The Iola register., 1902-02-21
LOCAL NE WS

Glfaru is planning TO vote SO,OOO TO |
prospect for gas.
Mont Palmer went to St. Louis Sat
urday night to buy goods for Ramsay
& Co.
Elmer McClain is confined to his
home with severe attack of pneu-
mouia.
f. w. Myler attended meeting of
the Masonic grand lodge at Ft. Scott
Monday night.
DR.. Enochs reports a nine-pound
son born to Mr.. and Mrs George Eel
lows, of 2l5 south Sycamore street.
DR., Morgan was called to Neosho
Falls last Tuesday by a message
stating that Mr. Beam, of that place,
had fallen and broken his hip.
Mrs. j. b. Goshorn, accompanied by
Mrs. DR.. Wilson, OF Humboldt, and
Miss Dragoo, her trimmer, went to
Kansas City to buy spring millinery.
Mrs. G. Norris, mother of j. f.
Kingsley, is reported to be in very
poor health. She is eighty-nine years
old and lives on the farm west of town.
Fred r. Hobart, son of Richard
Hobart of Humboldt, was here Sun
day in company with his father visit
ing l.. Hobart. He is an employe of
the Swift Packing Co.
The suit of Ida L. Clark against the
Santa Fe railway resulted in hung
jury for the third time 1t will of
course be for trial again unless some
compromise is effected.
Thomas Gee has brought suit in dis.
trict court for divorce from Rosa Gee.
They were married in Barton county,
Mo-, in 1896 and separated at Garth
age in 1899. He charges his wife with
infdelity.
X. c. Star: No wonder lola has
turned out so many competent war
riors-Funston among them. There
isn't a farm or vacant piece of land
in radius of thirty miles but has
been thoroughly drilled.
j. S. Turner returned home this
week from an extended visit down
in the Kiowa country. He says there
is family to every quarter section
now in the country and that next sum-
mer the district will boom.
Dan Brewer has taken the agency
for the Kimball pianos and organs
and has engaged man to look after
the business for the present. In the
future, If the business warrants it, he
may devote all OF his time to the
work.
Mr.. w. 7. McElroy, editor of the
Humboldt Union was in town Monday
for the first time in months. He hur
his back in lifting a mail sack som,
weeks ago and has been quite i'll. II,
is now getting better and has discov
cred his appetite again.
The Chanute Tribune tells of tn,
finding Monday of single man who
lives on farm near Stark, south o
Savonburg, dead, with a gun held be
tween his legs. 1t is supposed to be
case of suicide, but the mans nam
was not known TO the Tribune.
Nat Barnes has resigned as post
master at Kansas City, Kans., as h.
can enter the race for Congress un
, hampered by the charge that he i
simply trying to compel Bowersock t,
reappoint him. 1t is said Silas Por
4, ter will contest for the Wyandott
delegation.
At one time Saturday Afternoon
t there were six freight crews in tn
Missouri Pacific yards here. The al
ternoon train came in in four section
and the dummy crew and the waite
y train crew filled the yards with engine
and made a sight that should hav
been photographed.
d. b. ID. Smeltzer returned thi
week from Chicago where he wer
' with Mr.. f. r. Covert to buy brio
plant machinery. Mr.. Covert went t
= Bushnell, ILL.,, to consult other inter
u ested parties. Mr.. Smeltzer report
lots of snow and ice, boats bein
frozen in two feet of ice in Lake Mich
= igan, two miles out from shore.
The REGISTER is informed that A
: McCarley and Miss Elsie Teal went t
:, Yates Center Sunday morning an
were there united in marriage. Th
groom is a younger brother of eli
McCarley and Miss Teal came to Iol
e some years ago from her father's farl
It near Moran. The young people wi
o have the best wishes of all thei
0 friends.
S The ladies of the w, r, C. gave
ohicLan nia Sunner at tho n l.