The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-04-05

tention. Cement can be moulded into
any form desired and farmer stood |
and looked the huge solid chunks
over and then asked workman where
they got that fine rock. "South of |
town" was the laconic and satisfying |
reply. 1t is not known whether the |
farmer walked out to seethe quarry"
or not but he said he thought it was
about the handsomest rock he has
seen.
Toronto Republican: Mr.. F. S.
Bennett, president of the lola Invest
ment Company, was in town Wednes-
day with some lola land buyers. He
reports that his sales have averaged
5000 acres month so far this year
and that he considers the property in
this vicinity the most desirable he
has to sell. Should we get gas he
thinks there is little doubt that land
within six miles of this town will
double in the next year. He says that
even now raw prairie is bringing S15
to $50 per acre.
In probate court last Monday an
insanity jury found David Peckham
insane and application will be made
for his receptions in one of the State
Institutions. Mr.. Peckham is forty
eight years old and has made his
home for years with his mother and
brother near Moran. While but a
small boy he re ceived an injury to his
head and has never been just right
since, being an epileptic all his life.
He was for six years in an asylum in
S Illinois but is probably incurable.
The commissioners at last Mon
days session considered several APP
plications. One from George f..
o Nicholson contained personal tax
receipt for property in Nilsson ri on
which he has paid taxes and on which
: a tax was also collected here. He
- asked for a rebate. Joe Langley,
- who has served a Jail sentence of a
. year and half and has paid his
costs, asked the board to make out an
order for his release at the expiration
of his time in June. This will proba-
u bly, be done. Frank Williams, in jail
o for petit larceny, asked to be released
/ and stated pathetically that he "has
o not a friend in the county"
:, The Dorothy Rebekahs held very
enjoyable pillow slip social at the
odd Fellows hall last Monday which
. was well attended in spite of the snow
= and the sloppy walks. There was a
y lot of fun created by the inability &c
" discover the identity of people who
a were all dressed exactly alike. Mrs
y G. w. Miller, of the Candy Factory
u had lot of fun with two big sacks o
"candy." One sack contained rea
p candy and the other real soap tina
IS looked like candy. And about a.
a many people ate soap as ate candy
d but forgave the trick as it was
he April l.
20 a REGISTER subscriber brings tothi.
Office tale of the champion Shylocl
of this county. The REGISTER know,
neither the mans name nor residenc,
e but the story is vouched for by relia
y BILE parties. The Shylock sold tire,
IL dozen eggs to a'friend for twenty-iv,
~ c ents. When the friend was readytC
S use them-they were sold for fresh egg
E. he broke six and found them al
u bad.i II He then quit and carried tn,
+ rest of the eggs back to Mr.. Shylock
explained the matter and demanded
is his money back. Shylock did not de
re muir but paid back the money deduct
m ing, however, the price of the ST!
S. broken eggs. "You did not return 81!
O; of them," he said, and insisted OF
he keeping pay for the six rotten ones.
- Readers of the REGISTER will recall
= the report of serious accident whicl
befell Mrs. Julia Evans Taylor a
5 Seattle, Wash, some weeks ago. Sh
u formerly resided here and the Colum
IS bine Rebekahs, of which order sh
u was a member sent box of flower
rs to her in the hospital. In ac
Is knowledging these she writes thus L
oi the REGISTER: "Please allow m
IN space to thank the sisters of Columbin
n lodge for their kind remembrance.
received the box of flowers last Fri
re day. Just the day before l was leav
I'd ing the hospital. | left Providenc
It. hospital Saturday, March l6. Al
S, now able to walk few steps after al
tn the smash up: cannot use my left arr
st much yet. Am now with :husban
ne boarding at my friends Mr.. and Mrs
~ S. II. Patterson, 1913 Fourth Ave.
" In one of the meat markets of thi
city there was dirty Irish trio
ct worked on an unsophisticated youth
I'd few DAYS ago. The YOUTH was