The Iola register., 1902-02-21
THE ALIEN COUNTY PRESS
Things Seen and Heard and Imagined
by the Brethren VIII o Opel ate
the County Weeklies

name is Cannon. His duty is to en-
force the city "ordnance.
The LaHarpe News being unable to
find anyone else after the job, moves
to nominate Mel Fronk county clerk
by acclamation.
Evidence of the good things now be-
ing enjoyed at LaHarpe isnot wanting.
Fifteen dollars is lying around un
sought. All that you have to do is to
admit TO S. Malcolm that you broke
into his store recently aud stole 50,
worth of goods and he offers S15 cash
The rolling mill at Lanyonville was
tested Wednesday and worked like a
charm. 1t is to be started up soon
and men are now being engaged to
operate it, The News says from $50 to
200 men will be required from the
start.
The wAtcrworks bonds of LaHarpe
will be sold to the NortLrup Eank of
lola, that institution, having offered
the best terms.
A railroad man in his palatial pri-
vate car came to Moran last week to
visit his parents. He was Darius
Miller, 2nd vice.president ofthe Great
Northern Railroad, and 1st vice-pres-
ident of the c. b. & Q. His parents
and b rother live at Moran.
The Moran Herald would like to see
the kind of weather that would prevent
Rex Bowlus. of lola, from driving
out in the country northeast of Mo-
ran when he takes notion. 1t isn't
made.
Cattle in Marmaton township seem
TO be afflicted with sort of bronchitis
and tits feared they have a contagious
disease. The state veterinary will be
sent for. Perhaps the COWS have been
smoking corn tassle cigarettes.
Moran has had so many threatening
fires that the council is talking of buy
ing fire engine.
''Thatwill give Moran five railroads
and make this town quite a center,
is the way Clark Thomas concludes a
railway dream. "That" referes to the
possibility that the Omaha Parsons
"wind" railway comes to Moran and
the electric inter-urban line is built.
How beautiful is the confidence of
youth.
The Moran Herald says it has mon
ey to loan, anywhere from $500 to
5000. Thomas must have discover
ed that he is a relative of Andrew
Carnegie's and proven it to Andy.
With last weeks issue the Elsmore
Enterprise was four years old. 1t is
a good paper and while not as large
as the Chicago Inter-Ocean prints ten
tines as much Elsmore News as all the
Inter- Oceans in the world 1t stands
up for Elsmore and is credit to the
town.
Parties are flirting with Elsmore and
Savonburg for franchises, in which
case they offer to sink several wells
and develop the field. They are c.
C. Nelson and w. c. Gum, of Fort
Scott.
Talk about sound sleep. Daisy
Kenyon of Savonburg mot having
read the REGIsTER's story of Judge
Smiths hot iron--put one in the foot
of her bed. Her mother pulled her out
of bed when the hot iron had filled the
room with smoke. Her feet were burn.
ed but still she slept.
Elsmore Enterprise: w. Williams
cashed check for S2j a. the bank
here last week that proved to be worth
less. He also cashed one at the Hum
boldt and one at Bowlus' bank in
lola and will probably pay the penal
ty in due time.
Elsmore Enterprise: Readers of the
Enterprise will probably be interested
in learning that the "Printers Ink
adv, recently printed in this paper
and written by F. w. Decker, of At
lantic City, N. j., was awarded frst
place in the week it was received anG
appeared in full in the Little School
master" of January Goth. When il
is understood that the competition is
open to the world, there is no small dis
tinction.
Savonburg Record: The Record il
pleased to learn that Mrs. Carl Bro
dine has been selected to teach the
Swedish language at Warrens burg
e. Liberty Elsmore and Garfield
school houses. There will be on,
month instructing at each place. Mrs
Brodine is an experienced teacher ant
will undoubtedly prove highly salts
factory in this capacity.
DR.. j. A. Cook, of Humboldt, has
gone TO Rome, New York, to be treat
ed for cancer, on the recommendation
of DR.. Brown, who was cured at tha