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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31

of the mountain villages. The minis
ter said, "Thank you, don't smoke, u
but the DR.. said, 81 will take cigar
thinking they would not have any,
but in a few moments a servant APP
peared putting away at cigar which
he politely handed to the doctor.
In the DOCTORS absence a native wo-
man was hired to stay with his wife.
The doctor returned two days before
he was expected and found his wife
away from home, but the woman fear
ing that the doctor would be angry
with his wife, fastened to assure him
that Mrs. Wishard had been out OF
the house only once or twice since he
left.
1t is getting very hot, but | am in
the Wards house and don't feel the
heat as did in my own rooms last
summer. School closes June 10, but L
will be detained in the city for anoth-
er week after that. L shall have an
easy time this summer for we have
decided to close the boarding depart
ment of the school next year, so we
will not take any boys to the country.
1 expect to spend my time studying
Persian and collecting and arranging
for geography that L hope
to have translated in Persian this
winter. I want. also, to spend one af-
ternoon of each week reading and
talking tn the women and children.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
BEFORE THE WAR.

MI. WlSQer'S "reminiscences OF Oluen
times induces me to give a little OF
my experience as an early settler. /
also came to Kansas in April 1857 in
company with VIM Boyd Ia nephew
of old Judge Boyd and w. +. Brooks.
We came from johnson county Iowa
with q two horse team. Brooks and
bought claim of Augustus Todd,
which afterwards made the Lawyer
and Jones farms; Brooks built the
house that Cy Grey now lives in, /
split the lath for the plastering, but
am getting too far along / must go
back to July 1857. 1 concluded it was
not well for man to live alone, so
rode horseback to Kansas City sold
my horse (Of which l had quite a
time as l made a mistake and told
them l was from Kansas and of course
1 was taken for Kansas Jay Hawk
err. 1 went on to Indiana and took
unto myself wife. In coming back
the nearest point we could come to
Kansas by railroad was Jefferson City
Mo-, thence by steam boat to Kansas
City, then paid man thirty dollars
to bring us down here with a team.
l used to walk from the mouth of
Deer creek to Coffachique and called
it three miles and now it is more than
that to lola. Yes, we used to pay
Aaron Case 10 cents pound for nails.
1 paid Sam Torrance ten dollars for
barrel of salt that was hauled from
LesvenwOrth, if 1 remember right
that was in war times. Old settlers
remember the fall of $50 when a drove
of Texas cattle was driven through I'D
the NeOsho valley and every native
head Of cattle that crossed that trail
died. 1 remember how the settlers
met to organize a protective assOcia-
tiOn. l can yet see Cap. Killen of
Carlyle roll up his sleeves and say "if
we cannot get a law passed to keep
those cattle out we must use muscle.n
think the following winter there
was a law passed to keep them out.
They had certain route where they
were allowed to cross the Arkansas
where Wichita is new. The first
heard of Mr.. Wisner was that there
was family living near Coffachique
that were vegitarians. OF the old set
tiers that were on the west side of the
river in 1857 was Martin Brown (fath-
er of our Sam and RUTH, Nimrod
I1duhIuo. u. ~. ATuOlu, I1lTdIu SInlCn,
III. l.. Reagan, j. r. Young, A. Il.
Landers and Micheal Kizer. The
first fall l lived here 1 shot nine wild
turkeys. My cabin was built by an
Arkansas man and of course the |
chimney was outside and was built |
Of sticks daubed with mud inside and |
put. Every fall that had to be re-
1aubed. While was at that work 1 |
looked out in the corn patch and seen
some turkeys. L took my rifle down
10 shoot at them and shot at the one
with long beard and when the re-
port was heard l saw the turkey drop
and told my wife she might go and
get it, she soon called to me to come
hat it was only crippled and behold
when got there found the ball had
passed through the one l shot at and
crippled another, had two gobblers
hat weighed twenty pounds apiece.
doubt whether our Arkansas hunt
RS will do any better.
T. Il LAWYER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
w. c. t. U. CONVENTION.

The Fourth Annual Convention o.
the w. T.. Il. u. of Allen county
which was held at lola in the Pres.
byterian church Aug. 16 and IL was a
very successful and profitable one.
The convention opened Thursday
morning with devotional exercises led
by Mrs. Williamson.
In the afternoon session reports
were read from the various societie
which show a marked increase of
membership. of the Humboldt and
Geneva Unions, and an amount of
work done in the county which must
tell for good in the future.
The experience meeting, "Why
am w. T.. Il. u" was enthusiastic
and instructive. The convention
voted to have the paper by Mrs.
Barber printed in full.
Thursday evening was devoted to
an interesting program consisting of
recitations and songs. A paper by
Mrs. j. s. Miller which merits special
mention, and short address by Rev,
Squier.
In the business meeting held Fri
day morning, the following officers
were elected for the coming year
Pres, Mrs. l.. G.. Hawkins; Cor secy,
Mrs. G. c. Barber; Treas, Mrs. G.. A.
Kline.
The convention adopted a plan of
work for the coming year which is
briefly as follows:
We would recommend that the
local unions take up and consider
the following subjects: Mothers
Meetings. The sending of temper
anca literature to those who have it
not. The work of mercy. The suff-
rage question. And we also recon-.
mend that the evangelistic work
among the colored people be taken up
more earnestly.
A few minutes were given to mis-
cellaneous business. Among other
wise suggestions our president urged |
that we wear the white ribbon con-
because it always speaks for
temperance, truth, loyalty and faith
n God.
A rising vote was taken of all who
would exercise the right of suffrage if
given an opportunity. All in the
house arose except two who were not
I'D enough to vote.
The following resolutions were
luOpted by the convention:
Resolred, That we remember the encouraging
Tords urging us to faithful work in the temper
nee cause. thanking the Heavenly Father for
is mercies to u.s.
That we tender a vote of thanks to those who
ave US such cordial welcome to strangers and
, those who SO kindly helped in our conven-
on with words of encouragement Rotations
nd music
That we thank the editor of the lola Reg
ter for the offer of space in the columns of
is valuable paper Com.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
DO You Want Feeders.

Do you want to feed your crop
feeders are cheap-Our terms are
reasonable, is the announcement made
in our columns this week by one OF
the best known and most successful
commission firms at the Kansas City
Stock yards. Messrs. Siegel, WEIGH
& ClawsOn Live Stock Commission Co.
This firm is too well and favOrably
known to need commentator at our
hands. The fact that they extend as
sistance to our farmers at reasonable
rates in securing feed; or cattle to
feed, together with their known repu-
tatiOn for honorable, prompt and care
full business methods, makes them an
unusually des irable firm to do business
with. Their financial standing is
strong-their rates low and their
methods right-you will be pleased
with, and we take pleasure i'm recon-
mending them to you if you are in
need of assistance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
SOME NOTES FROM MISS CLARK

The following brief extracts from 8
letter recently received here from
Miss Mary A. Clarke, dated at Teher.
an, Persia, June 4, 1894, will be read
with interest by Miss Clark's many
friends in lola:
MY DEAR FRIENDS: Before 1 for
get them, must tell you few things
1 have read or heard lately which
struck me as very funny. A few days
ago i'm book written by q missionary
in India, came across conversation
something like this, which was over
heard by missionary: First Native:
"These foreigners are pretty good sort
of people, but they need not pretend
they don't worship idols, for know
they do" Second Native: 80, 1
don't believe they do when they talk
so strongly against it," First Native:
"But 1 have seen it with my own
eyes. Carlton Sahib has ON his mantel
an idol called 'Omur' (the listener
makes a mental note of the fact that
he must smash his beautiful bust of
Homer next morniDg) and then every
one of them gets down on his knees
and worships his chair every morn
ingn
In the Girls School there are two
little girls from remote mountain
village. The other day one of them
said to one of the ladies: "You know
we don't have pins in Karaghan, but
had pin once. wore it whenever
1 went to a wedding, and stuck it in
my dress so it would show as much
as possible. When 1 lost it l cried
all day"
Our missionary physician is very
among the natives because
he smokes. The Persians generally |
use the water-pipe and the custom is
for a servant to start it IA Persian
would not eat or breath if he could |
have a servant do it for him) then it
is passed to the guests, each one in
turn taking few whiffs. Here in
the city most of the Persians keep
cigars or cigarettes. and so DIR. Wish
ard gets along very we'll when he
wishes to be social. Last week, how.
ever, he and one of the clerical mis-
sionaries were making tour in some
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
w 4 Cummings Meets Death i'm Ter
rible Form and in a Mysterious Man.
ner. The Community Profoundly
Moved by the Apparently
Insoluble Mystery.

On Thursday afternoon, August IT,
w. A. Cummings hired team at the
stable of c. A. Japhet, saying that he
wanted to drive several miles out into
the country. Sometime between !
and o'clock in the night he brought
the team back to the stable and as he
got out he asked the boy who took il
if he knew where Evan" was. allud-
ing e. a. VanValkenberg, who
commonly worked about the barn.
The b ~ answered, but Cummings re-
peated it several times, appearing not
to understand the answer. The boy
thought he was slightly intoxicated,
and told him he had better go home.
He then walked out of the stable and
was not seen again by anybody who
can be found, until DIR. c. II. Boulson,
whose Office adjoins and connects with
that of Cummings, entered his Office
at 11:30 o'clock Friday morning and
found him lying, unconscious and
covered with blood, upon the lounge
on the north side of the room.
Cummings coat, vest, shoes, hat,
collar and necktie had been removed,
and he was lying in a natural atti-
tude as if sleep. The lounge cushion
and a small floor mat were under his
head and his vest was wrapped
around a large cuspidor, which was
on the floor near the lounge and which
had received most of the blood. A
small mirror, which had hung upon
the south side of the room, had been
torn down and was leaning against |
the lounge. There was perhaps a |
pint of bloody water in basin
against the south wall, and the wall
adjacent was sprinkled with diluted
blood as if one had washed hastily.
There was the mark of bloody fingers
on match box half open on medi-
cine table near the wash stand and
the mark of scratched matches on the
wall near where the mirror had been.
An old rusty hatchet which belonged
in Cummings office was leaning
against the lounge and blood and hair
showed plainly how it had been used.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31

sympathy. in this. the hour of their great be
reavement; further
=. Resotred, That as a further mark of re spect
the lodge room be draped In mourning for the
space Of thirty days; further
ResoLred, That duly certified copy of thess
resolutions be delivered to the widow and fam
lily OF our deceased brother and further
Resolved, That these resolutions be published
In our city papers. All of which is respectfully
OSCAR FoUsT,
Com A. II. CAMPBELL.
&c. C. AMSTERDAM
lola, Allen county, Ks, Aug. %, 1894
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
Notice.

We must have money to carry on
our business, and in order to get it
we are obliged to insist that all who
owe US, either on notes past due or OH
book account, must settle between
now and October 1. Those who make
satisfactory settlement before this
date will be Accommodated in the fut-
ure as in the past. But farther credit
will be positively denied to any who
fail to make such settlement.
Trusting that all whom this con-
Germs will give it prompt attention we
remain Very Respectfully,
RICHARDS d WEIGH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
A DRUGGIST TALKS.

Will F. Crawford, druggist at Des
MONIES, Iowa, says it is remarkable
the way Cubeb Cough Cure sells, that
his customers speak of it in the high
est terms of praise. On man in par
ticular who has been troubled with
bronchitis for years never found any
relief until he used the Cubeb Cough
Cure. He says it stopped it at once.
He doesn't hesitate to recommend it
for all throat and lung troubles. Ev-
ans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
A Quarter Century Tesf.

For a quarter of century DR..
Kings New Discovery has been test
ed, and the millions who have receiv-
ed benefit from its use testify to it's
wonderful curative powers i'm all dis
eases of throat, chest and lungs. A
remedy that has stood the test so
long and that has given so universal
satisfaction is no experiment. Each
bottle is positively guaranteed to
give relief, or the money will be re-
funded. 1t is admitted to be the
most reliable for coughs and colds
Sold at Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
For Sale or Trade

G. d. Hilderbrant lost a boys shoe Friday on
the way from the show TO town. Finder please
leave at this Office.
Matte Z. Groomer Morehead. Kansas, wants
to sell her place just south of Capt EwiDgs.
Mrs J. W. Wolf. miles southeast o lola. has
II hogs, good feeders. to sell.
JB Fergus. Lone Elm. wants to trade good
Short Horn bull calf for wheat, oats or rye.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
WE
never FAIL

To sell clothing to a man who wants to
buy if we once get him into our store.
The reason is that our stock is so big we
are sure to fit him, and our prices are so
low that it is not worth while to go any
where else. We don't expect
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.

Judge o. l.. Miller, Republican
candidate for Congress, will address
the people of Allen county at times
and places as follows:
Humboldt, Wednesday Sept. 10.
Ards Grove Oct, 8.
lola, Oct. II.
Moran, Thursday, Nov. l.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALLEN COUNTY,

Tie printed address label on this paper shows 10
What date your subscription is paid. II you are
in arrears please remit at once. Remember that
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
TO 90
BANKRUPT

But other firms have, and we have
bought their goods at slaughter prices
That is the reason we can sell you suit
for $1,000, for example, that actually
cost the merchant who bought it first
$1,000 We opened up $4,000 worth of
new clothing this week, and you posi-
lively must not buy anywhere else until
you have seen the bargains we have to
offer you. 1t is hot now, but you want
will need
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
% cents buys a box of
SIX
HEADACHE
TABLETS.

They positively cure. For sale by
all druggists. SIX Medicine Co.
Quincy, Ill.
Also manufacturers of SIX Diar-
rhoea tablets. SIX Dyspepsia tablets.
for sale at Campbell's Drug Store
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
Card of Thanks.

We desire to express to our friends
the gratitude we feel for their great
kindness to us during the illness and
after the death of our child.
Mr.. AND Mrs. q. D. SMITH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
The lola Dairy.

Fresh milk, sour milk. butter milk
and cream delivered anywhere in
own morning and evening" Order i'm
person or by mail. Grant Billbe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
WHEN WINTER COMES
d. EWART,
lola. SAVONBURG.

There were drops of blood upon a pae
of note paper on the writing table il
the middle of the room.
The blinds of the DOCTORS office wer,
closely drawn. The connecting dool
between the two offices was open, but
the outside doors of both offices were
locked and the key to his own room
was in Cummings pocket.
DIR. Boulson had been away from
home all week and arrived in lola or
the lilo o'clock train. A: soon as he
reached his office and made the
shocking discovery, he made it known.
Forepaugh's circus was in town and
as the news spread through the large
crowd there was intense excitement.
Drs. Fulton and Mcdowell were sum-
mOned, the shirt and undershirt of the
apparently dying man, which were
soaked with blood, were removed and
his wounds were dressed.
Fifteen separate blows had been
dealt to Cummings' head with the
Ratchet, but probably only one of
them penetrated the skull. At the
left wrist were two or three punctures
and there was long deep cash in
the arm just above.
AS the wounds we've being dressed,
stimulants were administered and
about o'clock the wounded man
seemed to have recovered partial con.
seriousness. He was then taken to his
home. His brother, DIR. Cummings.
who lives at Bronson, arrived in the
afternoon and was recognized by the
dying man, who put out his hand
saying: "Hellow, Doc" His broth
er said. "How did you get hurt, Bill
lie?" He replied: 81 don't know"
Every effort was made to revive the
failing powers, but to no avail, and
he died at midnight without having
said anything that would throw light
on the mystery.
The foregoing is a cold relation of
all the details attending q tragedy
that shocked and excited the people |
of lola and vicinity probably as no
event in our history has ever done be-
fore. Not only the terrible deed itself. |
but the mystery of it has agitated the
entire community. Was it murder?
If so, who was the murderer? Was
it suicide? If so, what was the mo-
tive?
The first thought of every one was
that murder had been done. 1t SEEM
I'd impossible that man wanting to
commit suicide would choose an old
1ull Ratchet to do it with. But
against that theory were these facts
The outside doors to both Offices were
ocked. The key to Cummings door
vas in his pocket, and the only other
men who had keys to either door were l
'ut of town. There were no signs of q
truggle in either room. A man not !,
ntiiely familiar with the Office could
lot have found the Ratchet, which was
.ept in an out of the way corner. 8
md man deliberately planning to
ill another would not depend on !
nding a chance weapon in the Office !
D do the deed. There were so many l
ght blows ON the head. A man .
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31
Don't Grunt

About your feet hurting you, whom
ChrysO Corn Cure will cure corns,
bunions, &c. Every bottle warrented
ct Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-08-31

hoe OhO hOoit eudt uiu uOt Dlctu III
sympathy with the sorrow of the be-
reaved relatives, and particularly
with the stricken wife and the or
phaned children. The sympathy of
the entire community is surely theirs
in the fullest measure.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
To the Noble Grand, Officers and
Members of lola Lodge No. 81, 1. O..
o. F., lola, Kansas.
Brethren: We your committee ap-
pointed to report resolutions touching
the death of our late brother, w. A.
Cummings, respectfully beg leave to
report the following preamble and
resolutions, and recommend their
adoption, viz:
WHEREAS, In the inscrutable wisdom of an
All Wise Providence, death has been permitted
10 lay its icy hand upon, and remove from our
lodge. our late brother, W. A. Cummings in the
prime and vigor Of an early manhood; and
WHEREAS, 1t is becoming of us as Odd Eel
our beloved order. that we bow in humble SUBJ
mission to the DEGREES of our Divine Master; and
WHEREAS. 1t is appropriate that we as breth-
will properly testify our appreciation of the
of our deceased brother AS a citizen,
husband and father and an Odd Fellow and
perpetuate his memory as such: therefore be it
Resolred: That in the death of our late broth
er w. A. Cummings, cut down in the vigor of
early manhood and usefulness. the independent
Order Of Odd Fellows has lost an exemplary
member, this lodge an active Jealous and con-
sistent brother. his family kind and loving
husband and father. and the community a
prominent active and exemplary citizen fur |
her
Resolred; That to the widow and children of |
our deceased brother we tender our sincere
The evening world., 1894-03-27
DRIVE AGAINST D|ST|LLERs.
The Only Feature Of a Dull but
Strong Market.
Banks Cannot Get Rid Of Money
Even at Low Rates.

Speculation at the Stock Exchange In
the early trading to-day was dull, but
strong. AS rule prices were higher
and the advance elected few offerings.
1t Is to be noted that while the i'm
provement is very gradual many stocks
are each day creeping up to what ap-
pears to be a permanently higher level.
This Is because of the faith of opera
tors in a veto of the Bland bill and a
belief that the superabundance OF money
will result In a continued absorption of
all good dividend and interest payers.
London contributed not little to the
more confident feeling, having taken
about 1900 shares of its specialties,
The effect of this was witnessed in
a distinctly easier tone OF the market
posted rates for bankers' bills on Lon
don to 4S7 1-2 and 49, The foreign
bankers had buying orders for bonds
from the Continent as well as from
London.
American Sugar rose "a. to 30 "a;
American Tobacco IL. to SO l-2; pre-
ferred l 3-s. to Ss 1-2; Baltimore & Ohio
Denver & Rio Grande preferred S-4, to
81 IA; Kansas & Texas H. to 10 S-S; Mis-
souri, Pacific 1-2, to 277-S; Lead IA, to
Paee ene to 20 az chicago
Gas 3-s. to GALS. and st. Paul a-S to
| So 49,
Business at the Stock Exchange was
| quite moderate in amount during the
afternoon and was confined largly to the
traders. National Lead was noticeably
strong for a time, selling up to 81 and 80
for common and preferred respectively.
There was considerable pressure to
| sell Distillers on the growing conviction
| that the Trust had to make material
concessions to secure the assent OF the
Independent distillerss to the new agree
| ment.
The Industrial attracted the largest
share of attention and at intervals the
railways were positively neglected.
Money lent at per cent on call. The
| banks and trust companies report that
they are forced to carry over large bal
ances daily which they cannot find EN-
ployment for even at the low rates now
current.
Actual rates for foreign exchange are
down to 4S6 ga n 4S for bankers 60
day sterling bills and to 4sS 4.SS IA fol
demand.
The market was weakened by increased
offerings against purchases or securltle!
for foreign account.