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The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

w. s. Allen of Colorado Springs,
cousin TO Charles Neely, was here
yesterday and left last night for
Seattle, where he will investigate
the Salmon canning industry, and
will probably go into the business.
He claims that there is as good
profit in this as anything in the
world. and all it requires is $4,000
to start. He was mining in Nome
and gave up the business for the
fish industry,
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
Oil Notes.

The Florence Consolidated Oil
company has begun the work Of
cleaning out what is known as the
Eynon well, west of town, on the
Walters ranch. The work will
require probably a week, when the
machinery will be replaced and
the well again put in operation.
Mem bers of the company believe
that when this work is finished it
will probably produce fifty barrels
per day and possibly more.
Work was commenced this
morning on the construction Of
another derrick at a point about
300 yards from the Eynon well
The rig tim bers are all on the
groa2d 1t is thought now that
the work of drilling the we'll will
be commenced in two weeks.
This company also has taken a
lease on the Wasmuth rCnch, south
of town. On this ground is a well
in which is standing about |, 300
feet of oil. The company has pur-
chased the necessary machinery
which will be placed in position
at once. 1t has not been fully
decided whether this will be put
to pumping or drilled deeper. But
in either event decision will be
made within ten days The pres
ent depth of the hole is 100 feet
Judge M. S Bailey, OF Canon
City, one of the incorporators, firm
ly believes that the oil industry of
Florence is yet in its infancy and
that in few years hence it will
prove one of the best oil fields in
the world.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

IF the bill providing for new
cabinet officer to head Depart
ment of Commerce and Industry
is passed by the house of repre-
sentatives, there will then be nine
cabinet officers. Like "Topsy,' -
the cabinet may be said to have
"jus' growed." Tue original cabi.
net mem bers were five in mum Der
and were selected in the following
order: State, Treasury, War, Post
master-General and Attorney-G Gen
eral The Office of Secretary of
the Navy WAS created nine years
later, or in 1889; that of the Inter
ior in 1849, and of Agriculture in
1889 The provisions of the con
stitution regarding the cabinet
officers are very brief and indefin-
ite, so that all laws or regulations
as to cabinet members are matters
of statuatory provision.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
F. s. c. c. BUSINESS LIGHT.
Short Line Cuts in and Bids for
Hauling.

Those employed on the f. d @.
G. railroad claim that the Short
Line is terribly cutting in on its
business and today not nearly the
amount of coal is being shipped
from this county over the f. q @.
@. road as there WAS month ago.
The Victor Coal & Transportation
company, the members of which
are interested in the Short Line,
has closed numerous coal contracts
with mine operators here and the
coal is being shipped to Colorado
Springs over the Santa Fe and
then into the district over the
Short Line This coal is supplied
mostly from the Ocean Wave and
Brewster mines, although the
Brookside mine contributes large
iy The coal from this mine was
formerly shipped to Cripple Greek
via. Canon City, but now it goes
through Florence.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

w. H. Walker of Cripple Creek
who is spending a few days in the
city, states that mum Der of men
of the district are arranging to
come here, secure land and drill
for oil, preferring Florence to the
fields that are being prospected.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
Railroad Time Tables.
Effective, November 3, 1901.

wEsTBoUND.
No. 625, passenger daily, leaves Ill 90 a. IN.
No. 632, except Sunday 4 200 y. IN.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

THE eek" carnival, now being
held at Washington, d. O., has for
a star attraction four baby lions
born on the eve of the show. A
voting contest for names of two of
them, resulted in the selection of
Teddy" for one and "Schley" for
a second. Dewey was close
third.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
FIorence's New City Directory

A first-class city directory for
Florence is in preparation by the
Peerless Directory company of
Denver. Their canvassers are now
in the city getting the required in
formation. 44-46
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

Up-to-date dressmaking and
ladies tailoring. Good fit and the
best of work guaranteed. Mrs.
Jones, Daniels block. 36-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

visiting Knights ofPythias
and their families are especially
invited to be present at the en-
tertainment to be given by
Petroleum lodge No. SO, X Of p,
in their hall tonight.
BY order of committee.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

Don't let the hand of time paint
wrinkles on your face. Keep
young, by keeping the blood pure
and the digestive organs in a
healthful condition Herbine will
do this. Health is youth, disease
and sickness brings old age. Price
SOC cents. Mcdaniel & Hull
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
Do you own your
own Home?
IF NOT WHY NOT?

You can buy home on monthly pay
ments without interest as follows;
A $500 house 8 so per mo. for 100 mos.
A 1000 house llO0 per mo. for 100 mos.
A 1900 house 1850 per mo. for 100 mos
A 1000 house 22.00 per mo. for 100 mos.
Why pay rent when the amount you
are paying as rent will pay for your
home.
The National Home Investment Association
will furnish you the money to meet that
mortgage which is coming due and you
can pay them back at the rate of $3.50
per month on each $500 they furnish you.
You say how can they do it? Tell us
where you are and our agent will call or
you can call at c. w. Thomas jewelry
store on Main street and he will explain
the plan fully-bring our friends along
The National Home Investment
Association is incorporated under
the laws of Colorado. Principal
Office, Colorado Springs.
c.. w. THOMAS,
,o3 WEST MAIN STREET
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
SECRETARY WILSON, of the

SECRETARY WILSON, of the
Agricultural department at Wash
ington, is experimenting with a
Venezuelan schrub that is said to
cure leprosy He has had guam
tity sent to the Hawaiian Islands,
where most of the experiments will
be carried on at the leper colony
on Molokai island.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19
EASTHDUNp,

No. 626, passenger daily, leaves. 30 p m.
Nos 625 and 626 carry FREQ chait cars between
Pueblo and Canon City Al Pueblo connection
Pullmans for Kansas City, Chicago and all
points East Also with limited train for Cali
sornia Inquiries solicited and promptly and
shcerfully answered. Descriptive literature,
time table folders free by applying to
a. q. PALMER. Agent.
The Florence daily tribune., 1902-02-19

The Oil Well Supply company
is shipping a carload of mixed
tools to its Boulder house, where
it will be distributed among the
operating companies.
A shipment of casing will leave
this week for the Federal Oil com
pany at Pagosa Springs, and an
other one to the Colorado Mutual
Coal and Oil company at the same
place The holes in both instances
are quite deep.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Compton Moore for Attorney

In this issue of the REGISTER Mr..
Compton Moore, of Moran, announces
his candidacy for the Office of county
attorney on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Moore has been working for some
time in the east part of the county and
feels certain that he has his campaign
well under way. He relies for his prin-
cipal strength on the ground that the
eight townships in the eastern part of
the county have a claim to at least
one office and expects to campaign the
county thoroughly for votes.
Mr.. Moore is young man. Back
in 1885 his parents settled with him
in Carlyle township on q farm.
Later they moved to lola where he
graduated from the high school in
1895. Then they moved to Moran and
he worked for his father in the livery
business. For year ortwo he taught
school in Wyoming, studying law on
the side, and for the past two years he
studied law in first class Office in
Paola, where he was admitted to the
bar 1899.
Residence in three different parts OF
the county and livery work have eX-
tended his acquaintance all over the
county. Physically strong and self
reliant he intends to wark hard for
the nomination, desiring it as a foot
hold for building up Law practice in
! this county.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
FUNSTON IS ASSIGNED
The Allen County General will Take
Charge of the Department of
COlOradO-Will Not Go Back.

The official news of General FuDs--
toms assignment to command a de-
partment in this country, thus reliev-
ing him of the dangerous necessity of
going back to the unhealthy islands,
came in a telegram from Washington
to the REGISTER, Nc nday as followst
Secretary Root announced today
that General Funston will be assigned
to the Department of Colorado when
his present furlough expires. Funs-
ton and Root had a conference with
Secretary Root on the Philippine
affairs today"
And that suits his home folks. The
command of Colorado locates the gen.
eral and his family and his aide,
Lieutenant Mitchell, in Denver, close
enough to home to make visiting pos
sible. 1t insures the full restoration
of the Generals health and is in short
about the best order the War Depart
mcnt could have given, from the stand
point of the home folks.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Funston Captured New York.

The Associated Press dispatch tell
ing of Funston's speech in New York
City at the Lotus Club reception not
only said many nice things about the
fighting powers of the little general,
but !prased his talk and told of the
ovation Funston received after
wards.
A letter has been received in lola
from Mr. Chas. Price, brother of
Mrs. w. d. Chastain, which confirms
all these things. He says the Club
never listened to a speech which
aroused so much interest and enthusi-
asm and after it was over the members
got Funston in corner and kept him
up until 3 3o'clock telling more and
more of the Islands. Mr.. Price wa S
pleased, of course, and proud OF the
man from Allen county.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
E. w. Myler foI. Attorney.

The announcement of f.. w. Myler
Is u candidate for county attorney ap-
pears in this issue of the REGISTER.
He is another man who needs an in
PRODUCTION only to the newer residents
of the county.
Away back in 1887 Mr.. MYERS par
ents moved to lola after having lived
out in Salem township for six years,
so his residence in Allen county dates
back practically twenty years. He
went to school and afterwards taught
school, making marked success of
of his work and gaining II reputation
for thoroughness and efficiency. He
continued with this work until he had
o trouble in securing the principal
ship If high schools in the better
towns of the State aad then took up
the study of law. He was admitted to
practice law at the Usage county bar
three years ago, and kept up his work
until last year when he was admitted
to practice before the Supreme Court.
AS man Mr.. Myler enjoys the
thorough respect of all who have
known him and his clean life, his
studious and industrious habits which
have brought him no mean success
out of an unpromising start commend
him to large number of friends.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

Probate Judge Smith went to Gas
City Saturday evening and at the
home of the BRIDES parents united in
marriage Miss Ida West and Mr..
G yde Miller.
After the ceremony and congratula-
tions the Judge desired to catch car
for home and the BRIDES sister and
brother prepared to escort him to the
station, the sister also coming to lola.
Ju st then a shot was heard and an
other and quickly the house was sur
rounded by ''the boys" charivaring
the newly welded pair. The brides
brother and sister and the Judge
hurried to buggy and drove off, the
crowd following them under the inn
preston that the welded pair were
escaping.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

Uncle Reuben" the familiar and
kindly title which has been applied for
years to the old man who was ianitOr
at the court house, died at IL o'clock
last Friday and was buried Saturday
from the African NJ. f.. church at 2:30
His full name was Reuben Richard
son and according to the family rec
ords he was eighty-three years old.
During his life he was a worker. lie
farmed and did chores and was always
busy when the rheumatism didn't
have him in its clutches. And his in
dustry was rewarded by some success,
for he owned his little home and patch
OF land, and he had the respect and
good will of everybody.
The old gentleman has not been jar
itor for some time, his growing feebl
ness confning him to his home &
north State street where he died,
from sickness, but because he
worn out. His friends will hope
the kindly old man has gone
long rest in country where the Hs
are not so overwhelmingly agSse
! him.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Common Law Wife Lost.

Last week the REGISTER reported
fully the suit brought by Rosa
Thomas, the common law wife Of e.
b. Thomas, to get possession of prop
erty in East lola which Thomas sold
during her absence to George A,
Bowlus and he sold to Chas. Marsh.
She established pretty clearly that she
was the common law wife of Thomas,
but her absence from town and the
later regular marriage of Thomas,
whose legal wife Joined with him in a
deed to the premises before they left,
made the common law wife's claim
weak. The court decided against her,
but she has appealed her case.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Thanks from Gov. Stanley.

Down at the congressional conven-
tion Governor Stanley made little
talk against the political combina-
tion style of politics, much after the
tone of the Allen county resolutions.
Mr.. Stover today received letter
from the Governor expressing thanks
to the committee on resolutions for
their Endorsement of the State admin
istration. Mr.. Stover had another
letter inquiripg what the meaning of
the resolutions might be andlwhether
they we're intended for the Congress-
ional or the State convention.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
FLOUR MILL WANTS 70 COME
Big Plant Wants to Locate in lola
Wants Gas and Water-0ppOrlun-
ity for ommercial club.

There is not week and scarcely a
day passes that does not bring to
some man letter of inquiry from a
friend out of town about the chance to
locate business of manufacturing
establishment here. The man who
gets the letter is generally busy and
he cannot take the time, nor has he the
data, to fully answer the questions.
If many of these inquirers knew the
truth they would become enthusiastic
instead of being mildly curious. And
that is the golden opportunity o. a
Commercial Club such as lola can
have and is to have if the 100 signers
live up to their opportunities.
This week the REGISTER saw a
letter from n big milling firm which
has two mammoth Touring mills, in
quiring about the chances to get gas
for fuel and city water in case lola
was selected as the place for the large
new mill which they intend building in
this section. The mill would not need
much gas nor much water, just enough
to generate steam power, but it would
increase the freight business, scatter
Iola's name abroad, employ men and
help build up the town.
Put the item away in your mind as
another reason to personally take
hold of and push that new Club.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Another Gushing Gasser,

The we'll drilled by Fred Horton for
the United Zinc and Chemical Com
pany was brought in since Saturday,
cased, plugged and laid by for future
use. The we'll was drilled just south
of the plant, north of the Nicholson
switch 1t is a clean, dry hole and
will flow easily 5000, 900 cubic feet
every twenty-four hours. The COM
pany already had one fine well, but
with due caution and wisdom, intends
to keep an extra we'll on hand so that
each we'll may be rested when it begins
clogging. The experience of the gas
fields teaches that two wells used al
ternately last two and half times as
long as will two wells used successive
ly. The acid works now has plenty OF
cheap fuel for some years to come,
and other good gas land to fall back
on when needed.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Cures Sciatic Rheumatism.

Mrs. A. e. Simpson, 500 Craig St.,
Knoxville, Tenn, writes, June 10th,
1899: 81 have been trying the baths
of Hot Springs, Ark, for Sciatic
rheumatism, but get morerelief from
Billiards. Snow Liniment than any
medicine or anything | have ever
tried. Enclosed find postotlice order
for Sl.O0. Send me large bottle by
Southern Express. Sold by c. B.
Spencer & Co.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Repairing
Neatly
Dome

Never thought of such a
sign for a medicine did you
Well, it's a good sign for
SCOTS Emulsion. The body
has to be repaired like other
things and SCOTS Emulsion is
the medicine that does it.
These poor bodies wear out
from worry, from over-work,
from disease. They get thin
and weak. Some of the new
ones are not we'll made-and
all of the old ones are racked
from long usage.
SCOTS Emulsion fixes all
kinds. 1t does the work both
inside and out. 1t makes soft
bones hard, thin blood red,
weak lungs strong, hollow
places full. Only the best ma
terials are used in the patching
and the patches don't show
through the news glow of health.
No one has to wait his turn.
You can do it yourself-you
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

On the evening of March II under a
Joliet, Ill. date line, the REGISTER
stated that John p. Altgeld died in
Joliet that morning, the 18th. On the
evening of March l3, under a Joliet
date line, theIREGISTER'S evening con-
temporary, not to be out done anounc-
ed that Mr.. Altgeld died "this morn
ing" and theLdispatch date had been
changed to the l3. There was no other
way to keep from advertising that the
evening contemporary was justtwenty-
four hours late with the news, so the
poor gentleman's death hour was
changed.
The Fort Scott Elks have the Salt
Lake City grand lodge meeting fever
and think there will be no difficulty in
getting 1000 Kansas Elks to go with
their wives. So they have devised a
scheme to have the Kansas contingent
wear badges alike. They have drawn
up a tasty design for badge to be
worn at the grand lodge meeting OF
Elks at Salt Lake on August II. They
want each member of the order in the
state who marches in the line down the
wide streeC of Salt Lake City to wear
a badge just alike. The design they
have drawn up is an ear of corn as q
bar, with sun flower pendant. Be
tween the bar and the sun flower are
two ribbons, one white, one purple
the colors of the Elks.
A stranger entered the Cottage II o
tel late last week and asked for a bed
Mr.. Cooney the proprietor told hin
all the beds were taken but that he
could sleeplon the cot in the hotel Of
flee if he desired. The stranger said
that would do and removed his clothes
hanging them up on a rack over the
cot. He gave.Mr. Cooney dollar tC
pay for his bed but Mr.. Cooney coulG
not change it and handed it back, at
the same time suggesting that he had
better put his trousers under his pill
low instead of hanging them up. The
stranger accepted the suggestion and
was this morning 81 90 better off as
someone entered during the night ant
took his coat vest and shoes. He was
q friend of Lyman Ford IS and a tele
phone message to Lyman brought him
new suit of clothes and ready mon
ey.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
Sherilf's Case Argued.

Next month is now fixed as the time
for final decision as to whether or not
Allen and other counties in the same
fix will be supplied with an appointed
sheriff or served by the present one
holding over. The Topeka Capital
Sunday said:
"Stting en- banc in special session
yesterday, the Supreme court heard
the arguments in the "sheriifs' case. !"
The case was filed by Andrew Pruitt,
who was appointed by Governor Stan
ley to succeed Smith b. Squires as
sheriff of Montgomery county under
the provisions of the biennial election
law. Squires refused to give up the
office and quo warranto proceedings
were commenced. F. B. Dawes of
Leavenworth argued the case on the
part of the plaintiff, while /. f. Lam
bert of Emporia and j. d. Mcfarland
of this city represented the defendant.
1t is expected the Supreme court will
hand down it's decision on the case
next month. If the case is decided in
favor of the plaintiff, Governor Stan
ley will have to appoint new sheriifs
in forty counties in the state.
Topeka, March 16.-The commits.
sioners of Chautauqua county have
raised another point in the biennial
election law. They have appointed a
new register of deeds and county clerk
to succeed the present occupants
They claim they have authority to do
it. The present incumbents contend
that the board has no such power, as
the register and clerk hold over until
their successors are elected and
qualified. The question may be set
tied by the decision in the sheriifs
case, argued in the supreme court yes.
turday If the court holds that second
term sheriifs can still hold over an
other year, then the position taken by
the Chautauqua county board will
fall. 1t the sheritfs' casegoes against
the second termers, then the court will
have to decide the question raised in
reference to clerks and registers of
deeds in another action.
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 a
tasteless form. No cure-no pay.
Price SOC
The Iola register., 1902-03-21
GEORGE BEDELL DEPARTS
w Well-Kuown Business Man Separated
from Wife in Kansas City Two
Weeks Ago

Two weeks ago Saturday Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bedell went to Kansas
City on pleasure trip. While there
Mr.. Bedell embraced his wife tenderly,
kissed her aliectionately and went
"down town" She has not seen him
since. No word nor sign was received
until few days ago when she received
this note:
"Springfeld, Mo
No doubt you,will be surprised when
you receive this. AS received prac.
tically nothing from the store, am un-
able to support you. Therefore | go
my way, | know not where. George 1"
That is briefly the story of a domes-
tic tragedy such as is seldom enacted
in lola and it will be a complete sur
prise to the friends of the parties
concerned.
1t was something over a year ago
that George Bedell, junior memer of
the dry-goods firm of Bedell Bros,
took unto himself wife. The bride
was Miss Pearson, of Oswego, Kan
sas They returned to lola and built
neat home in the northeast part of
town and settled down as the world
thought to unusual bliss. Up to the
recent occurrence nothing happened to
make the world change its opinion.
About a month ago the Grand
Leader, Bedell's store, burned to the
ground, nothing being saved 1t was
generally supposed that the brothers
were equal partners in the business,
but the note seem to indicate that
George had little if any interest in the
stock. 1t was at first reported that the
firm would resume business in the re-
built building, but this was not def
nitely decided and there was some talk
that owing to an increased rent the
firm might not resume. The senior
member has been out of town for sew
eral days on business trip to Arkan-
sas, and now the other story is made
public.
Mrs. Bedell says that she is left
without anything, almost. When she
married she had about $1,000 in
money, some valuable jewels and per-
sonal effects. She put her money into
the home and says that during the
year since their marriage she has re-
ceived practically nothing in the way
of money from her husband. No
bank accounts were left and no pro-
vision made for her future. Her sis
ter. Miss Pearson, of Kansas City is
here with her and she intends to sell
off her household goods, except
enough to furnish room for herself
and will rent the house for year and
move to Kansas City and live with her
sister.
1t is most unfortunate affair and
while the public will deeply sym
pathize with with the wife, who feels
deeply wronged and bitter, judgement
will probably be suspended in the be-
lief that George Bedell would not
have taken the course he did unless he
felt that no hope remained.
The Iola register., 1902-03-21

Women love clear, healthy COM
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