The Iola register., 1902-03-07
LOCAL NEWS

boldt.
Miss Ella Funston returned to her
home in Carlyle.
Nelson Lord went to his home in
Lone Elm Saturday.
Leon Coy is getting well rapidly
and the doctors have no fear now but
his arm will be saved.
The Kansas part of the Mckinley
Memorial fund is now over $4,000
although it looked doubtful for
while.
The State school fund of Kansas
holds Sc, 500, l19 most being school
bonds. 1t has $l24, 420 of Allen county
bonds.
With therolling mill and acid works
and smelter running the Allen county
manufacturing field will be much more
interesting.
Don't fail to read the ad of the eli
awatha" Incubator Co. in this issue.
Experts say it is the most successful
Incubator yet invented.
The Herald says that Frank Knapp,
of lola, has paid 50, 800 for the eighty
acre farm Of r L. Robb, two and
half miles south OF Moran and will
move onto it.
Jake Ritter visited out at Bronson
this week and reports that the last gs 8
we'll drilled by the courageous people
OF that towp north OF the townsite
proved to be duster.
Chanute is talking of paving her
main street, but the papers say the
town has had this good intention a
long time, and good intentions make
poor paving on earth.
T. b. Murdock of Eldorado has
withdrawn from the Congressional
race in the Fourth district, leaving a
clear field to to the present Congress-
man, j. NJ. Miller Of Lyon county. 1t
promised to be one of the hottest
fights in the State.
Humboldt Herald: C. Helm was
victim of misplaced confidence Tues
day. He heard there were lots of
ducks on ponds in lola and went up
in the hope of getting some. He found
the ponds there, but the nimrods had
already got the ducks.
"How can you distinguish oleomar-
garine from real butter?" inquired a
member of the investigating commit
tee. "Melt some of it in frying pan, 4"
replied the expert. IF any dirt set
ties to the bottom it's real butter. If
not, it's oleomargarine."
The wearing of sandals instead of
shoes was the rage in London last
year. Women wore them on bare feet
on the streets. Now the sandals have
reached Kansas City and of course
that extreme town will go wild over
them. lola still keeps her shoes on,
Some time ago Minor Port went to
Oregon to look for new location
and writes back that he likes the coun-
try immen sely. His departure leaves
the old folks alone and viii Port ar
rived today from Chicago to remain
possibly several months and arrange
| for their future.
The United Brethren people desired
to buy some of the land on which the
new opera house is to be built, but
since they cannot get it they think now
they may back their new church, when
they get ready to build handsome
brick structure, right up against the
theatre wall and face it to the south
west. 1t is sort of "get thee behind
me, Satan" attitude.
Mr.. j. w. Coffey who sells gold
watches on the installment plan and
who has been advertising them in the
Opera House programs printed at this
Office has justi6able kick coming
and the REGISTER is glad to give il
space. 1t sometimes happens that
letters drop out of "forms" although
it doesn't generally make as much diff
ference as it did in his CAGE. This time
the letter G dropped of of the word
gold" making it read "old watches
$l.00 per week" Mr.. Coffey is II
second hand business but he ism vsen
ling second hand watches.