The Iola Farmer's Friend from Iola, Kansas • 1

The Friend is the Best Newspaper in the County. TT The FARMER'S IrRIEND lO LA IOLA, A1STS A8, FRIDAY, JAJSTTJAH 27, 1899. 3STO. VCJL. H.

H. Whiteside, who has been Mrs. Nichols, who came here with County Directory. her daughter, Mr. Webster Green It is not so much what you say as it is the way ou say yard boss at the old smelter for so long, has resigned and accepted a bet from tho West side, to spend the win DISTRICT COURT.

ter position at Cherry vale. ter, died at 10 o'clock p. m. Wednes Hon. L.

Stillwell, Judge, Erie, Kan Bent O'Neal, from Branson, was i our city Wednesday looking after some legal business. The Nickolson smelter charged their first block of furnaces Saturday and are employing about 50 men. W. R. Smith and Isaac Haines, two of our old Marmaton friends, drove in Tuesday to trade with our merchants.

day. We extend our sympatny to the John Ritter says that so many of his old friecls come to see him at his bereaved friends, it that is the seoret of ora tory, says some celebrity. Not so with advertising i Third Monday ia March. Terms Third Monday in June. Second Monday In November Horse Shoe Barn that ho has to hitch Some kind of a bum outfit will try his own horses in the shed almost Probate Judge Hon.

J. B. Smith every day at feed time. If you have something good to put 'The Pa on at the Opera House in this city soon. We took a look at the outfit.

If the play is like the players it is a good thing to It is the Standard. Since writing the local that appears elsewherein these columns the Frieki has been reliably informed that there is a scheme on foot to consolidate afl the smelter interests in the lola district, and that the proposition comes from the Standard Oil Company through the Palmer Oil Company, by its local representative, L. C. Beatty, of this city. The proposed new syndicate will, we are informed, continue to develop I he gas Held and extend their operations whenever and wherever coiiditiptix will justify.

Butcomewhat may lola will continue to be the center of the great gas field. Nature made it so and no Clarence Ward, has worked for Teats Bros, delivery team made a Count? ii. it. lyara Clerk District County Clerk. .0.

A. Fronk KhorifT II. Ilobaft in the way of bargains, the flying trip a rand the square without Walt McNeil and i'ergen in their jew elry stores here, went to La Harpe a driver Thursday but no damage was way you say itdon't count stay away from lola has had bum shows enough without wasteing any Register of Deeds. II. P.

Fowler County Decker done, Monday evening where he expects to It is say it to people who go Into business for himself, time or money on this one, II, M. Miller went to Clay Center Coroner. Dr. J. E.

Jewell Lute P. Stover Labor Exchange meeting at the There are sonic pretty "warm" col Hon. Jno. Francis want to buy, that counts last Saturday to attend a meeting of the advisory board of the Triple Tie lola House next Saturday night and COUNTY CNMMI8SI0NERS. ored men In Harnett, owing to the failure of Frank Brown to secure promised Jobs under Stanley.

The The wav to do that is eav it all officers and members are requested Lodge. Patrick McCabe, one of the prosper John McDonald. Cnairman, lola in the Friend. colored fteople will lern, sometime, to be present, also all persons interested In the new plan of life. Come mat Kepubiican promises are like syndicate can chanje it.

pie-crust. uarnett Journal, and see." ous stock raisers and farmers from the West Side, was among our clients Tuesday. Say, what is tha matter with our Mr. Lougstreth, of Deer Creek, was If you have not leased your gas land hold onto it; James nuniboldi J. D.

Christian, Regular meetings of the Board First Monday in January. First Monday after the first Tues day lu April. First Monday in July. First Monday in November. Elwood Walker, better known as "Babe," owing to the fact that he lola colored boys? They do a lot of among our Tuesday callers.

Frank Knapp, who has been work mighty hard voting for the g. o. Lute Northrup and C. H. McNeil only weighs 210 pounds, has just re but the white patriots get all the ing in a large grocery store in Black-well, Oklahoma, is home for a few turned from a visit to Oklahoma.

He left for St. Lou is Monday night. jobs, The colored men don't want H. Klauman vs E. M.

Hall suit for Special meetings are held on call of went to look for a good location and returned fo old Allen. office you know! weeks visit. -Franlf Cain, of Hartford, came debt. Judgment by default for plain me Last Monday while the snow storm McCool Guilty. Ed McCool, who acheived some not: eriety here as a rustler, affrpf-gas was convicted of statutory rape in the District Court of Bourbon county last week.

The jury was only out a few minutes, only two ballots being required. McCool proved to all he dealt wiph hpTR tll.lt, hp was Sainiv.il Chester Briggs, Ft. Scott, was In lola Wednesday looking for a job was raging quite a crowd of boys col to lola Sunday for a fefe days visit with his brother Pete, who lives on Railroad Time Tables. J. D.

Mann and family moved in lected, on the south side of the New of work. He thinks lola Is doing just their new house on West street Wed North Walnut street. York store and were scuffling to keep SANTA FE ROUTE. nesday. Mr.

Jake Hitter, editor of the Bron- about twice as much That sounds pretty well for lola com warm. Geo. Stevens, who drives one GOING WKST. Mrs. Lu McClay, who moved from of Kelley's dray wagons, grabbed Wil ing from a man that lives in as good a No 201 Passenger .2:13 farmers were mislead by him iuto here to La Harpe a short time ago, is son Record, was in our burg last Saturday visiting friends and looking after some legal business, lis Lowe (colored), arid in the scuffle town as Ft.

Scott claims, to be. signing gas leases on their farms quite seriously ill. some way Stevens was thrown back which have since been assigned to G. W. Stevenson, one of Blue Gus Haglund had a case in police ward bruising his head au shoulders No 203 Paseenger 2:52 am No 215 Local .4:10 GOING EAST.

No 202 Passenger. .1:23 No 204 Passenger. .2:52 a to We are in receipt of the Report of the State Board of Agriculture for 1897-8. It is a neat volume of 84 other parties. The land owners will Mound's most popular merchants, was quite seriously, it Is hopedthat court Monday, and was found guilty of drunkenness on the street and paid either have to stand the loss or go into in our city.

Tuesday, nothing serious will result from the pages, substantially bound in cloth court at their own exnense to have No 816 Local Freight. .12:15 bruises. his fine and costs, which amounted to E. E. Miner, of Marmaton, was in the lease set aside.

and contains a mine of valuable in-: 87,50, In, Justice Potter's Court Tuesday No 220 Loca.1 Freight 8:10 in We have double trajn, service. Our tourist sleepers between Chicago and formation. Copies of it can be had by the city Tuesday. He is one of the Friend's old friends. a very peculiar case wai tried.

On com We are in receipt of a letter from W. Edwards at Plainfleld, 111., sending 29c postage to F. D. Coburn, Topeka, Kansas. California are models of perfection; plaint of the father of Mandy L.

McCool is from Pennsylvania. COURT HOUSE NOTES. in district clerk's office. State vs. llauipton, charged with JIarry and Claude Swonger, of Kin- thAra ie nn Arhar lino nmninn tlirimrh ordering the Friend to that address.

George, warrants were Issued for the caid, were in lola Sunday visiting A skating rink was organized here He formerly lived in Elm tewnship their brother Prof. Swonger. and has many friends out there. arrest ef J. M.

George, husband of the young woman, and Lute McLain, charging both men with rape. The felonious assault, and State vs. George In the case of City of Iula vs John and made their first appearance last Saturday It has been quite awhile since roller hkates were used, Miss Arzella Mendell and Mr. Wes charged with statutory rape. Tran-.

Seitz for plumbing without license, the case was continued 10 days. ley Howard, both of Moran, were mar scripts in both cases filed January 23. but it seems that people fall just young man skipped, but the husband appeared for trial. It is alleged that trains het ween Chicago and California. We run through fast vestibule tralp between Chicago, Colorado Springs and Denver and passengens leaving on our 1.30 p.

in. train arrive at St. Louis the next morning at 2:30, Chicago, 9:43 a and Toledo, Ohio, at 3:15 m. I am agent for the White Star steamer line and Travelers Insurance Co. It will afford us great pleasure to give those contemplating ried Tuesday morning by Probate Mrs.

Chan Denton and two sons, of as easy as ever. Everybody thought Petition precipe and bond for costs in case of L. Hart vs. S. P.

Ruble the young man, with the -husband's Colony, spent a few days this week Judge Smith. The Fbjknp extends its best wishes to the happy young consent, 1 ved with the latters wife. tiled January g-i. This is a suit tore- they had a good, ti me and vowed they would come again as soon as they were able. with Mrs.

C. B. Swiney and family. Ail parties are from Lallarpe. This couple.

cover money on note. iss Lida Grlsamore returned Sun is a very unusual case and it is hoped Execution in Sligo. Iron Stove There is a vague rumor afloat to the Sam Cowan found a half set of false day from iier home in Colony and re a trip routes ana rates 11. A. Ej by all tQ be untrue.

George waved Edgar, Agent. vs. Chas. Lander, returned January effect that several of the largest smel sumed her work at the Register office. teeth on the front step of his store preliminary and was bound over to MISSOURI" 4 by order of attorney.

Sheriff's order of sale in Rudolph Rheumatism in all forms perma District Court under a $200 bond. In ters here are sold to a syndicate. Smelter people are not overly communicative and so we cannot tell for nently and quickly cured by Drs. Core default of bond is now in tho County Wenzcl vs. R.

II. Kellogg, et al, re PACIFIC Jail. turned January 24, showing sale of certain. Cecil. Office over' Bartels Hardware.

4t defendant's real estate to plaintiff TIME TABLE Quito a crowd of young folks went Obituary. John W.Scott, father of Chas. F. In re City jf lola vs. Reno and II.

E. Newby and wife from North? colt were here Sunday visiting the Clark, answer of plaintiff to defendr ant's petition for new trial. Scott, editor of the Register, an old out to Lallarpe last Saturday and spent the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Danfortli, They had a jolly time and say that Lallarpe people will 'treat folks.

Their friends were glad to see them. resident of Allen county, died last Capt. DeVVitt of Logan was in: the. Friday at Oklahoma City, and the re VV. F.

Miller left Saturday morning you right. city on business at the county surveyor's office, mains were brought here Saturday. accompanied by three members of the "William McClure Jr. came in Satur for Ylriita, Indian Territory, called there by the serious illness of his Oklahoma legislature, of which he First published Jan. 27.

Ordinance 379. sister. was a member at the time nf his day morning from Liberal, where he has been running a photograph gallery; He has eorne to stay. lola Mrs, Twmey, who has been spend- death, and by the members of his bereaved family. An Ordinance providing for the con ug a week with M.

Harts, return too good a place for paoplo to leave. GOING EAST. No 10 Passenger. ,.6:50 Mo 122 Local Freight 3:00 in GOING WEST. No 9 Passenger.

.8:42 a tu No 121-Local Freight .11:15 a ui No 10 has reclining chair car, seats free, V'ichita so St. Louis, and elegant day coach Wichita to Kansas City. No. 9 has reclining chair car, seats free, St. Louis to Wichita and elegant day coaches Kansas City to Gcneseo.

Nos. 121 and 122 carry passengers brtween Ft. Scott and East Eldorado. No change of cars between lola and St. Louis, arriving at St.

Louis 7:20 a in. Only one change between lola and Denver or Pueblo, arriving -at Pueblo a in, Colorado Springs at 9:37, and Denver 12:10 ed Tuesday to her home in Climax, The funeral company went from the and stay a way. Kansas. train to the home of Chas. F.

Scott in Billy Baldwin was arrested for Mrs. Hurley was over from struction or a new sidewalk on the side of State street, in the city of lola, along the west side of block forty-one (41) and lot five (5) in block fifty-six (56), and on the south side of Jackson street along the north side of block fifty-seven (57) in said citv. Be it ordained by the mavor and Moran Tuesday calling or friends and drunkenness aud put in the calaboose, but escaped through the hole in the roof. After a few hours bunt he was doing some business with our mef chants. this city, and remained there until last Sunday at 3 o'clock, when they proceeded to the Presbyterian church, where Rev.

Leonard conducted the funeral services. Mr. Scott was a roan well known and well thought of by all who knew him and the whole found and Is now serving his time out in the county jail. Homer Fowler and family came councilmen of the city of lola, Allen county, Kansas. J.

II. Wood, of Elsmore, and J. I). back to lola Saturday evening after a weeks visit with friends in Osage township. Poyner, of Richard, were ia the Section l.

That a sidewalk is ordered to be built on the east side community feel their great loss. The city Saturday looking after the estate of Mrs. Wilcox, deceased, of Elsmore. of State street along the west side of lUUi IIJ) lAl. UI illV'll (iLlM 1 I UU II II tickets always on hand.

J. F. Agent. LOCAL NEWS "John Wright, a well to do farmer Friend extends sympathy to the bereaved family and host of friends, block forty-one (41) and lot five (5), block fifty-six (5fi), and on the south Mr. Wood was appointed administra fiom Marmaton township, was in town Saturday looking after business tor by the probate court.

G. L- Smith died at his home in this side of Jackson street along the north side of block fifty-seven (57), in the. said city of lola, Allen county, Kan, sas. general. Mrs, II.

II, Whiteside went to city last Thursday evening. Mr. Smith moved here from Deer Creek township a few weeks ago. He is an Mr. Ed.

Long and wife returned Pittsburg last Sunday for a few weeks visit with old friends, before Section 2. That said sidewalk shall borne Saturday from where old resident of the county and a man they move to their future home at they have been visiting old friends and relatives. be four feet wide, constructed of boards one Inch thick and six inches wide, securely fastened to four string that made friends wherever he went. Uherryvale, where Mr. Whiteside goes to superintend the new smelter.

The remains were taken to Pleasant ers not less than two inches thick and Henry Willoughby was up from Elsmore Friday. Win. Davis returned Saturday night from Oklahoma. John Hoile, one of our Elsmore friends, was In Saturday. Clayton Isaacs, from Big Creek, was among ourSaturday visitors.

John Wallis, one of Osage's heaviest stnsknicn, was In town Friday, i Hon. John Francis, who was com Valley Cemetery near his old home Mr. who has been connected four inches wide laid on edge lengthwise of the sidewalk, equally distant last Saturday for burial. The bcreav- with the Robert LanyoB's Sons' Smel Saturday luorning. The day before was pay and it was thought that somebody got so badly jaged they belched their teeth out, but we don't understand where they got their jag.

Owner can have the teeth by calling on Mr. Cowan and identifying the same. Charles and Will Rutledge were quite severely burned last Saturday while connecting the gas to a new engine at the lola Manufacturing The gas was turned on "too strong, for whenjighted, it flamed up burning their faces and: hands quite severely. It is thought that they will receive no permanent injuries, but it was a narrow escape. The Scientific American tells of a streak of lightning down in Georgia that killed two horses but did not even "shock" a negro who was riding one of the horses and leading the other at the time.

The editor of the above named periodical says there is ho theory for such occurrences, But you never can tell what a (reorfria nigger will do. Cash Edson went to Arkansas the first of the week where he will join the zinc prospecting company already located there. It is not known for sure, but it js thought that the And is great, and that somebody will make a good thing out of the deal. Charley Clark will have charge of the news stand during his absence and expects to spend his idle time learning his new soug. Frank Nimericlc, who has run the Blue Point eyer since it started, sold out last Wednesday to Jack O'Meara and Lyman Ford.

Tho boy are bpth old hands at the restaurant business and will no doubt make a success, as they expect to run a first class restaurant and say positively that no intoxicating drinks shall be brought about the place. Miss Susie Goff and Mr. Maynard Bush were married at the home of the bride on East Broadway, Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. About seventy-five guests were The young married couple received many handsome presents. They left for Kansas City Thursday morning.

The Fiiiexd extends congratulations to the' "happy and prosperous young couple. B. Chockley will haveji public sale at his residence seven 'teiles due south of lola, February wil1 sell horses, cows, hogs and farming implements, Terms: All sums of $5 and under, cash. On all other sunisa credit of 10 months will bo given on notes with approyed security. Notes to draw 10 per cent interest from date if not paid when Hue.

Tan Tnr fnnt, rllannnnt. fm naat pelled to come home on account of sickness, has resumed his duties in the House at Topcka. ters for a number of years, came to family have the sympathy of all who know them. from each other, the outside stringers to be not more than two inches from the outer All of said material to be oak, cypress or white Dine. The lola Monday to act as superintendent W.S.

Prior came in Tuesday from Council Proceedings. In the absence of Mayor McClure wnoie to ne constructed in a good and workman-like manner. of the old smelter. He takes the place formerly held by II. -H.

White side. Weston, to have short visit with lola folks and look after some of 3. Nothing in this ordi Councilman Kelly occupied the chair his linaucial affairs here. nance shall prevent the owner of anv A horse hospital at Bombay, India, at the last regular meeting of the of the property abutting on the side Dr. John V.

Scott, who died in has among other necesKiiles a well waltc hsreby ordered to be built from council." 4.H the members were present except Ewart and Ausherman, piped pathobacterlological labia. Oklahoma last Friday, was brought building the same in a proper manner of brick, flagstone or cement. tory. That is what lola needs. The here and buried last Sunday at 2 Ordinance No, 379, which Is Drintcd Section 4, That all of said sidewalk attention 6f the Commercial Club is o'clock in the lola cemetery.

elsewhere in this paper, was passed. hereby ordered to be built shall bo. called to this matter, Let them act constructed and completed within A communication from C. C. Rugh.

We use only the best grain and hay at once. thirty days from publication of this dinance. to accomodate our -feed trade. Good stalls for your teams and a good office the city of Abilene, relating to the collection of pull tax, was read, ne recommends the passage of the old Our neighbor, II. H.

Shockey, has Section 5. That if the owner or for you to in at the Horseshoe owners of lots or parts of lots abutting city poll tax law, which provides for Barn. Bitter Bros. cn tuesidewajir Hereby, ordered to bo built, shall fail or neglect to build the the collection of such taxes. A recent Miss Mabel Rannelsof Mran at traded his city property in Rhodes' addition1 to Christian Grund for a farm on the West Side and will move on the We recommend Mr.

Shockey to his new neighbors as a straightforward, Industrious man. same as herin provided, then the city engineer snail proceed to mak an. tended the the teachers meeting here decision of the Court of Appeals makes it impossible to collect city poll tax at present. estimate, under oath, of the cost of building the same and file it with the clerk of said city, and the street com-- The petition of J. P.

Howell declar rue puonc aance at uio opera House Tuesday night was quite a success. Grandma Jacoby is quite seriously ill with what is supposed to be dropsy Clark Thomas, the genial editor of the Moran Herald, Was in town Friday, Rak Miller commenced working for the Wilhite boys In the "Our Way" Monday. Guy Abel returned to McPherson Tuesday after a few weeks visit with lola folks. Charley Beaman, from off the Marmaton, was trading with bnr merchants Friday. E.

N. Crook was in from the West Side Saturday. He made the Friend a substantial visit. JohivAkin from Joplin, came In the first of the week and expects to work in the smelter. Catarrh (d Bronchitis permanently cured by Drs.

Core Cecil. Office over Bartels Hardware. 4t, Chas. Rhoedel, one of Elm's leading farmers, was in town trading with (ur merchants Saturday. has been hero from Hartford called here by the serious ''lau of bis brother Julia.

Last Saturday night the G. A. R. in issloner of said city shall construct ed illegal and referred bade to peti tioners. saia siaewaiK as nereinspecmea along the lots and parts of lots where the owner thereof has failed or neglected and R.C held a joint Installation of officers and a supper at their hall.

Mrs. Robinson, the newly elected pres Petition for on Spruce at) to construct the same; and the cost of and Washington avenue referred to ident of the VV. R. made a very in streets and alleys committee, construction as specified in said estimate of the city engineer; shall bo assessed against said lots or parts of teresting address and Capt. Moore.

Finance committe instructed topro the installing officer of the G. A. 11,, lots respectively, ana collected in tne cure statement of receipts from tele. also made an eloquent address. Saturday and stayed over Sunday, the guest of Miss Josle Swearlngln.

Misses Josle and Laura McCormack; teachers from Marmaton township, were in last Saturday attending the teachers meeting and calling on friends. We are doing a big feed business at our Horseshoe Barn on South street, but can accomodate a few more customers. Conic aud see us. Rittiir Bros. The teachers 6f the county; held their annual meeting here last Saturday, They are surely a Jolly and gool nutured lot of people, and Alleo county should ho proud of her uacUers.

same manner as other taxes are col- phone company. lected. At the next sitting of tho Court of Oidered that Street commissioner Section 6. That this ordinance Appeals, which occurs at Ft. Scott repair City Thisordcr will no shall take effect and be In force from and after its publication once in tho no doubt srive a great, deal nf rnltnf to March 14, Allen county will be very much In evidence.

Besides a civil the truthfuL contempor IOLA, AHiiEus riend, a newspaper printed and of general circulation in suitor two the Court Swill hear six ary, -r said city. habeas corpus cases and eight anneal A large number of bills were allow ed cases from this county. All these Adopted January id, lm. Approved January iff, 1899. T.

E. Kbllet. ed the details of which will appear In cues fcrew out of tho late lamented this paper in the regular offlclal re Attfst: of tt grand Juries. CruS. Ar-M?.