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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
School Board Meeting.

The members of the board of educa-
tion met in regular session at the
Office of the secretary and transacted
what little business came up.
One of the vexed questions which
was settled was as to whether the
pupils should be compelled to recite.
The majority are perfectly willing,
but there are a few who balk and their
parents take the position that the
compulsory exercises spoil the child's
pleasure and interest in the work.
The board ruled that once each term,
or twice year, each pupil must
recite.
1t was reported that there are a
number of nonresident pupils who
have come to town to take advantage
of the school privileges here, but are
not paying the required tuition. They
move here and live with relatives dur
ing the school year, registering as
residents of the city. In view of the
fact that the board has raised the age
limH at which lola children may enter
bectus OF the crowded condition of
the schools they feel that every nom
resident should pay the small fee
charged and an effort will be made
to find out all those who really are
non-residents and make them pay.
The enrolment at the eud of the
first month was 1885 and about a
dozen enrolled Monday at the begin
ming of the second month. The roll
will soon show 400 pupils.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Young Man Acquires a Million

The Eldorado Republican has an
interesting story of how Butler
county has acquired 81, l97,-
966.l5 in two years. Some of the
REGISTER readers may wish to fol-
low suit, so here is the story: Dad.
dy" said the FL Dorado boy, I'm
going TO get married, buy farm and
be "a plute." $50 it while your
young, when your old you can't"
said Daddy.
The boy hitched up Selim to the
buggy, drove to the home Of his
sweetheart: they were married; and
when the Daddy went home to supper
that evening he was introduced to his
new daughter-in-law. a big bridal
dinner-we were there and know
followed.
Next week he bought a farm-l6O
acres Of prairie grass and sunshine
just below town. That was Just two
years ago. They plowed and sowed,
reaped and moved, killed weeds,
raised pigs, turkeys, chickens, calves
and the like They worked hard and
lived we'll.
And they have IA baby. The
would not take u million dollars for
their girl baby All Butler county
girl babies are worth a million. We
know lots OF people who would give
"A million for nice girl baby-of
their own.
A Butler county wife is worth 3l96. .
600, A wife that don't chew the rag
is worth at least that much.
Daddy" said the boy yesterday,
"I've paid for my farm; don't owe a
cent and have money in the bank. If
you are hard up | might loan you a
few dollars"
The farm is worth today 81, ,966.l5.
And this is the way a Butler county
boy cleared 81, l97, ,966. Is in two years.
They have home, all their own,
can live comfortably, are Independent
of everybody, are as happy as it is
possible for people to be and before
another two years will own the ad-
joining quarter.
And yet calamity Bryan is travel
ing around oyer this country, trying
to raise all the hell he .can by saying
the young man has no chance, in this
land of the free and home of the
brave.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
ARCH WALTERS At WAR.
Makes the Kansas City Police Force
Earn Their Salary for aFew
Short Hours.

Under the caption walter couldn't
wait. Sporty youth from lola finds
he can't whip all the City Police"
The Kansas City Journal Wednes-
day prints the following tale of the
sorrows of one visitor to the "festivi-
ties" at Kansas City. Arch Walters
is doubtless referred to and he prob
ably was given ticket to the Masque
Ball by Mr.. Armstrong when the lat
ter found he could not attend. Both
are employed at the Lanyon smelter
and Arch's- affinity for doing things up
brown viii be recognized. The article
says:
Had G. j.. Armstrong, of lola Kan
saS, decided to come to the Kansas
City ball masque in propria persona,
a little comedy at the central police sta
tion might not have been enacted. 1t
happened this way: Armstrong had "a
ticket TO the ball, but somehow it came
into the possession of one A. j. Wal
ter, also of lola. Now Walter, in his
feverish haste to join in the festivities
of the city, came early to avoid the
rush, but he encountered one of the
greatest rushes he will ever experience
IN his whole life-a rush down the
stairs of the police station.
The young man first attracted the
attention of the police department by
his picturesque personality which
seemed To pervade the entire South
end of the city. He was carefully and
tenderly garuered in and as this young
man cared not for expenses and liked
not the idea of riding patrol wagon.
carriage was called and he, in care
of two burly coppers, was driven to
the station. Here he was turned over
TO the sergeant at the desk and soon
his pockets were frisked showing up
the ticket to the ball masque which
had been issued to Mr.. Armstrong
Mr. Walter had all this time main
Stained the utmost good temper and
laughed and joked the coppers with
hearty. breezy rural way that was
quite fetching. At last, however,
even the coppers tired of the youths
conversation and he was escorted to
the stairway leading to the cells below
where the just and unjust while away
their long winter and summer even
ings until the time to face the Judge in
the morning.
Walter touchdown the stairway and
announced that he had no intention
of descending. He was told that it
was necessary. He stood firm and
told the police department that all the
coppers in the city could not force him
down. That was enough for the bur
ly boys in blue and something like
football scrimmage followed. When
Walter emerged his face looked like a
mantled mince pie and he was weak
from the loss of blood, Walter land
edin cell all right and the prowess
of the police was vindicated without
fatalities. He will be released today,
but it is not likely that he will attend
the bal masque on Mr.. Armstrong;
ticket as he couldn't unmask when
time is called"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
TAKEN FOR COUNTERFEITERS.
Mack Travis and Clark RiggsGGrow
Eloquent When Talking to a
Kansas City Policeman.

The story has leaked out Many
people know that Mack Travis and
Clark Riggs went to Kansas City to
take in the Carnival, some wondered
why they came back after one days
stay, but only Mack and Clark knew
all the details. until now. Here is
the story that they have been keeping
quiet
They went to the city and with
Herman Brick. the little jew who used
to work for the Famous here, went out
for a stroll on the Paseo. Now it
happens that there has been a gang of
counterfeiters working the good peo-
pie near Olathe lately and the Kansas
City police have descriptions of three
of them.
Mack and Clark and Brick we're
strolling down the boulevard. A cop
per spied and followed them for sever
al blocks and then crossed and met
them.
Hello, gentlemen, where are you
going?"
"Oh, just looking around town."
they answered.
The copper sized them up: One
smooth faced man, light overcoat,
derby hat; smaller smooth faced man,
derby hat; one small jew, mustache,
blue coat and vest.
They filed the bill to T.
"Well, boys" said the copper,
''I'm inclined to think you have
strolled enough and you can come
with me-" Then they pulled off the
big talkings and argued and dug up
letters and money and tickets.
The policeman kept them sweating
and talking for half an hour before
he was sure he hadn't the three coun-
terfeiters described in his letter. He
let them go and Mack and Clark hit
the first train for lola.
Tough luck, wasn't it?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
PAPERlOF ALLEN COUNTY
P|TTSBURG SHELTERS CLOSE
Cherokee LanyOn Works Shut Down
Owing to Rise in Price OfSlack

Pittsburg Headlight. Orders were
received Saturday by G. c. Cockerill,
the resident manager of the Cherokee
Lanyon Spelter company plant, to
shut down the works in this city on
next Saturday. The reason given is
the increase of % cents per ton in the
price of slack, which took place in
September. The shut down will be
indefinite. There have been six blocks
running at the company's works in
this city, employing about one hun
dred men, and all but two of these
will be shut down Saturday, and
these two will probably continue to
burn until everything is cleaned up.
This campany has large interests in
the gas fields and these will probably
do all the business of the-company
until the price of slack falls or until
the gigantic smelter syndicate or trust
now practically formed absorbs every
plant owned by the company. The
negotiations to this end are now on
with every prospect of being closed
and it is likely that these negotiations
have more to do with the shut down
than the price of slack. There is no
encouragement in sight at the present
time that any of the plants in this city
will be started up by the trusts, and
in all probability it will also have an
effect upon plants in other towns,
The shutting down Of the works Sat
urday will throw one hundred men
out of employment with no outlook
for work as smeltermen in sight at
their plants until the trust becomes
operative at least, and perhaps not
then. 1t also practically wipes out
the name of Pittsburg as "A smelter
town for the present.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Speaking of Appetites.

Patient medicine companies are
hard put to get catchy phrases for
their ads, and one of the best and
most widely circulated refers to the
envy which a dyspeptic race feels for
'the appetite of "a goat" 1t is inter-
esting to know that not all men are
thus consumed with envy and that an
lola man has grabbed the appetite
trophy from the goat. 1t happened
thusly:
One of the young men of the cement
plant in conversation with his
friends enlarged upon the charms of
Kansas chicken and Kansas pies.
He is Michigan youth and the two
palate ticklers have caught his fancy.
During the conversation he made
wager that he could at one sitting put
under his vest six spring chickens and
twenty-one pies. The man who bet
with him and number of other young
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Robbed the Grave

A startling incident is narrated by
John oliver of Philadelphia, as fol-
lows; 81 was in an awful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain continu-
ally in back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then
was advised to use Electric Bitters;
to my great joy, the first bottle made
a decided Improvement, continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a well man. | know they robbed the
grave of another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only SOC,
guaranteed at Evans Bros drug store.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Free of Charge.

Amy adult suffering from a cold set
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat
or lung trouble of any nature, who
will call at Evans Bros. will be pre-
sented with sample bottle of Bos-
chee's German Syrup, free of charge.
Only one bottle given to one person,
and none to children without order
from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as Boschee's German
Syrup in all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions of
bottles were given away, and your
druggists will tell you its success was
marvellous. 1t is really the only
Throat and Lung Remedy generally
endorsed by physicians. One 10 cent
bottle will cure or prove its value.
Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Endorsed at Home.

The Oskaloosa Independent has the
following to say of Mr.. Hamilton who
is coming here to live: John L..
Hamilton left for lola, Kansas, We'd
nesday, where he is going into the
grocery business. This is surpris-
ing move to most people here as j. L..
has been in business in Oskaloosa
many years and seemed to be Il fix
ture. But lola is having a wonderful
growth as "a result of its natural gas
wells, and a few days visit there con-
vinced Mr.. Hamilton that there was
business opening of value to him.
He will buy either an interest in or
the entire business of Mr.. Edgar, SON
in-law of j. b. Wheeler of this place.
Mr.. H. retains his interest in the busi-
ness here, and the store will continue
as usual. We hope j. l.. will make
it all right-Iola is booming place,
sure, and has something solid behind
its boom in the way of smelters,
factories, etc.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
The Vote in 1896.

Four years ago William Mckinley
and Willim Bryan headed the tickets
of the opposing parties as they do
this year. Everybody is speculating
on how the vote will go this year by
states and therefore study of the
result four years ago is of interest.
In 1896 of the All votes in the cleo
toral college Mr.. Mckinley received
264 and Mr.. Bryan 1873. The number
necessary to a choice is pa, so Nc
Kinley had 20 to spare and Bryan
was shy 25.
The vote by states that year was as
follows.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05

men who wanted to witness the explos-
ion watched the young man make a
run for his money at the Our Way
the other night. And did he win?
Well, yes. When the smoke of battle
had cleared away and it came time to
settle the account the bill was found
to amount to $50. He with the APP
petite had eaten eight whole chickens
and thirty-three pies.
Dyspepsia isn't universal in this
neck of the woods.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
The N. L. Tambourine Drill.

There was a good crowd at the
opera house Tuesday to witness the
musical and literary entertainment
conducted by Mrs. Gilham and Miss
Cooper for the benefit of the building
fund of the Methodist church. And
everybody felt we'll paid for attending
as the numbers were all good and the
closing drill by sixteen pretty young
girls was very attractive one. The
duet by Mrs. Rev. Maclean and DR..
Clearinghouse. the recitations by Miss
Alice Taylor and by Miss Gillian all
deserve especial mention. The pro-
gram rendered was as follows:
Piano Solo Ecu Follett' .......... Durand
Edna McClan
Recitation. How He Saved st Michaels"
......... ..........,. q. Lou Ella Gilham
Song with Calesthenic Movements, Fern
Maclean. Jennie Doggett. Bernice Root
Ethel Horton. Gertie Fitzgerald, Flor
ence Root, Edna Thomas. Ruth Horton
Wanitta Ryer, Lou Ella Gilhum. Lila
Lee
"Fantalsie lmpromptu'. .............. Chopin
By request. ............ ......... .Ente Stapp
Vocal Solo, waiting" ............... Millard
Mary Gilman
Recitation The Legend of Bregen2" "......
........ .... O.. ................. Ida Morrison
Recitation "Sockery Setting the Hen.
............... ................... Alice Taylor
Vocal solo ......... Miss Rosalia Charles
Recitation with musical accompaniment.
........ .-................... Alice Gillian
Vocal Duet, ,......., ......... Mrs John Maclean
,,,.....,......, ..-.. ...... Or. Clearinghouse
Piano Sola "a Grand Polka de Concert"
Bartlett, ~ "Valse' Chopin. ..........
............. .............. O.. Ethe Stapp
Tambourne Drill, Hazel stevenson. Ethel
Holt Ida Morrison, Ethel Eyer, Tressa
Lee, Mary Gllham, Myrtle Simpson,
Alma Manley, Grace Kelley, Grace
Reimert Alice Gnham. Venette Mauley
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05

"For three days and nights l suffer
ed agony untold from an attack OF
cholera morbus brought on by eating
cucumbers," says M. E, Lowther,
clerk of the district court, Centerville,
Iowa. 81 thought should urely die,
and tried dozen different medicines
but all to no purpose. 1 sent for a
bottle of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and thTee
doses relieved me entirely" This
remedy is for sale by lola druggists.
People who burn the Lamp otRea-
son need Rocky Mountain Tea.
Greatest reason producer oF earth.
35c. Ask your Druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05

A new remedy for biliousness is
now on sale at lola drug stores. 1t
is called Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. 1t gives quick relief
and will prevent the attack If given as
soon as the first indication of the dis
ease appears. Price 25 cents per box.
Samples free.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
Notice

Tie School Board of School distric
No u "Star Valley" will pay a
reward of $40 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons for mu l.
ating, deiacing or trespassing in any
way upon the property OF said School
District.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05
The Galveston Fund

Bayard Kansas, October |, 1900
Editor REGISTER.
People were very kind in lola
in responding to my appeal
for help for the Galveston sufferers
and [ send you II copy Of the names
OF those who did respond
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05

hold in my hands letter from ID,
r.. Beatty saying the money has been
received and much suffering may be
relieved by IL.
Respt.
Mrs. Jos. G. Beatty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-10-05

For Sale: "A roller and reclining
invalid chair, as good as new 4O4
South Buckeye.
The evening times., 1900-03-08
A SKULL IN EVIDENCE.
The Trial OF william, HummeI for
Nife-Murder

WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. March S.-The
trial OF William Hummel. the alleged
murderer OF his wife and three stepchil-
dren. was called In Criminal Court yes
terday. and the work OF securing a jury
was completed at 2:55 o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
The knowledge that the case would be
called brought to the corridors OF the
court house crushing mob long before
the hour for the opening o. court BY 9
O'Clock there was not breathing space 10
be had in the various Railways. When
Judge Savidge. who Is helping Judge
Metzger, got through the rush. his honor
looked as though he had Just come out Of
a football game.
When Hummel was led into the court
room he had the appearance Of frighten-
ed hare. Hummel is being tried on but
one indictment, which charges him with
the murder Of his wife. Former District
Attorney Gilmore opened the case for the
Commonwealth. 4 sensation was caused
when Mr.. Gilmore stated that after his
Incarceration Hummel began to make a
statement, telling piecemeal how Mrs
Hummel and her children we're killed and
how. greatly agitated. he revealed where
the body Of Baby Delaney was buried face
downward. The defence had no previous
intimation that HImmel had made such
statement
Five witnesses were heard before ad-
The evening times., 1900-03-08
SATURDAY EVENING.
March 10. 1900. at 8 O'Clock.
ADMISSION FREE TO ALL,

Those who are fortunate enough 70 OBJ
tain seats, or even standing room. in the
Masonic Temple on the above evening will
witness one OF the most marvellous and
interesting entertainments ever seen upon
any stage since the history of the world
began.
Streams OF Ere viii be seen emanating
from living human beings while from
their eyes. ears, nose, and mouth there
will appear TO grow beautiful and highly
eolored bouquets Of flowers Artificial
thunder and lightning viii be produced BY
the juggling Of millions OF volts OF cleo
tricity- This section OF the exhibition may
well be termed electrical pyrotechnics
fireworks.
The wonders OF the great X-ray will
also be exhibited. This is the largest
&-ray ever operated for exhibition pur-
poses in Washington All other so-caIled
A-ray machines are bat toys as compared
with this monster machine. which enables
anyone TO see clearly all the bones OF the
human skeleton while yet in the flesh
WagOnlOads Of machines. electrical de-
vices. and the more than wonderful bio
chymic generator, a mammoth machine.
used only for the cure OF deafness and
blindness. will be exhibited and used Ia
the remarkable demonstration illustrating
how disease. and especially deafness. may
be almost instantly cured by scientific
mechanism.
DR.. Wilson, the inventor and perfector
deafness. and who is at the head Of the
The evening times., 1900-03-08

National Association OF Physicians and
Surgeons with Offices at T1J Thirteenth
Street northwest Washington. 2f0 Fifth
Avenue, New York, and Is BoyIston
Street. Boston. who has succeeded in Civ
deaf mutes. born without hearing. and re-
stored perfectly the hearing to thousands
OF totally deaf people. has. on this single
occasion. consented 10 not only explain in
a lecture Why II Is that so many peoDle
are becoming deaf and how deafness and
disease may be prevented but also to show
the audience, by actual demonstration.
how 70 cure deafness. His entire working
plant. with every machine and implement
used an the treatment Of deafness will be
placed upon the stage in full view where
The most hOpelessly deaf people OF the
audience viii be treated free MANY IN
not all Of whom will be made 20 hear
quite perfectly within the hour. Each one
treated on this occasion viii be entitled
10 hye treatments free at either Of the
above named Offices should il be desired
or required TO make the cure permanent.
Or. Wilson viii tell how many trouble
some diseases may be prevented and cured
by the sufferers themselves without hay
ing 20 buy medicine or pay doctors bills.
Don't fail 10 be present. as the knovl-
edge there 10 be obtained may prevent
you from becoming deaf or cure you If YOU
are now deaf
Admission free. Doors open an hour pre-
vious 20 each lecture. II