The Iola register., 1902-01-17
LOCAL NEWS


Judge Smith Friday married Will
liam O. Lawless and Cora Jane Scates
both of this city.
DR.. f. d. Teas reports new boy at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, All
south Fourth street.
c. V. Sweet left last Satur day for
| Manhattan He and his brother will
farm there until their health improves,
DR.. Swan, secretary of the State
| Board of Health, in a recent report
credits Allen county with fifteen cases
Of smallpox
Did you see that crowd running
after man down the street today ?
| The man was not criminal. He had
basket full of eggs.
/ Mrs. Ju ia Bowers returned last
week to her home in Bronson. She
was called here by the death of her
molher, Mrs. Rosanne Leslie.
Real estate men say property is
changing hands rapidly. Only three
lots are left in Brooklyn Park, and
sales to newcomers are frequent in all
parts of town.
Mr.. Spurk, of Lincoln, Neb., stopped
here Friday for visit with his old
friend George Barth. He is on his way
to Central America by way of Cali
fornia and Washington.
An invitation has been telegraphed
General Funsto nby Major Anderson of
Topeka inviting him to be present at
the Kansas Day celebration in Topeka
on the 29th II Is not known whether
he will accept.
j. ID. Arne.t returned Friday from
! IEl Reno where he went to look into the
telephone situation. He was we'll
! pleased with the town but did notmake
any arrangements in regard toputting
in telephone.
Roll Ramey is back from Paris,
! Texas, where he went some time ago
under the impression that he would
like that country. He says he is now
willing TO stay in lola as it is the best
place he has found in his travels
The new we'll west of the mound
drilled for the brick company was
known to be on doubtful ground and
there was little surprise when too
little gas was fourd to he worth using.
The we developed quite little oil.
Jim LL-khart has bought "a pair of
pants at every session of the county
commissioners for years. He took an
other new pair home with him and
II he had as much trouble holding his
seat on the board as he has in keeping
u seat in his trousers he would not
last long.
Mrs. S. f.. Abdill returned Friday
noon to her home in Lawrence where
she will pack upher goods preparatory
to moving to lola. She has been here
visiting her son +. S. Abdill and is so
well pleased with the city that she will
buy property here.
Mrs. Lewis l.. Northrup held
a reunion of the feminine members of
her family at her home Friday. Mrs.
William Davis, Mrs. George Davis,
Mrs. Bruner, Mrs. II. Hobart Mrs.
Ed Davis and a number more were
present. l.. l.. took to the Our Way
for dinner as men were forbidden the
house.
Cherryvale Clarion: The lola REG
ISTER has the advantage of other
Kansas newspapers in the matter of
Washington CORES pondence. Other
papers are supplied with a lot of cheap
, rehash while Congressman Scott is
sending his paper some of the bright
est and best editorial correspondence
we have ever read.
The appraisers appointed to take an
invoice of the Rtchey Drug Company
stock have finished their work and to-
day made report to the court. They
invoiced 81, ,355.3 38 worth of goods in
stock. The appraisers were G. b
, Spencer, w. A. Cowan and H. M.
, Miller. Mr. Frank Travis remains as
receiver for the stock.
1t is very likely thatwhen the proper
time comes Barton f. Clifford, of
lola, will be candidate for the Office
3 of county attorney. Mr.. Goshorn,
the present incumbent is Democrat,
and MIR. clifford will run against him
on the Republican ticket, provided he
secures tne endorsement of the Repub-
S lican county convention.
s John Laury was in from Marmatiou
T. today. Speaking of the dry weathe
t heSays his neighborhood has plenty o
Y water "This weather is certainaly
g tempering of the wind to the shorr
lamh, she says. Cold weather would
catch many farmers with little stocl
n feed and make them feed twice Al
/. heavily as they now do. If the winter
L continues mild many Allen count.
i. armers will get through without sac
r6cing their stock, who otherwis
must sell when feed is exhausted