The Iola register., 1901-08-09

G. G. Smock has brought proceed
ings in district court TO foreclose a |
mortgage for SAT- with interest since
July 1900 at eight per cent on lot ten
in block seven, LaHarpe, owned by
Fred +. Wood. The Aetna B. & L.
Assn is made defendant also, 1t
having small mortgage of $3.50 on
the same property prior to the Smock
loan.
n good many people have wondered
at the absence of electric lights last
night. The reason is that during the
storm Saturday night lightning struck
pole on South Walnut, shattered IT,
ran along the wires and burned ont
half dozen lamps, jumped down the
guy wires and ierked the guy poles
out of place. All day Sunday force
was going over the line trying to get
it in shape but it was deemed best last
night not to turn on the current for
fear Of accidents.
Lon Uowland has the richest roast
ing ear story yet. Tuesday he slid
his chin up and down the cobs of a
mess which cost him just Sj4 for a
dozen ears, or $50 per ear. He has
small farm near Geneva and hired a
good man to put it in corn and tend
it. The man worked three months at
flS a month and the prospect was fine.
Then came the drouth and the farmer
brought Mr.. Howland the roasting
ears and told him that was the sum
total OF the yield.
Charlie Goodlander, who owns most
Of Fort Scott, including "A bank, a
mill. the street cars and the big hotel,
is mad. Rev II. &. Fraser recently
visited that town. started a temperance
crusade and everything wet gathered
Ia, including the Goodlander hotel
bar. Charlie was arrested and is
mad. He SAYS the hotel cost him
500, 600 and he has run it at loss
from town pride for years, only to be
arrested. ae offers to sell the hotel
for $50, 900 and take $40, 600 of this sum
out in board.
1t is said the slight chance that there
may be new sheriff appointed this
fall to hold over oneyear until legal
election of new one can be held un
der the new law, has brought out sew
eral willing ones. Sofar A. f. Wright
is the only one who has registered al
Topeka, out Frank Travis and sever
alothers have been mentioned. a good
many people agree with the attorney
general that the old sheriff will proba
bly, hold over. The appointment IL
desirable. in case of vacancy, as /
would familiarize the appointee will
the work and put him in a good place
to race for election.
The REGISTER Office has just finish
ed an order for the lola Business Col
lege of the First Annual Catalogue, /
neat booklet OF some forty pages. 4
list of the subjects taught is given, anC
testimonials from the first pupils 0
the school, with the pictures OF tn
nupils, fill the rest Of the pages. Al
express deep appreciation of the kind
ness of the instructors, the thorough
ness of the instruction and satisfaction
with the business methods taught
!, Nineteen young people write recon
mending the school, all of them grad
, yates who nov hold excellent position
, paying an average of $50 Il month.
is neat booklet and ought to con
o vince those receiving it of the merit
of the school.
The morning papers, in Lo
Angeles dispatch says: "D. E, Smell
, zer of Kansas City, well known i
produce circles, lies in a critics
state at the California hospital, hay
ing been removed to that Institute
- on Friday night. MIR, Smeltzer is SUI
,, fering from several complication
- which ere serious with II serious opeI
' alton following. a message from til
hospital is to the effect that he is NJ
out of danger, nor will the surgeon /
-, charge admit that the patient ma
: live. Mrs. Smeltzer is with her hu'
band and is prostrayed Smel zer
known best as the celery king, hnvin
founded that industry in the wet land
Of Orange county, Mr.. Dan Smel
2 yar is A. neuhcw nf Mr. and Mrs. ID. |
! ID. Smelt2el Ol ~ city.