The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-10-13


seige of typhoid fever he came here
and, suffering n relapse, has been
confined to the home of Mr. n. r..
Baker for the past five weeks, MAX
ing nine weeks Illness in all He
looks haggard and having shaved off
his beard, the change Is wonderful.
Union: d. p. Burning says there is
enough water in his deep water well
to force the water to flow oil the time,
and when the gas is lighted 1t burns
quite freely. If deep well was
drilled there it might develop big
gaeser. But it goes to show there Is
gas to the east and northeast and
south of us, and we believe the big
field will be found east Of the city.
Saturdays X. c. Journalstated that
the coinage of silver dollars in 1904
was a myth. This led Il. :. Slower to
report of the director of the mint in
his hand and therefrom reads the
statement that In 1904 there were
coiued 100570 silver dollars. They
are so scarce today, however, that
one recently sold for 1910, In 1905
32l were coined and then none for
thirty years.
The probate Judge is i'm receipt of
large batch of superfine marriage GER
tificates and he gives written
guarantee with each and every one
that the parties buying one OF them
will live to hold their children's chill
dren on their knee and assist them in
spelling out the beautiful lines of
poetry with which they are EN-.
bellished. They are going like hot
cakes and parties desiring one should
apply at once.
A. l.. Taylor Is laying stone walk
next his lumber yard, G. H. DeClute
and the REGISTER have put down
brick along the north side of this
building, the property owners from
Jimmy Hershberger's residence o
the Mo. Pac depot are LAYING brick,
and there are others not yet spoken
of. lola can spend $50 more easily
now than she could q five cent piece
five years ago, and rather likes the
sensation.
+. G.. Sggers, patent lawyer,
Washington, ID. e., reports the fol-
lowing patents granted to inventors
in the State of Kansas, Sept. PC, 1899.
He will mail copy of specifications
and drawings of any patent for ten
cents i'm stamps. r.. w. Branson,
Cherokee, Kans; Fastening device for
mail bagsIF NJ. Cadman and j. w.
johnson, Soldier, Kans., lap-robe
holder; J. NJ. Hull, AtchisOn, Kans.,
Acetylene gas generator; j. r.. Pur-
due, RichIand, Kaus, revolving
book support and holder.
The old matter of the Sam Wilson
road, between lola and Humboldt on
the river, came up before the county
commissioners Friday. \ new set OF
viewers to view the proposed road
were appointed some time ago, but On
the appointed day only one appeared
at the beginning and the lawyers
who were to represent the parties
who opposed the road, have used this
as basis for demanding that anoth.
er petition be made and another
viewing be made. So the question
remains unsettled.
1t seems that there has been an or
| dInance on the book for years provid-
| ing that any person leaving team
attached to a vehicle united on the
streets is guilty OF misdemeanor
and liable ON conviction to "a fine not
less than 81 and not more than $50; tc
pay the costs and to 90 to Jail until
fine and costs are paid. The ordin
ance has never been enforced, but
herelter it will be and the police have
been notified o keep strict watch.
The gas company have
"sleeve" put on the Washington av
enue main. This is patent device
which is placed at the points wher'
two sections of pipe come togethe
and per mits the line to contract anC
expand without breaking, as ther,
are 10 threads on the Joint. Consid
cradle trouble has been experienced
by t he breaking OF the joint at thi
place in cold weather ana it is hoped
to prevent more trouble,
When word comes that the 20tl
Kansas has reached San Francisco
the journal says this will happen n
Coffeyville: "By arrangement, al
the whistles in the city, including tn
Missouri Pacific switch engines in tn
yards will scream out the joyful It'd
Jugs. This will happen If the shil
/. )mes night or day. All the churcl
bells in the city are urged and eX
pected to chime in, and every in
dividual or corporation having de
vice for making noise should add t.
the general jubilant clamor for tel
minutes
The Cement Company is now pump
; ing water from Elm creek to thei
factory site, using one of the lol
Manufacturing Co.'S. rotary pumps
The distance is five.e ighths of IA mil
and there is bluff and rise of 30 feet
, but the pump throws n stream of
barrel a minute through atwo inc
pipe with ease. Some of the ms
; were skeptical as to the success of tn
pump at this difficult task but it ha
again proved to be wonder. One {
these days that pump will make
! fortune for ssomebody and it is to
. bad it cannot be pushed right now.
2 Mr.. j. o. Hottenstein, Of Salem
8 had sale of his surplus stock tn
= other day and reports to the REGIS