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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
THE SUBURBAN TRAINS.
0ood Prospect Of q Mo. Pac. Train Three
Times q Day Between lola
and Laharpe.

The necessity of having frequent,
cheap and rapid transit between lola
and the various manufacturing plants
lying between here and LaHarpe,
was recognized good many months
ago by the progressive and wide
awake BUSINESS men of lola. 1t was
the recognition of this necessity that
prompted the organization of the lola
Rapid Transit Company. Owing to
unavoidable delays in securing the
charter and franchise, however, that
Company will not be able to get into
operation sooner than the first of the
year ut the very earliest, while pro-
tracted bad weather might delay the
construction of the road until next
spring.
But with the completion of the
Lanyon smelter and the rapid pro-
gress being made on the McCrae &
DAILY and the Cherokee Lanyon smell
tiers, the need of finding a conveyance
for the scores of men who would be-
employed there and who would want
to live in lola became more pressing
and imperative. Accordingly the
Commercial Club, through the good
offices Of Col. J. H. Richards, of Vt.
Scott who.although not for many years
. resident Of lola has never lost his in.
terest in his old home and who has
more than once come to her assistance
In matters of the gravest moment,
made an appointment with Major
Warner, the Vice President and Cen
eral Manager of the Mo. Pac. road, to
meet him at his Office in st. Louis and
talk over the situation. A. w. Beck
and Chas. f. Scott represented the
Commercial Club at this conference.
The situation was gone over thorough.
ly with Major Warner and Mr.. Clark,
the General Superintendent, and our
representatives came home with not
positive promise exactly, but with
strong assurance that what they ask
ed for would be conceded.
And this is what they asked for: A
switch engine and crew to stay here
all the time and to haul a passenger,
and If necessary freight car, three
round trips daily between lola and
LaHarpe, the schedule to be so
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
ChurcII-Nezie,

Married at the home of the BRIDES
sister, Mrs. w. f. Davis, in lola, at
noon Wednesday, Mr.. f. H. Church,
of Lone Elm. and Miss May Vezie,
Rev. n. l.. Vezie, uncle of the bride,
officiating.
The wedding was quiet one, few
but the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties being present.
Owing to the high standing and wide
connection of the young people there
lie a wide interest in the happy event.
The groom is handsome, gentleman
ly young man who has been engaged
for several years in the mercantile
business at Lone Elm, in the north
east part Of the county. The bride
was raised here in lola and is q grad
uate of the lola High School. She is
a charming, refined, well educated
young woman who is well known and
loved by large circle of friends all
over the county. She met the groom
while teaching school at Lone Elm.
The friends of the young people over
whelmed them with valuable presents
and good wishes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Church left for Lone Elm on the 2
O'Clock train and will begin house.
Keeping at once. The REGISTER
wishes to extend the sincerest of con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes.
Among the out-of-town guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Church, Alta
mont, Ks, Mr.. and Mrs. George Rob-
bins, Lone Elm, Mr.. aud Mrs. w. +.
Johnston, MIR. and Mrs. J. f. Hunter,
Miss Ida Johnston, Colony, Mr.. f. A.
Church, Lone Elm, Mrs. Church,
Lone Elm, Rev. and Mrs. n. l.. Vezie,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vezie, MIR. and
Mrs. Tom Vezie, Carlyle, Mrs. Anna
(Vezie) Grafton and Miss Hope Vezie,
Manitou, Colo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

arranged as to best accommodate the
workmen at the smelters; the fare to
be five cents each way.
These things we're not definitely
promised, and that is the reason the
REGISTER has hitherto said nothing
about it. But Wednesday switch
engine arrived from ElDorado with
full crew of four men, two brakemen,
an engineer, fireman and yard master.
The engine has orders to report here
and stay here, and there are orders
for the building of coal sheds to keep
q supply Of coal on hand. or course
there is work enough to keep an en-
CINE busy here all the time, and IL
may be here only to do switching.
But it's coming lie 30 directly In line
with the talk had at st. Louis last
Saturday that the REGISTER hopes to
be able in very few days to an
nounce that the lola Suburban
Train" will hereafter make regular
trips between lola and its manufac-
turing suburbs. OF course this train
is not intended to take the place OF
the Rapid Transit line, but until the
latter can be built 1t will meet an ex-
isting emergency very handsomely
indeed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

Mr.. Burger, the jeweler, has rented
house on north Sycamore and moved
his family up from Co6eyvllie yester-
day.
A card from Earl Chsstain states
that he was kept in San Francisco at
the last minute and will probably
sail with the next ship under Ed.
Little. He and Herbert Whitaker
are the only lola boys left here.
lola is the Mecca of this part of the
earth. The other day A. w. Beck
received letter from man at To-
ronto asking what chance there was
to sell load of sweet potatoes here.
Mr.. Beck showed the letter to H.
Klaumann and learned the surpris-
ing fact that men are hauling wagon
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
%E Letter From Bert Miller.

Bert Miller in farewell letter dated
October 26 to his parents says: 1--WE
leave next Friday morning on the In
diana. We are going in the best part
of the year and will become acci-
mated before the severe season sete
in. Norris Ball arrived last evening
and we kept him busy for several
hours telling us about the people at
home. He was glad to get back. |
hear the United States is going to put
on several new mail steamers between
Manila and SanFTanciscO, so we will
get mail every ten days from here
We have had no drills the last two
DAYS and the boys are putting in their
time bidding their San Francisco
friends goodby. We drew our Manila
uni forms the other day. They con-
sist of two white suits, underwear
and light hose. 1t seems "a good deal
like leaving a second home to 90 from
here as the camp is full of visitors all
the time, bidding the boys goodby.
i hear the State and county is sure
going Republican this yesr and l
think the regiment lie going the same
way. will write again and mail
from Honolulu"
A postal card dated October q on
board the Indiana adds: ave are
getting ready to sail. The girls have
just left us buried in good things to
eat. Lewis Coffield and l bunk to-
gether and we have nice quarters.
springs and ticks. Well Good Bye,
BERT MILLER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Some People Don't

Some people don't care as to means used if they
can only accomplish their purpose.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

That is the short story of a long
campaign. The easy summary of a
hard fight.
The vote was very light, falling full
ly three hundred short of the registra-
ton. The fact that those opposing
the bonds made but little effort to get
out their vote is doubtless responsible
largely for this, and also for the small
majority against the bonds. With
one tenth of the effort on the part of
those that opposed the bonds that had
been made by those who favored them
the adverse majority could doubtless
have been made 1T as easily as II.
The result was known within half
an hour after the polls closed-and the
small boy did the rest. A huge bon
fire was kindled at the corner of the
square, which was vigorously fed with
all the loose boxes in town for an hour
or more, while an impromptu parade
made up of small boys marched
around it and up and down the street
beating tin pans and blowing horns.
The Horton Plumbing Co., bought all
the tin horns there were in town and
handed them over to the boys, and
the result was din that no doubt
sounded great deal merrier to some
than it did to others. But by nine
o'clock all was quiet. The election
was over. "The voice of the people lie
the voice of God"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Another 0usher.

AS the REGISTER goes to press word
comes that the well being sunk ON the
Bunnell tract east of town for the j.
e. Nicholson smelter is a gusher. The
sand WAS sturck about FIVE O'Clock
yesterday and the first few feet indi-
Gated a strong flow, thereby insuring
abundant fuel for the new industry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
and
Stationery
Store

loads of sweet potatoes to lola from as
far as Cherryvale and Nevada, Mo-
They do this, not on account of any
shortage in the crop here but in order
TO visit lola and to pay expenses with
the potatoes. This is interesting as
showing the wide spread fame of the
young metropolis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
Notice.

Having sold out my grocery and
dry goods business ii becomes necss-
sary for me to settle up all ontstand-
ing accounts. All those indebted to
me will please call at the old stand
at once and make settlement.
VIM. YEAaEAR.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04

everybody In that neigh borhood will
want to attend the Burton meeting
at lola.
-
According to our best judgment
the letter in yesterdays TX. G. Jour.
nal purporting to be from Congress
man Peters to Joseph French, of Mo-
ran, abusing the pensioners, ia u fake.
In the first place we do not know any
man in or near that town by that
name, and in the second place, no
public man in his right mind would
write such letter. 1t is not necces-
sary to show that Mr.. Peters wrote
such letter as that to prove that he
ought not to represent this district
in Congress.
-
In the official ballot the Republican
ticket is the first column on the left.
Following each name is a square thus:
For Governor Fl
w. f. STANLEY j
etc. etc. etc.
And after you have voted the ticket
1t ought TO look this way;
For Governor ri
w. f. STANLEY. IL
etc. etc. etc.
Please note that the cross is to be
made within the square and not above
or below or at either side.
~
j. II. Burton is without question the
finest political orator in Kansas. He
will close the campaign at lola next
Monday night and every voter in
reach Of this place ought to be here.
~.
Let us put old Allen at the head
of the Kansas column this year for
Republican gains. We can do it if
every Republican votes.
~.
Aren't the Republican candidates
a pretty fine looking lot of men? And
the strength of the ticket lies in the
fact that every man is just as honest
and capable as he looks.
~
Everybody knows that the fusion
ticket in this county was supposed to
be made up of an equal number of
Democrats and Populists. But If you
will go over to the county clerks
office you will find one set OF nomlna-
ton papers in which oath is made
that every man on the ticket is q
Democrat, and another set in which
oath is made that exactly the same
men are all POpulists. And that lie
the sort of q combination that has the
effrontery to ask for the votes Of the
people OF Allen county
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
BONDS ARE BEATEN.
For the Second time the People Declare Their
Opposition to the Policy Of City Owner
ship. This Ought to SettIeIt.

Total number of votes 7o7
First Ward. For the bonds "a
Against " 100
Second Ward For the bonds los
Against SIS
Third Ward For the bonds 90
" Against &" I2o
Fourth Ward For the bonds IS
Against d" 70
Total votes for the bonds $40
L" Against " 357
Majority against the bonds y
Votes thrown out on account
of errors in marking 10
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
WE DO

We do not keep any clerks that will misrepre-
sent anything. We do keep those that do not. We
keep the largest stock of domestic goods in Allen
county. We hunt the markets from Chicago to the
factories in New England and if good goods and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-04
LOCAL POLITICAL NOTES.

The meeting announced to be held
at Prairie Dell next Monday was
withdrawn as it is thought that
everybody in that neigh borhood will
want to attend the Burton meeting
at lola.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
Programme for Memorial Day.

The order of exercises for the annual
Memorial day, Friday, June Il, Will be
as follows:
The procession will be formed under
command of the adiutant promptly at ,
=. NJ, the right resting ON kockland St,
and move in the usual line Of march to
the cemetery. 1t is expected that every
member who Is able to march, VIII JOIN In
these ceremonies.
ORDER or PROCESSION.
National Home Band.
Il. w Theme, Leader
Home Firing Party.
Cutler Post. No IL. 6. y, r..
Wnslow : Odkman. Commander
Officers of the Home and Guests III car
riaEes.
Non Commissioned Staff.
National Homo Fire Department.
Veterans. Members of the Home, under
Command Of Company Officers.
ORDER OF EXERCISES At THE GEM
t.TERN.
Music, Departed Days" arr. Thiene
Prayer Krv. &. \. Hayden Of Augusta
Decoration Of Graves. ODuring this ccre-
mony tn" band Will play a dirge)
GRAFTON, Prof. John 5. ScweN i. D., of
Bangor. late chaplain Sth Mass. Int
Music. Les Astres" cThe Stars, 'Schu-
hertz. National Home Band
Hymn America" ~ me Entire Assem-
bl3g".
Hrrcdirtion.
After the henedictlon the procession
viii reform and march to the Home
whore the parlde VIII ~ dismissed.
The regular band concert will take
place at / O'Clock III, Programme:
March. Hail Columbia" Chambers
overture America Nose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
Narrow Escape from a Bad Fire.

The city had a narrow escape from
what might have resulted as a disas-
trous fire. Tuesday evening. At S.45,
the occupants of Kelley Il Hanley $
store detected a strong odor of smoke
and an examination of the cellar was
made. Back of the basement in a kind
of dump under the workshop was a
crate full of straw and surrounded ny
innamable matter. The blae was blaZ-
ing, but a few well directed pals OF
water soon smothered the. fire and 1t
was rolled out of doors where the flames
was soon eXtinguished. The fire de-
partment was soon on the scene but
their services were not needed. There
is no loss.
BY the examination the chief engl-
neer and his assistants was able to
make they have no doubt but what the
cause was incendiary. The report that
the fire started from an explosion IN
the vapor stove now on exhibition there
was incorrect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
Piummer Street School Exercises

The following programme will be rem
dercd by Grades ". and V. of the Plum
mer Street school, Wednesday afternoon
at las:
Music, America School
Reading, The Author of America.
Nellie Mansell
Recitation, The Stolen Custard,'
Everett Maxcy
Dialogue, when I'm a Woman
Seven Girls
Music. Dream Kisses Several Girls
Recitation, Examinations" John Burns
Recitation. The Little Boy and the
Little Watch, Charlie Clason
Recitation, Young America"
Paula Williams
Recitation. Marjorie" Lucy Buchanan
Recitation, Our Flag" Josie McMullcn
Recitation, a Vexed Question"
Margie Taber
Recitation, "All Days in the Week, "
Marguerite Houlehan
Charlotte Neal
School
Recitation, "Marion's Excuse
Luceiia Burgess
Lena Cashier
rsecitation only. Eva Tozier
Recitation. Am Ancient Table"
.,u q Marion Swift
Nellie@ Mansell, Carrie Anderson
Dialogue. Patriot Words" Several BOYS
Recitation. who Cares" Ben PARTRIDGE
Recitation. "A Notifying Mistake
Elise Wolfe
..efltatlon, his Idea, Charlie Locke
Music:
m-''Flower Song"
t2)-" Suppliant. 10, Thy Children Bend .,
Several Girls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
Prot. Hall at Commencement.

The music for Colby commencement
this year will he furnished by Halls
Military Band and Orchestra of this
city. The band Will be increased TO -
members including several of the best
players Of other Maine bands. The or
chestra will consist of l9players among
whom will he Prof. pullen and Mr. Os-
good of Bangor and several other ar
lists of the Maine symphony Orches-
ira. This is gratifying to the friends
Of both the college and the band and
all may rest satisfied that the music
Will be as good as can be secured any
where. The orchestra will play at the
commencement hop, which will he held
this year at the Fairfield Opera house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

The new combination baggage and
mail car No - just out OF the car
shops was attached 10 the "Scoot f"I
Oakland. last evening. for warming
up run. The car is a beauty and was
built to replace the car that WAS IN the
Orono wreck, last winter. 1t is for
use as baggage and mail car and is
finished on the interior III white wood
au naturale. In the opinion Of the
builders and tinishers it is the best car
Of the Kind ever sent out on the road
by the Maine Central.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
The ''Undress" Parade.

The annual parade of Colby students
in "scant clothimg," occurred Mon
day, at midnight. The parade was
the best of the kind, in point of cos
tunes that was ever seen here. Abou.
Is students formed on the campus
at midnight and, with tin pans ana
horns marched down College avenue to
Elm street to Silver, to Main. yelling.
cheering. pounding. blowing horns. and
making regular night before-the-
Fourth din. The parade was warmly
greeted along the route by those who
We're awake. In the language of one
of the senior class, 1T was a great ma
rade"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

When Mrs, Walter Mclaughlin and
daughter drove off this end of the
bridge, yesterday forenoon. the horse
SHE'D at some object and collided with
ToZier'S team, this broke some of the
harness and the shaft Of her team and
threw Mrs Mclaughlin out in the mud
and the girl onto the whifletree. Here
she was dragged some distance and
then let go and the team passed over
her without touching her Neither of
the ladies were injured at all and be-
side that to the harness and carriage
no damage was done, though it was a
narrow escape all around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
misunderstood SIGNALS.
Passenger Train Crashes Into a Special
Freight at Exeter. N. H.

Exeter. N. H., June IA passenger
train on the western division of the
Boston * Maine Railroad. which left
Boston at 3 o'clock, this afternoon, ran
into special freight standing at the
statlpn and smashed two freight cars.
The engine on the passenger train was
also badly wrecked, but no one on
either of the trains was injured The
outward track was badly torn up and
Wrecking train was sent from Law
renee to clear up the Wreckage 1t is
said that the cause of the accident was
the Misunderstanding of signals by the
engineer of the passenger train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
Sunday Sacred Selections.

Manager Hamblen of the Electric
Road has closed Il contract with Prof
L. Il. Hall that means q series of
sacred concerts between the hours of
and 5. Sunday afternoons at Island
park, by the professors orchestra. In
addition there will be selections vocal
and instrumental by some of The finest
of local talent. AS the heated term
approaches it will be seen that the
park will be a delightful place to which
to repair for q cool hour or more and
the best of music will be greatly appre-
ciated by the large host of patrons that
the resort can claim at this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

dishes and making beds. During the
drill. questions explaining each part OF
the work were quickly and correctly
answered The president, Mrs. Rich
ards read a communication from Mrs.
Beal in regard to aid for the war The
executive committee will meet with
Mrs. Quimby. Saturday afternoon, to
take some action in regard to it. Re
freshmentS were served.
The ladies are greatly obliged to the
G.. A. r. for the use of their hall which
they gave them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

The many friends Of Mrs. Henry Z.
Dexter, Of Derry Depot y. H., former
~ Of this place will regret to learn Of
her health. which occurred. last week,
at the Maine General Hospital at Port
land. her death resulting from the
effects Of a surgical operation. Mrs.
Dexter was for some time 4 resident
Of this place, and had many friends
here. she is survived 10y her husband
and two children. Maud and pcrley.
The remains We're carried to North
Wayne, where the funeral services
We're held. sunday morning, at 10
o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

y number of Halowell ladies met at
the home of Mrs. j. S. Hamilton, Tues
day afternoon and organized a sewing
club, the principle duties of the mem
bers being to assist in the making of
cholera bands" for the troops. Mrs
J. $. Hamilton, who early became in
terested in the movement, was made
president, Mrs. j. w. Church, vice
president, Mrs. S. ID. Clark, treasurer
and Mrs. J. f. Hutchinson. secretary.
Subscriptions are now being received
and already the solicitors report that
quite a sum has been raised. Every
body should aid IN the work Small
subscriptions as we'll as large are de-
cidedly in order so that no one will
need to feel embarrassed when called
upon to give. The flannel has been
ordered and will arrive in few days,
when another meeting of the society
will be called to further plan the work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15
The Midsummer Retention.

Inc midsummer reception of the
Womens' Philanthropic Union was
held. Tuesday afternoon at the G.. A
H. hall about 100 being present. The
hall looked very pretty. being draped
win the Stars and Stripes and wild
movers. a drill by eight children from
the kindergarten Garden class under
MIS-. F. I. Bradstreet was very fine
me childrens' drill took in washing,
sitting breakfast table. washing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

There will be a special meeting of the
city council, tomorrow night, for the
purpose of passing upon special APP
preparation for the teachers of the city
schools The schools closing the next
day and many of the teachers desiring
to leave the city, it will be necessary to
pass that part of the pay roll for June
8. before the regular monthly meeting.
AT the same time there Will be an in
quest into the origin of the Bushey
fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

The Republican city committee has
posted notices of a aucus of that party
to be held in City hall, next Friday
evening at $50 O'Clock. to choose two
sets of delegates. one to the Hepubli-
can State convention and the other TO
the district convention both of which
are to be held on the same day at Au-
gusta The call also provides for the
nomination of candidate for repre-
sentative to the next Legislature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

There will he an exceedingly inter-
esting exhibition given. today. at II.
p. Getchcll's store \ complete and
practical process Of cooking on that re-
markable Insurance Napor stove"
will he demonstrated to the entire salts
faction and delight of all who call. 1t
may not now seem probable, but in the
near future you are likely to sweltcr
over the range unless You possess d
satisfactory summer stove
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-15

Albert Stark of Cape Cod, who is en-
ployed as coachman by Russell Mars
ton of Boston, was in SkoWhegan,
Tuesday. looking after matched pair
of horses Among the good ones tried
by him were those Of T. II. Viles and
Or. BiseloW.