The Iola register., 1902-03-28

AT several places inSthes state pink
eye is epidemicj amonglthe children
and it has been reported.that the pecu-
liar but not dangerous disease has
appeared in lola.
Mr.. X. H. Horwitz, one of the pro-
prietors of the.New York Dry Goods
q Shoe Co.., who was here to attend
the opening of the store returned last
evening to his home in st. Louis.
Chanute Tribune: The Neosho alley
Oil, Gas:and Min. Co. has:contracted
for four wells which will be thrilled at
once. Two of the wells sare TO go in
on the Isett land and:will be thrilled
by Coffeyville drilling firm.
Lieutenant Mitchell expects to leave
the last of this week or the first of |
next for Denver. He will make few |
visits in Kansas on his way and then
hurry to the new station and get ready |
for General Funston. Both of them
are perfectly satisfied with the new
location.
The Ft. Scott Tribune says w. G.
Gum of that place has closed deal
with number OF rich Illinois farmers
for $500 acres of southeastern Kan
sas land for Sl91 ,000 Most of the land
} lie in counties adjoining Bourbon, but
J it is not 'known whether any Allen
county land changed hands in the deal
or not.
A young man who gave the name of
CharlesIP Palmer was arrested last even
ing on complaint of merchants on the
north sidelthat he was working off his
/ drunken exuberance in jollying Gus
toners who came along. After a
, night in Jail he told Judge Cullison
about 1t this morning and the Judge
I fined him theiusual amount. no.,
81 A letter from Fred Shank, Of Yates
Center, says that hewill be here Sat-
g urday night TO play with the iolabsnd
q in practicethat night and during the
!. Sunday engagement at the new park
at the river. Mr.. Shank is one of the
% best cornet players In southern Kan
sas and the band boys are figuring
with him to take the leadership of the
band.
The REGISTER several times has
warned the public from hanging or
the guy wires of the electric ligh
70 poles. The other day small boy
u" was killed at Parsons from coming il
10 contact with one of these wires
" through which, owing to a leak in the
" lines, strong current was passing
a The chances are slight that you will
=, be swinging on the wire, but you cal
- warn your children of the danger
- provided you really want them tC
70 rogw up.
"a Mr.. j. b. Goshorn has letter from
- his son Bert, announcing his safe ar
rival on his Oklahoma claim. He go
through to it Monday and has his ten
up, plenty of books to read, timber
'e water and pairie at hand and will sool
ct begin the erection of the required
le house. Paul Goshorn has started t
lie join him and share the loneliness
i Bert believes his claim is promising
Is one as it is not far distant from tn
IN railroad not more than mile and ough
N to be worth several thousand by tn
~ time he is through college and read
y to occupy it.
~ The last issue of the Lead & Zin
=, News devotes several pages to nortl
~ Arkansas development. 1t predicts
- stirring rivalry amongthe railroadst,
get into the zinc and lead fields ant
t tells of the pushing of construction
:. work in every direction. Twenty mile
D, of the White River road are being op
n Grated to Penter's Bluff, and 200
t. men are pushing the construction t
b, Buff alo City. From the other side o
Is Yellville the St. Louis & Northern
Of Arkansas is rushing toward Littl
)f Rock and within few days will hav
v trains running into Bellfonte. Tall
/. of the Morning Star railroad is reviv
is ing and meeting of stock holder
n has been called. Among the mininl
II notes appears the item that the con
10 tract for 100-ton mill has been let b.
the lola people. AS zinc is still sell
ing at S34 and lead at S44 mining new
y is certainly very exciting to the Iol;
70 men who own thousands of acres o