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The Iola register., 1902-05-09
HERE AND THERE


Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Mason left
Wednesday evening for Indianapolis,
Ind.
Mr.. J. Herman, accountant at the
Lanyon Zinc Co. went to Joplin We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. Smith and Miss Eitha Mcintyre
of Ottawa who have been here visiting
U. b. Mcintyre and family left for
Pueblo, Colo.
Mr.. Jacob Holtsman, father of Mrs.
V. /. Swope, who has been making his
home with them left Wednesday even
ing for Carlyle, Pa. ,...
Commencement is but q few days
distant and the alumni banquet com
mittee is busy arranging a program
for the interesting annual meeting.
The woman who left town some time
ago with Miss Pegg, an lola printer,
is back here but the girl is still absent
and her whereabouts not known. An
investigation is being made and it is
possible that som arrests and crimi-
nal prosecutions may be made.
Topeka Capital; IAN lola man ar
rested on charge Of bigamy explains
that he thought hisi first wife had
secured a divorce. Remember this
warning: Before playing a return
date with the probate Judge, be sure
you know just how the divore record
sand.
The scrap between the CoffeyvillC
Brick Co. and the Dickey Clay Co
over a gas lease ct Chanute took a
change yesterday. The Dickey peo'
pie went to the well, tore out the 9th
er company's pipe and threw it out in
the road. Guards were stationed and
an attempt will be made to keep pos
session of the we'll.
Lester Rodney is lying in Jail here
because of his habits. He was found
out in the city park night before last
by the police asleep from the effects oi
some drug he hal used. He is sup.
posed to be a dope fend who has been
hanging about town for several days,
begging small sums with which to buy
the drug to satisfy his craving.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
WEST COTTAGE GROVE.

NORA STEWART Correspondent.
May IT r. Adams and wife spent
Sunday with the latter's parents.
Mrs Annie Harser arrived home
from Kansas City Sunday for visit
with her parents. ''s'
Dan Noyes went to Kansas City
Sunday and had short visit with
his brother Owen. 80 80 s.e
al Noyes returned home from lola,
Tuesday and the smallpox scare. ..is,
about over, there being NO new cases,
Captain S J Stewart contemplates
moving to Humboldt after harvest
and his son Charles will move into the
old home.
Ethel Warner is home for summer
vacation. t-..'
Ola Ivy visited the Misses Packet
Sunday. o..
Miss Hanna is staying with Mrs c
A Stewart.
Miss Ella Ball is boarding with
Mrs Duncan.
Hattie Stewart visited friends in
Humboldt Saturday night.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09

is to report as to progress in securing
new me mbers, there are several busi-
ness matters to be discussed and pos.
sibly talk of the location of several
factories. Printing matter is to. be
issued to advertise the town and the
club ought to get down to work at
once. This is the season for the club
to accomplish things and every day
is precious.
Saturday the Kansas City, Kansas,
commercial club comes here for five
hours visit. 1t will arrive at > p. m.
and stay until evening. The local
club should take charge, escort the
visitors out over the street car line,
take them to such factories as they
wish to visit and to make them feel at
home and welcome.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
Roberts.

Mr.. j. H. Riley, of this city and
Mrs. Dora Roberts, of Wichita, were
married yesterday at ! o'clock by
Rev. Lench, the Methodist minister
of Wichita at his home in that city.
Immediately after the ceremony they
took the train for lola and arrived
last evening. For the present they
will room at 208 east Jackson but ex-
pect to go to housekeeping soon.
Mr.. Riley is we'll known having
spent the greater part of his life here.
He is employed at the Acid Works
and is an industrious young man. He
is we'll liked by all who know him and
will have the eheartiest congratulations
of his many friends.
Mrs. Riley has many friends in
Wichita who know her as q woman of
the kindliest disposition and feel that
Mr.. Riley is to be congratulated upon
his choice. She has visited here sew
eral times and also has large num-
ber of friends in this city who will be
glad to learn that she will make this
her home.
The REGISTER joins their many
friends in congratulations.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
World Wide. Reputation.

Whites Cream Vermlfuge has
achieved a world wide reputation as
being the best ofIall worm:destroyers,
and for its tonic influence on weak and
unthrifty children, as it neutralizes
the activity or sourness of the stom-
ach, improves their digestion, and as
similation of food, strengthens their
nervous system and restores them to
health, vigor and elasticity of spirits
natural to childhood. 25c at G. b.
Spencer & Co.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
Nursery Wants TO Come.

The following letter to the REGISTER
was elected by recent article stat
ing that lola ought to have a. good
nursery here. 1t is self explanatory.
Xenia, Kansas, May 5,1gO2.
.Editer REGISTER,
Dear Sir: saw by your paper
some time ago that your people are
having trouble for shade trees. lean
furnish in any size and any amount
in'white Elm, Ash, Sugar, Maple or
Box alder. .r
II you want nursery at lola and
the lola people will donate twenty
acres Of suitable land, / will move TO
lola and put in a nursery there and
will furnish all the trees lola wants.
/ could start in with you this next
spring.
Please write me in regard to the
matter as soon as you can. l write
you because | saw the article in your
paper and do not know who else to
write to.
Yours very Truly,
w. L. GRIFFITH.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
viii Manage a Show rronne

Colonel w. ID. Saphar, the we'll
known comedian and theatrical man
of this city, has contracted with Mr..
Slater to Manage Troupe No. 2 on the
road this winter. Slater, 1t will be
remembered was here this spring with
one Of the best repertoire companies
that ever came to lola and he writes
the Colonel that he has some swell
plays booked for the coming season
and has prospered so that he intends
to send,>out second troupe. The
Colonel will have the management of
Of this second troupe and expects to
leave early in the fall to begin the
trip.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
Knights Templar Organize

Pursuant to call, the Knights Tenn!
Plar OF lola and vicinity met We'd
nesday at the Masonic Temple and or
ganized by the election of the follow
ing officers: J. B. Goshorn, Eminent
Commander; T. M. Bartles, General
issamo; DR.. B. E. Jones, Prelate, w.
i. Bartles, Captain General; w. II.
Thompson, Senior Warden; j. S.
Detwiler, Junior Warden; r. A.
Edgar, Treasurer; L. H. Bennett, Re-
corder; w. H. Cole, Warder; d. Be-
dell, II. F. ziegler, Second Bearers;
+. M. Vaught, Sentinel.
They will Immediately apply for a
dispensation, and as there are large
number of Knights Templar in lola,
composed of determined and Jealous
workers, with fine and appropriate
ly arranged temple in which to meet,
it will not be long until lola will
have one of the best Communicates in
this part of the State, They adjourned
to meet Wednesday evening, May 81,
at which time all Knights Templar are
requested to be present.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Fort Scott papers say the
sports OF that town had it sized up
that CoGeyville, would win the first
game from lola, The same sports
figured that Fort Scott would beat
Nevada three straight.
In Iola's first game at Coffeyville
Johnson. third baseman, made q
double play, unassisted that was SEN
satiOnal.
Node McClain landed for two-bag-
ger in the first Coffeyville game, :and
had bad luck on another, the wind
carrying a hit to right field into CEN
ter fielder's hand,
Yesterdays game at Coffeyville was
a mixture of hard luck and rattle. 1t
was to up to the eighth, when the
first man up for Coffeyville hit a grass
cutting three bagger down the foul
line. Then thecrowd went wild, there
was little bunch of errors and the
game was gone.
Lodging for the lola team has been
secured with Mrs. Wagers and Mrs.
j. p. Duncan, which the boys believe
will he much pleasanter than living at
the hotels. The management feels
confident that the team is gentle
manly lot of boys and If any of them
prove to be otherwise, no amount of
ball-playing ability will entitle them
to remain here.
Arthur Pratt, the big Sioux Indian,
secured from Dale Gear for the lola
team, Is here and will pitch the frs
game for lola. He has been playing
ball with the Kansas City team for a
month and did some fine twirling for
them, but was allowed to go because
the team had to be cut down and Gear
was long on pitchers. 1t is believed
that he will be pretty fast company
for the league here and it is hoped he
will do strange things with the Wis
itors.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
l DE0MCRAT NAMED
Vernon j. Rose Nominated for Con-
gress at Hutchinson,

Hutchinson, May 6-VernonJ ]. Rose,
Democrat. an evangelist OF Newton,
was nominated today by the Popu-
lists and Democrats, in separate con-
ventions, for Congress in the Seventh
district. Under the anti-fusion law,
his name can appear only once on the
official ballot. The question as to
which ticket he shall run on will be
determined by the result of the Demo-
cratic and Populist State conventions.
If the two State conventions get to-
gether on one ticket under the head
either of Democratic or Populist or
Independent, then Roses name will go
on the same way. In other words, the
congressional ticket will be headed
the same as the State ticket is named
If the State conventions fail to get to-
gether, and nominate separate tickets,
then Rose is to go on the independent
ticket
The only fight in the two conven-
tions was over name. There was no
scramble for the nomination, which
went to Rose because no one else
wanted it. All the other politicians
whose names had been men toned in
connection with the place yielded to
him, ''
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
STILL MORE WATER CURE
Testimony Before the Senate Philip
pine Committee.
As Press Association

BY ScrippH- McKAs Press Association
Washington, May 8.-Isador Dub,
OF Watertown, Mass, formerly SER
geant of the 26th infantry told the
senate committee on the Philippines
this morning that at Juaro, Island of
Fanay, he saw the water cure admin
istered to a native by Captain Glenn,
Lieutenant Conger and two or three
privates of the eighteenth infantry.
Replying to question by Culbertson
regarding other crueloies he said he
had known native woman to be con-
fined in the same room as fourteen or
fifteen men for three weeks by the or
der of Captain Glenn and he bad seen
many native houses burned.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
Gas at Bronson

A fine flow of Gas was opened up al
Bronson Tuesday on Joe Cooks
farm, one mile southeast of the little
burg. The gas was found at depth
of 75O feet and when lighted IL famed
up ten or twelve feet. Tne well will be
drilled deeper in the hope Of finding a
stronger Eow.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
Commercial Club Business.

Next Monday night is the regular
meeting night of the commercial club
and II is hoped that there will be a
full attendance as much business of
Importance will come up for consider
alton. The committee on membership
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
PROCLAMATION.


Today the Base Ball season
opens in lola. 1t is requested that
business be suspended from 3 O'Clock
to O'Clock p. m.
Fall in line with other first class
cities and help the boys along.
A. II. CAMPBELL, Mayor.
That is the way it is done at the
other towns, some of them being 90
900 population and lola is not going
to be behind hand in ceremony, A
parade will form on the public square,
the lola and Coffeyville teams, the
band, the mayor and citizens afoot
and horse back participating in the
procession to the ball park. Many
merchants have expressed desire to
close for the one day and it is be-
lieved and hoped that the day will be
generally observed as many desire to
witness the first game who otherwise
could not do so.
AT the grounds. Mayor Campbell
will open the game, occupying the
pitchers box and tossing the first ball
over the plate. The band will be there
and good crowd is assured. The
grounds are in fine shape, the grand
stand newly repaired and a wire net
ting placed in front. The rivalry in
the league is already intense and as
lola and Coffeyville seem to be nip
and tuck for the best of it the game
here will be exciting. .....
BY losing Tuesdays game lola
slipped down from the 1000 place to
the 500 place-but there are others.
The second game was a beauty up to
the eighth inning when the strain on
the new players became too strong
and bunch of errors allowed the
Coffeyville men 20 secure four runst
Here is the game by innings:
r II f
lola...... ........ 20 l0l 0O0-3 7 8
Coneyville .............O 1900 14O2-7s 4
| Batteries lola. Mutersbaugh and ILuran: COT
| feyvie Franks and Hutchinson. Umpire
Owens
YESTERDAYS GAME
Coifeyville, May S.-The third of a
series of three games of which lola
has won one and Cotfeyville one is
being played here today. Nice weather
and the fact that the clubs are evenly
matched brought out a large crowd.
Cotfeyville. .......... 0 0 0 0 0
lola ................ OO022 l 90 0
Battery lola Forney and Kuran-Cof-
feyville Speck aud Hutchinson. lola,
hits q, errors 8. Coffeyville, hits Z,
errors 2. .
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
For Sale or Trade

One Durham graded bull years old this
spring. S. L. aill, North Fourth,
A. Barnhart has a second hand ID. M. Osborn
binder In good condition for sale. miles
west and mile north of lola.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09

The "Royal Baker and Pastry
Cook ;" most practical and
valuable of cook books -
free to every patron. Send
full address by postal card.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
.IOLA TEAM TOOK THE FIRST
League Season Opened at COfPeyvile
and lola Won the First Game
8 to 3

Today the base ball season was
formally opened in lola and in
recognition of the fact and in con-
formity with the practice OF other
towns in the Missouri Valley League,
Mayor Campbell A. H. issued a proc
lamation as follows:
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
ROYAL
Baking Powder

There are cheap baking powders,
made from alum, but they are ex-'
ceedingly harmful to health. Their
astringent and cauterizing qualities
add a dangerous element to food.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09
FASHION HINTS
Jacket of Black Taffeta
A NOVEL BASQUE

This charming little jacket is Of
black taffeta tucked in clusters and
perforated in small, neat design
showing the white satin lining. 1t is
The Iola register., 1902-05-09

Mrs. Don Buchanan went to Moran
Wednesday evening to visit her sister.
The Iola register., 1902-05-09

fashioned with a novel basque or
skirt which appears only at the side
and back, and the large collar is of
embroidered batiste over still larger
collar of embroidered taffeta. The
sleeves are very wide and aaring at
the wrist and have double turned
back cuffs of tatfeta and batiste. A
belt of folded taffeta completes the
jacket which is pretty model for
spring wear. All the tucks are
stitched with Corticelli Sewing Silk.
A novel feature for blouse jackets
as well as for Eton skirt jackets and
dressy garments in general is the
jabot vest effect. II has been stated
that some of the foremost Paris houses
will accentuate the dropping shoulder
effect both in waists and and in OUT
door garments. Quite feature in
jackets is the long coat collar of
taffeta which are variously enhanced
with large collars ard revers of lace
or ribbon-run embroidered linen,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Story and Arthur Conery, two veter-
ans In the miners cause, were in the
city, from What Cheer to represent
the miners, but owing to circum-
stances over which they had no control
were unable to be present. The time
for discussion on the merits and de-
merits of this bill arrived and the wri-
ter and Mr.. Sullivan represented the
miners in the discussion and H. l..
Waterman, and agentleman whom fail
to recall now, presented the operators
side. Operators opening and the mi
ners closing Mr. Waterman, in his
opening remarks, dwelt largely on the
Iowa market being home market
with no demand for this kind of coal;
also under the present system the op,
orator was in a position to put pre-
MUM on skilled as against unshilled
labor, if this bill became a law, he
said, the miner would suffer at least
twenty-five cent reduction on the
prevailing prices then, which was sew
enty-five cents per ton, making the
gross weight coal net the miner fifty
cents ton gross. The argument was
logical and well presented, which is
characteristic Of the man, and one
that was hard to combat The writer,
on opening for the miners side, pre-
scented practical argument from a
miners point of view, admitting it
was right to put premium on skilled
labor against unskilled labor, but was
in a quandry just then to know how
this could be, as just then there were
large influx Of colored miners being
shipped into our state from Virginia,
who never saw coal mine until they
came to Iowa. On the question Of
skill they took the ground that all mi
ners were supposed to be skilled for
self-protection, if nothing else, as they
well known the results of wild judge
ment in the use of powder, which were
too many to enumerate. On the ques-
ton of prices they took the ground
they would naturally adjust them
selves. Mr.. Sullivan closed with an
able address for the miners and the
bill was reported favorably and pass
ed but for some cause unknown to us,
a clause was inserted to the original
bill which read: This bill becomes
in immediate force unless otherwise
agreed upon in writing" This gave
the miner the right to waive the entire
bill. Thus went the famous Cassatt
bill into history.
The next year the miners held their
annual convention in Oskaloosa. Free
books and compulsory education were
the miners leading issues this year
but neither became law.
The next year they met at Abba. This
year their leading issue was that the
miner should be paid for all merchant
able coal but they could not agree and
adjourned to meet in Oskaloosa at an
early day. These two conventions
were held by the Iowa miners that
year. On reassembling the same
ground was fought over but nothing
was accomplished and the meeting
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07
PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES
History of the Miners Union and the Troubles That Have
Confronted t..By r. Williams of Keb

went INTO history as failure.
During these years, there was only
one mine operator-that was Park
Wilson Of Mahaska county. The state
was divided as 1t now stands into
three districts and three inspectors
were appointed The measure refer
red to in the Courier in recent issue
as to the safety of the miners also be-
came a law by the persistent efforts
of the miners in their annual meet
iags which now engage the younger
generation.
In referring to the Cassatt bill
above, it will be noticed the word
slack" occurs among the impurities.
This word occurs in the thirtieth line
o. said bill. Hon. N. E. Kendall, of
Monloe county, two years ago made
this one of his issues during the cam
paign and was elected to the lower
house On the republican ticket in that
county, which had large fusion ma
jority. For number of years he was
placed on the committee on mines and
mining as chairman. He framed bill
had the word SLACK eraced2 from i'm
purities and had it placed where 1t be-
longed, purities. This bill was intro.
duced by him and passed. He is the
father of the present mine examiners
measure examining mine foremen and
engineers, and also the present two
weeks pay bill. To him belongs the
distinguished credit of drafting, intro
ducing and securing the passage of
more measures in the interest of min
ers during one session then any one
member of the lower house from 1884
up to the present time. For his de-
votion to the miners, he was returned
to the lower house last fall with the
largest majority ever given member
of that county. My letter would be
unfair did I omit his name. look
to get good record from Nate this
winter.
Among the old timers in the cause of
organization in Iowa with whom /
have associated, wish to mention the
following: w. e. Williams, superin-
tendent of mines here, James Sleeve
lin, mine foreman; John Haddow. ma
tional organizer for the mine workers
whose home is here; John Reems and
John Reynolds of Beacon; Edwin Per-
~ of Willard; Arthur Connery, and
Michael Story of What Cheer; L. P.
Joyce, John Boulger, John Hyland, John
Carey and w. H. Thomas, of Angus;
William Mitchell and Joseph Truman,
o. Flagler There are many others but
space will not admit. The time limit
has called some of them to their fu-
ture reward, but they are still held in
sacred remembrance by the writer
who is now past the half century mark
l an pleased to know the present Off
GERS OF our organization are able to
maintain the banner of our order and
keep it on the highest pinnacle 1t ever
reached in Iowa. They are VIC thy
successors to the gentleman referred
to above
will say more on the gross weight
system later ON
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

Editor Courier:-In taking up this
subject it is necessary for one to go
back to the year of 'S4. This year the
miners held their yearly convention in
Des Moines at the exposition building
on Walnut street. The miners being
DESTROYS to meet their employers is
sued neat invitations and sent them to
every operator of note in Iowa to
which they responded literally from
all over the state. The convention
that year was held in the spring. 1t
went into history as the first joint con-
ference ever held by the miners and
operators in Iowa and the last one I'M
til the coming of the present joint an
nual conference of three years ago.
The issue at that time was the gross
weight, known as top weight, which is
now one of the leading issues before
the miners. This measure was holly
contested by both sides. Labor fought
against capital There were many
strong points brought out both for and
against this measure from each side.
On adjournment, there was no reason
arrived at, but it became an issue that
was constantly agitated. c. r. Cas-
satt of Pella, Marion county, ran for
senator. He made this campaign on
that issue and was elected by large
majority. On being elected he called
on me at my home in Evans, Mahaska
county, and, in company, with G. G.
| Cooper, who is now dead, We talked
over the bill, which was partly drawn
up there Later on it was taken to
Des Moines. Fred Lehman, leading
constitutional lawyer of that city, but
now of st. Louis, put the finishing
touches on it as it was presented to
the legislature. The miners of Iowa,
during this and the next three succeed
ing years had some strong friends in
both houses l will name only few:
]. C. BEEN of What Cheer, James Dool
ey of the same place, e. R. Cassatt OF
Pella, A. B. Cummins, the present gov.
ernor of Iowa, of Des Moines; James
Berryhill of the same city, Perry Engle
of Jasper and l. R. Bolter of the north
ern tier of counties, who worked hard
Many of them were men who the min
ers fought the hardest during the cam
paign, being on the opposing ticket
The bill referred to here was known as
the Cassatt bill The bill read that
"all coal should be weighed on top be
| fore being screened in the same recep
tacle, filed by the miner, and prope,
credits given for the same, providing
nothing should be so construed in this
act, as to compel payment for slack
blackjack, bat, sulphur or rock tina
might accumulate in the same"
The bill was presented to become {
law in this form. ]. ]. Sullivan was
there to represent the miners. OF
the night this measure was brough
up before the committee on mines ant
mining the writer was there as Mr.
Sullivan's guest. On my arrival a
the capital. we were conducted to thu
basement of the building where tn
committee was in session. Michae