The Iola register., 1902-05-23
GOOD TINE At NEVADA
lola EXcursionists Spend a Good Day
in che Missouri 'r0wn

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About the largest excursion ever
pulled out of lola went out Saturday
morning to Nevada the occasion being
Pyramid celebration at that town.
The Pyramid lodge here is the largest
order in town being composed of both
men and women and there were about
three hundred of them on the train.
The low rate induced enough more to
90 to make the crowd $40. The band
was on the train and helped to keep
things lively on the way down playing
at every station where the train stop
ped and between stations. The eXcur-
sion passed through Chanute, Par
sons and Fort Scott and arrived at
Nevada with fourteen coaches and
nearly nine hundred people aboard.
The big parade which was adver-
tised to come off in the morning had
to be postponed on account of the
Kansas City trains being late but took
place Immediately after dinner. Four
teen lodges with their drill teams and
four bands were in line making
handsome display. After the parade
rush was made for Nevada's hand
some park where sulphur water flows
in plenty, and where the band contest
was to be held. 1t looked for awhile
as if the baud contest would not take
place as one of the bands refused to
go in the contest because the Carthage
Light Guards were entered. They
gave as their objections that it was "
military band and would not enter
unless the Carthage and lola bands
would agree to guarantee them part
OF the prize money. The Pyramid
! leaders said there would be no con-
test unless three bands entered but as
/ they had never advertised anything
to that effect they couldn't get around
it and the contest came of the lola
band getting second money and pub
lie congratulations from the Judge.
The lola boys knew as soon as Garth
age came downthe street that it was
fight for second money with what
other bands entered as the Carthage
band is the best band in this part of
the country. The organization has
been held together for seventeen years
and during that time has only lost
one contest and that to the Third Reg
iment band of Kansas City, So the
lola boys do not feel discouraged be
cause they came out second. The
manager of the Carthage band says
the lola organization is one of the
best they have contested with for sew
rea lyears and going against the Or
binary amateur band would have no
trouble in coming out first.
AT night the drills were held in the
park up town the prize being won by
Kansas City, Kansas The lola team
entered and received much favorable
comment but the winning team showed
the result of lots of practice.
The excursion left Nevada at eleven
o'clock arriving home at six with a
tired and sleepy crowd. But they all
had a good time because they were
treated we'll by everybody.
THE FIT. SCOTT EXCURSION
Late Saturday morning consent was
secured by the local Katy agent to use
the coaches returned from Nevada for
one dollar excursion to Ft Scott for
the ball game. Time was short, the
excursion limit of the town was about
about reached and but small crowd
went, but the Katy was game and
hauled hundred people 200 miles for
$780, The road must have lost money
as the train went via Piqua and Par
sous. The return last night brought
the crowd back aboutIl0:30. The only
exciting feature of the trip was when
Snorky Martin lost his hat and the
train did not stop.
At Fort Scott and Parsons the
ground is dry and dusty, no rain
having fallen for several weeks,
Last night the train ran into fine
shower in Allen county, which is
like a garden compared to the other
counties.
A lazy liver makes lazy man.