The Iola register., 1902-02-21
LOCAL NEWS

law giving the Governor authority to
appoint. The case comes up on a
demurrer.
The other day the Chanute Tribune
devoted half a column to telling of the
finding of three-foot vein of rich
zinc ore east of town" The knowing
editor admitted that If the vein was
only three feet thick it would hardly
pay, although eighteen inch veins are
in fact worked at profit. The REG
lister didn't believe the story. Sat
urday the Tribune asked leave to
amend. The vein is two inches thick.
f. w. Fitzgerald, who has estab-
lished mighty good reputation as a
reliable and accommodating transfer
man, has disposed of his teams and
wagons, good will and business to Mr..
E. d. Elan, Of Caney, Kansas. The
Caney Chronicle gives him a cordial
blessing, thus: ed Elan has gradu-
ated from the farm, and moved to lola
Tuesday where he has purchased a
transfer line. The Chronicle wishes
Ed all sorts of success, and content
ment. -
If all warrants which are to result
from the grand jury are served and
the defendants lodged in jail that in
stitution will somewhat resemble
sardine box. AT present there are
seventeen prisoners in the county Jail
and the capacity of the bastile is but
twenty-five or three. Nobody likes to
live in crowded hotel, which prob.
ably accounts for the evident reluct-
ance with which, men wanted show up
o be committed.
Atchison Globe: The charge against
General Metcalf, that h. ordered two
Filipino prisoners shot, aud which re-
time and money, was started by idle
gossip. The charge that Il captain in
command of war vessel at Samoa,
got drunk, and the investigation of
which cost $50, 900, also arose from
gossip. Congress will eventually ap
point an investigating committee when
woman says her neighbor doesn't
sweep under her bed.
The wise advertiser is up early to
meet popular demands. Thus it hap
pens that a drug firm has discovered a
long felt want in lola and promptly
filled it. The firm has flooded the
town with memorandum books, duly
indexed, in which you can keep a
record of the dates you have for
breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, card
parties, dances, theatres, calls due,
addresses, ETC." Nowhere will the
book be received with such eagerness
as in lola.
Nevada Mo. Mall DR.. Dresbach,
under whose leadership the Fraternal
Hospital at Nevada was established,
has returned from lola, Kansas,
where he went on business connected
with the establishment of hospital
along similar lines of those at
Nevada. DR.. Dresbach feels much
encouraged as to the success of the en-
terprise, as the plan seems to meet
with general favor, and it is hoped
the new hospital at lola will be open
ed by the 18th of March. A building
has been leased for this purpose.
Atchison Globe: The preachers are
sometimes entirely 100 yellow. AT Os'
wego, Kans,, people were aroused
from their slumbers at daybreak Fri
day morning by the tolling of the Bap.
tist bell, and after investigation it was
found that Rev. Arthur Greasy was at
the bell rope, who upon inquiry vouch-
saged this information "Oswego is
dead and l am tolling her knell." The
people had failed to turn QUITO hear an
evangelist that the preacher poet had
broughtthere to sanctify the burg, and
the evangelist pronounced the town
dead, and after Rev. Greasy had tolled
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funeral sermon.
The Northern Lyon County Journ-
al" stands good for this story. A
good story is told on certain clerk
in Eskridge. A few days ago a rather
bashful damsel came into the store
carrying three chickens. She inquired
the price of chickens and at the same
time put them on the counter. The
clerk did not know the chickens feet
we're tied and asked the young lady il
they would lay there. She bit her
handkerchief ond tucked her head and
said "n-o s-r, they are roosters. u
The clerk went into the back room
and kicked himself.
Cash Edison left Sunday for Yell
Vile, Arkansas, armed with authority
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