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The Iola register., 1902-02-21
New Candidate for Sheriff.

w. b. Hall informs the REGISTER
that he will be candidate for sheriff
.his fall, subject to the Republican
county convention.
Bert Hall, as he is better known, is
a son of f.. w. Hall, an old soldier,
and has lived most of his life in lola.
Being engaged in the insurance and
real estate business he has gained an
extensive acquaintance over the county
and his honorable aspiration to be
custodian of the county Jail and it's
inmates will not be greeted on every
hand with the chilly question: "Who
is Bert Hall?" Mr.. Hall is a young
man and possesses energy and push
that will make his canvass lively
one and he will undoubtedly go into
the convention with goodly follow
ing.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
When you lack energy, do not relish
Will Use the Pacific Tracks.

The REGISTER is authoritatively in
formed that a definite agreeme Mt has
been reached whereby the Fort Scott,
lola & Western will use the tracks of
the Missouri Pacific from lola to
Piqua. That end of the Pacific's line
in this county is not worked very
hard, four passenger and two freight
trains daily being the limit. The ca st
end is busy with these trains, the
switch engine, six dummy trips and
extras. The newroad will build if the
Pacific does not lease, so the old road
loses as much business, and by leas-
ing the Pacific RECEIVERS part of the
loss in business from the rental. 1t
also means an earlier announcement
as to what big railway system will
take it in.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
Bilious Collie.

II. Sewer, u carpenter and builder
of Kenton, Tenn, when suffering in
tensely from an attack of bilious collie
sent to nearby drug store for some-
thing to relieve him. The druggist
sent him a bottle of Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
three doses of which effected per-
manent cure. This is the only remedy
thatcan bedepended upon in them SO
we're cases of collie and cholera morbus
Most druggists know this and recon
mend it when such a medicine is called
for, For sale by w. l.. Crabb & Co.,
Campbell & Burrel.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
Garnett Republican Loyal

The Garnet Republican. .Plaindealer-
denies the report sent out of there to
the effect that the Anderson county
delegates would go to Ft. Scott uniu--
structedfor 'Bowersock. 1t says the
delegates were named by the Congress
sional committeeman, without calling
convention, and that no trouble
arose.
The Plaindealer says: "Since the
action of the committee false and
misleading reports have been put in
circulation as to the sentiment OF the
committee and the delegation selected.
The Garnett correspondent of the
Kansas City Star reported that the
committee refused to instruct for Mr.
Bowersock, which statement is not the
truth. The Topeka Herald also pub
fishes u statement from Frank l..
Brown, which from beginning to end
is misleading and false 1t says a
motion to instruct for Bowersock:w
voted down 10 to 8. There were only
twelve members present, and no such
motion was offered or voted on. These
statements are given out by Frank
Brown and his fellows to create party
discord and promote factional strife,
which has been their chief endeavor
in party affairs"
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

Lost. on or about January l6, on the road
from lola 10 Humboldt, one Colts revolver,
SIX shot, 3s caliber blued steel, "A inch bar
rel, number l04,69S. Finder please return to
this Office
Read it again. Somebody left Hum
boldt carrying a Colts revolver six
shot, 3S calibre with barrel four and
half inches long. Who carried this
gun? What need had he of it? Why
should Humboldt man arm himself
to make friendly visit to lola? And
most interesting of all, suppose the
gun had not been lost what would
have happened?
AS matter of fact the gun was lost
by two men who left Humboldt to visit
lola and call on the newspaper offices.
One of the men believed himself ag-
grieved over a sketchy little story
printed about him and he armed him
self with Colts 3S, blue steel barrel,
took few drinks of liquor to calm
his nerves and clear his head, secured
a six-foot friend to accompany him to
see fair play, and descended on the
lola print shops. Result; nothing,
except the loss of the gun,
Had he quietly called upon the
author of the article, explained
wherein it was wrong, he could have
secured the publishing of two
column article in any paper in lola,
giving his version of the story, and
doing him willing justice.
When any citizen thinks he needs a
gun, blue steel, 38 calibre, with him to
get justice from an Allen county news
paper, he is either mighty badly mis-
taken about the makeup of newspa-
per men or he has mighty rotten
cause to advocate.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
A New Drouth Defying Corn.

Nearly everyone in this county has
heard of Ranch 10l, owned by the
Millers down in the Territory. This
is the place Lutte Stover visits and
oats dog meat and gets on a healthy
tan. The Millers farm scientifically
on huge scale besides raising cattle
by the thousand. n Topeka dispatch
of Tuesday has the following interest
ing story from that ranch:
"The celebrated l0l ranch in Okla
homa, one of the largest ranches in
the world, has corn to burn this year,
Notwithstanding the corn crop failure
of the west last season. And the pc.
culiar thing about it is that the ranch
raised its corn last summer when ev.
erybody else failed. Two years ago
Miller Bros, owners of the ranch,
heard that Siberia had a 'drouth re-
sisting' corn. They sent over there
and got it. For lack of another name
they called it Wonder corn. They
planted l, 400 acres of it last spring
During the drouth in the summer wher
other corn was willing and burning W
this Wonder corn remained fresh anG
green and Ekept on growing. While
other farmers never even gathered
their corn crop the Miller Bros. KEEP
ten big corn harvesters busy reapine
their excellent crop.
"This corn has long, white ears
oftentwo to the stalk, and is very early
corn, maturing earlier than any Other
variety. The grains are of medium
size, but are not as hard and finty as
the common corn and for that reason
is greatly relished by all kinds o.
stock. This corn when fed to hogs ol
horses along with other corn will al
be eaten before the other is touched. ,
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
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y State Political Notes. ". ~
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In response to the call, just eleven
Shawnee county Populists attended
the county convention. These chose
themselves and John Breidenthal the
twelve delegates to the State conven-
tion to be held this week.
The county commissioners of Miami
county, after investigating the charges
brought by a lawyer named Thomas
that Kelley stole from the county while
clerk, cleared Kelley.
Johnson county Republicans have
called a county convention to select
delegates to the Fort Scott congress
sional convention, thus departing from
the committees agreement.
Although the Third Congressional
district has gone Republican but once
since 1890 six Republican wish to run
for Jackson's (Populist) place. They
are: Wheatley' and Skidmore, of
Cherokee county, Ergenbright and
Wilson of Montgomery county. Fitz.
patrick and Sproul of Chautauqua.
The Populist convention in Topeka
this week will take on much the APP
pearance of acoroner's jury, the party
being the corpse. Such leaders as
Taylor Riddle, Jerry Simpson and
Annie Diggs favor going over to the
Democratic party; John Breidenthal
f. II. Ridgely, H. N. Gaines and
Conner Davies want the party pre-
served. AS the leaders are divided so
are the conventions. Conventions at
Columbus and Burlington did not in
struct; at Hutchinson, Salina and
Concordia delegates we're told to
maintain the Populist party; at Otta-
wa, Junction City and Emporia dele
gates we're chosen to favor turning
Democratic.
The official call for State Republi-
can convention has been issued. 1t
will be held in Wichita May %, there
will be LOB delegates and Allen coun-
ty is entitled to fourteen.
Attorney General Goddard, in an
opinion Of the biennial election law
asked for by the attorneys for the
sherilfs' association, holds that the
term of a sheriff in office must be 1.-TWO
years before it counts term in the
meaning of the law. The impression
had become general that if the COVER
nor appointed sheriffs until the
November election the time would be
considered a term and if they had :al-
ready served one term they would be
disqualified for entering upon another
term the next year.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
Sixteen Have Enlisted.

Recruiting Uncle Sans army con-
tinues to be ilourishing business in
lola, sixteen recruits having been Sc
cured up to Saturday night. His par
ents having withdrawn their consent,
Paul Goshorn is out of the list, but
others have been added.
The list is: Frank Oliver Givler,
lola; Henry w. Harvey, Vesper,
Kans.; John F. Hardesty, Glenlock,
Kans.; Joseph Herrle, lola; Lyman L..
Frazier, lola; Samuel Alexander, lola;
VIM. H. Morford, lola; Roscoe Jack
son, lola; Louis H. Solley, Kincaid; !;
Harry Ault, lola: Norman r. Stewart,
lola; Chas. G.. VanArsdale, lola.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

No Fake salary offer, but big commits ,ions for
men TO sell poultry mixture In the country.
Never mind stamp.
Eureka Mnfg Co. Dept. Il Il asst st. Louis III
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
B8x.nuS1r,S
Monkeys

"All well-all happy--lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
lhls suggested the idea that it
might do them good. Since
then the monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. OF course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkeys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease.
If you have it or are threaten.
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
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,
safe sure. Only 25c at Evans Bros
drug store,
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
He Recommends Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

81 have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy for number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs, colds and
Group have ever used in my family.
I-have not words to express my conf
dence in this remedy j. A.
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sal
by w, l.. Crabb & Co., Campbell &
Burrel,
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
And Thereby Hangs q Tale

In the last issue of the Humboldt
Herald appears little advertisement
which looks innocent and uninterest-
ing to the casual reader. 1t is as
follows:
The Iola register., 1902-02-21

Humboldt, has proved himself an
orator and his home town fondly ex-
poets him to complete the analogy.
Humboldt Union: b. S. Smith re-
Wednesday, who live in Patterson, N.
j. informing him that the big fire got
within half block of their residence.
They packed all their jewelry, cloth
ing, and other valuables, in trunks
and had them taken to relatives res
idence outside of the danger line, and
then put on their wraps and awaited
the coming of the flames, but they
were stopped half block away and
their residence saved. The sparks
covered their house all the time and
the smoke was binding, the wind
blowing toward that part of the city.
1t was close call.
Humboldt Union: The Northrups
of lola recently purchased 40 acres of
land ofiMrs. Emily Porter. The land
is east of Mt. Hope cemetery and the
price paid was 81, 600. This piece of
land will be quite valuable some day
for the shale beneath the surface.
Humboldt Herald: A letter was re-
ceived this week from Mrs, j. w. Ris-
| ley, a former resident of Humboldt,
but now living in Boston. She says
that her son Allen has become very
proficient as an artist and will make
the study Of art his life work. Her
daughter, Miss Florence, is linguist
of considerable note, speaking in six
different languages.
George Hess has completed two
nice residences in lola for renting
purposes. (They are already rented
in fact, and has another in course of
construction .-Humbold Herald.
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 a new
man and give you an appetite like &
bear. For sale by w. l.. Crabb Il
Co., Campbell & Burrell
The Iola register., 1902-02-21
Farm LOAns.

Five percent enterest, reasonable
commission, Call or write [. II. Kas
beer. lola, Kansas.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10

be in control of ole Of the largest rail-
way systems in the United States, with a
total mileage Of 14l09 miles. These lines.
will reach from Ogden, Utah, to the At.
lantic, and from Chicago to. the Mexican
gulf. The: system3 includes the Missouri
Pacifct& Iron Mountain; Texas Pacific,
Denver & Rio Grande, Rio Grande Vest
ern. Wabash, Wheeling "a 7 Lake Erie,
West Virginia Central & Pittsburg, West
ern Maryland ndiInternational & Great
Northern. BY building the Wheeling e.
Lake Erie extension to Pittsburg,~ and by
the use of the West Virginia Central &
Pittsburg N connection with thezWestern
Maryland, what amounts to- ANEW through
line between Chicago and the Atlantic
welded together the Goulds will have the
only east and west railroad crossing
what has heretofore been considered a
dead line,'' in the middle west. TRAFFIC
over the Gould system need not be case
Of thicker" between railroads: east and
west of Chicago, but can go Straight
through over its own lines. The Chicago
Great Western would furnish the -GOulds
with new and valuable sources of traffic
north Of their present terminals, but 1T
is plainly stated that the Goulds must
raise. their figures many points beyond
their present bid before securing the
property. ~ go
The total capitalization of the Gould
roads reaches the magnificent figure of
$675,000, 900. The. total gross earnings Of
all Of the roads included amounted last
year to 1913 ,000, 900. The total surplus for
the year was over $14p0o,Oo0. These
powerful interests would cut big figure
in northwestern traffic affairs. On ac-
count Of its superior and Independent po-
sition in east and west traffic the Gould
system has the antagonism. of the big
systems east and west. That partly sex-
plains why E. H. Hartman of the Union
Pacific is a competitor with George Gould
in the bi lding r1the Great Western.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10
CRACKER JACKS COMING
They Are the Attraction Mt the
Dewey Next Week.


Commencing matinee tomorrow at the
Dewey theater Bob Manchester's "Crack-
err Jacks, come for weeks stay. This
season affords wider scope than ever be-
fore and gives the Cracker Jacks a title
pre- eminent and alone. The show opens
with an elaborate first part, which starts
the ball rolling with above the majority
Of laugh makers. The coterie of beau
tifu1 girls, twenty in number, are there
with pleasing voices and nimble feet, ex-
ecuting all manner Of songs, dances,
poses, etc. Then follows the olio Of vau-
deville artists, every one -notcher,
and an instantaneous hit. Brown, Harri-
son and Brown are trio of mirth-mak-
erss out Of the ordinary, and hand out
laughs until further notice. Then come
the Mayo Sisters, two, ladies pleasing
to the eye-a z.tsister act'' out of the or
binary. Esmeralda illustrates melodies
that speak volumes. The closing bur-
lesque brings out the full strength of the
company. introducing that funny fellow,
Van. Osten. Elegant scenery, beautiful
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10
IN A NUTSHELL

washington-succes tests have been
made of the Fessenden- Moore system of
wireless telegraphy
Wheeling, W: Va.-John Mooney and Frank
Friday were hanged at the Moundsville pen
itentiary from the same scaffold.
New York-The appellate court granted
trial for j Whit
Kansas City, Mo.--Al Beard, alias Arthur
lnman, Arthur Cenley, etc., has been arrested
as the suspected murderer Of Policeman
Mayer, OF st. Paul.. Il, .ss,gt
Redlands Cal.-An accident occurred to a
tallyho party of Galveston, Texas, people on
ngland Heights, In which several were In
jured, one perhaps fatally. - ~
Omaha-Every iron nolder went. on "a strike
yesterday: About 800 men are affected and
32l5 cents an hour and a uniform scale.
Washington-Thes undue attention of a
drunken man provoked Senator McLaurin OF
South Carolina to such an extent that he
knocked the inebriate down. The scene oc-
Cured in hotel lobby.
Chica go-Local packers are now charged
with vending to the wealthy classes of the
city embalmed beef and fowl. The high
price Of this class sef goods works the 'inhi-
bition OF the poererselasses. s ~
Denver Col.-Fired with zeal and poor
whisky, two youths shot out the windows
Of tough saloon took Of the
agreeable. They are now in jail.
Little Rock. Ark.-Governor Jefferson Davis
pardoned Andrew s Thompson, a. negro, on
condition that Thompson go to Massachusetts
within the next thirty days with the inten-
ton of becoming citizen of that state.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Booth Harrington, the
author, is made defendant in a suit for 1000
damages, the complaint alleging that Tarking-
ton and Albert Doherty, baker, are main
tanning a nuisance in the form of a doughnut
factory. .,rAr. 5.
| Marquette, Mich.--John Andrina,5 Of Calu-
met, notified the authorities that his daughter
had eloped with man and had taken with
her sixty shares Of Calumet & Arizona min
Is years of age.
Jefferson City, Mo.-Attorney General Grow
has filed ID the supreme court custer pro-
ceedings against the Armour Packing COM
pauy, the Hammond Packing company tbs
Cudahy Packing company, Armour & CO.:
and the krug Packing company, for manipu-
cured and smoked meats and lard is Mis-
souri, s9f4s+
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10

wardrobes, electrical effects are all prom
inent accessories, and with the grand en-
semble of thirty voices it goes without
saying that the Cracker Jacks are in line
for novelty originality and leadership of
burlesques. They introduce, as a special
feature, Harvey Parker, the great wrest-
Ter, who will meet all corners at ev>>
performance and will forfeit $25 to any
one he fails to throw in fifteen minutes.
Local talent is invited.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-10
New, Train to spooner.:

Commencing Monday, May IL, new
train will be put in service daily excep
Sunday via the Ona ha road between Tho
twin cities and ssooner leaving Mime
aTolis 5 p. M, st. Paul 5:35 p M. Return
1{l .05 o. m
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
GIRLS AS MESSENGERS

The recent departure made by the London postofice in employing girls as we'll as boys for the express mes- senger service is meeting with great success. The girls prove more reli- able than boys, and seem to be quite as able to stand the strain of the work. There is no examination to be passed beyond the fact of knowing the locality thoroughly. All appli- cants must be over IS years of age. have good characters. be quick walk CTS, and be thoroughly healthy. They are expected to walk with any mes- sage which lies within ten minutes distance of the office to which they are attached. Beyond that radius either a bus or underground railway fare is allowed.
 The receiver of the express mes sage has to sign paper stating at what hour it was delivered. This action is an effectual check to all loi- tering. No uniform is given to the, girl messenger, but her wages are at the rate of about thirteen shillings week.
 This opens a useful means of live lihood to young women who dislike the confinement of indoor work and wish for more healthy outdoor employ ment. The competition for vacan- cies will doubtless be very keen before long Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
HEARD IN PASSING

s'Come off, remarks the warm citi- zen to his fannels.-New Haven Un- ion.
 It seems strange, perhaps some economist can explain the cause, that in this, era of prosperity we hear so much about, the number of strikes is greater than ever. Can it be that the prosperity is not sufficiently diff fused under present conditions and that it settles down in too few places. New Britain Herald.
 The Temple Magazine says that the Dutch word for automobile or motor car is Suelpaardeloozonde petroolrytfng. We are glad we aren't publishing Dutch "Horseless Age" or any similar magazine which had to employ that word often. For one thing we shouldn't like to guarantee the linotypes against the strain.- -Torring- ton Register.
 Attorney General Knox says that when he left college and went home with his diploma he was the proudest young man in the land. His father, country banker, looked over tie di- ploma and said: Young man, if you know half as much when you are 50 years old as you think you know now, you will be the brainiest man in this world has ever produced.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Twenty-Five Dead and Hun
 dreds Injured.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT NEAR PITTSBURG
Carloads of Burning Naphtha Spread Death and Destruction Far and Wide - Great Loss of
 Property.

PITTSBURG, May 13.-The Shera- den yards of the Panhandle railroad was the scene last evening of one of the most disastrous explosions and fire known in this section for many years. A score of lives were lost, and about 200 persons were so badly burned that, according to the judgment of physi- clans in attendance, 75 per cent of them will die from the effects of their injuries.
 The cause of the catastrophe was the explosion of train of naphtha cars which were being switched at the yards, and in the switching the rear car telescoped car forward. The leak ing naphtha ignited from a switch light, causing an explosion which threw the flames fifty feet high. Much of the escaping naphtha ran through Corl1's Run to Esplen Borough, dis tance of one and a half miles, and caused another explosion. blowing to atoms the Seymour hotel and the Col lins House, on River road, and badly wrecking a frame building near by in which were congregated POO or more sports from Pittsburg and vicinity bet ting on the races, baseball, etc. Few of the occupants of this building escaped injury, many being badly hurt. Mrs. Seymour and her daughter of the Sher aden hotel were seriously and, it is feared, fatally injured.
 The first car of naphtha exploded about 4:40 o'clock, and the spectacle soon attracted large crowd on streets lining the hills on both sides of and parallel to the railroad. The second car exploded about , o'clock, but it was 6:15 when three more cars of the dead ly stuff went up with a roar that could be heard for miles that the work of de- struction really began.
 A torrent of flame belched forth on either side of the track, sweeping back the terrified spectators like a charge of artillery and sending a shower of flame over their heads resembling Mont Pelee on small scale.
 The scene that followed beggars de- scription. The successive explosions had heated the air to such an extent that before the third explosion many were rendered unconscious by the ex- treme heat and the gaseous fumes and were peIHS CdIIlSu away WheA lAS lol- rent of flame swept over the excited crowd.
 All the ambulances from Pittsburg and Allegheny, together with many physicians, were quickly on the scene, and at the earliest possible moment the victims were taken to the city. All of the hospitals were soon crowded with writhing patients and the morgue filled to overfowing.
 The property loss will reach up into hundreds of thousands of dollars.