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The Iola register., 1901-12-13
NEW PARK FOR THE CITY
Owners OF Riverside Park Planningsto
Donate the Handsome GrOve
lola FOrevermOre.

No city on earth was ever afflicted
with too many parks, The bigger the
city the city the greater need of plenty
of recreation places where the public
may frolic. So it will be mighty
good n9ws to lola people to learn that
the generous owners of Riverside Park
have about decided to deed that beauti
full grove to the city,
Riverside Park was, bought years
ago by number OF lola men who had
no particular use for the grove except
to preserve it and secure a suitable
place for public gatherings. These
men were the Northrups, George A.
Bowlus, c. II. DeClute, A. J.. Taylor,
A. j. Fulton, w. j. Evans. II. M.
Miller, and perhaps several others
whose names are not recalled. They
They improved the park in many ways
and have guarded it from depreda
tions and for number of years have
leased it to the Allen County Fair
Association. This lease consisted of
granting the use OF the park on condi.
tions that the Fair people repair and
maintain it. The old association had
the taxes to pay, have lot of money
tied up in the grounds and see no way
of getting it out or of making any in
terest on it.
The sale of the gas rights would re-
turn the money invested to the owners
and in their generosity they have
about decided to give to the city the
Park, on the sole condition that the
city take charge of and maintain the
Park, lease OF it for five years being
given To the Fair Association for use
during Fair week
This is "A most generous oller and
speaks eloquently of the generous
public spirit of the citizens who own
the land. The ground is easily worth
a great many dollars for farm pur-
poses and the timber on it is valuable.
With the street cars running to it the
Park must become Il much-sought
play ground and picnic resort. Lo-
Gated on the west bank of the Neosho
River it consists of beautiful grove
where ten thousand people can gather
the shade without crowding. East
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
New Undertaking Pal'lors

! wish to announce to my friends,
the public Of lola and Allen county.
that my new and thoroughly equipped
undertaking parlors are now COM
plete.
The room north OF the square
formerly occupied 10y the Lucky Groc-
cry stock. has been fitted up for an
exclusive undertaking establishment.
having in connection City Morgue
where the dead may be taken for en-
balming, shipment or to be held for an
indefinite period. The rooms will be
found convenient for holding funerals
or post mortem examinations. Ar
rangemenJs have been made whereby
floral decorations may be obtained
from local ana Kansas City florists in
any designs desired.
Having made lifetime study of my
work and being now equipped with
every facility for promptly and prop
erly attending to it in a skillful pro-
fessional way. do not hesitate 20 as
sure ;he public of service that will be
prompt, careful and modern. No
other business interests conflict as
heretofore, and my entire time, day
and night, will be given to my work.
From the moment my services are
called upon until the funeral is over
my entire time will be ut the service
.Ut my patrons. have secured u
handsom funeral car and a complete
stock of undertaking goods that war;
rants me guaranteeing service in every
way acceptable.
Respectfully,
CLAUDE >. .'CULBERTSON.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it--heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed to adj
vance the kidney poisoned blood will attack
lhe vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness Of the blood-the albumen
leaks oW and the sufferer has BrlghtS
Disease, the worst form OF kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the new dis
,overy is the true specific for kidney, bladder
and urinary troubles. 1t has cured thousands
Of apparently hopeless cases, after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in iifty-cent
md dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail, also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Dr.. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N 7. and
mention this paper.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
A New Graft to Win Treats.


From the New York Times.
Abe Gruber sauntered through the
cafe of the Waldrof- Astoria. Three
of his friends called him over to the
table at which they sat with empty
glasses
Little dispute here Abe said
one. "You speak Germany"
81 could not carry my district if
didn't, said Abe with assurance.
"Well, now, what is the literal
meaning of 'Es rreut mich Sic hier zu
sehen' ?''
"Why, that means, ! am glad to see
you here, - said Gruber, with an ask
me-semething-harder air.
"And what does Waa ."' ken Sie?n
mean?" he was asked
"What will youhavc 'ruber
~ glass of wine, the
three seekers after knowl,
Waiter" shouted CIR
bottle and give me the ch"
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
THEY HAVE OIL GALORE
lola Men Interested IN a Huge Wen
Shot Wednesday at ChaBute
Make 'em all Ricl

1t is a well known fact that eight or
ten lola men are the principal part of
the Neosho Valley oil and Gas Com
pany which is operating ON the $. G.
lsett tract of land near Chanpte. It'll
was surrounded by good developed
territory and the men firmly expected
to make some good finds but they
have done better than they hoped.
The first well was a gas we'll, and
good one. The other day second
well was shot and the lola gang went
down. They have all been crazy ever
since. When the shot took effect it
threw oil iftv feet into the derrick.
Twenty-eight minutes after the shot
there were 2j0 feet of oil standing in
the tivc-inch pipe. which IS flow
equal to $50 barrels every twenty-four
hours. At . O'Clock Wedl esday "a
telephone message saidthe oil was be-
ing shot twenty-five feet above the der
rick, which is e.ghty-seven feet high
and at 10 o'clock it was ffty-feet Nin
the derrick, standing there for twenty
five minutes.
The well beats all records in the
Chanute field and the boys have room
for a score more like it. None OF the
boys are rich but it is surely to be
hoped they all will be hereafter. and
it looks as if they would be Ii Among
the lola Rockefcllers are DR. McMil-
Ian, f. S. Bennett, Ira Kelley. n. f.
Acers, j. f.. Chastain, and others
whose names are rot now recalled.
It's shame this town hasn't Uni
versity to endow
The Iola register., 1901-12-13

of the grove is half mile race track
which with care can be made one of
the fastest in the state. 1t is also an
excellent base ball ground and situ-
ated close enough to town to make a
convenient city Park.
There seems not the slightest doubt
that If the offer is Officially made the
city council will lose no time in ac-
cepting on behalf of the city and at
the same time express to the Park
Association members the hearty APP
probation Of the public of their gen
erosity.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
Ham Emery is Captured.

Ham Emery, the colored youth who
has figured repeatedly in cutting
scrapes and other rows in lola and
other places, is now in the tolls of the
law. For several weeks Ham has
been a fugitive from justice, he having
shot Henry Franklin here on sthe east
side of the square Halloween night
They quarreled over girl and Emery
shot franklin twice, seriously but not
fatally wounding him. Emery then
fled and was heard OF at Garnet and
more recently at Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas The other day he returned to
Garrett, and the officers being on the
lookout for him, promptly arrested
him. He was brought to lolaW Wednes-
day and lodged in Jail.
Franklin has made State case
against Emery, charging him with as
sault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to kill. aud il he is convicted il
means a trip over the road for Emery.
Emery has the reputation of being n
bad customer and his record will be
against him. but it is possible lit may
be difficult to get witnesses to swear
against him. He is the cOlored lad
mentioned the other day in the Gar
nett Eagles report of the capture of
ollie Sanders at Leavenworth.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
@MAv.,,~

his ;, mature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO-Quinin Tablets
remedy that curcs a cold in one day
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
A Tail of a Cat.

a lew,evenings ago, says writer
in the New York Times, stray cat
caused Il great deal of trouble for the
International Traction Company and
the Niagara Falls Power Company.
She climbed a trolley pole of the
Buffalo and Lockport Electric Rail
road at Hoffman, IA village just west
of Lockport, and undertook to walk
along the feed wire, using her tail as
the tight-rope walker uses the balanc-
ing pole or the japanese an umbrella.
During its oscillations the aforesaid
tail touched the return wire which
carries the current to Niagara. There
was flash which could be seen for
miles, if the local accounts are quite
trustworthy, as the short circuited "A, :
600 volt current passed through the
cats boGy. Somehow she managed
to fall across the wires, in consequence
of which fuse of the Niagara power
house was burned out, and the power
was: s:immediately cut on from all the
outgoing lines.
1t was two hours before the cause
of the trouble was located and the cat
removed from the Aires. 1t is under
stood that she was dead. During the
process of her cremation all the cleo
tric lighting plants and street rail
roads in Western New York were
without power
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
A Common
Error
The Same Mistake is Made
by Many lola People

It's a comm IN error
TO plaster the aching back,
To rub with liniment rheumatic Joints.
When the trouble comes from the
Kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
i'll,
And are endorsed by Ioia citizens.
Mrs. A. G. Patterson, employed in
the lola Feed store, living at 80 east
Spruce street says: For two wears
attacks of pain in the small of the
back came gradually ON by degrees.
alwas increasing as time went by and
all of them disappearing Just as
my seriously as they originated.
Other symptoms plainly indicated that
my kidneys We're AT fault and | went
TO G. b, Spencer " co.'s drug store
for Doan's Kidney Pills. The treat.
ment helped. ] will he only too pleased
to repeat what have said above to
any resident of lola -
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents II box. Foster.Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N, v, sole agents for the
United States.
remember the name Doan 5 and
no other.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
A Fine New Gas VOL

The Northrups are the proud owners
of Ia new gas we'll borni IMouday.
The well was drilled by them as a pri-
vate enterprise on land they own east
OF Rock Greek and south from the
bridge and there was little danger but
that it would prove good one. This
expectation proved justifeble, the
well being closed down y oy clean
and dry and with iloY hat is
not "A dipperful less I 0OO0
cubic feet every twenty, g.
What disposition of the
made is not known, the ow
anchored il down for futur
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
A Woman's Awful Peril.

"'rhere is only one chance to save
your Lie and that is through an opera
tion" were the startling words heard
by Mrs /. B. Hunt Of iLme Ridge
Wis, from her doctor after he had
vainly tried to cure heriof Il frightful
case of stomach trouble and yellow
iaundice. Gall stones had formed
and she constantly grew worse. Then
she began To use Electric Bitters
which wholly cured her. It's won
derfuI stomach Liver aud Kidney
Remedy. Cures Dyspepsia, Loss of
Appetite. Try it. only 80 cts, Guar
anteed. For sale by Evans Bros.
Atheno's graft, remarks an eX-
ch lnge, is like Cascarets. 1t worked
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
Says He Was Tortured.

81 suffered such pain from corns
could hardly walk, " writes II. Rob
inson, Hillsborough, MS, "but
Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured them" Acts like magic on
sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds,
burns. boils, ulcers. Perfect healer
skin diseases and piles. Cure
paranteed 10y Evans Bros. 25c.
The Iola register., 1901-12-13
Ihis VIII Interest Many

70 quickly introduce b. B. B. Bo-
taLic Blood Balm, the famous blood
purifier, into new homes, we will send
absolutely free 10, 900 treatments b.
b B. quickly cures old III GERS. scrolu
la, painful swellings, aches or pains
in bones or joints, rheumatism, catarrh
pimples, fostering eruption, boils, ec-
zama, itching skin or blood humors,
eating, bleeding, fostering sores and
even deadly cancer. b. b. b. at drug
stores 81. For free treatment address
Blood Balm CO.. Atlanta, Ga. Medi-
cine sent at once prepaid Describe
trouble and free medical advice given
until cured, b. b. b. cures the most
deep seated cases after all else fails.
the blood pure and rich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
NO EVIDENCE OF FRICTION.
Mr.. Warmers Statement Regarding
Red Cross Affairs.

A report was published in New York
are whispers Of trouble in the official ranks
of the Red Cross, growing out Of the adj
justment Of accounts in connection with
expenditures for the Galveston relief fund.
1t was further stated that Miss Barton mad
been called upon for a detailed statement
Of her accounts. The Red Cross was re-
organized soon after the Spanish war and
incorporated. The work Of transferring
books, accounts, ETC., has been going on
since that time. and there has been a radl-
cal change in the methods.
Mr.. B. H. Warner, vice president Of the
American National Red Cross, was seen
morning and said:
Miss Barton Is president of the Red
Cross and Is the head Of that organization.
She is now living at Glen Echo, and every
day does a large amount Of work. Her
health is good. She has not been called
upon to my knowledge, for a statement OF
accounts by the board Of control or any
one else, but will at an early day prepare
a history Of the relief work at Galveston
and in the surrounding country.
Miss Barton has for many years given
her life and large administrative ability to
relief and other benevolent work, using her
own means for these objects, and Is, per-
haps, more generally known and beloved
than any other woman in America. There
and Miss Barton, and. hope, will be none.
The transfer of work 30 general In its char
acter to a corporation and the proper sys-
tematizing Of matters require time and
may occasion now and then . difference OF
opiIzton as to methods.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Continued from Seventh Page.)

e.t daughter. Miss Lillian Mosseline Clarke.
who was the recipient Of many tokens OF
friendship from her little schooimates anu
COMPANIONS. Songs and interesting games
were enioyed until late hour. Among
those present were Misses Teresa Rich
mond. Nellie and Beulah Barber, Eieanora
Neitzey, Jessie Cochrane: Ethel ana Niallo
Mooney. Mamie Smith, Minnie Hutchinson,
Matte White. Ohye, Eunice ana William
Clarke.
The congressional ladies at the Riggs will
not receive today.
Miss Leavitt, 1121 Vermont avenue, Will
not be at home this evening.
The announcement Is made OF the mar
rage of Miss Hannah Goldsmith 70 Mt
George Goldberg, on January "A, at BATH
more, Md.
Mrs. Ella Frauendiener, who intends TO
make her home in Philadeiphia, Will De at
home at 1909 NJ street Wednesday evening,
Ionn.rv "a for the last time before leaving
this city.
Mrs. Odell s. Smith and Mrs. Hurley Will
not receive callers tomorrow, but will be at
home the Wednesdays in February.
Mrs. Burleigh will be at home at the
Richmond today. Her daughters, Mrs r.
J. Martin Of Augusta, Me, VINO Is mere
visiting, and Miss Burleigh, will receive
with her.
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop Of Concord, Mass,
national president Of the Society Of the
Children of the American Revolution, Is
In town, to remain till the middle Of
March. at 1925 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Margaret L. Hickey and her father
are stopping at 14O4 9Th street northwest.
where they will be pleased to see their
friends.
Mrs. Biscoe and Miss Biscoe will be at
home February 8.
Mrs Cortelyou. wife Of the secretary to
.ths President, who keeps Monday as her
day at home, had an especially pleasant re-
ception yesterday at her attractive home
on CAPITOL Hill. Her sister, Miss Hines Of
Hempsted, N. Y, who is spending the win
ter with her. assisted. Two interested spec
tators were the young sons OF MIR. and Mrs.
Cortelyou, who, with their baby sister.
make up the family group.
The e Plus Euchre Club held its
fourth meeting Friday, the 18th, at the
home Of Miss r. Sanderlin, zoos N street.
Prizes were awarded TO Mr.. w: H. Col
Inns and Miss G. Bayly., Among those pres
g. Girouard, F. Girouard, B. Sanderlin. r..
Sanderlin, E. Croxtou and p; Whitaker.
and Messrs. w. Collins. r. Flanagan, e.
w. Whitaker and r. Shipley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
WRECK ON THE b. AND O.
Five Railroad Men Lose Their Lives
In West Virginia.

Five Railroad Men Lose Their Lives
in West Virginia.
Five persons dead and one severely
wounded, two engines and ten loaded cars
wrecked Is the result of the mistake of a
train crew yesterday afternoon between
Petroleum and Volcano Junction, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The engineer
was asleep at his post. and mistook the
first section Of a passing train for the sec
ond. Thinking both had passed, he pulled
his train into the main track and sped
onward to what would seem to have nee
essarily been his death.
The dead are:
J. B. watkins. engineer train No. 90.
from Grafton.
w. W. Cunningham, fireman on No. %,
recently from the second division.
M. Courtney Of Parkersburg, brakeman
on No. 90.
J. T. Bailey of Parkersburg, fireman on
No 81.
J. G. Bailey. Kanawha, brakeman on No.
81.
The injured:
IKE Davidson Of Grafton, engineer on
No. 81, burned, cut and bruised; will re-
cover.
All five men were killed by being pinned
under the wreck. One Of the bodies found,
that of J. g. Bailey, was so crushed as
tn he unrecognizable. 1t could only be
identified by his watch, which had stopped
ut 1905 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
JUDGE CLABAUGH's OPINION.
1t IL Outrageous That Serving as n
Juror Lost q Position.

Justice Claoaugh, In Criminal Court No.
1, today received Information that Mr.. John
J. Fister, who served as a juror in con-
nection with the trial of William NJ. Alex
ander for murder last week. had been
discharged from the employ of a local BIZ
cycle establishment by reason Of such jury
service.
According to Justice Clabaugh this ac-
ton of the business house referred to was
outrageous. Mr.. Fister was duly sum-
moned according to law, and, qualifying as
competent. was impaneled and was COM
PEELED to serve on the jury. though there
was no desire on his part to do so. Upon
the conclusion Of the case he returned to
his place Of business and, without warning
to him, found that his serving as a Juror
had entailed the loss of his position.
Justice Clabaugh expressed himself vigor-
ously when the matter was called to his
attention. The courts and juries consti-
tute protection to the community and the
business houses, said Justice Clabaugh, and
it is a crying shame that an employer
should discharge an employe merely be-
cause the latter had been required by tho
court to serve on Jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
Apoplexy Causes Death.

Mrs. Annie e. Waldron, forty-four years
DID, was found dead in bed at her home.
No. $40 D street southwest. about $40
o'clock this morning. Her daughter, Miss
Mary Waldron. went to her room to as
certain why she had not appeared at the
breakfast table and found that she had died
sometime during the night. She notified her
brother, Policeman Waldron Of the fourth
precinct, and Coroner hewitt was called to
ths house. He made an investigation and
gave a certificate of death from apoplexy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
COrsets.

A remnant lot Of
Coutil Corsets. In
short and long styles:
In pink, blue and
drab. Not all sizes.
D wsre SOD 0c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
A FORGER CAPTURED.
Successful Watch by Local Police for
q ShreWd SMiudIer.


Early last week complaint was entered
at police headquarters that a man named
Edward ]. Lawler, formerly a newspaper
reporter in New York, had forged the name
Of a representative in Congress to a check
for $15 and had succeeded in passing the
check upon personal acquaintance. So far
as known the forger had left the city, but
Inspector Boardman Immediately adopted
means to search the larger cities between
here and Boston, in the belief that LAWYER
might be in one Of them. The forged check
had been torn from a large book issued by
the Columbia National Bank and there was
reason to expect that others were in circu-
lation here or elsewhere. Information was
Immediately received that Lawler had been
similarly engaged in Baltimore. There was,
however, no further clue to his whereabouts
until shortly after II o'clock last night,
when Policeman Sanford Of the first pre-
cinct noticed man hurrying along Penn
sylVania avenue at Harveys corner. Sam
ford was at the time talking with a friend,
who Immediately pointed out the Fastening
figure as that of .Lawler. The policeman
overlook LaWler at Louisiana avenue and
precinct station for the night and this
morning was identified by the victim Of his
forgery.
While the police were looking for Lawler
the witnesses IN the case nao appeared De
fore the grand jury and information that
the fugitive was In custody was carried
this morning to the jury room by Detective
Flather, who, has been working on the
case. The police are informed that
he has 1oated an unknown quantity
of worthless checks in Baltimore, for
sums ranging from 81 to $2O but
thus far no other formal complaint has been
entered against him save that which re-
suited in his Washington capture. He
seems to have practiced his arts upon for
mer friends and acquaintances, telling them
a story Of hard luck and by one device and
another persuading them either to cash his
checks outright or to identify him and in
dorse the paper. AS far as known no other
instances have occurred in this city Of the
scheme working successfully. LAWYER Is
about forty years old and claims New
Haven as his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
COlored Woman, Aged 1O5, a Sufferer
From Severe Burns.

Mrs. Nellie Jefferson, colored. said to be
one hundred and five years old, who is
known to many Of her friends as Grand
nanny" was so severely burned at her
home, No 1929 25th street northwest, that
1t is believed she will die. For years it has
been the habit Of the old woman to retire
early and get UP about II or IL o'clock
to drink cup Of tea or eat something.
Last night she arose from her bed about IL
o'clock and went to the kitchen, where
she seated herself in front Of a hot stove.
Her dress caught fire, and she was badly
burned about the arms and hands before
she could be reached by Sergeant LYDIA
and Policeman Flenneken, who were at
tracted by her screams Although her in
juries were serious, the elderly woman did
not lose consciousness. The ambulance
was summoned and she was removed to
the Emergency Hospital She was suffer-
ing intense agony when she reached the
institution, and the physicians at once
administered remedies to alleviate the pain.
Her condition is serious.
Her son, Riley Jefferson, who is her
main support, was not at home when the
accident occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29

We don't believe you will find bet 4
ter collection of Velvet Ribbons ana 4
Embroideries in Washington. and we .
know YOU won't find them at any such
prices We know where we stand on
these goods and we are buying them I
for less than nine-teDths of the houses
in, ha
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
Defendants Enter Pleas.

Upon arraignment before Justice Cla-
baugh. in Criminal Court No. 1, each Of
the following entered pleas Of not guiltys
Samuel r. Beach. embezzlement; James
Jenkins, alias James jerks. larceny; Au-
gustus Wilson. false pretenses; Thomas
Berkeley, larceny from the person.
Clara Richardson. indicted for larceny
from the person. and Sarah Harrity, In
dicted for larceny. pleaded guilty. Each
was sentenced to Imprisonment for two
years and six months in the penitentiary
at Moundsville, w. Va