The Iola register., 1902-01-03
AROUND ALLEN COUNTY
The News From This Weeks Issue
OF the County Papers-What
People did and Editors
ThOupht.

Word from Nebraska states that A.
G. Freeburg, who lives near Savon-
burg, and who was arrested and taken
back for trial on the charge OF de-
frauding bank of money loaned on
cattle by selling the stock, wascleareG
at the trial. 10 developed that the
bank neglected to record it's mortgage
and other creditors grabbed the cat
! tie.
The Esmore Enterprise says John
Ralston after spending many dimes
ut turkey shoot won bird. To get
even he put it up a quarter OF mile
away and offered it to the first person
who hit it, charging 10 cents a try.
The first shooter killed she bird.
Miss Shipp, of Emporia, wl,o re-
Gently won a prize piano, is Il ne;ce of
Wyatt Shipp, trustee OF Esmore
township.
The Enterprise says, = debat, at
Union vas SO warm that o fghtn nearly
resulted.
Humboldt Union: Hamur Bros. fin
ished filing iheir ice house Sunday
forenoon. They have 900 tons of Inc
quality ice. seven inches thick
Il. d. Taylor denies that he will
give up the Humboldt Herald. He.
may leave some time but has no i'm
mediate intention OF doing-so.
HumboldS Herald: Louis, Psrrenold
has received an almanac pu5lished at
Berne, Switzerland, that has. lust en-
tered upon it's l9Sth year. Mr. Per-e-
mound says she cover has nos' changed
particle in its appearance and mass-
up as far back as he can remember.
LaHarpe Nsws= A great nany p4e-
Pile from the suburbs were in this Gun
Christmas day. The electriC'line ,an
ears every half h0ar.
Elsmore Eaterprise: Alleg couu1g
is to have "A grand jury at t1e Febna--
AIRY term OF court. More than funr
hundred taxpayers signed a. petition
for one and that goes, no matter what
the rest of the people want Of think.
IL is one of the times when tho ma ioaity
is in the minC1ity.
John Wiley met large bpay w0ll
recently near SavOnburg.
The Savon8urg Record wants the
local 400" to pay the EXPENSES of the
coming gran4iury.
Two toughs assaulted R4ed S9icer,,
of :Neoshoi Falls, who is. running q
bowling allen at Humboldt Tuesday
night. They wanted to get into the
alley and when he refused them the
key both jumped on him and beat him
unmercifully,. and pounded his old
father who Was visiting him. In some
way they gOt off on SlO each fine.
j. A. Hendrex of Logan township
won the first prize, $50, for the best
corn from seed sold by Humboldt
dealer. Many fine ears of corn were
exhibited.
Humboldt Union They struck oil
on Senator Stewards land four miles
south OF Humboldh, The oil is said
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to be of good qualGty. The we'll is to
be shot and we win give more parti-
culars next week. 1t is comparatively
new field and vac hope 10 will prove a
rich oae.
LaHarpe News. AT last a car was
run over the electric line from lola to
LaHanpe. The car was painted "yall-
er" and has, "Iola and Gas City" ON
it's sides in box car letters. lThere
are people here that will not ride on
the critter till the word "LaHarpe" is
placed upon it.
The MeRdell Lumber Company is
new one at Moran and is bNilding
sheds for its stock.
The Moran Herald's editor now
owns a rabbits foot; presented by
Mrs. Gullett of Golden Valley.
Mr.. Aber, an Iowa man, has bought
tho j. II. Coffman farm west of Moran
paying $35 an acre for the 800 acres.
Referring to her gas shortage dur
ing the cold snap the Moran Herald
pertinently says "thereswere others. "
Moran Herald: Besides in,Iola the
liquor traffic in other towns of the
county is pretty free and the convic-
tion of a few booze dealers may scare
some others into quitting the illegal
business. That booze isNsold2here
seems to be plainly evident, if drunk
enness is any evidence, and the soon