The Iola register., 1902-04-25

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not being signed as heavily as the
boys wish and this concert is given In
hopes that it may give it a shove in
he right direction.
Kansas people had an idea that they
had coined word when they talked
first of "jiggermen. In the last iss ue
of the Commoner land Glass worker,
the trade journal Of the glass business,
appears this ad. "Wanted-Mold
maker and jiggerman. Good position
for capable man." The "iiggermen"
of Kansas. know something about
glasses; perhaps this is good open
ing.
Here is what the Chanute Tribune
says Of the last oil well drilled by the
company in which lola men are inter.
ested: The Isett No. 3 was shot Sat-
urday afternoon and, calculating by
the speed with which the oil came up
the well, Pres. Isett claims that this
we'll is twice as big as Isett No. >, and
will run over 600 barrels day, which,
if true, makes it the biggest we'll in the
field. The tools are still stuck in Isett
No. 4, and the casing will have to be
drawn before they can be taken out
Mel Myler returned home last night,
He is veteran for sure, having put
in the regular course of time in the
regular army, Fin (which he rose to
the position of sergeant. Then he tried
civil life awhile but re.enlisted and
went with his regiment to Ithe Philip
pines He has beenill for some time
and was sent home ahead of his regi-
ment and has been in the hospital for
several months. The voyage helped
him considerablysbut he is still weak.
He will visit at home during his fur
Tough and get nursed back to health.
The appointment Of postmasters
seem to be causing Congressman
Bowersock no end of trouble. He kbut
recently settled the controversy at
Kansas City, .Kas., and now he has a
bitter contest on hishands at Lawrence.
There are five candidates for the post
mastership. They are A. L. Cox,
George Barker, j. L. Brady. Charles
S. Finch and c. c. Collins. Barker
is believed to have the inside track
for the job. He twas Speaker of the
House of Representative during the
last session andis Bowersock' S politi-
cal manager.
Saturdays Burlington Jefiersonian
tells how that town was scared last
week. A Mr.. May ;and son of tina.
place had gone to lola leaving Mrs.
May at home. She had an engage.
ment to take dinner with neighbor
and failed to appear Neighbor wo-
men gathered, found the house closed
and decided she was dead inside, be.
ing subject to heart trouble. The
yard was full of weeping, sun-bon-
netted, mother-hubbarded women,
when Mrs. May returned home. She
had been half mile from home to see
friend
Here is the account of the Chanute
smelter as it appeared in the Lead and
Zinc News. "Plans for the erection of
an independent smelter at this point,
to be built by Eastern and local capi-
tai, are now being prepared. The
plant will employ 500 men. Natural
gas furnished by the city will be burn
ed as fuel at the smelter. Three wells
with u daily flow of more than 5000,
900 cubic feet of sgas have been given
to the city by thei different gas com
panies for the smelter The ore to be
refined in Chanute will be furnished
almost wholly by the silver mines OF
New Mexico, and the smelter will be
wholly independent of the smelling
combine" "
From Moran to lola is one of the
most interesting rides in the state,
particularly for an lola man. AT
every town, and they are close to-
gether, new houses are going up in
every direction. Every quarter of a
mile, it seems, the train dashes past a
big factory. Parralel to the road is
another track and at a short distance
to the north the electric cars may be
seen scooting across country. Every
thing is hustle and hurry and every
body on the train stops talking about
anything but the wonderful growth OF
the gas belt towns. And an lola maa
just swells up in his seat until it be.
comes impossible for two to sit to-
gether.