The Iola register., 1902-01-17

Mr.. II. X. Crocker arrived Friday
from Michigan to superintend the in
stalling of the enlarged crusher plant
and the new railway at the cement
works. He was formerly located here
but was removed to the Michigan
plant. That works is now closed down
during the cold weather. The Kan
sas plant is running right along.
There is no hope of the LaHarpe
foot ball team getting game with Ft.
Scott this year. The REGISTER has
been shown letter from Prof. Laus-
don, of the FIT. Scott schools, politely
but firmly declining to play LaIIarpe.
He says: "All we claim for our boys
is that they were the best high school
team in Kansas or Missouri" He
inc ines to the belief that the LaHarpe
team is older and heavier. a game
may be arranged next year, IL La
Harpe will "use only amateurs"
The Supreme Court is in session in
Topeka andFriday was the timeset for
hearing the appeal case of the State
Labor Commissioner against James
Wilson. The caselgrew out of man
under Wilson working over eight
hours on a school house. The ques-
tion arose as to whether a school
board could be considered n corpora
tion under the provisions of the law.
The case was carried up in friendly Y
way to test the point and the result
will be awaited with general interest.
Allen county people who know Joe
Beatty, until recently owner of one of
the best farms in Usage township
which he sold to move to Ottawa, will
be interested in the dispatch from
Salina under date of January 8, which
says: j. G. Beatty of Ottawa. a
brother of the Beaumont oil king, has
purchased six hundred acres of farm
land near Solomon for Sl7, 800 cash.
The deal was closed Saturday and the
property was bought as an investment
the oil king having an interest in the
property.
Mr.. Robert l.. Thompson, for
twenty-seven years resident of Allen
county and for twenty-one years a
farmer of Star Valley neighborhood
in lola township, southwest of lola,
is candidate for County Recorder.
He announced himself last spring but
the new law knocked out the election
and he did not run. He has never
held Office before and believes he can
poll IA goodly vote if given the Repub-
lican nomination this fall. He eX-
poets to do little quiet work now, so
he can devote 1.-THE planting time of
spring to his other crops. When the
campaign is on, he will become more
in evidence.
After a few days delay r.. H. Ben
nett has got hold of another place of
liquor amusement IN town and not
wishing to be partial has made out
papers putting cork into it. This
time the place of Andy Sweizewski, on
north Washington avenue, is enioined.
Andy is named as proprietor, George
Clayton as first assistant and George
C. Ferguson as owner of the building.
Jake Whitney makes affidavit to buy
ing whiskey of Clayton on December
2S The injunction not only restrains
the men from operating iigger but
enjoins Ferguson from renting the
building for such purposes.
r. A. Edgar is growing more and
more enthusiastic over the patent car
seal which he and his brothers own,
one Of the brothers being the inventor.
he says every railroad man who has
seen IL pronounces it success. II
costs but twenty-five cents hundred,
while the present tin variety used costs
81 30 u hundred. 1t is lock for
freight car doors. When the door is
opened a small square of glass in the
lock is broken. A tin seal may be
patched together: the glass square cam
not be. The glass will be special
make with the name inside. II will
take time to secure the new seal 5
adoption, but Mr.. Edgar thinks that
in time it will be generally taken up.