The Iola register., 1901-08-09

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The pension examining board was
in session today. The number of APP |
plicatons coming before the board is
Increasing and the sessions are longer.
A whole gang of holders of certii-
Gates in the new town in the Kiowa
country. to the lumber of some thirty
eight left Wednesday for the promis-
ed land.
Lutte and Phil Stover drove out to
Moran Wednesday and began sur
veying somebody's first addition to
the future metropolis of the Missouri
valley, Moran.
w. H. Mcclure was in Chanute Mon
day seeking contracts for cement
walks. This concrete business ought
in time to spread out and covera great
deal of territory.
Quite number of lola people will
remember Miss Georgia Sheldon, of
Burlington, who visited Mrs. L. +.
Palmer here some time ago and will
be interested in knowing that she
drew farm in the Kiowa country.
Every paper in the county priuts in
terviews with farmers who state that
they will have more corn than they
expected. With rains from now on
it is believed Allen county will raise
enough feed to carry all her stock
through.
| Reports from the new country state
that Col. Saphar has turned his culin-
ary skill to use and is cleaning up ten
dollar bills daily by dispensing flap
jacks, coffee and other delicacies.
And the Colonel is well able to do this
very trick.
DR.. Enochs was called to the home
CT Mr.. Burcham, nine miles south OF
town last week to examine the fifteen
year old grand son who has been treat
to lola and placed under the care oI
DR. Enochs.
\ neighber of Bob Harding, who
lives in Allendale. was in town thi,
b Monday and reported that during tn,
storm Saturday night nine steers be
longing to Harding were killed. The!
were standing by wire fence that wa
struck by lightning.
For some time now the Masons hav,
been occupying their new temple an,
, find the quarters mighty comfortable
They are not doing much at presen
owing to the weather but when the mer
curry permits the hall will be the seem
t of much fraternal festivity.
One REGISTER reader, in lieu of
news item, states that there is not
tomato in town and asked that tn
4 fact be advertised so that gardner
0 having tomatoes might rush to tn
G rescue. She is fair and likes toma
toes. Is there need to say more?
I, S. Heller reports tie sale of the j
n A. Joyce property on South street t
II Chas. a. Storey, an engineer at tn
cement plant, who expects to live here
IL Also the a. T. Dayton property o
e south Sycamore to Mrs. McClenatha
= who recently moved here from Wes
o phalia.
A letter from Colorado brings tn
n distressing news that Fred Horto
5 recently fell while chasing about owe
>. the hills and broke the plaster {
r. paris stocking which he has bee
wearing over one limb ever since |
% met with the accident in a runawa
II and broke his leg.
+ The La Harpe News says the electr
b road is planning to stop at Lanyol
vile but that nobody cares. The roa
- is believed to be under the necessity {
:. building into that town soon on il
, ways to Moran and the News is not
% favor of paying the $1,000 asked for I
get it into town now.
-, DR.. Cotfman was called to II
~ cement plant last Monday to atten
! the injury of G. M. Grinsley wh
= stack a pick into his left ankle whi
: working in the shale pit. The iniur
while not a serious one is a very pail
% ful one and will keep Mr.. Grinsle
l. away from his work for some time.
Walter Wood, an lola boy WI
II now lives in Kansas City. dropped O
ID here Friday. He says lola lool
mighty good even to a Kansas Ci
m man, when the latter has been on Il
J" road and compares this place wi
Is other towns over this part of the cou
ie try. In fact he has hankering
ar get into business here and may do
yet.
" George Newman was seriously /
1e jured by a kick from a horse Sunda
Id The horse had a sore on his neck an
n- George applied remedy that smarte
w. The animal whirled about-it W
loose in the barn-and in "a fla
,o kicked his master who tried to dod
=. and get away. The heavy shod no