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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

The title of this little ditty is mis-
leading. 1t does not mean that the
we'll known young man has been trans
formed into gaseous state but that
he will tomorrow go to Gas City. f..
X. Taylor duke of Gas, finds his
hands more than full of business, as
he is mixed up with houses, stores.
town lots, gas lands and gas plant,
So he has engaged Mr.. Mcclure to
take charge of the gas plant and keep
the books, collect the rentals and look
after the plant. Mr.. Mcclure is capa-
BILE of doing the work right as he was
for years gas Inspector here and work
ed with the plumbers. He expects to
live at Gas City and about next elec-
tion time it would not be surprising to
find him mayor.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Two Railroads Collide.

AS noted some days ago in the
REGISTER there has been prospect
for some time that the lola Electric
Railway and the Ft. Scott, lola e.
Western would come together in a
clash over the right of way. The ex-
pected happened Monday when
the latter road filed petition in dis
trict court asking for permanent in
junction restraining the electric road
from using Third Street in Lam
yonville for itstracks.
A REGISTER reporter saw Judge j..
f. Thompson, attorney for the cleo
trio, and asked him about the irjunc-
tion. He said he didn't see just where
the other road could make a case. 1t
based its claim on lthe fact that some
days ago it filed a plat showing where
tt expected to pass through Lanyon-
vile and the alleged fact that the cleo
trio had not complied with this re-
uirement of the law. Mr.. Thompson
says the electric has done this and he
thinks his road will have notrouble in
going ahead as it is now doing and
! laying its track and maintaining pos
session of the street in question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
New Doclcr Locates Here.

The REGISTER Saturday had the
pleasure of making the acquaintance
Of DIR. H. +. Cross, who has bought
the W. F. Creighton property at pa
south Cottonwood and will make lola
his home. He has secured an office
over the Famous. Referring to his
departure from his old home at St.
Ansgar, Iowa, the Enterprise of that
place says:
"Dr. Cross is getting his goods
ready to depart for southeastern
Kansas where there are some fin
openings for a physician and where
the winter does not last six months.
We have transacted business with the
doctor ever since he has been here
aud in all his dealings with us we
have found him TO be perfect gentle
man. Besides the Doctors profess
sional attainmeuts he is a man of cul-
ture and Mrs. Cross's elocutionary
and musical attainments make valu-
able addition TO the social life, of any
city. 1--WE wish them JOY in their new
! home ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
WORKMAN'S TERRIBLE FATE.
VIM. Coonrad, OF LauyOnyille, Fell
Into Pit Of Hot 0re-Is I'M
conscious and May Die.

People who are familiar with the
smelling plants will agree that few
things could be more horrible than to
fall into a big bin Of hot zinc ore, but
that is what happened to William
Coonrad, an employee of the Lanyon
Zinc Company's Lanyonville plant.
The accident happened Saturday night
and the unfortunate man is still un-
conscious and seems likely to die from
his injuries.
Coonrad has not been able to tell
anything about the accident but it
seems that he went up on top of the
pit in which the new ore from the
mines is heated to drive off the mois-
ture. He carried no lantern and in
the darkness above the pit stepped
over the brick wall and fell down in
side. Arms and legs sunk deep in the
hot ore, which is at temperature to
blister ones flesh, and in the fall his
head mustIhave struck the side wall,
stunning him. In the darkness, ago
nized by his pain. ne stumbled about
blindly and in some way made his
escape from the fiery pit. He was
found by his fellow workmen, wander
ing about outside the works, wholly
oblivious to his surroundings, hope
lessly out of his head.
He was taken home and Dr. Cox at
tended him. In addition to severe
burns on arms and legs he suffered
concussion of the brain from the strik-
ing the wall. He knows nobody, one
eye stares wildly and the other droops
shut. A scar on his head and the
flowing of blood from his right ear in
dicate where his head struck the wall.
All is being done for him that the sur
geOn's art knaws, but he has not re-
gaine1 consciousness and has never
recognized his wife. He is well
built man of about 81 years and popu.
lar with his fellows.
The burns would set one wild if
conscious of them but Coonrad lies
on the bed totally obvious to any
pain. In fact he tears the bandages
from the burns unless watched and
takes no notice of what transpires
about him, recognizing no one. His
brain seems wholly paralyzed and
food has to be forced down his throat
as he seems to have forgotten how to
swallow. The doctor expresses but
slight hope of his recovery.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
The New Sanitary Ordinance.

At Monday nights meeting of the
city council an ordinance was passed
which aims to preserve the health OF
the city, keep down the odors which
insult the nose and assault the lives
of citizens.
The main provision relates to the
emptying of kitchen slops. All occu-
pants of dwellings, restaurants, hotels,
stores, etc, within the district bounded
by Walnut, Sycamore, Monroe and
Broadway streets and all hotels and
restaurants wherever situated in the
city, shall provide and maintain bar
rels with close fitting tops into which
all slOps containing animals or vege-
table matter or refuse shall be dumped
and which barrels must be emptied
once every three days from May to
October and once every seven day )
the rest of the year. Such emptying
must be done between the hours of 10
p. m. and a. IN. when the refuse is
offensive to eye or nose. Landlords
are expected to help enforce the ordi-
nance and S2j is the fine fixed for vio-
lation of its provisions.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
A COMMON
ERROR
The same mistake is made by many
lola people.

The same mistake is made by many
lola people.
It's a common error
To plaster the aching back,
To rub with liniment rheumatic joints,
When the trouble comes from the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kidney
ills,
And are endorsed by lola citizens.
Mr.. A. c. Patterson, employed in
the lola Feed Store, living at SO f.
Spruce Street, says: "For two years
attacks of pain in the small of the
back came gradually on by degrees,
always increasing as time went by and
all of them disappearing just as mys-
teriously as they originated. Other
symptoms plainly indicated that my
kidneys were at fault and | went to G.
b, Spencer & Co.'s drug store for
Doan's Kidney Pills, The treatment
helped, 1 will be only too pleased to
repeBt what | have said above to any
resident of lola"
For sale by all dealers; price 80
cents, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Cement Employees Arm Broken.

While working among the machinery
at the cement plant Sunday, Edward
Knight, an employe, was caught in
the machinery and his right arm
broken. Knights duties take him in
the machinery room most of the time
and so he was on his guard, but in
some manner his arm got caught in a
sprocket wheel, between the chain and
the sprockets and the flesh was badly
torn and the bones broken in one
revolution of the powerful wheel, DR.,
Cox, company doctor, attended him
and it is hoped the arm will again be
all right soon.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Routine Council Business.

The city council met Monday pur-
suant to adjournment.
The petition for new sidewalk on
the west side of block g. of the old city
plat, which is northwest block in the
city, and along block 3, signed by j.
w. Funkhouser and twelve others, was
read and referred to a committee.
Tine application of 9. W. Harris for
permit to build brick oven on lot 4,
block Is, was granted.
The application Of Margaret Gould
for permit to build an addition to the
building on lot 8, block IS, was grant
ed. This is Mrs. Goir's millinery
store building.
a petition from F.. w. Thompson
for a special license for Howard &
Co., of Quincy, ILL.,, was read and laid
on the table. Howard & Co. is an in
stallment house.
A petition for crossing on South
Walnut at the intersection Of Spruce
was referred to the committee.
The auditing committee reported the
report of city clerk of collections foI
June and of police Judge, and city
weignmaster for June, correct
The street and alley committee re-
ported unfavorably on application o.
L. |. Drake asking for stone ap
proaches to his walk on west Madison
The auditing committee reported thu
report of the water and light superin
tendent for the term ending June II
correct.
The committee favorably reported
on the building of new walk on tn
west side of block 8 and west side O
block three and lots 9-l0-ll and II
block in Gears addition.
Tie bill of w b. Kelley for 1886, Il
was allowed. 1t was for teaming ol
street grading, an Old bill. The BAN
of Allen County was allowed interes
on unpaid warrants to the amount o
S3O.46. w. L. Allison was allowe
expense bill of $3.50.
The Judiciary committee favorabl
reported on the passage OF a sanitar
ordinance. Ordinance No 449, to pro
mote the sanitary condition of the cit
was passed.
The mayor and clerk we're author
zed to draw up warrant for $500 tC
cover docket fee and the city attorne
was instructed to arrange for cos
bond in the Supreme Court in the ap
peal of City VS. N. r. Acers in the roa,
case.
The water committee reported tha
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

out of the side door. Fifteen seconds
later, he estimates, the engine hit the
ca boose ana threw it over his head.
Eight cars We're mashed and several
trainmen hurt but not person killed.
When Brown rolled over all he could
see was cloud of steam and when he
emerged from it he found Paulstripg
unhurt save for a slight burn from the
steam. Trainmen and passengers
held a jubilee over their escape and
all dined together.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Increase at Missouri Pacific.

A great many people in the neigh
borhood of the Missouri Pacific switch
ing yard who were kept awake Monday
night by the whistling and putting OF
an engine will be glad to learn that
they will have to become accustomed
to it for it is permanent thing. The
increase in the business of the Mis-
souri, Pacific has made it necessary
for night crew to be put on. a night
crew has been needed for long time
but it takes Il long time to make the
higher powers realize it. The day
crew has been working over time for
three months and the relief will come
as a blessing to them.
Chas. l.. Woodcock, who has been
head brakeman under Tom Long will
have charge of the crew which came
over from Wichita last evening. They
spent most Of the night getting ac'
quainted with the yards but will soor
settle down to work and customers Of
the road will be given better service
than in the past.
The increase of business at the Mo
Pacific is IA matter of pride to all anC
it is to be hoped that it will not bt
long until we get that round house anC
other improvements which the roaC
| has promised.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Notice.

The public is hereby notified that
any person or persons putting any
dead animals, carcass or part thereof
into the Neosho river or any of its
tributaries above the dam of the lola
City water works or knowingly per-
hitting any such dead animal, carcass
or part thereof to remain in said river
or tributary So that the water in the
reservoir above said dam is or may
be polluted thereby, will be prosecuted
upon the discovery of the oflense in
the state courts. Upon conviction the
fine for each oiTense is fixed by the
statute at from 81 TO S25, and each "a
hours the condition is allowed to re-
main constitutes Il separate oilense.
am determined to enforce this law
against all offenders. July "a, 1901.
w. 5. ALLISON,
Superintendent of Water-works and
Electric Light plant.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
If Dreams Came True.

Any time "a day passes without the
FIT. Scott papers having dreams about
lola it is because the reporters didn't
sleep soundly enough to dream. That
sleepy old burg is as anxious to mate
with lusty young lola as decrepit
old snort with some buxom young lass.
Now had you ever heard anything
about this from the Ft. Scott Monitor;
1t is learned from a source that is
supposed to be reliable that the man
Crouch who is building the electric
street railway line from lola to La
Harpe is contemplating connecting
with this city at some future date and
making it an inter-urban line. This
information was obtained from a Fort
Scott man who was in lola a few days
ago on business with Mr.. Crouch.
The movement is being talked of in
lola, but as yet the scheme has not
reached an advanced stage.
Mr.. Crouch has plenty of money at
his beck and call He is putting in a
street railway at lola and is TO be in
operation soon. 1t is being financier-
ed by some eastern capitalist who it is
understood has formed a syndicate.
The line is now being extended to La
Harpe and the work will be completed
in short time.
1t is believed that an inter-urban
! line of the kind contemplated will be u
paying investment. Travel between
Fott Scott and lola is frequent. The
line could take in all thelittle gas and
smelter towns between lola and La
Harpe, as is now the intention, and in
the event that the promoters decide to
build to this city it could go through
Moran, Bronson and Uniontown and
all other intermediate points.
At present there is but one trair
each way between here and the gas
city and inter-urban line would be .
most desirable property. 1t woulC
make it convenient for the wholesale
dealers in Fort Scott who carry on a
large volume of business with the Ioli
and LaHarpe merchants.
A couple of years ago there wa
some talk about connecting the street
railway line of Fort Scott and New
ada. Mr.. Quigley of the Nevada Rail
way system was enthusiastic over thi!
proposition but it never terminated IL
anything definite. 1t if twenty mile
to Nevada and thirty-tiye to lola ant
it would not be at all impractical Il
connect all these cities with an inter
urban line of railway.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Would Delay Court House Levy.

The REGISTER is in receipt of the
following communication from Mr. l..
b. Pearson, the well-known resident
OF the south part of the county;
"Editor REGISTER:-I would like to
make this suggestion about the tax
levy for the new court house, which is
that the commissioners do not make
the levy this year, the conditions inthe
county being such that the Sl5, 900 that
the levy will raise would be much bet
ter in the hands of those who will have
to pay it than lying in the banks. In
talking with the people down here
there is a universal sentiment favor
ing this idea when the question is put
to them. All say do not make it this
year. There does not seem to be any
thing in the law that requires it to be
made this year"
Mr.. Pearsons goes on to state that
he thinks this sentiment is general and
that IL delay of one year in making Il e
levy would go far toward removing
what little bad feeling may remain
from the election. He cites his own
finances as simply representative of
the case of most of his neighbors and
says he never had year since he has
been on the farm when the returns will
be so small. Out of 100 acres Of corn
h3 questions whether he will get 100
bushels of corn, The REGISTER sub
mits Mr.. Pearson's suggestion to the
consideration of the commissioners
and the men of the county who have
its interests at heart and it will un-
doubtedly receive the attention it
deserves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
lola Men in a Train Wreck.

r. H. Brown and Duff Paulstring,
while returning from the KiOwa open
ing, participated in the wreck on the
Santa Fe, but for some reason have
been slow about telling of it. They
missed the passenger at Winfield and
took freight for Chanute. They
went to sleep in the caboose, but woke
up when the train was speeding down
from the flint hills and learned that
the fore part of the freight had broken
loose and run ahead to make switch
while they were sliding rapidly down
hill in spite of set brakes, While dis
cussing the matter following freight
came down grade full tilt. Paulstring
told Brown to jump and did so him
self. Brown took time to get his
pants, coat an shoes and went straight
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

T. j. Staley will pay 5000 per year for
water power to operate his mill at the
dam. The clerk was instructed to
notify Mr.. Staley that a rental of
Sl6.GGs would be collected monthly
from him in advance, the latter to
surrender possession of property at
any time on 30 days notice.
1t was moved that the filling of els
terms by the Fire Department be dis
continued.
The street and alley committee was
instructed to put tile in on east Madi-
son at the intersection of Elm street
On motion the council adjourned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
|OLA MEN WIN HOMES
In the FIRST Thousand Three Win out
and at That Rate There will be
no Kick Coming.

The great and only topic of conver-
sation right now is the Kiowa land
drawing. Those who registered are
interested and their friends with them.
The meagre news in Mondays REG
ISTER, giving the names of the first
four lucky ones, brought disappoint-
ment for surely an lola man should
have been in ,the bunch But the
Tuesday papers brought full report
of those who won in the first 1000
names and careful scanning of the
list soon revealed the name of G.. A.
Savage.
Mr.. Savage is a lawyer who has
lived in lola several years and is
member ofthe firm of Ewing & Savage.
He went to the new country with "a
party of friends, largely for an outing
and after registering made trip to
the Wichita mountains and travelled
over the country to be divided up. He
is therefore in good position to
make wise selection. He is in the
Lawton district and will have a choice
somewhere between thel26th and 2j0th
which insures a good 100 acres. II
means that c. A. Savage is probably
worth today from 81, 900 to So, 900 more
than he was yesterday. and this will
be welcome to him and good news to
his friends.
And there was Joy in town over the
news that Sam O'Hara, of Moran, will
get a choice some where between the
25lst and the 375th in the FL Reno
district. Sam was an industrious
young carpenter, sturdy and strong.
He joined the Goth Kansas, went to
the Philippines and fought we'll,
good soldier as all the boys agree.
He came home broken in health and
could no longer work at his trade and
gradually grew weaker runtil his friends ;
feared he would die. He had not the
means to travel and get the treatment
he needed until finally hurry up
pension came to him. This enabled
him to properly treat himself and he
did greatlyto the benefit of his health,
And now he has drawn a good claim
in the territory and can sell it or farm
IL.
Another man, Lester A. Hackara
OF lola, is credited with ticket in the
Lawton district on the first day :
drawing between the numbers $40 and
800. Nobody here seems to know him
and he must be newcomer.
Tuesday was good day for the
lola men. w. II. Mccullough, and
John Kimberling won out in the FL.
Reno district and Erastus Hall drew
down in the Lawton district. The di.
rectory does not mention Kimberling,
but Mccullough is one of the proprie-
tors of the north side second hand
store. Erastus Hall is an old soldier
and everybody knows him and shares
with him the JOY of proprietorship OF
farm.
The dispatches also mention that
Oscar Dragoo, of Wise, this county
won home in the ElReno district.
Cliff d. Scott, formerly of this place
but now of Kansas City, is credited
with a farm in the Lawton district.
$. X. Toms, of 22l south Tennessee
street, Bricktown, also gathered in a
homestead in Tuesdays drawing.
a Mr.. Clendenning, of lola, wa:
another lucky man. He, like severa
others are doubtless comparative
strangers in lola, who barely got To-
Gated here and then took a try in tn,
new country.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Cures Blood Poison. n.-TR EATMENT
FREE

Blood poison is the worst disease
on earth yet the easiest to cure when
B. b. b. Botanic Blood Balm) is
used. Many have pimples, spots
on the skin, bone pains, rheumatism,
catarrh, eating, bleeding, fostering
sores, scrofula, scabs and scales, cam
Ger, and don't know it is blood
poison. Get Botanic Blood Balm
b. b. b. 81. A few Bottles guar-
ranteed to cure the worst cases. Sold
at drug stores. Treatment OF b. b. b.
sent free and prepaid by writing to
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta Ca. De-
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given until cured. b. b, b. thorough
ly tested for 30 years. Cures when
all else fails. B. b. b. makes the
blood pure and rich heals every sore,
and stops all aches and pains, B. b,
b. improves the digestion,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Cider Galore: No ,Lasses.

A REGISTER reporter inquired of
Mr., II. r. Claiborne about the pros
poets for his cider, vinegar, sorghum
and feed business for this fall. He
says there will practically be no cane
and consequently little sorghum mo-
lasses. There will be a lot of apples,
good for nothing but making into
cider. Hence he will have plenty of
fine cider vinegar. He says there is a
good deal of old corn in the county
but farmers are holding it. What he
grinds he ships in from Kansas City
and keeps a supply'on hand. He is
grinding some mixed with wheat and
says it makes a good feed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Bids

will be received for a remedy that is
equal to DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
For particulars ask Chas. b. Spencer
lola, and Kline & Son Moran.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02

Are you runnin' for Office this year?
No, you durn fool; I'm runnin to
Chas. b. Spencer, lola or Kinne Il
Son, Moran for bottle OF DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin to cure this In
digestion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-08-02
Stops the Cough
and Works off the Cold

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day, No Cure, No Pay
Price 25 cents,