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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
DIAMOND
L. P. Jones, Reporter,

L. =. Jones, Reporter
June 20-Farmers are so busy scuf-
fling with the weeds that they can
scarcely take time to eat or sleep. We
hear OF one man in an adjoining
neighborhood who ran two teams last
Sunday all day. Even the hired man
and his dumb animals were compell-
ed to break the commandment. Thou
shalt do no work"
Perry Ientz has sister from Mis-
souri, visiting him.
Miss Shinkle who is attending Nor
NAL in lola, came out and spent SUI
day with the family of her brother
Will.
Miss Minnie Nader went 20 lola
last week to help Mrs Campbell with
her work.
John Reynolds and family visited
west OF Carly 10 Sunday.
Rev Manley of Laharpe filled his
appointment at Diamond sabbath
very acceptably.
Diamond has, under the Leadership
of Miss Mary Carpenter and G. w
smith fiourishing sunday school.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
CARLYLE
C. A. srtYsoY. Reporter.

G., A srISsoS, Reporter.
June l0-N ezie Bros shipped seven
car Yoads of cattle to Kansas ity last
week. They also shipped lot of
hogs. When you are advertising
Allen county industries do not over
look the hog and cattle business,
especially when farmer ships
enough cattle and hogs at once to
make up a train.
George w Kellstadt, our efficient
telegraph operator, took a vacation
last week. Relief Agent Nelson
worked during M Kellstadts alb
senoe.
MIS- r b Arnold was confined to
her bed several days last week with
rheumatism.
Your correspondent is in lola this
week attending court
Julia Mcclure visited CARLYLE
friends over sunday.
Foster Beeson is working for : 7
Ryker
Miss Betha Adams entertained her
cousin, MISS Brewer, OF lola, over
sunday.
May Msgurk, who has been at Baker
University for the past year, her
friend, Miss Weber of Salina, and
her little neice, media Jones, of Silver
Leaf district, visited her sister, Mrs
ID Christian Sunday.
MIR aud Mrs Lynch and two little
daughters from Carpenter neigh Dor
hood attended church here Sunday.
Miss Lillian Smith Is home from
Highland University.
The exercises Children,s Day
passed off very pleasantly. There
ware many visitors present.
The Carlyle friends Of Miss Clifford
Mitchell are greatly pleased ut her
promotion from high school principal
to city uperintendent. 1t may not
he generally known that she is "A
cnusin of Gen Fred Funston, but
such is the fact. II seems to kind of
run in the family to succeed in un-
usual and difficult undertakings. We
predict good schools for lola the COM
ing year.
jennie Francis from Brookhaven
farm visited EinOr Longshore the
first of last week.
Mrs louisa Miller is visiting her
daughter, Mrs r. Dunlap.
Chss Torrance has fine new
saddle
We hope if the lola merchants in.
tend to Keep their stores closed all
afternoon on the Fourth, they will
advertise the fact. We know several
people who lost considerable time be.
cause the stores were not opened the
afternoon of Decoration day, and time
Is money to the farmer at this season.
We have no kick coming against
the merchants having the holiday
hut they ought to make up theil
minds about it in time to inform the
public a feN days in advance.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
BRONSON
Gert!e Helms. Reporter


June 90-Mrs Rose Stahl from Kan
sas City, IL visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Mclaughlin.
Misses Maud and Gertie Helms Wis
tied at J w Ketchum's sunday.
Mrs Gillian of lola, had her former
sunday school class of Bronson to
visit her at her home in lola. Those
present were: Walter Ketchum.
Charley and Bert Lent, Milo Daugh-
ters, Robert Caldwell, Alfred Nolmer
Bert HicksOn, Finley Helms, Clarence
DERRICK and Arthur Byran, and oil
course the boys had nice time as
they do when they visit with Mrs
Gillian.
The timers have finished their
work on Love Bros building.
There was an ice cream social given
by the | o & L lodge in the park
saturday evening.
Albert Holeman and wife are dowr
with typhoid fever.
The NJ f church expects to hav,
their first quarterly meeting mex
sunday,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
IA GRANoE
IN. Z. ]. Reade. Renorter.

Mrs. f. J. Reade, Reporter,
June l0-GeO Ruxton and wife
visited their niece Mrs Lou Gibson
south of lola Saturday and sunday.
Mary Vandever is assisting Mrs
j Il Doty with her house work.
MRS VIM Stout is vi iting relatives
in Missouri.
Rev Hnshaw preached at Piqua
Sunday morning and al LaHaTpe at
night.
Ellen Adams is visiting MRS Geo
Myers at lola.
Clara and Mary Harris and Harley
Hanna attended the Childrens Day
services at Golden Valley sunday
night
Nellie Robinson visited her mother
in lola Saturday and sunday.
June 20-Will Harding has new
moving machine and is preparing to
90 haying.
Amos and Addie Delp have each
bought them a horse recently.
Messrs Searcy, WilmOuth and Ossie
Howard were the first to lay part of
of their corn by,
MRS Ida Wilmouth has been under
the DOCTORS care the past week but is
better AT present. Her mother re-
turned to her home near lola Sunday.
Those little black flies seem to be
worse than usual this summer. stock
can hardly eat during the day.
A few have not got their corn plow-
ed over the frs time yet and 1t Is in
bad shape.
Mr. and Mrs Iusminger's only
daughter, twelve years old, died FRI.
day They have the sympathy OF the
en- ire community The remains were
taken to Neosho county forinterment.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
PRAIRIE CENTER.
MRS. H, SMITH Correspondent,

MRS. II. SMITH Correspondent.
June l0-Rena Moore visited friends
here for few DAYS and attended ser.
vices at the church last Sunday.
Ira Keslar visited his cousin Chas
Gibson over sunday.
Chas Gibson and family spent sun
day at Mr. Girwell's in Woodson
county.
Rena Carver visited friends in
Humboldt last week and took part in
the Children's Day exercises at the
Christian church Sunday evening.
Eugene Smith and Val Clark at
tended the exercises at the Christian
church in Humboldt Sunday evening.
They say 1t was good.
Mr. Miner ana family from near
carlton visited at Mrs Choguil'- last
Sunday.
We have heard that Mrs Wulfe
started Monday to Linn county to see
her SON Ed who Is very sick.
Rev Steinmetz preached here sun.
day morning and at Village Creek at
night, Frank Dickinson went to
Village Creek with him.
Some of Mr. Bakers children are
very sick DR. Wilson is attending
them.
Chas and Chris McCley are here
visiting their parents
wanted good saddle. can at Room over
lola Hardware latd lw)
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
GRIFFIN

June 2l-Ed Under is on the sick
list.
Sadie Dyer visited Ollie Griffin
Monday.
DR. Wilson lost one of his colts that
was so badly cut in the wire fence,
Alex Bailey is cutting wheat for
Mr. Linder.
Mr. and Mrs b f. Brown start today
for the mountains
Mr. Stoifer OF Center Ridge took
Rev Solps place at this appointment
Sunday.
Duke Mosler and Ollie Griffin were
in Humboldt last evening.
Rev Solt and family took dinner at
Mr. Linder's yesterday.
Those who have dog. that run at
large should secure them at night as
poison is being put out for wolves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
OLD ELSmORE

June 10-Mr and Mrs Dreston Isaac,
Mr and MRS w G. Walker, Mr. and MRS
Gullett and J Kuhn We're the guests
of Mr. and Mrs NJ Williams.
MT and Mrs Boyer were the guests
of L Anderson since our last. Mr.
Anderson il Mrs Boyer's father.
Will Boyer was at the baptizing,
also Dtr aud Mrs + Walker, Mrs Cum
ningham and daughter.
MRS Hoi was the guest OF MIS- 6
A Alderman.
Mr. and Mrs VIII TroXell have
moved on the old Dehaven farm.
J Hoil has fixed the roads up batter
than they have been for years. Kan.
sas can have good roads If they
would fix them good while they were
fixing
MI j Turner received the sad news
that four more of her relatives in Hi
nois were dead making eight that
have died in less than year. sad
sad indeed!
Old Elsmore was something like
the days OF old Sunday. We had our
sabbath school and Rev Barber and
Mrs Bacon, who is now dead, helped
1t was caused by the baptizing OF
some NJ Rev Carter's converts at the
Hall. There were Mr. and Mrs Ed
Boyer, Liddie, Murrie. Tone and
Claude stewart and Lutte Ke"drix.
Quite crowd was in sttenda, ce.
MT and mrs Joe Turner were the
guests of w Troxell.
Mr. and Mrs Page were the guests Of
w Kennedy
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
BAYARD.
Lora Dawson, Reporter.

l.oIh btNNoA, Reporter.
We are glad to note that Mrs Chas
Voorhees, is again able 10 ride out.
Mr. Willis attended meeting at
Limestone sunday.
BERTHE Hale Is visiting friends in
lola this week.
Clarence Mock and his uncle from
Missouri drove to LaHarpe sunday.
Mrs Dickinson and Kate Bunner
OF Moran, visited Mr. Whitesell's
Friday.
Henry Stainbrook entertained quite
number of his friends Thursday
evening
There will be an ice cream supper
at Mr. Roses next Tuesday evening
June n, for the benefit OF the Usage
Valley church.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
CENTER GROVE
Miss Bell Reynolds, Reporter.

MISS BOZ htynOIusi hepOFItT
June l0-Miss Ransing of Neosho
county, visited at MT Kienzles' last
N onday.
Quite Il number Of the young people
attended the entertainment at Cot
tage Grove Friday night.
Ne scribe visited relatives near
Fair View saturday and sunday.
mary Hall is staying at Mr. Thurs
toms.
Laura Phebus is visiting at Mr.
Phebus' near Prairie View.
Mary Bnger is picking straw berries
at Mr. CIawford's near Central Az
enue.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
eELFRY.


NIV.tUVIl NTtII TtTUTIlI-
June love were surprised last
week to see our items appear under
the name of La Grande when il
shou!d have been Belfry
MIS- Callie Dennis of Kincaid, spent
Friday and Saturday with Mrs
Emma Curley.
MRS Crsmer has purchased a new
washing machine.
Pearl LieuTance was delivering
books in our neighborhood last week
Fred Olmstead visited Frank Curley
Friday.
Geo Vandeveer and family visited
at Mr. Rudisil's sunday
Rev McNabb was calling in this
neigh bOrhood Friday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23

A simple and safe way to clean costly az easily
injured articles is to make suds Of ho. 'ter ana
Ivory Soap, and allow it to cool until lukCH.,.. This
solution, while very effective is perfectly harmless.
Ivory SOAP contains no alkalL ltWi 10 4@r.~oV t.
surface or texture of any material however delicate.
Ivory Soap differs from other scans. J. Is ~'o~n
carefully made, and the materials used in its manu-
facture are the pureSt and bas-.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
SOUTH MAPLE GROVE AND CENTRAL
AVENUE
Ethel B Lash. Reporter

Elutl ID Lhhu, NepOIttI
June l9-It is with reluctance that
we take up the correspondence after
such an able correspondent as . q
Crawford. But as he could not retain
1t we kindly ask every one to help
make the items interesting by assist.
ing us to gather the neighborhood
news.
Mr. Beemans served ice cream to
quite mum Der of invited friends Sat
urday evening before the departure
of Miss Emma She started for En-.
poria Sunday where she will enter
the state Normal.
1t is with pain we note the death of
Mrs Annie (McEutyre) Thompson,
the 10Th inst A more extended
notice next week.
A be Herryford is working for Mrs
Maxwell at present.
Maggie Butts was the guest OF We
scribe saturday night and sunday
morning.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-23
THE COUNTY NEWS.
interesting Items From All Over
Allen County,
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
DONE BY YOUR NEIcHBoRs FAITH
FULLY AND IMPARTlAILY SET
DOWN BY REGISTER
REPORTERS

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads OF these letters are agents of the REoIs-
TER and are authorized to solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions. Any assistance
rendered them in gathering the news of their
respective neighborhoo Is will be appreciated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
PERSONS WHO NAVE 10 FLAG.

What deep and lasting contempt the whole
world feels for the man who has no country and
Is loyal TO no flag, Little Americans" need
hereafter to be called un-Amcrcans Born par
Elephants in the -randest government on earth
inhertors of share in the glores of flag
second TO none, they prefer TO cast dishonor on
that flag TO aid the enemies Of their Govern
ment and 10 60 through life without a country
or a flag because their personal vanity is not
satisfied. What contempt they get and ever
will get from the loyal citizens of every country
they must realize if they consider how English
politicians would now be regarded II they should
rejoice in the successes of the Beers
Passing events are proving the right Of Great
Britain TO govern wisely and long. and to stand
in the front rank of world ruling nations For
The British have in them enough OF the in
s,inct Of civilization to sink their differences
when the honor Of their nation is at stake
Without that quality. which is the very es-
sence of the right 10 rule in the world as
sef-restrant is the very essence of capacity
for sef-govcrnment no people can hope TO COM
mand the respect or The confidence of others.
But the British opponent of the Government
makes haste to say, as leaders among them said
on Wednesday. 1T is not the time TO call our
opponents names, DuI 10 Dack up lfPr MaJeS-
"ty's Ministers" "Some day there will be an
"inQusition n 10 the preparations made for this
'war, but the time for that Is not now. Our
duty now is 10 support those who have the d.
'rection of affairs What gulf there Is be-
tween the profound respect which such loyalty
commands and the contempt which meets I'M
Americans who send words Of comfort 10 the
twice sold Philippine rcbel,
The root Of genuine loyalty is conviction that
the cause Of a nation must be upheld against
other nations and every armed foe. for unless il
be no real national life Is possible. British lead
ers of every shade of opinion know that the
rule of Great Britain. whatever its faults a, the
moment may be. makes possible higher civilian
ton than can be attained under Beers in Africa
or Sepoys IN India. In that conviction men feel
that they are doing their best for their nation
their race and the world, when they sink differ
ences about methods details In order to up-
hold those charged with responsibility. Any
American fit TO have part In the grand heritage
OF this people knows beyond all possible doubt
TINT their government makes for n higher civil
izatOn everywhere. for larger freedom and
greater justice. than any rule that is possible by
Tagal insurgents. He who knows this and vet
helps the insurgents and battles against his
Government because II has not soothed his van
jty by accepting his notions about every detail
deserves 10 be, as he 10 In the estimation Of all
LOYAL people Of every race, man not fit TO Ina We
q country or flag.
1sv many such voters are there? No cleo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
THE SCARCITY OF STEE L.

-rho r,rchase Of a hundred thousand tons or
.,oo, rails bv the Pennsylvania Railroad for de-
,i,.or, rext wear at $50 "A ton Is remarkably IN
e,r,ctivo event This railroad, as all know Is
,,oracod with great business ability, ana mas
o,,,ior advantages over most others In the tact
,h., eevoral Ct the most powerful iron and steel
,rorl,nr corr orations are dependent upon II TOT
,~orcnortation There has been no sentiment
h,,. only nu,e business in the policy which has
enabled the Pennsylvania to stand apart from
49, r,,-,,,iss NJ these concerns with each other.
di,id,nc its orders among them and securing
ro,, oil fair terms If they have power TO Tx
tho nrIces for rails and a vast quantity Of other
rau,,ov CONTINENT and materials. il has power
to fix freight rates on materials and fuel when
al 30 ,bero renuire and on deliveries Of their
nroducts to customers. 1t is generally under
s.ooa thu, tho PENNSYLVANIA has by this policy
eocnred as advantageous contracts as any other
railroad could get. and has built up for itself
an enormous business along its line. When 1t
&c said IN have contracted with the Carnegie,
Cambria Pcnnsvlvania steel, La kawanna Iron
and Federal Steel companies for its supply OF
rails for next year paying SI3 instead Of -"
for similar supplies delivered this year. the
transaction Is highly instructive.
II makes clear the fact that the rail business
Is not controlled. as many persons imagine. by an
arbitrary MONOPOLY for some Of the concerns
named are engaged in particularly bitter COM
petition All have been led by their own IN
terests to refrain from putting down prices
below the cost Of production. but the second
fact disclosed is that the current price Of rails
is relatively closer to the cost ~ production
than SO was last February. when Bessemer
mig cos, 81 Not allowing for the advance In
wages since that time, but only for the loss Of
about t., per cent in converting the pig into
rails the margin for profit would be smaller
with mig at 500 20 and rails at S3.' than II was
last February The current price Of billets, now
purchasahle az no Pttshurg or Eastern mill for
loss than $50 or 50 more than the rails manu-
featured from billets. indicates that only con
Germs having their own supplies Of ore and fuel
and producing their own pig and billets can ar
ford 10 sell rails at current prices.
The next fat disclosed is that one OF the
ablest corporations in the country. and the one
more closely in touch than any other with the
great steel combinations. does not expect prices
to fall below the present range for nearly year
10 come The PENNSYLVANIA has several times
made larp contracts in which by mutual agree
ment the = ice kept secret But ii finds no
advantage LOW in that course and evidently
does not expect that its competitors Will get
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03

creose of her forces In South Africa wouio III
crease the danger Of war. For her TO nave sent
n battalion to occupy Laings Mex would nave
been deemed by the Transvaal casus pei''' III"
would have subjected Great Britain 10 'he se"-
oral rcproach OF having provoked hosun'">
Therefore the British Government ren"'"'''
comparatively passive and left the passes vi '"'
Drakensberg undefcnded. while the lranS'""'
was making all possible preparations Tor WAL
II NAV be that that policy was mis'aNe'' 'o'
we are not yet convinced of it, Great f'r''a'"
is undoubtedly having TO pay heavy Pe""'''
for il. But she has probably gained iar nlo''
in the moral advantage which has accrue" u
her from avoiding even the appearance "i men
ace or aggression. These are some OF the cor
sldoratons which will doubtless come 10 the
British mind as potent afterhough's 10 sn"i"
the final Judgment upon the conduct OF me WIT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
GREAT BRITAIN'S GREAT TASK.

Criticism Of the British War Office has begun.
That was to be expected. II is human nature.
and we might say particularly Anglo-Saxon nat
IRE. 10 he critical when things go wrong. The
first object of attack is. of course the command
Ing general who appears 10 have Numbered at
Iadysmiih and who with classic courage takes
upon himself whatever blame may justly be be-
slowed Beyond him. however other objects
are sought Men arc asking why. with the men
ace OF war in view since last spring. prepare
tons were no; more promptly made 10 meet il,
and why for weeks. perhaps months. after the
actual declaration and beginning of war the
British are confined to policy Of defence 70
treat and even Of disaster. Why were no; more
troops Oh the ground: Why was moi there a
strong force AT Laing's Mex to prevent the Bocr
invasion of Natal: Why. at any rate. is il not
possible 10 get the army corps TO the scene Of
action more rapidly than is now being done?
And so on.
We have said that this is natural. for the rca
son that men are men and are therefore forget
full erring and not always reasonable. In max
ing such criticisms they ignore The fact that in
this war Great Britain is engaged in an under
taking quite unprecedented in the history Of
wars. AT least in modern times. There have
larger armies in the field There have been
military expeditions sent TO equally remote
places But we can recall no modern precedent
for sending an army of seventy thousand men
more than seven thousand miles over sea. and
maintaining them there. TO fight an arduous
campaign and 10 control region bigger than all
Europe outside Of Russia. The Crmca was not
as far away. and the whole force Of the three
allies was not as large as that which Great
Britain is now sending to South Africa Wei
llngton's army In the Peninsula was larger, but
II was not sent so far away. And IN both of
those cases how much more serious were the
delays and blunders than in this.
1t is 10 be remembered. moreover though it
seems to be forgotten. that the very men who
now blame the War Office for not making more
prompt preparations were only n few Weeks n 90
with equal earnestness deprecating tho making
Of such preparations Great Britain desired
peace. 1t was seen that any considerable in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03

crices materially more advantageous witnin t"e
next twelve months than II has made YET IL IL
over nine wears since as much as S33 has peen
mn id for rails In early contracts. Tnat price al"
I'm some cases $50 paid in April. lo""' peio'e
tho Mckinley tariff was enacted. but has never
heen paid since In effect the scarcity OF
iron with over 21SOOO tons produced weekly
is as great as It was twelve years ago, WIN an
OUTPUT averaging only about l23W" tohs
weekly Nor is II possible to doubt that this
scarcity is genuine as to iron available TOT steer
making. and not in any degree artificial, IN VIE"
Of the extraordinary effort being made py '"c
great producers to secure increased supplies VI
ore and more vessels for lake transportation
TIE PENNSYLVANIA steel Company, one OF those
which supply the railway. has available n
great supply OF exceptionally rich ore in CUBA
and Is pushing it's efforts to secure larger de-
livery and use Of IT, Other concerns nave Sc
cured important deposits in Cuba. one having
,us. contracted for n long steel pier ana ten
miles Of railway for delivery OF its ore on N'S-
sele These concerns have short rail trans
portation there and cheap ocean transportation
10 docks in this country close to furnaces. pu'
some time will be needed for great extension or
their operations which may also be retarded ny
the political uncertainties in Cuba Extensive
new supplies are being opened in Alabama an"
II is claimed that the practically unlimited de-
posts in Missouri can by comparatively ne"
processes he utilized In steel production But
the rapid extension Of work In the lake region
is still as it has been for the last ten years the
key Of the situation. That region has maze
possible the doubling Of American iron produce
ton. and according to all accounts is able 10
provide supplies for doubling 1t again. 1t VIII
take time to open more mines and build more
roads and greatly increased feet OF vessels on
the lakes. But probably within year the sup
ply and production may have so enlarged thar
even the unprecedented consumption OF this
year will not sustain high prices. though with
rail mills already covered by contracts for more
than half of 1900 It may he somewhat later
before actual deliveries of cheap rails can be
expected.