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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

ting that set | thought a naturally
ambitious and intelligent woman like
you would be anxious to store her
mind with the knowledge and the wis
dom of the ages. | expected that these
long, dark winter evenings we would
pull down the window shades and
turn on the cheerful gas CRATE, and
then we'd start in at Aaron 'Anr'
and 'Abacus' and work our way
through to 'zwei beer If there hap
pened to be anything that the ency-
clopeda didn't have the very latest
on then I'd be there to supply the
lack of information"
"Well, I'll tell him TO call around
and see you at the Office"
you can do that if you like. 1
guess that would be about as good a
way as any. lie can explain his little
system to me, and | can understand it
so that there won't be any trouble
when the payments come due. Yea,
don't you bother your head any moro
about it. just send him around to
me-"
Eyes, and then you'll say you don't
want the piano"
"I'd be telling the worst kind of a
lie if said ! did"
"Oh!"
Nov, see here, Elizabeth, my queen,
you talk about me geeting useless
things, and I'm free to admit that that
folding bed was against my better
Judgment"
THAT folding bed is the most useful
piece of furniture we've got in the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
ROBBERY At LAHARPE
Hills Dry Goods Store Enter ed and
Shoes and Clothing Taken
No Clue
By Telephone to the Register.

BY Telephone to the Register.
The dry goods and clothing house
of Mr.. Hill at this place was broken
into Sunday and a considera BILE
amount OF clothing, shoes, and
furnishing goods taken. The THE
or thieves gained an entrance
through the rear window which they
pried open and managed to secure
what they wanted and make theii
escape without leaving any clue
which has been discovered so far
The authorities are on the look -out
however, and 1t Is to be hoped that
the thieves will be overtaken and
punished.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

w
house. What do you suppose we'd have
done when mother was here il we
hadn't had it?"
That's so. 1 didn't think OF that.
Well, Well say you made q wise play
when you got the bed, but what | wa u
to know is what you want with pi-
ano?"
''To play, OF course
81 think you are just politely string
ing me. You've got piano in the house
now. How often do you play it, tell me
that? Once a day? Twice week I?
Once Il month? Say, have you touched
that piano half dozen times in the last
year except when you've busted it?"
"The last time | played it. you got
mad and kicked over the music rack
and / don't blame you"
well, I'm glad you do me justice. Of
course, I know that I'm not properly
accountable for the deficiencies of your
mu4cal education; at the same time
what I'm properly accountable for
doesn't always cut ice"
"Nou know perfectly we'll what
mean. Nobody could play that old
thing and get any music out of it,
There was time when you thought |
could play, james. You didn't talk
abont the deficiencies Of my musical
EDUCATION, them"
well, guess l didn't. What do you
take me for? Did thinkNop were in.
viting criticism in those days? Not lit
tie Elizabeth! She wanted me to tell
her how sweet she was anfhow--"
II wish you'd talk sense. Now. look
here, James, this isn't going to cost us
so very much, and the agent says he
will allow us 500 on the old one. I'm
sure we couldn't get that for il if we
wanted to sell it,"
Twill he throw in an electric blue
plush cover and an imperial expansion
stool?"
81 don't know whether he will or not.
I'll do without them il you get the
piano"
81 was going to propose getting you
the stool and the cover as compro-
mise. Suppose we struggle along five
or six years and get this instrument
about half paid for, and then lose my
job? How about that? Do we acquire
any equity as we go along, or will they
send round van and tear it out of our
happy home the first time we fall down
on an installment? If could get on
contestable policy on good piano and
arrange my own terms of surrender
might take a day off and think it over
AS it is, and taking into consideration
the vanity of earthly hopes and the mu.
liability of jobs, | must ask you if you
will kindly hunt up my gloves. I'm pref
ty sure l laid them down with the pack
ages | brought in last night. Hurry
please, my dearl"
"I'm not to have that piano, them"
81 hardly see how we can manage il
for few years."
"And you've been talking for the last
hour as if you meant to buy it, leading
me on to believe we were going to have
something decent at last--something
that / wouldn't be mortified to death
all the time to have our friends see
just to disappoint me at last! / think
you are just as m-m-mean as you can
bible, and"
"Oh, well, if you really want the thing
of course you can have it. Sure thing
Well, you just bet you can have it. Let's
look over the catalogue" -Chicagc
Daily Record.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
A New Business Come to Town.

A new BUSINESS come 10 TOWN..
The REGISTER is glad to announce
the establishment of another new
business IN lola. "The lola Roofing
Company" is the lname OF the new
concern, and it's business will be to
put gravel roofing on business houses.
Mr.. w. A. McElhiney, OF Baxter
Springs, will be the manager and will
begin tomorrow the construction of a
building on the corner of West and
Chestnut streets. A large building
will not be required, but 1t will be of
sufficient size to meet all needs.
Mr.. mckinney has had ten years
experience in the roofing business
and comes we'll recommended as be-
Ing an Iexpert in his line, and thor
oughly reliable in every way. 1t is
pleasant to know that no one will
have to send outside of lola hereafter
to have his building properly rooted.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
SHE GOT THE PIANO.
By Kennett F. Harris.


LIE WE don't get it this way
don't see how we're going to get
it at ALL" said Mrs. Bolcombe, refer
ring to the new piano.
ITS quite likely" replied her hus-
band, as he bent down to lace lis
shoes. Il don't quite see the necessi-
~ of getting il at all myself"
You don'tl VIII, james Bolcombe,
If you've complained about this one
once you've complained about it 10
times. And the last time the man
tuned it you said it was II useless eX-
pense, and that he could never make
IL sound like anything again"
Il deny that most positively"
Yes, / suppose | made that all up.
1t seems as if | couldn't say anything
any more without you as much as
telling me I'm saying something that's
not true
~ said he could never make it sound
like anything but II dray load of steel
rods rafting over a granite pave
ment."
81 suppose you thought that was
smart"
why, not particularly. Have you
got that button sewed on my over
coat?"
mo, l haven't. You will have to
get another set, | guess. | haven't
got button in my basket tnat viii
come anywhere near matchnS. But
about that piano.
well, what about it?"
We'll, you own yourself that it an
noys you to hear it played"
That's easily ilNed-don't play it,"
Thank you. I'm sure you're veiS
kind ana very cousderate. | ought to
have known that you were opposed to
my having any kind of amusement.
/ suppose / ought to be attending to
the homework instead of thinking
about pianos. You might just as well
say it. l know you want to-"
you're a mind reader. Past, pres
emit and future revealed. Nothing hid
nom my mysterious power. Can tell
IL the one you love is true. All bust
ness"
"Oh, hush!"
II didn't begin the conversation.
Well, / believe it's about time for me
TO go. anyway. Was there anything
you wanted dewntown?"
" wish you would sit down and talk
this matter over seriously and SEN
Sibly.
what matter?'
81 believe you are just trying to be
sggrayating. The piano. OF course.
hot n ~ fau ha !, lie
to-dAyr'
81 don't know, I'm sure. Take the
most of them and you can't tell them
snything-they know it all. Still, IL
you find him willing to learn, you
might think up something or other to
tell him. What kind of looking man
in hep Would you say he was posted
on archaeology, for instance?"
He seemed to recognize the make
of our old piano, and he gave a pref
sy good guess as to its date. Now.
James. seriously, don't you think we
could afford a new piano by cutting
down little on some of our other ex-
Penses"
II suppose we might. There's the
rent, of course; don't see how we're
going TO get around that proposition.
Still, here we are eating three times
day, week in and week out. We
might try to do without food. The
first thing a doctor tells you when he
comes is that you've been eating some
thing or other. / suppose you know
that there's five months more on that
folding bed?"
"That's only three dollars month"
"And year on the enTclopedias?'
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
Tls Not Trnn.

We do not sell DR.. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin for every disease; it Is only
good for constipation, indigestion,
sick headache and stomach troubles
and we guarantee 1t to cure. G. b
Spencer q Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

For driving out dull bilious feeling
strengthening the appetite and in
creasing tho capacity of the body
work, Prickly. Ash Bitters is a
golden remedy. Sold by Chas. b
Spencer q Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
They All nn

He-What pretty grill She looks
sweet enough to eat.
She-of course; and that's just what
she does three or four times daily
Chicago Evening News.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
S26,5OO 26,5O0 90

Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000 90
The old coal and PAS bends are paid
off, and the school bond issue of 1884
IL wiped out this year.
The county, valued at 81 ,000, 900 has
debt OF $4,000 bonds issued to the
Santa Fe railroad, drawing per
cent which were refunded in 1893 and
beginning in 1908 they can be paid off
at the rate of 5000 year for ten
years and then al q rate of $1,000 q
year until all paid. The rate for
these in lola is one and half mills.
This year on valuation of $40,
957 90 we paid taxes at rate of IS. So
hundred, raising revenue in all
amounting to $56,02O.s7. The $685.
levy is divided as follows: ST. general
revenue; so cents streets and cross
ings; 80 cents county general; so cents
State; $2.70 school and school bonds;
81 .05 interest on bonds.
If the assessment is kept as high as
1t was last year the rate should show
q decrease of q point or two this year.
The rate of insurance will probably
show a decrease on buildings but
there will be an increase on stocks
which will about equalize it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
Flax Seed Notice.

Call early and leave your order for
choice clean fax seed as it will be
scarce this year. Also choice seed
oats, choice seed and eating potatoes,
bran and -four.
S. A. WIoKARD g. co.
Near Santa Fe depot, lola, Kansas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
PILES OF PEOPLE

testify to the merit of Banner SaIve
i'm curing piles. 1t is guaranteed.
Evans Bros.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
The URLINGTONROUTE
BEST LINE


WEST: Kansas City and st. Joseph to
Nebraska, Denver. Utah, Pacific Coast-two
trains daily. Weekly California Excursions.
NORTHWEST: To Black Hills, Montana
Washington, Puget Sound, via the short Billings
Koute-50 to 500 miles saved Tourist sleepeYs
tuesdays and Thursdays, Kansas City and st
Joseph to Seattle.
EAST EAST; Unquestonably the best trains via
- o 9TH: lost. Paul, Minneapolis, and the
Northwest regioa
\, homeseekers Excursions to the West and
Northwest
1900 Miles Of Standard Railroad. The main
Travelled Road In the Louisiana Purchase.
Wide-vestibuled. Pintsch. Lighted, complete
trains or chair caTs-seats free,--Puliman
sleepers.
Burlington Route.
Write
j. c. BRAMHALL, L.W. WAKELEY,
7. p. A..S23 Main Street, Gen'I Pass'r Agent.
Kansas City. MOI ST. Louis, Me.
HOWARD ELLIOTT,
General Manager,
ST. Louis, Mo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

Call ana examine the DeKalb hog
fence, the most perfect one on the
market. J. w. Coutant.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

81 per cent of the people You
meet have Indigestion. Tell 'em
about DR.. Caldwelps Syrup Pepsln
at G.. b. Spencer a. 90.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

81 have always used FOLEY'S
HONEY AND TAR cough medicine
and think it the best in the world ;
says Chas. Bender, newsdealer of
Erie, Pa. Evans Bros. -
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
For Rent or Sale.

rOI menu vi oblc'
My farm ia Usage township; 1880
acres, 2SO under cultivation. See me
at the court house. M. l.. DECKER
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
SOME TIMELY STATISTICS
Now, With u New Issue Pending. is d
Good Time to Check up lOla's
Debts

The talk of waterworks, which has
been going on for years seems at last
to be about to crystallize into action
and the present indications are that
an effort will be made to issue some
$50, 900 of bonds of the city of lola,
and have city ownership. AS this is
a matter for the tax payers to decide
it is just and proper that they know
what the amount of their present
liabilities lie, their assets and the
chance to pay out. From the figures
in the county clerks office for the
present year, the following general
statements are gathered:
The total, real, personal and rail
road assessed valuation of lola on
which taxes are paid is $549, 1857 90.
To this will be added an uncertain
amount next year, several additions
having been brought in, probably in
tho neighborhood of 100000. The
total then will be, adding the in
crease In the city, in the neighbour
hood OF $3.50, 900. So:we'll swell up
and consider ourselves worth. for
taxable purposes not less than $780,
10000.
LIABILITIES.
The city owes this debt Individually.
Wichita r R bonds, percent
due in 1901. ............. 826, 800 90
She shares with.Iola township In
these and has 70 bear three-fourths
the burden as the township is valued
at S42l SIG 90.
Township Bridge Compromise
percent 1907. $1,000
Twp wichitaR X 7per cent 1901 $500
lOthl' 's''''''ss's ...ss'' oib,oOV
Thee fourths share ...... ............ $1,000 90
As the city is the big end Of school
district No. 10 she practically has all
the school bonds to pay
Dist No. 10 percent due 1918. .slO5OO
1915 :. Igl9.., 5000
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16
PUBLISHED
on
THURSDAY.

For over fiifty-eight
years a National Family
Paper for farmers and
villagers, whose readers
have represented the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-02-16

G. b. Spencer d Co.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
FONT Marion Mention.

PorNT MARION, Nov 12.--Will Stew
art J g. Sadler, and Miss Essie sadler
were transaeting business at the county
seat Saturday.
Waitman Barbe, professor Of English
literature at the Morgantown University
was welcome visitor at the public
schools Friday afternoon.
Rev. Robes filled his regular appoint
ment in the Disciple church here Sum
day He will begin series OF meetings
here on the evening OF the first OF De-
comber.
Edward Wren is assistant clerk at
the Point Marion House.
John Dietrich has moved into his
house on Jane st. and is now resident
Of the boro.
+ J Gem finished up his part of the
contract on the public school building
Saturday.
Garret Titus Of Uniontown spent Sum
day WITH his parents.
George Sisler came down from Stew
artstown Sunday TO visit his daughter
Mrs Francis and family.
Col. Jas Snider is getting very feeble
having to walk with two canes.
Imri Lucas Of Morgantown was Wis
itor Sunday.
JAS Leckey OF Uniontown was visit
ing his brother 4 A Leckey Sunday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
SENSATIONAL CASE.
Queer Facts Brought out in u Suit for
Divorce.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. -
Edward e. Barber, member Of an
influential family of Tyler county,
brought suit here yesterday for abso'
Lutte divorce from Mrs. Mamie Barber
and suit for damages against her
brother, Nelson Burton and others
for $50, 600. This action revealed for
the first time the story connected
with a remarkable marriage which
took place at st. Mary's in Peasants
county. Barber was summoned to
St Mary's the home OF Miss Burton,
by telegram from Nelson Burton
stating that his sister was dangerous
ly Ill. When Barber arrived at the
Burton home it is charged that he
was confronted with loaded revolt
yer and was told he must marry Miss
Burton or be shot Rev. Charles l..
Hall was present accompanied by
Mayor Edwin L. Martin, of st. Mary's
the ceremony was quickly performed.
Mayor Martin and Rev. G. l. Hall are
made co-defendanus in the suit for
damages. Barber was engaged TO be
married, to young lady of Washing
ton county, Ohio, who heard OF the
affair and is Frustrated Barber has
secured postponement OF this mar
rage until he can procure a divorce.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
SAVED THE FAMILY
Did This Little Animal by Dying In a
CiStern

w. G. Aten, mother and two sisters
who reside at Sherman, w. Va, came
very near being poisoned by Paris
being put in their cistern few days
ago, says the Pomeroy Leader. A
mouse was drawn out Of the cistern
which stopped the using of the water
for few days. When Mr.. Aten
cleaned the cistern out there was close
to pound of Paris green found in the
bottom of the cistern In paper sack
in which was rock TO sink it.
Mr.. Aten is a peaceabe man and
has plenty of good friends who are
willing to help find out who the guilty
parties are Besides Mr.. Aten's i'm
mediate family Flora Bryson, cous-
in, who is staying with him and at
tending school at Ravenswood and a
number OF neighbors have been using
the water all summer up to the time
the mouse was drawn from the els
tern. 1t was very narrow escape,
and half dozen lives were probably
saved by the timely discovery of the
mouse.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
CANVASSING RETURNS.
County Court has Been Busy ar
it Since Monday.

Totals about The Same as Shown in
Table Printed by the New Dominion.
Cass District Justices Eleeted-De-
cision in the Carlow Case-Few
/. Votes Lost in The County.
The county court convened on Mon
day and has been very busily engaged
in going over the vote for the several
precincts of the county and making
up the official returns. They will get
done this evening probably 1t Is a
big job and requires lots of time.
Over forty five hundred votes were
cast in the county being large in-
crease over the vote of four years ago.
Much of the increase came from
Morgan district although others show
ed a marked Increase in the number
of voters. The growth of Morgan
town and suburbs in the past four
years has added over five hundred
voters to the lists in the county,
{ The scratching was very marked on
some of the candidates. This was es-
pecially true in regard to the sheriff
who ran nearly three hundred votes
behind in majority as compared with
the head of the ticket. Others were
pulled down but the tendency was not
marked enough to have any influence
in determining the election.
There were three Democratic pre-
cincts in the county. They are
Vaudeville, Georgetown and Stewards
town. The first two have never gone
republican and the last one is Demo
cratic for the first time in its history.
One of the interesting cases to be
decided by the court was that Of the
election of justice in Cass district.
The name of John NJ. Carlow was
printed John w Carlow on the tick
cts and was voted that way. Some
held that the election of Mr.. Carlow
was void on that ground but the court
held that as the intention of the yo-
tiers was perfectly plain that Mr.. Gar
low should have the place. He will
give bond next month and will assume
his duties when the time comes. Mr..
4. e. Berry republican was the 9TH
er Justice elected from that district.
Very few votes were found to have
peen thrown out over the county and
in this respect this county is ahead of
every other county in the state which
has been heard from. Our people know
how to vote and they made few mis-
takes which were big enough to viii
ate their votes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
Not a Minister.

A very fierce story of the shooting
of a minister named John Holden is
being published in the city papers.
The story is sent out from Hunting
ton and Matewan and it alleges that
the minister had become too gay with
the fair members of his flock. One of
the facts in connection with the story
makes it rather less interesting read
ing and that is the alleged minister is
not enrolled in the conference and he
is not known by the other pastors
who have been asked about it. DR..
Leech has never heard of him. In
case he is preacher he is evidently
very small potatoes and not much
either on a foot race or shooting
scrape.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
Memory Destroyed.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Nov. 10
William Richardson one of the MEN,
bers of the Ohio University football
team. of Athens, o., which played the
Washington and jefferson team at
Washington, Pa, Saturday passed
through here last night on his way
home from the game having entirely
lost his memory as the result Of a
blow he received on the head during
the game. He was rendered uncon-
scious by the blow and remained so
for some time. When he recovered
consciousness his mind was blank
and he could remember nothing Of the
past. He was still in that condition
when be passed through here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
NEW FREIGHT RATES.
The Packet Company's New Tariff Now
i'm Effect.

Last week the Packet Company
announced new schedule of rates
between Pittsburg and Morgantown.
1t is much lower than the old rates
and should bring shippers along the
valley still closer to the old reliable
line Here is the rate:
From Pittsburg to and including
Morgantown. 8 cents per loo
pounds on Flour and Feed. II cents
per 100 pounds on all other Mer-
chandise.
+ Oil from Pittsburg to and includ-
ing Morgantown, 80 cents pei
barrel
Salt from Pittsburg to and in
Guiding Morgantown, l5 cents pei
barrel.
Lime from Pittsburg to and in
Guiding Morgantown, 10 cents pei
barrel
Horses and Mules to all points
ST. 80 each.
S. S. GRAHAM,
Gen. Supt
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-13
PROGRAM.
For Grant DIstaict Institute to be Held
Nov. 9th.

The following is the program OF the
teachers institute TO be held at Laurel
Point Nov. oath beginning at 80 p. m.
Prayer by 7 L Brand.
My greatest difficulty by all teachers
present
How to prevent hardness, by r
Fisher and M Brand.
How to teach beginners Arithmetic by
Jesse Henry and J G Reed.
How to teach Grammar by Geo 9
Bircher and II l. Brand.
Should the Compulsory school law be
enforced. by Elroy Henry and Chas.
Waters.
The best mode OF punishment by ] X
Conway, and I r Wells.
How TO conduct recitation to main
tain the best results by s Kennedy
and Harley Thompson.
Every one is requested to attend and
make this the first Institute success.
Nh