The Iola register., 1902-01-31

Mrs. Lola Ruth came down from
Colony for avisitwith her sister. Miss
Ella Wise
The Rathbone Sisters have engaged
Prof. Nave's orchestra to play Tues
day night at the X. p hall.
While at the Lumbermen's conven-
tion at Kansas City A. L. Taylor was
elected a director in the Association.
Miss Ora Rallston returned to her
home in Chanuteafter visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Clark, on North Washing
ton.
Lieutenant Mitchell ,left yesterday
ing for Kansas City where he will
spend a few days visiting with General
Funston.
Mrs. Leitzbach returned to her home
in Humboldt. She has been here for
several days, the guest of Mrs. Elmer
MaClain.
Kansas City Star:-There is a man
in lola so stingy it is charged he
actually turns the gas jets down dur
ing the daytime.
F. w. Brewster and Capt. Slower
returned Wednesday from Topeka
where they went to attend meeting of
the Kansas Day Club.
TAKEN UP; Two stray heifers.
Owner can have same by paying for
this notice and proving property.
w. L. link three miles west of lola.
President L. A. Bassett of the lola
Portland Cement Company, who has
been here the last few days, left this
week for st. Louis accompanied by
Mr.. a. G. Rankin.
When an lola man visits Topeka he
is struck by the smallness and the
rocking movement of the street cars.
Finer cars do not run anywhere than
whir down Iola's streets.
The trial of +. Lee who was accused
by j. NJ. Harding of stealing clothes
wringer came up before Justice Hough
wednesday evening. On account of
lack of evidence the case was dis
missed.
The editor of the REGISTER who has
been attending the meeting of the
Kansas Day Club is spendt Thursday
with his sister, Mrs. E. C. Franklin.
at Lawrence and started for Wash
ington from there Friday.
j. 7. Cooper, secretary of the South
eastern Kansas fair circuit has issued
a call for the delegates to meet at
Chanute, February 1st. 1t is the in
tention of this meeting to rearrange
the circuit and fix dates for the fairs of
1902.
Listen to this from the Jealous Ft.
Scott Monitor. lola, the little gas
town on the west is getting quite cos
mopolitan it its ways. 1t had three
fires in one day this week and the ma
tives are still talking about what
might have been"
Probate Judge w. l.. Parsons came
over from Yates Center this morning
to attend the funeral of Rev. Wright.
Mr.. Parsons is one of the old settlers
of Neosho Falls and was an intimate
acquaintance of Rev. Wright's when
he was pastor there.
Old residenters who have retired
from active work and who enjoy talk
ing about old times say that this is
the first sleighing lola has had for
four years. There were many sleigh
ing parties out last night and they re-
port the sleighing excellent.
w. E. Cassell, and j. Fl. Gardner,
proprietors of the Fort Scott Planning
Mills have brought suit in the district
court against w. j. f. Postle-
waith, for S272 and interest for mate
rial used in the construction ofthe new
house of F. "A. Northrup's on East
street.
lola is making big preparations to give that
brave little man, General Funston, a fitting
welcome when he arrives in the city OF gas
wells TO visit his parents. For once In her ex-
istence, lola has just cause to feel proud
We'd like to have the General pay us a visit
too.-Ft, Scott Tribune.
lola has been proud of Funston for
the last ten years and is growing
prouder all the time.