The Iola register., 1902-05-30

sos ana SI'ooi all druggists.
STRAYED: a bay pony, mare weight
about 900 branded NJ on hip and
shoulder, black points. Y. Z. Ander-
son.
The Ft. Scott papers say that a
$4,000 mausoleum will be erected by
the Goodlanders over the grave of the
late G. w. Goodlander.
Mrs. A. Weast, who has been maxi
ing her home her with her daughter,
Mrs. c. w. Thompson, left last Fri
day for an extended visit with relatives
in Cincinnati.
1t is reported that the United Breth-
rem have bought the lot north of .heir
church at the corner of Jackson and
Walnut and will move the parsonage
onto it. later moving the church back
from the corner.
l.. X. Moody returned home last
week from Kansas City and he reports
that the country between Olathe and
Ft. Scott was flooded with water, that
the creeks were swollen and threaten
ed to leave their banks.
From Grand Rapids, Mich. comes
funny story of a will. Mr.. McDon-
nell died and left $50, 900, as he sup.
posed. for the benefit of INDECENT
women. When the will was opened
it was found that the words were sin
dignant women" Numerous claim
ants are already in sight.
1t is said that the new bank for Gas
City will be opened within thirty days.
MIR. Remsberg and Mr.. Il. Taylor
seem to be the prime movers in it and
they intend to have the bank open and
running in as short time as possible
A new bank building will be erected
later, the bark occupying temporary
quarters in some of the buildings now
up.
II. Newton q Co., 22.424 North
Jefferson have added a stock of drugs
to their grocery stock. The grocery
department will be in the same room
as formerly and the drug department
in the room just sonth. The two rooms
are connected by an arch. Newton e.
Co. is one of the lola firms that has
built up business by good adver-
tising.
Mr.. j. A. McCune, proprietor of the
fremont Hotel has lately had some
decorating done on the Gining-room of
his hotel that is worth going to see.
The work is done entirely with tissue
pa n and is the work of Prof. Gold
gle and T. Cavender. Prof. Gold
eagle does the work with his fingers
tearing eagles, elk heads, crows. etc.
1t makes a handsome room and Mr..
McCune is justly proud of it,
j. A. Robinson and d. Ewart, who
have been on an inspection tour in
Arkansas, returned home last week |
They are interested in the 400 Mine"
which is being worked right along and |
showing a fine run of ore. 1t is simp-
ly question of the present lick being
kept up and all the parties interested |
getting rich. lola ought to have half
dozen more millionaires anyway to
make things lively.
Taking the real estate of this city as
a. about 60 per cent of its real value.
City Assessor Wright reports that he
found 1928, 40 worth of property here.
That Is distinct gain over last year
and means considerable increase in |
the revenue at the same old tax levy.
or course the commissioners have q
whack at the figures and may raise or
lower them, but in the general way the
figures will probably stand.
The street fakirs are here early.
with iewelry and soap, rings and cure
alls. They travel about with hired
performers, and sell their wares,
sterling silver and meritorious medi-
cines, for less than cost. Not on YOUR
chrome, Any old time travelling
fakir travels 1000 miles for your bene-
fit you may look for the millennium
before sundown. You can buy better
goods for less money of the merchants
whom you know The way to build up
a town is to hire home men to do YOUR
work, and spend your money with
home merchants.