The Iola register., 1902-05-23

take in their selecting of delegates to
Ft. Scott, in that they choose dele
gates to go there to the Congressional
convention of June 20, whereas the
convention will be held June l6. Still
it makes little difference whether they
hold one or not.
Mrs. Il. b. Stevenson returned
home this week from her three weeks
trip to California on the Club
Women's excursion. She visited Los
Angeles and the beaches, the orange
towns, saw same of the old lola peo-
pie, took trip out to Catalina Island
and had fine time generally.
The telephone company, which found
that the cable system of stringing
wires worked most satisfactorily on
the west side, is stringing another
cable ia the alley south of Madison
avenue, where heretofore there has
been maze of wires. The wires in
the cable neither break nor get tangled
by the wind.
Tuesday evening of last week new
officers were elected for the Epworth
League as follows: +. II. Goudy,
president; Claude Cook lst vice-pres-
ident: Margaret Heigle, 2nd vice.
president. Alice Myler Bird vice-pres-
ident; Estella BiXler, 4th vice-prcsi.
dent: Ida Morrison, sec'y; VIM
Knowlton, treas.
Ottawa Herald: Kansas City is
thrilling with pride over the physical
appearance made 10y her police force
Saturday, when the entire force pa
raded The paper says the force will
average over hundred and seventy
pounds to alman. Ottawa's police force
has higher average than that, TAX
ing him year in and year out.
j. S. Cooke returned to lola from
Colorado Springs last Saturday even
ing after an absence of nearly two
years. His family preceded him, re-
turning to lola last September. Mr.
Cooke speaks of the wonderful inn
provements in lola since he left and
says he saw a good deal of lola Port
land cement used at Colorado Springs
last winter.
John Leonard was arrested Satur-
day on a complaint sworn out by one
of the Polling boys, of Gas City,
charging him with robbery. Leonard
was permitted to go on his own recog-
nizance. Polling says he and friend
got pretty drunk and laid down to
sleep beside the road between lola
and Gas City. During his sleep he was
robbed of over fifty dollars and he
charges that Leonard did the trick.
Gas City Headlight: Work on three
new blocks OF furnaces and a hand
roasting kiln at the Cockerell smelters
was commenced the first of the week.
This will give employment to at least
one hundred men, which means much
for Gas. 1t is reported that in the near
future there two blocks of 'ur-
naces will be built at the Prime Western
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kee-Lanyon works. If this be true
Gas will double its popul alton this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ferris, Of Bronson
were in lola a few hours seeing
lola and visiting their son Ed, who
is pressman in the REGISTER Office.
Mr. Ferris says there is more wheat
between Bronson and lola than he has
seen in many years and it looks
mighty good. MIR. Ferris is candi-
date for County Clerk of Bourbon
county before the convention that is
to meet soon.
FIT. Scott Tribune: Some changes in
the time of the Missouri Pacific morn
ing and evening passenger trains II
this city are soon to be made. Super
intendent Webb and Chief Dispatcher
Welch went to St. Louis last night tC
help get out the new card. The time
all along between here and Wichita
will be tightened up. The morning
train will arrive here from st, Louis
ten or fifteen minutes earlier than now
and coming from the west in the even
ing, it will arrive later. The time go
ing east from here in the evening Twill
) be about 0 o'clock.
Rev. d. b. Shuey returned Fri
day afternoon from two weeks tril
in the western part of the state. While
gone he visited Lyons, Ransom and
Otis in missionary work and ther
went to Salina to the State Sunday
School Convention, Besides being
elected member of the executive
board of the State Association as
mentioned in yesterdays Daily he
,vas alaotad oua of the delpUates II