The Iola register., 1902-02-28
Happenings of the Past Week as Re-
corded in the Papers of the County
up to Friday II


residence in Humboldt one of the
handsomest, and will move there.
Humboldt Union: Six movers out
fits reached here one day last week
over the Santa Fe route. The new
people are from Iowa and will settle
on farms in this vicinity.
Humboldt Union: Mrs. X. A. Armel,
mother of.J. II. Armel slipped on the
ice in her yard last Saturday and
broke her right arm at the wrist
Down near Savonburg men digging
well found live snake eight feet
from the top of the ground.
LaHarpe News: Minniebell the
four-year-old daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Henry Meyer was badly burned |
Saturday by the spiling of hot coffee.
The little girl was standing by the |
stove and her mother in moving a |
boiler of water, pushed coffee pot |
full of hot coffee off the stove, strik- |
ing the child on the feet and severely
burning them.
LaIIarpe News Mr.. Casey was in
LaHarpe Thursday afternoon on his
way from Moran to his home in lola.
Mr.. Casey is working on the well now
being drilled on the Hoffman farm
and says that they were frozen out.
Elsmore Enterprise says that the
gas proposition made to that town and
Savonburg is that each town raise
Sl25O. Thelpromoters will then sink
four wells in the township, and if gas
is found the donors of the bonus are
to receive their money back either in
cash or gas. 1t looks like mighty
good offer as the wells will cost close
to s., 900.
Elsmore Enterprise: Henry Decker
visited his parents in Usage township
Sunday, and brought back with him
the deer he brought from the Philip
pines last spring. 1t is very pretty
animal, looking much like the native
deer, and will eat anything that
man will eat as well as anything that
a beast is supposed 10 eat.
The Savonburg Record grins from
ear to ear as it presents to the public
ordinances Nos. |, ,, and of the new
city.
The Record says that II. A. Rich
ardson of Savonburg will probably
be candidate for sheriff this fall.
Mr.. Richardson is a magnificent man
physically and a strong man morally
and if he runs the race will be swift.
, Gas City Gaslight; Bill Knable is
stepping as high as spring-halted
horse. He was given gold watch by
his father-in-law.
Gas City Gas Light: The bake
oven at the Perfection Bakery fell in
e and ruined many dollars worth of
bread. The oven will be rebuilt big
ger and better than ever.
The Herald says n Humboldt doctor
- has new ''multinebulizer" From
the name this probably is for treat
ment of mules and bulls, as those
@ names occur IN lne Jltle'
Humboldt Herald: A Chanute hog
4 buyer predicts that lard will be q
= cents pound this summer
n The Herald says Frank Kuntz, the
a travelling man who is a ventriloquist
e worked his gag there recently. Wher
y the train stopped Frank called q
young lady sitting in front OF him by
name. She rubbered out Of the win
dow, imagining some acquaintance
had called her. Frank called again
u She dashed down the aisle and onto
: the steps and finally hailed a mar
i standing near. He gave here CLASSY
> stare. This is a good story, save fol
i the idea that any Moran man woulC
not respond to young lady's ad
vances.
% Moran Herald: j. w. Holtz, who
i came hero about three weeks ago tC
4 engage in the photograph business
G has quit taking peoples reflections
c Last week he went to lola and whil'
there he Joined the regulars whicl
we're being recruited there and viii
serve Uncle Sam in the Philippines.
Moran Herald: The Herald is sorr!
!. to report that Sam O'Hara is again
S quite ill,at his home here and during
n the first part of the week grave fears
p. were entertained for him. Atthe pres
), ent, however he is somewhat improved
:. and no serious results are feared
!. which his many friends will be glad tC
4 learn.