The Iola register., 1901-10-25

The dispatches announce the grant
ing of a charter to the Fredonia Oil &
Gas Company, capitalized at 800, 900.
This is the company of which A. i.
Charles, of this city, is a member.
Mr.. Wicks, of Humboldt, has begun
the erection of "a handsome two-story
residence on Fourth street in Brook
lyn Park, opposite the G. Nj. Nelson
home. Mr.. Nelson says the Park is
rapidly improving.
That tale about grocers having quit
using potatoes to stop the spoutS OF
coal oil cans is true in lola. A re-
porter saw II man carry can from
west side grocery recently with
an apple on the spout.
John r Wood, who drew claim No.
in the Lawton district and was called
"hog" because he got between Miss
Beals and the town is dead. The con-
tests against his claim were cleared
up and his family will get the land.
Mr.. Eisminger, of Hutchinson, the
friend whose fare S. M. Cooper paid
here or offered to pay in case he was
not satisfied, has bought two lots on
south Fourth street in Brooklyn Park
and will erect two cottages on them.
Sam Burrell returned home Sun
day from an extended visit of several
weeks intKansas City, Paola and Blue
Mound II was his turn to rest and
get fat and he certainly did q better
job at the latter business than Jim
Campbell did.
Still they come: Greeley Graphic:
Dave Crellen will make public sale
of his stock, farming implements and
about % acres of corn in, field next
| Thursday and will move to lola,
where he expects to work In the cooper
shop Of the cement works.
Chanute Sun: Friday night seven
Chanute men attended Elk lodge at
lola, six of them going solely to see
Walter Parsons take the initiation.
They were: ID. Il. McClelland, Edgar
Freeman, j. d. Mcdonald, Dan'l
Wickard. NJ. j. Cunningham and j.
b. f. Gates.
Allen county joint keepers think
they would like TO live at Winfield.
Chodand Doe Thomas of Winfield have
been convicted on forty counts and
fined 800 and six months in jail on
each count. If the sentence is carried
out it means Jail sentence Of twenty
years and fine of 1000.
The friends of Rev. S. S. Estey,
formerly of Humboldt but now OF
Salina. will be interested in learning
that he has received from Wooster
University the degree Of Ph. ID. Not
as an honorary title but as well
nl h.rf ,f ha Il
The REGISTER offers congratulations.
lola people who have become ac-
quainted with DR., II. Il Merriman
during the several visits which his
large Investments here have necessi-
tated, will be interested in knowing
that he sailed last Saturday from New
York with his family for Genoa, Italy.
He expects to spend the year abroad.
The REGISTER is indebted to Mrs.
| G. Ba rth for a basket of the most eat
able peaches that have come to this
Office for long time. Part of them
were the Heath Cling, and part we're
seedlings from that same Heath Cling,
but singularly enough we're free.
stones.
The Ft. Scott Monitor says that the
$40, 900 damage suit of Mrs. Mary
Moren against the Cherokee -Lanyon
Zinc Company has been filed in the
United States court. IL was brought
here first for the death of her husband
recently and taken to the other court
on a change of venue. Oscar Foust g.
Son represented the defendants.
w. II. Hines, OF Frankfort, and +.
M. Stillwell, of Swayzee, Ind, were
recent visitors in Pittsburg with a
glass proposition. II they do not
ask too much the Headlight thinks
something will be done. This is of
interest as showing the increased
tendency of easterAers to establish
glass plants in southeastern Kansas.