The Iola register., 1902-05-30

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Enochs in his rapidly increasing
practice, is getting acquainted with the
town. He is pleased with the out
look.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Bennett Mr.
and Mrs. DR.. j. E.Chastain, Ira Kelley
and DR.. Mcmillan went to Chanute
where they expect to meet party of
capitalists from Keokuk, Iowa, who
desire to make investments in the Cha
mute oil fields.
o. II. Douglas, of Burlington, who
has been here looking for location
for first class livery barn, returned
home. this week. He Is figuring
with r. B. Shannon on building barn
on his lot on north Washington for
merly occupied by the Hart livery
Darn.
LaHarpe News: Ground was broken
Monday for LaHarpe's waterworks.
The contractors put to work about 100
men Monday morning digging bitches
and Tuesday laying pipe. If nothing
happens to prevent present progress
the pipe will all be laid in twenty or
thirty uays.
Judge and Mrs. S. G. Potter return
ed home last Monday from their trip
to California. They were absent just
one month and visited the beautiful
flower and fruit gardens in sunny
southern California, enjoying the
trip immensely except the long train
ride which is pretty trying on people
Of their years.
w. l.. Bartles sneaked out OF town
week ago and has been back at Shelf
field. III. Forty-two years ago this
month he left that town and when he
got back he found hardly thing that
looked familiar. He returned home
last Tuesday after an enjoyable visit
with the few old folk whom he found
remembered him.
Col. w. D. Saphar returned home
llOlh WuGIt NtuU
to prosecute suit on not for 800.
Last year he formed partnership in
the show business with Victor Lee, the
magician, and got the worst of it. In
settlement Lee gave him the note but
later disputed it. The Colonel sued
and got judgment on it.
DR.. Porter was camping on d. b. d.
Smelter's trail last Tuesday with a
mammoth" beet from his garden. 1t
measured some sixteen inches long.
Knowing that Smeltzer prizes these
huge growths he took it to him. tThe
beet had body about the size of a
spool and a long, slender root that
made fifteen of the sixteen inches.
DR.. Slocum, late of lola, who prac.
ticed medicine and other arts not SO
elevated. has gone from town and re-
port has it that he is remembered by
. numerous contingent of creditors
who deeply mourn their loss. The
doctor didn't get rich here and when
he was compelled to pay his occupa-
tion tax by the police he gave up the
fight and went.
Sunday some lady riding horse
on north Washington avenue was
thrown violently to the ground, her
horse having stepped into hole
made by a water trench. That the
horse was not crippled and the rider
killed is "A miracle. She was plucky,
caught the horse, remounted and went
on, The city should see that the
trenches are left in better shape
Another soaking rain fell Sunday
soaking the rear end OF the rain which
preceded il. The river began rising
about midnight and was six inches
higher next morning than Sunday
evening. IL will not take much more
rain to put the stream out Of its banks
and that means the washing away of
lot of valuable crops in the Neosho
Valley.
Chief of Police Duff Palstring last
Monday received dispatch from Ft.
Scott asking him to look for man
named Ed Golding, due to arrive here
on the morning PaciAc train. Pal
string barely had time to get to the de-
pot, but the fellow had gotten several
blocks away. Following him by the
description given Palstring overlook
the man and placed him under arrest
1t is not known why he is wanted at
Ft. Scott.
The Allen county delegates to the
state convention left for
Wichita last Tuesday. H. A. Ew-
ing, T. S. Stover, c. c. Ausher-
man, L. L. Northrup Of lola; S. j.
Stewart, w. A. Choguill of Humboldt;
j. p. Decker of Elsmore, G. A. Rey-