The Iola register., 1901-10-04

Mr. and Mrs. John ireland report
most enjoyable trip east. They were
gone sixteen weeks and took in Buifa-
10, Milwaukee and lot of the lake
resorts where they rested and had a
good time. Mrs. Ireland returns
home very much improved in health,
which is good news to all of her
friends.
The latest word from Merrill Win
chester is that he Is stationed with one
company of regulars on one OF the
most distant islands of the Philippine
group. 1t is one of the innumerable
small islands. away off from the
beaten track of civilization, and must
imagine.
The many friends of D. f.. Smeltzer,
the Celery King of Kansas City. who
has been so extremely i'll in California
for the past few months and recently
reported dead by some of the daily
papers, will be pleased to learn that
| that notice was received here last Sat
urday that he is much better and likely
to recover.
llOhllE lllfll usual DltdSdll tuN-
tom the ladies of the w. G.. II. U. have
! tent at the reunion grounds where
they make welcome without fee or re.
ward all who wish a place to sit down
and rest. The Methodist ladies are
there also with dining tent where
one can get all he ought to eat for
| fifteen cents.
Examination of the Baptist church
has lead to the belief that it Is unsafe
anC the directorate has hired experts
! to examine the structure with q view
to determine whether or not the build
ing is unsafe. The Babtist church
was always the most pretentious in
town as it is one Of the Oldest and if
it is materially damaged it will mean
considerable expense TO the congrega-
ton.
Work began Tuesday of putting
in new, twenty foot cement walk on
the south side of the square between
South street and Washington avenue.
This will make the entire south side OF
the same style and width. OF course
IL will be unpleasant while building
but good after it is finished. The
walk Is going around the square, incl
dentally narrowing the streets against
the day when they must be paved.
City Clerk Knapp says that henever
yet has met an advance agent who was
as nice and gentlemanly as the one
with Pawnee Bill. A contract for a
| show and a parade was signed up
without trouble and the agent called
early, paid the bill, was courteous in
every way and in fact it is probable
n1Uanaa tui11 lnAlz
to Mr.. Knapp. again. AS change
from a know-it-all bully the city clerk
appreciates it.
The Wild West Show Saturday drew
two big crowds, big enough to satisfy
the managers. And the consensus of
opinion seems to be that the show was
worthy the crowds. The show was a
regulation wild west show, once seen
and never to be forgotten, but hardly
worth seeing twice. 1t was beauti-
full day and nobody would have
thought there ever was drouth here
the way the people divorced them
selves from their dollars.
Ft. Scott Monitor: The completion
of the new road, the Fort Scott, lola
Western which is being promoted
by b. II. Mcdonald and G. G. Nelson
of this city. means that the Katy, with
other short cuts mpde in southwest
Kansas, will tap the Joplin Galena
mineral district and carry the large
volume of freight to the lola smelters,
via Moran. All the roads are now
after this business, but the Missouri
Pacific and the Santa Fe have always
had the best end of it.
Cards have been received in this
city from Mr.. and Mrs. N. ID. Brown,
of Port Huron, Michigan. announc-
ing the marriage of their daughter
Helena Aloysia to Edmund Claude
Champion, Tuesday, September "a,
1901. Mr.. Champion is one of the
young men in the Cement COmpany's
Office and the news of his happy mar
riage will bring congratulations from
large acquaintance here Mr.. and |
Mrs. Champion will be at home in |
lola after November s.
Street Commissioner John Harris is |
having an unusual experience now |
in experimenting the working on the |
streets of five men who have been in |
the county jail, and instead of being |
turned out because the city was tired |
OF boarding them are being worked
until their fines are paid. The men
are II. Hillock, w. G. Reed, Joe
Dunn, ID Murray and another. They
are doing ordinary street work, under |
the command of Mr.. Harris and be-
gan work Monday He says they
are proving good workmen and It Is
possible some OF the much needed re-
pairs may be done by the city's guests.