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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-30
Corrections.

Fifty-fifth day. in MT. Spears's speech: Fourth page, middle of sixth column. change Have courts" to read some courts have,
 Fourth page sixth column. change word remedy" between words any" and "tha:" to read injury
 Fourth page, sixth column. near bot tom. change word "belongs" to "ap- plies"
 Fourth page, seventh column. near top, change 'children knew it." to children have noted it.
 Fourth page. seventh column. change sentence. the thirteenth. fourteenth and fifteenth amendments that have been pinned to the beautiful Goddess of liberty from time to time" to read. "Thc thirteenth. fourteenth and fit- teenth amendments are the brightest jewels that have been pinned on to the beautiful form of the Goddess of Lib erty.'
 Fourth page, seventh column. change words: "He cannot appeal to a jury" to read, He cannot appeal to beat jur...
 In fifty sixth day:
 First page, second column, near bot tom. change words thus to leglslate" to "for us to legislate."
 First page. third column. near bot tom. change "th.ee years" to read two yCar:."
 First peg.. third column, change sentence be.g.2alnS "the dssccada ntI" to reed ".!-c nur, be- Of whlts pe-soas and tbc.-' Cc5csndanLs TaJ have oSea e J5ect-S tS Involuntary se-v!cIds s>o - uI&ny in nunbe- as tzc negro da- seezaza eLe-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-30
First paec, third cciuuA. nex$ tot~ tom. chanae s'publscnnf' to spiso.an.

tom, chsnse puoIcan 's s'
 in speech of MT. Martin, stcond YSSs. seventh column, after "there is one thing you cannot do." add 'yeu cam not make a Constitution.'
 In same column should read. "to take the Constitution that we propose in one hand. and our commission m tns other.''
 In same colurnR should read. thas it was to the best interests of the black man." and further down strike out sman who carries by his side an empty"
 Tn first column, third page, should read, but veryy believe" and fur-' finer down read now there is another clause" Further down in same coi- umn read "they owned but little prop erty.
 In second column. third page. reads Hong after you have been called
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
President Issues Porto Rican
Proclamation
FREE EXCHANGE Of GOODS
Authorized by an Act Of the
Last Congress
Whenever the Local Taxation was
Sufficient TO Meet Necessities of
Government
ey scrlpps-McRae Prrsa Asrooration

Washington, July 25.-The presi-
dents proclamation establishing free
trade with Porto Rico was issued this
morning. 1t recites in the preamble
the authorization by congress that
when the legislature of Porto Rico
shall have put into effect a system of
local taxation sufficient to meet the
necessities of government, free trade
may be established and then says, "ln
pursuance of the law, | hereby issue
this my proclamation abolishing tariff
duties on merchandise going into
Porto Rico from the United States or
coming from Porto Rico into the Uni
ted States and do declare that civil
government has been organized in ac-
cordauce with the provision of the act
congress-.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
lola Cement Office in 81. Louis

President l.. G. Bassett, of the lola
Portland Cement Company, left last
night for ST. Louis after a visit at the
works here. Business is rushing with
the plant and every convenience is
now being sought for facilitating the
handling of the tremendous and grow
ing trade. With this in view it has
been decided to establish the sales
department of the firm at ST. Louis,
moving it there from Chicago, and to-
also move the stock department there
from Detroit. MIR. Bassett will select
offices for the company while there,
He was accompanied by Mr.. j. A,
Wheeler, who will have charge of the
new department, assisted by Mr.. A.
j. Rankin and Mr.. Mccain. They
will probably remove there within two
months aud lola people will be very
sorry to see them go.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
LIBERTY.

Mus. FLORA e. JOHNSON. Correspondent.
July "a. Still another nice shower
but not enough to help much.
Vegetables of all kinds are scarce
and command a good price.
Fruit is almost all ruined in this
com unity,
George Townsend is still selling to-
matoes in lola for S. per bushel.
Pearl Townsend and Mary Murphy
are visiting Miss Ellis of Yates Center
for few days.
Mrs Spicer of Geneva passed our
place Wednesday on her way to Mrs j
Heath's with washing machine. She
says pastures are dry and they have to
feed stock there. Our shower did not
reach that far.
p johnson is cutting hay for A
johnson of Rock Creek this week
Alice Murphy is home on a two
weeks vacation.
Anna johnson is home this week
and her mother is staying in her
place.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
NEosHO VALLEY.

C. L. ARNOLD, Correspondent.
July 24.-Mrs Kerns who has been
at Mr. Hardin's for some time went to
Crawford county on Wednesday of
last week to remain with her son in
definitely.
Miss Anna Fetheringill interviewed
one or two school boards on the west
side Monday.
Mrs Pearl Brown was worse again
the first of the week which caused a
renewal OF visits from the doctor.
She has been sick three or four
months.
Rev. J l. Ellis of Pittsburg visited
c i Arnold the first part of the week
Sam Adams returned last week from
trip to Colorado. He has strong
notion of moving there this fall.
The severity of the drouth is caus-
ing farmers to sell their stock at great
sacrifices.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
WILL BUILD CEMENT BRIDGES
lola Concrete Company Gets Contract
for All Bridges of the Local
Electric Railway.

Mr.. Baumhotf, the gentleman who
took the bonds of the lola Electric
Railway Company and entered into
an agreement to build the line includ-
ing bridges, last evening let the con-
tract for all the bridges to the lola
Concrete Company, of which w. II.
Mcclure is manager, and Chas. Guy
superintendent.
There are six concrete bridges in the
list and -four trestle bridges. The con-
tract specifies that all must be com
pletcd within eighty days. The Rock
Creek bridge is the largest and will be
of cement I'D feet between banks. The
bridge over the Lanyonville pond will
be % feet and the others fourteen to
twenty-five feet. Coon Creek has to
be bridged four times between lola
and the river.
The company intends to make the
Rock Creek bridge model of its kind
and an object lesson to the country
of what cement bridge may be.
Others will probably follow The con-
tract means the expenditure of con-
siderable. amount of money among lola
workmen.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
COUNTY NEWS
CRESCENT VALLEY.
IDA NJ. ENDrcoTT. Correspondent

IDA Nj. ENDICOTTs Correspondent
July 24-O yes it rained at last after
an effort of abouttwomonths. Monday
evening about three or four O'Clock
this neighborhood was visited by wind
and aheavy pour down ofrain and hail.
1t rained continually for about thirty
minutes and then all was over. The
hail did considerable damage to corn
and the wind fulfilled its duty by
blowing down trees and few out
buildings. and the rain of course
which was badly needed did lots of
good but then we should have had two
or three such rains to make up for all
this dry and hot weather.
The threshing machine is making its
rounds in this valley. Most every
one has threshed except little odd
Jobs.
A little cowboy or dish-washer we
have not learned which has come to
make its home at Mr. and Mrs Ulrick
Boss born Sunday July 7.
Several of our people we're caught
out in Mondays rain.
Jno Simmons smoke house blew
over during the storm.
Your writer spent Sunday with
Venia Hill.
Mrs Nora Eubanks and children
from Kansas City are here visiting her
sister Mrs Hill. She expects TO re-
main in this part five or six weeks.
A. w. Dwinnell and family from
east Of Humboldt spent Sunday at
Endicott's.
Roy Simmons visited Emmett Endi-
colt Saturday night and Sunday.
Jno Simmons and daughter, Miss
Mertie, drove to lola and spent the
dav Sunday.
Nat Endicott is working with hay
balers in Woodson county this week.
Everybody that hasn't living water
has been hauling up till the present
time. We only hone for more rain so
that both ponds aud cisterns could be
filed.
We are expecting cousin from
Cass county this week.
School meeting will he held at Cres-
ent Valley school house Thursday
evening, July %. One of the board
goes out and another elected. We
have not heard OF any applications
being made, we only hope they will
choose II good teacher.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
Another Heat Prostitution.

During the intense heat yesterday
afternoon neighbors discovered an old
lady named Minckley overcome by the
heat in her back yard at 20j north
Walnut, She was sitting in chair
in the yard to escape the heat in her
small home and when found was un-
conscious, her head fallen back owe
the back of the chair DR.. McMillen
was summoned and today the old lady
is much improved.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
AND STILL
IT'S HOT
Little Relief in the Mississ-
ippi Valley
Scattered Thunder Showers
in the Northern States
Help a Little
ST. LOUIS BREAKS RECORD
Passes 107 the Hottest Ever
Known There
Forty Deaths are Attributed
to the Heat in the Last
Twenty-fOur Hours

Washington, July "a. Scattered
thunder showers in the northern tier
of states in the central West today
gave some relief in that locality from
the intense heat. These showers, gem
orally light in character, occurre d in
the Dakotas, Southern Minnesota,
Northwestern Iowa, the extreme
northern portion ofIllinois, in Mime
sofa and in Michigan. More of these
showers, and over wider area, are
expected tomorrow. Their effect,
however, will betemporary, and warm
weather is again predicted for Fri
day.
In the great corn belt, the intense
heat still continues and there seems
to be no immediate prospect of a gen.
eral rain, though the fact that show
ers are becoming more general than
for some days is encouraging TO the
officials here, who hope they may be
the forerunner Of general breakup
in the heat and drouth conditions
altho Ugh the forecasters will not say
that this is a probability,
st. Louis, Mo-. July 24.-St. Louis
was the hottest point in the country
today, 1911 degree being recorded as
the maximum temperature, Il figure
never reached before in this city. No
immediate prospect OF relief is in
sight. aud the indications are for con-
tinued hot and dry weather for the
next twenty-four hours at least.
In the twenty-four hours ending at
| II o'clock tonight, forty deaths di-
rectly attributable to the heat had
been reported In the same period Of
time, seyenty-ive cases of prostration
went on record.
! ST. LOUIS PREPARES FOR IT.
by scripps-McRa Press Association
st. Louis, July 25.-The hospitals
have increased preparations today to
handle the probable heat prostratiOns.
/ The police department has also en-.
larged its facilities. The large de-
partment stores today began to close
| early Illl lllS lutGuSC llSul JUS pboSCus
Many of the wholesale houses and fac
tories do likewise. Yesterdays max
imum of l07 was never equalled here.
! RAIN IN THE NORTH.
! BY scripps"McRae Press Association
Chicago, July pa heavy rain
! fell last night aud this morning in
Iowa. Reports indicate also that re-
lief has come to Nebraska, northern
Illinois, the Dakotas, Southern Min
nesota and Michigan.
COOLER At ST. LOUIS.
| by Scripps- McRae Press Association
st. Louis, July PA break occurred
in the excessive heat towards moon
when the thermometer only registered
uinety-two. The forecaster thinks the
hot wave is broken.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
SinpsOn-Dunn.

G. d, Simpson and Blanche l..
Dunn were married last evening at the
home of the BRIDES parents at 5l7
South Jefferson avenue at 8 O'Clock
by Rev. John Maclean. The cere-
mony was performed in the presence
OF the family and a few friends. Mr..
Simpson is employed at one of the
shelters. The bride is the Oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Justus
Dunn. The brides mother leaves to-
day for an extended visit with friends
in Iowa and the young couple will
keep house until her return.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26

Notwithstanding the public state
ment of Secretary Hitchcock that all
persons or companies selling lots in
prospective townsites could be prose-
cuted for fraud, several companies
here continue in business. One COM
pany proposes to establish a rival
townsite near Mountain View, but will
probably fail as an influential protest
has been made to the Interior depart
ment asking that the application for
he new townsite be refused.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
RELERY.

MHRRIDETH Alter, Correspondent.
July 27-Miss Hattie Olmstead came
out from lola Saturday and made her
parents a pleasant visit. Miss Efiic
Remsburg accompanied her.
Mrs Fergus is visiting her son, j B
Fergus.
Miss Cora Ellis is visiting her cou-
sin Miss Meribeth Alter.
j II Cramer and daughter Rosa and
John Mathews took their cattle to
Greenwood this week to secure pasture
for them.
Mrs Mcdowell visited MrsI McKinder
Wednesday.
Little Vera Olmstead is spending
this week in lola.
Ruth and Meta Lieurance called al
Mr. Cramer's Wednesday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
The Way LaHarpe Prays.

The citizens of this place are ex-
ploding a hundred pounds of dyna-
mite in a field near town with the hope
of BRINGING rain. The money to buy
the explosives was raised by popular
subscription and committee was APP
pointed to do the work, The thermom'
eters stand at 10 and everything is
burning up. The farmers are greatly
worried about water and feed for their
stock.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
COURT DESIGNATED
Secretary Long Names Men Who Are
TO Compose Ii.

ey s,ripuF- McRae Press Association.
Washington, July 25-Secretary
Long has designated as members of
the Schley court of inquiry Admiral
George Dewey, President; Rear Ad.
miral Lewis A. Kimberly, retired;
Rear Admiral w. f.. Benham, re-
tired. The court convenes here
September 18th.
The court will convene in full naval
uniforms in the reception hall of the
Secretary of the Navy's Office. Com
mander John Pillsbury is designated
Judge advocate of the court. The
only result of the court will be to
honor or arraign Admiral Schley in
the history. Longs selection of the
members of the court meets with uni
versal approval.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
sAVoNBuRG.

MRS. o. d. COURTNEY, Correspondent
July 23-Eunice Reed who has been
visiting Edith Richardson, returned
to her home in Leanna Sunday.
The week old infant of I and Mrs
Hackett died Saturday and was buried
in the:Mt Hope cemetery Sunday eve
ming.
\ little daughter came to live with
Mr. and Mrs Stump last week.
II A Richardson returned from Il
trip to Colorado Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs r b Oliver went to
Neosho Nails Saturday night where
they will reside Mr. Oliver having the
position of telegraph operator at that
place.
The many friends of Aunt Hattie
Haymaker, as she was Familiarity
known, will be sorry to learn OF her
death which occurred last Friday at
the home of her nephew, Fred Hay
maker who lives near Leanna.
Mrs Annie Richardson and children
who have Gbeen on their farm :near
Leanna for several months, returned
TO their home at lida,sColorado,
Thursday.
A ID Courtney of Leanna was il
Savonburg on business Monday.
MIR and Mrs Bert Pigg returned from
Kansas City last week.
Mrs Carrie Haymaker and children
of Pittsburg are visiting relatives a
Savonh burg and TPannn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
ELKS TO SALT LAKE CITY
The Grand Lodge Chose the Next Place
of Meeting.

Milwaukee, July "a. salt Lake City
captured the next convention of the
grand lodge OF Elks.
The.Elks elected officers as follows:
Grand exalted ruler, Charles f.. Pick
ett Waterloo, Ia; grand esteemed
leading knight, A. G., Field, Colum-
bus, o.; grand esteemed loyal knight.
William b Brock, Lexington, Ky:
grand esteemed lecturng knight,
Judge A. II. Pickens. Denver: grand
secretary, George A. Reynolds, Sagi-
nav, Mich; grand treasurer, +. {.
Orris, Meadville, Pa; grand: trustee,
Henry w. Mears, Baltimore; grand
tyler, Joseph Henning, Anderson, Ind.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26

Since July 10 the thirteen saloons in
FL Reno have sold not less than 1000
half barrels, 1872, 600 bottles of beer.
AT rough estimate this is 800. 600
glasses of beer in fifteen days. The
amount of whiskey and other drinks
consumed was large, but it would be
difficult to estimate it by glasses. The
Wholesale supply depots of leading
breweries we're each two DAYS without
beer, which brings the period of con-
sumption down to- thirteen days, in
Guiding Sunday. Freight traffic was
so heavy on the railroads that it was
impossible to get beer shipments de-
livered on time. Much beer was re-
ceived by express. Notwithstanding
this enormous consumption of intoxi-
cants there was little public drunken.
ness and few saloon brawls. The
weather was so hot that men could
drink and lose the effects through
Precipitation. Had the weather beer
cold it is u certainty that fights would
have been numerous.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
KANSAS CLIPS AND COMMENTS

In future crop bulletins the yield
of 1901 in Kansas will be spelled
corpse"
At an outlay of about $50 per mile
the Santa Fe lays the dust on its lines
with oil. Kansas certainly ought to
try that on its powdered roads.
A Tom show is touring the State
and strange as it may seem doing a
big business Hundreds crowd the
tent nightly just to see Eliza cross the
ice.
Being asked by companion while
out driving If she believed in PALMS.
try, u Newton girl is said to have
answered: "If | could see the lines in
one hand, | could foretell a pleasant
drive"
Two Kansas girls near Linsburg,
when their fathers wheat crop was
going down because he could not get
harvest hands, went into the field and
shocked 100 acres. The girls are aged
10 and II.
The Atchison Globe says swell Kan
sas society this winter will eat corn
bread. And those few plutes who can
afford canned corn will throw the cans
n their front yard to make the neigh
bors envious.
Kansans write to relatives in Colo
RADIO to mail "a few drafts to cool
the home temperatures: and the Colo
RADIO visitors write regularly home to
have drafts mailed to them. Colorado
isn't so much.
An Ottawa man who lives between a
barn containing brayiDg mule and
the home of horn blower, saws the
heat is finishing him and he longs 10
hear Gabriel's trumpet interrupt the
nightly concert.
A well-to-do Douglas county farmer.
| forced to market his cattle by the
drouth, rode with them to Kans as
City. Although forty-fve years OF
age it was his first ride on a train.
Giddy, giddy Lawrence.
Artificial lakes and menageries have
been thought proper parts of public
gardens but at Winfield the police
have i"terfered with small boys swim.
ming in the park pond and very reals.
tically impersonating "bares."
The Santa Fe in building new de.
| BpNo hlhA lOOlI W.
Harvey eating house and Y. M. c.
A. room. And this is wise. The lat.
ter would be useless for good with the
old fashioned grub house in con
nection.
The day after Missouri prayed for
rain the Abilene Reflector said: Hear
that squeaky noise in the east yestcr-
day? 1t was the Missourians getting
on their knees To pray. 1t had been
so long since the last time that their
joints were rusty
Cole Younger. who has been in the
| Michigan pen for twenty five years, is
said To have expressed wish TO see
two things before he dies a trolley
car and "a girl on a bicycle. Those
are both new tricks since he went be-
! hisd the bars.
A Winfield woman told her hus-
band that when she got to heaven she
intended asking Shakespeare If he
lily wrote his plays and when her
husband suggested that possibly
| Shakespeare wouldn't be there she
promptly replied; Then you ask
| him.. "
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
KoKoMo, IND, Aug. 10, 1893.

PEPSIN SYRUP Co.,
Dear Sirs:-For the past 10 years l
was troubled with nay stomach. About
years ago was taken down with
rheumatism; was not ableto do a days
work for 3 years. All medicine seem
ed of no benefit to me. A year ago
was advised to take DR.. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. | truly believed would
have died but for this medicine. My
rheumatism is entirely gone and my
stomach is in good condition. 1t has
saved my life and I cannot recommend
it too highly Yours respectfully,
ELwooD MCCRACKEN.
Sold by Chas. b Spencer & Co.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
A CUT ON WOODEN GOODS
American Wooden Company Cuts Fif.
teen Per Cent.

bN Scrtprs- McItae PresA AaA0eiHtlon'
New York, July 25-rhe A merican
Wooden Company, otherwise the wool
trusts announced "A general reduction
of fifteen per cent on all staple lines.
1t is believed the object is to crush in
dependent mills. The result is cut
in the tremendous orders placed,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
IN CAPE COLONY AGAIN
Dewet Leading an Invasion of the
Beers
congress
McRae Preas Association

BY scrIDpa- McRae Prear AHRnciation
Amsterdam, July 25.-The Boer
legation says another general in
vasion of Cape Colony has begun,
1t is presumed Dewet is commanding
the invaders,
ENGLAND KNOWS NOTHING or IT.
~ scripps- McRae Prose Association
London, July 25.-The British war
Office has no information regard
ing the invasion of Cape Colony by
Dewet.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
THE KNIGHTS TROUBLE
Charges Against Endowment Rank
Are Made.

by Scripps- McI,ae Press Association.
Chicago, July 25.-The grand jury
to-day resumed the consideration OF
the charges against John Hinsey and
his associates in the Knights Pythias
endowment rank troubles. The charges
are bad Investments, mysterious dis
appearance of funds, falsihed ac-
counts, unusual loans of money and
fictitious death lists.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
RESCU Els HER LOVER
Young Girl Runs Off With Her Eighty
Year Old Lover

By scriups-McRae Press AsHoclaIIoh'
Jackson, KY, July 25.-Bertha
Robinson, young and pretty, last
night rescued d. l.. Whitaker, aged
eighty and rich, from his twelve chill
dren by former marriage, who kept
him locked up to prevent his wedding
Bertha. She took him from second
story window with a ladder, convey
ing him away with fast horses to an
adjoining county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26
MILLS ARE RUNNING
Trust Starts Three ofThem at Wells
Vile This Morning.

ey scrpps-McRae Press Association
Wellsville, Ohio, July 25-The trust
officials are making some little sue
cess in running the mills here, as three
started this morning. 1t looks like
they would run all day. The strikers
fear this partial success VIII be the
forerunner of greater efforts by the
tnnsL
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26

opening of the Oklahoma Indian lands
to settlement by injunction proceed
ings at Ell Reno, that the preparations
of the department for the opening
would proceed as if no suit had begun
I'VE shall not let the matter go by
default" he said, "but we apprehend
no obstacle from that proceeding.
Any one can bring a suit"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-07-26

The gambling outfits doing business
on the streets will be raided before the
hurrah is at an end. A raid will he
made probably tomorrow. The city
treasury is waiting to have part of the
gains. The gamblers were raided
once last week