The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-04-05


John Ohlfast of LaHarpe returned
from Edgerton where he
went to be beside brotherhood Fellow
and attend the latter's funeral.
Mr. John r. Holmes, of Detroit,
Mich, and Mr.. S. II. Bassett, of
Chicago, prominent officials of the
lola Portland Cement Company, are
in town.
Arthur Jet, the colored boy mixed
up in the Moran trouble and who was
in jail charged with petit larceny,
was sent back to his home in Kansas
City Wednesday.
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 e.
Co. II. NJ. Travis.
Lutte Stove left Tuesday for Okla
homa where he has business to look
after. And he will incidentally visit
his friends on the big 101 ranch, one
of the biggest in the country, run by
the Miller boys.
The only disaster which the snow
brought to lola was to break down
the roof of the livery barn on South
street, formerly conducted by Ed Da-
Wis. 1t was an old roof and the
weight of the snow carried a portion
of it down.
The snow storm which visited this
county on April was general one
and covered the state pretty thorough
ly. Moreover it was one of the heav-
lest falls of the entire winter. 1t didn't
harm the peaches and it did "save
the wheat" again.
X. G. World: The following
physiological phenomena is reported
by the Pleasant Valley correspondent
in the lola REGISTER; Juo. Mourer' S
hand has been having the mumps; we
have not learned if the family have
taken them or not.
Mr.. w. o. Lenhart, one of the most
prominet citizens of LaHarpe, who
has been dangerously i'll with pneu,
monia for several days, is reported &c
be slightly better. For awhile his
life was despaired of but a chance foi
recovery seems now visible.
Mrs. Bessie Smith suffered a severe
and painful hurt the other day. She
was ironing and finding that one of the
irons was too hot, lowered it into Q
pan of water. The steam arose ina
cloud and so quickly that it scaldet
her hand before she could let the iror
down.
Prof. Haworth of the State Univer
sity, was in town and he reports
that the School of Mines established {
few years ago is grown and advanced
until practical work is now being don,
of very valuable kind. He is on nj,
way home from Galena where h,
bought a car of lead and zinc for u.s.
in this school.
The regular April meeting of tn,
/ Allen County Horticultural Societ
will be held on Friday, April u, a
which papers will be read on Wha
Time House Plants Should be Trans
ferred to the Garden, The Most De
structive Three Diseases, with Rem
edies, and whether Orchards and Gar
dens can be Overcultivated.
Among the interesting items of co
which the county has to foot to larg
extent, resulting from the recent tern
of court, are three criminal actions
The JAS. Worley trial cost S409. &c
the Lee Peters case $l38.86 and tn
Cline prosecution $ll7.60. Peter
finally pleaded guilty after piling u
the costs and Cline was acquitted.
The late news about General Funs
tan has reawakened the hunger amon
metropolitan newspapers for storie
of Fred's boyhood. AS an illustra
ton one ofthe biggest New Y opk paper
hoo dohCu lOI uNG worn
from Fred's father, consisting @
anecdotes of his boyhood and yout
and five hundred from his mother con
corning his babyhood.
Mr.. G. r.. Sucher who came her
some weeks ago with party of Ian
buyers and bought three lots on Cot
tonwood right south of Geo. A. Fry's
has let the contract to Gable q Rot
= for seven room house. He at frs
intended to build fine house on tn
corner lot but has compromised b
| building this house on an inside lC
and may build the larger one later.
c. e. Wright, painter and cornC
player from Pittsburg, is here an
will work for Mr.. Rowden and hol
= down job in the band. This is on
of the places most needing help an
! the boys feel jubilant over securin