The Iola register., 1902-02-14
LOCAL NEWS
{. P. P.Waucb, DeDtist.
soon we understand.


Mrs. A. f. McCarty returned to
Humboldt.
O. o. Stone, salesman for the cement
company, is home for a few days.
Several insurance adiustors are
here fixing up losses in Sundays fire.
1t is reported thatJohn Often isvery
low and his family feel discouraged
over his condition.
Mrs. Hannah Stitz of Illinois who
is here the guest ofC. Hook and family
returned from visit to Humboldt.
The Labor Council of Pittsburg is
talking of "a building for the use Of
the unions to cost about $3.50
No wonder Uncle Sam has sent a
recruiting officer to lola. He has dis
covered one military genius in this
neck of the woods and undoubtedly
has hopes of discovering another Fun
ston.
Moran Herald: j. w. Holtz, who
was lSIS SOllG Jllut ago lIOlu lOlu
looking for location for a photo
graphic gallery returned last week
with his outfit and is now preserving
peoples reflections for them.
Henry and Chas. Schmidt were con-
victed in Winfeld's police court of
running a joint and were fined Sl1 800
each and their bond fixed at $23, 200
Being unable to give such bond both
had to go to jail.
The date for the lecture of General
John b. Gordon on 'The Last Days
of the Confederacy, one of the finest
lectures now being given in the coun-
try, has been set for March 4 at the
lola opera house.
G. j. Dever, of Kansas City, is here
representing the Midland Bridge Com
pany, and will superintend the putting
up of the bridge recently allowed by
commissioners for Marmaton town
ship over the Marmaton river on the
Hall place.
DR.. Cox reports that Earl Stout, the
boy hurt at the smelter yesterday,
stood the operation performed well
and was removed to his home. He
thinks there is every prospect that the
boy will survive in spite of the loss
of blood before the doctor reached
him.
Now that Allen county has rural
free delivery this item will be of in
terest Two smart young men who
chose mail box as "a target and shot
it full of holes are in Jail in Leaven-
worth for failure to give $500 bond to
await trial in Uncle Sans court.
Selling booze isn't in it as short
road to prison.
The farm house 'of w. A. Hindsley,
mile land half east of Carlyle,
burned to the ground Tuesday, catch
ing from defective fue. He bought
the place from Bird Jones some time
ago and had $3.50 insurance on the
I house with Smith & Trauis. Mr.
Hindsley is from Creston, Iowa.
Talk has been resumed of Mis-
souri-Kansas ball league for the COM
ing season. A meeting is called for
February 10. at Nevada, Mo-, when
representatives from Sedalia, Joplin,
Springfield, Jefferson City, Moberly,
Pittsburg, Parsons and other towns
will talk the matter over. If lola
wants to play ball she ought to get in
the game now.
With Nat Barnes out for Congress
man in Kansas City, Kansas, Prof.
Landson expecting to run from FIT.
Scott, and Anderson county selecting
delegates without instructing them for
Bowersock, it begins to look as if Mr..
Bowersock might have some opposi-
tion at the congressional convention.
He has the strong, inside end of the
race unless his enemies get together
against him.
Some time since the society of ladies
which has been sewing and working to
help the unfortunate of this city re-
ceived an anonymous communication
asking for help. The ladies have
asked the REGISTER to state that if
the party seeking help will call in
person at their head quarters or make
a personal request of any member of
the society help will be gladly and
quickly given and the request consid-
cred absolutely confidential. They do
not feel inclined, however, to send
help to some unknown and uninvesti
gated p erson, for there is need of al
their aid in worthy quarters.