The Iola register., 1902-01-17

A letter to the REGISTER from Fred
Forster Oakland, Cali. says he may
be back here this spring.
DR.. Dresbach, of The New ada Lospi-
tai, was here today. He says plans
are working out nicely for the estab.
lishment of his hospital here in con
nection with DR.. Coffmanf and that
they will soon be ready to make an.
nouncement.
William Bean says Oscar Cain, an
old Allen county boy, is getting big
and fat and wealthy out in Wash ng-
ton. He is county attorney and na
been fighting the saloons TO enforce
the Sunday closing law and prosecut-
ing them from police court to supre me
court and winning. He is making q
reputation rs a lawyer.
Ed Howe, of the Atchison Globe.
has been one of the of the most con-
sistent knockers on the Fred Funston.
Recently Howe swore off thus: eve
hate certain people without reason
and we intend to quit it. We do not
like Theodore Roosevelt very well
but we have conquered our aversion
for Fred Funston, and we intend to
give Roosevelt credit in the future
when he deserves it,"
a Mrs. Riggs, whose home is in
Cementvllle, suffered a stroke of apo.
plexy Tuesday afternoon and had
not recovered consciousness that fore
noon. She was working about the
house when the stroke came and fell
10 the hoor unconscious. She was
carried to her bed and medical assis-
tance summoned. Her temperature
and pulse ran high but her recovery
from the stroke is slow.
The committee in charge of the
Kansas Day banquet has received
response to the invitation
sent General Funston to attend the
banquet in which the general says
thai much as he regrets IL he cannot
promise to accept the invitation. He
writes that he will have to 20 through
another surgical operation and this
viii probably prevent his being in
Topeka at the time OF the banquet.
Dispatches from Washington s,a e
that Capt. Boltwood, of Ottawa. has
appeared before the pension comis-
sion with protest against the ap-
pointment OF Wilder Metcalf as pen
sion agent for Kansas on the ground
that Metcalf shot to death a Filipino
prisoner in the Philippines. This
is an old charge that was investigated
10y military court and Mr.. Metcalf
cleared. Some of the lola soldiers
profess to know the real facts in the
case and the facts as they state them
clear Major Metcalf fully.
Mr.. f. V. Crouch of the street rail-
way returned Wed esday fro n ST.
Louis. The temporary embarrass-
nent in which he found himself has
been relieved and the street railway
VIII continue to flourish under his
supervision. He says he has orders
placed for new 5O-horse power motors
Tor all .he cars. These will be in
! stalled upon arrival and and being Of
the latest pattern will enable the cars
TO attain a speed of thirty miles an
hOur. AT present much time is lost i'm
repairing the old motors. bat within
thirty days the new equipment will be
lere.
. A regular hay market has been es-
taOIlshed on theeast side OF ne square
ana scarcely day passes mat IRON
TWO 10 SIN loads OF hay may not ne
WV " -'IOSL VI llllN ud y Is OF eN-
cellent quality and is haaled here from
2 west of humboldt. Il section which wa =
blessed with more abundant rains and
, produced good crop. The local au-
tnorltles have recently had their at
tenuon called TO the fact that the men
! are retailing hay by the bale from
thelr wagons, escaping occupation tax
, and underselling their regular dealers.
An attempt will be made to enforce
payment under the occupation tax or
dinance.
Humboldt Union: w. A. Choguill.
OF this city, is out for the office Of
, county attorney. Mr.. Choguill is so
well known in Humboldt and through
out the county that be scarcely needs
an Introduction. His reputation as
lawyer and public speaker is known
over large section of the state. He
is rec og1ilei as one of, if not the best,
pieader before Il jury, in Allen county.
Ihtre may be other candidates for the
office, but If Mr.. Choguill should get
the nomination he will make a strong
ii ht for victory and we believe will
win. 1t is early, however, TO figure
on these thirgs, but the indications
are that there will be hot campaign
in Allen county next fall.