The Iola register., 1901-04-12

quite number OF lola people went |
over last night. j. B. Goshorn and |
L. G. Beatty, who belong to the Scott
ish Rite went over and Bert Miller, |
Geo. DeClute, J. E. Jones, Joe Ross |
and Rex Bowlus went over to take the |
degrees. The reunion lasted four days. |
1t has been suggested that instead |
of permanently removing the gas
lamps from the streets, they be moved |
to the points most needed and there
maintained by the city. Most of the
lamps were erected by private persons
on the strength of a council resolution
that the city would keep in repair and
furnish a good many corners where
the electric lights do not hang and
which are used extensively. Why
could not arrangements be made to
maintain the gas lamps there?
Ft. Scott Tribune: Jessie Mead,
colored woman, today, by her attor-
ney, Oscar Foust, of lola, brought
suit in the district court here to parti-
tion an eighty acre farm near Bron-
son. The place was her old family
homestead and she and her sister,
Mrs. Elinor Duncan, are the heirs.
Mrs. Duncan and her family have
lived on it for number of years with
out paying rent and she sues her sis
ter and her husband to recover 1925
rental as we'll as to have the place par
titioned.
Mrs. A. L. Faulkner has filed suit
in the district court against the Allen
County Investment Company for
S., 800. She alleges in her petition
that she traded her eighty acre farm
in Iowa for Anderson county land
through this company, selling her
personal property at public sale. On
arriving at the 800 acre farm which
she had bought she found the barn
torn down and removed, the windows
and doors taken from the house, and
everything movable taken from the
place. So she asks for damages from
the company, alleging that the re-
movals we're made with its knowledge
and at least tacit consent. The Com
pany's side of the case will appear in
due time.
The Fire Department spent most of
Sunday making flying trips to differ
, ent parts of town, the only stops being
to let the team rest. Many people
, wondered if there were fires or why the
work was done on Sunday, and it
should be explained that Mr.. Hutch
ings, who is training both men and
team, can remain here but few days
and it was desired to get the most out
of his advice. Two runs were made
in the evening to the Pennsylvania
Hotel, the first supposing there was a
smouldering fire in the upper rooms,
and the last that there was big blaze
in the kitchen. The first run was
made and the chemical hose was car
ried up to the room, while in the lat
ter case the large hose was attached
and carried to the rear door.
Even the callous old weather man
could not resist the hundreds of be-
seeching, mournful eyes which were
. turned his way Saturday evening by
the ladies of this burg. There were
more Easter hats ready to be sprung
thanlever this town saw before, and
he let them spring. 1t was beautiful
Easter Sunday, calm and warm and
bright, and the way the hats came out
was sight to behold Only people
with stiff necks seated on the front
! seats at church gave their undivided
attention to the sermon. Hats, tilted
at all possible angles, up in front
Y down behind, catawampus, on the left
l ear, over the right eye, distracted at
, tention. And after church and in the
= afternoon there was time and oppor-
l tunity to get out ofdoors and walk all
} over town so that people who couldn't
5 get out to church to see ones hat
e might gaze at it. Oh, it was lovely
| Easter
The Chanute Sun last Tuesday
prints story how Jesse Pratt, alias
, Texas" from Houston and lola,
4 was caught for stealing a purse from
9 the home of Mrs. Hudkins last night
r He was taken to Jail and guards put
@ over him, having slipped off hand
n cuffs as fast as the officers could put
I them on him. The chief reason ht
: was wanted was because he was sus
0 pected of having the smallpox and
not regarding the quarantine. Dur
K, ing the night a masked mob of twenty
: men tried to break into the calaboose,
but marshall Prange and mar
, named Sweeney pointed their revol-
|, vers through the door and swore they
' would shoot the first man who entered
= The mob dispersed. Chanute is
wrought up over the way the negroes