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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFrcl
Malla Mnlla Wnsh Eoh N no,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Walla Walla, Wash, Feb u. 1889
Notice is hereby given that Sarah Hood has
filed notice of intention to make final proof be-
fore y. r. French, u S. Commissioner for the
District of Washington at his Office in RitzyiIle.
Wash on Saturday the 18th day of April, 1899,
on Timber Culture No. 3j9S for the NV. X OF
Sec. No. II, in TIP No. 10, Range No. 81, L. W NJ
She names Ms witnesses: Charles Il. Rogers,
Samuel Glenn, Gustavus |. Laing and Andy
Hood, all Of Fletcher, Wash.
JOHN NJ. HILL, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONS,

Spokane Falls, Wash. March Il, 1889
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his fiaim and
that said proof will be made before FTP Frenah
U. s. Commissioner for the aiakfiat washing.
ton, at Ritzville Adams eounf on MAY
IL, 1899, viz: Daniel Krehhy n The heirs
ana ior all the heirsSn n Krehbei
deceased, VINO nv ;ry, No. 10295
LOT the eta s" :, Sec. No. 80,
wi E.W. NJ.
Illnesses TO prove
TIT and cultivation
Of IN Voght, Jacob
K4 qgust Boenig all
off -
ZEN, Register.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29

oyERNMENT revenues for March
estimated at $45.0O0.0O0, which is
ably enough to meet all expendi-
s. Such IA condition at the wind
up of a war is in the highest de-
creditabie to the party in power.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29

N economical downtown woman
swailing the fact that she didn't
a therm meter when the mercury
so low.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
HENDERSON 6 co.
AR STRACTEQG

ans county. Abstract of Land Titles of Adams
County, Washington, made promptly and cor
rectly. Office at Cou house, -Ritzville, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
LABOR OMNIA yINCIT.
lTZVILLE, MARCH 80, 1899.

Ii He'll suckers when a stingy
| thanks God for free grace.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
FROM BERT MILLER
Malolos =. L. A

Malolos, Z. l., A pril o.
Dear Folks nj Home:-We are in
the much talked OF capital OF the in
surgent forces. They did not put up
the fight at the town we expect ed
to, but taking IL generally it has been
a hot fight all the way from CalOocan
and many "A good American life has
been given. | hear the numUer Of
Killed and wounded So far in this wal
is over eleven hundred. My com
pany has lost fur killed and several
wounded. We lola boys have been
very lucky SO Tar as McCirew is the
only one seriously wounded. He j.
on his way to Frisco | hear. We are
all waiting for the time 10 20 on any
Odd boat and think it VIII ue sUput
the noisiest crowd tqat ever existed
when we sight Fort Point ana the
Golden Gate. II you do meet us in
'Frieco we will have n jolly time.
will take you out 10 Camp Merritt
and the presidiO and show YOU where
we drilled and tin so.diered for six
months | received your letters aud
clippings several days ago and copies
of the REGISTER to March /. 1t is
quite "a pleasure to read of the home
doings in this tar away place also
received au invitation tn the recep-
ton given AT the A. q. L. w. hall
but was sorry | could not attend.
see by the paper 1t was quite a swell
affair. | was sorry TO see the account
Of Sam McHugn's death. He was
such nice fellow. y
y know now what an easy
time had and what good home.
did not know what soldering was
until this last trouble broke out, Tin
and garrison soldering are quite DIFF
ferent from the real thing. Father :
advice has helped me many time.
He knows what this means, but God
grant it may soon he over. Colonel
tunston's old wounds are bOthering
him again and he has gone 10 Manila
for rest lie is trying 10 get the
regiment relieved. We have been on
the firing line since the attn of Feb.
ruary, and some or most all of the
regulars have been i'm reserve all the
time, (the 3rd, 4th, goth aud 22nd i
| The volunteers have done most all
the fighting here and are ready to
retire.
My best love to you and all until
we meet again, Your Loving Son,
BERT +. MILLER.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
FROM OUR BOYS.
Their Facile Pens Furnish
Some More Excellent
Reading Matter.
FROM LEWIS coFFiELD.

A Manila mail was received i'm lola
last saturday and letters came for the
families of nearly all the soldier boys.
The letter addressed to "Mr. j. &.
Coffielu, lola, Kansas, Gods Country
is from the pen Of his ton Lewis aud
parts of it are printed through the
courtesy OF Mr.. COffi,ld.
Manila, z. l., Mar, b 10 1899.
Dear FOlks.-l hear that IA msil leaves
Tor the States tomorrow so have just
few minutes to write before our
mail Is made up. got letter from
Fred the other uay and was glad to
hear from hun. ! would answer but
can't get any paper out here. am
well and hearty except n little jag Of
rheumatism caused from sleeping on
the ground. Hope VIII get a letter
from you on the next mail. The boys
are all we'll and the wounded boys are
getting all right in the hospital. We
are still in our trenches beyond Calico
can. Will Rumbley from lola got a
mauser bullet through his left hand
the other day which will lay him up
in the hospital for few days where
he can get good grub, that's what |
call, good lucK". Don't worry about
me Tor am getting along all right
| will have letter ready If possible
when another mail leaves.
Your Loving Lew.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19

insutgent Qualifications and burning
towns ana over burning Uiidges ana
sinking rate, the burning SUI that
etruck men down ana through
showers vi ueath uealing bullets with
llttle heart Ia the cause Uut driven
on ny pride IN our slate anu Nation
we iaitly tore through from Manila
to MalUios, and mole than that we
ioug hit All the way, aud drove. uuardes
of insurgents III front Of Us. That Is
all we ala but II would take book
to tell the story of it, We nave been
res ing n little since aud feel better,
but we were nearly lead when we
got here. | have not had time or
paper until today to even write a line
AMI am now writing Oh n page fl ON
n Filipino cattle register. No lola
boys nave been hurt and we are
hoping that the rebellion IL practical
~ crushed. Col. Funston went TO
the hospital the second day after we
took MalOIos with an abcess caused
by wound he received in Cuba He
has really oeen unfit physically for
service ever since bsfore the fight
began, but he knows no euch thing
as give up. l think he is the bravest.
muet untiring aud most careful of mis-
men of any officer in the eighth army
corps. We are in hopes that we will
I've sent back to Manila before very
long but of course do not know. 1t
Little il in charge Ct the regiment
IN the field now. / am going to be
sent TO Manila in a day or two to do
some clerical work in the office, and
perhaps | will get shave. | have
pretty good crop of whiskers iu.t
now. My health IL good. thought
several dave | would he overcome
with heat but always escaped The
water does not seem to hurt us
especially when we sweat 40 much.
MOst of the rivers are salt az we are
near the sea and we use the water
from Filipino wells some of the time
hut the X r.. train brings plenty of
condensed water from Manila We
can buy almost ANYTHING we want to
eat from the "sales" car Of the com
missary department at prices almost
as reasonable az in the L. - will
try land write again soon. With
much love to all, your sifectionate
son and brother.
WILFRED w. NELSON.
@. NJ Dept, Goth kaus. Vol. Int.
II =,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19

dan hat known him in l 2 years? snan
child stab his fader2'
dot next day Bertran came TO my
house to help me make some wood cases
for der specimens. ind he tell me dot
he hat left his wife fiddle while NIT
Bimi in der garden Den / finish my
cases quick, ind | say, Let MS 90 TO
your house und get trink. He laugh
und say. Come along dry mans
His wife was not in der garden,
ind Bimi did not come when Bertran
called. Und his wife did not come when
he called, ind he knocked at her bed.
room door ind dot was shut tight
locked. Den he look at me, ind his face
was white. broke down der door NIT
my shoulder, ind der thatch of der roof
was torn into a great hole, und der sun
came in upon der floor. Half you ever
seen paper i'll der wastebasket or cards
at whist on der table scattered? Dere
was no wife dot could be seen tell
you dere was nodi1gs in dot room dot
might be woman. Dere was stuff on
der floor. und dot was all. | looked at
desc things und | was very sick. but
Bertran looked fiddle longer at what
was upon der floor ind der walls und
der hole in der thatch. Den he began
to laugh, soft und low. und knew ind
THANK Gott dot he was mad He meier
cried. he nefer prayed. He stood still
in der doorway und laugh to himself
Den he said She hat locked herself in
dis room, und he hat torn up her
thatch Fl done. Dot is so. We will
mend der thatch und wait for Bimi
He will surely come.
81 tell You we waited ten days in dot
house after der room was made into ~
room again, und once or twice we saw
Bimi coming a lddle way from deI
woods. He was afraid because he hat
done wrong Bertran called him when
he was come % look on der tenth day
ind Bimi come skipping along der beach
und making noises NIT long piece Of
black hair in his hands Den Bertran
laugh und say. Fl doncl shust as if il
was a glass broken upon der table und
Bimi come nearer, und Bertran was
honey sweet in his voice ind laughed
to himself For three days he made love
to Bimi. because Bimi would not let
himself be touched Den Bimi come to
dinner at der same table NIT u.s. ind
der hair on his hands was all black und
thick mit-mit what had dried on his
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
STUDENTS FIGHT SHowMEN.
Pawnca Bins wild West Employees Have a
street Riot with Princeton Men
over a Parade,

Princeton, n. j.. May 16.-Princeton
students and Pawnee Bill's Wild West
employees INDUCED in pitched battle
yesterday, and continuous and serious
rioting was prevented only by the pres
ence of men with cool heads and 10y
the action Of President Patton, of
Princeton university, later in the
day, in calling mass meeting
of all of the students. For 30
years it has been an unwritten law
of Princeton that no circus parade
must pass through the streets, Every
show proprietor in making his dates
has always left Princeton from the
list, for it had been IA matter of com
mon knowledge that the students
would enforce the unwritten law.
Yesterday Pawnee Bill's Wild West
combination violated traditions and
paraded, The result was the fercest
battle Princeton has seen in many years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19

hands Bertran gave nm sangaree TIL
Bimi was drunk ind stupid. und den -
Hans paused to puff his cigar
And then 2" said l.
"Und den Bertran kill him with his
hands. ind | 20 for walk upon der
beach. 1t was Bertran's own piziness
When | come back. der ape he was
dead, und Bertran he was dying abofe
him, but still he laughed a fiddle und
low, ind he was quite content Now
you know der formula of der strength
of der orang-outang. 1t is more as seven
to one in relation to man. But Bertran,
he hat killed Bimi nit sooch dings as
Colt gif him Dot was der mericle
The Internal clamor in the cage re-
commenced Aha Dot friend of ours
hat still too much ego in his cosmos.
BE quiet, thoul"
Hans Missed long and venomously.
We could hear the great beast quaking
in his cage.
But why in the world didn't you
help Bertran instead of letting him be
killed. p | asked
MY friend " said Hans, composedly
stretching himself to slumber, lit was
not nice even to mineself dot | should
lif after had seen dot room NIT der
hole in der thatch Und Bertran, lac
was her husband Goot night. und sleep
well
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19

Lawrence Kan, May l5.-Mlss Rose
Mcfarland daughter of Thomas Nc
Farland, farmer living near this city,
was accidentally killed by her brother
Frank. The tragedy occurred when
Frank and his sister were alone ON the
farm. 4 dog was seized with fit and
they thought it was going mad. Frank
took the gun TO shoot the dog. but the
piece was accidentally discharged and
his sister killed. Miss Mcfarland was
% years old. Frank is 20, The young
man is frantic with grief.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
Mm Try 10 CnIIcct s1nn.oon.

Topeka, Kan. May l5.-At the De-
ginning of the fiscal year, July /, At
torney GODDARD will start in to try to
collect ON the defaulted bonds held by
the permanent school fund 1t is es-
timatcd that there are 500, 900 worth
of dcfaUltod bonds in that fund, and
Mr.. GODDARD proposes To try to put them
into Judgment form and then compel
the various counties and municipali-
ties to levy tax 10 pay the judgments.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
FROM FRED NELSON
MaloIos. p. l., Apri.

Mal0IOs, P. l., April I.
Dear Foiks:-We lola boys are still
well and rested little bit. II com
pany of the Goth Kansas charged up
The main street OF Malolos March
81, and raised the flag over the
church. We left LaL0uia church
March %, about a m. and six days
later were in Malolos. For six long
davs aud some Of the nights through
tickets and swamps and rivers and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
Funston Carries an lola Sword.

X. C. journalistic neral Fred Fms
ton is now carrying n sword present.
ed to him by the citizens of lola, and
the REGISTER thinks he will he
prouder of the weapon given him in
early faith than the one offered ne a
late reward.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
A NOTE FROM THE GENERAL

In "A short letter To the editor Of the
REGISTER dated at Maloios. March
IL, the greater part of which is purely
personal, Genera Funston says:
81 wish you and every good Kan.
san could have seen the 20th charg.
ing like Il lot of steers up the princi.
pal street of MalOlos on the day we
entered that town, and that you
could have seen our shottorn and
weather stained flags, both National
and state, waving from the rebel
hall of congress. 1t was great day
for Kansas. hut at the cost OF grief
in many Kansas home. for the
campaign of seven days ending with
the,fall OF MalOlos was not a blood lei. g
one. So far the 20th has had two
officers and twenty four men killed
and five officers and seventy-siX men
wounded. have fortunately escaped
without scratch although | mad a
horse shot under me the other day.
| am proud and vet sorry 10 say that
up to this time the 10th has lost more
men I'm battle than any other one ofthe
more than twenty regular and
volunteer regiments in the Eighth
Army Corps."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19

THE two Topeka boys who left their
widowed mother and their sister with
out any support and enlisted in the
army were cowardly ingrates rather
than patriots. Nevertheless lola
would not have let the mother and
sister starve.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

1892. and the demand Is better than In
the last ten years. Farm laborefs VINO
work By the month receive from so TO
$40 while those that work BY the day re-
celye from $3.50 20 S.
Kansas City saloon-keepers are az war
with the local trust and will send 10 CHI
cagO for beer.
The Journeymen Stonecuttefs' Associa-
ton OF New York city Is over y years old.
Al It's meeting place az Brevoort Han IL
a banner which was carried In parades
In ls32 II was the first trades union In
THIS country TO make a tight for u9s
elght.hour workday IN 1853, which II won
after a strike OF over four months. and
has maintained * ever since.
Chief Arthur. OF the Locomotive En-
glneers. for riding on Cleveland street
cars. provoked the following frcm the
Ohio Valley Trades Congress: Resolved.
That we denOuncc his actions as that OF
a cruel, cold-blooded corporation syco-
phant. and satellite. and will ever h.'d
him in the contempt that traitors 10
cause will ever be held
Cleveland socialists who ride on the
street cars are fined S.
There are cast steel billiard balls.
Germany makes 100000 glass ewes
year
Chattanooga street railway men struck
because they we're not permitted ~ organ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

Is therefore making his gift TO a class
Of people who only several days ago
snubbed his offer. Mr. Rouss is president
Of the organization.
The fair which will be the largest
ever held. will take place September 10
p Thursday of the fair Is "ROuss day
and he writes that he will ba present
On that day he tenders a reception ana
banquet to the thousands who attend
Mr. Rouss will also participate in the IN
yelling exercises Of the monument TO the
Confederate dead Of North Carolina VINO
are buried I'm Stonewall cemetery. in this
place. which vii. take place on that day.
Mr.. Rouss subscribed one half TO the cost
OF the monument.
Rev. Isaac r. Parlett. a minister OF the
United Brethren Church. died at his resi-
dence in this county to-day after a long
illness. aged seventy years. lie is sur
vived by two sons-Rev. John II. Part
lett OF the county, and A. T. Partlett
OF Martinsburg, W. Va, and five daugh-
ters
Mr.. Partlott was a member OF the old
school Cor RADICAL branch Of the Church'
His health broke down as a result OF the
strain and worry he underwent during
the trial Of n sensational SANDER SUIT
brought by his son, Rev J. il. Parlo',
AGAINST John y. Fries. which was tried
I'm the Circuit Court in March. 1893 HIS
son was awarded heavy damages Tor al
legged defamation Of character.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

Taylor presided I'm inimitable style over
the Welsh rarebit and received uustnted
commentator and applause for the re-
suits Of their efforts.
on Thursday night there was also an
"old-time hay ride To- the Sweet Chaiy-
bcate. given by several Of the young men
OF the Springs. which was chapcroncd by
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor.
Among the recen, arrivals are Mrs. Bow
ers and Mr. Dwight Bowers. Of Now
Haven, the widow and son of Ex-Governor
Bowers, of Connecticut
Miss Bell Perkins. of Richmond. ar
rived this week and was warmly greeted
by many friends Miss Louie Wilson
and Miss Bessie Chamberlain are two fair
representatives, of Norfolk who are much
admired here. Other arrivals are: Isaac
Davenport. Richmond; Thomas McCo0d-
win Louisville; Mrs D. W Patterson,
Miss Couch. Miss Mcpherson. Charles
ton. W. Va: jackson Miller. Richmond:
Judge Logan West Virginia; COL. Allen
Caperton. West Virginia: 4. F. Tanner.
Mrs. W J. Whitehurst. Mrs Lanrus.
Richmond: IT. r. Bush. Louisville; Miss
Wilson Miss Chamberlain Norfolk:
Dwight + Bowers. New Haven; Miss
semple Louisville. Mai. Shenahan. Louis
Vile; Col Wrenn. VIM. A. Wrcnn, Jr.'
Norfolk: J. II. Callahan and party, Nir-
ginia: Col PeytoI Ronceverte. West
Virginia: C. T. Anzcu New Orleans; Mr..
ana Mrs. Russell Houston, Louisvilo
Mrs. r.. c. White. Miss Anne Preston
White. Richmond; Mrs. Mcpherson.
Philadelphia: Miss slaymaker. Philadel-
phia: Miss Perkins Richmond; Mss
Lelst. Chicago: Mrs. VI. c. Frey, Wash
ington: Miss Johnson, Washington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

States transport Victoria muun.ed. Ihey
demanded s. a month more Tor edch man
and chance 10 go ashore.
\ strike OF members Of the Internal
tonal Association OF Machnisis Is N
progress on the pier OF the Information
al Navigation Company IN Jersey Il'g
for nine hours and s. - day.
Heretofore the Grand Rapids Musi-
clans Uni5n has enforced a holiday scale
for music in the parade and made no
demonstration except that for which II
was paid. while other unions were expect
Ell 10 equip themselves with banners.
badges floats and other parapherniitt
at their own expense and march for no.
thing. This fact was taken into consld-
Grafton al the musicians meeting last
Sunday and ID was voted that all local
members who are accomplished In band
work shall donate their services Tor the
parade OF September 9Th
Glasgow has 5000 union clerks.
Germany has 25000 physicians.
English colneries employ $500 persons.
The tight by District Is. OF the lntena-
tional Association OF Machinlsts. IN the
Marine shops in and about New York
for a workday OF nine hours for inside
work and eight hours FOR outside work
has been won In eighteen shops.
Seattle has an anti-saloon league.
In Montana the wages are. speaking
generally, better than any time since
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20
IN NEWPORT NEWS.
The sun Shines Again 80 Programme
for Labor Day-Arrcsted fer Robbery

The sun Shines Again 80 Programme
for Labor Day-Arrcsted fer Robbery
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Aug. l9-spe-
ciai.-Frequent downpours Of rain and an
occasional gust OF wind were the only
traces of the hurricane here to-day. Late
,bfs afternoon the clouds had all blown
away and the sun again shone out after
hiding itself behind the clouds since lasl
Tuesday.
The steamer city Of Birmingham. which
put in here yesterday with her engines
disarranged. was repaired during the
night and the early part Of the morning
and late this afternoon proceeded on her
voyage TO Savannah When the passen-
gers learned that there would only be a
short delay they decided TO remain on
board. and none OF them went on by
train.
The Central Trades Council here has
prepsred an elaborate programme for La
bor Dav. Among the speakers who have
been selected and who have signihed their
intention OF being present. is Mr.. A. y
McCulloch. a bright and popular young
printer and labor leader of Richmond.
Harry Blakeley. a skilled mechanic. en-
Moved al the ship-yard here. was to-day
sent on TO the grand Jury 10 answer a
charge OF robbery II is charged that
he lured two young men TO house OF