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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
One OH the .Indpe .

Chanute Tribune: The report of
the fun the Allen County lawyers had
with Judge Stilwell's old hat the other
day, which we clipped from the lola
REGISTER, has revived good joke
which some of the boys here perpe-
trated on the Judge year or two ago.
1t ran some thing like this:
His Honor was returning from a
bar association meeting at Topeka, in
company with c. A. Cox and l. d.
BoSchert, and several others of the
Chanute boys, and while enroute the
boys got the Judge separated from
his grip and put in it several beer
bottles, a deck of cards and some
poker chips, The Judge it seems had
bought several presents for his wife
while away, and as soon ashereached
home made haste to give them to her.
He opened his grip, and the first
thing he laid hands on was deck of
cards. Mrs. Sulwell rather sarcas-
tically asked if that was the present he
had for her. When the Judge made Il
hurried dive into the grip and drew
forth IA beer bottle the question was
repeated with emphasis and his little
son began pointing his finger at him
in significant way. The usually Sc
date Judge was quite excited by this
time and between murmurs about that
being some of the work of Cox and
Boschert he made another dive bring
ing to light another beer bottle and
some poker chips. He gave up ndes-
pair with that, and then put in the
next week explaining to his family
how "ths Chanute boys had done it. "
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Advertised Letters.

LISU OF ItIUtTS TtIHdIHIHR III UHt IOIH
Post Office and unclaimed for week en-
ding August 3, 1900.
LADIES.
Miss Noria Armstrong, Miss Daisy
Briggs, Mrs Lena Brown, Allie But
Ter, Mrs B V Campbell, Mrs Hattie
Gaskill Miss Maude Hardin, Ida J
Harris, Mrs Albert Hateman, Mrs N
w Hacket, Miss Josie Hostetter, Mrs
Chas Hudspeth, Mrs Fannie Millner,
Miss Cora Mix, Miss Leila Warren,
Ella E Well, Mrs NJ E Williams, Miss
Susie Woodland.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
HOW BUSINESS MEN STAND.
Thirty Out of Forty Favor Both
Water Works and Electric
Lights Several Include
Sewers.

In any matter where private proper
ty is pledged to secure the payment of
a debt, everybody agrees that those
who own the property should be the
ones to decide the pledging. Bonds
issued by the city of lola mean that
the property of the citizens of lola is
put up as security that the bonds will
be paid. The man who owns q house
and lot and the man who owns ten
houses and ten lots have both the same
interestin the matter, and their wishes
should rule the voters.
The REGISTER, having this in mind,
sent a reporter around the public
square this morning to interview
representative business men, without
regard to their preferences in the mat
ter of public or private ownership.
The questions asked were: Are you in
favor of voting the bonds? Are you
in favor of both or against both? Do
you favor only one of the PROPOSE
tions, and if so which one?
The men interviewed will be accept
ed by anyone as representative bust
ness men of the town and their answers
may he taken as expressing the
division of sentiment on the subject
Forty-one were interviewed and of
this number the answers were as
follows
81 men favored both propositions.
. men opposed both propositions.
. men wanted water only.
l man wanted lights only.
IA men favored water more than
lights.
men wanted water, lights and
sewers.
These men own stocks of goods here,
own houses here, pay personal and
real property taxes and occupation
taxes, in short represent more proper
ty than any other group of forty-one
men in town.
Were there a chance, failing the
present proposition, to have a private
company put in the plants, the results
would doubtless be different but
conditions being as they are" lola
business men will give Majority at
the election for both propositions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
BROKEN BRIC-A-BRACS

Mr. Major. the famous cement man, OF New
York explains some very interesting facts
about Majors Cement.
The mutitudes who use this standard article
know that II is many undred per cent better
than other cements for which similar claims
are made, but a great many do not know why.
The simple reason Is that Mr.. Major uses the
best materials ever discovered and other man.
ufabtureIs do not use them. because they are
too expensive and do not allow large profits.
Mr., Major tells us that one OF the elements Of
his cement costs 1915 a pound. and another
81 65 a gallon, while large share Of the so.
called cements and liquid glue upon the mark
cts are nothing more than siXteen.cent glue,
dissolved IN water or citric acid, and, in some
cases altered slightly In color and odor by the
addition of cheap and useless materials.
Majors cement retails at fifteen cents and
twenty-five cents bottle, and when a dealer
tries to sell Il substitute you can depend upon
II that his only object is to make larger profit.
fhe profit on major cement is as much as
any dealer ought to make on any cement And
this is doubly true in view of the fact that each
dealer gets his his share of the benefit OF Mr..
Majors advertising, which nowamounts to over
$4,000 month, throughout the country Estab'
lished in 1876
Insist on having Majors Don't accept any
finland advice from druggist
Ifyou are at all handy land you will be likely
TO find that YOU are a good deal more so than
and family shoes and any other rubber and
leathes articles with Majors Rubber Cement
and Majors Leather Cement.
Aud you Will be surprised at how many dol
lars year you viii thus save
If your druggist can't supply you, II VIII be
forwarded by mail; either kind. Free OF
postage,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
New Church Offices.

The following are the names of the
officers chosen at the annual meeting
of the First Baptist church Wednes-
day evening for the ensuing church
year beginning September !. Sunday
School officers: Superintendent,
Miss Mary Horney; Assistant Super
intendent, w. H. McCullough; Secre-
tary and Treasure, d. Robinson; Or
ganist, Miss Allie Moore; Librarians,
Miss Grace Reimert and Miss Della
Daigh. Church Officers: Treasurer,
s. NJ. Jennings; Clerk Miss Maggie
Williams; Chorister, Miss Clara
Harris.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Humboldt First on Rural Delivery

Every paper in the state has talked
a good deal this summer about rural
free mail delivery and has agitated
and whooped it up and told what it
would do. AS result the govern
ment sent a special agent out to
look over the applications and this
agent has established numerous routes
which are growing in favor daily.
The REGISTER has tried to interest
the people inlthe matter but: the. job
seemed hopeless until last Friday
when "a letter came from Humboldt
stating that the enterprising people in
that neighborhood are awake for the
good things in this world. Mr.. Thos.
VanNice writes: "We want free
mail delivery in this part of the
county. viii you please tell me what
course to pursue in order to get it.
We.have a star mail rout now which
runs from Humboldt to Cookville,
by Griffin"
The REGISTER has on hand letter
from Congressman Bowersock, in
which he expresses an earnest wish to
help in every way possible and: also
a government pamphlet on free de-
livery and how to obtain it. This will
be loaned to anyone wishing infor-
nation.
And all this reminds the REGISTER
that there is magnificent opening
forfree delivery east of lola, north of
lola, west if lola, and south lof lola.
Why don't somebody start some
thing?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
MAYORS PROCLAMATION.
Calling an Election to Vote on
Separate Bond Questions
For Light and Water

The following is the text of the
proclamation of Mayor Mcclure, call
ing an election to vote water and light
bonds, published by the REGISTER as
matter of news, with no remunera-
ton save that in this way only can
the people who pay the taxes in the
city of lola learn what business the
city Is doing.
"Be it known to the electors of tn
city of lola, in the county of Allen and
state of Kansas, that petition signed
by more that two-ffths of the resident
taxpayers of said city as shown by the
last assessment roll has been pre-
scented to the Mayor and council and
the Acting Mayor of said city, and in
pursuance of the request therein con-
tanned, an election will be held by the
legal electors of said city within said
city at the polling places TO be here
after designated by proclamation for
the purpose of submitting to said
electors the following propositions,
to-wit:
Whether or not said city shall by
its duly authorized officers, and in a
manner in conformity with law, and
in conformity with the provisions of
chapter 50 of the laws of Kansas, of
1897, purchase. procure, provide for,
contract for and construct and oper-
ate an electric light plant for the use
and benefit of said city and inhabi-
tants thereof: said electric light plant
to cost not to exceed the sum of so,
10000, and
Whether or not said city shall, by
its duly authorized officers, and in a
manner in conformity with law, and
in conformity with the provisions OF
chapter 50 of the laws of Kansas. of
1897. purchase. procure, provide for,
contract for and construct and oper-
ate a waterworks for the use and bene-
fit of said city and the inha bitants
thereof: said waterworks to cost not
to exceed the sum of SIO,OOO.OO, and
The Indebtedness created by such
purchase, procuring, providing. con
tracing for. and constructing OF said
electric light plant and waterworks
to be paid by an issue OF the bonds OF
said city in denominations OF not less
than $40 90, and not more than S2OO.OO
which shall run for a period not to
exceed twenty years. and snail bear
interest at not to exceed SIX per cent
per annum.
At said election the foregoing prop
ositions will be submitted to said
electors, who will by ballot express
their preferences upon said PROPOSE
tions and in the event that said cleo
tions shall result in an expression OF
a desire on the part of the majority of
the legal electors of said city then
and there voting to have such electric
light plant or waterworks. either or
both, procured and paid for in the
manner aforesaid, then the duly au-
thorized officers of said city will pro-
coed to contract for the same and in
payment of the debt so incurred pro-
coed to issue the bonds of said city OF
the kind and character aforesaid.
w. H. MCCLURE,
Mayor and Acting Mayor"
Now, honestly, had you seen it be-
fore? 1t was news, wasn't it:
Exactly.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
The Lord Gives. and Takes Away.

Mr.. Dunaway was in town from Gas
City Friday and brought the
sad news of the death of twin babies
born yesterday to his daughter, Mrs.
Della Jordan. The babies lived but
a few hours and in spite of all the
doctors could do died Thursday even
ing The young mother is Frustrated
with grief and it is feared the death of
the babies may make her recovery
doubtful. MIR. Jordon is absent on
business but has been telegraphed for
and is expected today. The babies
were buried in the lola cemetery
Friday,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10

GENTLEMEN.

Clyde Austin. VIM Bair, Thomas
Rowland, ] T Bussey, Lutte Galley,
John Carp, H f Cotfelt, Charley
Conger, Henry Cooper, w V Culbert-
son, w Current, Brit Grey, John
Prick, + ID Hobart, S j Hout, +
Howard, w E Johnson. c G Jones,
Fred L Long, F w Lowe, D L Nc
Gowan, Alex Miller, T w Park, H O
Purdy, r. c Purcell, w B Reeves, C B
Rogers, j H Ross, Bert Shoenberger,
H B Smith, j w Smith, w H Sunder-
land, V c Tallaferro, J H Todd,
Frank Turner, w Warner, ca NJ
Weaver, G w Welch, Harry S White,
G L Wilson, Marshall Winch, f L
Woods.
Parties calling for the above letters
will please say advertised giving date.
H. L. HENDERSON Post Master.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
II neIned Win BATTLES.

Twenty-nine officers and men wrote
rom the Front to say that for Scratch
es, Bruises, Cuts, Wounds, Sore
Feet and Stiff Joints, Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve is the best in the world.
Same for Burns, Skin Eruptions and
Piles. 25cts. a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by Evans Bros, druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
For Mhnnning Couch.

Both my children were taken with
whooping cough, writes Mrs. O. e.
Duttoni of Danville, Ill. "a small
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar gave
such relief that | used a 80 cent bottle
which saved me DOCTORS bill, "
Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
FatnlitY Follows Fnilnre

to use Foley's Kidney Cure in time. If
taken in earlier stages of Bright's
disease and diabetes, it is certain sure.
You have noticed the high death note
from these diseases, and it is not wise
to ignore early symptoms when medi-
cine like Foley's Kidney Cure can be
bad. Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-08-10
Nail Crushed Off.

Dick Coblentz, one of the boys who
has been a steady worker in the REG
lister Office for years suffered a dis
wessingly painful accident last Fri
ing. While working at one of the
JOB presses he had the thumb of his
left hand caught in the press and the
nail was badly crushed. He went to
a doctor and as only torn fragment
of the nail remained this was removed.
The accident will lay him off for few
days and he will be minus nail the
rest of his days.
In days of old-ten years ago-no
good Populist would accept (?) a
railroad pass. At the TT. Scott con-
vention this year one prominent dele
gate admits he lost u pocket book
full of passes.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10
Those Suits.

Below we publish communication
which We cannot answer, but we refer
the writer to the secretary Of the fire
department. The information desired
is out Of our jurisdiction.
Mr.. Editor: Can you give the pub
lie any information in regards to how
the firemen's suits were ordered? Is
it not fact that all public work is let
to the lowest bidder? 1t seems not in
this case. Two of our smart up-to.
date firemen elected al q committee TO
get the lowest figures from the differ
emit merchants, took the responsibility
OF only calling on one merchant and
practically stranger here without
property or taxes here gave him an
order for 40 or IS suits to cost 81, coz
which is from s22.25 to s25 per suit.
If they had let the contract to the low
est bidder the village might be $500
better off. When the grand jury meets
next fall there will be lots of work.
CITIZEN.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10

Anyone having lost pillow can find
one at home Of Antor Bear, two blocks
west of city hall.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

II anything had been lacking to
maxine perfect metropolitan news
paper of the St. Paul Dispatch, the
want was entirely filled when it Com
pleted arrangements for the special
foreign cable service which is now
Frightening it's columns. II is really
astonishing how the recent war with
Spain has developed the American
thirst for the news of the world. II
placed America in q new position with
regard TO the rest of the earth and
gave new Importance to the events OF
the world at large. III the movements
Of foreign powers were once Of impor-
tance, they become doubly SO when
America rose into place as power in
the world. The Dispatch recognized
this when it secured this cable service
with its news from first hands. Nc
longer is London the sole source OF
all European news, and no longer is
the news Of the world filtered through
British Channels and tinted with Brit
ish ideas. It comes to the Dispatch
straight from the European centre and
without prejudice. This will be graft.
flying to all intelligent people OF the
Northwest, particularly SO to that
large foreign-born element which de-
lights in information direct from the
fatherland.
The subscription price being SO
small it puts daily paper in reach
of everybody. Send Is cents for one
months trial subscription to st. Paul
Daily Dispatch, st. Paul, MINI.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10

since the new council We're placed
in a position to reward or condemn
the Bemidji newspapers. Yet tney
hesitated and meditated, and the News
continued to imbibe official cream.
Last week the village council called
for bids on necessary printing The law
has established rate for such work,
and if the printer permits honesty ana
not cupidity to guide him. the rate is
not too high. Realizing this ana
wishing to discover which OF the conn-
cilrnen were truly our friends, we put
in our bid at full legal rates. The
News did likewise. Thus, the papers
rested on their merits, and our Win-
ming out on these terms is . dozen
times more gratifying than had rate
cutting been INDUCED in. Council
men Swedback and Cell lined up for
the News, while Councilman Jinkinson
and Recorder Holroyd stood by the
PIoENER. This left the decisive vote
in the hands Of Mayor Dudley. He
voted right, and justified his act by
saying that, inasmuch IS the News
was getting the county printing, the
PIONEER was entitled to the city work.
This act Of the Mayor, who Of all
the village officials, is the only one
WHO could accuse us OF having ops
posed his election, is certainly the
worthy deed Of a broad-minded man.
We hereby tender tdr thanks to the
gentlemen who have honored us, and
assure them that in their attempt TO
give the city an economical admins
tration, they will not find us using
their official paper asa grating ma
chine
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10

Uncle Sam is big piece of blood
and bone dominated with a brain as
clear as it is great. When he got up
q worlds fair it was natural to sup
pose that it would be the best in the
world. Yet coming seven years later
the Paris exhibition might be expect
ed to surpass our Columbian exhibi-
ton. But we are told that the Paris
show has 433 acres less and 10, 422 ex-
hibits less than had our Chicago fair.
The United States has q larger nur1-
Der Of exhibits there than any other
nation. This is grand nation we
are living In.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10
THE FREE HOME BILL.

The passage by the house OF the
ssfree home" bill on Thursday, otter
the measure had been taken up dis
cussed and dropped by several pre-
ceding congresses, means that the
liberal policy embodied in the first
free homestead law OF May q, 1862,
which had been defeated by the pre-
vious democratic administration, Is
still ready to aid worthy men to homes
in the now contracting area OF the de-
sirable farming lands in the public
domain.
This bill opens to bona fide settlers
on agricultural lands on Indian reser-
vations opened TO settlement, what re-
mans OF land available for agricultu-
raj purposes Of the $4,000, 900 acres,
not already taken. Some 5000, 900
acres have been taken on the reserva-
tions and the government assumes
the payment of the purchase price to
the Indians, SO each settler gets q
homestead free of cost for the land.
For several years there has been
unmistakable public sentiment favor
ing the passage OF the bill and the
senate has passed it twice by large
majority. It is a measure favored by
the republican party as was the first
homestead law. The free homestead
policy of the republican party has
stimulated the rapid settlement OF the
public lands beyond the Mississippi
and afforded an opportunity for every
Industrious man to obtain a home.
A large proportion OF the lands In
cluded under the bill are located in
the northwest. Parties who have al
ready settled on the lands opened,
contracting to pay from s1.25 to 1919
per acre for them, are relieved OF the
contracts to their great comfort.
Messrs. Eddy, Morris and Tawney
have been conspicuous for their per-
sistent and earnest work for the pass
age of the free home law. Mr.. Eddy
Is o member of the house COMMITTEES on
public lands and he submitted the re-
mort OF the committee on the bill last
February. In that report the commits
tee we'll argue that it would seem very
inconsistent for the government to do
nate over 40, 00o, 900 acres OF land to
4 * H r. 80 = -
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Nebraska and Dakota territory,
chiefly for railway corporations, and
yet insist on the payment by Minnie
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10

sofa or North Dakota homesteader OF
$1.25 to s. IS per acre in addition to
the conditions of settlement under the
homestead law (land Office fees, etc.
for his quarter section, whatever may
be the quality of the land. Home
steaders and would-be settlers on the
lands now opened for free home
acquisition under the bill just passed,
will gratefully remember the members
OF congress who have worked hard
and faithfully to promote the passage
OF the bill to place on the statute
book. Minneapolis Journal. III
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10

Travelling men returning from Be
midi say that wagon loads Of fish are
now being taken from the lake for dis
tribution about town. It is understood
that Bemidji will be quite a summer
resort this season. The lake is all
that could be desired for willing away
the tiresome summer. months and as
the boating facilities have been con-
siderably improved within the past
few weeks, it is not at all improbable
but that the new town with the poetical
name may yet become famous. Steam
launches are among the recent im-
proyements that will attract the sum-
mer tourist. Crookston Tribune.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10
Aida AnnotatiOns.

Born, on Sunday morning, April
20, to Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Parish, a
son.
Andrew Sundvold returned from
Fosston last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ole Olson has returned from
Mayville, N. D.
The people of this vicinity will cele-
brate Norway's independence Day"
at the home of Sven Bergkvist. As
May II this year falls on Thursday,
the celebration has been postponed to
Saturday, May 10. One feature Of the
day will be a shooting match, begin
ming at p. m. Dancing in the eve
ming.
G. Ell. Thayer will give dance Sat
urday evening, May u.
Lars Back, and Mr.. Johnson OF
Fertile, are visiting Ole Stephenson.
Il o. j.. Shinn was down from Bemidji
last Sunday.
Mrs. Jarvis was given a surprise
party at the home Of her brother, F..
Lambert, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ames is improving in health.
N NINA.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-10
Republican State Convention.

"A EepuDllcan SbaL0 SOHVeHblOn
for the State of Minnesota will
be held on Wednesday, May 10th, As.
D. 1900, at LIZ o'clock M, at the Expo
sition Building in the City OF Mime
apolis, for the purpose OF electlng
four deleg ates at large and four alter
mates at large to the Republican Ma
tional Convention to be held at the
City of Philadelphia, In the State OF
Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, June 18th,
: "A. d. 1900; and also to nominate nine
presidential electors.
The Republican electors OF the state
and all other electors, without regard
to past political Affiliations, who be-
lieye in the principles OF the Repub-
lican party and endorse It's policies,
are cordially invited to participate IN
the selection of delegates to this cor
vention.
Representation at this state conven-
ton will be in accord ance with the fol-
lowing resolution unanimously adopted
B at meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee, held at the City Of
st. Paul on Tuesday, February 18th,
X IA. DISCO:
Resolved, That each county shall be
entitled to one delegate for each 25O
votes or major TractlOn tnereOI cAst
for the Republican candidate for.
President in 1896, and that county
be allowed in addition thereto five.
delegates at large.
Tt was further resolved, That as
Polk County has been divided since
the election OF 1896 to form Red Lake
County, that two delegates be deducted
according to this superintendent from
Plok County to represent said Red
Lake County, and that Red Lake
County also be given five delegates at
large.
In accordance with the above reso-
luton, Beltrami county is entitled to
six representatives in the convention.
All county conventions in the state
for the election Of delegates to attend
this state convention shall be held on
Wednesday, May 9th, "A. ID. 1900.
BY order of the Republican State
Central Committee of Minnesota.
JOHN FL. STEELE,
Chairman.
C. A. RASMUSSEN,
Secretary.