The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

home with typhoid fever. DR.. swan IS
attending him.
Miss Kate Thayer came in from
Medicine Lodge last evening for a
visit with relatives.
DR.. Coffman has the foundation in
for fine dwelling on thecorner north
of the Catholic church.
The REGISTER is proud of lola boys,
Up to date not single one has pro-
posed to Miss Beals, of Wichita, even
II she has rich farm.
j. E. Powell is back at work. He
has been off on his vacation. He
drove up into Anderson county, turn
ed around and drove back.
DR.. Clearinghouse reports a son
born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Simmons,
of North Walnut, and a daughter to
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Hawks.
c. H. DeClute is making some ex-
pensive improvements on his home,
which will greatly add TO the appear
ance and convenience OF the house.
Nice compliment from a Coffeyville
man as reported in the journal: G. A.
Johnson came down from lola Sun
day. He reports that town on boom.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Lee, Of Topeka,
who are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Howard Knowlton at Geneva, spent
Tuesday in lola, returning to &C.
neva Wednesday.
Wednesday, Arthur Kane and wife
returned to their home in La Harpe
after a months visit to old Ireland.
Mr. Kane is one of the book-keepers
at the LaHarpe smelter.
The district c. E. Convention closed
a very pleasant session last night at
Presbyterian church. Most of the
delegates left for their homes today.
Moran was selected for next year s
meeting place.
Miss Mabel Barnes left this morn
ing for Boulder Colo, weere she will
spend several months in the hopes OF
beneftting her health. She was &C.
companied by her cousin, Miss Ethel
McCarty, of LaHarpe.
The Lawrence Journal thinks il
probable that since Miss Beals, the
Wichita telephone girl, drew the rich
Kiowa prize, she is talking now.
, And her Kansas City hotel porter
9 lover would do well to hang en- to tn,
other end of the wire.
1t seems probable that some mis-
take was made in crediting Lester A
Hackara to lola. He is winner il
. the land drawing but is not know
: here it seems. Wednesday Posmaste
;, Henderson received an inquiry from
, man of the same name in Oklahoma
asking if there was such man here.
, Have you noticed that new crev
: which is working the Missouri Pacific
p switch engine at night ? They certain
@ ly believe in advertising for any tim
+ they fail to foot the whistle four OF
i've times in half an hour something il
wrong. 1t sounds good-when you
Y are asleep.
It Charlie Armstrong leaves Saturda!
= for his new "yob" in British Colum
ba. He will be superintendent of {
e mine several hundred miles north o
e Vancouver on the Yukon trail, onl!
. $50 miles from a railroad. He expects
. to wax fat on a diet of tallow candle
e and whale blubber.
= At the home of Mrs. J. s. Turne
T. Wednesday a very enjoyable tim
e was spent by the young folks of tn
d Episcopal church Who were invited t,
a meet Miss Davidson, of Kansas City
here visiting her brother. Refresh
y ments and laughter made the evening
= pass most agreeably.
e The Allen County Fair premium
y lists are now ready for distribution
. and Secretary A. L. Taylor has then
= at his office. The premiums are abou
the same as last year on agriculture
" exhibits but the purses for the racin:
events are hlgher ana the Assoclato
T. expects 10 draw some good horse
y here.
:, w. L. Allison is now ready to begi
:, laying the mains on North street an
% East street, the former to the Fulto
, home and the other on the same stree
= and the latter out to the acid work;
h But the strange man-think of it
:. hesitating to have the trenches du
i, for fear a rain will come and cav
them in.
II Abilene Reflector: Robert job
70 Eaton died at his home at Sevent
=. and Spruce sunday morning ftyphoi
= fever. The deceased was formerly {
10 lola. He was 20 years old and leave
wife to whom he was married severt
b, months ago. Funeral services wer
,, held this morning at the home, Rev
h. r. Brown officiating; interment /