The Iola register., 1902-03-21
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Edna Cooper went to Ottawa
to take position on the Ottawa
Herald.
Frank Bale returned from Fredonia
where he went to attend the Detever-
Cunningham wedding.
j. A. Walker, district deputy Mead
Council of the M. w. A. who has been
here for few days with DR.. B. E.
Jones went to Chanute.
Leavenworth Western Life: o. G.
Brett, of Humboldt is trying to or
ganize a state chess association and
wants to hear from chess players.
Ft. Scott Tribune: Oscar and Walter
Kindblade went to lola this morning
where they will reside in the future,
both having obtained positions there.
Mr.. S. Heller and family had the
pleasure of eating Sunday dinner in
their new home on South Colborn
street. Mr.. Heller has just finished a
handsome new residence.
LaHarpe News c. +. Eakin has
resigned his position as fireman at the
smelter and has accepted a position at
the acid works in lola. Mr.. Eakin
and family moved to lola Tuesday
Walter Conley, son of w. j., is here
from Parsons. For a number of
years he ran barber snop at Cofey-
Vile, but has sold out and will look
around here with a view to opening
shop.
LaHarpe News: j. c. McTall moved
his photo gallery to lola Monday.
Mr.. McFall has many friends in La
H0rpe who regret to see him leave,
but wish him success in his new
quarters.
The boilers at the waterworks plant
are being covered with coat of
asbestos two and a half inches thick.
This coating keeps in the heat and
keeps ont the cold and means q con-
siderable saving in fuel
The large new building going up at
the cement plant is tine new crusher
room. Additional crushers will he
placed in it ana the crushing depart
ment of the works doubled. 1902 is ex-
pected to be busy season.
The boilers and engines we're sent to-
day to the Anderson-Finlay ranch
northeast of town and the drilling of
a gas well will soon be under way. a
big, strong flow would be worth ten
million dollars to Allen county.
o. II. Kinblade, formerly assistant
cashier for the Frisco at Ft. Scott, is
now cashier at the Pacific here. His
brother. Walter Kinblade enters the
ware-room here, f. l.. Staley, and f.
r. Overstreet going to Wichita.
The REGISTER is informed by parties
from there that atwenty-year franchise
awaits some party who will supply
Neosho Falls with gas, at rates pre-
vailing at other gas towns. Inquiries
should be addressed 20 the city coun-
ell.
j. w. Edwards has bought severa
lots on east Madison avenue, across
the street east from H. L. Henderson's
home, and will erect handsome resi-
dence for himself. 1t is one of the pref
tiest sites in town and it is good news
that it is to be improved.
A man named G. G. Nelson recently
married a comely widow named Mil
burn near Ft. Scott. They went to
Texas where he was arrested and is
charge with having nine wives. This
is not the G. G. Nelson lola people
know, although the names are similar.
Those who feed at the Our Way
restaurant have got in the habit lately
of singing North side, south side, all
around the room" The arrangement
of the restaurant has been completely
changed and other improvements are
contemplated. Wilhite's brother
bought another lot in Emporia last
week to increase and improve his
restaurant and George is not going to
be out-done. And by the way there
isn't another town in the State beside
these two that have so good restau-
rant.
81 tell you that new commercial clut
can do all kinds of things to help this
| town." said man this morning, talk,
ing of it. Personally don't care il
we don't get another factory. l be
lieve we have the start now that viii
give us $4,000 people between lola ant
LaHarpe and that splenty big enough
to be self-supporting. The consump
tion of gas being thus limited its ust
will be heightened, | would like tC
see the commercial club start in to i'm
prove what we have now. Offer a re-
ward fer the handsomest lawn during