on a box of soap which he said
was waiting for him in the Missouri
Pacificsdepot. a least dozen helped
him with the sum asked for, he prom
ising each to return themoney as soon
as he sold the soap. He paid nobody
and must have carried away at least
four dollars. The survivors" are
planning to organize.
Saturday Dr. Enochs performed "A
delicate operation on the eye of Loren
Long, who lives in the south part OF
the county The young man was suf-
fering from pterygium, a growth on the
eyeball which if not removed innames
the eye and sometimes creeps over the
sight. \ lslice thin as gauze must bC
removed, and too deep cutting would
ruin the eye. The operation was sue
cessiul and Mr.. Longs friends will bC
glad to know of his relief.
Clarence w. Quay, one of the mail
carriers, has just been offered a po-
sition in Colorado through the efforts
of the National Correspondence
School. He has completed course
+ in electric power and lighting and the
q work offered him is along that line
, Mr. Quay is undecided whether to ac
cept or not. Should he decide to leave
lola the substitute carrier would take
his place and the department woult
: appoint new substitute.
[ For some time Mr.. johnson who Is
/. to be carrier on Rural Route No.
e has been working on a route southeas
t of lola. Some of the people along
. the line of this proposed route south
east feel that they have been left ou
e entirely now since Mr.. Johnson is con
e nected with Route No. 3. This is no
the case however, as Mr.. Johnson il
n still at work endeavoring to secure
+ the adoption of this latter route anC
e has hopes of succeeding before long
n Prof. Peterson, of the band, is nov
o in Hutchinson and it is believed her,
that he is planning to engage with thu
d band of that place. He is gooc
}, leader and through musician, bu
a band men, like school teachers hAv,
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