The Iola register., 1902-02-14
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No work is being done on the new
railroad except the putting in of
switch for the Eagle Press brick plant.
hMiss Mae Pickell returned to her
home in Humboldt today from Bald
win where she went to hear hear her
brother Ralph, lead in the winning
debate .between his school and the
State University.
5Coffeyville Journal: J.. c. iBassett
has resigned his position atE Tndepen-
dence and accepted one here with the
Palace Clothing store. Lew sold
clothing in Coffeyville beforeth town
assumed her metropolitan airs. He
is good salesman.
S. w. Scanlane and c. S. Chandler
OF Sidney, Iowa, are in the city on
business. Mr. Scanlane is talking of
establishing large bowling alley and
gymnasium in town and thinks prop
erly conducted place OF that kind
would prove popular and beneficial.
The change in time cards on the
Santa Fe, affecting the Southern Kan
sas, starts with the next Sunday. The
only material difference here is that
POP passes through 40 minutes earlier.
Train No. 202 is the north bound
passenger which now goes through
lola at 2:42, so that after next Sunday
it will go at 2:O2.
The report from abort Scott paper,
and reprinted in the REGISTER, of the
marriage Of twoIyoung people hailing
from lola, proves correct. The groom
is a son of Mr.. G. Nv. Myers. the
East olas!grocer, iand the bride
daughter OF Mr.. Fred Fender, team
ster.of this city Mr. and Mrs. Myers
have returned home and will live in
lola.
At at an election in Chanute Tues
dayi$25, ,0C0 additional school bonds
we're voted with good majority. An
equal sum.was voted last year. The
board OF education also has So 600 of
insurance money at its disposal, a
! total of $1,000. With this amount
some new buildings will be erected.
The vote was very light, only 500 be-
ing registered. j. H. Nave of this
city: will probably furnish plans for
the additions and new building.
Lawrence Journal Eastern people
laugh at western people for being
queer" and yet, down in Connecti-
cut the other day when wedding invi-
tations were sent out by couple Of
young people, a young man in the
neighborhood published card in the.
local papers saying that he was en-
gagged to the young lady himself and
would forbid her marriage to the
other man. Ever hear of q western
man doing fool thing like that? rz
Insurance adjustors are thick in
town. Evans Brothers figured up
several thousand rolls of wall paper
damaged and by mistake the figures
we're tens and nothundreds of dollars.
Evans did not know where the mistake
was but refused to sign the bill and
ordered new count. The order means
that he will get several hundred more
dollars. Stevenson will build atonce,
Bedell having the refusal of one side
and Reed the other of the new, two
roomed building. Half dozen men
want the second floor.
Few churches would ever be built or
would survive season were il not for
the ladies. Evidence Of this is found
in the case of the Methodist church in
this city. The ladies Of the church
pledged themselves to raise $500 of the
cost. They raised it. Then they
built a handsome window in the
church. Now they have pledged them
selves to raise $500 more to help clear
the church from debt and have nearly
$500 of it They will get the rest and
will then have furnished over 81, eco OF
the costs.
The Standard Acid Works and
smelter Wills begin Operations about
the first of next month, unless delays
now unexpected postpone the happy
event. Threefurnaces have been near
ly finished with two blocks each and
1T is estimated these will employ about
hfty or sixty men, while the acid de-
partment.will nearly run itself The
starting of the iplant will add an in
teresting new industry to Iola's bunch
and will increase the local payroll
The announced purpose of the COM
pany :of doubling the present plan
will OF course still farther increase it.