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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
AMERICA MAY COMPETE
University of Pennsylvania Gets Into
the Finals at Henley

Nv Scr'pps NcRae Press Association
Henley, July 3.-The University of
Pennsylvania crew won the trial race
for the grand challenge cup today. 1t
beat its competitor, the London City
crew, six lengths. This victory means
that Pennsylvania may compete in the
finals with the best rowing crews of
the world. 1t is the first appearance
of the Pennsylvania crew abroad.
The Leander crew England ; best,
also won a trial heat, but it took
seven seconds longer than the Penn
sylvanians to cover the same distance.
The Americans victory was so easy
hat it aroused but little cheering from
he thousands on the banks The
London City crew is undetermined
and was badly winded at the finish,
while the Pennsylvaniaus hardly
showed the eXertion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
PRAIRIE CENTER.
Mrs. Eva pivelbIss. corresponc

Mrs, Eva Divelbiss, correspondent.
July 2 Mrs Dora Seidle visited at
Mrs Casmires' at Cookville Monday.
Oats are not worth threshing in this
neighborhood. Some did notcut their
oats. Flax needs rain very badly.
Jessie Smith spent last Thursday
with relatives at Humboldt
81 The infant son Of Mr. and Mrs Len
Hauley died last Saturday and we
heard they took it to Moran to bury
it.
Oscar McClary of Porterville visited
at II Smiths Saturday and Sunday.
Mammie Hamilton returned to James
Wilson's after weeks visit with Mrs
Davis at Cottage Grove Saturday.
Jesse Wilson and wife visited rela-
lives at Chanute Sunday.
Mr. McAfertey and Hiram Lad went
to Joplin, Mo. last week to attend the
wedding of Mr. McAfertey's son Ed.
Wesley McAfertey visited his aunt
Mrs McClain at Chanute last week.
Mr. Erwin and family visited rela-
tives in Neosho county Tuesday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
MORAN.


Mrs. II l.. Bassett, Correspondent.
July 1.--Since last Friday afternoon
the friends of old Mr. Thompson have
had reason to be very anxious about
him. Everything possible has been
done to relieve his suffering and at
this writing his condition is slightly
improved
The picnic dinner last week was
success in many ways, but it had its
unfortunate side, since several who
were there were quite sick later in the
day. No satisfactory explanation
has been made, but all those who were
i'll recovered rapidly.
The Presbyterian church is being
repaired so the NJ p church opened its
doors to that congregation last Sab
bath. Rev f w Mitchell preached
there both morning and evening, and
the G Il service was a union one.
Alfred and Lawrence Nilsson have
been spending week or more with
Curtis Strong.
Niioo 'DhOOlhuhtl' vi luutDtuutuCts
is guest at DR. Jewell's.
Miss Lula Earring has been helping
in the Herald Office for two weeks.
Miss Lucy jewell came home last
week for a few days, and went to
Humboldt Saturday.
Mrs Barton and Miss Keith spent
las Friday ia lola, visiting the Nor.
NAL part OF the day.
Rev + w Mitchell went to Ottawa
on Tuesday to remain over the Fourth
Miss Pearl Smith is the happy
owner of handsome new piano.
old Mrs Mcclure was taken vio-
lently i'll last Wednesday, and her
family and friends were very anxious
about her. but now they hope she will
recover.
Miss McGlashen and Mrs Barton
went to Ottawa Monday to spend few
days, and especially to enjoy the con-
cert Tuesday evening.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
NEOSHO FALLS.

The colored race held basket meet
ing in the park Sunday. They had a
large crowd considering the dry and
hot weather.
Mrs A Wright received the sad news
Sunday of the death of her cousin, Mr.
Henry Roush of Mt. Zion, Ind, who
died very suddenly, suppose heart
failure.
Miss Georgia Stewart Of near Yates
Center visited Lulu Malcom part of
last week.
A Wright threshed his wheat last
week and it averagedl30 bu per acre, a
good yield and of superior quality.
We expect to celebrate the 4th and
want big crowd as we have fine
park.
The Congregational Sabbath school
held picnic Thursday afternoon. 1t
was we'll attended aud all had good
time.
Mrs r A Wright and daughter went
to Humboldt Sunday to visit relatives.
A rumor is out that we are to have
a wedding soon, get the music ready
for they deserve good serenading.
Ella Bennett is assisting her sis er
Elya, this week.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
STUDENTS ARE IN RIOT BAD FLOODS IN RUSSIA
Anti-C Clerical Demonstration In City of
Mexico.

Mexico City, July .. 1.-THE public
mind is much excited and the clergy
are filed with indignation over the re-
suits of the students anti-clerical dem
onstration yesterday The students
to the numbersof 300 held a public
meeting near the statue OF Columbus,
on El Paso and Shivesdriveway. Stir
ring speeches were made, showing the
intense feeling of the young men and
denouncing the recent immoralities of
the few priests who, it was claimed,
have been shielded and not punished.
A charge was made that former Arch
bishop Labastida was traitor to his
country, while the present archbishop,
Alarief, showed no disposition to
punish recreant priests with that meas
ure of severity demanded by the nature
of their otlenses.
A company of mounted gendarmes
preserved order, and the demonstra-
tion was witnessed by Governor Cor
AL of the federal district, and by Chief
of Police Villegas.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
BAYARD.
o. ]. DUNLAP, Correspondent

o. J. DUNLAP, Correspondent.
July Russell & Cubbison went to
Moran Saturday.
Ellie Riggs went to her home in La
Harpe the first of the week.
Mr.. Colburn shipped stock Wednes
day and Thursday night.
d f Daniels shipped cattle Wednes-
day night.
Alvin Lelller from lola visited his
parents in Bayard SUNDAY.
Clarence Van:Deveer went to Moran
on business Wednesday.
Mrs Trimble has been visiting her
daughter Mrs McCallen this week.
Ida Wright and mother were visit
ing friends in Bayard last week.
Mr. and Mrs Howordon visited Geo.
Dozier last week.
O j Dunlap and wife have adopted
an eight pound daughter that arrived
June =.
Mr. J II Kinney and wife of Kincaid
were visiting in Bayard Sunday.
The foundation for the Township
Hall is completed and the carpenter
work will soon begin.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
ROCK CREEK.
MARY POWELL, Correspondent

MARY POWELL, Correspondent.
July minnie Burris and Mrs
Cory visited at Mrs Hardin's Sunday.
Miss Claudia Sawyer visited with
Miss Annie Terry last week.
Mr. Peters of Iowa visited with his
friend II Howell last week. The
former was we'll pleased with the
country and has bought farm south
Of lola.
Some OF the people in this part have
commenced hauling water.
Frank Fisher returned from the west
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Kingsley visited in lola
Sunday.
Mr. Pittman the Ottawa fruit agent
who has been canvassing in this vicin-
ity returned to his home on account
of dry weather.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
PRAIRIE DELL.
C. r. BARrH, Correspondent.

Z. f. BARrHI Correspondent.
July '"Tis an i'll wind that blows
nobody any good" The dry spring
has surely insured a good rabbit crop
to harvest next winter.
Grandpa Fankell left Tuesday for
his home in Greeley Co.
Mr. Barnett has a new hay.rake.
The chinch bugs are certainly get
ting in their work this summer. The
oats were almost a failure on their ac-
count and now they are taking the
corn, millet etc.
Mr. Baker has sold % bushels of
blackberries, but owing to the lack OF
rain as is the general report, the berry
season is about ended.
One of Mr. Sherrill's horses got
mired in the pond Sunday but was
safely rescued.
There was party at Geo Flyers
Thursday night of last week.
A travelling specialist from TT Scott
was canvassing this neighborhood
recently.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
Mrs. II Waters Dead.

The many friends of Mrs II. Waters
will be grieved to learn Of her death
which occurred Tuesday evening at &
O'Clock at the home lis east Jack
son avenue. For some time she
has been troubled with cancer and
all efforts to save her were fruit
less The funeral services were held
Wednesday at the home, Rev. John
Macleau officiating, and were largely
attended. The bereaved relatives will
have the sympathy of the entire com
munity.
Helen Louisa Sawyer Waters, was
born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 20,
1894 and died at her home in lola,
July ,, 1901, aged 66 years s months
and - days. She was married to
Henry Waters in Marion, Dewitt
county, Illinois, February ), 1854.
They removed from Illinois to Arkan-
sas in February 1859 and lived there
until August |, 1859, when they re-
moved to Douglass county, Kansas,
in June of 1877 they came to Allen
county where the family has since re-
sided, There wee born to her and
her husband seven children, three of
whom two boys and one girl );died
years ago in Lawrence, Kansas where
they are buried.
The remaining children are Mrs.
Ella Whitaker, lola, Mrs. Susie B.
Patterson, lola, Miss Myrtle Waters,
lola, and Mrs. Mayme Mcdonald who
lives in Georgia.
The deceased had two brothers and
two sisters living, one of whom was
present. p. H. Lawyer, of Pittsburg,
Kansas.
Mrs. Waters has been afflicted
great many years but was an example
of beautiful Christian faith, of
patience, of constituencies for others
and of the kindest charity. She was
member of the Methodist church here
having united with the church twenty
three years ago in Lawrence, Kansas.
She has gone home after much weari-
ness to heavenly rest,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05

position. In defending it Mr.. Pollard
said that he was surprised that any
Christian should oppose it. "Chris-
tianity," he continued, needs no
special recognition by law 1t can
live and grow without it. ! am I'M
willing that our fundamental law
should contain single word which,
to "A large class OF our citizens, has a
sectarian meaning, or which has the
semblance of discrimination against
any mans sect. When the bill of
rights was written there was practi
cally no religion in this country ex-
cept Christianity. Now large aud
substantial class of our citizens pro-
fess another religion"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
CRESCENT VALLEY.
IDA NJ. ENDIcoTT. Correspondent.


July 1.-THE footing of the threshing
machine is now being heard 1t sounds
quite natural, you can bet.
L b Whites are threshing at this
writing. The first in this part. Bax-
ley's machine is doing the work.
jeff Mosby is stacking wheat for
Mr. Simmons.
People are all very busy this week.
Wonder if they will take time to cele-
brate the 4th.
Did you ever see it so dry in Kansas.
Surely everything will dry up in a
few days if we do not have rain.
We have not heard lately how the
smallpox at Mr. Houses is, but a,
last reports Clyde and their little girl
had begun breaking out. Earl is
about all right again. They are still
behind the flag
Neua Hill visited her cousin near
lola Thursday and Friday Of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Burcham, four miles
east Of town, visited at Amile Smiths
sunday.
Katie Kuhn is working for Mrs
Boss at present writing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
The Red Fork Oil Field.

Mr.. j. G. Noble returned from Red
Fork, |. T., this afternoon where he
has been looking over the new oil field
concerning which so much has BET n
said in the telegraph dispatches
lately. Mr.. Noble thinks that the
newspaper reports are somewhat eX-
aggerated and that there is a good
deal of hot air talk connected with the
boom. However, he says that there is
undoubtedly oil there and that some
time it will prove II profitable invest
ment. No one knows yet just how
rich the field really is. The main
difficulty is the fact that no one can
get hold of the land to develop it.
has not allotted to the Indians and is
still controlled by the government.
The allotment will be made soon, each
Indian receiving 1860 acres. AS soon
as this allotment is made the Indians
can sell, rent or lease 100 acres.
They are required by the government
to retain 40 acres as homestead.
Mr.. Noble says that when these allot-
ments are made the field will undoubt.
eddy be developed andsome rich strikes
may be made.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
COUNTY NEWS
EAST PIouA.

b. KEiTHLEY, Correspondent.
June Very dry and warm at this
writing; no rain since our last.
Oats were hardly worth cutting in
this vicinity.
We have picked our last blackber-
ries without rain.
Our early peaches will be no good
this year on account of dry weather.
Matte and Earl Osborn visited their
sister, Maud Keithley, last Saturday
night.
Nate Wilson was in Piqua last Sat
urday.
Geo Ulrich is preparing to add a
stock of dry goods to his hardware
and grocery stock at Piqua.
Oscar Keithley is helping Ira Town
send thresh wheat in the bottom.
VIM Hilbrant brought out his new
threshing machinery from lola last
Saturday. I'd.
Mrs Caldwell went. to lola Saturday
after her daughter Laura.
We scribe helped to invoice Nei-
mans stock of tobacco and cigars the
first of July. He is entitled to $l5 p
rebate. .Ii
The poultry car will be in Piqua on
July IL. Five cents is the price paid
for hens. our merchants pay 81 cents
Some one got slipped up on.
Carrie KEGS Is very low at this writ
Ing with consumption.
Charley Trobridge hauled 3O9iS
pounds of milk TO the Fails creamery
in the month of Juhe .!.'
We don't know so well about cele-
brating on the 4th if III remains this
hot and dry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
HOW's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.. j, Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j, Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
West q TruaX, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan ~ Mary
in, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall sCatarrh Cure taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood ana
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price,
lac per bottle, Sold by all druggists
Testimonials free,
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
STONY POINT.

L. NJ. BRANDENBURG, Correspondent.
July l Mrs Eugene Marsh of Fort
Scott attended Georgia Shank's we'd
ding Wednesday evening.
Wallace Hall and family spent Sun.
day at Ed Shopshire's.
Mrs II H Hoslord of Berrien Springs
Mich, is visiting her aunt Mrs l. B
Shank. She came to attend the Moon
Shank wedding.
Misses Myrtle and Ivy Branden-
burg. Nellie Broughton and Lola
Coyle spent Friday evening with Miss
Mamie Helms.
Geo Milburn, wife and son OF
Wichita attended the wedding OF
Georgia Shank to Arthur Moon,
5 { Warner, wife and little daughter
we're at the wedding at l. b Shanks'
on Wednesday evening.
Mrs Cora Hamilton and children
spent Friday night and Saturday at
Geo Boughton's.
Mrs S ID Brandenburg visited her
daughter Mrs l. Tillery Monday.
Mrs Cora Harclerode and children
and Lola Coyle spent last Tuesday
afternoon with her aunt Mrs 5 ID
Brandenburg.
James Teel who has been working
in livery barn at LaHarpe is stay
ing at home.
Stock water is getting scarce and
the pastures are getting short.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great
Discovery cures all kidney and blad
der troubles, removes gravel, cures
diabetes, seminal emissions, weak and
lame backs, rheumatism and all ir-
Irregularities of the kidneys and hlad-
der in both men and women, regulates
bladder troubles in children. If not
sold by your druggist will be sent by
mail on receipt of 81. One small bot
tie is two months treatment, and will
cure any case above mentioned. DIR.
f.. w. Hail. sole manufacturer, =. O.
Box 500, st. Louis, Mo. Send for
testimonials. Sold by all druggists.
Read This
valley Falls Kan. Dec Il, i9OO:-For some
me 1 have been seriously troubled with
gravel. Was under the care Of leading physi
clans. but received no benefit. | was advised
to try Halls Great Discovery, and by the use
OF one bottle | received n perfect cure, and
ca conscientously recommend It as a safe
and reliable medicine.
S. -. SMITH.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
The KATY TAPS ORE FIELDS
Arrangements Completed Whereby the
Katy Secures Control of the
Proposed Miueral-joplin
Line

The REGISTER has already mention
ed the extension of the Katy from Min.
eral to the ore fields Of Kansas and
Missouri and the bearing such, a road
would probably have on the manage
ment of the lola, FIT. Scott & Western.
The following from the Joplin News
Herald indicates that the predictions
that the Katy would tap the ore fields
were well founded. Mineral is the end
of stub line about Is miles southeast
of Parsons and railroad men think
that the Katy would not extend it un-
less they also expected to get into the
smelter district all of which makes the
theory that the FIT. Scott, lola q wes-
tern will be Katy when completed the
more plausible.
THE former transfer of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas e. Northwestern rail
road to the Missouri Kansas & Tex
as, took place at the Keystone hotel
% day. The transferncludes the right
of way documents, survey and profile.
of the proposed new line from Mineral,
Kan, to Joplin and Webb City. A
meeting of the directors of the NJ. X.
y n. W.. is being held this afternoon.
the Katy road is represented here by
James Hagerman, general solicitor,
Joseph Bryson, assistant solicitor.
and Y. n. Sedgwick, counsel for the
road. in Kansas.
The NJ. X, Il n. w, is represented
by Judge Pitcher, Capt. Bartlett, j. c.
Murdoch, j. c. Stewart and Richard
Nevins, Jr. The Katy officials arrived
this morning, accompe MED by H. D.
Grigsby, a we'll known contractor,
who will build the line
The Katy attorneys would not say
where the work of construction WILDE
gin. as they refrained from talking on
the subject until after the deal for the
purchase of The Missouri, Kansas and
Northwestern is finally completed.
Mr.. Grigsby is well pleased with this
section of the country he says when he
does commence the road will he speed
ily built
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
NEOShu VALLEY.
c. l.. ARNOLD, Correspond,

C. l.. ARNOLD, Correspondent.
July 2.-B H Clark of Chanute was
in the neighborhood one day last week
and his daughter Mrs f H Crook went
home with him for visit.
Elish Briles and Mr. Myers young
menfrom Crandall while in town Satur-
day and Sunday exchanged greetings
with few friends from this neighbor-
hood.
Miss Rutenger of Medicine Lodge
is spending a couple of weeks with
her friend Mrs S Adams.
Mr. and Mrs Harbaugh of lola and
DR. JEWELS son of Moran dined at M
p Jacoby's Sunday.
S ID Bartlett was on the west side
Monday.
Not long ago Geo. Cliteman traded
his farm for town property, and later
sold the property he traded for and
about two weeks ago returned to his
former home in Illinois.
Robert SHAPED who tends the Geo.
Davis farm seems to head the list in
big wheat yields. He had piece that
averaged about 424 bushels to the
acre and his entire crop was good,
Various other fields that have been
threshed show yield of from 30 to
3S bushels.
Mrs Garner and Maud we're visiting
at Moran recently
d Hardin went Ito Mcclure again
Wednesday, His object in going this
time is to thresh his wheat.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
Prize Eating Contest,

They had an eating contest the
other night at Pin Hook schoolhouse. {"
"Who won ?"
"Ben Splutters- ate nine head
OF cabbage"
''Didn't it make him sick ~
''No. He just took spoonful of
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. That
prevents Stomach Srouble of any
kind, they say"
At Chas. B. Spencer lola, and Kline
81 Son Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
KANSAS IS FAR In LEAD
Larger Percentage in School Than
Any Other State

Topeka. July 2.-Kansas leads all
the states in the union in the percent
age of school enrolment. Statistics
just gathered show that 27.S7 per cent
of the population of the state is en-
rolled in the schools. The state OF
New York, which so often takes de-
light in poking fun at Kansas, is
away down in the list, having only
1854 per cent. Iowa stands next to
Kansas, with 26.42 per cent and Penn
sylvauia is third with 1876.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
Bridge Contract Wnnted


(FlrSt published July D. l9Ol,)
Public notice is hereby given that at ,
o clock p. m. Tuesday, August G, 1901, the
BOurd OF county commissioners of Allen
coun e. Kansas, will at the ONCE of the clerk
Of laid co lnty IN the city of lola, publicly
awj 40 the lowest responsible bidder n con-
tract for the building of steel or cement
bridge across MHrmaton river, in Marmaton
township, on or near the section line betweeu
section and section &, township %, range u.
II steel bridge Is erected bids for stone abut-
AZ the same time and place Plans and
specifications for said steel or cement bridge
may be seen at the ONCE OF the county clerk
The Board reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids JAMES LOCKHART. Oh'm'n,
ATTEST G. A. FRDNK, County Clerk
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
SILVER LEAF.
Mrs. r. wengel Correspondent.


July ,. There will be services at
Silver Leaf Sunday Il IN. and Chris
tian Endeavor Sunday night as usual,
Mrs Deleplain and Miss Fannie
Voorhees,, and Mr. Charlie Voorhees, and
wife went to Ottawa Monday night TO
attend the Chautauqua Assembly.
Grandpa Tangburn has gone to Ne
braska to visit relatives.
Mr. Grove aud wife of Blue Mound,
were pleasant visitors since our last.
Mr. Wenzel and wife attended SER
vices at LaHarp Sabbath a, m,
The DR. came and took away the
yellow flag from Joe Eastwood's sun
day p IN.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
HUMBOLDT.

Arthur CUNNINGHAM, Correspondent.
The barn at w j Pickells residence
caught fire in some manner. shortly
after noon, Tuesday and burned to
the ground. A valuable team belong
ing to Mr. Picl1ell was burned to
death also. There was no insurance.
The fire was not discovered until the
barn was mass of flames, and
although the fire boys made quick
run, they could do nothing.
Miss Blanche Byerly left Tuesday
for Ell Reno, where she will spend sew
eral weeks with relatives.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-05
HOT In EUROPE, TOO
Thirty Members of an Italian Regi-
ment Fell ON March

London, July 3 While the weather
in England is temperate, continental
kilograms continue to report the raw
ages of heat and storm. Deaths from
sunstroke are numerous. In an Ital-
ian regiment which was marching from
Pisa to Leghorn yesterday, there were
thirty cases of sunstroke, while many
of the soldiers dropped from exhaus-
ton.