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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

thankful, and told me he had step
son in Manila. When the man came
back with the lines, he got out and
told the other man to take me down
to the wharf (he had several dozen
lines and would not take cent for
them, so away we went and | was
surprised that the man could drive
on the wharf Bert was waiting for
me, 80 we thanked the gentleman
and the boys were pleased when they
got the lines. After awhile | saw
the man that bought them so told
Bert to go over and thank him, he
did so and the man came over where
the rest of us were, and come to find
out he was the uperintendent of
wharves and the other man was one
of the harbor commissioners. The
man took quite q notion to Bert and
gave him u good letter of introduce
ton to the Colonel of the 1st Cal. Reg.
at Manila The letter may do Bert
a great deal Of good If he will only
make use Of it.
The boys wore their white suits on
the steamer to distinguish them from
those who were not going. l think
they will stand the Philippines a
great deal better than the first that
went for they are hardened to camp
life, and are gaining on 1t. And 1t Is
certainly fine trip for them. Every
thing seemed so favorable for the
boys, the steamer 30 clean through
out, spring beds with nice clan mat
resses ana pillows throughout, such
contrast to the first that went.
They had twenty in q bunk, and this
time only two. Bert and Lofiield
were together, but Scott Gard wanted
them to go into his room where there
would only be one in bunk, and one
deck higher. l do not know how
they managed it after they started.
They had their band on board, and
1t was the prettiest picture l ever saw
rs they moved out. Some of the boys
were away up in the rigging and
when the band played 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" every hat went
Off | never want to see grander
sight. They all tried to be very
brave. Coffield was trying to keep
up his courage by whistling when
they played lively. tunes. Joe Scott
would wipe the tears from his eyes
and when he saw me, pointed down
to Bert who was trying to smoke a
cigar that was given him at the
wharf, but could not keep the tears
back. Whenever he saw me he
would give brave smile, and he
waved his hat to me az long as we
could recognize each other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION.
Full Set Of Six War Memorial Spoons ABB
solutely Free to Every Family In the
United States.

For sixty days Well give absolutely
without cost full set of six War
Memorial Spoons to every family
sending us cash order Tor House
hold Furniture selected from Jur-
catalogue, no matter whether the
order be for 81 or 81 900. This means
that we're going to add fifty thousand
names to our list of permanent custo-
mers. we're going to demonstrate
that IL pays to send direct to the
factory for furniture. This distribu-
zion will cost us thousands of dollars
and make us thousands of friends.
Each spoon Is of "a different design
-Four U. =. Battleehips, including
the MAINE" Soldiers in Camp in
euba, and MORO Castle.
These spoons are n't the cheap kind
advertised extensively at $l.00 to $3.50
set. They are warranted best coin
silver plate on the base of pure nickel
silver mot low grade brsss). They
will wear for years and become price,
less heirloom for future generations.
Send for copy of our catalogue today.
You should enclose stamp or two to
help pay postage. q Jan. 81
QUAKER VALLEY MFG. Co,
81, $50 d 257 w Harrison st. Chicag o.
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Escaped Through the Roof.

Dan Brewer has been carrying
around with him for several days a
card describing one Joe KirUhner, a
cigar maker of Garnet, who is want
ed for burglary at that place. Friday
night on his rounds he found man
who answered the description per-
fectly and collaring him led the gent
leman to the calaboose and locked
him up while he went to get the
sheriff. When he returned with the
sheriff and opened the door to the
lookup, there was nobody in the
room and an examination showed
that Kirchner, or whoever the man
was had improved his time in push
ing the shingles Off the roof and
escaping. With him went the two
buns who were captured and locked
up yesterday afternoon. One OF these
was Iretaken and will do duty
on the streets. The other went to
parts unknown. Kirchner left q
macintosh the theft of which was
his Garnett crime hanging in the city
hall.
The calaboose roof is torn open near
the chimney and the inmates must
have used one of the benches which
were the only furniture for a ram and
butted off the shingles.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
Horticultural Meeting.

The Horticultural Society of Allen
county held one of its pleasant picnic
dinner meetings on November IL at
the G. A. II. Hall in lola. The out-Of-
town members who enjoyed it were:
Hon. and Mrs. Funston, Carlyle; Mr..
and Mrs. Il. h. Dreamer, Mr. VIM.
Hyde and neice, Miss Hyde, Of Gene
va; Mr.. Fergus, of Lone Elm; Mrs. L..
w. Jones, OF Wise; Miss Eva Hall, of
Bronson and squire Young, of West
lola.
After the bountiful repast which
has become one of the regular and
popular features of the meetings, the
business of the society was taken up,
Mrs. j. NJ. Mason presiding.
The late keeping peach, mentioned
by MIR. Smeltzer in his good report in
Oct. 10Th REGISTER, was reported as
keeping well 'till Nov. lst, when it
was found to be too warm q place, but
Mr.. Funston is of the opinion that If
properly handled, it would keep two
weeks longer. A motion prevailed
instructing the Secretary of the Socie-
ty to correspond with Mr.. p. II. Rich,
of Emporia, the propagation, as to pri-
ces, that members may secure trees of
him If desired.
A letter was read from Prof. Faville
of the State Agricultural College, in
curing about the Farmers Institute
and suggesting union meeting of
the two Societies to be at our regular
date in December. A Company was
appointed to confer with the officers
of that society, which corresponding
has already been commenced. This
society asking them to fix day pre-
vious to our meeting of Dec 9th at the
q. A. r.. Hall and thus have one or
two Professors address both Societies,
1 successful farther notice will be Civ
en-, but don't forget that our Horticul-
turai Society will hold its next meet
ing Dec. 9th anyway. Also blank
ApNNANNh oohihk W. AAip ~ OiN VI hNpA
age of crops in our vicinity and ans
werH made as follows: Apples per
cent ola full crop; peaches 20, plum
aud cherry so, grapes, black berries
and raepberries each 49,, straw berries
30, Irish potatoes 80, Sweet potatoes
100, vegetables 100. Exhibits OF
fruit were made, fine variety of Pear
by j. b. Fergus of Lone Elm, a show
of York Imperial Apple by j, L.
Brown north of lola, OF which he has
quite supply this year.
Insects reported as not so numerous
as last year. The Scale discovered
by Mr.. Pancoast last spring and
thought to be the dreaded San Jose
Scale and of which specimens were
sent to the Professors for examination
proves to De not the San Jose but the
Grape Scole and has induced further
research, and parasite for the de
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struction of the Scale Is now thought
to have been found, at least Profs.
Faville and Parrott came from the
Agricultural College and spent day
investigating and have since sent for
more specimens. Thus the close OBJ
servation of Mr.. Pancoast may lead to
investigation that may benefit many
others.
"Perennials," were discussed by a
number of interested members. The
Phlox and Tiger Lilly have done well.
The latter need much rain in the
blooming season. Mrs. Jones report
ed three or four varieties of Lilies
Phlox, Carnations aud Honey Suckles
all in thrifty condition. Lilies do
best when properly shaded.
A discussion on the cultivation of
potatoes followed in which number
OF members participated. Mulching
was advocated by some and others
preferred good tillsge. Mr.. Fergus
advocates in addition: to the usual
careful plans that his experience has
been rewarded, when he plowed the
patch the fall before, then kept Guilt
waited well during the early season
and planted with late potatoes as late
az June Goth. This is worthy of a
trial for our experience like that of
many others has led us to well nigh
doubt the protitableness of late pota
oes in Kansas.
w Johnson
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Teachers Certificates.

The board Of examiners Saturday is
sued certificates to those of the county
teachers who passed at the recent ex-
animation held for that purpose.
Thirteen were successful and eight
failed. OF the successful ones, Miss
Halle Irving carried of the honors
by earning the only first grade certi-
ficate issued. She lives in lola, by
the way. Those to whom second
grade certificates were issued are:
Mrs. Allie Boone, Colony; Sadie Post,
lola; Mrs. G. Willard, Moran; Guy
Tredway, LaHarpe: w. A. Vickers,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Notes of the Proceedings from day to
day, all of Which are rlost
Interes ting.

The District court convened Mon
day and Tuesday n jury was
sworn i'm and the steam turned on.
The first case which came up was one
of horse-stesling.
The prosecution stated the case as
follows: Mr.. Brown, from Missouri,
was visiting his step-son, Mr.. f. e.
Fish, last July down in Salem town
ship. One day he took the family
horse and buggy against the wish of
the family and drove to LaHarpe "to
see blacksmith" whom he said he
was going to buy out. Instead of
that he went to LaHarpe, Stunned
the blacksmith and drove to Lamar,
Mo. Here he left the outfit at q liv-
cry stable and, borrowing money on
IL, came back to Galena, Kan, where
he was captured. A very plain,
clear case of premeditated horse
stealing, according to the prosecution.
The defense rose in the face of
such certainty and calmly agreed
with the opposition on something,
but just what cannot be seen from his
talk. He admitted the Mr.. Brown
took Mr.. Fish's horse, with his con-
sent, and drove to LaHarpe, as be-
fore stated, to see the blacksmith.
There he fell foul of strong drink, his
evil genius, and becoming drunk for
got his business and drove off, wind
ing up at Lamar, Mo, where he had
friends. Thete he borrowed money
and started home, but was arrested
at Galena by Fish, who sought thus
to harass him and collect money for
the team from the Lamar deople. A
very plain case, in fact, of h poor man
being prosecuted because his failing,
drink, overcame him.
The jury brought in a verdict of
guilty.
The AIKEN RAPE CASE.
This case came up Tuesday
and was dismissed.
THE BELL CASE.
When the Bell murder case came
up Monday, the attorneys for the de-
tense moved to quash the informa-
ton. The Judge sustained the mo-
ton and gave the county attorney I'M
til today to file an amended informa-
ton. The. case was called for
Tuesday and the defense asked for a
continuance, which was denied.
They then moved for change of
venue or the ground of prejudice in
this county, and Wednesday of next
week was set to hear arguments on
that motion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
DIR. Scott in Politics Again.

DR.. J. w. Scott, one of the pioneers
Of Allen county, and for many years
a resident of lola, who thought that
he had definitely retired from poll
tics twenty years ago and more, has
been lured back again by the inn
portunities of his neighbors i'm Lin
coin county, Okla, who prevailed
upon him to become their candidate
for the Territorial Legislature. The
Populist majority in the county was
very heavy and there did not seem
to be any reasonable hope of his
election. But he won out all right,
with $50 of votes to spare.
DR.. Scott has passed his seventy
fifth birthday but "his eye is not
dimmed nor his natural strength
abated." and he Ia as alert mentally
and as ready and forceful of speech
as he ever was. There will dou btless
be some strong men in the Oklahoma
Legislature, for 1t is Republican by a
i"iEo haJ"ii'J' buV tho hEblSIEh
Is willing to venture the guess that in
all the things that go to make "A good
legislator,-wide and accurate in
formation, sound Judgment, inflexible
honesty, clear and logical speech
there will not be anyone there the
peer OF John w. Scott
That is the opinion the editor of
this paper has of his father, and he
doesn't care who knows 1t.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
FIR. Bowersock's Acknowledgement

rlr. Bowersock's Acknowledgements.
AS soon as the returns were in from
Allen county Secretary Travis wired
Hon. J. d. Bowersock the result so
far as he was concerned, and received
in return the following handsome
acknowledgement:
Lawrence, Nov. 10, 1898,
My dear Mr.. rravis:-Thanks for
your kilograms. A lien county has
simply covered herself with glory,
and at this time your majority for me
stands next to my county. / will
not forget this. am under obliga-
lions to Allen county friends. Please
express this to them as you have OPP
portunity The indications are at
this time that my majority will be
about $500. Yours truly
j, ID. BOWERSOCK.
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When the 10th Sailed.

Through the kindness OF Mrs. II.
NJ. Miller the REGISTER IL enabled
to publish the following letter from
her cousin telling of the last interest
ing moments before the boys sailed.
The letter speaks of one soldier, but
is probably a good description of all
of them.
Oakland, Oct. 80, '9S.
/ told Bert when l bid him good
bye just before they hauled the gang
plank away from the Indiana that
thought 1 would write you when
came home, but ii was after four
o'clock when they pulled away from
the wharf, and that made it almost
six when | reached home.
Bert is good boy and has three
good BOY friends in his company, that
/ know OF; one particularly Joe Scott
by name, is from Pittsburg, Kansas.
He is younger than Bert, but taller.
The last thing he said to me was, II
will stay by Bert aud look out for
him" And l believe 1t for he seems
such a good, afiectionate boy. We
made Bert some white flannel band
ages that they wear in Manila, also
some chest protectors and some little
flannel bags filed with camphor
which they say are good to keep off
vermin, also disease. We also fixed
him some lunch, sandwiches, etc, to
eat at first and then good sized
piece of dried beef and some graham
crackers, also some other things we
thought they would not have on the
steamer.
1 must tell you little incident
that happened at the steamer. The
boys wanted some lines. put some
lemons in their lunch, but they want
cd some lines too, 80 as / was the
one that had pass and could get out
of the wharf aud in again they sent
me after them, The wharf they
started from was away off from
everything but saloons and lunch
houses, and l did not propose to walk
about twenty blocks, so / stopped at
every saloon door and asked II they
had lines. A bout the third one l
went to there were two men coming
out who had been getting drink of
beer. When they found out what |
wanted one of them got out of the
buggy and the other said he would
20 and get them. The other man
stayed with me, for which / was
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

The eating of insects has not, hlth-
erto, presented itself as vice Now.
however, 1t appears that the indul-
gence of a strange taste for such food
roay be prejudicial to health and NOR
ality. Popular Science News prints
an account of what was at first looked
upon as a new disease that broke out
among colony of wood choppers in
Maine.
The "bolters," men who cut the
round timbers into boards, we're the
nrst to be attacked by IT, For day
or two they acted strangely, singing
and laughing about their work, maxi
ing much needlc"s d'eturbr @ and
showing great citeLent. ThNv lost
all appetite for fNod going the whole
day without tasting mouthful. Later
their eyes grew bloodshot, and their
limbs shook as II they we're a~''cted
with palsy. At a more acute stage OF
the disease the men collapsed entirely.
doctor was called in, and at once
pronounced thu toxicat d. The
rooms of the men we're searched, but
no liquor was found. Those about
them were questioned, but could throw
no light on the matter. Some of the
symptoms did not indicate alcoholism.
The pulse was slower and more regu-
lar than In cases of uIkenness,
while the pupils OF the eyes were en-
larged to twice their natural size. The
men remained in a semi-comatose
state for several days. returning to
their senses only after repeated dosea
OF medicine had been administered.
When we'll enough 10 answer ques-
tions, the men all declared that they
had taken no liquor. When as ed to
account for their illness, thuy said
they believed It was brought on FROM
eating large quantities OF the great
brown and red ants which they found
in the hollow butts Of the trees.
These insects are weil known T.. all
lumber camps. whore the Frenchrlen,
and others with taste for sharp acids,
eat of them freely. winnowing them
from the sawdust. and chewing them
as they would radishea, OF mixing
them with molasses and using them as
a substitute for cranberry sauce.
The ants burrow homes for them
selves in the trunks of old trees.
During the summer they roam in the
woods. but at the approach of cold
weather they return to winter quar-
tiers. where they apparently freeze,
and remain stiff until thawed out in
spring. These frozen ants the woods
men eat greedily, for they find them
30 strongly impregnated with acid
that the. prefer them to cranberry or
apple e&s~~
Chas. w. Thompson, living miles
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
RUoKLEN,s ARNIUA sALvE.

The best Salve in the word for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, add positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by G. b. Spencer d Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
Notice of Final Settlement
First Publiahed Nov, IS, 1881
STATE OIL K ANgAhl

THE STATE OF KANsAsl ,s
ALLEN COUNTY, ~
In the Probate Court in and for said Comfy
deceased
Creditors and all other persons interested IL
the aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that /
shall apply 10 the Probate Court in and for
said County, sitting at the Court House, in
lola, County OF Allen, state Of Kansas, on the
18th day OF December, A, D., 1889, for full
and final settlement OF said Estate.
IsABELLE ATEN BEABoUT, Administrators
"A Ofthe Estate OF ". r.. Aten, deceased,
lola, Kans,, Nov, 18th, A. ID. 1898.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
Whitaker's Sign Post.

G.. l.. Whitaker has Pop. brother
in-law out west somewhere and the
day after the election be sent him II
postal card with the following mes
sage:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
DO NOT BE IMPOSED ON.

Always insist on getting Foley's
Honey and Tar, as it is positively,
absolutely and unqualifidely the best
cough medicine. Accept no substi-
tute. Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

Chas. w. Thompson, living miles
west and miles south of Moran, has
30 head Of and year old heifers for
sale. t2pd
Success comes to those who per-
serve. II you take Hoods Sarsapar-
lila faithfully and persistently, you
will surely be benefited,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18
The News of Kansas
and the WOrId--<rnA.

Twice each week, while IL is fresh
and interesting, can be obtained
for the cost of an ordinary weekly
paper by reading 4.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

Wise; j. NJ. Lindsay. Humboldt.
Third grade certificates were is
sued to Mrs. }. NJ. Collins, Moran;
Carrie Gray, Geneva; Mrs. Matte
kelso, Elsmore; Finley Long, Geneva;
Alice Peak, Moran; Chas. Tredway,
LaHarpe.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

Ira Townsend, at the new white
house, Horse Shoe Bend, has 1900
bushels of turnips for sale at so cents
a wagon load, or 81 cents % bushel
topped.
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The
Semi-We
Capital.

THE SEMI WEEKLY CAPITAL lie
che great farm and family newspaper
of Kansas. 1t is published every
Tuesday and Friday, and each issue
contains all the news of Kansas and
the world up to the hour of going to
press, for the cost of an ordinary
weekly paper. The average Kansas
farmer gets his mail twice "a week.
BY subscribing for the Semi eekly
Capital he receives fresh Capital
each time, giving him IN condensed
yet complete form the history of the
worlds doings during the preceding
three days. THE SEMI WEEKLY CAP
ITAL, besides being a newspaper, is a
twice-a- week magazine of the highest
class, filed with matter interesting to
every member of the family. Serial
and short stories, sketches, cores
pondence, sermons, anecdotes, humor,
special matter for the women and for
the boys and girls, all find place in
the columns of the SEMI WEEKLY
CAPITAL.
THE REGISTER hos made arrange
nents with the publishers whereby it
can offer
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-18

Stanley, Rep 10000 majority.
Allen county, Rep 500 minority.
Where was Jerry when the light
went out?
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There is still a God in Israel.
The true northerner., 1898-08-03
Cretaceous Sea Serpents.

In the latter part of the mesozoic age
there was great inland ocean. spread
ing over large part of the present con-
tinent. The lands then above water
were covered with a fora peculiar TO
the times and were inhabited by some
of the animals which later distinguish
ed the cenozoic age. In the seas were
reptiles, fishes and turtles of gigantic
proportions, armed for offense or de-
fense. There were also oysterlike BIZ
valves, with enormous shells, three or
four feet in diameter, the meat of which
would have fed many people.
In time this great ocean, swarming
with vigorous life, disappeared. Noun.
tain ranges and plains gradually arose,
casting forth the waters and leaving the
monsters to die and bleach in tertiary
suns. AS the waters remaining divided
into smaller tracts they gradually lost
their saline stability. The stronger mon
sters gorged on the weaker tribes until
they, too, stranded on rising sand bars
or lost vitality and perished as the wa
ters freshened. In Imagination we can
picture the strongest, bereft of their
food supply at last and floundering in
the shallow pools until all remaining
mired or starved. 1t would be interest
ing to know how much of the great
cretaceous ocean forms a part if any of
the vast oceans of today. Popular
Science
The true northerner., 1898-08-03
The Event of the Year.

Broughton's clearing sale now going
on is the event of the year to which all
the country round turns out. For the
people know that all kinds of first class
merchandise will be closed out regard
less of cost or value.
Wonderful reductions are made in all
kinds of dress goods. Dollar goods now
go at 75c, Toe goods 60 at SOC or less, SOC
goods are now 3Sc and so on down the
line.
Extraordinary reductions are made in
all kinds of shoes. The S3 ones are now
1925, the $3.50 ones now s1.6O, the 81
ones from S140 to S1.50, the $50 ones
now 81. Like reductions are made in
other priced shoes.
All that is left of the immense stock
of nightgowns, drawers, corset covers
and skirts go at less than the cost Of
manufacture.
Large lots of mems and women's
underwear are going at ridiculously low
prices, and the bargains in hosiery and
underwear are something that no reader
of the Northerner can afford to miss.
The reductions are not confined to the
lines mentioned above, but are made all
through the house.
Hundreds of people watch and wait
for Broughton's great sale each year.
Last week customers were present from
towns as far as fifteen or twenty miles
away.