The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25

ever going back to Ohio. He dare
not face oil men who have read of the
unprecedented actions gone through
here. The chances are that 90 per
cent of those who read the paper
would not understand the profession
al well drilling lingo any better than
did the the reporter, while they did
understand the reports as he gave
them.
A great many lola people know Mr..
r.. n. Vert who was for many years
one of the leading business men of
Humboldt. He now lives in Cove
county, and in a recent letter, renew
ing his su description to tie REGISTER,
he said; 81 hope the people of lola
will not kill your city by bonding it
to death. Look at Humboldt twenty
five years ago and take warning.
left Humboldt for no other reason
than to escape the bond debt, as did
fifty others of the best business men
of the town."
A few members of the old band who
are in town held reunion Saturday
night and talked over the prospect of
organizing band for 1898. There is
some excellent new material in lola
and the boys hope with little help
and encouragement to get an excellent
band organized in time to lead the
grand march at the Woodmenis log
rolling. OF course Fourth of July and
the Fair and other occasions will need
them. There is some talk of the local
Woodmen helping the boys and they
should be encouraged in every way
to get together.
Eureka Messenger The people of
Madison and vicinity are aroused on
the gas and oil question, and mean to
find out what is below them. Several
public meetings have been held and
Messrs f. ID. Martindale and j. S.
Steintorf were sent as committee to
Neodesha and lola for the purpose Of
investigating the gas and oil wells at
those places. The report of this COM
mittee was favorable and at a meet.
ing held last week 1t was decided to
bore 200 feet. at least, that being the
depth at which experts said gas or oil
might be expected.
Mr.. Ward l.. Smith, of Fredericks-
town, Mo-, was troubled with chronic
diarrhma for over thirty years. He
had become fully satisfied that it was
only question of a short time until
he would have to give up. He had
been treated by some of the best ply
sicians in Europe and America, but
got no permanent relief. One day he
picked up newspaper and CHANGED
to read an advertisement of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhua
Remedy. He got bottle of it, the
first dose helped him and its con-
tinued use cured him. For sale by
Campbell & Christian.
The latest rage Is "roseola." 1t is
face rash, red and annoying. The
doctors call 1t a "cutaneous effiores-
cence, often with little elevation"
Whether or not II is contagious de-
ponds on whether its name ia roseola
or rubeola; the latter being contagi-
GUS measles. A good many people
already have it and a great many
more are thinking OF getting it. No
one need worry about its propriety
for some of Iola's very best people
have 1t or have had it. 1t is not
deemed necessary to go into detail
concerning 1t as you will be sure to
recognize it when you see 1t.
Readers Of the REGISTER will re-
member an article some time ago
about the death Of DR.. Mcclellan,
"Diamond Dick" The inspiration
for the article seemed to come pretty
straight from the scene of the suppos-
ed death. Yesterday a copy Of the
Express, published at Chickasha, T.
t., came to this office containing
several pages of advertising and testi-
monials very much after the manner
of DIR. Diamond Dick when on earth
la these parts, and at the bottom was
the name of DR.. Mcclellan. The
doctor seems to he very much alive
and prospecting and he is dealing in
good old roots and herbs and not
spiritualistic cures.
The ginger bread butter milk social
drew a houseful of young people to
the home ofMiss Ella EwartThursday
night. A short program was render
ed consisting of recitations, songs and
piano selections. Every body came in
shivering from the cold and the fun
was kept going at such rate that
none were able to get settled down
into the quietness which too often
turks over socials. Everyone who