The Iola register., 1901-02-15

the, last Sunday, "a little tot.
The 10Th car of walnut logs has just
been shipped from Neosho Falls to
indianapolis.
Ottawa has reduced her hopes and
desires to an S-inch hole. Which
means another search for gas
Emporia Gazette: Here's an idea
for Topeka's iointst: Hire Jessie
Morrison and give her razor.
A Chetopa man has moved toCofTey-
vile to help manage the business end
of the Busy Bee, clothing house.
The Austin correspondent of the
Chanute Times tells how small boy
can make money slick-by greasing
it.
A Ft. Scott crank refused to be
quarantined and tore down the small
poS sign, substituting prepare to
Meet Your God"
Mrs. Hostetter has been made ad-
ministratriX of S20,000 estate at
Wellsville and the heirs may prepare
for doses of bitters.
The Eureka gas well which was
drilled with much labor and expense
to depth of 1900 feet wound up with
u small flow of oil.
An Olathe man is exercising a lect-
ure entitled; "Whom to marry and
how to live" during the cold weather
on neighboring towns.
1t would be interesting to know if
Mr.. Vinegar who married the other
day at Emporia did SO with his
mothers" consent.
Fred Cone, a long, thin bachelor,
runs the Chanute Sun, and yet he runs
this top of column: "Wanted, a boy
at this office" The ID
An old maid at Lawrence has taught
her cat to jump up and kiss her, and
the small boys are all wondering
which wants to raise whiskers.
The Alma Enterprise says woman
in that town looks like Queen Victoria,
which will remind a few politicians
that they feel like the late queen.
An observer says the Neodesha
dancing club reminds her of q flock of
stampeded cattle, while the Fredonia
club resembles lot of sick kittens.
1t seems probable that the bill to
exact $500 week State license from
grafters was introduced in the legisla-
ture to back up the anti-fusiou bill.
An Ottawa man has hired girl who
gets up at o'clock to start breakfast
and he is unable to sleep longer. 1t is
believed to be the only case onrecord.
The editor of the Mcpherson Repub-
lican so thrills with sympathy for the
thirsty Topekans that he heads his
story; Topeka Getting Desperate. "
Mrs. Sim moved to Topeka the
other day, and to even up, the capital
city ought to send for Mr.. Toogood
who is about to locate at Yates
Center.
One of the principal halls at Pitts
burg is owned by man named Wood,
and in accordance with the Kansas
custom many functions are held in "the
Wood house"
Lawrence has been sick ever since
her street railway scheme failed. but
she thinks she has found an "erbn
that will cure, L. II. Erb having asked
for franchise.
The Lawrence World wonders why
mirrors are placed in saloons, for
after man has stood at bar awhile
he don't care whether his jag is on
straight or not.
The late snow is valued at from one
to five million dollars on Kansas
wheat so what's the odds if few peo
pie spent So an hour taking their girls
sleigh-riding.
Up at Lyndon a "jag" costs SO. 60.
a merchant who agreed to buy "iag
Of coal" which farmer had left over
from car load, found out that there
was ton or two,
The Leavenworth Chronicle thinks
that had Balaam lived NOW he would
never have won fame. In his day he
owned the only ass that talked; today
they are only too numerous.
There was a blood-red cross on the
moon as seen in Kansas last Sunday
night, which means war and devasta-
tion. The question is: Did it follow
or precede Carries doings
Just to prevent his taking too much
glory to himself and not giving enough
to the Lord the evangelistwho touched
$50 converts at Hiawatha will do time
in Ft Scott and humble himself.
There are few Kansas towns which
will note with interest the fact that
Andrew Carnegie has retired on Is
millions year and says he is going
to give million a month to libraries.
The Lawrence journal said that
fusion is dead and the proposed bill
was needless, but the Hutchinson Bee
advocates to remind thefusionists that
there is punishment even after death
When Miss Lulu Gilbert of Olathe
got over at Burlington and the Jeffer-
son reporter got hold of her name,
be bifurcated it and made it Lu Lu,
very complimentary name in Burling-
ton.
AS soon as the mayor ordered the
Independence joints closed, a German
tailor working there tore out for Mis-
souri,, and the town is worrying. She
would rather be 5000 and Wiclfed than