The Iola register., 1902-03-14

FOR SALE: Bright yellow seed corn
suitable for planting on upland, at
farmers price. Also q good heavy
horse for sale or exchange for young
COWS or hefers. w. A. Dawson, Jones
farm 4 miles northwest.
The Supreme court Saturday hand
ed down an opinion which upholds the
occupation tax license of lola. A case
was taken from lola by j. w. Coffey,
j. B. Goshorn and others. 1t was a
friendly suit brought for test and
this decision fully settles the question
of the legality of the tax.
There is one rather unusual suit be-
ing prosecuted in justice court. Roy
Phillips, the barber has suit for
thirty-iive cents against q patron. He
has lawyer hired and the defendant
has one and there will probably be
more fire works over the disputed
claim than if the sum was for $1,000.
Saturday afternoon the carriage in
which John Breidenthal, w. L. A.
Johnson, Mr.. d. Bush and c. S. Rit-
ter were riding broke down on east
Madison avenue. One of the wheels
collapsed. letting the carriage pitch
forward. Luckily the team stopped,
the gentlemen alighted and walked
back unhurt.
The city primaries Saturday evening
were not very numerously attended.
Saturday night is a poor time for city
primaries and o'clock is too early
an hour. There were few at each of
the places designated by the calls,
however, and they proceeded
to organize and choose the various
delegations,
Sunday morning Tom Milne, who
has been confined to his house sick
for week, started to take drive for
some fresh air. Unluckily his horse
scared and ran away, upsetting the
buggy, and Mr.. Milne was thrown out
and pretty badly bruised up. He was
helped to his home and his injuries
attended to, it being found that no
bones were broken.
The city council met in special ses-
sion Tuesday to consider the re-
quest of G. V. Crouch for permission
to cross city property near the river.
The request was refused. The city at
torney was instructed to enforce
opening of street by the Santa Fe at
the crossing of Campbell street. j.
F. Thompson's bill of $50 against the
city for legal help was allowed.
John Robertson, aged twenty-three
died Tuesday at GAO at Barnum's
boarding house oil South street of
lung fever. Robertson has been
working nights atthe Cement plant for
the last six months. He has two
brothers here who also work there.
The funeral services were held We'd
nesday from Culbertson's undertake
ing parlors at 1890 a. M, Rev. John
Maclean of the M. e. church oficiat-
ing.
The REGISTER understands that the
boys of the smelter union have taken it
upon themselves to secure money
enough to send an afflicted women of
lola to the city to be operated on for
cancer tits estimated that some $300will
berequired to pay all the expenses, but
the boys will themselves give as they
can and scirculate papers soliciting
subscriptions. The lady is Mrs.
Crowley.
In certain lola home the other day
the telephone bell rang and the lady
OF the house responded. The call was
from boy chum of her sons. She
talked while, then summoned her
son. "Is it one of the boys" he
asked. She said it was a girl for
joke and nearly collapsed when the
boy jerked off his hat and began
smoothing his hair as he appro ached
the phone
Sydney Buckner, colored, who lives
at 705 north Buckeye street, has a
shooting iron which he views with
pride. 1t is 3S-calibre revolver No
state of war existing around lola just
now he gets few chances to use the
weapon and Sunday he took it out of
its resting place to see if it was in
working order. 1t was. The first
thing he knew it went to work, the
bullet neatly taking off the index fin
ger of his left hand. He went to a
doctor and had the wound dressed, but
he will finish his days on seven fingers.
Lieutenant B, j. Mitchell and T. w.
Kitchen started Saturday night for
Chicago. Mr.. Mitchell goeC to attend
banquet at the Marquette Club and
| Mr.. Kitchen TO meet q large buyer