The Iola register., 1902-08-08
HERE AND THERE

Mich, is visiting her brother.in-law
A. w. Rowland of this city.
Miss May w ooain, who has spent
the past winter in Lawrence, came
home few days ago for visit.
Monday was pension day and the old
soldiers were to be seen about the
court house having their vouchers
made out.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Sheriff. who
were called here by the death of Mr..
B. F. Sheriff. returned TO their home
in Kiowa, Kans.
The engine which was in the Katy
wreck some weeks ago has been worked
over at tho shops at Parsons and is
back in service on the Mozambique
branch again.
From Savonburg comes the news
that'a high school course is to be added
to that towns schools. Additional
school room will be secured and an
other teacher employed.
Abe Townsend was in town bright
and early this morning with load of
garden products. He had "a bushels
of tomatoes with him and has market
ed about so bushels altogether.
Miss Lola Grantham who has been
here visiting MIR. and Mrs. W..
Stover retured to her home in Girard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stover accompanied her
and will visit there over Sunday.
Sunday was the hottest day yet this
summer the thermometer crawling up
to lOl. 1t was hot all day but cool
south breeze made the night comfort
able toward midnight. 1t felt COM
fortable-but last year half the days
inlJuly were several degrees hotter.
The recent earthquake at Los Ami
mas, Cali, is now said by scientists
to have been caused by natural gas,
that town being in the center of gas
region. Perhaps this may have q
tendency to lesson the number of Kan
sas towns which loudly assert that
1--WE are the center of the greatest nat
ural gas field on earth"
a catalogue from the Emporia Nor
NAL brings the interesting information
that during The last term Allen county
had twenty-six students enrolled in
that institution. II is a great school,
turning out first class teachers and it
speaks we'll for this county that so
many Of her young people are taking
advantage of their opportunities.
The work of excavating for the
basement of the Josh Butler build
ing at the corner of West and Walnut
streets is going on rapidly. This is
to be the handsome three-story build
ing, the third floor of which is to he
fine lodge hall for the Modern Wood
men. 1t, with the Montgomery three
story structure, will make West street
loom up.
The finance committe OF the Labor
Day managers reports that it Is Inject
ing with gratifying success Every
one seems inclined to help some, thus
dividing the burden. Applications
for privileges continue to come in and
it seems probable that the prizes Of
fered bands will be increased. A big
band contest will be fine feature and
The crowds follow the band.
A letter to the REGISTER from /. b. |
Lawyer, now visiting his son George,
in South Pasadena, Cali states that
ne had u pleasant trip across the
country and arrived safely. He has
IN increased liking for the green fields
1f Kansas after passing through the
wastes of the mountain deserts, but is
somewhat awestruck by the wealth of
ruits and flowers in the irrigated belt
If Southern California.
Topeka Capital: In recent issue
If the lola Register country cor
espondent jumps all over Bill White
of some remarks he made in
lis Emporia Gazette about the growth
II corn in Kansas this year, and pre-
ents the evidence OF expert farmers
o show that the Emporlan is of his
rolley. That's what Bill White gets
or trying to make people believe he
'nows something about farming.
The Lead ard Zinc News has
)odd City, Ark, dispatch which says
n electric line is to be built out of
nat town by Toledo capitalists. 1t
} to run to Sugar Orchard, and
immy's Creek, which means that it
ill help increase the valuation of the
md owned by lola people in Marion
ounty. The White River railroad is
lso reported to oe progressing nicely
nd five months is given as the time
eeded to flush the line.
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