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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
EISMORE,
V. E. CUSTER, Reporter.

L. f. DeHaven, of SavOnburg, was
in town last Saturday.
G.. NJ. Nelson and H. w. Hoffman
drove down from Moran last Friday,
Mrs. Braden left last Friday for a
three weeks visit with relatives and
friends in Galesburg, Ill.
Mrs. Mccoy is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gibson, near Bay
ard.
Miss Maggie Strom, of st. Louis, is
visiting Garry and Daisy Rice this
week.
Mr., Wretman, who lived east OF
town. died last Saturday morning of
consumption.
Mrs. V. f. Custer and daughter
Blanche, visited relatives near lola
last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ona Cox attended the Myers
Rannels wedding at SavOnburg last
Wednesday.
Mr.. Lehman and Osborn, of Hum
bOldt, were in town last week on
business.
Miss Ona Cox is spending this week
with friends in lola.
Earl Cox was in Moran last Sunday.
Mr.. Woodland is here visiting his
son Chas and family.
VIM. Baker, from near Bronson,
was in town last Sunday.
d. b. Lardner and A ;. Rogers
were out fishing the first of this week
and caught some fine ones.
John Kenyon drove to Humboldt
Monday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
PRAIRIE CENTER.
ALFRED SMITH, Reporter.
Monday

The rain last week gave farming
another set back.
Mrs. McClain, of Chanute, visited
her brother, Mr.. McAfferty last Sum
day.
Mr.. Elwood Baher and family. of
Humboldt, visited his brother at this
place a few days ago.
Mr.. Louis ChOguill and sister Ida
and Mrs. Ella Ogden and babe, of
Chanute, and MIR. Jesse Wilson and
wife spent Sunday at ]. A. Dwell
biss'.
Mr.. Will Palmer and family, of
Maple Grove, visited his sister, Mrs.
Charlie Myers, over Sunday.
Arthur Wolfe spent Sunday at his
home here He is working for Mr..
Holt, of Center Ridge.
The girls of this place had q May
party and picnic all to themselves
last Saturday. They fished, gathered
flowers and fun, oh my
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
NORTH MAPLE GROVE.
MRS. S. G. JORDAN, Reporter.

Every body make arrangements to
come to the picnic.
One of Miss Minnie Gains eX-pupils
of Prairie Dell named Baker, spent
the Sabbath with her.
Rev. NJ. F. King preached for US
Sunday perhaps for the last time and
it is with much regret we will not
have him with us any more. We
know that he has done much good
in our neigh borhood and appreciate
his help. A small collection of eight
dollars was taken as slight recon-
pense, but the Lord gives a greater
reward.
Miss Sadie McLelland has been
visiting in our neighborhOod.
Miss Anna Fetherngill closed her
school on Monday of this week.
Miss Maud Powers of Archer City,
Texas arrived in lola Monday and
she will visit friends and relatives in
this neighborhood.
Those interested in knowing how
their children have been prospering
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
Ony last Wednesday.

Ou,y Idob w OunCSudy'
Mrs. Lytle has a brother-in-law
from Denver, Colo, visiting her.
Drew Stewart and Gertie McCOllin
spent Wednesday night with Una
Seymour.
Mrs. Lytle was quite sick few
days of last week.
Mr.. Frank Wood and Miss Belle
Fronk attended Teachers Association
at Moran Saturday and visited in
our neigh hbOrhoOd over Sunday.
Florence Hedger spent Saturday
night with Florence Gibson.
The party at Fred SeymOur's was
quite well attended.
Why can't Funston have herd
law? We don't like to be bothered
with other peoples cattle and hogs
any more than they did in lola.
FlOy and Fern Kasbeer spent Sun
dav with Una Seymour.
Florence Hedger and Tony Stewart
attended Commencement at lola
Monday night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
ALLEN CENTER.
J. T. TREDwAY, Reporter.

Reed too late last week.
Leroy Runyan has secured a fruit
farn3 in Missouri and with his family
will take possession at once. We hope
they will do we'll in their new field.
Our fruit prospects are very flatter-
ing.
Miss Kicker of Maple Grove is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Bennett at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell report an
exceptionally fine visit at Leaven-
worth last week and while there Sc
cured three fine little girls at the
Orphan Asylum TO bring home with
them, The children are sisters and
range in age from seven to fourteen
years, they are bright and intelligent
and have been well tutered. Mrs.
Faust took charge of affairs at the
farm in the absence of her parents.
Rev. s. a. Alt, of HOltOn was calling
in the country while on business in
lola last week.
The candidates for the various
county offices are already in the field
and their name is legion. We have
ample material to select from.
The birthday surprise at Mr.. Wallis
last week reminded Us of fair by the
number of horses and vehicles, but
we didn't see any gingerbread.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stewart are rejoic-
ing over the birth of ten pound boy
on the 18th.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07

at school should go to the schOo
house and look on the walls at some
of the work done.
North Maple Grove school will
close Friday May IA with a general
picnic in Mr.. Fetherngill's grove
The following musical program will
be rendered by the pupils:
Instrumental music.
The Star Spangled Banner.
Come, Come, Away.
Duet and chOrus-The Picnic.
Instrumental selection.
SOlO,-Watching by the Golden
Gate.
Beautiful birds Of Spring.
The Farmers Boy.
Instrumental music.
Soprano sOlO,-LOvely River.
The Quail.
instrumental Selection.
Columbia.
Red, White and Blue.
Instrumental.
Parting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
LIBERTY.
J. G. CORNELL, Reporter.

We have another promise of an
abundance of fruit of all kinds.
Oats are looking nice and green.
We all wish for q rich harvest this
year afier losing nearly an entire
crop last year.
The Vernon Huckster is regular
caller once week in our vicinity.
Jas. Trine has been boating a large
amount of sand down the river in his
steam boat to lola from j. L. Cornells
sand bank.
My mail carrier failed to get the
items to the office or the editor failed
to put them in.
1t is a fact, to be seen that lola is
booming by the way the Improvements
are going on in the country. PrOsperi-
ty ie i'm our grasp.
Ira Townsend was the first to plant
corn i'm Horseshoe Bend.
Tim Collins and family of Piqua
were the guests of Joe Sass Sunday.
Lawrence Townsend is building a
barn for Vezie brothers near Carlyle.
How much more pleasing it is to a
woman for her husband to shave up
slick and sweet, dress nice and neat
and stay home on Sundays and
read papers and sing lullaby to the
babies, not go fishing and do all other
meaness on Sunday as most of us are
in habit Of doing. LET US REFORM"
Quite a number Of our neignbOrs
sold hogs this week.
Does anybody know whether DR..
Hamilton can fry fish? He goes fish
ing on any land on Sunday eve aud
seems to be lucky fisher but whether
he can fry them or not is question to
be solved by many interesting bits of
information and would be appreciated
by many.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
Sunday in Neosho Falls the guest of
Miss Anna Parsons,

va
Miss Anna Parsons.
The Literary club of the High
School gave its last entertainment of
the year last Friday evening. The
recitations and music by the mandO-
lin club made the program one of the
best of the year. An appreciative
audience was present and it is hoped
that the club will be continued next
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Stewart, of
Parsons, spent Sunday with Mr..
Stewards brother, o. H. Stewart.
Mr.. n. &. Wilmington returned
home Saturday night from business
trip in the north part of the State.
Humboldt was represented by a
large crowd at the commencement
exercises at lola Monday night.
The city schools Will close Friday
with picnic at Riverside Park. The
commencement exercises will be held
at Germania Hall Tuesday evening.
a stone walk is being laid in front
of ManiOn's grocery this week.
Joe Shellman finished his school in
Salem township Friday and is at
home for a while now.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
LAHARPE.
Mrs. F.M. DAVIS, Reporter.

Highest price paid for hides by F.
NJ. Davis, La Harpe, KS.
The many friends here of Mrs.
Dean Pace Morrison will be grieved
to learn of her death recently in Colo
RADIO of catarrh of the stomach. She
leaves a husband and four sons to
mourn her loss.
Just received a full line of spring
goods. Will sell cheap. +. Nj. Davis,
La Harpe.
Miss MOllie Smith of lola was out
from Saturday until Monday to visit
Minnie and Emma Ohlfest.
If you want good bread buy Pea
Cock flour of f. NJ. Davis, LaHarpe.
May Pickell and A ma Busley came
out from lola Saturday evening the
former to visit Margaret Mcdonald
and the latter to visit the home folks.
F. NJ. Davis, LaHarpe, still has
some of that nice syrup at zoe per
gallon.
Ike Wood is through working on
Stevenson's house and they will have
very nice little home now, which
they have moved into.
Salt still 94c per Dbl at f. Nj. Davis,
LaHarpe.
Mrs. Shaw is very low and is not
expected to last much longer. 1t is
so sad to think the mother will have
to be taken from the home where she
is so much needed by both husband
and children.
Davis, LaHarpe, still pays &c for
eggs.
Mr.. Coe took possession of the post
third. He has a nice little place to
keep it and when he gets used to the
work we predict he will get along all
right. Mr.. Davis retires with the
good will of every body we believe.
Just in, another new lot of prints,
f. NJ. Davis, LaHarpe.
c. H. Hackney made a business
trip to FIT. Scott last week.
MIR. FOrney is preparing to build.
Children's and ladies shoes all
styles at F. NJ. Davis, LaHarpe.
Roy Runyan and family moved to
Liberal, Mo, this week, where he
has traded for fruit farm. We are
very sorry to lose them from among
US as they will be much missed in
church work here. We hope they
may meet with success in their new
home
IL bars good soap for 25c at F. NJ
Davis, LaHarpe.
Mrs. Holt is expecting her daugh-
ter and children from Illinois this
week.
IL bars good soap for 25c at F. NJ.
Davis La Harpe, KS.
Mrs. Shaw's father came in from
Nebraska Tuesday morning called
here by Mrs. Shaw's illness.
F. NJ. Davis, LaHarpe, has just re-
ceived car load of Salt at bargain.
Will sell at present for cash at 94c a
barrel.
Rumor says Miss Cora Gibbs will
be married on Thursday of this week
to MIR. Sippman of Missouri.
Grandpa Hackney thinks he saw
the air ship.
The proceeds from the taffy pulling
were $3.50 above expenses.
Harry Carle was down from Neo-
sho Rapids one day last week.
Mrs. Ward is on the sick list this
week.
Garden seed in bulk at F. NJ. Davis.
Perry Malcom is the possessOr of a
bran new buggy.
Golden Belt, High Peacock and
Zephyr, can't be beat. f. NJ. Davis,
La Harpe.
The telephone poles are being put
up and La Harpe will soon have tele-
phone connections with all the prin-
cipal cities.
The derrick is being hauled east of
here this week for the test well to see
J if they can find oil this time.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
HARRY BAssETT. Reporter.

Prof E. w. Myler was in lola Sat
urday on business.
P. l. Augustine has reshingled his
house and repaired it generally.
Miss Pember, of Hum bOldt, who
taught in our schools last year, was
in Moran last week.
Miss Corn, of Humboldt, a former
teacher in the Moran schools was in
town Saturday attending the Allen
county Teachers Association.
w. G. Carter has greatly improved
the appearance of his property by a
frest coat of paint.
Jas. Mcclure left last week for
Osawatomie to commence his duties
as attendant in the asylum.
Joshua Rumble has greatly i'm
proved his residence by the addition
of double bay window.
c. II. Evans left for East st. Louis
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Farmers are nearly, all through
planting corn.
Prospects for all kinds of fruit are
very good.
Jim Kinsman is still i'm Texas, he
was at Will Armstrong; when last
heard from.
Rev. Gramley preached very in
teresting sermon to an attentive
audience Sunday evening. He an
nounced that he will preach a
memorial sermon May 80, i'm the
evening and especially invites all old
soldiers to come out.
Several Valleyites were in attend
ance at the 5 s. convention at Dia-
mend.
The following was handed to me for
publication.
Report of Deer creek township s. s..
convention.
The convention that was held at
Diamond school house April 20, was a
success, considering the inclement
weather. The papers that were read
and also addresses that were delivered
gave new enthusiasm TO Sunday
school workers. 1t is hoped that the
officers and teachers of the township
Sunday schools may be brought to
realize more fully the responsibility
that lies upon them in the training Of
the young minds for Christ and for
the future work that rests upon them.
The officers that were elected for the
ensuing year are as follows: Mrs. A.
Voorhees,, Pres; Carrie Howard, Sec;
w. A. Vickers, Asst. Sec; Mrs. 7.
w. Jones, Vice Pres. of Diamond;
Mrs. G.. p. Day Vice Pres. of Pleasant
Valley; Mrs. Blood, Vice Pres. of
Silver Leaf
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
FUNSTON
MISS AMY SEYMOUR, Reporter.

Our school closed last Saturday
with a splendid dinner and fine
time in the afternoon, Mrs. KelsO
has taught very successful term OF
school. Mr.. Kelso's school last Fri
day a week ago and we school child
rem and our teacher all went down
and had a fine time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelso expect to move to their future
home near Leanna soon. Our best
wishes for their future happiness go
with them.
Harry Boeken shipped q car load OF
cattle to X. c. last week. Mr.. Gullett
went with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kasbeer went to Col
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
PRAIRIE DELL
MRS. NJ. j. BARTH, Reporter.

In our items last week we said two
of the Baker brothers are cultivating
a part of the Stewart land lying
south of the school house. You made
us say Mr.. Bakers brothers.
Mrs. Faddis of lola is SPEEDING a
few days with friends in Prairie Dell.
If the farmers will examine their
apple trees and destroy the tent
worms that are now working on them
they will have more apples and of a
better quality than if they neglect
them.
Mrs. Malsbury is thought to be a
little better in some respects at this
writing.
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The COUNTY NEWS.
Interesting items From An Over
Allen County,
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE BY YOUR NEIoH8oRs FAITH
FULLY AND IMPARTIALLT SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads of ese letters are agents Of the REGIS
TER and are authorized to solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions. Any assistance
rendered them in gathering the news OF their
respective neighbOrhoOds will be appreciated.
CHAs. F. SCOTT.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-05-07
HUMBOLDT.

Miss Margaret Wakefield spent
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22

retreated after a few vigorous applica-
tons Of the clubs. The mob took up a
stand near the middle of the street and
jeered the police.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was given
more freedom than is usually accorded
to prisoners. He was liza BILE t. be called
at any minute and in consideration Of
this faGt, Jailor Whitman had given
him ps6ission to vail in the corridor.
His pockets We're filled with strong CT
gars and he kept one constantly be-
tween his lips, sending out quick, little
jets of smoke as he walked to and fro.
He was making a desperate effect to
appear at ease, but the attempt was
by no means successful. Every
few moments as he walked back
and FORTH, he would stop in front
Of his cell and say to Nick Marzen,
his cell mate, and condemned MUIR
derer: "Oh, they'll acQuit me all right
they'll acquit me-" but his actions
showed very little Of the confidence ex-
pressed by his words.
At 1:30 O'Clock this morning informa-
ton direct from the jury room was to
the effect that a disagreement had
taken place, both sides being obstinate
and the chanc for an agreement be-
fore morning being very slight. The
majority OF the jury is with the state
and DESTROYS Of conviction. Just how
he jury stands could not be learned.
but it is now generally thought that
the final course will be a disagreement.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
Bryan Favorable to Henry George


New York, October 18th campaign
committee of the Jefrersonian democracy
is out today with a statement that Will
liam Jennings Bryan is in favor of Henry
George for the first mayor of Greater
New York. They base their statement
upon an interview which appeared in the
Evansville Und.) Courier, on October 9Th,
and which was My discovered today.
According to the paper mentioned, this
is one Of the questions asked and the
reply he made:
DO O think Henry George will be
elected mayor of Greater New York?
Il think he has a splendid chance Of
being the next mayor of New York. He
is we'll known to the people of New York
city. The masses believe in him and will
suppo him at the polls. 1 Dc not think
national issues will cut much figure in
the New York election. The fight is on
local issues. Personally Mr.. George is a
magnetic man and has fine executive
ability. He will make an excellent mayor
and will inaugurate many reforms in
New York city,
Chicago, October 19.-Referring to the
belief expressed by the followers Of
Henry George that recent u~tterances Of
support of the George ticket in the Great
er New YORK. campaign, Mr.. Bryan wired
the following to the Associated Press to-
night:
Norfolk, Neb., October Isl have not
expressed any opinion in regard to the
New York mayoralty campaign, and do
not care to express any opinion in regard
to it.
(Signed.) w. j. BRYAN.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
GOLD N SILVER
Annual Report Of the Director Of the Mint.
Statistics as to Home and Foreign Pro-
ductiOn and Coinage

Annual Report Of the Director of the Mint.
Statistics as to Home and Foreign Pro-
duction and Coinage
Washington, October 1S.-The direc-
tor of The mint has submitted to the
secretary Of the treasury his report for
the fiscal year 1897, covering the oper-
atoms of the minis and assay offices,
together with the statistics of foreign
countries, relative to production, COIN
each.
The value Of the gold deposited at the
minis and assay Offices during the fiscal
year 1897, cents omitted, was. $129, 1885,
500. OF this amount $S7, OO3, 1877 were
original deposits, and $42, 1O2, 1852 re-de-
posits.
The coinage value Of silver bullion
received during the year was 50, 725, 022;
Of this amount 50, 470, 623 were original
deposits n the remainder, 1854, 1893, re-
deposits.
The purchases of silver bullion for
subsidiary silver coinage, under the
provision of section 1926, Revised Stat
utes of the United States, aggregated
259, 24S fine ounces, costing $171.455.
The silver dollars coined were from
silver bullion on hand, purchased under
the act of June IA, 1890. The total coin
age Of silver dollars from bullion pur-
chased under that act, from August
1890 (the date the law took effect) to
| July LIST 1897 has been 68, 748, ATT pieces,
| containing 53,172,6 $50 unce Of fine sill
| yer costing $51, 532, 154, giving a se;gnior-
age of $17216, 322. The highest Quctation
for silver in the London markct during
| the year was 31h pence, equal to
so. 69051 per fine, United States
money; the lowest quotation was 27k
| pence, equal to $0.60357. The average
quotation for the year vas 20 9-16
| pence, equal to $0.64794 per ounce, fine.
At the average price Of silver for the
year, the commercial ratio between
| gold and silver was l to 31.94.
The net IMPORTS Of gold were $44, 609.-
841, as against $751; 04, 612 net for the
fiscal year 1896.
The product of gold and silver in h
United States for the calendar year
| 1896 was: Gold $50, 0S8, 900; silver, coin
! ing value, SIG, O69, 236. The worlds pro-
| duct Of gold and silver for the
| calendar year 1896 was: Gold
| Montgomery, now at Staten island las
| 2O4, 1896, 600; silver, commercial value,
| 500, 406, 800; silver, coming value,
| $215, PAP, 700. The coinage Of gold
| and silver by the various countries for
| the world so far as reported was: Gold
| $195, S99, SIT; silver 1888, 395, 740.
The director Of the mint in his report,
reviews the decline of silver since 1873
and attributes the decline to the great
increase in production.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22
Death Of Admiral wordeu

Washington, October 18.-Admiral
John l.. Worden, retired, died in this
city today. He commanded the Mont
tor at the time of it's engagement with
the Merrimac in Hampton Roads dur
ing the late war. In 1886 he was retired
with the full rank and pay OF an ad-
miral, the only instance of the kind on
record. He also received the thanks
of congress for his gallantry in the
war. Pneumonia was the immediate
cause u his death. He was so years
Of age and up to las Saturday was in
very good health. Then the disease
from which he died developed rapidly
from a cold and this morning 1t was
announced by his physicians hat he
could o live throughout the day.
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Wholesale Massacre by chinese Rebels

VHOACohA0 uAooSdCEc Dy OnI00o0 kcOeIS
Tacoma, Wash, October 1S.-The city
Of Kuang Yang, in Human province,
a been captured and it's inhabitants
massacred by a band of rebels forming
part of the rebel army which is devas-
tating Human and Kuang provinces, in
southern hin August 9th the
bandits scaled the walls of Kuang.Yang
with the intention Of capteuring the
provincial prison and releasing three
of their members confined therein.
One band tore down the prison, setting
free several hundred murderers and
thieves n imprisoned debtors. An
other gang attacked the central part of
the city, first numbering the magis-
trate who had sent the three bandits
to prison. His entire family, number
ing thirty-two persons including ser
wants, were killed. The night was
spent in Staying and ~plundering. All
mandarinS and every civil and military
officer in the city were beaten. The
number killed and injured exceed $4,000.
The insurgents numbered $1,000 men.
half OF them armed.
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Washington, October E.-The supreme
council Of the Ancient and Accented
Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry for the
southern Jurisdiction of the United
States. including all states west of the
Mississippi river, opened it's REGULAR
biennial session in this city TODAY.
Thomas Hubbard Caswell. of San Fran-
cisco. grand commander, presided and
read his allocution. Work on revision Of
the statutes win begin tomorrow. The
thirty.third degree will be conferred FIJI
honorary members Of the supreme coun-
eli is quite large.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-10-22

Many of our people here are suffering
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purifying tonic herbs and roots are
used in its manufacture. It has all the
good qualities of other remedies, with
none Of the bad. Sold by ]. c. Shep-
ard. Hardin and II. l. Fentreas.