The Iola register., 1902-04-18
LOCAL NEWS

to stand for We Close the Under
world.
Mr.. John Howard returned Thurs
day evening from Wichita where he
was called by the sickness of his
mother.
G. W. Myers left Thursday evening
for his old home in Lenox, Iowa
where he has some business affair to
look after.
Cecil & Nave are building a large
carpenter shop just east of the North
rup Lumber Co.'S sheds on West Mad
ison avenue.
S. G. Warner, of Colony, L. Hobart
and Warren Bott, Of lola, learned
some interesting things about the Elks
last week being introduced by the
goat.
The Chanute Tribune again builds
Katy connecting line from lola to
Humboldt and sees in it "a great boon
to Chanute. Chanute will be annex
ing lola next thing.
The unfortunate Humboldt lady who
was adiudged insane few days ago
may not go to the asylum after all
A wealthy brother of Ohio is coming
to get her and take her back there.
The Lanyon Zinc Company has plat
ted its tract of land southeast of East
lola into acre tracts and will dou bt-
less put it on the market. Incident
ally it has thrown open public ro ad.
Those who attended the live stock
sale at the H. A. Ewing place Tim RS
day say that the stock sold compare
lively cheap, or that the animals were
worth every cent that they brought.
About fifty head were disposed Of
The wires of the telephone system
which is being installed by the street
railway company for its own use are
being strung in town. 1t will enable
conductors and engineer to converse
all along the line and will prevent ac-
cidents and understandings
DR.. Herschel Hendricks has been
awarded the pauper practice of lola
City and township at S12O year. He
was also appointed health officer of
the county by the commissioners, his
bid $3.50 being the lowest given. He
succeeds DR.. Teas in this work.
Rev. Weimer of the Christian church,
members of the Salvation Army and
members Of other churches, partici-
pated in the watch party last night, so
it cannot be viewed as solely the action
of the Free Methodists. 1t was spon-
taneous turnout of temperance people.
Charlie Arnold brings word from
west of the river that Irene Cain the
thirteen year old daughter of the
Mr.. Cain who bought the Moore farm
four miles west and two south of town,
died last night of consumption. Mrs.
Cane is very i'll too and it is
feared she has the same disease.
A sample electric fan has been in
stalled in the Evans drug store by Mr..
Crouch and as the weather grows
warmer that fan will argue in loud
tones that some provision ought to be
made this summer TO keep a breeze
blowing over Iola's heated brow. Peo-
pie are too busy here to devote one
hand to tanning.
Bronson Record: Mrs. Ella Hill
drith formerl" of Bronson and a
daughter of Mrs. Kittsmiller, commit
ed suicide Saturday afternoon at Gas
City by taking , ouuces,ot laudanum.
The cause of her action is attributed
to domestic trouble. The deceased
carried three thousand dollars life in.
surance in favor of her daughter Miss
Nellie Small.
The lola candidates should keep an
eye on brother Reynolds ofthe Savon-
burg Record. He seems friendly but
is telling those Swedes who populate
his corner of the county, some funny
things. Listen to this Som broder
Franson predikar Guds ord andens
och kraftens bevisning uppmanas ALA
Kristna att bedja till Herren att har
ntgjuter sin ande ibland oss under
dessa sammankomster som Evange
listen, kommer att hafva hos oss on
Gud will den II de dennes.
The biennial session of tbs South.
western Union Conference of Seventh
day Adventists, comprising the States
of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Tex
as, Arkansas and the territories O.
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Indiar
Territory, will be held in the Auditor
ium of the city of Topeka, April 16 tC
27. 1t is eXpecled that u large com
pany of delegates will be present from
the territory outlined above. Th,
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