The Iola register., 1901-12-13


in her usual place but managed to get
her head caught in the mauger and |
broke her neck.
DR.. Enochs Wednesday operated |
on the wo'year-old daughter of Mr. |
o. 2. Duncan, removing her tonsils |
which we're swollen so they threatened |
to stop her breathing She stood the |
operation bravely aud well.
Mrs. Moore is here from Kansas
City helping care for her husband and |
son, the two men severely burned at
the cement rock quarry by gas some
time ago. Both men are getting along
as we'll as might be expected.
Abilene Reflector; A Coffeyville
woman wants $4,000 damages for
marrying a lunatic. Lots OF women
are firmly convinced that they did the
same thing, but they are not kicking
up any $40, 900 racket over the, error.
Hot drinks at tho soda fountains
will be the fashion here this winter for
the first time. One dealer has bought
a handsome outfit and will have hot
beef tea on tap all the time, n refresh
ing, invigorsting drink. And of
course the others will follow suite.
'Thu lola REGISTER" says the Ft
Scott Monitor, ''is booming the La
i1arpe foot ball team and the Sporting
editor ot that paper is trying TO rib
up a game with tt. Scott. Ii he don't
realize now what he is advocating he
will after one game is played" We'll,
deacon, you bring your bunch of
players over to lola and If LaHarpe
don't wipe The sod of "a ten acre patch
with you this paper will set 'em up.
The Gas Company's case over it's
taxes was settled last wear. ii seems,
and the county treasurer instructed
to take the amount assessed on the
original valuation. This was the
courts order and the same seems like
ly in the present difficulty. some
settlement should be made TO save The
county the expense OF hiring law
yer every year to represent II in an
action wherein the outcome is sure TO
be against IL.
Rates for the Christmas holidays
have been agreed ON among the west
ern railroads, and are about the same
as they have been in previous Years.
Round trip tickets will be solo to The
general public for one and one-third
tare on December "A, 20 and 81 ana on
January |, good Tor return not later
than January D. The rates will be
given on tickets within POO miles rom
the selling point, and points further
han this the special rates will not
apply.
Never before in lola's history have
such extensive ST )cks and such
variety of wares been offered Christ
mas shoppers Fancy and useful
presents, wearing apparel, jewelry,
pictures, table ware-the stores are
lull of them. And the candies, nuts
and table delicacies are more abund-
ant than ever before and the prices
alluring. One merchant says the de-
mand is for better and better goods
each year, but ali prices may be
found. There is no reason to leave
town to.fll every lola stocking this
Christmas.
The condemnation board of the Ft.
Scott. lola a. Western completed its
work Monday when il followed the
surveyed route int piuua. The
board s report of damages awarded
has not yet been filed. A number OF
the board says Piqua took on quite an
animated appearance when the board
came into town. Also there is new
house going up, which shows that the
town has felt the touch of inspiration.
With the railroads the lttle town
surely ought TO pick up and move for
ward and good many people expect
to see that very thing happen.
Here are two items from the Neosho
Falls Post. No comment seems neces-
sary, for il the iii competition and
big stock OF lola with the frequent
special sales do not mean low prices
in clothing the REGISTER gives up.
One of the Posts items says: "My
friend, I bought my overcoat at Shew-
ell 4 Gorbett's and saved just 81 over
lola prices" The other item from
the same issue of the Post is: "Wal-
ter Sharits says that Neosho Falls
has three of the biggest liars in Kan
sas, Joe Shewell being one and Turn
Wolford the other two. Walter ought
to be Judge of such matters"
McCook Post G. A. II. at its regular
meeting on Saturday evening elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Commander, f. G. Hough; S.
". j. S. Walker; j. ", j. w. Car
roll; .. NJ. j. NJ. Mcdonald; Surgeon,
II. w. Mcdowell; Chaplain, A. Eppen-
amer; officer OF the day, j. H. Book:
officer of the guard; j. w. Thomas:
Trustee, John Carter. Delegates to
the Department Encampment to be
held at FIT. Scott j. 5. Walker, A.
Eppenauer, S. NJ Jennings; a alternates
d. II. Scott, j. w. Carroll and o. b.
Nichols.
Abilene is figuring on sewer sys-
TEN and has Mr.. Wise, civil engineer
of Topeka, in consultation. His ad-
vice was to run IA line to the river.
He estimated that seven miles of pipe
would cost $4,000. When asked what
he thought about the Septic System"
for Il town like Abilene, he said that
the system was fine one and thor
oughly disposed of all sewage leav-
ing no bad smell, but believed it 10 be
too expensive to operate satisfactorily
after it was completed. He thought
that system would cost as much to run
to the river with twelve inch pipe
line and in addition nice little sum
each year TO operate the same.