The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-03-07

air that 1t Ia harder to convince our.
selves than anyone else that .-e really
have good thing. II we should un-
earth bed Of anthracite CO: I ct our
very doors we would decline T. believe
1t until we saw It red hot In {. crate,
land then conclude that a, hracite
was 30 common that It VI ID not
amount to much anyway. Md We
are Conscientious IA we'll a. modest;
We wouldn't tell a lie about il: we
would not say we have the best mar
BILE west of the Alley hauies II We did
not know it to be fact. Think what
mountain ranges Of fabrication Wich-
ita would pile up If they really had
something to lie about. In all truth
and eoberness, however, to q disinter.
ested observer there appears no posi-
BILE reason why this find should not
prove the salvation of the town and
the foundation of prosperity to the
country for miles around. It has been
shown that we have marble of . good
quality; and lying in such position
that 1t can be Quarried at minimum
cost. There can be no question az to
the demand for 1t, when we consider
the immense scope of country to be
supplied and of the enormous prices
that are now being paid for stone
much inferior to the lowest grade Of
lola marble. 1t is urged that we have
too much Of 1t; as well talk Of hav-
ing too much gold and silver. The
more capital We can get interested and
the more stone We can turn out the
better FIR all concerned. II properly
advertised and on the market II will
require hundreds II not thousands of
men In the quarries to supply the de-
mand Don't be afraid Of calling in
outside capital; towns in this country
do not suffer from the investment OF
too much money In legitimate business
enterprises.
The Young Ladies Foreign Mission
ary society gave Dairymaid mask
social at the q. A. r. Hall Saturday
evening. Very appropriate refresh
ments were served consisting princi.
pally of mush and milk, ndwiches
and pickles and with such innocent
and harmless amusements as Ruth
and Jacob" and "the Miller" the
evening passed quickly and pleas
antly away. Among the maskers were,
Miss Minnie Lucas representing school
girl; Eunice Jennings, darkey lady of
high degree; Bertha Knapp, school
girl; Dollie Harris, epinster; Cora
Briggs, crow; Nellie Colburn, Jennie
McN,ei, Sadie Reimert, Anna Moore,
Eurith Proctor, nuns; Nellie Smeltzer,
country cousin, Josephine Rodman,
cham bermaid: Maddie Colborn, band.
box; Nellie Warner, school girl; Willie
Frank, McGinty; Harry McNiel.
bloated bondholder; Maurice Rodman,
dog; Frank Knapp, TOpsy; Wall.
Frank Travis, dude; Pearl Knapp aud |
Walter Duffy, Dutchmen.
They know how to cure rheumat ism |
in Pennsylvania. Mr.. ]. F. Meighan,
q Pittsburgh cigar dealer, awoke one |
morning with an attack Of rheumst-
ism In his right arm. Working
around the store during the forenoon
made 1t worse. BY noon the pain was
90 severe that he could not raise hi-
hand to his head and had to carry his
arm in sling. One Of his customers,
on learning the facts, went across the
street to E. E. Heck's drugstore, and
at his own expense procured bottle of
Chamberlain Pain Balm and per.
suaded the cigar dealer to try it. 1t
eased the pain and reduced the SWELL
ing 90 that by the next morning he
could use his arm, and by the second
morning was entirely well. This is
only one Of the many severe cases of
that have been cured by
this valuable remedy SO cent bottles
for sale by all druggists.
The total valuation of Allen county.
outside Of railroad property, is $2.552,.
739. The railroad valuation is $40.
S95. The total amount of tax paid BY
the railroads for all purposes is fl6.
6S4.S5. The total amount of interest
paid on all railroad bonds is SIG, 947 so.
The total expenses of the County for
the year ending October 1st 1889. in.
Guiding salaries, court expenses. Incl
dentals and maintenance Of the poor,
were ST., 730. 46. The total salaries paid
to county officers was 800. The to
tai cost Of the township organizations,
including roads. was $40, 1854 SO; of this
amount $74S1 Sc went for roads aud
5. 1873 30 for general purposes. The to-
tai amount paid to the State was $l2,-
567 AZ. The total amount Of tax for
scboels. not including bonds, $751;.
32S 43.
IL there not just a little more grumb-
ling over hard times and scarcity Of
money, light trade, etc, than circum.
stances really warrant? It IL the dull 9
time Of the year; people do not want
my more winter goods because spring Is
s close ut hand; though 1t is not here
and spring activity has not yet COM ]
Then, too, the unusually I
cold weather of the pact week very a
naturally keeps things quiet for the I
lime. But 1t will only last few days; n
the darkest hour is just before the 4
lawn. Spring is coming and with it I
new life, new business enterprises and
better tunes. Are we not more scared
than hurt?
Mr.. Curran, who Is interested with b
Mr.. Pryor in the gas we'll, came down e
rom Kansas City Is response to a tele. s
gram few days ago. He Is delighted
with the we'll and pronouncea it by far t
The biggest he has ever seen in this
part Of the country. Mr.. G. has had
over forty years experience in the BUSH l
hess and is certainly authority on the {
subject. Mr.. Pryor says that even
with the drill in the hole and the dirt n
,aved In around it the flow is more y
han three times that of the other II
we'll. Il
Mr.. Bramley has on exhibition in
Bowlus' bank q shaft Of lola marble, /
dressed and lettered in the form of q b
1t is about 80 inches high, .
md Is the largest block that has been
3nished. Although taken from the q
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