The Iola register., 1902-06-13


candidates will make the primaries
interesting as there are numerous
tight races.
s. X Kessler has fled suit in dis
trict court against his wife Sarah
Kessler for divorce. He says they
we're married in 1900 ana that she
deserted him in 1901 He also makes
charges of infdeity and asks for
divorce.
Sam Ellis is home from Ottawa
where he has been attending school,
Since school was out he has been
playing with the College base ball
team which has been winner but
they were shut out at Leavenworth
Saturday so decided to quit. Sam
has been playing center field.
j. E. Davies, window decorator at
Northrups has sent picture of his
memorial day window to the "Show
Window" publishing company at
Chicago in the hopes of securing
prize. The Show Window Company
publishes magazine devoted to win
dow trimming and every month
awards prizes to the most deserving.
Mr.. Davies memorial window was the
prettiest ever displayed here and he
hopes very much to get first drize.
Two Spoonbll catfish probably the
only ones ever caught here were taken
from the river by Vancil in
dip net. 1t resembles very much the
channel cat except the bill which ex.
tends out over the mouth forming the
upper jaw. One of them weighed
eighteen pounds and the other eight.
The bill on the eight pound one was
about fourteen inches long, two inches
wide and very thin. They are said to
be almost boneless and very fine eat
ing.
Mrs. d. X. Caldwell died at her
home in Carlyle Saturday of con-
sumption. She had been afflicted for
several years and had been very
poorly for a year. Mrs. Caldwell had
been a resident Of Allen county for 33
years, her maiden name being Ida
Leavitt She had resided at Geneva
until about two years ago. She leaves
her husband ana three sons and three
daughters to mourn her loss. The
funeral was held Sunday at
Geneva at 10 o'clock Rev. S. M. Irwin
officiating.
Washington Star: Representative
Scott of Kansas, who has returned
from the Kansas State convention
talked with the President about the
work Of the convention. The Kansas
Republicans showed great enthusiasm
at the mention of Roosevelt's name
The President is pleased with this
manifestation OF friendship for him
and of the endorsement of his poll.
tics. Mr.. Scott says that Kansas is
solidly for Roosevelt for the Repub'
lican nomination in 1904.
Ottawa is making war on tramps
, and Thursday night twenty-nine were
. arrested and fined ten dollars each
They will be tHrned over to the street
commissioner who will try and gel
ten dollars worth of work out of eact
one. Ottawa has always been troubled
with tramps and in '92 this same kline
of raid was made. y Itjwas about the
time Lewelling, thePopulist governor
had issued his famous tramp circular
and prominent Populists of Ottawi
went into court and tried to have The
tramps released.
Globe Democrat: The Kansas Re
publicans, in their state convention
framed a good platform and put up {
strong ticket. The platform applaudi
J the retention of the Philippines ant
makes an orthodox deliverance on al
issues. w. j. Bailey, the candidate
for governor, and c. iF. Scott, thu
nominee for congressman-at -at-large
} show the quality of the ticket whicl
= was put up. Kansas has quit its po
j litical errors. 1t gave a plurality o
%, 900 for Mckinley and Roosevelt il
: 1900, and has elected ublican t.
: the governorship in two successive
: canvasses. An old time Republican
$ rally may be expected in Kansas il
1902.
: While driving about one of hi
u farms near Humb ldt Sunday Lut
Slower and his guests came near get
0 ting their necks broken. In the sur
rey with him were Mrs. N. e. Fisher
r Maynard Bush and Phil Slower. Th
s trouble began while attempting t.
u turn around in a narrow lane, TN
buggy being backed against log ant
e the pole swapping, This frightened
# the team and it ran away, dashini
h through barbed wire fence, across