The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-17

versity of Kansas, having completed |
the two years in one year and re-
ceiving her degree of Bachelor of |
Law. Mrs. Bennett is former Ann |
Arbor student and her present honor
Is in line with her former remarkable |
record for scholarship. Mr.. Bennett
his wife to Topeka
where she was admitted to practice
before the supreme court and they
both retur ned 10 lola today.
The board of education opened the
bids for the construction of the new
school building at recent meeting
and let the contract for the whole
building to Overmyer Il Wilson, of
lola, for $S,361. The firm will give
bond for construction and will sublet
the brick and mason work. Mr..
Squiers, the architect, was down from
Emporia today in connection with the
board aud will personally .superin.
tend the work. 1t is hoped to begin
work on the foundation and furnaces
next week.
1t was just7!i5 last night when the workman
at the natural gas well whose duty kept his
head above the mouth of the we'll, stepped
back, gave a gasp, aud re marked as his hat
sailed toward the upper regions; "Whew Boys
that's purity strong
The drill had broken through the hard rock
and plunged foot into second layer of gas
sand" Lets see If she II burn" cried another
workman as he made fre-ink Of a rope end
and got a blaze from the engine. He applied
his torch to the ori6ce Of the big bore, and
flash sheet of flame went shooting up way
hey ond the roofing over the bore-a distance of
% or 80 feet 1t was powerfully hot too, and
drove the men inside the far corners. 1t also
threatened the royas Of the apparatus, and for
safety the fire was eNtiuguisbed bypuggiug.-
| Ot1jc1 Republican.
All of which IL very amusing to
people whokn something about the
force of gas well that has gas in it.
MIR. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the
Burton House, Burton, w. v, and
one of the most widely known men in
the state was cured of rheumatism
after three years of suffering. He
| say ia Z liOi SulllClVnl
of language to convey any idea of
what suffered, my physician told
me that nothing could he done for me
and my friends were fully convinced
that nothing but death would relieve
me OF my suffering. In June, 1894,
Mr.. Evans, then salesman for the
Wheeling Drug Co., recommended
Cham berlain's Pain Balm. At this
time my foot and limb were SWOLLEN
to more than double normal size and
it seemed to me my leg weuld burst,
but soon after began using the Pain
Balm the swelling began to decrease,
the pain to leave, and now | consider
that am entirely cured. For sale by
Campbell d Burrell.
Ex-senator John j. ingalls,, OF Kan
sas, whose fame as a brilliant writer, a
man OF remarkable scholarship and
literary attainments, is even greater
than that of the distinguished senator,
announces new book on the subject
of the A Americans panish-Cuban War.
1t is entitled Americas War for HUI
manity in picture aud story " 1t is
published by the n. ID. Thompson
Publishing Co. of st. Louis, Mo. aud
is an exhaustive discussion of the eau
ses Of the war, and an equally exhaust
I've history of its incidents, and a brill
liant analysis of the famous characters
conducting it. 1t promises to be the
one great and popular work called
forth by this wonderfully Interesting
national episode. Whatever Senator
Ingalls, touches he adorns; and this
book shines and sparkles in the light
of his genius. This work is worthy
ofhis genius, and will be monument
to his fame. The subject now so en-
crosses the popular mind as to fore
cast for this book sale that will be
universal. 1t will be sold by sub
cription only, and the canvassing
samples are now ready for agents
We advertise it in another colurln.
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} Every home should have one, also
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