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wmuwm ijrjjwutVuwwKwwwwi MiuiUnminiiauii) 'WfF"7 4 THE IOLA REGISTER FRIDAY JDNbl U, iuoi I'V f fcK J'HIfl IOLA REGISTER. I'UBLISlIlfiD KVKHY FRIDAY. OHA8. 3?. SOOTT. B itnrort tn tlio l'ostodlce at loin, KmAa, rj Becoml Clasi Mnttcr. SOligOIUl'TION PRICK. Oieyeir, In Advance tt BO U'x mnntlm, In itdvnnro 7G TtiKW month!, In wlvatico 60 ADVERTISING ItATF Mute known on application. I JFt Scot!, Iola & Western is 0 runted JUht-oi-wiy ThrouRht loin City ILOHS THEMO, PACIFIC Must Keep Close to North Line und Maintain Cross ings and G nurds for Public Sut'ety If It la a fuel, ns hits been claimed right along, .Unit tho railroad from Moran to Piqua,a franchise for wliloh was asked sonio weeks ago by Mr. J. E. Henderson, is really but a now lino for the M. K. & T., tben tlio Katy is coming into Iola. Tho city council la3t Thursday granted u franchlso to tho now road. Tho right-of-way Is practically along the nortli Hide of tho Missouri Pacific right-of-way. Coming from tho oast tho road strike. Highland Park at Denton street and runs along it to First street. There it runs west through lots "S" and "II" in Hough ton's addition and strikes Benton street in tho city proper at Cottonwood street. Thcnco west along tho north aide of tho right-of-way of tho Mis souri Pacific to tho west sldo of town. Tho road must bo as nearly as possi ble on tho established grado of tho city at all tho crossings and propor steps must bo taken to insuro tho safety of tho public, by establishing gatos or bolls or watchmen at all street cross ing. Tho road must put in sldowalks and road crossings whero each street crosses Its right-of-way. Permission la given to construct sldo tracks and 'Stpots along tho route and switches to connect with tlio Santa Fo and tho Missouri Pacific railroads. Where prlvato property is takon for this pur poso tlio road must cither buy tho land or condemn it in regular legal manner and tho connections with tho other iroada wuit bo made as closo to tho other road as possible, nor shall any of tlio tracks laid bo permitted to v block Or impede tralllc on ony streets. Tho ordlnanco afterreoltlng tho fore going provisions declares that tlio franehUo shall becomo null and void unloss tho road is constructed and ready to oporato between Iola and Moran within a year from tlio grant ing of tho franchise. Ono of tlio main objections raised all tho tlmo to tho granting of the franchlso was that nobody know positively thattheroad would connect with anything olse. Mr. Henderson has dec-lined to make any promises, but It does not follow that tho lino will not bo taken charuo of as soon as linished by somo largo system, prob ably tho Missouri, Kansas it Texas. As the ItrxiiS'iT.u has already pointed out the branch would ninko a doslrablu uut.olf for that road and It seems good logic for tho Katy to buy It whether thoy do or not. Thoro is also talk that tlio lino may be extended to Ft. Scott and if this Is dono Iola would bo put In touchlwith tlio Memphis, itho main lino of tho Katy and tho Pitts burg und Gulf. Furthermore, If tho report bo true (and It Is) that tho 'Frisco people liavo bjon nosing about with a view to get ting Into Iola, then this now road may bo tho cause of tho' Frisco hurrying its talkcd-of lino across country from Parsons to Iola. Both tho Katy and 'Frisco aro well represented in tho coal and .Ino Holds und slnco tho cen tering of tho smelting liidutrlos at Iola thoy naturally have considered coming hero. The frolght business done herein Iola is simply beyond bo Hot. Tho HixilSTUit knows this to bo a fact, although tho roads now horo both gave orders sovoral jcars ago that, no more statements should bo jin out of tho uinount of thou- bus! nostf. It is a rich field for business and Iola may yot boeoino an Import ant railroad point. And yot, whilo the town at largo will probably rojoleo that thodlo is cast, It must he romomborod that a number of property owners will sullor. A number of homos will bo moved and nujr-by property wllll bo damaged. No railroad can come into Iola with out doing this today and If tho routo selected works the least harm to tho loai-t posslblo number then It Is tho "boat route. Kvory guard should bo inalntalnod to securo thoutniost rocom nmiho for thoso whoso property will ho 'damaged for tho benefit of tho town at Roberts, tho Knocker. Tho Hkqisteh doos not bellovo that tho 111 will which J. Q. Roberts scorns dotormlncd to kcop allvo against Iola by continuous knocking in his La Harpo Nows moots any very general rosponso among his roadors. Ho had a right to light tho court houso, did a good job, but doos not seem to know whan to quit. Last week ho notes what tho Hnais tku said about tho need of a now road leading oast of town, digs up his illos and learns that George Harth wrote to tho ItiXHSTWi that Iola township in his neighborhood wanted a bridge over Kim creek and would fight Iho court houso if it not forthcoming, and Interprets tho ItiMiSTi:n's urging of tho now road as tho payment of a bribe given Harth and his neighbors to support tho court houso proposi tion. Ills artlclo concludes as fol lows: "To most people, this Imslness looks very much llko a bargain and a salo. Wo do not object, if tho city of Iola pays tho bill, but If it is intended that thatbrldgo is to bo built with tho county money, thoro should bo mf emphatic objection mado by tho county." Now Mr. Koberts certainly knows better. Tho people of Mr. Harth's nelgborhood petitioned for a bridge at tho Minor ford yours ago. Thoy asked for it especially when tho con struction of tho Cement plant closed up tho Northrup ford, long before tho court houso question was over thought of. Tho peoplo of Iolu nover "prom ised" them a bridge Tho peoplo of Iola, unfortunatoly for them, liavo not been in a position to promlso any body anything which dopended upon tho action of tho board of county com missioners. Tho promlso to which the HraiSTHH referred was tho promlso of tho Commissioners to tho petitioners for this now bridgo to glvo it to them when tholr turn cumo. This promlso will no doubt bo kept, and it ought to bo fulfilled pretty soon, for it Is doubt ful if there is another bridgo petition in tlio county that has beon so long on Mo; and certainly a bridgo could not bo constructed anywhere in tho county which would servo so many people. Tho charge of 7dr. Hoborts against tho peoplo of Iola for "bargaining" tho promlso of a bridgo in return for votes forjtho courtlhouso thcreforo falls to tho ground. Mr. Harth and his neighbors will doubtless know what answer to mako to his chargo that tholr votes wcro for salo. Surely thoro was nothing In tho RtttiiSTKit'H artlclo to call forth this exhibition of un-nolghborly bad tem per. Tho Hixiistkk has simply ap pealed to tho business mon of Iola to fix up tho roads leading eastward so that tholr customers could get to town. Is that an olfenso so heinous as to call for charges of bribery on tho part of tho wholo city of Iola, and corrup tion on tho part of a wholo neighbor hood of farmers? If ho is built that way tho editor of tho LaHarpo News has a right to feel bad because Iola has good roads, but ho Is certainly taking a far trip for troublo when he assumes to dictate to his neighbors what thoy shall do with their front yard. County Worth sr,r.!)!),Ulti. Tho full report of tho valuation of Allen county property for tho year 1001 shows a healthy increase in splto of tho great decreaso In Itho personal property valuation. Tho real estato has Increased so that tho total goes up. By townships and towns It shows as follows: S5i3?o?Ssg: : 2" E hsi s : 2 ,5-- is So i i . . . . o. ' . Q?3 jfccSggliSsSiiSgSilS S s5 A !-& In addition to thetabulutcd personal and real property abovo must bo ro inembered tho town lots in smaller towns which llguro up at $1,1:10,1)15 and tho railroad proporty which totals $.7j:i,2."l, making tho total property on which taxes will bo collected $!i,iUi),-081. To Incorporate Gun Olty. In last weok's Issue of tho (jus City Hoadllght appears a petition which will bo presented in duo tlmu to tho county commissioners, asking to havo that town Incorporated as a city of tho third class. So far tho town has not bcon incorporated, has had no town olllcors and hence has bcon unablo to govorn itself as it would llko to, Tho petition has bcon signed by olghty votors, representing 272 of tho -100 people which tho petitioners believe live on tho towti sito. There seems no reason to bollovo that tho Incorpor ation will not bo granted and becomo a fact without a hitch. Many Bills Allowed ttttd important Ilitsini'SH Transacted Last Tliumlny Night. Tho city council mot Thursday In regular session and transacted much Important business. Tho minutes of tho regular meeting of May 10, and ndjourncd meetings of May 1H, 2.1 and 25 and special meet ing of May 21) woro road and approved. Tho Judiciary commlttco reported favorably on tho Issuing of a special licGiiso at $25 a year to J. M. Brown to sell fruit, produco, game, etc. Tho petition was granted. A petition from F. S. Bennett and others for a now sidewalk from Ben ton street south was referred to com mlttco on streets and alloys. Samo action on petition of Chus. Gamble and others for walk along Block "L" on Colborn street. A petition to enforco ordinance No. 415 was read and on motion tho city was Instructed to draw a resolution requiring tho crossings put down as ordered by tho Missouri Pacillo rail road. Tho applications of tho Northrup ostato and Cowan fc Aushermau for permission to mako repairs on tho buildings Injured by flro wcro allowed. A communication from C. S. Hitter in roforenco to tho ditch in front of his houso was road and referred to a committee, thoy to report and tlio a plat of tho proporty and ditch. W. L. Allison roported that ho had mado an ostlmato of tho measurements and cost of oxtendtng wator mains on Eost street to tho Standard Acid Com pany's plant. It was carriod that tho Water and Light Commlttco bo instructed to lay a 10-lnch main on East stroot to a point opposlto tho plant, boing tho oastorn lino of tho corporation, and that Win. Lanyon pay thocostof samo and accept a city warrant at (1 per cont interest In payment. All work and material to bo In accordanco with water superintendent's report. On motion bills wcro allowed as follows: WSI Knapp. salary t M 00 Travis Morse, salary 31 IS J H Ilarrli, salary MOO FH Ciinnlsey, salary 4107 DIIIJrcHcr, salary 20 87 D M (IrccK, salary 40 00 A I) Hoycr, salary 40 00 FO Howard, salary 70 on W II Hull, salary CO 00 I) P. I'owler, salary 23 00 V I. Allison, Hilary f6 00 Miles KMirr, Kiianl duty 8'J 01 J K Hliiflils. ttuaril duty 41 2T A II l'hllltpps. Kunrdtlnty 1 25 IM Watt, labor 6.1 S I Dishorn;, labor SIM A J WiiKtier, labor 2' SO Win Caldwell, labor 15 C1 I) A Iiymorc, labor I Si SUIMlllon, labor (3 I) 8 Stanley, toainlniJ 2 2i O W Witt, tcauiliitf KJ A T Huffman. teutnliiK 5 00 A M Illsliop, labor 4 W .1 (1 Spencer, labor 2 Gi .1 A SiiKir, toamlim 6 7.') J M Kmbreo, lennilnir 3 10 Utiliert Lanulcr. teaming 3 00 II O 11111. tcimilnir IM W I) Jackson, icuiulni: 41 W. Howard &. Co. board liorfcs 2 Oft J W Mi'Cluro, welitlilnu 1 05 O r. McllURh, rebate Oh'V 2 1' II Donnlnir, rebate O IjT 1 01 Mur Ilrlek Co, 12100 brick 7i CO .1 W I'ouluut, hardware 27 23 (1 McClelland, oats Kiro Depl 13 40 Oil Spencer, oil 1 on C'has Stuck, labor 01 11 11 ItldenbauKh, labor 01 Flro IIiCo, slide poll 21 50 A W Heck, elnlrs 45 00 i: M Iteed & Co. supplies 47 2.'. ChlciiKO Lumber Co, lumbar 30 T2 S M Cooper, lumber 517- A l.Taj lor, lumber 10 12 I.M ltumsoy MfK Co.mdso 445 M T I' Strickland, labor 2(0 Jno Ilartunx, repairs 2 05 Iuln Ilrlek Co, brick 122 l Iola Concrete Co. cement uurlilntr H4 25 I'.vans llros, mdsu 12 08 S Woodward, ilniylnK 75 Iola Iteulstcr. m-inllnir 13 80 OCI.ucock.ilruyliii? ICO Inter SlatoSlono Co, stoimarea 2 00 K O l'lumblni! Cu, tapping mains 222 75 Topcka Capital, blanks 8 1i W II ltccd, witness Ices a 00 Stuiloid Stamp Co, doir tans 3 85 WMKnapp, expense 185 Shnpol ti r.ilstrlnt,'. sralthlni,' 2 00 Mrs W M Knapp, assist cleric 20 25 Hostun Hose Co, 500 lect hoso .150 00 Dr. Fulton again appllod for an ex tension of wator'maln on Nortli Street and tho matter was referred to tho water commlttco with power to act. It. L. Manloy asked that tho city securo another dumping ground until next October. Tho matter of laying cemont areas at East and Huckoyo was referred to stroet comnilbslonor with powor to act. Thu clork was Instructed to solid tho Boston Wovon Hoso Company a war rant for $:i."i0, payablo four months from ditto. Ordlnanco No. 445, granting to tho Ft. Scott, Iola & Wcsturn Hallway Company a right-of-way through tho city of Iola was regularly passed. SATUItUAV NIGHT'S SUSSION Saturday night In adjourned session tlio council did somo Important busi ness. On motion bills ioro allowed us follows: ..l ICncss, guard duty 1 50 OIUlUanHlonoCo curblnu 80 57 Homer I'owler, recording papers 10 85 TIIEYTASTE VE MUCH LIKE IOl blbAHS RY r blbAHS V1 i Bank of Allen County I i Iola, Kansas. . I ,, , fl I r II if I Ircinen, pay at two Ores 11 GO Olllcers reported collections as fol lows: Pollco judgo $811.00; weigh master $l2.1t; city clork lliri..1(l. Commltteo roported favorablo on laying sidewalk on North Elm south from Benton street and tho council ordered ordlnanco drawn for same. Sidewalk petition of Gamblo ot ul for walk on nortli Colborn was re ferred back to petitioners. Tho street and alloy commlttco filed a plat of ditch In front of C. S. Hitter's homo. Tho street commissioner was Instructed to report ostlmato of cost of laying tilo. Streot and alley commltteo was In structed to tako somo action with a view to opening a street cast from tho city. Tho purohaso of supplies for flro dopartment wns referred to commltteo. Tho bond of 11. C. Potter as gas In spector for $200 was approved. On motion tho Water Commltteo wns Instructed to try and arrango somo manner of washing out settling basins from a hydrant so a hoso need not bo used. Tho drugging of tho hoso about tho basin is now rapidly wearing it out. Tho city welghmaster will bo al lowed one-third of receipts for seeing after tho salo of water from tho city gooso neck. Tho claim of Mary Thomas for tho amount of damages recovered from tho city $70 and tho costs $182.00 were allowed. Ordlnanco No. 440, vacating and discontinuing tho alloy in olock ono in Dolaplalno's addition, was passed. The Water and Light commlttco ro ported favorably on laying water mains on North streot and it has ar ranged with Dr. Fulton to lay a 4 Inch main, ho to pay for said main and to accept a city warrant at 0 per cent, all wator from said main to apply in payment until warrant is paid. Tho chief was instructed to notify Ico Co. by 'phono of any shut down of water plant. It was decided to II x curb lino at ten feet from pioperty lino about public squaro. On motion it was laid over. F. V. Crouch was instructed to ad here to street grades on East street. On motion It was ordered that M. T. Walsh, John Huckloy and E. W. Kolowski bo released from jail on payment of their costs. .May liuvoa Itock Till1. At Saturday night's council meeting tho matter of a rock pile came beforo tho council und action may bo taken. As It stands today an arrest means simply holding In Jail until tho city gets tired of paying board and then the criminal goes free. Tho council ordered three out Saturday night on letters received from them stating that thoy would leave town. The letter Is as follows: "Honorable Mayor and council: Dear Sir: Wo hereby beg to call jour attention to our casos, which con sists of plain drunk. None of us has tho wherewith to pay our linos. Ono man has been hero 20 days and throe more from 8 to 10 days. Plcaso your honor, roleasu us and wo will leavo town ou tlio llrst train, for nono of us llvo here." Another lottor of the Bamo naturo glibly called attention to tho fact that It costs tho city money to koop them in jail and thoy do not earn a cont. With a rock pllo somo inuch-nccded macadam could bo cracked by tho prisoners whilo serving timo, giving thom healthy oxorclso, and paying tho city back In part at least for keeping them. Lying In jail with thrco moals a day Isn't much punishment when you get used to it. Notice of Dissolution. Notlco Is hereby given thnt tho firm heretofore doing buslnoss under tho linn Inamo of tho Gas City Shoo & Tailoring Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Tho outstanding ac counts will bo settled by Sarah J. Grady and all accounts duo und owing to said llrm will bo paid to her. SAHAH J. GltADY, M. T. Siiinn. Tho business hereaftor will bo con ducted under tho firm naino of tho Grady Shoo t Tailoring Co. Sauaii J. GllADY. Tl o only guaranteed Kidney Curo Is Smith's Sure Kidney Cure. Wo will refund your money If after taking ono bottlo aro not entirely satisllcd with tho results. 00c Cowan & Aushorman, YOU KNOWWHATYOUAKKTAKlNCr When you tako Grovo's Tastolos Chill Tonlo becauso tho formula is plainly printod ou overy bottlo show lug that it isslmplylron and Quinwf In u tastolosaorm. No Curo, No Pay 10 cents. Gi:o. A. BOWLUS, Prosidwnt. Mns. W. M. IlAIlTMAN, Vleo'Presldent. Tlios. II. BOWLUS, Cashier. A. II. CAMI'llKLI., Attornoy. Transacts a General Banking Business. 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