The Iola register., 1902-03-07
Born, Sunday March 2, 1902, to MIR.

Born, Sunday March 2, 1907, to Mr..
and Mrs. j. r.. Pepper, daughter.
Merritt Esse went to Weda to look
after some of Aldo Funston's -four
customers, Aldo being ,on the sick
list.
Born, Friday, February 2S, to Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Moore, of S07 north
Jefferson bouncing boy. Fredis too
proud for any use till yet.
In car load of Kaw river sand re-
Gently received by an lola dealer was
found a good sized catfish. Perhaps
that accounts for Congressman Bower
socks recent trip here.
Topics man, in X. c. Journal: Well,
Funston has settled another of the
great questions which engross the
public To join the Elks a man doesn't
have to have vermiiorm appendix.
The town of Anthony is playing wet
nurse to "a two-weeks old baby boy
left in the depot there by strange
woman. The hardship of this is un-
derstood when it is known that An
thony is a dry town.
General Funston was rendered
banquet at the Planters Hotel in st.
Louis Saturday night on his way east.
A telegram today to Lieutenant
Mitchell announced his safe arrival
in New York.
1t is whispered gently on the spring
time air that when the entries close
there will be no less than ten candi-
dates out for the Office of sheriff. And
the guess is that some thirty will seek
nominations for the different Offices in
the convention.
One of the dealers displayed win
dow full of marbles and now all the
school kids are as noisy when they
walks as skeleton. Games of marbles
are going continually on the streets
wherever a dry spot can be found in
which to draw ring.
Toronto Republican: Sam Weekly
was over from lola Saturday attend
ing to some business matters and shak-
ing hands with old Toronto friends.
He and his brother, Leonard, are in
the carpenter and contracting business
over there and have all the patronage
they can possibly look after.
Saturday night someone broke the
large window in the front of the Chi.
cago Lumber Co.'S office, just how it
happened on one seems to know
but the police have their
eyes on two young men who we're the
only persons near when the glass was
heard rattling to the walk. No arrests
have been made, however, up to noon
today.
The REGISTER regrets that it cannot
from month to month give full report
Of the transfers of Allen county real
estate, for the report would give the
world an idea of how lively dirt is
here. During the month of February
l45 deeds were recorded in the court
house and March started off with
twenty-eight documents recorded on
the first day.
y Although the Neosho is running full
banked with muddy water the city still
has big supply OF nice, clear water.
Before the thaw began coming down
both of the big basins at the pumping
station were filled with clear ice water
and unless the unexpected happens the
supply will last until the river clari-
fies. The cement company has been
using very muddy water for several
day and has now asked for tap on
the south Washington avenue mains.
Saturday was March first, the day
when old settlers and weather proph-
cts whisper around looming in like
lamb, go out like lion" But they
are all guessing this time. On
Saturday it showed, rained and sleet-
ed in lola. The wind blew part of the
time and part of the day the sun shone
brightly and the wind was calm. There
was every kind of weather. 1t looks
as if March came in like a Lyin month
but goodness knows whether it will go
out like lamb or lion still.
The 50-horse power motors for the
street cars arrived Saturday and will
be installed in the cars one at time
until all are equipped with the power
full drivers. The new motors will jerk
the cars about like playthings and will
be able to maintain a speed that will
rival regular passenger trains. The
power plants supplies several times as