The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-03-18

for week, perhaps for many weeks. This is
the first Midtown since the refinery began
operations last may-Neodeshd Derrick.
NeOdesha, 1t Will be remem bered is
a town that don't want to have the
canyons run a smelter,-except in an
adjoining county. SHELTERS don't
shut down except when they quit.
When the heavy rain came the 9th d.
or day, water ran into number Of
cellars around town, among them that
ofC a. Japhet. Now it happens that
G. A. owns fine cat which has made
1t custom for years to enter q cellar
window and springing to the floor,
make her way into the upper part of
the house. Friday the cat entered
the cellar as usual and plunged from
the window into a foot of water. She
swan around for some time and fin
ally made her escape, but in sorry
plight.
For the benefit of their creditors and
their wives and children who want a
new spring dress or hat, the following
list Is printed OF those who now have
at leastS2 80 in their jeans as salary
for services on retaining board at the
recent election. Tom Travis. J. f..
Jones, :. c. Brewster, Burr Conley,
Bert Hall. A. p. Harris, Perry New
ton, Claude Culbertson, n. Shafer,
John Tuggles, Il. f. Kelley. Jas.
Hersh berger, Otis Hodgson, J. w.
johnson, VIM. Dingman, G. NJ.
Nelson, w. w. Mcclure.
Some man settled a long score with
Bill Kelley yesterday by giving him a
Mexican dollar in change. When
Kelley found it he at once started on
the war path and tackled every man
with whom he had made change that
day. He said this morning that he
had asked every man but one on the
list aud they all denied giving him
the dollar and gave a dozen good rea-
sons why they knew it was impossible
Kelley now is wrestling with the I'M
certain problem of his chances of per-
suading that last man of his guilt.
l desire to attest to the merits of
Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy as one
ofthe most valuable and efficient pre-
palations on the market. 1t broke an
exceedingly dangerous cough for me
in q hours and in gratitude therefor
desire to inform you that | will new
er be without it and you should feel
proud of the high esteem in which
your remedies are held by people in
general. 1t is the one remedy among
ten thouaand. Success To ito. r.
Downey, editor Democrat, Albion,
Ind. For sale by Campbell Il Christ
ian.
Humboldt Onion: The first dry
pressed brick were made Tuesday at
the Humboldt brick plant, and they
were beauties. Smooth and glossy
as Egyptian marble. and solid and
firm as the finest machinery and
purest of shale can make them. The
dry press machine has a capacity of
1000 an hour or 10000 per day of ten
hours. When the main brick maxi
ing machinery is ready to start up
the combined capacity of ten hours
Will be over $4,000, and if occasion
demands night and day run the
capacity will easily be over 100 900
brick, and more if necessary.
Frank Horville scared Randolph
Washington white the other day.
He fixed up cartridge by removing
the bullet and substituting soap.
Horace Hobart was holding the gun
when Ran came in the store. Frenchy
grabbed the gun excitedly exclaim-
ing that he had desired for years to
kill Randolph. Ran made for the
door, and Frenchy fired at the floor,
but Ran set up yell "Oh Pm shot
Pm shot in the leg" He ran four
teen blocks and when he returned he
said insinuatingly "You all boys had
better give me little of that hush
money, or Ill have youse all ar
rested" and he didn't.
NJ. l.. Decker mas new watch
chain which he is tenderly proud of
and values simply beyond price. 1t
was given to him by Mrs. Mann.
mother of the lola marshal, as a.
token of affection last Saturday and
is made of her hair which is snow
white. Forty years ago when Mr..
Decker was a young man, he was
taken sick and Mrs. Mann nursed
and cared for him during six
months siege of fever. At that time
Decker was absolutely penniless and
Mrs. Mann cared for him in moth
erly way out of pure goodness of
heart. Hence 1t is that he is proud
of that chain, and he has "a right