The Iola register., 1902-03-14
LOCAL NEWS

week buying spring goods.
Miss Mary Plumb, of Emporia, is
here, the guest of her sister, Mrs S.
c. Brewster.
Fort Scott has managed to break into
the Missouri Valley baseball league.
Where was lola?
Major Foust and b. d. McClain re-
turned from Garnett where they have
been attending court.
All the latest styles in spring gmillin
cry will be shown in Miss Priboth's |
opening March q and 22nd.
Arthur Coblentz has opened up
first-class feed store just west of the
Star Barn on West street. We pre-
dict success for him.
Ladies don't forget the opening
dates of Miss Priboth's. She will
have on display all of the very latest
creations in spring millinery.
The Santa Fe Ry have out a nice
advertising card to the effect that the
lola Electric Ry .meets all their trains
with rapid prompt and comfortable
transfer from Gas City, Lanyonville
and LaHarpe.
Owing to a malodorous collection of
dead rats under the floor the county
clerks Office was an evil smelling place
today. Several boards were taken up
and the rats aired,
The recruiting Office which has been
open for several weeks was closed
this morning and the officer in charge
left. While here he secured about
thirty recruits, two having enlisted
since the last report.
A nice little boom has been started
in the fourth ward for j. 5. Detwiler
for councilman East lola is inter
ested in having an active representa-
tive on the council and Mr.. Detwiler
lives at the right place on the map for
them.
Water is running over the dam and
the first fisherman turned up at the
river Tuesday. This morning a
dozen were there and from now on
fishing will be regularly followed.
BY the way, you haven't seen Judge
Gard lately, have you
The nice, steady, soaking rain was
Just the proper thing. The farm land
is.soft and spongy and heavy rain
would have washed the soil badly,
but the rain soaked and packed it,
Ponds and cisterns we're filled, and
the ground put in good shape,
Mrs. Mike Miller has gone to Hot
Springs, Ark, for anextended stay in
the hope OF benefitting her health. She
has not been we'll for some time and
goes there on her DOCTORS advice
Her many friends will hope she may
find complete recovery. Mrs. F. S.
Bennett accompanied her.
| About every State candidate at Fort
Scott, rustled around and got hold OF
the hand Of the Allen county delegates
and some pleasant talking for remem-
brance when Allen county rises to the
!, first vote at Wichita. None of them
know how the county stands and all
Lrecognize the importance of getting
started right. '''s ., 80. .o. .
n F, M. Thompson has brought suit in
!, district court for $500 damages against
DR.. Enochs. In his petition Mr..
Thompson makes a charge Of unskill-
, full administration OF medicine to his
infant child from which he says the
child was brought near to death but
was rescued by other physicians. For
this fact and the worry and extra ex
pense he asks damages in the sum
named. Dr. Enochs has not yet filed
his answer to the charge.
= The first car equipped with the new
50-horse power motors, was run last
night being used by the theatre party
which went to the Gas City opera
house opening, When it came down
town, lighted and empty it skinned
along the street like a wild thing, the
motors burning and humming. The
l new motors play with the big cars, and
viii reduce the running time between
points greatly, ten minutes sufiicing to
make the run from lola to Gas City.
The furnaces at the acid works are
fired up and smoke is issuing from the
different buildings and the new plant
will surely be operating in short
time. The rolling mill at LaHarpe is
running right along, too, and the in
crease in Allen county's factory list
is interesting and important. The
Pacific and Katy are building switches
to LaHarpe's new brick plant, work is
progressing on Iola's Eagle Brick
works and the whole distance from
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