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The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Lon Rover for Sheriff.

After considering the matter for
some time and talking it over with his
friends, Lon Roger, present chief of
police in lola, has announced his
candidacy for the office of sheriff.
Mr.. Roger was born in Indiana and
lived there until 1887. He then remov-
ed with his parents to Missouri and
settled down in strong Democratic
neighborhood for eleven long years.
Born of strong Republican ancestors
the eleven years that he voted and
fought against Missouri Democracy
imbedded his inherited politics in his
system SO nothing can ever uproot it.
About five years ago he came to lola.
He arrived on a Friday, got job on
Saturday and on Monday began work
at the brick plant. Some months
later he changed to the smelters and
worked there until the spring election
of 1900 when he was elected chief of
police. A year later he was appoint
ed chief to succeed himself.
Few men are better known in town.
A large man, powerful of build, jov-
ial in disposition, good natured until
good nature ceases to be a virtue he has
made popular officer and has made
friends of the men he had to punish.
Hisexperience as city officer has been
a good training for duties as sheriff in
case he is elected and he will no doubt
have very strong following in the
convention.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
PEOPLE WE KNOW
They are lola People, and
What They say is of
Local Interest.

When an incident like the following
occurs right here at home, it is bound
to carry weight with our readers. So
many strange eoccurencesgo the rounds s
OF the press; are published as facts,
people become skeptical. On one sub
ject skepticism is rapidly disappear
ing. This is due to the actual expert
ence of our citizens, and their public
utterances regarding them. The doubt
er must doubt no more ia the face of
such evidence as this. The public
statement of reputable citizen living
right here at home, one whom you can
see every day, leaves no ground for
the skeptic to stand on.
Mrs. j. Cleaver, of SOB south Cot
tonwood street, says: "For three or
four years attacks of pain across the
small of my back annoyed me at in
tervals. Some of them were very se-
we're particularly after l had taken a
long walk or contracted a slight cold.
Some mornings Tcould scarcely attend
to the most trivial household duty and
latterly the weakness and lameness
across the loins was always apparent.
Procuring Doan's Kidney Pills at G.
B. Spencer & Co. S drug store COM
menced the treatment 1t proved de-
cidedly satisfactory"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the sand
take no other.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Burned and May Die

Special to the REGISTER
Humboldt, Kansas, March 18-This
morning at four O'Clock gas explo-
sion occurred at the home of John
Tilse which may cause the death Of Mr.
Tilse and his daughter Clara.
Mr.. Tilse had just completed new
house and the family moved in yester-
day. One of the lamps was connected
to the gas pipe by means of rubber
tube. This tube became detached and
the escaping gas filed the room, Mr.,
Tilse had been awayand returned on
the night train, his daughter let him in
and when he struck match the gas
exploded, the doors and windows were
blown from the room and Mr.. Tilse
and his daughter were burned so
badly about the face and body that ii
is doubtful If they will live.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
ABOUT THE NEW RAILROAD
Said to be the Katy-Will use Pacific
Tracks Operate in Few
Days, Hauling Freight.
From the Fort Scott Tribune;

From the Fort Scott Tribune;
Arrangements have been made with
the management of the Missouri Pa
cifc railway company whereby the
Fort Scott, lola & Western road be-
lieved to be financed by the Katy, is
to use the formers track from lola to
Piqua, the protective point at present.
This gives the new road connections
with the Katy road both at Moran and
Piqua, and places the new enterprise
in position to get some of the busi-
ness from the factories and smelters at
La Harpe and lola, and makes COM
petitor for the Missouri Pacific which
road has had this business exclusive
ly ever since the towns have been on u
boom.
None of the officers in this city will
confirm the report that the lola and
Western is to use the Missouri Paci-
fic track from Piqua to lola, but the
connection is now being made near
the depots at lola and the work will
be completed in short time. When
the new Katy branch is completed
downIin the mineral district the new
road will also be in a position to get
this business and have almost direct
lines to st. Louis and Chicago via the
Katy at Parsons. 1t has never been
officially announced that the lola and
Western was a Katy scheme but it
has all the ear marks of being the
same and that is the general belief.
President Mcdonald has been in st.
Louis for more than two weeks and it
is believed that his long stay there
was Cor the purpose of arranging with
the Missouri Pacific regarding using
that roads line out of lola. Then
new roads charter reads to Florence,
but this addition will not be made for
the present, so it is understood.
The new road will be ready for op-
eratien in very short time. All the
steel has been laid and fine depot
put up at lola, just opposite the Mo.
Pacific depot. This practically COM
pletes the work. For the present none
but freight business will be handled.
The old rumor that the road is to be
extended from Moran to this city,
thereby cutting off many miles, has
been revived but it cannot be confirm
ed by official sources. President Nc
Donald has always said that the prob
abilities were that such would be the
case, but there seems to be nothing
definite. AT present it is necessary
for the freight to be hauled to Par
sons in order to get to St. Louis.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

The REGISTER has the following
newsy note from "Reddy" Givler:
San Francisco, Col, March 13, 1902.
Dear friend-I guess | will drop
you a few lines today. AS | have a
very sore arm l am debating this to
boy of my camp to write it. The doc
tors say that | am ruptured, under
age and my general condition is such
that expect discharge soon. /
have been in the hospital three days
with my arm.
arrived here on the 4th of March
and am very much pleased with the
country 1t rains a great deal even
now, but generally the weather is
pleasant.
Harry Ault and six other boys are
quarantined with small pox. Harry
Williams and Mitchell got very little
out of their citizens clothes as there
are so many here that clothes are
worth almost nothing.
Two transports have arrived with
about 5000 soldiers from the Philip.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Chas. W. Smith for Sheriff.

Charles w. Smith, who made the
race for sheriff four years ago and
made an excellent showing, announces
himself as a candidate again this
year. Four years ago he canvassed
the county. making friends aud votes
and when he went down to defeat ac-
cepted the result and whooped it up
for the winner. He kept out of the
game this year until the reports that
Elm township men we're going after
other offices were proven incorrect and
on Tuesday yielded to the urging of
his friends and came out. He announc-
ed his decision on the train which
brought 100 LaHarpe Odd Fellows over
to lola and the boys started him off
with whoop.
Born in Illinois in 1859, Mr.. Smith
came to Allen county in 1880 and
bought farm in the north end of
Elm township and has resided there
ever since. For one term he was
clerk of his township and for several
years acted as justice of the peace,
succeeding his father in office. AL
ways Republican, he has worked TO
the party and never sought office until
1898 when his friends urged his candi-
dacy, and this yearhe enters the race
with his township solidly behind him
and many friends over the county
whom he met four years ago.
AS a citizen Mr.. Smith is an excel
lent type, sturdy, honest, strong, and
he has large circle of friends and
neighbors who say they are going to
put the shoulder to the wheel this year
and push the claims of Elm township
to representation in the list of county
officials.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Gave Fort Scott Good Advice.

Fred Horton was in Fort Scott the
other day between trains and he gave
the people of that town some expert
and excellent advice about gas well
drilling absolutely free, although he
had just learned by morning paper
that he was 50, 900 loser by fire at
Pleasanton. He took the news calmly
and gave advice freely.
The Tribune says; Fired Horton,
of lola, who is recognized as being
one of the best gas drillers and ex-
perts in this part of the country and
who has been in the business for
years, was in the city short time
yesterday and he gave some valuable
information to reporter for the
Tribune on the gas situation and the
theory of some that gas is to be found
beneath the Mississippi limestone
strata. He says there is no person
who can tell where gas is to be found,
but adds that the only reliable guide
is the records of the other wells in
distant localities. He cites the Stand
ard Oil Company's IefTorts to go
through Mississippi lime stone. This
well at Neodesha was put down 2,475
feet and the drill was in this strata
when the work was abandoned. THAT
well cost the Standard Oil people
Sl2, 900 after they reached the lime
stone, said Mr.. Horton. The drill
ing comes slow. 1t takes extraordin-
airy heavy outfits andHwith this ma
chinery that is being used here | doubt
very much if more than ten feet day
could be drilled. People cannot af-
ford to make this experiment when
the Standard Oil Company gave it up.
1t will cost 81 u foot to do this work.
The Standard people sunk the we'll
themselves and there were no con-
tractors profits as there would have
been in your city
"Speaking of the color of the Mis-
sissippi lime and when asked why the
drillings of the Osbun we'll when the
drill asin what was supposed to be
Mississippi, were not the same, he
said that the farther the drill goes
down the whittier the drillings and the
more pulverized they become. He
says the lime becomes softer the deeper
the we'll. The Mississippi lime, he
says, dips to the west and not to the
east, and that the further east this
formation extends, the nearer to the
surface is found the lime, and that all
the under stratas are cut out, instead
of the upper stratas as many infer,
which accounts, he says, for the un-
favorable chances to strike gas, as
compared with the chances at lola and
LaHarpe.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
City Ticket at LaHarpe.

The voters of LaHarpe got together
last night and nominated city
ticket for the spring election. The
ticket is a Citizens ticket and there
seems likelihood that there will be no
opposition and no other ticket put out.
No particular issue is raised and the
ticket stands for bigger and better
LaHarpe.
The men named are; S. S. Forney
for mayor and the following for
councilmen: j. e. Stansbury, f. j.
Danforth, Snowden Green, r.. M.
Remington and j. M. Carpenter.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
BIG GLASS MEN ARE HERE.
Party of Well Known Eastern Man.
ufacturers Arrived to Look Over
the County Gas Belt.

On the afternoon train from the
south a party of six eastern glass men
arrived in lola Wednesday. The party
consists of j. II. Johnstone. G. r..
Bell, John Tabron, H. c. Schaum, j.
G. Gilbert and j. A. Leonard, of
Hartford City, Indiana, and is being
chaperoned over the state by Mr.. c..
G. Nelson, of FIT. Scott.
Probably no one man in the United
States is more intimately identified
with the glass manufacturing industry
than is Mr.. Johnstone. He is pres
ident of one of the big glass corpora
tions and has planned for some time
visit through the Kansas gas belt, ac-
companied by others, in order that a
definite decision may be reached as to
the establishing of factories in this
field. The party has already visited
Coffeyville and Independence and
then came here. They were met at the
train by Mr.. L. L. Northrup and A. L.
Taylor with carriages and taken out
to the various works. They expressed
particular desire to view the cement
plant and the acid works, but it is not
known whether they we're permitted to
do so, both concerns having very
strict rules about the visits of pros
pective users of gas.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Allen County on Pardon

Monday Governor Stanley looked
over list of applications for pardons
from the penitentiary and he allowed
a pardon to one Allen county man and
refused pardon to another.
The man pardoned was Edward Ar
nett, who has been in jail on the
charge of stealing turkeys. This was
a complaint from Humboldt township
and the surprise of the county was
most complete when young Arnett was
finally pointed out as the guilty party.
Poultry had been disappearing for a
long time and no clue could be found.
Everybody who knows young Arnett
felt convinced that if he was guilty it
was case of temporary weakening,
out he pleaded guilty and took his
punishment like man.
The man whose application was re-
fused was John A. Kinnel. He was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary from this county four or five
years ago. One night he broke into
the residence of A. III. Campbell and
he and Mr.. Campbell had a running
fight through the house, shooting at
each other. Mr.. Campbell proved to
be the hunter and he wounded the
burglar and the man was run down
and caught. He could only plead
guilty and was sent over the road. He
was not a common thief, but was
armed and made fight in the house,
frightening Mrs. Campbell nearly to
death and trying his best to shoot Mr..
Campbell to death, in fact really
wounding him.
Allen county approves the Cover
nor's action in both cases.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
For Sale or Trade.

Four room house and six acres of land and
pasture for horse and COW to rent. Inquire
of l. Runyan, LaHarpe.
My SO acre farm six miles north of LaHarpe
Is for rent for "A term OF years w G Shlnkle
II II Jones, OF La Harpe, Kansas, has few
bushels OF Early Ohio seed potatoes and fax
seed for sale
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Removes One of the Old Landmarks

The going out of business of c. H.
DeClute, announcement of which is
made in another place, takes out of the
business field a name which has been
identified with lola for twenty-five
years. Twenty-Five years ago Ander-
son & DeClute opened up in the build
ing which Mr.. DcClute now occupies
and upon Mr.. Anderson's s death eight
years ago Mr.. DeClute continued the
business in the same place. 1t is a
good while to sell the same line of
goods in the same building.
Mr.. DeClute has seen lola grow
from country village to a thriving
little city. He has done his part to
push it to the front and has also been
able to derive some share of profit
from the growth of the town. He has
other business interests which demand
part of his time and he has been plan
ming to give up the clothing business
for year. Not finding purchaser
he has concluded to close out and give
up the business and spend the rest of
his days in enjoying life. He will re-
main here in lola.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is a bottle of
GROVES TAsTELEss CHILL Tonic.
1t is simply iron and quinine in q
tasteless form. No cure--no pay.
Price 5ec
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

HUFFS ADDITION
VT Hun g
Given under my hand this lsth day of March
1902.
FRANCIS WILSON,
Treasurer OF Allen County.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

pines with about 265 dead. They bury
about fifteen soldiers per day here
now. We are so crowded that We
sleep on top of each other at present.
Poor chuck too. have more clothes
than l ever had in all my life, three
suits. We do not get a pay day here
only about every six months but when
it does "Well I'll get mine" hope
l will not be discharged. Oranges
fifteen for five cents. Pm busted too.
Be sure and address Frank o. Givler,
San Francisco, Cal, (Presidio.)
Arizona republican., 1902-09-07
wh.-s the Nesativea

Our esteemed contemporary the TUG son Citizen. commenting upon the noul- ination of Colonel Wilson and the de- taot o. Mir Charles NJ. Shannon for the nomination, says:
 MT Shannon's canvass was straight forward. manly, open. and III every essential democratic. He appealeu ul- rectly to the democratic masseS' spurned demagogism, ignored the po- litical tramps and sought speclal laNor neither from the cOrmorant nor the commune. His appeal for support was directed to the convinced and always loyal supporters of the democratic marty. and not a word that he uttered during the campaign need he or ms friends desire to recall now.
 The Citizen continues:
 For more than thirty years Charles M shannon has lived in Arizona. and his life is an open book. He has won fortune by steady, persistent. intelli- gent toil. He is no amateur laborer. His work has not been mainly with ms mouth. The men who have delved Tn the mines by his side, the neighbors xvho witnessed his persistent and never ceasing industry can give the lie to the dernagogic accusation that he IS lacking in sympathy for wage earners-
 There must be somewhere Tn the circle of the world a negative Of thls beautiful photograph of the political virtues of Mir. Shannon, and it may De suspected that the editor of the Cit izen knows so well where it is that he can put his hands on it every time Col onel Wilson comes to town. The editor of the Citizen is not given to waste ful use of the English language. Who was there in the recent canvass, Tn which there were only MT. shannon and Colonel Wilson, who did not "spurn demagogism''? Who did not ignore political trarnps"? And who sought the favor Of the cormorant and the commune? Who of all these two can didates led life of toll with his mouth alone?
 We have the assurance that 1t was not MT. shannon, and then if it was not Colonel Wilson, why should the editor of the Citizen set up an imagin- ary despicable political character and thus assail it with words? We have observed that the editor of the Citi- zen is not given to prodigality of words. Words are his ammunition, which he would not fire off into the empty air.
 Elsewhere the Citizen pertinentiy ob- serves:
 When the office takes the trouble to seek the man. it becomes the duty or every intelligent citizen to assist in the novel search.
 Are we to infer from this that the nomination for delegate to congress was not ably abetted in this case by the intelligent citizens of the territory, and that Colonel Wilson was merely stumbled upon without forethought?
Arizona republican., 1902-09-07
PLEA OF SELF DEFENSE
Why Josiah Anderson Killed William
 Cameron.

Some more of the facts attending the killing of William Cameron by Josiah Anderson were brought to town yes terday. The killing indirectly grew out of the irregular branding of cattle be- longing to Henry Wills by Cameron last summer. and for which he was given a preliminary trial. a which he was discharged. There was a general belief at the time that the cattle be- longei to Wills, but there was lacking proof of the fact and of Cameron's guilt.
 Cameron kept the cattle, and a few days ago was notified by Wills that he was going to vent them and let Cam Cron bring a civil action for their re- covery. Cameron determined to pre- vent the venting, and asked Anderson to stand by him in the encounter that must attend the performance. Ander- son refused to have anything to do with the case, and he and Anderson had a bitter quarrel about it at Bloom CTS saloon in Agua Caliente Cn Sun day night. Anderson had come to Agua Caliente with Cameron and was riding a horse belonging to him. While they were bOD LSlitn cdliie ui and asked Anderson to go home with him. He consented to Go so. and tcCG his saddle off of Cameron's horse. Cam eron went on, and in q little while Anderson and Leitch went out the same way That was about midnight.
 When they reached the upper spring they found Cameron sitting on his horse under a mesquite tree. He spoke to Anderson, renewing the quarrel, and t0 Anderson's reply he said: We will settle it right now" He reached be- hind him as if to draw a gun. Ander- son was the quicker. and having his gun stuck in the waist band of his trousers, drew it and shot Cameron twice. Two other shots were fired. An derson turned around, and going back to the home of Deputy Sheriff Wills gave himsel: up.
 He was taken to Gila Bend later and was given a preliminary examination yesterday before Justice Kaltenbach. The territory was represented at the hearing by Assistant District Attorney Norton. The officer will return this morning with Anderson in the event , that he should be held.
Arizona republican., 1902-09-07
Limitation of A,imony.

The New York Commercial, a journal of trade and barter, thus takes a view
Arizona republican., 1902-09-07
of a social question from business

of a social question from a business standpoint:
 ''The abuses that accompany the ad- ministration of our divorce laws here in the United States are monstrous in their effects, and have long been the body with the slightest claim to the possession of moral principles. Our legislators, who alone have the power 10 minimize this evil look blandly on made to them constantly for the wip- ing out of this national shame. Indeed, there are states that make a profitable business of breaking the marriage tie.
 AS to the matter oi alimony. that is in no sense a personal gift to di- vcrced wife. It is simply the means that society insists shall be provided for her. to make certain that she will not become a public burden. When this fact is assured, there is no earthly reason why her abandoned husband should be forced to continue its pay ment. If she marries again. thus bind ing another man to the obligation of supporting her, her former husband Is entitled morally-and he should be le- gally-to freedom from his responsi bility for the payment of alimony.
 Judge Mclaughlin of the appellate division of the New York supreme
 
 this principle. Of course the enuncia ton carries with it no special force since it is made in a minority opinion; and under the law as it stands the ali though the wife to whom it accrues now has a new husband. who is amply able to support her, and is required to do so under the marriage contract. But Judge McLaughlin's opinion may have great influence in moving cur state legislators to repeal a law that is so unjust and unreasonable in it's opera tion. If it does 1t will be a great step toward reducing the evils that flow so abundantly from our divorce laws. It is the first judicial opinion that has been uttered against the principle Of the law now in force. and it is sincerely to be hoped that it will result in some genuine movement looking to it's re- peal.
 Under the operation of the law as it stands, an adventures might marry and divorce any number of men and. securing alimony from all accumulate Q large income from her enterprises. There is absolutely no limitation placed upon the granting of alimony in these cases, and if it is to continue indefinite l ly. independently of the necessity for ] its collection, the field of the alimony hunter is illimita ble."
Arizona republican., 1902-09-07

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 Weak and sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr.. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
 Dr. Pierces Common Sense Medical Adviser. containing more than thou sand large pages, is sent free on receipt Of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 3I one-cent stamps for the cloth bound volume, or only 2I stamps for the book in paper covers. Address Dr. K. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.