The Iola register., 1902-02-21

LOCAL NEWS

S. G. Warner was over from Moran
Friday.
Born, Friday, February IA, to Mr.
and Mrs. II. d. Powers, who reside on
Park Street, daughter.
License to marry was issued Friday
to Earl M. Chatterson and Clara NJ.
johnson, both of Colony.
Colonel Saphar declares that he
never spent a pleasanter ten days in
grand jury. He was in excellent
spirits and had fun and made fun.
The Lanyon Zinc Compony's roll
ing mill at Lanyonville is reported to
be nearly ready for operating. The
huge 1900 horse power engine has been
fired up and runs the heavy rollers
without jar or rattle.
U. NJ. Leavitt, trustee of Geneva
township, was in town last Saturday
and reports the death of Joel Jackson,
an aged man of about seventy years,
who has long resided in Geneva and
for some years has been supported by
the county.
The Joplin ews-Herald says zinc
ore has been jumping higher and
higher. Bad weather has cut down
the output and the smelters have
cleaned up the surplus. The latest
notch.is S33 ton, Observation-Disclosures
Hegeler people are said not to be
buying.
Mr. Jas. S. Rodgers, president of
the Lanyon Zinc Company, and Mr..
John Whittemore, the expert account
ant who established the present sys-
TEN of bookkeeping are here. The
end of the fiscal year comes March |
and the company desires to know just
how it stands.
w. T. Palmer, supreme secretary of
the Protected Home Circle, of Sha-
ron, Pa, was in lola Thursday, the
guest of l.. S. Myler, and Mr.. Kem-
merer, who represent and are working
for the order in this state. Mr..
Myler went to Chanute this morning.
Still more Allen county farmers are
to enjoy the blessing of gas in their
homes. The Chanute Sun says: The
residence of Captain Stewart, Watson
Stewart and Charles Stewart, in Cot
tage Grove, have been plumbed and
will be connected with the gas we'll on
Captain Stewards farm"
1t is good news to the many friends
of Frank Canatsey to know that he is
getting along nicely and seems in
fair way to completely recover from
the injuries he sustained by falling
from the fire wagon. There seems now
to be some doubt as to the seriousness
of his hurt and it may be that he will
be able to resume his duties in time.
The Fort Scott Tribune says the
"boss-busters" of Bourbon county
will go after the scalps of j. II Rich
ards and ,Chas. Goodlander by rum
ming Attorney b. Hudson for Con-
gres7. The postoflce fight was settled
there and Bowersock was supposed
to have everything lovely, but if the
Tribune is correctly posted trouble
may arise.
The Kansas City Journal, in a
sketch of the Bowersock campaign,
says that Allen county will send a di-
vided delegation to Ft. Scott, and re-
fused to endorse Bowersock. This is
an error. Anderson county did that,
but Allen has not selected delegates
and will probably send a bunch loyal
to the present congressman when it
does send.
This story is told of the first meet
ing of the supreme court after the four
new judges were added; AS the judges
filed into their chambers, the bailiff
said: "The honorable chief justice of
the supreme court and the associate
justices, also the new associate JUS
tices, Green, Cunningham, Pollock
and Ellis! God save Kansas and the
United States!"
Charlie Finch of the Lawrence
Journal believes he has discovered
the reason why the editor of the REG
IsTER was opposed to the oleo bill as
presented to Congress. He says;
"When Scott is at home he keeps a
COW and does the milking himself,
Every man in Kansas who does that
will understand why Mr.. Scott favors
the manufacture and sale of oleo."
There was we'll attended meeting
of members of local unions and bust
ness men Friday at the North side
hall at which 7 O'Clock was unanimous
ly agreed upon as the hour for clos
ing the stores, 1t was further agreed
that members of unions would trade