The Iola register., 1902-07-25
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LOCAL NEWS
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moore went TO colony 10 attenu bne
funeral of the child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hines.
d. b. Slower, W. L. Slower and A.
X. Wickham went to Neodesha where
they will spend few weeks drilling
for Fred Horton.
The REGISTER learns from an Ottawa
paper that daughter was born there
Monday to Rev. and Mrs. M. F. King
who formerly lived here.
Merry-go-round privileges for La
Dor Day have been disposed Of al
ready, many inquiries coming in. The
exclusive privilege was sold for ten
dollars.
We are now loaning money on
per cent straight, for years with
optional payment; or per cent with
small cash commission. Henderson
& Powell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mundorff and Mrs
Bradbury. who have been here for
several weeks visiting Mrs. George
Thrasher, returned TO their home in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Matte Kerr who was called
here on account Of the illness of her
mother Mrs. 8. Riggs returned to her
home in Chanute. The REGISTER is
glad to learn that Mrs. Riggs is i'm
proving.
Harry Shank informs the REGISTER
that the old gentleman who dropped
dead of heart failure at Bronson yes
terday morning, as told in these col.
umns, was resident Of Bronson for
many years.
The latest news of the help the Katy
road will give toward making Labor
Day in lola huge success is thatlthe
road has already arranged for nine
excursion trains to bring crowds from
every direction.
Frank Robinson is taking lay-off
OF several weeks from his job OF fore
man at the brick plant. He has been
busy for three years and is going to
loaf while, take visit back ia his
old home in Indiana and also run out
west where be lived.
Two of the handsomest residences
in lola are being rapidly pushed to
completion these days. One is the
home of d. p. Northrup on East
street and the other that of f. S. Ben
net on the corner of Buckeye and
Jackson avenues.
The six-months.old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Dayton Hines died last night
of summer complaint at the family
home on north First street The re-
mains were taken to Colony on the
noon train for burial, the family hav-
ing resided there before coming to
lola.
Old man Catlin, father Of the boys
who are well-known smeltermen at Gas
City. is reported to be near death. He
is afflicted with an acute kidney
trouble and has been at the point of
death since Saturday, only his mag
nificent constitution keeping him from
dying.
Some night when you want TO see a
pretty sight drive out east OF the ce-
ment plant on the road which passes
| Just south of the works. The new
building, the tramway to the quarry
and the quarry are all lighted up by
electricity and from the east one gets
the finest view of the works possible.
The Chanute papers state that after
grabbing Galbreath, late manager OF
the Chanute team for board bill
which the new management assumed,
second warrant was issued for him
and an attempt made TO serve it on
him while on the train enroute for
Kansas City from here. But the man.
ager was not TO be found.
The REGISTER recently told Of the
organization of company here TO
manufacture the Edgar patent car
seal. The statement was made that
the lock was the invention Of II. A.
Edgar OF this city. AS matter OF
fact the seal was invented by George
Il. Edgar, brother of Il. A. Edgar,
living at Lawrence. He has secured
d patent on the invention and writes
that as soon as the lola Company is
ready for business be will assign it to
the company. He considers the lock
a world beater and feels confident it
will be generally adopted by rail
roads.
Complains of Car Speed.