The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-07-09

has asked for 10000 more soldiers.
He is finding it harder than be ex-
pected to lick Fred Funston.
Charlie lie Always Right.
Colony Ne,Cs: Charley knowlton,
of Geneva. changed cars here Tues
day for lola. He returned Wednes-
day and SAYS lola is still booming and
We guess he is about right.
lola Boys Better Look Out.
Garnet Journal: Last Saturday
Bert Brown, who is employed as
hostlsr by H. K. Winans, was arrest
ed by city marshal Hamilton on the
charge of violating the ordinance
against jumping On moving trains in
eide the city limits. He was taken
before Police Judge Houston where
he was assessed a fiue Of one dollar
and costs which amounted to Sl4.
The Way One PIutocrat Got His start.
Fl. Scott Monitor: Patrick Lynch
has been a section boss at Bronson for
a great many years. By saving his
wages and wisely investing them he
has accumulated fine competency.
Many years ago Hubert Lardner, who
is now clerk of the court in Bourbon
county, worked under Lynch on the
section. In the evenings he taught
his boss the alphabet, and by and by
he learned to read alittle-just enough
to open his mind to the advantages of
an education. Although then an ell
DERBY man, Mr.. Lynch surrendered
his job and attended 9 Catholic
school at Usage Mission for three
years. Since then he has kept up his
studies In a systematic manner, and
now bears the reputation of being one
of the best informed men in Southern
Kansas There is only one POpulIstic
way to account for Mr.. Lynch's re-
markable success, and that is upon
the theory that the dragon and the
octopus are afraid to attack the Irish.
Kansas Ought to Have such a Law.
NeaO York Sun: An interesting
question of constitutional law arising
out Of the use of natural gas has very
recently been decided by the supreme
court of Indiana. A statute of the
state declares that 1.-The use of natural
gas for Illuminating purposes in what
are known as flambeau lights lie a
wastetul and extravagant use thereof,
and is dangerous to the public good
and it therefore forbids the burning
of natural gas in lights OF this descrlp-
ton. The enactment was attacked
on the ground that it deprived the
individual of his property without
compensation and without due pro-
cess of law. The court conceded that
natural gas is to be regarded as pro-
perty when it is brought to the sur
face and secured in pipes, and that 1t
then belongs to the owner of the pipes.
<'But the act" says Justice McCabe,
''in no way deprivAs the owner Of the
full and free use of his property. 1t
restraints him from wasting the gas,
to the injury of others, or to the in
Jury of the public" This statute was
passed to prevent the land owner
from needlessly wasting the gas
which he is drawing from the general
reservoir which nature has furnished ,
and which experience and prudence
teach Us il liable To he exhausted"
Such legislation is held To he q con-
stitutiOnal exercise of the police power
of the state; and the court compares
natural gas and the laws concerning
il to wild animals and the game laws,
suggesting that the state may control
the use of natural gas just a. it con-
trolls the killing of game, for the ben
eft of all the people of the common
wealth