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The Iola register., 1902-02-28
GOld at Two More Towns.

Two men are working on 300-acre
lease near Neodesha, taking out car
load of quartz rock which they find
close to the surface. Last year a
miner named Cook saw some of the
rock, had it assayed, and on the quiet
secured leases and is now at work. 1t
is not a shale but quartz and is said
TO contain gold, but the men will not
say how much.
Mr.. Wiley, superintendent of Cha
nute's south brick plant, says he has
found shining particles in the shale
there which he thinks is the same as
the Trego county gold.
Humboldt SINE months ago found
gold in quartz. Things have come to
such pass in Kansas that the man
who denies the finding of anything in
Kansas soil is promptly considered
crazy.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
Local ,,,us

-~gs are selling at forty cents
dozen in Kansas City, but the pric is
expected TO fall as soon as a few sunny
days appear to encourage the hens.
The price is nearly as bad in lola.
Over in the county recorders office
today was filed the deed which gives
to the city of lola, free, beautiful
Riverside Park. 1t is certainly to be
hoped that way may be found to
beautify and utilize this handsome
grove so that the residents of lola
may get the utmost enjoyment and
benefit from it,
Mrs. n. f. Fisher, who has been
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. L.
=. Slower here, returned to her home
in Humboldt as she received news
that her brother, Nose Neal is home
from Oklahoma for a visit Neal is
cone of the ancient landmarks of Allen
ou nty and is now Indian agent in
Okla IONA.
Mr.. E. V, Crouch, when asked about
the action of the council last week
granting him franchise to furnish
electric power In the city on his agree
mept t9 give the city twenty-five per
cent Of the gross receipts saws bs csn.
consider the proposition for a
minute, If he cannot get better terms
and he cites the telephone franchise
which requires but 3 per cent, he will
simply not act,
Inc ladies OF thepublic library gave
another chicken pie supper at the DAD
Fellows last Friday. 1t was as well
patronized AZ The first one, and the
pies were more abundant. The cook
ing was good and the service excellent
considering the difficulties. AS a re-
suit the patrons were pleased and the
ladies secured over $50 for new
books for the library.
An interesting trial was set for
hearing before Judge Hough yester.
day but was postponed until March II.
The case is that of State against Jerry
Bedwell OF Gas City. 1t seems that
during the recent grand jury agita-
tion Mr.. Bennett visited Gas City and
he and Bedwell had a dispute as to
ways and means of enforcing the
liquor law and the merits of the law.
The upshot was that Bedwell struck
Bennett and the latter has made
State case out of it.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
One Road Will Use Water

1t was good thing in many ways
for lola that she delayed the building
of waterworks plant until she had a
good idea of how big a plant she
needed But it was a bad thing that
delay was so long that all the facto-
ries had made arrangements to main
tain their own water plants. If all
were using city water, lola from her
abundance would not miss the amount
and would be getting nice sum from
its sale.
The Ft Scott, lola & Western rail
road will use city water. 1t was built
after the plant was in and after the
available places for getting water
were preempted. Waterworks Super
intendent Allison has arranged to put
in temporary staudpipe for the road
in its yards here and in time a per-
manent pipe will be put up.
What's the secret of happy, yigor-
Gus health? Simply keeping the
bowels, the stomach, the liver and kid
neys strong and active. Burdock
Blood Bitters does 1t.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
No Gas at II. Sc6tt.

When the people OF Ft. Scott de.
clded to drill for gas they did no,
| llsten to anyboey's advice. II any.
one on earth found gas, of course TT.
Scott people could. Birds nv. and
why can't T." The REGISTER tool,
great pains to print the report of the
U. 5. geologist, showing that the
strata of shales and rock which holds
he gas cropped out near the surface
IA f. Scott, even the Mississippi
4 ,tness. me reaching the surface east OF
here
Wed64e9a the first well was fin
shed end aBan, doned at Ft. Scott. At
a depth of $50 fee, the drill struck TIE
limestone. and work ceased.
Not even smell OF ga> was found.
The rest OF the state woula like to see
Fl. Scott drill on down, hover er, and |
explore what lies below this rock, |
which by general consent has been |
conceded to be the bottom of all things !
gaseous.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
TranningIa Witness.

An interesting case of lawyer try
ing to trap witness is recounted by
the Cincinnati Commercial Tr'',.
In country court g. case OF horse.
stealing was being tried. The evil
dence seemed clear as several people
had seen the prisoner near the prem
ises, neighboring farmers testimony
being particularly damaging. The
prisoners lawyer hoping to tangle
this farmer, kept up fire of questions,
asking many foolish ones, and repeat
ing himself again in the hope of de-
coying the witness into contradic-
tion.
"You say" the lawyer went on,
"that you can swear to having seen
this man drive horse past your farm
on the day in question:"
IL can" replied the witness, wearily
for he had already answered the ques.
tion a d, zen times.
"What time was this?"
81 told you it was about the middle
of the forenoon"
"But | don't want any 'abouts' or
'middles.' l want you to tell the jury
exactly the time"
"Why," said the farmer, 81 don't
always carry q gold watch With me
when I'm digging potatoes.
"But YOU have clock in the house,
haven't you?"
yes"
We'll, what time was 1t by that9'
why, by that 1l6ak 1t was just 10
minutes past TO-"
You were in the field all the morn.
ning?" went on the lawyer, smiling
suggestively.
~ was"
"How far from the house is this
feld?"
About half a mile"
YOU swear, do you, that by the
clock in your house it was lust 10
minutes past 10?"
IL do. ."
The lawyer then paused and looked
triumphantly at the jury. AT last he
had entrapped the witness into a con-
-radictory statement that would greatly
weaken his evidence.
The farmer leisurely picked up his
nat and started to leave the witness
tand. Then turning slowly about, he
Idded:
II ought, perhaps to say that too
luch reliance should not be placed !
n that clock as it got out of gear
tx months ago, and its been 10 min
tes past 10 ever since"
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
FERRuARY zs 1909

The Board of Education held q meet
ing last week and took up the discus
sion of the needs of new school
building. For several meetings the
board was uncertain as TO the location
of the next proposed building, but
that was settled by a decision to buy
the Bunuell tract in east lola. Last
week it was decided to submit the
propo sition for a new building. to the
voters of the city.
The needs of the schools will require
another eight-room building. This
will not only accommodate all the
students now attending school, by re
lieving the high school building, but
it will accommodate the pupils for
year at least. The proposed call
will be to vote on the issuing of SD,
900 bonds. From this sum about a
SO, 900 school building will be
erected and equipped. The rest of the
money will be used in buying the Bun
lnell site and another site offered in
Highland Place. The board deems it
wise to secure site now before prices
90 mp The S22 900 will not leave a
surplus by any means, and If a few
hundred should remain over. there is
a deficit from the other buildings
which Will more than use it.
1T is understood that the request fol
the calling of such an election has
been made by the board ofthe mayor
and that he willip afew days issue th,
call. The election will take place the lat
ter partof March probably Now Is tn,
time to register so you can vote to keel
the lola schools up To the needs OF III,
Blessed infants.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
A Popular Institution.

The fact that the Parsons Business
College at Parsons has an annual en-
rollment of three hundred students
shows what legitimate advertising and
high grade work will do. This insti-
tuition has placed morethan one thous-
and students in good positions since
its organization. We have never
known this institution to hold glaring
inducements to prospective students,
such as great discounts, life scholar
ships. guaranteed positions, ETC., so
common among other commercial
schools. This is why it has gained
the confidence of the public.
The next term of this great instit-
tion begins March and we trust that
some of our young people will avail
themselves of the splendid advantages
which it affords.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28

into the position of leading indus
s try because the gardeners find athome
: u better and reader market than in
Kansas City, the nearest big m arket.
STABILITY OF THE NEW BOOM.
1t may not be important to indicate
the real origin of this recent, sudden
. ana remarkable development of IL ter.
: ritory that has attracted less attention
o hitherto than any corresponding area
of Kansas. But, whatever the cause,
: Crawford county, the cheapness of gas
in Allen county or the geological pro-
fusion Of natural wealth in state
Nich was never accused OF anything
W. unusual than the possession Of
NOR uenal agricultural possibilities,
pheno' 'emains that southeast Kansas
'ne lacVN "ing upon career Of COM
IS Jus' enoc. rtance which promises Ia
merclal lh'h he most lucrative and
make it one "a new marke,s,, ,ooas
stable of all Ii be- ,hhonaass1 ao
sible to AmericGNN
of goods.
Itmust be inferrep ~ ,i, Tn,s CIVIC civic
growth which 1 have OPP, ~onrIa
drawn material from the 6ffipp, me
ton. On the contrary it NJ peiT>
true that there are more farnitst's' dtSN
than there were five years ago. y
But the enlarged size, the chanGsl q
natbn6C tho ,yi6apfnn Conna ~ thepIl
towns has altered the styles and needs I
of the consumers. They have what is
called ''city ways" They know about i
styles" Eventhe farmers telephone d
to town to know what show is there \
tonight" They come in style. Miles !
from the court house they have porce- 7
lain bathtubs. Hot water, gas, /
plumbing, rubber-tired runabouts and e
such things are no longer mysteries to y
the Kansas farmers. They have the q
price and they know. They don't wear
cowskin overcoats any more and they
know good hat from a tar bucket.
The women are even more up-to-date !
than the men. The day is past when .
you could hand them Il dinky basque ;,
buttoned up the back and convince :,
them that it was Eau fait." Oh no.
There's modiste in every town in !
this section and the lady of the house :,
never comes to the door with a yarn .
string around her Mother Hubbard.
don't know if there was ever "a day >,
when thoy did, but
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
RAFTERY WRITES OF lola.
The Clever Writer of the Chicago
Record Herald Says Some Nice
Things.

The REGISTER some days ago made
mention of the presence here of Jack
Raftery, a special writer of the
Chicago Record Herald, who is doing
Kansas and the Southwest for the
Chicago Dry-Goods Reporter. Mr..
Raftery sent in his first letter from
lola and the article is causing much
favorable comment in the east. Sew
eral gas exchanges have quoted from
it, carefully skipping the half of
the letter devoted to lola, so
the REGISTER herewith produces the
hitherto imprinted section.
lola, Kansas Feb. In the old
boom days of Kansas more romance
and less truth was written about it
than any state in the union. In most
cities east of the Mississippi river the
memory of it's splendid rise is matched
only by the exaggerated stories of Tvs
picturesque failure. The Kansan of
twenty years ago did not understand
the possibilities nor the limitations of
his sun-bathed estate, but intoxicated
with the young glory of its teeming
prairies gave hostages to fortune
that are seldom loosed in lifetime.
And yet he has lived to see his pawus
redeemed. His sons and daughters.
serene in their inherited loyalty to the
State and born to the strenuous task
of upbuilding the commonwealth which
is their patrimony, have grown up with
a spirit and an equipment for the work
that is never easy to the pioneer the
argonaut, or the alien boomer.
How many people of the big cities OF
the middle west know, for nstarce,
that in a single county in southeastern
Kansas 10 per cent of population of
90 900 is dependent on, Engaged in and
hourishing on manufacturing indus
tries alone? Since when, they may
we'll ask did this land of tall corn and
billowing wheat crops become shop
of handicrafts and manufacture? 1t
is pertinent question and new one,
and even the well informed commercial
Kansas even four years ago cannot
answer it. In those days this territory,
except in the immediate neighborhood
of Pitburg, was wholly agricultraluts.
It's small towns, dependent upon a
mediocre farming and cattle region,
we're growing slowly. lola, the coun-
ty seat of Allen county, boasted of
population of l, 800 1t was regarded
as good town for the section, even
if most of its merchants bought only
small lots and took ninety days. That
was four years ago.
ZINC SMELTERS OF lola.
The other night riding into lola |
saw, serried againstthe dark southern
sky like Titan torches blazing to the
zenith row after row of towering
ohimneys flaming lurid fire. / asked
an Allen county farmer nearme "What
is that?"
"Those are the fires of the lola
smelters," said he proudly. "You
know we are now turning out 40 per
cent of the zinc product of the world.
The lola smelters are the largestthing
of that kind in the United States"
Now that may sound like Kansas
"yarn," but it's so. In four years
lola has jumped from village OF less
thau 1000 to a city of nearly 10000
counting the population Of Gas City
and Third City, which are adjoining
suburbs within three miles of the city S
heart. Zinc, or Jack ore, is brought
hither from Missouri, Arkansas, Colo.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
Working Overtime. .

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless little workers-Dr
Kings New Life Pills. Millions are
always at work, night and day curing
Indigestion Biliousness, Constipation,
Sick Headache and all stomach, Liver,
and Bowel troubles. easy, pleasant,
afe sure. Only 25c at Evans Bros
drug store.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28

When you lack energy, DO not relish
your food, feel dull and stupid, after
eating, all you need is dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach & Liver Tablets.
They will make you feel like new
man and give you an appetite like a
bear. For sale by w. l.. Crabb &
Co., Campbell & Burrell.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28

Too late to cure a cold after con-
sumption has fastened its deadly grip
on the lungs. Take DR.. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup while yet there is
time.
The Iola register., 1902-02-28
Mr.. Wheeler Got Rid of His Rheuma.

During the winter of 1898 was so
lame in my joints, in fact all over my
body, that | could hardly hobble
around, when | bought bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm From the
first application began to get well,
and was cured and have worked stead
lily all the year.--R. Wheeler, North
wood. N, Y" For sale by w. L.
Crabb & Co., Campbell ~ Burrel.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
Local Wese,S
Flannel suits at Coulter's.

Flannel suits at Coulter's.
Samples at wholesale cost at CouIt-
ers's. III
Miss Mae Cole is visiting In Dali
las.
Norfolk suits for the boy, at Coul-
ter's. DIV
Capt. Bob Adams was In the city
yesterday.
Speoial-mercerized ladies vest at
Couiter's for PIC.
a. inch black Grenadines 9sc per
I'd at NorwoOds. Iis
DIR. and Mrs. Bowers returned TO
Marshall last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Zuber have re-
turned from Uvalde.
30 inch silk mulls all colors SIC per
yard at Norwood's. us
80 inch black taffeta silk 9sc per
yard at Norwood's. IFS
Rev. j. p. skinner OF Milllcau was
In the city yesterday.
All colors in silk crepe do chenes
Soc per yd at Norwoods. IFS
Newest out for boys, new piece
sergesult mt Coulter's. DIV |
A inch embroidered linens 9sc and |
Ire ner varb M Norwo,af. 40
! have an extra value in finishing
braid at DC. w. j. Coulter. DIV
The latest things in linen colored
trimmings az Norwood's. lis
L. A. Hopkins OF Steep Hollow
called on the Eeagle yesterday.
Services at the Episcopal church
Sunday at II u. M, and 7:i5 p. m.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
A Good Game Of Ball.

The third game Of baseball between
Allen Academy and Bryan boys was
played Thursday afternoon, on Acad-
envy grounds. Batteries: Academy,
Adams and Parker; Bryan, Hearne
aud McConnico.
This was good game, the score
being nearly even, and low enough
to show good work. Like the two
others, this was a victory for the
Academy. by a score OF toe.
Great interest was manifested In
the game by the friends Of the res
pective teams, and the attendance
was good.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
|BlLLER WAS7Ob
Cannot shin the Defeat at spio'
Eop on Warren.
ADMITS Its! HESMIsTAKE
he Says Wien lie Saw wsrrsn's Hun
der He shsuld Have Assumed
Command, but II Was Then
too Late 10 DO No.

London. April is.--All ofiicIai dis
patches referring 10 defeat sustained
by British troops under General BuI
Ter at spion Kop. Natal. Jan. "a. 1900
has been made public.
Those hitherto unpublished merely
emphasize how hopelessly mudclec
were preparations for that engage
ment The controversy between Bul.
Ter and Warren proved 70 have been
even more bitter than previously hint
ed at while new extract from one OF
Lord Roberts dispatches brings ad-
ditional censure on General Butler.
Roberts declares Buffers endeavor
TO put the responsibility for defeat on
Warren not justlhable. Roberts holds
II was Buffers duty 10 intervene. when
he saw things were going wrong. This
remark was caused BY dispatch from
Butler In which he says:
Il saw nc attempt on The part OF
Warren 70 either graphic with situa-
ton or command his force himself.
We lost our chanee by warren's slow.
ness. He seems 70 me 10 be a man who
can do well what be can DO himself.
but who cannot command. can never
employ him again on independent com
mand. ! ought 70 have assumed CON-
mand myself when saw things not
going we'll. blame myself now for
not doing So"
Butler explained he failed TO super
sede Warren because u might have
dlscredited the latter with troops
which was especially a serious matter.
as n Butler had been shot Warren
would have succeeded 70 supreme CON-
mand Question % responsibility for
actual retreat from splon Kop Is
shrouded IN maze Of dispatches. prov
ing a mistake was made In sending a
heliogram and that there was a gener- /
nj desire 20 shirk on Us Beyond this /
washing OF dirty linen nothing appears
20 have been accomplished By pubiica-
ton Of dispatches.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19

LEILA Rsdding, Corpus Christi; +
G Rollins, Tabor; b II Wiley, Har-
vey; w WestbroOk.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
Dansbv & Dansbv
Phone ia

Editor 'rhos. +. Martin arrived
from Centerville yesterday.
Mrs. II. Il. Wallace and Miss
Pearl Wallace have returned from
franklin.
Fine green onions, fresh from gar.
den. today at Jno. NJ. Lawrence a "a.
and Howell Bros. diff
LOST-A blue crocheted shawl, at
city park gate yesterday afternoon.
Return 10 this office. III
Don't forget have received still
another new lot Of white lawn shirt
waists. w. J. Coulter. d.w
Miss Leila Redding of Corpus
Christi is visiting her sister Mrs.
Ware Of Grimes county.
The county board OF examiners is
In session with numerous applicants
for teachers certificates before them.
Editor A. ID. Rust Of the Caldwell
News-Chronicle, was In the city yes
terday accompanied by 4. w. Hens
lee.
Today-fresh from the garden-fine
green onions, DC per bunch, at How
ell Bros. and Jno. NJ. Lawrence a
Co.'S. dtf
Miss Eula Lewis was In the city
yesterday, enroute home 10 Millican,
her school nj Cross, Grimes county,
having closed.
Bryan lee Storage aud Coal Com
pany are agents for Joseph Schlitz
bottle beer. "the beer that made
Milwaukee famous" ll6
The Houston a Texas Central rail-
road company is moving the insight
ly water tank from the passenger de-
pot here to Navasota.
Capt. w. +. Barry, County Judge
J. q. Mcdonald. Tax Collector r. W.
and Robt. Campbell came
up from Navasota TO attend the Lee
lecture.
Some Of the merchants decorated
their stores In honor Of Gen. Lee yes
ierday, the decorations at Burt Nor
woods being notably elaborate and
w ID Morgan. ID w and Robt wag-
less, NJ Denman and family, Wiley
)enman, Misses Mary and Mollie
)enmhn, J b Johnson, J II James.
" h Price. \ NJ Hill, q Conn, G
Il smith, Capt A } Searcy, Alonzo
.ang, Jim Fuhlberg, A J Burnett,
w Barnett, VIII Burch, G Nc q.
'air, T Payne. Ounce Adams and
theirs have been here from madison
ounty this week.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
WILL AvoIo eRITlsH.
Lynch WIN No, Take Chances Of Bssns
tried for Trea.on.

Lynch VIII Not Take Chances OF BetnE
Triad for Treason.
London. April 1S.--Although there
IA 10 Indication ;hs; Colonel Arthur
Lynch. who fought on the Boer side
In the South Africa war and was elect
ed 10 represent Galway city in parlia-
ment In November last. has any in
tention OF placing himself within the
reach Of the British courts. The gov
eminent is bringing witnesses from
South Africa to testify In support OF
the charges OF high treason brought
against him. Lewis Handiey. an
American by birth. but a naturalIzed
British subject and farmer OF the
vicinity OF Glencoe. Natal. has landed
In England He says Colonel Lynch
was leader OF the Boer force, prin-
cipally composed OF Irlshmen. who
raided his farm In 1900. conhscated his
stock and other moyeables and de-
stroyed his crops. Lynch informed
Handley that he Uynch) was a British
subject.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19

Fort Collins. Colo. April 1S-Repre-
sentatives OF the Havemeyer people
have closed a deal Tor the purchase OF
40 acres just north OF this town for
$4,000. Engineers will go 10 work
laying outside tracks and locating a
beet sugar factory. The plant will be
the largest In northern Colorado and
will begin operations with a capacity
OF 1000 tons. and II more acreage can
be secured II will be enlarged 10 1000
tons.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
TUCKER HOUSE.

l. Mcdonald aud Misses Louella
and Rosa Mcdonald, Macy; Lucy
Smoot, Annie Gilpin, Earl and Floyd
Gilpin Mesa; NJ. ID. Smoot, Keith;
} + Frisk, Hampstead; II NJ Melon
aid, II O Ferguson, Misses Bette
Candy and Mary Ferguson, Harvey.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
Win Close for Field Day.

The following business men have
kindly agreed TO close their placs s
Of business at ? p. m, Monday,
April 81, to give their employees
an opportunity TO witness the field
day exercises at College: Parks &
Waldrop, Merchants & Planters
Bank, Dansby & DAnsby, Webb
Bros, Howell Bros A Mckenzie.
Lem 3 Hall, Cole Bros. James &
Castles, Levy Bros, Buchanan q
Buchanan, First National Bank,
Jno. NJ. Lawrence & Co, Hunter &
Chatham, Burt Norwood, Wagner
Il Brandon, Saunders & Johnson,
w. J. Coulter, j. Allen Myers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19
VALUABLE PAPER.
Prick. Holding. In the Usitsd States
steel Corporation.


steel Corporation.
New York. April 1s.-Henry @
Prick. the steel magnate. has deposit
ed at the banking house OF J. p. Nor.
gan g. Co. what probably is one OF
the most valuable piece Of paper in ex.
istence. II is a certificate for 100. 900
shares Of preferred stock In the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. yielding
Mr.. Frlck dividends OF $780, 900 annual
~. It is stated that the deposit was
made for the purpose OF exchanging
two-ffths OF the preferred stock Il rep
resents into To- s4.000.OO0 worth OF
bonds Of the proposed new issue. The
balance IN the deal. 5000 900. will be
repaid 20 Mr.. Prick In the shape Of
new preferred stock certificate.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-04-19

only.upon order. This coffee IL roasted. her
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ped-all on the same day. II you want coffee
which shall make your mouth water for another
cup, try one pound Of Chase and Sanbom's High
Grads corees. Il viii be gwen you in an
imported, air-tight. parchment lined bag. Try
Il once Sold only by