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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04
West BRjDPORT.

Daniel Huests was at Shoreham last Satur
'day.
Corn harvesters and ensilage cutters are
rushed at present.
William Dougan of Moriah was in town last
Saturday on business.
J. w. Moody of Ticonderoga visited recently
with Miss Lena Burgy.
Melvin Wilkinson was in the south part of
town on business last Saturday.
Venice lockwood remains about the same,
with no change noted from last week.
Charles Strong of Moriah passed through
town enroute to that place last Sunday.
{. a. Stone has filled his silo, having a ca
pacity of nearly SO tons Of corn fodder.
We notice that Prof. James J. McGinty Of
Shoreham was in town recently on business.
Charles Barrow and ohm Petty went to
York state last Sunday. returning on the same
day
Mr. and Mrs Albert Preble visited with
Mrs. Preble's aged father, Daniel lIuestis, last
sunday.
John Mosby returned to his home at Addi-
son last Saturday for a short visit; then he is
to return to this place to superintend his
machine.
Melvin Wilkinson, pension attorney, has re-
ceved notice from the commissioner of pen
sons that on Sept. II last pension had been
granted Mrs Bridget Wooster of Middlebury.
From another correspondent
Joe Wilcox started Monday night for Buff
falo
! f. II. Bailey is getting his seine ready for
ishing.
Henry Merrill of Middlebury was in town
Tuesday.
Sle Stafford spent Sunday at Lapham's
visiting his wife.
Mrs. Brooks has returned from weeks
visit at Ticonderoga.
Miss Ella Richards returned the Ist from
trip to Northern New York.
Don't forget the Masonic excursion to Al
bany from Crown Point oct. y.
Frank Towner started yesterday for ten
days hunting trip in York state.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Bailey attended memor.
ial service at Crown Point last Sunday.
: y new timetable went into effect on the d
X II. Sunday. The mail now closes at L
O'clock noon.
Horse buyers have been frequent visitor:
here the past season. At present Mr.. Ray
mond OF Saratoga is here.
Many Of the farmers are shipping then
apples to Crown Point for local buyer, {
good price being realized,
Mrs Oh Lapham has gone to Bluff Point tC
visit her husband, and will in the meantime
visit her old home at Clayburgh, y. y.
f. II. Bailey returned from Plattsburgf
Tuesday, where he had been to complete The
purchase of large tract of land in the north
woods.
Mrs Draft and two children of Auburn \
V, arrived Wednesday. She will visit at thu
home of her father j. Russell, several weeks
and then return to her new home in Virginia
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04
EAST MiODLEBURY.

Mrs. 7. II, Piper is under the doctors care.
Miss Laura Ross visited friends at Rutland
during the week.
Miss Ida Brown is i'll at the home Of her
mother, Mrs c. +. Brown.
Hon. Frank f. Partridge and w. II. Ed
ridge of Proctor were with their people over
Sunday.
German Iope is improving the appearance
of his shop by the application Of several coats
of paint.
Mrs. Hattie Piper and Miss Georgia Watson
were home from Brandon for few days during
the week.
The East Middlebury and Ripton base ball
teams OF youngsters met on the home grounds
on Saturday afternoon, Sept. rs. The home
team won by score of 40 to II.
Lewis Leno, Jr,, has moved his family to
Lalde Dunmore and will occupy tenement
on the east side of the lake, where he has a
position with Newton * Thompson.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04

water in the river being so low that there was
not enough power to run the electric light
plant at Rocky Dale.
Miss Bertha Sneden, the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Sneden, who has been
in poor health for several months, died at the
home of her parents on Saturday evening"
The funeral was held at the house on Garfield
street on Tuesday morning, Rev. {. y,
Thomas officiating The interment was ih
Wevbridge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04
RIPTON.

Edward Leno is one of our sick ones.
w. :. lIuntley had a valuable horse die a
few days ago.
Mrs. Tohn Race has been quite sick for a
week or two and does not gain very fast.
Mrs. VIM. Calvin is quite low, but is
Thought to be little better at time OF writing.
w. w. and +. Billings are laying pipes to
take water to their homes, using galvanized
IRON
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04

vestry of the Methodist church Monday even
ing. All the committees were appointed and
will proceed at once to make necessary ar
engagements for holding the convention here.
Some noted speakers, who are specialists in
Sunday school work and whose names will be
ANNOUNCED later, will be present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04

Our goods are uniformly high grade
Prices may be different on different lots
but each is of the best quality obtainable
at the price.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-10-04
GROCERIES

as good as can be got. Prices as low as
can be found.
Full measures and full weights are
assured. We don't cut quality TO make
prices low. Everything as represented at
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
QUICK SUCCESSIVE FIRES
G. s. Ritter's and Il. II. Ruble's Homes
Both ScOrched by the Flames
Engine Ran From One to
the Other

q About l O'Clock Wednesday the
fire bell awoke from its slumbers and
sounded noisy and warning alarm
the ward indicated being three.
A run was made by the department in
good shape and the home of Chris. S.
Ritter, at 402 east Broadway, was dis
covered to be the scene of the trouble.
Mrs. Ritter noticed smoke i'm the
rooms and searched in vain for some
time for the source, finally suspecting
the open fireplace in the front room.
When the department arrived the fur
niture was removed from this room,
the carpets taken up and the tiling
taken from the fireplace. 1t was then
discovered that the heat had scorched
smouldering flames had crept up to-
ward the roof, the smoke issuing from
cracks, and thus concealing the exact
point of danger. All was quickly eX-
tinguished and before the fire apparat-
us had started away second alarm
sounded from the bell.
This time it was in the second ward
at the home of +. II. Ruble, at JOG
north Walnut. The run was made in
creditable time and the fire which
started mysteriously in aclothes closet
was soon out But it had burned and
scorched everything in the closet and
had spread to the adjoining room and
destroyed the curtains and carpets.
Mr.. Ruble had just returned to his
desk at the smelter after dinner when
the telephone message came to him
of the fire at his home. He ran hasti-
ly thither, accompanied by others
from the Office, and succeeded in re-
moving all of the furniture from the
house. All the rooms were badly
smoked. however, and all of Mrs.
Ruble's wardrobe was burned. The
fire was in narrow closet and must
have been started from match as no
stove pipe enters il. The family is
completely ignorant as to the cause.
All the furniture was fully insured as
was also the house, so the loss from
chopping hole in the roof and for
the household goods will be recovered.
But it made rather an exciting hour
for the quiet people Of this little
city.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Public Sale.

Ralph Fronk will sell at public auc-
tion at his place, one mile west and
four and one-half miles south of La
Harpe, commencing at 10 O'Clock a.
m, Tuesday, February 26, the follow
ing described property, to-wit: One
brown horse, seven years old, weight
400; one roam horse, eight years old,
weight 400: brown horse; ! blind
mare; l wagon; l baled hay frame;
| sulky pillow; , New Departure culti-
vators; steel frame harrow; l corn
planter: | set of work harness; set
single harness; top buggy; Is head
Of shoats, | brood SOW; about 10 dozen
chickens, and other articles too num-
erous to mention.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Death Of Beulah Reagan.

Beulah, the twenty year old daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Harriet L. Reagan, died
Wednesday AT her home, II north
state street. The unfortunate girl has
been an invalid practically all erlife,
ago rendering hercompletely helpless.
Recently she has had lung trouble and
repeated hemmorrhages were the inn
mediate cause Of her death. The
funeral was held from the house at
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Several Deserved Pensions.

The Washington dispatches have in
the last few days brought good news
to several Allen county homes, news
that has cheered hearts saddened by
years of uncertainty.
Mrs. Vancil has been granted a
pension of Sl2 month with back pay
from January 1899, when her son,
William, a member of the Twentieth
Kansas. died OF disease just as the
transport was entering the harbor of
Manila.
Mr.. Albert Pegg. who lives at 5O2
south State street, an old man and
veteran of the civil war, has been
granted pension of $50 month,
which is an increase over his former
pension, and will help insure comfort
for the declining years of his life.
One of the most happy of all, how
ever, is that of $50 month to Thos
6. Huif of Savonburg. Mr.. Huff is
n siX-footer, magnificent specimen
of manhood who would have won
wealth and ease for himself in times
OF peace, but surrendered his strength
10 his country. AS Il result he is to-
day totally blind and the pension just
granted will in some slight measure
remove the sting which helplessness
must bring to a strong man.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Objection to the Sewer.

The proposal to construct one of
the sewers of the lola system so as to
have it empty into Elm creek is meet
ing with some criticism from people
in the south part Of town. This was
marked Main in the map of the city
engineer as posted il the city hall,
and it runs along the south part of
Bricktown, west. and then south to
the creek where it bends north. In
view of the fact that the cement works
dam backs what water there is in the
creek well up beyond the point where
this sewer would empty into the creek,
and in view of the fact that the creek
ordinarily runs dry good part of
the summer, people living within a
few blocks of it fear that the empty
ing of sewerage into it at this
point would assail their noses with
odors and perpaps threaten their
health.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
City Rnvs Eire Hnrses.

lola city is now the owner of team
of fire horses, and as soon as the
waterworks and the engine are added
to the layout the fghting-equipment
will be complete. The team secured is
handsome pair of browns, weighing
about 1850 each, and five years old
They were discovered by Glenroy
Flake in the possession of II German
farmer out nea" Yates Center and he
bought them, exhibited them to the
officials Monday and sold them
for $235. lie thinks the team fine
one and being in the business he
ought to know.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

several days, and his visit, it seems,
has for its purpose plan to head off
the electric railway plans, If possible.
He is now preparing new schedule
according to which the suburban train
will make trips every hour during the
day and as late in the evening as the
public demands may require. For
this purpose light passenger engine
will be stationed here and anewer and
more attractivecoach used, The freight
engine, now much overworked, will
be retained here, but can then use all
its time switching about the factories.
1t does not seem probable that the
electric railway plans will be at all
interferred with this kind OF "A fight
having happened hundreds of times
where street cars have come in compe-
tition with railroads But it will make
things exciting and lively while it
lasts, and it indicates that lola is re-
garded with tender and watchful eye
even by the busy managers of the inn
mense Missouri Pacific organization.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Accident in the Water Ditch.

1t has been Il constant surprise to
people that there have not been II
score of horses crippled hy breaking
their legs in the unhll,l trcuches
where the water mains hu "a been laid
and the dirt has settled without being
filled in There have been Il good
many grunts but people are good
natured and luck has been with the
contractor.
About 5:30 Monday afternoon,
however, young girl narrowly es-
capped injury on south Buckeye street
from this danger, Miss Fryer was
driving south along that street and
/ the wheels dropped into this ditch
She tried to pull the horse around
and still not upset the buggy. Then
the horse got his feet in the soft mud
of the ditch and began to back. The
horse finally twisted around until he
was facing the buggy and began back
ing the other way. Miss Fryer Jump
ed out and the horse finally fell in the
ditch, squarely on his back A crowd
of men ran up and succeeded in get,
ting him up, but the harness was
broken and it and the horse covered
with mud.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Death of w. IL. Ling.

w. II. Ling died about - O'Clock
Monday night after an illness of but
a few weeks from grip, followed by
pneumonia. The funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at > o'clock, short
services at the house being followed
by full services at the grave in charge
of the Masonic fraternity
Mr.. Ling was born on Prince Edward
Island January -, 1871. He was
married when quite IA young man, two
sons, Bert and Edward, being born
from this union, but Mrs. Ling died
when the Oldest boy was but years OF
age. Some years later he married the
present Mrs. Ling, who survives him,
and they moved tC lola in 1883. Here
he took warm interest in the public
affairs and was engaged in business
here for a good many years, finally
selling out his restaurant to Wilhitc
Brothers. He served several years on
the city council, but moving from town
to his farm four miles west, he gave
up these duties. During the recent
term of court he was a juror and con.
tracted cold while riding back and
forth from his home, grip following
which developed into pneumonia.
The deceased was a member of the
Masons, the A. O. U. w. and tht
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

corded fair treatment and one of the
chief purposes which the editor of this
paper has in going to Washington at
this time is to endeavor to secure the
recognition that is given to other
second class offices. With the in
stallation of the free delivery system,
which it is hoped may be started
March l, and with an allowance for
additional clerks, lola will be given
the prompt and accurate postal service
to which the city is entitled.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

cost the county 81 800 and we have
done business in it for "a years. If
the old lottery hull should burn down
half the books and papers would be
consumed for lack of room ir the
vault, and there is not one conven-
ience about the building except the
gas. Consider these things carefully
before you cast your ballot. There is
no scheme about the matter. 1t is
merely matter of public business
which concerns us all. ="
The Elsmore Enterprise notes the
passage of the bill and says: "This
means that we will soon vote and de-
termine if court house is to be built
and to our way of thinking, it means
a new court house within year or
little more at least and that is as it
should be.
The Gas City Headlight gets thus
early into the band wagon. After
quoting the item about petition at
Elsmore, the Headlight says: "a
petition of a like nature was circu-
lated here last Tuesday morning and
lS2 of our voters attached their names
to it. This shows the sentiment of
our people in regard to the court
house question. Gas City would be
selfish enough to take it, so would any
other town in the county, but as lola
is recognized as the county seat, has
better railroad facilities and above
all, an ideal spot on which to place
the court house, she will more than
likely be able to hold her own in
striving for the locatiOn.'
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

knights and Ladies Of Security, in
both of which last orders he carried
insurance policies for $1,000, fully
paid up.
His wife and nine children, five sons
and four daughters, survive him, as
do also his sons by aformermarriage,
his mother, now over 100 years old,
who lives with two of his brothers and
sister in Michigan, and a brother in
California.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
HOURLY TRAINS 10 LAAARPE
Missouri Pacific Planning Il New Sche
dule With Special Engine to
Make Trips Every Hour.

lola bids fair to witness a merry
transportation war between the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway and the proposed
new electric line. At present the Pa
cifc runs its switch engine, attached TO
"A passenger coach, from lola to La
Harpe and baclithree times day. once
at 6;25 Il. m, at l2:0j p. M, and at
5;45 p. m, These trips are arranged
so as TO enable workmen to go to
work and return at the beginning and
ending of their shifts.
Superintendent Webb, of the Mis-.
souri Pacific. was in town for
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
A Fireman's Close Call.

81 stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes G. w. Bel
lamy, locomotive fireman, of Bur-
lington Iowa, 81 was weak and pale
without any appetite and all run down.
AS was about to give up, got a
bottle of Electric Bitters and, after
taking it, felt as we'll as ever did
in my life" Weak, sickly, run down
people always gain new life, strength
and vigor from their use. Try them.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Evans
Bros. Price so cents.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
Had TO Conquer Or Die .

81 was just about gone" writes
Mrs. Rosa Richardson, of Rural
Springs, N. c., had Consumption
so bad that the best doctors said that
| could not live more than month,
but | began to use DR.. Kings. New
Discovery and was wholly cured by
seven bottles and am now stout and
we'll" It's an unrivaled Iife-saver in
Consumption, Pneumonia, La Grippe
and Bronchitis: infallible for Coughs,
Colds, Asthma Hay Fever, Group or
Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bot
ties SOC and $l.00. Trial bottles free
at Evans Bros. drug store.
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
OFFICIAL PAPERlOF ALLEN COUNTY
FAVOR THE COURT HOUSE
Allen County Exchanges Nearly IMAM
imOus for it-0ther Newsy
County Items

The Moran Herald takes the side of
Prof. Cline in the trouble between him
and the three rebellious boys.
The Herald says that j. 5. Miller
has begun the erection Of 81, 900
residence in Moran.
After reprinting the REGISTERS
story about enlarging the gas field
and the rumor that Mr.. Noble repre-
sents Frank Rockefeller, the Gas City
Headlight says: "And Mr.. Noble
has been to Gas City and left the re-
port that there will he big manu-
featuring plant on the 32O acres north
of Gas CITY. He also said that drill
ing for gas would be commenced soon
and that the building of the plant
would take place in very short time.
Verify Gas City is on boom and "A
substantial one too. 1t would indeed
be difficult undertaking to give Il
reasonable guess at the inhabitants
our town will have at this time next
year. We have 800 inhabitants now
and not an empty house or store
building in town. There are twenty
five or thirty men with families work.
ing here who live in adjoining towns
for the simple reason that no houses
can be rented"
Humboldt Union: The United States
treasurer has sent out n warning to
be on the watch for counterfeit 81, 600
bills, which have made their appear
unce. Hereafter those indebted to the
Union Office will please bring the
necessary amount, as we will not
change any 81 900 bills.
Moran Herald: J. Q. Roberts, the
editor of the LaHarpe News, who has
been up to Topeka for the past few
days hanging around the capitol
lobbying against the Allen county
court house bill, was in town Sunday
on his way home.
Neosho Falls Post: It begins tC
look now as though Neosho Fall:
would have some gas wells before
very long Frank Jackson, Of Erie
has signed contract with the city
council to put down one or more wells
and to accept the bonds voted some
time ago for that purpose, in paymen
for the same.
Anent the court house matter th
following views, coming from diilereu
parts of the county, indicade graft
tying cordiality. The SayonburI
Record says
"The new court house bill passe,
the legislature Wednesday and vii
become law as soon as published
in the official state paper Within A
days thereafter the commissioner
must call an election, giving 30 day
notice thereof, aud then the peopl
will say by ballot whether we want
$50, court house built by levyin
light tax for that purpose. O
course we don't want to vote bond
and eventually pay 500, 900 for
court house. The best way to get
is by levying a tax not to exceed
mills on the dollar as proposed b
the bill just passed, There never wa
better time to attend to this matte
han now The present court hous
The Iola register., 1901-02-22
THE NEW NORTHRUP NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

vate bank in 1869 into the now, three
story. $4,000 building recently COM
pleted The bank opened for busi-
upss in the new room Monday for
the first time, q room lighted by hand
some high windows, heated by steam,
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

hoored with marble panels, wains-
coted in marble, the walls tinted and
beautifully decorated, the ceilings
gilt, the furniture ull OF IN taogany,
the desk Of marble with FURNISHED
bronze grill work. here is nos y
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

At last, after delays and disappoint
ments borne with wonderful patience,
the Northrup National Bank has
moved from the old quarters iu.;ho
little brick building where it Was
founded by l.. l.. Northrup as pri-
The Iola register., 1901-02-22

handsomer room in the state and The
people who work there and the public
waich does business there will all
welcome the improvement.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-25
Hard Way Of Hardening.

Thecphilus Kent Is small mortal
scant of shank and narrow OF shouioer'
his ambition is by far the most ROBUST
feature of his makeup. In spite OF MS
spare physique, which reminds one OF
thin bantam which has been plucked'
Kent wanders about In summer Jeans
and without an overcoat IN the carry
morn to tougher his constitution. ne
wandered one day. he wandered two' tue
third he received chill when was go
attentive that several portions OF nun
ter, merely temporarily checked II.
Kent consulted a physician. and while
his teeth ground their edges off. chat
tered but not chatted Of his ailment to
the man Of medicine.
II wan-w -want." said Kent. II w-w-w-
want t-to-to-g-get-h
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-25
PERSONAL.

State Representative Godfrey, who is
engaged extensively in the sheep bust
ness at Twodot, is calling on his political
friends here today.
]. A. Shoemaker, J. ]. McGettigan and
A. c. Stern are among the capital city
people who are spending the day in
Butte.
o. c. Fickleburg, a we'll known min
ing man from Missoula, Is finding BUSH
ness to take up his time in Butte today.
shaking hands with old friends here to-
day.
Fay E. Mccall, who halls from White
hall, is renewing his acquaintance with
old friends here today.
r. H. Price and wife, whose home is
in Basin, are greeting their friends here
today.
John Birkin, well known mining mar
from Boulder, is numbered among the
outsiders in the city today.
Helen lick and Miss Siefeld, who liv.
in Anaconda, are visiting among theil
Butte friends today. -
]. H. Brown, a Boulder resident, II
counted with the guests of Butte today.
Mrs. HI. Schmidt and Mrs. ]. A. Turn
'blaid, who live in Whitehall, are visitin:
their Butte friends here today.
Miss Felicia Lavinsky OFF Stockton
Cal. after an extended trip to Coas
towns. IL visiting her cousin, Mrs. Henri,
Jonas 113 North Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Smith will leav
this evening for Washington. d. c. Thei
daughter win Join them in Chicago.