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.'. wwpn fTfirfp v -r, " i'ww HH"" 'c ?-',ii" -m i" THE IOLA REGISTER, FRIDAY, MARCH 15. 1901 fe 5, I k ij' K f fe THE IOLA REGISTER. fOJULIBHKD EVERY FRIDAY. OH-A.8. F. SCOTT I WEEKS NEWS E. p. Uaugr;, Dentist. Buckeyo Cliurn at Couttint's. Mrs. .1. S. Turner went to Chicago to buy her millinery stock. Mrs. Agnes Scott left for Kansas City to visit her (laughter. Dr. V. D. Chastnln went to Hum bohlt on professional business. Misses Adah and Blancho Wright returned homo Sunday from their trip to St. Joseph to buy millinery. Tho foundation for the small room between tho rear of Northrups' old store and the alloy is being put In. Judgo Smith last Monday united in marriago Morton Robinson and Jessie A. Crowley, both of LaHarpo, Mrs. Osborne returned to her homo in Neosho Falls after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilson. $1,000,000 to loan on farm and city property. Interest reasonable. Terms easy. S. Ilollor, room .'J. over tho postolllcc. Mrs. Uhlcry arrived from Nebraska and will reside on tho farm re cently purchased by her husband wost of tho river. Rev. G. B. Mohl was over from Moran Wednesday taking an exami nation in ministerial knowledge- under Rev. Maclean. I. M. Jlerskowltzhas tho frame up for a handsome residence homo on North street, just south of At J. Ful ton's residence Supt. A. II. Webb of Wichita and KoadmastcrJ. Watson of KIDorado, spent Tuesday in Iola looking over loin industries. A deed has been filed transferring tho II. M. Tudor building and lot on north Jefferson avenuo to Casmiro A. Hyehllokl, of St. Louis. Miss Sophia Donlca, tho English teacher In tho high school, was called to Emporia Tuesday by tho seri ous illness of her sister. ' Tho wind Sunday whipped tho west awning at T. B. Shannon's store about and smashed it into tho big, plate-glass window, shattering tho pane. Leave your order for Flax Seed and Texas Red Soed Oats for tho coming season with S. A. Wickard & Co., ieforo it is too lato. R. M. Travis, manager. Iicavo your order for Flax Seed and Texas Red Seed Oats for tho coming season with S. A. Wickard & Co., bo foro it is too lato. R. M. Travis, manager. Pittsburg Headlight; William Nel son and wlfo left this morning for Iola where thoy wlllmako tholrfuturohomo. Mr. Nelson having secured a position iu tho smelters. Tho big now engine for tho ico plaut is nearly set and will bo ready for business in a few days. Tho large brino tank is alsodono and tho amonia pipes aro being put In place. T. S. Stover returned Saturday night from Topeka, mighty, glad to got home, for ho has been working night and day for t'o weeks and lug ging a bovero cold around with him at tho same time. The news conies from Ottawa that "cropplo aro biting." Tho new law prohibits tho catching of fish In any way savo by hook and lino, so tho news that cropplo aro biting will bo cheerfully received. Mr. VaiiDeman, who met with tho liorticultural society tho other day, leftl last Tuesday for Buffalo. His wlfo and daughter remained hero for a inoro extended visit with Mrs. Van Dernan's sister. Mrs. Kinney. Word comes from Lei toy that Mr. A. E. Arnold and Dora Hall wore married there Sunday. Mr. Arnold is a brother of Churlio Arnold of this county and of Mrs. W. II. Root, of Iola, and tho latter attended tho wed ding. To IIknt: (100 acres of farm land for cash, a sharo of crops, east half of Sec. 23-2M8, southeast quarter Sec. 24-2T)-18 and northwest quarter Sec. 19-25-li). Call on S. M. Knox at his ranch In Salem township, Allen coun ty, Kansas. It. B. Stovcnson was called to Kan sas City Sunday by nowsof tho serious illness of his .sister, Mrs. Magglo Norrls. A lettor from him today slated that sho had grown worso since his arrival, which will bo sad nows to tho many Iola friends. Mr. Proolis, tho chemist of tho sul phuric acid works and smelter, return ed Monday from Kansas City whom ho, mot his wlfo and two ohildron. Thoy have rented tho M. L. Decker rosldcnco on north Sycamoro and will make Iola their future homo. Topeka Capital: Iola now knows ,how a small boy feels when a circus dato is postponed. On account of a lack of nvailublo funds it Is probablo that free delivery will not bo put In effect thcro until tho first of July In stead of tho first of March as origin aIIv I'lunned. Miss llattio Olmstead, county super intendent elect) was in town today looking up several points which sho will wish to know when sho assumos tho olllco. Flux Seed will bo scarco this year and yon had better leavo your order now and not got left. Also Toxas Red Seed Oats. S. A. Wickard & Co. It. M. Travis. Health olllcer Teas Tuesday quar antined tho Runner homo, four miles north and threo miles wost of fola. Ho found that Mr. Runner, his son and daughter and tho hired man all had tho smallpox. ThejFort Scott papors say that John Gill, proprietor of tho Hub joint at that place, has been sued on a nolo given In payment for tho placo to Its former owner, for somo $500. Gill formerly lived hero. Corn, kalllr corn and oats will bo taken at Claiborno's mill In exchange for Hour, shorts, bran, corn meal, chop corn, oats, buckwheat Hour graham Hour, sorghum syrup, elder vinegar and applo butter. Dr. Otto Von Muller, lato of Heidel berg, Germany, general practitioner and specialist in nervous and chronic diseases, is now located pormunontlv In Iola, and may bo found In his olllce Room 1, nowNorthrup building, from I) to 11 and from 2 to 4. Flax Seed will be scarce this year and you had bettor leavo your order now and not get left. Also Toxas Ited Seed Oats. S. A. Wickard fc Co. 11. M. Travis. Edison E. Butler and NollioK. Jonos wero married Wednesday evening at tho homo of tho bride's father, H. E. Jones In Cement ville, by Rev. John Maclean. After tho ceremony a sumptuous supper was served. John Kingsloy was in town today and notes that tho Topka papers are boasting of a sale of seven month old shouts that neighed ncaiiy200pounds, and swears that ho sold live recently at that ago weighed just 210 pounds ecch. C. E. Newton is today unloading a car load of machinery for his steam laundry. Several times since ho started hero he has had to enlarge and now ho Is adding now processes, a larger engino and other improve ment to handlo his growing business. S. D. Whltington, tho KIncaid man killed by lightning Friday evening, had just finished milking and started for tho house when tho Hash camo and death resulted instantaneously. Ho was a membor of the A. O. U. W. lodge and carried $30,000 Hfo in surance It is becoming more apparent ovory flay that there is a long wait in store for tho people of this town before tho streets get settled back Into the condl- thoy wero beforo thoy wero torn up for tho water mains. And oven then thero will bo constant digging to make con nectlons with houses. Sunduy dispatches bring tho nows iiiut jinurow uurnegio uas given a young fortuno to four more town libraries, ono of 825,000 being given to Lawrence. Lawrenco has a large city library and a huge University library, so thero aro ten books to tho individual cltlen now to ono in Iola. Isn't it funny? Ha, ha! Tho rain Saturday and Sunday, a regular downpour that thoroughly soaked tho ground, was very welcome to tho farmers as tho ground was get ting dry and cisterns and stock ponds wero low. It town it was not so wol como and served principally to mako tho streets bad and to stop work again on tho water ditches. Tho registration books show that 1101. people registered beforo the school bond election and that but 8!) havo since registered. Of theso tho first ward had lid, the second 18, tho third 14 and tho fourth 21. Tao biggest duy was Monday when 2l registered. If you haven't registered sinco January 1, 1001, now is the accepted timo. Humboldt Union: J. W. Arnitt who lives south-west of Humboldt, has recolved notice that his pension claim had been allowed, and ho will recoivo at tho rate of $0.00 a month for tho past ten years. Wo congratulate him. He has 'bargained for tho property known as tho Plattner property In the south of town and expects to take possession sometime during tho month of May. Tho Allen County Investment Com pany reports a four days' business that .Is a record breaker In this- part of tho world. In tho last four days of last week thoy sold 2800 ucres of land In Allen, Anderson and Neosho counties, all to Iowa and Illinois parties. Only 480 of this land was In Allen county. Casli wus paid for ovory deal and tho business means tho location in this part of tho stato of a number of woll equlppod farmers. Topeka Capital: Flfteon years ago or later than that, oven If a resident of Iola had predicted that with tho opening of tho new century the pay roll of the factories thero would amount to 5580,000 a month tho horses would have snorted in derision and mules would huvo appointed a oomlt teo of threo to kick tho jlbborlng maniacs ovor tho Missouri lino; but those aro tho figures that represent tho factory pay roll now, and thoy aro growing steadily. , Mr. Fronch and Dr. Blnckner, old frionds of Tom Anderson from Lako Forrest, Illinois, loft for Toxas, after a short visit with Tom on tho ranch. Tho Ico plant switch is becoming a reality today. Tho ties havo been strung out and tho rails aro being laid and a few days moro will cnablo c'ars to bo switched closo to tho storo room und thero unloaded. I. B. Lawyer has returned from Webb City, Mo. On his way homo ho called on Prof. R. S. Russ at Pitts burg, Dr. J. S. Patton at Frontcnac and Judgo J. L. Dcnulson and family at Erie and had a good timo generally. Sweat will not discolor goods dyod with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. These dyes aro guaranteed to bo absolutely fast to sweating and washing. 10c per packago. Sold by Campbell & Burrell. Mr. J . S. Rodgers, president of the Lanyon Zinc Company, arrived In Iola Monday and Is looking after tho affairs of tho company. Everything is being put In shape for tho annual report to tho stockholders who hold a meeting soon. Tho Fort Scott papers say thero aro seventeen cases of smallpox In that town right now, and tho same propor Hon Is true in nearly all tho towns of tho stato. None of them aro serious and it Is taking on tho guiso of a rather laino joke. Mr. and Mrs. Lev Bostwick return ed from a visit In Humboldt. Owing to poor health Lev has sold out his interest in tho Cherry vale Clarion to tho other owners and has retired from tho print shop for a while. Ho ex pects to leave next week with his family for Seattle, Wash., whero ho has rolatlves. W. T. Smith, who works at the east brick plant, had his footbadlyerushcd tho other day by somo shale and rock falling on It. Several bones were broken and tho muscles torn and bruised and ho will havo to remain quiet for perhaps a month. He lives on east Monroe. ,T. A. Robinson has given to tho public ;inilf a street along tho north end of his place, which with the half donated by N. Hankins, makes a full streot. Mr. Lanyon will build on tho north end of tho east half of tho Robin son tract and Mr. Ponsler has bought and will build on the south half. Fred Horton and J. B. Goshorn went with W H. Root to Independence Monday whero thero was a meeting of Shriners and whero thqy had the ploasuroof seoingRoot take tho Shrin ers degree. Thero wero flfty-soven candidates and a largecrowd of sight seers. Thoy returned to Iola that samo night. Mr. E. M. Reed, tho contractor for tho electric light plant, returned to Kansas City Tuesday, after In specting tho work done. Ho says that if Mr. Cook, tho waterworks con tractor, will do his part and mako tho steam connections at the power house, the electric light plant can bo placed in operation In a weok. Northrups dry goods company is preparing to issue circular letters in viting tho public to tho grand opening of tho new building March 20. Mr. Bulrd is doing somo of tho cleverest work in decorating over seen hero and on tho Uato set an orchestra from Kansas City will dlspenso sweet music. It will bo a day that no lady of the city or county will want to miss. L. C. Beatty und G. A. Bowlus started last week for Fostorla. O.. (vhoro they ure tho fortunate owners of two-thirds interest in on oil woll that Is good for sixty barrels a day. Tho well wos picked up by a friend who let them in. It is in an old gas territory whero no suspicion of oil was enter. tained. It started life at aboutl50 barrols a day but has settled down to a sixty barrel How that may continue twenty years without much decrease. Mrs. L. B. Kollogg wishes to on-. nounco to tho ladlos of Iola and Allen county that her millinery goods are hero and open for their examination. Tho stock Is entirely now just from tho factory. Como In and seo us. West sldo squaro over Brigham h McNiel's Grocery, first stair way north of Now York Storo. Watch for announce inent of Easter opening. Saturday dispatch from Yates Center Bays: After u kensiitlomil trial lustlmr fuur cluvs In tho district court hetothlvwcclc, 13. A. Hunuin wnsluto lust nleht acquitted by tho Jury of the unnrtreor wicukmk thocufeens' Stiito u.inlt hero lust hprlnir. Tho clmrno was miiile by J I'. Culver for tho haul! illrcotoi-s. Tho e.se wnHlilttcrly contested, tho Stuto uelnK rcmo sentcd by County : Attorney Holcomb. s. C llolinos undH, S. Kliknutrlck. wlillo tho de. fondant w as represented by Lamb & IIoiK-n. land and I. i:. Lmnbcit, of Ihnnoiij. tiio mp lenilnnt and his attorneys weio herenaded by tho band at noon today. S. C. Brewster Is tho possessor of ono of thoso ancient clocks, like the. nnumorauio ouos which camo over In tho Mayflower. This ono, however. was made down in Connotleut and uas bought and installed in tho Now York homo of his grandfather tho day his father was born. It Is somo six feet high and is all wood savo tho weights and hands. It is doubtful if tho "old thing will run but it niukes a Valuable keopsako und a consldorablo amount of furniture. Remember thoso facts; moro for your money, loss troublo to uso and oach package colors all fibers. Put nam Fadoless Dyes sold at 10c per packago by Campboll and Burroll. J. W. Coffey .was successful again In his legal dilllcultles with Jonas Carter over a pair ofluco curtains which ho gavo his wlfo Olllo and which sho pawned to Coffey to buy a pair of shoes. Jonas tried to replovin tho curtains and tho caso was tried in Humboldt Thursday afternoon and settled in favor of Coffoy. Saturday night a negro boy was brought here from Moran and lodged lu (jail to servo out a Hno of $5 for stealing a watch from tho porter at tho hotel at Moran. Tho negro was brought to Moran by a traveling dentist who beforo tho trial agreed that If tho flno was small ho would pay it. Later ho refused and tho boy was brought to jail. Topeka Capital: lola's cup of sat isfaction Is overflowing. William Lanyon, tho big smelter man, has purchased land thero for resldenco purposes, and will mako the town his home. William Lanyon has reached that happy point In life whero his sig nature is good on a check for an amount which would givo tho ordi nary mortal nervous prostration. Somebody has sent out word that Iola will consume all tho brick made horo this summer. Iola will consume a good many, but she hardly expects to uso 100,000 a day, which Is a very conservative estimate of tho output of the threo plants. Threo million brick a month Is more than oven Iola needs and orders from out of town will re ceive immediate and tender attention. The ninth annual musical jubilee will bo hold at Hutchinson Juno4, 5, (I, and 7. Thirty-two prizes amounting to $2,000 will bo given. Tho Jubllco has won a national reputation as a musical event and It needs no further praise than that It will bo bigger and better than over this year. Tho rail roads have given a ono faro for tho round trip rate and tho usual big crowd is expected. Mr. T. It.' Crocker left jesteiday for Quincy, Mich., wherolic will assume tho duties of superintendent of the Portlund cement plant of tho Holmes, Holmes iV Beaton company, tho same ono that built tho Iola plant. Mr. Crocker was superintendent of construc tion of the Quincy plant and will here after seo that it is run right. While his many Iola friends will regret to havo him leave, thoy congratulate him on his oxccllent now position. Pittsburg Headlight: Frank Har lan has concluded to return to the turf in his old business that of a tf alner and will go to the Forest Park track the first of this week with astring of young horses thought to bo speedy for tho purpose of putting them through a course of training. Mr. Harlun has had wide experience as a turfman and horse trainer and if tho horses ho has taken in hand havo any merit lie will have them making records beforo tho season is over. Last evening at tho home of tho brldo's parents, (Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Walker on north Washington avenue, Rev. John Macloan united in marriago Miss Genoviovo Walker and Mr. Thos. McClelland. Mr. McClelland Is a son of his father of thesamonarae, an old and honored resident of tho county. For somo timo he has been living in Iola and working at one of tho smelters. Miss Walker has a host of friends in town and tho IUxiistku extends congratulations and good wishes to the young people. The citizen a ho recoils distinctly tho terrlblo things told during tho campaign, how each citizen would have a soldier on his back to carry, looks with surprise about him today. Thero is not a soldier in Iola, and the only uniforms seen bolong to tho boys who served In Cuba or the Philippines and are now at work. Possibly a blue overcoat will go by qji a dollvery wagon, or a campaign hut appear In crowd, but the late warriors aro just as modest and industrious and inde pendent as any other citizen. immmm!mmmimtmmiimimmmnmmmmmmmmmunmmnmmmmmmmm& y$ NEWTON f 1 PATENT NSWa'ON, has. man PATENT. kjiHfr-i-M BARCLAYSHIELDS CLOTHING CO., One Trice Casli Clothiers. The Mound City Company, Composed of Iolu .Men, .Makes n Kindol u Thick Vein. Tho RixiiSTKit somo timo ago men tioned tho finding by tho Mound City Gas Company of a slight flow of gas in ono iof their wells. They havo a franchiso from that city and aro work ing right along in tho hope of finding gas in paying quantities. Walter S. Canatsey, brother of all theC'anatseys here, is manager and tho following dispatch In tho Kansas City Times this morning, shows that tho boys aro getting tlioir monoy's worth: "Mound City.'.Knnsus, March 13. Two veins of rich coal havo been struck hero, which aro claimed to 'bo tho largest finds in tho Kansas Held. W. S. Canatsey, manager of tho Mound City Gas Company, says that ono vein Is flvo feet thick at a depth of 300 feet and another six feet thick at a depth of 520 feet. Tho strike has croated qutlo a sensation here." In this connection tho following dis patch relative to tho Linn county oro Held is also of interest bore: "Pleasanton, Kansas, Murch 13. Tho first shipment of load oro from tho Pleasanton mines was mado last night, when the Pleasanton Mining and Smelting Company shipped 30,000 pounds of ore to tho smelter at Argen tine. Tho shipment represented tho accumulations of the prospecting. The miners aro getting ready to take out tho ore on a larger scalo than over and other shipments aro expect to follow soon." Among tho notarial commissions recently Issued is ono to J. B. Goshorn of Iolu. Miss Maude Stoiuman Is doing stenographic work for Northrups storo this woek. Thero wilt bo an entertainment and necktie social at tho Brick School Tuesday night March IS). Ireno Shrako camo down from Gar- nott and will bo tho guest of Blanche Wright for several days. W. E. Davis hus sold his Interest in tho two Davis additions to ills brother George S. and Ellas Brunei- for $1500. License to marry was issued Wed nesday ovenlngv to Harry O. Adams and Mabel P. Osborne, both of this city. Miss May McGurk who has been visiting rolatlves iu tho country went to Baldwin today to resumo her work at Baker University.. A stranger dropped Into probate judgo Smith's olllco at tho court house tho other day and inquired: "Aroyou tho landlord of this hotel?" U. S. PATENT FLOUR Madc "y Tlie Newton Milling Co. Guaranteed to Give Entire Satisfaction. FOU II. W. Stoyer Iola Cash Grocery W. J. F. Postlewttlto Claiborno's Mill W. It. Bruce Up-to-Dato Cfocory B Ighuin & MeNIol II. Newton it Co Wm, Yeuger istulloid & Sterrett The Model Grocery PAY HALF "What the tailor expects, and got as fine a suit as ran bo made perfect in fit and fashion No other "guaranteed'' clothing compares with Cahn Wampold warranted make in the protection afforded your investment. Our full line of Spring Clothing b on our tables, ready lor your inspection. See tho new military cut coat. -m IWALL f PAPER LOTS OF IT AT ; Campbell t Pim.iii',.! t iilillLll D West Side Drug Store. f I How Many Marbles I I Are in the jar in f W our window? f our window? We will give to the boy or girl who guesses closest to the number, the large Berry Bros, wagon shown in our window. Every 5c purchase of school Wo will o.?,r i, f supplies or other f merchandise entitles f you to ono guess C. B. SPENCER & CO. "Skeet" of tho Our Way night force, now keeps a double-barreled shot gun on hand. He says somo sneak thief robbed tho Ico box of aboutllvopounds. of moat Tuesday night and ho intends, throwing two loads of shot In for good weight with the next steak. use m SALH UV Wolf's Grocery Robinson's Red Front Grocery ; J. S. Wilson fi Son Cowan & Ausherman Edgar & Hamilton Caldor Grocery Co Bush Bros Grocery Tho Pure Food Co Fanner & Cook D. M. 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