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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
f, AFEW REASONS.
Why the Mexican Government Does
Not Reop en- the pdforlas Custom

House.
The agitation concerning the reopen
ing of the Palomas custom house has
now been in progress for some months
and 1t would doubtless be of interest to
know some of the reasons why the
Mexican government is opposed to it.
The following extracts ara taken
from a consular report recently receiv-
ed by the Mexican government.
'.Besides wrong information render
ed by spectators and bad citizens in
Mexico, there are two reasons in my
belief which induced the Mexican gov
eminent to close the custom house at
Las Palomas: first, that said custom
house never collected enough to cover
expenses: second, that the newly built
Sierra Madre railroad ought to be pro-
tected in some way SO as to encourage
its traffic.
To the first reason it can be answer
ed that the idea of the Mexican gov
eminent or of any other government,
is not to have custom shOuses just for
the sake of making money, but to have
proper and convenient pOrts2Of entry;
so as to wisely encourage the resources
of the country by way of commercial
facilities between nations AS an ex-
ample, there are in Mexico, on the
coast and on tho Texas frontier, GUS
tom houses which never have paid ex-
penses, nor even collected as much as
was formerly collected at Palomas, yet
the government keeps them for con-
venience.
''The reopening of the custom house
at Palomas is of great necessity, as
there is not single port of entry on
the boundary line between northern
chihuahua and Sonora, q distance of
about $50 miles, and in consequence
the development of northern Chihua-
hua and Sonora has been greatly re-
tarded. If the stOm house at Pa
Tomas had not been closed, it is calcu-
lated that 18, 600 head of cattle would
have entered the United States
through that port during 1885,"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
A BIG DEAL.
Corner Lot Sold Saturday for $780,
600.

Corner Lot Sold Saturday for $780,
900.
Several days ago the HERALD au-
nou need that the valuable corner lot at
the intersection of San Antonio and
Oregon streets was about to change
hands.
Saturday afternoon the deal was
consummated by A P. Coles and the
lot changed hands. The property was
owned by Captains Chas. Davis and T.
J. Beall and was purchased by w. A.
MOrehOuse and Boston man for $780,
900. The lot fronts go feet on San An
tonic and runs back 112 feet to an
alley, hence the price paid was $500
per front foot.
Thirty six feet on the corner was
bought by the Boston man and the ad-
journing twenty four feet by More
house.
Costly and commodious buildings
will be erected on the let which has so
long been an eye sore in the heart of
the city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
The pecos Valley & Northeastern

INC KCOOS toIISy u INOA ShSnSSSA "a
General Manager Nichols and Mas
ter Mechanic Stansbury came up from
Eddy yesterday on No: 80. attached to
porter interviewed Mr.. Nichols on the
present status of the work on the rail-
way extension, "Sipce the bad wealth
or ceased" said Mr.. Nichols, 1--WE have
been coming right along and the grad
ing at this end is completed to and in
Guiding mile 26. The track is laid
through the sixteenth mile. On
the other end the track is 156 miles
west of Amarillo. This leaves "a
in twelve days as soon as the grade is
all ready; there Is about 26 miles oil
grading to finish up merely, nearly alf
Of it being about complete. All the
material at this end OF the line is-laid
steel, bolts and spikes-and the re-
mainder of the track will be laid from
the 9th err end. We have 255 teams at
work between here and the TIL ranch.
The pile driver will go out to the front
tomorrow to begin work on the VI
foot bridge and trestle work seven
teen miles out. We expect to connect
up by the 25th of this month, and have
trains running by the LIST of February.
Mr.. Greene of Fairbanks, Morse & Co.,
of Chicago, who have the contract for
putting up all our water stations, is
here now to erect the plant at this
place and Mr.. Stansbury came up with
me to superintend the locating of the
plant. The tank will be of $4,000 gal
Ions capacity. The site for round
house and machine shops has been
located aud the material for them is
loaded at Fort Worth, and will leave
there next Wednesday. All the
material comes cut and framed, ready
to put up and Joe Klasner, with his
force of men, will be able to put it up
In thirty or thirty-five days. Master
Mechanic Stansbury will be here most
of the time and superintend the erec-
ton of the whole plant. Stinson and
his force of tracklsyers will be back
here from the front soon to grade the
remaining tracks for the yard and
shops. | shall start overland and ex-
pect to be back about the 10Th inst.
Regular trains are now running to
Kenna, the station at the TIL ranch,
vice president of the Santa Fee railway.
Engines Is and 16 arrived at Amarillo
yesterday. They are two new engines
purchased by the Pecos Valley &
Northeastern of The Brooks Loco
motive Works of Dunkirk, N. Y, and
are of lighter class than those pur-
chased by the construction company
for work between Roswell
and Amarillo. They are
are designed for service between Pecos
and Roswell, which will divide the
power about equally-giving eight
good engine on each end of the road,
sixteen in all.''
Don B. Dooahue has been appointed
acting general freight and passenger
agent of the Pecos Valley & Northeast
ern with headquarters at Eddy.
Master Mechanic Stan bury returned
to Eddy this morning. -Roswell Regis
ter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
6. H Coal Report.

The G. H coal report for the freight
service of that line has been issued.
tits issued each month to show which
engineer has made the greatest amount
of mileage with the least amount OF
coal. Engineer Hobein, who generally
twenty second on the December list.
The list shows 81 engineers and the
first ten are as follows: Mattair, Howe,
Tracy johnson, Bernard, Simino Con-
mel Hsdlock. Rittinghouse and Nc
Namara
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23
LINK AND PIN:

C0lptS OF tQ0 08ub6 Co Wbo Ii buie Ciby
Saturday and was introduced to our
business men by General Agent Hough-
! ton.
A new floor is being placed in the G.
II. passenger depot by the bridge and
man Ealand Is experimenting the
work.
Geo. Mcqueen, who has been night
| inspector at the G. H., is now working
in the machine shop in day time while
night inspector.
G. 81. caboose No. 81, which has been
in the repair shop for some time past,
will be returned out in few days in
fine style. The painters are now CIV
ing it their attention.
Engine 9O3 of the G. 81. was placed
in the back shop Saturday and will re-
ceive the attention of the workmen for
several days to come. She Is to re-
ceiv1ng general Overhaul1ng.
The incoming tide of travel now
outsizes the outgoing tide by a large
from the north on both the Central and
the National during the past week have
uploaded big crowds here, and the pas
senger lists for the outgoing trains
have been very scant.-Mexican Her.
aid.
The Albuquerque Citizen is talking
of extensive improvements which the
Santa F'e are going to make at this end
of the line. As the saying Is a person
must leave home to find the news.
None of the Santa Fee officials on this
end Cf the line know anything about
the improvements mentioned. None
80
ment could be made without ipjuring
the value of the property.
Frank Palmer, at one time yardmas-
ter on the Santa Fe at this point, is
said to be lying at point of death in the
railroad hospital at Albuquerque.
Some time ago he was thrown from the
top ola box car at Williams, Ariz.,
and sustained injuries which. it is
thought by the attending physician,
will cause his death. Mr.. Palmer
made many friends during his stay
here who will regret to hear of his
serious condition.
VIM. A. Lolar, assistant general pas
senger agent of the G. B. & Q. line, DR..
r. Margeruu composed party which
arrived this morning over the Santa Fe
in special @. B. & 0. car No. 90.
They left this afternoon over the Mex
ican Central and will visit all points of
interest between here and the City of
Mexico. They will return to the states
by the way of Eagle Pass arriving in
New Orleans not later than the 14th of
next month.
The Mexico, Cuernnvaca & Pacific
road has been comple ted as far as Co.
cula and is ready to be open for traffic.
It was completed last week and con-
struction trsins are running every day
between Tguala ard that point. Iguala
is the present terminus of the road
open for traffic. The exact time for
the turning over the road by the con-
struction company to the operating
company has not yet been de 'ided, but
If is tie ought that it will occur imme-
diately upon the returnof Col. Hamp ton
from this country to Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23

Ulm's cathedral spire is to be used
for meteorological station. It is the
highest church spire in the world, be-
ing 53l feet above the ground. This
makes the signal station the highest
post erected by human hands, save the
Paris Eiffel Tower.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-23

The best investment you can make;
buy one of those fine Overcoats at q
discount Of % per cent. at the Golden
tagle Clothing House.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
PRAIRIE DELL.
F. Barth, Correspondent.


Dec IA number of the neighbors
spent very pleasant day at + w
Arnolds of lola Thanksgiving.
Friends to the number ofthirty-seven
were present and partook of IA delicious
dinner leaving i'm the afternoon sorry
that there was only one Thanksgiving
in the year.
Monday of last week MRS Hnkle
was agreeably surprise by seeing Mr.
Ericsson and wife, of ElsmOre, driving
up. Mr. Ericsson was an eastern friend
of Mr. and Mrs Hinkle.
Mr. McClelland is wintering q horse
for ed Long of lola.
Grandma Brock of Humboldt spent
last week with Mrs > Il Walters.
Mrs Redman of Humboldt is staying
with her at present.
Items are few and far between this
week.
Report of Prairie Dell school No.
80. for the month ending December
s, 1890: Number of pupils enrolled
males 15, females 10, total 25; cases of
hardness /; those neither absent nor
tardy, Anna Barth, Florence and
Ralph Barnett, Willie Baker, Sam
mic and Elmer Walter, Alfred Riggs
and Tommy Cooper; moved from the
district, Edna, Odella and Almeda
Arnold and Charley McHenry; moved
into the district, Lee, May and Maud
Spielman. w. Il. AYLING,
Teacher
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15

ID A Gillespie and family intend to
move to Missouri this week.
Messrs Worries and Daniels had
their shock corn and Kaflir corn
threshed out last week while it was
dry and nice.
One of Mr. Ruby's horses died last
week from some unknown cause and
another one had to be killed about
the same time on account of being cut
up in a barb wire fence. 1t is a
serious loss to him.
The SURVIVOR and viewers were out
locating a road last week from Il
Leakes' south through Mulls, Lusts,
Northrups and Hendricks. 1t pro-
misses to be a lively fight.
Charley 5 sanders is able to go to
school again.
Mr. Null h ad a horse so badly cut in
the barb wire fence that 1t had to be
killed.
Pearl Knapp and wife from lola
visited at Mr. Clark's Saturday night
and sunday.
DIAMOND
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
SOUTH MAPLE GROVE AND CEN
TRIAL AVENUE.

ENhtl D. Lush, htpOTltT
Dec H. Charley Lassman, Of Union
town, was visiting relatives in this
community part of last week.
Frank Myers was working for Paris
Deal few days last week.
LATE Deal and family visited at Mr.
Baland's last Tuesday.
The literary at maple Grove Friday
evening was well attended consider
ing the rainy weather.
Mrs Galeoger, ofPittsburg was visit
ing at Mr. Sauers' few days last
week.
Grandma Rash and Mrs Albert
Rash visited at MT Hottenstines' last
Friday.
John Hereford, Alfred Johnson
and Jake Myers are working at Mrs
Byrum's to get every thing in good
condition for winter.
MRS Mary Daggett who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Bee
man, returned to her home last week
IN Oklahoma.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15

Nezle Bros shipped In from Kansas
City twelve carloads of feeders last
week, between 400 and 500 head.
Tom Anderson lie shipping in corn
to 1this place and hauling it to his
ranch.
MRS lille (Jones) Bradbury, of
Oklahoma, is visiting her cousin, MRS
Alta Dunlap, and other relatives.
w. II. Evans returns to Topeka to-
day after short visit with relatives
and friends.
Aldo Funston moved to lola last
week. He expects to go into the
grocery business with his father-In-
law, f. G Esse.
John Clark has rented Sam Ryker's
farm for next year and will move onto
it in few days.
The Sunday School is busy prepar-
ing for an entertainment to be given
Christmas
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
NORTH LOGAN.
Thos. Van Nice. Reporter.

Thos Van Nice, Reporter,
Dec l2-NIiss Laura Under visited
at VanNice's las Thursday.
We understand the stock at win
Barnard's sale sold very poorly.
Mr. and Mrs Will Moon visited at Mr.
Thompson's Sunday.
Frank UT has rented the place
where Mr. Thompson now lives and
VIII MOON the Gardner home place.
We understand that Jim Ayers has
rented w f Sloan's farm.
RUDE Bale has bought the farm
where MT Whitman now lives.
Green MARS has ordered a phono-
graph of Mr. Smith of Humboldt. He
will get 1t about the first of January.
There will be a speaking contest at
the Dewitt school Wednesday night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
EAST lola.
Occasional" Reporter.


Dec. 8-Mr Fred Fender, of West
Plains, Mo, Is here with his family
and has moved into VIM Yeager's
house in Brooklyn Park.
Mr. Crawford of Humboldt has most
of his household goods moved and
will soon be living in his new house
in Brooklyn Park.
Mr. ID Afflerbaugh, of Toronto,
and A III Holcomb, of Yates Center,
have bought Mr. Aliens grocery store.
They are young men and we wish
them abundant success in their I'M
. dertaking.
Mr. Twilly is building a six room
house on south Kentucky street.
l. A Hill is building a five room
house on south Ohio street.
Mr. VIM Sullivan has built house
in the southeast part of the city.
Mr. Marks is building house in
Brooklyn Park.
We are glad to see that Mr. Thorpe,
who was severely hurt at the brick
plant some time ago, is able to walk
around again, but not able to work
yet.
Mrs Weckerly of Yates Center, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Kesterson.
Mrs. r. Churchill, Berlin, VT, says
sour baby was covered with running
sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured her." A specific for piles and
skin diseases. Beware of worthless
'counterfeitS. c. b. Spencer d Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
DIAMOND.
Mrs.T W. Jones. Reporter.

Dec ll-Mr Robenstien shelled his
corn recently and sold it to V Nader
Mr. and Mrs Frank SpraPue have re,
turned from Peoria, 4, well pleased
with their trip and the country.
They were detained some days longer
than they expected to stay by the
sickness of Mrs Sprague's mother and
the heavy rains.
Mrs George Ruxton is very proud
OF that ten pound nephew at Mr. Sar-
gents.
Father RObenstien who spent the
summer here visiting his son, Henry,
has returned to his home in Spring
field, Ill.
VIII Ballard has erected new cat.
tie shed on Northrup's farm one mile
south of Wise. He has also papered
the house ana expects to move in a
short time.
Mr. Yentz lost his best horse last
week.
Deputy Sheriff Brister was at Wise
Friday looking up deliuqu ent tax
payers.
Mr. Stewart was down from Pomona
last week visiting his daughter
Mrs John Nickers.
Mrs Cora Scott expects to start Don
for visit to her old home in Franklin
county.
Report says that Bill Wilmington
lost one of his driving horses and a
mule last week.
Mr. Robenstien has rebuildt his
barn and newly shipgied it.
Mr. Curr and the Mccormack
brothers came over from Moran We'd
nesday night to attend the contest at
Diamond. Many thanks are due
them for the assistance rendered in
the music. The door receipts were
five dollars half of which was award
ed to George Busley as first honor
and a dollar and half to Amy Car
penter as second and one dollar to
little Flossie Duncan as third.
Miss Josie Mccormack was sick NOR
day so there was 70 school at Waiver
ly.
V nader shipped cattle to Kansas
City Tuesday.
The snow Monday showed that old
winter had not forgotten Kansas al
together.
A Mccoy made a business trir
to Parsons last week.
Constipation leads to liver trouble
and torpid liver to Bright's Disease
Prickly Ash BitteTs lie a certain cure
at any stage of the disorder. Sold by
~ O.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
trace Jones secretary and Lena Delp

Grace Jones secretary and Lena Delp
treasurer.
The contest at Carlyle church
passed Off quite pleasantly last Tues
day might. The judges, Mr. Billbe,
MRS w Green and Mrs + Lemasters,
awarded first place on the program to
Jessie Fisher of Rock Greek, End to
Ida1Martin of Prairie Union and Bird to
olive Nezie of Carlyle.
Report of Deer Creek school for the
month ending Dec 8. Names of those
neither absent nor tardy, Amos and
Addie Delp, Fred Dunlap, Barton
Cozine, Ethel CAN'T, Alice Ryker,
Betha Adams, Emma Kepple, Charlie
and Mona LongshOre, Edna and John
skinner. Lille, Oracle and Mamie
Ruby, Pearl and Msude Hubbard,
Ivan and Allan Ensminger, Cora and
Willie BAR, Willie Carroll, Nellie
Bush, Claudia and Chauncey Sawyer,
Ray and Lloyd Searcev and Grace and
Lucy Jones. Roll of honor, Gram
mar grade: Beths Adams. Pearl
Hubbard. Charley LonRshore, Ethel
CAN'T. Fred Dunlap, Amos and Addie
Belp, Emma Kepple, Barton Cozne,
Fred Dunlap and Lille Ruby. In
termediate grade, Grace Ruby. Pri-
mary, Maude Hubbard and John
skinner. Number enrolled Al. Az
eraRe daily attendance 81. Cases of
hardness, 0. Visitors 3.
You'll never get tired, tagged out,
disappointed, unhappy or make mis-
takes i'm marriage, if you use Rocky
Mountain Tea. Ask your Druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
ROCK CREEK.
Mrs. Q. Z. Sawyer, Reporter.

MITE Q, Il. bhWyeTl REPORTER
Dec ll-HarTison S0arceY and Ed
Fisher have been hauling some enor-
nous logs to the saw mill at lola.
n A Lamb of Missouri, IS visiting In
this neiPhborhood and will assist
Dallas Gillespie to move to his new
home in Missouri.
Rock Greek was ahead OF the times
in our last, giving the marriage of Ida
Hardin before 1t actually occurred.
Deer Creek organized a literary
society with s f CAN'T president,
.u.,a<z. sJsgIU VHWu---A1 HksaknkuHx .1nnr ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
THE COUNTY NEWS
Interesting Items From all
Over Allen County.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DEEDS
Done by Your NeighbOrs
Faithfully and Impartial
ly set Down by Register
Reporters.

The Reporters whose names appear at the
heads OF these letters are agents OF the REGIS
TER and are authorized to solicit advertising
and receive subscriptions. Any assistance
rendered them in gathering the news of their
respective neighborhoods will be apprecia te
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
SPRING BRANCH.
Mr.. FRANK JACKSON. Reporter

Dec FED Pizel, the peanut man
from lola, was in this part Sunday
see Santa Claus and some other
friends.
Mr. Anderson has about 900 turkeys
which he has bought recently.
Abe Lamb came over from Missouri
last week to visit friends q week and
help Mr. Gillespie to move to Dad o
county, Missouri, near where he lives.
1t was Angle Wise that moved to
Oregon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
PLEASANT VALLEY
d. 7. SMITH. Reporter.


Dec live are having another
spell of damp, cloudy weather but not
rain enough to make stock water but
lots:of mud.
Grandma Chilcote returned Satur-
day from Potawatomie county where
she was called by the sickness OF her
son.
j b Duncan traded for team of
mules from Ed Wilkinson.
Ed Miller still has his cattle at
John Mourer's. He Is buying all the
stock he can.
| expect Mr. and Mrs Largent would
not forgive me If l failed to report
their son who is now most two weeks
old.
Chas Wilmoth has rented the
Stinson place.
MRS Smith has been sick at Colony
for two weeks, but was able to get out
home again Saturday evening.
1t takes but minute to overcome
tickling in the threat and to stop a
cough by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure. This remedy quickly
cures all forms of throat and lung
troubles. Harmless and pleasant to
take. 1t prevents consumption. A
famous specific for grippe and its
after effects. G. b. Spencer q Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15

Agriculture is the foundation of
wealth. This wealth can be augment
ed by practical study of q good farm
paper. We can furnish such paper
FREE to our readers. Call the first
time you are in town and let us tell
you about it. 1t won't cost you extra
you give us your name and we do
the rest.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
CARLYLE.
Z w Lemaste1s, Reporter

Dec ia large audience greeted
the speakers at the township contest
held at the Carlyle church Tuesday
evening, Dec 8. Miss Jessie Fisher
was awarded first place and will
represent this township at the county
contest.
superintendent Billbe was visiting
schools in this end of the county last
week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15

zone Minute Cough Cure is the
best remedy ever used for coughs
and colds 1t is unequalled foI
whooping cough. Children ell like
it," writes II. n. Williams, Gentry
vile, Ind. Never fails. 1t is the
only harmless remedy that gives inn
mediate results. Cures coughs, colds,
hoarseness, Group, pneumonia, bron.
chitis and all throat ard lung trou-
bles. Its early use prevents con-
sumption. G. b. Spencer d Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15

Purify the sewers of the body and
stimulate the digestive organs to
maintain health, strength and energy.
Prickly Ash Bitters is tonic for the
liver, stomach and bowels. For sale
by Chas. b. Spencer IL Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-12-15
First published December H. 1897
Executors Notice
OF HEA RING PETITION TO SELL
REAL, EATApE

To all whom II may concern, but more es-
pecially to Margaret Adelia Boltz, A. J. Nor
ford, Sarah Ellen BoltZ widow Of Hen
derson, deceased Thomas James Boltz, Laura
Curtis, frankie Curtis Nellie Curtis and Edith
Curtis, children and heirs of Mary Jane Curtis,
deceased, S, A. Gard guardian ad litem, heirs
at-law and guardian ad Item of the heirs-at-
law of Mary Jane Curtis, deceased
You are hereby notified that l, Benjamin. #.
Patterson. executor Of said deceased. did on
the 18th day of December, A, d. 1892 file a
petition in the Probate Court of Allen county,
Kansas, praying that | might be authorized
and empowered to sell the following described
land, for the purpose OF paying the debts and
cost of administration of said estate, to-wit
Lots Nos. 10 and II in block No. H. in the city
OF lola, Allen county. state of Kansas. And
said petition will be heard at the office of the
Probate Judge OF said county on the Goth day
of December, A. d. 1899 at 10 o clock a. m. of
said day, at which time and place each of you
and all others interested are notified to be
present and show cause, If any you have, why
an order of sale as prayed for should not be
granted.
Dated this 18th day Of December, A. d. 1899.
BENJAMIN #. PATTERSON, Executor.