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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
TEN PER GENT. PREMIUM
Offer for lola Bonds of that Premium
and the Bonds Draw Four
Per Cent Interest

The mayor Of the city of lola has
been made an offer for the entire
issue Of $780, 600 bonds recently voted
for water works and electric lights
which seems to indicate that I0la's
cred t il gilt edged on the market of
the world, in tact leads the State.
Responsible parties who OtieI to put
up 81 600 to clinch the deal, offered to
take the bonds al four per cent and
to give ten per cent premium for
them In other worde, they will give
5000 Tor the issue, thus giving the
city $S8,000, practically taking the
issue and knocking off the first two
years. interest. The council look ed
upon the offer and thought it was
good and so instructed the mayor to
close the deal with the gentlemen
whose names for the present are with
held. An lola business man acted as
purchasing agent for the firm.
1t is very gratifying thing to the
people Of lola. 1t indicates that the
people with money have faith in lola
and believe IN her future. In way
it offsets the misfortune of having to
build two plants at a time when ma
terial is so high, for money is cores
pondlngly low. The only regret is
that the offer cannot be made to mean
that lola can have $50, 900 for So, 900
bonds, but the company declines to
go such lengths of goodness.
Hetty Green, the richest woman in
America, denies that her daughter is
to marry Spanish Duke and says
she would rather she welded newst
paper man and it is probable then
even the Kansas scrlbblers who have
joked 30 much about mothers-in.law
! could manage to see little golden
halo about Hetty even in that scorn-
ed capacity. In fact ii IL in order ia
hold the next State editorial meeting
in New York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
AROUND THE COUNTY.

Things Which the County Papers Note
and the Thoughts the Edi-
tors Think.
LsHarpe has turned over the
water supply question to the young
felix's, apparently, as the Ne1os says
young ladies have organized club
ito promote boating and fishing ex-
cursions next GUNNER" Marriage
bonds will probably be Issued as q
result.
The Moran Herald says that Fletch
Willoughby got up II meeting to
organize q "Peoples' Ticket" to oppose
the Republican ticket and no one
would accept the nomination for
mayor, so Fletch took it.
The Herald says a Moran youth at
tended All Elsmore sociable and spent
SIS for cake In order that his choice
should be chosen the most popular
young lady in Elsmore. The Herald
didn't disclose his name but every
Moran girl kens it well.
& w. Mosier, OF Elsmore, received
last week check from his Uncle Sam
for Sl9l 80, back pension.
Elsmore's band is breaking all the
feminine hearts i'm that corner of the
county since the arrival OF those new
uniforms.
There is an audible smile on the face
of the Savonburg Record as it quotes
the parody, "never put off till to-
morrow the man you can do today"
The Savonburg Record has un-
esrthed a story about two Subscribers
who wrote to him, one seeking how to
rid his orchard OF grass. hoppers and
the other how to raise twins safely.
He answered both, got the letters
mixed and lost the two subscribers.
The father of the twins was told to
"cover them carefully with straw and
set fire to 1t, and then the little pests,
after jumping in the flames for few
minutes, will be speedily settled"
The owner of the orchard was told to
"give castor oil and rub their gums
with a hone" This ia unusual trouble
for so young a man as Reynolds.
The Humboldt Herald says that
Judge Knox had runaway on the
streets of that town which demolsh-
ed most of the rigs in town save the
one the judge was in.
After doing business in rented of
flee for fifteen years Chas. Schsffner
of Hum boldt, has moved into his own
building.
The Humboldt high school is donat-
ing natural curios for their museum
and also books for their library. Some
of the books will probably be eligible
to the museum, donated bosks fire.
quently are. But 1t is mighty fine
idea all the same and the Herald says
already both of the new features are
quite extensive.
As terrible warning to the fast
youth OF that town the LsHarpe News
has reeurrected this ancient English
law: "Whosoever shall entlce Into
bonds of Matrimony any Male Sub
ject OF Her Msjesty's by rouge, white
paint, Spanish cotton, steel cOrsets,
crinoline, high heeled shoes, or false
| hips, shall be prosecuted for witch.
craft, and the marriage declared null
and void"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30

Total for bonds $50; total against
308; majority for 222.
The council adjourned as . can vaes-
ing board and met to allow bills for
the election as follows:
McCook Post, use Of A R tent .........s1 OF
Opera Hsuss, use for voting place. OF
Plumbing shop, - ......... 2 OC
J. f.. Jones was entitled to 81 for
the use of his carpenter shop for the
third ward voting place but he de.
clined to make any charge. MARX
well the nameD
To each of the following judges OF
election $3.50 WAS allowed: II. Cul-
Ter. J. Is. McClaln, 5. Jordan, J. $.
Walker, G. H. McMurray, J. e. Oil
yer, j. w. Mcclure, w. II. Wilson,
A. p. Beck, E. Jones, Sam Crum-
ley, Il. j. Rutledge.
To each OF the following clerks =
fee of 50 SO was allowed: l.. e Cof-
field, Orville Williams, Il. T. Ander.
son, G. w. Barnard, d. b. ID. Smelt-
ger, Jas. Whiting, Cbas. Chensult
and Bert E. Miller.
License to operate a stand under
the REGISTER stairway was given to
A. A. Davis for $40 per snnum, with
$3.50 additional tobacco license.
The bond issue and the disposal
thereof was then discussed and Mr..
M. f. King, of Ottawa, appeared be.
fore the meeting and asked If they
were ready to consider propositions
in which case he was ready to pro-
pose. The council decided rather to
wait q while, and advertise the mat
ter. An adjournment WAS then taken
A called meeting of the city council
was held at the city hall Monday
the particular purpose of which was
to dispose of the water and electric
light bonds recently voted. AS told
in another column there was very
fsttering offer made which the
council recommended the mayor to
accept.
Building permits were issued as
follows: II. b. Stevenson, for his ad.
dition to the Bedell building; A.
Davis, for his shop beneath the
REGISTER stairway; J. b. Goshorn,
for an iron clad, one storey, 10 by 80
foot building on the north half of the
lot south of Will Roots new building.
A petition was received from
Lucinda Root, asking the council to
compel Ritter Bros, the liverymen
to carry out their contrast ana TO
erect tight board fence south OF
their barn. The matter was AOmpro-
missed satisfactorily to both parties,
Forty-eight business men petitioned
the council that the city pa, for
sprinkliug the streets this summer
out of the money collected from The
occupation tax. The council reierred
the matter to "a committee.
Bills were allowed as lollows:
w. f.. Bradley, salary, $50 g.; travis
Morse, legal services t25 j f. Craig,
teaming, So A; ID Kelley, hauling
engine to fire, Sl.25; c. 5. Ritter,
printing ballots for city election, $40.
The city clerk was instructed "a
have street signs put up in the east
ern part of the city and in all the ad.
ditions where no signs are displayed
Ordinance No. Alb, an ordinance
controlling aud restricting the liber
ty of the festive rooster and his
family was read. 1t will go into
effect next Saturday. IL compelf
people in the city to keep their fowl
shut up.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
1886

This certainly does not represent
the total voting population of the city
by long shot and there are probably
several hundred men who failed to
register. But taking the figures
given rs basis and multiplying the
registered male voters by five gives
the present population Of the city of
lola as G,675. Even at that figure the
old town has bsen doing pretty we'll
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
Odd Fellow Anniversary.

The Odd Fellows of lola are plan
ming to mold the first meeting of the
|. o. o. f. Anniversary Association
here pril 20, at which time they ex-
pect to have big crowd here. This
association was organized here last
year and comprises the three counties
of Allen, Anderson and Woodson,
and is a good deal like the log roll
ings of the Woodmen. It is expected
that there will be something like 400
Odd Fellows In line that day when
the big parade comes Off In the
afternoon there will be speaking and
in the, evening drills and team work
will be exemplified at the hall. Both
the lola bands have been engaged for
this occasion and large crowd and
good time assured again for that
day.
Art thou one of the many that has
drained the Golden Nectar that max.
eth thou heart full of strength and
gladness? Ifnot, take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Ask your druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30

If the average man would look him
self squarely IN the eye, he would see
at once that he needs Rocky Noun
tain Tea. A priceless boon to men.
35c. Ask your druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30

Among the "crying needs" of sew
eral Kansas towns are orphan homes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30

Total Tor bonds $50; total against
30S; majority for 222.
The council adjourned as q canvass
ing board and met to allow bills for
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
First published March 80, 1901
Notice of Appointment.

STATE OF KANSAS 90
ALLEN CoUNNY ss
In the m tier of the estate OF Rebeeea Gilbert
late OF Allen county.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 22nd day
OF March A. ID. 1900 the undersigned was by
the Probate Court of Allen County, Kansas
duly appointed and qualified a. Administrator
OF the estate OF Rebecca Gilbert, late of Alien
county, deceased All parties interested in
said estate will take notice and govern tn em-
selves accordingly. JANIS TOWNSEND,
Is Administrator
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
BOND RETURNS CANVASSED
The Council Met Last Night, Canvassed
the Vote and Paid the Clerks
and Judges.

The city council met ut the city
hall last night to canvass the vote at
the recent bond election according to
the provisions Of the statoots. They
found that S45 ballots had been cast
as follows:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-03-30
Registration Indicates 6.67h.

The registration books closed last
night for the spring election and the
final showing Is as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-03
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11


The Gunnison County Anthra-
cite Coal company has been incor-
porated under the laws of West
Virginia by New York men, with a
capitalization of $1,00O,0OO in
shares, the par value being $40
each. W, e. Pedrick is president
and treasurer of the company and
r. L. Cerero, secretary. These
officers, together with @. g. Toge-
thoff, w. B. Skerton and +. P.
Hoffman, are the directors. The
claims of this company are to the
effect that it controls over 5000
acres of coal fields in this county,
consisting Of anthracite, bitnmi-
nous and coking coal, laying prin-
cipally in Coal Basin in the west
ern part of the county. A repre-
sentative of the company is now on
the ground inspecting the proper
ties,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

Congress is living up to the talk
of making this a strictly business
session Old .stagers do not re-
member any first week of session
of Congress in which SO much i'm
portant work has been accom-
plished rs has been done during
this week. The Senate started
right in by making the Ship sub
sidy bill the regular order of bust
ness, thus displacing and virtually
killing the Spooner Philippine bill,
and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
which it is desired to get ratified
before the Nicaraguen Canal bill
is taken up, is being pushed in ex-
ecutive sessions. The House has
had one of the regular appropria-
ton bills-Legislative, Executive
and Judicial-reported; has passed
the Army reorganization bill and
the Oleomargarine bill, and the
Revenue reduction bill has been
reported
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

The International Live Stock
Exposition held at Chicago last
week was acknowledged to be the
greatest live stock show ever held
Colorado had nothing but range
cattle entered in the big show, and
besides taking a number of first
prizes in the classes and the sweep
stakes on calves, she captured the
grand sweepstakes for feeder cat
tie, which means that the Colorado
feeders are the best on earth. This
state never misses the blue ribbon
in any contest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

Our British contemporaries are
again complaining of the extent to
which American competition is
felt. This seems to be especially
the case in bridge and construction
work, and the moving cause now is
that the American Bridge Com
pany has not only secured con-
tract for some 5000 tons of bridge
work for the Uganda Railroad in
Africa, but has opened a branch
office in London for convenience
in handling its increasing foreign
business.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
Seif-Education.

Sir Walter Scott, whose author
ity is indisputable, once remarked
that the best part of a mans edu-
cation is that which ne gives him
self, and the biographies of many
of our greatest geniuses afford
ample proof of the truth of the
statement. Bacon declared that
"studies teach not their own use,
but there is a wisdom without
them, and above them, won by OBJ
servation," and again and again in
the long roll of fame, of which as q
nation we are justly proud, appear
the names of those who, indepen-
dent of tutors, universities and col
leges, have given themselves the
finest education, developed intel
lectual powers in the face of SEEM
ingly insuperable difficulties, and
attained positions of the highest
eminence.
God has lowered rich and poor
alike with gifts of mind and heart,
so that distinction and culture,
genius and talent, are not the pre-
rogative of one class alone. The
men who have achieved the great
est triumphs in science, art or lit
erature have frequently been Sc
verely handicapped at the outset
their careers by poverty and un-
congenial environment; but these
hindrances, instead of deterring
them or diminishing their enthusi-
asm, have served as wings on
which they rose to higher attain
ment.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
measure.

It certainly marks an important
step forward in the development of
this nation, and particularly
of the south, when the states
of that section unite in a de-
mand for an open door to foreign
markets for their products, and es-
pecially the manufactured pro-
ducts of the south.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

Senator Morgan, who, as chair
man of the Canal committee, has
charge of the Nicaragua bill, says
the report of the Canal Commis-
sion in favor of the Nicaragua
route has removed the last vestige
of doubt of the passage of that
measure.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The use of the state capital
building by the Slaves of the Sill
ver Serpent for their ball was de-
cidedly out of keeping with right.
The state capitol belongs to the
whole state and should never to be
delegated to private use.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

The termination of the strike of
the Santa Fe railroad telegraphers
is awaited with much interest by
the general public as well as by
organized labor,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
JENNIE cHEoDo ExoNERATED.
Self-Defense Plainly Shown By
Evidence az Inquest.

Coroner j. W. England, Sheriff
VIM. Watson, Deputy District
Attorney Sprigg Shackleford and
Stenographer Mclean came up
from Gunnison on Wednesday last
to hold an inquest over the body of
Dominick Chiodo, who was shot on
the preceding evening by Mrs.
Jennie Chiodo.
A jury was impaneled and after
viewing the body and premises the
court repaired to the City Hall
where the case was held that after
noon and Thursday morning.
Seven witnesses were examined
and their evidence was corrobora-
tive in every respect. Especially
was the testimony of the defendant
noteworthy. Under the trying cir
cumstances in which she was
placed, her statement was remark
able for its straightforwardness and
exactness as a whole and complet-
ness in regard to detail. The tes-
timony showed Chiodo to have
probably been laboring under
temporary fit of insanity. He tore
up clothes, demolished household
articles, chewed his hands and fin
ally attempted to shoot his wife.
There were no men present in the
house, bat his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Jennie Chiodo, assisted by Mrs.
Marasko, succeeded in disarming
him. This angered him further
and he attacked Mrs. Chiodo with
his fists, beating her brutally. AS
a last desperate resort she was
obliged to shoot him in order to
protect herself and the others, as
he accompanied his assault with
free threats of wholesale murder
After hearing the case, which
consumed over five hours actual
time, the jury promptly returned
the following verdict, which COM
pletely exonerated Mrs. Chiodo
from any blame:
VERDICT OF JURY
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
VERDICT OF JURY.
State of Colorado
County OF Gnnnison


County OF GunuisonS
Gunnison County, State o. Colorado, on the
Fifth and Sixth days OF December, A. y, 1900
before John W. England, Coroner of said
County, upon the body of Doninick Chiodo,
there lying desd, by the Jurors whose names
are hereto subscribed; said Jurors upon their
oaths do cay that tho deceased came to his
death at his homo in Crested Butte, Colorado,
on December {, 1900, from two gunshot wounds
inflicted by q pistol In the hands OF Jennie
Chiodo;
And further End, according to the evidence
submitted, that the shooting was in self-de-
fense, and iustifable and we hereby exonerate
the said Jennie Chiodo from any blame whatso-
ever,
In testimony whereof, the said Jurors have
hereunto set their hands the day and year afore-
P. j. HURLEY, LOUIS CLICK,
GEO. L. MILLER. JOS. EGHAM,
C. L. ROSS, ED. NORRIS,
Mrs. Chiodo speaks pure Eng
lish and is a bright young woman
who is popular among her &C
quaintances and well respected by
everybody. Her heroic action in
defending herself and her children
from the brutal and unprovoked
attack of drunken man deserves
nothing but the strongest praise.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11
The unanimous vote of the

The unanimous vote of the
house committee OH coinage,
weights and measures in favor of
Mr.. Shafroth's bill bill to estab-
lish the metric system in this coun-
try will revive interest in the
French system of weights and
measures which has now been
adopted by practically all the civil
lized countries of the world, with
the exception of Great Britain and
the United States,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

If the degree of civilization
in any nation depends on the
quality of the knowledge possessed
by the people, the present civilza-
ton may not be that ideal thing
we are accustomed to hear about.
If we could get away from our
selves and borrow the eyes of pos
terity, we might see that, after all,
the higher life of man has in this
age had only very partial devel-
opment, that he has not as yet
generally found out what is good
fortune, perhaps lost some of the
knowledge of that which in other
times he has had in surer posses
sion. We are addicted to giving
ourselves airs-an infallible sign
of Neutrality-suspicious. the wonder
ful century which we have had a
hand in rounding out and making
pre- eminent. The fact of the
"airs" is in itself evidence of the
absence of the very thing we plume
ourselves upon. The eye of pos
terity may see US in the light in
which we see the chief of darkest
Africa who thought himself in full
dress when he had simply hat on
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11


The wide range of work that
opens up in the wake of science
and in the multifarious paths of
civilization gives almost endless
diversity to employment and op-
portunity to human gifts and ac-
complishments. And this range
and diversity are apt to attract the
individual mind in various direc-
tions, unless one is governed by II
clear ard overpowering conception
of specific object. The one re-
suit is seen in men generally, the
other in the lives of those who
have moved the world, whether of
the silent and obscure investigator,
or of him who said-working in
the light of day-"How am L
straitened ere it be accom-
plisAedt" {"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-12-11

The economically inclined Sena-
tors and Representatives feel
thankful to the President for call
ing attention so pointedly to the
danger of being tempted to make
extravagant appropriations be-
cause there is big surplus in the
treasury. The warning was never
more needed, for at no session of
Congress ever held has there been
more clamorous demand for all
sorts of big appropriations. The
leaders have hard job to keep the
appropriations within bounds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-17
PLANNING FOR LONG WAR.
Biggest FreiGher on Pacific Chnr-
ter for Tranrport.

Biggest Freigher on Pacific Chnr-
ter for Tranrport.
San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Al
goa, the biggest freight steamer on
the Pacific, has been chartered by
the Government for transport. She
is now on the way to this port from
qongk ong, and on arrival will be
fitted for carrying the troops now
rapidly gathering for service in China.
The transports Aztec and Stanth'
lyle will sail far Taku Tuesday with
over twelve hundred cavalry horses.
tn transport Warren, carrying
trooi for China, will sail on the 10th,
anil the Logan will leave Sept /.
The Sherman will be ready for sea
Aug. 20.
The RoIecrsns will sail this month
with tho men OF two batteries, the
horses aud equipments OF which will
go on the Fredrika.
The Belgian King will sail about
the same time, carrying seige bat.
terry Of five guns, now on the way
from Fort Riley.
Ali vessels will go to NAngaski,
where transfers will be made to other
transports
Major Gibson has arrived from the
East to relieve Major Arthur As
superintendent Of the transport ser.
vice. Major Arthur has been ordered
TO China.
The War Department has ordered
Companies @ and ID, Of the First
Infantry, now stationed at Fort
Leavenworth, to proceed without de.
lay to San Francisco, there to take
transport for Taku, China. The
Companies have been recruited to
their full strength OF 12O men, but
are short OF officers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-08-17
A Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of Ann
E. Springer. Of 1925 Howard st. Phila-
delphia, Pa, when she fouDs that DR..
Kings New Discovery for Conszmption
had completely cured her Of a kacking
cough that for many years anad made
life burden ALI other remedies and
doctors.could give her no rslief, but she
says or this Royal Cure--'it soon re-
moved the pain in my chest and 1 can
now sheep soundly. something 1 can
scarcely remember doing before feel
like sounding its praises through the
Univef &C." So will everyone who tries
DIR. Bing's New Discovery for any
trouble OF the 2 hroat. hest or Lungs
Price 5Oc- and Sloo. Trial bottle e
at Jno. E. Jack,son's drug store. En
bottle RuaraptsseA.