The Iola register., 1902-04-11
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. c. O. Bergen went to Topeka
to visit her sisters.
Mrs. Geo.lBailey went to .Neodesha
for visit with friends.
Mr.. G. A. Twilley went to Kansas
City to visit her daughters.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Rems-
berg on Sunday April 6, boy.
j. w. Ballard has bought the Tud-
or building north of the Jail and ex-
poets to occupy it with his business
about May l.
At the invitation Of the Round Table
Mr.. II. M. Miller attended their meet.
ing Monday evening and read paper
before them on the subject "The Fact
of God mathematically demonstrated
apart from Inspiration"
F't. Scott Monitor: G.. e. Cory, re-
feree in bankruptcy, today issued an
order for the sale OF some real estate
belonging to S. C. Warner of Moran,
now in the bankruptcy court. 1t com
prises ten pieces of land, one in Texas
and the rest in Allen county.
The Neosho Valley Oil Company, in
which the lola men are interested at
Chanute, recently closed one sale of
stock at par which disposes of $40, 600
worth of stock. The company has un-
bounded faith in its future andis push
ing drilling preparations on it's
leases.
The United Zinc and Chemical
Company is shipping regularly now.
The shipments average three cars Of
spelter and one Of acid every day.
That means four cars out and four
empties in, besides the incoming cars
of ore and coal. That is the reason
that the eight factories of lola make
this town the best freight point in the
State.
The REGISTER learns that good use
can be found for u secondhand baby
buggy. 1t is wanted for a most un-
fortunate case and will help an af-
| nicted mother greatly in the care of
her children. 1t is desired to have
the buggy donated orsold at a reason
able price. Anyone knowing where
such buggy can be obtained will do
a kind service by letting Mrs. +. N.
Jones, of sol north Walnut know Of
| it.
Mr. u. NJ. Leavitt has fled his re-
port of the valuation of Geneva town
ship and he discovered a total assessa-
Bile property of SIG, j2O The popula-
tion Of the township is 535. In per-
sonal property he found: 34S horses,
1889 cattle, Cos hogs, II gold and sill
yer watches, , pianos, 50, 1855 in money;
81, 900 of merchants stocks and So, 145
of mortgages and notes. Total per =
sonal $32, ,6S5.
The Bank Of Allen county has
brought suit. against w. j. Boyer for
S66.50 The petition alleges that on
January 7 check was presented and
cashed at the bank. The check was
written by Boyer in favor of S. f..
Bruebaker and was forS65. The bank
cashed it and presented it to the La
Harpe bank on which 10 was drawn.
That bank protested il and the Allen
county bank expended 81 80 in fees.
SO it sues for $66.50.
The W. G. Miller Candy Company
has the foundation laid for hand
some new brick building in which the
candy business will be conducted.
This is located Immediately south OF
the Missouri Pacific depot and calls
for building - by 100 feet and two
stories high twill be built especial
ly with view to handling the whole
sale business and manufacturing and
indicates Il pleasing prosperity in one
of Iola's young institutions.
The zinc miners of Joplin assure
the News Herald that they do not fear
the results of the high prices they are
demanding and securing for ore. sit
is IA case OF the survival of the fittest, u
they say and they do not care how
many smelters close down. Some
years ago the miners were being
crushed by the self-same Survival OF
the fttest" idea and they rebelled
stoutly. And that is the way of hu
manity the world over.
Chanute Tribune: Last Sunday
morning Mr.. Ruff, the sexton o
the Methodist church., discover
ed evidence of 'beerparty" on tn,
open court of the church the nigh
before in the shape of broken bottles
and the remains of sandwiches. This
excited the wrath OF Rev. |. b. Pullian
and at the Sunday evening service h,