The Iola register., 1901-10-18

outside and twenty-five in lola. Only
ten certificates have so far been de-
liuered showing that they have met
the requirements of the new registra
tion law. Being cured by an unregis-
tered doctor is now Illegal.
Louis Horville left Monday for
Kansas City with three cars of fat
cattle. There were just sixty-seven
in the bunch and they are worth about
$50 apiece. The bunch will bring be-
tween So, 900 and 81, 800, which is hard
ly worth the strain of sitting up all
night to take them to market. Poor
Lol
ID. B. ID. Smeltzer has accepted the
local agency for the Kansas City con
vention hall guessing contest. For %
cents you get guess on the vote in
Ohio. The best guess gives you
So, 600, Other fine prizes also 90 with
the cash prize there being Sl2. 600
worth in all. See him if you want to
win out
Miss Rosa NJ. Perdue, n graduate of
the State University who has been
acting as principal of the Elsmore
| Schools, has resigned that position in
order to accept a scholarship offered
her in Wisconsin State University
Her place has been filled by the ap-
pointment of Miss Olive NJ. Stewart
graduate of Baldwin.
a card from Moran says that next
Thursday a bunch of cattlemen who
have been pasturingsome oftheir stock
down in Chautauqua county will ride
overland and drive the cattle ethrough
| There are several hundred cattle and
the men who own and will go afterthem
are Mr.. Skaggs, Ezra Willett. Phillip
| 1nsminger. Alex Wright, Robert
| Archer. and j. G. Strong.
Ft. Scott Monitor: It is rumored
| that the officers of the Fort Scott. lola
q Western road are trying to locate
the old Argentine smelters for some
rOtnt on the new road in the gas belt.
President Mcdonald and Secretary
Nelson do not confirm the report. but
they do not deny it. 1t is a silver
smelter and the plant is "a million dol
lar one.
j. l.. Taylor, lawyer from Pitts
burg, was in town Friday on busi-
ness He lsays the last time he was
here was in 1900 and he had to lay
over between trains. He thinks he
his wait was the quietest, lonesomest
spell he eevereXperienced. And he was
right, lots of old timers remember
those drearv days. But Mr.. Taylor
believes in lola now.
Last winter the lola schools held an
oratorical contest together with the
rest of the county aud representa-
tive was chosen to attend the South
Eastern Kansas Teachers Association
at Garnett. lola then got third place.
During Thanksgiving week the meet
ing will be held this year at FIT. Scott
and another contest will he held to
choose contestant from Allen
county.
Ft. Scott Monitor: The officers of
the Fort Scott lola & Western Rail-
way company reportthat they are still
unable to secure enough trackmen to
go to work on the road at Moran. not
withstanding that notice has been
posted in front of the general Office"
for nearly week Experienced men
for this kind of work appear to be
scarce. The company will go after
men at Kansas City.
The Eastern Star lodge held apleas-
ant surprise last night on Mrs. John
Anderson, one of the Oldest members,
and presented her with hand some
silver knife and fork as memento of
their esteem during her absence in Inc
Indian Territory. About twenty were
present and they all had mighty
good time aud wished Mrs. Anderson
all kinds o good fortune on the Jour
ney which began this morning.
Ottawa Journal: The man who com
posed Home, Sweet Home never had
home, The man who composed On the
Banks of the Wabash, ever had an
bank. The man who composed Baby
Mine, never had mine. The man who
composed My Bark Is on the Sea.
never had dog. The man who com
posed Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. never
owned n tomato can. The man who
owned-but probably we have carried
this far enough.
l.. Hobart hung II large Joke on
Lewis Cotlield the other day. Lewis
was in barber shop when Hobart
came in. "Shine Sir?n "You betun
Then Lewis gave Hobart Il good shine
and demanded dime To the Young
man the older man then read this little
lesson: Here. my boy, are two
cents. Nou have been busy on NV
shoes about two minutes. That is IA
ce minute, sixty cents an he ur, six
dollars day. | commend your in
dustry. Keep up that lick AMI when
you are my age You won't have to
shine shoes. Lewis consulted a
lawyer to collect the other eight cents
but learned that as he had accepted
the two cents, and had not paid his oc-
cupatiOn tax he had better stand tied.