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m M" liTiiITi-. .. . .t l. I -g. - ui .. J., T . . ... . ,. .... I.llll ... THE IOLA REGISTER FRIDAY APRIL 20 1901 f'B'S ij & ft" K K' f B!Vj ; t K THE IOLA REGISTER. PUBLISHED JBVEKY FRIDAY. OUAS. F. SCOTT. Kntorod la tho Foatomce 't lola, Kansas, as Second Class Matter. aUUSOKII'TION l'RICK. Ono year, In advance ...81 N) Blx months, In advance 76 Threo months, In advanco 60 . . ADVKRTIBINO BATES Mado known on application. OFFICIAL l'Al'RUOF ALLEN COUNTY A Jilpr Oklahoma Knncli In rcsponso to a request fromj tho Register Luto P. Stover kindly do natcd tho followlnglmnresslonsof ono of tho biggest ranches In tho country. Tho 101 Llvo Stock Company of Bliss Oklahoma Territory Is ono of tho oldost companies of that kind In Okla homa Torrltory. Thoy owo tholr cxls tanco to tho fact that tho owners have thegood Bonso to accommodate) tholr plans to tho changing conditions of tho country. In tho old days of tho cattlo men thoy contracted largo ranches on tho Choroiceo Strip. Forseclng tho open ing of that country thoy had a largo portion of tho Ponca Reservation and conducted a straight cattlo business, but tho man with tho plow was often thoro nnd Instead of frightening him thoy greeted him and said "Wo nro farmers ourselves." Thoy encouraged tho Indians to tako allotments and then leased them for farming purposes. It is farming on a wholesale scale. Twolvo thousand acres aro In cultlva tlon, eight- thousand acres bolng in whoat, land tho balance In corn and oats. It requires a large forco of men to handlo such a placo and in tho har vest scason'thoy hlro all comers' turn ing away none, tho force at u sch a timo numbering from' four to Ave hun dred men. Thcso men aro distributed over tho ranch in numerous camps whero thoy arocloso to tholr particu lar work. From threo to llvo thousand cattlo aro kopt on tho ranch. Tho pas tures comprize thirty live thousand acres of the Ponca and Otor reserva tion and a person can drlvo for a dis tance of twenty two miles north and south without leaving tho ranch. Tho wheat Is of several varieties maturing at different times so as to allow about six weeks to harvest It. Twenty two foindcrs aro employed. Tho binders icommonco cutting at onco on entering tho field and cut tholr way homo at night. Five minutes of lost timo would mean many lost dollars. Two experts rido alongthc lino of machines and remedy any fault in ono without Stopping tho others. When tho last of tho wheat is bolng cut tho first cutting Is being thrashed and as soon as tho shocks aro oil tho ground tho plow starts so that by the time tho last ?tfie ground Is being drilled tho flrstis green. Tho wheat Is .pastured all wintor and sorves as pasture for tho threo thousand winter cattle. Tho corn is planted with check rowers nnd listers. Ono field of llvo hundred acres last yoar mado a yield of soventy bushols to the aero. Tho managors of tho company are alive and up-to-date. All tho latest machinery Is given a trial and If satisfactory is used. All seeds aro carofully solected and experimented with, small Holds of llfty to a hundred acres bolng glvon them the first year. Tjast fall tho company sold; threo thous and bushols of seed wheat and this spring ovor a thousand bushols of seed corn. Thls.glvcs an Idea of tho quality of tho crops raised. The ownership and management of tho farm is entirely In one family con sisting of G. W. Miller nnd his threo sons Joo, .Tack and Ginger. Tho general manager, Joe, Is a power among tho Indians nnd tho success of tho cntorprlso is duo largely to his ability to handlo the Indians from whom thoy Joaso Though fanning is tho main businoss thoy sublet largo tracts of grazing land to Texas firms. Tue romnant of tho old timo "cow sav ago" is very much In evidence Every fall thoy load up a carload of wild steers and bucking ponies, take an In dian brass band from tho Chlwioo school and a carload of Indians and cow-boys and head for somo cat tleman's colobrntlon, to play a llttlo after tho yoars hard work, Tho prlzos thoy bring back from those provo that though thoy may now bo farmers thoy can still ropo and rldo. Neodeslia Talks Smelter. Neodesha, that town that jibed at lola sevoral years ago because we had factories using up all our gas xvlitlo that town was keoplng her supply, goes off tho handlo oven at tho pros pect of a factory. Tho Register says: "Eren tho most apathetic Jin viow uro boginnlng to feol that this timo thero Is somothlng lntho smoltertalk something worth whllo, The drilling of tho first woll has been very slow but it will como In olther with today or tomorrow and if it Is a gassor, Mr. Moshor, tho proraotor, who has been horo two wooks watching tho work, says that tfctlvo work on tho ljullding of tho smelter plant will bo jjln In two wooks from tho timo gas Is struck. This Is tiro first woll and if it fails othors will beylrillod. "Tho plans and specifications, blue prints and all aro lwro ana several A TEXAS WONDER. Hall's Great Discovery. Ono small bottlo of Hall's Great Discovery cures all kidney and blad dor troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and lamo backs, rheumatism and all ir regularities of tho kidnoys and blad der in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles In children. If not sold by your druggist will bo sent by mall on recoipt of $1. Ono small bot tlo Is two months treatment, and will euro any caso abovo mentioned. Dr. E. W. Ball, solo manufacturer, P. O. Box 029. St. Louis, Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold by all druggists. Read This Valley FrtlK Ktm., Pec. 17. l(M0--For sorao mo I have beon seriously troubled with Kravcl. Was under tho oaro of le.ullwr physl clans, but received no benent. I was advised to try Hall's Great -Discovery, nnd by the uso of ono bottle I received n perfect euro, nnd en n consclcntlouMy recommend It as a safo nnd rcllablo medicine. S. D. SMITH. Noodosha tnon havo seen thom. Tho Frisco has instructedl its agent hero to locato Mr. Moshcr's oro bins any where ho wants them on thocompauy's land. Neodcsha has beon flirted with and betrayed so often that sho Is inoro than skoptlcal abbut tho real landing of big enterprises but If this smelter really hinges on tho finding of gas It looks llko a cinch and no mistake. If It comes It will moan an incrcaso in Neodesha's populatlonjof.'at least 1, 000. Ami this Is no boom story either." Would Abolish Assessors. Speaking of some possible) results of thoMiew taxation reform movement, tho Fort Scott Tribune says: Bourbon county will havo another county officer or a commission to elect If a proposed chungo is mado in tho assessment law. This chango Is to bo recommended by tho tax commission appointment by tho last legislature. It will abolish city and township as sessors and make radical changes in tho method. Whllo tho tax commission has not yet formulated any bill for passago by tho legislature It Is generally un derstood among tho members what several provisions of tho bill will bo. Ono of tho chief provisions will bo to extend tho period of real cstato assess ment. Under tho present law, real estate is assessed every two years. Under tho proposed law It will bo as sessed ovory llvo years. It will bo provided that, In caso of a sudden boom In a certain locality or tho col lapse of a boom in another locality, tho assessment can bo changed. Township assessors will bo discarded. Tho assessment will bo mado olther by a county assessor or a commission. A stnto commission will bo provided for to assess rnllroad, telegraph, tolc phono and express property and also to cquallzo all property. Tills work Is now dono by tho state olllcors. Tho object of putting It in tho hands of a commission is to require them to work nt tho taxation and assessment ques tion all tho timo. Tho stato commis sion will bo given power not only to equalize as between counties but also as between individuals whero tho county assessors havo dono an In justice. A Pleasant Party. Mr. A. J. Clark, who recently re turned from tho Pacific coast, en tertained a number of his old friends at tho Pennsylvania hotel in a very delightful fashion. Tho hotol was practically turned over to tho com pany, nnd Landlord Gantz carried out his part of tho programto everybody's satisfaction. Tho long tablo, at which all tho guests were soatcd, was tasto fully decorated, and tho menu, which, as Ed. Hoch says Is French for bill of faro which Is English for somothlng to cat, Included tho delicacies of all tho seasons, with oysters atono end and pineapples and strawberries at tho other, and everything olso In between. Music was furnished by tho Mandolin Club, and at tho conclusion of tho din ner there wcro brief but happy speech es, mostly of a reminiscent naturo, by Major Foust, Mr. Howland, Mrs. Apple and othors. The remainder of tho evening was spent with cards and music, and tho occasion was ono that will bo long remembered. Thoso present wero tho following: Messrs. and Mosdaraes Apple, DeCluto, Young, Foust, Turner, Knapp, Ho'vland, Kruegor, Colborn, W. L. Bartols, D. P. Northrup, Mrs. Harmon Scott and Mrs. Charles Elliott. Speaking of Cement iliidges. Somo time ago tho RixnsTi:n ro- ported tho plan to movo tho Washing- I ton avenuo btidgo ovor Elm Creek to i Minor's ford, at which point tho farmers wore promised a ibrldgo. Tho plan wns to build a handsome, sub stantial, wide cement brldgo on Wash ington avenue. At tho tlrao sorao poo plo scoffed at tho ldoa of such abridge and tho following from tho Hanovor, (Pa. ) Herald, may interost thoso. "Tho mammoth cement brldgo re cently completed at Northampton by tho Central Railroad of Now Jorsoy is tho first of its kind. It spans tho Hokenbauqua croek, and, as It Is in tho heart of tho cemont region, that material was used. Tho bridge is a single span of 120 feet, 20 feet high at tho top arch and wldo enough for threo railroad itracks, It required 350,000 barrels of cement to construct it. Somo onginoors doubtod tho feasibility of such a structuro, but it Is now acknowledged to bo a succoss." SHELTER FOR, STOCK. CHEAP PROTECTION FROM SNOW AND WIND. RAtN, Conntrncicd of Straw and Ghreddcd I'oUilcr, It Provide an Eltcctlvc WlmllircnU Value of Kceptnir Cat tlo Comfortable. On n windy day In winter It Is wnrm cr on tho lco side of oven ft rail fence than to tho windward. Wo put damp ers In tho Btoves to check tlio draft and diminish tho consumption of fuel. Tho higher tho wind tho stronger tho drnft and tho mora loud the roar of tho Arc. This Bamo wind that bums fuel In the stove consumes fat In tho animal un ices tho "damper" Is turned. There aro a lot of "check drafts" avallablo for this purpose on tho farm. Go Into tho prnlrlo country whero timber Is found only In Bcrnggly bits along tho small water courBos, and every pioneer farm er has set his houso about with a Wind break of cotton woods, willows, poplars, catnlpas of some other Quick growing variety of treo to furnish protection from tho blasts of winter. Still dry cold Is easily endurable. A tempera ture of 15 degrees below zero when tho wind Is lnld troubles comparatively llttlo cither innn or beast, but when old Boreas adds his bitter sting to the cold every living thing hunts tho loo side of somo windbreak. Wind enn drlvo tho cold nlr through pine boards. Why should It not get through hnlr and hide and make tho poor unprotected benst hump nnd shiv er? Tho food of support required Is much larger on a windy dny for an un protected animal than for one that Is sheltered from tho blasts, Just ns In creased fuel Is demanded for tho stovo with unchecked drnft There Is Bmall excuse for oven tho poorest farmer to fall to provide windbreaks for his Btoek. M6st of tho meat sent to mnr Uet is mado by out of door feeding, but a cozy conxrn. It Is tho poorest Bort of economy to feed tho wind. Sheltered feed yards are a necessity If tho largest profit Is to bo reaped. Thcso are easily provided with stacks of straw or hay or fodder. An Ohio Idea Is illustrated In The Breeder's Gazette. It Is a barley fit raw shed and n shredded fodder windbreak. Thus protection from rain, snow nnd wind Is easily nnd cheaply afforded. All farmers cannot build great barns. A complete housing In well ventilated buildings is of course best during tho severest of weather and hard storms, but when ho cannot have tho ldenl bhelter tho farmer ought to provide the best within his menus. A cozy corner such as tho ono pic tured is possible on every farm. If tho fodder Is not shredded, It enn bo ricked up as It comes from the field nnd will form a flno windbreak. Shelter of this kind Is simple nnd cheap, but very val uable. It will make nearly nil tho dif ference between profit and loss In rearing young stock or feeding for market. Tho man who furnishes his nnlmnls with thorough protection from tho wind nnd gives thom tempered wa ter to drink Is consulting his pocket book In tho saving of fowl. Tho funda mental truth In feeding should nlwnys bo borne In mind self preservation Is tho first law of nature. Every nulinnl will tako what It needs for Its own sustenance before thinking of giving any return to Its owner In meat or milk. Tho demand on tho animal sys tem for mere sustennnco la winter Is Increased In manifold degree. Tho body heat must bo maintained. If shel ter docs not aid In its maintenance, tnoro feed Is used for that purpose Tho appeal to tho pockctbook must bo considered, oven If humanitarian mo tives aro wholly lacking. Llvo stock farming can bo success fully followed without tho old of ex pensive stabling, but protection from tho wind must bo provided. It Is easy to set poles for a straw thatched roof bo that tho cold rains, tho sleets nnd tho snows of winter can bo warded off, nnd tho winds that sweep across our pralrlo states that nro so largely do voted to stock raising and feeding may bo robbed' of tholr costly "drafts" by an Intelligent building of straw, hay nud fodder stacks. Bo not deceived. Subjection to exposure will not add to tho "hardiness" of llvo stock. It conserves no good purpose. It costs money. It Inflicts suffering. There Is a pampering which enervntos. Thero Is a closo housing In poorly ventilated barns that tends toward tho weaken ing of tho system nnd tho spread of disease. Then thero is tho cxposuro that depletes tho animal and cats nt tho pockctbook of tho owner. Thero Is loss In each extreme. Tho golden mean Is easily attained, and wlso and provident is tho man who finds It How to Peed Breeding nun, Tho breeding rnm should bo fed dal ly ono quart of cmt3 and kept in s small yard during tho day. j TALKS ABOUT CATTlTE. Pcdlareo Not of l'lr.t Importance Pure 11 red Stock. lh-ofcsbor W. J. Kennedy of tho nnl txal husbandry department of the Illi nois College of Agriculture mado on address on llvo stock nt Tnzowell coun ty farmers' Institute, speaking In a very practical manner, which received tho unmistakable approval of tho farmers, says Arthur J. Bill In I'mlrlo ZTai'tucr. This was particularly so ns to lH-'dlgreca. Professor Kennedy snld in substance: Pedigree Is tho popular thing, and Bomc breeders hnvo nenrly ruined their herds by heeding this alono. Tho speak er had by request visited a breeder who wns particularly proud of tho pedigrees of his hogs, but Mr. Kenne dy could not llnd an animal In tho wholo bunch on which ho would pay tho freight to the university. They wero narrow In tho hend, neck and hind quarters and high up from tho ground. lie had bought ono of. tho best animals at a snlo for ?22, whero others no better brought $00 and $100 because of their pedigrees. Pedigree is nil right nnd must bo consulted, but get tho Individual ani mal llrstj then the pedlgreo. If you fall to got tho animal, all Is up. Poland-China breeders nro falling down worse than others In pursuing tho pedl greo hobby. Thoy should pay atten tion to bono nnd constitution. Tho Shorthorn brooders will ruin their breed in ten years if they continue to run to such extremes on Scotch blood and red color. Mr. Kennedy hnd bought a ronu Shorthorn heifer of great Individual merit nt a Chtcngo sale for $150, whllo popular pedigrees sold other Shorthorns of about equal quality as high ns 1,200. When Mr. Kennedy finds ft herd go ing down In size, ho generally finds that young sires nro being used. IIo would not breed a filly under 3 years, nnd a heifer should not drop her first calf until 2'i years old. Tho progeny of heifers bred at 20 months or of fillies bred nt 2 years will run right down and be underslzc. It Is all right to buy cows 3 or 0 years old. Sir. Kennedy's father has been In tho llvo stock buslucs -10 years, and on his farm no bull Is now used under 0 yenrs of age. Such nu nnlmnl can bo bought ehenicr, ho has dovclojMxl so you can sec Just what ho Is, and you can bco his progeny. Immature elres nro ccr tnln to run tho herd right to the ground. Mr. Kennedy strongly cautioned fnnners against buying pure bred fe males. The r.verngo farmer should hnvo ft pure bred sire for his herd and grade females. Not ono In a hundred Is fitted to handle pure bred stock, and they got Into trouble when they buy pure bred females. Soon there will lw a lot of pure bred stock on tho place, wxl It cannot bo sold to advantage un less fitted for exhibit or advertised. Youc neighbors aro the poorest buyers. Very few farmers can keep puro breds in as good condition ns when they bought tlcin of tho brooders. Sixty per cent of tiro breeders of puro bred stock nro bankrupts. Their only policy for success Is nlwnys to sell nu nnlmnl when they have n chance nt a paying price whether It Is the price they havo set or not. GRAIN FOR CALVES. Improper fccdtnir tlie CntiHo of nrcnt Ihihm to Grower. Discussing tho proper amount of grain to feed calves, The Breeder's Ga zette recently said: In tho matter of tho amount of grain which uny farm nnlmnl can tnko n great deal deinmds upon previous feeding nnd tho man ner In which thoy are brought up to take grain. Cnlvcs which havo had no grain should bo given a very small quantity nt first nnd tho amount In creased ns tho animals digest nnd utilize It properly. Such calves should bo started on a dally allowance of not over three-quarters of a pound of grain per hundred pounds llvo weight. When tho nnlmnls aro utilizing this properly, then It may bo Increased to from 1 to 1 pounds, according to tho charac ter of tho nulmnls, tho nature of tho roughage supplied, etc. Hero Is a case where tho eyo of tho master must guldo the hand which deals the 'feed. Enough com Is wust ed ench fall In tho mlddlo west by our stockmen to run nil tho agricultural colleges and nil tho agricultural news papers In America on n higher plan than they are now being operated nnd still a good margin would bo left for tlioso who nro coniluctlug tueso opera tions. The mere feeding of grain lib erally will not inako cattlo of n de sirable class nor fatten them econom ically. Feeding Is nu art and must bo learned often by dearly bought experi ence. Stock Pnrnt Fence. It is very necessnry to havo good fences for nil our stock, and the fenco question Is n very importnut ono In re gard to expense, but It does not innko any difference how cxpenslvo It Is, It Is one of tho Important Items In suc cessfully raising young stock. You can not give them tho proper enro If they run everywhere, especially In tho yard around tho houso or, worse still, tho neighbor's houso or premises. It Is very necessary to havo your stock Just whore nnd when you wnnt it It Is very necessary to havo numerous yards and fields so ns to scparato young nud old stock nnd fattening .cattlo nud tho weaker ones from tho stronger. Kan las Fnrmer. Hunch on Hack Joint. For tho bunch mix two drams of bl nlodldo of mercury with two ounces of lard, rub a llttlo on tho bunch, let it re main on for 24 hours, then wash off. Ilepeat every third week until tho bunch disappears. For a splint, mis two drams of canthnrldes with ono ounco of lard and rub on a llttlo onco every third week. E. C. DIULt Buggies,Surreys, Road Wagons, Spring Wagons Farm Wagons, Heavy Teaming Wagons, Farm Implements of All Kinds, and Seeds. Our Motto: The Very Best of Goods at The Very Lowest Prices. V ours for Business, E. G. REVS8ERG, At the Old Blacksmith Stand, South ol Square, tola Kansas. THE PEOPLES' NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER, Published Mo. any, Wcdnewlay, nnd Friday, Is In reality a line fresh cvery-o the rnlay Dully KivInK the Intest news on dnysof Issue, nnd ccnerlnn news of tho other three. It contains nil Im portant foreign cable news which nimcaro In The Dally Tribune of same ilulc, also domestic corre spondence, short Morles, elegant halftones, Humor ous Items, Indus trial Information, fashion notes, ag ricultural matters and comprehen sive and reliable Unnnclal and mar ket reports. lteuular subscrip tion price, 1,60 per year We furnish It with the Iteulster for W.25 per year. NEW- YORK TRI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE Send all orderstoTHE wWfe-s-1 Kf-&J Flowers at Cost. fi., I boufiht too many uSmi flowers this yoar, '? ti5 an" n order to got i .' rid of tliom'.wlll soil Mrs. W. W. LANDIS, Millinery, Thomson House Block. 0, GANTZ, M. D., Itoom 1, Northrup llulldlng. EYE, EAR. NOSE and THROAT IOLA, KANSAS. WO, RACKS Oat EXAS c f Effective March 10th, 1 901, the Announces the Opening of its & Red River Division Denison and Sherman, Texas. & Through Train Service will shortly be. established from St. Louis and Kansas City over IkeJ J J Shortest Line to Texas REVtSBERG - R IN Published on i Thursday, nnd known for nearly sixty ycura In ev ery part of tho U, S. as a national family newspaper of the highest . class, tor farmers nnd villagers. It contains all the most Important general news of Tho Dally Tribune up to hour of go Inn to press, an agricultural de partment has en- ' tertulnhu; reading for e cry member of the family, old and young, mar ket reports which are ncccptcd as authority by farm ers nnd country merchants, and Is clean, up to date. Interesting and instructHc. Regular subscrip tion price, Jl.uO per year. We furnish It with Tho Heglstcr for J1.80 per year. NEW- YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE REGISTER, lola, Kansas. i?? s -! R R. TIME TABLES WEJT Passenger No 201 2:15pm Passenger No 20J 2:05am Local freight No 215 ",U ps EAST Passenger N 202 1:20 pm Passenger No 201 3:83am Local freight No 210 BOOm Local freight No 220 8; 15 pin No. 217 carries passengers between lola and Ohanute. Freight No 215 arr and dep 3:10 ex cept Monday, , pry"We have double train service, our tour ist sleepers between Chicago and California are models of perfection, there Is no other line running through trains between Chicago and California. We run through fast vestibule trains between Chicago, Colorado Springs and Denver and passengers leaving on our 1.20 p. m train arrive at St, Louis tho next morning at 2:30, Ohtcago 913, and Toledo nt 3;15 p m, I am agent for tho White Star Steamer Line and the Travelers' Insurance Co. It will afford us great pleasuro to give those contemplating a trip romes ana rates. u. a. r.uu.ia, Agent MO. PACIFIC HAST No 10 Passenger 7.03 pm No 122 Freight '3.00pm WEST NoO Passenger 8:47 am No 151 Freight 1,15 a m tSTNo 10 has reclining chair car seats free St. Louis to Wichita and elegant day coaches Kansas City to Wichita and Ucncsco. No 455 nnd 450 carry passengers between Ft. Scott and East Eldorado, No chango of cars between lola and St. Louis arriving nt St. Louis 7;20 a. m. Only one ohange between lola and Denver or Pueblo, arriving at Pueblo 7;50 a. m. Colorado Springs 0;36 a, m, Denver 12,10 p. m. 1). E. ALLISON, Agent, Yard engine leave lola,,,., 0:25 am arrive Lnllarpo 0;50am leave Lallarpo 0,50am arrive D& mo It 7,00 am Kcturulng leave Lallarpo u.ooam nrrlolola .'....10,Mnm cave lola 12.05 n m arrive Lallarpo leave Lallarpo arrive lola . . . leavo lola leave Lallarpo arrive Lallarpo leavo lola 12.80 pm 12:35 pm 1,00 pm , 6;45pm 6;10pm , 6.15 pin 6,ft0pm W. E. TOAOY, Dlv Sup iSS3SS3SSSSSS3SSSS3SSSSSS3fr rAiiviKi nromnUrcrocnrnLORKOrXE. Fend model. iktUh, or photo ftirfrM Morton ptenUMlltr. Book "How to Obtain U.S. and VoreljB riteoUandTrdt-Mki," FREE. Fatreit termi err o0erd to inrsnton.1 PATENT LAWYERS OF S6 TEAKS' PRACTICE. 20,000 PATENTS PROCURED THROUGH THEM. All bualoeu contldntll, Bound advloo, laithful err Ice. Moderate chtrgei. WC. A. SNOW & CO. PATCNT LAWYERS, Odd. U. S. Patent Office. WASHINGTON, 0. a For Claiborne's sorghnm syrup go to tho Sorghum Mill. Phono 105. 11 a K S ffiWWMl ...Mtjnflrft ! -V4. fm&pt t !&?HKK4u; S TWrt" (