The Iola register., 1902-08-01

| highways. The phones will not work
so we'll as city ones but in dry weather
do first rate.
Robert Reimert, who was practical
ly raised in lola came in from st.
Louis this week and will visit a
few days with his sisters Miss Bulah
and Mrs. Judge Thompson. He says
it looks mighty funny to him to see
electric cars running in lola. He is
now interested in large wholesale
tea and coffee house in st. Louis and
is doing we'll.
While playing ball last Monday
Harvey Heller, son of S. Heller, came
near losing his left eye. He was catch
ing behind the bat in an amateur game
in the southwest part of town when a
pitched ball struck his mask with
great force. The mask was defective
and the jolt of the ball caused tito dig
into his face around his eye, bruising
the flesh and causing the eye to swell
nearly shut. 1t is believed that he will
not suffer any permanent injury from
the accident.
There were half a dozen picnic
parties Sunday. Nine of the New
York Store girls were entertained at
the home of Miss Murphy west of town
seven miles. They rode to the river
on car and were there met by Miss
Murphy's brother on hay rack.
Needless to say they scandalized all
the sedate hens and bovines for miles
around. Another small and select
party went up the river and third
drove to Neosho Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Robinson ex-
pect soon to leave for Ottawa, Kans.,
where they will take up their residence
while their daughter, Miss Florence,
attends Ottawa university. Monday
the members of the Baptist church
gave them reception at the home of
Gaylord Robinson and a large crowd
turned out to bid them farewell Mr..
David Robinson is one of the two
resident charter members of the Bap-
tist Sunday school and the school
presented him with handsome Sc. of
books that night.
A sister of William Mexican, who
lives on the English place, north of
Gas City, died Sunday afternoon at |
O'Clock. Her home was in Missouri
whence she came some weeks ago to
her brothers. enroute west in the hope
of benelitting her health by a change
of climate. She has been suffering
for years with consumption and her
strength failed her while at her broth
er's home, and the sad results above
noted. Mr.. Mexican will take the re-
main back to the Missouri home to-
morrow, for burial.
The friends of the University OF
Kansas had hoped to secure the
presence of President Roosevelt on
the occasion of the Inauguration of
DR.. Strong as chancellor of that insti-
tuition. The editor of the REGISTER
is in receipt of letter from George
b. Cortelyou, secretary to the Presi-
dent in which he says that the Presi-
dent cannot be there. The installa-
tion of new chancellor is scheduled
to take place on October II, and Pres
ident Roosevelt will be in Kansas the
latter part of September. The Presi-
dent has received so many invitations
to visit other parts Of the country that
he will be unable to return to Kansas
after he once leaves the state.
People living in the fourth ward
were the victims of thieves last night.
Heretofore it has been quiet and peace
full in that district and as result
residents have grown careless. Last
night Mrs. Cummings, living at 4l5
south ELM and Mrs. John Dennis, of
Cos east Spruce street left their wash
ings hanging on the line and someone
stripped both of them. Mrs. Dennis
had lot of fine tablecloths belonging
to other people on her line and is
loser to the extent of about S25, co..
Mrs, Cummings had all her summer
dresses out and they are all gone.
lola is getting too metropolitan to be
careless about valuable articles.
Every once in while a mighty good
news item gets away from the big
papers. Last Saturday an incident
happened between Grard and Pitts
burg, which the bigdaily papers would
have made good big story out of
and hero who threatens to go un-
honored would have been covered
with glory. The Santa I'e passenger
was running at good gait between
Girard and Pittsburg and was pretty