The Iola register., 1901-10-25


miles of the new track of the TT. Scott,
lola & Western have been laid west
from that town, and that before snow
dies trains can be run as far as lola.
Now if the Herald will tell what is go-
ing to happen then, lot of lola people
will know something they don't now
know
Neosho Falls Post: John Cotting.
ham who has been working in Leroy
the past summer moved his household
goods through this place to lola last
Saturday. Don Gwin was up
from lola over Sunday. Don has
job there in one of the butcher shops
the Up-to-Date, and is learning to be
a meat carver.
! G. G. Seymour, one of the town
scavengers, came near coming to grief
Saturday. He was "practicing his
profession that afternoon much to
the annoyance of residents in the
north part of town and the police were
sent for. 1t was too late to stop him
! but warning was issued that the nights
are pleasant right now.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ, Grady left this
week for Neodesha where they will
attend the wedding of Mrs. Grady's
neice. Miss Sara johnson. Miss
johnson has visited here several times
and won the admiration of large
number OF people. Her intended hus-
band is named Jack" and Mr..
Grady could remember no more about
him.
As proof of the statement OF the
REGISTER that lola is growing and
needs more houses badly, here is an
other "still they come" item from the
Burlington JeiIersonian: Mrs. Lu-
cinda Dawson of Key West township
went to lola Friday. Mr.. Dawson
has been there for some time and has
a good job, They will make their
home there
Miss Kate Slusher, the Gas City
girl who was seriously injured by be-
ing thrown from a buggy the other
day is getting better and will proba b.
ly recover. The criminally thought
less boy who fired his revolver and
scared the team the girls were driving
has left for parts unknown and so it
is not known whether there was any
desire to arrest him.
c. a. Roberts, of Linter, H., suf-
fered four years with a wad in his
stomach and could not eat. He lost
50 pounds. Two bottles of DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin restored his ap-
petite, cured his stomach trouble and
today he is well and hear,y and says
he owes his health to DR.. Caldwell ;
Syrup Pepsin. Kline & Son. Moran,
c. B. Spencer, lola.
Mr.. John Barphill, of Elmwood, g,
H., who has been here visiting his
cousin, Charley Cole, left this week
for the West. He is looking for
land and while here found five quarter
sections that pleased him well. He
has gone to meet seven other Illinois
men and if they find nothing that suits
them any better they may all locate
here. Mr. Barnhill is coming back
in any event.
One OF the Chanute Tribune force
was one of the two walloped at tennis
here Saturday. He admits it in the
paper and gives this excuse: at
couldn't have been otherwise, for
while going to the grounds they saw
children chasing butterflies with tennis
rackets and motherly women using
them to spank kids and beat carpets.
A town that has tennis rackets for a
regular diet is hard proposition TO
, go up against"
Speaking of the death of Mr.. Neal
Mrs. Fishers. brother down in the
Territory, Lutte Stover told a REGIS
TER reporter that the death was an
unusual one. Neal was returning
home from helping dig grave for a
neighbor and rode up behind wagon.
) A gun lying on some sacks In the
wagon was in some way jolted so II
went of, the charge striking Neal full
in the breast. He called TO his friend
in the wagon that he was shot and fell
from his horse dead.
The tennis game here SaturdaN y
afternoon:between lola and Chanute
players resulted disastrously again
for Chanute. In doubles Bowlus and
Klaumann won three straight 6-l
6-l, 6-3 At, singles Klaumann wor
two out Of three from Herbert Cava'
ness thus: 4-G, Sc, Ga. Then Bowlus
took two from Royster. thus: 6-2, o.
Chanute had the gall to agree to play
again. and the lola boys say they are
certainly game and lots of fun to beat
The next day after he got back from
trip to Idaho which gave him as.
surance that he was part owner il
thirty million yards of dirt that was
worth from TWO to five dollars yard,
3 f. s. Bennett got a letter from part
ner in New Mexico telling him tha'
the latest assay from n hundred acre
claim Of which Bennett owns oue-hal
shows Sl75 TO the ton of gold, silver
and copper Which would you rather
have, luck like that, or license tC
steal?