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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13

pleasure in life.
Many such women
have taken advant-
age of DR.. Pierce's
offer of free consult
alton BY letter, and
have been restored
by DIR. Pierce's
treatment to per-
feet health. There
is no more wonder
full medicine for
women than DIR.
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Its
action upon til e
womanly organs is
at once apparent
in the decrease of
pain and the in
crease of strength.
1t cures fe m a lie
weakness and such
diseases as take
away the strength
and beauty of
women.
Sick women are
invited to consult.
DR.. Pierce by letter
free. All cores
pondence private.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13

Money to loan on improved farms,ns a.
lowest rate. Bostwick e. Acers.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13
The Council Meeting.

The council met in regular session
Friday. Minutes of meetings of
June 81, %, 20, 81, 20, 80 read and ap-
proved
Petition for a new sidewalk along
blocks 22-ll and and lot l in Gears
addition on the east side of Walnut
street signed by j. NJ. Williamson and
others was referred to the committee.
Petition of Ferguson n Edison for
license to operate billiard and pool
hall for one year was granted.
The petition of the band that the
council order lamp put in the band
stand was referred to committee.
The reports of the police Judge
street commissioner and clerk for June
were referred to committee.
The committee on public improve
ments reported having examined the
plans and specifications for water and
lights, that they had such changes
made as suggested by the council and
they recommended their adoption as
corrected. The report was approved,
The bill of f. L. Travis for costs in
district court $ll.G5 was referred to
city attorney.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13
To Make moth Enda Mel.

One way to make both ends meet is
to tie them together.-ChicRGo Daily
News.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13

rBefore ! commenced TO use your medicine
was in n bad condition (for eight years. and
four doctors treated me,n writes Mrs Bette
Askew, Of Garysburg northampton Co., N. c.
"They, Of course, gave me at the time some
lief but 1t did not last long ] was some days
in my bed and some days dragged about the
house. have used five bottles Of Or. Picrces
Favorite Prescription and five Of the Golden
Medical Discovery and four walls Of the pei
let's Now I feel like a new woman, and want
the world to know it,"
The action of the "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" is assisted by the use of cPleasant
Pellets when the bowels are irregular.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-13
HOODS Pills

Are prepared from Ma.
lures mild laxatives, and
while gentle are reliable
and efficient. They
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

steamboat Clermont. She was soon
dubbed ''Fulton's Folly" and when she
started for Albany on August II, 1907, ali
New York was out TO witness her failure.
She went TO Albany In the astonishing
time OF thirty-two hours. returning IN
two hours less Now, when a gigantic
ocean liner, with iifehoats as large as the
Ciermont, crosses the Atlantic ia less
than six days, we read the news ia
bored sort OF way. dlspleasea shat steam
ors should be SO slow. Fulton'a expert
ment led years later, to the building OF
the Savannah. which actually crossed the
Atlantic. 10 the great astonishment Of the
entire world
Communication between man ana man
was as expensive as Il was slow ia tho
old days. II cost shilling 20 get a let
ter anywhere, when the century began
and a shilling ia those days represented
far more than II now does Now cents
will carry letter 10 the Philippines or
around the corner. Then the mail matter
handled WIS TOO insignificant for stats
ties. now there are 1900 post0ficea in
this country handling postal matter 81
all kinds per annum OF 6b5s si0.fs9 pieces.
As for hurry messages" or rush" let
tiers. they we're unknown. Prior 70 the
experiments of samuel r. y. Morse. In
ventor 81 the telegraph, signaling was
done by means ~ fires on mountain tors.
or by waving flags. Morse rev0lationiEed
this In 1881. when he announced fhs sue
cess % his experiments. The first iale-
graph line in this country Was opened ~
1873. in 1899 there were "a So miles -
wire IN use tn this country; n asis7 uaes-
sages were sent that year. Now We are
ON the threshold Of an era when even
wires viii 20 longer be necessary and
when we VIII he able 20 talk or To ;ele-
graph 10 Boston or NrH Orleans or per-
hapa even ismdoR RithoHt any visible
connection between the receiving and Tbs
sending Instruments.
The year lSa knew no telephone. A
hundred years later sees 1852 miles of
telephone wire 'n Bse. connected with
4Ss.ls9 stations and answering 4 .Zl 90
calls a year. Nhea the century was news
Il took ak weeks 10 get news from
Europe. To-day e takes slit seconds To-
day there are no sse miles ~ sebmsgine
eAhses-sM lald since ths FIRST cah}e. Fiels's
great achievement. was lala in l@i.
Electricity hs coma 20 the asa - steam
IN trassc Edison must be credited wtta
the constructed q ne dfst sGnceasfgi
electric road. that whsah he operated Ia
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

necsaaariea and Injuries alike M prices
that would have made the citizen Of 1850
Esap with arnas@mens. have grown out
* the substitution Of machinery for the
hand. the sewing machine, this steam
ioom, the ring frame. Hnd hundreds ~
other Inventions. Wa DO not vet grow
crops by machinery. but no sooner has
the fruit 81 the earth reached maturity
thar IL ~ IN the grasp ~ steel ard steam.
a. be turned 20 human nesds almost with.
eHt thu touch ~ human hands.
Photography IN product - the last
hundred yoArH. To have anss riusar-
''teog~ IN 80 oiaen times. required cen-
siderable money and mars patience. FER
u tn8k a0lms tire 80 paint the portrait
neuaerre's daggsfreefypa. tbs fsrernN@
reF ~ the photograph. hrwsd the way
for the Developments IA this line ~ th@
}aFt Sen years Photography and cDief
printing together bate bean snnms thA
raRhHest educational inrMrnuea the
weird hss ever known
NO man ran Judge q ,hs iarasncs ~
tbF pFtatgNm pFmaa which aia riot reach
Any considerable Development before 100
In t~9 che principal daily papers weFs
pah,ssned in hes3aB and New Eafh city,
THMN NpF~ narHuAs - eth&d conservatism
rhNx permitted no usNa younger than q
week 10 erasp insa thsiF cga0sMaas 40 fnr
tha pMpsF % which TIER ware rriaisd.
fte4sMfE let ass Ff4#hNk& = aHaaffAistt@fss
THE type. handmade ard h@Esd AHt laaHs
- either All eEa Nag gF IN sny direction
mort comfortable II snAy h4vs hnsa IS.
gNrlaGve work for thoas days, bpt aDws
aA#ys n1s iTae g east ~liis baing SET.
iaEeg cunss fa reiis srans gwe So feNv
saltes isaz presses run 81 sa.@s s0mrlass
bFm@pap arw So en h@at The pfNNMs whlea
II ths u3oef ra~sgtsi agent ct Tfe xresss II
Is sasf typical % tbs advance Of The
century
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30

1880 at his home at Mcnio Park. New Jsr-
sey. Since then electric traction mas de-
@eiopcd to sucli an extent that now there
are more than GO such street ear lines
I'm operation IN the United States. with "a
capitalization OF si.7oa.sa.oDa The Same
electric power. only dimiy known befora
the wonderful century. now lights our
cities. In the United States there airs half
a million arn lights and about eaosfesn in-
csndeScent Iights~-ths latter being eautva-
lent In iighi-giving caparlty 20 z1a.@a8a
candle tips sugh a. they usod IN 1As
while the railroads have SERVED % aif-
fuse tha population from one end ~ the
land 10 the other, another invention has
Hervca 60 centralixe it--the elevator He
cause OF Il the huge ekyscrap@rs. the ifu-
mense fat houses ard the great factories
have been made feasible. Formerly, when
shanks. hts mare. was the fashion. panpls
had 10 climb stairs. This tended ta ieN
buildings and ehe consequent spfeaa &c
population. The elevator has changed va
that. Huge eaFaYan@sfses tesHglnE with
human beings, acgumm0data ~ many a8
formerly could Ne crowded iuto reapaci-
Bhie towns
The science o. applied mechanics has
reached stage where further Improve
mcnts seem impossible. yet every day rev
inventions and improvements on old are
recorded az the patent oftiee &aw ihg
construct them - steel and ifeH- kHa 40
carefully ara ths plans developed that shs
ar affect can say bow MARY belts miii re
required in tbs construction 81 skY-
scrsqer. baN much zach hearn raw aal-
pert. Waere each piece - iron belongs
wooden bridges have been @aQpi&utsa ~
huge steel structures. Even gtnne towers
are beinw abandoned fsr tha lighter siss.l
TIE aFs ~ steel - here.
Css vsE, f&etery systems employing
thousands q woFkegs ana farElshsng
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-30
MARVEL. OF Emxineerlas,

t'uexanspled feats Of engineering have
been performed Tile ship casa through
the isthmus OF sgss has shortened the
road 70 india and restored the ella trada
vouta through the Mediterranean The
Rattle ana the North sea have been jciued,
and oceaa vessels can ROW reach the
great lakes The great can;hever bridge
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
WHAT Ais YOU?
Is II Your Kidneyse Try This
Test and See. :

Why ask physician to find out
whether your kidneys are diseased?
Take glass tumbler and fill 1T with
urine. If there is a sediment after
standing twenty four hours your kid
neys are sick. If you have desire to
urinate often, a pain in the back, or If
your urine stains linen. you should at
once take DR.. David Kennedys Favor
lite Remedy, as delay is dangerous.
There is no question about its being
the best and surest medicine in the
world for any and all diseases of the
kidneys, liver, bladder and of the urin-
airy passages, rheumatism, dyspepsia,
constipation of the bowels, and the sick
nesses peculiar to women. 1t quickly
relieves inability to hold urine, and the
necessity of getting up often during the
night. 1t stops that scalding pain when
passing urine and corrects the bad eff
fects of whisky and beer.
1t is sold by all druggists at 81 a bot
tie. You can have a trial bottle and
pamphlet of valuable medical advice
sent free by mail postpaid, by mention
ing this paper and sending your address
TO the Dr. David Kennedy Corporation,
Rondout, N. Y. The publishers of this
paper guarantee the genulneness of this
liberal offer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
CLARK BOYS ARE HEIRS
Everett and Roy Clark, ofThis City,
Will Come in For Share Of !.
Bash Estate.
Are Grandsons Of Henry Bash, and
He Left No Will-Will Get
About $4,000 Each.
Willis Kirk, of Bangor, Comes Near
Being Killed by a Vicious
Bull.

The death of the late Henry Bash, of
Liscomb township, who was one of the
wealthiest farmers of the county with
an estate of lands, bank stocks. resi-
dence property and cash valued at
between $4,000 and 100000, has led to
considera BILE speculation in this city as
to whether or not the old gentleman
left a Will. Attic nothing has been
is learned that Mr.. Bash lett no VIII
and as a consequence his estate Will be
divided equally between his heirs. Mrs
Bash, who was formerly his heirs. Mrs.
and is the mother of Mrs Miles Kelle-
her, of this city, has been appointed
administratrix. She, of course, viii
come in for third of the estate and
THE other direct heirs are Lehbius
Bash, a son of the deceased. and twt
grandsons, Everett Clark, familiarly
known as Dummy" and his brother
Roy Clark. both of this city. The
grandsons are sons of MI Basts only
daughter, Mrs. A. G. Clark Who has
been an inmate of the county farm FOL
SesiiS anu ID ii4Sui apis itisstiit- W. ?
Clark. it Will be recalled by old resi-.
dents. is the one who, IN q fit of tenn
lperary Insanity. about thirty year:
ago, and While laboring under the hal
| Inclination that her children woult
starvc TO death. killed her Two small
children. She recovered from her in
sane spell afterwards and Everett ans
| Roy We're born, the mother finally be
looming incurably insane. OF course j
is not definitely known as yet jus
how much the estate viii value whei
all Indebtedness is settisd, nut it i
| likely the Clark boys viii reeeise $500
or $4,000 each. TO Everett. the dea
and dumb boy. who had the misfortun
a few years ago 70 lose leg IN rail
road accident, the money viii especial
4 ly come as a blessing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
APPEAL TO COURT
Myers Heirs of Jane Read Estate
Will Contest Recent Land
Appraisement.
Appeal Means a Hard Fought Legal
BattleAn Albion School APP
peal Case.

George F. Kirby, executor of the Jane
Read estate. and Jane V. Myers, S. w.
Myers. w. W. and Mary T. Myers, heirs
of Mrs. Read, late Wednesday even
ing served notice on Sheriff Shoemaker
and the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
Way Company that they would appeal
TO the district court from the recent ap-
praisement of the sheriff. jury in
awarding damages TO the Myers farm,
in Washington township, west of La
Noble.
Ii viii he remembered the shcriff's
jury. which was appealed TO by the
railroad company after the Myers re-
fused 10 accept the proposition made
by the railroad company for damages
to the land on account of right of way
in building its second track. on March
l6. awarded the plaintiffs in this case
s., l0D This Was smaller by a few hun
tsred dollars than the railroad company
had at first offered the Myers, hence
the appeal.
The case. the petition for which viii
be filed for the September term OF
court, Will be hard fought one, and II
is thought doubtful if the plaintiffs
VIII be able TO get twelve men as a jury
Ito award as large an amount of dam
ages as did either the sheriff's jury OF
the railroad company.
The appraisement of the Hollenbeck
estate. Of which G.. F. Capron Is adj
ministr4toi, and the Henry Henness
| farm, which was also made by the
same sheriff's jury, VIII in all propabii-
/ ity be accepted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
COFFEE HEADACHES.
IL Ycars, Experiencc,

When Postum Cereal Coffee first
came out l was glad to begin the use
Of it and stop coffee. for | had long
been convinced that my sick headaches
ofrom which l had suffered for seven
teen years. We're caused more or less
by coffee drinking. The headaches van
ished like magic after the use OF Pos
tum was begun, and i can truthfully
say that the first box of Postum Cerea
Coffee did ME more good than all the
headache powders and other cures foi
that disease that l had taken thruoui
the whole seventeen years of suffer
ing.
Naturally, L am absolutely certain
that my headaches resulted directly
from the use of coffee. You can ust
my testimonial. but please do not uss
my name in public" Mrs. , In,
lianapolis, Ind. Name can be furnished
by the Postum Cereal Company, Lin
tied, Battle Creek, Mich.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
THE WOMEN'S CLUB
Wednesdays Program in Charge Of
Historical Department Proves
Of Interest.
Mrs. Duffield Reads Autobiography
of a Pioneer Heroine Written
Century Ago.

The historical department Of the
Wonens Club gave the program
Wednesday afternoon before an audi
ence that was good sized, considering
tbs. unpleasant heather. Mrs A. C..
Daily was chairman of the afternoon.
The program was opened by a piano
duet by Misses Mertie Halbert and
Nellie Whitton. Their selection WAS a
Beautiful fantasia from the opera
norma and the manner in which il
was executed made it very pleasing.
Mrs. II. p. Duifield read story which
was very interesting, as it was in part
tbs autobiography Of ono Barbara
Young. written over 100 years ago. Mrs.
Quilted followed closely the original
manuscript which was given her by a
gentleman 81 years old, the son OF the
ines dictation This Barbara Young
told hardships while making the journey
from the mouth of the Ohio down the
Mississippi 10 Natchez. But she was "a
woman Of dauntless courage, and her
faith in God thru all danger was the
scarlet thread running thru this somber-
tcoiored web of her life.H Mrs. DufIield
is u pleasant reader ard that fact made
the paper even more interesting.
Mrs A. l.. Bryant sang The Swal-
losys.. which is ore Of the dainties'
songs ever written OF the spring time.
Mrs. f. S. Hynds recited The PieC
I Piper of Hanlin. that quaint old story
Iof Browning, which never loses its pow
er 10 charm. and which Mrs. Hynd:
! spoke in very sympathetic way.
| Resolutions on the death of Mrs. A
r E3alch, for many years an ACTIVE
member Of the club, and on the death o
4 Mrs. f. G. Stewards mother. the lat
Mrs. Hazen, We're then read by Mrs. I
| /. Mason.
Frappe and waters We're served Will
the ladies visited for half an hour o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
WORKED A STOVE RACKET.
LeBbius Bash, of Liscomb, Duped b,
n Travelling EaKfr,

Lebbius Bash. of Liscomb township,
who resides nine and one-half miles
north of the city on Third avenue. finds
himself minus 1850 as the result of
dealing with a travelling falSir--a stove
salesman. The stove man came TO the
Bash home about two months ago and
wanted to put into the kitchen of the
Bash home one of his superior ranges.
equal to anything on The market and
selling at less than half the price
charged by home dealers MIR. Bash
did rot really need the stove, but it
was good one and the price as of
fered him was remarkably cheap $50.
The fakir explained to him confiden-
TALLY that he really didn't sell the
stoves at such a remarkable figure to
every one. but as he was prominent in
the neighborhood he wanted the pres
tige that his name would give him. Mr.
Bash didn't even. then agree to take
the stove, but in the meantime the
dealer had set 1t up and started a fire
J in 1t to show its excellent qualities. HI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
TALK OF STATE GOLF LEAGUE.
Clubs of Various Iowa Cities Inter
ested in Project Now on Foot.

Clubs of Various Iowa Cities Inter-
ested In Project Now on Foot.
The Sioux City Journal of Wednesday
speaks of movement which is on foot
among Iowa golf clubs with The idea
of organizing state league, and says
The movement for the organization
of a state golf league in which Sioux
City golfers have been interested for
some time, has been received with fa-
yor in Des Moines, and the capital city
players are entering into the plan with
enthusiasm. independent Of any league,
Dies Moines has already partly ar
ranged for tournaments with Marshall
town and Cedar Rapids, and LeMars is
negotiating with Marshalltown. lie
Mars and Sioux City Will again try
their skill against each other and the
cities in the eastern part of the state
are also planning inter-cub matches.
These facts make statewide tourna
ment, or at least a western Iowa tour
nament Very probable. There would
be economy in one general tournament
| in place of a host of inter-club matches.
only thru a general state tournament
can the relative merits of the clubs be
determined"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
Insurance is Adjusted.

The arbitors in the adjustment Of in
surance on the Woodbury. block. which
was recently seriously damaged by
fire, reached an agreement Wednesday
and the loss is now settled satisfactori-
~ to all parties concerned. The insur-
ance on the Woodbury. interests, which
include the Lane and Burrows store
rooms, could not be agreed upon by Mr.
j. p. Woodbury. and Adjustor w. NJ
Black. of the insurance company. and
arbitors We're called in the persons OF
j. #. Atkinson, for the insured, j. g.
Weatherby, Of the insurance company
with Capt. II. S. Whiting of Des
Moines, as umpire. The calling of ar
umpire MAS necessitated on account ot
the failure of the arbitors to agree. The
an tire settlement hinged on the amount
Of damage. the Insurance company
Icontending that the damage was not a.
great as claimed by Mr. Woodbury..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
MRS. pEvINE NO BETTER.
Prominent Albion Lady Iii In Waite
loo, May Not Recover.


loo. May Not Recover.
Mrs Laura II. Deyine weil-known
resident OF Albion and step-mother Of
illness at the home of her daughter.
ported in these columns Wednesday. is
no better and ii is doubtful If she ever
RECEIVERS.
DR. Derine was again called to Wat
e,loo Wednesday night. and sent tel
ephone message 10 this city at night
stating that Alis. Devine was worse. A
second message received this morning.
said she WAS no worse than last night.
Mrs Devine mas been in Waterloo
two weeks, and five days ago was
stricken with dyphtheria, which she
| contracted from Llcwellyn, the 1-year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Boggs. 1t is
| thought the boy got the disease in Boone
during a recent visit. Al the Bcggs
J home it was not known that the boy
4 had the diphtheria, the parents believ-
Ling it to be a case OF tonsilitis. No ply
sician was called and in few days the
| boy got better. Later. however, Mrs.
Deyine took sick With what was thought
| 10 be tonsilitis. Physicians who were
lcalled pronounced II diphtheria, and a
quarantine was placed on the house.
Mrs Devne,s condition is Very criti-
EcaI. and the hopes for recovery are les
sened owing to her advanced age-s5
4 years Mrs. Amanda Eastman. of Ell
dora, relict of Ex-Governor Enoch East
man, and sister of Mrs. Devine. has
been summoned to her bedside. as has
also her son, Mr.. Edward I. Devine, OF
New York, who arrived in this cit.
Wednesday night. Mrs. John Grouse. OF
i Albion, another daughter, went to Wa.
Il terloo this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29

said he would leave 1t. and as he had
gone to SO much trouble and the stove
was a good one for the money, Mr..
Bash agreed to take 1T. Not having the
ready cash in the house the dealer told
him that did not matter, as his name
would be good for it on note. Conse-
quently Mr. Bash gave him note for
$780, which. when just returned to the
bank for collection. read $3.50. Mr.. Bash
had no alternative in the matter and
paid the amount. In the meantime the
stove salesman is still probably selling
stoves, but in some other part of the
country
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of
West Jefferson, o., after suffering eigh-
teen months from rectal fistula, he
would die unless d costly operation was
performed; but he cured himself with
Bucklen.s Arnica salve, the best in
the world Surest pile cure On earth;
% cents box, at Geo. P. Powers drug
ST fore
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29

also lot 2. block ], Billings & Whin-
erys addition, $2,175.
Frank Z. Thomas and wife, Worth
county, Mo-, to James Rusie, lot 49,
block Z, Green Mountain, $3.50.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29

Kills Them Rheumatic pains, lame
back. diarrhna, sprains. pleurisy. sore
throat and frost bites-Mull's Light
ming Pain Killer. Twenty-Five cents.
For sale by the Mcbride & Will Drug
Company.