The Iola register., 1902-08-22

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Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Burkelt,
Ind, who has been here visiting MIR
and Mrs, j. T. Jacoby went to Colony
for few days visit.
Geo. Bedell has commenced worklGt
the Famous and will maze charge Of
the decorating and advertising. lie
will make Mir. Horshkowitz valuable
man.
II. Steyer returned from Colorado
where he has been spending the hot
month His folks rather like tie place
and will not return for some time.
Olin Steinman returned with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Wheaton and
MIR. and Mrs. l.. L. Ponsler returned
last week from Salt lake City
where they attended the big Elk meet
ing. They report u large crowd and a
line time.
The new letter heads OF the lola
Portland Cement Company have at
their top the name OF Lewis L. North
aup, Vice President Mr.. L. II. Bas
sett $ president and it is proper tina,
an lola man should be we'll up on the
official list.
Miss Bertha Nouels, Of Giasco,
Kans., is here visiting Miss Hattie
Olmstead and Mr. and Mrs William
Knapp. She is a daughter Of the man
who was MIR. Knapp's chunky" dur
ing the Civil War and her welcome
was therefore most cordial.
Humboldt Union: We understand
there will be an independent telephone
line put 10 this fall between Chauute,
Humboldt and lola. There is con-
siderable dissatisfaction with the line
in operation at present, and opposi-
tion will be necessary to get good SER
vice.
Humboldt Union: The city of Cha
mute has finally come To the conclusion
that it wants the street railway, and
has granted franchise TO the Cha
mute and lola inter-urban railway,
giving them all they asked. Last
week the promoters ofthe railway had
about given up, thinking Chanute
didn't want the railway. 10 is now up
to the inter-urban company, and if
they go ahead with it the work will
likely commence soon.
Tho very tedious work Of uncoiling
the burned.ou, wires in the generators
Ut the power house and coiling the
new wires ia place was finished last
Friday and the street cars re
sumed operation next morning. The
streets have seemed rather empty and
quiet without the big cars and the
changing bells and a surprisingly
large number of people have found
the absence OF the cars most incon-
venient Such a mishap as stopped
the cars will seldom happen.
The Chanute Sun in alengthy article
tells of the progress made by the
Neosho Valley Oil Company. That is
the one in which so many lola mer
, are interested. 1t was the first to sell
oil to the Standard and How has thir.
teen wells finished and three more be.
ing drilled. The company is credited
with having eXpeaded some $4,000
= and to be planning an added expense
of 81, 600 for hue pumping plant
which will deliver all its oil to the
Standard, Then it is hoped the
dividends will begin coming the right
> way.
Constable Charlie Hahn Satu rday
laid hands on colored gentleman
named Ike McGinnis. Shortly before
. he took into tow black John Doe, low
ingly known by his friends as
"TeXas." The two were arrested for
stealing The silverware from the color.
ed Methodists last week. Nine knives,
, three forks, one spoon, four tumblers
and a glass pitcher were taken by the
men and concealed at one of their
, homes The other colored people
seached and found them McGiunis
u fled, but came back yesterday and was
3 arrested. The trial OF the men has
been set for the twentieth.
Went to Visit His Sister.