The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-03-15

MIR. French and DR.. Blackner, old |
friends of Tom Anderson from Lake
Forrest, Illinois, left for Texas,
after short visit with Tom on the
ranch.
The ice plant switch is becoming
reality today. The ties have been
strung out and the rails are being laid
and a few days more will enable cars
to be switched close to the store room
and there unloaded.
|. b. Lawyer has returned from
Webb City, Mo. On his way home he
called on Prof. r.. S. Russ at Pitts
burg, DR.. j. S. Patton at Frontenac
and Judge j. l.. Dennison and family
at Erie and had a good time generally.
Sweat will not discolor goods dyed
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. These
dyes are guaranteed to be absolutely
fast to sweating and washing. 1Oc per
package. Sold by Campbell g.
| Burrel
Mr.. j. S. Rodgers, president of the
Lanyon Zinc Company, arrived in
lola Monday and is looking after the
affairs of the company. Everything
is being put in shape for the annual
report to the stockholders who hold u
meeting soon.
The Fort Scott papers say there are
seventeen cases of smallpox in that
town right now, and the same proper
ton is true in nearly all the towns OF
the state. None of them are serious
and it is taking on the guise of
rather lame Joke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lev Bostwick return
ed from visit in Humboldt. Owing
to poor health Lev has sold out his
interest in the Cherryvale Clarion to
the other owners and has retired from
the print shop for while. He ex-
poets to leave next week with his family
for Seattle, Wash, where he has
relatives.
W. 7. Smith, who works at the east
brick plant, had his foot badly crushed
the other day by some shale and rock
falling on it. Several bones were
broken and the muscles torn and
bruised and he will have to remain
quiet for perhaps month. He lives
on east Monroe.
j. a. Robinson has given to the
public half a street along the north
end of his place, which with the half
donated by N. Hawkins, makes full
street. Mr.. Lanyon will build on the
north end of the east half of the Robin
son tract and Mr.. Ponsler has bought
and will build on the south half.
Fred Horton and j. b. Goshorn
went with w H. Root to Independence
Monday where there was a meeting
of Shriners and where they had the
pleasure of seeingRoot take the Shrin-
ers degree. There were fifty-seven
C andidates and large crowd of sight.
seers. They returned to lola that
same night.
Mr.. f. NJ. Reed, the contractor for
the electric light plant, returned to
Kansas City Tuesday, after in
speeding the work done. He says that
if Mr.. Cook, the waterworks con-
tractor, will do his part and make the
steam connections at the power house,
the electric light plant can be placed
in operation in a week.
Northrups dry goods company is
preparing to issue circular letters in
wiling the public to the grand opening
of the new building March 20. Mr..
Baird is doing some of the cleverest
work in decorating ever seen here and
on the date set an orchestra from
Kansas City will dispense sweet music.
1t will be a day that no lady of the
city or county will want to miss.
l.. c. Beatty and G. A. Bowlus |
started last week for Fostoria. o.,
Where they are the fortunate owners of |
two-thirds interest in an oil well that |
is good for sixty barrels day. The |
well was picked up by friend who let
them in. 1t is in an old gas territory |
where no suspicion of oil was enter
tanned. 1t started life at about $50
barrels day but has settled down to |
sixty barrel flow that may continue
twenty years without much decrease.
Mrs. l.. b. Kellogg wishes to an-
nounce to the ladies of lola and Allen |
county that her millinery goods are
here and open for their examination. |
The stock is entirely new just from the
factory. Come in and see us. West
side square over Brigham &, McNiels |
Grocery, first stair way north of New
York Store. Watch for announce