The Iola register., 1902-02-07
LOCAL NEWS

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One of the street car signs reads:
"Skateing" Nobody will admit hav-
ing printed It,.
j. II. Book is able to get about on
crutches after his injury by being
trampled by horse.
u. w. Bushong and wife returned
to Olathe after a visitwiththeirda daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. Hartung,
Mr.. r.. d. Graham, associate Editor
of the Kansas Farmer published at
Topeka was here on business
with Mr.. A. b. Null.
w. f. Lowder who has been on the
sick list for week is able to be out
again and has taken his position at
the Famous Clothing store.
A letter from Mack Travis to his
folks here says he is wearing summer
clothes and is being eaten up by flies.
He is away down south now"
Mrs. Mike Miller is now at Eureka
Springs, Ark, for herhealth and with
Mrs. w. G. Jones and Miss Grace
they make congenial colony"
Mrs John Allstott, who sustained
painful injuries by fall down cell
lar way on Christmas day, is still con-
fined to her home, but is reported to
be slowly improving.
The dispatches Friday tell of an
increase in the pension OF Mrs. Mary
E. Compton of this city of eight dol
lars II month. Her many Iolafriends
will be glad to hear the news.
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
at the M. E. parsonage in this city
Rev. John Maclean united in mar
riage Denis B. Lardner of Stark and
Miss Carrie S. Rice, of Elsmore.
Mr.. c. w. McNiel, after attending
the lumbermen's meeting at Kansas
City, went to Omaha where he will
visit sister from Oregon whois visit
ing her daughter in Omaha. They
have not met in twenty years.
Last Tuesday Savonburg, the new
city, held its first city election and the
following men were elected: Nels
Nelson, mayor; W. +. Alexander,
Alex Miller, w. w. Moifitt, r. Holm
quist and C. A. Reynolds, council
men, N. 7. Holmes, police Judge.
Owing to big meeting of knights
OF Pythias in Wichita at The time set
for the Democratic State Convention
it is now possible the convention may
go elsewhere. Wichita has asked that
the date be changed but the conven-
tion may decide to meet elsewhere.
Harry Enrich, the manager of Ft,
Scott's convention hall lost about Sl00
on the Inness band concert, He ex-
pressed appreciation of the way lola
people turned out, and disappoipt-
ment at the way FIT. Scott people
showed up. The hall was not nearly
full.
While councilman George Alcock
of Chanute was showing w. F. Nc.
Adams, an Arizona miner, and G. A.
Byington, a Toronto hardware man
around gas we'll Thursday, McAdams
lighted cigar, the gas ignited and
the men were badly, but not seriously
burned.
The Colony Hardware Company
, which put in claim before the county
commissioners for burying a paupel
, has appealed to the district court
] Their bill was S65, the commissioners
, allowed them 1856 and they have suet
3 or the full amount. IL is said the Law
= limits the bill to $50
On Friday the amount of money col
lectek for the Mckinley memorial Sc
3 far reported at Topeka was as follows
4 Schools $83.4l; G. A. r. Posts Sll. so
politicians 90; total $94.9l. Watcl
now and see if lola does not as usual
take rank as one of the best hearted
: most generous towns on earth.
s The Chanute Tribune has just locat
a ed capitalist with twenty-five million
b dollars in that town. Park C. Peet,
9 Santa Fe brakeman, who is now alb
2 sent on his run, is the man and tn
o Tribune gives him twenty-five ou
It of $50 millions left by an English
J. man.
1T Ft. Scott Republican Friday
d Mrs. E, G. Miller was last nigh
n brought in from La Harpe on the S;3
n passenger. She was suffering from
3 complication of diseases and was i'm
y mediately taken to the hospital TO
n treatment 1t was necessaryto remov
IN tho b,,1onoa