The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-05-17


Hon. John $. Gilmore, editor of the !
Fredonia Citizen, came up yesterday
fora short visit.
G. c. Nelson, the general manager
OF most everything Fort Scott has that
is worth having. i-here withhis friend
Mr.. Henderson, seeing what can be
done about the new railroad.
/, An agent for the Statewas here yes
torday seeking "a Local agent to handle
the peuitentiary binding Irvine. which
mas recently beencut inprice and which
the other manufacturers are said TO be
lighting.
No word has yet been received from
the renegade who is fleeing to safety
from the punishment of stealing a
horse and buggy in Anderson county
in Billy McClure's horse and buggy.
Monday night the theft was committed
and up to noon today no report had
come OF the rig having been seen.
Mr.. Kline was in from Moran yes
terday and states the citizens of that
town have succeeded in raising money
| for three prospect wells, the first to be
drilled within the city limits, probably
in the park and the other two within
two mile of town. Mr.. Miller, the
lola driller, has the contract and
work is to begin soon.
Curtis collecting agency which
started at Ottawa and is spreading
over the state has established a branch
in lola, with the purpose of doing for
the retail merchant what Dun and
Bradstreet do for the WHOLESALERS,
Mr.. Burton E. Clifford has been made
attorney and local agent and has
moved his Office to room s, Northrup
/ National Bank building.
Glenroy Flake, who bought fast
PAGER and sold it to Mr.. Bert Miller,
has rustled arouud and got a better
one. This is bay PAGER named Ray
$. and he drove it here from Baxter
Springs last night. The animal is re-
puted to be cleverly broken, gentle and
kind, and with speed to burn, its
former owners offering to wager it can
pass any buggy horse in the State.
lola is certainly going the pace.
Billy Groomer, the colored man who
broke the local record by eating Sun
day a mess of green beans from his
garden, now has another claim to con-
sideration. At his place is litter
OF seven young pigs and they are
striped like ground squirrel, red and
black. The stripes are about half an
inch wide and run lengthwise of the
pigs, some being striped TO the ends
of their tails. This is very unusual
but Billy promises to sight any
doubters.
j. NJ. Preston, assessor Tor lola
township made his report yesterday,
time being up for all the reports but
only about half being in. He found
l471 people in the township as agains
1865 last year. The total personal
property on which tax will be paid is
$50, 620 as against S9S, $40 last year.
This apparent decrease is simply the
change from 100 per cent to 90 per cent
valuation, and the report really shows
healthy increase. So 600 worth OF
gas wells is turned in and S3,307
worth of pipe lines.
Shortly afternoon Wednesday Bert
McNiel stepped behind C. B. Spen-
GERS prescription case and saw a
stranger retreating from the medicine
cases. He spoke to him, the stranger
turned and made his exit through the
front of the store. AS he passed Spen-
Ger he laid down half a dollar.
"What's that for?" asked Spencer.
The man showed small bottle in his
hand. "Where did you getit?" was
Spencer's next question. ION the
shelf, " replied the man. 81 can't get
a prescription, and hequickly disap-
peared. Spencer grabbed his hat, but
the man had gone. He is undoubted-
ly a cocaine fend and having been
caught in the act of stealing the drug
he paid for it and took chances. The
law requires that it be given out only
on DOCTORS prescription, but the
tends have trouble in finding accom-
modating doctors.