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The Iola register., 1901-06-21
OIL LAND AT $164,000
The Price Said TO Have Been Paid For
a Small Beaumont Tract Yester-


Beaumont Tex, June Spindle
top land has taken another big jump,
and a small tract sold yesterday at
the rate of 1864, 600 an acre. This is
the highest price paid for land on the
hill, no matter how small the tract,
and Sl4, ,000more than the sameground
could have been purchased for three
weeks ago with guaranteed gusher
Yet there has been no well brought in
since that time. The sale was made
by the Hogg- -Swayne syndicate out of
their ffteen-aere purchase. The Ira
o. Wyse Oil company is the purchas-
er and will sink a wellat once. Mr..
Wyse is reiiner and has become
known in Texas through his fight
against the trust. In this he has been
successful and will pursue the same
course in the Beaumont field,
1t is understood that Mr.. Wyse and
his associates have made this pur
chase to serve as foundation for a
big refinery. t
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
A Big Combination of In
plement Dealers
TWENTY FIRMS INCLUDED
Manufacture Of PlOws Will
be the Basis
Listle Companies Will Have to Come
to the Trusts Terms or be
Run ont

Kansas City, June l9.-Some of the
wholesale implement houses in the
West bottoms have been quietly in
voicing their stocks this week. They
are getting ready to go into one of the
largest mercantile combinations yet
formed. 1t will include twenty of the
large agricultural implement manu-
featuring concerns of the country.
The basis of this combination is
plows. The intention is to include
every company of any consequence
that makes plows, cultivators, har-
rows, discs and like implements. 1t
does not include mowers, binders,
threshers or wagons, except where a
company that makes plows also makes
one or more of the other kinds of i'm
plements. 1t is plow trust and as
such it will control the manufacture
and sale of the tools that every farmer
must have.
The dominant powers in the combi-
huNlOh hlb bIt DOul lJttIts 1Olllt,
Rock Island, Kingman, Sattley and
Bradley Manufacturing companies.
1t is said that Charles Deere will be
president and Martin Kingman mana
ger of the sales department Of the
trust. The deal has not been closed
absolutely, but only a few details re-
main to be finished, and unless there
should be breakup at the last minute
the combination will be ready to take
charge of the pillow business July l. A
few little companies will be out, and
some that are fighting for better prices
for their stock may be left on the out
side to be frozen out by the big COM
binaiiOn.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
Gold in the Carpets.

An order has gone out from the
treasury department that before the
various superintendents submit their
reports for the current year they
shall burn the rugs and carpets ON
the floors of the rooms where smelt-
ing and refining of gold and silver
takes place, All the old cloths,
gloves and other paraphernalia used
in handling the precious metals are
to be burned also and careful stock
taken of the residue. The govern
menJ expects to save anywhere from
$4,000 to 100000 from this process.
1t is customary to go through this
formula every year or so and CLEAN
out all flakes of gold that may have
been scraped or clipped off and lost
to sight. Even the towels the en-
ployes wash their hands on are saved
and submitted to fire.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
PROHIBITION PROHIBITS
An Atchison Man Who Objected 10 Sa-
looms Found Way to Close
Them,

Atchison, Kas., June 1.-THE new
Schlitg saloons here we're this after
noon closed by Sheriff Kiff in COM
pliance, with Ian order issued by the
county attorney. at the request of o.
w. Urick, the owner OF the plani ng
mills. For some time the saloons
have been selling liquor to the en-
pl0yes OF the planning mill and Mr..
Urick requested them not to do so any
more. The men incharge of the joints
questioned TRICKS ability to stop them
from selling liquor to his employees and
n row followed. Urick then called
upon the county attorney and was
ready to swear out u warrant under
the new Hurrell law. A compromise
was effected and tre jointists were not
arrested, under the promise that they
would not open any more saloons in
Atchison.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
Must Have Saloons

The REGISTER recently told ,of a
delegation of glass blowers who had
gone to Coffeyville to investigate con-
ditions there with reference to estab-
fishing a glass factory. The following
dispatch from Coffeyville shows that
there are something's besides the ques-
tion of fuel in locating these factories.
81. Il. Johnston, a glass manu-
facturer of Hartford City, Ind, ac-
companied by two glass makers of
that vicinity, is here today in com =
pany with large delegation of repre-
sentatives of the Glass Workers
union. Mr.. Johnson is interested in
the Kansas Oil and Gas ascompany, which
is developing the gas field here. He
wants to locate glass factory here,
providing the Glass Workers. union
will consent. This union absolutely
controls the labor used in glass fact
ories, and unless it's members will
agree to move here the glass plant
cannot be put in. When Mr.. johnson
made the proposition for them to
move to Kansas they atonce appointed
delegation TO come here and look
over the field to see whether or not
they would like to live here. The glass
blowers are mostly Belgians. One OBJ
lection they advanced to coming to
Kansas is the absence Of the legalized
saloon. The idea Of drinking in a
place which may be raided at any.
time is repulsive to them, and they do
not hesitate to say so. The glass
workers spent the day in investigating
the saloon and other Kansas condi-
tions.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
WAS A CYCLONE.
DAY CLOSING
Alderman Will Introduce Sweeping
0rdnace in Kansas City.

Kansas City June 1S.-Alderman
Harndon will introduce at the next
meeting of the council an ordinance
that will be far more sweeping than
the Sunday closing orders of the
board of commissioners. Mr.. Harm
don proposes to ask the council to
pass a measure that will compel every
business house in the city TO give
Saturday afternoon holidays to en-
ployes during the months of July and
August.
If Mr.. Harndon's present plans are
carried into effect it will not be posi-
BILE to make purchases of anything eX-
cept drugs aud absolute necessities of
life after O'Clock p. IN. on any Sat
urday during the months of July and
August.
81 intend to introduce sweeping
ordinance" said Mr.. Harnden yes
terday. "The measure is now being
drawn by City Councillor Middlebrook
and it would have been ready for in
PRODUCTION at this time but the city
councillor has been out of the city.
think that a movement for Saturday
half holidays will meet with popular
favor and intend to make a fight for
the passage of my ordinance. 1t is
we'll known fact that in New York the
stores are deserted on Saturday after
Moons during the summer. The thous-
ands Of employees who work hard all
during the week are entitled to little
rest on Saturday. The same custom
could be prevalent here.ps. ,,a..... 3.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
Barney Sullivan Dead.

Barney Sullivan .died "Wednesday
eight O'Clock at his home on South
State street For the last five months
he has been sick but several times has
been in much worse condition than it
was thought hewas when he died. Only
a few days ago he was able to be up
town and he thought his condition was
improving. The doctors pronounce
his disease Atrophy of the Liver.
He was a member of the Woodmen
of the World in which order he carried
$1,000 insurance. He leaves u wife and
young daughter who have the SYM
pathy of all.
The funeral services Will be held
from the home tomorrow at O'Clock
Rev. Beatty officiating.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
KANSAS CLIPs AND COMMENTS

Coffeyville claims the Oldest prac-
ticing physician in the world. He has
been at it since 1924.
Progressive card games will soon
be back number. Cherryvale is ad-
vertising a progressive lunch.
Baker University is now out of debt
In the last three years over SS4 900
has been subscribed to the Institution.
Colonel Bryant who died at Wichita
Monday was the first white man born
in Kansas He was born at Fort
Leavenworth in 1881.
Up at Pardee the farmers are refus-
ing to accept rural delivery and all
because their postmistress holds the
Oldest commission in the state.
Salina Union: The sentiment of the
Kansas press seems to be that Mrs.
Nationwould have been a good woman
if she had only left liquor alone.
The crop liar of Stafford county
says that corn is growing foot day
now and that wheat grains are as
large as pumpkin seeds. Next!
Lawrence Kans. will celebrate with
out any fire works. Think of it. A
Fourth of July celebration without
fire works is like love without kisses
and every one knows that isn't sue
cess.
Here is a new way to build a church.
The Cherryvale Baptists had block
donated to them and now they are ad-
vertising for carpenters, bricklayers
and painters who will work and take q
lot in payment.
Topeka has Law Enforcement
Committee of Two Hundred which is
trying to rid the city of joints. 1t
certainly looks as II 200 people ought
to be able TO make 1t pretty warm for
the joints II they all work at the same
times
Abilene won't be troubled any more
with girls who never pass sweet six
teen. The mayor solemnly announces
that all persons under eighteen, not
accompanied by parents or guardian
who are found on the street after p.
m. will be arrested.
Trust to Kansas for unique things.
| A pretty Brown county school marin
tried the scheme last winter OF kissing
all her pupils every Friday evening
who had been good during the week
and those who had been extra good
! two smacks. The chief objection to
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
Was Badly Scared.
tiOns.

j. c. Diggs, travelling for an iron
firm, procured a horse and buggy at
Bishops livery barn nWednesdayafter
noon and drove out to Gas City on
business. The horse has always been
considered gentle and not afraid of
the train but Diggs tied it little too
close to the switch and the noise of the
train made it nervous. When he went
out to start home the horse was pretty
well worked up and as soon as it was
united began to do the new five step
and the old fashioned cake walk COM
bined and soon succeeded in breaking
a shaft. BY this time Diggs was worse
scared than the horse and his cries
for help not bringing any results he
turned the animal loose. 1t immedi-
ately started for town at rate of
speed that Crouch's electric line can
never hope to attain arriving at the
barn with the buggy no worse off than
when it left Gas City. Diggs came n
on the dummy fully convinced that he
knows more about the iron business
than he does about handling horses.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
ACTS AS GAME CONSTABLE.
The Young Husband of Queen VIII
heIminn Acts in n Humble
Omcial Position.

Queen Wilhelmina's new husband
has acquired distinction in the vicin-
ity of the royal residence by acting
as a game warden. Two jolly Dutch
men fond of poaching entered the for
est of Loo few days ago in the hope
of being able to snare few par
tridges, says London exchange.
In this task they were quite success
full, but as they were sneaking home
through the trees at a little distance
from the royal castle in which Queen
burg are spending their honeymoon
they found themselves face to face
with another sportsman.
1t was, in fact, the prince of Meek
lenburg himself.
The poachers did not know him, and
the two Dutchmen never sus-
pecting that this handsome young
gentleman was laying trap, told him
all about themselves and consequently
were surprised when the prince told
them to hand over their partridges
and give him their names. They COM
piled sullenly and then went home,
where they were arrested n few hours
later on the charge of poaching.
The prince of Mecklenburg has
never been popular with the people
of Holland, and his action on this oc-
casion has helped to intensity the ill
feeling against him, since the general
opinion is that a man in his position
could afford to overlook the peccadillo
of which the two Dutchmen were
guilty,
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
ORGANS CARRIED IN TRUNKS.
One That Travelled Around the World
Many Are Thus Carried in
This Country.

"In the Sun awhile ago." said a man
ufacturer of organs, says the New
York journal, 81 read an interesting
paragraph about a trunk that a New
York manufactures had made for AN
organ that was carried around the
world by Ira ID. Sankey, the singing
evangelist lie carried the organ with
him to he sure to have one to use when
ever he wanted it, and he had that
trunk made for it to insure its safety
in transportation, and to make il
easy to transport instead of boxing
and unboXing it every time. They
used to carry this organ in its trunk
right onto the stage and just open the
trunk and throw the top and sides
back and there was the organ ready
for use.
Very probably that organ trunk
made the longest continuous journey
OF any ever made, but ! guess you
would find n dozen or dozens of organs
toted all over this country in trunks
made to carry them in. These organs
are carried by theatrical and other
travelling entertainments. 1t might
seem as though an organ could be
found anywhere in the country, but as
a matter of fact that is not so. Car
rying an organ along they avoid all
difficulty and have just what they
want. And il you could get them all
into n bundle together I guess you
could gather up something like a
carload of baggage consisting of or
gans carried in trunks"
The Iola register., 1901-06-21

the plan is that none of the farmers
could get the big boys to quit school
when plowing time came. and conse-
quently the crops are all behind time.
Kansas has already been devastated
with the wheat louse, eaten up with
the hessian fly and overrun with grass
hoppers this year and now McPher-
son is threatened with an army of
toads. Millions of them arC hatch
ing out in the Basin near there and
the old settlers predict that they will
take possession of the country as they
did twelve years ago when they
marched down on the town and made
navigation impossible, blocking the
streets and highways.
John Gilmore finds that the Oldest
Knight of Pythias in Kansas, in dura-
tion of membership, is a resident of
Fredonia: A. W. Carter, who took
his degrees at Steubenville, o., in 1869
at the time Steuben lodge No. /, the
first in Ohio, was instituted. Mr.. Gill
more, who is always digging up odd
and interesting bits OF information,
also says that careful calcula-
tions have shown that from northern
Texas to the Red river of the north
the advance in the ripening of wheat
averages eleven miles a day
The Wetmore girl band made q
great hit at the meeting of the Wood
men in St. Paul. A girl band never
fails to make hit, no matter whether
the music is creditable or not: but it
is claimed the Wetmore girl band
plays nicely, Alois Phillip, the Old
Time Musician of Atchison, says the
playing of the Wetmore girls is next
to "shiveree;" but then Phillip is
something OF a kicker himself. While
in st. Paul the band was offered en-
gagements to play at the Iowa State
fair, at Hot Springs, Ark, and at
Worthington, Minn.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
MAY EXTEND THE RATES
Longer Time Will be Granted to the
Harvest Hands.

Topeka, June 19.-The passenger
agents of the railroads operating in
the Kansas and Oklahoma wheat belt
are considering the advisability OF ex-
tending the date of the cheap fare rate
made for the harvest hands. But it is
known that an extension will be grant
ed. Under the terms OF the original
agreement the rate was to be discon-
tlnued tomorrow, but the cool weather
and late spring has made it necessary
TO defer the beginning of the harvest
in many counties.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
DEFENDS GOVERNM ENT.
BalfOur Says it Has Been Extraordi-
narily Humane in Africa.

~ ScrlnpS- hcltae fr'ss ASsoeiAton
London, June 20.-Hon. Balfour in
defending the government in the
charges of barbarity to women in the
British concentration camps of South
Africa said never in the history of the
world was war conducted with the
humanity characterizing the present
Boer operations. The women and
children of the enemy were collected
as a military necessity because the
country had to be cleared. Mean
while the fathers and brothers of the
prisoners attacking the long lines of
railway made the work of providing
supplies extraordinarily hard.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
THE PRINCES In COURT,
Trials of Lulu Kennedy's Father and
Brothers in October.

Kansas City, June 1.-THE cases of
c. w. Prince, Will Prince and Bert
Prince, father and brothers of Lulu
Prince Kennedy, charged with being
accessories to the murder of Philip II d.
Kennedy, were called before Judge
Wofford this morning. BY agree
ment all were put over until the Sep
tember term, which means they will be
called again some time early in Octo-
ber. AS already told, Mr.. Nearing
will ask for a severance and demand
that the state elect which of the men it
desires TO try first. The state will
elect that Will Prince be the first to
go before the jury.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21

and broken off as mere saplings. Tle
houses of several residents and sew.
eral business houses were completely
unroofed and for while it seemed as
though the entire city would be wiped
off the map. The roof of the Com.
mercial bank is total loss, as also
many private houses, while the livery
barn of Lee Robertson and the foun-
dry of II. Kerner are total losses
Tobe Fisher, colored man, had
sought shelter in the barn of Lee Rob-
ertson and thinking the storm about
over started out for home and when
he had scarcely reached the sidewalk
the entire front of the building fell on
him killing him instantly, At this
hour, it is impossible to give the loss
of life and property, but it is estimated
it will go up into the thousands.
WAS A CYCLONE.
BY scripps-McRae Press Association.
Boonville, Mo June 90. The storm
which struck Boonville last night was
a cyclone. Sixty-four buildings were
demolished and unroofed the electric
light plant and two telephone ex-
changes are paralyzed. Hundreds of
trees are broken down. one man:was
killed but none injured.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
CANADA DOESN'T LIKE IT
The British Recruiting officers Are
Getting Too Gay.
ny soripps-MORas Pros. Association.

Hy bcripps"McHae Pross Ass0olAtion.
Montreal, June lS.-The Canadian
government has lodged protest in
he colonial Office at London again st
he insolence of British recruiting
officers. The local officials are said
to have suffered much from the high
handed methods of the imperial gov
srnment emissaries. The manner OF
recruiting has come to be looked upon
rs an invasion Of the dominions of
he rights of self government.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
STORM AT B0ONVILLE
Town Visitedby Heavy Wnds-Kllled
One Man

Boonville, Mo-, June l9.-The most
destructive storm that has visited this
city foryears came upon this city with
out moments warning at $3.50 O'Clock
this evening, sweeping everything be-
fore it. Beautiful shade trees along
the residence districts were uprooted
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
TO JURY
SATURDAY
Jessie Morrison Case Will be
Ready Then
Will be Just one Year From
the Date of the Staying
of Mrs. Castle
STATE LEFT CASTLE OUT
Did not put him on the
Stand as Witness
Colonel Waters is not AS.
sisting the Prosecution
in this Trial

Eldorado, Kan, June 19.-It is a
strange coincidence that the fate OF
Jessie Morrison will be placed in the
hands of a jury Of twelve men on the
first anniversary of the Morrison-Cas,
tie tragedy. One year ago next Sat-
urday morning, June 22nd, Jessie
Morrison went to the home Of Clara
Wiley Castle, then bride of a few
days, and slew her. Next Saturday
the case against her will be given to
the jury. A year ago Clara Wiley
Castle, after being mortally wounded,
made valiant but futile fight for life.
Next Saturday Miss Morrison's life
will be placed in the hands of jury
and none can say thather struggle for
life and liberty will not also be in
vain, for no one knows what jury
will do. j. G. Waters, the Topeka
attorney is not assisting in the prose-
cution of the case this time. Hework-
ed during the first trial and got little
out Of it. He saw no cash in sight the
second time and refused to go into it.
A bill for 5000 was presented by him
to the county commissioners after the
first trial. They disallowed it on the
grounds that they had no legal right
TO pay out money for that purpose.
The only money that Captain Waters
got was what the church people raised
on subscription, and that scarcely
paid his board during his stay here,
much less his cigar bill. He did not
care to repeat the experience.
One of the great surprises OF the
trial today was the action Of the state
in resting its case without putting
Olin Castle on the stand, Castle was
the root OF all trouble. II was over
him that the tragedy was enacted.
Clara Wiley and Jessie Morrison
were both in love with him. Clara
won. The state claims that Jessie
was intensely jealous and sought re-
venge by numbering Mrs. Castle. The
defense contends that Mrs. Castle was
jealous of Jessie and assaulted her
and that Jessie, in self-defense, kill
ed her rival. Olin was e.of the
principal witnesses in the case in the
first trial, but for some reason he was
not called this time.
Olin Castle does not seem to bear
any i'll will now toward the Morrisons
on account of the tragedy in which his
wife lost her life. He isquite chummy
with Hayward Morrison, the favorite
brother of Jessie Morrison. The two
play in the same band, and are often
in each others company.
NO NEW TESTIMONY.
BY scrpps- -McRae Press Association.
Eldorado, Kansas, June 20.-There
was no sensational testimony in the
trial of Jessie Morrison to-day.
Ninety per cent of the audience is
women and girls, 1t is not expected
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
YOU KNOW WHATYOUARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteles
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinwf
in tastelessorm. No Cure, No Pay
10 cents.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21

The only guaranteed Kidney Cure
is Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. We
will refund your money il after taking
one bottle are not entirely satisfied with
the results. SOC Cowan q Ausherman.
J, r. Boyer, Clark Holden, w. H.
Sullivan, j. M, Keys, Frank Hall,
Ralph Doggett, Arthur Coblentz and
Earnest Brown left this morning for
Geneseo where they will work in the
wheat fields.
The Iola register., 1901-06-21
No NEW TESTIMONY.
BY scrlpps-McRae Press Association.

Eldorado, Kansas, June 20.-There
was no sensational testimony in the
trial of Jessie Morrison to-day.
Ninety per cent of the audience is
women and girls. 1t is not expected
that Jessie will take the stand before
tomorrow noon. The case is apt to go
to the jury the anniversary of the
fatal assault.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-06-07
Presbyterian Church.

Preaching services in the First
Presbyterian church every Sunday AT
II "A. IA. and p. m, Rev. Curtis T..
Long. pastor. sunday school Al 9:45
a. m, y. NJ Mars. superintendent.
Junior Westminster League Levery
Sunday at 3 p. m, Mrs. Joseph Conk-
lin, president. Thursday, prayer
meeting AZ : p. N. The Ladies' Mis-
slonary >0cety meets the last Tues
day of each month at 3 p m, Mrs.
Eva Ritcliif, president. The Ladies'
Aid society meets every alternate
Wednesday at p. m, at the church,
Mrs. j. 5. Oborn, president. All are
cordially invited 10 attend the SER
vices OF this church. Excellent music
and seats free.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1901-06-07
He Kept His Leg.

Twelve years ago j. w. sullivan, OF
Hartford. Conn, scratched bis leg
with a rusty wire. Inflammation and
blood poison set in. For two years be
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doctors urged amputation, "but," he
writes, II used one bottle of Electric
Biuers and u boxes OF Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and my leg was sound
and well AS ever" For Eruptions,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum, sores
and all blood disorders Electric Bit
tefs has no rival on earth. Try them.
Peoples and Foreman's Drug stores
will guarantee satisfaction or refund
money. Only 50 cents. DIV