The Iola register., 1902-03-07
AROUND ALLEN COUNTY
Some of the Thing7, Recorded insLast
Weeks Issues of the Weeklics -. 49,.
of the County. .s..

Iue FODluS are Sdlu W De DdCh III
Savonburg. One would think that
town as busy making ordinances .as
that would legislate against rob
bins"
Savonburg Record: Henry Rich
ardson planted potatoesl this week,
which has been a source of discussion
by the towns population.
Savonburg Record; We don 'tlneed
a telephone in this town to discrimi-
nate news. All. we have to do is to
tellawoman.
Savonburg and Elsmore have about
decided to accept the favorable offer
Of G. G. Nelson of Ft Scott to drill
four wellsforgas for 81, 800, each town
raising half. 1t certainly looks like
II snap. and the donors getther money
money back or an equivalent in gas if
plenty is found.
Elsmore Enterprise: Rev. n. L.
Vezie, of lola, conducted quarterly
conference meeting here Sunday and
Monday, at the U. B. church. Rev.
Vezie is presiding elder of this district
and always finds warm welcome in
Elsmore. where he is popular among
those both in and out Of his church.
Elsnore Enterprise It looksInow
like Mel Fronk will get the nomina-
tion for County Clerk by acclamation.
Mel is qualified and satisfactory to
everybody and it might as well be
moved to make his nomtation and
election unanimous.
The Humboldt Commercial Club may
try its new powers by seeking the
change of route of the Katy from lola
instead of to Piqua. Wade in, broth
er. they're pretty good metal to test
your grit on.
Humboldt has Ia Stick Club. This
would sound richer in a town that has.
n'tgas.
Mr.. Hackley, the Humboldt horse
man, has hired a trainer and will put
some of his blooded horses into train
ing to race this season. lola will
cheer any Allen county horse at the
county fair.
Humboldt Union: The gas was shut
off Wednesday for about four hours
in order that the new connections
could be made with the high pressure
lines. The Humboldt gas plant is now
better than ever and we don't hear a
kick along the whole line.
Fred Hayt wants to be marshal ot
Gas City at $50 month and Will
Engle at S4j a month until the spring
election.
Gas City Gaslight: Eli Ellsworth
has sold his residence property neal
the Katy railroad to Mrs. Laster, o
lola. He intends to build another
house as soon as the weather is set
tied.
DR., Rennick has purchased 80 foor
front lot on main street from f. X
Taylor. The 10, is west front but is
II desirable piece of property lying
just north Of Adams ~ Co.'S store
The price paid for the lot was $1,000
The doctor will build Il 50XS0 building
two .stories HIN, as soon as the
weather opens up. The upper portion
of this building will be society hall
and the ground floor will be divided
into TWO store rooms.
Plenty Of water now the creek branche,
and ponds are fun and running over The big
sme terp pond is fun and the REGISTER man
can put on his shirt again after he coolS on
sufficiently that is II he cares to.-LalIarpe
News.
Thanks, old man, it is triHe cold.
And if you're sure you are through
with the shirt.
La Harpe News: Chas. Sargent has
bought the lease on the Manners build
ing from Joe Butler and expects to
run Il Wholesale and retail cigar stand
if he does not sell the lease in the near
| future.
Justice court atiMoran is grinding
over lawsuit for $l.S5. 1t will of
course come TO the district court and
goito the supreme court.
Several prairie wolves or coyotes
have been seen in the country sur
rounding Moran recently.
Moran Herald: A young man of
this vicinity mslaid his mustache
dye Sunday evening and Mad to use
stove polish instead. This would
never have appeared in print if his
best girl had washed her face before
going to bed, or even before her
mother saw her next morning
Moran Herald: For some time II.
L. Robb, who owned farm two miles
and half south of town, has offered
his property for sale. Last Friday
morning Frank Knapp, of lola, came
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