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


Poland China Bears. Lutte p. Slower,
lola City.
Chanute thinks she has found marble
lola had that same trouble along
with pip.and measles and collie.
Quite number of Tholens and 9TH
ers from Humboldt were up attending
the Catholic fair Tuesday night.
Carl Reynolds, of the Savonburg
Record, and A. L. Campbell also of
that town, came up this morning on
business.
FIT Scott Monitor: lola is attempt
ing to secure a sulphuric acid factory
Most towns are willing to leavethe sui
phuric business until the next world.
The Fort Scott Monitor says that
correspondents of the Kansas City
papers have begun arriving there and
that they say they are going to await
the coming of Mrs. Nation.
Mr.. w. G. Harris, of Atlantic, Ia,
who came here some time ago and
bought residence on WeslMadison
avenue, is here again to. make his
permanent residence. He has rented
house until he can obtain possession
of his new home.
Many people both in lola and over
the county will be interested in the
news that the MARRIAGES. announced of
Mr.. George Crowell and Miss Cora
Bennett, well known young people OF
Allen Center neighborhood.
Northrups are preparing to move
into their fine new store room next
week. The last touches are being
made on the room, the fixtures are in
place and as soon as the floor is
scrubbed and oiled the room can be
occupied.
Topeka Capital; lola is the latest
Kansas town to consider the matter of
passing an "anti-spitting" ordinance
The experience of most towns has been
that this kind of an ordinance can get
thrust back into the murk of oblivion
in less time after its passage than "a
curfew law.
'I'll bet you the Santa Fe never
does build that line it talked of out to
LaHarpe," said one lola man to an.
other today. "I'll bet you that the
Santa Fe owns road into LaHarpe
before two years passes, " was the re-
ply, and the last speaker ought to
actually know something about the
matter.
Y Savonburg and Elsmores are rivals
hence the Savonburg Record thus
takes shot at the Elsmore Enterprise:
The editor of Elsmore's Enterprise is happy
over the recent arrival at his home of "a little
daughter. If the past few years is any criter-
ion he has been looking forward to the time
when Elsmore 5 population would rank with
Savonburg. Patience and perseverance. =
will overcome all things neighbor.
Spencer and McNiel, one or both.
have invested in the largest music box
ever brought to town. 1t is a mann
moth Regina with twenty-four record,
and these records are three feet across.
The mechanism is encased in box
that stands five feet high and the sound
board thus furnished gives the ma
chine IA depth and sweetness of tone
that makes the music mighty pleasing.
G. f. Benton is preparing to place
on the market "Moore's Addition to
the city of lola, whichconsists of some
siXty-four lots out east. Lin.oln park
is the addition of Manley and Edwards
next the creek to the southeast of
Nicholson's smelter and Mr.. Benton S
tract extends south from the wagon
road west of Lincoln Park and east of
the Bunnell addition. That will make
lola extend continuously to the creek
east of town.
Bert Thomas was arraigned in
Justice Potter court Monday andplac-
ed under $500 bond to answer next
Monday at 10 o'clock to the charge of
seducing Maude Thompson, seven
teen year old daughter of Mrs. Rachel
A. Thompson, who lives in Brick
town, to his home for purposes of con-
cubinage. Thomas is married man
with family, but his wife is absent
in Joplin, Mo-, and it seems that the
Thompson girl has been keeping house
for him. The mother is the complain
ing witness.
Gas City Headlight: Allen county
reeds a court house that will come up
to the standard of her excellence.
Most people are aware of this fact and
would gladly aid in the construction
if the question was properly sub
mitted to them. LaHarpe is looking
forward with much pleasure to the
thought that at some distant day they
will be able to Locate the court house