The Iola register., 1901-04-12
Shepherd & Kitchen.

Mr.. Chapman, the new proprietor
of the lola Foundry, reports that he
has things running now and today
had some twenty men at work. The
demand in this county for castings
will make q nice business for the
plant and he will increase its capacity
and output Just as fast as the demand
warrants.
Mr.. A. H. Hoffman, who has been
clerking at the Up-to-Date, started on
the road Tuesday selling candy
for the Miller Candy Factory. He is
a gentleman of skill in selling goods
and makes good impression on
strangers and there seems no reason
why he will not win out nice trade
from the candy eaters.
A new chair is to be erected in the
State University by the Woman's
| Board of missions of the Christian
church. Mr.. Wallace G. Payne, a
graduate of Bethany, Yale and Chica-
go university, will have charge and
the support will come voluntarilyfrom
all sects. The study will take up the
Bible as a book of religion, moral
power as an educator and Bible biog-
raphy and history, literature and the
Bible as practical book and as an
aid to citizenship will be comprised in
the work.
Yates Center Advocates: The Neo-
sho Falls Post has been bought by
Henry Stitcher of this city who take.
charge this week and everybody at the
Falls is expecting improvement il
their local paper. The Post is tn,
Oldest paper in the county and has ;
splendid field being in one of the mos
prosperous localities, drawing bust
ness from the four counties of Wood
son, Allen, Anderson and Coffey
Mr.. Stout, the retiring editor, il
still postmaster and will give all his
time toithat:business.
The Chanute Tribune was able tC
add little further intelligence abou
the suicide of A. B. Hedrich, of tha
place Saturday morning, as told il
the REGISTER. III health is the only
known cause, his financial affairs be
ing in excellent shape. Mr.. Hedrict
bought a secondhand 32-calibre re
volver on his way to his lumber office
and walking Immediately into the
rear yard shot himself, the dead body
being found later by employees. He
was sixty-one years old, worth $50, 00C
and a prominent Mason and X, p.
Kansas Knocker: "The reporter
measurers you with forty-inch yard
stick. He called your ugly baby the
prettiest tot in the county. When your
homely daughter married she was the
belle Of the community. He made you
boss and alderman when you could
not control your own vote. When
there weren't three women who would
speak to your wife, he made her carni.
val queen and leader of the swell set.
When you die he'll say that you-rep.
rebate though you be--were the finest
that ever happened. You never thank
ed him for these favors. You are
always knocking on him. knock on
the man who knocks on the newspaper
reporter"
The Elks held its annualinstallatio
of officers Friday andi the new e. L.
KS, were put into their places with all
due ceremony. Then there was an in-
itiation of five new members which
proved to be one OF the incest shows
the lodge has had for a number OF
moons. Josh Butler, John Bale, Mr..
Ziesing, Mr.. Allen and w. l.. Bartels
were the candidates. with Mr.. Butler,
the favored one, to do stunts for the
edification of the others. A lovelier
candidate never was seen. And when
1t was all over there was social ses.
sion and punishmentwas inflicted on
Some older members who had an idea
they could make speeches.