The Iola register., 1902-01-31

cry of gas was made in a shallow we'll |
near town and everybody went wild.
They nearly talked his arm off and |
wanted him to go miles out in the
country to see little blow hole. He
scorned to go.
A man who was on the train Satur-
day night when Fletch Willoughby |
sustained his dangerous fall says that |
when the train was backed up the
long grade and Fletch finally found,
he was helped to his feet. Not for
getful OF his early training and his
politeness he said: "Beg pardon
gentlemen; beg pardon"
Grant Miller has secured the rooms
above his gallery on north Washing
ton and will fit them up for use in
his business in connection with the
ground floor which he occupies now.
He will equip his gallery with com
plete outfit for enlarging and other.
wise fix it up in the latest manner.
Prof. Haworth, geologist at the
State University, was here Saturday.
1t was first thought that he had heard
of the Humboldt gold discovery and
had come to investigate, but he said
he learned of it only after arriving
here. He had consultation with Mr..
L. G. Beatty and departed on the af-
ternoon train without talking.
The Sunday Star contained an ad.
of Kansas City Home-Co-Operati1 Q
company showing a picture of Mrs.
Thompson's Gas City hotel And Tx
st. Louis Post-Dispatch gave the pic
lures and related the tale of the mar
riage of Miss Campbell, daughter of a
| Hawaiian sugar planter worth seven
millions, to a prince of Hawaii. Miss
Campbell is neice of Postmaster
Campbell of Bronson.
Presiding Elder Durboraw, Of Otta-
wa, preached at the Piqua Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Afterward he confirmed Mr.. j. S. Booze
in ministerial work, placing him in
charge of the Piqua Methodist church,
with the right to act in all official
work for the church. Rev. Booe will
begin a series OF revival meetings at
the church on February 8 and try to
increase the membership and strength
of the organization.
Another man has the idea that he
has discovered fire clay. This man
lives over near Toronto and he has
plenty of the clay if it is only the
proper stuff. He has enough faith in
it that he has brought ton here and
the Lanyon Zinc Company is testing
it. The clay is very valuable and all
the smelters make fire brick and re.
torts of it, using tons and car loads Of
it. The present supply is obtained
over in Missouri and the price paid
means that if anyone nearer has the
clay he can sell whole lot of it here
at a good price.
The American Express Company
will hold its annual sale of unclaimed
parcels at Parsons iFerbruary Is. In
the list of packages thus to be disposed
of the following are advertised, one
for each of these men: Z. II. Lut,
and two for II. b. Smith, of Moran
M. Furguson and L. Miller, of Savon
burg; G. NJ. Bell, Neosho Falls; p. NJ
Linquist, Elsmore; Arthur Atterbury
VIM Baucher, o. G. Brett, Barney
Coleman (2l; II. L. Freeman (2), j.
B. Meyers, w. l.. Woods, of Hum
boldt.
That unknown weary Willie yhC
took u header off the south h-bouud
passenger train Thursday afternoon
was not found by the crew of the nortl
bound train which passed an houl
later The crew received instruction
by wire here to look for and pick NJ
the remains. The man was large
strong fellow and in spite of the fac