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The Iola register., 1900-05-04
Wholesale Grocery Contract.

Mr.. Hadley, the Topeka architect
who drew the plans for the new
building of the lola Wholesale
Grocery Company, arrived here Mon
day and the bids were opened .Wed.
nesdsy. Messrs. Postlowaite. Il
Garrison got the entire contract for
the wood work of tho building and
they le, the contract for the brick
work to Messrs. Biekferd Il Edwards.
Both of these firms are home COM
panies and have erected some of the
handsomest residences and store
buildings In town and they have
both given excellent bonds that they
will make the new grocery building
one OF the up-to-date structures Of
the city. Penniman g. Son, OF FIT.
Scott, got the contract foI the COM
position, fire-proof roofing of the
building. The work on the building
will commence at .once and will be
pushed along as fast as the material
can be placed on the ground. AS the
new building will stand at the west
end of Madison avenue next the rail
road 1t will show Off we'll and will
balance the effect which the huge
Northrup lumber shed has on the
traveller.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
NELS. ACERS FOR CONGRESS
The Ft. Scott Tribune Launches a
Boom for an lola Man as Fusion
Nominee From this District
The Ft. Scott Tribune of last Satur.
day prints the following:

The Ft. Scott Tribune of last Satur-
day prints the following:
Itis more than likely that Nelson f.
Acers, of lola, who was internal revenue
collector under Cleveland's first admins.
tration will be the candidate Of the demo.
Gratis of the second district for congress and
the indications are that the populists will
endorse him. At democratic conference
in this city yesterday by few democrats
from different counties It was agreed Ito
push Mr.. Acer's s candidacy.
Since the withdrawal of Hubert Lardner
as democratic candidate and Of Senator
CAssan as populist candidate, the field has
been spen 10 a new man 1t Is not known
from what source the information comes
but the democrats in yesterday conference
were satisfied that the populists would have
no candidate in this district and would In
dorse any good democrat who might be
named by his party. Mr. Acers is an able
man OF wide acquaintance and fne record
and is so situated that he can make the
race. II is not known that the matter has
been suggested to him, but friends who
were at the conference were quite sure he
would accept the nomination. He is
large property holder in Allen county.
When seen by . REGISTER reporter
Mr.. Acres was blissfully ignorant o
the honor intended for him and he de
clined to state what he thought OF 1t
"I've been out of the lists for som'
eighteen years now" he aaid, "anC
while must confess that it is pleas
ant to learn that there are SONS wh'
have not altogether forgotten me
etill you must remember that thes'
gentlemen are not the whole distric
and there are a whole lot more men t,
be considered.
"I don't know, perhaps i have
q lightning rod up, but this lie pretty
sudden. There Is this much about IL
the only way / would accept tn
nomination would be for 1t to come t
me without . squabble, backed by tn
unanimity of sentiment of the Demo
cratic party. have refused before t
go out and fight for place and
have lived in peace and quiet too lon
to mix in rough and tumble now.
Mr.. Acers has q long list of friend
in lola and the second district VIII
would rally to his standard wheneve
IL ie un nfurled.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

Mail and Breeze: The cement plant
in course of construction at lola will
be about "the biggest thing out
doors" in this State when it lie COM
pleted. A few days ago the Santa
Fe pulled into lola thirteen cars load
ed with the steel for the buildings
trusses, beams and plates. This con-
signment is just starter, as the REG.
IsTER says nearly 200 car loads will
be used.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS
The longer the rain the shorter the
skirts and the broader the stare.

The longer the rain the shorter the
skirts and the broader the stare.
Imagine the disgust of the burglars
who after forcing an entrance to Otta-
was soap factory found only few
scents.
Competition is 30 warm out at
Peabody that one ice man has issued
circulars assuring the public that his
rival sells hot ice.
Active steps have been taken to
make Colorado either pass a pro-
hibilory law or quit using all the
water in the Arkansas river.
Kansas has found gold by cutting
open the gizzards of her turkeys.
Uncle Sam might get his gold out of
his Turkey in the same way.
Among the recent companies organ.
lied at Galena is the "Galena Odor-
less Company" and il is to be re-
membere that it hae a clear field.
The State is overrun with swindlers
who pase bogus checks, the fraud be-
ing easily perpetrated where 1t 10 the
exceptional man who hasn't bank
account.
"Shall Missouri Whisky dominate
our elections?" asks the Topeka
Capital No, indeed. At least not
this year when good apple crop.is
promised.
A young man won five dollars by
telling more dog stories than his
opponent and gave the money to q
fund being raised at Baker Universi-
ty for higher education.
The chicken ordinance will be en-
forced at Yates Center. The NetOs
says: Johnny get your gun" there's
chicken in the garden. They will
probably be in the soup II they are
not corralled.
Two men of the same name live in
Ottawa, one preacher and the other
professor Of profanity. Both have
telephones and scarce q day passes
that sacred and profane things are
not badly mixed. ...
The story tellers of Kansas are on
their metal. One informs the Salina
Union that in one field at the same
time three men were at work, one
picking corn, another planting corn
and a third plowinR corn.
An ElDorado man in Wichita
Tuesday saw q crowd ofpeople twelve
blocks away. and supposed Bryan
was there making a speech. After
walking there rapidly he discovered
it " ae only the Salvation Army.
Railroad towns are now sweating
blood over the prospect oil the Katy
and Mo. p, uniting under one mana
cement. The Katys have been
managing the mops for years and to
people living off the lines it looks well.
The navy is short of sailors to man
the new war ships and 1t SCENE
likely that Kansas lade with no ex-
perience bat touring stock ponds in
the family wash tubs will have to
enlist. But, thank heaven, they can
learn the ropes in week.
The Galens Times and the GAlenA
Lever are at IL. With their lips they
are announcing 1--WE have been per-
sonal friends for thirty years." and
with their hands they are stick ing
others sides about thirty inches.
The statement OF the Atchison, To-
peka Il Santa Fe railroad company
for March shows an increase OF $407,-
sos in greee earnings and an increase
of 1927 ,465 in net, operating expenses
having decreased 500, III. In seven
months Atchison's net earnings have
been 1901 ,S69 more than in the
corresponding time last year.
/
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
Very Distressing Case.

w. ]. Jury, son of Mr.. Peter Jury
of Elm township, has for some time
shown symptoms of being mentally
unbalanced, his disorder showing it.
self in q desire to buy everything
which he sees offered for sale without
the slightest regard to price or his
ability to use his purchases. Applica-
tion has been made through the pro-
bate court for his admission to one of
the asylums of the State where it is
hoped few months treatment and
expert care will fully restore him.
An older brother Of Mr.. Jury was
similarly afflicted some years ago and
after four months in an asylum he
fully regained his faculties. All the
many friends of the family over the
county sincerely hope that the same
happy result may be reached in this
case.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
A WOman's Awful Peril.

"There is only one chance to save
your live and that is through an OPP
GRAFTON" were the startling words
heard by Mrs. 1. b. Hunt of Lime
Ridge, Wis, from her doctor after he
had vainly tried to cure her of q
frightful case of stomach trouble and
yellow jaundice. Gall stones had
formed and she constantly grew
worse. Then she began to use Elec-
trio Bitters which wholly cured her.
It's = wonderful Stomach, Liver and
Kidney remedy. Cures Dyspepsia,
Loss Of Appetite. Try it. Only 60c.
Guaranteed. For sale by Evans Bros,
druggists.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
Smelter RumOr Denied.

PittsbIrg Headlight; A rumor WAS
prevalent Saturday that the st. Louis
smelter or No. IL, Of the Cherokee
Lanyon spelter company, was to be
started up soon and that all the other
works of this company would follow
suit. A reporter called at the comp
any offices this morning and was in.
formed by Mr. Coulter that such was
not the case, although they would be
only to glad to promulgate such in
formation. The report probably
originated from "A letter coming here
stating that the kilns at lola had
broken down, and to prepare two al
No. IL to roast ore and ship there un'
til they were repaired. This will
employ two men at No. IL for about
ten days. The Headlight would like
to be able to report that all thu
smelters were starting up, but thu
above are the facts.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
Last Tuesday Mns the Day

to begin taking DIR. Caldwells Syrup
Pepsin tor that indigestion. Ifyon
didn't you better ask Samuels at their
Drug Store, They will tell you just
what, for they are reliable and on the
square.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

A SalinA man who has tended the
bewhiskered populace OF that neigh
borhood for some twenty years has
just resigned his business to become
curator of the Masonic goat.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
In the spring the birds are singing

AS they build their summer home,
Blades, of grass and buds are springing
Ore the mead the cattle roam.
In the spring your blood is freighted
With the germs that cause disease,
Humors, boils, are designated
Signals warning you of these.
In the spring that tired feeling
Makes you every duty shirk,-
Makes you feel like begging, stealing,
Rather than engage in work.
But there's somthing known that will
A man to health and vigor lead
Man will find Hoods Sarsaparilla
Just exactly what you need.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

Old retorts from the smelters are
being extensively used for macadum.
They crush easily and it is hoped
that when they do pound down under
the wheels they will be like sand.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

The family that keeps on hand and
uses occasionally the celebrated d
PricklY Ash Bltters is always a well
regulated family. For sale by Chas.
b. Spencer & Co.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04
Farmers Plant Sorghum.

There is no wisdom in buying cheap
"store" moIasses when by planting
an acre or two of sorghum and haul
ing the cane to Claiborne's Mill you
can have it made into good, whole
some syrup. You have the land. Mr.
Claiborne will furnish the seed, and
the labor will be trifling, while the
result will not only save you great
many dollars In your sugar and syrup
will, but will give you a great supply
of good wholesome sweetness fol
your family.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

Many so.called "bittersN are not
medicines, but simply liquors dis
Ruised, so as to evade the law.
p rickly Ash Bitters is not one of this
class. 1t is strictly medicine, act
ing primarily on the kidneys, liver
and bowels, and for the dangerous
diseases that attack these organs 1t is
q remedy of the fret grade. There is
nothing Objectionable in its taste, it
has very agreeable flavor and is ac-
ceptable to the most delicate stomach.
Sold by Chas. b, Spencer Il TO.
The Iola register., 1900-05-04

The Topeka Capital says that down
at Yellville, Ark, where he is specu-
lating in mining lands, Webb Nc
Nall is known as "Rain-in.the. Face"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Statement.

Information received up to tonight
shows that $4,000 mine workers are
on strike in the anthracite region. OF
this number 72,000 are in District No.
/, 10000 in District No. 3, and 10000
in District No. q.
Reports received are to the effect
that a large number of those who
went to the mines to-day will join in
the suspension tomorrow.
"The number of men now out on
strike exceeds that of any other in
dustrial contest in the history of our
country"
Tied Up Completely-w orking Full.
The districts south Of this place
known as the South Side. was tied up
completely with the exception of Col
Grain, Beaver Meadow and Carson's
Washeries. In this territory the
United Mine Workers are very strong.
Gu the North Side, the Upper Lehigh,
Milnesville, Ebervale and Drifton No.
1 collieries, employing about fifteen
hundred men, are shut down; the
mines at Lattimer and Pond Creek,
employing 1920, are working full, but
every other mine in that big territory
is working with badly-crippled forces.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
SIX BURNED TO A CRISP.
Shocking Results of q Fire In Salvation
Army Day Nursery ut Gin
cfnnati.

Cincinnati, Sept. 1S.-Six lives were
lost, at least two persons were fatal
" injured and several others were
seriously burned in a fire on East
Front street last evening. The fire
was in an old four-story tenement
building occupied by the Salvation
Army as a day nursery for little chill
dren, and four of the victims killed
were very little children that a
been left there to be cared for while
their parents were out gaining a live
lihood. Another victim was a man
who persisted in a fruitless attempt to
save the life of his little four-year-old
boy.
All of the dead bodies were burned
to a crisp and the charred remains of
James Harkins were clasping what
was left of his little son Herbert.
All of the victims and those injured
belonged to or were in the nursery
except James Harkins. who came to
the rescue of his orphans.
There were only 20 in the nursery
on the upper floors at the time of
the fire, and eight of them escaped
without injury.
The property loss was only $1,000.
The building was located at 403 East
Front street.
On account of the cold weather q
fire had been started in the stove for
the little tots who are cared for there
during the day while their mothers
are engaged at work elsewhere. 1t is
thought that this caused the fire
through some defect in the fiue.
Most of the mothers knew nothing
of the calamity until they were
through with their days work, and
were taken to the hospitals or the
morgue to identify their children. At
both of these places as well as about
the burned building the scenes We're
indescribable.
The firemen made heroic efforts to
rescue women and children, but most
of those on the upper floors were be-
yond hope.
The office floor was used as a church,
the econd fioor as headquarters for
the destitute and for cooking, and the
upper floors for the nursery. The
women and children could be seen
from these upper stories pleading for
! "bC OIS StoI1 a WIZ v
oped in flames.
/ The fire occurred near the river
front, the most densely-populated
part OF the city. The nursery is near
the old Spencer house, and children
from that tenement were in the
burned building.
The fire was 500 controlled. and
the work of removing h dead and in
jured was began. The patrol wagons
rushed to the hospitals first and there
separated the dead from the dying be-
fore going to- the morgue.
The mission was in charge of staff
Captains Erickson, Anderson and Nc
Kenny, who conducted kindergarten
as well as other instruction for the
little ones while their mothers were
working out"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
MISSOURI sTATE NEWS.
Sad News For sam b. Cook.

Sam B. Cook, democratic candidate
for secretary of state, whose home ia
ut Mexico, has received a telegram
announcing the death of his brother,
w. Scott Cook, together with his wife
and four children, at Galveston, Tex,
during the storm. W. Scott Cook e
sided in the Indian territory until five
years ago, when, with his family, he
moved to Galveston, and was there
engaged in the mercantile business.
His family consisted of his wife and
four children-one son. Ashby Cook,
2s years old, and three daughters, the
eldest OF whom was Miss Gertrude
Cook, "a years old. Mrs. Cook was a
daughter of Judge J. G. Waller, of
Warren county, Missouri. Mr.. Cook
has two brother, Sam B. Coo6, of Mis-
souri,, and Dave Cook, of the Indian
territory, and one sister, Mrs. George
Kite, of Warren county. W. Scott
Cook was SIS years OLD.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
A MISSING MINISTER.
Rev. G. l.. Smith. of KirkvvoOd, Mo-,
Missing from His Home for
a Week.

ST. Louis, Sept. 1S.-Rev. c. L. Smith,
for the past six years pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church south in
Kirkwood, has been absent from home
for over a week, and his absence is
causing considerable anxiety to his
son and his close friends and members
of his congregation, who hold him in
love and esteem. DR.. Smith has been
very prominent in the Southern Meth
odist church for many years, and for
seven or eight years has been secre-
tary of the ST. Louis conference. That
body will meet at ST. Johns church in
this city tomorrow, and DIR. Smiths
absence at this time has naturally
caused special anxiety.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
A SAFE ROBBER CAPTURED.
A Pair of Them Captured With the
Tools of Their Trade In
Their Possession.

ST. Louis, Sept. 1S.-Harry Meyer.
alias Muldoon, a thief of national rep
%utation, "a years old, with snowy
white hair, occupies a cell in the Four
Courts holdoyer. In another cell a
short distance away is Eldred Cloud.
IA years old, a relative of Meyer by
marriage. The two were arrested yes
terday morning about six o'clock at
the western approach of the Eads
bridge. They are charged with
Blowing a safe at Millstadt, ILL.,, a
small town about three miles from
BeIleYille.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
THE BIG STRIKE IS ON.
While Not Unanimous Its Extent
Amounts to a Practical
Tie-Up.
THE MINERS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE.
Pump Hands and Mule are
Required to Remain at Their
Posts the Latter as Long, Only, "a
the Mules are Not Employed to
Draw Coal.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-ReportA
from the anthracite coal fields of this
state indicate that the tie-up caused
by the strike for higher wages and
redress OF other grievances, of more
than lac, 900 mine workers, is at least
as comOlete as the leaders of the
United Mine Workers of America, the
organization back of the strike,
claimed at any time.
Missed i'm Their Reckoning.
Companies and individuals owning
mines who had claimed hat their
workings would operate as usual, de-
spite the strike order, apparently
reckoned without accurate knowl-
edge of the attitude of their men. 1t
is true that some operations in h
Hazleton region were working, with
as high as so per cent. of the men at
work. nevertheless h greater num-
Der of men in the district were idle.
Tie-Up Practically Complete.
In the Scranton and Wilkesbarrc
districts the tie-up was practically
somplete. As was expected, the Schuyl-
kill region, with Pottsville for a cen-
trail point, was at work with very few
defections.
These men have not the same griev-
ances that prevail in the other dis
tricts. and if they go on strike it will
be largely through sympathy.
Mitchell Directing the Strike.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers, who has established
headquarters at Hazleton. and is per-
sonally directing the strike, estimates
that over 100000 men struck, and that
$4,000 more will join them Tuesday.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

Rear-Admiral Montgomery Sicard
died, on the 14th,, at his summer resi-
dence in Westernville, n. Y, as the re-
suit of an apoplectic stroke. He was
born in New York in 1886, and en-
tered the naval academy at the age
of Is.
The Ohio democrats opened their
campaign at Columbus, on the 14th,
with a meeting in the afternoon at
Goodale park. and in the evening at
the Goodale auditorium. The demo-
cratic presidential candidate, William
j. Bryan, made speeches at both
meetings.
Gen. Roberts has issued a procla-
nation to the burghers warning them
that if they persist in guerilla war
fare he will adopt the means which
the customs of var prescribe as ap-
plicable to such cases.
The jury in the case of James How
ard, charged with being a principal
in the Goebel assassination, was COM
pleted at Frankfort, KY, on the 14th.
The jury stands ten democrats, one
republican and one anti-Goebel DEM
ocrat. Ten of the jurors are farmers.
Frank H. Peyton, the self-confessed
murderer of John Robson, at Sioux
City, Ia, has confessed that he
robbed the safe of j. l.. Simmons, at
Clarksdale, Miss, in 1898, of $175, for
which crime a young man of that
place was tried and acquitted, but has
ever since been under a cloud.
After passing through the terrible
ordeal of storm and food another
Observation-Disclosures Gal
weston and gulf coast of Texas. The
decomposing remains of human be-
Ings and thousands of animals keeps
the air charged with a stencil hat
can not help but breed sickness.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Several British and Indian Officers
Killed and Wounded While
Destroying GunpOwder.

London, Sept. 1s.-The British COM
mander at Taku cables that q fatigue
party engaged in destroying gunpow-
der at Tung Chow, has been blown
up. Eleven Welsh fusileers we're
wounded, two British Indian soldiers
were killed and Is Indian soldiers
were wounded, and Capt. Hill and IL
British Chinese infantry soldiers we're
wounded.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
HAVE JOINED THE STRIKE.
Carpenters. Car Repairers. Black
smiths and Helpers Quit.


Scranton, Pa, Sept. 1S.-The car
penters, a r~epairers, blacksmiths
and helpers at every Delaware,
Lackawanna g. Western company
mine here have joined the strike.
They were asked to take care of
coal outside the mines and to
handle it in the breakers.
They refused and quit as every mine.
An attempt was also made at several
mines to have engineers and firemen
do other work. These men also quit.
and all at once repaired to district
headquarters and joined the United
Mine Workers.
The pump runners have been or
dered by National Board Member
Diloher to remain at work, so that
there viii be no occasion for water
accommodating in the mines. He has
also directed hat the men who feed
the mules in the mine barns keep on
doing SO, but only so long as the
mules are not used to draw coal.
Crowds of men fill headquarters and
streets here, showing how complete
the strike is.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Police Guard to be Withdrawn.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-The police
guard which has been maintained at
the Chinese legation for several weeks,
is about to be withdrawn as no long
er necessary. The matter was the sub
ject of a conference at the state de-
partment, yesterday afternoon, be-
tween Acting Secretary Adee and the
local chief OF police.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20
Direct wire Connection.

Direct wire connection with Gal
weston has been partially established,
and it is probable the work will have
been so far completed by nightfaIl
hat uninterrupted communication
can be held with the stricken city.
Reports indicate no material change
in the situation there. The railroads
are exerting every effort to get a tenn.
porary bridge across the bay from
near Virginia point. The more Opt
mistic assert that trains will be cross,
ing by Thursday of this week, but il
liz hardly probable that trains carry.