The Iola register., 1901-01-11
LAHARPE.
Mrs f. NJ. Davis.


Year.
Rev Hahn is sick at present.
The new bakery is rebuilding their
oven.
Carl Bornholt has been sick with
pneumonia, but is better.
The odd Fellow lodge is having
quite a boom here at present.
Dora Danforth seems to be slowly
improving from her severe illness.
All of John Mcdonald s Friends are
glad he is back from Kansas City to
stay.
Lew Linback was married this week
but we did not learn the name of the
bride.
Grace Cooksey went to Kansas City
this week to be gone couple of
months.
Laura Kramer is the proud posses
sor of fine new piano, as is also Mrs
Mullen.
Mr. Houser's 5 mother and fwo brothers
were visiting him from northern Kan
sas during the holidays.
A new house is being built south of
Mr. Harrold's. We have forgotten the
mans name who is building it.
Mrs Strickland has returned home
to Thayer after very welcome visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Watson.
Mr. Russell and son Charley of
Wichita, spent a week with c II Hack
ney who is a brother-in-law of Mrs
Russell.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Patterson enter
tanned quite a number of relatives and
friends from Uniontown and Bronson
last week.
Mabel Russell returned to her school
in Kansas City after spending last
week with her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs Hackney.
Hattie Curry has returned home
from Missouri. The young man
she had been nursing was taken worse
and ihis parents had him moved to
their home.
Mrs T. w Hooper and Ruth have re-
turned from their visit to Pittsburg.
While there little Ruth had severe
attack of pneumonia which called the
doctor down there and he was not
able to return for nearly week.
a watch meeting at the NJ f church
New Years eve to watch the new year
and also the new century come in.
Ethel Danforth's mother was up
from Parsons to spend Christmas with
relatives. Grandpa Bakerl is also
over from Walnut.
Miss Lloyd of Kansas City, who
spent the holidays with ther parents
and sister Mrs Farmer, returned to the
City Saturday.
The Presbyterians and methodists
each had nice Christmas tree at the
churches on that night and lots of little
hearts were made happy.
Bessie Beck camesout from lola and
spent Sunday with May Smith of this
place,
The young ladies club held watch
party at Margaret McDonald's on
New Years eve. OF course they had
"a fine time, as they always do at Miss
Margaret home.
! Mamie Sanderson, sister of Mrs
, Chas Wilson, who has been visiting here
this fall and winter expects to return
| to her home in Illinois this week.
We have not been able to get out
much.on account of sickness in oul
family, hence items so far between
viii try and do better in the New
Year.
Mrs Chas Ohlfest's father, Rev
Hahn, came in to visit her last
week.
LaHarpe came very near having
what might have been serious fir,
Sunday. At noon when the people
were at church fire broke out in thu
laundry. The fire was coming out o
the roof around the flue and along tn,
ewes when it was discovered. Blu
plenty of help and buckets and waite
put it out. If it had got good star
nothing could have saved the build
ings on the east side of the stree
south of the railroad track
Mr. and Mrs Rossman attended tn
Elks ball at lola Monday night.
A crowd from here attended the
Elks Bazaar Saturday night. G
Mullen was the one that drew tn
lucky number of weeks board at tn
county jail.
A surprise party was held on Opa
and Harry Houser one evening las
week by the young crowd.
MIR Hawley's and Morrison's hat
company during the Christmastide.
, Rio Adams and young wife wer
down from Osawatomie to take Dime
Christmas with his parents.
The Mothers FavOrite.