The Iola register., 1902-02-28

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from Cooperton. She says they are
well satisfied with their claim and
think they have one of the best in the
country.
Last Saturday while Philip Kruger
was carving the carcass of hog in
south side market, another piece of
meat hanging near fell. Byill fortune
it struck the big, sharp knife Kruger
was welding and drove the point
throught the index finger of his hand
nearly servering the finger from the
hand.
Noticing in the REGISTER that firm
of Ft. Scott contractors has the con.
tract for the new railway depot the
carpenters investigated and found
that that the firm bad not taken out
license. The tax is 500 for the first
member of the contracting firm and
$50 for the second, so the firm is
liable for $3.50 and will have to pay il.
Ora, the two-year old SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. a. Howard, of 80 South Ken
lucky street, East lola, died Sunday
night, February %, and the funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon from
the house. The cause of death was
pneumonia. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
have the deepest sympathy of their
many friends.
Girard Independent News: One of
our citizens informed us Saturday
that company of lola capitalists
were intending to lease 10000 acres of
land in this county, the lease to be
only on gas, oil and coal rights. He
claimed his information as correct
and we were able to verify it in part
later. Some of the leases have al
ready been given.
Reddy Givler left for Kansas City
Saturday night, equipped with nu-
merously signed petition asking the
recruiting Captain stationed there to
give the boy another chance, and re-
futing the charges brought again st
him here. He was also furnished
abundant money to make the trip de-
Gently and to come back "on the cush-
ions" in case he is rejected.
The REGISTER some time ago men,
toned the agitation il Oklahoma to
make Mr.. a. G. Scott president of
the Alva Normal School. On his re-
turn from Washington, where he went
in the interest of the Agricultural
College of which he is president, he
thanked his friends for their interest
but declined the new position.
j. H. Nave, the architect, has drawn
plans for one Of the hardsomest
houses which was ever built in lola.
The plans are for the d. p. Northrup
residence to be built this summer on
his handsome site on East street. The
house is beautiful frame building,
equipped with every modern convent
ence. On the third floor billiard
room will be fitted up.
The north bound Santa Fe ran into
Ed. Harkness at Chanute this after
noon and cut his foot off just above
the ankle. He is young man just
past 2l and is a cousin of Mrs. c. G.
Taylor of this city. Several months
ago he had several ribs crushed and
was laid off for sixty days just resum.
ing work two weeks ago. He was taken
to- the Santa Fe hospital at Ottawa.
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and boiler, brand new and right from
the factory, arrived in this city Mon
day TO be used by Fred Horton in
prospecting for gas in this vicinity.
The Pleasanton Gas and Oil company
has made arrangements with him to
do their drilling and he has ordered
new machinery and tools to do the
work. The drill has not arrived but
is expected any day.
Judge Potter had the pleasure
Thursday afternoon of presiding at
the nuptials of two lola people, rather
an unusual trick for him. Before
performing the ceremony he took the
young people into the law library of
Campbell & Goshorn and there, in the
presence of the musty tones and John
Goshorn and Rex Bowlus, made j.
w. McGowen andDaisy Hayden man
and wife. The judge thinks the cere-
mony will be beneficial to both wit
nesses.
If liar can put words into an hon
est mans mouth, it is not much of a
trick to make out the honest man to
be liar, is it? The REGISTER told
the county commissioners it had a
weekly circulation of LOO. 1t says
on it's blotters that it has 1,7OO Yet
there is man trying to tell the public
that the REGISTER claimed 200 circu-
lation before the commissioners. And |